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| Feb.17 |
South Korea |
Bjoergen matches all-time medal record with relay gold for Norway
| Feb.14 |
South Korea |
Shaun White lands historic third gold
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| Nov.6 |
Manhattan |
American woman wins NYC Marathon for 1st time in 40 years
| Sep.13 |
Ohio |
Indians Win AL-Record 21st Straight Game
| Aug.2 |
Barcelona |
Neymar transfer nears as he bids farewell to Barcelona |
| Jul.16 |
London |
Federer overwhelms Cilic to clinch historic eighth Wimbledon title
Map of Centre Court All England Club London United Kingdom A dominant 6-3 6-1 6-4 defeat of Cilic handed the Swiss a record eighth Wimbledon singles title, and his 19th major overall
| Jun.11 |
Paris |
Rafael Nadal beats Stan Wawrinka to win the tournament for a 10th time
Map of Roland Garros France Nadal, 31, came through 6-2 6-3 6-1 against the Swiss third seed to claim his 15th major title
| Apr.29 |
West Germany |
Bayern Munich wins fifth-straight Bundesliga title
Bayern Munich won its fifth consecutive Bundesliga title with three games to spare after a 6–0 rout of Wolfsburg on Saturday
| Feb.8 |
Switzerland |
Erik Guay becomes skiing's oldest world champion |
| Feb.5 |
Houston |
Patriots rally from 25 down, stun Falcons in OT to win Super Bowl LI
Map of NRG Stadium Houston TX USA Tom Brady’s season ended, in dramatic fashion, with his fifth championship after the Patriots overcame the largest deficit in Super Bowl history
| Jan.28 |
Melbourne |
Serena Williams beats Venus Williams to set Grand Slam record
| Jan.26 |
Melbourne |
Federer became oldest man reach final since Rosewall
| Jan.23 |
Melbourne |
Venus Williams makes history at Australian Open semifinals |
| Jan.15 |
Spain |
Real Madrid unbeaten run ends as Sevilla grabs two late goals |
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| Nov.20 |
London |
ATP Finals: Majestic Murray ends Djokovic reign |
| Aug.20 |
Rio de Janeiro |
Great Britain's Mo Farah wins 5,000m & 10,000m 'double double'
| Aug.19 |
Rio de Janeiro |
Usain Bolt wins ninth Olympic gold as Jamaica take 4x100m relay
Map of Olympic Stadium Rio de Janeiro Brazil Usain Bolt ended his Olympic career by claiming an unprecedented 'triple triple' and his ninth gold as Jamaica won the 4x100m relay final in Rio
Usain Bolt, 29, had won the 100m and 200m in Rio and is the only man to win all 3 sprint events at 3 Games
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| Aug.18 |
Rio de Janeiro |
Usain Bolt wins 200m gold, his eighth Olympic gold
Bolt won the men's 200m to claim his second Rio 2016 gold, his eighth at an Olympics, and keep alive his hopes of an unprecedented 'treble t...
| Aug.13 |
Rio de Janeiro |
Michael Phelps bows out of Games with gold in men's relay
Map of Olympic Aquatics Stadium Rio de Janeiro Brazil He won his 23rd Olympic gold in what looks like being his final Games. Phelps, 31, secured his fifth gold of Rio 2016 to set a new Games record. Britain finished 2.71 seconds adrift, with Australia in third. USA ... | |
| Aug.11 |
Rio de Janeiro |
Michael Phelps makes history to win 22nd Olympic gold
The US star claimed the 22nd Olympic gold of his Olympic career after powering past the opposition in the final of the 200-meter individual ...
| Aug.9 |
Rio de Janeiro |
Michael Phelps extends his tally to 21 Olympic golds
| Aug.7 |
Rio de Janeiro |
Michael Phelps wins 19th Olympic gold
| Aug.6 |
Rio de Janeiro |
Thrasher wins first gold medal of Rio Olympics
| Jul.30 |
Southern California |
US skydiver jumps without parachute into net from 25,000ft |
| Jul.25 |
Abu Dhabi |
Solar Impulse completes historic round-the-world trip
The first round-the-world solar powered flight has been completed, after the Solar Impulse aircraft touched down in Abu Dhabi
| Jul.23 |
Western Australia |
Russian balloonist 'breaks Fossett's round-the-world record' |
| Jul.14 |
Scotland |
Phil Mickelson's 63 Proves Golf Can Provide Best, and Worst |
| Jul.9 |
London |
Serena wins Wimbledon for historic 22nd grand slam title
| May.15 |
Barcelona |
Max Verstappen wins Spanish Grand Prix as Hamilton |
| May.7 |
Bavaria |
Bayern Munich wins fourth successive Bundesliga crown
| Apr.17 |
Barcelona |
Messi scores 500th goal: Barcelona star nets milestone |
| Apr.13 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
Warriors surpass Bulls with record 73rd win of season |
| Apr.1 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
Celtics defeat Warriors, snap Golden State’s home-winning streak |
| Feb.17 |
Barcelona |
Lionel Messi scores 300th league goal for club |
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| Jun.6 |
New York |
American Pharoah secures first US Triple Crown in 37 years
| Apr.12 |
US Georgia |
Spieth wins Masters, ties record
| Jan.31 |
North Mexico |
Balloonists complete Pacific journey
| Jan.14 |
California |
Free climbers reach El Capitan peak, make history
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| Jul.19 |
Northern England |
Rory McIlroy six clear after three rounds |
| Jun.8 |
Paris |
Rafael Nadal clinches record ninth French Open title Rafael Nadal wore down Novak Djokovic in another enthralling meeting of the two best players in the world Sunday to claim his French Open ti...
| Feb.19 |
Sochi |
Bjoerndalen wins 13th Winter Olympic medal |
| Feb.8 |
Sochi |
Sochi's 1st gold: Kotsenburg of US wins slopestyle |
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| Sep.2 |
Florida |
Diana Nyad completes epic 110-mile Cuba-to-Florida, without shark cage
| Sep.1 |
Madrid |
Real sign Bale for world record 100m euros |
| May.22 |
Nepal |
Japanese 80-year-old claims Everest record |
| May.5 |
Turin |
Juventus clinched record-extending Italian league title |
| Apr.6 |
Munich |
Record-breaking Bayern clinch Bundesliga crown |
| Jan.7 |
Barcelona |
Messi crowned world's best for record fourth time Argentina star is becoming the first player to win FIFA's prestigious Ballon d'Or title on four separate occasions
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| Nov.11 |
Spain |
Messi passes Pele milestone |
| Oct.14 |
New Mexico |
Skydiver breaks sound barrier
Map of New Mexico Austrian Felix Baumgartner has become the first to go faster than the speed of sound, reaching a maximum velocity of 833.9mph (1,342km/h)
| Aug.9 |
London |
Bolt makes history with 200m gold
Usain Bolt became the first man to retain both Olympic sprint titles as he led home a gold and green Jamaica clean sweep in the 200m
| Aug.5 |
London |
Bolt wins Olympic 100m gold medal
| Aug.4 |
London |
Phelps rounded off with 18th Olympic gold medal |
| Aug.2 |
London |
Phelps beats Lochte to 20th medal Michael Phelps won his first individual gold at London 2012 - and his 20th Olympic medal - by beating Ryan Lochte in the men's 200m individual medley | |
| Jul.31 |
London |
Phelps wins record Olympic medal
| Jul.27 |
London |
Blind archer breaks Olympics' first world record |
| Mar.16 |
Bangladesh |
Tendulkar makes 100th hundred |
| Mar.7 |
Barcelona |
Messi hits record five for Barca |
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| Jun.4 |
Paris |
China's Li wins French Open title
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| Sep.17 |
Ireland |
World records revealed |
| Aug.16 |
Berlin |
Bolt sets record to win 100m gold |
| Jul.16 |
Southern California |
US teen gains solo sailing record |
| Jul.5 |
London |
Federer win breaks Sampras record Roger Federer became the greatest player in Grand Slam history as he beat Roddick in 5 dramatic sets for a 6th Wimbledon and 15th major titl...
| Jun.11 |
Northern England |
Man Utd accept $130m Ronaldo bid |
| May.16 |
Northern England |
Man Utd clinch record title
| May.3 |
Rome |
Nadal captures record 4th Rome Masters |
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| Aug.23 |
Beijing |
Bekele storms to Olympic double
| Aug.22 |
Beijing |
Bolt grabs third gold and record Usain Bolt made a 3rd world record after Jamaica claimed men's 4x100m relay gold by a huge margin to set a new benchmark of 37
| Aug.20 |
Beijing |
Bolt claims 200m gold with record |
| Aug.16 |
Beijing |
Phelps wins historic eighth gold 23-year-old Michael Phelps won his 8th Olympic gold medal of the Beijing Games to beat Spitz's 1972 record of 7, with victory in the 4x100m medley
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Beijing |
Bolt surges to gold in new record Usain Bolt glided to 9.69, a new world record, as he produced a stunning run in the Olympic 100m final. He was well clear at 60m
| Aug.15 |
Beijing |
Photo finish lifts Phelps to record 7th gold |
| Aug.11 |
Beijing |
Fingertip finish keeps Phelps' hopes alive |
| Jun.1 |
New York |
Jamaica's Bolt is world's fastest man |
| Feb.10 |
Ghana |
Egypt won a record sixth Africa Cup
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| Sep.9 |
Italy |
Powell sets new 100m world record
| Aug.7 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
Bonds breaks home run record
| Apr.1 |
Melbourne |
Michael Phelps collect 7th gold medal |
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| Jun.27 |
Germany |
Ronaldo breaks World Cup finals' record
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| Nov.25 |
Australia |
Lara secures new Test runs record |
| Sep.18 |
Spain |
Heras makes Tour of Spain history |
| Jul.24 |
Paris |
Armstrong stamps seventh Tour win Lance ended his storybook career in Paris by winning a record seventh consecutive Tour de France title
| Jun.14 |
Athens |
Powell breaks world 100m record |
| Mar.3 |
USA |
Fossett sets solo flight record
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| Oct.10 |
Japan |
Schumi won record 13th race in season |
| Aug.21 |
Greece |
Phelps got record-tying 8th medal Phelps medals tied Soviet gymnast Dityatin's record at the boycotted 1980 Moscow Games
| Aug.15 |
Hungary |
Schumacher claims record 12th win GP saw another start-to-finish triumph for the Ferrari team. Barrichello came in second
| May.8 |
Zimbabwe |
Muralitharan breaks wickets record |
| Apr.12 |
Antigua & Barbuda |
Brian Lara scores world record 400 |
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| Sep.28 |
Berlin |
Tergat sets marathon record |
| Jun.15 |
Chicago |
Furyk captures US Open with record 272 |
| Feb.18 |
Barcelona |
Barca crushes Inter 3-0 for record |
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| Jul.2 |
Australia |
Balloonist Fossett clinches global record |
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| Dec.3 |
China |
World swim record broken |
| Oct.14 |
Japan |
Schumacher wins final Grand Prix |
| Oct.5 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
Bonds breaks season record |
| Feb.10 |
France |
Frenchman sails to victory |
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| Sep.15 |
Sydney |
17-year-old Ian Thorpe wins 4 medals |
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| May. 29, 1953 |
Nepal |
Sir Edmund Hillary reaches top of Mt. Everest
Map of Everest Nepal A New Zealand mountaineer and Nepalese Sherpa mountaineer Tenzing Norgay became the first climbers to reach the summit | |
| Aug. 2, 1787 |
Southern France |
Horace Saussure reaches summit of Mt. Blanc
Map of Mont Blanc France Horace-Bénédict de Saussure was a Swiss aristocrat, physicist and Alpine traveller, often considered the founder of alpinism | |