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American football

American football

American football, known in the United States and Canada simply as football, is a competitive team sport known for mixing strategy with physical play....

• Super Bowl XXXVI
  Super Bowl XXXVI
  
  Super Bowl XXXVI was an American football game played on February 3, 2002 at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana to decide the National Football League champion following the 2001 NFL season....
  : New England Patriots
  New England Patriots
  
  The New England Patriots, commonly called the "Pats" by sports writers and fans, are a professional American football team based in the Greater Boston area, playing their home games in the town of Foxborough, Massachusetts, Massachusetts....
   win 20-17 over the St. Louis Rams
  St. Louis Rams
  
  The St. Louis Rams are a professional American football team based in St. Louis, Missouri. They are currently members of the NFC West of the National Football Conference in the National Football League ....
  

• Arena Bowl XVI: San Jose SaberCats
  San Jose SaberCats
  
  The San Jose SaberCats are an Arena Football League team that began play as a 1995 expansion team. They currently play in the Western Division of the American Conference....
   win 52-14 over the Arizona Rattlers
  Arizona Rattlers
  
  The Arizona Rattlers are an Arena Football League team, based in Phoenix, Arizona, that began play as a 1992 expansion team....
  

• NCAA Football Champions: University of Miami
  University of Miami
  
  The University of Miami is a private, non-sectarian university founded in 1925 in the city of Coral Gables, Florida, Florida, United States, a historic suburb of Miami, Florida....
   win 37-14 over the University of Nebraska

Association football

• The 2002 FIFA World Cup
  2002 FIFA World Cup
  
  The 2002 FIFA World Cup, the 17th staging of the FIFA World Cup, was held in South Korea and Japan from 31 May to 30 June. The two countries were chosen as FIFA World Cup hosts#2002 FIFA World Cup by FIFA in May 1996 and was the first tournament in its history to be hosted by two countries....
   is held from May 31 to June 30 in South Korea
  South Korea
  
  South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea , ), often referred to as Korea and the "names of Korea#Revival of the names", is a Semi-presidential system republic in East Asia, located in the southern half of the Korean Peninsula....
   and Japan
  Japan
  
  Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, People's Republic of China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south....
  . Brazil
  Brazil national football team
  
  The Brazil national football team is the national team of Brazil and is managed by the Brazilian Football Confederation that represents Brazil in international football competitions....
   wins its fifth title, defeating Germany
  Germany national football team
  
  The German national football team is the association football team representing the country of Germany in international competition since 1908....
   2 - 0 in the final. Surprisingly, Turkey
  Turkey national football team
  
  The Turkish national football team is the national football team of the Republic of Turkey and is controlled by the Turkish Football Federation....
   and host nation South Korea take 3rd and 4th. This is the first time a World Cup is held in Asia and by two countries simultaneously.
• Champions' League
  UEFA Champions League
  
  The UEFA Champions League, which evolved from the European Champion Clubs' Cup, is a seasonal club Association football competition organised by UEFA since 1992 for the most successful football clubs in Europe....
  : Real Madrid
  Real Madrid
  
  Real Madrid Club de F?tbol is a professional association football club based in Madrid, Spain. It is the Football records in Spain in Football in Spain and was voted by FIFA as the most successful club of the 20th century, having won a record thirty-one La Liga titles, seventeen Copa del Rey, a record nine UEFA Champions League and two UEFA...
   beats Bayer Leverkusen
  Bayer Leverkusen
  
  Bayer 04 Leverkusen is a Germany football List of football clubs in Germany based in Leverkusen, North Rhine-Westphalia. It is the most well-known department of TSV Bayer 04 Leverkusen, a sports club whose members also participate in athletics , gymnastics, basketball and other sports....
   2-1 in the final. This was Real Madrid's
  Real Madrid
  
  Real Madrid Club de F?tbol is a professional association football club based in Madrid, Spain. It is the Football records in Spain in Football in Spain and was voted by FIFA as the most successful club of the 20th century, having won a record thirty-one La Liga titles, seventeen Copa del Rey, a record nine UEFA Champions League and two UEFA...
   9th European Cup.
• UEFA Cup
  UEFA Cup
  
  The UEFA Cup is a association football competition for European club teams, organised by the UEFA. It is the second most important international competition for European football clubs, after the UEFA Champions League....
  : Feyenoord wins 3-2 in the final against Borussia Dortmund
  Borussia Dortmund
  
  File:Suedtribuene.jpgBV Borussia Dortmund is a Germany association football List of football clubs in Germany based in Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia and one of the most successful clubs in German football....
  , winning the cup for the second time.
• European Super Cup
  European Super Cup
  
  The European Super Cup is at stake in an annual football game between the reigning champions of the UEFA Cup and the UEFA Champions League. It takes place at the start of the domestic season, in August....
  : Real Madrid
  Real Madrid
  
  Real Madrid Club de F?tbol is a professional association football club based in Madrid, Spain. It is the Football records in Spain in Football in Spain and was voted by FIFA as the most successful club of the 20th century, having won a record thirty-one La Liga titles, seventeen Copa del Rey, a record nine UEFA Champions League and two UEFA...
   wins 3-1 over Feyenoord, winning the cup for the first time.
• Intercontinental Cup: Real Madrid
  Real Madrid
  
  Real Madrid Club de F?tbol is a professional association football club based in Madrid, Spain. It is the Football records in Spain in Football in Spain and was voted by FIFA as the most successful club of the 20th century, having won a record thirty-one La Liga titles, seventeen Copa del Rey, a record nine UEFA Champions League and two UEFA...
   beats Olimpia Asunción
  Olimpia Asunción
  
  Club Olimpia is a traditional Paraguayan sports club based in Asunci?n, best known for its football team. Founded in 1902, it is the oldest and the most successful Paraguayan football club having won 38 Liga Paraguaya titles, the Copa Libertadores de Am?rica in 1979, 1990, and 2002; and the Intercontinental Cup in 1980....
   2-0, winning the cup for the third time.

Athletics

Athletics (track and field)

Track and field athletics, commonly known as athletics or track and field, is a collection of sports events that involve running, throwing and jumping....

Marathon

International Races

• April 21 — Rotterdam Marathon
  Rotterdam Marathon
  
  The Rotterdam Marathon is an annual marathon that has been held in Rotterdam, The Netherlands since 1981. It has been held in April of every year since the third edition in 1984, and attracts many top athletes....
  , Netherlands
  Netherlands
  
  The Netherlands is a country that is part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It is a parliamentary democratic constitutional monarchy. The Netherlands is located in North-West Europe, and bordered by the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east....
  
• Men's Winner: Simon Biwott
  Simon Biwott
  
  Simon Biwott is a former long-distance Running from Kenya, who won the silver medal in the men's marathon at the 2001 World Championships in Athletics....
   (KEN) 2:08:39
• Women's Winner: Takami Ominami
  Takami Ominami
  
  Takami Ominami is an Athletics from Japan, whose main event is the marathon. She won the 2002 edition of the Rotterdam Marathon, clocking a personal best of 2:23:43....
   (JPN) 2:23:43

• May 26 — Enschede Marathon
  Enschede Marathon
  
  The Enschede Marathon is an annual marathon race held in the city of Enschede, Netherlands. The race is the distance of a typical marathon . It has been held annually since 1991, after being bi-annual for the previous 44 years....
  , Netherlands
  Netherlands
  
  The Netherlands is a country that is part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It is a parliamentary democratic constitutional monarchy. The Netherlands is located in North-West Europe, and bordered by the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east....
  
• Men's Winner: Raymond Kipkoech (KEN) 2:12:33
• Women's Winner: Lidya Vasilevskaya (RUS) 2:29:23

• July 28 — Commonwealth Games Marathon
  2002 Commonwealth Games
  
  The 2002 Commonwealth Games were held in Manchester, England from 25 July to 4 August 2002. The XVII Commonwealth Games was the largest multi-sport event ever to be held in England, eclipsing London's 1948 Summer Olympics in numbers of teams and athletes participating....
  , Manchester
  Manchester
  
  Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, England. Manchester was granted City status in the United Kingdom in 1853....
  , Great Britain
  Great Britain
  
  Great Britain is an island lying to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the List of islands by area, and the largest in Europe. With a population of 58.9 million people it is List of islands by population....
  
• Men's Winner: Francis Naali
  Francis Naali
  
  Francis Naali is a Tanzanian marathon race, who won the gold medal at the 2002 Commonwealth Games held in Manchester in a time of 2:11:58 hours....
   (TAN) 2:11:58
• Women's Winner: Kerryn McCann
  Kerryn McCann
  
  Kerryn McCann was an Australian Athletics , and was one of Australia's most successful long-distance runners....
   (AUS) 2:30:05

• August 10 — European Championships Marathon
  2002 European Championships in Athletics
  
  The 18th European Championships in Athletics were held from August 6 to August 11, 2002 in the Olympic Stadium of Munich, Germany....
  , Munich
  Munich
  
  Munich is the capital city of Bavaria, Germany. Munich is located on the River Isar north of the Northern Limestone Alps. Munich is the third largest city in Germany, after Berlin and Hamburg....
  , Germany
  Germany
  
  Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
  
• Women's Winner: Maria Guida
  Maria Guida
  
  Maria Guida is an Italy long-distance runner....
   (ITA) 2:26:05

• August 11 — European Championships Marathon
  2002 European Championships in Athletics
  
  The 18th European Championships in Athletics were held from August 6 to August 11, 2002 in the Olympic Stadium of Munich, Germany....
  , Munich
  Munich
  
  Munich is the capital city of Bavaria, Germany. Munich is located on the River Isar north of the Northern Limestone Alps. Munich is the third largest city in Germany, after Berlin and Hamburg....
  , Germany
  Germany
  
  Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
  
• Men's Winner: Janne Holmen
  Janne Holmén
  
  Janne Sven-?ke Holm?n is a Finland Long-distance track event runner.Holm?n's biggest achievement to date is winning the marathon event in the 2002 European Championships in Athletics in Munich, Germany, finishing in 2:12:04....
   (FIN) 2:12:14

• October 13 — Asian Games Marathon
  2002 Asian Games
  
  The 14th Asian Games were held in Busan, South Korea from September 29 to October 14, 2002. A total number of 7,556 athletes competed, coming from 44 countries....
  , South Korea
  South Korea
  
  South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea , ), often referred to as Korea and the "names of Korea#Revival of the names", is a Semi-presidential system republic in East Asia, located in the southern half of the Korean Peninsula....
  
• Women's Winner: Ham Bong-Sil
  Ham Bong-Sil
  
  Ham Bong-Sil is a North Korean long-distance runner who specializes in the marathon race....
   (PRK) 2:33:35

• October 14 — Asian Games Marathon
  2002 Asian Games
  
  The 14th Asian Games were held in Busan, South Korea from September 29 to October 14, 2002. A total number of 7,556 athletes competed, coming from 44 countries....
  , South Korea
  South Korea
  
  South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea , ), often referred to as Korea and the "names of Korea#Revival of the names", is a Semi-presidential system republic in East Asia, located in the southern half of the Korean Peninsula....
  
• Men's Winner: Lee Bong-Ju
  Lee Bong-Ju
  
  Lee Bong-Ju is a South Korean marathoner , and he is still active in 2008.He won the silver medal in the marathon at the 1996 Summer Olympics held in Atlanta, United States....
   (KOR) 2:14:04

• December 1 — Fukuoka Marathon
  Fukuoka Marathon
  
  The , held in Fukuoka, Fukuoka, Japan, is a prominent international Marathon race established in 1947. It is usually held on first Sunday in December....
  , Japan
  Japan
  
  Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, People's Republic of China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south....
  
• Men's Winner: Gezahegne Abera
  Gezahegne Abera
  
  Gezahegne Abera is an Ethiopian Athletics , winner of the Marathon at the 2000 Summer Olympics.Born in Etya, Arsi Province, Abera's first international competition was the 1999 Los Angeles Marathon, where he finished fourth, behind three Kenyans....
   (ETH) 2:09:13

National Champions

• April 14 — London
  London
  
  London is the capital of both England and the United Kingdom, and the most populous municipality in the European Union. An important settlement for two millennia, History of London goes back to its founding by the Roman Empire....
  , England
  England
  
  native_name =|conventional_long_name = England|common_name = England|image_flag = Flag of England.svg|image_coat = England COA.svg|symbol_type = Royal Coat of Arms...
  
• Men's Winner: Mark Steinle — 2:09:17
• Women's Winner: Paula Radcliffe
  Paula Radcliffe
  
  Paula Jane Radcliffe, Order of the British Empire is a British Long-distance track event and currently holds several world records.Radcliffe's distinctive "nodding" action while running has made her instantly recognisable to British viewers....
   — 2:18:56

• April 21 — Rotterdam
  Rotterdam
  
  Rotterdam ; city and municipality in the Netherlands province of South Holland, situated in the west of the Netherlands. The municipality is the List of cities in the Netherlands with over 100,000 people in the country, with a population of 584,046 on 1 January 2007 and comprises the southern part of the Randstad, the List of metropolitan are...
  , Netherlands
  Netherlands
  
  The Netherlands is a country that is part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It is a parliamentary democratic constitutional monarchy. The Netherlands is located in North-West Europe, and bordered by the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east....
  
• Men's Winner: Luc Krotwaar
  Luc Krotwaar
  
  Luc Krotwaar is a Netherlands long-distance runner, who is nicknamed 'The White Kenyan'. In the spring of 2003 Krotwaar ran 2:19.42 in the Rotterdam Marathon and only eight days later 2:13.41 in the Utrecht marathon....
   — 2:10:59
• Women's Winner: Vivian Ruijters — 2:37:36

• May 12 — Ottawa
  Ottawa
  
  Ottawa is the Capital of Canada. The city has population of 812,000, the List of the 100 largest municipalities in Canada by population municipality in the country and second largest in Ontario....
  , Canada
  Canada
  
  Canada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean....
  
• Men's Winner: Bruce Deacon — 2:15:45
• Women's Winner: Tania Jones — 2:39:16

• September 15 — Sydney
  Sydney
  
  Sydney is the List of cities in Australia by population in Australia, with a metropolitan area population of approximately 4.34 million . It is the List of Australian capital cities of New South Wales, and was the site of the first British Empire colony in Australia....
  , Australia
  Australia
  
  Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the southern hemisphere comprising the Australia of the world's smallest continent, the major island of Tasmania, and numerous list of islands of Australia in the Indian Ocean and Pacific Oceans....
  
• Men's Winner: Jeremy Horne — 2:25:27
• Women's Winner: Heather Turland — 2:51:06

• September 21 — Joutseno
  Joutseno
  
  Joutseno is a former town and List of former municipalities of Finland of Finland. It is located in the provinces of Finland of Southern Finland and is part of the South Karelia regions of Finland....
  , Finland
  Finland
  
  Finland , officially the Republic of Finland , is a Nordic countries situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. It borders Sweden on the west, Russia on the east, and Norway on the north, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland....
  
• Men's Winner: Yrjö Pesonen — 2:22:25
• Women's Winner: Kaisa Lettojärvi — 2:49:36

• September 29 — Budapest
  Budapest
  
  Budapest is the Capitals of Hungary of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary, it serves as the country's principal political, cultural, commerce, Industry, and transportation center and is considered an important hub in Central Europe....
  , Hungary
  Hungary
  
  Hungary , officially in English the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in the Carpathian Basin of Central Europe, bordered by Austria, Slovakia, Ukraine, Romania, Serbia, Croatia, and Slovenia....
  
• Men's Winner: Gergely Rezessy — 2:18:41
• Women's Winner: Ida Kovacs — 2:38:18

Australian rules football

Australian rules football

Australian football, or simply known as football, footy, Aussie rules or as AFL, is a team sport played between two teams of 18 players with a football in the shape of a prolate spheroid....

• Australian Football League
  Australian Football League
  
  The 'Australian Football League' is the professional Australian national competition in the sport of Australian Rules Football.The league comprises sixteen teams which play 22 home and away rounds between late March and late August or early September....
  
• The Brisbane Lions
  Brisbane Lions
  
  Brisbane Lions Australian Football Club is an Australian Football League club based in Brisbane, Queensland. They are the most successful AFL team this century, having won three consecutive Grand Finals, and appeared in a fourth....
   win the 106th AFL premiership (Brisbane Lions 10.15 (75) d Collingwood
  Collingwood Football Club
  
  Collingwood Football Club, officially nicknamed The Magpies, is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League....
   9.12 (66))
• Brownlow Medal
  Brownlow Medal
  
  The Chas Brownlow Trophy ? better known as the Brownlow Medal , is awarded to the "best and fairest" player in the Australian Football League during the regular season as determined by votes cast by the officiating umpires after each game....
   awarded to Simon Black
  Simon Black
  
  Simon Black is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Brisbane Lions in the Australian Football League.Black is a midfielder with a reputation for hard work and skill....
   (Brisbane Lions)
• See also Australian Football League season 2002

• Inaugural Australian Football International Cup
  Australian Football International Cup
  
  The Australian Football International Cup is an international Australian rules football competition hosted by the Australian Football League ....
  , the 2002 International Cup
  2002 Australian Football International Cup
  
  The 2002 Australian Football International Cup was the inaugural international Australian rules football tournament held in Melbourne, Australia in 2002....
   won by Ireland
  Ireland
  
  Ireland is the List of islands by area in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world. It lies to the north-west of continental Europe and is surrounded by hundreds of islands and islet....
  

Baseball

Baseball

Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two team sport of nine players each. The goal of baseball is to score run by hitting a thrown Baseball with a baseball bat and touching a series of four markers called base arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot square, or diamond. Players on one team take turns hitting against...

• World Series
  World Series
  
  The World Series is the championship series of Major League Baseball, the culmination of the sport's playoff each October. Since the Series takes place in mid-autumn, sportswriters many years ago dubbed the event the Fall Classic, a usage reflected in the logo for the 2008 World Series; it is also sometimes known as the October Clas...
  : Anaheim Angels
  Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
  
  The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim are a professional baseball based in Anaheim, California. The Angels are a member of the American League West of Major League Baseball's American League....
   win 4 games to 3 over the San Francisco Giants
  San Francisco Giants
  
  The San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in , that currently play in the National League West. One of the oldest of the MLB teams, the Giants hold the distinction of having won the most games of any team in the history of organized sports....
  

• Books published:
• Bill James
  Bill James
  
  George William ?Bill? James is a baseball writer, historian, and statistician whose work has been widely influential. Since 1977, James has written more than two dozen books devoted to baseball history and statistics....
  , Win Shares
  Win Shares
  
  Win Shares can refer to a book by Bill James or the statistic explained in the book....
  : Presenting the sabermetrician's
  Sabermetrics
  
  Sabermetrics is the analysis of baseball through objective evidence, especially baseball statistics. The term is derived from the acronym SABR, which stands for the Society for American Baseball Research....
   new system for evaluating player performance.

• 2002 in baseball
  2002 in baseball
  
  Champions...
  

Basketball

Basketball

Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by propelling a basketball through a 10 feet  high hoop under organized rules....

• NBA Finals
  National Basketball Association
  
  The National Basketball Association is North America's premier professional men's basketball league, composed of thirty teams: twenty-nine in the United States and one in Canada....
  :
• Los Angeles Lakers
  Los Angeles Lakers
  
  The Los Angeles Lakers are a National Basketball Association team based in Los Angeles. The Lakers play their home games at Staples Center, which they share with their fellow NBA rival, the Los Angeles Clippers, and their sister team, the Los Angeles Sparks of the Women's National Basketball Association....
   sweep the New Jersey Nets
  New Jersey Nets
  
  The New Jersey Nets are a professional basketball team in the National Basketball Association that plays in the Eastern Conference 's Atlantic Division ....
   to win their third straight NBA title. Shaquille O'Neal
  Shaquille O'Neal
  
  Shaquille Rashaun O'Neal , frequently referred to simply as "Shaq", is an United States professional basketball player, rapper, and actor....
   wins his third straight NBA Finals MVP award, and coach Phil Jackson
  Phil Jackson
  
  Philip Douglas "Phil" Jackson is a former American professional basketball player and the current Coach of the Los Angeles Lakers. Jackson is widely considered one of the greatest coaches in the history of the National Basketball Association ....
   wins his ninth title, and his third three-peat.
• the NBA's Charlotte Hornets moved to New Orleans.
• NCAA Men's Basketball Championship
  NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship
  
  The NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship is a Single-elimination tournament tournament held each spring featuring 65 college basketball teams in the United States....
  :
• Maryland Terrapins
  University of Maryland, College Park
  
  The University of Maryland, College Park is a public research university located in the city of College Park, Maryland in Prince George's County, Maryland outside Washington, D.C....
   win 64-52 over the Indiana Hoosiers
  Indiana Hoosiers
  
  Indiana University athletic teams are called the Hoosiers, and their colors are cream and crimson, though red and white have been used at times in the past....
  

• January 20 - Michael Jordan
  Michael Jordan
  
  Michael Jeffrey Jordan is a retired United States professional basketball player and active businessman. His biography on the National Basketball Association website states, "By acclamation, Michael Jordan is the greatest basketball player of all time." Jordan was one of the most effectively marketed athletes of his generation and was instr...
  , now of the Washington Wizards
  Washington Wizards
  
  The Washington Wizards are a professional basketball team based in Washington, D.C. They play in the National Basketball Association ....
  , plays his first game in Chicago since rejoining the NBA
  National Basketball Association
  
  The National Basketball Association is North America's premier professional men's basketball league, composed of thirty teams: twenty-nine in the United States and one in Canada....
  . The Wizards beat the Chicago Bulls
  Chicago Bulls
  
  The Chicago Bulls are an American professional basketball team based in Chicago, Illinois, playing in the Central Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association ....
  , 77-69.

• WNBA finals
  Women's National Basketball Association
  
  The Women's National Basketball Association has 13 teams and is an organization governing a professional basketball league for women in the United States....
  
• Los Angeles Sparks
  Los Angeles Sparks
  
  The Los Angeles Sparks are a Women's National Basketball Association team based in Los Angeles, California. Founded in 1997, the Sparks are one of the eight original WNBA teams....
   win 2 games to 0 over the New York Liberty
  New York Liberty
  
  The New York Liberty is a Women's National Basketball Association team based in New York City, New York. They are one of the eight original WNBA teams that began to see action in 1997, as well one of the most successful teams in WNBA history....
  

• FIBA World Championship
  2002 FIBA World Championship
  
  The 2002 FIBA World Championship was an international basketball tournament held by the International Basketball Federation in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States from August 29 to September 8, 2002....
  
• Yugoslavia
  Serbia national basketball team
  
  The Serbia national basketball team represents Serbia in international basketball matches. FIBA considers the Serbian national basketball team the direct descendant of Serbia and Montenegro....
  

• FIBA World Championship for Women
  2002 FIBA World Championship for Women
  
  The 2002 FIBA World Championship for Women was hosted by China from September 14 to September 25, 2002. It was co-organised by the International Basketball Federation and the Chinese federation....
  

• Chinese Basketball Association
  Chinese Basketball Association
  
  The Chinese Basketball Association is the premier professional basketball List of professional sports leagues in People's Republic of China. It is commonly known as the CBA, and this acronym is often used even in Chinese language....
   finals:
• Yao Ming
  Yao Ming
  
  Yao Ming is a professional basketball player who plays for the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association . He is currently the tallest player in the NBA, at ....
   and his Shanghai Sharks
  Shanghai Sharks
  
  The Shanghai Sharks , are a Chinese Basketball Association team based in Shanghai, China. As a form of corporate sponsorship, there is often an additional name used: for many years they were also known as the Shanghai Dongfang Sharks , but now are known as Shanghai Xiyang Sharks ....
   teammates defeat Bayi Rockets
  Bayi Rockets
  
  Bayi Shuanglu Rockets or Bayi Rockets or Bayi Army Rockets or Bayi Shuanglu are a basketball team in the South Division of the Chinese Basketball Association, based in Ningbo, Zhejiang....
  , 3 games to 1, snapping a string of six consecutive Bayi championships.

• National Basketball League (Australia)
  National Basketball League (Australia)
  
  The National Basketball League is Australia's top-level professional basketball competition.The league commenced in 1979 NBL Season, playing a winter season and did so until the completion of the 20th season in 1998 NBL Season....
   Finals:
• Adelaide 36ers
  Adelaide 36ers
  
  The Adelaide 36ers are Adelaide's men's professional basketball team, established as the Adelaide City Eagles when they joined the National Basketball League in 1982....
   defeated the West Sydney Razorbacks
  West Sydney Razorbacks
  
  The Sydney Spirit are a professional basketball team competing in Australia's National Basketball League . The club is based in Sydney, New South Wales....
   2-1 in the best-of-three final series.

Boxing

Boxing

Boxing is a combat sport where two participants, generally of similar human weight, fight each other with their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee and is typically engaged in during a series of one to three-minute intervals called rounds....

• June 21 – Lennox Lewis
  Lennox Lewis
  
  Lennox Claudius Lewis, Order of Canada, Order of the British Empire is a retired boxing who won gold for Canada at the Boxing at the 1988 Summer Olympics as an amateur boxing....
   retains boxing
  Boxing
  
  Boxing is a combat sport where two participants, generally of similar human weight, fight each other with their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee and is typically engaged in during a series of one to three-minute intervals called rounds....
  's WBC world Heavyweight crown with an eight round knockout over Mike Tyson
  Mike Tyson
  
  Michael Gerard "Mike" Tyson, also known as Malik Abdul, is a retired United States Boxing. He was the List of undisputed boxing champions#Heavyweight and remains the youngest man ever to win a world heavyweight title at just 20 years old....
  
• April – The Ring Magazine released their new championship policy. "The Ring's Championship Policy"

• July 12 to 21 – 34th European Amateur Boxing Championships
  2002 European Amateur Boxing Championships
  
  The Men's 2002 European Amateur Boxing Championships were held in Perm, Russia from July 12 to July 21. The 34th edition of thi bi-annual competition was organised by the European governing body for amateur boxing, EABA....
   held in Perm
  Perm
  
  Perm is a types of inhabited localities in Russia and administrative center of Perm Krai, Russia. It is situated on the banks of the Kama River, in the European part of Russia near the Ural Mountains....
  , Russia
  Russia
  
  Russia , or the Russian Federation , is a list of countries spanning more than one continent country extending over much of northern Eurasia....
  
• Light Flyweight (– 48 kg): Sergey Kazakov
  Sergey Kazakov
  
  Sergey Kazakov is a Russian amateur boxer best known to win the World Championships 2003 and European Championships 1998 European Amateur Boxing Championships, 2002 European Amateur Boxing Championships and 2004 European Amateur Boxing Championships in the Men's Light Flyweight....
   (Russia)
• Flyweight (– 51 kg): Georgi Balakshin (Russia)
• Bantamweight (– 54 kg): Khavazhi Khatsygov (Belarus)
• Featherweight (– 57 kg): Raimkul Malakhbekov
  Raimkul Malakhbekov
  
  Raimkul Khudoynazarovich Malakhbekov is one of highest titled boxing of Russia, who won two Olympic medals in the Men's Bantamweight category....
   (Russia)
• Lightweight (– 60 kg): Alexander Maletin (Bulgaria)
• Light Welterweight (– 63.5 kg): Dimitar Stilianov
  Dimitar Stilianov
  
  Dimitar Stilianov is boxing from Bulgaria, who won a bronze medal at the 1999 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Houston, Texas. Two years later, at the 2001 World Amateur Boxing Championships, he won the silver medal in the Light Welterweight ....
   (Bulgaria)
• Welterweight (– 67 kg): Timur Gaydarov (Russia)
• Light Middleweight (– 71 kg): Andrey Mishin
  Andrey Mishin
  
  Andrey Mishin is a boxing from Russia, who competed for his native country at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.Mishin is best known for winning a silver and a gold medal at European Amateur Boxing Championships in the Men's Light-Middleweight division....
   (Russia)
• Middleweight (– 75 kg): Oleg Mashkin (Ukraine)
• Light Heavyweight (– 81 kg): Mikhail Gala (Russia)
• Heavyweight (– 91 kg): Evgeny Makarenko
  Evgeny Makarenko
  
  Evgeny Makarenko is a Boxing from Russia best known to win two world titles 2001 and 2003 at light heavyweight, and him being a part of the 2005 Russian team at the Boxing World Cup....
   (Russia)
• Super Heavyweight (+ 91 kg): Alexander Povetkin
  Alexander Povetkin
  
  Aleksander Vladimirovich Povetkin is a Russian boxer. His height is 6' 2" . Because of his amateur success, as well as his early pro accomplishments, he is seen as a leading contender in professional boxing's Heavyweight division....
   (Russia)

Canadian football

Canadian football

Canadian football is a form of gridiron football played chiefly in Canada in which two teams of twelve players each compete for territorial control of a field of play long and wide , attempting to advance a pointed prolate spheroid ball into the opposing team's scoring area ....

• Grey Cup
  Grey Cup
  
  The Grey Cup is both the name of the championship of the Canadian Football League and the name of the trophy awarded to the victorious team....
  : Montreal Alouettes
  Montreal Alouettes
  
  The Montreal Alouettes are a Canadian Football League team based in Montreal, Quebec.The current incarnation of the Alouettes moved to Montreal from Baltimore, Maryland, in 1996 where they had been known as the Baltimore Stallions....
   win 25-16 over the Edmonton Eskimos
  Edmonton Eskimos
  
  The Edmonton Eskimos are a Canadian Football League team based in Edmonton, Alberta. They have won the league's Grey Cup championship thirteen times, including an unmatched five consecutive wins between 1978 and 1982, and most recently in 2005 Grey Cup....
  
• Vanier Cup
  Vanier Cup
  
  The Vanier Cup is the name of the championship of Canadian Interuniversity Sport CIS football and the name of the trophy awarded to the victorious team....
  : Saint Mary's Huskies
  Saint Mary's Huskies
  
  The Saint Mary's Huskies are the men's and women's athletic teams that represent Saint Mary's University in Halifax Urban Area, Canada. Their primary home turf is Huskies Stadium located in the center of the University's campus....
   win 39-23 over the Saskatchewan Huskies
  Saskatchewan Huskies
  
  The University of Saskatchewan began in 1907 and has operated teams that compete with others since 1911. The term Huskie Athletics is defined as those student Sportsperson from the University of Saskatchewan that compete in elite interuniversity competition administered by Canadian Interuniversity Sport and its members, both as regions and as indi...
  

Cricket

Cricket

Cricket is a Bat-and-ball games team sport that originated in southern England. The earliest definite reference is dated 1598, and it is now played in more than 100 countries....

• New Zealand
  New Zealand
  
  New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses , and numerous Islands of New Zealand, most notably Stewart Island/Rakiura and the Chatham Islands....
   are forced to abandon their tour of Pakistan after a bomb explodes outside their hotel in Karachi
  Karachi
  
  is the largest city, seaport and the International financial centre of Pakistan. It is List of metropolitan areas by population in terms of metropolitan population, and is Pakistan's premier centre of banking, industry, and trade....
  
• Domestic competitions
• County Championship (England and Wales) - Surrey
  Surrey
  
  Surrey is a counties of England in the South East England of England and is one of the Home Counties. The county borders Greater London, Kent, East Sussex, West Sussex, Hampshire, and Berkshire....
  

Cycling

Cycling

Cycling is the use of bicycles, or - less commonly - unicycles, tricycles, Quadracycle s and other similar wheeled human powered vehicles as a means of transport, a form of recreation or a sport....

Road cycling

Road cycling

Road cycling is the most widespread form of cycling. It takes place primarily on paved surfaces. It includes recreational, racing, and utility cycling....

• Giro d'Italia
  Giro d'Italia
  
  The Giro d'Italia , also simply known as The Giro, is a long distance road bicycle racing stage race for professional cyclists held over three weeks in May/early June in and around Italy....
   won by Paolo Savoldelli
  Paolo Savoldelli
  
  Paolo Savoldelli is an Italy road racing cyclist for L.P.R. Brakes and winner of the 2002 Giro d'Italia and 2005 Giro d'Italia Giro d'Italia....
   of Italy
  Italy
  
  Italy , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia....
  
• Tour de France - Lance Armstrong
  Lance Armstrong
  
  Lance Armstrong is an United States professional Road bicycle racing who rides for UCI ProTeam Team Astana. He won the Tour de France a record-breaking seven consecutive years, from 1999 Tour de France to 2005 Tour de France....
   of the United States
  United States
  
  The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
  
• World Cycling Championship
  World Cycling Championship
  
  The UCI Road World Championships, often referred to as the World Cycling Championships, is the annual world championship for bicycle road racing organized by the Union Cycliste Internationale ....
  : Mario Cipollini
  Mario Cipollini
  
  Mario Cipollini , often abbreviated to "Cipo", is an Italy professional road cycling most noted for his cycling sprinter ability, the longevity of his dominance and his colourful personality....
  , of Italy
  Italy
  
  Italy , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia....
  

Cyclo-cross

Cyclo-cross

Cyclo-cross is a form of bicycle racing. Races take place typically in the autumn and winter , and consists of many laps of a short course featuring pavement, wooded trails, grass, steep hills and obstacles requiring the rider to quickly dismount, carry the bike whilst navigating the obstruction and remount in one motion....

• UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships
  2002 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships
  
  The 2002 in sports UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships were held in Zolder, Belgium on Saturday February 2 and Sunday February 3, 2002....
   in Zolder
  Zolder
  
  The Circuit Zolder, also known as Circuit Terlaemen, is an undulating 4.011 km motorsport race track in Heusden-Zolder, Belgium.Built in 1963, Zolder hosted the Formula One Belgian Grand Prix on 10 separate occasions in the 1970s and 1980s....
  , Belgium
  Belgium
  
  * A small German-speaking Community of Belgium exists in eastern Wallonia. Belgium's linguistic diversity and related political and cultural conflicts are reflected in the history of Belgium and a complex Communities and regions of Belgium....
   (February 2–3)
• Men's Competition
  1. Gold – Mario De Clercq
     Mario De Clercq
     
     Mario De Clercq is a former racing cyclist. He specialized in cyclo-cross racing but also rode on the road and circuit races during his career, he raced as a professional between 1991 and 2004....
     
  2. Silver – Tom Vannoppen
  3. Bronze – Sven Nys
     Sven Nys
     
     Sven Nys is a professional cycling who has won his most important victories in cyclo-cross races.Nys began racing BMX at the age of 8. He won eight BMX National titles before switching his focus to cyclocross and road racing....
     
• Women's Competition
  1. Gold – Laurence Leboucher
     Laurence Leboucher
     
     Laurence Leboucher is a France professional mountain bike racing and cyclo-cross racer. She is a three-time Olympian and two-time rainbow jersey....
     
  2. Silver – Hanka Kupfernagel
     Hanka Kupfernagel
     
     Hanka Kupfernagel is a Germany professional cycle racer. Currently her primary focus is cyclocross racing, however, she has won major road, track and mountain bike races....
     
  3. Bronze – Daphny van den Brand
     Daphny van den Brand
     
     Daphny van den Brand, is a Netherlands cyclo-cross, Road bicycle racing and mountain bike racer.Daphny van den Brand started her cycling at eight....
     

Dogsled racing

Dogsled racing

Dogsled racing, more accurately referred to as sled dog racing, is a winter List of dog sports involving the timed competition of teams of sleddogs that pull a dog sled with the dog driver or musher standing on the runners....

• Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race Champion
• Martin Buser
  Martin Buser
  
  Martin Buser is a champion of sled dog racing.Martin Buser began mushing at age seventeen in Switzerland. In 1979, Buser moved to Alaska to train and raise sled dogs full time....
   wins with lead dog Bronson

Field hockey

Field hockey

Field hockey is a team sport in which a team of players attempt to score Goal by hitting, pushing or flicking the ball with hockey sticks into the opposing team's goal....

World competitions

• Men's World Cup
  2002 Men's Hockey World Cup
  
  The 2002 Hockey World Cup for men is the 10th tournament of the Hockey World Cup, held from February 24 to March 9, 2002 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia....
   in Kuala Lumpur
  Kuala Lumpur
  
  Kuala Lumpur , is the largest city of Malaysia. The city proper, making up an area of , has an estimated population of 1.6 million in 2006. Greater Kuala Lumpur, also known as the Klang Valley, is an urban agglomeration of 7.2 million....
  , Malaysia
  Malaysia
  
  Malaysia is a federation that consists of States of Malaysia in Southeast Asia with a total landmass of . The capital city is Kuala Lumpur, while Putrajaya is the seat of the federal government....
  
• Gold Medal: Germany
• Silver Medal: Australia
• Bronze Medal: The Netherlands

• Commonwealth Games (Men's Competition)
  Men's Hockey at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
  
  The second edition of the Hockey at the Commonwealth Games took place during the 2002 Commonwealth Games at the Belle Vue Hockey Centre in Manchester, England....
   in Manchester
  Manchester
  
  Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, England. Manchester was granted City status in the United Kingdom in 1853....
  , England
  England
  
  native_name =|conventional_long_name = England|common_name = England|image_flag = Flag of England.svg|image_coat = England COA.svg|symbol_type = Royal Coat of Arms...
  
• Gold Medal: Australia
• Silver Medal: New Zealand
• Bronze Medal: Pakistan

• Men's Champions Trophy
  2002 Men's Champions Trophy (field hockey)
  
  The 2002 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy took place at the Rot Weiss K?ln Hockey Club in Cologne, Germany. The event started on August 31 and ended on September 8, 2002....
   in Cologne
  Cologne
  
  Cologne is Germany's fourth-largest city , and is the largest city both in the German Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia and within the Rhine-Ruhr, one of the major European metropolitan areas with more than ten million inhabitants....
  , Germany
  Germany
  
  Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
  
• Gold Medal: The Netherlands
• Silver Medal: Germany
• Bronze Medal: Pakistan

• Women's Champions Challenge
  2002 Women's Champions Challenge (field hockey)
  
  The first edition of the Champions Challenge took place at the Randburg Hockey Stadium in Johannesburg, South Africa. The event started on Saturday February 9 and ended on Sunday February 17....
   in Johannesburg
  Johannesburg
  
  Johannesburg also known as Joburg, is the largest city in South Africa. Johannesburg is the province Capital of Gauteng the wealthiest province in South Africa, having the largest economy of any metropolitan region in Sub-Saharan Africa....
  , South Africa
  South Africa
  
  The Republic of South Africa, also known by Official names of South Africa, is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa....
  
• Gold Medal: England
• Silver Medal: South Korea
• Bronze Medal: India

• Commonwealth Games (Women's Competition)
  Women's Hockey at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
  
  The second edition of the Hockey at the Commonwealth Games took place during the 2002 Commonwealth Games at the Belle Vue, Greater Manchester in Manchester, England....
   in Manchester
  Manchester
  
  Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, England. Manchester was granted City status in the United Kingdom in 1853....
  , England
  England
  
  native_name =|conventional_long_name = England|common_name = England|image_flag = Flag of England.svg|image_coat = England COA.svg|symbol_type = Royal Coat of Arms...
  
• Gold Medal: India
• Silver Medal: England
• Bronze Medal: Australia

• Women's Champions Trophy in Macau
  Macau
  
  The Macau Special Administrative Region, , commonly known as Macau or Macao , is one of the two special administrative region of the People's Republic of China, the other being Hong Kong....
  , China
  China
  
  China is a Culture of China, an ancient civilization, and, depending on perspective, a national or multinational entity extending over a large area in East Asia....
  
• Gold Medal: China
• Silver Medal: Argentina
• Bronze Medal: The Netherlands

• Women's World Cup
  2002 Women's Hockey World Cup
  
  The 2002 Hockey World Cup for women is the 10th edition of the Women's Hockey World Cup. It was held from November 24 to December 8, 2002.Argentina women's national field hockey team won its first ever World Championship after beating Netherlands women's national field hockey team 1–1 in penalty stroke....
   in Perth
  Perth, Western Australia
  
  Perth is the List of Australian capital cities and largest city of the Australian States and territories of Australia of Western Australia. With a population of 1,554,769 , Perth ranks fourth amongst the nation's cities, with a growth rate consistently above the national average....
  , Australia
  Australia
  
  Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the southern hemisphere comprising the Australia of the world's smallest continent, the major island of Tasmania, and numerous list of islands of Australia in the Indian Ocean and Pacific Oceans....
  
• Gold Medal: Argentina
• Silver Medal: The Netherlands
• Bronze Medal: China

Regional competitions

• Asian Games (Men's Competition)
  2002 Asian Games
  
  The 14th Asian Games were held in Busan, South Korea from September 29 to October 14, 2002. A total number of 7,556 athletes competed, coming from 44 countries....
   in Busan
  Busan
  
  Busan Metropolitan City, also known as Pusan is the largest seaport city in South Korea. Busan has a population of 3.65 million and is South Korea's second largest metropolis, after Seoul....
  , South Korea
  South Korea
  
  South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea , ), often referred to as Korea and the "names of Korea#Revival of the names", is a Semi-presidential system republic in East Asia, located in the southern half of the Korean Peninsula....
  
• Gold Medal: South Korea
• Silver Medal: India
• Bronze Medal: Malaysia

• Asian Games (Women's Competition)
  2002 Asian Games
  
  The 14th Asian Games were held in Busan, South Korea from September 29 to October 14, 2002. A total number of 7,556 athletes competed, coming from 44 countries....
   in Busan
  Busan
  
  Busan Metropolitan City, also known as Pusan is the largest seaport city in South Korea. Busan has a population of 3.65 million and is South Korea's second largest metropolis, after Seoul....
  , South Korea
  South Korea
  
  South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea , ), often referred to as Korea and the "names of Korea#Revival of the names", is a Semi-presidential system republic in East Asia, located in the southern half of the Korean Peninsula....
  
• Gold Medal: China
• Silver Medal: South Korea
• Bronze Medal: Japan

Figure skating

Figure skating

Figure skating is a sport in which individuals, pairs, or groups perform figure skating spins, figure skating jumps, moves in the field and other intricate and challenging moves on ice....

• World Figure Skating Championships
  World Figure Skating Championships
  
  The World Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which elite figure skating compete for the title of World Champion....
  :
• Men's champion: Alexei Yagudin
  Alexei Yagudin
  
  Alexei Konstantinovich Yagudin is a Russian figure skater. Born in Leningrad , Yagudin is the 2002 Winter Olympics as well as a four-time World Figure Skating Championships, a two-time World Professional Figure Skating Championships, a three-time European Figure Skating Championships, and three-time Grand Prix Final gold medalist....
  , Russia
  Russia
  
  Russia , or the Russian Federation , is a list of countries spanning more than one continent country extending over much of northern Eurasia....
  
• Ladies' champion: Irina Slutskaya
  Irina Slutskaya
  
  Irina Eduardovna Slutskaya is a Russian figure skater. She is a two-time World Figure Skating Championships, seven-time European Figure Skating Championships, two-time Figure skating at the Olympic Games, and four-time Grand Prix Final Champion....
  , Russia
  Russia
  
  Russia , or the Russian Federation , is a list of countries spanning more than one continent country extending over much of northern Eurasia....
  
• Pair skating champions: Shen Xue
  Shen Xue
  
  Shen Xue is a former pair skater from People's Republic of China. Along with her partner Zhao Hongbo, they became the first World Champion pairs team from China, and also the first to win an Olympic medal....
   & Zhao Hongbo
  Zhao Hongbo
  
  Zhao Hongbo is a People's Republic of China former pair skater. With his partner Shen Xue, they won three World Figure Skating Championships titles, five Grand Prix Final championships and two Winter Olympics medals....
  , China
  People's Republic of China
  
  The People's Republic of China , commonly known as China, is the largest country in East Asia and the List of countries by population in the world with over 1.3 billion people, approximately a fifth of the world's population....
  
• Ice dancing champions: Irina Lobacheva
  Irina Lobacheva
  
  Irina Viktorovna Lobacheva is a Russian Ice dancing. Her skating partner and husband is Ilia Averbukh. Lobacheva and Averbukh are the 2002 Winter Olympics, the 2002 World Figure Skating Championships and the 2003 European Figure Skating Championships....
   & Ilia Averbukh
  Ilia Averbukh
  
  Ilia Averbukh is a Russian Jewish Ice dancing. With Marina Anissina, he was the 1990 & 1992 World Junior Figure Skating Championships. With former wife Irina Lobacheva, he is the 2002 Winter Olympics....
  , Russia
  Russia
  
  Russia , or the Russian Federation , is a list of countries spanning more than one continent country extending over much of northern Eurasia....
  

• 2002 Winter Olympics
  Figure skating at the 2002 Winter Olympics
  
  2002 Winter Olympics Figure skating. All events were held at the EnergySolutions Arena.Medal summaryMedal tableMedalists...
  
• Men's champion: Alexei Yagudin
  Alexei Yagudin
  
  Alexei Konstantinovich Yagudin is a Russian figure skater. Born in Leningrad , Yagudin is the 2002 Winter Olympics as well as a four-time World Figure Skating Championships, a two-time World Professional Figure Skating Championships, a three-time European Figure Skating Championships, and three-time Grand Prix Final gold medalist....
  , Russia
  Russia
  
  Russia , or the Russian Federation , is a list of countries spanning more than one continent country extending over much of northern Eurasia....
  
• Ladies' champion: Sarah Hughes
  Sarah Hughes
  
  Sarah Elizabeth Hughes is an United States figure skater. She is the Figure skating at the 2002 Winter Olympics. Her younger sister Emily Hughes is also a senior-level figure skater....
  , United States
  United States
  
  The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
  
• Pair skating champions: Yelena Berezhnaya
  Yelena Berezhnaya
  
  Elena Viktorovna Berezhnaya is a Russian figure skating. She and skating partner Anton Sikharulidze were awarded an Olympic Games gold medal in pair skating at the 2002 Winter Olympics, which the pair shared with another pair from Canada after a notable 2002 Olympic Winter Games figure skating scandal....
   & Anton Sikharulidze
  Anton Sikharulidze
  
  Anton Tarielyevich Sikharulidze was born October 25, 1976 in St. Petersburg. He is a Russian pairs figure skater, currently professional and partnered with Yelena Berezhnaya....
  , Russia
  Russia
  
  Russia , or the Russian Federation , is a list of countries spanning more than one continent country extending over much of northern Eurasia....
   and Jamie Sale
  Jamie Salé
  
  Jamie Rae Sal? is a Canada pair skater. With husband and partner David Pelletier, she is the Figure skating at the 2002 Olympics and World Figure Skating Championships....
   & David Pelletier
  David Pelletier
  
  David Jacques Pelletier is a Canada pairs figure skater. With partner and wife Jamie Sal?, he is the 2002 Olympic co-champion....
  , Canada
  Canada
  
  Canada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean....
  
• Ice dancing champions: Marina Anissina
  Marina Anissina
  
  Marina Anissina is a French-Russian figure skater and the 2002 Olympic champion in ice dancing.Her last name is spelled with a double "s", as opposed to the literal translation "Anisina", to facilitate correct pronunciation outside Slavic language areas....
   & Gwendal Peizerat
  Gwendal Peizerat
  
  Gwendal Peizerat is a French ice dancer. With Marina Anissina, he is the Figure skating at the 2002 Winter Olympics and Figure skating at the 1998 Olympics....
  , France
  France
  
  France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
  

Gaelic Athletic Association

Gaelic Athletic Association

The Gaelic Athletic Association is an amateur Irish and international cultural and sporting organisation mainly focused on promoting Gaelic games: the traditional Ireland sports of hurling, camogie, Gaelic football, Gaelic handball and rounders....

• Camogie
  Camogie
  
  Camogie is a Modern Celts team sport. Played with a stick and ball, it is the women's variant of hurling, and is organised by the Camogie Association of Ireland....
  
• All-Ireland Camogie Champion: Cork
  Cork GAA
  
  The Cork County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association is one of the 32 GAA county of the GAA in Ireland and is responsible for Gaelic Games in County Cork....
  
• National Camogie League: Galway
  Galway GAA
  
  The Galway County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Galway GAA is one of the 32 GAA county of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Galway....
  

• Gaelic football
  Gaelic football
  
  Gaelic football , commonly referred to as "football", "Gaelic", or "Gah" is a form of football played mainly in Ireland. It is, together with hurling, one of the two most popular spectator sports in Ireland today....
  
• All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
  All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
  
  The All-Ireland Senior Football Championship is the premier "knockout" competition in the game of Gaelic football played in Ireland. The series of games are organized by the Gaelic Athletic Association and are played during the summer months with the All-Ireland Football Final being played on the third or fourth Sunday in September in Crok...
  : Armagh
  Armagh GAA
  
  The Armagh County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Armagh GAA is one of the 32 GAA county of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Armagh....
   1-12 d. Kerry
  Kerry GAA
  
  The Kerry County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association is one of the 32 GAA county of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Kerry....
   0-14
• National Football League
  National Football League (Ireland)
  
  The National Football League is a Gaelic football tournament held annually between the county teams of Ireland, under the auspices of the Gaelic Athletic Association....
  : Tyrone
  Tyrone GAA
  
  The Tyrone County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Tyrone GAA is one of the 32 GAA county of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Tyrone....
   0-15 d. Cavan
  Cavan GAA
  
  The Cavan County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Cavan GAA is one of the 32 GAA county of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Cavan....
   0-7

• Ladies' Gaelic football
  Ladies' Gaelic football
  
  Ladies' Gaelic Football is a team sport for women, very similar to Gaelic football, and coordinated by the Ladies' Gaelic Football Association. It is the most prominent amateur team sport for women in Ireland....
  
• All-Ireland Senior Football Champion: Mayo
• National Football League: Waterford
  Waterford GAA
  
  The Waterford County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Waterford GAA is one of the 32 GAA county of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for all levels of Gaelic games in County Waterford....
  

• Hurling
  Hurling
  
  Hurling is an outdoor team sport of ancient Gaelic Culture origin, administered by the Gaelic Athletic Association, and played with sticks called hurleys and a ball called a sliotar....
  
• All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
  All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
  
  The GAA All-Ireland Hurling Senior Championship is the premier "knockout" competition in the game of hurling played in Ireland. The series of games are organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association and are played during the summer months with the All-Ireland Hurling Final being played on the first or second Sunday in September in Croke Park, D...
  : Kilkenny
  Kilkenny GAA
  
  The Kilkenny County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association is one of the 32 GAA county of the GAA in Ireland and is responsible for Gaelic Games in County Kilkenny....
   2-20 d. Clare
  Clare GAA
  
  The Clare County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Clare GAA is one of the 32 GAA county of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Clare....
   0-19
• National Hurling League
  National Hurling League
  
  The National Hurling League is a hurling tournament held annually between the county teams of Ireland, under the auspices of the Gaelic Athletic Association....
  :

Golf

Golf

Golf is a sport in which players using many types of Golf club including wood , iron , and putter , attempt to hit golf ball into each hole on a golf course in the lowest possible number of strokes....
 

• April 14 - Masters Tournament - Tiger Woods
  Tiger Woods
  
  Eldrick Tont "Tiger" Woods is an American professional golfer whose achievements to date rank him among the most successful golfers of all time....
   becomes the third golfer to win The Masters in two consecutive years
• June 16 - U.S. Open
  U.S. Open (golf)
  
  The United States Open Championship, commonly known as the U.S. Open, is the annual Open Golf Tournaments of the United States. It is the second of the four men's major golf championships in golf and is on the official schedule of both the PGA Tour and the PGA European Tour....
   - Tiger Woods
  Tiger Woods
  
  Eldrick Tont "Tiger" Woods is an American professional golfer whose achievements to date rank him among the most successful golfers of all time....
   is the only golfer under par for the tournament.
• July 21 - British Open
  The Open Championship
  
  The Open Championship, or simply The Open , is the oldest of the four men's major golf championships in men's golf. It is the only major held outside the USA and is administered by the R&A, which is the governing body of golf outside the USA and Mexico....
   - Ernie Els
  Ernie Els
  
  Theodore Ernest "Ernie" Els is a South African golfer who has been one of the top professional players in the world since the mid-1990s. A former Official World Golf Rankings, he is known as "The Big Easy", for his imposing physical stature along with his fluid, seemingly effortless golf swing....
   wins his third major and first British Open.
• August 18 - PGA Championship
  PGA Championship
  
  The PGA Championship is an annual golf tournament conducted by the Professional Golfers Association of America as part of the PGA Tour. It is one of the four men's major golf championships in professional golf, and it is the golf season's final major, usually played in mid-August ....
   - Rich Beem
  Rich Beem
  
  Richard Michael Beem is an United States professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour.Beem was born in Phoenix, Arizona, grew up in El Paso, Texas, and played golf at New Mexico State University in Las Cruces, New Mexico....
   wins by one shot over Tiger Woods.
• PGA Tour
  PGA Tour
  
  The PGA Tour is an organization that operates the main professional golf tours in the United States. It is headquarters in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, a suburb of Jacksonville, Florida....
   money leader - Tiger Woods
  Tiger Woods
  
  Eldrick Tont "Tiger" Woods is an American professional golfer whose achievements to date rank him among the most successful golfers of all time....
   - $6,912,625
• PGA Tour Player of the Year
  PGA Tour
  
  The PGA Tour is an organization that operates the main professional golf tours in the United States. It is headquarters in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, a suburb of Jacksonville, Florida....
   - Tiger Woods
  Tiger Woods
  
  Eldrick Tont "Tiger" Woods is an American professional golfer whose achievements to date rank him among the most successful golfers of all time....
  
• PGA Tour rookie of the year
  PGA Tour
  
  The PGA Tour is an organization that operates the main professional golf tours in the United States. It is headquarters in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, a suburb of Jacksonville, Florida....
   - Jonathan Byrd
  Jonathan Byrd (golfer)
  
  Jonathan Currie Byrd is an United States professional golfer.Bryd was born in Anderson, South Carolina. He attended Clemson University between 1997 and 2000....
  
• Senior PGA Tour
  Champions Tour
  
  The Champions Tour, a golf tour run by the PGA Tour, hosts a series of events annually in the United States and the United Kingdom for golfers 50 years of age and older....
   money leader - Hale Irwin
  Hale Irwin
  
  Hale S. Irwin is an United States professional golfer. He is one of the few players in history to have won three U.S. Open and was one of the world's leading golfers for much of the 1970s and 1980s....
   - $3,028,304
• Ryder Cup
  Ryder Cup
  
  The Ryder Cup is a golf trophy, donated by Samuel Ryder, which is awarded biennially in an event called the "Ryder Cup Matches" between teams from Europe and the United States of America....
   - Europe
  Europe
  
  Europe is, conventionally, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally divided from Asia to its east by the water divide of the Ural Mountains, the Ural , the Caspian Sea, and by the Caucasus Mountains to the southeast....
   defeats the United States
  United States
  
  The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
   15.5-12.5.

• British Amateur
  The Amateur Championship
  
  The Amateur Championship is a golf tournament which is held in the United Kingdom. In the rest of the world, it is often known as the "British Amateur" or the "British Amateur Championship"....
   - Alejandro Larrazabal
• U.S. Amateur - Ricky Barnes
  Ricky Barnes
  
  Ricky Barnes is an United States professional golfer. He has played on the Nationwide Tour and the PGA Tour.Barnes was born in Stockton, California....
  
• European Amateur
  European Amateur
  
  The European Amateur Championship is an annual amateur golf tournament. It is played at various locations throughout Europe. It was first played in 1986....
   - Raphaël Pellicioli

• Kraft Nabisco Championship
  Kraft Nabisco Championship
  
  The Kraft Nabisco Championship is one of the four Women's major golf championships golf tournaments for women on the LPGA Tour. It was founded in 1972 in sports by Dinah Shore and has been classified as a major since 1983 in sports....
   - Annika Sörenstam
  Annika Sörenstam
  
  Annika S?renstam is a Sweden professional golfer whose achievements rank her as one of the most successful golfers in history. Before "stepping away" from competitive golf at the end of the 2008 season, she won 90 international tournaments as a professional, making her the female golf player with the most wins to her name....
  
• LPGA Championship
  LPGA Championship
  
  The LPGA Championship, currently known for sponsorship reasons as the McDonald's LPGA Championship presented by Coca-Cola, is the second-longest running tournament in the history of the Ladies Professional Golf Association surpassed only by the U.S....
   - Se Ri Pak
  Se Ri Pak
  
  Pak Se Ri is a South Korean professional golfer, playing on the LPGA Tour. She was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in November 2007....
  
• U.S. Women's Open
  United States Women's Open Championship (golf)
  
  The United States Women's Open Golf Championship, one of thirteen national championships conducted by the United States Golf Association , is one of the LPGA's women's major golf championships along with the LPGA Championship, the Women's British Open, and the Kraft Nabisco Championship....
   - Juli Inkster
  Juli Inkster
  
  Juli Inkster is an American professional golfer who plays on the United States-based LPGA Tour....
  
• Women's British Open
  Women's British Open
  
  The Women's British Open is a leading event in women's professional golf and the only tournament which is classified as a women's major golf championships by both the Ladies European Tour and the LPGA Tour....
   - Karrie Webb
  Karrie Webb
  
  Karrie Anne Webb is Australia's most successful female golfer, and one of the top players in the history of global women's golf. She currently plays mainly on the U.S....
  
• LPGA Tour
  LPGA
  
  The LPGA, in full the Ladies Professional Golf Association, is an American organization for female professional golfers. The organization, whose headquarters are in Daytona Beach, Florida, is best known for running the LPGA Tour, a series of weekly golf tournaments for elite female golfers from around the world that runs from Feb...
   money leader - Annika Sörenstam
  Annika Sörenstam
  
  Annika S?renstam is a Sweden professional golfer whose achievements rank her as one of the most successful golfers in history. Before "stepping away" from competitive golf at the end of the 2008 season, she won 90 international tournaments as a professional, making her the female golf player with the most wins to her name....
   - $2,863,904
• LPGA Tour Player of the Year - Annika Sörenstam
  Annika Sörenstam
  
  Annika S?renstam is a Sweden professional golfer whose achievements rank her as one of the most successful golfers in history. Before "stepping away" from competitive golf at the end of the 2008 season, she won 90 international tournaments as a professional, making her the female golf player with the most wins to her name....
  
• The United States
  United States
  
  The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
   team defeats the Europe
  Europe
  
  Europe is, conventionally, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally divided from Asia to its east by the water divide of the Ural Mountains, the Ural , the Caspian Sea, and by the Caucasus Mountains to the southeast....
  an team 15 ½ - 12 ½ to regain the Solheim Cup
  2002 Solheim Cup
  
  The 7th Solheim Cup Match was held between September 20 and September 22, 2002 at Interlachen Country Club, Edina, Minnesota, USA. Team USA won the trophy for the fifth time by a score of 15? to 12? points....
  .

Thoroughbred horse racing

Thoroughbred horse race

Thoroughbred horse racing is a worldwide sport and industry involving the racing of thoroughbred horses. It is governed by different national bodies....

• Australia
  Australia
  
  Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the southern hemisphere comprising the Australia of the world's smallest continent, the major island of Tasmania, and numerous list of islands of Australia in the Indian Ocean and Pacific Oceans....
   - Melbourne Cup
  Melbourne Cup
  
  The Melbourne Cup is Australia's major annual thoroughbred horse race. Billed as The race that stops a nation, it is a race for three-year-olds and over, over a distance of 3,200 metres....
   won by Media Puzzle
  Media Puzzle
  
  Media Puzzle was an Ireland horse bred by Walter Haefner Moyglare Stud Farm and owned by Dr. M. W. Smurfit. He was sired by Theatrical , the 1987 Eclipse Award for Outstanding Male Turf Horse, and out of the mare Market Slide by Gulch , the 1988 Eclipse Award for Outstanding Sprint Horse....
  
• Canada
  Canada
  
  Canada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean....
   - Queen's Plate
  Queen's Plate
  
  The Queen's Plate is North America oldest thoroughbred horse race. It is run at a distance of 1? miles for 3-year-old thoroughbed horses foaled in Canada....
   won by T J's Lucky Moon
• France
  France
  
  France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
   - Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe
  Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe
  
  The Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe is a Conditions races Flat racing Horse racing in France which is open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older....
   won by Marienbard
  Marienbard
  
  Marienbard was an Ireland Thoroughbred horse racing bred by Saif Ali and raced by Godolphin Racing. Out of the mare Marienbad, he was sired by the French Three-Year-Old Champion Colt, Caerleon , a son of the 1971 Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing#United Kingdom champion, Nijinsky II....
  
• Ireland
  Ireland
  
  Ireland is the List of islands by area in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world. It lies to the north-west of continental Europe and is surrounded by hundreds of islands and islet....
   - Irish Derby Stakes
  Irish Derby Stakes
  
  The Irish Derby is a Conditions races Flat racing Horse racing in the Republic of Ireland open to three-year-old thoroughbred Colt and Filly. It is run over a distance of 1 mile and 4 furlongs at the Curragh Racecourse, County Kildare, and it takes place annually in late June or early July....
   - High Chaparral
  High Chaparral
  
  High Chaparral is a racehorse, winner of the Epsom Derby in 2002, and the winner of the Breeders' Cup Turf in 2002 and 2003 .High Chaparral failed to make a winning debut, beaten by a short-head in a maiden at Punchestown Racecourse....
  

• English Triple Crown Races
  Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing
  
  The Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing consists of three races for three-year-old thoroughbred horses. Winning all three of these thoroughbred horse races is considered the greatest accomplishment of a thoroughbred racehorse....
  :
  1. 2,000 Guineas Stakes won by Rock of Gibraltar
     Rock of Gibraltar (horse)
     
     Rock of Gibraltar is a champion racehorse and stallion owned by Coolmore Stud, for whom he currently stands in Ireland and Australia .He is named after the Rock of Gibraltar, a monolithic limestone promontory located in Gibraltar on the southern tip of the Iberian Peninsula....
     
  2. Epsom Derby
     Epsom Derby
     
     The Derby Stakes, known colloquially as The Derby or internationally as the Epsom Derby, is considered one of the most prestigious flat thoroughbred horse races in the world....
      won by High Chaparral
     High Chaparral
     
     High Chaparral is a racehorse, winner of the Epsom Derby in 2002, and the winner of the Breeders' Cup Turf in 2002 and 2003 .High Chaparral failed to make a winning debut, beaten by a short-head in a maiden at Punchestown Racecourse....
     
  3. St. Leger Stakes
     St. Leger Stakes
     
     The St. Leger Stakes is a Conditions races Flat racing Horse racing in the United Kingdom open to three-year-old thoroughbred Colt and Filly. It is run over a distance of 1 mile 6 furlongs and 132 yards at Doncaster Racecourse, and it takes place annually in September....
      won by Bollin Eric

• United States Triple Crown Races
  Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing
  
  The Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing consists of three races for three-year-old thoroughbred horses. Winning all three of these thoroughbred horse races is considered the greatest accomplishment of a thoroughbred racehorse....
  :
  1. May 4 - Kentucky Derby
     Kentucky Derby
     
     The Kentucky Derby is a graded stakes race for three year-old Thoroughbreds, held annually in Louisville, Kentucky, on the first Saturday in May, capping the two-week-long Kentucky Derby Festival....
      won by War Emblem
     War Emblem
     
     War Emblem was the winner of the Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes in 2002. This thoroughbred time was 2:01.13 around the 1 1/4 mile track. Victor Espinoza was his jockey for the Derby, never having seen the horse until the morning of the race....
     
  2. Preakness Stakes
     Preakness Stakes
     
     The Preakness Stakes is an United States Graded stakes race 1-3/16 mile thoroughbred horse race for three-year-old horses, held on the third Saturday in May each year at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland....
      won by War Emblem
     War Emblem
     
     War Emblem was the winner of the Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes in 2002. This thoroughbred time was 2:01.13 around the 1 1/4 mile track. Victor Espinoza was his jockey for the Derby, never having seen the horse until the morning of the race....
     
  3. Belmont Stakes
     Belmont Stakes
     
     The Belmont Stakes is a prestigious United States Graded stakes race held yearly in June at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York. The race is the third and final leg of the Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing, following five weeks after the Kentucky Derby, and three weeks after the Preakness Stakes....
      won by Sarava

• Breeders' Cup
  Breeders' Cup
  
  The Breeders' Cup World Championships is an annual series of Graded stakes race thoroughbred horse races operated by Breeders' Cup Limited, a company formed in 1982....
   World Thoroughbred Championships:
• Breeders' Cup Classic
  Breeders' Cup Classic
  
  The Breeders' Cup Classic is a graded stakes race Weight for Age thoroughbred horse race for 3 year olds and older run at a distance of 1? miles on dirt....
   won by Volponi
  Volponi
  
  Volponi is an United States Thoroughbred horse racing. Bred by trainer Philip G. Johnson family operation, Amherst Stable, he was sired by Florida Derby winner, Cryptoclearance....
  
• Breeders' Cup Distaff
  Breeders' Cup Distaff
  
  The Breeders' Cup Ladies' Classic is a Weight for Age Thoroughbred horse race for Filly and mares, 3 years old and up. Known as the Breeders' Cup Distaff from its inception in 1984 through 2007, it is held annually at a different racetrack in the United States or Canada as part of the Breeders' Cup....
   won by Azeri
  Azeri (horse)
  
  Azeri is a thoroughbred racehorse. She was sired by Jade Hunter, a winner of the Graded stakes race Donn Handicap and the G1 Gulfstream Park Handicap, who was a son of the very important sire, Mr....
  
• Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf
  Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf
  
  The Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf is a Weight for Age Thoroughbred horse race on sod for Filly and mares, 3 years old and up. It is held annually at a different racetrack in the United States as part of the Breeders' Cup....
   won by Starine
• Breeders' Cup Juvenile
  Breeders' Cup Juvenile
  
  The Breeders' Cup Juvenile is a Thoroughbred horse race for 2-year-old Colt and geldings raced on dirt. It is held annually at a different racetrack in the United States or Canada as part of the Breeders' Cup....
   won by Vindication
  Vindication (horse)
  
  Vindication was an American Thoroughbred Eclipse Award horse racing. Bred by Payson Stud Inc., he was sired by the 1977 Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing#United States Champion, Seattle Slew....
  
• Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies
  Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies
  
  The Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies is a 1 1/16-mile thoroughbred horse race on dirt for two-year-old filly run annually since 1984 at a different racetrack in the United States or Canada as part of the Breeders' Cup....
   won by Storm Flag Flying
  Storm Flag Flying
  
  Storm Flag Flying is an United States Thoroughbred horse racing. In 2002, Storm Flag Flying won the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies, a race won by her dam in 1995....
  
• Breeders' Cup Mile
  Breeders' Cup Mile
  
  The Breeders' Cup Mile is a 1-mile conditions races Weight for Age stakes race for thoroughbred racehorses three years old and up, run on a sod course....
   won by Domedriver
• Breeders' Cup Sprint
  Breeders' Cup Sprint
  
  The Breeders' Cup Sprint is an United States Weight for Age Graded stakes race Thoroughbred horse race for three year olds & up. Run on dirt over a distance of 6 Furlongs , the race has been held annually since 1984 at a different racetrack in the United States or Canada as part of the Breeders' Cup....
   won by Orientate
• Breeders' Cup Turf
  Breeders' Cup Turf
  
  The Breeders' Cup Turf is a Weight for Age Thoroughbred horse race on grass for three-year-olds and up. It is held annually at a different racetrack in the United States or Canada as part of the Breeders' Cup....
   won by High Chaparral
  High Chaparral
  
  High Chaparral is a racehorse, winner of the Epsom Derby in 2002, and the winner of the Breeders' Cup Turf in 2002 and 2003 .High Chaparral failed to make a winning debut, beaten by a short-head in a maiden at Punchestown Racecourse....
  

Team handball

Team handball

Handball is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each pass and bounce a ball to throw it into the goal of the opposing team. The team with the most goals after two periods of 30 minutes wins....

Men's Competition

• European Championship
  2002 European Men's Handball Championship
  
  The 2002 Men's European Handball Championship took place from 25 January to 3 February 2002 in Sweden....
   in Sweden
  Sweden
  
  Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic countries on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden has land borders with Norway to the west and Finland to the northeast, and it is connected to Denmark by the ?resund Bridge in the south....