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Bill Russell NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award
The Bill Russell NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award ( formerly known as the NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award ) is an annual National Basketball Association ( NBA ) award given since the 1969 NBA Finals . The award is decided by a panel of eleven media members , who cast votes after the conclusion of the Finals . The person with the highest number of votes wins the award . The award was originally a black trophy with a gold basketball - shaped sphere at the top , similar to the Larry O'Brien Trophy , until a new trophy was introduced in 2005 to commemorate Bill Russell .
Rory McIlroy
On 12 August , age 22 , McIlroy won the 2012 PGA Championship by a record eight strokes , which was done with a birdie on the final hole . The record stood since Jack Nicklaus won the 1980 PGA Championship by seven strokes . McIlroy started the final round with a three stroke lead and shot a bogey free 66 to run away from the field . With this win , McIlroy became , at that time , the youngest multiple major champion since Seve Ballesteros won the 1980 Masters Tournament , and at that time , the sixth youngest of all time . The win also helped McIlroy regain the world number one ranking . Pursuit
World Snooker Championship
Selby lost 9 -- 13 in the second round of the 2015 Championship to Crucible debutant Anthony McGill . Stuart Bingham won the title , defeating Ronnie O'Sullivan 13 -- 9 in the quarter - finals , Judd Trump 17 -- 16 in the semi-finals , and Shaun Murphy 18 -- 15 in the final to win the first world title of his 20 - year professional career . At the age of 38 , Bingham became the oldest player to win the title since Ray Reardon in 1978 . The tournament set a new record for the most century breaks made at the Crucible , with 86 .
2018 Commonwealth Games
The regulations stated that from the 26 approved sports administered by Commonwealth Governing Bodies , a minimum of ten core sports and maximum of seventeen sports must be included in any Commonwealth Games schedule . The approved sports included the 10 core sports : athletics , badminton , boxing , hockey , lawn bowls , netball ( for women ) , rugby sevens , squash , swimming and weightlifting . Integrated disabled competitions were also scheduled for the Games in nine sports : swimming , athletics , cycling , table tennis , powerlifting and lawn bowls . Along with these events for the first time EAD events in triathlon were held , with the medals added to the final tally for each nation . A record 38 para events were contested at these games . On 8 March 2016 , beach volleyball was announced as the 18th sport .
Rory McIlroy
On 20 July , McIlroy won the 2014 Open Championship at Royal Liverpool by two strokes over Rickie Fowler and Sergio García to capture the third major championship of his career , having led the field throughout the tournament . McIlroy and Tiger Woods are the only golfers to win both The Silver Medal and The Gold Medal at The Open Championship . His third major title having won the 2011 U.S. Open and 2012 PGA Championship , McIlroy became the first European to win three different majors and joined Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods as one of three golfers since the first Masters Tournament in 1934 to win three majors by the age of 25 . Rest
History of tennis
The Davis Cup , an annual competition between men 's national teams , dates to 1900 . The analogous competition for women 's national teams , the Fed Cup , was founded as the Federation Cup in 1963 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the founding of the International Tennis Federation , also known as the ITF .
2018 Commonwealth Games
The ranking in this table is consistent with International Olympic Committee convention in its published medal tables . By default , the table is ordered by the number of gold medals the athletes from a nation have won ( in this context , a `` nation '' is an entity represented by a Commonwealth Games Association ) . The number of silver medals is taken into consideration next and then the number of bronze medals . If nations are still tied , equal ranking is given and they are listed alphabetically by their three - letter country code . Australia tops the medal table rank with 80 gold , second England with 45 gold and third India with 26 gold .
Masters Tournament
Jack Nicklaus has won the most Masters ( six ) and was 46 years , 82 days old when he won in 1986 , making him the oldest winner of the Masters . Nicklaus is the record holder for the most top tens , with 22 , and the most cuts made , with 37 . The youngest winner of the Masters is Tiger Woods , who was 21 years , 104 days old when he won in 1997 . In that year Woods also broke the records for the widest winning margin ( 12 strokes ) , and the lowest winning score , with 270 ( − 18 ) . Jordan Spieth tied his score record in 2015 .
Stanley Cup
The tradition of the captain first hoisting the Cup has been `` breached '' a few times . In 1993 after the Montreal Canadiens defeated the Los Angeles Kings , Guy Carbonneau handed the Cup to Denis Savard , as Savard had been the player that many fans had urged the Canadiens to draft back in 1980 . Another notable exception was in 1998 , after the Detroit Red Wings had defeated the Washington Capitals , when Steve Yzerman immediately passed the Cup to Vladimir Konstantinov , whose career with the Red Wings ended due to serious injuries in a traffic accident the previous year and had to be wheeled on the ice . The third was involving Joe Sakic and Ray Bourque when the Colorado Avalanche won the Cup in 2001 , as the seventh and deciding game of the Finals would be the last of Bourque 's 22 - year NHL career , having never been on a Cup - winning team until that time ( Bourque had , until being traded to the Avalanche on March 6 , 2000 , only ever played for the Boston Bruins ) . When Sakic received the trophy , he did not hoist it , but instead immediately handed it to Bourque ; Sakic then became the second player on the team to hoist the trophy .
Olympic Games
International Federations ( IFs ) are the governing bodies that supervise a sport at an international level . For example , the International Federation of Association Football ( FIFA ) is the IF for association football , and the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball is the international governing body for volleyball . There are currently 35 IFs in the Olympic Movement , representing each of the Olympic sports . National Olympic Committees ( NOCs ) represent and regulate the Olympic Movement within each country . For example , the United States Olympic Committee ( USOC ) is the NOC of the United States . There are currently 205 NOCs recognised by the IOC . Organising Committees for the Olympic Games ( OCOGs ) are temporary committees responsible for the organisation of each Olympic Games . OCOGs are dissolved after each Games once the final report is delivered to the IOC .
List of Olympic Games scandals and controversies
In protest against the New Zealand national rugby union team 's 1976 tour of South Africa ( controversial due to the regime 's apartheid policies ) , Tanzania led a boycott of twenty - two African nations after the International Olympic Committee refused to bar New Zealand . Some of the teams withdrew after the first day . The controversy prevented a much anticipated meeting between Tanzanian Filbert Bayi -- the former world record holder in both the 1500 metres and the mile run ; and New Zealand 's John Walker -- who had surpassed both records to become the world record holder in both events . Walker went on to win the gold medal in the 1500 metres . Canada initially refused to allow the Republic of China 's team into the country as Canada did not recognize Taiwan as a nation . Canada 's decision was in violation of its agreement with the IOC to allow all recognized teams . Canada then agreed to allow the Taiwanese athletes into the country but only if they did not compete under the name or flag of the Republic of China . This led to protests and a threatened boycott by other countries including the US but came to naught after the IOC acquiesced to the Canadian demand which , in turn , led to the Republic of China 's boycott of the games . The People 's Republic of China also continued its boycott over the failure of the IOC to recognize its team as the sole representative of China . The various boycotts resulted in only 92 countries participating , down from 121 in 1972 and the lowest number since the 1960 Rome Games in which 80 states competed . Soviet modern pentathlete Boris Onischenko was found to have used an épée which had a pushbutton on the pommel in the fencing portion of the pentathlon event . This button , when activated , would cause the electronic scoring system to register a hit whether or not the épée had actually connected with the target area of his opponent . As a result of this discovery , he and the entire male Soviet pentathlon team were disqualified . Quebec , the host province , incurred $1.5 billion in debt , which was not paid off until December 2006 . Montreal mayor Jean Drapeau had famously said : `` The Olympics can no more lose money than a man can have a baby . ''
World Snooker Championship
Prize money for the 2017 Championship was a record £ 1,750,000 with the winner receiving £ 375,000 . Prize money for first - round losers was a record £ 16,000 , exceeding the £ 15,000 players received in 2003 . In a high - quality and tightly contested semi-final , defending champion Mark Selby beat Ding Junhui 17 -- 15 in a repeat of the previous year 's final . Selby met John Higgins , in a repeat of the 2007 final . Higgins was the second oldest Crucible finalist at 41 years , 348 days ; only Ray Reardon had been older . Selby trailed 4 -- 10 during the second session but then won 12 of the next 14 frames to lead 16 -- 12 . Higgins won the next three frames but Selby took the title 18 -- 15 , becoming champion for the third time in four years , joining Steve Davis , Stephen Hendry , and Ronnie O'Sullivan as the only men to have successfully defended the title since its move to the Crucible .
Olympic Games
As class structure evolved through the 20th century , the definition of the amateur athlete as an aristocratic gentleman became outdated . The advent of the state - sponsored `` full - time amateur athlete '' of the Eastern Bloc countries further eroded the ideology of the pure amateur , as it put the self - financed amateurs of the Western countries at a disadvantage . Beginning in the 1970s , amateurism requirements were gradually phased out of the Olympic Charter . After the 1988 Games , the IOC decided to make all professional athletes eligible for the Olympics , subject to the approval of the IFs . Team
UEFA Champions League
The current trophy is 74 cm ( 29 in ) tall and made of silver , weighing 11 kg ( 24 lb ) . It was designed by Jörg Stadelmann , a jeweller from Bern , Switzerland , after the original was given to Real Madrid in 1966 in recognition of their six titles to date , and cost 10,000 Swiss francs .
List of Olympic Games scandals and controversies
'' In the event , a number of record - holding German athletes were excluded from competing at Berlin for being racially undesirable , including Lilli Henoch , Gretel Bergmann and Wolfgang Fürstner . The only Jewish athlete to compete on the German team was fencer Helene Mayer . Hitler 's decision not to shake hands with USA long - jump medal winner Jesse Owens has been widely interpreted as a snub of an African American ; however some commentators have noted that the German Chancellor missed all medal presentations after the first day as he only wished to shake hands with German victors . Owens himself was reported to have been magnanimous when he mentioned Hitler . After the Games however , Owens was not personally honoured by President Franklin D. Roosevelt . The Irish Olympic Council boycotted the games as the IAAF had expelled National Athletic and Cycling Association for refusing to restrict itself to the Irish Free State rather than the island of Ireland . In the cycling match sprint final , German Toni Merkens fouled Dutchman Arie van Vliet . Instead of disqualification , Merkens was fined 100 Reichsmarks and kept the gold medal . In one of the football quarter - finals , Peru beat Austria 4 -- 2 but Austria went through in very controversial circumstances . As a sign of protest the complete Olympic delegations of Peru and Colombia left Germany . See Football at the 1936 Summer Olympics . French and Canadian Olympians gave what appeared to be the Nazi salute at the opening ceremony , although they may have been performing the Olympic salute , which is similar , as both are based on the Roman salute .
World Snooker Championship
The World Snooker Championship is the leading snooker tournament both in terms of prestige and prize money . The first championship was held in 1927 and was won by Joe Davis . Davis won the first 15 championships before retiring from the event , undefeated , after his 1946 success . In the 1950s snooker went into a period of decline and the championship was not held after 1952 , although an unofficial championship was held until 1957 . In 1964 the championship was revived on a challenge basis and in 1969 the championship became a knock - out event again . Since 1977 it has been played at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield , England . The tournament is currently played over 17 days and ends on the first Monday in May . In the modern era ( since 1969 ) , the best record is that of Stephen Hendry , who won the title seven times . Steve Davis and Ray Reardon both won six times while Ronnie O'Sullivan has won five titles . The current champion is Mark Williams , who has won the tournament three times .
New Zealand
New Zealand has competitive international teams in rugby union , rugby league , netball , cricket , and softball . New Zealand participated at the Summer Olympics in 1908 and 1912 as a joint team with Australia , before first participating on its own in 1920 . The country has ranked highly on a medals - to - population ratio at recent Games . The `` All Blacks '' , the national rugby union team , are the most successful in the history of international rugby and the reigning World Cup champions .
List of the oldest Scout groups
Many Scout Groups claim the title of Oldest Scout Group in their respective countries .
Long jump
) 1964 Tokyo details Lynn Davies ( GBR ) Ralph Boston ( USA ) Igor Ter - Ovanesyan ( URS ) 1968 Mexico City details Bob Beamon ( USA ) Klaus Beer ( GDR ) Ralph Boston ( USA ) 1972 Munich details Randy Williams ( USA ) Hans Baumgartner ( FRG ) Arnie Robinson ( USA ) 1976 Montreal details Arnie Robinson ( USA ) Randy Williams ( USA ) Frank Wartenberg ( GDR ) 1980 Moscow details Lutz Dombrowski ( GDR ) Frank Paschek ( GDR ) Valeriy Pidluzhnyy ( URS ) 1984 Los Angeles details Carl Lewis ( USA ) Gary Honey ( AUS ) Giovanni Evangelisti ( ITA ) 1988 Seoul details Carl Lewis ( USA ) Mike Powell ( USA ) Larry Myricks ( USA ) 1992 Barcelona details Carl Lewis ( USA ) Mike Powell ( USA ) Joe Greene ( USA ) 1996 Atlanta details Carl Lewis ( USA ) James Beckford ( JAM ) Joe Greene ( USA ) 2000 Sydney details Iván Pedroso ( CUB ) Jai Taurima ( AUS ) Roman Shchurenko ( UKR ) 2004 Athens details Dwight Phillips ( USA ) John Moffitt ( USA ) Joan Lino Martínez ( ESP ) 2008 Beijing details Irving Saladino ( PAN ) Godfrey Khotso Mokoena ( RSA ) Ibrahim Camejo ( CUB ) 2012 London details Greg Rutherford ( GBR ) Mitchell Watt ( AUS ) Will Claye ( USA ) 2016 Rio de Janeiro details Jeff Henderson ( USA ) Luvo Manyonga ( RSA ) Greg Rutherford ( GBR )
Women's association football
In 2002 , FIFA inaugurated a women 's youth championship , officially called the FIFA U-19 Women 's World Championship . The first event was hosted by Canada . The final was an all - CONCACAF affair , with the USA defeating the host Canadians 1 - 0 with an extra-time golden goal . The second event was held in Thailand in 2004 and won by Germany . The age limit was raised to 20 , starting with the 2006 event held in Russia . Demonstrating the increasing global reach of the women 's game , the winners of this event were North Korea . The tournament was renamed the FIFA U-20 Women 's World Cup , effective with the 2008 edition won by the USA in Chile . The current champions are North Korea , who won in Papua New Guinea in 2016 .
Masters Tournament
Masters Tournament Champions ( lifetime ) U.S. Open champions ( five years ) The Open champions ( five years ) PGA champions ( five years ) Winners of the Players Championship ( three years ) Current Olympic Gold Medalist ( one year ) Current U.S. Amateur champion and runner - up Current British Amateur champion Current Asia - Pacific Amateur champion Current U.S. Mid-Amateur champion Current Latin America Amateur champion The first 12 players , including ties , in the previous year 's Masters Tournament The first 4 players , including ties , in the previous year 's U.S. Open The first 4 players , including ties , in the previous year 's Open Championship The first 4 players , including ties , in the previous year 's PGA Championship Winners of PGA Tour regular - season and playoff events that award at least a full - point allocation for the FedEx Cup , starting with the RBC Heritage the week after the Masters to the Shell Houston Open the week beforehand . Those qualifying for the previous year 's season - ending Tour Championship ( top 30 in FedEx Cup prior to tournament ) The 50 leaders on the Final Official World Golf Ranking for the previous calendar year The 50 leaders on the Official World Golf Ranking published during the week prior to the current Masters Tournament
List of FIFA World Cup penalty shoot-outs
This is a list of all penalty shoot - outs that have occurred in the Finals tournament of the FIFA World Cup . Penalty shoot - outs were introduced as tie - breakers in the 1978 World Cup but did not occur before 1982 . The first time a World Cup title was won by penalty shoot - out was in 1994 . The only other time was in 2006 . By the end of the 2018 edition , 30 shoot - outs have taken place in the World Cup . Of these , only two reached the sudden death stage after still being tied at the end of `` best of five kicks '' .
Karnataka
One of the most popular sports in Karnataka is cricket . The state cricket team has won the Ranji Trophy seven times , second only to Mumbai in terms of success . Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore regularly hosts international matches and is also the home of the National Cricket Academy , which was opened in 2000 to nurture potential international players . Many cricketers have represented India and in one international match held in the 1990s ; players from Karnataka composed the majority of the national team . The Royal Challengers Bangalore , an Indian Premier League franchise , the Bengaluru Football Club , an Indian Football League : I - League franchise , the Bengaluru Yodhas , a Pro Wrestling League franchise , the Bengaluru Top Guns , a Premier Badminton League franchise and the Bengaluru Bulls , a Pro Kabaddi League franchise are based in Bangalore . The Karnataka Premier League is an inter-regional Twenty20 cricket tournament played in the state .
2019 AFC Asian Cup
A new trophy , designed by Thomas Lyte , was unveiled at the final draw .
Afghanistan
The Afghanistan national football team has been competing in international football since 1941 . The national team plays its home games at the Ghazi Stadium in Kabul , while football in Afghanistan is governed by the Afghanistan Football Federation . The national team has never competed or qualified for the FIFA World Cup , but has recently won an international football trophy in 2013 . The country also has a national team in the sport of futsal , a 5 - a-side variation of football .
Yuvraj Singh
Yuvraj missed the next game against South Africa due to a niggle but recovered before the semifinal against Australia . In the semifinal , he top - scored with 70 off 30 balls and also hit the longest six of the tournament ( 119 metres ( 390 ft ) off the bowling of Brett Lee ) . India won the match while Yuvraj was awarded another man of the match award . He was dismissed for 14 in the final against Pakistan as India went on to win by five runs and lift the trophy . All players of the victorious Indian team were given cash reward of ₹ 80 lakh by the BCCI while Yuvraj was rewarded with an additional ₹ 1 crore as well as a Porsche 911 by the BCCI vice president Lalit Modi . Yuvraj
National colours of Australia
the Australia cricket team ( one day cricket and Twenty20 cricket ) ; the Australian Summer Olympics team ; the Wallabies ( rugby union ) ; the Kangaroos ( rugby league ) ; the Jillaroos ( rugby league ) ; the Wallaroos ( rugby union ) ; the Diamonds ( netball ) ; the Socceroos ( men 's association football ( soccer ) ) ; the Matildas ( women 's association football ( soccer ) ) ; the Boomers ( men 's basketball ) ; the Opals ( women 's basketball ) ; the Kookaburras ( men 's field hockey ) ; the Hockeyroos ( women 's field hockey ) ; the Mighty Roos ( ice hockey ) ; the Volleyroos ( men 's volleyball ) ; the Australia national baseball team in the World Baseball Classic ; the Australia national lacrosse team ; the Sharks ( lacrosse ) ; Team Australia on UFC The Smashes The Ultimate Fighter : The Smashes the Wizards of Aus Australian men 's roller derby team The Australian Outback Gridiron Team The Australian Powerlifting team
United Kingdom
The UK is closely associated with motorsport . Many teams and drivers in Formula One ( F1 ) are based in the UK , and the country has won more drivers ' and constructors ' titles than any other . The UK hosted the first F1 Grand Prix in 1950 at Silverstone , the current location of the British Grand Prix held each year in July . The UK hosts legs of the Grand Prix motorcycle racing , World Rally Championship and FIA World Endurance Championship . The premier national auto racing event is the British Touring Car Championship . Motorcycle road racing has a long tradition with races such as the Isle of Man TT and the North West 200 . St