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FIFA World Cup
-- Soccer is a football game, in which two teams of 11 players try to
kick or head a ball into the opponents' goal. FFIA is a professional world cup tournament
established on May 21, 1904 in Paris by the football (
soccer) federations of Belgium, Denmark, France, Holland, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland.
The World Cup was founded in 1930 by Frenchman Jules Rimet, the creator of the
world championship games. The cup was designed and made by Abel Lafleur.
Made of pure gold, the cup is 30 cm tall, and weighs 1.82 kg. In 1950 the statuette was named
the Jules Rimet Cup after its founder. It was a trophy passed on to each winner and the
team to win the tournament three times got to keep it. Brasil achieved this in 1970
(Pele is the only player to win the Rimet Cup 3 times, in 1958, 1962 and in 1970).
In 1983 the Cup was stolen and was never found. The FIFA World Cup was
designed by Silvio Gazzanigi of Italy in 1971. Made of 18-carat gold and malachite, the
cup is 36 cm tall and weighs 5 kg. The trophy is passed on to each winning team that
gets to keep an identical (but gold-plated) replica.
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Tennis
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The history of tennis dates back several thousand years in Europe.
The first Wimbledon tennis championship took place in 1877 at the All England Lawn Tennis
and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, UK. The French Open was first held at the Stade de
France in 1891. The US Open was first held in 1881 at Newport, Rhode Island. The Australian Open
tournament was held for the first time in 1905. Wimbledon, the U.S. Open, the French Open,
and the Australian Open (dating to 1905) became and have remained the most prestigious events
in tennis. Together these four events are called the Grand Slam .
Professional Players
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Major League Baseball (MLB)
-- Baseball is a game between two teams of nine players each, played on an enclosed field.
The Major League Baseball (MLB) is the highest level of
play in professional baseball in North America. The MLB, under the direction
of its Commissioner, hires and maintains the sport's umpiring crews, and
negotiates marketing, labor, and television contracts. The Major League
season generally runs from early April through the end of September. In all
there are 30 teams in the two leagues: 16 in the elder National League (NL)
and 14 in the American League (AL). Each team's regular season consists of 162
games, a duration established in 1961. From 1898 to 1960, a 154-game schedule
was played. Games are played predominantly against teams within each league
through an unbalanced schedule which heavily favors divisional play.
Professional Teams &
Players
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National Football League (NFL)
-- U.S. football is a game played with a ball on a
rectangular field, 100 yards in length, with goal lines and goal posts at either end.
Opposing teams of 11 players each attempt to gain possession of the ball and advance
it by means of running and passing plays across the opponent's goal line. A
team doing so scores a touchdown, worth six points, and then has the opportunity
to kick the ball over the goalpost crossbar for one extra point.
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The first professional
football
game in the United States took place in 1895 in the town of Latrobe, Pennsylvania, between a team
representing Latrobe and a team from Jeannette, Pennsylvania. In the
following 10 years many professional teams were formed. During its
early years the professional game attracted only limited public
support. In 1920 the American Professional Football Association (APFA) was
formally organized. The APFA gave way in 1922 to the National Football League (NFL).
Thereafter, professional football attracted larger numbers of first-rate college players, and the
increased patronage made the league economically viable. The NFL includes American Football
Conference (AFC) and National Football Conference (NFC) with six division format. The NFL
currently consists of 32 teams, in major cities of the United States.
The Pro Football Hall of Fame's was alos established to appreciate
people who singficantly contributed to the U.S. professional football field.
Professional Teams &
Players
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The PGA of America
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Founded in 1916, The PGA of America is the largest working sports organization in the world,
comprised of more than 28,000 dedicated men and women promoting the game of golf to everyone,
everywhere. The Association’s origins date back to 1916 led by Rodman Wanamaker, to promote
the game of golf and help
elevate the vocation of the golf professional. Among other things, that meeting led to the
first PGA Championship, held later that same year. Today the PGA Championship is one of
golf’s four major championships, and the trophy given to the winner
still bears Wanamaker’s name.
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Professional Tournaments Organizers &
Events
PGA Tour
About - FBR Open
B.C. Open
Bay Hill Invitational
BellSouth Classic
Bell Canadian Open
Bob Hope Chrysler Classic
Bruno's Memorial Classic
Buick Open
Charity Championship
FedEx St. Jude Classic
Greater Greensboro Chrysler Classic
Kroger Senior Classic
Las Vegas Invitational
State Farm Classic
Texas Open
The Blue Angels Classic
The Buick Invitational
The Chrysler Championship
The Phoenix Open
Toshiba Senior Classic
Tucson Open
Williams World Challenge
More Professional Tournaments
World Golf Championships -
Events sponsored by the European Tour, the Japan Golf Tour, the PGA TOUR, the PGA Tour of Australasia and the Southern Africa Tour.
PGA Tour of Australasia -
Tournament news, event schedules, results and statistics and photo galleries
Asian Tour -
Tournament news, event schedules, results and statistics and photo galleries and player information. -
Evian Masters -
Full details of this French tournament along with results and statistics and photo galleries and player information.
Women's British Open -
Tournament news, event schedules, results and statistics and photo galleries plus information for spectators.
Australian Open -
Tournament news, event schedules, results and statistics, photo galleries plus player profiles and general information.
Japan Golf Tour Events -
Tournament news, event schedules, results and statistics, photo galleries plus details from past years.
BMW Asian Open -
A tournament played in Taipei, Taiwan and sponsored by both the European and the Asian Davidoff tour.
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