In the 1850s, the London-made Staunton chess set became the most popular style of chessboard and was adopted for the first official World Chess Championship (the first international chess tournament) in 1886, between Wilhelm Steinitz of Austria and Johannes Zukertort of Poland. There had been un...
‘Graded drivers’ – in essence and summary, drivers who had scored points twice in the Top Six of a Grand Prix in the previous two years, and the World, F2, Indy, and Can Am Champs of the previous year – were ineligible for Euro F2 championship points. In 1970 Rindt won at Thruxt...
League's Kansas City Chiefs in 1966, he started for them in the first AFL-NFL World Championship Game, and was on the Chiefs team that won the 1969 AFL Championship and then defeated the NFL's heavily favored Minnesota Vikings in the fourth and final AFL-NFL World Championship Game. ...
Additionally, USA Football fields junior and adult U.S. Tackle National Teams to compete in IFAF events. USA Football’s Women’s Tackle National Team, led by head coachCallie Brownson, won gold at the 2022 IFAF Women's World Championship. USA Football’s U.S. National Team...
Dale Oen's gold at the 2008 European Championships made him the first Norwegian male to win a medal at a major international long course championship. Dale Oen got his international breakthrough in 2005, placing seventh in the 100-metre breaststroke during the 2005 World Aquatics Championships. ...
The All Blacks recently celebrated an eighth consecutive year as the world No. 1 ranked side and successfully defended their Rugby Championship title against Australia, South Africa, and Argentina. The 2016 Player of the Year Barrett has continued to shine for his country and was rewarded at th...