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	Henley Royal Regatta by The Ovi Team March 16th 1839; the first Henley Royal Regatta is held. Henley Royal Regatta is a rowing event held every year on the River Thames by the town of Henley-on-Thames, England. The Royal Regatta is sometimes referred to as Henley Regatta, its original name p
	When Lance and Oprah sentenced sports to death by Thanos Kalamidas One of the obvious signs of a psychopath is the lack of remorse, manipulating behaviour, difficulty in clearly difference good of evil and egocentricity. Some of the signs. There are far more and psychologists still investigate but the last few days we we
	Pele's 1,000th by The Ovi Team November 19th 1969; Brazilian soccer great Pele scores his 1,000th professional goal in a game, against Vasco da Gama in Rio de Janeiro's Maracana stadium. It was a major milestone in an illustrious career that included three World Cup championships.

	The oldest heavyweight champ in history by The Ovi Team On November 5, 1994, 45-year-old George Foreman knocks out 26-year-old Michael Moorer and becomes the oldest heavyweight champ in the history of boxing. Foreman had been the champ once before, until Muhammed Ali took the belt from him in 1974's "R
	In the Roman arena between sports and doping by Thanos Kalamidas The summer that is coming is an all sports summer with the London Olympics to hold the top sport event of the year and the European nation's championship to follow. But the sports summer is coming after a very dark winter where the event that won all the
	Jim Clark killed by The Ovi Team April 7th 1968; Motor racing world champion Jim Clark was killed in a car crash during a Formula Two race at Hockenheim. Clark, 32, was at the wheel of his Lotus-Cosworth which left the track at 170mph (274km/h), somersaulted through the air and collided
	Nurmi breaks two world records by The Ovi Team January 6th 1925; Finnish long-distance runner Paavo Nurmi steps up to the starting line in New York's Madison Square Garden in his first U.S. appearance. Anticipation for the moment had been building steadily since Nurmi's arrival in America four weeks
	Olympic silent protest by The Ovi Team October 17th 1968; two black American athletes have made history at the Mexico Olympics by staging a silent protest against racial discrimination. Tommie Smith and John Carlos, gold and bronze medallists in the 200m, stood with their heads bowed and a bla
	Johnson loses Olympic gold by The Ovi Team September 27th 1988; Sprinter Ben Johnson has been sent home from the Seoul Olympic Games in disgrace. The Canadian has also been stripped of his 100m gold medal after testing positive for drugs. Johnson has just arrived home in Toronto and has said he wi
	Ali defeats Spinks by The Ovi Team September 15th 1978; boxer Muhammad Ali defeats Leon Spinks at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans to win the world heavyweight boxing title for the third time in his career, the first fighter ever to do so. Following his victory, Ali retired from boxi
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