Questions tagged [history]
Questions relating to the past history of a sport, such as regarding past players, team records, older generations of equipment, etc. Questions using this tag must also be tagged with the specific sport in question.
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Why was the Cup Winner's Cup abandoned?
Don't know if many people remember watching European football back then but I always enjoyed the Cup Winner's Cup. I was wondering why UEFA decided to get rid of the competition and effectively merge ...
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Man of the series award for two players
I read a post about sharing the man of the match award between two players.
Is there any instance happened in cricket history that the player of the series award got shared?
If yes, please provide ...
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The history of promotion and relegation in English football
How exactly did the system of promotion and relegation come about in English football? Specifically, what were the driving forces that made it such an intrinsic part of the game?
As an American ...
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Gold, silver, and bronze medal sweep in Winter Olympics by a single country?
I am proud to see that the Dutch athletes have now obtained Gold, Silver and Bronze for one event, and that even twice.
When trying to figure out whether this happened before, I found several ...
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Can the Duckworth-Lewis method result in a tie?
Is it possible for a match to be tied after applying the Duckworth-Lewis method?
Are there notable instances of this occurring?
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What is the significance of the Olympic logo?
I'm curious about the history and meaning of the five ring Olympic logo. When was this logo designed, and does it have any symbolic meaning?
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When did the football match time fixed to 90 minutes?
As the international football matches are being played for several years. It may have different playing time/periods in the beginning.
I would like to know two things,
Is there any play time for ...
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What is the significance of the Olympic Village?
During the Olympics, I know that athletes stay in the Olympic Village At the 2008 Olympic Games, Beijing built an Olympic Village.
What is the significance of Olympic Village? Couldn't athletes stay ...
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Has the Super Bowl ever been played on the opening day of the Olympics?
Have the two events ever been simultaneous?
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Olympic medalist in both the Summer and Winter Olympics
Has anyone ever won Olympic medals in both the Summer and Winter Olympics?
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Is there a tennis Grand Slam winner with a lower career high ranking than #15?
I was involved in a discussion on the "worst" singles Grand Slam winner and we were trying to think of the player with the lowest career high ranking as a possible candidate. Mark Edmondson was dug ...
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Any historical sports with instant-win moves?
I was recently watching Harry Potter (because I'm super-cool), and it occurred to me: has there ever been a sport that had something akin to catching the snitch in Quidditch, where the game ...
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Have any cricket matches been stopped for reasons other than weather/lighting?
A cricket match can be stopped due to weather conditions (rain) or bad light before getting the result.
Have any international matches been stopped before getting the result for any reasons besides ...
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Origin of this generic hockey photo
In my experience, whenever some group, company or organization wants to feature an image of hockey in their print or display media, they use the generic image below that seems to come from an actual ...
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Football and 19 34
I received a sweater several years ago with embroidery on the front. The image shows the outline of a old-time (American) football team with the numbers 19 34. Every time I wear it, people ask me ...
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What is the difference between "retired out" and "retired not out" in cricket?
I have seen the terms on scoreboard like: "retired out" or "retired not out". What does it mean and what is the different between there?
Reference:
Mohammad Hafeez was retired out in ICC Champions ...
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Highest award for sports in worldwide
Which is the highest award for sports in worldwide?
Is there anything for separate sports (like Cricket)?
Or anything like worldwide award?
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Why are points awarded 2 and 3 in basketball?
Why is a regular shot worth 2 points and a "Three pointer" worth 3 points in basketball? Wouldn't it have made more sense to have points given in the 1 and 2 point style?
Can someone explain why and ...
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How numbers are assigned to football players?
Usually you can not see any other player with number 1 except goalkeeper. I've never seen forward with number 2,3,4,5 or 6.
So, how numbers are assigned to players?
All I could find out was that ...
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Why don't any USA professional leagues use promotion/relegation?
Promotion/relegation is a competition format that is often used in many countries for professional leagues as a way to have many teams participate and yet not dilute the top level of play, by only ...
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What is the longest six in cricket history?
Calculating the distance of the six hit by the batsmen is a new trend.
I'd searched for longest six of cricket, some said it's from Shahid Afridi, some said, it's MSD and some saying Yuvi.
I would ...
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Won a set without dropping a point [closed]
Has anyone ever won a set in a grand slam without dropping a single point?
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what is the record for a team being awarded a penalty in consecutive soccer matches?
What is the record for a team being awarded a penalty in consecutive soccer matches?
Leicester City FC currently have 5 in a row, all being converted by the same person, and have 8 for the season.
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Is it allowed to wear inner gloves while batting in cricket?
We can see the wicket keepers always wearing inner gloves on field.
Is it permitted for a batsman to wear inner gloves while batting in
cricket?
Is there any batsman wear them in international ...
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When did the fifty-overs format for One-day international matches comes in practice?
In the early days of ODI cricket, the number of overs was generally 60
overs per side, and matches were also played with 40, 45 or 55 overs
per side, but now it has been uniformly fixed at 50 ...
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When was the first tri-series for cricket held?
Tri-series is a series/tournament with three nations playing for the trophy.
When was the first international tri-series for cricket matches held?
Which nations participated in it and who was the ...
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Why do long distance triathlon (ironman) races have the running course through paved roads?
After looking through a number of ironman (*) running race courses, it seems all of them are laid out to run through cities, which implies paved/asphalt roads. Is that because this way it makes it ...
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Highest score in an international field hockey match
At the 1932 Summer Olympics, India defeated the USA with a score of 24-1.
Is this match the highest scoring match ever at international level?
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Particularly unconventional fielding positioning in baseball/softball
I have never seen fielders in positions that would hardly be recognisable as the "standard" positions, and probably for good reason. (I mean a positioning where a casual observer might have difficulty ...
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What is the oldest and active olympic sport?
Wrestling is one of the oldest olympic sport which was removed from olympics since 1904.
I need to know,
What is the oldest olympic sport that continued till now?
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What is the oldest documented sport?
What's the oldest documented sport in the world's history?
Defining "documented sport" as a written list of the results of a competition, such as player rankings or time or points or a written set of ...
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Are there any notable cricketing baseballers or baseball-playing cricketers?
Are there any attempts (in history or today) of top-level baseball players (cricketers) having a shot at "higher-level" cricket (baseball) (and perhaps succeeding in some sort of way)? I do not mean ...
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Sequence of national/team flags on cricket ground
In every cricket match there are flags which are placed around the edge of the cricket stadium as shown in the figure.
I think it is done for all the sports played (though not sure about it).
My ...
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What is a dynasty in sports? [closed]
Now that the Blackhawks have won the cup twice in four years can they be considered a dynasty?
More importantly what is the definition of a professional team sport dynasty?
I vaguely recall, from ...
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Color of the sprint jersey in Tour de Suisse?
Tour de Suisse has two separate jerseys for sprints competition (based only on points from intermediate sprints) and points competition (where the points obtained from placement in stages are included;...
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How many football teams have won the treble?
Winning the "treble" means winning the three main titles of the season:
Continental championship (e.g. Champions League)
National league championship
National cup title
How many teams in ...
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Penalty runs for hitting on to the helmet of the wicket keeper which he is wearing
As the answers here acknowledge that if the ball hits the helmet behind the wicket keeper then 5 runs are given to the batting side as obstructing the field.
My question is will the same apply if the ...
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Why are cricket bats only made from certain types of trees?
I often hear people mention the bat made out of English Willow. Why are certain types of trees prefered?
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what actually is considered obstructing the field in cricket
What are the things considered as obstructing the field in cricket,
as like the match played between KKR and PWI in which Yusuf Pathan was given out obstructing the field as he pushed the ball with ...
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What were the reason behind the current offsides rules in football (soccer)? Also why have they been changed throughout its history? [duplicate]
I know the offside rule in football, but how did the current ruling come about? Along history, there have been numerous modifications to this particular rule.
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Why there is no number 13 in Formula 1?
Why is number 13 not used in Formula 1? Is it just superstition? Was the number ever used?
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What happens if the result of match was found wrong after the match day?
Consider a situation where Team A and Team B are playing a cricket match,
Team A scored some odd runs (lets assume 250 runs).
Team B is chasing the score, while chasing they require 2 runs from a ...
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Origin of the term "Heavy Ball"?
I have often heard commentators describe particular bowlers as having a "heavy ball". By context, this seems to refer to a fast bowler being able to bowl a delivery that seems to impact the bat with ...
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What is the red zone in rugby (or American football) and how did it get that name?
What is the red zone in rugby (or American football) and how did it get the name red zone? I couldn't see anything mentioned about this in the Wikipedia page for both games.
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Is "The Blues" a nickname for the St. Louis Blues [closed]
I'm not sure how this came up, but there was some discussion as to whether or not is it acceptable to refer to 'The Blues' as St. Louis hockey team's nickname?
Specifically: "is it acceptable for ...
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How many times have the team batting first declared innings and then lost the match by innings?
In the recently completed test match of Aus Vs India, Australia lost by an innings even after declaring their first innings. How many times have this happened in Test cricket? Are there any reference ...
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Why does Northern Ontario get their own entry in curling events such as the Brier?
Was watching a few old highlights of the Brief from the 50's today, and found that Northern Ontario always had their own entry, even then. Is there a reason why even thought it's not it's own province,...
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What factors could have contributed to the fall of the Oakland Raiders?
The Raiders of the 70's claimed the best winning percentage of any team in all of professional sports.
However, although they played in the Super Bowl in 2002, the Raiders followed that with seven ...
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Los Angeles Lakers info? [closed]
When did the Lakers come into existence?
When did they win their first championship?
When did they become the Lakers?
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What are the reasons that cricket is not included in the Olympics? [closed]
I found online that it was last played in the 1900 Olympics. It hasn't been played since. What are the reasons that cricket is no longer included as an Olympic sport?
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