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History of association football: History and Key Facts

The history of association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, stretches back to at least medieval times.

James Naismith with a soccer ball and a basket.

History of basketball: History and Key Facts

Basketball began with its invention in 1891 in Springfield, Massachusetts, by Canadian physical education instructor James Naismith as a less injury-prone sport than football.

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History of cricket: History and Key Facts

The sport of cricket has a known history beginning in the late 16th century England.

A roofless Centre Court in the early stages of redevelopment.

History of tennis: History and Key Facts

The racket sport traditionally named lawn tennis was invented in Edgbaston, Birmingham, England, and is now commonly known simply as tennis.

Ansel Adams: Baseball game at Manzanar War Relocation Center, Owens Valley, California, 1943. Summary: Japanese Americans observe an amateur baseball game in progress; one-story buildings and mountains in the background. Seventh in a series of pictures from Ansel Adams' stay at the Japanese-American relocation camp i

History of baseball: History and Key Facts

The history of baseball can be broken down into various aspects: by era, by locale, by organizational-type, game evolution, as well as by political and cultural influence.

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History of the National Football League: History and Key Facts

The National Football League (NFL) was founded in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association (APFA) with ten teams from four states, all of whom existed in some form as participants o

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Paralympic Games: History and Key Facts

The Paralympic Games or Paralympics is a periodic series of international multisport events involving athletes with a range of disabilities.

painting of an ancient Sumo competition

History of sport: History and Key Facts

The history of sports extends back to the Ancient world in 7000 BC.

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Compulsory figures: History and Key Facts

Compulsory figures or school figures were formerly a segment of figure skating, and gave the sport its name.

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Demise and revival of compulsory figures: History and Key Facts

The demise and revival of compulsory figures occurred, respectively, in 1990, when the International Skating Union (ISU) removed compulsory figures from international single skating competitions,

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GOAT (sports culture): History and Key Facts

In sports culture, fans, commentators and participants have engaged in discussions regarding a sport's greatest of all time, often referred to by the abbreviation GOAT.

Overcoat (left) and topcoat (right) from The Gazette of Fashion, 1872. 5 – 1872.

Victorian masculinity: History and Key Facts

During the Victorian era, there were, as in all eras, certain social expectations that the separate genders were expected to adhere to in the United Kingdom and the British Empire.