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[Archive 2010-01-03] NHL: Boston Bruins win Winter Classic in overtime

Historical Wikinews report from 2010-01-03. The Boston Bruins won against the Philadelphia Flyers at Boston's historic Fenway Park becoming the first home team to win th

[Archive 2009-01-11] Cristiano Ronaldo crashes Ferrari at Manchester Airport

Historical Wikinews report from 2009-01-11. Portuguese football player Cristiano Ronaldo has been involved in a car crash in Manchester, in the United Kingdom. The Manch

[Archive 2007-09-29] 2007 Mead Cup Soccer Tournament Results

Historical Wikinews report from 2007-09-29. CENTERVILLE - According to its Web site, the 2007 Mead Cup Soccer Tournament declared the following teams champions within th

[Archive 2012-08-20] Sydney welcomes home the Australian Olympic Team

Historical Wikinews report from 2012-08-20. Earlier today, in the city's central business district, the Australian Olympic Team were welcomed home in the first of a seri

[Archive 2012-03-25] Softball Australia, federal government reaffirm support for indigenous softball

Historical Wikinews report from 2012-03-25. Hawker, Canberra — Last night at the Hawker International Softball Centre, Softball Australia, the Australian Sport Commissio

[Archive 2009-05-17] English Football: Manchester United clinch Premier League title

Historical Wikinews report from 2009-05-17. Manchester United needed just one point to clinch the Premier League title Saturday and a 0–0 draw with Arsenal gave them tha

[Archive 2012-09-02] Canada women's national wheelchair basketball team gets its first win of London Paralympics

Historical Wikinews report from 2012-09-02. London, England — Yesterday at London's Basketball Arena, the Canada women's national wheelchair basketball team earned their

[Archive 2008-08-11] Olympic highlights: August 11, 2008

Historical Wikinews report from 2008-08-11. August 11, 2008 is the third main day of the 2008 Olympic games, the below article lists some of the highlights. As a lot of

[Archive 2015-07-19] Formula One driver Jules Bianchi dies aged 25

Historical Wikinews report from 2015-07-19. French Formula One (F1) driver Jules Bianchi died on Friday night at age 25, nine months after his serious accident at the 20

[Archive 2012-03-27] Australian field archers vie for spot at World Championships

Historical Wikinews report from 2012-03-27. Tuggeranong, Canberra — The second day of the Australian National Archery Championships was underway today at the Tuggeranong

[Archive 2007-12-07] "What Olympics?" say 34 percent of Canadians about 2010

Historical Wikinews report from 2007-12-07. While the Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games may be hard at work, constructing s

[Archive 2013-08-12] Dibaba’s comeback: Long-distance track star wins her first World Championship title since 2007

Historical Wikinews report from 2013-08-12. Tirunesh Dibaba won her first World Championship title in six years, coming first in the 10,000 meter race at the IAAF World

[Archive 2009-03-17] FIFA receives eleven bids for 2018 and 2022 World Cups

Historical Wikinews report from 2009-03-17. FIFA has received 11 bids to host the 2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cup tournaments, an international football competition contest

[Archive 2008-02-10] Egypt wins 2008 Africa Cup of Nations

Historical Wikinews report from 2008-02-10. The Egyptian national football team became Africa Cup of Nations champions for the sixth time in the history of the competiti

[Archive 2015-08-23] Vintage plane crashes into road during Shoreham Airshow in England

Historical Wikinews report from 2015-08-23. Police warn more bodies may remain to be found after yesterday's crash of a vintage jet killed at least seven people. The Haw

[Archive 2018-05-25] Italian club Napoli appoints Carlo Ancelotti as new manager

Historical Wikinews report from 2018-05-25. On Wednesday, Italian football club SSC Napoli announced Carlo Ancelotti as their new manager via their official website. Anc

[Archive 2008-05-03] Olympic torch reaches Hong Kong

Historical Wikinews report from 2008-05-03. The Olympic torch has returned to Chinese soil. More than 1 million Hong Kong residents and visitors ignored light showers on

[Archive 2007-01-21] A1 Grand Prix Taupo, New Zealand results

Historical Wikinews report from 2007-01-21. It was Taupo, New Zealand's turn to host the sixth race A1 Grand Prix (A1GP) contest, it is also the first A1GP competition t

[Archive 2025-03-10] India defeats New Zealand to win 2025 Champions Trophy

Historical Wikinews report from 2025-03-10. On March 9, at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium, India defeated New Zealand by four wickets to win the 2025 Champions

[Archive 2009-03-17] Australian Senate to decide sport footage ownership

Historical Wikinews report from 2009-03-17. An inquiry set up by the Australian Senate will decide where footage taken at sporting events can run. The inquiry was set up

[Archive 2016-07-07] Fernando Torres signs contract extension with Atlético Madrid

Historical Wikinews report from 2016-07-07. Spanish footballer Fernando Torres has signed a one-year contract extension with the capital-based club Atlético Madrid, the

[Archive 2015-03-30] UEFA Euro 2016 qualification match abandoned after brawl in Montenegro

Historical Wikinews report from 2015-03-30. The UEFA Euro 2016 qualification match between Montenegro and Russia on Friday was abandoned after players and coaching staff

[Archive 2006-09-09] Bathurst to host Brock tribute

Historical Wikinews report from 2006-09-09. The city of Bathurst, home of the Mount Panorama race circuit in Central Western New South Wales will host a "fitting tribute

[Archive 2008-04-15] MLB: Joba Chamberlain leaves Yankees to be with ill father

Historical Wikinews report from 2008-04-15. American Major League Baseball relief pitcher Joba Chamberlain of the New York Yankees returned a call to his sister after an

[Archive 2007-11-26] European runners win the 2007 Taipei 101 Run Up

Historical Wikinews report from 2007-11-26. Over 2,000 people, world-class runners, corporate teams and individual people, participated in the challenge to climb 2046 st

[Archive 2008-01-07] TWTC Nangang will be included into 2008 Tour de Taiwan

Historical Wikinews report from 2008-01-07. The 20th Tour de Taiwan, sponsored by Atunas, organized by Chinese Taipei Cycling Association, will be raced on March 9 to 16

[Archive 2008-09-06] 'Invitational Games for the Deaf, Taipei 2008' starts, new slogan for 2009 Summer Deaflympics unveiled

Historical Wikinews report from 2008-09-06. The invitation games features several sports including table tennis, soccer, judo, karate, and taekwondo. The events took pla

[Archive 2021-01-04] Uruguayan Language Academy rejects FA sanction against Edinson Cavani as 'poverty of cultural and linguistic knowledge'

Historical Wikinews report from 2021-01-04. On Friday, the Uruguay language academy shared a statement rejecting football player Edinson Cavani's ban of three matches an

[Archive 2014-03-03] International Paralympic Committee comments on Russian adherence to Olympic Truce

Historical Wikinews report from 2014-03-03. In the past few days, Russian troops entered the Ukrainian Crimea and took control of a number of strategic locations, includ

[Archive 2013-07-17] Wikinews interviews Spanish Paralympic track and field athlete Alberto Suárez Laso

Historical Wikinews report from 2013-07-17. With the IPC Athletics World Championships scheduled to start this Friday, Wikinews interviewed Spanish T12 classified long d

[Archive 2007-07-28] European football: Santa Cruz to Rovers

Historical Wikinews report from 2007-07-28. Paraguayan footballer Roque Santa Cruz has left Bayern Munich for Blackburn Rovers. Roque Santa Cruz signed a four year deal.

[Archive 2013-09-23] Fremantle defeat Sydney, qualify for 2013 Australian Football League Grand Final

Historical Wikinews report from 2013-09-23. The Fremantle Dockers defeated the Sydney Swans 99 to 74 this past Saturday in their Australian Football League preliminary f

[Archive 2007-12-10] Anarchists threaten "mayhem" at 2010 Olympics

Historical Wikinews report from 2007-12-10. On Saturday night, anarchists reportedly hurled pieces of pavement through the windows of a Royal Bank location, demonstratin

[Archive 2006-11-11] Mets; Citigroup agree to 20 year sponsorship deal

Historical Wikinews report from 2006-11-11. The New York Mets baseball team has agreed to a 20-year sponsorship deal with financial house Citigroup for the team's new ba

[Archive 2015-04-22] US Soccer: S2 lose two on the road

Historical Wikinews report from 2015-04-22. Seattle based soccer club Seattle Sounders FC 2 (S2) lost their initial two away games of the season despite having entered t

[Archive 2008-08-27] Kevin Duckworth, former NBA All-star and Trail Blazer dies age 44

Historical Wikinews report from 2008-08-27. Former American National Basketball Association (NBA) basketball star Kevin Duckworth has died at age 44. The former Portland

[Archive 2008-03-09] China kills suspected terrorists, prevents 'air disaster'

Historical Wikinews report from 2008-03-09. In two separate cases, Chinese police have captured and killed suspected terrorists apparently targeting the 2008 Summer Olym

[Archive 2013-12-17] Wikinews interviews former Matilda's player Sarah Walsh about Australian women's soccer

Historical Wikinews report from 2013-12-17. Earlier this week, Wikinews interviewed Sarah Walsh, a former Australian women's national soccer team (Matilidas) player, abo

[Archive 2009-01-09] Florida wins BCS National Championship Game over Oklahoma

Historical Wikinews report from 2009-01-09. The Florida Gators defeated the Oklahoma Sooners by a score of 24 to 14 last night's FedEx BCS National Championship Game to

[Archive 2017-03-24] Podolski plays his last international match; scores the winner

Historical Wikinews report from 2017-03-24. On Wednesday, Poland-born German football player Lukas Podolski played his last international game, a friendly match, against

[Archive 2011-03-25] New Zealand enters semi-finals as South Africa fails again in Cricket World Cup

Historical Wikinews report from 2011-03-25. South Africa crashed out of the 2011 Cricket World Cup after being beaten by New Zealand in the quarterfinals, played at Mirp

[Archive 2011-03-06] High school basketball star dies after making game-winning shot in overtime

Historical Wikinews report from 2011-03-06. Friday, Fennville, Michigan high school athlete Wes Leonard, 16 years old, suddenly collapsed on the basketball court after m

[Archive 2008-08-14] Olympic highlights: August 14, 2008

Historical Wikinews report from 2008-08-14. August 14, 2008 is the sixth main day of the 2008 Olympic games, the below article lists some of the highlights. China won bo

[Archive 2008-07-21] 2008 Leisure Taiwan: Safety first before sporting

Historical Wikinews report from 2008-07-21. Since current issues involving oil price increases, energy-saving and carbon-decreasing have gained public attention, the bic

[Archive 2013-02-02] Canberra Capitals extinguish the Fire, 76–68

Historical Wikinews report from 2013-02-02. Canberra, Australia — Last night the Canberra Capitals women's basketball team defeated Townsville Fire 76–68 in a bruising e

[Archive 2008-05-06] Boy stops wearing Brett Favre jersey after four years

Historical Wikinews report from 2008-05-06. After 1,581 consecutive days (just shy of 4 years and 4 months), David Witthoft of Connecticut has stopped wearing his #4 Bre

[Archive 2009-07-23] Ivory Coast fined US$47,000 by FIFA over March stampede

Historical Wikinews report from 2009-07-23. FIFA, the Fédération Internationale de Football Association or International Federation of Association Football, has fined th

[Archive 2011-04-10] Baseball player Manny Ramirez retires after testing positive for performance-enhancing drug

Historical Wikinews report from 2011-04-10. Champion Tampa Bay Rays baseball player Manny Ramirez, 38, notified the MLB on Friday that he would retire after being notifi