This week in Sports History
1899 –
E J (Ned) Gregory, cricketer (one Test for Aust), dies
1962 – 1st US satellite to reach the moon launched
1950 – 1st major league day game completed under lights (Phils 6, Braves 5)
1952 – Bob Cain of Browns & Bob Feller of Indians each pitch a one-hitter
What’s happening this weekend:
| Friday 24 | Sport | Details |
| Football | Córdoba v Athletic | |
| Football | Mainz 05 v Schalke 04 | |
| Tennis | ATP BRD Nastase Tiriac Trophy, Bucharest, Romania., Barcelona, Spain. Stuttgart, Germany. |
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| Tennis | ATP Barcelona Open BancSabadell | |
| Tennis | WTA N Porsche Tennis Grand Prix , | |
| Golf | USPGA Champions Tour: Bass Pro Shops Legends of Golf at Big Cedar Lodge, Top of the Rock & Buffalo Ridge Springs Course, Ridgedale, Missouri, USA. | |
| Golf | European Tour: Volvo China Open, Tomson Shanghai Pudong GC, Shanghai, China. | |
| Golf | LPGA Tour: Swinging Skirts LPGA Classic, San Francisco, California, United States of America. | |
| Golf | USPGA Tour: Zurich Classic of New Orleans, TPC Louisiana, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. | |
| Horseracing | Kilbeggan (EV) | |
| Horseracing | Plumpton (EV) | |
| Horseracing | Doncaster | |
| Horseracing | Chepstow (EV) (HC) | |
| Horseracing | Perth | |
| Horseracing | Sandown Park | |
| Horseracing | Dundalk (AW) (EV) |
| Saturday 25 | Sport | Details |
| Football | Espanyol v Barcelona | |
| Football | Getafe CF v Levante | |
| Football | Real Sociedad v Villarreal | |
| Football | Atlético Madrid v Elche | |
| Football | Southampton v Tottenham | |
| Football | Stoke City v Sunderland | |
| Football | Burnley FC v Leicester City | |
| Football | Crystal Palace v Hull City | |
| Football | QPR v West Ham | |
| Football | Man City v Aston Villa | |
| Football | West Brom v Liverpool | |
| Football | Newcastle v Swansea City | |
| Football | Hannover 96 v Hoffenheim | |
| Football | Dortmund v Eintracht | |
| Football | 1. FC Köln v Bayer | |
| Football | Hamburger SV v FC Augsburg | |
| Football | Bayern Munich v Hertha BSC | |
| Football | VfB Stuttgart v SC Freiburg | |
| Football | Paderborn v Werder | |
| Football | Mönchengladbach v Wolfsburg | |
| Tennis | ATP BRD Nastase Tiriac Trophy, Bucharest, Romania., Barcelona, Spain. Stuttgart, Germany. |
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| Tennis | ATP Barcelona Open BancSabadell | |
| Tennis | WTA N Porsche Tennis Grand Prix , | |
| Golf | USPGA Champions Tour: Bass Pro Shops Legends of Golf at Big Cedar Lodge, Top of the Rock & Buffalo Ridge Springs Course, Ridgedale, Missouri, USA. | |
| Golf | European Tour: Volvo China Open, Tomson Shanghai Pudong GC, Shanghai, China. | |
| Golf | LPGA Tour: Swinging Skirts LPGA Classic, San Francisco, California, United States of America. | |
| Golf | USPGA Tour: Zurich Classic of New Orleans, TPC Louisiana, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. | |
| Horseracing | Leicester | |
| Horseracing | Haydock Park | |
| Horseracing | Doncaster (EV) | |
| Horseracing | Ripon | |
| Horseracing | Sandown Park | |
| Horseracing | Wolverhampton (AW) (EV) | |
| Horseracing | Limerick |
| Sunday 26 | Sport | Details |
| Football | Málaga v Deportivo | |
| Football | Almería v Eibar | |
| Football | Celta Vigo v Real Madrid | |
| Football | Sevilla v Rayo | |
| Football | Everton v Man United | |
| Football | Arsenal v Chelsea | |
| Tennis | ATP BRD Nastase Tiriac Trophy, Bucharest, Romania., Barcelona, Spain. Stuttgart, Germany. |
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| Tennis | ATP Barcelona Open BancSabadell | |
| Tennis | WTA N Porsche Tennis Grand Prix , | |
| Golf | USPGA Champions Tour: Bass Pro Shops Legends of Golf at Big Cedar Lodge, Top of the Rock & Buffalo Ridge Springs Course, Ridgedale, Missouri, USA. | |
| Golf | European Tour: Volvo China Open, Tomson Shanghai Pudong GC, Shanghai, China. | |
| Golf | LPGA Tour: Swinging Skirts LPGA Classic, San Francisco, California, United States of America. | |
| Golf | USPGA Tour: Zurich Classic of New Orleans, TPC Louisiana, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. | |
| Horseracing | Chelmsford City (AW) | |
| Horseracing | Gowran Park | |
| Horseracing | Wetherby |
“The problem with winter sports is that — follow me closely here — they generally take place in winter.”
― Dave Barry