17-year-old darts prodigy Luke Littler became the youngest-ever World Darts Champion.
Lebron and Bronny James became the first father-son duo to play in an NBA game together.
The Philadelphia Eagles beat the Green Bay Packers 34-29 in Brazil in the first NFL game in South America.
The Summer Olympic Games opening ceremony was held outdoors for the first time ever.
Manchester City became the first English Premier League soccer team to win four consecutive seasons.
The Detroit Pistons NBA team broke records after losing their 27th consecutive basketball game.
Uruguay defeated Italy 1-0 in La Plata, Argentina, to win their first FIFA U-20 World Cup.
Argentina managed to snatch victory away from France at the last second in the 2022 FIFA World Cup Final.
FIFA World Cup 2022 kicked off in Qatar.
USA's men's hockey team beat Canada's for the first time in 12 years.
A pair of Michael Jordan's 1984 Nike Air Ships broke the record for the highest-selling sneakers at auction.
Legendary soccer player Cristiano Ronaldo broke the men's record for the most international goals.
Argentinian soccer legend Lionel Messi officially announced his transfer to Paris Saint-Germain.
Platform diver Tom Daley won his first Olympic gold medal in men's synchronized diving, 13 years after his first Olympic games.
Italy won their second EUFA Euro soccer title after defeating England in penalty shootouts.
Carl Nassib became the first openly-gay NFL player to play a regular-season game.
Lionel Messi broke Pelé's record for the most goals with one soccer club.
Three thousand five hundred women in Iran were allowed to attend a soccer match for the first time in 40 years.
Babe Ruth's baseball jersey became the most expensive sports memorabilia when it sold for $5.6 million.
Simon Pagenaud of France finished the 2016 Indy 500 just two-tenths of a second ahead of Alexander Rossi.
Li Na became the first Asian-born tennis player to be entered into the International Tennis Hall of Fame.
The World Surf League closed the gender pay gap by giving equal prizes to all genders.
France defeated Croatia 4-2 to win their second FIFA World Cup.
The 21st Commonwealth Games officially began on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.
The Women's International Soccer team played at a world record altitude of 18,999 ft at Kilimanjaro.
Tennis sisters went head-to-head when Serena Williams beat Venus Williams 6-4, 6-4 at the Australian Open Women's Tennis.
The 85-year-old athlete Ed Whitlock broke a world record after completing a sub-4-hour marathon.
Georgian heavyweight-lifting champion Lasha Talakhadze smashed a world record by lifting an incredible 473 kg.
Australian swimmer Kyle Chalmers won the 100-meter freestyle gold medal in the Rio de Janeiro Olympics.
Andrew Lawrence became the fastest runner to complete a marathon dressed as a fruit.
New Zealand golfer Lydia Ko became the youngest golfer to rank No. 1 in the world.
Oscar Pistorius sentenced to 5 years in prison.
The Serbia v Albania qualifying match for the UEFA Euro soccer cup was canceled mid-game.
First Invictus Games Held.
Manny Pacquiao reclaimed WBO welterweight boxing title after defeating Timothy Bradley.
Cristiano Ronaldo became the first non-Spanish player to captain Real Madrid.
The 14th IAAF World Championships opened in Moscow, Russia.
Sweden defeated Switzerland in the 2013 World Ice Hockey Championship.
Lionel Messi scored his 300th goal for Barcelona's soccer team.
Seven-time Tour de France winner, Lance Armstrong, admitted doping during all wins on Oprah Winfrey.
The New York City Marathon was canceled due to Hurricane Sandy.
England was defeated by South Africa, who became top of the world Test cricket rank.
Female rowing duo Heather Stanning & Helen Glover claimed Team GB's first Olympic medal at the London Olympics.
Michael Phelps broke the world record for the most medals won at the Olympics.
Queen Elizabeth II of England declared the 30th Olympics opened in London, UK.
Wayne Rooney apologized to a 9-year-old fan after accidentally breaking his wrist.
Thieves stole up to 68 Olympic artifacts from a museum in Greece.
Sebastian Vettel became the youngest Formula 1 World Champion ever by winning the last race of the season in Abu Dhabi.
Singapore opened the world's first Summer Youth Olympics Games.
FIFA World Cup Final is held in Johannesburg, South Africa.
