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837:Australian Universities Boat Race
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963:Cyber Boxing Zone – Mike McCoole
953:. Retrieved on 8 November 2009.
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824:Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race
610:Derbyshire County Cricket Club
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939:Cyber Boxing Zone – Jem Mace
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129:Australian rules football
527:Cincinnati Red Stockings
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437:Rutgers Scarlet Knights
625:1,808 @ 54.78 (HS 215)
556:Kennerville, Louisiana
689:Fairyhouse Racecourse
632:210 @ 14.62 (BB 8–67)
489:National championship
777:Irish Grand National
714:2,000 Guineas Stakes
708:1,000 Guineas Stakes
685:Irish Grand National
597:2, 3 & 4 June —
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449:Association football
410:College championship
119:Association football
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903:New York Yacht Club
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655:Major tournaments
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716:– Macgregor
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497:champion –
333:Rugby union
303:Racquetball
266:Mind sports
226:Flying disc
1332:Categories
926:References
858:Leeds RLFC
818:6 April —
800:Kingfisher
637:Cue Sports
521:14 June —
385:Volleyball
276:Motorsport
251:Ice sports
246:Ice hockey
236:Gymnastics
144:Basketball
104:Air sports
917:, of the
882:The Times
863:Alcock's
820:Cambridge
745:Australia
724:Kingcraft
720:The Derby
552:Tom Allen
546:10 May —
380:Triathlon
134:Badminton
124:Athletics
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483:Baseball
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139:Baseball
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341:1869–70
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