Ten of the greatest scientific conundrums

How does David Beckham bend it and what shape is our universe? Ten of the greatest scientific conundrums

By MARCUS du SAUTOY - Professor for the Public Understanding of Science and Professor of Mathematics at the University of Oxford

1. HOW DOES BECKHAM BEND IT?
2. WHAT SHAPE IS OUR UNIVERSE?
3. THE TRAVELLING SALESMAN PROBLEM
4. IS THERE A PATTERN IN THE PRIMES?
5. HOW CAN WE CRACK SECURITY CODES?
6. WHERE IS THE NEXT MERSENNE PRIME?
7. ARE THERE INFINITE FIBONACCI PRIMES?
8. WILL IT BE SUNNY NEXT WEEK?
9. WHAT SHAPE ARE BUBBLES IN BEER?
10. HOW MANY SYMMETRICAL OBJECTS EXIST?


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Ten of the greatest: Philosophical principles

Ten of the greatest: Philosophical principles

By JULIAN BAGGINI, Editor of The Philosopher's Magazine

1. THE HARM PRINCIPLE
by JOHN STUART MILL, 1806-1873

2. THE PRINCIPLE OF SUFFICIENT REASON
GOTTFRIED LEIBNIZ 1646- 1716

3. THE MEAN
by ARISTOTLE, 382BC- 322BC

4. THE FALSIFICATION PRINCIPLE
by KARL POPPER, 1902-1994

5. OUGHT IMPLIES CAN
by IMMANUEL KANT, 1724-1804

6. THE PRINCIPLE OF EVIDENCE
by DAVID HUME, 1771-1776

7. THE PRINCIPLE OF CHARITY
by DONALD DAVIDSON 1917 -2003

8. THE DIFFERENCE PRINCIPLE
by JOHN RAWLS, 1921 -2002

9. JUST WAR
by THOMAS AQUINAS, 1225 -1274

10. OCCAM'S RAZOR
by WILLIAM OF OCCAM, 1288-1348

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Ten of the greatest: Maths puzzles

Ten of the greatest: Maths puzzles

By CLIFF PICKOVER, Author of The Math Book

1. ARCHIMEDES' STOMACHION, c250 BC
2. WHEAT ON A CHESSBOARD, 1256
3. TOWER OF HANOI, 1883
4. ROPE AROUND THE EARTH PUZZLE, 1702
5. KONIGSBERG BRIDGES, 1736
6. PRINCE RUPERT'S PROBLEM, 1816
7. FIFTEEN PUZZLE, 1874
8. THIRTY-SIX OFFICERS PROBLEM, 1779
9. RUBIK'S CUBE, 1974
10. BARBER PARADOX, 1901

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Ten of the greatest: Maps that changed the world

Ten of the greatest: Maps that changed the world

By PETER BARBER, Head of Map Collections at the British Library

1. BE ON GUARD! 1921
2. HENRICUS MARTELLUS WORLD MAP, c1490
3. CHINESE GLOBE, 1623
4. WALDSEEMULLER WORLD MAP, 1507
5. GOOGLE EARTH, c2005
6. DESCRIPTIVE MAP OF LONDON POVERTY, 1889
7. 'RED LINE' MAP OF NORTH AMERICA, 1782-3
8. LONDON TUBE MAP, 1933
9. PETERS PROJECTION WORLD MAP, 1974
10. EVESHAM WORLD MAP, c1400

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Ten of the greatest ideas that changed the world

Ten of the greatest ideas that changed the world

By TIM CRANE, Knightbridge Professor of Philosophy at Cambridge University

1. THE COMPUTER
2. THE COPERNICAN REVOLUTION
3. DEMOCRACY
4. COMMUNISM
5. RELATIVITY
6. FREE MARKET
7. QUANTUM THEORY
8. EVOLUTION
9. FEMINISM
10. HUMAN RIGHTS

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Ten of the greatest British design classics

Ten of the greatest British design classics

By SIR JAMES DYSON, Inventor of the iconic Dyson vacuum cleaner and technology tsar of the Conservative party

1. NEW BRITISH SUBMARINE
BAE SYSTEMS

2. COLOSSUS, THE FIRST COMPUTER
TOMMY FLOWERS

3. MINI
BMC

4. CT BRAIN SCANNER
EMI

5. ANGLEPOISE LAMP
G CARDWARDINE

6 GLOSTER E28/39
FRANK WHITTLE

7 JCB DIGGER
JOSEPH BAMFORD

8 MOULTON BICYCLE
ALEX MOULTON

9 HOVERCRAFT
CHRISTOPHER COCKERELL

10 SCIENCE MUSEUM BRIDGE
WILKINSON EYRE

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Ten of the greatest: World Cup games

Ten of the greatest: World Cup games

By John Motson

1. ITALY 3 BRAZIL 2
SPAIN 1982

2. ARGENTINA 2 HUNGARY 1
ARGENTINA 1978

3. HOLLAND 2 ITALY 1
ARGENTINA 1978

4. FRANCE 1 BRAZIL 1
MEXICO 1986

5. ENGLAND 1 WEST GERMANY 1
ITALY 1990

6. BULGARIA 2 GERMANY 1
USA 1994

7. FRANCE 3 BRAZIL 0
FRANCE 1998

8. BRAZIL 3 ZAIRE 0
WEST GERMANY 1974

9. ENGLAND 1 ARGENTINA 0
SOUTH KOREA/JAPAN 2002

10. SENEGAL 1 FRANCE 0
SOUTH KOREA/JAPAN 2002

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Ten of the greatest battlefield tactics

Ten of the greatest battlefield tactics, by Rob Johnson

By ROB JOHNSON, Author and lecturer in the History of War, Oxford University

1. SURPRISE ATTACK: TEUTOBURG FOREST, 9AD
2. ENVELOPMENT: OPERATION URANUS, 1942
3. COMMITTING THE RESERVE: AUSTERLITZ, 1805
4. SHOCK ACTION: ARSUF, 1191
5. CONCENTRATION: JAGDGESCHWADER FORMATION, 1917
6. OFF-BALANCING & PINNING: TRAFALGAR, 1805
7. STRATEGIC OFFENCE & TACTICAL DEFENCE: PANIPAT, 1526
8. DECEPTION: Q-SHIPS, 1915
9. INTELLIGENCE: MATAPAN, 1941
10. GUERRILLA WARFARE: CHINA, 1934-49


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Ten of the greatest painters

Ten of the greatest painters who changed the world of art

By BRIAN SEWELL, art critic and television presenter

1. MASACCIO 1401-1428
2. LEONARDO DA VINCI 1452-1519
3. RAPHAEL 1483-1520
4. MICHELANGELO 1475-1564
5. TITIAN 1480-1576
6. CARAVAGGIO 1571-1610
7. REMBRANDT 1606-1669
8. RUBENS 1577-1640
9. VELAZQUEZ 1599-1660
10. PICASSO 1881-1973

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Ten of the greatest classic cars

Ten of the greatest classic cars by Chris Evans

By CHRIS EVANS

1 FERRARI 250 GTO
2 FERRARI 250 GT SWB CALIFORNIA SPYDER
3 ROLLS ROYCE PHANTOM
4 FORD MUSTANG 63 1/2 CONVERTIBLE FORD MUSTANG 63
5 JAGUAR MK II
6 FERRARI ENZO
7 FERRARI 328 GTS
8 TRIUMPH SPITFIRE MK III
9 MINI
10 FERRARI 250 GT SWB

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Ten of the greatest Victorian icons

Ten of the greatest Victorian icons

By JEREMY PAXMAN
The journalist, author and television presenter

1. QUEEN VICTORIA 1819-1901
2. GENERAL GORDON 1833-1885
3. WT STEAD 1849- 1912
4. SIR HENRY BESSEMER 1813-1898
5. JULIA M CAMERON 1815-1879
6. WILLIAM P FRITH 1819-1909
7. CHARLES DARWIN 1809-1882
8. LEWIS CARROLL 1832-1898
9. ANTHONY TROLLOPE 1815-1882
10. THE EARL OF SHAFTESBURY 1801-1885

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Ten of the greatest historical figures

Ten of the greatest historical figures

By DAVID MITCHELL
Comedian, Peep Show star and history graduate of Peterhouse College, Cambridge

1 WINSTON CHURCHILL
2 PITT THE YOUNGER
3 GEORGE III
4 CHARLES JAMES FOX
5 DAVID LLOYD GEORGE
6 KING JOHN
7 NAPOLEON
8 LOUIS XIV
9 WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
10 LORD PALMERSTON

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Ten of the greatest literary crime novels

Ten of the greatest literary crime novels

By IAN RANKIN, Journalist, author and television presenter

1. THE PRIVATE MEMOIRS AND CONFESSIONS OF A JUSTIFIED SINNER
James Hogg, 1824.

2. BLEAK HOUSE
Charles Dickens, 1853.

3. CRIME AND PUNISHMENT
Fyodor Dostoyevsky, 1866.

4. STRANGE CASE OF DR JEKYLL AND MR HYDE
Robert Louis Stevenson, 1886.

5. BRIGHTON ROCK
Graham Greene, 1938.

6. THE BIG SLEEP
Chandler, 1939.

7. ROSEANNA
Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö, 1965.

8. THE DRIVER'S SEAT
Muriel Spark, 1970.

9. THE NAME OF THE ROSE
Umberto Eco, 1980.

10. LIVE FLESH
Ruth Rendell, 1986.

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Ten of the greatest classical recordings

Ten of the greatest classical recordings

By ANDRE RIEU, Violinist, conductor and composer

1. CARL ORFF: CARMINA BURANA
Conductor: Hermann Prey, Munich Radio Orchestra

2. RAVEL: MA MERE L'OYE
Charles Dutoit, Montreal Symphony Orchestra

3. STRAVINSKY: RITE OF SPRING
Bernard Haitink, London Philharmonic

4. BEETHOVEN: THE VIOLIN CONCERTO
Herman Krebbers

5. BACH: MASS IN B MINOR
Karl Richter, Munich Bach Orchestra

6. BEETHOVAN: PASTORAL SYMPHONIES
Herbert von Karajan, Berlin Philharmonic

7. MAHLER: 4TH SYMPHONY
Bernard Haitink, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

8. STRAUSS: VIER LETZTE LIEDER
George Szell, Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra. Sung by Elisabeth Schwarzkopf

10. VERDI: LA TRAVIATA
Sir Georg Solti, Orchestra and Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden

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Ten of the greatest: Literary villains

Ten of the greatest: Literary villains

By ANTHONY HOROWITZ

1. FAGIN
2. LADY MACBETH
3. FU MANCHU
4. HANNIBAL LECTER
5. NAPOLEON
6. MORIARTY
7. CAPTAIN QUEEG
8. ROSA KLEBB
9. HARRY LIME
10. FLASHMAN

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Ten 30 Second Theories

Ten of the greatest: 30-second theories

1. THE PRINCIPLE OF LEAST ACTION
2. MEMETICS
3. QUANTUM FIELD THEORY
4. PANSPERMIA
5. PLACEBO EFFECT
6. SNOWBALL EARTH SNOWBALL EARTH
7. RARE EARTH
8. THE EKPYROTIC UNIVERSE
9. ENTANGLEMENT
10. FINITE

Taken from - '30 Second Theories: The 50 Most Thought-Provoking Theories in Science, Each Explained in Half a Minute' (Icon Books)

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Records From The Longest Tennis Match In History

Records broken during the Wimbledon first-round match between John Isner and Nicolas Mahut on Thursday.

Longest match (time elapsed): Mahut-Isner 11 hours five minutes
Previous record: 6 hours 33 minutes - Fabrice Santoro beat Arnaud Clement, French Open, first round, 2004

Longest match (games played): Mahut-Isner 183 games
Previous records:
Doubles: 122 - Stan Smith and Erik van Dillen (United States) v Patricio Cornejo and Jaime Fillol (Chile) - Davis Cup, 1973
Singles: 112 - Pancho Gonzales beat Charlie Pasarell 22-24 1-6 16-14 6-3 11-9 - Wimbledon, 1969

Longest fifth set and longest set at a grand slam: Mahut-Isner's 70-68 (8 hours and 11 minutes)
Previous records:
Longest fifth set at a grand slam: Andy Roddick beat Younes El Aynaoui 4-6 7-6 4-6 6-4 21-19 - Australian Open, 2003
Longest set: 25-23 John Newcombe beat Marty Reissen 4-6 6-3 6-4 25-23 - U.S. Open, 1969

Most aces by a player and match total: 112 Isner, 103 Mahut
Previous record: 78 - Ivo Karlovic (Croatia) - 2009 Davis Cup v Radek Stepanek (Czech Republic

Wimbledon (The Championships) Winners - Tennis

2013 Andy Murray UK Marion Bartoli FRA
2012 Roger Federer SWI Serena Williams USA
2011 Novak Djokovic SER Petra Kvitová CZE
2010 Rafael Nadal SPA Serena Williams USA
2009 Roger Federer SWI Serena Williams USA
2008 Rafael Nadal SPA Venus Williams USA
2007 Roger Federer SWI Venus Williams USA
2006 Roger Federer SWI Amelie Mauresmo FRA
2005 Roger Federer SWI Venus Williams USA
2004 Roger Federer SWI Maria Sharapova RUS
2003 Roger Federer SWI Serena Williams USA
2002 Lleyton Hewitt AUS Serena Williams USA
2001 Goran Ivanisevic CRO Venus Williams USA
2000 Pete Sampras USA Venus Williams USA
1999 Pete Sampras USA Lindsay Davenport USA
1998 Pete Sampras USA Jana Novotna CZE
1997 Pete Sampras USA Martina Hingis SWI
1996 Richard Krajicek NED Steffi Graf GER
1995 Pete Sampras USA Steffi Graf GER
1994 Pete Sampras USA Conchita Martinez ESP
1993 Pete Sampras USA Steffi Graf GER
1992 Andre Agassi USA Steffi Graf GER
1991 Michael Stich GER Steffi Graf GER
1990 Stefan Edberg SWE Martina Navratilova USA
1989 Boris Becker GER Steffi Graf GER
1988 Stefan Edberg SWE Steffi Graf GER
1987 Pat Cash AUS Martina Navratilova USA
1986 Boris Becker GER Martina Navratilova USA
1985 Boris Becker GER Martina Navratilova USA
1984 John McEnroe USA Martina Navratilova USA
1983 John McEnroe USA Martina Navratilova USA
1982 Jimmy Connors USA Martina Navratilova USA
1981 John McEnroe USA Chris Evert Lloyd USA
1980 Bjorn Borg SWE Evonne Goolagong Cawley AUS
1979 Bjorn Borg SWE Martina Navratilova USA
1978 Bjorn Borg SWE Martina Navratilova USA
1977 Bjorn Borg SWE Virginia Wade UK
1976 Bjorn Borg SWE Chris Evert Lloyd USA
1975 Arthur Ashe USA Billie Jean King USA
1974 Jimmy Connors USA Chris Evert Lloyd USA
1973 Jan Kodes CZECH Billie Jean King USA
1972 Stan Smith USA Billie Jean King USA
1971 John Newcombe AUS Evonne Goolagong Cawley AUS
1970 John Newcombe AUS Margaret Smith Court AUS
1969 Rod Laver AUS Ann Haydon Jones UK
1968 Rod Laver AUS Billie Jean King USA
1967 John Newcombe AUS Billie Jean King USA
1966 Manuel Santana ESP Billie Jean King USA
1965 Roy Emerson AUS Margaret Smith Court AUS
1964 Roy Emerson AUS Maria Bueno BRA
1963 Chuck McKinley USA Margaret Smith Court AUS
1962 Rod Laver AUS Karen Hantze Susman USA
1961 Rod Laver AUS Angela Mortimer UK
1960 Neale Fraser AUS Maria Bueno BRA
1959 Alex Olmedo USA Maria Bueno BRA
1958 Ashley Cooper AUS Althea Gibson USA
1957 Lew Hoad AUS Althea Gibson USA
1956 Lew Hoad AUS Shirley Fry USA
1955 Tony Trabert USA Louise Brough USA
1954 Jaroslav Drobny EGY Maureen Connolly USA
1953 Vic Seixas USA Maureen Connolly USA
1952 Frank Sedgman AUS Maureen Connolly USA
1951 Dick Savitt USA Doris Hart USA
1950 Budge Patty USA Louise Brough USA
1949 Ted Schroeder USA Louise Brough USA
1948 Bob Falkenburg USA Louise Brough USA
1947 Jack Kramer USA Margaret Osborne USA
1946 Yvon Petra FRA Pauline Betz USA

1940-45 No competition - World War II

1939 Bobby Riggs USA Alice Marble USA
1938 Don Budge USA Helen Wills Moody USA
1937 Don Budge USA Dorothy Round UK
1936 Fred Perry UK Helen Hull Jacobs USA
1935 Fred Perry UK Helen Wills Moody USA
1934 Fred Perry UK Dorothy Round UK
1933 Jack Crawford AUS Helen Wills Moody USA
1932 Ellsworth Vines USA Helen Wills Moody USA
1931 Sid Wood USA Cilly Aussem GER
1930 Bill Tilden USA Helen Wills Moody USA
1929 Henri Cochet FRA Helen Wills USA
1928 René Lacoste FRA Helen Wills USA
1927 Henri Cochet FRA Helen Wills USA
1926 Jean Borotra FRA Kitty McKane Godfree UK
1925 René Lacoste FRA Suzanne Lenglen FRA
1924 Jean Borotra FRA Kitty McKane UK
1923 Bill Johnston USA Suzanne Lenglen FRA
1922 Gerald Patterson AUS Suzanne Lenglen FRA
1921 Bill Tilden USA Suzanne Lenglen FRA
1920 Bill Tilden USA Suzanne Lenglen FRA
1919 Gerald Patterson AUS Suzanne Lenglen FRA

1915-18 No competition - World War I

1914 Norman Brookes AUS Dorothea Douglass Lambert-Chambers UK
1913 Anthony Wilding NZL Dorothea Douglass Lambert-Chambers UK
1912 Anthony Wilding NZL Ethel Larcombe UK
1911 Anthony Wilding NZL Dorothea Douglass Lambert-Chambers UK
1910 Anthony Wilding NZL Dorothea Douglass Lambert-Chambers UK
1909 Arthur Gore UK Dora Boothby UK
1908 Arthur Gore UK Charlotte Cooper Sterry UK
1907 Norman Brookes AUS May Sutton USA
1906 Lawrence Doherty UK Dorothea Douglass UK
1905 Lawrence Doherty UK May Sutton USA
1904 Lawrence Doherty UK Dorothea Douglass UK
1903 Lawrence Doherty UK Dorothea Douglass UK
1902 Lawrence Doherty UK Muriel Robb UK
1901 Arthur Gore UK Charlotte Cooper Sterry UK
1900 Reginald Doherty UK Blanche Bingley Hillyard UK
1899 Reginald Doherty UK Blanche Bingley Hillyard UK
1898 Reginald Doherty UK Charlotte Cooper UK
1897 Reginald Doherty UK Blanche Bingley Hillyard UK
1896 Harold Mahoney UK Charlotte Cooper UK
1895 Wilfred Baddeley UK Charlotte Cooper UK
1894 Joshua Pim UK Blanche Bingley Hillyard UK
1893 Joshua Pim UK Lottie Dod UK
1892 Wilfred Baddeley UK Lottie Dod UK
1891 Wilfred Baddeley UK Lottie Dod UK
1890 Willoughby Hamilton UK Helen Rice UK
1889 William Renshaw UK Blanche Bingley Hillyard UK
1888 Ernest Renshaw UK Lottie Dod UK
1887 Herbert Lawford UK Lottie Dod UK
1886 William Renshaw UK Blanche Bingley UK
1885 William Renshaw UK Maud Watson UK
1884 William Renshaw UK Maud Watson UK
1883 William Renshaw UK
1882 William Renshaw UK
1881 William Renshaw UK
1880 John Hartley UK
1879 John Hartley UK
1878 Frank Hadlow UK
1877 Spencer Gore UK

World Cup Facts

Most World Cup Appearances
- 5 Antonio Carbajal Mexico City 1950 - 1966
- 5 Lothar Matthäus Germany 1982 - 1998

Most Championships
- 3 Pelé Brazil 1954, 1962, 1970

Most Matches Played
- 25 Lothar Matthäus Germany

Youngest Player
- 17 years and 249 days Pelé Brazil vs Sweden 1958

Oldest Player
- 42 years and 39 days Roger Milla Cameroon vs Russia 1994

Most Goals Scored Overall
- 15 Ronaldo Brazil 1998 - 2006

Most Goals Scored in a Tournament
- 13 Just Fontaine France 1958

Most Goals Scored in a Match
- 5 Oleg Salenko Russia vs Cameroon 1994

Most Goals Scored in One Final
- 3 Geoff Hurst England vs West Germany 1966

Youngest Goalscorer
- 17 years and 239 days Pelé Brazil vs Wales 1958

Oldest Goalscorer
- 42 years and 39 days Roger Milla Cameroon vs Russia 1994

Fastest Goal From Kickoff
- 11 seconds Hakan Sükür Turkey vs Korea Republic 2002

Top 10 Best Selling Albums of All Time

Album Title - Artists (Estimated Sales)

1) Thriller - Michael Jackson (110,000,000)
2) Back in Black - AC/DC (49,000,000)
3) The Dark Side of the Moon - Pink Floyd (45,000,000)
4) The Bodyguard - Whitney Houston & Various Artists (44,000,000)
5) Bat Out of Hell - Meat Loaf (43,000,000)
6) Their Greatest Hits (1971-1975) - The Eagles (42,000,000)
6) Dirty Dancing - Various Artists (42,000,000)
8) Millennium - Back Street Boys (40,000,000)
8) Saturday Night Fever - The Bee Gees (40,000,000)
8) Rumours - Fleetwood Mac (40,000,000)

Top 10 Best Selling Music Artists

Artists (Album Sales)

1) Elvis Presley (>1,000,000,000)
2) The Beatles (>750,000,000)
3) Michael Jackson (>750,000,000)
4) Frank Sinatra (>500,000,000)
5) ABBA (370,000,000)
6) Led Zeppelin (>300,000,000)
7) Nana Mouskouri (300,000,000)
8) Queen (300,000,000)
9) Tino Rossi (300,000,000)
10) Julio Iglesias (250,000,000)

Hosts of the Winter Olympic Games

1924 - Chamonix, France
1928 - St. Moritz, Switzerland
1932 - Lake Placid, New York, USA
1936 - Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany
1940 - Not held* (Proposed - Sapporo, Japan)
1944 - Not held* (Proposed - Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy)
1948 - St. Moritz, Switzerland
1952 - Oslo, Norway
1956 - Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy
1960 - Squaw Valley, California, USA
1964 - Innsbruck, Austria
1968 - Grenoble, France
1972 - Sapporo, Japan
1976 - Innsbruck, Austria
1980 - Lake Placid, N.Y.
1984 - Sarajevo, Yugoslavia
1988 - Calgary, Alberta, Canada
1992 - Albertville, France
1994 - Lillehammer, Norway
1998 - Nagano, Japan
2002 - Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
2006 - Turin, Italy
2010 - Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
2014 - Sochi, Russia

Top 10 Olympic Gold Medalists

Name (Discipline) - Number of Gold Medals (Country)

1) Michael Phelps (Swimming) - 18 (United States)
2) Larissa Latynina (Gymnastics) - 9 (Soviet Union)
2) Paavo Nurmi (Athletics) - 9 (Finland)
2) Mark Spitz (Swimming) - 9 (United States)
2) Carl Lewis (Athletics) - 9 (United States)
6) Bjorne Dæhlie (Cross-country Skiing) - 8 (Norway)
6) Birgit Fischer (Canoeing) - 8 (Germany)
6) Sawao Kato (Gymnastics) - 8 (Japan)
6) Jenny Thompson (Swimming) - 8 (United States)
6) Matt Biondi (Swimming) - 8 (United States)
6) Ray Ewry (Athletics) - 8 (United States)

Top 10 Olympic Medal Winning Countries

Country (Number of Medals Won)

1)United States (2549)
2)Soviet Union (1204)
3)Great Britain (737)
4)France (730)
5)Germany(719)
6)Italy (627)
7)Sweden(604)
8)East Germany (519)
9)Hungary (465)
10)Finland (455)

Top 10 Olympic Gold Medal Winning Countries

Country (Number of Gold Medals)

1)United States (1016)
2)Soviet Union (473)
3)Germany (233)
4)Italy (227)
5)France (218)
6)Great Britain (216)
7)East Germany (192)
8)Sweden (190)
9)China (172)
10)Norway (161)

Hosts of the Modern Summer Olympic Games

1896 - Athens, Greece
1900 - Paris, France
1904 - St. Louis, Missouri USA
1906 - Athens, Greece
1908 - London, England
1912 - Stockholm, Sweden
1916 - Not held** (Proposed - Berlin, Germany)
1920 - Antwerp, Belgium
1924 - Paris, France
1928 - Amsterdam, Holland
1932 - Los Angeles, California USA
1936 - Berlin, Germany
1940 - Not held*** (Proposed - Tokyo, Japan)
1944 - Not held*** (Proposed - London, England)
1948 - London, England
1952 - Helsinki, Finland
1956 - Melbourne, Australia
1960 - Rome, Italy
1964 - Tokyo, Japan
1968 - Mexico City, Mexico
1972 - Munich, Germany
1976 - Montreal, Canada
1980 - Moscow, Russia
1984 - Los Angeles, California, USA
1988 - Seoul, South Korea
1992 - Barcelona, Spain
1996 - Atlanta, Georgia USA
2000 - Sydney, Australia
2004 - Athens, Greece
2008 - Beijing, China
2012 - London, England

World Cup Top Scorers

1) Ronaldo - 15 - Brazil (1998, 2002, 2006)
2) Gerd Muller - 13 - West Germany (1970, 1974)
2) Just Fontaine - 13 - France (1958)
2) Miroslav Klose - 13 - Germany (2002, 2006, 2010)
5) Pele - 12 - Brazil (1958, 1962, 1966, 1970)
6) Jurgen Klinsmann - 11 - Germany (1990, 1994, 1998)
6) Sandor Kocsis - 11 - Hungary (1950, 1954)
8) Gabriel Batistuta - 10 - Argentina (1994, 1998, 2002)
8) Teofilo Cubillas - 10 - Peru (1970, 1978, 1982)
8) Grzegorz Lato - 10 - Poland (1974, 1978, 1982)
8) Gary Lineker - 10 - England (1986, 1990)
8) Helmut Rahn - 10 - West Germany (1954, 1958)

FA Cup

Season Winner Score Runners–up, Venue Attendance

1871–72 Wanderers 1–0 Royal Engineers, Kennington Oval 2,000
1872–73 Wanderers 2–0 Oxford University, Lillie Bridge 3,000
1873–74 Oxford University 2–0 Royal Engineers, Kennington Oval 2,000
1874–75 Royal Engineers †1–1 * Old Etonians, Kennington Oval 2,000
(R) Royal Engineers 2–0 Old Etonians, Kennington Oval 3,000
1875–76 Wanderers †1–1 * Old Etonians, Kennington Oval 3,500
(R) Wanderers 3–0 Old Etonians, Kennington Oval 1,500
1876–77 Wanderers †2–1 * Oxford University, Kennington Oval 3,000
1877–78 Wanderers 3–1 Royal Engineers, Kennington Oval 4,500
1878–79 Old Etonians 1–0 Clapham Rovers, Kennington Oval 5,000
1879–80 Clapham Rovers 1–0 Oxford University, Kennington Oval 6,000
1880–81 Old Carthusians 3–0 Old Etonians, Kennington Oval 4,000
1881–82 Old Etonians 1–0 Blackburn Rovers, Kennington Oval 6,500
1882–83 Blackburn Olympic †2–1 * Old Etonians, Kennington Oval 8,000
1883–84 Blackburn Rovers 2–1 Queen's Park, Kennington Oval 4,000
1884–85 Blackburn Rovers 2–0 Queen's Park, Kennington Oval 12,500
1885–86 Blackburn Rovers 0–0 West Bromwich Albion, Kennington Oval 15,000
(R) Blackburn Rovers 2–0 West Bromwich Albion, Racecourse Ground 12,000
1886–87 Aston Villa 2–0 West Bromwich Albion, Kennington Oval 15,500
1887–88 West Bromwich Albion 2–1 Preston North End, Kennington Oval 19,000
1888–89 Preston North End 3–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers, Kennington Oval 22,000
1889–90 Blackburn Rovers 6–1 The Wednesday, Kennington Oval 20,000
1890–91 Blackburn Rovers 3–1 Notts County, Kennington Oval 23,000
1891–92 West Bromwich Albion 3–0 Aston Villa, Kennington Oval 32,810
1892–93 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–0 Everton, Fallowfield Stadium 45,000
1893–94 Notts County 4–1 Bolton Wanderers, Goodison Park 37,000
1894–95 Aston Villa 1–0 West Bromwich Albion, Crystal Palace 42,560
1895–96 The Wednesday 2–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers, Crystal Palace 48,836
1896–97 Aston Villa 3–2 Everton, Crystal Palace 65,891
1897–98 Nottingham Forest 3–1 Derby County, Crystal Palace 62,017
1898–99 Sheffield United 4–1 Derby County, Crystal Palace 73,833
1899–1900 Bury 4–0 Southampton, Crystal Palace 68,945
1900–01 Tottenham Hotspur 2–2 Sheffield United, Crystal Palace 110,820
(R) Tottenham Hotspur 3–1 Sheffield United, Burnden Park 20,470
1901–02 Sheffield United 1–1 Southampton, Crystal Palace 76,914
(R) Sheffield United 2–1 Southampton, Crystal Palace 33,068
1902–03 Bury 6–0 Derby County, Crystal Palace 63,102
1903–04 Manchester City 1–0 Bolton Wanderers, Crystal Palace 61,374
1904–05 Aston Villa 2–0 Newcastle United, Crystal Palace 101,117
1905–06 Everton 1–0 Newcastle United, Crystal Palace 75,609
1906–07 The Wednesday 2–1 Everton, Crystal Palace 84,594
1907–08 Wolverhampton Wanderers 3–1 Newcastle United, Crystal Palace 74,697
1908–09 Manchester United 1–0 Bristol City, Crystal Palace 71,401
1909–10 Newcastle United 1–1 Barnsley, Crystal Palace 77,747
(R) Newcastle United 2–0 Barnsley, Goodison Park 69,000
1910–11 Bradford City 0–0 Newcastle United, Crystal Palace 69,068
(R) Bradford City 1–0 Newcastle United, Old Trafford 58,000
1911–12 Barnsley 0–0 West Bromwich Albion, Crystal Palace 54,556
(R) Barnsley †1–0* West Bromwich Albion, Bramall Lane 38,555
1912–13 Aston Villa 1–0 Sunderland, Crystal Palace 121,919
1913–14 Burnley 1–0 Liverpool, Crystal Palace 72,778
1914–15 Sheffield United 3–0 Chelsea, Old Trafford 49,557

World War I

1919–20 Aston Villa †1–0 * Huddersfield Town, Stamford Bridge 50,018
1920–21 Tottenham Hotspur 1–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers, Stamford Bridge 72,805
1921–22 Huddersfield Town 1–0 Preston North End, Stamford Bridge 53,000
1922–23 Bolton Wanderers 2–0 West Ham United, Wembley Stadium (original) 126,047[A]
1923–24 Newcastle United 2–0 Aston Villa, Wembley Stadium (original) 91,695
1924–25 Sheffield United 1–0 Cardiff City, Wembley Stadium (original) 91,763
1925–26 Bolton Wanderers 1–0 Manchester City, Wembley Stadium (original) 91,447
1926–27 Cardiff City 1–0 Arsenal, Wembley Stadium (original) 91,206
1927–28 Blackburn Rovers 3–1 Huddersfield Town, Wembley Stadium (original) 92,041
1928–29 Bolton Wanderers 2–0 Portsmouth, Wembley Stadium (original) 92,576
1929–30 Arsenal 2–0 Huddersfield Town, Wembley Stadium (original) 92,488
1930–31 West Bromwich Albion 2–1 Birmingham, Wembley Stadium (original) 92,406
1931–32 Newcastle United 2–1 Arsenal, Wembley Stadium (original) 92,298
1932–33 Everton 3–0 Manchester City, Wembley Stadium (original) 92,950
1933–34 Manchester City 2–1 Portsmouth, Wembley Stadium (original) 93,258
1934–35 Sheffield Wednesday 4–2 West Bromwich Albion, Wembley Stadium (original) 93,204
1935–36 Arsenal 1–0 Sheffield United, Wembley Stadium (original) 93,384
1936–37 Sunderland 3–1 Preston North End, Wembley Stadium (original) 93,495
1937–38 Preston North End †1–0 * Huddersfield Town, Wembley Stadium (original) 93,497
1938–39 Portsmouth 4–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers, Wembley Stadium (original) 99,370

World War II

1945–46 Derby County †4–1 * Charlton Athletic, Wembley Stadium (original) 98,000
1946–47 Charlton Athletic †1–0 * Burnley, Wembley Stadium (original) 99,000
1947–48 Manchester United 4–2 Blackpool, Wembley Stadium (original) 99,000
1948–49 Wolverhampton Wanderers 3–1 Leicester City, Wembley Stadium (original) 99,500
1949–50 Arsenal 2–0 Liverpool, Wembley Stadium (original) 100,000
1950–51 Newcastle United 2–0 Blackpool, Wembley Stadium (original) 100,000
1951–52 Newcastle United 1–0 Arsenal, Wembley Stadium (original) 100,000
1952–53 Blackpool 4–3 Bolton Wanderers, Wembley Stadium (original) 100,000
1953–54 West Bromwich Albion 3–2 Preston North End, Wembley Stadium (original) 100,000
1954–55 Newcastle United 3–1 Manchester City, Wembley Stadium (original) 100,000
1955–56 Manchester City 3–1 Birmingham City, Wembley Stadium (original) 100,000
1956–57 Aston Villa 2–1 Manchester United, Wembley Stadium (original) 100,000
1957–58 Bolton Wanderers 2–0 Manchester United, Wembley Stadium (original) 100,000
1958–59 Nottingham Forest 2–1 Luton Town, Wembley Stadium (original) 100,000
1959–60 Wolverhampton Wanderers 3–0 Blackburn Rovers, Wembley Stadium (original) 100,000
1960–61 Tottenham Hotspur 2–0 Leicester City, Wembley Stadium (original) 100,000
1961–62 Tottenham Hotspur 3–1 Burnley, Wembley Stadium (original) 100,000
1962–63 Manchester United 3–1 Leicester City, Wembley Stadium (original) 100,000
1963–64 West Ham United 3–2 Preston North End, Wembley Stadium (original) 100,000
1964–65 Liverpool †2–1 * Leeds United, Wembley Stadium (original) 100,000
1965–66 Everton 3–2 Sheffield Wednesday, Wembley Stadium (original) 100,000
1966–67 Tottenham Hotspur 2–1 Chelsea, Wembley Stadium (original) 100,000
1967–68 West Bromwich Albion †1–0 * Everton, Wembley Stadium (original) 100,000
1968–69 Manchester City 1–0 Leicester City, Wembley Stadium (original) 100,000
1969–70 Chelsea †2–2 * Leeds United, Wembley Stadium (original) 100,000
(R) Chelsea †2–1* Leeds United, Old Trafford 62,078
1970–71 Arsenal †2–1 * Liverpool, Wembley Stadium (original) 100,000
1971–72 Leeds United 1–0 Arsenal, Wembley Stadium (original) 100,000
1972–73 Sunderland 1–0 Leeds United, Wembley Stadium (original) 100,000
1973–74 Liverpool 3–0 Newcastle United, Wembley Stadium (original) 100,000
1974–75 West Ham United 2–0 Fulham, Wembley Stadium (original) 100,000
1975–76 Southampton 1–0 Manchester United, Wembley Stadium (original) 100,000
1976–77 Manchester United 2–1 Liverpool, Wembley Stadium (original) 100,000
1977–78 Ipswich Town 1–0 Arsenal, Wembley Stadium (original) 100,000
1978–79 Arsenal 3–2 Manchester United, Wembley Stadium (original) 100,000
1979–80 West Ham United 1–0 Arsenal, Wembley Stadium (original) 100,000
1980–81 Tottenham Hotspur †1–1 * Manchester City, Wembley Stadium (original) 100,000
(R) Tottenham Hotspur 3–2 Manchester City, Wembley Stadium (original) 92,000
1981–82 Tottenham Hotspur †1–1 * Queens Park Rangers, Wembley Stadium (original) 100,000
(R) Tottenham Hotspur 1–0 Queens Park Rangers, Wembley Stadium (original) 90,000
1982–83 Manchester United †2–2 * Brighton & Hove Albion, Wembley Stadium (original) 100,000
(R) Manchester United 4–0 Brighton & Hove Albion, Wembley Stadium (original) 100,000
1983–84 Everton 2–0 Watford, Wembley Stadium (original) 100,000
1984–85 Manchester United †1–0 * Everton, Wembley Stadium (original) 100,000
1985–86 Liverpool 3–1 Everton, Wembley Stadium (original) 98,000
1986–87 Coventry City †3–2 * Tottenham Hotspur, Wembley Stadium (original) 98,000
1987–88 Wimbledon 1–0 Liverpool, Wembley Stadium (original) 98,203
1988–89 Liverpool †3–2 * Everton, Wembley Stadium (original) 82,500
1989–90 Manchester United †3–3 * Crystal Palace, Wembley Stadium (original) 80,000
(R) Manchester United 1–0 Crystal Palace, Wembley Stadium (original) 80,000
1990–91 Tottenham Hotspur †2–1 * Nottingham Forest, Wembley Stadium (original) 80,000
1991–92 Liverpool 2–0 Sunderland, Wembley Stadium (original) 80,000
1992–93 Arsenal †1–1 * Sheffield Wednesday, Wembley Stadium (original) 79,347
(R) Arsenal †2–1 * Sheffield Wednesday, Wembley Stadium (original) 62,267
1993–94 Manchester United 4–0 Chelsea, Wembley Stadium (original) 79,634
1994–95 Everton 1–0 Manchester United, Wembley Stadium (original) 79,592
1995–96 Manchester United 1–0 Liverpool, Wembley Stadium (original) 79,007
1996–97 Chelsea 2–0 Middlesbrough, Wembley Stadium (original) 79,160
1997–98 Arsenal 2–0 Newcastle United, Wembley Stadium (original) 79,183
1998–99 Manchester United 2–0 Newcastle United, Wembley Stadium (original) 79,101
1999–2000 Chelsea 1–0 Aston Villa, Wembley Stadium (original) 78,217
2000–01 Liverpool 2–1 Arsenal, Millennium Stadium 72,500
2001–02 Arsenal 2–0 Chelsea, Millennium Stadium 73,963
2002–03 Arsenal 1–0 Southampton, Millennium Stadium 73,726
2003–04 Manchester United 3–0 Millwall, Millennium Stadium 71,350
2004–05 Arsenal †0–0 † Manchester United, Millennium Stadium 71,876
2005–06 Liverpool †3–3 † West Ham United, Millennium Stadium 71,140
2006–07 Chelsea †1–0 * Manchester United, Wembley Stadium (new) 89,826
2007–08 Portsmouth 1–0 Cardiff City, Wembley Stadium (new) 89,874
2008–09 Chelsea 2–1 Everton, Wembley Stadium (new) 89,391
2009–10 Chelsea 1–0 Portsmouth, Wembley Stadium (new) 88,335
2010–11 Manchester City 1–0 Stoke City, Wembley Stadium (new) 88,643
2011–12 Chelsea 2–1 Liverpool, Wembley Stadium (new) 89,102
2012-13 Wigan Athletic 1-0 Mnchester City, Wembley Stadium (new) 86,254
2013-14 Arsenal 3-2 Hull City, Wembley Stadium (new) 89,345

(R) Replay
* Match went to extra time
† Match decided by a penalty shootout after extra time

Ashes Winners

1882: Eng 0-1 Aus
1882-83: Aus 1-2 Eng*
1884: Eng 1-0 Aus
1884-85: Aus 2-3 Eng
1886: Eng 3-0 Aus
1886-87: Aus 0-2 Eng
1887-88: Aus 0-1 Eng
1888: Eng 2-1 Aus
1890: Eng 2-0 Aus
1891-92: Aus 2-1 Eng
1893: Eng 1-0 Aus
1894-95: Aus 2-3 Eng
1896: Eng 2-1 Aus
1897-98: Aus 4-1 Eng
1899: Eng 0-1 Aus
1901-02: Aus 4-1 Eng
1903-04: Aus 2-3 Eng
1905: Eng 2-0 Aus
1907-08: Aus 4-1 Eng
1909: Eng 1-2 Aus
1911-12: Aus 1-4 Eng
1912: Eng 1-0 Aus
1920-21: Aus 5-0 Eng
1921: Eng 0-3 Aus
1924-25: Aus 4-1 Eng
1926: Eng 1-0 Aus
1928-29: Aus 1-4 Eng
1930: Eng 1-2 Aus
1932-33: Aus 1-4 Eng
1934: Eng 1-2 Aus
1936-37: Aus 3-2 Eng
1938: Eng 1-1 Aus
1946-47: Aus 3-0 Eng
1948: Eng 0-4 Aus
1950-51: Aus 4-1 Eng
1953: Eng 1-0 Aus
1954-55: Aus 1-3 Eng
1956: Eng 2-1 Aus
1958-59: Aus 4-0 Eng
1961: Eng 1-2 Aus
1962-63: Aus 1-1 Eng
1964: Eng 0-1 Aus
1965-66: Aus 1-1 Eng
1968: Eng 1-1 Aus
1970-71: Aus 0-2 Eng
1972: Eng 2-2 Aus
1974-75: Aus 4-1 Eng
1975: Eng 0-1 Aus
1977: Eng 3-0 Aus
1978-79: Aus 1-5 Eng
1981: Eng 3-1 Aus
1982-83: Aus 2-1 Eng
1985: Eng 3-1 Aus
1986-87: Aus 1-2 Eng
1989: Eng 0-4 Aus
1990-91: Aus 3-0 Eng
1993: Eng 1-4 Aus
1994-95: Aus 3-1 Eng
1997: Eng 2-3 Aus
1998-99: Aus 3-1 Eng
2001: Eng 1-4 Aus2002-03: Aus 4-1 Eng
2005: Eng 2-1 Aus
2006-07: Aus 5-0 Eng
2009: Eng 2-1 Aus
2010-11: Aus 1 - 3 Eng
2013: Eng 3 - 0 Aus
2013-14: Aus 5 - 0 Eng

World Cup Hosts And Winners

1930: Hosts: Uruguay Winners: Uruguay

1934: Hosts: Italy Winners: Italy

1938: Hosts: France Winners: Italy

1950: Hosts: Brazil Winners: Uruguay

1954: Hosts: Switzerland Winners: West Germany

1958: Hosts: Sweden Winners: Brazil

1962: Hosts: Chile Winners: Brazil

1966: Hosts: England Winners: England

1970: Hosts: Mexico Winners: Brazil

1974: Hosts: West Germany Winners: West Germany

1978: Hosts: Argentina Winners: Argentina

1982: Hosts: Spain Winners: Italy

1986: Hosts: Mexico Winners: Argentina

1990: Hosts: Italy Winners: West Germany

1994: Hosts: United States Winners: Brazil

1998: Hosts: France Winners: France

2002: Hosts: Japan/South Korea Winners: Brazil

2006: Hosts: Germany Winners: Italy