Having published so many sporting lists in the past, it is a real surprise to find that we don’t have one that covers the best moments in the most popular sports. With this list, the gap is filled. Be sure to add your own favorites to the comments.
2007 Formula One Championship – Brazilian Grand Prix
The 2007 formula one season marked the first season without veteran driver Michael Schumacher. The season was marked by intense competition between three premier drivers – Lewis Hamilton, Fernando Alonso and Kimi Räikkönen. The Brazilain Grand Prix was the last race of the season, and it was the first time since 1986 that three drivers were in contention for the championship with only a single race remaining. The event was marked by treacherous weather, and was started under safety car conditions. Lewis Hamilton was the favorite with 107 points, followed by Fernando Alonso on 103 points and Kimi Räikkönen on only 100 points. Without some dramatic event, it seemed clear that either Hamilton or Alonso would win, with Räikkönen not being in contention. However, Hamilton slipped to the back, from 2nd, after a gearbox problem and, though he recovered to the 7th position, Kimi Räikkönen won the race and thereby the championship. Had Hamilton finished even 5th or below, he would have won the championship. The final standings were Räikkönen on 110 points followed by Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso each on 109 points.
Borg-McEnroe’s 4th set Tie-Breaker
In any assessment of great sporting moments of the 20th Century, the fourth set tie break of the 1980 Wimbledon Gentlemen’s Singles final, between the defending champion Bjorn Borg of Sweden and John McEnroe of the USA, has earned an unchallenged place. The 1980 final began badly for Borg, as McEnroe swept through the first set 6-1, and was frequently in a strong position in the second. However, Borg took the second and third set to lead two sets to one, with the final now almost two hours old. Soon, the fourth set tie break was a reality. Match points and set points followed, in a tantalizing sequence with Borg first reaching match points at 6-5 and 7-6. McEnroe, next, held and lost two set points before Borg, even more agonizingly, missed three match points as McEnroe dealt with them firmly, with a sequence of a great serve, a net cord and a volley. McEnroe now stayed out in front, holding and losing four set points before capturing the set on his fifth chance. Against Borg’s serve, McEnroe’s viciously top spun return produced a volley error from the Swede – and the match was all square after just over three hours on court. Borg went for broke in the deciding set, hitting eighty per cent of his first serves, and losing only three points on serve in the entire set. McEnroe contributed fully to this astonishing final and twice served to save the match. But Borg, cold-eyed within sight of a title which would make him the first to win five in a row since the abolition of the Challenge Round, finally reached his eighth match point when McEnroe missed a low volley. A backhand passing shot ended it and Borg was Champion by 1-6, 7-5, 6-3, 6-7, 8-6.
1997 Masters Tournament
At the 1996 Masters, Jack Nicklaus predicted that amateur Tiger Woods would win more green jackets than Nicklaus and Arnold Palmer combined. Golf scribes rolled their eyes. A year later, Jack looked prophetic. Playing in his first major as a pro, Woods made Augusta National beg for mercy. “He’s taking the course apart,” Nicklaus said. Tom Watson called him “the type of player who comes around once in a millennium.” Woods possessed more than brute strength – he had a killer instinct and a killer short game, and never three-putted on the course’s treacherous greens. He began Sunday with a nine-shot lead, and ended the day with a four-footer for par, a fist pump and a slew of tournament records: youngest champion (21), lowest four-day score (270) and largest margin of victory (12). Woods also became the first minority golfer to win The Masters. “I wasn’t the pioneer,” Woods said. “Charlie Sifford, Lee Elder, Ted Rhodes – those are the guys who paved the way.” Pioneer or not, Woods was the new face of golf.
Tyson-Holyfield II
Termed as Tyson-Holyfield II, the fight began with Holyfield dominating Tyson. Tyson had repeatedly complained about head-butting in the first bout between the two. As the third round was about to begin, Tyson came out of his corner without his mouthpiece. The referee ordered Tyson back to his corner to insert it. Tyson inserted his mouthpiece, got back into position and the match resumed. Tyson began the third round with a furious attack. With forty seconds remaining in the round Holyfield got Tyson in a clinch, and Tyson rolled his head above Holyfield’s shoulder and bit Holyfield on his right ear, avulsing a one-inch piece of cartilage from the top of the ear, and spitting out the piece of ear on the ring floor.The fight was delayed for several minutes as Lane debated what to do. Lane’s original inclination was to immediately disqualify Tyson, but after the ringside doctor determined that Holyfield was able to continue despite the bite, Lane announced he would be deducting two points from Tyson and the fight continued. During another clinch, Tyson bit Holyfield’s left ear. Holyfield threw his hands around to get out of the clinch and jumped back, but the two men continued fighting until time expired. The men walked back to their respective corners when the fight was then stopped. As a result of biting Holyfield on both ears and other behavior, Tyson’s boxing license was revoked by the Nevada State Athletic Commission and he was fined $3 million, plus legal costs, and was almost sentenced to prison.
Michael Jordan’s immortalized shot
It was, quite simply, the greatest clutch sequence in basketball history. Trailing Utah 86-83 with 41.9 seconds left, Chicago was in danger of facing a Game 7 on the road, with Scottie Pippen severely limited by back pain. Then Michael Jordan delivered. First, MJ hit a driving layup to cut the lead to one. Then he stripped Karl Malone from behind in the post, and calmly dribbled upcourt. After a stutter-step and a crossover dribble, Jordan launched a championship-winning 20-foot jumper over a fallen Bryon Russell. After a time-out, Stockton’s three-point attempt hit the rim and bounced away, giving the Bulls their sixth NBA title in 8 years. Jordan, who scored 45 points, and whose game-winning shot has been immortalized around the world, was named the Finals MVP.
Shot Heard ‘Round the World
BASEBALL has moments. Football has drives, basketball has runs, hockey has … I dunno what hockey has. But I know this: Baseball has moments. Moments of suspense. Followed by moments when everything changes. Some 50 years ago, Brooklyn Dodgers pitcher Ralph Branca threw a smoky fastball up and in to New York Giant, Bobby Thomson, who turned on it like a farmer wielding a machete. The Dodgers had led 4-2 in the bottom of the ninth. Two Giants were on base when “The Shot Heard `Round the World” disappeared into the left-field stands at the Polo Grounds. As a result of the “shot”, the Giants won the game 5–4, defeating the Dodgers in their pennant playoff series, two games to one. “The Giants won the pennant. The Giants won the pennant”, and October 3, 1951, became a frozen moment in baseball history.
2003 Rugby World Cup Final
The 2003 Rugby World Cup Final was between England and Australia. The final was closely contested with both teams showing exceptional perseverance. Elton Flatley of Australia had tied the game at 14 each with a penalty goal on the 80th minute taking the game in to extra time. Jonny Wilkinson then kicked a penalty in the 82nd minute, the score then 14-17. Flatley kicked a penalty in the 97th minute, and the score drew level once again at 17-all. With only a minute remaining in the game, the ball was returned to England from a Mat Rogers kick, and with only 26 seconds on the clock, Wilkinson kicked a final drop goal, making the final score 17-20 and clinching the trophy for England. A national day of celebration was held on Monday, December 8, for the English rugby team, and hundreds of thousands of fans lined the streets of London to pay tribute to the English team. The English squad were also invited personally by the Queen to Buckingham Palace, and this was followed by a reception at Downing Street with, then, Prime Minister Tony Blair .
Lara’s record-breaking 375 run innings
In a sport in which hitting a century (100 runs) in one innings is an extraordinary achievement, Brian Lara’s 375 runs against England last week was, well, Ruthian. From April 16 to April 18 the crease belonged to Lara and Lara alone. A 5’6″ lefty, Lara faced 537 balls from five English bowlers and hit 45 fours. His at bat was “chanceless,” meaning that, until he was put out, he never allowed a ball to get anywhere near the wicket, nor did he hit anything close to a catchable fly, the two most common ways to get out in cricket. Lara batted without interruption, not counting various stoppages for such necessities as lunch and tea—cricket, after all, did originate in England—for 12 hours and 46 minutes before being dismissed. In the wake of Lara’s 375-run tally, Trinidad and Tobago was—if such a thing can be said of a country comprising two neighboring islands—beside itself. On Thursday the prime minister, Patrick Manning, was at Port-of-Spain’s Piarco International Airport to laud Lara and his mates. It was announced that the next day would be recognized as a Day of Achievement in Lara’s honor, NATUC, the country’s national trade union, canceled a nationwide strike it had planned some time ago for that day. Besides receiving the Trinity Cross, Trinidad’s highest honor, Lara was also given real estate.
“The Greatest Game Ever Played”
Often known as “The Greatest Game Ever Played”, the 1958 National Football League Championship game between Baltimore Colts and New York Giants, was nothing less than spectacular. There’s no denying that the excitement of the back-and-forth battle reached epic proportions as quarterback Johnny Unitas led the Colts’ offense onto the field late in the game. With the clock ticking, the Colts began from their own 14-yard line. After two incomplete passes, Unitas connected with halfback Lenny Moore on an 11-yard play to start moving the offense up the field. Johnny U. missed on a long pass to L.G. “Long Gone” Dupre, before turning to his favorite target. On second-and-ten, he found Raymond Berry for a 25-yard gain to midfield. Then, Unitas looked down the left sideline and connected with Berry for another 15 yards. One more Unitas-to-Berry hook-up, which was good for 22 yards, put the Colts at the Giants’ 13-yard line. With seven seconds to play in regulation, kicker Steve Myhra trotted onto the field and booted the 20-yard field goal to send the game into overtime. It marked the first time in league history that a championship game would be decided in sudden death. The Giants won the coin toss, but were forced to punt after they went three-and-out. Seizing the opportunity, Baltimore’s offense methodically controlled the ball and moved 80 yards on 13 plays. History was made when fullback Alan Ameche punched through the line on a one-yard, game-winning touchdown after 8 minutes and 15 seconds of overtime to give the Colts a 23-17 win and the NFL title. The game marked the beginning of the NFL’s popularity surge, and eventual rise to the top of the United States sports market. Eventually 17 players would be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
1998-1999 Champions League Final
Arguably the greatest football moment has to be Manchester United’s triumphant comeback over Bayern Munich in the 1998-1999 champions league final. Manchester United were trailing 1-0 at the end of 90 minutes. United won a corner just as the fourth official indicated three minutes of injury time, and in a last-ditch attempt at an equalizer, Peter Schmeichel ventured up to Bayern’s penalty area. At this point, ITV commentator Clive Tyldesley asked: “Can Manchester United score? They always score!”. Beckham flighted the corner in just over Schmeichel’s head, Dwight Yorke put the ball back towards the crowded area, and after Thorsten Fink failed to clear sufficiently, the ball arrived at the feet of Ryan Giggs on the edge of the area. His right-footed snap-shot was weak and poorly struck, but it went straight to Sheringham, who swiped at the shot with his right foot, and nestled the ball in the bottom corner of the net. The goal was timed at 90:36. It looked as if, having been behind for most of the match, United had forced extra time, with Tyldesley declaring “Name on the trophy!”.
Less than 30 seconds after the subsequent kick-off, United forced another corner, but Schmeichel stayed in his penalty area this time. Beckham again swung the corner in, which was headed downwards by Sheringham. Solskjær shot out a foot and poked the ball into the roof of the Bayern goal for United to take an astonishing lead. The goal was timed at 92:17. Solskjær celebrated by sliding on his knees, mimicking Basler’s earlier celebration, before quickly being mobbed by the United players, substitutes and coaching staff. Schmeichel, in his own penalty area, famously cartwheeled with glee. Tyldesley’s commentary on Solskjær’s goal is famous among Manchester United fans for its direct nature: “Is this their moment? Beckham… into Sheringham… and Solskjær has won it!” Tyldesley again followed this with the exclamation, “Manchester United have reached the Promised Land.” It had looked so certain that Bayern Munich would have won the cup that Bayern ribbons had already been secured to the trophy in preparation of the presentation ceremony. When the trophy was presented to Manchester United, the captain on the night, Peter Schmeichel, who had just finished his final match for the club, and manager Alex Ferguson raised the trophy together.
I don't think American Football should be 2nd.
I've even searched through Google, and American Football shouldn't even be in the top five.
Say whatever you want about tennis , but those cats dress with style …
style should not be important in sports, real ones anyway.
KiwiTaxi: the only person worse than a sub-cerebral, envious retard is a TALENTLESS KIWI who is a sub-cerebral retard.
I don't care what you call me; I know it's true and I am not going to get perturberd by the jealous ravings of someone who's related to 90% of everyone else in his nation (except the Maori's – I've beard they don't like you either.
I understand your point of view: but you're still full of *****! As an Aussie friend once told me; New Zealanders are living proof that Tasmanians can swim (or at least, float)
You've beard[sic] wrong. Us Maori (or part Maori in my case) get on very well with our non-Maori friends. Aside from the odd nut (Maori or non-Maori) of course. And next time you see your Aussie friend, tell him, her or him-her that Australians are living proof that conjugal visits in an open air prison colony shouldn't have been allowed.
;-p
Dude, you're a prick, plain and simple. It would be easier to respect your (albeit misinformed) opinions if you weren't so rude.
@ epanterias
The amusing part is that you consider yourself to be a very clever fellow, yet in this rant you have:
- Applied an incorrect and reckless use of the colon, semicolon and dash;
- Spelled perturbed incorrectly;
- You should have used quotation marks;
- Misunderstood the plural of Maori (which is in fact Maori);
- Misused the word jealous (envious would have been correct); and
- You used the word beard instead of heard.
It seems, my friend, that the sub-cerebral jackass is you!
I agree on NASCAR. My top moment…..Dale winning the Daytona 500.
Lol @ all the people arguing about baseball, soccer & American football. Do you guys have nothing better to do?
True that baseball is mostly popular in the US but you're an idiot if you think they're the only country that cares about it. Canada, several Asian & Latin/South American countries play it too and in fact that's where many of the MLB players come from. Just because here in the UK we have pitiful baseball leagues, it doesn't take away from the excitement of a real game when you see it in America. Plus, since I started watching baseball 10 years ago at Uni, I've noticed a TON of people in the UK wearing Yankees hats, even though I doubt they even know what that logo stands for!
As for football & American football…gimme a break. Football will always be the greatest sport ever played but you can't compare the two in terms of viewership. Almost 200 teams competed to be in the World Cup (or is it over 200?) which means people in nearly every country were watching the final. The fact that the Superbowl had a rather enormous viewership just for one country isn't so bad in comparison.
And let's not pretend American football is a girly sport – I've had a go at it before and it's pretty brutal. They have padding for a reason.
Anyway thats me done, time to get into work…just dont get why people get so worked up over sport? Just seems like another excuse to bash the Yanks to me. Stupid.
Good god, why does everyone always argue over lists like this? So much whinging over silly things. So what if an American sport is at #2? You people do realise this is just a time-waster website for a bit of fun, it's a list written by ONE PERSON and has absolutely no affect on anything, yeah?
Seems a little childish. It's a list, get over it.
From a Irish rugby standpoint…February 2007 – Ireland V England at Croke Park in Dublin. Croke Park would never hold rugby matches as they were a british sport and the ground as the iconic main grounds for Irish gaelic games only. But as Lansdown Road was being refurbished they had no choice but to stage the match there. With the history of Croke Park it was a must win match.
Ireland 43
England 13
During the Irish War of Independence on November 21, 1920 Croke Park was the scene of a massacre by the Royal Irish Constabulary (RIC). The RIC, supported by the British Auxiliary Division entered the ground, shooting indiscriminately into the crowd killing or fatally wounding 12 during a Dublin-Tipperary gaelic football match. The dead included 11 spectators and Tipperary's captain, Michael Hogan. Posthumously, the Hogan stand built in 1924 was named in his honour. These shootings, on the day which became known as Bloody Sunday.
I am from India, world's biggest cricket playing nation, currently ranked #1 on ICC World Test Cricket Rankings. And as for as the #3 entry is concerned, yes Lara's record is impeccable but wasn't the greatest of all time.
Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar's 200 run knock against South Africa this year, is the biggest by all means. This, because, it wasn't a test match but a limited over match, 50 overs, meaning 300 balls.
It's greatest because this has never happened before and never will, ever again. And as for Lara's record, it will be broken pretty soon by Virender Sehwag (ICC ranked#1 test batsman in the world).
Besides, in India, Cricket is religion and Sachin Tendulkar is more than just "GOD"
I usually like your lists, but the whole "I don't know what hockey has" comment really knocked you down a few pegs. It's a great sport with over 100 years of history including some of the greatest leaders, talent and moments in sport. Instead of watching 300 Yankees games this year, try watching one hockey game.
Yikes list writer. I'm sure you are a fan of all these sports but I think some bias is showing here. No hockey really? Summit Series, Miracle on Ice, olympic gold medals, the different leagues that have come and gone? The fact that there are several countries (not just Canada but throughout Europe) where the sport is built into their culture and lifestyle?
I love sports and hockey is not the end all be all to me (its in my top 5) but to omit it and its 100+ years of existence on a list like this is ridiculous.
I'm not quite sure how American Football made so high on this list, and yet a sport that is actually played around the world didn't. I was curious to see, so I did some Googling, not that that is the end all an be all, but every list had Ice hockey as a more popular sport world wide then American Football.
Worst List Ever on here.
Should be removed, please do.
I wonder if the ‘longest tennis match’ most recently played, which included Isner, might be in the conversation for one of the most famous tennis matches…
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Oh, and when it comes to baseball, maybe not the most famous game, but the most famous ‘series,’ was the one with the Yankees and Bosox a few years back when the Yankees were up 3-0 in the series, down to the last out in the last inning of game 4, and the Bosox came back to win the game. They went on to win that series and then went on to win the World Series that year. I’m to understand that the movie Fever Pitch has footage from the celebration of that particular World Series (with the actors Jimmy Fallon and Drew Barrymore getting to be on the field).
With Love and Gratitude,
The Intentional Sage
No hockey, no MMA? I'm pretty sure that both of those sports are more popular than CRICKET.
This list is definitely disappointing and full of fail.
Pies: Iwas wondering which moron was going to be stupid enough to respond to the grammatical mistakes: – !!! (Oh there's a few more for you to whine abvout (oooh look, I spellded anuther wun rong!)
Thank you for reinforcing my inherent mistrust of strangers: BTW – it's easy to pick on typo's and whatever from the anonymity of your padded cell – but next time you do; consider that the typo's, misuse etc MIGHT just be the result of the typist's impaired fine-motor skills due to an ABI – which, BTW – DOES NOT alter the fact that the ABI individual has a reduced IQ OR vocab – just finds it harder to make them work all the time: next time, why don't you pick on someone with Cerbral palsy or abuse someone for requiring a wheelchair – and yes, I AM refering to myself as the ABI individual- you jackass
Sorry but you completely set yourself up by being a jerk to begin with. You can't insult other people and then whine when somebody throws it back at you just because you have an ABI. If you can't take it, do not dish it and try to be a decent human being.
I've been reading your posts and replies. Your comments and your arguments, and only one thing has occurred to me…you are just an arrogant *****ing idiot, trying to make himself sound intellegent, but actually coming accross as a rambling moron. I are full of ***** and are a complete liar, who doesn't really know what he is talking about. I find it interesting how after all this you bring up your ABI, even after you've talked how you play football and other sports. If this is true, perhaps you should stop playing sports that may contribute to your ABI, because it is clear that it has already made a great deal of effect on your life, because you epanterias are a *****ing idiot! You have lost your war many time on many different levels, and now it is time for you to accept defeat, and fade away into obscurity.
@ epanterias
“Thank you for reinforcing my inherent mistrust of strangers”
- We don’t give a ***** about your mistrust of strangers. Considering all the narcissism, abuse and insults you dish out we don’t care how you feel when you are *****-slapped in return.
“…it's easy to pick on typo's…. MIGHT just be the result of the typist's impaired fine-motor skills due to an ABI… DOES NOT alter the fact that the ABI individual has a reduced IQ OR vocab”
- Typo’s would be completely understandable in this circumstance, however this does not explain extensive grammatical errors which have nothing to do with hitting the wrong key. If you really are as smart as you claim then why do you make grammatical errors that one would expect only coming from a small child?
"it's easy to pick on typo's and whatever from the anonymity of your padded cell"
- You started it, clearly from the anonymity of your parents garage.
“why don't you pick on someone with Cerbral palsy or abuse someone for requiring a wheelchair”
- Picking on you? You started it through your considerable trolling in this comments section. If someone is being a dickhead (whether in a wheelchair or not) people will call them out. If you are effected by ABI then our sympathies, however ABI does not give you an excuse to be a dickhead.
You're never gonna please everyone with a list like this, and the poster said please add your own favourites to the comments – so no need to for a load of arguements is there? These are not my 10 favourite sporting moments, but it's still a good list. Im no expert on amercian sports, and there's loads of other sports missing – but yeah, it's an interesting list, and even as Man City fan, I think the drama in the Man U / Munich game deserves to be in there, although the game was poor.
what about wrestling??
Henry Cejudo being the youngest hispanic to win the olymipic gold.
How about Australian Football, this is a list of most watched sports and I think if a purely american based sport such as nfl can find its way into the list so can the AFL. It's following is huge within Australia.
Hah. I hate these lists. I personally find sports like soccer and cricket disgustingly boring. And then you go through the comments and it's filled with some of the most idiotic and immature people in the world.
I have to add a comment for people who say "soccer" is for pussies.
Wtf has that got to do with it being a sport. why compare it to rugby or american football?
are you supposed to go in for bone crunching tackles and flying headbutts? Of course not you dumb yanks,
People dont watch soccer for the aggression they watch it for the players with silky skills sick passing abilities, the rhythm, tempo. Let me teach you something, Football is very tactical it's not about two teams full of 18 stone lumps smashing into each other to try and score. It's about finesse and class. I understand patriotism and sticking up for your nations sports but don't try and fool me, I saw how much americans were loving their involvement in the world cup, you totally fell for the charm of footie.
Was with you right up until the "you dumb yanks."
Seriously, can not a single adult on this website post their opinion without being insulting, or are you all teenagers?
don't try and fool me, I saw how much americans were loving their involvement in the world cup, you totally fell for the charm of footie.
No, we fell for the charm of actually winning a few games and going a little further in the tournament than average citizen anticipated. Don’t get me wrong, had the US team won the next round, the euphoria stateside would’ve escalated exponentially, and if by some miracle the US team would actually win the thing, yes of course US fans would be going crazy rioting in the streets and everything, as much so as in the countries of the teams that do win it. But IMO that would be caused more by the whole feeling of being the “underdog” or Cinderella-team aspect of it, rather than any true interest in the game itself. Everyone likes a winner and fans in the US are no different from fans of any other team. But the reality of it in the States is (for the majority of people) – once the team was eliminated, it was ho hum, oh well now we don’t have to think about it or pay attention to soccer any more for another four years. I’m not trying to diss soccer here but just telling it like it is…but I don’t speak for everyone either.
BASKETBALL is one of the greatest sports… so dont underestimate it. CHINA is it’s no.1 supporter. almost 900million fans. so include USA and other countries, it can dominate the world.
Soccer is a queer sports and Football are for pussy who can’t take a blow!!!!!!!!!!
For Baseball you had to go all the way back to the Giants ? Did you miss 2004 when the Red Sox were down 3 to 1 and won the last 3 games against the Yankees to go to the World Series. Or that just four games later Boston won it's first World Series since 1918!
Glad to see man utd at number 1 and pleased to see the yanks and scousers get wound-up. ha, ha
you sound like a chav.
Oh Good Lord. I think Listverse should decline to post lists like this since they result in the most asinine comments anyone can dream up. Imagine arguing over and getting legitimately angry because American football is on here or the author picked the wrong moment for a particular sport? It's ONE person's opinion on a half-serious, just-for-entertainment website. I swear, alot of comments on these lists epitomize everything that's wrong with anonymity on the internet.
This is from a respectable EUROPEAN website that ranked the world's top 10 most popular team sports. Hopefully it will quiet all of those speaking out of there arses.
9. American Football: The most popular sport in the United States has its roots in English soccer and rugby football. It is loved by more than half the nation’s population of 306 million. With more than 200 million passionate fans residing across the US, Canada, Japan, the Caribbean and Europe, it has mass appeal and glamour. The National Football League (NFL) is the richest sporting league in the world, netting $6.2 billion annually and attracting a world-record average attendance of around 67,700. IFAF, with 45 members, is the international governing body that oversees the sport’s World Cup, where the United States are the defending champions. Outside the US and Canada, American football is also played domestically in the United Kingdom, Spain, the Netherlands, Germany, Italy, Austria, Mexico and Japan, the multiple world champions in 1999 and 2003.
*their*
Not even close to baseball's greatest moment. Sorry, but a team not being able to win for 84 years and finally doing it does not constitute a great moment. For the particular city, yes, but not all around.
yayyyyyy for lara from trinidad….yayyy for list universe
Come on everybody knows that only America and few other country watches American football, and I cant think of another country sept america to play American football.
Surly NBA and cricket are more famouse then american football.
that’s one of the things that I hate about this websites.
nfl is for the weak u need to wear armour (joking but pulling the ***** a tiny bit), but i still like to watch it.
football (soccer) is by far the most watched sport in the world. if you cant see that something is wrong. pretty much every country in the world plays it, some keeps going on about 100 mil people watched the superbowl, big whoop, try for 700 mill for the world cup final.
for football
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/entertainment/2010-0…
nfl
http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2010/02/08/s…
also the champions league final draws in more people than the super bowl.
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSLDE60U0G220100…
hmm not really tht suprising if you actually think about it. logically.
didnt lara get 501 in a game, i know it was not a test match but man thats takes a mammoth amount of effort, what about dean jone batting while he had dehli bellie, he got sick but decided to continue batting while he was throwing up on the pitch and defacating himself, thats is guts, well what he had left.
also little thing about cricket. first international cricket match was between usa and canada
Soccer is a bunch of fags running around in shorts kicking a ball. No hockey on this list is a *****ing SHAME. The person who wrong this list is a complete and total asscake.
All of you european fags can just go suck a big one. Baseball/Football/Hockey destroy your ***** soccer.
Scott – I know Epanterias and he's 'on the level' – and you got the continent wrong too *****-for-brains. BTW is Scott short for " 'scott no friends and'll never have any!"
What Eppa failed to mention is that he's a member of MENSA, an injury prevented him from joining his national football comp (and prevented him going back to swimming); He's also black-belt – among other things.
You – you appear to be nothing but a small-minded envious creep – what's the matter, does everuyone laugh at you every time you try to take more than three steps without tripping over your own ass (or slipping in your drool) – are you using your own brain to fuel the comments column or breaking one in for an idiot. You are out of your depth on this one – in fact you'd be out of your depth in a parking-lot puddle! Her's a bit of sound advice – when your IQ hits 20 – - – - – SELL !!!
If fans or players are concerned about injuries. Well thats fine but this league has expanded before and players have adapted. And they would have to adapt again We have no idea what the physical limit of a NFL player is so none of us can say when were asking to much of them. And if teams make a case for keeping a few more players on their roster. What is the real problem with that? Teams would love to have a chance to keep some extra skill players in case of injury. Mabye last year this team could have kept Woodhead on the roster. Fans would have been all for that. Danny’s a cult hero after his showing in the preseason last year. And Im sure every camp in the NFL has stories just like his.
Umm, you must know very little about football (i mean soccer by the way). That is all.
wow, 1980's olympics hockey USA vs. USSR should be #1 cuz it really is #1!
This list is obviously done by a Man U fan. If you know your footballing history there have been some epic matches in both domestic and international competitions. If this is the best game in football then Peter Crouch is better than Pele.
about the No.3 on the list, if u go check your sports statistics, Lara has already scored 400 (not out) as well….Mathew Hayden scored 381 to beat Lara's 375 but Lara came back with a bang and scored 400 against England, that too without being dismissed
Haters’ gonna hate, but the 98-99 Final deserves to be in the first place.
It was an amazing night.
I would contest #10. I think the greatest moment in F1 history is the 1935 Nuremberg Race with Tazio Nouvalari matched with 10 German entrants with vehicles possessing twice the horsepower. Not to be dismayed, he displayed an unbelievable skill to maintain second place until the leading Mercedes blew two tires and he passed to win. I truly don’ t believe there has been a race to match this.
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you have to be mistaken theres NO WAY more people watch baseball or boxing than MMA (mixed martial arts) there was almost as many people that ordered the Brock Lesnar Vs Randy Coture PPV as there were who watched the super bowl for free so UFC should def be on this list it IS a pro sport
American handegg watched more than real football?
I don’t think so somehow.
In America maybe.
Wat abut Sachin tendulkar 99 centuries 200 runs in one day format of cricket greatest event in history of cricket
u wrong!
The best moment in Cricket history is not that Brian Lara’s innings but Sachin Tendulkar’s 200 against South Africa in am ODI(A 50 overs match). He is the first and only man on the planet to do so.
i hate sports i watch the super bowl for the commercials
I’m a bit perplexed by the order of this list. It puts Formula One at number ten, and perhaps the order of the list is insignificant to the list but F1 has a much larger viewership and fan base than many of the other sports listed here. For certain F1 has a much larger viewership than American football, baseball, and basketball, and I also suspect more than tennis, football, cricket, and boxing. The only one that I know definitely has a larger viewership is football (soccer).
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F1 at just number ten. What are they gonna do next? Put NASCAR at the top of the list? The only f***en sport there that has more fans is soccer. What DA demoted the world’s number two sport to tenth? Is this a joke list?
I love this website but sometimes these folks making them are way too americanized. First of all, hockey is easily one of the most watched sports, just maybe not in Amurika, even though they do have some cities with a massive fan base, like chicago or Detroit. (which was obviously overlooked here.) here in Canada we pull in millions of viewers, per game in the playoffs….sometimes there isn’t even a Canadian team involved. Also, hockey has goals, saves, hits, penalties and especially has speed…and you couldnt think of one of those to say in item #5. it’s the most dangerous sport on earth and you treat it so bland. whatever southerner, leave all the puck to us in the true north.
that is not true rugby is the best i believe hahahahahaha take that
soccer comes second and rugby comes first
ok…now with full respect to american football i want to tell you that cricket is 2nd most watched game……
And that is a fact as I read that a couple of years ago on another Top Ten List. That particular list had one that I was scratching my head over. And in the Top Ten was Table Tennis ????
Regarding No.5. “Hockey has I dunno what ?? I’ll give you two words. BOBBY ORR. May 10th, 1970, Stanley Cup finals. Boston Bruins against the St. Louis Blues and a certain overtime goal that he scored in which Derek Sanderson was credited with an assist. Probably the most famous photograph in the history of sports was snapped immediately after he scored the goal. I was only 9 years old when it happened and I remember it like most Americans knew where they were when President Kennedy was assassinated !!
American Football is #2 most watched sport…… ***** x1000 ….
Maybe they should call American HandEGG…. HA HA HA HA
American football is just most watched in USA, not around the world… you should understand this and Other country don’t like to play with Egg, accept USA.
American Football is #2 most watched sport…… ***** x1000 ….
Maybe they should call American HandEGG…. HA HA HA HA
American football is just most watched in USA, not around the world… you should understand this and Other country don’t like to play with Egg, accept USA.
MJ all day. I remember watching that shot go up and I knew the Jazz were finished. Jordan is the G.O.A.T of all G.O.A.T’s. And this coming from a born and raised Pistons fan (look up the history euro boys, i do it for foootball)
handball is popular in denmark , germany , norway , france , spain , tunisia , egiptian , croatia , ostriche , iceland , korea , swedden ….is the most amazing sport in the world ¡¡¡
Wow. People just need to live and let live. I’m Canadian, and yes, I do love hockey, baseball, basketball, and gridiron (as Europeans call it). But that’s simply the culture of North America, and Europeans need to respect that. Likewise, North Americans need to respect the fact that football/soccer, rugby and cricket are part of the European culture. Football/soccer is the world’s most popular sport, so obviously, there is something appealing about the sport, even if North Americans don’t see it. Sport, in any form and in any country, adds great value to a culture, and sense of belonging in a community.
Funny thing about football/soccer. It is not very popular as a spectator sport in North America, but it remains one of the top sports that parents enroll their children in (albeit it probably has a lot to do with the fact that it is relatively cheap, because of lack of equipment, pads, helmets, etc…)
I’ll bet hockey is much bigger than American football. While football might be bigger in the US, hockey has viewers in the US, Russia, Canada, Sweden, Finland, Norway, Ukraine, Belarus etc……..
I don’t think anyone has ever thought of American football as “The Greatest Game Ever Played”- It’s just a boring advert. And it’s never on tv.
The Champions League final beats the superbowl viewer figures every year even in the US which is funny too! Also the last cricket world cup final was watched by about 2.2 billion…