Sports History

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  • 1500 BCE

    1500 BCE

    1500 BCE
    In Egypt, the first ever horse race was recorded.

  • 1743

    1743
    First ever boxing rules.

  • 1751

    First ever cricket game was played in America

  • 1818

    First ever boxers to use padded gloves

  • 1839

    First ever baseball game held in America

  • 1920

    Yankees Purchase Babe Ruth

  • 1921

    Kenesaw Mountain Landis becomes first commissioner of Major League Baseball.

  • 1921

    First World Series radio broadcast, New York Yankees beat New York Giants 3-0

  • 2014

    The XXII Olympic Winter Games are held in Sochi, Russia

  • 2017

    Lonzo Ball gets drafted to Lakers