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1891 in sports

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1891 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.

Athletics

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American football

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College championship

Events

  • Kansas defeats Missouri in the first Border War game 22-10 beginning one of the oldest and most fierce college football rivalries.

Association football

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Argentina

Belgium

England

Scotland

Uruguay

Australian Rules Football

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Baseball

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National championship

Events

Basketball

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Events

Boxing

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Events

Lineal world champions[5]

Canadian Football

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Cricket

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Events

England

Australia

South Africa

West Indies

Golf

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Major tournaments

Other tournaments

Horse racing

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England

Australia

Canada

Ireland

USA

Ice hockey

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Events

Sweden

Rowing

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The Boat Race

Rugby football

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Home Nations Championship

Other events

  • The 1891 British Lions tour to South Africa is the first British Isles tour of South Africa and only the second overseas tour conducted by a joint British team. Between 9 July and 7 September, the team plays 20 games, including three Tests against the South Africa national rugby union team. The British Isles wins all 20 matches including the three Tests. Although not named as such at the time, the tour is retrospectively recognised as a British Lions tour.

Tennis

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Events

  • Inaugural French championship is held as the Championat de France International de Tennis. Initially, only the men's singles is contested; the women's singles will begin in 1897. Until 1924, the tournament is open only to tennis players who are licensed in France but, ironically, the inaugural tournament is won by an Englishman, H Briggs, who defeats French player P Baigneres in the final. Briggs is a British resident living in Paris.

England

France

USA

References

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  1. ^ Gupta, Shantanu; Sharma, Nikhil (4 February 2019). India's Football Dream. SAGE Publications India. p. 29. ISBN 978-93-5328-306-3.
  2. ^ "Club facts: Club Brugge". UEFA.com. 1 July 2019. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  3. ^ "Scottish Cup Past Winners | Scottish Cup | Scottish FA". www.scottishfa.co.uk. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  4. ^ Cyber Boxing Zone – Bob Fitzsimmons. Retrieved on 14 November 2009.
  5. ^ "Cyber Boxing Zone". Archived from the original on 2009-06-14. Retrieved 2009-06-20.
  6. ^ "Bobby Beasley: Quixotic jockey and trainer". The Independent. 23 October 2011. Archived from the original on 2022-05-01. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  7. ^ "Epsom Derby | History, Winners, & Facts | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  8. ^ "Stockholm history filled with stars, passionate fans". NHL.com. Retrieved 15 February 2021.