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Athletics

Marathon

January

  • January 15Flag of Vietnam Hanoi Marathon, Vietnam
    • Men's Winner: Philip Keiyo (KEN) 2:22:22
    • Women's Winner: Lucy Ramwell (HKG) 2:53:04

February

  • February 5Flag of Spain Valencia Marathon, Spain
    • Men's Winner: Lars Andervang (SWE) 2:19:20
    • Women's Winner: Valentina Lyakhova (RUS) 2:46:34
  • February 17Flag of Egypt Luxor Marathon, Egypt
    • Men's Winner: Dietmar Knies (GER) 2:43:45
    • Women's Winner: Valentina Maisto (ITA) 3:25:41

March

  • March 5Flag of the United States Napa Marathon, United States
    • Men's Winner: Aaron Pierson (USA) 2:26:18
    • Women's Winner: Cheryl Boessow (USA) 2:51:54
  • March 19Flag of Spain Barcelona Marathon, Spain
    • Men's Winner: Igor Chuprakov (RUS) 2:21:12
    • Women's Winner: Nuría Pastor (ESP) 2:44:19
  • March 19Flag of Japan Otsu Marathon, Japan
    • Men's Winner: Yuki Nakamura (JPN) 2:10:49

April

  • April 21Flag of Brazil Brasilia Marathon, Brazil
    • Men's Winner: Luiz Carlos da Silva (BRA) 2:22:46
    • Women's Winner: Maria Venancio (BRA) 2:57:26
  • April 22Flag of Denmark Aalborg Marathon, Denmark
    • Men's Winner: Björn Aanansen (DEN) 2:35:52
    • Women's Winner: Anne-Liese Larsen (DEN) 3:39:50
  • April 23Flag of Chile Santiago Marathon, Chile
    • Men's Winner: Jaime Ojeda (CHL) 2:17:31
    • Women's Winner: Flor Venegas (CHL) 2:40:54
  • April 29Flag of the Czech Republic Pardubice Marathon, Czech Republic
    • Men's Winner: Edmund Kramarz (POL) 2:17:02
    • Women's Winner: Alena Peterkova (CZE) 2:27:00
  • April 30Flag of the United States Carmel Marathon, United States
    • Men's Winner: Juan Salvador (MEX) 2:20:48
    • Women's Winner: Kim Goff (USA) 2:48:14
  • April 30Flag of Spain Madrid Marathon, Spain
    • Men's Winner: Juan Antonio Crespo (ESP) 2:19:20
    • Women's Winner: Alina Gubeyeva (RUS) 2:49:08
  • April 29Flag of Poland Wroclaw Marathon, Poland
    • Men's Winner: Wieslaw Palczynski (POL) 2:16:31
    • Women's Winner: Guliya Tazetdinova (RUS) 2:44:02

May

  • May 14Flag of Germany Munich Marathon, Germany
    • Men's Winner: Zoltan Holba (HUN) 2:18:42
    • Women's Winner: Karin Steiger (GER) 2:47:58
  • May 14Flag of Estonia Tallinn Marathon, Estonia
    • Men's Winner: Meelis Veilberg (EST) 2:22:10
    • Women's Winner: Aushra Kavaliauskiene (LIT) 3:02:16
  • May 21Flag of Denmark Copenhagen Marathon, Denmark
    • Men's Winner: Stanislaw Cembrzynski (POL) 2:20:09
    • Women's Winner: Dorthe Rasmussen (DEN) 2:35:48

June

  • June 18Flag of Brazil Porto Alegre Marathon, Brazil
    • Men's Winner: João Batista Pacau (BRA) 2:17:35
    • Women's Winner: Arlete Soares Adão (BRA) 2:43:33

July

  • July 29Flag of Brazil Blumenau Marathon, Brazil
    • Men's Winner: Diamantino dos Santos (BRA) 2:15:16
    • Women's Winner: Geny Mascarello (BRA) 2:48:32

August

  • August 5Flag of Russia Omsk Marathon, Russia
    • Men's Winner: Yakov Tolstikov (RUS) 2:14:37
    • Women's Winner: Alina Ivanova (RUS) 2:32:21
  • August 6Flag of Tanzania Arusha Marathon, Tanzania
    • Men's Winner: Motori Choloo (TAN) 2:16:50
    • Women's Winner: Blanka James (TAN) 2:59:25
  • August 20Flag of Mexico Mexico City Marathon, Mexico
    • Men's Winner: José Esquivel (MEX) 2:18:44
    • Women's Winner: María del Carmen Díaz (MEX) 2:48:45

September

  • September 3Flag of Russia Moscow Marathon, Russia
    • Men's Winner: Anatoliy Archakov (RUS) 2:29:13


  • September 9Flag of Norway Oslo Marathon, Norway
    • Men's Winner: Helge Dolsvag (NOR) 2:23:23
    • Women's Winner: Bodil Sandvik (NOR) 3:04:31
  • September 9Flag of Lithuania Vilnius Marathon, Lithuania
    • Men's Winner: Rimantas Jakelaitis (LTU) 2:41:25
    • Women's Winner: Galina Bernardt (LTU) 2:56:52
  • September 17Flag of Hungary Miskolc Marathon, Hungary
    • Men's Winner: György Marko (HUN) 2:29:58
    • Women's Winner: Enikő Fehér (HUN) 2:58:29
  • September 17Flag of Canada Montreal Marathon, Canada
    • Men's Winner: Nicholas Kioko (KEN) 2:18:35
    • Women's Winner: Elena Razdrogina (RUS) 2:34:55
  • September 24Flag of the United States Chiswick Marathon, United Kingdom
    • Men's Winner: Valeriy Zolotkov (RUS) 2:20:46
    • Women's Winner: Eryl Davies (GBR) 2:49:23

October

  • October 8Flag of Italy Carpi Marathon, Italy
    • Men's Winner: Clair Wathier (BRA) 2:15:48
    • Women's Winner: Jane Salumäe (EST) 2:32:22
  • October 15Flag of Switzerland Lausanne Marathon, Switzerland
    • Men's Winner: Jacob Ngunzu (KEN) 2:18:37
    • Women's Winner: Valentina Enaki (MOL) 2:33:35
  • October 22Flag of Luxembourg Echternach Marathon, Luxembourg
    • Men's Winner: Jan Bialk (POL) 2:15:32
    • Women's Winner: Linda Milo (BEL) 2:33:05
  • October 28Flag of South Korea Chunchon Marathon, South Korea
    • Men's Winner: Rolando Vera (ECU) 2:11:30
    • Women's Winner: Kang Soon-Duk (KOR) 2:35:37
  • October 29Flag of Greece Iraklion Marathon, Greece
    • Men's Winner: Joel Chepchumba (KEN) 2:22:15
    • Women's Winner: Svetlana Nechayeva (RUS) 2:44:22

November

  • November 6Flag of Spain Sama de Langreo Marathon, Spain
    • Men's Winner: Fernando Zuloaga (ESP) 2:17:00
    • Women's Winner: Judith Burnett (GBR) 2:51:21
  • November 19Flag of Cuba Havana Marathon, Cuba
    • Men's Winner: José Ramon Rodríguez (CUB) 2:20:20
    • Women's Winner: Fidelina Limonta (CUB) 2:52:06

November 22 college football the Michigan Wolverines upset #2 Ohio State Buckeyes 31-23. it Keeps Ohio State out of the Rose Bowl again.

  • November 26Flag of Thailand Bangkok Marathon, Thailand
    • Men's Winner: Daniel Shungea (KEN) 2:38:35
    • Women's Winner: Rigzin Angmo (IND) 2:51:14
  • November 26Flag of Japan Kawaguchiko Marathon, Japan
    • Men's Winner: Karol Dolega (POL) 2:15:38
    • Women's Winner: Malgorzata Birbach (POL) 2:35:55
  • November 26Flag of Portugal Lisbon Marathon, Portugal
    • Men's Winner: William Musyoki (KEN) 2:13:30
    • Women's Winner: Birgit Jerschabek (GER) 2:28:02
  • November 26Flag of Japan Tsukuba Marathon, Japan
    • Men's Winner: Hiroshi Hashimoto (JPN) 2:19:43
    • Women's Winner: Kaoru Tsunekawa (JPN) 2:36:53

December

  • December 3Flag of Italy Firenze Marathon, Italy
    • Men's Winner: Bernard Boyio (KEN) 2:15:36
    • Women's Winner: Svetlana Nechayeva (RUS) 2:40:08
  • December 3Flag_of_Macau.svg Macau Marathon, Macau
    • Men's Winner: Henrique Crisostomo (POR) 2:15:39
    • Women's Winner: Li Yemei (CHN) 2:40:47
  • December 3Flag of South Africa Soweto Marathon, South Africa
    • Men's Winner: Zithulele Sinqe (RSA) 2:18:03
    • Women's Winner: Jowaine Parrott (RSA) 2:50:17
  • December 9Flag of Costa Rica San José Marathon, Costa Rica
    • Men's Winner: Marion Peña (MEX) 2:27:36
    • Women's Winner: Emperatriz Wilson (CUB) 2:53:40

Auto racing

Baseball

Basketball

Boxing

  • March 11 to 27Pan American Games held in Mar del Plata, Argentina.
    • Light Flyweight (– 48 kg): Edgar Velásquez (Venezuela)
    • Flyweight (– 51 kg): Juan Guzmán (Cuba)
    • Bantamweight (– 54 kg): Juan Despaigne (Cuba)
    • Featherweight (– 57 kg): Arnaldo Mesa (Cuba)
    • Lightweight (– 60 kg): Julio Gonzáles (Cuba)
    • Light Welterweight (– 63.5 kg): Walter Crucce (Argentina)
    • Welterweight (– 67 kg): David Reid (United States)
    • Light Middleweight (– 71 kg): Alfredo Duvergel (Cuba)
    • Middleweight (– 75 kg): Ariel Hernández (Cuba)
    • Light Heavyweight (– 81 kg): Antonio Tarver (United States)
    • Heavyweight (– 91 kg): Félix Savón (Cuba)
    • Super Heavyweight (+ 91 kg): Leonardo Martínez Fiz (Cuba)



Cricket

Cycling

Dogsled racing

Field hockey

World competitions

Regional competitions

Figure skating

Football (American)

Football (Australian)

Football (Canadian)

Football (Rugby League)

During the 1994 rugby league season the N.S.W. Rugby League passed a motion to expand the 16 team competition to a 20 team competition incorporating a team from Western Australia, 2 more teams from Queensland and a team from New Zealand. It was also agreed to change the competition name from the N.S.W. Rugby League to the Australian Rugby League (also known as the A.R.L) as a true reflection of what it represents.

  • The 20 club teams for 1995 were:
Auckland Warriors,
Balmain Tigers,
Brisbane Broncos,
Canberra Raiders,
Canterbury Bulldogs,
Cronulla Sharks,
Gold Coast Seagulls,
Illawarra Steelers,
Manly Sea Eagles,
Newcastle Knights,
North Queensland Cowboys,
North Sydney Bears,
Parramatta Eels,
Penrith Panthers,
St. George Dragons,
South Queensland Crushers,
South Sydney Rabbitohs,
Sydney City Roosters,
Western Reds,
Western Suburbs Magpies.

However, on 1 April 1995 the Super League (Australia) announced its intention to form a rebel league. This breakaway league had its own constitution and vision statement enlisting high profile rugby league players to endorse and persuade current players to sign with the rebel league without the knowledge of the A.R.L.

The rebel league backed by Mr Rupert Murdoch and the News Limited Corporation made huge financial offers as an inducement for players to sign to play in their competition. The A.R.L then counter attacked signing up loyal A.R.L players with the financial backing of Mr Kerry Packer and Optus Vision.

The Willow Sports Complex in Townsville was renamed Stockland Stadium through sponsorship linked with the new team North Queensland Cowboys. A contract was signed by the Stockland Trust Group for three years giving them the naming rights of the venue.

Team Played Wins Draws Losses For Against Points
Manly Sea Eagles 22 20 0 2 687 248 40
Canberra Raiders 22 20 0 2 634 255 40
Brisbane Broncos 22 17 0 5 600 364 34
Cronulla Sharks 22 16 0 6 516 287 32
Newcastle Knights 22 15 0 7 549 396 30
Canterbury Bulldogs 22 14 0 8 468 352 28