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A sports rivalry is intense competition between athletic teams or athletes. This pressure of competition is felt by players, coaches, and management, but is perhaps felt strongest by the fans. The intensity of the rivalry varies from a friendly competition on one end to serious violence on the other that, in one case (the Football War), was suggested to have led to military conflict. Team owners typically encourage rivialries as they tend to improve game attendance and television ratings for rivalry matches, but a rivalry that gets out of control can lead to fighting, hooliganism, and rioting. Often the topic of sports rivalries is as heated and controversial as politics and religion.

Rivalries stem from various sources. Simple geographic proximity as well as frequent meetings in important games can lead to rivalries. Social and political tensions can also be played out by proxy in a sports rivalry, as when Glasgow's sectarian differences are expressed in the Celtic-Rangers derby (known as the Old Firm derby), or when the Spanish-Catalan political conflict spills over to a Real Madrid-FC Barcelona football match (also known as El Clasico). Rivalries of the friendlier sort are common between college athletic programs in the United States and often involve pranks that rival student bodies play on each other, such as stealing the other school's mascot or painting school colors somewhere on the opposing school's campus.

In some leagues rivalries are officially regarded as important games and the winner gets an unusual prize (i.e. grill, trophy, high-definition television,etc.)

Contents 1 Famous sports rivalries 1.1 Original 1.2 Australian Rules Football Rivalries 1.2.1 Traditional Rivals 1.2.2 Local Derbies 1.2.3 More Recent Rivals 1.2.4 State Of Origin 1.2.5 Past Rivals 1.3 American Football 1.3.1 National Football League 1.3.2 College Football 1.3.3 Arena Football 1.4 Association football (soccer) 1.5 Athletics 1.6 Baseball 1.6.1 Major League Baseball 1.6.2 Rest of the world 1.7 Basketball 1.7.1 National Basketball Association 1.7.2 Rest of the World 1.7.3 International 1.8 Bodybuilding 1.9 College athletics 1.10 Curling 1.10.1 Club rivalries 1.10.2 Team rivalries 1.11 Canadian football 1.12 Cricket 1.13 Cycling 1.14 Gaelic games 1.14.1 Gaelic football 1.14.2 Hurling 1.15 Shinty 1.16 Ice hockey 1.16.1 National Hockey League 1.16.2 European leagues 1.16.3 Elitserien 1.16.4 International 1.17 Lacrosse 1.18 Netball 1.19 Rugby league 1.19.1 National Rugby League 1.19.2 State of Origin 1.19.3 European Super League 1.20 Rugby union 1.20.1 Test Matches 1.20.2 Other 1.20.3 Super Rugby 1.20.4 Guinness Premiership 1.20.5 Magners League 1.20.6 Top 14 1.20.7 Currie Cup 1.20.8 Air New Zealand Cup 1.21 Motorsport 1.21.1 Grand Prix racing 1.21.2 Formula One 1.21.3 Hillclimbing 1.21.4 IndyCar 1.21.5 MotoGP 1.21.6 Motocycle endurance 1.21.7 NASCAR 1.21.8 Rallying 1.21.9 Sports car racing 1.21.10 Touring car racing 1.21.11 Trans Am series 1.21.12 World Superbikes 1.22 Tennis 1.23 Surfing 1.23.1 The Varsity Match 1.23.2 Volleyball 2 See also 3 References 4 External links

Famous sports rivalries

Original

• Oxford University vs. Cambridge University (see Blue (university sport))

Since before 1820

• Harvard University vs. Yale University (The Game)

Since before 1880

• Royal College, Colombo vs. S. Thomas' College, Mt Lavinia (Royal-Thomian rivalry)
• Queen's University vs. McGill University (Queen's-McGill rivalry)
• Phillips Academy vs. Phillips Exeter Academy (Andover-Exeter)

Since 1888

• Celtic F.C. vs. Rangers F.C. (The Old Firm)

Since 1902

• United States Military Academy vs. United States Naval Academy (Army–Navy)
• Camborne School of Mines vs Royal School of Mines (The Bottle Match)

Since 1930

• Boca Juniors vs. River Plate (El Superclásico)

Since 1950

• Deerfield Academy vs. Choate Rosemary Hall

Australian Rules Football Rivalries

Traditional Rivals

• Carlton v Collingwood
• Melbourne v Collingwood
• Essendon v Collingwood
• Essendon v Carlton
• Collingwood v Richmond
• Richmond v Carlton
• Hawthorn v North Melbourne
• Essendon v Richmond
• Hawthorn v Essendon
• North Melbourne v Essendon

Local Derbies

• Adelaide v Port Adelaide
• West Coast v Fremantle

More Recent Rivals

• West Coast v Sydney
• Port Adelaide v Collingwood
• Brisbane v Sydney
• Melbourne v Geelong
• Essendon v Hawthorn

• Brisbane v Essendon
• Brisbane v Collingwood
• Brisbane v Port Adelaide
• West Coast v Essendon
• St Kilda v Geelong

State Of Origin

• Victoria v South Australia
• Victoria v Western Australia

Past Rivals

• St Kilda v South Melbourne (South Melbourne now Sydney Swans.)
• Collingwood v Fitzroy (Fitzroy Merged with Brisbane Bears to from Brisbane Lions in 1997)

American Football

National Football League

• Philadelphia Eagles v. Dallas Cowboys
  Further information: Cowboys–Eagles rivalry
• New York Giants v. Philadelphia Eagles
  Further information: Eagles–Giants rivalry
• New York Giants v. Dallas Cowboys
• Dallas Cowboys v. Washington Redskins
  Further information: Cowboys–Redskins rivalry
• Chicago Bears v. Green Bay Packers
  Further information: Bears–Packers rivalry
• Chicago Bears v. Minnesota Vikings
• Minnesota Vikings v. Green Bay Packers
• New Orleans Saints v. Atlanta Falcons
• San Francisco 49ers v. St. Louis Rams
• San Francisco 49ers v. Dallas Cowboys
• Oakland Raiders v. Denver Broncos^[1]
• Cincinnati Bengals v. Pittsburgh Steelers
  Further information: Bengals–Steelers rivalry
• Indianapolis Colts v. New England Patriots
• San Diego Chargers v. Oakland Raiders
• Buffalo Bills v. Miami Dolphins
• New York Jets v. Miami Dolphins
  Further information: Dolphins–Jets rivalry
• New York Jets v. New England Patriots
• Denver Broncos v. Cleveland Browns^[2]
  Further information: The Drive and The Fumble
• Cleveland Browns v. Cincinnati Bengals
  Further information: Battle of Ohio (NFL)
• Kansas City Chiefs v. Oakland Raiders^[3]
  Further information: Chiefs–Raiders rivalry
• Cleveland Browns v. Pittsburgh Steelers
  Further information: Browns–Steelers rivalry
• Baltimore Ravens v. Pittsburgh Steelers
  Further information: Steelers–Ravens rivalry
• Baltimore Ravens v.Cleveland Browns
• Baltimore Ravens v. Indianapolis Colts
• Atlanta Falcons v.Carolina Panthers
  Further information: I-85 Rivalry
• Houston Texans v. Dallas Cowboys
• Seattle Seahawks v. Oakland Raiders. This is from when the Seattle played in the AFC West and is still a rivalry today.

It is interesting to note that all three of their respective division rivals consider the Oakland Raiders and the Pittsburgh Steelers to be their main rival in the division.

College Football

Arena Football

• Orlando Predators vs. Tampa Bay Storm, the War On I-4
• San Jose Sabercats vs. Arizona Rattlers
• Dallas Desperados vs. Philadelphia Soul, Broadstreet Brawl
• New York Dragons vs. Philadelphia Soul
• Chicago Rush vs. Grand Rapids Rampage,
• Cleveland Gladiators vs. Columbus Destroyers, Battle of the Buckeye State
• Cleveland Gladiators vs. Philadelphia Soul
• Dallas Desperados vs. New York Dragons

Association football (soccer)

Athletics

• Finland vs. Sweden, Finnkampen

Baseball

Major League Baseball

• Atlanta Braves v. New York Mets
  Further information: Braves–Mets rivalry
• Chicago Cubs v. Milwaukee Brewers
  Further information: Brewers–Cubs rivalry
• Chicago Cubs v. St. Louis Cardinals
  Further information: Cardinals–Cubs rivalry
• Boston Red Sox v. New York Yankees
  Further information: Yankees–Red Sox rivalry
• Houston Astros v. St. Louis Cardinals
  Further information: Astros–Cardinals rivalry
• Los Angeles Dodgers v. San Francisco Giants
  Further information: Dodgers–Giants rivalry
• New York Mets v. Philadelphia Phillies
  Further information: Mets–Phillies rivalry

Inter-league:

• Baltimore Orioles v. Washington Nationals
  Further information: Beltway Series
• Chicago Cubs v. Chicago White Sox
  Further information: White Sox–Cubs rivalry
• Cincinnati Reds v. Cleveland Indians
  Further information: Ohio Cup
• Florida Marlins v. Tampa Bay Rays
  Further information: Citrus Series
• Houston Astros v. Texas Rangers
  Further information: Lone Star Series
• Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim v. Los Angeles Dodgers
  Further information: Freeway Series
• New York Mets v. New York Yankees
  Further information: Subway Series
• Oakland Athletics v. San Francisco Giants
  Further information: Bay Bridge Series

Rest of the world

• Yomiuri Giants vs. Hanshin Tigers - National Japanese derby
• Leones del Caracas vs. Navegantes del Magallanes - Venezuelan Classic Rivals
• Tigres del Licey vs. Águilas Cibaeñas - Dominican Rivalry
• Tigres del Licey vs. Leones del Escogido - Dominican Capital City "Eternal" Rivalry
• Diablos Rojos del México vs. Tigres de Quintana Roo - Mexico
• Korea vs. Japan

Basketball

National Basketball Association

• Boston Celtics vs. Philadelphia 76ers
• Boston Celtics vs. Los Angeles Lakers
• Boston Celtics vs. Detroit Pistons
• Chicago Bulls vs. Detroit Pistons
• Chicago Bulls vs. New York Knicks
• Los Angeles Lakers vs. San Antonio Spurs
• Indiana Pacers vs. New York Knicks
• New York Knicks vs. Miami Heat
• Los Angeles Lakers vs. Los Angeles Clippers
• San Antonio Spurs vs. Dallas Mavericks vs. Houston Rockets

Rest of the World

• Fortitudo vs. Virtus — The "Bologna Derby".
  • As of 2009–10, the rivalry is dormant because Fortitudo are now in Italy's third level, Serie A Dilettanti — two levels below Virtus.
• Real Madrid vs. Barcelona — Basketball version of the greatest football (soccer) rivalry in Spain
• Crispa vs. Toyota - This rivalry in the Philippine Basketball Association even led to the players being sent to jail after a brawl
• Mohan Bagan vs East Bengal
• Panathinaikos vs Olympiacos - The Athens Derby (Derby of the eternal enemies (basketball))
• Aris vs PAOK - The Thessaloniki Derby
• Corinthians vs Palmeiras
• Flamengo vs Vasco
• Franca vs Brasilia
• BC Lietuvos Rytas vs BC Žalgiris — The Lithuanian "national derby"
• Maccabi Tel Aviv vs CSKA Moscow — A rivalry frequently played out in the Euroleague, including the 2006 and 2008 finals
• Maccabi Tel Aviv vs Hapoel Tel Aviv
• Maccabi Tel Aviv vs Hapoel Jerusalem
• Remo vs Paysandu

International

• Soviet Union vs United States (Defunct)
• Argentina vs USA
• China vs Korea
• Brazil vs USA, men
• Brazil vs USA, women
• Brazil vs Argentina
• Korea vs Japan
• USA vs Australia, women

Bodybuilding

• Arnold Schwarzenegger vs. Sergio Oliva^[4]

College athletics

• Duke Blue Devils vs. North Carolina Tar Heels - renowned as the most intense rivalry in college basketball
• University of Michigan vs. The Ohio State University- Ranked by ESPN in 2000 as the greatest rivalry in North America during the 20th Century
• Army vs. Navy
• Lafayette College vs. Lehigh University - Longest continuously played rivalry in college football^[5]
• West Virginia Mountaineers vs. Pitt Panthers-Backyard Brawl
• University of California at Berkeley vs Stanford University
• University of Washington vs. Washington State University
• University of Texas at Austin vs. University of Oklahoma
• University of Texas at Austin vs. Texas A&M University
• Syracuse University vs. Georgetown University
• Georgia Institute of Technology vs. University of Georgia
• Minnesota Golden Gophers vs. Wisconsin Badgers
• Indiana Hoosiers vs. Purdue Boilermakers
• University of Illinois vs. Indiana University
• Illinois Fighting Illini vs. Missouri Tigers - Braggin' Rights
• University of Alabama vs. Auburn University
• University of Kansas vs. University of Missouri
• Brigham Young University vs. University of Utah
• Central Michigan Chippewas vs. Western Michigan Broncos
• University of California, Los Angeles vs. University of Southern California
• Iowa State Cyclones vs. Iowa Hawkeyes
• University of Notre Dame vs. University of Southern California
• University of Kentucky vs. University of Louisville
• University of Michigan vs. University of Notre Dame
• Florida State vs. University of Miami
• Case Western Reserve University vs. Carnegie Mellon University
• Ateneo Blue Eagles vs. De La Salle Green Archers - Greatest Rivalry in the UAAP Basketball
• Carleton Ravens vs. Ottawa Gee Gees
• Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs. USC Trojans

Curling

Club rivalries

• Ottawa Curling Club vs. Rideau Curling Club

Team rivalries

• Randy Ferbey vs. Kevin Martin - Both these curlers have been considered the best in the world, and are from the same city (Edmonton)
• Glenn Howard vs. Kevin Martin - top two curling teams in the world [1]
• Russ Howard vs. Ed Werenich - intense rivalry in the early 1990s
• Jennifer Jones vs. Kelly Scott - rivalry denied by both skips, but well documented [2]
• Jeff Stoughton vs. Kerry Burtnyk - battle of top Manitoba skips

Canadian football

• Toronto Argonauts vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats - Labour Day Classic & QEW Showdown
• Calgary Stampeders vs. Edmonton Eskimos - Labour Day Classic & Battle of Alberta
• Saskatchewan Roughriders vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers - Labour Day Classic & Banjo Bowl
• Montreal Alouettes vs. Toronto Argonauts
• Montreal Alouettes vs. Ottawa Rough Riders (Defunct)
• Toronto Argonauts vs. Ottawa Rough Riders (Defunct)
• Calgary Stampeders vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders - Battle of the Prairies
• BC Lions vs. Montreal Alouettes

Cricket

• England vs. Australia - The Ashes series
• India vs. Pakistan - Considered one of the most intense rivalries in all of sports, people even call it the "battle on the pitch".
  Main article: India versus Pakistan cricket rivalry
• Australia vs. New Zealand - The Chappell-Hadlee Trophy ODI series
• Canada vs. United States of America - Associate Members Rivalry, USA v Canada at cricket is believed to be the oldest international sporting fixture [3]
• Australia vs. South Africa
• Australia vs. India-The Border Gavaskar Trophy
• Lancashire v Yorkshire - The Battle or Roses in English County Cricket
• Royal vs. St Thomas- Royal-Thomian is the longest uninterrupted cricket match series in the world
• Eton vs. Harrow - The oldest continually played fixture in the world, first held in 1805, then 1818, and annually since 1822.

Cycling

• Gino Bartali vs. Fausto Coppi
• Jacques Anquetil vs. Raymond Poulidor
• Eddy Merckx vs. The World
• Peter Post vs. Jan Raas
• Bernard Hinault vs. Greg Lemond
• Team RadioShack vs. Team Astana
• Mat Hoffman vs. Dave Mirra

Gaelic games

Gaelic football

• Cork v Kerry
• Dublin v Meath
• Galway v Mayo
• Laois v Offaly
• Dublin v Kerry
• Westmeath v Meath
• Tyrone v Derry

Hurling

• Cork v Tipperary
• Cork v Kilkenny
• Cork v Waterford
• Clare v Tipperary
• Clare v Waterford
• Limerick v Tipperary
• Wexford v Kilkenny
• Tipperary v Kilkenny

Shinty

• Newtonmore v Kingussie

Ice hockey

National Hockey League

European leagues

Elitserien

• Färjestads BK vs. Djurgårdens IF
• Frölunda HC vs. Färjestads BK
• Linköpings HC vs. HV 71
• Leksands IF vs. Brynäs IF
• Timrå IK vs. Modo Hockey (The Battle of Västernorrland)

International

• Canada vs. Soviet Union - defunct
• Canada vs. Russia
• Canada vs. USA, men
• Canada vs. Czech Republic, men
• Canada vs. USA, women
• Canada vs. Sweden
• Finland vs. Sweden
• Czech Republic vs. Slovakia
• USA vs. Soviet Union - defunct
• USA vs. Russia
• Czech Republic vs. Russia

Lacrosse

• Johns Hopkins vs. Maryland, the most historic lacrosse rivalry
• Army vs. Navy
• Johns Hopkins vs. Princeton
• Johns Hopkins vs. Loyola, "Battle of Charles Street"
• Loyola vs. Georgetown
• Ohio State vs. Butler

Netball

• Australia v New Zealand

Rugby league

National Rugby League

• South Sydney Rabbitohs vs St George Illawarra Dragons
• South Sydney Rabbitohs vs Sydney Roosters
• Parramatta Eels vs Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
• Parramatta Eels vs Canterbury Bulldogs
• St George Illawarra Dragons vs Cronulla Sharks
• St George Illawarra Dragons vs Sydney Roosters
• Canterbury Bulldogs vs Sydney Roosters
• South Sydney Rabbitohs vs Wests Tigers
• Wests Tigers vs North Queensland Cowboys
• Brisbane Broncos vs North Queensland Cowboys (The Queensland Derby)
• Brisbane Broncos vs New Zealand Warriors
• Brisbane Broncos vs St George Illawarra Dragons
• Brisbane Broncos vs Sydney Roosters
• Western Suburbs Magpies vs Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles (Fibros Versus Silvertails) (defunct)
• Melbourne Storm vs Brisbane Broncos
• Canberra Raiders vs Balmain Tigers (defunct), now Canberra Raiders vs Wests Tigers

State of Origin

• NSW Blues vs Queensland Maroons

European Super League

• St Helens RLFC vs Wigan Warriors
• Bradford Bulls vs Leeds Rhinos
• Castleford Tigers vs Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
• Hull FC vs. Hull Kingston Rovers
• Warrington Wolves vs Widnes Vikings

Rugby union

Test Matches

• England vs. Scotland - The Calcutta Cup
• New Zealand (All Blacks) vs. Australia (Wallabies) - The Bledisloe Cup
• England vs Australia (Wallabies) - The Cook Cup (nations were also the finalists of the 1991 and 2003 World Cups)
• New Zealand (All Blacks) vs. Wales
• New Zealand (All Blacks) vs. South Africa (Springboks) - The Freedom Cup
• Australia (Wallabies) vs. South Africa (Springboks) - The Mandela Challenge Plate
• Ireland vs South Africa
• Wales vs. England
• France vs. England - Popularly known as "Le Crunch"
• Ireland vs. England - Millennium Trophy

Other

• Berwick vs. Alnwick

Super Rugby

• Brumbies vs Waratahs
• Brumbies vs Crusaders
• Waratahs vs Reds
• Crusaders vs Blues
• Crusaders vs Highlanders
• Bulls vs Lions (formerly the Cats)
• Bulls vs Stormers, an extension of the Blue Bulls-Western Province rivalry
• Blues vs Highlanders - The Gordon Hunter Memorial Trophy
• Sharks vs Bulls

Guinness Premiership

• Bristol Rugby vs Bath Rugby
• Bristol Rugby vs Gloucester Rugby
• Bath Rugby vs Gloucester Rugby
• Northampton Saints vs Leicester Tigers
• Leicester Tigers vs Bath Rugby
• Leicester Tigers vs London Wasps
• London Wasps vs Harlequins

Magners League

• Leinster Rugby vs Munster Rugby

Top 14

• Bayonne vs Biarritz — the "Basque Derby"
• Stade Français vs Toulouse
• Stade Français vs Racing, the Paris Derby

Currie Cup

• Blue Bulls vs Free State Cheetahs
• Blue Bulls vs Western Province
• Sharks (East) vs Western Province (West)
• Sharks vs Blue Bulls

Air New Zealand Cup

• Canterbury vs Auckland
• Auckland vs North Harbour (Battle of the Bridge)
• Southland vs Otago
• Wellington vs Taranaki
• Waikato vs Auckland
• Bay of Plenty vs Waikato
• Manawatu vs Wellington (Roffe Challenge)

Motorsport

Grand Prix racing

• Mercedes-Benz vs. Auto Union (1934-39)
• Bugatti vs. Alfa Romeo (1930s)

Formula One

• McLaren vs. Lotus (1970s)
• Brabham vs. Lotus
• Ferrari vs. Mercedes-Benz vs. Maserati (1950s)
• Ferrari vs. Alfa Romeo vs. Maserati
• Scuderia Ferrari vs WilliamsF1
• Ferrari vs. McLaren
• McLaren vs. Williams
• Didier Pironi vs. Gilles Villeneuve
• Alain Prost vs. Ayrton Senna vs. Nigel Mansell vs. Nelson Piquet
• Alain Prost vs. Ayrton Senna
• Damon Hill vs. Michael Schumacher
• Jacques Villeneuve vs. Michael Schumacher
• Mika Häkkinen vs. Michael Schumacher
• Juan Pablo Montoya vs Michael Schumacher
• Fernando Alonso vs. Kimi Räikkönen
• Fernando Alonso vs. Lewis Hamilton
• Lewis Hamilton vs. Felipe Massa

Hillclimbing

• Rod Millen vs. Nobuhiro Tajima

IndyCar

• Penske Racing vs. Patrick Racing

MotoGP

• Giacomo Agostini vs. Mike Hailwood
• Barry Sheene vs. Kenny Roberts
• Mick Doohan vs. Wayne Gardner vs. Wayne Rainey vs. Kevin Schwantz
• Valentino Rossi vs. Max Biaggi
• Valentino Rossi vs Loris Capirossi
• Valentino Rossi vs. Sete Gibernau
• Tetsuya Harada vs. Max Biaggi
• Mick Doohan vs. Daryl Beattie

Motocycle endurance

• Honda vs. Suzuki vs. Kawasaki vs. Yamaha (MotoGP, Suzuka 8 Hours, AMA Superbikes and every other series)

NASCAR

• Chevrolet vs. Ford
• Jeff Gordon vs. Dale Earnhardt (1994-2001)
• Hendrick Motorsports vs. Roush Fenway Racing
• Kurt Busch vs. Jimmy Spencer
• Dale Earnhardt vs. Darrell Waltrip(defunct)
• Richard Petty vs. David Pearson(defunct)
• Richard Petty vs. Bobby Allison(defunct)
• Kyle Busch vs. Carl Edwards

Rallying

• Mini vs. Porsche 911 (1960s)
• Peugeot 205 T16 vs. Lancia 037 (later superseded by Delta S4) vs. Audi Quattro (Group B era)
• Lancia Delta vs. Toyota Celica (1987-1993 WRC)
• Subary Legacy vs. Mitsubishi Galant VR-4 (1989-1993, superseded by the following rivalry below)
• Subaru Impreza WRX vs. Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution (generic, particularly WRC 1993-2005)

Sports car racing

• Bugatti vs. Bentley (1920-30s)
• Bugatti vs. Alfa Romeo (1920-30s)
• Mercedes-Benz vs. Jaguar vs. Ferrari vs. Maserati vs. Aston Martin (1950s)
• Ford (with Shelby American) vs. Ferrari (1962-1969, aka the Cobra-Ferrari Wars)
• McLaren vs. Chaparral (1966-1970 Can-Am)
• Porsche vs. Ferrari (1969-1971)
• McLaren vs. Porsche (1971-1973 Can-Am)
• Matra vs. Ferrari (1971-1973)
• Porsche vs. Jaguar (Gr. C)
• Sauber-Mercedes vs. TWR Jaguar (1988-1991 Gr. C)
• Jaguar vs. Porsche (1984-1989 IMSA GTP, Gr. C)
• Nissan vs. Jaguar (1988-1992 IMSA GTP)
• Nissan vs. Toyota (1989-1992 IMSA GTP)
• Riley & Scott vs. Ferrari (IMSA WSC)
• Nissan vs. Mazda vs. Toyota vs. Ford Motor Company (Ford, Mercury (automobile)) vs. General Motors (Chevrolet, Oldsmobile) (1980s IMSA GTO/U)
• Mercedes-Benz vs. Porsches vs. BMW (McLaren) (1990s FIA GT)
• Mercedes-Benz vs. Porsches vs. BMW vs. Nissan vs. Toyota (1996-1999 Le Mans)
• Nissan vs. Toyota vs. Honda (presently Super GT and virtually every other Japanese series)

Touring car racing

• Holden Commodore vs. Ford Falcon (V8 Supercars & ATCC)
• Ford vs. BMW (1970-80s ETCC, 1990s BTCC and every other touring car series)
• Jaguar XJS vs. BMW M6 vs. Rover SD1 vs. Volvo 242 Turbo (1984-1986 ETCC)
• Ford Sierra RS Cosworth vs. BMW M3 (1987-1989, WTCC, ETCC)
• Ford vs. BMW vs. Vauxhall (1970-90s BTCC)
• Ford vs. BMW vs. Vauxhall vs. Alfa Romeo vs. Volvo (1994-1998 Supertouring era BTCC)
• SEAT vs. Vauxhall (2004-08 BTCC)
• Mercedes-Benz 190 Evolution vs. BMW M3 vs. Audi V8 (1989-1992 DTM)
• Mercedes-Benz C-Class vs. Alfa Romeo 155 vs. Opel Calibra (1993-1996 DTM)
• Mercedes-Benz vs. Audi vs. Opel (2000-2004 DTM)
• Toyota Corolla vs. Honda Civic (1985-1993 JTCC)
• Matt Neal vs. Jason Plato (BTCC)

Trans Am series

• Chevrolet Camaro vs. Ford Mustang

World Superbikes

• Carl Fogarty vs. Scott Russell (1993-1997)
• Carl Fogarty vs. Aaron Slight (1995-1997)
• Carl Fogarty vs. John Kocinski (1996-1998)
• Colin Edwards vs. Troy Bayliss (2000-2002)

Tennis

• Roger Federer v. Rafael Nadal - see Federer–Nadal rivalry
• Roger Federer v. Andy Roddick - see Federer-Roddick rivalry
• Andre Agassi v. Pete Sampras - see Sampras-Agassi rivalry
• Björn Borg v. John McEnroe - see Borg-McEnroe rivalry
• Steffi Graf v. Monica Seles - see Graf-Seles rivalry
• Chris Evert v. Martina Navratilova
• Serena Williams v. Venus Williams- see Williams Sisters rivalry

Surfing

• Kelly Slater vs. Andy Irons^[6]
• Tom Curren vs. Mark Occhilupo^[6]

The Varsity Match

• Cambridge vs Oxford

Volleyball

• China vs Cuba
• Brazil vs. Cuba
• Brazil vs. United States

See also

• Nationalism and sport
• Politics and sports
• Sociology of sport
• Nika riots

References

External links

• Canada Versus the Soviet Union: The heyday of the battle for world hockey supremacy (1972-1987).
• CBS Sports Line's "7 Seven Rules for the Rivalry-Challenged"
• RedSoxvYankees.com - Yankees-Red Sox Baseball Rivalry