On This Day in Sport for May 10
Events in Sport
- 1870 Jem Mace & defends his heavyweight crown against Irish champ Joe Coburn, it lasts 1 hr & 17 minutes, & neither is struck by a punch
- 1889 17th Preakness: W Anderson aboard Buddhist wins in 2:17.5
- 1893 19th Kentucky Derby: Eddie Kunze aboard Lookout wins in 2:39.25
- 1902 Dutch soccer club FC Blauw-Wit (Blue-White) is formed in the Kinkerbuurt area of Amsterdam; merge with VV De Beursbengels in 2015
- 1905 31st Kentucky Derby: Jack Martin aboard Agile wins in 2:100.75
- 1910 36th Kentucky Derby: Fred Herbert aboard Donau wins in 2:06.4
- 1913 39th Kentucky Derby: Roscoe Goose aboard Donerail wins in 2:04.8
- 1913 Yanks commit 8 errors & still beat Tigers 10-9 in 10 innings
- More Events in Sport
Pat Summerall
Tommy BurnsWeddings in Sport
- 2000 World champion professional boxer Manny Pacquiao (21) weds Jinkee Pacquiao
More Weddings & Divorces in Sport
May in Sport History
The 100-year Football Curse that Appears to be Working
S.L. Benfica has failed to win a European Championship since 1962, when former coach Béla Guttmann placed a 100 year curse on the club. Is the curse working?
May 2, 1962All-Female Crew Triumphs in Whitbread
After New Zealand’s Peter Blake crushed all opposition in the 1989-90 Whitbread round the world race an all-female crew came home on this day, stealing the show
May 28, 1990
