On This Day in Sport for May 13
Events in Sport
- 1887 15th Preakness: William Donohue aboard Dunboyne wins in 2:39.25
- 1890 18th Preakness: W Martin aboard Montague wins in 2:36.75
- 1891 17th Kentucky Derby: Isaac Murphy aboard Kingman wins in 2:52.25
- 1905 World heavyweight boxing champion James J. Jeffries retires undefeated after 7 title defences; returns in 1910 to be beaten by Jack Johnson
- 1909 First Giro d'Italia takes place in Milan - Italian cyclist Luigi Ganna is the winner
- 1911 37th Kentucky Derby: George Archibald aboard Meridian wins in 2:05
- 1916 42nd Kentucky Derby: Johnny Loftus aboard George Smith wins in 2:04
- 1922 48th Kentucky Derby: Albert Johnson aboard Morvich wins in 2:04.6
- More Events in Sport
Joe Louis
Dennis Rodman
Denny ShuteWeddings in Sport
- 2003 NBA star Dennis Rodman (42) weds Michelle Moyer in a small civil ceremony in Newport Beach, California
- 2006 British football star player Gary O'Neil (22) weds Donna Guerin in Highclere Castle, Hampshire
- 2017 Former WNBA player Diana Taurasi (34) weds teammate Penny Taylor (36) in Phoenix, Arizona
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
