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May 23 – A protest by Richmond against the eligibility of defender Doug Cox to play for St. Kilda led to the Saints temporarily losing the points for their first two wins. They were reinstated later due to changes in the relevant rules, but a fine of $ 5000
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November – inaugural running of the Japan Cup, the most prestigious horse race in Japan, at Tokyo Racecourse in Fuchu, Tokyo. Its distance is about 1Β½ miles on turf and it is the world's richest turf race.
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by eleventh-round technical knockout to retain his undisputed world Middleweight title as Weaver-Tillis' show's main event.
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At the end of the season, South Melbourne relocate to Sydney and are renamed the Sydney Swans.
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becomes the first horse to win a million dollar race, the inaugural Arlington Million, at
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sets a world record time of 22.54 in the 50m freestyle (long course) at
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players begin a 49-day strike over the issue of free-agent compensation.
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ever played in a single professional baseball game, at 33 innings (24
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by knockout in round 14 to unify boxing's world Welterweight title.
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by a unanimous decision to retain the WBC heavyweight title.
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held in Bulgaria and won by USSR (men) and Bulgaria (women)
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sets NFL record for most punt return yards in a game (207).
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Australian Inter Dominion Harness Racing Championship
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Gibson won 20 games five times, 823:is the only player elected to the 14: 2629: 1880:List of 1981 motorsport champions 1514: 1184:World Figure Skating Championship 1175: 1124: 513:Women's overall season champion: 1756:United States Triple Crown Races 1018:world Featherweight title.(see: 831:3,117 batters, and captured the 492: 23: 1884: 1608: 1495:Classique Peter Jackson Classic 1154: 1020:The Battle of the Little Giants 705:win English League Championship 506:Men's overall season champion: 34:needs additional citations for 2270: 2130:– United States wins 3-1 over 1935: 1843:Ice Hockey World Championships 1692:1981 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe 1: 2263: 2157: 2138: 1867: 1806: 919: 618:Women's all-around champion: 16:Sports-related events of 1981 1244:All-Ireland Camogie Champion 874:set the record for the most 835:and MVP in 1968 with a 1.12 680:Copa Libertadores de AmΓ©rica 578:to win the college football 7: 2002: 1230:Gaelic Athletic Association 792: 608:Men's all-around champion: 10: 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Champions Trophy 971:Launceston Casino City 808:Caribbean World Series 2253:Sportsman of the Year 1859:August 27 – death of 1852:Junior Men's champion 1834:Minnesota North Stars 887:Major League Baseball 825:Baseball Hall of Fame 643:UEFA Champions League 580:national championship 2084:Grand Slam in tennis 2043:Grand Slam in tennis 1792:Quarter Horse Racing 1727:2,000 Guineas Stakes 1471:Women's professional 1141:won with lead dogs: 1090:Alberta Golden Bears 1042:James (Quick) Tillis 864:International League 636:Association football 574:won 17-10 over the 216:Association football 43:improve this article 2094:Martina Navratilova 1959:1981 Springbok Tour 1646:Cheltenham Gold Cup 1088:win 18–12 over the 1077:Ottawa Rough Riders 1075:win 26–23 over the 1048:heavyweight title. 977:75-54 in the final. 975:Nunawading Spectres 897:Los Angeles Dodgers 872:Rochester Red Wings 676:2-1 Carl Zeiss Jena 596:Artistic gymnastics 541:Philadelphia Eagles 2282:www.britannica.com 2250:Sports Illustrated 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