17-year-old darts prodigy Luke Littler became the youngest-ever World Darts Champion.
Lebron and Bronny James became the first father-son duo to play in an NBA game together.
The Philadelphia Eagles beat the Green Bay Packers 34-29 in Brazil in the first NFL game in South America.
The Summer Olympic Games opening ceremony was held outdoors for the first time ever.
Manchester City became the first English Premier League soccer team to win four consecutive seasons.
The Detroit Pistons NBA team broke records after losing their 27th consecutive basketball game.
Uruguay defeated Italy 1-0 in La Plata, Argentina, to win their first FIFA U-20 World Cup.
Argentina managed to snatch victory away from France at the last second in the 2022 FIFA World Cup Final.
FIFA World Cup 2022 kicked off in Qatar.
USA's men's hockey team beat Canada's for the first time in 12 years.
A pair of Michael Jordan's 1984 Nike Air Ships broke the record for the highest-selling sneakers at auction.
Legendary soccer player Cristiano Ronaldo broke the men's record for the most international goals.
Supergiant Games released their most ambitious game to date, Hades, on PC, Switch, and macOS.
Argentinian soccer legend Lionel Messi officially announced his transfer to Paris Saint-Germain.
Platform diver Tom Daley won his first Olympic gold medal in men's synchronized diving, 13 years after his first Olympic games.
Carl Nassib became the first openly-gay NFL player to play a regular-season game.
Lionel Messi broke Pelé's record for the most goals with one soccer club.
A pair of Michael Jordan's Air Jordan sneakers sold for a record $560,000 at auction.
Nintendo's Animal Crossing: New Horizon was released on the Nintendo Switch.
A helicopter carrying nine people, including Kobe Bryant and his daughter, crashed in California with no survivors.
Three thousand five hundred women in Iran were allowed to attend a soccer match for the first time in 40 years.
Babe Ruth's baseball jersey became the most expensive sports memorabilia when it sold for $5.6 million.
Simon Pagenaud of France finished the 2016 Indy 500 just two-tenths of a second ahead of Alexander Rossi.
Li Na became the first Asian-born tennis player to be entered into the International Tennis Hall of Fame.
Nigel Richards won the World Scrabble Championships for the fourth time in a row with the word 'groutier.'
Rockstar Games' hit Wild-West series returned with the release of Red Dead Redemption 2.
The World Surf League closed the gender pay gap by giving equal prizes to all genders.
Video gamer David Katz shot two people dead, injured nine then committed suicide at an NFL 19 tournament in Jacksonville, Florida.
France defeated Croatia 4-2 to win their second FIFA World Cup.
God of War, the eighth installment in the God of War series, was released for PlayStation 4.
The 21st Commonwealth Games officially began on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.
The World Health Organization (WHO) announced that gaming addiction is a Mental Health Disorder.
Epic Games released the video game Fortnite Battle Royale.
The Women's International Soccer team played at a world record altitude of 18,999 ft at Kilimanjaro.
Nintendo released Zelda: Breath of the Wild, the first fully open-world Zelda game.
Tennis sisters went head-to-head when Serena Williams beat Venus Williams 6-4, 6-4 at the Australian Open Women's Tennis.
The 85-year-old athlete Ed Whitlock broke a world record after completing a sub-4-hour marathon.
Georgian heavyweight-lifting champion Lasha Talakhadze smashed a world record by lifting an incredible 473 kg.
Australian swimmer Kyle Chalmers won the 100-meter freestyle gold medal in the Rio de Janeiro Olympics.
Cristiano Ronaldo topped Forbes' Highest-Paid Athletes List, becoming the first soccer player to do so.
Blizzard released its first shooter game, Overwatch, for PS4, Xbox One, and PC.
Pittsburgh hosted the world's largest pinball tournament.
New Zealand golfer Lydia Ko became the youngest golfer to rank No. 1 in the world.
The Serbia v Albania qualifying match for the UEFA Euro soccer cup was canceled mid-game.
Manny Pacquiao reclaimed WBO welterweight boxing title after defeating Timothy Bradley.
Cristiano Ronaldo became the first non-Spanish player to captain Real Madrid.
Grand Theft Auto V smashed records after topping $1 billion in sales.
The 14th IAAF World Championships opened in Moscow, Russia.
The Last of Us was released exclusively for the PlayStation 3.
Sweden defeated Switzerland in the 2013 World Ice Hockey Championship.
