Michael Jordan married his second wife, Yvette Prieto, at Palm Beach, Florida, US.
Lionel Messi scored his 300th goal for Barcelona's soccer team.
Seven-time Tour de France winner, Lance Armstrong, admitted doping during all wins on Oprah Winfrey.
Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 earned a staggering $500 million within 24 hours of release.
The New York City Marathon was canceled due to Hurricane Sandy.
England was defeated by South Africa, who became top of the world Test cricket rank.
Female rowing duo Heather Stanning & Helen Glover claimed Team GB's first Olympic medal at the London Olympics.
Michael Phelps broke the world record for the most medals won at the Olympics.
Queen Elizabeth II of England declared the 30th Olympics opened in London, UK.
Wayne Rooney apologized to a 9-year-old fan after accidentally breaking his wrist.
Thieves stole up to 68 Olympic artifacts from a museum in Greece.
After two and a half years of Alpha and Beta development, the full version of Minecraft was released.
Ubisoft released Rayman Origins worldwide for PlayStation 3, PC, and Xbox 360.
The much-anticipated Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim was released for PC, PS4, and Xbox 360.
Rocksteady Games released the grittiest Batman game to date, Batman: Arkham City.
Dark Souls, the second Souls game after Demon's Souls, was released for PS3 and Xbox 360 in North America.
NetherRealm's Mortal Kombat, the first game in the franchise reboot, was released for PS3 and Xbox 360.
After hyping the game up for years, Valve finally released Portal 2 for PC, PS3, and Xbox 360.
Singapore opened the world's first Summer Youth Olympics Games.
The longest tennis match in history took place.
South Africa played host to the first FIFA World Cup in Africa.
In the Super Rugby Final at Orlando Stadium, the Bulls defended their title with a 25-17 win over the Stormers in an all-South African final.
Sachin Tendulkar becomes the first cricket player to score a double-century in the One Day International format.
Tiger Woods announced his indefinite leave from professional golf to focus on his marriage.
A sequel to LittleBigPlanet was released for the PlayStation Portable.
EA Games' FIFA 10, the highest-rated FIFA game made, was released in Europe.
Brazilian soccer athlete Neymar da Silva Santos Jr. started his professional career at just 17 years old.
American swimmer Michael Phelps became the first person to win eight gold medals at one Olympic Games.
Michael Phelps won the 100-meter butterfly swim in a record 50:58 at the Beijing Olympic finals.
Rockstar Games released Grand Theft Auto IV, the sixth in the GTA series, for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.
Danica Patrick won the Indy Japan 300, becoming the first woman to win an Indy car race.
MTV and Harmonix released Rock Band for PS3 and Xbox 360 in North America.
Super Mario Galaxy, Nintendo's third 3D Mario game, was released for the Nintendo Wii in North America.
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare was released in North America for PC, PS3, and Xbox 360.
After three years in development, Bungie finally released Halo 3 for the Xbox 360.
Bioshock, the first-person dystopian horror shooter game, was released for Xbox 360 and PC.
The PlayStation 3 was released in Europe, Austrailia, New Zealand, Africa, and the Middle East.
The Nintendo Wii was released in the US.
Sony released the PlayStation 3 console in North America.
At just 30 years old, golf professional Tiger Woods won the 50th PGA, making him the youngest person ever to win a PGA.
RedOctane released Guitar Hero for PlayStation 2 in North America.
Sid Meier's Civilization IV was made available to PC players in North America.
The first God of War game was released for the PlayStation 2 to the North American market.
Blizzard released World of Warcraft for PC and Mac, changing the MMORPG scene forever.
Ed Whitlock became the world's first person over the age of 70 to run a marathon in under 3 hours.
Greece won its first UEFA Euro Cup after beating Portugal in the final 1-0.
Maria Sharapova became the first Russian to win Wimbledon.
Michael Jordan played in his final NBA game.
A remake of the original 1996 Resident Evil was released exclusively for GameCube.
HAL Laboratory's Super Smash Bros. Melee was released by Nintendo for the GameCube.
