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Taking inspiration from 'Record of the Decade'.

 

 

 

What is your sporting moment of the decade. Which moment from this decade have been the best for you? Anything can be nominated.

 

You get 40 nominations, and can spread them out however you want, but I recommend 4 per year to keep it even and I won't allow any more than 7 for any one year from any one person. Nominations ideally should be like this:

 

2010-

 

2011-

 

2012-

 

2013-

 

2014-

 

2015-

 

2016-

 

2017-

 

2018-

 

2019-

 

 

You have until next Monday that's Monday 14th October, to give me your nominations for at least the first two years, 2010 and 2011. Years will close as their rounds go up, so you can either get it all out of the way in one go or run the gauntlet and nominate week to week.

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I'm just going to do 2010 and 2011 this week.

 

2010 - Spain win the FIFA World Cup for the first time

 

2011

Dai Greene wins the gold medal in the 400m hurdles at the Athletics World Championships

Ireland beat England at the Cricket World Cup,recovering from 111/5 to 329/7 and setting a record for the largest successful run chase in the tournament's history

 

That's all I could find that was worth nominating after a quick look through the records for those two years. I think I'll be able to nominate more for the other years.

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Nominations

 

2010-

Spain winning the FIFA World Cup for the first time

Amy Williams winning gold in the Skeleton at the Winter Olympics in Vancouver.

John Isner v Nicolas Mahut. The longest ever tennis match in history at Wimbledon. 70-68 in the final set.

Sebastian Vettel winning his first F1 world title.

Inter Milan win the Champions League and the treble.

 

 

 

2011-

Dai Greene winning gold in the 400m hurdles at the World Athletics Championship in Daegu

Ireland beating England at the Cricket World Cup in India

Kauto Star winning the King George VI Chase at Kempton for the 5th time.

Frankel's win in the 2000 Guineas at Newmarket

2011 Canadian Grand Prix

Mo Farah wins gold at the men's 5000m at the World Athletics Championship in Daegu.

New Zealand win the Rugby World Cup

Japan win the Women's World Cup

Sam Stosur wins the US Open

 

2012-

Super Saturday- Mo Farah, Jessica Ennis and Greg Rutherford all winning gold at London 2012.

Andy Murray winning the US Open

Chad le Clos winning gold in the 200m butterfly at the Olympics.

Jade Jones gold meal in the Taekwondo.

2012 Grand National Finish- Neptune Collonges

Sergio Aguero scores a last minute goal against QPR on the final day of the season to win the Premier League for Manchester City

David Rudisha wins the 800m at the Olympics in a world record time

Usain Bolt wins the 100m and 200m at the Olympics

Nicola Adams becomes the first woman to win an Olympics boxing gold medal

Charlotte Dujardin wins two gold medals in dressage at the Olympics

Alistair Brownlee wins the Olympics triathlon gold medal

Peter Wilson wins a gold medal in the shooting at the Olympics

Chelsea beat Munich in CL Final

 

2013-

Andy Murray winning Wimbledon

Wigan beating Manchester City in the FA Cup Final

Mo Farah 5000m+ 10000m double at the World Athletics Championship in Moscow

British/Irish Lions winning the Lions tour in Australia

England win the Ashes,defeating Australia 3-0 in the test cricket series

Christine Ohuruogu wins the 400m at the Athletics World Championships

Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce wins three sprint gold medals at the Athletics World Championships

Man United win the Premier League

Phil "The Power" Taylor wins his 16th world title at the PDC World Darts Championship

 

 

2014-

Arsenal come from 2 goals down to beat Hull City 3-2 in the FA Cup Final

Germany beat the hosts Brazil 7-1 in the World Cup semi-final

Lizzy Arnold wins the gold medal in Skeleton at the Winter Olympics

Hamilton wins F1 title with Mercedes

Dujardin wins 2 gold medals at World Equestrian Games

Adam Peaty breaking breaststroke world record at European Championships

Netherlands 5-1 Spain

Real Madrid beat Atletico Madrid in the Champions League Final

Mark Selby wins the World Snooker Championship

Jo Pavey wins the 10000m at the European Athletics Championship at the age of 40.

 

2015-

Arsenal beat Aston Villa 4-0 in the FA Cup Final

Australia are bowled out for 60 in 18.3 overs by England on the first day of the fourth Ashes test at Trent Bridge with Stuart Broad taking 8/15

Great Britain mens' tennis team win the Davis Cup,beating Belgium 3-1 in the final

Mo Farah wins gold medals in 5000m and 10000m at the Athletics World Championships

Jessica Ennis-Hill wins the gold medal in the heptathlon at the Athletics World Championships

Mayweather beats Pacquiao

Fury beats Klitschko

Vardy scores in 11 consecutive PL matches

Stuart Bingham wins the World Snooker Championship

Coneygree becomes the first novice to win the Cheltenham Gold Cup since 1974.

England's womens football team finish third in the Women's World Cup.

England 55-35 France in the Six Nations.

 

 

2016-

 

Leicester City win the Premier League

Toby Roland-Jones takes a hat trick against title rivals Yorkshire with less than five overs of the final day of the last match of the season remaining to win Middlesex their first County Cricket Championship since 1993

Andy Murray wins Wimbledon for the second time

Nick Skelton wins the Individual Jumping equestrian gold medal at the Olympics becoming,at the age of 58,Great Britain's oldest gold medalist since 1908

The GB womens' hockey team win the Olympic final

Jason Kenny wins three gold medals in cycling at the Olympics

Carlos Brathwaite hits four sixes off four balls bowled by Ben Stokes to win the World T20 cricket final for West Indies in the last over against England

Portugal win the Euros

Michael Phelps wins 6 gold medals to amass a record 23 total

Bolt wins the treble-treble

Iceland 2-1 England

Mo Farah's 5000m and 10000m double in the Rio Olympics

Alastair Brownlee defends his Olympic Triathlon title.

Wayde van Niekerk breaks Michael Johnson's 400m World Record

 

 

2017-

Arsenal beat Chelsea 2-1 in the FA Cup Final

An unseeded Jelena Ostapenko wins the French Open

Great Britain's 4x100m mens' relay team win gold medals at the Athletics World Championships

Joshua beats Klitschko

Federer wins an 8th Wimbledon title

Froome wins a 4th Tour De France

Kaepernick’s kneeling Protest in the NFL.

England Under-17s winning the FIFA U-17 World Cup.

England Women's Cricket Team win the Women's Cricket World Cup.

Enable winning the Arc de Triomphe.

Phil Taylor winning the PDC World Matchplay.

 

 

2018-

Real Madrid beating Liverpool 3-1 in the Champions League final

France Vs Croatia World Cup Final (One of the highest scoring finals of all time)

England reach the semi-finals of the World Cup

Lizzy Yarnold retains her Winter Olympics skeleton title

England winning a penalty shoot-out against Colombia

France winning the FIFA World Cup

Rob Cross winning the PDC World Championship on his debut

Fury vs. Wilder boxing match

France 4-3 Argentina

Enable wins back-to-back Arc de Triomphe's

Mark Williams wins his third World Snooker title for the first time in 15 years.

Dina Asher-Smith wins three sprint golds at the European Athletics Championships.

 

 

2019-

Dina Asher-Smith winning gold in the 200 m at the World Championships

England win the Cricket World Cup after the final against New Zealand is decided by a Super Over

England win the third Ashes test match by one wicket with Ben Stokes scoring 135 not out,helped by Jack Leach in a unbroken last wicket partnership of 76

Katarina Johnson-Thompson wins the heptathlon at the World Athletics Championships

Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur both come from three goals down to win their Champions League semi-finals

Hamilton winning his 6th F1 title

Tiger Roll wins back-to-back Grand Nationals

Tiger Woods wins 2019 Masters Tournament

Djokovic beats Federer in the first championship tie-break at 12-12 in the final set in the Wimbledon Final.

2019 German Grand Prix

Eliud Kipchoge does the marathon in less than 2 hours.

Ronnie O'Sullivan makes his 1000th century break.

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2010

 

Amy Williams winning gold in the Skeleton at the Winter Olympics in Vancouver.

John Isner v Nicolas Mahut. The longest ever tennis match in history at Wimbledon. 70-68 in the final set.

 

 

 

 

 

2011

 

Kauto Star winning the King George VI Chase at Kempton for the 5th time.

Frankel's win in the 2000 Guineas at Newmarket

2011 Canadian Grand Prix

Mo Farah wins gold at the men's 5000m at the World Athletics Championship in Daegu.

 

2012

 

3 Olympic golds in one night

 

Jessica Ennis

Greg Rutherford

Mo Farrah

 

2010:

Vettel wins first F1 title

Inter Milan win CL (and treble)

Spain win first Football WC

Isner vs. Mahut in Wimbledon

 

2011:

Button wins Canadian GP after 6 pit stops

NZ wins Rugby WC

Japan wins Women's Football WC

Sam Stosur wins US Open

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2012

 

Andy Murray winning the US Open

Chad le Clos winning gold in the 200m butterfly at the Olympics.

Jade Jones gold meal in the Taekwondo.

2012 Grand National Finish- Neptune Collonges

 

 

 

 

 

2013

 

Andy Murray winning Wimbledon

Wigan beating Manchester City in the FA Cup Final

Mo Farah 5000m+ 10000m double at the World Athletics Championship in Moscow

British/Irish Lions winning the Lions tour in Australia.

 

 

 

2012

 

Sergio Aguero scores a last minute goal against QPR on the final day of the season to win the Premier League for Manchester City

David Rudisha wins the 800m at the Olympics in a world record time

Usain Bolt wins the 100m and 200m at the Olympics

Nicola Adams becomes the first woman to win an Olympics boxing gold medal

Charlotte Dujardin wins two gold medals in dressage at the Olympics

Alistair Brownlee wins the Olympics triathlon gold medal

Peter Wilson wins a gold medal in the shooting at the Olympics

 

2013

 

England win the Ashes,defeating Australia 3-0 in the test cricket series

Christine Ohuruogu wins the 400m at the Athletics World Championships

Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce wins three sprint gold medals at the Athletics World Championships

2012:

Aguero goal vs. QPR

Murray wins US Open

Chelsea beat Munich in CL final

Super Saturday

 

2013:

Murray wins Wimbledon

United win 20th PL

Wigan win FA Cup

Taylor wins 16th PDC World Title

2014

 

Arsenal come from 2 goals down to beat Hull City 3-2 in the FA Cup Final

Germany beat the hosts Brazil 7-1 in the World Cup semi-final

Lizzy Arnold wins the gold medal in Skeleton at the Winter Olympics

 

2015

 

Arsenal beat Aston Villa 4-0 in the FA Cup Final

Australia are bowled out for 60 in 18.3 overs by England on the first day of the fourth Ashes test at Trent Bridge with Stuart Broad taking 8/15

Great Britain mens' tennis team win the Davis Cup,beating Belgium 3-1 in the final

Mo Farah wins gold medals in 5000m and 10000m at the Athletics World Championships

Jessica Ennis-Hill wins the gold medal in the heptathlon at the Athletics World Championships

2014:

Germany beating Brazil 7-1 in the World Cup Semi-Final

Hamilton wins F1 title with Mercedes

Dujardin wins 2 gold medals at World Equestrian Games

Adam Peaty breaking breaststroke world record at European Championships

 

2015:

Mayweather beats Pacquiao

Fury beats Klitschko

Vardy scores in 11 consecutive PL matches

GB tennis wins David Cup

 

 

Had to dig a little deeper than usual to nom for these years!

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2014

 

Netherlands 5-1 Spain

Real Madrid beat Atletico Madrid in the Champions League Final

Mark Selby wins the World Snooker Championship

Jo Pavey wins the 10000m at the European Athletics Championship at the age of 40.

 

 

2015

 

Stuart Bingham wins the World Snooker Championship

Coneygree becomes the first novice to win the Cheltenham Gold Cup since 1974.

England's womens football team finish third in the Women's World Cup.

England 55-35 France in the Six Nations.

 

 

 

 

2016

 

Leicester City win the Premier League

Toby Roland-Jones takes a hat trick against title rivals Yorkshire with less than five overs of the final day of the last match of the season remaining to win Middlesex their first County Cricket Championship since 1993

Andy Murray wins Wimbledon for the second time

Nick Skelton wins the Individual Jumping equestrian gold medal at the Olympics becoming,at the age of 58,Great Britain's oldest gold medalist since 1908

The GB womens' hockey team win the Olympic final

Jason Kenny wins three gold medals in cycling at the Olympics

Carlos Brathwaite hits four sixes off four balls bowled by Ben Stokes to win the World T20 cricket final for West Indies in the last over against England

 

2017

 

Arsenal beat Chelsea 2-1 in the FA Cup Final

An unseeded Jelena Ostapenko wins the French Open

Great Britain's 4x100m mens' relay team win gold medals at the Athletics World Championships

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2016:

Leicester win the Prem

Portugal win the Euros

Michael Phelps wins 6 gold medals to amass a record 23 total

Bolt wins the treble-treble (let's overlook the one that was subsequently stripped)

 

2017:

Joshua beats Klitschko

Federer wins an 8th Wimbledon title

Froome wins a 4th Tour De France

Kaepernick’s kneeling Protest in the NFL (more for significance than sporting success)

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2016

 

Iceland 2-1 England

Mo Farah's 5000m and 10000m double in the Rio Olympics

Alastair Brownlee defends his Olympic Triathlon title.

Wayde van Niekerk breaks Michael Johnson's 400m World Record

 

 

 

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2017

 

England Under-17s winning the FIFA U-17 World Cup.

England Women's Cricket Team win the Women's Cricket World Cup.

Enable winning the Arc de Triomphe.

Phil Taylor winning the PDC World Matchplay.

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