The year 2019 has been a big year for sports. From comebacks, firsts, falls, and some chaos in store, it has been one heck of a year in the world of sports and with that in mind, let's jot down the top 19 sports news of 2019.
1) 2019 Southeast Asian Games - Long before the Philippines hosted its successful 2019 SEA Games last November, there has been some issues regarding the funding, not to mention the alleged corruption involved behind the scenes, but despite all the mishaps going on, the 2019 SEA Games became a massive success and the Philippines became the overall winner, scoring the most golds compared to any ASEAN country participated in this year's games.
2) Toronto wins NBA Finals - The sixth game of the NBA Finals, held for the very last time at the Oracle Arena, is a case of one-more-or-no-more for the two teams and thanks to the misfortunes the Warriors faced on, the three-point frenzy for the Raptors on the first quarter, and their signature rebound tactics, the Toronto Raptors nailed their first NBA championship title after defeating the Golden State Warriors at the score of 114-110. Kawhi Leonard is named MVP after scoring 22 points, six rebounds, and three assists.
3) The NBA-China drama - It all started with a tweet from the coach of Houston Rockets supporting Hong Kong pro-democracy protests which triggered a wildfire of condemnation from China, jeopardizing the special relationship between the NBA and the People's Republic of China. In response, most of the Rockets merchandise from Chinese websites are gone and they're not airing some NBA games on Chinese televisions.
4) Team USA wins this year's Women's World Cup despite all the controversy surrounding one of the team's players with player Megan Rapinoe showing defiance against the current US administration.
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6) Rafael Nadal became the first player to win the same grand slam 12 times after winning his 12th French Open
7) Pacquiao beats Thurman - Despite being 40 years old, the Fighting Pride of the Philippines, Manny Pacquiao is no stopping from his boxing career despite getting his hands full on his daily work as a politician but his road towards the Hall of Fame is tested when he was up against the undefeated boxer Keith Thurman in a 12-round bout at Las Vegas. At the end of this 12-round clash of the boxing titans at the heart of MGM Grand Garden Arena, the 40-year old legend made Keith Thurman taste his first defeat by a split decision with two out of three judges favored Pacquiao.
8) Tiger Woods made a massive comeback after winning his first Masters since 2005. Such comeback prompted US President Donald Trump to award him the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
9) By defeating the Los Angeles Rams at the Super Bowl LIII, the New England Patriots became six-time Super Bowl Champions and it was the first for quarterback Tom Brady to win six Super Bowls in his career.
10) After 19 MLB seasons, Japanese baseball icon Ichiro Suzuki, known simply as Ichiro, announced his retirement.
11) Naomi Osaka nicked her second Grand Slam title after winning the Australian Open in January.
12) Portugal defeated the Netherlands 1-0 in the final round of the first-ever UEFA Nations League.
13) Colombian Egan Bernal became the youngest Tour de France winner in over a century after winning the 2019 outing of the annual cycling event.
14) The Washington Nationals emerged as the World Series champions The Nationals defeated the Houston Astros 6-2 to win Game 7 and the first title in franchise history
15) A Derby winning horse named Maximum Security got disqualified for interference at the Kentucky Derby on the 4th of May, making it the first time a Derby winner is disqualified because of a foul on the track.
16) The Spanish Basketball Team emerged as the winners of the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup held in China.
17) The San Miguel Beermen is still the king of PBA after defeating Talk N Text at the score of 102-90 in the 6th game of the 2019 PBA Commissioner's Cup finals. Chris McCullough scored the most points at 35 but Terrence Romeo is named the MVP of the match after averaging him with 14 points, 4.3 assists, and 2.3 rebounds.
18) Pacquiao beats Broner - Even though Manny Pacquiao is aged 40 years old, he proves that age is just a number for him as he still demonstrates his legendary boxing skills in a match against Adrien Broner in Las Vegas. Won via unanimous decision after 12 rounds, Pacquiao successfully defended his secondary welterweight world title for the first time after defeating Adrien Broner in front of the live audience at MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas.
19) Six Nations 2019 - The Six Nations era became one heck of a championship for England, Wales, Scotland, France, Italy, and Ireland to show Europe which country has the best rugby players and now that Brexit's upon us, the fate of the Six Nations games becomes uncertain but rest assured that everyone had a lot of good memories in rugby's greatest championship. After five rounds on this season, the WRU has crowned as Guinness Six Nations Grand Slam champions. Wales are now officially a four-time Grand Slam champions in the Six Nations era, breaking a tie with France on three for the most by any country.
...and these are the top 19 sports news of 2019. Next time, the top 19 automotive news of 2019.
1) 2019 Southeast Asian Games - Long before the Philippines hosted its successful 2019 SEA Games last November, there has been some issues regarding the funding, not to mention the alleged corruption involved behind the scenes, but despite all the mishaps going on, the 2019 SEA Games became a massive success and the Philippines became the overall winner, scoring the most golds compared to any ASEAN country participated in this year's games.
2) Toronto wins NBA Finals - The sixth game of the NBA Finals, held for the very last time at the Oracle Arena, is a case of one-more-or-no-more for the two teams and thanks to the misfortunes the Warriors faced on, the three-point frenzy for the Raptors on the first quarter, and their signature rebound tactics, the Toronto Raptors nailed their first NBA championship title after defeating the Golden State Warriors at the score of 114-110. Kawhi Leonard is named MVP after scoring 22 points, six rebounds, and three assists.
3) The NBA-China drama - It all started with a tweet from the coach of Houston Rockets supporting Hong Kong pro-democracy protests which triggered a wildfire of condemnation from China, jeopardizing the special relationship between the NBA and the People's Republic of China. In response, most of the Rockets merchandise from Chinese websites are gone and they're not airing some NBA games on Chinese televisions.
4) Team USA wins this year's Women's World Cup despite all the controversy surrounding one of the team's players with player Megan Rapinoe showing defiance against the current US administration.
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6) Rafael Nadal became the first player to win the same grand slam 12 times after winning his 12th French Open
7) Pacquiao beats Thurman - Despite being 40 years old, the Fighting Pride of the Philippines, Manny Pacquiao is no stopping from his boxing career despite getting his hands full on his daily work as a politician but his road towards the Hall of Fame is tested when he was up against the undefeated boxer Keith Thurman in a 12-round bout at Las Vegas. At the end of this 12-round clash of the boxing titans at the heart of MGM Grand Garden Arena, the 40-year old legend made Keith Thurman taste his first defeat by a split decision with two out of three judges favored Pacquiao.
8) Tiger Woods made a massive comeback after winning his first Masters since 2005. Such comeback prompted US President Donald Trump to award him the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
9) By defeating the Los Angeles Rams at the Super Bowl LIII, the New England Patriots became six-time Super Bowl Champions and it was the first for quarterback Tom Brady to win six Super Bowls in his career.
10) After 19 MLB seasons, Japanese baseball icon Ichiro Suzuki, known simply as Ichiro, announced his retirement.
11) Naomi Osaka nicked her second Grand Slam title after winning the Australian Open in January.
12) Portugal defeated the Netherlands 1-0 in the final round of the first-ever UEFA Nations League.
13) Colombian Egan Bernal became the youngest Tour de France winner in over a century after winning the 2019 outing of the annual cycling event.
14) The Washington Nationals emerged as the World Series champions The Nationals defeated the Houston Astros 6-2 to win Game 7 and the first title in franchise history
15) A Derby winning horse named Maximum Security got disqualified for interference at the Kentucky Derby on the 4th of May, making it the first time a Derby winner is disqualified because of a foul on the track.
16) The Spanish Basketball Team emerged as the winners of the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup held in China.
17) The San Miguel Beermen is still the king of PBA after defeating Talk N Text at the score of 102-90 in the 6th game of the 2019 PBA Commissioner's Cup finals. Chris McCullough scored the most points at 35 but Terrence Romeo is named the MVP of the match after averaging him with 14 points, 4.3 assists, and 2.3 rebounds.
18) Pacquiao beats Broner - Even though Manny Pacquiao is aged 40 years old, he proves that age is just a number for him as he still demonstrates his legendary boxing skills in a match against Adrien Broner in Las Vegas. Won via unanimous decision after 12 rounds, Pacquiao successfully defended his secondary welterweight world title for the first time after defeating Adrien Broner in front of the live audience at MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas.
19) Six Nations 2019 - The Six Nations era became one heck of a championship for England, Wales, Scotland, France, Italy, and Ireland to show Europe which country has the best rugby players and now that Brexit's upon us, the fate of the Six Nations games becomes uncertain but rest assured that everyone had a lot of good memories in rugby's greatest championship. After five rounds on this season, the WRU has crowned as Guinness Six Nations Grand Slam champions. Wales are now officially a four-time Grand Slam champions in the Six Nations era, breaking a tie with France on three for the most by any country.
...and these are the top 19 sports news of 2019. Next time, the top 19 automotive news of 2019.
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