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The Kolanka Cup is a polo trophy awarded in India. According to the Guinness Book of World Records , it is the "tallest sports trophy in the world". It is named after the Rajah of Kolanka [ 1 ] Sri Rajah Rao Pradyumna Krishna Mahipati Suryarao Bahadur who got it made as a polo player under his own team name, the Kolanka team.
Following the 2014 edition, the FIBA Basketball World Cup (but not the FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup) has been reset on a new quadrennial cycle. The 2014 (men's) World Cup will be followed by the 2019 World Cup, avoiding conflict with the FIFA World Cup. Most wins: United States 5, Yugoslavia 5, Soviet Union 3 FIBA 3x3 World Cup: Nations 2012
Most international major trophies won: 35 – Real Madrid, 1955–2024 [156] Most national major trophies won: 118 – Celtic, 1892–2024; Most trophies won in top level competitions: 125 – Al Ahly, 1923–2024 [157] Most overall trophies won: 275 – Linfield, 1891–2024 [158] Most national championships won: 56 – Linfield, 1891–2024 [159]
FIFA World Cup Dream Team – an all-star squad published in 2002 and composed of some of the best players of all time; FIFA World Cup – to the winners of the FIFA World Cup; FIFA World Player of the Year – to the players who were thought to be the best in the world; replaced by the FIFA Ballon d'Or; Footballer of the Year (Argentina)
The FIFA World Cup is a gold trophy that is awarded to the winners of the FIFA World Cup association football tournament. Since the advent of the World Cup in 1930, two different trophies have been used: the Jules Rimet Trophy from 1930 to 1970 and thereafter the FIFA World Cup Trophy from 1974 to the present day. The production cost of the ...
Manchester United is England’s most successful team in the modern era, but the club where David Beckham and Cristiano Ronaldo announced themselves on the world stage and won the biggest trophies ...
The first goal in World Cup history was scored by Lucien Laurent of France. Four days later, the first World Cup hat-trick was achieved by Bert Patenaude of the U.S. in the Americans' 3–0 win against Paraguay. In the final, Uruguay defeated Argentina 4–2 in front of a crowd of 93,000 people in Montevideo to become the first nation to win a ...
In professional sports leagues—such as the NFL and MLB—rings are also awarded to the team that lost the championship game (e.g., Super Bowl) or series (e.g., World Series), because that team is the champion of their conference (e.g., AFC or NFC in the NFL) or league (AL or NL in MLB).