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1949 in sports

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1949 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.

England

Italy

  • Superga air disaster – a plane carrying the Torino team crashes into a mountain on May 4, killing everyone on board. Of the entire squad, only one player (who didn't fly, due to injury) survived, as well as potential signing Ladislao Kubala, who was due to fly but did not, due to his son's ill health.

On 21 September 1949 at Goodison Park, Liverpool, the home of Everton, England were defeated 2–0 by Ireland in a friendly international.

BAA (NBA) Finals

NBL Championship

Events

  • October 27 – death of Marcel Cerdan (33), Algerian–born French world middleweight champion, in an air crash

In the course of playing a Ranji Trophy semi-final at Poona in March, Bombay and Maharashtra set the still-standing record for the highest match aggregate of runs scored in a first-class match – 2,376 runs.[1][2]

Men's professional

Men's amateur

Women's professional

Steeplechases

Hurdle races

Flat races

Stanley Cup

Sweden

United States

The Boat Race

Australia

England

Five Nations Championship

Speed Skating World Championships

Australia

England

France

USA

Davis Cup

Awards

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References

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  1. ^ "The Home of CricketArchive". CricketArchive.com. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
  2. ^ Mukherjee, Abhishek. "Bombay and Maharashtra engage in run feast in the Ranji Trophy". CricketCountry.com. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
  3. ^ "Epsom Derby | History, Winners, & Facts | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 3 January 2022.