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Infostrada Sports’ Databox - March 2005  

http://www.sportandtechnology.com/images/nl23databox1.jpgChelsea Football Club
> Chelsea celebrate their centenary in 2005. They immediately gained admission to Division Two in 1905.
> Chelsea look to be on the verge of winning their second league title having won their first exactly 50 years ago.
> Chelsea have won a European trophy twice - the Cup Winners' Cup in 1970/1971 and 1997/1998.
> Chelsea striker Peter Osgood was the last player to score in every round (including the final) of the FA Cup in 1970.

Tottenham Hotspur Football Club
> Tottenham Hotspur were the first club to win the double of league championship and FA Cup in the 20th century.
> In 1901, Tottenham Hotspur became the only non league club to win the FA Cup.
> Spurs have won three European trophies - the Cup Winners' Cup in 1962/1963 and the UEFA Cup in 1971/1972 and 1983/1984.
> Tottenham won a trophy in every 20th century post-war year ending in one.

Baseball: Major League and Minor League
> Minor League baseball teams, playing at levels AAA (highest), AA and A (lowest) are affiliated to a Major League team.
> The entire vertical chain of Minor League affiliates to a Major League team is referred to as "the farm system".
> The top Minor League team affiliated with the World Series champions Boston Red Sox are the Pawtucket Red Sox.
> The 1988 film "Bull Durham" revolves around the Durham Bulls, the AAA affiliate of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.

http://www.sportandtechnology.com/images/nl23databox2.jpgEgypt
> Egypt has won football's African Nations Cup a record tying four times: in 1957, 1959, 1986 and 1998.
> Egypt has taken part in the World Cup twice (1934 and 1990). On both occasions, it took place in Italy.
> At the 2004 Olympic Games, Wrestler Karam Gaber won Egypt its first gold medal since the 1948 games.
> In Athens, Egypt won another four medals in Boxing and Taekwondo events.

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