| 21/1/2014 | World Cup winner Ossie Ardiles has been involved in a car accident in the Falkand Islands. According to the BBC, the 61-year-old Argentine was hospitalised and received over 20 stitches after the vehicle that he was driving crashed with former team-mate Ricky Villa also an unharmed passenger in the car. It is believed the two ex-Spurs players are in the country making a documentary. Earlier this month, it was announced that ESPN’s 30for30 series would make a film about the pair’s time in English football entitled ‘White, Blue and White’. |
| 21/1/2011 | 6 years and a half after the Athens Olympic Games, the trial of Kostas Kenteris and Katerina Thanou, the Greek Olympic medal holders of Sydney, begins in Athens. The verdict will be announced on 10/5 and all involved in the motor accident will be sentenced to incarceration, i.e. coach Christos Tzekos for 33, Kenteris and Thanou for 31 and the 7 doctors for 6-8 months. One year later, the court following their appeal, will exempt them of all charges. |
| 21/1/2009 | Dimitris Persidis, the greek-austrian defender, who played for Olympiacos during the “golden” era of Goulandris, dies of cancer at the age of 62 years |
| 21/1/1995 | Yutah Jazz John Stockton becomes NBA's all-time leader in assists (9.922). In his career (1984-2003) he will record 15806 assists and his bronze statue will be set outside the Delta Center, home ground of Utah Jazz |
| 21/1/1990 | John McEnroe becomes the first tennis player ever to be defaulted from a Grand Slam event (Australian Open) for misconduct |
| 21/1/1989 | A luxury hotel opens inside the training camp of Panathinaikos at Paiania. It is the beginning of the construction of a modern training camp (one of the best in Europe) which will be concluded in 1993 |
| 21/1/1922 | French journalist Pierre Giffard dies at the age of 68. He was appointed Chevalier of the Legion d’ Honneur and he created the Paris-Brest-Paris cycle race in 1891 and the Tours de Paris Marathon in 1896. He was the editor of the sports daily “Le Velo”. However, his passionate support for Alfred Dreyfus caused the paper’s demise and the birth of “L’Auto” ancestor of “Le Equipe”. |
| 21/1/1922 | First slalom ski race held in Muren, Switzerland |
| 21/1/1911 | First Monte Carlo rally, one of the most famous long distance races, starts. The organizer is the Automobile Club de Monaco who also organize the F1 Grand Prix. Prince Albert I of the Grimaldi Family, is the inspirer, creator and supporter in order to boost tourism and visits to the casino |
| 21/1/1888 | The Amateur Athletic Union, widely known as the AAU, is formed to support many different teams and players in almost every sport, and sponsor many tournaments throughout the USA. It helps to get players noticed and direct them toward a good college or into the right environment in their community |
