| 22/12/2007 | Nicklas Bendtner scores his first Premier League goal in the 2–1 Arsenal victory in the North London derby against Tottenham Hotspur at the Emirates Stadium. He heads the winning goal from a Cesc Fàbregas corner just 1.8 seconds (official time) after coming on as a substitute for Eboué in 74’, breaking the previous English record. |
| 22/12/2005 | The Municipality of Athens and the National Bank of Greece decide to buy the estate at Votanikos. Eight months before, on 5/4, Panathinaikos representatives decided to built the new ground at Votanikos, excluding the areas of Goudi and Hellinikon. In April 2007, the model of the new ground will be presented and construction works will begin |
| 22/12/1996 | Karl Malone of the Utah Jazz becomes the 11th NBA player to complete 20.000 points and 10.000 rebounds in the victory of Utah over Cleveland (100-94) |
| 22/12/1996 | Brazilian defender of Ajax Marcio Santos sets a Dutch record when he is sent off only 17 seconds after coming on as a second-half substtute |
| 22/12/1996 | 47 year-old English goalkeeper Peter Shilton plays his 1.000th game with Leyton Orient against Brighton. Shilton was capped 125 times and played in 3 World Cups (1982, 1986, 1990). Shilton smashed legendary Stanley Matthews' record (701 games) who quit football at the age of 50 |
| 22/12/1962 | 1.000.000 points in NBA |
| 22/12/1944 | 35-year-old Feni Xydi, the greek tennis champions since 1934, is executed during the Dekemvriana in Sykamino, near Oropos having been arrested a week earlier by ELAS rebels at her father's home in Kifissia. In 1940 she participated in the Wimbledon (1935, 1936) and the Rolland Garros tournaments. She was the daughter of Alexandra Dragoumi and niece of Ion Dragoumis. |
| 22/12/1939 | 17-year-old Gloria Jacobs becomes the first woman to hold a world pistol record when she shoots 299 out of 300 points |
| 22/12/1900 | The Daimler factory, managed by Daimler sons Paul and Adolf, produces the first Mercedes. The 3-radius star, inspired by Gottlieb Daimler, symbolizing the modernization of transportation by land, air and sea, will be adopted in 1909, 7 years after the name “Mercedes”, and will be placed at the front of the cars from 1910 onwards |
| 22/12/1894 | The Golf Association is founded in America with the main objective to organize games and formulate rules |
