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Carli Lloyd scored a hat-trick inside 16 minutes, the last from near halfway, to win the World Cup final against Japan.
BC Place, Vancouver, Canada · 2015
The United States beat Japan 5–2 in the 2015 Women's World Cup final in Vancouver. Lloyd's hat-trick, the first in a women's final, was completed with a lob from near the halfway line.
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Formula One's first ever night race was won by Fernando Alonso, a result later tainted by the 'Crashgate' scandal.
Marina Bay Street Circuit, Singapore · 2008
The 2008 Singapore Grand Prix ran under floodlights on city streets. Alonso won from 15th on the grid after teammate Nelson Piquet Jr crashed on purpose, a team order revealed a year later.
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South Africa beat England 15–6 in a try-less final, with Percy Montgomery kicking four penalties.
Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France · 2007
The Springboks won their second World Cup in 2007 at the national stadium in Saint-Denis, just north of Paris. England's Mark Cueto had a try ruled out after a long video review.
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Dennis Taylor potted the final black after midnight to beat Steve Davis in front of 18.5 million late-night TV viewers.
Crucible Theatre, Sheffield, England · 1985
Taylor came back from 8–0 down to win 18–17 on the last black of the 1985 world final in Sheffield, setting a record for the largest television audience after midnight in the UK.
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Justin Rose won the first Olympic golf gold medal in 112 years, making the first hole-in-one in Olympic history along the way.
Olympic Golf Course, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil · 2016
Golf returned to the Olympics in 2016 for the first time since 1904. Rose beat Henrik Stenson by two shots on a new course built in Barra da Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro.
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