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2 unusual facts about The Champions


Joseph Furst

Furst was regularly featured in UK television drama series of the 1960s and early 1970s with appearances in The Saint, The Champions, Doomwatch, The Persuaders!, and as the mad (and well remembered) Professor Zaroff in the Doctor Who story The Underwater Menace.

The Champions

The Champions is a British espionage/science fiction/occult detective fiction adventure series consisting of 30 episodes broadcast on the UK network ITV during 1968–1969, produced by Lew Grade's ITC Entertainment production company.


The Incredible Robert Baldick

After that he had worked for ITV/ITC film series including The Avengers, The Saint, The Baron, The Champions and Department S.


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1901–02 Southampton F.C. season

To prepare for the match against the champions, trainer Bill Dawson took the players to the Clump Inn at Chilworth where the players had the use of a field behind the inn.

1972 Caribbean Series

It was held from February 1 through February 6 with the champions teams from Dominican Republic (Aguilas Cibaeñas), Mexico (Algodoneros de Guasave), Puerto Rico (Leones de Ponce) and Venezuela (Tigres de Aragua).

1992 Caribbean Series

It was held from February 2 through February 9 with the champions teams from the Dominican Republic, Leones del Escogido; Mexico, Naranjeros de Hermosillo; Puerto Rico, Indios de Mayagüez, and Venezuela, Águilas del Zulia.

2001–02 Maltese First Division

Marsaxlokk were the champions while Mosta were the runners-up.Both teams were promoted to Maltese Premier League.

2002–03 Maltese First Division

Msida were the champions and Balzan were promoted to Maltese Premier League.

2004–05 New Zealand Football Championship

Auckland City would take some consolation from finishing third in their group after defeating the champions of Papua New Guinea, Sobou FC, by 6-1.

2005 ASEAN Club Championship

The champions of Liga Indonesia (Persebaya Surabaya) apparently did not enter due to a congested fixture list (AFC Champions League, Liga Indonesia and Indonesian Cup).

2006 in Pakistan

:Asif and Shoib fail doping test: Pakistan have withdrawn fast bowlers Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif from the Champions Trophy in India after testing positive for nandrolone.

2007 Korfball European Bowl

The champions of both divisions played the final during the 2007 Korfball World Championship and the winner was Slovakia.

2012 Torneo Nacional Interprovincial

In this edition will comprise the champions of the nine provincial championship and the host team from Tarija.

2012–13 PBA Philippine Cup Finals

The Tropang Texters will also have permanent possession of the Jun Bernardino Trophy, which is awarded to the champions of the tournament since the 2006-07 season.

2014 Asian Men's Club Volleyball Championship

The champions of the tournament will qualify for 2014 FIVB Volleyball Club World Championship in Betim, Brazil as Asia's representative.

A. Maria Irudayam

In addition to this, Irudayam became champion (singles) at the World Carrom Championship in 1991 (where he also became doubles champion with R. Arokiaraj) and 1995, at the Champions Championship in 1998, at the French Open International Carrom Tournament in 1998 as well as at the SAARC Carrom Championship in 1998 (where he also became doubles champion with Jagan Bengle and 1999.

Abhijeet Sawant

He also performed at Star Parivaar Awards 2008, along with Ruprekha Banerjee, Ishmeet Singh Sodhi who were the champions and Rahul Vaidya, Prajakta Shukre, Vinit Singh who were the challengers; which was the theme of Jo Jeeta Wohi Superstar.

Championship

In the NFL, the term "Championship game" is used to refer to the matches which decide the champions of each of the two conferences, the NFC and AFC.

Daniel Elena

Daniel Elena is today a member of the ‘Champions for Peace’ club, a group of 54 famous elite athletes committed to serving peace in the world through sport, created by Peace and Sport, a Monaco-based international organization.

Eureka Federal Savings

Eureka Federal Savings was the sponsor of the one-time Eureka Federal Savings Classic, a pro golf tournament on the Champions Tour, held in San Francisco in 1981.

European Champions Cup

IIHF European Champions Cup, an annual ice hockey tournament, featuring the champions of national IIHF competitions

Football in Greece

The teams finishing in second to fifth position qualify for a round-robin playoff, the winner of which will enter the Champions League at the Third Qualifying Round.

Football League North and South

Sheffield United were the Champions of League North and Birmingham City were the Champions of League South for the only full season in 1945-46.

Fung Hoi Man

He then managed Diocesan Boys' School in 2000, at the same time when he was managing Jockey Club Ti-I College, leading Diocesan Boys' School gain promotion from Third Division to First Division in five years, as well as leading them as the champions of the All Hong Kong Schools Jing Ying Football Tournament in 2003, when they were still competing in Third Division.

Ha Shing Chi

On the other hand, when Ha was studying in the City University of Hong Kong, he represented its football team, helping the team to claim the champions of Hong Kong University Football League in 2005 by defeating Chinese University of Hong Kong in the final.

Java Champions

The Champions program is strictly independent of Oracle and its membership is voted on by the Champions themselves.

Jesper Grønkjær

The importance of this result cannot be overstated, as qualification for the Champions League was considered essential to Roman Abramovich's impending takeover of the club, which was at the time in some financial difficulty.

Joshua Beloya

When he relocated to Bacolod, he joined Ceres FC and became part of the Bacolod selection which became the champions of the 2011 PFF National Men's U-23 Championship.

Jozef Vengloš

Season 1998–99 saw his Celtic team in some excellent form, but they failed to qualify for the Champions League and lost the League Championship and Scottish Cup to Rangers, who also won the Scottish League Cup, completing the treble.

Katsuyuki Kiyomiya

On February 24, 2008 Suntory Sungoliath coached by Kiyomiya-san defeated Sanyo Wild Knights in the final of the Microsoft Cup to become the champions of the 2007-08 Top League.

Leilani Kai

Kai was then paired with Judy Martin, and the duo won the WWF Women's Tag Team Championship from the champions Velvet McIntyre and Desiree Petersen in Egypt in August 1985, although this match's existence has been disputed.

Luke Wright

Following the Champions Trophy, in October 2009 Wright was called up to England's Test squad for the first time for the winter tour of South Africa.

Maicon Sisenando

On 22 May 2010, Inter won the Champions League, thus obtaining the treble, with a 2–0 victory over Bayern Munich in the final at the Santiago Bernabéu in Madrid, Spain.

Memorial Cup

In 1972, the Memorial Cup was contested between three teams: the champions of the three leagues of the Canadian Hockey League: the Ed Chynoweth Cup Champs (WHL), J. Ross Robertson Cup Champs (OHL), and the President's Cup Champs (QMJHL).

Meyrick Pringle

With the start of the Champions Trophy cricket tournament which took place in June 2013, the new language channel did phenomenally well and since to date Pringle has become a controversial figure being the first white male South African to commentate in a South African native language.

Modou Sougou

In the first match of the Champions League group stage, he set up the first goal for Rafael Bastos, who would score another, in a 2–0 win against Portuguese side Braga.

Nenad Pralija

During this time he won two Israeli championships and played in the Champions League once again, this time scoring against Bayer Leverkusen at BayArena.

Ordre du Croissant

René was one of the champions of the medieval system of chivalry and knighthood, and this new order was (like its English rival) neo-Arthurian in character.

Páll á Reynatúgvu

In 1996/97 Páll á Reynatúgvu played two matches with B71 Sandur against APOEL Nicosia from Cyprus in the Champions League.

Randers FC

The 2009–10 season the club was invited to participate in the Europa League due to 2nd place in the Danish league Fair Play ranking – behind 2008–09 champions FC Copenhagen, who claimed the Champions League spot.

Renaissance FC de Ngoumou

After a course of 6 wins in 6 games in the league of the department Méfou-et-Akono,RFC accesses the Inter-league tournament 2000, which is a competition involving the champions of the various leagues in the region.

Ross Turnbull

On 23 November 2010, Turnbull made another appearance in the Champions League Matchday 5 group stage against Slovakian side MŠK Žilina as Chelsea won 2–1 when they came from a goal down to beat them.

Singapore Xtreme Competition 2009

The champions of each category of the competition went home with a cash prize of $3,000 each and an automatic spot at the KIA X Games Asia 2010, organised by ESPN Star Sports.

StarGames

In addition, partnering with tennis legend Ivan Lendl, StarGames has launched the Champions Academy in Florida for elite junior athletes.

The American Wolves

During the match Sweeney tried to attack Kevin Steen with his boot, but Albright chased him to the back and the champions retained.

Tom Jenkins

Prior to joining the Champions Tour, Jenkins was the lead instructor for several years at Dave Pelz's short game schools.

Tom Nieporte

The biggest win of his career came in 1967 at the Bob Hope Desert Classic; the Champions Trophy was presented to Nieporte by former President Dwight D. Eisenhower and Bob Hope.

Torneo Nacional Interprovincial

In Torneo Nacional Interprovincial 2012 will comprise the champions of the nine provincial championship and the host team from Tarija.

TPC of Scottsdale

The second course at TPC of Scottsdale is the Champions Course, which was designed by Randy Heckenkemper, and completed in 2007.

Warren McSkimming

McSkimming, a fast bowler and useful lower order batsman was selected in the 30 man preliminary squad for the Champions Trophy 2006 alongside fellow Otago team-mates Nathan McCullum and Bradley Scott.

We Are the Champions: Final Live in Japan

We Are the Champions: Final Live in Japan is a live concert video of English rock band Queen's performance at the Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo on May 11, 1985 as part of the Japanese leg of The Works Tour.

Yassine El Ghanassy

One of his most important contributions in recent years was a goals against the Belarusian team FC Naftan Novopolotsk in the Champions League qualifiers.