At the 1882 rules meeting,
Walter Camp proposes that a team be required to advance the ball a minimum of five yards within three downs. These down-and-distance rules, combined with the already-established line of scrimmage, transform the game from a variation of rugby or association football into the distinct sport of American football.
Tottenham Hotspur founded as Hotspur FC by members of the Hotspur Cricket Club in Tottenham.
Ireland
18 February —
Ireland makes its international debut, losing 13–0 to
England in Belfast. Ireland is the world's fourth international team following England, Scotland and Wales.
Charles G. Tebbutt of the Bury Fen bandy club is responsible for the first published rules of bandy and also for introducing the game into the Netherlands and Sweden, as well as elsewhere in England.
7 February —
John L. Sullivan defeats
Paddy Ryan in nine rounds at Mississippi City to claim the Heavyweight Championship of America. Apart from Sullivan's famous 1889 fight against
Jake Kilrain, this is the last major bareknuckle contest fought under London Prize Ring Rules. Sullivan will increasingly fight under Queensberry Rules from now on using gloves and will become the first generally recognised
World Heavyweight Champion from 1885.[2]
28 & 29 August — England v. Australia at
The Oval (only
Test of the season). Australia wins the most famous match in history by 7 runs with
F. R. Spofforth, the original "Demon Bowler", taking 7–46 and 7–44. Soon afterwards, The Sporting Times prints its legendary obituary notice:
Seven colleges form the first Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (ILA), which was later replaced by the Intercollegiate Lacrosse League in
1905 (which was renamed the U.S. Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association in
1929).
At the 1882 rules meeting,
Walter Camp proposes that a team be required to advance the ball a minimum of five yards within three downs. These down-and-distance rules, combined with the already-established line of scrimmage, transform the game from a variation of rugby or association football into the distinct sport of American football.
Tottenham Hotspur founded as Hotspur FC by members of the Hotspur Cricket Club in Tottenham.
Ireland
18 February —
Ireland makes its international debut, losing 13–0 to
England in Belfast. Ireland is the world's fourth international team following England, Scotland and Wales.
Charles G. Tebbutt of the Bury Fen bandy club is responsible for the first published rules of bandy and also for introducing the game into the Netherlands and Sweden, as well as elsewhere in England.
7 February —
John L. Sullivan defeats
Paddy Ryan in nine rounds at Mississippi City to claim the Heavyweight Championship of America. Apart from Sullivan's famous 1889 fight against
Jake Kilrain, this is the last major bareknuckle contest fought under London Prize Ring Rules. Sullivan will increasingly fight under Queensberry Rules from now on using gloves and will become the first generally recognised
World Heavyweight Champion from 1885.[2]
28 & 29 August — England v. Australia at
The Oval (only
Test of the season). Australia wins the most famous match in history by 7 runs with
F. R. Spofforth, the original "Demon Bowler", taking 7–46 and 7–44. Soon afterwards, The Sporting Times prints its legendary obituary notice:
Seven colleges form the first Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (ILA), which was later replaced by the Intercollegiate Lacrosse League in
1905 (which was renamed the U.S. Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association in
1929).