European sport European sport The Challenge Tour is the second tier men's professional golf tour in Europe. Players who are successful on the Challenge Tour qualify for membership of the PGA European Tour the following year. World ranking points are awarded for high finishes in Challenge Tour events. In 2005 the total prize fund is over € 5 million. ...more on Wikipedia about "Challenge Tour"
The European Athletic Association is the European governing body for the sport of athletics. ...more on Wikipedia about "European Athletic Association"
The European Boxing Union (also popularly known to boxing fans as EBU) is an organization that oversees competition in that sport over the continent of Europe. ...more on Wikipedia about "European Boxing Union"
The European Challenge Cup in rugby union, known as the Parker Pen Shield from 2001 to 2003 and Parker Pen Challenge Cup from 2003, is the sister competition to the Heineken Cup. ...more on Wikipedia about "European Challenge Cup"
In football (soccer), the European Golden Boot has been awarded to the highest goalscorer in all the top European divisions each season since 1967/ 68. Lately, the award has depended on a complicated system of points, giving, for example, a 25-goal player from Serie A a higher ranking than a 25-goal player from the League of Wales. However, before this, the award was simply given to Europe's top goalscorer, regardless of which league he participated in. ...more on Wikipedia about "European Golden Boot"
The FIA European Hill Climb Championship is the most prestigious hillclimbing competition in Europe. ...more on Wikipedia about "European Hill Climb Championship"
The European Hockey League was European ice hockey club competition which ran between the years 1996 and 2000. ...more on Wikipedia about "European Hockey League" Don't hesitate to contact stuff on shortopedia
Also referred to as the "Six Nations B" or simply ENC, the European Nations Cup is a second-level competition for European nations where Rugby Union is still an amateur sport. It is administered by FIRA-AER. ...more on Wikipedia about "European Nations Cup (Rugby Union)"
The European Open was a professional snooker tournament. It was one of the eight ranking tournaments until the 2003/04 season. ...more on Wikipedia about "European Open (snooker)"
The European Seniors Tour is a professional tour for male golfers aged 50 and over. It is the second most prestigious seniors tour in the world after the U.S. based Champions Tour. ...more on Wikipedia about "European Seniors Tour"
The European Super Cup is at stake in an annual football game between the reigning champions of the UEFA Cup and the Champions League. It takes place at the start of the domestic season, in August, and though it could be viewed as the ultimate European club championship decider, it is generally regarded as a minor event, with the Champions League and UEFA Cup winners not always fielding their best players and clearly not in their top fitness. ...more on Wikipedia about "European Super Cup"
The FIRA - Association Européenne de Rugby (FIRA–AER) was formed in 1999 to promote, develop, organise and administer the game of rugby in Europe under the authority of the International Rugby Board (the governing body of rugby union). ...more on Wikipedia about "FIRA - Association of European Rugby"
The Ladies European Tour is a professional golf tour for women which was founded in 1979. ...more on Wikipedia about "Ladies European Tour"
The PGA European Tour, much more commonly referred to simply as the European Tour, is a professional golf tour for men. Its headquarters are at Wentworth Club in Virginia Water, Surrey, England. It is the primary golf tour in Europe and is second to the U.S. based PGA TOUR in worldwide prestige. The European Tour was established by the British based Professional Golfers' Association, but became independent of its parent in 1984. It is completely separate from the PGA TOUR and the PGA of America. Its tournaments are mostly held in Europe, but in recent years, it has expanded to other parts of the world outside of North America. The European based events are nearly all played in Western Europe and the most lucrative of them take place in the United Kingdom, Germany, France and Spain. Only one of the events held in Europe takes place east of the former Iron Curtain. ...more on Wikipedia about "PGA European Tour" You've Got Questions. We've Got http://www.shortopedia.com.
The PGA EuroPro Tour is a men's professional developmental golf tour. It was created in 2002 by the merger of two older development tours, the EuroPro Tour and the PGA Mastercard Tour. It is based mainly in the United Kingdom, with a few events in other countries. Most of the players are British, with others coming from Ireland, Continental Europe, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. ...more on Wikipedia about "PGA EuroPro Tour"
The Rugby League European Federation (RLEF) is the governing body for the sport of rugby league across Europe, and the Mediterranean area. They are responsible, amongst other things, for organising the European Nations Cup. ...more on Wikipedia about "Rugby League European Federation"
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