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List of sports rivalries

A sports rivalry is intense competition between athletic teams or athletes, affecting participants,[1] management, and supporters all to varying degrees.

Fans separated at an Old Firm derby in Glasgow, Scotland

The intensity of the rivalry can range anywhere from a light hearted banter to serious violence. A rivalry that gets out of control can lead to fighting, hooliganism, rioting and some instances with career-ending and even fatal consequences. In the "Football War", along with other factors, it was suggested to have been the tipping point in leading to military conflicts.

One of the first known sports rivalries occurred in the Roman Empire between the Blues and the Greens, and the minor teams of the Reds and Whites, each of which were chariot racing clubs competing at the Hippodrome in Constantinople. The rivalry took on political tones as well, coming close to deposing the Roman Emperor Justinian in 532 CE in a riot and the suppression of the riot killed tens of thousands of people.

Owners have been known to encourage rivalries as they tend to improve game attendance and television ratings for rivalry matches. Clubs can reduce fan aggression surrounding rivalry games by acknowledging rather than downplaying the conflict[2] because the rivalry is an integral part of fan identity.[3]

Games between two rivals that are based in areas of close geographical proximity are often known as a local derby, or simply just a derby (UK: /ˈdɑːrbi/ DAR-bee, US: /ˈdɜːrbi/ DUR-bee); a sporting event between two teams from the same town, city or region. The term is usually connected with association football[4] and the media and supporters will often refer to this fixture as "Derby Day".[5]

The term ‘Derby’ or local derby originated from a game of football between all saints and St Peter’s in the city of Derby. Due to the close proximity of the two churches and hence the football played, this is where the term ‘local derby’ or “derby” comes from. The term "derby" possibly originated from the Derby, a horse race in England, founded by the 12th Earl of Derby in 1780. The 19th Earl has since claimed the Derby name was originally only given to one other sporting event: fixtures between St Helens at one end of the family's Knowsley estate and Wigan at the other.[6]

The other theory as to the name's origin involves Shrovetide football, an early, unofficiated version of both association and rugby football. It was first played in the town of Derby prior to Medieval times. From as early as the 12th century it was known to have been played in Ashbourne. It was a chaotic and exuberant affair that involved the whole town, often resulting in fatalities. The goals were at Nuns Mill in the north and the Gallows Balk in the south of the town, and much of the action took place in the River Derwent or the Markeaton Brook. Nominally the players came from All Saints' and St Peter's parishes, but in practice the game was a free-for-all with as many as 1,000 players. A Frenchman who observed a match in 1829 wrote in horror, "if Englishmen call this play, it would be impossible to say what they call fighting". Shrovetide football is still an annual event in the town of Ashbourne.[7]

Since at least as early as 1840 'derby' has been used as a noun in English to denote any kind of sporting contest.[8] Other names for derbies include Clásicos in certain parts of the world and crosstown rivalries in the United States.

Rivalries do not always stem from the sharing of an area. Hostilities can occur for different reasons, such as in the case of El Clásico with tensions between fans with a background of political differences. Frequent meetings in important games between teams can also lead to unpleasantries.

International rivalries

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Association football

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Main article: List of association football rivalries

Athletics

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Individual

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1st party 2nd party Discipline(s) Timespan Article Source
  Steve Ovett   Sebastian Coe Middle-distance running 1978–1986 [9]
  Usain Bolt   Tyson Gay Sprinting 2005–2012 [10]
  Asafa Powell   Tyson Gay Sprinting 2006–2016 [11]
  Dayron Robles   Liu Xiang Hurdling 2007–2011 [12]
  Joan Benoit   Grete Waitz Marathon — — [13]
  Usain Bolt   Justin Gatlin Sprinting 2012–2017 [14][15]
  Usain Bolt   Yohan Blake Sprinting 2012 [16]
  Ben Johnson   Carl Lewis Sprinting 1984–1988 [17]
  Veronica Campbell-Brown   Allyson Felix 200 metres & 400 metres 2004–2016 [18]
  Ondina Valla   Claudia Testoni Sprinting 1932–1940 Testoni–Valla rivalry [19]
  Luigi Facelli   David Burghley Hurdling 1927–1933 [20]
  Kirani James   LaShawn Merritt Sprinting 2011–2017 [21]
  Paul Tergat   Haile Gebrselassie Marathon 1995–2000 [22]
  Eliud Kipchoge   Kenenisa Bekele Marathon 2012–present
  Daley Thompson   Jürgen Hingsen Decathlon – [23]
  Ivana Španović   Darya Klishina Long jump 2007–present [24]
  Donovan Bailey   Michael Johnson Sprinting 1996–1997 Bailey–Johnson 150-metre race [25][26]
  Tessa Sanderson   Fatima Whitbread Javelin 1978–1992 [27][28][29]
  P. T. Usha   Lydia de Vega Sprinting 1980s

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  Jakob Ingebrigtsen   Josh Kerr Middle-distance running 2023–present

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Team

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1st party 2nd party Discipline(s) Timespan Article Source
  Finland   Sweden Multi-discipline 1925–present Finland-Sweden athletics international
  Jamaica   United States Sprinting 1960s—present [33][34][35][36]
  Kenya   Ethiopia Long-distance running 1968–present [22][37]

Australian rules football

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Main article: Rivalries in the Australian Football League

Badminton

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1st party 2nd party Timespan Article Source
  Susi Susanti   Bang Soo-hyun 1992–1996
  Lee Chong Wei   Lin Dan 2004–2020 Lee–Lin rivalry
  Indonesia   China 1990s–present
  Anthony Sinisuka Ginting   Kento Momota 2020s–present

Bandy

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In Swedish bandy, derby games are often played on Saint Stephen's Day.[38]

Baseball

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Dominican Republic

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Dominican Professional Baseball League

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Japan

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Nippon Professional Baseball

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Central League
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Pacific League
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South Korea

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KBO League

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Taiwan

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Chinese Professional Baseball League

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Mexico

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Mexican Baseball League

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Mexican Pacific League

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United States/Canada

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Major League Baseball

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Main article: Major League Baseball rivalries

Minor League Baseball

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Venezuela

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Venezuelan Professional Baseball League

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Basketball

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Argentina

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Australia

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Croatia

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China

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Guangdong has 11 CBA league titles, more than any other team in history, so it is very evident that they would have a lot of rivalries within the CBA.

France

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Germany

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Greece

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Hong Kong

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These are active Hong Kong A1 rivalries:

These are high school sports rivalries, but are primarily contested in basketball:

Israel

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Italy

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Japan

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Korea Republic

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Lebanon

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Lithuania

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North Macedonia

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Philippines

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These are active Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) rivalries:

These are the historical rivalries in the PBA:

These are active Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League rivalries:

These are college sports rivalries, but are primarily contested in basketball:

Poland

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Main article: List of derbies in Poland § Basketball

Russia

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Slovenia

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Serbia

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Spain

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Taiwan

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Taiwan Professional Basketball League

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Turkey

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United Kingdom

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Main article: Local derbies in the United Kingdom § Scotland#Basketball

United States and Canada

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National Basketball Association

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Main article: List of National Basketball Association rivalries
Individuals
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1st party 2nd party Timespan Article Source
Bill Russell Wilt Chamberlain 1959–1969 Celtics–Lakers rivalry [88]
Magic Johnson Larry Bird 1979–1991 Celtics–Lakers rivalry [88]
Michael Jordan Bill Laimbeer 1988–1991 Bulls–Pistons rivalry [89][90]
Kobe Bryant Shaquille O'Neal 1996-2011 Shaq–Kobe feud
Kobe Bryant Tim Duncan 1999–2016 Lakers–Spurs rivalry
LeBron James Kevin Durant 2012–Present Cavaliers–Warriors rivalry
Lakers-Suns rivalry
LeBron James Stephen Curry 2015–Present Cavaliers–Warriors rivalry
Lakers–Warriors rivalry		 [91]

Bobsleigh

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1st party 2nd party Timespan Article Source
  Switzerland   East Germany 1976–1990 — [92]
   Kaillie Humphries   Elana Meyers 2013–present — [93][94]

Bodybuilding

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See also: Pumping Iron
1st party 2nd party Timespan Article Source
  Arnold Schwarzenegger   Sergio Oliva — [95]
  Lenda Murray   Iris Kyle 2002 Ms. Olympia
2003 Ms. Olympia
2004 Ms. Olympia		 [96]

Boxing

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Individual

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1st party 2nd party Timespan Article(s) Source
  Sugar Ray Robinson   Jake LaMotta 1942–1951
  Muhammad Ali   Joe Frazier 1971–1975 Fight of the Century
Ali-Frazier II
Thrilla in Manila		 [97]
  Sugar Ray Leonard   Roberto Durán 1980–1989 The No Mas Fight [98]
  Floyd Mayweather Jr.   Marcos Maidana 2014 Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Marcos Maidana
Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Marcos Maidana II		 [99]
  Floyd Mayweather Jr.   Manny Pacquiao 2009–2015 Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Manny Pacquiao
  Manny Pacquiao   Juan Manuel Márquez 2004–2012 Manny Pacquiao vs. Juan Manuel Márquez III
Manny Pacquiao vs. Juan Manuel Márquez IV
  Érik Morales   Manny Pacquiao 2005–2006 Érik Morales vs. Manny Pacquiao

Érik Morales vs. Manny Pacquiao II Manny Pacquiao vs. Érik Morales III

  Marco Antonio Barrera   Érik Morales 2000–2004 Barrera vs. Morales trilogy
Érik Morales vs. Marco Antonio Barrera
Érik Morales vs. Marco Antonio Barrera II
Érik Morales vs. Marco Antonio Barrera III
  Tyson Fury   Deontay Wilder 2018–2021 Deontay Wilder vs. Tyson Fury
Deontay Wilder vs. Tyson Fury II
Tyson Fury vs. Deontay Wilder III		 [100]
  Canelo Álvarez   Gennady Golovkin 2017–2022 Canelo Álvarez vs. Gennady Golovkin
Canelo Álvarez vs. Gennady Golovkin II
Canelo Álvarez vs. Gennady Golovkin III

Team

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  Mexico   Puerto Rico 1930s–2010s Puerto Rican-Mexican boxing rivalry

Chess

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1st party 2nd party Timespan Article Source
  Emanuel Lasker   Siegbert Tarrasch 1894–1908 World Chess Championship 1908
  José Raúl Capablanca   Alexander Alekhine 1927–c.1938 World Chess Championship 1927
  Garry Kasparov   Deep Blue 1996–1997 Deep Blue versus Garry Kasparov
  Bobby Fischer    Boris Spassky 1972- 1992 World Chess Championship 1972
Fischer–Spassky (1992 match)
  Viswanathan Anand    Vladimir Kramnik 1989–present List of chess games between Anand and Kramnik
  Vladimir Kramnik   Garry Kasparov 1993–2004 List of chess games between Kasparov and Kramnik
   Garry Kasparov    Anatoly Karpov 1984-c.2000 World Chess Championship 1984
World Chess Championship 1985
World Chess Championship 1986
World Chess Championship 1987
World Chess Championship 1990		 [101][102]
  Magnus Carlsen   Hikaru Nakamura 2012-present Magnus Carlsen Chess Tour 2020

College sport

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Main article: College rivalry

Cricket

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See also: Category:Cricket rivalries

International

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1st party 2nd party Timespan Article(s) Source
  Australia   England 1877–present The Ashes
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  Australia   India 1996–present Border-Gavaskar Trophy
  Australia   New Zealand 1946–present Chappell–Hadlee Trophy
Trans-Tasman Trophy		 [104]
  Australia   West Indies 1960–present Frank Worrell Trophy
  Bangladesh   India 2007–present
  Bangladesh   Sri Lanka 1986–present Bangladesh–Sri Lanka cricket rivalry
  England   India 1951–present Anthony De Mello Trophy
Pataudi Trophy
  India   Pakistan 1957–present India-Pakistan cricket rivalry

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    Nepal   United Arab Emirates 2000–Present Associate rivalry[according to whom?]

Domestic

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  Royal College, Colombo   S. Thomas' College, Mt Lavinia 1879–present Royal–Thomian [106]
  Middlesex   Surrey London derby [107]
  Lancashire   Yorkshire War of the Roses [108]
  Warwickshire   Worcestershire West Midlands derby [109]
  Auckland   Canterbury 1873–present
  New South Wales   Queensland 1892–present
  Dhaka Dynamites   Comilla Victorians 2015–present BPL Clásico [110]
  Karnataka   Tamil Nadu 1934–present Kaveri Derby [111][112]
  Abahani  Mohammedan 1972–present Dhaka Derby
  Delhi   Bombay 1956–present [113]
  Maharashtra   Bombay Maratha Derby [114]
  Andhra   Hyderabad 1954–present Telugu derby [115]
  Chennai Super Kings   Mumbai Indians 2008–present IPL Clásico
  Rangpur Riders   Fortune Barishal 2023–present North-South Derby
  Kolkata Knight Riders   Royal Challengers Bangalore 2008–present IPL Primero
  Karachi Kings   Lahore Qalandars 2016–present Karachi Kings–Lahore Qalandars rivalry [116]
  Sydney Sixers   Sydney Thunder 2011–present Sydney Smash [117]
  Melbourne Renegades   Melbourne Stars 2011–present Melbourne Derby

Cue sports

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  Willie Mosconi   Rudolph Wanderone Jr. Pool [118][119][120]
  Ray Reardon   John Spencer Snooker 1969–1988 [121]
  Alex Higgins 1972–1986
  Cliff Thorburn 1973–1989
  Steve Davis 1979–1989
  Jimmy White 1981–2007
  Stephen Hendry 1987–2009
  Stephen Hendry   Jimmy White 1986–2010
  Ronnie O'Sullivan 1993–2011
  John Higgins 1995–2012
  Ronnie O'Sullivan 1994–present
  Mark Selby 2002–present
  Ding Junhui 2005–present

Curling

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  Glenn Howard   Kevin Martin — [122]
  Jennifer Jones   Kelly Scott — [123]

Cycling

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  Gino Bartali   Fausto Coppi road racing 1940–1956 [124]
  Jacques Anquetil   Raymond Poulidor — [125]
  Rik Van Looy   Benoni Beheyt 1963–1966
  Eddy Merckx   Roger De Vlaeminck 1969–1978 [126][127]
  Eddy Merckx   Luis Ocaña — [128]
  Francesco Moser   Roger De Vlaeminck 1974–1984
  Connie Carpenter-Phinney   Rebecca Twigg road racing, track cycling — [129]
  Sean Kelly   Eric Vanderaerden road racing
  Greg LeMond   Bernard Hinault 1984–1986 [130]
  Laurent Fignon — [131]
  Graeme Obree   Chris Boardman track cycling — [132]
  Francesco Moser   Beppe Saronni road racing 1978–1986 [133][134]
  Lance Armstrong   Marco Pantani 2000 [135][136]
  Frank Vandenbroucke   Michele Bartoli 1999
  Lotto–Dstny   Soudal–Quick-Step – [137]
  Anna Meares   Victoria Pendleton track cycling −2012 [138][139][140]
  Alberto Contador   Andy Schleck road racing — [141][142][143]
  Fabian Cancellara   Tom Boonen road racing 2006—2016 [144][145]
  Chris Hoy   Grégory Baugé track cycling 2009–2012 [146]
  Laura Trott   Sarah Hammer track cycling 2012— [147]
  Mark Cavendish   Marcel Kittel road racing — [148]
  Chris Froome   Alberto Contador road racing 2013—2017 [149][150]
  Julien Absalon   Nino Schurter cross-country — [151]
  Alejandro Valverde   Joaquim Rodríguez road racing 2012–2016
  Tony Martin   Fabian Cancellara road racing —
  Australia   Great Britain track cycling – [152]
  Wout Van Aert   Mathieu van der Poel cyclo-cross, road racing 2014— [153][154]
  Peter Sagan   Greg Van Avermaet road racing 2015— [155]
  Nacer Bouhanni   Arnaud Démare road racing — [156]
  Peter Sagan   Michał Kwiatkowski road racing — [157]
  Pauline Ferrand-Prévot   Jolanda Neff cross-country — [158]
  Annemiek van Vleuten   Anna van der Breggen road racing 2017—2021 [159][160]
  Tadej Pogačar   Jonas Vingegaard road racing 2021— [161]
  Annemiek van Vleuten   Demi Vollering road racing 2022—2023 [162][163]

Darts

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1st party
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  Jocky Wilson (1978–1996)   Eric Bristow (1976–2007) 1980–1989 [88]
  John Lowe (1976–2007)   Eric Bristow (1976–2007) 1978–1993
  Phil Taylor (1986–2018)   Raymond van Barneveld (1987–2019) 2006–2018 [23][164][165][166]
  Gerwyn Price (2014–present )   Gary Anderson (2001–present) 2018–present [167][168][169]
  Luke Littler (2023–present )   Luke Humphries (2011–present) 2024–present

Diving

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  Qiu Bo   Tom Daley [170]

Esports

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Team SoloMid Cloud9 League of Legends 2013–2023 [171]
Alliance Natus Vincere Dota 2 2013–2016 [172][173]
FaZe Clan OpTic Gaming Call of Duty, Counter-Strike 2013–present [174][175]
T1[a] Royal Never Give Up[b] League of Legends 2013–present
Edward Gaming T1 League of Legends 2015–present
Gen.G[c] T1 League of Legends 2014–present [176][177]
SK Gaming Virtus.pro Counter-Strike 2015–2018 [178][179]
KT Rolster T1 StarCraft: Brood War, League of Legends 2004–present The Telecom Wars [180]
G2 Esports Fnatic League of Legends 2016–present [181]

Field hockey

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1st party 2nd party Timespan Article Source
  India   Pakistan 1947–present India–Pakistan field hockey rivalry [182]

Figure skating

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  Linda Fratianne   Anett Pötzsch Women's singles 1973–1980 [183]
  Scott Hamilton   Scott Cramer Men's singles 1976–1980 [184]
  Brian Boitano   Brian Orser Men's singles 1982–1988 See also: Battle of the Brians [185]
  Katarina Witt   Debi Thomas Women's singles 1984–1988 See also: Battle of the Carmens [186]
  Nancy Kerrigan   Tonya Harding Women's singles 1990–1994 See also: Assault of Nancy Kerrigan [88]
  Maya Usova
  Alexander Zhulin 		  Oksana Grishuk
  Evgeny Platov 		Ice dance 1992–1994 [187]
  Michelle Kwan   Tara Lipinski Women's singles 1996–1998 [188]
  Jamie Salé
  David Pelletier 		  Elena Berezhnaya
  Anton Sikharulidze 		Pairs 1998–2002 See also: 2002 Winter Olympics figure skating scandal [189]
  Alexei Yagudin   Evgeni Plushenko Men's singles 1997–2002 [190]
  Todd Eldredge   Timothy Goebel Men's singles 1998–2002 [191]
  Yuna Kim   Mao Asada Women's singles 2005–2014 [192][193]
  Tessa Virtue
  Scott Moir 		  Meryl Davis
  Charlie White 		Ice dance 2006–2014 [194][195]
  Gabriella Papadakis
  Guillaume Cizeron 		2016–2018 [194]
  Yuzuru Hanyu   Patrick Chan Men's singles 2010–2018 [196][197]
  Javier Fernández 2010–2018 [196][198]
  Nathan Chen 2016–2022 [196]
  Evgenia Medvedeva   Alina Zagitova Women's singles 2017–2019 [199]

Golf

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1st party 2nd party 3rd party Timespan Article Source
  United States   Europe — Ryder Cup [200]
  Arnold Palmer   Jack Nicklaus 1958–1980 [200]
  Tom Watson   Gary McCord — [201]
  Jack Nicklaus   Tom Watson 1977–1982 [200]
  Jack Nicklaus   Lee Trevino — [202]
  Jack Nicklaus   Tom Weiskopf — [203]
  Paul Runyan   Sam Snead — [204]
  Ben Hogan   Sam Snead 1938–1967 [200]
  Ben Hogan   Byron Nelson 1935–1946 [205]
  Tiger Woods   Phil Mickelson 1996–present [200][206]
  Walter Hagen   Bobby Jones 1914–1930 [200]
  Walter Hagen   Gene Sarazen — [202]
  Mickey Wright   Kathy Whitworth 1958–1973 [200]
  Greg Norman   Tim Finchem — [205]
  Greg Norman   Nick Faldo — [202]
  Johnny Miller   Nick Faldo — [203]
Oklahoma State Cowboys Houston Cougars — [205]
  J.H. Taylor   Harry Vardon   James Braid — Great Triumvirate [205]
  Glenna Collett Vare   Joyce Wethered — [202]
  Pádraig Harrington   Sergio García — [204]
  Annika Sörenstam   Karrie Webb — [204]
  Seve Ballesteros   Paul Azinger — [204]
  Willie Park Sr.   Tom Morris — [207]
  Ben Hogan
  Byron Nelson		   Harvie Ward
  Ken Venturi		 — [207]
  Tom Kite   Ben Crenshaw — [201]
  Seve Ballesteros   Deane Beman — [201]
  Louise Suggs   Babe Zaharias 1948–1954 [201]
  Rory Sabbatini   Ben Crane — [203]
  Colin Montgomerie   Sandy Lyle — [203]
  Bryson DeChambeau   Brooks Koepka 2019–present [208]

Gridiron football

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Main article: Comparison of American and Canadian football

American football

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Main article: National Football League rivalries

Individual

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Jerry Rice Deion Sanders 1989–1996 — [209]
Tom Brady Peyton Manning 2000–2016 Brady–Manning rivalry
Eli Manning Peyton Manning 2006–2013 Manning Bowl

College football

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Mexico

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ONEFA/CONADEIP (National College Association of American Football/National College Sports Commission of Private Institutions)[210]

United States

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Main article: List of NCAA college football rivalry games

Canada

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Canadian football

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Further information: Labour Day Classic
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Hamilton Tiger-Cats Toronto Argonauts 1873–present Harold Ballard Trophy [213][214]
Hamilton Tiger-Cats Montreal Alouettes/Concordes 1982–present Classique [215][216]
Winnipeg Blue Bombers Saskatchewan Roughriders 1936–present Banjo Bowl [217]
Edmonton Elks Calgary Stampeders 1949–present Battle of Alberta [218]

Gymnastics

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  United States   People's Republic of China — [219]
  Japan   People's Republic of China –present [220]
  Russia   Romania –present

Handball

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Austria

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Belarus

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Belgium

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Croatia

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Denmark

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France

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Germany

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Israel

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Hungary

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North Macedonia

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Poland

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Lomza Vive Kielce vs. Orlen Wisla Plock

Portugal

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Romania

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Russia

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Serbia

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Slovenia

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Spain

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Sweden

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Ukraine

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Horse racing

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1st party 2nd party Timespan Source
Seabiscuit War Admiral 1938 [241]
Affirmed Alydar 1978–1979 [242]
Sunday Silence Easy Goer 1989 [243]
Hurricane Fly Jezki 2014 [244]

Ice hockey

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Multinational

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Kontinental Hockey League

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Main article: Rivalries in the KHL

North America

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National Hockey League

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Main article: National Hockey League rivalries

ECHL

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Junior

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Canadian Hockey League

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Sarnia sting vs London knights ohl

College

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See also: NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament

Europe

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See also: List of ice hockey leagues

Austria

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Czech Republic

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Finland

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France

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Germany

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Italy

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  • Hockey Club Torino vs. Hockey Club Valpellice

Norway

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Poland

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Main article: List of derbies in Poland § Ice Hockey

Romania

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Slovakia

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Sweden

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Switzerland

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United Kingdom

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Main article: List of sports rivalries in the United Kingdom § Ice Hockey

International

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See also: Big Six
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  Canada   Russia
  Soviet Union		 1954, but especially after 1972, to present Summit Series
2008 IIHF World Championship final		 [300]
  Canada men   USA men 1920–present Canada–United States rivalry [301]
  Canada women   USA women 1990–present Canada–United States women's rivalry [302]
  Canada U20   USA U20 1973–present Canada–United States junior rivalry [303]
  Czechoslovakia   Soviet Union 1954, but especially after 1968, to 1993 1954 World Ice Hockey Championships [304]
  Czech Republic   Russia 1993–present 1998 Winter Olympics gold medal game
2010 IIHF World Championship final		 [304]
  Czech Republic   Slovakia 1994–present Czech Republic–Slovakia rivalry
  Finland   Sweden 1932–present — [305][306]

Individual

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  Sidney Crosby   Alexander Ovechkin 2005–present Capitals–Penguins rivalry [307][308]

Lacrosse

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1st party 2nd party Timespan Article Source
Cornell Princeton 1922–present Cornell–Princeton lacrosse rivalry [309]
Johns Hopkins Loyola (MD) 1939–present Johns Hopkins–Loyola lacrosse rivalry [310][311][312]
Johns Hopkins Maryland 1895–present Johns Hopkins–Maryland lacrosse rivalry [313]

Luge

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1st party 2nd party Timespan Article Source
  Markus Prock   Georg Hackl 1988–2002 – [314]
  Tatjana Hüfner   Natalie Geisenberger 2008–2019 – [315]

Mixed martial arts

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1st party 2nd party Timespan Article Source
Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioners Luta Livre practitioners 1930s–1997 [316]
  Royce Gracie   Ken Shamrock 1993–2016 [317]
  Fedor Emelianenko   Rodrigo Minotauro [318]
  Matt Hughes   B.J. Penn [318]
  Chuck Liddell   Tito Ortiz 2004–2018 Chuck Liddell vs. Tito Ortiz [318]
  Chuck Liddell   Randy Couture Randy Couture vs. Chuck Liddell [318]
  Tito Ortiz   Ken Shamrock [318]
  Kazushi Sakuraba   Royler Gracie
  Royce Gracie
  Renzo Gracie
  Ryan Gracie
(Gracie family) 		1999–2007 Kazushi Sakuraba vs. Royce Gracie [319]
  Jose Landi
  Wanderlei Silva
  Maurício Shogun
  Anderson Silva
(Chute Boxe)		   Rodrigo Minotauro
  Murilo Bustamante
  Vitor Belfort
  Rogério Minotouro
(Top Team)		 2002–2007 [318]
  Quinton Jackson   Wanderlei Silva 2003–2018 Wanderlei Silva vs. Quinton Jackson [318]
  Brock Lesnar   Frank Mir [320]
  Dominick Cruz   Urijah Faber [320]
  Jon Jones   Daniel Cormier 2014-2017
  Ronda Rousey   Miesha Tate 2012-2013 Miesha Tate vs. Ronda Rousey [320]
  Chael Sonnen   Anderson Silva 2010-2012 [320]
  Michael Chandler   Eddie Alvarez [320]
  Frankie Edgar   Gray Maynard [320]
  Gilbert Melendez   Josh Thomson [320]
  Tim Sylvia   Andrei Arlovski [320]
  Cain Velasquez   Junior dos Santos 2011–2014 [320]
  Matt Serra   Georges St-Pierre 2007–2008 [320]
  Conor McGregor   Nate Diaz 2016 [321]
  Conor McGregor   Khabib Nurmagomedov 2014–2021 [321]
  Conor McGregor   Dustin Poirier 2021–present [322]
  Brandon Moreno   Deiveson Figueiredo 2020–2023 [323]
  Israel Adesanya   Alex Pereira 2016–2023 [324]
  Israel Adesanya   Dricus du Plessis 2023–present [325]
  Alexa Grasso   Valentina Shevchenko 2023–present [326]

Other martial arts

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Lethwei

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1st party 2nd party Timespan Article Source
  Dave Leduc   Tun Tun Min 2016–2018 Dave Leduc vs. Tun Tun Min III [327]

Judo

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1st party 2nd party Timespan Article Source
  Kim Jae-Bum   Ole Bischof 2008–present [13]
  Anton Geesink   Akio Kaminaga 1964 [13]

Sumo

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1st party 2nd party Timespan Article Source
  Takanohana Kōji    Akebono Tarō 1990–2000 [328]

Motorsport

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Manufacturers, cars, teams

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Bugatti Bentley 24 Hours of Le Mans 1923–1930 [329]
Mercedes-Benz Auto Union Grand Prix 1934–1939 Silver Arrows [330][331]
Ferrari Alfa Romeo Formula One — [332]
Jaguar Cars Mercedes-Benz World Championship for Sports Cars 1955, 1988–1991 See also: 1955 Le Mans disaster [333][334][335]
Ford Ferrari International Championship for Sports Cars
24 Hours of Le Mans 		1963–1967 See also Ford v Ferrari, a 2019 film based on this rivalry. [336]
Shelby Cobra Ferrari 250 GTO International Championship for GT Manufacturers 1963–1965 [329]
Ford Mustang Chevrolet Camaro Trans-Am Series 1968–1972 [337]
Petty Enterprises Wood Brothers Racing NASCAR Cup Series – [338]
Porsche 917 Ferrari 512 International Championship for Makes 1969–1971 [331]
Nissan Skyline GT-R Mazda R100 and RX-3 JAF touring car racing 1969–1973 [339]
Bob Sharp Racing Brock Racing Enterprise SCCA National Championship Runoffs –1971 [340]
McLaren Ferrari Formula One 1976–present [329][341][342]
Bigfoot Grave Digger monster truck —1998 [343]
Chip Ganassi Racing Penske Racing CART
IndyCar Series
NASCAR Cup Series
WeatherTech SportsCar Championship		 — [344]
Ford Galaxie and Ford Falcon Mini British Touring Car Championship 1960s [345]
Lancia Audi World Rally Championship —
Team Losi Team Associated Radio controlled car racing 1988–present [346]
Hendrick Motorsports Penske Racing NASCAR Cup Series 1989–present [347]
Holden Ford Australia Australian Touring Car Championship
Supercars Championship		 — [348]
Ford Sierra RS500 BMW M3 Touring car racing 1987–1992 [329]
Subaru Mitsubishi World Rally Championship 1990s–present
Spirit of America Formula Shell LSRV ThrustSSC Land speed record 1996–1997 [349]
Audi Peugeot 24 Hours of Le Mans 2007–2011 [350]
Audi Toyota World Endurance Championship 2012–2016 [351]
Toyota Hyundai World Rally Championship 2017–present [352]
Mercedes Red Bull Racing Formula One 2021–present [353]
Chip Ganassi Racing Arrow McLaren Indycar Series 2022–present [354]
Red Bull Racing McLaren Formula One 2024–present [355]

Mercedes || Scuderia Ferrari||Formula One||2017–present || |-

Drivers and riders

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  Barney Oldfield   Ralph DePalma American Championship Car Racing 1908–1918 [331]
  Malcolm Campbell   Henry Segrave Land speed record 1926–1930 [356][357]
  Tazio Nuvolari   Achille Varzi Grand Prix 1930–1948 [358][331]
  Rudolf Caracciola   Bernd Rosemeyer Grand Prix 1935–1938
  John Cobb   George Eyston Land speed record 1937–1939 [359][360]
  Piero Taruffi   Felice Bonetto Formula One
Grand Prix
Sports car racing		 –1953 [361]
  Art Arfons   Walt Arfons Land speed record 1952–1966 [331]
  Juan Manuel Fangio   Stirling Moss Formula One 1954–1957 [362]
  Tommy Sopwith   Jack Sears British Saloon Car Championship 1958 [345]
  Richard Petty   David Pearson Winston Cup 1960–1980 [363][364]
  Jim Clark   Graham Hill Formula One 1962–1967 [331]
  Art Arfons   Craig Breedlove Land speed record 1964–1966 [365][366][367]
  Don Prudhomme   Tom McEwen NHRA funny car drag racing 1964–1973 [368][331]
  Giacomo Agostini   Mike Hailwood Grand Prix motorcycling 1965–1967 [369]
  A. J. Foyt   Mario Andretti American Championship Car Racing 1965–1992 [370]
  Phil Read   Bill Ivy Grand Prix motorcycling 1968 [371]
  Bobby Allison   Junior Johnson Winston Cup Late 1960s [372]
  Richard Petty   Bobby Allison Winston Cup 1970s [373]
  Jo Siffert   Pedro Rodríguez Formula One
International Championship for Makes		 1970–1971 [374]
  Niki Lauda   James Hunt Formula One 1976–1977 Hunt–Lauda rivalry [375]
  Ayrton Senna   Terry Fullerton Karting World Championship 1978–1980 [376][377][378]
  Barry Sheene   Kenny Roberts Grand Prix motorcycling 1978–1982 [379]
  Richard Petty   Cale Yarborough Winston Cup Late 1970s 1979 Daytona 500 [209]
  Cale Yarborough   Bobby Allison
  Donnie Allison		 Winston Cup 1979 Daytona 500 [380]
  Darrell Waltrip   Cale Yarborough
  Bobby Allison		 Winston Cup Early 1980s [381]
  Dale Earnhardt   Geoff Bodine Winston Cup 1980's [382]
  Alan Jones   Carlos Reutemann Formula One 1981 [383]
  Alan Jones   Nelson Piquet Formula One 1980–1981 [384]
  Didier Pironi   Gilles Villeneuve Formula One 1982 [385]
  Nigel Mansell   Nelson Piquet Formula One 1986–1992 [88]
  Wayne Rainey   Kevin Schwantz Grand Prix motorcycling 1986–1993 [386][331]
  Nelson Piquet   Ayrton Senna Formula One 1986–1991
  Alain Prost   Ayrton Senna Formula One 1988–1991, 1993 Prost–Senna rivalry [387][388]
  Rod Millen   Nobuhiro Tajima Hillclimbing 1990s–2000 [389][390]
  Carl Fogarty   Scott Russell Superbike World Championship 1992–1994 [391]
  Masami Hirosaka   Brian Kinwald IFMAR 1:10 Electric Off-Road World Championship 1993–1999 [392]
  Jeff Gordon   Dale Earnhardt Winston Cup 1994–2001 [393]
  Damon Hill   Michael Schumacher Formula One 1994–1996 Hill–Schumacher rivalry [329]
  Carlos Sainz   Colin McRae World Rally Championship 1995 [331]
  Matt Neal   Jason Plato British Touring Car Championship 1997–present [394]
  Michael Schumacher   Jacques Villeneuve Formula One 1997 [395]
  Loris Capirossi   Tetsuya Harada Grand Prix motorcycling 1998 [371]
  Niall Mackenzie   Steve Hislop British Superbike Championship 1998 [371]
  Neil Hodgson   Aaron Slight Superbike World Championship 1998 [371]
  Mika Häkkinen   Michael Schumacher Formula One 1998–2001 Häkkinen–Schumacher rivalry [396]
  Sébastien Loeb   Marcus Grönholm World Rally Championship 1999–2007 [397]
  Chris Walker   Neil Hodgson British Superbike Championship 2000 [371]
  Valentino Rossi   Max Biaggi Grand Prix motorcycling 2000–2006 [398]
  Ben Spies   Mat Mladin AMA Superbike Championship 2000–2008 [371]
  Michael Schumacher   Juan Pablo Montoya Formula One 2001–2005 [399]
  Jimmy Spencer   Kurt Busch Winston Cup 2002–2003 [372]
  Jeff Gordon   Jimmie Johnson Sprint Cup Series 2002–2015 [400]
  Kurt Busch   Jimmie Johnson Sprint Cup Series 2004 [401]
  Michael Schumacher   Fernando Alonso Formula One 2005–2006 [395]
  Dario Franchitti   Scott Dixon IndyCar 2007, 2009–2013 [402]
  Lewis Hamilton   Fernando Alonso Formula One 2007–present [403]
  Kimi Räikkönen   Fernando Alonso Formula One 2005 and 2007 [403]
  Kimi Räikkönen   Lewis Hamilton Formula One 2007 [403]
  Kimi Räikkönen   Felipe Massa Formula One 2007–2009
  Lewis Hamilton   Felipe Massa Formula One 2008
  Carl Edwards   Brad Keselowski Sprint Cup Series 2009–2010 [404]
  Sebastian Vettel   Fernando Alonso Formula One 2010–2013 [405]
  Sebastian Vettel   Mark Webber Formula One 2010–2013
  Sebastian Vettel   Lewis Hamilton Formula One 2009–2019
  Sébastien Loeb   Sébastien Ogier World Rally Championship 2011 [331]
  Charles Leclerc   Max Verstappen Karting
Formula One		 2012–present [406]
  Lewis Hamilton   Nico Rosberg Formula One 2013–2016 Hamilton–Rosberg rivalry [407]
  Marc Márquez   Valentino Rossi Grand Prix motorcycling 2013–2021 [331]
  Jolyon Palmer   Felipe Nasr GP2 Series
Formula One 		2014–2017 [408]
  Lewis Hamilton   Max Verstappen Formula One 2021–present [409]
  Fabio Quartararo   Francesco Bagnaia Grand Prix motorcycling 2021–present [410]
  Francesco Bagnaia   Jorge Martin Grand Prix motorcycling 2023–present [411]
  Max Verstappen   Lando Norris Formula One 2024–present
  Valentino Rossi   Sete Gibernau Grand Prix motorcycling — [412]
  Gary Bettenhausen   Larry Dickson USAC Sprint Car Series
American Championship Car Racing		 — [413]
  Pierre Gasly   Esteban Ocon Karting
Formula One		 2009–present [414]
  Álvaro Bautista   Toprak Razgatlıoğlu Superbike World Championship 2022–present [415]
  Jonathan Rea   Toprak Razgatlıoğlu Superbike World Championship 2021–present [416]
  Romain Grosjean   Santino Ferrucci IndyCar 2024–present [417]

Mountaineering and rock climbing

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Royal Robbins Warren Harding 1956-1971 Article Source
  Catherine Destivelle   Lynn Hill 1985–1990 [418]

Netball

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  Australian Netball Diamonds   New Zealand Silver Ferns 1963–, especially 1996–present [419]

Rugby league

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Australia

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National Rugby League

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See also: Rivalries in the National Rugby League
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South Sydney Rabbitohs Sydney Roosters 1908 to present Ron Coote Cup [420]
Sydney Roosters Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 1947 to present Battle of the Birds
Penrith Panthers Parramatta Eels 1967 to present Battle of the West
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Wests Tigers 1970s to present [421]
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Parramatta Eels 1970s to present [422]
Newcastle Knights Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 1988 to present [423]
Canberra Raiders Wests Tigers 1989 to present [424]
Brisbane Broncos North Queensland Cowboys 1995 to present Queensland derby [425]
Melbourne Storm St. George Illawarra Dragons 1999 to present [426]
Sydney Roosters St. George Illawarra Dragons 2002 to present ANZAC Day Cup
Melbourne Storm Brisbane Broncos 2003 to present [427]
Brisbane Broncos Gold Coast Titans 2007 to present South East Queensland derby [428]
Melbourne Storm Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 2007 to present Battle of Brookvale [429]
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs South Sydney Rabbitohs 2012 to present NRL Good Friday Game
Melbourne Storm Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 2016 to present [430]

State of Origin

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Main article: State of Origin series
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Queensland Maroons New South Wales Blues First Rivalry Era 1908 to 1979, Modern Rivalry Era 1980 to present [431]

United Kingdom

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Main article: Derbies in the Rugby Football League

International Rugby League

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  Australia  New Zealand 1908 to present Australia vs New Zealand in rugby league [432]
  Australia   Great Britain /   England 1907 to present Australia–England rugby league rivalry [433]
  New Zealand   Great Britain /   England 1908 to present [434]

Individual

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Mark Carroll Paul Harragon —
Brad Fittler Andrew Johns —
Andrew Johns Brett Kimmorley —
Wendell Sailor Adam MacDougall —
Benji Marshall Johnathan Thurston —
Paul Gallen Nate Myles — [435]
Sam Burgess James Graham — [435]

Rugby union

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Club Rugby Union

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Australia

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Queensland Reds New South Wales Waratahs 1882–present East Coast Derby

Argentina

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CASI SIC 1935–present El clasico de San Isidro

Costa Rica

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Stag San José Universitarios Rugby Club 1980s–present Superclasico
Universitarios Rugby Club Liceo CR Waikalas 2000s–present Student Derby

France

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Racing 92 Stade Français 1892–present [citation needed] Paris derby [436]
Stade Français Stade Toulousain 1903–present [citation needed] French Derby or Le derby des Stades [437]
Bayonne Biarritz 1908–present [citation needed] Basque derby [438]
Brive Clermont 1927–present [citation needed] Massif Central derby [439]
Perpignan Béziers Derby du Languedoc-Roussillon [440]

Ireland

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Leinster Munster 1875–present History of rugby union matches between Leinster and Munster
University College Dublin Trinity College Dublin (DUFC) 1919–present The Colours Match [441]

Italy

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Benetton Zebre 2012–present Italian derby [442]
Rovigo Petrarca 1948 –present Derby of Italy [443]

Spain

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VRAC Rugby El Salvador 1988–present Derbi vallisoletano

New Zealand

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Blues Crusaders 1996–present El Clasico of New Zealand Rugby
Blues Chiefs 1996–present Battle of the Bombays
Blues Hurricanes 1996–present
Crusaders Highlanders 1996–present Southern Derby
Hurricanes Crusaders 1996–present
Auckland Canterbury
Auckland North Harbour Battle of the Bridge
Auckland Counties Manukau Battle of the Bombays Part two
Auckland Waikato Battle of the Bombays
Canterbury Tasman Crusaders Derby
Canterbury Otago
Otago Southland Southern Derby

Poland

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Main article: List of derbies in Poland § Rugby union

United Kingdom

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Main article: Local derbies in the United Kingdom § Rugby union

International Rugby Union

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  New Zealand All Blacks   South Africa Springboks 1921 to present History of rugby union matches between New Zealand and South Africa [444]
  New Zealand All Blacks   Australia Wallabies 1903 to present History of rugby union matches between Australia and New Zealand
Bledisloe Cup		 [444]
  New Zealand All Blacks   Wales 1905 to present History of rugby union matches between New Zealand and Wales [445]
  England   Wales 1881 to present History of rugby union matches between England and Wales [