| 20/11/2024 | Messi becomes all-time assist leader in national teams, equaling Landon Donovan, with key assist to Lautaro Martínezin in Argentina's win over Peru in the 12th matchday of the South American qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup |
| 20/11/2024 | Despite Rafael Nadal and Spain having been shockingly ousted from the Davis Cup by the Netherlands, the 38-year-old Spaniard appeared at peace with his decision to say goodbye to professional tennis and walk away from a trophy-laden career which counts 22 Grand Slams (14 Roland Garros with 112 wins and just 4 defeats, 2 Australian Opens, 2 Wimbledon titles and 4 US Opens) |
| 20/11/2015 | Olympiacos defeats Padova 10-6 in Athens and wins the European Super Cup in women’s water polo |
| 20/11/2010 | Madron FC lose 55-0 to Illogan Reserves FC, making them the worst football team in the UK |
| 20/11/1998 | IAAF president Primo Nebiolo announces that ''Tsiklitiria'' athletic meeting will become Grand Prix II |
| 20/11/1997 | A.C. Green sets new NBA record with 907 consecutive appearances (Dallas Mavericks - Golden State Warriors 97-101) |
| 20/11/1995 | Ice skating gold olympic winner Sergei Grinkov dies of heart attack in Lake Placid aged 28 |
| 20/11/1990 | The major shareholder of Panathinaikos FC, Vardis Vardinogiannis, is attacked by the terrorist organization “17 November” with 3 rockets in Nea Erithrea. He will be saved by his bullet proof car and while exiting the car he will shout “The ball hit the post”. |
| 20/11/1989 | MEGA CHANNEL, the first private TV channel in Greece, starts broadcasting at 15:00 from the studios of Ninos Elmatzoglou at Peania |
| 20/11/1985 | The first issue of the weekly newspaper “Seven days of Basketball”, published by Thodoris Kotsonis, comes in circulation. The newspaper, which includes handball and volleyball news, will be printed for exactly 5 years, with the last issue being that of 20/11/1990 |
| 20/11/1981 | Soviet world champion Anatoly Karpov retains his title after defeating Viktor Korchnoi in Merano. The winner's prize is 500.000 swiss francs |
| 20/11/1971 | Ted McDougall of Bournemouth scores 9 goals against Margate setting English FA Cup scoring record |
| 20/11/1966 | The statutory of “Thira 13 (Gate 13)”, the first football fan club in Greece, is recognized. The club is founded by Apostolos Ioannidis and is formed by 26 fans who gather at a small apartment in the center of Athens |
| 20/11/1961 | The shortest in duration boxing match is held in Nottingham. Dave Charnley knocks out ''Darkie'' Hughes in 40'' and wins the British lightweight title |
| 20/11/1948 | First russian stamp portraying a match of the World Chess Championship |
| 20/11/1938 | The “Radio Broadcast Services” is renamed to “Department of Press and Radio” and reports to the Ministry of Press and Tourism |
| 20/11/1902 | 37-year-old Henri Desgrange, co-founder and editor of the newspaper “L'Auto” (predecessor to the present L’Equipe) has lunch at the Café de Madrid in Paris with journalist Georges Lefevre, and invent the idea for a round-France stage race, the Tour de France, to rival the Paris-Brest et retour ride (sponsored by Le Petit Journal). L'Auto will announce the race on January 19, 1903 with an award of 20.000 francs |
