1990 AFL draft, Bits and pieces
The trades which made the above possible were Carlton swapping McKenzie to Sydney for 2 pick overall, and Collingwood swapping Terry Keays to Richmond for 4th pick overall. One recruiting officer commenting about the decision making of Sydney and Richmond said, "those clubs deserve to be in the position they are in if they are going to make choices like that".


1990 AFL draft, Preseason
Michael McLean joined the Brisbane Bears after having been not encouraged to stay with Footscray. Sean Simpson switched from St Kilda to Geelong and the Cats again demonstrated their ability to revive careers. David Cloke was encouraged to saddle up for one more season at Richmond who was finding recruiting a ruckman nearly impossible. Kevin Dyson was recruited to Melbourne. Collingwood audaciously recruited the recently retired Gerard Healy in the hope of persuading him to play on, but he didn't.


1990 AFL finals series
The 1990 finals series was the first finals series to be played under the newly renamed Australian Football League. The series was scheduled to occur over four weekends in September 1990, culminating with the 94th AFL/VFL Grand Final at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on 29 September 1990. However, after Collingwood and West Coast drew in the Qualifying Final, the series was extended to five weeks, ending on 6 October. Collingwood would eventually go on to win the 1990 Premiership, breaking a famous 32-year drought marked by numerous Grand Final losses.


1990 AFL finals series, The finals system
This was the 18th and final season in which the McIntyre Final Five System would be used. With the introduction of the Adelaide Crows the following season, the system would expand to become a Final Six.


1990 AFL finals series, Qualification
Essendon won the minor premiership with 17 wins, followed by Collingwood, West Coast and Melbourne on 16 wins each. Reigning premiers Hawthorn rounded out the Top Five with 14 wins.


1990 AFL season
The 1990 Australian Football League season was the 94th season of the elite Australian rules football competition, and the first under the name 'Australian Football League', having switched from 'Victorian Football League' after 1989.


1990 AFL season, Foster's Cup
Essendon defeated North Melbourne 17.10 (112) to 10.16 (76) in the final.


1990 AFL season, Ladder
All teams played 22 games during the home and away season, for a total of 154. An additional 7 games were played during the finals series.


1990 AFL season, Match attendance
Total match attendance for the home-and-away season was 3,587,595 people. Total attendance for the finals series was 475,790 people.


1990 ARFU Asian Rugby Championship
The 1990 ARFU Asian Rugby Championship was the 12th edition  of the tournament, and was played in Colombo


1990 ARFU Asian Rugby Championship
The 8 teams were divided in two pool, with final between the winner of both of them. South Korea won the tournament


1990 ATP Challenger Series
The ATP Challenger Series is the second tier tour for professional tennis organised by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). The 1990 ATP Challenger Series calendar comprises 71 tournaments, with prize money ranging from $25,000 up to $100,000.


1990 ATP Challenger Series, Statistical information
These tables present the number of singles (S) and doubles (D) titles won by each player and each nation during the season, within all the tournament categories of the 1990 ATP Challenger Series. The players/nations are sorted by: 1) total number of titles (a doubles title won by two players representing the same nation counts as only one win for the nation); 2) a singles > doubles hierarchy; 3) alphabetical order (by family names for players).


1990 ATP Championship Series, Single Week
The 1990 ATP Championship Series, Single Week was a series of tennis tournament that was part of the 1990 ATP Tour, the elite tour for professional men's tennis organised by the Association of Tennis Professionals. It formed the tier below the Grand Slam tournaments.


1990 ATP German Open
The 1990 German Open was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 84th edition of the Hamburg Masters (Hamburg Masters), and was part of the ATP Super 9 of the 1990 ATP Tour. It took place at the Rothenbaum Tennis Center in Hamburg, West Germany, from 7 May through 14 May 1990.


1990 ATP German Open
The men's field was headlined by ATP No. 3, Brussels, Stuttgart titlist, Australian Open, Monte Carlo quarter-finalist Boris Becker, Miami, San Francisco winner, recent Indian Wells finalist Andre Agassi and Tokyo Outdoor winner and U.S. Open semi-finalist Aaron Krickstein. Other top seeds were Estoril titlist Emilio Sánchez, Jay Berger, Andrés Gómez and Michael Chang.


1990 ATP German Open, Finals, Doubles
Sergi Bruguera /  Jim Courier defeated  Udo Riglewski /  Michael Stich, 7–6, 6–2


1990 ATP German Open – Doubles, Seeds
Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated. The top four seeded teams received byes into the second round.


1990 ATP German Open – Singles, Seeds
A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. The top eight seeds received a bye to the second round.


1990 ATP Tour
The 1990 IBM ATP Tour was the first season of the ATP Tour, the newly formed tennis circuit which came in to replace the Grand Prix and WCT tournaments. It was the elite tour for professional tennis organized by the Association of Tennis Professionals. In 1990 the IBM ATP Tour included the four Grand Slam tournaments, the ATP Tour World Championships, the ATP Championship Series, Single-Week, the ATP Championship Series and the ATP World Series. The World Team Cup and Davis Cup are included in this calendar but did not count towards the Tour.


1990 ATP Tour, Schedule
This is the complete schedule of events on the 1990 IBM ATP Tour, with player progression documented from the quarterfinals stage.


1990 ATP Tour, Statistical information
List of players and titles won, alphabetically by last name:


1990 ATP Tour World Championships
The 1990 ATP Tour World Championships, also known as the 1990 IBM ATP Tour World Championships for sponsorship reasons, was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts in Frankfurt, Germany. It was the 21st edition of the tournament and was held between 13–18 November 1990. Andre Agassi won the singles title.


1990 ATP Tour World Championships, Finals, Doubles
Guy Forget /  Jakob Hlasek defeated  Sergio Casal /  Emilio Sánchez 6–4, 7–6(7–5), 5–7, 6–4


1990 ATP Tour World Championships – Doubles
The 1990 ATP Tour World Championships was a doubles event held in Gold Coast, Australia between  19 November – 25 November 1990. Guy Forget and Jakob Hlasek won the doubles title at the 1990 ATP Tour World Championships tennis tournament, defeating Sergio Casal and Emilio Sánchez in the final 6–4, 7–6(7–5), 5–7, 6–4.


1990 ATP Tour World Championships – Doubles, Draw, Group A
Standings are determined by: 1) Number of wins; 2) Number of matches; 3) In two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4) In three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 5) Steering Committee decision.


1990 ATP Tour World Championships – Doubles, Draw, Group B
Standings are determined by: 1) Number of wins; 2) Number of matches; 3) In two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4) In three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 5) Steering Committee decision.


1990 ATP Tour World Championships – Singles
Stefan Edberg was the defending champion of the singles title at the ATP Tour World Championships men's tennis tournament, but Andre Agassi defeated him 5–7, 7–6(7–5), 7–5, 6–2 in the final.


1990 ATP Tour World Championships – Singles, Draw, Arthur Ashe Group
Standings are determined by: 1) Number of wins; 2) Number of matches; 3) In two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4) In three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 5) Steering Committee decision.


1990 ATP Tour World Championships – Singles, Draw, Cliff Drysdale Group
Standings are determined by: 1) Number of wins; 2) Number of matches; 3) In two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4) In three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 5) Steering Committee decision.


1990 Abruzzo regional election
The Abruzzo regional election of 1990 took place on 6 and 7 May 1990.


1990 Abruzzo regional election, Events
Christian Democracy was by far the largest party, while the Italian Communist Party came distantly second.


1990 Abruzzo regional election, Events
After the election Christian Democrat Rocco Salini formed a centre-left government. In 1992 Salini, who was elected to the Italian Parliament, was replaced as President by fellow Christian Democrat Vincenzo Del Colle.


1990 Adur District Council election
Elections to the Adur District Council were held on 3 May 1990, with one third of the council up for election, as well as vacancies in the Churchill and Manor wards. No elections were held for the single-member St Mary's ward. The sitting Resident councillor in Overall turnout jumped to 49.8%.


1990 Adur District Council election
The election resulted in the Social and Liberal Democrats retaining control of the council.


1990 Afghan coup d'état attempt
The 1990 Afghan coup d'etat attempt occurred on March 6, 1990, when General Shahnawaz Tanai, a hardline communist and Khalqist who served as Minister of Defence, attempted to overthrow President Mohammad Najibullah of the Republic of Afghanistan. The coup attempt failed and Tanai was forced to flee to Pakistan.


1990 Afghan coup d'état attempt, Background
Tanai, who has been described alternatively as a "radical nationalist" and a "hard-line communist" of the radical Khalq faction of the People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan, was fiercely anti-mujahideen yet launched an unlikely alliance with hardline Islamic fundamentalist rebel Gulbuddin Hekmatyar of the Hezb-e Islami Gulbuddin party. Tanai was against Najibullah's peace plans and supported a military solution to the conflict. Hekmatyar ordered his fighters to intensify their attacks against the Kabul regime in support of Tanai. The success of the coup was taken for granted. A previous coup attempt by Khalqists was foiled in December 1989, to which Tanai has been linked to. The coup occurred a year following the Soviet withdrawal from Afghanistan.


1990 Afghan coup d'état attempt, Background
Tanai was apparently also supported by those important Khalqists who remained in the Politburo, Assadullah Sarwari and Sayed Mohammad Gulabzoy, respectively their country's envoys to Aden and Moscow. They were said to have been intimately connected with the coup and with Tanai. Sarwari, an old comrade of Tanai, was the chief of the Afghan intelligence (KHAD) under Nur Muhammad Taraki. He was a Khalqist hardliner known as the assassin of a rival Parcham faction member. Gulabzoy was minister of interior before being exiled on a diplomatic assignment to Moscow.


1990 Afghan coup d'état attempt, Background
Tanai stated that he didn't disagree with President Najibullah's views, but rather with his policy on the military.


1990 Afghan coup d'état attempt, Background
The Pakistan government's involvement in this abortive affair was transparently obvious. Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto's plea to the other six party leaders to aid Tanai and Hekmatyar was rebuked as a disgrace to the jihad. Most of the factions viewed General Tanai as an opportunistic war criminal and hardline communist who was responsible for carpet-bombings in portions of the major western city of Herat in March 1979. The coup attempt was partially financed by Osama bin Laden, who bribed Afghan Armed Forces officers into deserting.


1990 Afghan coup d'état attempt, Coup attempt
Tanai ordered air strikes against government buildings. Jets flown by Afghan Air Force pilots loyal to Tanai flew in Kabul to bomb the targets, but most were repelled by the Army. Air Force Commander Abdul Qadir Aqa was an accomplice. Three rockets landed near the Presidential Palace. However the expected uprising by the Afghan Army didn't take place: Tanai had no direct control of troops inside Kabul. Tanai had sent the 15th Tank Brigade into the city to attack the Palace. Interior Minister Mohammad Aslam Watanjar played a major role in halting the coup plotters. He ordered a battalion to intercept the tanks and told his forces to capture Tanai "dead or alive". There was street fighting near the palace as well.


1990 Afghan coup d'état attempt, Coup attempt
President Najibullah appeared on television at 10 p.m. the same night to prove that he was physically there and in effective control of the state apparatus. The President gathered the support of important Parchamite militias, including the elite Special Guard to defuse the plot.


1990 Afghan coup d'état attempt, Coup attempt
Najibullah later claimed that the Soviet Union offered help to defeat the coup, to which he thanked the offer and replied: "There's no need now. But if we face a foreign attack that will be another matter", referring to Pakistan.


1990 Afghan coup d'état attempt, Aftermath
In the afternoon of March 7, Tanai escaped to Bagram Air Base and fled by helicopter to Peshawar, Pakistan where he was greeted and publicly accepted as an ally by Hekmatyar. Eventually, he settled there in Pakistan, where he lived in exile until August 4. A general and two commanders loyal to Tanai were killed during the coup attempt.


1990 Afghan coup d'état attempt, Aftermath
Najibullah grew even more suspicious of Khalqists, and thus another purge occurred, further deepening the rift between the two factions. In all, 127 Khalqist military officers were arrested for the attempted coup, including Sarwari and Gulabzoy. Twenty-seven officers escaped and later showed up at a press conference with Hekmatyar in Peshawar. Former Minister of Tribal Affairs, Bacha Gul Wafadar and Minister of Civil Aviation Mohammad Hasan Sharq were among the conspirators. General Watanjar was awarded a four-star rank and became the new Minister of Defence following his efforts against the coup plotters.


1990 African Championships in Athletics
The 1990 African Championships in Athletics were held in Cairo, Egypt between 3 and 6 October.


1990 African Cup Winners' Cup
The 1990 season of the African Cup Winners' Cup football club tournament was won by BCC Lions in two-legged final victory against Club Africain. This was the sixteenth season that the tournament took place for the winners of each African country's domestic cup. Thirty-six sides entered the competition, with Al Suguar withdrawing before the 1st leg of the first round.


1990 African Cup of Champions Clubs
The 1990 African Cup of Champions Clubs was the 26th edition of the annual international club football competition held in the CAF region (Africa), the African Cup of Champions Clubs. It determined that year's club champion of association football in Africa.


1990 African Cup of Champions Clubs
JS Kabylie from Algeria won that final, and became for the second time CAF club champion - having won in 1981 as JE Tizi-Ouzou.


1990 African Cup of Champions Clubs, Second round
1 Raja Casablanca were forced to withdraw due to their key players being called up to play for the national squad.


1990 African Cup of Champions Clubs, Top scorers
The top scorers from the 1990 African Cup of Champions Clubs are as follows:


1990 African Cup of Nations
The 1990 African Cup of Nations was the 17th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the football championship of Africa (CAF). It was hosted by Algeria. Just like in 1988, the field of eight teams was split into two groups of four. Algeria won its first championship, beating Nigeria in the final 1–0.


1990 African Cup of Nations, Venues
The competition was played in two venues in Algiers and Annaba.


1990 African Cup of Nations Final
The 1990 African Cup of Nations Final was a football match that took place on 16 March 1990, at the Stade 5 Juillet 1962 in Algiers, Algeria, to determine the winner of the 1990 African Cup of Nations. Algeria defeated Nigeria 1–0 with a lone goal from Chérif Oudjani in the 38th minute to win their first African Cup. The final was a repeat of the 1980 final in Lagos, which Nigeria won 3-0.


1990 African Cup of Nations qualification
This page details the qualifying process for the 1990 African Cup of Nations in Algeria. Algeria, as hosts, and Cameroon, as title holders, qualified automatically.


1990 African Cup of Nations qualification, Qualifying Tournament, Preliminary round
Swaziland won 3–1 on penalty shootout after 2–2 on aggregate.


1990 African Cup of Nations qualification, Qualifying Tournament, First round
Kenya won 6–5 on penalty shootout after 1–1 on aggregate.


1990 African Cup of Nations qualification, Qualifying Tournament, First round
Gabon won 5–3 on penalty shootout after 1–1 on aggregate.


1990 African Cup of Nations qualification, Qualifying Tournament, First round
Mali won by away goals rule after 1–1 on aggregate.


1990 African Cup of Nations squads
The 1990 African Cup of Nations was an international football tournament held in Algeria from 2 to 16 March. Eight national teams where involved in this competition, below are their squads.


1990 African Cup of Nations squads, Group A, Algeria
*Rachid Adghigh seriously injured after the 2nd match, Algeria decided to replace him with Messaoud Aït Abderrahmane


1990 Air Canada Cup
The 1990 Air Canada Cup was Canada's 12th annual national midget 'AAA' hockey championship, which was played April 18 – 22, 1990 at the Colisée Cardin in Sorel, Quebec. The gold medal game was an all-Quebec showdown, as the Riverains du Richelieu defeated the Gouverneurs de Ste-Foy to become the second host team to win the national midget title. The Notre Dame Hounds took the bronze medal. Rene Corbet of Richelieu was named the tournament's Most Valuable Player. Other future National Hockey League players competing in this tournament were Philippe Boucher, Michael Peca, Scott Fraser, and Pascal Rhéaume.


1990 Air Force Falcons football team
The 1990 Air Force Falcons football team represented the United States Air Force Academy in the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was led by 7th-year head coach Fisher DeBerry and played its home games at Falcon Stadium. It finished the season with a 6–5 record overall and a 3–4 record in Western Athletic Conference games. The team was selected to play in the Liberty Bowl, in which it defeated Ohio State.


1990 Akron Zips football team
The 1990 Akron Zips football team represented Akron University in the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season as Division I-A independents. They were led by fifth–year head coach Gerry Faust. The Zips played their home games at the Rubber Bowl in Akron, Ohio. They finished the season with a record of 3–7–1.


1990 Alabama Crimson Tide football team
The 1990 Alabama Crimson Tide football team represented the University of Alabama for the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Crimson Tide was led by first-year head coach Gene Stallings, replacing Bill Curry who left for the University of Kentucky.


1990 Alabama Crimson Tide football team
The 1990 season got off to an excruciating start, as the Tide and new coach Gene Stallings lost three games by a combined total of eight points. In the opener against Southern Miss, star tailback Siran Stacy tore ligaments in his knee and missed the rest of the season. Against Florida, Alabama lost another star player for the year in wide receiver Craig Sanderson and quarterback Gary Hollingsworth threw three interceptions to Florida safety Will White, and the Gators scored the winning touchdown on a blocked punt.


1990 Alabama Crimson Tide football team
After wins over lightly regarded Vanderbilt and SW Louisiana (now Louisiana-Lafayette), Bama traveled to Knoxville to face undefeated, third-ranked Tennessee. The result was a shocking 9–6 upset victory, Alabama's fifth in a row in the Third Saturday in October rivalry. The game was a defensive struggle and a field goal duel. UT's kicker Greg Harris, who hit a 51-yard field goal try to tie the game with ten minutes left, attempted a 50-yarder for the win with 1:35 to go, but Alabama's Stacy Harrison blocked the kick and the ball bounced to the Tennessee 37-yard line. The Crimson Tide advanced the ball seven yards on three running plays, setting up Philip Doyle's third field goal, a game-winning 48-yarder as time expired.


1990 Alabama Crimson Tide football team
The next game was an ugly 9–0 loss to Penn State in which Hollingsworth threw five interceptions and Bama rushed for only six yards. However, Alabama bounced back to win four in a row and salvage a winning season after the 0–3 start. Most importantly, Alabama won its first Iron Bowl in five years, dominating Auburn defensively and winning 16–7. It was the seventh game in a row in which the Alabama defense held the opposition to single digits. The season ended with a lopsided 34–7 bowl loss to Louisville, and Alabama finished 7–5.


1990 Alabama gubernatorial election
The 1990 Alabama gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1990, to select the governor of the state of Alabama. The election saw incumbent Republican governor Guy Hunt defeat Democrat Paul Hubbert, executive secretary of the Alabama Education Association. This marked the first time in history that a Republican won a second gubernatorial term in Alabama.


1990 Alabama gubernatorial election, Democratic primary
The Democratic primary saw teachers' union head Paul Hubbert defeat Attorney General of Alabama Don Siegelman for the Democratic nomination. No candidate gained a majority in the 5 June primary requiring a runoff between the top two candidates.


1990 Alaska Air Force season
The 1990 Alaska Air Force season was the 5th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).


1990 Alaska Air Force season, Notable dates
February 20: Anthony Simms, the third Canadian native to play in the PBA, topscored with 50 points as Alaska won their first game of the season, defeating Añejo Rum, 140-135.


1990 Alaska Air Force season, Notable dates
March 11: The Airmen dealt Formula Shell their first loss of the season, 132-130, in a match-up between early leaders.


1990 Alaska Air Force season, Scoring record
April 26: Paul Alvarez scored a record-breaking 71 points in Alaska's 169-138 win over Shell. The 71-point output by Mr.Excitement surpass Allan Caidic's 68 points set in November of last year.


1990 Alaska Air Force season, Occurrences
Assistant coach Chot Reyes took over the coaching duties from coach Tim Cone for a couple of games in the All-Filipino Conference following the Basketball Coaches of the Philippines (BCOP) decision issuing a temporary restraining order preventing coach Tim Cone from handling the team. Reyes led Alaska to its first win in the conference with a 100-99 squeaker over Purefoods on June 17.


1990 Alaska Air Force season, Trades
Just before the Third Conference started, Alaska traded league pioneer Abet Guidaben to Pepsi Hotshots in exchange for Harmon Codiñera.


1990 Alaska Air Force season, Runner-up finish
Sean Chambers return as their import in the Third Conference and along with Carlos Clark, a member of the 1984 NBA World Champions Boston Celtics. The Airmen were the top team in the elimination round with eight wins and two losses, they scored their 12th victory in 17 games against Shell, 114-94 on November 27. The Airmen got a free ride for the first finals berth when Purefoods lost to Sarsi in their last game in the semifinals on December 2.


1990 Alaska Air Force season, Runner-up finish
Alaska went on to battle the Purefoods Hotdogs for the Third Conference championship and came so close in winning their first PBA title after surging ahead, 2-0 in the best-of-five finals series, only to lose the remaining three games. High-leaping Paul Alvarez, who played the hero's role in their first two victories, was injured in Game three and was out for the rest of the final playoffs.


1990 Alaska Air Force season, Third Conference roster
Assistant Coach: Chot Reyes / Aric Del Rosario Team Manager: Joaquin Trillo


1990 Alaska Measure 2
Alaska Measure 2 or the Alaska Marijuana Criminalization Initiative was a successful 1990 ballot measure in the U.S. state of Alaska; the initiative stated that it: "would change Alaska's laws by making all such possession of marijuana criminal, with possible penalties of up to 90 days in jail and/or up to a $1000 fine."


1990 Alaska Measure 2
The legal status of cannabis in Alaska has varied greatly since the passage in 1972 of a constitutional amendment affirming an individual's right to privacy. Alaska had previously recognized that right to privacy with respect to possession and use of cannabis with the 1975 Ravin v. State case in the Alaska Supreme Court. The state legislature then decriminalized marijuana in 1982. The measure's passage in 1990 met with a variety of court challenges over the years before being struck down in 2003 by the Alaska Court of Appeals in Noy v. State. Reversing the decision of this measure, Alaska voters ultimately legalized marijuana with a different Measure 2 in 2014.


1990 Alaska Measure 2, Campaign
The leader of the initiative campaign Alaskans for the Recriminalization of Marijuana was Marie Majewske, described as an "Anchorage grandmother". The initiative also received support from William Bennett, President Bush's Drug Czar, who planned to visit Alaska to campaign for the measure; the DEA and FBI also sponsored a Marijuana Myths and Misconceptions symposium in Anchorage.


1990 Alaska Measure 2, Campaign
Opposition to the initiative was led by Alaskans for Privacy, and the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML) gave top priority to defeating the initiative, contributing "nearly $16,000" to opposition efforts by late September.


1990 Alaska Measure 2, Campaign
Polling across Alaska in August of that year showed a nearly 2–1 margin of support for the measure. Gubernatorial candidates Arliss Sturgulewski (Republican) and Walter Hickel (Alaskan Independence Party) supported the initiative, while Democrat Tony Knowles supported criminalization but not incarceration for first-time offenders.


1990 Alaska Measure 2, Campaign
It's wonderful, I have great faith in the people of this state. I truly believed they would do the right thing. I think that this will say to people that the law didn't work, and we need to be looking in the other direction, toward a drug-free environment for our children. The only way to do that is to tell them it's illegal.


1990 Alaska gubernatorial election
The 1990 Alaska gubernatorial election took place on November 6, 1990, for the open seat of Governor of Alaska. In 1989, incumbent Governor Steve Cowper, a Democrat, had announced that he would not seek re-election for a second term.


1990 Alaska gubernatorial election
In a rare third-party win in American politics, former Republican Governor Wally Hickel, running on the ticket of the Alaskan Independence Party, defeated Democratic candidate Tony Knowles and Republican candidate Arliss Sturgulewski.


1990 Alaska gubernatorial election, Candidates, Democratic Party
The major Democratic candidates were Tony Knowles, former mayor of Anchorage (from 1981 to 1987) and future governor (from 1994 to 2002), and incumbent Lieutenant Governor Stephen McAlpine, who had served since 1982. Knowles defeated McAlpine in the Democratic primary.


1990 Alaska gubernatorial election, Candidates, Republican Party
In the Republican primary, state senator Arliss Sturgulewski, who was also the Republican nominee in 1986, defeated Jim Campbell, Rick Halford and Don Wright.


1990 Alaska gubernatorial election, Candidates, Alaskan Independence Party
The initial Alaskan Independence Party candidate was John Lindauer, who won the primary. However, many conservative Republicans, dissatisfied with Sturgulewski's positions on social issues such as abortion, persuaded former Republican Governor Wally Hickel to run on the Alaskan Independence ticket. The party pushed Lindauer aside to make way for Hickel and lieutenant gubernatorial candidate Jack Coghill.


1990 Alaska gubernatorial election, Candidates, Others
Environmentalist and homeless rights activist Michael O'Callaghan ran as the candidate of The Political Party.


1990 Alaska gubernatorial election, Results
Former Governor Wally Hickel defeated Knowles, Sturgulewski, and other minor candidates to return to the governor's office.


1990 Albanian Supercup
The 1991 Albanian Supercup was the second edition of the Albanian Supercup, an annual Albanian football match. The match was contested by Dinamo Tirana, champions of the 1989–90 Albanian Superliga and 1989–90 Albanian Cup, and Flamurtari Vlorë, which was the runner-up in cup. It was held at the Qemal Stafa Stadium on 11 January 1991.


1990 Albanian Supercup
The regular and extra-time finished in a 3–3 draw, with Flamurtari's Sokol Kushta notably scoring a hat-trick. Dinamo Tirana then won on penalty shootouts.


1990 Albany Firebirds season
The 1990 Albany Firebirds season was the first season for the Firebirds. They finished 3–5.


1990 Albany Firebirds season, Roster
Rookies in italics updated March 15, 201324 Active, 0 Inactive, 0 PS


1990 Algerian local elections
Member State of the African Union Member State of the Arab League


1990 Algerian local elections
Local elections were held in Algeria on 12 June 1990, the first multi-party elections since independence in 1962. The result was a victory for the Islamic Salvation Front, which won majorities on more than half of the Popular Communal Assemblies and Popular Wilaya Assemblies, receiving around 70% of the vote in Algiers, Constantine and Oran.


1990 All England Open Badminton Championships
The 1990 Yonex All England Open Championships was the 80th edition held in 1990, at Wembley Arena, London.


1990 All Japan Sports Prototype Car Endurance Championship
The 1990 All Japan Sports Prototype Car Endurance Championship was the eighth season of the All Japan Sports Prototype Championship. The 1990 champion was the #24 Nissan Motorsports Nissan R91CP driven by Masahiro Hasemi and Anders Olofsson.


1990 All-American Bowl
The 1990 All-American Bowl was an American college football bowl game that was played on December 28, 1990 at Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama. The game matched the Southern Miss Golden Eagles against the NC State Wolfpack. It was the final contest of the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season for both teams. The game ended in a 31–27 victory for the Wolfpack. The game represented the final game of Southern Miss quarterback Brett Favre's collegiate career. He was named the game's MVP despite his team's loss, compiling 341 passing yards in 39 attempts with one interception. The game was the fourteenth and final edition of the All-American Bowl (previously known as the Hall of Fame Classic).


1990 All-American Bowl, Teams
The game matched the Southern Miss Golden Eagles against the NC State Wolfpack of the Atlantic Coast Conference. The game was the first bowl game featuring the Golden Eagles and the Wolfpack, and was their eighth overall meeting. Southern Miss led the series 4–3 heading into the game, and the teams' previous meeting was in 1966, when the Golden Eagles defeated the Wolfpack 7–6.


1990 All-American Bowl, Teams, Southern Miss Golden Eagles
The conference-independent Golden Eagles entered the game ranked 23 in the AP Poll. Their regular-season record was 8–3. The game represented the Golden Eagles' first appearance in the All-American Bowl.


1990 All-American Bowl, Teams, NC State Wolfpack
The unranked NC State Wolfpack of the ACC compiled a 6–5 record before the game, including a 3–4 record against conference opponents. The game represented the Wolfpack's first appearance in the All-American Bowl.


1990 All-Atlantic Coast Conference football team
The 1990 All-Atlantic Coast Conference football team consists of American football players chosen by various selectors for their All-Atlantic Coast Conference ("ACC") teams for the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season. Selectors in 1990 included the Associated Press (AP).


1990 All-Atlantic Coast Conference football team
Clemson led with seven players being named to the first team. Virginia followed with six first-team selections. The top three vote recipients all played for Virginia's offense: quarterback Shawn Moore and wide receiver Herman Moore, each with 164 points, and running back Terry Kirby with 162 points. Shawn Moore also received the award as the ACC's most valuable player of the 1990 season. Georgia Tech won the ACC championship, finished the season ranked No. 2 in the final AP Poll, and placed five players on the first team.


1990 All-Atlantic Coast Conference football team, Key
AP = Associated Press selected by members of the Atlantic Coast Sports Writers Association (point totals in brackets: two points for a first-team selection, one point for a second-team selection)


1990 All-Big Eight Conference football team
The 1990 All-Big Eight Conference football team consists of American football players chosen by various organizations for All-Big Eight Conference teams for the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season. The selectors for the 1990 season included the Associated Press (AP).


1990 All-Big Ten Conference football team
The 1990 All-Big Ten Conference football team consists of American football players chosen as All-Big Ten Conference players for the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season.


1990 All-Big Ten Conference football team, Key
Bold = Consensus first-team selection by both the coaches and media


1990 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship
The 1990 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship was the 59th staging of the All-Ireland Minor Football Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county Gaelic football tournament for boys under the age of 18.


1990 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship
Derry entered the championship as defending champions, however, they were defeated by Meath in the All-Ireland semi-final.


1990 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship
On 16 September 1990, Meath won the championship following a 2-11 to 2-9 defeat of Kerry in the All-Ireland final. This was their second All-Ireland title and their first title in 33 championship seasons.


1990 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship
The 1990 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship was the 60th staging of the All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1928. The championship began on 12 May 1990 and ended on 3 September 1990.


1990 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship
Offaly entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Wexford in the Leinster quarter-final.


1990 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship
On 3 September 1990, Kilkenny won the championship following a 1-09 to 0-09 defeat of Cork in the All-Ireland final. This was their 14th All-Ireland title overall and their first title since 1988.


1990 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship
Cork's Damien Fleming was the championship's top scorer with 7-27.


1990 All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship
The All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship of 1990 was the 17th staging of Ireland's secondary hurling knock-out competition. London won the championship, beating Kildare 1-15 to 5-2 in the final at the Emerald GAA Grounds, Ruislip.


1990 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship
The 1990 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship was the high point of the 1990 season. The championship was won by Killkenny who defeated Wexford by a ten-point margin in the final.


1990 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship, Semi-finals
Kilkenny goalkeeper Marie Fitzpatrick, drove a long free all the way to the Cork net in an exciting semi-final against Cork. After Liz O'Neill regained the lead for Cork, Marion McCarthy could batted a dropping ball from Ann Downey into the path of Marina Downey who tapped the ball into the net for Kilkenny’s winning goal. Two late goals from Barbara Redmond were not enough to gain Dublin a place in the final against an experienced Wexford team., for whom Paula Rankin’s goal at the start of the second half proved crucial.


1990 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship, Final
Wexford took the lead in the first minute when Siobhan Dunne scored, but it was to be their last score from play in the entire game. Angela Downey scored the game’s only goal two minutes from the end.


1990 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship Final
The 1990 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship Final was the 59th All-Ireland Final and the deciding match of the 1990 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship, an inter-county camogie tournament for the top teams in Ireland.


1990 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship Final
Wexford's Siobhán Dunne scored the first point, but thereafter it was all Kilkenny. The Downey sisters got 1-9 between them.


1990 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship Final
The 1990 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship final was a hurling match played at Croke Park on 17 March 1990 to determine the winners of the 1989–90 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship, the 20th season of the All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship, a tournament organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association for the champion clubs of the four provinces of Ireland. The final was contested by Ballyhale Shamrocks of Kilkenny and Ballybrown of Limerick, with Ballyhale Shamrocks winning by 1-16 to 0-16.


1990 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship Final
The All-Ireland final was a unique occasion as it was the first ever championship meeting between Ballyhale Shamrocks and Ballybrown. It remains their only championship meeting at this level. Ballyhale Shamrocks were hoping to make history by winning a record-equaling third All-Ireland title, while Ballybrown were hoping to win their first All-Ireland title.


1990 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship Final
Ballybrown got off to a great start and led by six points. A Ger Fennelly goal in the 24th minute reduced the Ballyhale deficit, however, Ballybrown were still four to the good at the interval. A second-half surge saw Ballyhale claw their way back, however, it was Fennelly's goal that proved the difference in the end.


1990 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship Final
Ballyhale's victory secured their third All-Ireland title. They joined Blackrock as outright leaders on the all-time roll of honour.


1990 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
The 1990 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 104th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county Gaelic football tournament. The championship began on 6 May 1990 and ended on 16 September 1990.


1990 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
On 16 September 1990, Cork won the championship following an 0-11 to 0-9 defeat of Meath in the All-Ireland final. This was their sixth All-Ireland title and their second in succession.


1990 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
Meath's Brian Stafford was the championship's top scorer with 1-24. Cork's Shea Fahy was the choice for Texaco Footballer of the Year.


1990 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, Championship draw
As a result of the Republic of Ireland football team qualifying for the 1990 FIFA World Cup, the Munster Council took precautions in avoiding a fixtures clash and a potential loss of revenue by changing the dates and times of their games.


1990 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, The championship, Format, Connacht Championship
Quarter-finals: (2 matches) These are two lone matches between the first four teams drawn from the province of Connacht. Two teams are eliminated at this stage, while the two winning teams advance to the semi-finals.


1990 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, The championship, Format, Connacht Championship
Semi-finals: (2 matches) The two winners of the two quarter-finals join the two remaining Connacht teams to make up the semi-final pairings. Two teams are eliminated at this stage, while the two winning two teams advance to the final.


1990 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, The championship, Format, Connacht Championship
Final: (1 match) The two winners of the two semi-finals contest this game. One team is eliminated at this stage, while the winners advance to the All-Ireland semi-final.


1990 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, The championship, Format, Leinster Championship
First round: (3 matches) These are three lone matches between the first six teams drawn from the province of Leinster. Three teams are eliminated at this stage, while the three winning teams advance to the quarter-finals


1990 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, The championship, Format, Leinster Championship
Quarter-finals: (4 matches) The three winners of the three first-round games join the five remaining Leinster teams to make up the semi-final pairings. Four teams are eliminated at this stage, while the four winning two teams advance to the semifinal.


1990 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, The championship, Format, Leinster Championship
Semi-finals: (2 matches) The four winners of the four quarter-finals contest this game. Two teams are eliminated at this stage, while the two winners advance to the final.


1990 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, The championship, Format, Leinster Championship
Final: (1 match) The two winners of the two semi-finals contest this game. One team is eliminated at this stage, while the winners advance to the All-Ireland semi-final.


1990 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, The championship, Format, Munster Championship
Quarter-finals: (2 matches) These are two lone matches between the first four teams drawn from the province of Munster. Two teams are eliminated at this stage, while the two winning teams advance to the semi-finals.


1990 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, The championship, Format, Munster Championship
Semi-finals: (2 matches) The winners of the two quarter-finals join the two remaining Munster teams to make up the semi-final pairings. Two teams are eliminated at this stage, while the two winning two teams advance to the final.


1990 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, The championship, Format, Munster Championship
Final: (1 match) The winners of the two semi-finals contest this game. One team is eliminated at this stage, while the winners advance to the All-Ireland semi-final.


1990 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, The championship, Format, Ulster Championship
First round: (1 match) This is a lone match between the first two teams drawn from the province of Ulster. One team is eliminated at this stage, while the winning team advances to the quarter-finals.


1990 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, The championship, Format, Ulster Championship
Quarter-finals: (4 matches) The winner of the lone first-round game join the seven remaining Ulster teams to make up the quarter-final pairings. Four teams are eliminated at this stage, while the four winning two teams advance to the semi-finals.


1990 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, The championship, Format, Ulster Championship
Semi-finals: (2 matches) The four winners of the four quarter-finals contest this game. Two teams are eliminated at this stage, while the two winners advance to the final.


1990 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, The championship, Format, Ulster Championship
Final: (1 match) The two winners of the two semi-finals contest this game. One team is eliminated at this stage, while the winners advance to the All-Ireland semi-final.


1990 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, The championship, Format, All-Ireland Championship
Semi-finals: (2 matches) The Munster champions play the Connacht champions in the first semi-final while the Leinster champions play the Ulster champions in the second semi-final. Two teams are eliminated at this stage, while the two winners advance to the All-Ireland final.


1990 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, The championship, Format, All-Ireland Championship
Final: (1 match) The winners of the two semi-finals contest the All-Ireland final.


1990 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final
The 1990 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final was a Gaelic football match played at Croke Park on 16 September 1990 to determine the winners of the 1990 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, the 104th season of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, a tournament organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association for the champions of the four provinces of Ireland. The final was contested by Cork of Munster and Meath of Leinster, with Cork winning by 0-11 to 0-9.


1990 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final
For the third time in four years Cork faced Meath in the All-Ireland decider, as the reigning champions did battle with the champions of 1987 and 1988. In the first half Cork had built up a nice lead before there plans were derailed somewhat. A pumped-up Colm O'Neill hit Meath's Mick Lyons and was dismissed from the field of play. In spite of this Cork still held a one-point lead at half-time.


1990 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final
The second half was a dour struggle. Cork's strategy of isolating Meath's extra player worked well as Shay Fahy dominated midfield. The final score of 0-11 to 0-9 gave Cork the title.


1990 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final
Cork's All-Ireland victory was their second in succession, the first and only time in their history that they retained the title. The win gave them their sixth All-Ireland title over all and put them fourth in their own right on the all-time roll of honour.


1990 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final
Meath were appearing in their first All-Ireland final since they triumphed in 1988. Defeat at the hands of Cork was the first of back-to-back All-Ireland defeats for the Royal County.


1990 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final
1990 is regarded as the greatest year in the history of the GAA in Cork. In winning the All-Ireland against Meath, Cork achieved a rare double as the Cork senior hurling team had earlier claimed the All-Ireland title against Galway. It also marked the 100th anniversary of Cork achieving their previous double.


1990 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final
Cork's Denis Walsh, as a substitute, and Teddy McCarthy became dual All-Ireland medallists once again; however, McCarthy's achievement was the most spectacular of all. As a member of the starting fifteen in both codes he became the first player in the history of the Gaelic Athletic Association to win All-Ireland medals in both codes in the same season. It is a record which still stands.


1990 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
The 1990 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the 104th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county hurling tournament. The draw for the 1990 provincial fixtures took place in November 1989. The championship began on 13 May 1990 and ended on 2 September 1990.


1990 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
Tipperary were the defending champions but were defeated by Cork in the Munster final. London qualified for the championship for the first time in two years.


1990 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
On 2 September 1990, Cork won the championship following a 5-15 to 2-21 defeat of Galway in the All-Ireland final. This was their 27th All-Ireland title, their first in four championship seasons.


1990 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
Cork's John Fitzgibbon was the championship's top scorer with 7-09. Cork's Tony O'Sullivan was the unanimous choice for Hurler of the Year.


1990 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, Championship draw
As a result of the Republic of Ireland football team qualifying for the 1990 FIFA World Cup, the Munster Council took precautions in avoiding a fixtures clash and a potential loss of revenue by changing the dates and times of their games.


1990 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, Teams, Overview
A total of fifteen teams contested the championship, two fewer teams than participated in the 1989 championship.


1990 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, Teams, Overview
The Leinster championship was reduced to five teams as Westmeath decided to opt out and field a team in the All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship.


1990 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, Teams, Overview
The Ulster championship was reduced to just two teams as Derry also decided to field a team in the lower championship.


1990 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, Broadcasting
The following matches were broadcast live on television in Ireland on RTÉ. In the United Kingdom Channel 4 broadcast live coverage of the All-Ireland final. Highlights of a number of other games were shown on The Sunday Game.


1990 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final
The 1990 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final was the 103rd All-Ireland Final and the culmination of the 1990 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, an inter-county hurling tournament for the top teams in Ireland. The match was held at Croke Park, Dublin, on 2 September 1990, between Cork and Galway. The Connacht men surprisingly lost to their Munster opponents on a score line of 5-15 to 2-21. The match is regarded as the best championship decider of the decade.


1990 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final, Route to the final, Cork
Cork's senior hurling team made an early start in the 1990 championship. On 20 May the team traveled to Austin Stack Park in Tralee and played Kerry in the opening round of the Munster Championship. A score line of 3-16 to 3-7 gave Cork a respectable win, however, the team stumbled at some stages and looked unlikely contenders for Munster and All-Ireland honours.


1990 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final, Route to the final, Cork
Two weeks later on 3 June Cork played Waterford in the Munster semi-final at Semple Stadium in Thurles. Waterford had defeated Cork in the championship the previous year and doubts about Cork's team selection surfaced again. In the end Cork made light of the opposition and finished easy winners with a 4-15 to 1-8 victory.


1990 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final, Route to the final, Cork
Cork's next outing in the championship was a Munster final meeting with arch-rivals Tipperary at Semple Stadium on 15 July. Tipp, as reigning All-Ireland champions, were installed as the favourites while Cork's problems mounted due to the absence of star players Tomás Mulcahy and Teddy McCarthy due to injuries. An infamous interview in which Tipperary manager Michael ‘Babs’ Keating wrote off Cork's chances by stating that ‘donkeys don’t win derbies’ severely riled the Cork team. It riled the team so much that they played like they had never played before. Cork's centre half-forward Mark Foley played the game of his life and scored 2-7 from play. Cork won the game by 4-16 to 2-14.


1990 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final, Route to the final, Cork
All-Ireland hurling semi-final day at Croke Park was 5 August and Cork faced Antrim. The Ulster men had shocked Offaly in the All-Ireland semi-final of 1989 so nothing was left to chance for Cork. In spite of this few people expected an upset and Cork had a reasonable easy 2-20 to 1-13 victory.


1990 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final, Route to the final, Galway
Galway, with no provincial championship to participate in advanced directly to the All-Ireland series of games. They opened their championship campaign at Croke Park on 22 July where they played London, the All-Ireland ‘B’ champions. Galway had a reasonably comfortable win in their opening game as the exiles fell by 1-23 to 2-11.


1990 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final, Route to the final, Galway
All-Ireland hurling semi-final day at Croke Park was 5 August and Galway faced Offaly in the second game played that day. Offaly were the masters of the Leinster Championship for a third year in-a-row, however, they were out of their depth in the All-Ireland series once again. Again Galway had a comfortable win on a score line of 1-16 to 2-7, however, they had qualified for the All-Ireland final without being tested greatly.


1990 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final, All-Ireland final, Overview
Sunday 2 September was the date of the 1990 All-Ireland senior hurling final between Cork and Galway. Cork were appearing in their first championship decider since 1986 when they defeated Galway to take the title. Galway were appearing in a fifth All-Ireland final in six years and were hoping to take a third title in four years having defeated Kilkenny and Tipperary respectively in 1987 and 1988. At the time, Galway had never beaten Cork in an All-Ireland final.


1990 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final, All-Ireland final, Match report
At 3:30pm referee John Moore of Waterford threw in the sliothar and the game was on in the 103rd All-Ireland hurling final. Straight away Galway went on the attack after just ten seconds of play, however, Michael McGrath’s shot failed to hit the target and he registered his team's first wide of the day. Immediately after the puck-out the play switched to the opposite end of the field where the sliothar broke to Kevin Hennessy. He made no mistake in slotting it into the Galway net for a goal after just 48 seconds of play.


1990 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final, All-Ireland final, Match report
The Galway men found it difficult to settle in the game, however, captain Joe Cooney sent over a point to open the Galway scoring account. Both sides exchanged wides over the next few minutes of play before John Fitzgibbon stretched Cork's lead again with a point. Joe Cooney responded with a point from a trick angle by the sideline before Pete Finnerty’s expertly taken sideline cut was stopped on the goal line and cleared by goalkeeper Ger Cunningham.


1990 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final, All-Ireland final, Match report
Joe Cooney quickly tapped over another point before Tony Keady scored an inspirational point following a great solo run from his usual position at centre half-back. Kevin Hennessy gave the Cork men a two-point cushion once again when he slotted over a free before Joe Cooney had the chance to level the game. Both his shots went wide. Kevin Hennessy was on hand again in the thirteenth minute to send over another free to give Cork some more breathing space.


1990 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final, All-Ireland final, Match report
Not long after this the sliothar fell to Galway forward Noel Lane who was relatively unmarked in front of the Cork goal. There was no doubt about it that he was going for a goal; however, his shot just went over the crossbar for a point. Kevin Hennessy cancelled this point almost immediately when he sent over a point of his own after receiving a facial injury.


1990 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final, All-Ireland final, Match report
Ger FitzGerald got his name on the scoring sheet soon afterwards when he put his team four points clear of their opponents. With the game running away from them the Galway men clicked into gear and began the fight back. Martin Naughton got things back on track with a point before Joe Cooney added to his tally with Galway’s first goal of the day. His first shot on target was blocked by Ger Cunningham; however, the rebound allowed him to kick the sliothar into the net to level the scores.


1990 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final, All-Ireland final, Match report
Éanna Ryan pointed in the twentieth minute to give Galway the lead for the first time in the game. Joe Cooney soon chipped in with another point to give his side a two-point lead. Cork’s response was not an accurate one as Tony O'Sullivan sent a free wide before Noel Lane rifled over another point. Once again it was clear from his facial expressions that Lane was going for a goal. Nonetheless, his effort had the Galway fans on their feet cheering his name to the tune of ‘Olé, Olé, Olé, Olé.’  Both sides exchanged wides following this before Teddy McCarthy sent over a point to claw one back for ‘the Rebels.’


1990 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final, All-Ireland final, Match report
Noel Lane added to his tally with another point before the game witnessed one of its first controversial moments. Joe Cooney was heading towards the Cork goal with one thing on his mind. He passed the sliothar to Éanna Ryan who tapped it into the net for another goal. Unfortunately, the goal was disallowed as the referee had blown his whistle for a foul on Joe Cooney. The goal didn't stand; however, Cooney converted the free without difficulty. Cork's woes continued with Jim Cashman missing a long-range free before Martin Naughton and Joe Cooney both recorded two more points. The finals core of the half was an absolute delightful one as Cork's Kevin McGuckin sent a sideline cut straight over the crossbar for a point. After the first thirty-five minutes Galway had a 1-13 to 1-8 lead.


1990 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final, All-Ireland final, Match report
Immediately after the restart Cork went on the attack, however, their efforts came to nothing. It was Michael McGrath of Galway who registered the first point of the second half as his side stretched their lead even further. Anthony Cunningham was the last Galway forward to get his name on the scoring sheet when he sent over a point to give his team a lead of six. Cork needed a new plan of attack at this stage and a positional switch of Tomás Mulcahy to the half-forward line paid dividends when he sent over Cork's first point of the second-half.


1990 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final, All-Ireland final, Match report
Michael Coleman cancelled out this point with one of his own before Kevin Hennessy put another free over the crossbar for Cork. Martin Naughton pointed for Galway before the forwards launched an all-out attack ob Ger Cunningham's goal once again. This attack came to nothing and Cunningham was able to clear the sliothar away down the field towards Tomás Mulcahy.


1990 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final, All-Ireland final, Match report
With nine minutes gone in the second-half Cork were given a major boost when Mulcahy rifled a shot into the Galway net for a goal. Both sides exchanged wides after this score before the second turning point of the game occurred. Martin Naughton had the sliothar balanced on his hurley and broke away from his marker and headed for goal. His shot, however, was saved by Ger Cunningham's face and went wide. While a 65-metre free should have been awarded Cunningham was allowed to puck the sliothar out as normal. This set up another Cork attack with Tony O’Sullivan clawing back a point for Cork. Three more wides followed, one for Galway and two for Cork, before Mark Foley pointed in what was only his sixth championship game.


1990 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final, All-Ireland final, Match report
Both sides exchanged further wides before Cork gained some momentum. Another save and a clearance by Ger Cunningham set up another Cork attack at the other end of the field. Kevin Hennessy collected the sliothar on his hurley and headed for a goal. A pass to Mark Foley gave Cork a much needed lift as Foley rifled the sliothar into the net for a Cork lead. Immediately after the puck-out Galway drew level again courtesy of an Éanna Ryan point.


1990 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final, All-Ireland final, Match report
Teddy McCarthy responded for Cork with an inspirational point that he scored over his shoulder and not even facing the goal. Up at the other end of the field Noel Lane leveled the scores again when his shot on goal went straight over the crossbar for the third time. Galway decided to freshen up things for the final few minutes of play as Anthony Cunningham made way for the veteran goal-scorer Brendan Lynskey.


1990 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final, All-Ireland final, Match report
While Lynskey's introduction was designed to give Galway a lift the exact opposite happened. The sliothar flew down the field to John Fitzgibbon who made no mistake in sending his shot straight into the net. It was his fifth goal of the championship. Less than ninety seconds later the sliothar found its way to Fitzgibbon again who made no mistake in sending in his second goal of the day. Straight away after the puck-out Galway turned defence into attack when Brendan Lynskey scored a goal to reduce Cork's lead to three points once again.


1990 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final, All-Ireland final, Match report
With six minutes left in this see-saw All-Ireland final no side was celebrating prematurely. Tomás Mulcahy gave Cork some respite again when he sent over another point, however, Martin Naughton fought back immediately when he pointed for Galway. A mistake at this stage of the game could prove costly as both sides were so close to victory. Tony O’Sullivan gave Cork a four-point lead again before Joe Cooney, one of the start players of the game, sent over a point for Galway and the final score of the day. A short few seconds later the referee blew the final whistle and Cork were the All-Ireland champions of 1990 on a score line of 5-15 to 2-21.


1990 All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship Final
The 1990 All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship Final was the twelfth All-Ireland Final and the deciding match of the 1990 All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship, an inter-county ladies' Gaelic football tournament for the top teams in Ireland.


1990 All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship Final
Margaret Lawlor scored a goal after 15 minutes and Kerry won easily to complete an unprecedented nine-in-a-row.


1990 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship
The 1990 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship was the 27th staging of the All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1964.


1990 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship
Cork entered the championship as defending champions, however, they were defeated by Kerry in the Munster final.


1990 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship
On 13 May 1990, Kerry won the championship following a 5-12 to 2-11 defeat of Tyrone in the All-Ireland final. This was their sixth All-Ireland title overall and their first in 13 championship seasons.


1990 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship
The 1990 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship was the 27th staging of the All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1964. The championship began on 6 June 1990 ended on 9 September 1990.


1990 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship
On 9 September 1990, Kilkenny won the championship after a 2-11 to 1-11 defeat of Tipperary in the All-Ireland final. This was their fifth All-Ireland title overall and their first title since 1985.


1990 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship
Kilkenny's Jamesie Brennan was the championship's top scorer with 0-25.


1990 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship Final
The 1990 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship final was a hurling match that was played at O'Moore Park, Portlaoise on 9 September 1990 to determine the winners of the 1990 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship, the 27th season of the All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship, a tournament organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association for the champion teams of the four provinces of Ireland. The final was contested by Kilkenny of Leinster and Tipperary of Munster, with Kilkenny winning by 2-11 to 1-11.


1990 All-Pacific-10 Conference football team
The 1990 All-Pacific-10 Conference football team consists of American football players chosen by various organizations for All-Pacific-10 Conference teams for the 1990 college football season.


1990 All-Pro Team
The 1990 All-Pro Team is composed of the National Football League players that were named to the Associated Press, Newspaper Enterprise Association, Pro Football Writers Association, Pro Football Weekly, and The Sporting News All-Pro Teams in 1990. Both first and second teams are listed for the AP and NEA teams. These are the five teams that are included in Total Football II: The Official Encyclopedia of the National Football League.


1990 All-Pro Team, Key
AP = Associated Press All-Pro team; AP-2 Associated Press Second-team All-Pro; PFWA = Pro Football Writers Association All-Pro team; NEA = Newspaper Enterprise Association All-Pro team. ; NEA-2 Newspaper Enterprise Association Second-team All-Pro ; PFW = Pro Football Weekly; TSN = The Sporting News All-Pro Team


1990 All-SEC football team
The 1990 All-SEC football team consists of American football players selected to the All-Southeastern Conference (SEC) chosen by various selectors for the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Florida Gators posted the best conference record, but were ineligible for an SEC title due to NCAA probation. Thus the Tennessee Volunteers won the conference. Florida quarterback Shane Matthews was voted SEC Player of the Year.


1990 All-SEC football team, Key
Bold = Consensus first-team selection by Coaches, AP, and UPI


1990 Allan Cup
The 1990 Allan Cup was the Canadian national senior ice hockey championship for the 1989-90 Senior "AAA" season. The event was hosted by the Montreal-Chomedy Construction in Vaudreuil, Quebec. The 1990 tournament marked the 82nd time that the Allan Cup has been awarded.


1990 Allsvenskan
Allsvenskan 1990, part of the 1990 Swedish football season, was the 66th Allsvenskan season played. IFK Göteborg won the league ahead of runners-up IFK Norrköping, while IK Brage, Örgryte IS and Hammarby IF were relegated.


1990 Allsvenskan, Overview
The league was contested by 12 teams, with IFK Göteborg winning the league and the Swedish championship after the play-offs.


1990 Allsvenskan, 1990 Allsvenskan play-offs
The 1990 Allsvenskan play-offs was the ninth and final edition of the competition. The four best placed teams from Allsvenskan  qualified to the competition. Allsvenskan champions IFK Göteborg won the competition and the Swedish championship after defeating IFK Norrköping who finished as runners-up in the league.


1990 Aloha Bowl
The 1990 Aloha Bowl matched the Arizona Wildcats and the Syracuse Orangemen in their final games of the season.


1990 Aloha Bowl, Background
Syracuse was in their last season as an Independent and last under MacPherson. They went 0-2-2 against teams ranked, but were still in this game due to being 6-2 in other games. This was their fifth bowl game in six seasons and only Aloha Bowl. Arizona finished 5th in the Pac-10, and were playing their 2nd ever Aloha Bowl and 2nd consecutive bowl game.


1990 Aloha Bowl, Game summary
Led by a defense that accounted for four sacks and two interceptions, Syracuse also used their offense to carry their team to another bowl win. Marvin Graves scored on SU's first possession after a 6:25 drive on a running touchdown. Terry Richardson caught a touchdown pass from Graves in the second quarter to make it 14-0 at halftime. After a scoreless 3rd quarter, Syracuse sealed the game with a 90-yard drive culminating in a Chris Gedney touchdown catch from Graves. A Graves touchdown run later on was icing on the cake, from a quarterback who went 10 of 19 for 145 yards passing and 45 yards rushing on 11 rushes for 3 total touchdowns.


1990 Aloha Bowl, Aftermath
Neither team has returned to Hawaii since this game. Syracuse would not lose another bowl game until 1997. Arizona would not win a bowl game until 1994.


1990 Alpine Skiing World Cup – Men's Combined, Men's Combined Team Results
Overall | Downhill | Super G | Giant Slalom | Slalom | Combined


1990 Alpine Skiing World Cup – Men's Downhill, Calendar
Round 3 was the first ever held downhill sprint in two heats.


1990 Alpine Skiing World Cup – Men's Downhill, Men's Downhill Team Results
Overall | Downhill | Super G | Giant Slalom | Slalom | Combined


1990 Alpine Skiing World Cup – Men's Giant Slalom, Final point standings
In Men's Giant Slalom World Cup 1989/90 all results count.


1990 Alpine Skiing World Cup – Men's Giant Slalom, Men's Giant Slalom Team Results
Overall | Downhill | Super G | Giant Slalom | Slalom | Combined


1990 Alpine Skiing World Cup – Men's Overall
Overall | Downhill | Super G | Giant Slalom | Slalom | Combined


1990 Alpine Skiing World Cup – Men's Slalom, Men's Slalom Team Results
Overall | Downhill | Super G | Giant Slalom | Slalom | Combined


1990 Alpine Skiing World Cup – Men's Super G, Final point standings
In Men's Super G World Cup 1989/90 all results count.


1990 Alpine Skiing World Cup – Men's Super G, Men's Super G Team Results
Overall | Downhill | Super G | Giant Slalom | Slalom | Combined


1990 Alpine Skiing World Cup – Women's Combined, Final point standings
Overall | Downhill | Super G | Giant Slalom | Slalom | Combined


1990 Alpine Skiing World Cup – Women's Downhill, Final point standings
Overall | Downhill | Super G | Giant Slalom | Slalom | Combined


1990 Alpine Skiing World Cup – Women's Giant Slalom, Final point standings
In Women's Giant Slalom World Cup 1989/90 all results count.


1990 Alpine Skiing World Cup – Women's Giant Slalom, Final point standings
Overall | Downhill | Super G | Giant Slalom | Slalom | Combined


1990 Alpine Skiing World Cup – Women's Overall
Overall | Downhill | Super G | Giant Slalom | Slalom | Combined


1990 Alpine Skiing World Cup – Women's Slalom, Final point standings
Overall | Downhill | Super G | Giant Slalom | Slalom | Combined


1990 Alpine Skiing World Cup – Women's Super G, Final point standings
In Women's Super G World Cup 1989/90 all results count.


1990 Alpine Skiing World Cup – Women's Super G, Final point standings
Overall | Downhill | Super G | Giant Slalom | Slalom | Combined


1990 American League Championship Series
The 1990 American League Championship Series was a best-of-seven series that matched the East Division champion Boston Red Sox against the West Division champion Oakland Athletics. For the second time in three years, the Athletics swept the Red Sox four games to none. The sweep was capped by a Roger Clemens ejection in Game 4 for arguing balls and strikes. The Athletics lost to the Cincinnati Reds in the 1990 World Series in four games.


1990 American League Championship Series, Background
The Athletics finished the regular season with the best record in baseball, at 103–59 (.636), easily winning their third consecutive American League West division title by nine games over the Chicago White Sox. By contrast, the Red Sox ended the season with a record of 88–74 (.543), finishing two games ahead of the Toronto Blue Jays, and claiming their third American League East division title in five years.


1990 American League Championship Series, Game summaries, Game 1
Saturday, October 6, 1990, at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts


1990 American League Championship Series, Game summaries, Game 1
The opening game of the series saw a battle of aces, as Oakland sent Dave Stewart to the hill against Boston's Roger Clemens. The game was a scoreless pitchers' duel until the bottom of the fourth, when Red Sox third baseman Wade Boggs launched a home run off Stewart. Despite mounting scoring threats in each of the next two innings, the Athletics failed to deliver against the "Rocket."


1990 American League Championship Series, Game summaries, Game 1
The shot by Boggs turned out to be the only home run in the 1990 ALCS.


1990 American League Championship Series, Game summaries, Game 1
Oakland finally came through in the seventh, when Larry Andersen replaced Clemens on the mound. Andersen walked Mark McGwire, who then was forced out at second by the next batter, Walt Weiss. A single by pinch-hitter Jamie Quirk moved Weiss to third, and he came home on a sacrifice fly by Rickey Henderson. In the eighth, the A's took the lead via small ball, as José Canseco singled, was sacrificed over to second by Harold Baines, stole third, and then plated on a single by Carney Lansford.


1990 American League Championship Series, Game summaries, Game 1
In the ninth, the wheels came off for the Red Sox bullpen, as Oakland blew the game wide open by erupting for seven runs. Henderson led the way with a two-run single and a stolen base, Terry Steinbach and Willie Randolph added RBI base hits, and Canseco chipped in with a sacrifice fly. With the game now far from a save situation, A's closer Dennis Eckersley shut Boston down in the bottom half of the inning. giving Oakland a 9–1 victory and a 1–0 series lead.


1990 American League Championship Series, Game summaries, Game 2
Sunday, October 7, 1990, at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts


1990 American League Championship Series, Game summaries, Game 2
Game 2 saw the A's Bob Welch, the eventual 1990 American League Cy Young Award winner, take on Boston's Dana Kiecker. The Red Sox struck against Welch in the third, as Luis Rivera doubled, took third on a Jody Reed grounder, and scored on a sacrifice fly by Carlos Quintana. Oakland got the run back the very next half-inning, however, as Willie McGee doubled and scored on a single by Baines.


1990 American League Championship Series, Game summaries, Game 2
In the sixth, Boston manager Joe Morgan pulled Kiecker in favour of the bullpen, and as they had in Game 1, the A's went to work. Mike Gallego and Rickey Henderson ripped consecutive singles, and McGee forced Henderson, moving Gallego to third. He came home on a groundout by Baines, giving the A's a 2–1 advantage. In the ninth, the Athletics extended their lead to three runs, courtesy of an RBI double by Baines and a run-scoring single by McGwire. Eckersley worked a 1–2–3 ninth to secure his first save of the series, and Oakland carried a 2–0 ALCS lead back to the Coliseum.


1990 American League Championship Series, Game summaries, Game 3
Tuesday, October 9, 1990, at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum in Oakland, California


1990 American League Championship Series, Game summaries, Game 3
For Game 3 in Oakland, the Red Sox threw Mike Boddicker, who had been the 1983 ALCS MVP with the Baltimore Orioles, against the Athletics' Mike Moore. In the second, the Red Sox drew first blood when Mike Greenwell walked, moved up to third on a single by Dwight Evans, and came home on a sacrifice fly by Tom Brunansky. Boston continued to lead until the bottom of the fourth, when the A's struck for two runs. Canseco and Baines both got on base and then executed a double steal, enabling Canseco to subsequently score on a Dave Henderson sacrifice fly and Baines to eventually plate on a single by Randolph.


1990 American League Championship Series, Game summaries, Game 3
In the sixth, Oakland added a pair of runs to their lead thanks to some shoddy fielding by the Red Sox. An error by Rivera on a ground ball allowed Baines to reach base, take second on a fly out by McGwire, then move to third when Dave Henderson was forced out by Steinbach. An RBI single by Randolph scored Baines and moved Steinbach to third. Steinbach then boldly tried to steal home and was gunned down, but an error by his Boston counterpart Tony Peña resulted in another run. In the ninth, Eckersley picked up his second save as the A's took a 3–0 stranglehold on the series.


1990 American League Championship Series, Game summaries, Game 4
Wednesday, October 10, 1990, at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum in Oakland, California


1990 American League Championship Series, Game summaries, Game 4
The fourth game was a pitching rematch of Game 1, as Stewart again faced Clemens. In the bottom of the second, the "Rocket" gave up consecutive singles to Lansford and Steinbach, and both advanced one base due to a throwing error by Greenwell. McGwire then forced Steinbach, driving in Lansford with the first run of the game.


1990 American League Championship Series, Game summaries, Game 4
Randolph was the next batter, and when home plate umpire Terry Cooney adjudged Clemens' fifth pitch to him to be ball four, the Red Sox ace lost his composure, letting loose a stream of profanities. Although Clemens later claimed he was talking to his glove, Cooney assumed the comments were directed at him and promptly ejected Clemens from the game. Video evidence posted on YouTube shows Clemens looking at and talking directly to Cooney. Boston manager Joe Morgan and Clemens fiercely argued the call. The Red Sox bench also exploded, with Clemens' indignant teammates hurling water coolers and litter onto the field. In the end, Clemens and Marty Barrett were thrown out; an angry Barrett had merited his ejection by throwing things onto the field.


1990 American League Championship Series, Game summaries, Game 4
The ejection proved to be the turning point of the game, as Gallego proceeded to belt a double to center field off Clemens' replacement, Tom Bolton, scoring both McGwire and Randolph. The Red Sox briefly mounted a last-ditch rally in the top of the ninth, scoring a single run courtesy of an Ellis Burks double and a single by Jody Reed, but Athletics reliever Rick Honeycutt got Greenwell to ground out, handing Oakland its third straight American League pennant. This is Oakland's most recent pennant to date. This was Oakland's last postseason series win until 2006.


1990 American Professional Soccer League
Overview of the 1990 American Professional Soccer League season. Although the Western Soccer League and the American Soccer League merged to form the American Professional Soccer League in 1990, the two leagues remained essentially independent leagues, linked by name alone. During this season, they ran separate regular season schedules with two different points systems. They each had their own playoff formats, had separate league MVPs and had their own All-League teams. The first game between the two leagues came in September when the Maryland Bays of the American Soccer League defeated the San Francisco Bay Blackhawks of the Western Soccer League for the American Professional Soccer League championship.


1990 American Professional Soccer League, History
On September 9, 1989, the champions of the west coast-based Western Soccer Alliance and the east coast-based American Soccer League played each other for the national championship. This was the first meeting between teams from the two leagues but was part of a larger effort to merge the two leagues. This effort resulted in the creation of the American Professional Soccer League on February 22, 1990. The merger remained one of name only as the two leagues played separate schedules and named separate MVPs and All-League teams.


1990 American Professional Soccer League, History
However, it allowed the teams to market themselves as members of a national league. During the playoffs, except for the West semifinals and the APSL finals, teams played a home and away series. However, they needed to win two games, so in the case of a tie after two games, the teams played a thirty-minute mini-game. If the game remained tied, the two teams would enter a shoot out. A shoot out pitted a field player against the opposing team's goalkeeper. The field player had five seconds to take a shot on goal beginning 35 yards from the goal.


1990 American Professional Soccer League, West Conference playoffs, Division Finals
The San Francisco Bay Blackhawks advance to the Conference Finals.


1990 American Professional Soccer League, West Conference playoffs, Conference Finals
The San Francisco Bay Blackhawks advance to the APSL Championship.


1990 American Racing Series season
The 1990 Firestone American Racing Series Championship consisted of 14 races. Paul Tracy won nine times and captured seven poles on his way to the championship.


1990 American Racing Series season, Race summaries, Phoenix race
Held April 7 at Phoenix International Raceway. Mark Smith won the pole.


1990 American Racing Series season, Race summaries, Long Beach race
Held April 22 at Long Beach, California Street Course. Paul Tracy won the pole.


1990 American Racing Series season, Race summaries, Milwaukee race
Held June 3 at The Milwaukee Mile. Robbie Buhl won the pole.


1990 American Racing Series season, Race summaries, Detroit race
Held June 17 at the Detroit street circuit. Paul Tracy won the pole.


1990 American Racing Series season, Race summaries, Portland race
Held June 24 at Portland International Raceway. Paul Tracy won the pole.


1990 American Racing Series season, Race summaries, Cleveland race
Held July 8 at Burke Lakefront Airport. Paul Tracy won the pole.


1990 American Racing Series season, Race summaries, Meadowlands race
Held July 15 at the Meadowlands Sports Complex. Paul Tracy won the pole.


1990 American Racing Series season, Race summaries, Toronto race
Held July 22 at Exhibition Place. Ted Prappas won the pole.


1990 American Racing Series season, Race summaries, Denver race
Held August 26 at the Denver, Colorado street circuit. P. J. Jones won the pole.


1990 American Racing Series season, Race summaries, Vancouver race
Held September 2 at Pacific Place. Paul Tracy won the pole.


1990 American Racing Series season, Race summaries, Mid-Ohio race
Held September 16 at The Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. Robbie Buhl won the pole.


1990 American Racing Series season, Race summaries, Elkhart Lake race
Held September 23 at Road America. Mike Snow won the pole.


1990 American Racing Series season, Race summaries, Nazareth race
Held October 7 at Nazareth Speedway. Robbie Buhl won the pole.


1990 American Racing Series season, Race summaries, Laguna Seca race
Held October 21 at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. Paul Tracy won the pole.


1990 American Racing Series season, Final points standings, Driver
For every race the points were awarded: 20 points to the winner, 16 for runner-up, 14 for third place, 12 for fourth place, 10 for fifth place, 8 for sixth place, 6 seventh place, winding down to 1 points for 12th place. Additional points were awarded to the pole winner (1 point) and to the driver leading the most laps (1 point).


1990 American Racing Series season, Final points standings, Driver
Race 13 not all points were awarded (not enough competitors).


1990 American Racing Series season, Complete Overview
R15=retired, but classified NS=did not start (11)=place after practice, but grid position not held free


1990 American Samoan gubernatorial veto referendum
A referendum on restricting the veto power of the Governor was held in American Samoa on 7 November 1990. The proposal was rejected by 75% of voters.


1990 American South Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
The 1990 American South Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was held March 2–4 at the Convocation Center at Arkansas State University in Jonesboro, Arkansas.


1990 American South Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
New Orleans defeated Texas–Pan American in the championship game, 48–44, to take home their first American South men's basketball tournament title.


1990 American South Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
The Privateers did not receive an automatic invitation to the 1990 NCAA Tournament. Instead, they participated in the 1990 NIT.


1990 American South Conference Men's Basketball Tournament, Format
All six of the conference's founding members participated in the tournament field. They were seeded based on regular season conference records. The top two teams were given byes into the semifinals while the bottom four teams were placed and paired into the initial quarterfinal round.


1990 American South Conference Men's Basketball Tournament, Format
All games were played at the Convocation Center in Jonesboro, Arkansas.


1990 Amstel Gold Race
The 1990 Amstel Gold Race was the 25th edition of the annual road bicycle race "Amstel Gold Race", held on Sunday April 21, 1990, in the Dutch province of Limburg. The race stretched 249 kilometres, with the start in Heerlen and the finish in Meerssen. There were a total of 191 competitors, with 97 cyclists finishing the race.


1990 Anchorage mayoral election
The 1990 Anchorage mayoral election was held on October 2 and October 30, 1990, to elect the mayor of Anchorage, Alaska. It saw reelection of Tom Fink.


1990 Anchorage mayoral election
Since at no candidate received 40% of the vote in the first round (which at least one candidate was required to obtain to avoid a runoff), a runoff was held between the top-two finishers of the first round.


1990 Andalusian regional election
The 1990 Andalusian regional election was held on Saturday, 23 June 1990, to elect the 3rd Parliament of the autonomous community of Andalusia. All 109 seats in the Parliament were up for election.


1990 Andalusian regional election
The candidate for the PSOE, Manuel Chaves, was invested as President of the Regional Government of Andalusia for the first time, after winning the election with an absolute majority of seats. He would remain in the presidency of this autonomous community for the longest period of time than any of his predecessors, not stepping down from office until 2009.


1990 Andalusian regional election, Overview, Electoral system
The Parliament of Andalusia was the devolved, unicameral legislature of the autonomous community of Andalusia, having legislative power in regional matters as defined by the Spanish Constitution of 1978 and the regional Statute of Autonomy, as well as the ability to vote confidence in or withdraw it from a regional president.


1990 Andalusian regional election, Overview, Electoral system
Voting for the Parliament was on the basis of universal suffrage, which comprised all nationals over eighteen, registered in Andalusia and in full enjoyment of their political rights. The 109 members of the Parliament of Andalusia were elected using the D'Hondt method and a closed list proportional representation, with an electoral threshold of three percent of valid votes—which included blank ballots—being applied in each constituency.


1990 Andalusian regional election, Overview, Electoral system
Seats were allocated to constituencies, corresponding to the provinces of Almería, Cádiz, Córdoba, Granada, Huelva, Jaén, Málaga and Seville, with each being allocated an initial minimum of eight seats and the remaining 45 being distributed in proportion to their populations (provided that the number of seats in each province did not exceed two times that of any other).


1990 Andalusian regional election, Overview, Electoral system
The use of the D'Hondt method might result in a higher effective threshold, depending on the district magnitude.


1990 Andalusian regional election, Overview, Electoral system
The electoral law allowed for parties and federations registered in the interior ministry, coalitions and groupings of electors to present lists of candidates. Parties and federations intending to form a coalition ahead of an election were required to inform the relevant Electoral Commission within ten days of the election call, whereas groupings of electors needed to secure the signature of at least one percent of the electorate in the constituencies for which they sought election, disallowing electors from signing for more than one list of candidates.


1990 Andalusian regional election, Overview, Election date
The term of the Parliament of Andalusia expired four years after the date of its previous election. Election day was to take place between the thirtieth and the sixtieth day from the date of expiry of parliament barring any date within from 1 July to 31 August. The previous election was held on 22 June 1986, which meant that the legislature's term would have expired on 22 June 1990. The election was required to take place no later than the sixtieth day from the date of expiry of parliament on the condition that it was not held between 1 July and 31 August, setting the latest possible election date for the Parliament on Saturday, 30 June 1990.


1990 Andalusian regional election, Overview, Election date
The Parliament of Andalusia could not be dissolved before the date of expiry of parliament. In the event of an investiture process failing to elect a regional president within a two-month period from the first ballot, the candidate from the party with the highest number of seats was to be deemed automatically elected.


1990 Andalusian regional election, Opinion polls
The table below lists voting intention estimates in reverse chronological order, showing the most recent first and using the dates when the survey fieldwork was done, as opposed to the date of publication. Where the fieldwork dates are unknown, the date of publication is given instead. The highest percentage figure in each polling survey is displayed with its background shaded in the leading party's colour. If a tie ensues, this is applied to the figures with the highest percentages. The "Lead" column on the right shows the percentage-point difference between the parties with the highest percentages in a given poll. When available, seat projections are also displayed below the voting estimates in a smaller font. 55 seats were required for an absolute majority in the Parliament of Andalusia.


1990 Andhra Pradesh cyclone
The 1990 Andhra Pradesh cyclone or the 1990 Machilipatnam Cyclone was the worst disaster to affect Southern India since the 1977 Andhra Pradesh cyclone. The system was first noted as a depression on 4 May 1990, while it was located over the Bay of Bengal about 600 km (375 mi) to the southeast of Chennai, India. During the next day the depression intensified into a cyclonic storm and started to intensify rapidly, becoming a super cyclonic storm early on 8 May.


1990 Andhra Pradesh cyclone
The cyclone weakened slightly before it made landfall on India about 300 km (190 mi) to the north of Madras in the Andhra Pradesh state as a very severe cyclonic storm with winds of 165 km/h (105 mph). While over land the cyclone gradually dissipated. The cyclone had a severe impact on India, with over 967 people reported to have been killed. Over 100,000 animals also died in the cyclone with the total cost of damages to crops estimated at over $600 million (1990 USD).


1990 Andhra Pradesh cyclone, Meteorological history
On 4 May 1990, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) reported that a depression had developed over the Bay of Bengal about 600 km (375 mi) to the southeast of Chennai, India. During that day the system gradually developed further and became the subject of a Tropical Cyclone Formation Alert, by the Joint Typhoon Warning Center as it moved westwards under the influence of the subtropical ridge of high pressure. The depression subsequently intensified into a cyclonic storm early the next day, before the JTWC initiated advisories on the system and designated it as Tropical Cyclone 02B later that day.


1990 Andhra Pradesh cyclone, Meteorological history
At this stage the JTWC only expected the cyclone to intensify marginally, before it weakened as it made landfall in Southern India within 72 hours. During 6 May, the system started to move more towards the north-west because of a weakness in the subtropical ridge, as it continued to intensify and became a Very Severe Cyclonic Storm. This turn towards the northwest turned out to be more northerly than had been expected, which as a result allowed the system to stay offshore for longer than had been expected by the JTWC.


1990 Andhra Pradesh cyclone, Meteorological history
Over the next couple of days the system rapidly intensified before the JTWC reported early on 8 May, that the system had peaked with 1-minute sustained windspeeds of 230 km/h (145 mph), which made the system equivalent to a category 4 hurricane on the Saffir–Simpson hurricane wind scale. At around the same time the IMD also reported that the cyclone had peaked as a Super Cyclonic Storm, with 3-minute sustained wind speeds of 230 km/h (145 mph) and an estimated central pressure of 920 hPa (27.17 inHg).


1990 Andhra Pradesh cyclone, Meteorological history
By this time the system was located about 150 km (95 mi) to the northeast of Madras and was moving northwards slowly. Later that day as the ship Visvamohini moved through the systems eye region, it measured a central pressure of 912 hPa (26.93 inHg), which the IMD reported would be one of the lowest central pressures ever measured in the Bay of Bengal if it was correct.


1990 Andhra Pradesh cyclone, Meteorological history
The system subsequently started to weaken and had become a Very Severe Cyclonic Storm by the time it made landfall during 9 May, near the mouth of the Krishna River in southern Andhra Pradesh. The system subsequently moved north-westwards and gradually weakened further, before it was last noted during 11 May, by both the IMD and JTWC.


1990 Andhra Pradesh cyclone, Preparations and impact, Preparations
As a result of timely warnings issued by the IMD, the Indian government was able to launch an evacuation campaign and order that all fisherman return to shore. This led to more than 150,000 people being evacuated to relief camps which had been set up on higher ground. Due to the thorough preparations, there was fewer deaths than in the 1977 Andhra Pradesh cyclone.


1990 Andhra Pradesh cyclone, Preparations and impact, Impact
On Edurumondi Island over 7,000 people were left stranded after they refused to evacuate. The island itself was reported to have experienced the full brunt of the system. However, all of the residents reportedly sought protection within a shelter provided by the government. The cyclone had a significant effect on India, with storm surge tides as high as 4.9 meters (16 ft) above normal. Consequently, over 100 villages were submerged in water and destroyed. At least 967 people were killed by the cyclone; most of the deaths occurred when houses made mostly out of mud and straw collapsed.


1990 Andhra Pradesh cyclone, Preparations and impact, Impact
Other people were killed when electrical wires were knocked down and while some people were carried away by flooded rivers. The storm left at least 3 million people homeless, while over 100,000 farm animals were killed. At least 435,000 acres (1,760 km2) of rice paddies were destroyed along with huge tracts of mango and banana trees. The total damage to crops and property was estimated at over $600 million (1990 USD). The cyclone was described as the worst disaster in southern India since the 1977 storm. Sea water contaminated fresh drinking wells, prompting warnings about outbreaks of Cholera and Typhoid as many people were drinking and cooking with water from the drains which was causing stomach disorders.


1990 Andhra Pradesh cyclone, Preparations and impact, Impact, Tamil Nadu
Overall the cyclone only caused minor damage to Tamil Nadu with the worst affected area being the district of Chengalpattu, where one of the old shrines of Kasiviswanathar Temple collapsed as high waves hit the coast. A large number of huts were also washed away by the waves, while six deaths were reported in the state.


1990 Andhra Pradesh cyclone, Aftermath
On 11 May, two days after the cyclone had hit, the Indian Government launched a massive relief and rescue operation. The Indian Army and Naval helicopters took surveys of areas affected by the cyclone, and also dropped food packets. Although the Indian Government did not request international assistance, the Red Cross provided food, oil, medicines and water tanks for the affected families; the wcc/cicarws issued an appeal for $262,000 (1990 USD) so they could provide immediate needs with World Vision providing $160,000 (1990 USD) for food blankets and utensils.


1990 Apulian regional election
The Apulian regional election of 1990 took place on 6 and 7 May 1990.


1990 Apulian regional election, Events
Christian Democracy was by far the largest party, largely ahead of its major competitors, the Italian Communist Party, which had its worst result ever in a regional election, and the Italian Socialist Party, that gained its best result ever and even surpassed the Communists.


1990 Apulian regional election, Events
After the election Christian Democrat Michele Bellomo was elected President of the Region at the head of a centre-left coalition (organic Centre-left). After the Tangentopoli scandals, Bellomo was replaced by a succession of short-lived governments.


1990 Arab Club Champions Cup
The 1990 Arab Club Champions Cup is a tournament held between Arab clubs by UAFA. The preliminary round began, but the final tournament was cancelled because of the Gulf War.


1990 Arab Club Champions Cup, Preliminary round, Zone 4 (East Region)
Preliminary round tournament held in Amman, Jordan from 7 to 15 July 1990.


1990 Arab Junior Athletics Championships
The 1990 Arab Junior Athletics Championships was the fourth edition of the international athletics competition for under-20 athletes from Arab countries. It took place in Latakia, Syria. Only women competed at this edition of the competition in a programme containing only 18 athletics events. International participation was very limited, with Egypt and Syria providing all but three of the medallists. Palestine was the only other competing nation.


1990 Arab Junior Athletics Championships
Egypt topped the medal table with ten gold medals, followed by the hosts Syria with six golds. Palestine's sole individual medals came in the 5000 m walk, in which its two athletes were the only finishers. Sisters Rania Mohamed Ali and Ridha Mohamed Ali each won three gold medals in the track events for Egypt. Their compatriot Shirin Mohamed Kheiri El Atrabi became the third woman to complete a 100 metres hurdles and heptathlon double, following in the footsteps of Huda Hashem Ismail and Yasmina Azzizi. Reflecting the diminished participation, the marks set at this competition were of a much lower standard than in previous years.


1990 Arena Football League season
The 1990 Arena Football League season was the fourth season of the Arena Football League (AFL). The league champions were the Detroit Drive, who defeated the Dallas Texans in ArenaBowl IV.


1990 Argentina rugby union tour of British Isles
The 1990 Argentina rugby union tour of British Isles was a series of eight matches played by the Argentina national rugby union team in October and November 1990. It was the first time that the Pumas played the Ireland and Scotland senior national teams, whereas they had previously played the England senior teams at Buenos Aires in 1981 and 1990.


1990 Argentina rugby union tour of British Isles, Matches
IRELAND "B": Wilkinson; Riordan, Clarke, Cunningham, Geoghegan; Barry, Bradley (capt. ); Fitzgerald Kingston, Halpin; Potts, McBride; Lawlor, Lehay, Galwey. ARGENTINA: A.Scolni; R.Romero Acuña, D.Cuesta Silva, S.Mesón, S.Ezcurra; H.Porta (capt. ), G.Camardón; P.Garretón, A.Macome, E.Ezcurra; G.Llanes, J.Simes( 33' F.Méndez); H.Ballatore, A.Cubelli, L.Lonardi  33'.