List of sports events (original) (raw)
This page indexes the individual year in sports pages. Each year is annotated with a significant event as a reference point.
2000s - 1990s - 1980s - 1970s - 1960s - 1950s - 1940s - 1930s - 1920s - 1910s - 1900s - 1890s - 1880s - 1870s - 1860s - 1850s - [Pre 1850s](#Pre 1850s)
2000s
- 2004 in sports -
- 2003 in sports - Michael Schumacher wins record sixth Formula One Championship
- 2002 in sports - Canada wins double gold in ice hockey at the olympics
- 2001 in sports - Tiger Woods becomes first golfer to hold all four major titles
- 2000 in sports -
1990s
- 1999 in sports - Death of Joe DiMaggio
- 1998 in sports - NHL players compete in Winter Olympic Games for the first time
- 1997 in sports - Mike Tyson banned from boxing after biting a piece of Evander Holyfield's ear
- 1996 in sports - Professional cyclists compete at Summer Olympic Games for the first time
- 1995 in sports - Miguel Indura�n wins fifth consecutive Tour de France
- 1994 in sports - Baseball World Series cancelled after player strike
- 1993 in sports - Monica Seles is stabbed during a tennis tournament
- 1992 in sports - Toronto Blue Jays become the first non-American team to win a Baseball World Series
- 1991 in sports - Magic Johnson retires from basketball
- 1990 in sports - James Buster Douglas defeats Mike Tyson to become World Heavyweight Champion
1980s
- 1989 in sports - Pete Rose banned from baseball
- 1988 in sports - Ben Johnson breaks 100 metres record but then tests positive for banned substances
- 1987 in sports - First Rugby Union World Cup
- 1986 in sports - Mike Tyson becomes the youngest world heavyweight boxing champion
- 1985 in sports -
- 1984 in sports - First North America Cup of harness racing
- 1983 in sports - First World Athletics Championships
- 1982 in sports -
- 1981 in sports - First million dollar horse race
- 1980 in sports - "Miracle on Ice" as US ice hockey team beats Russia
1970s
- 1979 in sports -
- 1978 in sports - First Ironman Triathlon
- 1977 in sports -
- 1976 in sports -
- 1975 in sports - First Cricket World Cup
- 1974 in sports - The Rumble in the Jungle boxing match
- 1973 in sports -
- 1972 in sports - The 1972 Summit Series between the USSR and Canada
- 1971 in sports -
- 1970 in sports -
1960s
- 1969 in sports -
- 1968 in sports -
- 1967 in sports - First Super Bowl
- 1966 in sports -
- 1965 in sports -
- 1964 in sports -
- 1963 in sports -
- 1962 in sports -
- 1961 in sports -
- 1960 in sports - First Paralympics
1950s
- 1959 in sports -
- 1958 in sports -
- 1957 in sports -
- 1956 in sports -
- 1955 in sports -
- 1954 in sports - First sub-four minute mile run
- 1953 in sports -
- 1952 in sports -
- 1951 in sports -
- 1950 in sports - First Formula One championship
1940s
- 1949 in sports -
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- 1947 in sports -
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1930s
- 1939 in sports - First NCAA championship tournament in basketball
- 1938 in sports -
- 1937 in sports -
- 1936 in sports -
- 1935 in sports -
- 1934 in sports - The Masters golf tournament first held
- 1933 in sports - England cricket team's Bodyline tour
- 1932 in sports -
- 1931 in sports -
- 1930 in sports - First football World Cup
1920s
- 1929 in sports -
- 1928 in sports -
- 1927 in sports - First Ryder Cup of golf
- 1926 in sports -
- 1925 in sports -
- 1924 in sports - First Winter Olympic Games
- 1923 in sports - First 24 hours of Le Mans race
- 1922 in sports - First sub-one minute 100m freestyle swim
- 1921 in sports -
- 1920 in sports -
1910s
- 1919 in sports -
- 1918 in sports -
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- 1914 in sports -
- 1913 in sports -
- 1912 in sports -
- 1911 in sports - First Indianapolis 500
- 1910 in sports -
1900s
- 1909 in sports -
- 1908 in sports - First women compete in the modern Olympic Games
- 1907 in sports -
- 1906 in sports -
- 1905 in sports -
- 1904 in sports -
- 1903 in sports - First Tour de France
- 1902 in sports -
- 1901 in sports -
- 1900 in sports -
1890s
- 1899 in sports -
- 1898 in sports -
- 1897 in sports -
- 1896 in sports - First modern Olympic Games
- 1895 in sports - First US Open of golf
- 1894 in sports - First auto race
- 1893 in sports - Stanley Cup first awarded in ice hockey
- 1892 in sports - First official game of basketball
- 1891 in sports - First French Open of tennis
- 1890 in sports -
1880s
- 1889 in sports -
- 1888 in sports - English Football League founded
- 1887 in sports -
- 1886 in sports -
- 1885 in sports -
- 1884 in sports - First baseball World Series
- 1883 in sports - First luge competition
- 1882 in sports -
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- 1880 in sports -
1870s
- 1879 in sports -
- 1878 in sports -
- 1877 in sports - First cricket test match
- 1876 in sports -
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- 1874 in sports -
- 1873 in sports -
- 1872 in sports - First football FA Cup final
- 1871 in sports -
- 1870 in sports -
1860s
- 1869 in sports -
- 1868 in sports -
- 1867 in sports - Marquess of Queensberry boxing rules published
- 1866 in sports -
- 1865 in sports -
- 1864 in sports -
- 1863 in sports -
- 1862 in sports - First ski jumping competition
- 1861 in sports -
- 1860 in sports - First British Open of golf
1850s
- 1859 in sports -
- 1858 in sports - Australian Rules Football codified
- 1857 in sports -
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- 1852 in sports -
- 1851 in sports - Birth of the America's Cup
- 1850 in sports -
Pre 1850s
- 1840s in sports -
- 1830s in sports - First Aintree Grand National
- 1820s in sports - First Oxford and Cambridge boat race
- 1810s in sports -
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- 1770s in sports -
- 1760s in sports -
- 1750s in sports -
- Early 18th century in sports -
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- Pre 17th century in sports -