List of sports events

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

2000s

• 2004 in sports -
• 2003 in sports -
• 2002 in sports -
• 2001 in sports -
• 2000 in sports -

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• 1991 in sports -
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• 1989 in sports -
• 1988 in sports -
• 1987 in sports - First Rugby Union World Cup
• 1986 in sports -
• 1985 in sports -
• 1984 in sports -
• 1983 in sports - First World Athletics Championships
• 1982 in sports -
• 1981 in sports -
• 1980 in sports -

• 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 -
• 1971 in sports -
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• 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

• 1959 in sports -
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• 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

• 1949 in sports -
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• 1933 in sports - England cricket team's Bodyline tour
• 1932 in sports -
• 1931 in sports -
• 1930 in sports - First football World Cup

• 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
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• 1910 in sports -

• 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 -
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• 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 -
• 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 -

• 1889 in sports -
• 1888 in sports - English Football League founded
• 1887 in sports -
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• 1885 in sports -
• 1884 in sports - First baseball World Series
• 1883 in sports - First luge competition
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• 1879 in sports -
• 1878 in sports -
• 1877 in sports - First cricket test match
• 1876 in sports -
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• 1873 in sports -
• 1872 in sports - First football FA Cup final
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• 1869 in sports -
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• 1867 in sports - Marquess of Queensbury boxing rules published
• 1866 in sports -
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• 1864 in sports -
• 1863 in sports -
• 1862 in sports - First ski jumping competition
• 1861 in sports -
• 1860 in sports - First British Open of golf

• 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
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• 1840s in sports -
• 1830s in sports - First Aintree Grand National
• 1820s in sports - First Oxford and Cambridge boat race
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• Early 18th century in sports -
• 17th century in sports -
• Pre 17th century in sports -