2011 in sports
2011 in sports will describe the year's events in world sport.
| Centuries: | 20th century · 21st century · 22nd century |
| Decades: | 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s 2030s 2040s |
| Years: | 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 |
Alpine skiing[change | change source]
- October 23, 2010 – March 20, 2011 –2011 Alpine Skiing World Cup
- Men Overall Title: Ivica Kostelić of Croatia
- Women Overall Title: Maria Riesch of Germany
- January 14 – January 23 – 2011 IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships in Sestriere
- February 7 – February 20 – FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2011 in Garmisch-Partenkirchen
American football[change | change source]
- January 10 – 2011 BCS National Championship Game, University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Arizona: The Auburn Tigers defeated the Oregon Ducks 22-19.
- February 6 – Super Bowl XLV, Cowboys Stadium, Arlington, Texas: The Green Bay Packers defeated the Pittsburgh Steelers 31–25. Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers was named Super Bowl MVP, completing 24 of 39 passes for 304 yards and three touchdowns.
- April 28–30 – 2011 NFL Draft at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. The Carolina Panthers selected quarterback Cam Newton of Auburn as the first overall pick.
- July 8–16 – The 2011 IFAF World Cup will be held in Austria.
Aquatics[change | change source]
- July 16–31, 2011: 2011 World Aquatics Championships in Shanghai, China
Association football[change | change source]
- January 7–29 — 2011 AFC Asian Cup in Qatar
- Fourth title for
Japan. Runner up 
Australia. Third place 
South Korea. MVP Keisuke Honda
- Fourth title for
- April 2 and 17 - OFC Champions League final won by Auckland City FC
- April 20 and 27 - CONCACAF Champions League finals:
C.F. Monterrey defeat 
Real Salt Lake 3−2 on aggregate.
- May 28 - UEFA Champions League Final in London:
FC Barcelona defeat 
Manchester United 3−1.
- June 5–25 — 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup in the United States
- Winner: Mexico. Runner-up: United States. Semifinalists:
Honduras, 
Panama. MVP Javier Hernández.
- Winner:
- June 15 and 22 - Copa Libertadores finals
- June 17–July 1 — 2011 CPISRA Football 7-a-side World Championships in the Netherlands
- June 18–July 10 — 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Mexico
- Mexico won the cup as host being the first team to achieve that, defeating Uruguay 2–0 and achieving their second title in the category.
- June 26–July 17 — 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup in Germany
- First title for Japan. Runner up United States. Third place
Sweden. Best Player Homare Sawa
- First title for
- July 1–July 24 — 2011 Copa América in Argentina
- 15th title for
Uruguay. Runner-up 
Paraguay. Third place 
Peru. Best Player Luis Suárez.
- 15th title for
- July 29–August 20 — 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Colombia
- November 5 - AFC Champions League final
- November - CAF Champions League finals
- December 8–18 — 2011 FIFA Club World Cup in Japan
Athletics[change | change source]
- January 21–30 – 2011 IPC Athletics World Championships in Christchurch, New Zealand
- August 27—September 4 – 2011 World Championships in Athletics in Daegu, South Korea
Basketball[change | change source]
- February 20: 2011 NBA All-Star Game at Staples Center, Los Angeles.
- May 8: Euroleague
- Panathinaikos beats Maccabi Tel Aviv 78-70 and wins its sixth title in Barcelona. Dimitris Diamantidis was named MVP.
- June 2–16: 2011 NBA Finals
- The Western Conference champion Dallas Mavericks defeated the Eastern Conference champion Miami Heat, 4–2, to win their first NBA title. German player Dirk Nowitzki was named Finals most valuable player.
- August 30–September 11 — FIBA Americas Championship 2011 in Mar del Plata, Argentina
- Second title for
Argentina. 
Brazil and 
Dominican Republic. MVP: Luis Scola (ARG)
- Second title for
- September 3–18 — EuroBasket 2011 in Lithuania
- Second title for Spain.
France and 
Russia. MVP: Juan Carlos Navarro (ESP)
- Second title for
Beach Soccer[change | change source]
- September 1–11 – The 2011 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup in Ravenna, Italy.
Beach volleyball[change | change source]
- June 13–19 – The 2011 Beach Volleyball World Championships in Rome
- Men's Event: Emanuel Rego, Alison Cerutti (BRA)
- Women's Event: Larissa França, Juliana Felisberta (BRA)
- Men's Event:
Boxing[change | change source]
- January 29 – Timothy Bradley defeats Devon Alexander by a tenth round technical decision. The fight was stopped due to a cut Alexander had received from an accidental headbutt in the third round, which was made worse by two more headbutts in the eighth round and an final fourth headbutt in the tenth round. Both fighters came in with undefeated records and the fight was initially praised as one of the few good match-ups between two top ranked Americans in recent years. With the win, Bradley unified the light welterweight titles by defending his WBO title and winning Alexander's WBC title.
- February 19 – Nonito Donaire defeats Fernando Montiel by technical knockout in the second round to unify the WBO and WBC bantamweight titles. Donaire started the fight strong by controlling most of the first round, landing a left hook that briefly stunned Montiel. In the second round Donaire started landing a few combinations before finishing Montiel with a solid hook that knocked out his opponent.
- March 12 – Sergio Gabriel Martínez knocks out undefeated Sergiy Dzindziruk in the eighth round to win the vacant WBC diamond belt middleweight championship.
- March 12 – Miguel Cotto knocks out Ricardo Mayorga in the twelfth round to retain his WBA world light middleweight title.
- March 19 – Vitali Klitschko knocks out Odlanier Solís in the first round to retain his WBC heavyweight title for the sixth time. The knockout came as a surprise after Solís appeared to have sustained serious knee injury. Initially following the stoppage, Vitali Klitschko was angry at Solís and felt he took a dive. However following the fight Solís was taken to a hospital, where a scan revealed tears to his anterior cruciate ligament and external meniscus, as well as cartilage damage in his right knee.[1]
- April 2 – Giovanni Segura knocks out Iván Calderón in the third round in a repeat of 2010's fight of the year.
- May 7 – Manny Pacquiao easily defeats Shane Mosley, retaining his WBO welterweight title by unanimous decision.
- July 2 — Wladimir Klitschko defeats David Haye by unanimous decision, adding Haye's WBA heavyweight title to the four he already held.
Canadian football[change | change source]
- November 27 – 99th Grey Cup game at BC Place Stadium in Vancouver.
Canoeing[change | change source]
- August 17 - August 21, 2011: 2011 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Szeged, Hungary
- September 7 - September 11, 2011: 2011 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in Bratislava, Slovakia
Cheerleading[change | change source]
- Cheerleading Worlds
28 April- 2 May – The Walt Disney World Resort, Orlando, Florida, USA
Australian calendar[change | change source]
- Australian Challenge (regional championships)
- April
- 17 – Southern Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
- May
- 21-22 – State Gymnastics Centre, Western Australia
- 28 or 29 – Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre main arena, New South Wales
- 29 – Kingborough Sports Centre, Tasmania
- June
- 5 – Nazabeth College, South Australia
- 26 (pom and stunting) – TBC, Victoria
- July
- 31 – TBC, Melbourne, Victoria
- 31 – Westminster College, South Australia
- August
- 7 – TBC, Western Australia
- Australian Cheer for a Cure (regional championships)
- September
- 9 – TBC, Victoria
- Australian Showdown (state championships)
- August
- 14 – Kingborough Sports Centre, Tasmania
- 19 (scholastic) – Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre, New South Wales
- 20 (allstar) – Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre, New South Wales
- 21 – Southern Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
- 20-21 – MSAC, Victoria
- September
- 10-11 – TBC, Western Australia
- 11 – Westminster College, South Australia
- Australian Grand (national championships)
September 24-25, Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre, New South Wales
Cricket[change | change source]
- February 19-April 2 – 2011 Cricket World Cup in Sri Lanka, India, Bangladesh
- The tournament was won by India who defeated Sri Lanka by 6 wickets. India became the first host-nation to win the world cup with final played in the host country itself. Captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni played a captain's knock of unbeaten 91 in the final and was adjudged man of the match.
- Dates TBA – ICC Champions Trophy will take place.
- April 8-May 28 – 2011 IPL in India. Chennai Super Kings beat Royal Challengers Bangalore by 58 runs in the final to win for the second consecutive year.
Curling[change | change source]
2010–11 curling season[change | change source]
- Season of Champions
- Continental Cup of Curling (St. Albert, Alberta, Jan. 13–16)
- Winner:
North America def. 
World
- Winner:
- M&M Meat Shops Canadian Junior Curling Championships (Calgary, Alberta, Jan. 29–Feb. 6)
- Men's winner:
Braeden Moskowy def. 
Mathew Camm - Women's winner: Trish Paulsen def.
Nadine Chyz
- Men's winner:
- Scotties Tournament of Hearts (Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Feb. 19–27)
- Women's winner: Amber Holland def. Jennifer Jones
- Women's winner:
- Tim Hortons Brier (London, Ontario, Mar. 5–13)
- Men's winner:
Jeff Stoughton def. Glenn Howard
- Men's winner:
- Ford World Men's Curling Championship (Regina, Saskatchewan, Apr. 2–10)
- Men's winner: Canada (Jeff Stoughton) def.
Scotland (Tom Brewster)
- Men's winner:
- Grand Slams
- BDO Canadian Open of Curling (Oshawa, Ontario, Jan. 26–30)
- Men's winner: Mike McEwen def. Glenn Howard
- Men's winner:
- GP Car and Home Players' Championship (Grande Prairie, Alberta, Apr. 12–18)
- Men's winner: Kevin Martin def. Niklas Edin
- Women's winner: Jennifer Jones def. Rachel Homan
- Men's winner:
- World Championships
- World Wheelchair Curling Championship (Prague, Czech Republic, Feb. 21–Mar. 1)
- Men's winner: Canada (Jim Armstrong) def. Scotland (Aileen Neilson)
- Men's winner:
- World Junior Curling Championships (Perth, Scotland, Mar. 5–13)
- Men's winner: Sweden (Oskar Eriksson) def.
Switzerland (Peter de Cruz) - Women's winner: Scotland (Eve Muirhead) def. Canada (Trish Paulsen)
- Men's winner:
- Capital One World Women's Curling Championship (Esbjerg, Denmark, Mar. 19–27)
- Men's winner: Sweden (Anette Norberg) def. Canada (Amber Holland)
- Men's winner:
- Ford World Men's Curling Championship (Regina, Saskatchewan, Apr. 2–10)
- Men's winner: Canada (Jeff Stoughton) def. Scotland (Tom Brewster)
- Men's winner:
- World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship (St. Paul, Minnesota, Apr. 15–24)
- Men's winner: Switzerland def. Russia
- Men's winner:
- World Senior Curling Championships (St. Paul, Minnesota, Apr. 15–24)
- Men's winner: Canada (Mark Johnson) def. United States (Geoff Goodland)
- Women's winner: Canada (Christine Jurgenson) def. Sweden (Ingrid Meldahl)
- Men's winner:
2011–12 curling season[change | change source]
- Season of Champions
- Canada Cup of Curling (Cranbrook, British Columbia, Nov. 30–Dec. 4)
- Men's winner: Kevin Martin def. Glenn Howard
- Women's winner: Jennifer Jones def. Chelsea Carey
- Men's winner:
- Grand Slams
- Curlers Corner Autumn Gold Curling Classic (Calgary, Alberta, Oct. 7–10)
- Women's winner: Cathy Overton-Clapham def. Amy Nixon
- Women's winner:
- Manitoba Lotteries Women's Curling Classic (Winnipeg, Manitoba, Oct. 21–24)
- Women's winner: Renée Sonnenberg def. Heather Nedohin
- Women's winner:
- GP Car and Home World Cup of Curling (Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Nov. 2–6)
- Men's winner: Glenn Howard def. John Epping
- Men's winner:
- The Swiss Chalet National (Kingston, Ontario, Dec. 14–18)
- Men's winner: Mike McEwen def. Jeff Stoughton
- Men's winner:
Fencing[change | change source]
- October 8 - October 16: 2011 World Fencing Championships in Catania, Italy
Figure skating[change | change source]
- January 24–30 – 2011 European Figure Skating Championships in Bern, Switzerland
- February 15–20 – 2011 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships in Taipei, Taiwan
- February 28 – March 6 – 2011 World Junior Figure Skating Championships in Gangneung, South Korea
- April 24 – May 1 – 2011 World Figure Skating Championships in Moscow, Russia
Gymnastics[change | change source]
- 2011 European Artistic Gymnastics Championships
- 2011 Rhythmic Gymnastics European Championships
- 2011 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships
- 2011 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships
Golf[change | change source]
Handball[change | change source]
- January 13–30 – 2011 World Men's Handball Championship in Sweden
- FRA,
DEN and ESP. Fourth Title for FRA. MVP = Nikola Karabatic (FRA)
- December 3–16 – 2011 World Women's Handball Championship in Brazil
Horse racing[change | change source]
- Steeplechases
- Cheltenham Gold Cup – Long Run
- Grand National – Ballabriggs
- Grand Steeple-Chase de Paris – Mid Dancer
- Nakayama Grand Jump – Meiner Neos
- Flat races
- Australia:
- Canadian Triple Crown:
- Queen's Plate – Inglorious
- Prince of Wales Stakes – Pender Harbour
- Breeders' Stakes –Pender Harbour
- Luis Contreras becomes the first jockey to win the Canadian Triple Crown aboard two different horses in the same year.
- Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Dubai World Cup – Victoire Pisa
- France: Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe – Danedream
- Hong Kong: Hong Kong International Races
- Ireland: Irish Derby – Treasure Beach
- Japan: Japan Cup –
- English Triple Crown:
- United States Triple Crown:
- Breeders' Cup World Thoroughbred Championships at Churchill Downs, Louisville, Kentucky (both days arranged in 2010 race card order; 2011 order to be confirmed):
- Day 1:
- Day 2:
Ice hockey[change | change source]
- 26 December (2010)–5 January: 2011 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships in Buffalo, United States.
- 1 January: Fourth NHL Winter Classic between the Washington Capitals and Pittsburgh Penguins at Heinz Field in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Capitals won the game 3-1.
- 30 January: 58th National Hockey League All-Star Game was hosted by the Carolina Hurricanes.[2] In a new format, the two teams were stocked in a "fantasy draft" by captains Nicklas Lidström and Eric Staal. Team Lidström defeated Team Staal 11–10, with Team Staal's Patrick Sharp (Chicago Blackhawks) named as game MVP.
- 20 February: Second NHL Heritage Classic between the Montreal Canadiens and Calgary Flames at McMahon Stadium in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
- 25 March – April 9: 2011 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.
- Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs defeat the Michigan Wolverines 3-2 to win the championship.
- 16 April: Salavat Yulaev Ufa wins the Gagarin Cup as champions of the Kontinental Hockey League, defeating Atlant Moscow Oblast 4–1 in the best-of-seven finals.
- 16 April: The Clarenville Caribous defeat the Bentley Generals 5–3 to win the 2011 Allan Cup.
- 29 April – 15 May 2011: 2011 IIHF World Championship in Slovakia, with games being played in Bratislava and Košice.
- 8 May: Pembroke Lumber Kings defeat the Vernon Vipers 2–0 to win the 2011 Royal Bank Cup.
- 29 May: Saint John Sea Dogs defeat the Mississauga St. Michael's Majors 3–1 to win the 2011 Memorial Cup.
- 31 May: NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman announces that the Atlanta Thrashers have been sold to a Winnipeg-based group and will move to that city. On 21 June, the NHL Board of Governors officially approves the move, and three days later the team is unveiled as the new Winnipeg Jets.
- 15 June: The Boston Bruins defeat the Vancouver Canucks 4-0 in Game 7 to win the 2011 Stanley Cup Final. Bruins goaltender Tim Thomas receives the Conn Smythe Trophy as MVP of the Stanley Cup playoffs. Patrice Bergeron becomes the newest member of the Triple Gold Club, adding the Cup to his gold medals with Team Canada in the 2004 World Championships and 2010 Olympics.
- 7 September: A plane carrying KHL team Lokomotiv Yaroslavl crashes; killing all but one player and one flight crew member. The league responds by stopping the season's first game, already in progress, and postponing the official season start.
- 12 September:
- On the day that Alexander Galimov, the only Lokomotiv player to survive the crash, dies of his injuries, Lokomotiv announces it will pull out of the KHL for the 2011–12 season. The team will play in the second-level Russian Major League this season and return to the KHL in 2012–13.
- In other fallout from the crash, the Czech Extraliga announces it will delay the start of its 2011–12 season from 16 September to 18 September. The original start date conflicted with the funeral of Jan Marek, one of three Czechs killed in the crash.
Ice sledge hockey[change | change source]
- February 12 - February 20 – 2011 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey European Championships in Sollefteå
Mixed martial arts[change | change source]
The following is a list of major noteworthy MMA events during 2011 in chronological order.
Motor racing[change | change source]
- February 12 – Budweiser Shootout
- February 20 – Daytona 500 — Trevor Bayne, a NASCAR rookie without a full-time Cup Series ride and starting only his second Cup race, becomes the youngest driver ever to win the race, on the day after his 20th birthday. He is also the first driver to win the race in his first attempt since the inaugural Daytona 500 in 1959.
- June 12 – 5-hour Energy 500 — Jeff Gordon collects his 84th Cup Series victory, equaling Darrell Waltrip for the most Cup wins in NASCAR's modern era (1972–present).
- July 9 – Quaker State 400 — For the first time since 2001, a new track enters the Cup Series, with Kentucky Speedway making its debut. Kyle Busch's win, however, is largely overshadowed by massive traffic bottlenecks that reportedly prevented as many as 20,000 of the 107,000 ticketed fans from entering the track.
- July 16 – New England 200 — Kyle Busch wins his 49th Nationwide Series race, equaling the series record of Mark Martin. This was also Busch's 100th win in NASCAR's three national touring series, a feat previously accomplished only by Richard Petty and David Pearson.
- August 15 – Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips at The Glen — Marcos Ambrose becomes the first Australian ever to win a Cup Series race.
- August 26 – Food City 250 — Kyle Busch takes sole possession of the career record for Nationwide Series victories with his 50th win.
- September 6 – AdvoCare 500 — Gordon wins his 85th Cup Series race, giving him sole possession of the record for Cup wins in the modern era.
- November 20 – Ford 400: final Sprint Cup race for the 2011 NASCAR season
- May 29 – 95th Indianapolis 500 - Dan Wheldon
Multi-sport events[change | change source]
- 2011 Winter Universiade
- 2011 Summer Universiade
- 2011 All-Africa Games
- 2011 Pan American Games
- 2011 Asian Winter Games
- 2011 South Asian Winter Games
- 2011 Pacific Games
- 2011 South East Asian Games
- 2011 Military World Games
- 2011 Commonwealth Youth Games
- 2011 Special Olympics World Summer Games
- 2011 Island Games
- 2011 ALBA Games
- 2011 European Youth Winter Olympic Festival
- 2011 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival
Netball[change | change source]
- 3–10 July: 2011 Netball World Championships in Singapore
2011 April 15th – 20th National Netball Championships 17/U & 19/U
June 9th Diamonds v Silver Ferns, Palmerston North
12th Diamonds v Silver Ferns, Auckland
July 3rd – 10th World Netball Championships 2011
12th – 17th National Netball Championships 21/U
30th Jul – 18th Sep Australian Netball League 2011
September 8th – 11th NetFest 2011 – Netball on the Gold Coast
October 9th Diamonds v England, Newcastle
12th Diamonds v England, Canberra
16th Diamonds v England, Sydney
23rd Diamonds v Silver Ferns, Perth
26th Diamonds v Silver Ferns, Adelaide
30th Diamonds v Silver Ferns, Melbourne
Nordic Skiing[change | change source]
- February 22 - March 6 – FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2011 in Oslo
- March 29 - April 11 – 2011 IPC Biathlon and Cross-Country Skiing World Championships in Khanty-Mansiysk
Rink Hockey[change | change source]
- 2011 Rink Hockey Asian Championship
- 2011 Ladies Rink Hockey European Championship
- 2011 Rink Hockey World Championship San Juan, Argentina
- 2011 Rink Hockey World Championship U-20, probably in Portugal
- 2011 Ladies Rink Hockey European Championship
Road bicycle racing[change | change source]
- May 7 - May 29: 2011 Giro d'Italia
- Alberto Contador sealed overall victory in the Giro d'Italia for the second time in his career.
- July 2 - July 24: 2011 Tour de France
- Australian Cadel Evans won the race, having gained the lead in a time-trial on the penultimate day. He became the first Australian to win the race, and at 34, the oldest post-war winner.
- August 20 - September 11: 2011 Vuelta a España
- Spanish Juan José Cobo claimed his first major title. British Chris Froome and Bradley Wiggins on the podium.
- September 19 - September 25: 2011 UCI Road World Championships in Copenhagen, Denmark
- British Mark Cavendish became the first British male since Tom Simpson to win the road race title
Rowing[change | change source]
- August 28 to September 4 – 2011 World Rowing Championships will be held at Lake Bled, Bled, Slovenia.
Rugby league[change | change source]
- 13 February; NRL All Stars Game
- 23 February; World Club Challenge
- May; City vs Country Origin
- May; Australia vs New Zealand ANZAC Test
- 25 May–6 July: State of Origin
Queensland defeat 
New South Wales 2–1 for their sixth consecutive series win.
- 10 June: International Origin Match at Headingley Carnegie Stadium, Leeds
- In the first of what is planned to be an annual affair, the Exiles, a team consisting of non-English Super League players, defeated
England 16–12.
- In the first of what is planned to be an annual affair, the Exiles, a team consisting of non-English Super League players, defeated
- August; Challenge Cup final
- 11 March to 2 October; National Rugby League season
- 12 February to 2 October; 2011 Super League season
- November; Rugby League Four Nations
Rugby union[change | change source]
- 4 February – 19 March: Six Nations Championship
- Winner: England, 26th title.
- Winner:
- 20 May: Amlin Challenge Cup Final at Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff
- Harlequins claimed the title with a 19–18 win over Stade Français, becoming the first team to win the Challenge Cup three times.
- 21 May: Heineken Cup Final at Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Leinster won its second European title with a 33–22 win over Northampton Saints.
- IRB Sevens World Series –
New Zealand clinched the series title at the London Sevens on 22 May, with the Edinburgh Sevens remaining to be played. - 24 May–5 June: 2011 IRB Junior World Rugby Trophy in Georgia
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- 10–26 June: 2011 IRB Junior World Championship in Italy
- Template:Ruu, Template:Ruu and Template:Ruu. This was the fourth title for New Zealand.
- 9 July: Super Rugby Final at Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
- 23 July–27 August: Tri Nations Series
- Australia won its third title.
- 9 September–23 October: 2011 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand
- Domestic competitions
- English Premiership – Final, 28 May at Twickenham: Leicester Tigers vs. Saracens
- Saracens defeated Leicester Tigers 22–18 for their first-ever Premiership title.
- RFU Championship — Worcester Warriors. As the only side among the semifinalists that met the requirements for promotion, they replaced Leeds Carnegie in the 2011–12 Premiership.
- Top 14 – Final, 4 June at Stade de France: Toulouse vs. Montpellier
- Toulouse won 15–10 and lifted the Bouclier de Brennus for the 18th time.
- Rugby Pro D2 — Lyon won the championship and automatic promotion to the Top 14. Bordeaux Bègles won the promotion playoffs. The two clubs will replace La Rochelle and Bourgoin.
-
Celtic League – Grand Final, 28 May in Limerick:
- LV Cup (Anglo-Welsh Cup) – Gloucester
- ITM Cup:
- Premiership – Final, 3 September in Hamilton: Waikato vs. Canterbury
- Canterbury won 12−3 for their fourth consecutive title in the Air New Zealand/ITM Cup and ninth in the history of New Zealand provincial rugby.
- Championship: Final, 4 September in Palmerston North: Manawatu vs. Hawke's Bay
- Hawke's Bay won 35−30 and will replace Southland in the 2012 ITM Cup Premiership.
- Premiership – Final, 3 September in Hamilton: Waikato vs. Canterbury
Currie Cup: Season in progress
- Other major events
- 26 February: During the England–France match in the Six Nations, England's Jonny Wilkinson retakes the all-time lead for career Test points from New Zealand's Dan Carter.
- 27 February: During the Scotland–Ireland match in the Six Nations, Ireland's Ronan O'Gara retakes the all-time lead for career points in the Championship from Wilkinson.
- 19 March: During the Ireland–England Six Nations match, two Irish players reach major career milestones in the Championship:
- Brian O'Driscoll takes over the all-time lead for career tries in the Championship with his 25th try, breaking the record of Scotland's Ian Smith that had lasted since 1933.
- O'Gara makes his 56th appearance in the Championship, drawing level with countryman Mike Gibson for the Championship record.
- 30 July: During New Zealand's Tri Nations opener at home to South Africa, Carter reclaims the all-time lead for career Test points from Wilkinson.
Tennis[change | change source]
- 2011 Australian Open (January 17 – January 30)
- Men's final: Novak Djokovic defeats Andy Murray 6–4, 6–2, 6–3
- Women's final: Kim Clijsters defeats Li Na 3–6, 6–3, 6–3
- 2011 French Open (May 17 – June 5)
- Men's final: Rafael Nadal defeats Roger Federer 7–5, 7–6, 5–7, 6–1
- Women's final: Li Na defeats Francesca Schiavone 6–4, 7–6(7–0)
- 2011 Wimbledon Championships (June 20 – July 3)
- Men's final: Novak Djokovic defeats Rafael Nadal 6–4, 6–1, 1–6, 6–3
- Women's final: Petra Kvitová defeats Maria Sharapova 6–3, 6–4
- 2011 US Open (August 29 – September 12)
- Men's final: Novak Djokovic defeats Rafael Nadal 6–2, 6–4, 6–7, 6–1
- Women's final: Samantha Stosur defeats Serena Williams 6–2, 6–3
- 2011 WTA Tour Championships in Istanbul, Turkey. (October 24 - October 30)
- 2011 ATP World Tour Finals in London, United Kingdom. (November 20 - November 27)
Volleyball[change | change source]
- Women's CEV Champions League 2010–11 November 23, 2010-March 20, 2011. Final Four in Istanbul, Turkey
- Champions
VakıfBank Güneş TTelekom, 
Rabita Baku, 
Fenerbahçe Acıbadem . MVP: 
Małgorzata Glinka (POL)
- Champions
- Men's CEV Champions League 2010–11 November 17, 2010 - March 27, 2011. Final Four in Bolzano, Italy.
- Champions Trentino BetClic, Zenit Kazan, Dynamo Moscow. MVP:
Osmany Juantorena (CUB)
- Champions
- 2011 Montreux Volley Masters June 7–12 in Montreux, Switzerland
- JPN, CUB and
CHN. MVP: Hitomi Nakamichi (JPN)
- 2011 FIVB World League, May 27 - July 10, 2011, with the Final Eight in Gdańsk / Sopot, Poland
- RUS, BRA and POL. MVP: Maxim Mikhaylov (RUS)
- 2011 FIVB Women's Junior World Championship July 22 - July 31 in Lima and Trujillo, Peru
- ITA, BRA and CHN. MVP: Caterina Bosetti (ITA)
- 2011 FIVB Men's Junior World Championship August 1 - August 10 in Rio de Janeiro and Niteròi, Brazil
- RUS, ARG and
SRB. MVP: Leonid Shchadilov (RUS)
- 2011 FIVB World Grand Prix August 5 - August 28, with the Final Eight in Macau, China
- USA, BRA and SRB. MVP: Destinee Hooker (USA)
- 2011 Men's European Volleyball Championship September 10-September 18 in Austria and Czech Republic
- SRB, ITA and POL. MVP: Ivan Miljkovic (SRB)
- 2011 Women's European Volleyball Championship September 22 - October 2 in Italy and Serbia
- SRB,
GER and TUR. MVP: Jovana Brakocevic (SRB)
- 2011 FIVB Women's World Cup November 4 - November 18 in Japan
- 2011 FIVB Men's World Cup November 20 - December 4 in Japan
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "Solis' knee torn up after defeat vs. Klitschko". ESPN.com. 20 March 2011.
- ↑ "NHL awards Carolina 2011 all-star game". Associated Press. 2010-04-08.