October 2013 in Sport

Events in Sport

  • Oct 5 Wladimir Klitschko defeats Alexander Povetkin to retain his WBA Heavyweight Championship
  • Oct 12 Timothy Bradley defeats Juan Manuel Márquez to win the WBA Welterweight boxing title
  • Oct 18 MLB National League Championship: St. Louis Cardinals beat Los Angeles Dodgers, 4 games to 2
  • Oct 19 MLB American League Championship: Boston Red Sox beat Detroit Tigers, 4 games to 2
  • Oct 23 Boston Red Sox defeat St Louis Cardinals in game 1 of the MLB 2013 World Series
  • Oct 24 St Louis Cardinals defeat Boston Red Sox to tie the MLB 2013 World Series 1-1
  • Oct 26 St Louis Cardinals defeat Boston Red Sox to lead the MLB 2013 World Series 2-1
  • Oct 30 MLB World Series: Boston Red Sox defeat St Louis Cardinals to win 4-2

Weddings in Sport

  • Oct 5 Skateboarder and actor Bam Margera (34) weds Nicole Boyd in Reykjavík, Iceland

HeartWedding of Interest

Oct 5 Soccer player Abby Wambach (33) weds longtime partner Sarah Huffman (29) in Hawaii

Soccer Player Abby Wambach
Soccer Player
Abby Wambach
  • Oct 12 Olympic diving champion Greg Louganis (53) weds paralegal Johnny Chaillot in Malibu, California
  • Oct 24 Country music singer-songwriter Ashley Monroe (27) weds MLB pitcher John Danks (28) at Blackberry Farm in Walland, Tennessee

Deaths in Sport

  • Oct 8 Andy Pafko, American baseball player, dies at 92
  • Oct 18 Allan Stanley, Canadian ice hockey player, dies at 87

Person of interestBill Sharman

Oct 25 Bill Sharman, American basketball player, dies from complications from a stroke at 87

NBA Guard Bill Sharman
NBA Guard
Bill Sharman