2015 in Sport

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• Jan 1 101st Rose Bowl: #2 Oregon beats #3 Florida State, 59-20 (National Championship Playoff Semi-Final)
• Jan 1 81st Sugar Bowl: #4 Ohio State beats #1 Alabama, 42-35 (National Championship Playoff Semi-Final)
• Jan 4 Gary Anderson of Scotland beats 16-time world champion Phil Taylor, 7-6 to win his first PDC World Darts Championship at the Alexandra Palace, London
• Jan 6 Randy Johnson, Pedro Martínez, John Smoltz and Craig Biggio are inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame

• Jan 12 College Football National Championship, AT&T Stadium, Arlington: #4 Ohio State beats #2 Oregon, 42-20
• Jan 17 American boxer Deontay Wilder wins the WBC heavyweight championship by unanimous decision over Bermane Stiverne at MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas; Wilder first American to hold a heavyweight title since Shannon Briggs in 2007
• Jan 18 AB de Villiers makes the fastest century in ODI cricket history from 31 balls against the West Indies
• Jan 18 AFC Championship, Gillette Stadium, Foxborough: New England Patriots beat Indianapolis Colts, 45-7
• Jan 18 NFC Championship, CenturyLink Field, Seattle: Seattle Seahawks beat Green Bay Packers, 28-22 (OT)
• Jan 23 Golden State guard Klay Thompson scores the most NBA points in a quarter (37) and most 3-pointers in a quarter (9) in Warrior's 126-101 win over Sacramento Kings
• Jan 25 60th NHL All-Star Game, Nationwide Arena, Columbus, OH: Team Toews beats Team Foligno, 17-12; MVP: Ryan Johansen

• Jan 31 Australian Open Women's Tennis: Serena Williams wins 19th career Grand Slam singles title; beats arch rival Maria Sharapova of Russia 6-3, 7-6


• Jan 31 Atlanta Hawks set a new NBA monthly win record as they move to 17-0 for January, with a 91-85 win against the Philadelphia 76ers

• Feb 1 France defeats Qatar, 25-22 to win the World Men's Handball Championship in Lusail, Qatar

• Feb 15 64th NBA All-Star Game, Madison Square Garden, NYC: West beats East, 163-158; MVP: Russell Westbrook, OKC Thunder, G
• Feb 22 57th Daytona 500: Joey Logano wins event for 2nd time after taking lead with 10 laps to go; is ahead of Kevin Harvick before caution flag on last lap ends race in his favour
• Mar 14 62nd ACC Men's Basketball Tournament: Notre Dame beats North Carolina, 90-82
• Mar 14 36th Big East Men's Basketball Tournament: Villanova beats Xavier, 69-52
• Mar 15 56th SEC Men's Basketball Tournament: Kentucky beats Arkansas, 78-63
• Mar 21 Ireland retains Six Nations Rugby Championship with 40-10 win over Scotland at Murrayfield; England needs 26 point win over France for title but can only beat Les Bleus, 55-35 at Twickenham
• Mar 29 Cricket World Cup, Melbourne (MCG): Australia defeats fellow host New Zealand by 7 wickets to win their 5th title; Player of Series: Mitchel Starc
• Mar 29 WrestleMania XXXI, Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, CA (76,976): Seth Rollins beats Brock Lesnar and Roman Reigns in impromptu triple threat match to capture WWE Heavyweight title
• Apr 5 ANA Inspiration Women's Golf, Mission Hills CC: Brittany Lincicome eagles last hole to force a playoff, then beats Stacy Lewis on 3rd extra hole to win her 2nd major title
• Apr 6 77th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Duke beats Wisconsin, 68-63; Blue Devils' point guard Tyus Jones, 23 points
• Apr 7 34th NCAA Women's Basketball Championship: Connecticut beats Notre Dame, 63-53; Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis & Moriah Jefferson, 15 points for Huskies
• Apr 11 168th Grand National: Jockey Leighton Aspell wins his second consecutive GN aboard 25/1 shot Many Clouds; owner Trevor Hemmings' 3rd GN victory
• Apr 12 79th US Masters Tournament, Augusta National GC: Jordan Spieth leads wire-to-wire to win his 1st major title by 4 strokes from Phil Mickelson and Justin Rose
• Apr 17 James Anderson becomes the highest wicket-taking bowler in England's test cricket history
• Apr 20 119th Boston Marathon: Lelisa Desisa Benti of Ethiopia wins men's race in 2:09:17; Caroline Rotich of Kenya women's champion in 2:24:55
• Apr 26 35th London Marathon: Kenyan Eliud Kipchoge & Ethiopian Tigist Tufa win
• Apr 30 NFL Draft: Florida State quarterback Jameis Winston first pick by Tampa Bay Buccaneers
• May 2 141st Kentucky Derby: American Pharoah ridden by Victor Espinoza wins
• May 2 Toulon win the 2015 European Rugby Champions Cup final at Twickenham

• May 3 Chelsea wins the 2014–15 English football Premier League

• May 4 Stuart Bingham wins the 2015 World Snooker Championship
• May 10 PGA Players Championship, TPC at Sawgrass: Rickie Fowler wins beating Kevin Kisner and Sergio García by 1 stroke in a playoff
• May 16 140th Preakness: Victor Espinoza aboard American Pharoah wins in 1:58.46
• May 20 NASCAR 2016 Hall of Fame inductees: Bobby Isaac, Terry Labonte and Jerry Cook
• May 22 Pakistan begin the first test-playing nation cricket tour of Zimbabwe since 2009
• May 24 Indianapolis 500: Juan Pablo Montoya wins in 3:05:56.5286 (259.653 km/h)
• May 24 IPL Cricket Final, Eden Gardens, Kolkata: Mumbai Indians beat Chennai Super Kings by 41 runs; Lendl Simmons top scores, 68 (45)
• May 26 Cleveland Cavaliers win the NBA Eastern Conference
• May 27 Golden State Warriors win the NBA Western Conference
• May 29 NHL Eastern Conference Finals: Tampa Bay Lightning beat New York Rangers, 4 games to 3
• May 30 English FA Cup Final, Wembley Stadium, London (89,283): Arsenal beats Aston Villa, 4-0; Gunners' 12th title
• May 30 Alistair Cook becomes the leading run scorer of all time in test cricket for England
• May 30 NHL Western Conference Finals: Chicago Blackhawks beat Anaheim Ducks, 4 games to 3
• May 31 Harriette Thompson aged 92 and 65 days becomes the oldest woman to complete a marathon (Suja Rock ’n’ Roll Marathon in San Diego)
• Jun 4 Australian cricket batsman Adam Voges becomes the oldest player to hit a century on debut in 1st Test v West Indies in Roseau; 35 year old Voges scores 130 not out during Australia's 9 wicket win
• Jun 6 French Open Women's Tennis: Serena Williams wins her 3rd French title and 20th Grand Slam singles event; beats Lucie Šafářová of Czech Republic 6-3, 6-7, 6-2
• Jun 6 UEFA Champions League Final, Berlin: FC Barcelona beats Juventus, 3-1 for 5th title and second treble (Spanish La Liga & Cup champions)
• Jun 6 147th Belmont: Victor Espinoza aboard American Pharoah wins in 2:26.65, 1st horse in 37 years to win the Triple Crown
• Jun 7 French Open Men's Tennis: Stan Wawrinka of Switzerland wins his 2nd major title; beats Novak Đoković 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 6-4
• Jun 8 MLB Draft: Vanderbilt shortstop Dansby Swanson first pick by Arizona Diamondbacks
• Jun 9 Chris Heston of the San Francisco Giants becomes the first pitcher to throw a no-hitter in the 2015 MLB season
• Jun 14 Women's PGA Championship, Westchester CC: 3-peat for Inbee Park; beats fellow South Korean Kim Sei-young by 5 strokes; previously LPGA Championship
• Jun 15 Stanley Cup Final, United Center, Chicago, IL: Chicago Blackhawks defeat Tampa Bay Lightning, 2-0 for a 4-2 series victory; Blackhawks' 6th Championship
• Jun 16 69th NBA Championship: Golden State Warriors beat Cleveland Cavaliers, 4 games to 2

• Jun 24 Montreal Canadiens goaltender Carey Price wins the 2014-15 Hart Trophy as the NHL's MVP
• Jun 25 NBA Draft: Kentucky center Karl-Anthony Towns first pick by Minnesota Timberwolves
• Jun 26 NHL Draft: Erie Otters (OHL) center Connor McDavid first pick by the Edmonton Oilers
• Jun 28 US Senior Open Men's Golf, Del Paso CC: Jeff Maggert shoots final round 65 (-5) to win by 2 strokes from defending champion Colin Montgomerie of Scotland
• Jul 4 Super Rugby Final, Westpac Stadium, Wellington: Otago Highlanders beat Wellington Hurricanes 21-14 for their first title
• Jul 4 Chile wins football's Copa América for the first time beating Argentina 4-1 on penalties, 0-0 a.e.t. in Santiago
• Jul 5 FIFA Women's World Cup Final, BC Place, Vancouver, BC, Canada: Carli Lloyd scores a hat-trick as US beats Japan, 5-2
• Jul 6 Floyd Mayweather Jr. is stripped of his WBO welterweight boxing title after failing to pay $200k sanctioning fee and vacate his 2 junior middleweight titles
• Jul 8 The NFL's Washington Redskins have their trademark vacated on the grounds it may cause offence to native Americans
• Jul 11 Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Serena Williams becomes oldest winner in Open era (33) beating Garbiñe Muguruza 6-4, 6-4
• Jul 12 Wimbledon Men's Tennis: Novak Đoković successfully defends his title for 3rd Wimbledon crown; beats Roger Federer 7-6, 6-7, 6-4, 6-3
• Jul 12 US Open Women's Golf, Lancaster CC: Chun In-gee of South Korea wins her first major title by 1 stroke from compatriot Amy Yang
• Jul 14 86th All Star Baseball Game: AL wins 6-3 at Great American Ball Park, Cincinnati
• Jul 20 British Open Golf, St. Andrews: American Zach Johnson wins in a 4-hole play-off with Australian Marc Leishman & Louis Oosthuizen of South Africa
• Jul 25 UCI BMX Supercross series: Niek Kimmann & Stefany Hernandez win the world title
• Jul 26 102nd Tour de France won by Chris Froome of Great Britain

• Aug 8 Argentine winger Juan Imhoff scores 3 tries as Pumas beat South Africa, 37-25 in Rugby Championship match at Durban; Argentina's first ever win against Springboks
• Aug 8 Australia clinches first Rugby Championship with 27-19 win over New Zealand in Sydney; All Blacks skipper Richie McCaw equals Irishman Brian O'Driscoll's record for most capped international player (141)
• Aug 16 PGA Championship, Whistling Straits GC: Australian Jason Day wins setting major championship record of 20-under-par; beats Jordan Spieth by 3
• Aug 17 2012 Olympic 1500m champion from Turkey Asli Cakir Alptekin is stripped of her gold medal for doping by the IAAF
• Aug 22 15th Athletics World Championships open at Beijing, China
• Aug 23 English Indycar driver Justin Wilson suffers a head injury during a race crash at Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pennsylvania
• Aug 23 Canadian Open Women's Golf, Vancouver GC: Lydia Ko of New Zealand wins in a playoff with Stacy Lewis for her third success in the event

• Sep 1 India scores their first Test cricket series victory in Sri Lanka since 1993 winning 3rd Test in Colombo by 117 runs; Ravichandran Ashwin (4) & Ishant Sharma (3) combine for 7 Sri Lankan 2nd innings wickets
• Sep 12 US Open Women's Tennis: In an all-Italian final Flavia Pennetta wins her only Grand Slam title; beats Roberta Vinci 7-6, 4-7, 6-2
• Sep 13 Evian Championship, Evian Resort: Lydia Ko of New Zealand wins by 6 from Lexi Thompson to become youngest major winner, 18yrs, 142 days
• Sep 13 US Open Men's Tennis: Novak Đoković wins his second US title; beats Roger Federer 6–4, 5–7, 6–4, 6–4
• Sep 19 Japan beats South Africa 34-32 in Brighton, England in the biggest upset in Rugby World Cup history
• Sep 20 Solheim Cup Women's Golf, GC St. Leon-Rot: US regains Cup 14½ to 13½; Paula Creamer beats Sandra Gal 4 & 3 in deciding singles match
• Oct 1 NY Yankees record the 10,000th win in their illustrious history, and also clinch wild card slot; beat the Red Sox, 4-1, at a rainy New Yankee Stadium; NY bullpen ties MLB record with their 589th victim of the season
• Oct 3 Host nation England crashes out of Rugby World Cup in pool stage; loses to Australia, 33-13 at Twickenham; Bernard Foley scores 2 tries and kicks 4 penalties & 3 conversions for the Wallabies

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• Jun 29 Liverpool goalkeeper Brad Jones (33) weds model Dani Lawrence (28) at Peckforton Castle in Cheshire

• Jul 12 Former football player Ledley King (35) weds long-term girlfriend Amy Kavanagh at Syon House in West London
• Sep 5 Actress Erika Christensen (33) weds cyclist Cole Maness in Palm Springs, California
• Oct 10 Supermodel Hilary Rhoda (28) weds former pro hockey player Sean Avery (33) at the Parrish Art Museum in Long Island
• Dec 20 Broadcaster Christine Bleakley (36) weds footballer Frank Lampard (37) at Saint Paul's Church in Knightsbridge, London

• Mar 23 TV personality Kris Jenner and athlete Bruce Jenner divorce after 13 years of marriage

• Jan 4 Stuart Scott, American sports journalist (ESPN), dies of cancer at 49
• Jan 8 Richard Meade, British equestrian (3 Olympic Golds 1968, 1970), dies at 76
• Jan 13 Jack Hayward, British financier (Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club), dies at 91

• Jan 25 Bill Monbouquette, American MLB pitcher (3-time All Star, no-hitter 1962), dies of myeloid leukemia at 78
• Jan 29 Kel Nagle, Australian golfer (British Open 1960), dies at 94

• Feb 6 Norm Drucker, American basketball referee, dies at 94
• Feb 7 Billy Casper, American golfer (US Open 1959, 66; US Masters 1970), dies of a heart attack at 83
• Feb 7 Dean Smith, American actor & relay runner (Olympic gold 1952), dies at 83

• Feb 9 Claude Ruel, Canadian NHL coach (Montreal Canadiens Stanley Cup 1968-69), dies at 76
• Feb 18 Jerome Kersey, American NBA forward (Golden State Warriors, Portland Trail Blazers), dies of a pulmonary embolism at 52

• Feb 28 Alex [Alexander] Johnson, American professional baseball player, dies at 72
• Feb 28 Anthony Mason, American NBA forward (NY Knicks, Charlotte Hornets), dies at 48 of a heart attack
• Mar 1 Minnie Minoso, Cuban baseball left-fielder (9-time All Star), dies of heart disease at 92
• Mar 13 Al Rosen, American baseball player (Cleveland Indians) and baseball executive, dies at 91
• Mar 17 Bob Appleyard, English cricketer (superb England off-spinner, brief career), dies at 90
• Mar 21 Chuck Pednarik 'Concrete Charlie', American professional football player for the Philadelphia Eagles, dies at 89
• Mar 21 Chuck Bednarik, Pro/College Football Halls of Fame center/linebacker (Philadelphia Eagles), dies of Alzheimer's disease and dementia at 89
• Apr 1 Eddie LeBaron, American football player, dies at 85
• Apr 4 Elmer Lach, Canadian professional ice hockey player, dies at 97

• Apr 20 Bob St. Clair "The Geek", American football player, dies at 84
• Apr 27 Gene Fullmer, American boxer (world middleweight champion), dies at 83
• Apr 29 Calvin Peete, American golfer (12 PGA Tour titles), dies of lung cancer at 71
• May 1 Pete Brown, American golfer (first African-American to win on PGA Tour, Waco 1964), dies at 80
• May 1 Geoff Duke, English motorcycle racer (world 500cc champion 1951, 1953-55), dies at 92
• May 15 Garo Yepremian, American NFL place kicker (Miami Dolphins), dies at 70
• May 16 Dean Potter, American free climber and BASE jumper, dies in a BASE jumping accident at Yosemite National Park, aged 43
• May 22 Marques Haynes, NBA player and hall of famer (World's Greatest Dribbler, Harlem Globetrotters), dies at 88
• May 29 Doris Hart, American tennis player (6 Grand Slam singles titles), dies at 89
• May 29 Henry Carr, American athlete (2 Olympic gold 200m, 4x400m relay 1964), dies at 72
• Jun 3 Bevo Francis, American basketball player (college basketball record scorer), dies at 82
• Jun 5 Alan Bond, Australian tycoon and yachtsman (America's Cup), dies at 77
• Jun 5 Jerry Collins, Samoan-born New Zealand rugby player (All Blacks), dies in a car crash at 34
• Jun 7 Peter Petherick, New Zealand cricketer (NZ slow lefty 1976-77, hat-trick on debut), dies at 72
• Jun 17 Ron Clarke, Australian runner (set 17 world records) and mayor, dies at 78
• Jul 2 Charlie Sanders, American football player (Detroit Lions), dies at 68
• Jul 8 Ken "The Snake" Stabler, NFL quarterback (Oak Raiders, Super Bowl XI), dies at 69
• Jul 17 Jules Bianchi, French Formula One racing driver, dies from injuries during accident at Japanese Grand Prix in 2014, at 25
• Jul 25 Bob Kauffman, American basketball forward (3-time NBA All Star), dies of heart failure at 69
• Jul 28 Clive Rice, South African cricket all-rounder, dies at 66
• Jul 29 Peter O'Sullevan, British horse racing commentator 'the voice of racing', dies at 97

• Aug 9 Frank Gifford, American NFL player and broadcaster, dies at 84
• Aug 10 Elzie "Buddy" Baker, American NASCAR driver, dies at 74
• Aug 13 Bob Fillion, French Canadian ice hockey player, dies at 95
• Aug 21 Jimmy Evert, American tennis coach (father of Chris Evert), dies at 91
• Aug 22 Arthur Morris, Australian cricketer (great lefty opening batsman), dies at 93
• Aug 24 Justin Wilson, English Indycar driver, dies as a result of on track accident at 37
• Aug 25 Ian Smith, South African cricket leg-spinner (1947-58) who averaged 64.08, dies at 90
• Aug 27 Darryl Dawkins, American professional basketball player (Philadelphia 76ers, NJ Nets), dies at 58
• Aug 28 Al Arbour, Canadian ice hockey player and coach, dies at 82
• Sep 5 Patricia Canning Todd, American tennis player, dies at 93
• Sep 8 Joaquín Andújar, Dominican professional baseball pitcher (St Louis Cardinals), dies at 62
• Sep 13 Moses Malone, Basketball Hall of Fame center (NBA MVP 1979, 82-83), dies of heart disease at 60
• Sep 13 Brian Close, English cricketer (played for England between 1949 & 1976), dies at 84

• Sep 17 Peter Heatly, Scottish diver and Chairman of the Commonwealth Games Federation, dies at 91

• Sep 27 Frank Tyson, England Test cricket fast bowler/broadcaster (17 Tests, 76 wickets @ 18.56), dies at 85
• Oct 2 Steven Camacho, West Indian cricketer (WI batsman early seventies), dies at 69
• Oct 4 Neal Walk, American basketball player (Phoenix Suns, New Orleans Jazz, NY Knicks), dies at 67
• Oct 6 Sandra Spuzich, American golfer (US Open 1966), dies of leukemia at 78
• Oct 11 Dean Chance, American baseball pitcher, dies at 74
• Oct 17 Howard Kendall, English footballer and football manager (Everton), dies at 69
• Oct 23 Jim [James Wilfred] Roberts, Canadian NHL defenceman (1st Blues draft pick), dies at 75
• Oct 30 Mel Daniels, American professional basketball player (Hall of Fame 2012), dies at 71
• Nov 3 Tom Graveney, England cricket batsman (79 Tests), dies of Parkinson's disease at 88
• Nov 10 Pat Eddery, Irish jockey (won Epsom Derby 3x), dies at 63
• Nov 12 Márton Fülöp, Hungarian footballer and goalkeeper, dies of cancer at 32
• Nov 16 Bert Olmstead, Canadian ice hockey player, dies at 89

• Nov 18 Mal Whitfield, American track athlete (Olympic 3 gold, silver & bronze 1948, 52), dies at 91
• Nov 21 Bob [Robert] Foster, American professional boxer "The Deputy Sheriff", dies at 76
• Nov 21 Ken Johnson, American MLB player - 1st pitcher to lose a complete game nine-inning no-hitter, dies at 82
• Nov 29 Joe Marston, Australian soccer defender (1954 FA Cup Final), dies at 89
• Dec 9 Gheorghe Gruia, Romanian handball player, dies at 75

• Dec 11 John "Hot Rod" Williams, American NBA center/forward (Phoenix Suns), dies of cancer at 53
• Dec 27 Meadowlark Lemmon, American basketball star (Harlem Globetrotters), dies at 83
• Dec 27 Stein Eriksen, Norwegian alpine skier (first Olympic giant slalom gold 1952), dies at 88
• Dec 29 Frank Malzone, American MLB player (Boston Red Sox), dies at 85
• Dec 30 Doug Atkins, NFL hall of famer (Browns, Bears, Saints), dies at 85
• Dec 30 Howard Edward Davis Jr., boxer (Olympic silver 1976), dies at 59

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