Events in Sport
- 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 Game)
- Jan 6 Randy Johnson, Pedro Martínez, John Smoltz and Craig Biggio are inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame
Football Awards
Jan 12 Cristiano Ronaldo of Real Madrid C.F. wins the FIFA Ballon d'Or for the best player of the year
Cristiano Ronaldo
- Jan 18 AB de Villiers makes the fastest century in ODI cricket history from 31 balls against the West Indies
- Jan 18 AFC Championship Game: New England Patriots beat Indianapolis Colts 45-7
- Jan 18 NFC Championship Game: Seattle Seahawks beat Green Bay Packers 28-22 (OT)
- Jan 24 Golden State Warrior Klay Thompson scores the most NBA points in a quarter with 37 & the most 3-pointers in a quarter with 9
- Jan 25 60th NHL All-Star Game: Team Toews beats Team Foligno 17-12 at Columbus, Ohio
- Jan 25 NFL Pro Bowl: Team Irvin beats Team Carter 32-28
Tennis Open
Jan 31 103rd Women's Australian Open: Serena Williams beats Maria Sharapova (6-3, 7-6)
Serena Williams
Maria Sharapova
- Feb 1 France defeats Qatar to win the World Handball Championship
Tennis Open
Feb 1 103rd Men's Australian Open: Novak Đoković beats Andy Murray (7-6, 6-7, 6-3, 6-0)
Novak Đoković
Andy Murray
- Feb 15 64th NBA All-Star Game: West beats East 163-158 at New York City
- 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 29 Cricket World Cup: Australia defeats fellow host New Zealand by 7 wickets to win at the Melbourne Cricket Ground
- Apr 6 77th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Duke beats Wisconsin 68-63
- Apr 7 34th NCAA Women's Basketball Championship: Connecticut beats Notre Dame 63-53
- Apr 11 168th Grand National: Leighton Aspell aboard Many Clouds wins
Golf Major
Apr 12 79th Masters Golf Tournament: Jordan Spieth wins, shooting a 270
Jordan Spieth
- 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 1st man in 2:09:17 and Caroline Rotich of Kenya 1st woman in 2:24:55
- Apr 26 35th London Marathon: Kenyan Eliud Kipchoge & Ethiopian Tigist Tufa win
- Apr 30 2015 NFL Draft: Jameis Winston from Florida State 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
Boxing Title Fight
May 2 Fight of the Century: Floyd Mayweather, Jr. beats Manny Pacquiao in 12 for the welterweight boxing title
Floyd Mayweather, Jr.
Manny Pacquiao
- May 3 Chelsea wins the 2014–15 English football Premier League
Event of Interest
May 4 Golden State Warrior Stephen Curry is named MVP for the 2014-15 NBA season
Stephen Curry
- 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 Mumbai Indians defeat Chennai Super Kings to win the 2015 20/20 cricket Indian Premier League
- 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 FA Cup Final: Arsenal beat Aston Villa 4-0
- 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 6 114th Women's French Open: Serena Williams beats Lucie Safarova (6-3, 6-7, 6-2)
- Jun 6 23rd UEFA Champions League Final: Barcelona beats Juventus 3-1 at Berlin
- 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 114th Men's French Open: Stan Wawrinka beats Novak Đoković (4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 6-4)
- Jun 9 Chris Heston of the San Francisco Giants becomes the first pitcher to throw a no-hitter in the 2015 MLB season
- Jun 15 Stanley Cup: Chicago Blackhawks defeat Tampa Bay Lightning 4-2
- Jun 16 69th NBA Championship: Golden State Warriors beat Cleveland Cavaliers, 4 games to 2
- Jun 21 Jordan Spieth wins 115th U.S. Open at Chambers Bay (68-67-71-69-275)
- Jun 21 115th US Golf Open: Jordan Spieth shoots a 275 at Chambers Bay, Washington. At 21, youngest winner since 1923
- Jun 24 Montreal Canadiens goaltender Carey Price wins the 2014-15 Hart Trophy as the NHL's MVP
- Jun 25 Karl-Anthony Towns is chosen by the Minnesota Timberwolves as the first draft pick in the 2015 NBA draft
- Jun 26 Connor McDavid is selected by the Edmonton Oilers as the first draft pick for the 2015 NHL Entry Draft
- Jul 4 US golfer Bubba Watson announces he will paint over Confederate flag on Dukes of Hazard car General Lee
- Jul 4 20th Super Rugby Championship: Otago Highlanders beat Wellington Hurricanes 21-14
- Jul 4 Chile win football's Copa America for the first time
- Jul 6 Floyd Mayweather Jr. is stripped of his WBO welterweight boxing title after failing to pay his $200,000 and vacate his light middleweight title
- Jul 8 The NFL's Washington Redskins have their trademark vacated on the grounds it may cause offence to native Americans
- Jul 11 122nd Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Serena Williams beats Garbine Muguruza (6-4 6-4)
- Jul 12 129th Wimbledon Men's Tennis: Novak Đoković beats Roger Federer (7-6 6-7 6-4 6-3)
- Jul 14 86th All Star Baseball Game: AL wins 6-3 at Great American Ball Park, Cincinnati
- Jul 20 144th British Golf Open: American Zach Johnson wins in a four-hole play-off (-1) at St Andrews
- 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 16 97th PGA Championship: Jason Day wins setting major championship record of 20-under-par at Whistling Straits in Kohler
- 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 World Championships in Athletics 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
Event of Interest
Aug 27 15th World Championships in Athletics: Usain Bolt of Jamaica adds the Mens 200m gold to his 100m win
Usain Bolt
- Aug 30 15th World Championships in Athletics close at Beijing, China
- Sep 12 135th Women's U.S. Open: Flavia Pennetta of Italy beats fellow Italian Roberta Vinci (7-6, 4-7, 6-2)
- Sep 13 Lydia Ko of New Zealand becomes the youngest winner of a golf major winning the Evian Championship in France aged 18yrs, 142 days
- Sep 13 135th Men's U.S. Open: Novak Đoković 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
- Oct 3 Host England loses to Australia 33-13 and crashes out of the Rugby World Cup at the pool stage
- Oct 13 Basketball player Lamar Odom is hospitalised after being found unconscious in a brothel in Nevada
Event of Interest
Oct 27 American soccer star Abby Wambach announces her retirement
Abby Wambach
- Oct 28 Longest ever 1st game of Baseball World Series (5h 9min), Kansas City Royals defeat New York Mets 5-4, also joint longest by innings
- Nov 9 World Anti-Doping Agency commission report recommends Russian Federation be banned from athletics competitions for running a "state-supported" doping programme
- Nov 23 Lydia Ko (18) of New Zealand wins women's LPGA Player of the Year and retains the Race to the CME Globe title worth $1 million
- Nov 29 104th Davis Cup: Great Britain beats Belgium in Ghent 6-3, 7-5, 6-3, 1st win since 1936
- Nov 29 Britain Tyson Fury defeats Ukrainian Wladimir Klitschko to win world heavyweight champion title (WBA, IBF, WBO) in Dusseldorf
Event of Interest
Nov 30 NBA star Kobe Bryant (LA Lakers) announces his intention to retire at the end of the season
Kobe Bryant
Weddings in Sport
Wedding of Interest
Apr 11 Pro tennis player Andy Murray (28) weds Kim Sears at Dunblane Cathedral in Scotland
Andy Murray
- Jun 29 Liverpool goalkeeper Brad Jones (33) weds model Dani Lawrence (28) at Peckforton Castle in Cheshire
Wedding of Interest
Jul 4 Music legend Billy Joel (66) weds equestrian Alexis Roderick (33) in Long Island
Billy Joel
- 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
Divorces in Sport
- Mar 23 TV personality Kris Jenner and athlete Bruce Jenner divorce after 13 years of marriage
Deaths in Sport
- Jan 8 Richard Meade, British equestrian (3 Olympic Golds 1968, 1970), dies at 76
Ernie Banks
Jan 23 Ernie Banks, American baseball shortstop, 1st baseman and hall of famer known as "Mr Cub" as he played all 19 of his seasons with the Chicago Cubs, dies of a heart attack at 83
Ernie Banks
Charlie Sifford
Feb 3 Charlie Sifford, American professional golfer, dies at 92
Charlie Sifford
- Feb 7 Billy Casper, American golfer and three time PGA Player of the Year (1966, 1968 and 1970), dies of a heart attack at 83
Earl Lloyd
Feb 26 Earl Lloyd, 1st African American basketball player in the NBA, dies at 86
Earl Lloyd
- Feb 28 Alex [Alexander] Johnson, American professional baseball player, dies at 72
- Feb 28 Anthony Mason, NBA forward (NY Knicks, Charlotte Hornets), dies at 48 of a heart attack
- Mar 1 Minnie Minoso, Cuban American baseball player (1st black player for White Socks), dies at 92
- Mar 13 Al Rosen, American baseball player (Cleveland Indians) and baseball executive, dies at 91
- Mar 21 Chuck Pednarik 'Concrete Charlie', American professional football player for the Philadelphia Eagles, dies at 89
- Apr 1 Eddie LeBaron, American football player, dies at 85
- Apr 4 Elmer Lach, Canadian professional ice hockey player, dies at 97
Richie Benaud
Apr 10 Richie Benaud, Australian cricketer (leg spinner) and commentator, dies at 84
Richie Benaud
- Apr 20 Bob St. Clair "The Geek", American football player, dies at 84
- Apr 29 Calvin Peete, PGA golfer (12 PGA wins), dies at 71
- 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 29 Doris Hart, American tennis player (6 Grand Slams) dies at 89
- May 29 Henry Carr, American athlete (2 Olympic golds 200m and 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/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 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 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
Louise Suggs
Aug 6 Louise Suggs, American golfer (US Women's Open 1949, 1952) and co-founder of LPGA, dies at 91
Louise Suggs
- Aug 9 Frank Gifford, American NFL player and broadcaster, dies at 84
- Aug 10 Elzie "Buddy" Baker, American NASCAR driver, dies at 74
- Aug 21 Jimmy Evert, American tennis coach and 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, American NBA center "Chairman of the Boards"( Philadelphia 76ers), dies 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
Yogi Berra
Sep 22 Yogi Berra [Lawrence Peter Berra], American baseball catcher, coach and manager (NY Yankees, Mets), dies at 90
Yogi Berra
- Sep 27 Frank Tyson, English cricketer ("Typhoon Tyson" pace bowler), dies at 85
- Oct 4 Neal Walk, American basketball player (Phoenix Suns, New Orleans Jazz, NY Knicks), dies at 67
- Oct 6 Sandra Spuzich, American LPGA golfer, dies 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 Jimmy [James] 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 [Thomas] Graveney, English cricket batsman, dies 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
Jonah Lomu
Nov 18 Jonah Lomu, New Zealand rugby union player and the youngest ever All Black, dies of a heart attack linked to kidney disease at 40
Jonah Lomu
Dolph Schayes
Dec 10 Dolph Schayes, American basketball Hall of Famer (Syracuse Nationals/Philadelphia 76ers) and coach, dies of cancer at 87
Dolph Schayes
- 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 giant slalom (Olympic 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