Events in Sport
- 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; first Italian to win US title
US Men's Tennis Open
Sep 13 US Open Men's Tennis: Novak Đoković beats Roger Federer 6–4, 5–7, 6–4, 6–4; third man to reach all 4 Grand Slam finals in the same year in Open Era after Rod Laver and Federer

Novak Đoković

Roger Federer
Weddings in Sport
- Sep 5 Actress Erika Christensen (33) weds cyclist Cole Maness in Palm Springs, California
Deaths in Sport
- 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
Bob Cleary
Sep 16 Bob Cleary, American ice hockey player (Olympic gold 1960), dies at 79

Bob Cleary
- Sep 17 Peter Heatly, Scottish diver and Chairman of the Commonwealth Games Federation, dies at 91
Yogi Berra
Sep 22 Yogi Berra, American Baseball Hall of Fame catcher and manager (18 × MLB All-Star; 13 × World Series champion; NY Yankees, Mets; AL MVP (1951, 54, 55), dies at 90

Yogi Berra
- Sep 27 Frank Tyson, England Test cricket fast bowler/broadcaster (17 Tests, 76 wickets @ 18.56), dies at 85