Events in Sport
Hall of Fame
Jan 18 Baseball Hall of Fame adds Jeff Bagwell, Tim Raines and Ivan Rodriguez
Tim Raines
- Jan 23 Bernie Ecclestone removed as Formula One boss as Liberty Media completes $8 billion takeover
Tennis Open
Jan 28 105th Women's Australian Open: Serena Williams defeats Venus Williams 6–4, 6–4, becomes player with most wins in major tournaments (39) in open era
Serena Williams
Venus Williams
Tennis Open
Jan 29 105th Men's Australian Open: Roger Federer beats Rafael Nadal 6–4, 3–6, 6–1, 3–6, 6–3 to win his 18th Grand Slam
Roger Federer
Rafael Nadal
- Feb 5 Super Bowl LI: New England Patriots defeat Atlanta Falcons 34-28 in a great comeback in extra time at NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas
- Mar 14 World's oldest golf club Muirfield in Scotland, votes to admit women as members for 1st time in 273 years
- Apr 2 American golfer Lexi Thompson loses ANA Inspiration in Racho Mirage because of TV viewer emailing earlier infringement
- Apr 9 81st Masters Golf Tournament: Spanaird Sergio Garcia wins his 1st major after beating Justin Rose in a playoff
Event of Interest
Apr 22 Ilie Năstase thrown off tennis court for insulting British female players during Fed Cup play-off against Romania in Constanta
Ilie Năstase
- Apr 26 Gift Ngoepe becomes 1st black African to play in Major League Baseball, for the Pittsburgh Pirates
- May 6 143rd Kentucky Derby: Always Dreaming ridden by John Velasquez wins
- May 20 142nd Preakness Stakes: Javier Castellano aboard Cloud Computing wins in 1 minute 55.98 seconds
- May 24 UEFA Europa League won by Manchester United 2-0 against Ajax in Stockholm
- May 27 FA Cup Final: Arsenal defeat Chelsea 2-1 at Wembley, London
- May 28 Indianapolis 500: Takuma Sato wins in 3:13:03.3584
Event of Interest
May 29 Tiger Woods is arrested and charged with driving under the influence in Jupiter, Florida
Tiger Woods
- Jun 6 Scooter Gennet hits four home runs in Cincinnati Reds 13-1 victory against at home against St. Louis Cardinals, 17th player to do so
Event of Interest
Jun 9 Tennis player Venus Williams causes car accident that leads to death of another passenger in Palm Beach, Florida
Venus Williams
- Jun 10 149th Belmont Stakes: Jose Ortiz aboard Tapwrit wins in 2:30.02
Tennis Open
Jun 11 116th Men's French Open: Rafael Nadal beats Stan Wawrinka (6–2, 6–3, 6–1) to become 1st man to win title 10 times
Rafael Nadal
- Jun 11 116th Women's French Open: Jeļena Ostapenko beats Simona Halep(4–6, 6–4, 6–3) to claim her 1st grand slam title
- Jun 11 Stanley Cup: Pittsburgh Penguins defeat Nashville Predators, 2-0 in Nashville, 1st defending champions for nearly 20 years
- Jun 13 Warriors win 2nd NBA title in 3 years over the Cavaliers (129-120)
- Jun 14 Bernie Sanders supporter opens fire at Republican politicians practising baseball near Washington D.C., injuring 4
- Jun 18 Pakistan defeat India to win cricket's Champions Trophy at the Oval in London by 180 runs, Fakhar Zaman scores 114 runs
- Jun 18 117th US Golf Open: Brooks Koepka wins his 1st major with a 16-under par 272 round at Erin Hills, Wisconsin
- Jun 20 Tiger Woods checks into a clinic to manage his pain medication and sleep disorder, following his arrest for driving under the influence
- Jun 26 America's Cup: Emirates Team New Zealand defeat Oracle Team USA 7-1 in Bermuda, Peter Burling (26) youngest ever helmsman
- Jun 27 Tennis star Serena Williams poses pregnant and nude for the cover of "Vanity Fair"
Event of Interest
Jul 2 Jeff Horn defeats Manny Pacquiao in WBO welterweight world title fight in Brisbane, Australia
Manny Pacquiao
- Jul 4 World champion Peter Sagan disqualified from Tour de France for a dangerous act while cycling during stage four
- Jul 5 Arsenal Football Club break their transfer record, paying 52.7 million pounds for Alexandre Lacazette from Lyon
- Jul 8 British Lions tie 15-15 with New Zealand All Blacks in their 3rd rugby match to tie the series
Event of Interest
Jul 9 English footballer Wayne Rooney announces he has left Manchester United after 13 years to rejoin Everton
Wayne Rooney
- Jul 9 Atthaya Thitikul,14-year old Thai amateur becomes youngest winner on Ladies's European Golf Tour at 14 years, 4 months at Ladies European Thailand Championship
- Jul 15 124th Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Garbine Muguruza beats Venus Williams (7-5, 6-0)
- Jul 16 131st Wimbledon Men's Tennis: Roger Federer beats Marin Cilic (6-3, 6-1, 6-4) for a record 8th title
- Jul 22 South African golfer Branden Grace records lowest round for a men's major championship - 62 in 3rd round at British Open, Royal Birkdale, England
- Jul 23 104th Tour de France won by Chris Froome of Great Britain, his 4th win
- Jul 23 Women's Cricket World Cup: England beat India by 9 runs in the final at Lords in London
Event of Interest
Jul 23 146th British Golf Open Championship: American Jordan Spieth shoots a 268 to win at the Royal Birkdale Golf Club, Southport
Jordan Spieth
World Record
- Aug 13 99th PGA Championship: Justin Thomas wins his first major by 2 shots with a three-under 68 at Quail Hollow, North Carolina
Event of Interest
Aug 27 Former five-weight world boxing champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. defeats MMA fighter Conor McGregor in his debut match in the 10th round in Las Vegas
- Sep 10 137th Women's U.S. Tennis Open: Sloane Stephens defeats Madison Keys (6-3 6-0), only the 2nd unseeded winner
- Sep 10 137th Men's U.S. Open: Rafael Nadal defeats Kevin Anderson (6-3 6-3 6-4)
- Sep 13 International Olympic Committee announces Paris (2024) and Los Angeles (2028) will host the Olympic games
- Sep 18 England footballer Wayne Rooney pleads guilty to drunk driving and is banned for driving for 2 years
- Sep 19 New MLB record for most home runs in a season, no. 5,694 hit by Alex Gordon of the Kansas City Royals
- Sep 21 Andre Ward, unified light heavyweight champion and world’s top pound-for-pound boxer, announces his retirement
Event of Interest
Sep 22 US President Donald Trump withdraws invitation to the White House for NBA champions Golden State Warriors after Stephen Curry says he doesn't want to attend
Donald Trump
Stephen Curry
- Sep 24 NFL players kneal, lock arms or stay in their dressing room during the anthem in protests against comments made by President Donald Trump
Event of Interest
Sep 24 LeBron James calls President Donald Trump "U Bum" in a tweet in response to Trump's comments about Stephen Curry
LeBron James
Donald Trump
Stephen Curry
Event of Interest
Oct 18 O.J. Simpson released from Nevada's Lovelock Prison after ten years detention
O.J. Simpson
- Nov 1 Houston Astros win their first baseball World Series defeating the LA Dodgers 5-1 in game 7 at Dodger Stadium
- Nov 5 Shalane Flanagan becomes the first American woman to win the New York marathon for 40 years
- Nov 7 South Korean golfer Park Sung-hyun becomes the first LPGA rookie to be ranked no. 1
- Nov 7 Melbourne Cup: Joseph O’Brien at 24 is the youngest trainer to win with Rekindling jockeyed by Corey Brown
- Nov 13 Italy fails to qualify for 2018 Football World Cup (first time since 1958), after play-off defeat against Sweden
- Nov 13 First Barbie doll to wear a hijab, modeled on Olympic fencer Ibtihaj Muhammad unveiled in New York
- Nov 15 3 UCLA basketball players suspended after admitting shoplifting in China, only released at President Trump's request
- Nov 23 Brazilian footballer Robinho sentenced to nine years in prison for rape in Italy
- Dec 4 New York Giants fire coach Bob McAdoo and manager Jerry Reese
- Dec 5 Russia is banned from the next Winter Olympics in South Korea over state-sponsored doping
Football Awards
Dec 7 Cristiano Ronaldo wins his 5th FIFA Ballon d’Or to equal Lionel Messi's record
Cristiano Ronaldo
- Dec 7 Former US gymnastics physician Larry Nasser is sentenced to 60 years on child pornography charges
- Dec 10 Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz is out for the season after injuring his knee in 43-35 win over Los Angeles Rams in Los Angeles
- Dec 17 Brazilian footballer and former AC Milan and Real Madrid player Kaka retires
- Dec 18 Australia regains cricket's Ashes against England, winning by an innings to take 3 game lead at the Wacca in Perth
- Dec 31 Cleveland Browns become only the 2nd team in history to finish a NFL season without a win
Weddings in Sport
- Mar 26 FIFA Women's World Cup champion Julie Beth Johnston (25) weds NFL player Zach Ertz (26) in Santa Barbara, California
- Apr 14 Actress and model Nicky Whelan (36) weds former NFL player-turned-actor Kerry Rhodes (34) at the Beverly Hills Hotel in Los Angeles
- May 6 Olympic diver Tom Daley (23) weds Oscar-winning screenwriter Dustin Lance Black at Bovey Castle in Devon, England
- May 13 Former WNBA player Diana Taurasi (34) weds teammate Penny Taylor (36) in Pheonix, Arizona
- May 14 Retired soccer player Abby Wambach (37) weds best-selling author Glennon Doyle Melton
- May 19 Roller derby skater Bonnie Thunders weds NFL player Larry English (31) at The Montage in Laguna Beach, California
- Nov 16 Tennis champion Serena Williams marries Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian in New Orleans
Deaths in Sport
- Jan 4 Milt Schmidt, Canadian NHL Hall of Fame center and coach (Boston Bruins), dies at 98
- Jan 18 Roberta Peters, American operatic soprano (NY Met), dies at 86
- Jan 18 Rachel Heyhoe Flint, English cricket player and journalist, dies at 77
- Feb 6 Joost can der Westhuizen, South African rugby player, dies of motor neurone disease at 45
Mike Ilitch
Feb 10 Mike Ilitch, American businessman (founded Little Caesars Pizza, owner Detroit Red Wings, Tigers), dies at 87
Mike Ilitch
- Feb 17 Peter Richardson, British cricketer (England batsman mid-50's), dies at 85
- Feb 22 Ed Garvey, American labor leader (NFL Players Association), dies at 76
- Mar 2 Simon Hobday, South African PGA golfer (1994 US Senior Open), dies at 76
- Mar 3 Raymond Kopa [Kopaszewski], French footballer 'the Napoleon of football', dies at 85
- Mar 8 Lou Duva, American boxing trainer, dies at 94
- Mar 10 John Surtees, British F1 driver (1964 Championship) and motorcyclist (7 world championships), dies at 83
- Mar 13 Ed Whitlock, British-born runner, oldest person to run marathon under 4 hrs (at 85), dies at 86
- Mar 22 Dallas Green, American baseball manager and pitcher (Phillies, Yankees), dies at 82
- Mar 26 Brian Oldfield, American shot-putter, dies at 71
- Mar 31 Rubén Amaro, Sr., Mexican baseball player (Philadelphia Phillies), dies at 81
- Apr 6 Bob Cerv, American baseball player (Yankees), dies at 91
- Apr 23 Kenny Sears, American NBA player (NY Knicks), dies at 83
- Apr 28 Luis Olmo, pioneering Puerto Rican NBA player (Brooklyn Dodgers), dies at 97
- May 5 Adolph Kiefer, American 100m backstroke swimmer (Olympic gold 1936), dies at 98
- May 6 Steven Holcomb, American Bobsledder (Olympic gold 2010), dies at 37
- May 11 Yale Lary, American NFL safety Hall of Famer (Detroit Lions), dies at 86
- May 22 Nicky Hayden, American motorcycle racer (MotoGP Champion 2006), dies after being hit by a car at 35
- May 23 Cortez Kennedy, American NFL defensive tackle (Seattle Seahawks)dies at 48
- May 26 John Severson, founder of 'Surfer' magazine and artist (known for his depictions of surf culture), dies of cancer at 83
- May 27 Jim Bunning, American baseball player and politician (pitched a perfect game in 1965, R-KY), dies at 85
- Jul 12 Chuck Blazer [Charles Gordon Blazer], American soccer administrator, dies from colorectal cancer at 72
- Jul 21 Peter Doohan, Australian professional tennis player, dies from motor neurone disease at 56
- Jul 23 Mervyn Rose, Australian professional tennis player (7 Grand Slam titles), dies at 87
- Jul 29 Lee May "The Big Bopper", American Major League Baseball 1st baseman, dies from pneumonia at 74
- Aug 6 Darren Daulton, American baseball player (catcher for the Philadelphia Phillies), dies of brain cancer at 55
- Aug 22 Rafael "Felo" Ramírez, Cuban-American Spanish language sports announcer (Miami Marlins), dies at 94
- Sep 3 Sugar Ramos [Ultiminio Ramos], Cuban-Mexican boxer (World Featherweight champion), dies at 75
- Sep 7 Gene Michael, American baseball shortstop, and general manger (NY Yankees), dies of a heart attack at 79
- Sep 29 Ludmila Belousova, Russian pairs skater (Olympic gold 1964, 68), dies at 81
- Nov 18 Gillian Rolton, Australian equestrian (Summer Olympics 1992, 1996- gold), dies from endometrial cancer at 61
- Nov 19 Jana Novotná, Czech tennis star (Wimbledon 1998), dies from cancer at 49
- Dec 6 Cy Young, American athlete and only US male to win gold in javelin throwing (1952 Olympics), dies of complications from dementia at 89
- Dec 13 Tommy Nobis, American football linebacker (Atlanta Falcons), dies at 74
- Dec 14 Lones Wigger, American competitive rifle shooter (Olympic gold/silver-1964, 72), dies at 80
- Dec 19 Mamie "Peanut" Johnson, American professional baseball player at 1st female pitcher to play in the Negro Leagues, dies from heart complications at 82