Events in Sport
- Jan 13 Cricket all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan scores Bangladesh's top Test score ever (217) during the 1st Test v New Zealand in Wellington
Hall of Fame
Jan 18 Baseball Hall of Fame adds Jeff Bagwell, Tim Raines and Ivan Rodriguez
Tim Raines
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 Australian Open Men's Tennis: 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
- Feb 26 59th Daytona 500: Kurt Busch in a Ford leads for just a single lap to win from Ryan Blaney
- Mar 11 England retains the Six Nations Rugby Championship with 61-21 win over Scotland at Twickenham; England's 11th consecutive Six Nations win and equals NZ's record of 18 consecutive international wins
- 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 2 ANA Inspiration Women's Golf, Mission Hills CC: Ryu So-yeon of South Korea wins second major in a playoff with Lexi Thompson
- Apr 9 81st Masters Golf Tournament: Spanaird Sergio Garcia wins his 1st major after beating Justin Rose in a playoff
Federation Cup
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 1 World Snooker Championship: Briton Mark Selby defends title beating John Higgins 18-15, at the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield
- 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: Aaron Ramsey scores 79' winner as Arsenal beats Chelsea 2-1; Arsène Wenger becomes most successful manager in FA Cup history, winning his 7th title
- 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 French Open Men's Tennis: Rafael Nadal beats Stan Wawrinka 6–2, 6–3, 6–1; becomes first man to win title 10 times
Rafael Nadal
- Jun 11 French Open Women's Tennis: 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 US Open Golf, Erin Hills GC: Brooks Koepka wins his first major by 4 strokes from Brian Harman and Hideki Matsuyama
- 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 24 World record for highest altitude football match ever played at 18,799ft on Mount Kilimanjaro by women's international team
- 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 Home town underdog Jeff Horn upsets Manny Pacquiao of the Phillipines on points in a highly controversial WBO welterweight title fight in Brisbane, Australia
Manny Pacquiao
Event of Interest
Jul 9 English international footballer Wayne Rooney announces he will leave Manchester United after 13 years to rejoin his original club, 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 Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Garbiñe Muguruza of Spain beats Venus Williams 7-5, 6-0 for her 2nd Grand Slam title
- Jul 16 Wimbledon Men's Tennis: Roger Federer beats Marin Čilić 6-3, 6-1, 6-4 for a record 8th Wimbledon men's title
- Jul 16 US Open Women's Golf, Trump National GC: Park Sung-hyun wins by 2 shots from fellow South Korean Choi Hye-jin
- 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 British Open Golf, Royal Birkdale GC: American Jordan Spieth wins by 3 strokes from countryman Matt Kuchar
Jordan Spieth
Event of Interest
Jul 30 British Open Seniors Golf, Royal Porthcawl: Bernhard Langer of Germany wins his 3rd Open Seniors title by 3 shots from Corey Pavin
Bernhard Langer
World Record
- Aug 5 Super Rugby Final, Ellis Park: Canterbury Crusaders (NZ) travel to Johannesburg and beat Lions, 25-17 for their 8th SR title
- Aug 6 British Open Women's Golf, Kingbarns GC: South Korean In-Kyung Kim wins by 2 strokes from Jodi Ewart Shadoff of England
- Aug 7 England breaks 19-year drought in home Test cricket series against South Africa; beat Proteas by 177 in 4th Test at Old Trafford; Moeen Ali 75no and 5/69
Event of Interest
Aug 12 Usain Bolt injures himself in his very last race - mens 4x100m relay, Jamaica misses gold at world championships
Usain Bolt
- Aug 13 PGA Championship, Quail Hollow GC: Justin Thomas wins his first major by 2 shots from Francesco Molinari, Patrick Reed & Louis Oosthuizen
- Aug 20 Solheim Cup Women's Golf, Des Moines G & CC: US retains Cup 16½- 11½; down by 5, Europe can only halve the singles 6-6
- Aug 26 Women's Rugby World Cup: New Zealand Black Ferns defeat England 41-32 in the final in Belfast
- Aug 26 Manchester City scores a 2-1 win at Bournemouth to start EPL record 18 game winning streak; Raheem Sterling scores for City but is sent off with 2 yellow cards in injury time
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
- Aug 27 Canadian Open Women's Golf, Ottawa Hunt GC: Park Sung-hyun of South Korea wins by 2 from Mirim Lee
- Sep 9 US Open Women's Tennis: In the first all-American final since 2002 unseeded Sloane Stephens defeats Madison Keys 6-3, 6-0
- Sep 10 US Open Men's Tennis: Spain's Rafael Nadal wins his 3rd US title; beats Kevin Anderson of South Africa 6-3, 6-3, 6-4
- Sep 13 International Olympic Committee announces Paris (2024) and Los Angeles (2028) will host the Olympic games
- Sep 16 New Zealand All Blacks rugby union team hands South Africa their biggest test match defeat in history; beat Springboks, 57-0 in Rugby Championship round in Albany, NZ
- 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 23 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
- Sep 24 Roger Federer is unbeaten as Team Europe dominates Team World 15-9 in the inaugural Laver Cup Tennis event in Prague, Czech Republic
Event of Interest
Oct 1 O.J. Simpson released from Nevada's Lovelock Prison after ten years detention
O.J. Simpson
- Oct 6 Vegas Golden Knights win first ever NHL game 2-1 away to the Dallas Stars
- Oct 7 New Zealand clinch their 5th Rugby Championship with 25-24 win over South Africa at Cape Town; All Blacks undefeated in 6 games
- Oct 29 British Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton finishes a distant 9th in Mexican Grand Prix at Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez; good enough to clinch his 4th World F1 Drivers Championship
- Oct 29 Danish tennis star Caroline Wozniacki beats American Venus Williams 6-4, 6-4 to win the WTA Finals title decider in Kallang, Singapore
- Nov 1 Houston Astros win their first Baseball World Series; beat LA Dodgers, 5-1 in Game 7 at Dodger Stadium; Astros outfielder George Springer III MVP
- Nov 3 Breeders' Cup Horse Racing, Del Mar Racetrack; Day 1 winners: Rushing Fall, Battle of Midway, Mendelssohn, Forever Unbridled
- Nov 4 Breeders' Cup Horse Racing, Del Mar Racetrack; Day 2 winners: Caledonia Road, Stormy Liberal, Bar of Gold, Wuheida, Roy H, World Approval, Good Magic, Talismanic, Gunrunner
- 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 8 Brazilian surfer Rodrigo Koxa breaks the world record for surfing the biggest-ever wave at 24.4m at Nazaré, Portugal
- Nov 12 Federation Cup Women's Tennis, Minsk, Belarus: American pair Shelby Rogers & Coco Vandeweghe beats Aryna Sabalenka & Aliaksandra Sasnovich of Belarus 6-3, 7-6 to wrap up 3-2 win and record extending 18th title for the US
- 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 19 Martin Truex Jr., driving for Furniture Row Racing, wins Ford EcoBoost 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway, Florida to claim Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series by 5 points from Kyle Busch
- Nov 23 Brazilian footballer Robinho sentenced to nine years in prison for rape in Italy
- Nov 26 British Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton finishes 2nd in season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix at Yas Marina Circuit to claim his 4th World F1 Drivers Championship; wins title by 46 points from Sebastian Vettel
- Dec 4 New York Giants fire head coach Ben McAdoo and manager Jerry Reese after a 2–10 start
- 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 27 Raheem Sterling scores to give Manchester City 1-0 win over Newcastle United at St. James' Park; EPL record 18th consecutive win; streak ends with 0-0 draw at Crystal Palace 31/12
- Dec 31 Cleveland Browns crash to a 28-24 loss to Pittsburgh Steelers at Heinz Field to become only the 2nd team in NFL history to finish season with 0-16 record
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
Wedding of Interest
Nov 16 Tennis champion Serena Williams marries Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian in New Orleans
Serena Williams
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
- Feb 22 John McCormack, Canadian ice hockey player, dies at 91
- Mar 2 Simon Hobday, South African golfer (1994 US Senior Open), dies of cancer at 76
- Mar 3 Raymond Kopa [Kopaszewski], French footballer 'the Napoleon of football', dies at 85
- 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 15 Jackie Pung, American golfer (5 LPGA titles), dies at 95
- Mar 19 Roger Pingeon, French cylist (Tour de France 1967 champion), dies at 76
- 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 1 Sam Mele, American MLB outfielder/manager (Twins record 102 wins 1965), dies at 95
- May 5 Adolph Kiefer, American swimmer (Olympic gold 100m backstroke 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 14 Frank Brian, American basketball guard (NBA All Star 1951, 1952), dies at 94
- 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 Jim Bunning, American Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher, politician (perfect game vs Mets 1965, Rep. Senator-Ky), dies of a stroke at 85
- May 26 John Severson, founder of 'Surfer' magazine and artist (known for his depictions of surf culture), dies of cancer at 83
- Jul 6 Heinz Schneiter, Swiss football player and manager, dies at 82
- Jul 12 Chuck Blazer [Charles Gordon Blazer], American soccer administrator, dies from colorectal cancer at 72
- Jul 15 Babe Parilli, American football player, dies at 87
- 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 6 Betty Cuthbert, Australian athlete, 100m/200m/400m dash (Olympic gold 1956, 64), dies at 79
- 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
Jake LaMotta
Sep 19 Jake LaMotta, American middleweight boxing champion (1949-51) (immortalised in Raging Bull), dies at 95
Jake LaMotta
- Sep 29 Ludmila Belousova, Russian pairs skater (Olympic gold 1964, 68), dies at 81
- Nov 4 Gilbert Rogin, American journalist and author (The New Yorker, Sports Illustrated), dies at 87
- Nov 13 Bobby Doerr, American Baseball Hall of Fame second baseman (9-time All Star, Boston Red Sox), dies at 99
- Nov 18 Gillian Rolton, Australian equestrian (Summer Olympics 1992, 1996- gold), dies from endometrial cancer at 61
- Nov 19 Jana Novotná, Czech tennis player (Wimbledon 1998), dies of 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 7 Peter Walwyn, British thoroughbred trainer (champion trainer 1974-75), dies at 84
- 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
- Dec 21 Richard "Dick" Enberg, American sportscaster (NBC, CBS, ESPN), dies of a heart attack at 82
- Dec 29 Alfred Binns, West Indian cricket wicketkeeper (1953-56), dies at 88