2009 in sports describes the world events in sport.

Alpine skiing Alpine skiing, or downhill skiing, is the pastime of sliding down snow-covered slopes on skis with fixed-heel Ski binding, bindings, unlike other types of skiing (Cross-country skiing, cross-country, Telemark skiing, Telemark, or ski jumping) ...

* Alpine World Ski Championships 2009 held at

Val d'Isère Val may refer to: Military equipment * Aichi D3A, a Japanese World War II dive bomber codenamed "Val" by the Allies * AS Val, a Soviet assault rifle Music *''Val'', album by Val Doonican * VAL (band), Belarusian pop duo People * Val (g ...

, Savoy, France

American football American football, referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada and also known as gridiron football, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular American football field, field with goalposts at e ...

Super Bowl XLIII Super Bowl XLIII was an American football game between the American Football Conference (AFC) champions Pittsburgh Steelers and the National Football Conference (NFC) champions Arizona Cardinals to decide the National Football League (NFL) champ ...

– the

Pittsburgh Steelers The Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional American football team based in Pittsburgh. The Steelers compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the American Football Conference (AFC) AFC North, North division. Founded in 1933 P ...

(AFC) won 27–23 over the

Arizona Cardinals The Arizona Cardinals are a professional American football team based in the Phoenix metropolitan area. The Cardinals compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) NFC West, West division. The ...

(NFC) **Location:

Raymond James Stadium Raymond James Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Tampa, Florida, United States. It opened in 1998 and is home to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL) and the University of South Florida (USF) Bulls college football ...

**Attendance: 70,774 **MVP: Santonio Holmes, WR (Pittsburgh) *

BCS National Championship Game The BCS National Championship Game was a postseason college football bowl game, used to determine a national champion of the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), first played in the 1998 college football season as one of four des ...

Orange Bowl The Orange Bowl is an annual American college football bowl game played in the Miami metropolitan area. Played annually since 1935 Orange Bowl, January 1, 1935, it is tied with the Sugar Bowl and the Sun Bowl as the second-oldest bowl games in ...

( 2008 season): ** The

Florida Gators The Florida Gators are the College sports in the United States, intercollegiate athletic teams that represent the University of Florida, located in Gainesville, Florida, Gainesville. The University of Florida, its athletic program, its alumni an ...

won 24-14 over the

Oklahoma Sooners The Oklahoma Sooners are the college athletics in the United States , athletic teams that represent the University of Oklahoma, located in Norman, Oklahoma, Norman. The 19 men's and women's varsity teams are called the "Sooners", a reference to ...

in front of a record crowd of 78,468 to win the BCS National Championship * September 20 – The

Dallas Cowboys The Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football team based in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. The Cowboys compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) NFC East, East division. T ...

play their first game in the new

Cowboys Stadium AT&T Stadium is a retractable roof stadium in Arlington, Texas, United States. It serves as the home of the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL), and was completed on May 27, 2009. It is also the home of the Cotton Bowl Classic ...

against the

New York Giants The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in the New York metropolitan area. The Giants compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) NFC East, East division. The ...

and lose 31–33. The game drew an NFL record regular-season crowd of over 105,000. * September 27 –

Detroit Lions The Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit. The Lions compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) NFC North, North division. The team plays their home game ...

defeat the

Washington Redskins The Washington Commanders are a professional American football team based in the Washington metropolitan area. The Commanders compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) NFC East, East ...

to end a 19-game losing streak dating back to December 2007. This tied the 1942–45

Chicago Cardinals The professional American football team now known as the Arizona Cardinals previously played in Chicago, Illinois, as the Chicago Cardinals from 1898 to 1959 before relocating to St. Louis, Missouri, for the 1960 through 1987 seasons. Roots ca ...

(who suspended independent operations in 1944) and the 1961–62

Oakland Raiders The Oakland Raiders were a professional American football team based in Oakland, California, from its founding in 1960 to 1981, and again from 1995 to 2019 before Oakland Raiders relocation to Las Vegas, relocating to the Las Vegas metropolitan ...

for the second longest such streak after the 1976–77 Tampa Bay Buccaneers. * October 8 – The United Football League made its debut. * November 27 – In the first UFL Championship Game, the

Las Vegas Locomotives The Las Vegas Locomotives (called the Locos for short) were a professional American football team based in Las Vegas Valley, Las Vegas, Nevada that played in the United Football League (2009–2012), United Football League. The team played their ...

defeat the previously unbeaten

Florida Tuskers Florida ( ; ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It borders the Gulf of Mexico to the west, Alabama to the northwest, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia to the north, the Atlantic ...

20–17 in overtime.

Association football

Shakhtar Donetsk Football Club Shakhtar Donetsk () is a Ukrainian professional Association football, football club that was based in the city of Donetsk until 2014 when, due to the War in Donbas (2014–2022), War in Donbas, the club was forced to move to Lvi ...

win the

UEFA Cup The asterisk ( ), from Late Latin , from Ancient Greek , , "little star", is a Typography, typographical symbol. It is so called because it resembles a conventional image of a star (heraldry), heraldic star. Computer scientists and Mathematici ...

after beating

Werder Bremen Sportverein Werder Bremen von 1899 e. V. (), commonly known as Werder Bremen, Werder or simply Bremen, is a German professional sports club based in Bremen. Founded on 4 February 1899, Werder are best known for their professional association foo ...

2–1 in

extra time Overtime (OT) or extra time (ET) is an additional period of play to bring a game to a decision and avoid declaring the match a tie or draw where the scores are the same. In some sports, this extra period is played only if the game is required t ...

of the 2009 UEFA Cup Final in

Istanbul Istanbul is the List of largest cities and towns in Turkey, largest city in Turkey, constituting the country's economic, cultural, and historical heart. With Demographics of Istanbul, a population over , it is home to 18% of the Demographics ...

. *

FC Barcelona Futbol Club Barcelona (), commonly known as FC Barcelona and colloquially as Barça (), is a professional Football club (association football), football club based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, that competes in La Liga, the top flight of ...

win the

UEFA Champions League The UEFA Champions League (UCL) is an annual club association football competition organised by the UEFA, Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) that is contested by List of top-division football clubs in UEFA countries, top-divisio ...

after beating

Manchester United Manchester United Football Club, commonly referred to as Man United (often stylised as Man Utd) or simply United, is a professional association football, football club based in Old Trafford (area), Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, Engl ...

2–0 in the 2009 UEFA Champions League Final in Rome. * Estudiantes win the

Copa Libertadores The CONMEBOL Libertadores, also known as Copa Libertadores de América (), is an annual continental club football competition organized by CONMEBOL since 1960. It is the highest level of competition in South American club football. The tournam ...

after beating Cruzeiro 4–1 on points. * win the

2009 FIFA Confederations Cup The 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup was the eighth FIFA Confederations Cup, Confederations Cup, and was held in South Africa from 14 June to 28 June 2009, as a prelude to the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The draw was held on 22 November 2008 at the Sandton ...

after beating the 3–2 in the final in

Johannesburg Johannesburg ( , , ; Zulu language, Zulu and Xhosa language, Xhosa: eGoli ) (colloquially known as Jozi, Joburg, Jo'burg or "The City of Gold") is the most populous city in South Africa. With 5,538,596 people in the City of Johannesburg alon ...

, South Africa. * win the

2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup The 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the tenth edition of the CONCACAF Gold Cup competition, and the twentieth soccer championship of North America, Central America and the Caribbean (CONCACAF). It was played from July 3 to 26, 2009 in the United Stat ...

after beating the 5–0 in the final in

East Rutherford East Rutherford is a borough in Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is an inner-ring suburb of New York City, located west of Midtown Manhattan. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 10,022, an inc ...

, United States. * win the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup after beating 4–3 in penalties (the match ended 0–0) in the final in

Cairo Cairo ( ; , ) is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Egypt and the Cairo Governorate, being home to more than 10 million people. It is also part of the List of urban agglomerations in Africa, largest urban agglomeration in Africa, L ...

, Egypt. * win the

2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup The 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup was the thirteenth tournament of the FIFA U-17 World Cup held in Nigeria from 24 October to 15 November 2009. Switzerland national under-17 football team, Switzerland won the tournament, beating the host team and holde ...

after beating 1–0 in the final in

Abuja Abuja (; , ) is the capital city of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, strategically situated at the geographic midpoint of the country within the Federal Capital Territory (Nigeria), Federal Capital Territory (FCT). As the seat of the Federal G ...

, Nigeria. *

win the

2009 FIFA Club World Cup The 2009 FIFA Club World Cup (officially known as the FIFA Club World Cup UAE 2009 presented by Toyota for sponsorship reasons) was a football tournament played from 9 to 19 December 2009. It was the sixth FIFA Club World Cup and was played in Ab ...

after beating

Estudiantes de La Plata ( lit. "La Plata Students"), simply referred to as Estudiantes de La Plata, is an Argentine professional sports club based in La Plata. The club's football team currently competes in the Primera División, where it has spent most of its histo ...

2–1 in the final in

Abu Dhabi Abu Dhabi is the capital city of the United Arab Emirates. The city is the seat of the Abu Dhabi Central Capital District, the capital city of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, and the UAE's List of cities in the United Arab Emirates, second-most popu ...

, United Arab Emirates. * Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito win the

Recopa Sudamericana The CONMEBOL Recopa Sudamericana (), also known as Recopa Sudamericana or CONMEBOL Recopa, and simply as Recopa (, ; "Winners' Cup"), is an annual international club Association football, football competition organized by CONMEBOL since 1988. It ...

after defeating Internacional in the two-legged final. * Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito win the

Copa Sudamericana The CONMEBOL Sudamericana, also known as Copa Sudamericana (; ), is an annual international club football competition organized by CONMEBOL, the governing body of football in South America, since 2002. It is the second-most prestigious club com ...

after defeating

Fluminense FC Fluminense Football Club () is a Brazilian sports club based in the neighbourhood of Laranjeiras, in Rio de Janeiro, being the oldest Association football, football club in the state since its foundation in 1902. It competes in the Campeonato B ...

in the two-legged final. *

FIFA World Player of the Year The FIFA World Player of the Year was an association football award presented annually by the sport's governing body, FIFA, between 1991 and 2015 at the FIFA World Player Gala. Coaches and captains of international teams and media representative ...

: ** Men:

Lionel Messi Lionel Andrés "Leo" Messi (; born 24 June 1987) is an Argentine professional Association football, footballer who plays as a forward (association football), forward for and Captain (association football), captains both Major League Soccer ...

, and

** Women: Marta, and

Los Angeles Sol The Los Angeles Sol was an American professional association football, soccer club that was based in the Los Angeles suburb of Carson, California, that participated in Women's Professional Soccer. The team was co-owned and operated by Anschutz E ...

*** Marta becomes the first four-time winner of the award of either sex, with all of her awards consecutive.

Athletics Athletics may refer to: Sports * Sport of athletics, a collection of sporting events that involve competitive running, jumping, throwing, and walking ** Track and field, a sub-category of the above sport * Athletics (physical culture), competitio ...

2009 World Championships in Athletics The 12th IAAF World Championships in Athletics () were held in Berlin, Germany from 15 to 23 August 2009. The majority of events took place in the Olympiastadion, while the marathon and racewalking events started and finished at the Brandenbu ...

at Olympiastadion, Berlin

Australian Rules Football Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an Australian rules football playing field, oval field, often a modified ...

Australian Football League The Australian Football League (AFL) is the pre-eminent professional sports, professional competition of Australian rules football. It was originally named the Victorian Football League (VFL) and was founded in 1896 as a breakaway competition ...

** July 11 – kick the lowest score since

1961 Events January * January 1 – Monetary reform in the Soviet Union, 1961, Monetary reform in the Soviet Union. * January 3 ** United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower announces that the United States has severed diplomatic and cons ...

when they score only 1.7 (13) against ’s 19.16 (130) ** September 26 –

2009 AFL Grand Final The 2009 AFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between the St Kilda Football Club and the Geelong Football Club at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on 26 September 2009. It was the 113th annual AFL Grand Final, grand final ...

in Melbourne, Australia, is won by the Geelong Football Club against the St Kilda Football Club on by 12 points.

Bandy Bandy is a winter sport and ball sport played by two team sport, teams wearing Ice skates#Bandy skates, ice skates on a large ice surface (either indoors or outdoors) while using sticks to direct a ball into the opposing team's goal. The playin ...

* 2009 Bandy World Championship in

Västerås Västerås () is a city in central Sweden on the shore of Mälaren, Lake Mälaren in the province of Västmanland, west of Stockholm. The city had a population of 127,799 at the end of 2019, out of the municipal total of 158,653, over 100,000 mo ...

, Sweden, is won by the host nation after defeating Russia in the final

Baseball

Japan Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asia, Asian mainland, it is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan and extends from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea ...

win the

2009 World Baseball Classic The 2009 World Baseball Classic (WBC) was an International Baseball Federation, international baseball competition. It began on March 5 and finished March 23. Unlike in 2006 World Baseball Classic, 2006, when the Round-robin tournament, round- ...

after beating

South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the southern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and borders North Korea along the Korean Demilitarized Zone, with the Yellow Sea to the west and t ...

by 5–3 (F/10) in the final at

Dodger Stadium Dodger Stadium is a ballpark in the Elysian Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, United States. It is the home of the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball (MLB). Opened in 1962, it was constructed in less than three years at a ...

, Los Angeles, California. * New York City opens two new ballparks, The New Yankee Stadium for the

New York Yankees The New York Yankees are an American professional baseball team based in the Boroughs of New York City, New York City borough of the Bronx. The Yankees compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) Am ...

and

Citi Field Citi Field is a baseball park, baseball stadium located in Flushing Meadows–Corona Park, in the Boroughs of New York, borough of Queens, New York City, United States. Opened in 2009, Citi Field is the home of Major League Baseball's New York M ...

for the

New York Mets The New York Mets are an American professional baseball team based in the Boroughs of New York City, New York City borough of Queens. The Mets compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (baseball), National ...

. * Mark Buehrle of the

Chicago White Sox The Chicago White Sox are an American professional baseball team based in Chicago. The White Sox compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) American League Central, Central Division. The club plays its ...

throws the 18th perfect game in Major League history against the

Tampa Bay Rays The Tampa Bay Rays are an American professional baseball team based in the Tampa Bay area. The Rays compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) American League East, East Division. They are one of two major ...

. * The

defeat the

Philadelphia Phillies The Philadelphia Phillies are an American professional baseball team based in Philadelphia. The Phillies compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) East Division. Since 2004, the team's home stadium has ...

4 games to 2 to win their 27th

World Series The World Series is the annual championship series of Major League Baseball (MLB). It has been contested since between the champion teams of the American League (AL) and the National League (NL). The winning team, determined through a best- ...

championship.

Hideki Matsui , nicknamed "Godzilla", is a Japanese former professional baseball outfielder and designated hitter. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Oakland Athletics, Tampa Bay Rays, and in Nipp ...

is named

World Series MVP The Willie Mays World Series Most Valuable Player (MVP) Award is given to the Major League Baseball (MLB) player deemed to have the most impact on his team's performance in the World Series, which is the final round of the MLB postseason. The a ...

* The

Yomiuri Giants The are a Japanese professional baseball team competing in Nippon Professional Baseball's Central League. Based in Bunkyo, Tokyo, they are one of two professional baseball teams based in Tokyo, the other being the Tokyo Yakult Swallows. They h ...

defeat the

Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters The are a Japanese professional Baseball in Japan, baseball team based in Kitahiroshima, Hokkaido, Kitahiroshima, Hokkaidō, in the Sapporo metropolitan area. They compete in the Pacific League of Nippon Professional Baseball, playing the major ...

4 games to 2 to win their 21st

Japan Series The Japan Series ( , officially the Japan Championship Series, ), also the Nippon Series, is the annual championship series in Nippon Professional Baseball, the top baseball league in Japan. It is a best-of-seven series between the winning cl ...

championship. The Giants'

Shinnosuke Abe is a Japanese former professional baseball player and current manager, who spent his entire 19-year career with Nippon Professional Baseball's Yomiuri Giants, serving as the team's captain from 2007 to 2014. He has twice been named the MVP of th ...

is named MVP.

Basketball

* NCAA men's tournament —

North Carolina North Carolina ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Virginia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, South Carolina to the south, Georgia (U.S. stat ...

defeats

Michigan State Michigan State University (Michigan State or MSU) is a public land-grant research university in East Lansing, Michigan, United States. It was founded in 1855 as the Agricultural College of the State of Michigan, the first of its kind in the ...

89–72 at

Ford Field Ford Field is a domed American football stadium located in Downtown Detroit. It primarily serves as the home of the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL), the Michigan Panthers of the United Football League (UFL), the Mid-Americ ...

in Detroit. It is

's fifth national title. *

NBA Finals The NBA Finals is the annual championship series of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Eastern Conference (NBA), Eastern and Western Conference (NBA), Western Conference champions play a best-of-seven series to determine the league ...

— The

Los Angeles Lakers The Los Angeles Lakers are an American professional basketball team based in Los Angeles. The Lakers compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Pacific Division (NBA), Pacific Division of the Western Conference (NBA ...

defeat the

Orlando Magic The Orlando Magic are an American professional basketball team based in Orlando, Florida. The Magic compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Southeast Division (NBA), Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference (NB ...

4 games to 1 to win the

2009 2009 was designated as the International Year of Astronomy by the United Nations to coincide with the 400th anniversary of Galileo Galilei's first known astronomical studies with a telescope and the publication of Astronomia Nova by Joha ...

NBA Championship. The Lakers'

Kobe Bryant Kobe Bean Bryant ( ; August 23, 1978 – January 26, 2020) was an American professional basketball player. A shooting guard, he List of NBA players who have spent their entire career with one franchise, spent his entire 20-year career with t ...

is named Finals MVP. *

Euroleague The EuroLeague is a European men's professional basketball club competition. The league is widely recognised as the top-tier and the most prestigious men's basketball league in Europe. The league consists of 20 teams, of which 16 are given lon ...

— Panathinaikos win their fifth Euroleague crown, defeating defending champions

CSKA Moscow CSKA Moscow () is a Russian sports club based in Moscow. It was created in 1911 in the Russian Empire on base of OLLS (Skiing Society, founded 1901). Later, during the Soviet Union, Soviet era, it was the central part of the Armed Forces (sports ...

73–71 in the

final Final, Finals or The Final may refer to: *Final examination or finals, a test given at the end of a course of study or training *Final (competition), the last or championship round of a sporting competition, match, game, or other contest which d ...

Berlin Berlin ( ; ) is the Capital of Germany, capital and largest city of Germany, by both area and List of cities in Germany by population, population. With 3.7 million inhabitants, it has the List of cities in the European Union by population withi ...

. * NCAA women's tournament —

Connecticut Connecticut ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, New York (state), New York to the west, and Long Island Sound to the south. ...

completes a 39–0 season with a 76–54 win over

Louisville Louisville is the most populous city in the Commonwealth of Kentucky, sixth-most populous city in the Southeast, and the 27th-most-populous city in the United States. By land area, it is the country's 24th-largest city; however, by populatio ...

at the

Scottrade Center The Enterprise Center is an 18,096-seat arena located in Downtown St. Louis, downtown St. Louis, Missouri, United States. Its primary tenant is the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League, but it is also used for other functions, such as ...

St. Louis St. Louis ( , sometimes referred to as St. Louis City, Saint Louis or STL) is an independent city in the U.S. state of Missouri. It lies near the confluence of the Mississippi and the Missouri rivers. In 2020, the city proper had a populatio ...

. It is the sixth national title and third unbeaten season for the Huskies.

Boxing Boxing is a combat sport and martial art. Taking place in a boxing ring, it involves two people – usually wearing protective equipment, such as boxing glove, protective gloves, hand wraps, and mouthguards – throwing Punch (combat), punch ...

2009 World Amateur Boxing Championships The 2009 AIBA World Boxing Championships were held in Milan, Italy, from September 1, 2009 to September 12, 2009, in the Mediolanum Forum. It was the biggest World Championships in AIBA history. The competition was under the supervision of the ...

held in

Mediolanum Forum Unipol Forum (formerly the FilaForum, DatchForum and Mediolanum Forum; known as the Forum di Milano in events where commercial naming rights are prohibited) is an indoor sports arena that is located in Assago, a small town 3 km outside Milan, ...

, Milan * David Haye defeats Nikolai Valuev to claim the WBA World heavyweight title. * Vitali Klitchko comes back from injury *

Manny Pacquiao Emmanuel Dapidran Pacquiao Sr. ( ; ; born December17, 1978) is a Filipino politician, businessman, and professional boxer. Nicknamed "PacMan", he is widely regarded as one of the greatest professional boxers of all time. He previously serv ...

defeated

Ricky Hatton Richard John Hatton (born 6 October 1978) is a British former professional boxer who competed between 1997 and 2012, and has since worked as a boxing promoter and boxing trainer, trainer. During his boxing career he held multiple world champi ...

to win the IBO and

Ring Magazine ''The Ring'' (often called ''The Ring'' magazine or ''Ring'' magazine) is an American boxing magazine that was first published in 1922 as a boxing and wrestling magazine. As the sporting legitimacy of professional wrestling came more into questio ...

Light Welterweight championship. Pacquiao also defeated Miguel Cotto to win the WBO Welterweight championship to become the first boxer to win 7 world title in seven different weight classes. * Floyd Mayweather Jr. came out of retirement by facing lightweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez and defeating him by unanimous decision.

Canadian football

* 97th Grey Cup game at McMahon Stadium in Calgary – Montreal Alouettes defeat Saskatchewan Roughriders 28–27. Avon Cobourne was named MVP

Cricket

* March 3 – five members of the Sri Lanka national cricket team are injured when their team bus 2009 attack on the Sri Lanka national cricket team, is attacked by masked gunmen en route to the third day's play of their Second Test against Pakistan national cricket team, Pakistan at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore. Sri Lankan cricket team in Pakistan in 2008-09, The tour is cancelled following the attack. * March 7–22 – 2009 Women's Cricket World Cup held in Australia. * Deccan Chargers win the 2009 Indian Premier League held in South Africa. * June 5, – June 21, – 2009 ICC World Twenty20 held in England. * September 22, – October 5, – 2009 ICC Champions Trophy held in South Africa

Cycling

* 2009 Giro d'Italia, Giro d'Italia – Denis Menchov * 2009 Tour de France, Tour de France – Alberto Contador * 2009 Vuelta a España, Vuelta a España – Alejandro Valverde * 2009 UCI Road World Championships - Men's Road Race – Cadel Evans * 2009 UCI Road World Championships – Men's time trial, 2009 UCI Road World Championships – Men's Time Trial – Fabian Cancellara * 2009 UCI Road World Championships - Women's Road Race – Tatiana Guderzo * 2009 UCI Road World Championships – Women's time trial, 2009 UCI Road World Championships – Women's Time Trial – Kristin Armstrong

Floorball

* 2009 Women's World Floorball Championships, Women's World Floorball Championships ** Champion: * 2009 Men's under-19 World Floorball Championships, Men's under-19 World Floorball Championships ** Champion: * Champions Cup (floorball), EuroFloorball Cup ** Men's champion: SSV Helsinki ** Women's champion: IKSU, IKSU Innebandy

Golf

Men's major golf championships, Major championships *2009 Masters Tournament, The Masters winner: Ángel Cabrera *2009 U.S. Open (golf), U.S. Open winner: Lucas Glover *2009 Open Championship, The Open Championship winner: Stewart Cink *2009 PGA Championship, PGA Championship winner: Yang Yong-eun Women's major golf championships, Women's major championships *2009 Kraft Nabisco Championship, Kraft Nabisco Championship winner: Brittany Lincicome *2009 LPGA Championship, LPGA Championship winner: Anna Nordqvist *2009 U.S. Women's Open, U.S. Women's Open winner: Ji Eun-hee *2009 Women's British Open, Women's British Open winner: Catriona Matthew Senior major golf championships, Senior major championships *Senior PGA Championship winner: Michael Allen (golfer), Michael Allen *Senior British Open winner: Loren Roberts *U.S. Senior Open winner: Fred Funk *The Tradition winner: Mike Reid (golfer), Mike Reid *Senior Players Championship winner: Jay Haas

Gymnastics

* 2009 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships * 2009 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships

Team handball, Handball

* 2009 World Men's Handball Championship – France men's national handball team, France defeats Croatia men's national handball team, Croatia 24–19 in the final

Horse racing

Steeplechases * 2009 Cheltenham Gold Cup, Cheltenham Gold Cup – Kauto Star * 2009 Grand National, Grand National – Mon Mome Flat races * Australia: 2009 Melbourne Cup, Melbourne Cup – Shocking (horse), Shocking * Canadian Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing, Canadian Triple Crown: *# Queen's Plate – Eye of the Leopard (horse), Eye of the Leopard *# Prince of Wales Stakes – Gallant *# Breeders' Stakes – Purple Shower * Dubai: 2009 Dubai World Cup, Dubai World Cup – Well Armed * France: 2009 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe – Sea the Stars * Ireland: Irish Derby Stakes – Fame and Glory * Japan: Japan Cup – Vodka (horse), Vodka * Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing#English Triple Crowns, English Triple Crown: *# 2,000 Guineas Stakes – Sea the Stars *# 2009 Epsom Derby, The Derby – Sea the Stars *# St. Leger Stakes – Mastery (horse), Mastery * United States Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing, United States Triple Crown: *# 2009 Kentucky Derby, Kentucky Derby – Mine That Bird *# 2009 Preakness Stakes, Preakness Stakes – Rachel Alexandra *# 2009 Belmont Stakes, Belmont Stakes – Summer Bird * 2009 Breeders' Cup, Breeders' Cup World Thoroughbred Championships at Santa Anita Park, Arcadia, California, Arcadia, California (all races in order of running): ** Day 1 (November 6): **# Breeders' Cup Marathon – Man of Iron (horse), Man of Iron **# Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf – Tapitsfly **# Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies – She Be Wild **# Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf – Midday (horse), Midday **# Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint – Informed Decision **# Breeders' Cup Ladies' Classic – Life Is Sweet (horse), Life Is Sweet ** Day 2 (November 7): **# Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf – Pounced **# Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint – California Flag **# Breeders' Cup Sprint – Dancing in Silks **# Breeders' Cup Juvenile – Vale of York (horse), Vale of York **# Breeders' Cup Mile – Goldikova **# Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile – Furthest Land **# Breeders' Cup Turf – Conduit (horse), Conduit **# Breeders' Cup Classic – Zenyatta

Ice hockey

* April 18 – Bentley Generals win 2009 Allan Cup Canadian senior championship. * April 19 – Ak Bars Kazan win 2009 Gagarin Cup Finals, 2009 Gagarin Cup. * May 10 – defeats 2–1 to win the 2009 IIHF World Championship. * May 24 – Windsor Spitfires win 2009 Memorial Cup Canadian junior championship. * June 12 – Pittsburgh Penguins defeat the Detroit Red Wings to win the 2009 Stanley Cup Finals, 2009 Stanley Cup. Evgeni Malkin is awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy. * June 26–27 – 2009 NHL Entry Draft held in Montreal. * September 29 – ZSC Lions defeat the Chicago Blackhawks to win the 2009 Victoria Cup.

Mixed martial arts

The following is a list of major noteworthy MMA events by month. January 1/14 – 2009 in World Victory Road#World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku no Ran 2009, World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku no Ran 2009 1/17 – UFC 93, UFC 93: Franklin vs. Henderson 1/24 – Affliction: Day of Reckoning () 1/25 – WEC 38, WEC 38: Varner vs. Cerrone 1/31 – UFC 94, UFC 94: St-Pierre vs. Penn 2 February 2/7 – UFC Fight Night: Lauzon vs. Stephens 2/21 – UFC 95, UFC 95: Sanchez vs. Stevenson March 3/1 – WEC 39, WEC 39: Brown vs. Garcia 3/7 – UFC 96, UFC 96: Jackson vs. Jardine 3/8 – Dream 7, DREAM.7 3/20 – World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku 7 April 4/1 – UFC Fight Night: Condit vs. Kampmann 4/3 – Bellator 1, Bellator I () 4/5 – WEC 40, WEC 40: Torres vs. Mizugaki 4/5 – Dream 8, DREAM.8 4/10 – Bellator 2, Bellator II 4/11 – Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Diaz 4/17 – Bellator 3, Bellator III 4/17 – Bellator 4, Bellator IV 4/18 – UFC 97, UFC 97: Redemption May 5/1 – Bellator 5, Bellator V 5/2 – World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku 8 5/8 – Bellator 6, Bellator VI 5/15 – ShoMMA#May 15, 2009 card, ShoMMA 1: Evangelista vs. Aina 5/15 – Bellator 7, Bellator VII 5/15 – MFC 21, MFC 21: Hard Knocks 5/23 – UFC 98, UFC 98: Evans vs. Machida 5/26 – Dream 9, DREAM.9 5/29 – Bellator 9, Bellator IX June 6/5 – Bellator 10, Bellator X 6/6 – Strikeforce: Lawler vs. Shields 6/7 – WEC 41, WEC 41: Brown vs. Faber II 6/12 – Bellator 11, Bellator XI 6/13 – UFC 99, UFC 99: The Comeback 6/19 – ShoMMA#June 19, 2009 card, ShoMMA 2: Villasenor vs. Cyborg 6/19 – Bellator 12, Bellator XII () 6/20 – The Ultimate Fighter: United States vs. United Kingdom Finale July 7/11 – UFC 100 () 7/20 – Dream 10, DREAM.10 8/2 – World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku 9 8/8 – UFC 101, UFC 101: Declaration 8/9 – WEC 42, WEC 42: Torres vs. Bowles 8/15 – Strikeforce: Carano vs. Cyborg 8/29 – UFC 102, UFC 102: Couture vs. Nogueira September 9/16 – UFC Fight Night: Diaz vs. Guillard 9/19 – UFC 103, UFC 103: Franklin vs. Belfort 9/23 – World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku 10 9/25 – ShoMMA#September 25, 2009 card, ShoMMA 3: Kennedy vs. Cummings October 10/6 – Dream 11, DREAM.11 10/10 – WEC 43, WEC 43: Cerrone vs. Henderson 10/24 – UFC 104, UFC 104: Machida vs. Shogun 10/25 – Dream 12, DREAM.12 November 11/6 – ShoMMA#November 6, 2009 card, ShoMMA 4: Gurgel vs. Evangelista 11/7 – Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Rogers 11/7 – World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku 11 11/14 – UFC 105, UFC 105: Couture vs. Vera 11/18 – WEC 44, WEC 44: Brown vs. Aldo 11/20 – ShoMMA#November 20, 2009 card, ShoMMA 5: Woodley vs. Bears 11/21 – UFC 106, UFC 106: Ortiz vs. Griffin 2 December 12/5 – The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights Finale 12/12 – UFC 107, UFC 107: Penn vs. Sanchez 12/19 – WEC 45, WEC 45: Cerrone vs. Ratcliff 12/19 – Strikeforce: Evolution 12/31 – Dynamite!! 2009 ()

Motorsport

Netball

;International tournaments ;Major leagues

Pickleball

* November 2–8: The first United States national pickleball championships are held in Surprise, Arizona.

Rink hockey

* Spain wins the 2009 Rink Hockey World Championship, defeating Argentina in the final.

Rowing (sport), Rowing

* 2009 World Rowing Championships regatta will be held at Lake Malta, Poznań, Poland

Rugby league

* March 1 – Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles defeats Leeds Rhinos 28–20 to win the 2009 World Club Challenge at Elland Road *March 22: Maesteg, South Wales – 20-year-old forward Leon Walker collapses and dies on the field in a reserve match between Wakefield Trinity, Wakefield Trinity Wildcats and Crusaders Rugby League, Celtic Crusaders. * June–July – Queensland Rugby League team, Queensland defeats New South Wales Rugby League team, New South Wales 2–1 in the 2009 State of Origin series to claim a record 4th straight Origin series victory. * August 29 – Warrington Wolves defeats Huddersfield Giants 25 – 16 to win 2009 Challenge Cup Final, The Carnegie Challenge Cup at Wembley * October 4 – Melbourne Storm defeat Parramatta Eels 23–16 in the 2009 NRL Grand Final to win their third NRL, premiership and second in two years. Billy Slater named Clive Churchill Medalist. On April 22, 2010, the Melbourne Storm were stripped of the 2007 and 2009 premierships and the 2006–2008 minor premierships, after Storm officials confessed to the NRL that the club had committed serious and systematic breaches of the salary cap between 2006 and 2010 by running a well-organized dual contract and bookkeeping system which concealed a total of $3.17 million in payments made to players outside of the salary cap. * November – Australia national rugby league team, Australia defeat England national rugby league team, England 46–16 in the final of the 2009 Rugby League Four Nations, Rugby League Four Nations tournament in England.

Rugby union

* 115th 2009 Six Nations Championship, Six Nations Championship series is won by who complete the Grand Slam (rugby union), Grand Slam * 2009 Rugby World Cup Sevens ** win the 2009 Rugby World Cup Sevens – Men's tournament, men's competition. ** The inaugural 2009 Rugby World Cup Sevens – Women's tournament, women's competition is won by Australia women's national rugby union team (sevens), Australia. * 2008–09 IRB Sevens World Series – * July 18 – The Pro14, Celtic League and Italian Rugby Federation tentatively agree that two Italian teams will enter the previously Celtic nations, Celtic league in 2010–11. * September 14 – SANZAAR, SANZAR, the organiser of the Tri Nations (rugby union), Tri Nations and Super Rugby, Super 14 competitions, announces that has been provisionally invited to join an expanded "Four Nations" competition effective in 2012. * November 12 – Independent arbitrators appointed by SANZAR award the 15th Super Rugby franchise to Melbourne, specifically to the operators of the Melbourne Rebels, the city's representative in the defunct Australian Rugby Championship. The new team, whose name was ultimately announced as the Rebels, will join an expanded Super 15 in 2011. * 2009 British & Irish Lions tour to South Africa – South Africa wins the Test series 2–1 * 2009 Tri Nations Series, Tri Nations –

Ski jumping

* January 6 – Wolfgang Loitzl wins the 2008–09 Four Hills Tournament, Four Hills Tournament

Speed skating

* Czech female skater Martina Sáblíková and Dutch male skater Sven Kramer win the 2009 World Allround Speed Skating Championships in Hamar

Swimming

* 2009 World Aquatics Championships held at Rome

2009 in tennis, Tennis

*2009 Australian Open, Australian Open **2009 Australian Open – Men's singles, Men's final: Rafael Nadal defeats Roger Federer, 7–5, 3–6, 7–6(3), 3–6, 6–2 **2009 Australian Open – Women's singles, Women's final: Serena Williams defeats Dinara Safina, 6–0, 6–3 *2009 French Open, French Open ** 2009 French Open – Men's singles, Men's final: Roger Federer defeats Robin Söderling, 6–1, 7–6(1), 6–4 ** 2009 French Open – Women's singles, Women's final: Svetlana Kuznetsova defeats Dinara Safina, 6–4, 6–2 *2009 Wimbledon Championships, Wimbledon championships **2009 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles, Men's final: Roger Federer defeats Andy Roddick, 5–7, 7–6(6), 7–6(5), 3–6, 16–14 ** 2009 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles, Women's final: Serena Williams defeats Venus Williams, 7–6(3), 6–2 *2009 U.S. Open (tennis), U.S. Open ** 2009 U.S. Open – Men's singles, Men's final: Juan Martín del Potro defeats Roger Federer, 3–6, 7–6(5), 4–6, 7–6(4), 6–2 ** 2009 US Open – Women's singles, Women's final: Kim Clijsters defeats Caroline Wozniacki, 7–5, 6–3 *2009 Davis Cup, Davis Cup ** defeats , 5–0 *2009 Fed Cup, Fed Cup ** defeats , 4–0

Water polo

* Water polo at the 2009 World Aquatics Championships, Men's water polo World Championship 2009 : Serbia

Multi-sport events

* August 3 – 9 – 2009 World Waterski Championships in Calgary, Alberta, Calgary, Alberta, Canada. * July 11 – 19 – 2009 Lusophony Games in Lisbon, Portugal. * July 16 – 26 – World Games 2009 in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. ** Chinese delegation boycotts the opening ceremony on July 16. * 2009 Summer Deaflympics is held in Taipei, Taiwan * December 5(some events will start from December 2)—December 13 – 2009 East Asian Games in Hong Kong, China * December 9 – December 18 – 2009 Southeast Asian Games in Vientiane, Laos

References

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