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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) ...


Amateur boxing Amateur boxing is the variant of boxing practiced in clubs and associations around the world, at the Olympic Games, Pan American Games and Commonwealth Games, as well as at the varsity sports, collegiate level. Amateur boxing bouts comprise three ...


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 ...

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Super Bowl XLVIII Super Bowl XLVIII was an American football game between the American Football Conference (AFC) champion 2013 Denver Broncos season, Denver Broncos and National Football Conference (NFC) champion 2013 Seattle Seahawks season, Seattle Seahawks to ...
– the
Seattle Seahawks The Seattle Seahawks are a professional American football team based in Seattle. The Seahawks compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) NFC West, West division. The club entered the NFL a ...
(NFC) won 43–8 over the
Denver Broncos The Denver Broncos are a professional American football team based in Denver. The Broncos compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the American Football Conference (AFC) AFC West, West division. The team is headquartered in E ...
(AFC) **Location:
MetLife Stadium MetLife Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium at the Meadowlands Sports Complex in East Rutherford, New Jersey, United States, 5 mi (8 km) west of New York City. It opened in 2010, replacing Giants Stadium, and serves as the home for the ...
**Attendance: 82,529 **MVP: Malcolm Smith, LB (Seattle)


Aquatics Aquatics may refer to: *Aquatic sports in the Olympics and other international competitions, including the disciplines of swimming, diving, synchronized swimming, water polo, and open water swimming *Water-related sports more broadly (including boa ...


Archery Archery is the sport, practice, or skill of using a Bow and arrow, bow to shooting, shoot arrows.Paterson ''Encyclopaedia of Archery'' p. 17 The word comes from the Latin ''arcus'', meaning bow. Historically, archery has been used for hunting ...

* January 24 – December 14
World Archery Official Website's Calendar
* November 16, 2013 – February 9, 2014: 2013–14 Indoor Archery World Cup ** November 16 & 17, 2013, in
Marrakesh Marrakesh or Marrakech (; , ) is the fourth-largest city in Morocco. It is one of the four imperial cities of Morocco and is the capital of the Marrakesh–Safi Regions of Morocco, region. The city lies west of the foothills of the Atlas Mounta ...
*** Host nation, , and the share both the gold and overall medals wins. ** December 8 & 9, 2013, in *** The won both the gold and overall medal tallies. ** January 24–26, 2014, in
Telford Telford () is a town in the Telford and Wrekin borough status in the United Kingdom, borough in Shropshire, England. The wider borough covers the town, its suburbs and surrounding towns and villages. The town is close to the county's eastern b ...
*** and the have 2 gold medals each. However, won the overall medal tally. ** February 7 – 9, 2014, in
Las Vegas Las Vegas, colloquially referred to as Vegas, is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and the county seat of Clark County. The Las Vegas Valley metropolitan area is the largest within the greater Mojave Desert, and second-l ...
(World Cup Final) *** won both the gold and overall medal tallies. * February 25 – March 2: 2014 World Indoor Archery Championships at
Nîmes Nîmes ( , ; ; Latin: ''Nemausus'') is the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Gard Departments of France, department in the Occitania (administrative region), Occitanie Regions of France, region of Southern France. Located between the Med ...
** and tied each other, with 3 gold medals. The won the overall medal tally. * April 22 – September 7:
2014 Archery World Cup The 2014 Archery World Cup was the 9th edition of the annual international archery circuit, organised by the World Archery Federation. American Brady Ellison won the men's Recurve bow, recurve competition for a record third time, beating 16-ye ...
** April 22 – 27 in
Shanghai Shanghai, Shanghainese: , Standard Chinese pronunciation: is a direct-administered municipality and the most populous urban area in China. The city is located on the Chinese shoreline on the southern estuary of the Yangtze River, with the ...
*** The won both the gold and overall medal tallies. ** May 13 – 18 in
Medellín Medellín ( ; or ), officially the Special District of Science, Technology and Innovation of Medellín (), is the List of cities in Colombia, second-largest city in Colombia after Bogotá, and the capital of the department of Antioquia Departme ...
*** won both the gold and overall medal tallies. ** June 10–15 in
Antalya Antalya is the fifth-most populous city in Turkey and the capital of Antalya Province. Recognized as the "capital of tourism" in Turkey and a pivotal part of the Turkish Riviera, Antalya sits on Anatolia's southwest coast, flanked by the Tau ...
*** won both the gold and overall medal tallies. ** August 5–10 in
Wrocław Wrocław is a city in southwestern Poland, and the capital of the Lower Silesian Voivodeship. It is the largest city and historical capital of the region of Silesia. It lies on the banks of the Oder River in the Silesian Lowlands of Central Eu ...
*** and the won 2 gold medals each. However, and won 5 overall medals each. ** September 6 & 7 in
Lausanne Lausanne ( , ; ; ) is the capital and largest List of towns in Switzerland, city of the Swiss French-speaking Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Vaud, in Switzerland. It is a hilly city situated on the shores of Lake Geneva, about halfway bet ...
(final) *** The won both the gold and overall medal tallies. * July 21–26: 2014 European Archery Championships at
Echmiadzin Vagharshapat ( ) is the 5th-largest city in Armenia and the most populous municipal community of Armavir Province, located about west of the capital Yerevan, and north of the closed Turkish-Armenian border. It is commonly known as Ejmiatsin ...
** won both the gold and overall medal tallies. * August 19–24: 2014 World Archery Field Championships at
Zagreb Zagreb ( ) is the capital (political), capital and List of cities and towns in Croatia#List of cities and towns, largest city of Croatia. It is in the Northern Croatia, north of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the ...
** The won the gold medal tally. won the overall medal tally. * August 22–26:
2014 Summer Youth Olympics The 2014 Summer Youth Olympics (), officially known as the II Summer Youth Olympic Games , and commonly known as Nanjing 2014 ( zh, c=南京2014, p=Nánjīng Èr Líng yī sì), were the second Youth Olympic Games, Summer Youth Olympic Games, an ...
** won 2 gold medals (including one at the mixed team event). China and won 2 overall medals each. * September 15–20: 2014 European 3D Championships at
Tallinn Tallinn is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Estonia, most populous city of Estonia. Situated on a Tallinn Bay, bay in north Estonia, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland of the Baltic Sea, it has a population of (as of 2025) and ...
** won both the gold and overall medal tallies. * October 18–25: 2014 Pan American Archery Championships at
Rosario Rosario () is the largest city in the central provinces of Argentina, Argentine province of Santa Fe Province, Santa Fe. The city, located northwest of Buenos Aires on the west bank of the Paraná River, is the third-most populous city in the ...
** won both the gold and overall medal tallies.


Association football Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 Football player, players who almost exclusively use their feet to propel a Ball (association football), ball around a rectangular f ...

* August 6, 2013 – April 23, 2014:
2013–14 CONCACAF Champions League The 2013–14 CONCACAF Champions League was the 6th edition of the CONCACAF Champions League under its current name, and overall the 49th edition of the premier association football, football club competition organized by CONCACAF, the regional g ...
( First leg of final at
Estadio Azul Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes (English: Sports City Stadium) is a 34,253-seat multi-purpose stadium located in Ciudad de los Deportes, Mexico City. The facility is used for association football matches and for American football as well. The Ta ...
stadium in
Mexico City Mexico City is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Mexico, largest city of Mexico, as well as the List of North American cities by population, most populous city in North America. It is one of the most important cultural and finan ...
. Second leg at
Estadio Nemesio Díez Estadio Nemesio Díez (Nemesio Díez Stadium) unofficially known as ''La Bombonera'' is an association football stadium located in the city of Toluca de Lerdo, State of Mexico, Mexico Opened on August 8, 1935, with a capacity of 30,000, it is ...
in
Toluca Toluca , officially Toluca de Lerdo , is the States of Mexico, state capital of the State of Mexico as well as the seat of the Municipality of Toluca. Toluca has a population of 910,608 as of the 2020 census. The city forms the core of the Grea ...
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Cruz Azul Club de Futbol Cruz Azul S.A. de C.V., commonly referred to as Cruz Azul, is a professional association football, football club based in Mexico City, Mexico. It competes in Liga MX, the top tier of Mexican football league system, Mexican footba ...
defeated fellow Mexican team
Toluca Toluca , officially Toluca de Lerdo , is the States of Mexico, state capital of the State of Mexico as well as the seat of the Municipality of Toluca. Toluca has a population of 910,608 as of the 2020 census. The city forms the core of the Grea ...
on
away goals The away goals rule is a method of tiebreaking in association football and other sports when teams play each other twice, once at each team's home ground. Under the away goals rule, if the total goals scored by each team are equal, the team that ...
after the final finished in a 1–1 draw on aggregate. Cruz Azu, which claimed its sixth title, would represent
CONCACAF The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football, abbreviated as CONCACAF ( ; typeset for branding purposes since 2018 as Concacaf), is one of FIFA's six continental governing bodies for association football. Its 4 ...
at the 2014 FIFA Club World Cup. * August 8, 2013 – May 22, 2014:
2013–14 UEFA Women's Champions League The 2013–14 UEFA Women's Champions League was the 13th edition of the European women's championship for football clubs. The final was held at Estádio do Restelo, Lisbon, Portugal. German team VfL Wolfsburg won the title over Swedish club Ty ...
(final at
Estádio do Restelo The Estádio do Restelo is a multi-purpose stadium in Lisbon, Portugal. The stadium has a capacity of 19,856 people and was built in 1956, in an old stone quarry. It is situated behind the Jerónimos Monastery in the Lisbon parish of Belém (Lis ...
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Lisbon Lisbon ( ; ) is the capital and largest city of Portugal, with an estimated population of 567,131, as of 2023, within its administrative limits and 3,028,000 within the Lisbon Metropolitan Area, metropolis, as of 2025. Lisbon is mainlan ...
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Wolfsburg Wolfsburg (; Eastphalian language, Eastphalian: ''Wulfsborg'') is the fifth-largest city in the Germany, German state of Lower Saxony, on the river Aller (Germany), Aller east of Hanover and west of Berlin. Wolfsburg is famous as the locat ...
defeated Tyresö 4–3 to claim its second consecutive title and second overall. * September 17, 2013 – May 24, 2014:
2013–14 UEFA Champions League The 2013–14 UEFA Champions League was the 59th season of Europe's premier club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the 22nd season since it was renamed from the European Champion Clubs' Cup to the UEFA Champions League. The final was ...
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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 ...
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Estádio da Luz The Estádio da Luz (), officially named Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica, is a multi-purpose stadium located in Lisbon, Portugal. It is used mostly for association football matches, hosting the home games of Portuguese club S.L. Benfica, Ben ...
in Lisbon) **
Real Madrid Real Madrid Club de Fútbol (), commonly referred to as Real Madrid, is a Spanish professional Football club (association football), football club based in Madrid. The club competes in La Liga, th ...
defeated crosstown rival
Atlético Madrid Club Atlético de Madrid, S.A.D. (; meaning "Athletic Club of Madrid"), commonly referred to as Atlético Madrid or simply Atlético, is a Spanish professional football club based in Madrid that plays in La Liga. The club play their home game ...
4–1 after extra time to claim its 10th title. Real Madrid would represent
UEFA The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA ; ; ) is one of six continental bodies of governance in association football. It governs football, futsal and beach soccer, beach football in Europe and the List of transcontinental countries#A ...
at the 2014 FIFA Club World Cup. * September 19, 2013 – May 14, 2014:
2013–14 UEFA Europa League The 2013–14 UEFA Europa League was the 43rd season of Europe's secondary club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the fifth season under its current title. The final was played between Sevilla and Benfica at the Juventus Stadium in Tu ...
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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 ...
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Juventus Stadium Juventus Stadium (), known for sponsorship reasons as the Allianz Stadium since July 2017, sometimes simply known in Italy as the Stadium (), is an all-seater football stadium in the Vallette borough of Turin, Italy, and the home of Juventus ...
in
Turin Turin ( , ; ; , then ) is a city and an important business and cultural centre in northern Italy. It is the capital city of Piedmont and of the Metropolitan City of Turin, and was the first Italian capital from 1861 to 1865. The city is main ...
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Sevilla Seville ( ; , ) is the capital and largest city of the Spanish autonomous community of Andalusia and the province of Seville. It is situated on the lower reaches of the River Guadalquivir, in the southwest of the Iberian Peninsula. Seville ...
defeated Benfica 4–2 in a penalty shootout after a scoreless draw following extra time. Sevilla claimed its third Europa League title. * October 15, 2013 – May 18, 2014:
2013–14 OFC Champions League The 2013–14 OFC Champions League was the 13th edition of the Oceanian Club Championship, Oceania's premier club football tournament organized by the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC), and the 8th season under the current OFC Champions League n ...
( First leg of final at
Port Vila Municipal Stadium Port Vila Municipal Stadium is a sports stadium located in Port Vila, Vanuatu. It is the main stadium for the Port Vila Football Association's TVL League. See also *List of rugby league stadiums by capacity References

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. Second leg at
Kiwitea Street Kiwitea Street, also known as Freyberg Field, is a multi-purpose stadium in the suburb of Sandringham, New Zealand, Sandringham in Auckland, New Zealand. It is used for Association football matches and is the home stadium of both Auckland City ...
in Auckland) **
Auckland City Auckland City () was a territorial authority area with city status covering the central isthmus of the urban area of Auckland, New Zealand. It was governed by the Auckland City Council from 1989 to 2010, and as a territory within the wider Au ...
defeated Amicale 3–2 on aggregate to claim its sixth title. Auckland City would represent the OFC at the 2014 FIFA Club World Cup. * January 28 – August 13:
2014 Copa Libertadores The 2014 Copa Libertadores de América (officially the 2014 Copa Bridgestone Libertadores for sponsorship reasons) was the 55th edition of the Copa Libertadores de América, South America's premier international club football tournament organized ...
(First leg of final at
Estadio Defensores del Chaco Defensores del Chaco Stadium (, ; , named after the Paraguayan Chaco soldiers in the Chaco War) is a multi-purpose stadium in Asunción, Paraguay. Located in the Sajonia neighbourhood, it is the owned by the Paraguayan Football Association. It ...
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Asunción Asunción (, ) is the capital and the largest city of Paraguay. The city stands on the eastern bank of the Paraguay River, almost at the confluence of this river with the Pilcomayo River. The Paraguay River and the Bay of Asunción in the north ...
; second leg at
Estadio Pedro Bidegain Nuevo Gasómetro (; , named after the club's former venue, El Gasómetro), officially known as Pedro Bidegain Stadium (, ; named after the club's former president Pedro Bidegain) is an association football stadium in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Loca ...
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Buenos Aires Buenos Aires, controlled by the government of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Argentina. It is located on the southwest of the Río de la Plata. Buenos Aires is classified as an Alpha− glob ...
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San Lorenzo San Lorenzo is the Italian and Spanish name for Saint Lawrence, the 3rd-century Christian martyr, and may refer to: Places Argentina * San Lorenzo, Santa Fe * San Lorenzo Department, Chaco * Villa San Lorenzo, town and municipality in Salta P ...
defeated
Nacional Nacional, the Portuguese and Spanish word for "national", may refer to: Airlines * Nacional Transportes Aéreos, a Brazilian airline defunct in 2002 * Transportes Aéreos Nacional, a Brazilian airline defunct in 1961 Bank * Banco Nacional, a ...
, 2–1 on aggregate, to claim its first Copa Libertadores title. San Lorenzo would represent
CONMEBOL CONMEBOL ( ) or CSF (; ; ), is the continental governing body of football in South America and it is one of FIFA's six continental confederations. The oldest continental confederation in the world, its headquarters are located in Luque, Parag ...
at the 2014 FIFA Club World Cup. * January 29 – November 1:
2014 AFC Champions League The 2014 AFC Champions League was the 33rd edition of the top-level Asian club football tournament organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), and the 12th under the current AFC Champions League title. Guangzhou Evergrande were the d ...
(First leg of
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 ...
at
Parramatta Stadium Parramatta Stadium was a sports stadium in Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia, west of Sydney CBD. The stadium was the home ground of several western Sydney-based sports teams, at the time of closure the most notable were the Parramatta E ...
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Sydney Sydney is the capital city of the States and territories of Australia, state of New South Wales and the List of cities in Australia by population, most populous city in Australia. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Syd ...
; second leg at
King Fahd International Stadium King Fahd Sports City Stadium (), also nicknamed "The Tent" ( ) or "Pearl of Stadiums" ( ), is a Multi-purpose stadium and the main Stadium of the sports city in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, the stadium is currently closed for reconstruction that wil ...
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Riyadh Riyadh is the capital and largest city of Saudi Arabia. It is also the capital of the Riyadh Province and the centre of the Riyadh Governorate. Located on the eastern bank of Wadi Hanifa, the current form of the metropolis largely emerged in th ...
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Western Sydney Wanderers FC Western Sydney Wanderers Football Club (colloquially known as Western Sydney, Wanderers, or simply as WSW) is an Australian professional association football, association football club based in the Western Sydney region of Sydney, New South W ...
defeated
Al-Hilal FC Al-Hilal Saudi Football Club (), simply known as Al-Hilal, is a professional multi-sports club based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Their Association football, football team competes in the Saudi Pro League. In Arabic, Al-Hilal means "the Crescent Mo ...
, 1–0 in aggregate, to win its first AFC Champions League title. Western Sydney Wanderers would represent the AFC at the 2014 FIFA Club World Cup. * February 7 – November 2:
2014 CAF Champions League The 2014 CAF Champions League (also known as the 2014 Orange CAF Champions League for sponsorship reasons) was the 50th edition of Africa's premier club football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF), and the 18th ...
(First leg of
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 ...
at
Stade Tata Raphaël Stade Tata Raphaël (Father Raphael Stadium) is a multi-purpose stadium in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Originally known as Stade Roi Baudouin (Baudouin of Belgium, King Baudouin Stadium) when it was inaugurated in 1952 and Stade du ...
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Kinshasa Kinshasa (; ; ), formerly named Léopoldville from 1881–1966 (), is the Capital city, capital and Cities of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, largest city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Kinshasa is one of the world's fastest-grow ...
; second leg at
Stade Mustapha Tchaker Mustapha Tchaker Stadium (), is a multi-purpose stadium in Blida, Algeria. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium has a capacity of 25,000 people. The stadium is the home of the Algeria national football team The Al ...
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Blida Blida () is a city in Algeria. It is the capital of Blida Province, and it is located about 45 km south-west of Algiers, the national capital. The name ''Blida'', i.e. ''bulaydah'', is a diminutive of the Arabic word ''belda'', city. Ge ...
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ES Sétif Entente Sportive Sétifienne (), known as Entente de Sétif, commonly referred to as ES Sétif or ESS for short, is an Algerian professional association football, football club based in Sétif. The club was founded in 1958 and its colours are bl ...
defeated
AS Vita Club Association Sportive Vita Club, more commonly known as AS Vita Club, AS V. Club or simply Vita Club, is a Congolese professional football club based in Kinshasa. History AS Vita Club was founded in 1935 by Honoré Essabe under the name of ''Rena ...
, via the
away goals rule The away goals rule is a method of tiebreaking in association football and other sports when teams play each other twice, once at each team's home ground. Under the away goals rule, if the total goals scored by each team are equal, the team that ...
after the tied score of 3–3 in aggregate, to claim its second CAF Champions League title. ES Sétif would represent the
CAF CAF or caf may refer to: Armed forces *Canadian Armed Forces (Canadian Forces), the Canadian Air Force, Army, and Navy *Canadian Air Force, now the Royal Canadian Air Force *Republic of China Air Force, the air force of the Republic of China (Tai ...
at the 2014 FIFA Club World Cup. * March 15 – April 4:
2014 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup The 2014 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup was the fourth edition of the youth association football Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 Football player, players who alm ...
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Costa Rica Costa Rica, officially the Republic of Costa Rica, is a country in Central America. It borders Nicaragua to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the northeast, Panama to the southeast, and the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, as well as Maritime bo ...
(final at Estadio Nacional in San José) ** defeated , 2–0, to claim its first title. took third place in this tournament defeating . * June 13 – July 13:
2014 FIFA World Cup The 2014 FIFA World Cup was the 20th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial world championship for list of men's national association football teams, men's national Association football, football teams organised by FIFA. It took place in Brazil fr ...
in Brazil (
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 ...
at Estádio do Maracanã in
Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro, or simply Rio, is the capital of the Rio de Janeiro (state), state of Rio de Janeiro. It is the List of cities in Brazil by population, second-most-populous city in Brazil (after São Paulo) and the Largest cities in the America ...
) ** defeated , 1–0 after extra time, to claim its fourth FIFA World Cup title. The took third place. * August 5–24:
2014 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup The 2014 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup was an international association football tournament and the world championship for women's national teams under the age of 20, presented by Grant Connell, organized by the sport's world governing body FIFA. I ...
in Canada (final at
Olympic Stadium ''Olympic Stadium'' is the name usually given to the main stadium of an Olympic Games The modern Olympic Games (Olympics; ) are the world's preeminent international Olympic sports, sporting events. They feature summer and winter sports ...
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Montreal Montreal is the List of towns in Quebec, largest city in the Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Quebec, the List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, second-largest in Canada, and the List of North American cit ...
) ** defeated , 1–0 in extra time, to claim its third U20 World Cup title. took third place. * August 12:
2014 UEFA Super Cup The 2014 UEFA Super Cup was the 39th edition of the UEFA Super Cup, an annual football match organised by UEFA and contested by the reigning champions of the two main European club competitions, the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Europa League. ...
at
Cardiff City Stadium The Cardiff City Stadium () is a stadium in the Leckwith, Cardiff, Leckwith area of Cardiff, Wales. It is the home of Cardiff City F.C., Cardiff City and the Wales national football team, Wales national team. Following expansion of the Ninian S ...
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Wales Wales ( ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by the Irish Sea to the north and west, England to the England–Wales border, east, the Bristol Channel to the south, and the Celtic ...
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Real Madrid Real Madrid Club de Fútbol (), commonly referred to as Real Madrid, is a Spanish professional Football club (association football), football club based in Madrid. The club competes in La Liga, th ...
defeated fellow Spanish side
Sevilla Seville ( ; , ) is the capital and largest city of the Spanish autonomous community of Andalusia and the province of Seville. It is situated on the lower reaches of the River Guadalquivir, in the southwest of the Iberian Peninsula. Seville ...
, 2–0, to claim its second UEFA Super Cup win. * August 14–27:
2014 Summer Youth Olympics The 2014 Summer Youth Olympics (), officially known as the II Summer Youth Olympic Games , and commonly known as Nanjing 2014 ( zh, c=南京2014, p=Nánjīng Èr Líng yī sì), were the second Youth Olympic Games, Summer Youth Olympic Games, an ...
** Boys: ; ; ** Girls: ; ; * December 10–20:
2014 FIFA Club World Cup The 2014 FIFA Club World Cup (officially known as the FIFA Club World Cup Morocco 2014 presented by Toyota for sponsorship reasons) was the 11th edition of the FIFA Club World Cup, a FIFA-organised international club association football, football ...
in **
Real Madrid Real Madrid Club de Fútbol (), commonly referred to as Real Madrid, is a Spanish professional Football club (association football), football club based in Madrid. The club competes in La Liga, th ...
defeated
San Lorenzo San Lorenzo is the Italian and Spanish name for Saint Lawrence, the 3rd-century Christian martyr, and may refer to: Places Argentina * San Lorenzo, Santa Fe * San Lorenzo Department, Chaco * Villa San Lorenzo, town and municipality in Salta P ...
, 2–0, to claim its first FIFA Club World Cup title.
Auckland City Auckland City () was a territorial authority area with city status covering the central isthmus of the urban area of Auckland, New Zealand. It was governed by the Auckland City Council from 1989 to 2010, and as a territory within the wider Au ...
took third place.


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 ...


Badminton Badminton is a racquet sport played using racket (sports equipment), racquets to hit a shuttlecock across a net (device), net. Although it may be played with larger teams, the most common forms of the game are "singles" (with one player per s ...

* January 7 – December 28: 2014 BWF Calendar of Events * January 7 – December 21:
2014 BWF Super Series The 2014 BWF Super Series, officially known as the 2014 Metlife BWF Super Series for sponsorship reasons, was the eighth season of the BWF Super Series. For this season, an annual US$400,000 of player incentive scheme bonus payment shared among the ...
** January 7–12 at (
Seoul Seoul, officially Seoul Special Metropolitan City, is the capital city, capital and largest city of South Korea. The broader Seoul Metropolitan Area, encompassing Seoul, Gyeonggi Province and Incheon, emerged as the world's List of cities b ...
) *** won the gold tally. ** January 14–19 at (
Kuala Lumpur Kuala Lumpur (KL), officially the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, is the capital city and a Federal Territories of Malaysia, federal territory of Malaysia. It is the largest city in the country, covering an area of with a census population ...
) *** won the gold medal tally. ** March 4–9 at (
Birmingham Birmingham ( ) is a City status in the United Kingdom, city and metropolitan borough in the metropolitan county of West Midlands (county), West Midlands, within the wider West Midlands (region), West Midlands region, in England. It is the Lis ...
) *** and won 2 gold medals each. ** April 1 – 6 at (
New Delhi New Delhi (; ) is the Capital city, capital of India and a part of the Delhi, National Capital Territory of Delhi (NCT). New Delhi is the seat of all three branches of the Government of India, hosting the Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Parliament ...
) *** and won 2 gold medals each. ** April 8 – 13 at (
Singapore Singapore, officially the Republic of Singapore, is an island country and city-state in Southeast Asia. The country's territory comprises one main island, 63 satellite islands and islets, and one outlying islet. It is about one degree ...
) *** won the gold medal tally. ** June 10–15 at (
Tokyo Tokyo, officially the Tokyo Metropolis, is the capital of Japan, capital and List of cities in Japan, most populous city in Japan. With a population of over 14 million in the city proper in 2023, it is List of largest cities, one of the most ...
) *** won the gold medal tally. ** June 17–22 at (
Jakarta Jakarta (; , Betawi language, Betawi: ''Jakartè''), officially the Special Capital Region of Jakarta (; ''DKI Jakarta'') and formerly known as Batavia, Dutch East Indies, Batavia until 1949, is the capital and largest city of Indonesia and ...
) *** and won 2 gold medals each. ** June 24–29 at (
Sydney Sydney is the capital city of the States and territories of Australia, state of New South Wales and the List of cities in Australia by population, most populous city in Australia. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Syd ...
) *** and won 2 gold medals each. ** October 14–19 at (
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) *** won all the gold medals. ** October 21–26 at (
Paris Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, largest city of France. With an estimated population of 2,048,472 residents in January 2025 in an area of more than , Paris is the List of ci ...
) *** won the gold medal tally. ** November 11–16 at (
Fuzhou Fuzhou is the capital of Fujian, China. The city lies between the Min River (Fujian), Min River estuary to the south and the city of Ningde to the north. Together, Fuzhou and Ningde make up the Eastern Min, Mindong linguistic and cultural regi ...
) *** Both and won 2 gold medals each. ** November 18–23 at (
Kowloon Kowloon () is one of the areas of Hong Kong, three areas of Hong Kong, along with Hong Kong Island and the New Territories. It is an urban area comprising the Kowloon Peninsula and New Kowloon. It has a population of 2,019,533 and a populat ...
) *** won the gold medal tally. ** December 17–21 at (
Dubai Dubai (Help:IPA/English, /duːˈbaɪ/ Help:Pronunciation respelling key, ''doo-BYE''; Modern Standard Arabic, Modern Standard Arabic: ; Emirati Arabic, Emirati Arabic: , Romanization of Arabic, romanized: Help:IPA/English, /diˈbej/) is the Lis ...
) (final) *** won the gold medal tally. * January 21 – December 13: 2014 BWF Grand Prix Gold and Grand Prix ** January 21–26 at (
Lucknow Lucknow () is the List of state and union territory capitals in India, capital and the largest city of the List of state and union territory capitals in India, Indian state of Uttar Pradesh and it is the administrative headquarters of the epon ...
) *** won the gold medal tally. ** February 25 – March 2 at ( Mulheim) *** won the gold medal tally. ** March 11–16 at (
Basel Basel ( ; ), also known as Basle ( ), ; ; ; . is a city in northwestern Switzerland on the river Rhine (at the transition from the High Rhine, High to the Upper Rhine). Basel is Switzerland's List of cities in Switzerland, third-most-populo ...
) *** won the gold medal tally. ** March 25–30: YONEX-Sunrise Malaysia Grand Prix Gold in
Johor Bahru Johor Bahru, abbreviated as JB, is the capital city of the Malaysian state of Johor. It is the core city of Johor Bahru District, Malaysia's second-largest district by population and the second-largest district economy. Covering an area of ...
*** won the gold medal tally. ** April 15 – 19 at (
Auckland Auckland ( ; ) is a large metropolitan city in the North Island of New Zealand. It has an urban population of about It is located in the greater Auckland Region, the area governed by Auckland Council, which includes outlying rural areas and ...
) *** won the gold medal tally. ** April 15 – 20 at (
Jiangsu Jiangsu is a coastal Provinces of the People's Republic of China, province in East China. It is one of the leading provinces in finance, education, technology, and tourism, with its capital in Nanjing. Jiangsu is the List of Chinese administra ...
) *** won the gold medal tally. ** June 30 – July 5 at (
Vancouver Vancouver is a major city in Western Canada, located in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia. As the List of cities in British Columbia, most populous city in the province, the 2021 Canadian census recorded 662,248 people in the cit ...
) *** won the gold medal tally. ** July 8–13 at 2014 YONEX
Suffolk County Community College Suffolk County Community College (SCCC) is a public community college in Selden, New York. It is part of the State University of New York (SUNY) system and is funded in part by Suffolk County, New York. Suffolk County Community College was ...
U.S. Open Badminton Championships in New York City *** won the gold medal tally. ** July 15–20 at (
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) *** and won 2 gold medals each. ** July 22–27 at (
Vladivostok Vladivostok ( ; , ) is the largest city and the administrative center of Primorsky Krai and the capital of the Far Eastern Federal District of Russia. It is located around the Zolotoy Rog, Golden Horn Bay on the Sea of Japan, covering an area o ...
) *** won the gold medal tally. ** August 5–10 at (
Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro, or simply Rio, is the capital of the Rio de Janeiro (state), state of Rio de Janeiro. It is the List of cities in Brazil by population, second-most-populous city in Brazil (after São Paulo) and the Largest cities in the America ...
) *** won the gold medal tally. ** September 1–7 at (
Ho Chi Minh City Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) ('','' TP.HCM; ), commonly known as Saigon (; ), is the most populous city in Vietnam with a population of around 14 million in 2025. The city's geography is defined by rivers and canals, of which the largest is Saigo ...
) *** won the gold medal tally. ** September 9–14 at (
Palembang Palembang (, Palembang: ''Pelémbang'', Mandarin: 巨港 (Jùgǎng), Hokkien: 舊港 (Kū-káng), Jawi: ) is the capital city of the Indonesian province of South Sumatra. The city proper covers on both banks of the Musi River in the ea ...
) *** Host nation, , won the gold medal tally. ** October 7–12 at (
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) *** Note: An event in London was scheduled to take place from September 30 to October 5, but it was cancelled. *** Five different nations won one gold medal each. ** October 28 – November 2 at (
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) *** won the gold medal tally. ** November 4–9 at (
Jeonju Jeonju (, , ) is the capital and List of cities in South Korea, largest city of North Jeolla Province, South Korea. It is both urban and rural due to the closeness of Wanju County which almost entirely surrounds Jeonju (Wanju County has many resi ...
) *** Host nation, , won the gold medal tally. ** November 19–23 at (
Glasgow Glasgow is the Cities of Scotland, most populous city in Scotland, located on the banks of the River Clyde in Strathclyde, west central Scotland. It is the List of cities in the United Kingdom, third-most-populous city in the United Kingdom ...
) *** Five different nations won one gold medal each. ** November 25–30 at *** won the gold medal tally. ** December 8–13 (2014 K&D Graphics / Yonex Grand Prix) at
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(final) *** won the gold medal tally. * February 10 – 15: 2014
Oceania Badminton Championships The Oceania Badminton Championships is a tournament organized by the Badminton Oceania (BO) and is held once every two years to crown the best badminton players and teams in Oceania. Championships This championship has been established since 1 ...
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Ballarat Ballarat ( ) () is a city in the Central Highlands of Victoria, Australia. At the 2021 census, Ballarat had a population of 111,973, making it the third-largest urban inland city in Australia and the third-largest city in Victoria. Within mo ...
** Host nation, , won the gold medal tally. * February 11 – 16: 2014
European Men's and Women's Team Badminton Championships The European Men's and Women's Team Badminton Championships is a tournament organized by the Badminton Europe (BE), held once every two years to crown the best badminton men's and women's national teams in Europe. Hosts Medalists Medal table ...
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** Men's Team Winners: ** Women's Team Winners: * April 7 – 18:
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** won both the gold and overall medal tallies. * April 22 – 27: 2014
Badminton Asia Championships The Badminton Asia Championships (formerly Asian Badminton Championships until 2006) is a tournament organized by governing body Badminton Asia to crown the best badminton players in Asia. The tournament started in 1962 The year saw the C ...
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** and had won 2 gold medals each. China won the overall medal tally. * April 23 – 27:
2014 European Badminton Championships The 2014 European Badminton Championships were the 24th tournament of the European Badminton Championships. They were held in Kazan, Russia, from April 23 to April 27, 2014. The competitions were held in the Gymnastics Center Kazan, Gymnastics Cen ...
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** won both the gold and overall medal tallies. * April 23 – 29: 2014
African Badminton Championships The African Badminton Championships is a tournament organized by the Badminton Confederation of Africa (BCA) to crown the best badminton players in Africa. For the team event there is the African Badminton Cup of Nations. This is not to be confuse ...
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** won the gold medal tally. * May 18 – 25:
2014 Thomas & Uber Cup The 2014 Thomas & Uber Cup was the 28th tournament of the Thomas Cup and 25th tournament of the Uber Cup, the badminton team championships for men and women respectively. It was held on 18–25 May 2014 at the Siri Fort Sports Complex in New Del ...
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New Delhi New Delhi (; ) is the Capital city, capital of India and a part of the Delhi, National Capital Territory of Delhi (NCT). New Delhi is the seat of all three branches of the Government of India, hosting the Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Parliament ...
** defeated , 3–2, to claim its first
Thomas Cup The Thomas Cup, sometimes referred as World Men's Team Championships, is an international badminton competition among teams representing member nations of the Badminton World Federation (BWF), the sport's global governing body. The championships h ...
win. ** defeated , 3–1, to claim its 13th
Uber Cup The Uber Cup, sometimes called the World Women's Team Championships, is a major international badminton competition contested by women's national badminton teams. First held in 1956–1957 and contested at three year intervals, it has been contes ...
win. * June 24–28: 2014 BWF European Club Championships in
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** Primorye Vladivostok defeated BC Chambly Oise, 4–1 (in matches won), to claim its third consecutive European Club Championship win. Both TJ Sokol Vesely Jehnice and AIX Universite teams won a bronze medal each. * August 17–22:
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** Boys' Singles: SHI Yuqi; LIN Guipu; Anthony Sinisuka Ginting ** Girls' Singles: HE Bingjiao;
Akane Yamaguchi is a Japanese badminton player. She was a two-time world champion who won gold medals in the women's singles at the 2021 and 2022 World Championships. She was a member of the winning Japanese team at the Asian Junior Championships in 2012 and ...
; Busanan Ongbamrungphan ** Mixed Doubles: June Wei Cheam / NG Tsz Yau; Kanta Tsuneyama / LEE Chia-Hsin; ANGODA VIDANALAGE S.P.D. / HE Bingjiao * August 25–31:
2014 BWF World Championships The 2014 BWF World Championships was a badminton tournament which was held from 25 to 31 August 2014 at the Ballerup Super Arena in Copenhagen, Denmark. Host city selection Copenhagen and Macau submitted bids for this of championships. Both citi ...
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(Houston Astros vs. Baltimore Orioles) at
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2–1. * May 30 – June 25:
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2–1 in the best-of-three-games final series to claim the school's first NCAA title in any men's sport. * July 15:
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, with the score of 5–3. * July 23–30: 2014 Big League World Series at
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will each play a role in this World Cup. ** defeated the , 6–3, to claim its first U15 Baseball World Cup win. won the bronze medal. * August 9–16: 2014
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** Team Asia-Pacific (represented by the Chung-shan JLL team from
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) defeated Team USA Southwest (represented by the Oil Belt All-Stars team from Corpus Christi), 9–1, in the final match. * August 9–16: 2014
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** Team USA Southwest (represented by the West University L.L. team from
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), 7–4, to claim its second Senior League World Series title. * August 14–24:
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** Team Asia-Pacific (represented by the Seoul LL from ) defeated Team Great Lakes (represented by the Jackie Robinson West LL from
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), 8–4, in the final match. * September 1–7: 2014 WBSC Women's Baseball World Cup in Miyazaki ** Host nation, , defeated the , 3–0, to claim its fourth consecutive Women's Baseball World Cup title. took the bronze medal. * September 12–21:
2014 European Baseball Championship The 2014 European Baseball Championship was an international baseball tournament held in the Czech Republic and Germany. The defending champion Italy lost in the final to the Netherlands, who became champion for the 21st time. Qualification T ...
in the and ** The defeated , 6–3, to win its 21st European Baseball Championship title. took the bronze medal. * October 21–29:
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, 4–3 in games, to claim its eighth World Series title. ** MVP of the
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** defeated , 9–0, to win the inaugural IBAF's U21 Baseball World Cup.


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* October 1, 2013 – April 11, 2014:
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** April 15 – 25: 2013–14 Euroleague Quarter-finals *** May 16 – 18:
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, 98–86, to claim its sixth title. * October 15, 2013 – February 19, 2014:
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** March 4 – May 7: 2013–14 Eurocup Basketball Knockout Stage ***
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, 165–140, to claim its third title. * October 24, 2013 – April 27, 2014:
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, 79–65, to claim its first title. * October 29, 2013 – April 16, 2014:
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won the most regular-season games.
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defeated the
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, 4–1 (in games won), to claim its fifth NBA title. ****
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(of the San Antonio Spurs) was the MVP of this year's NBA finals. * November 6, 2013 – March 28, 2014: 2013–14 EuroCup Women **
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defeated fellow Russian team, the
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, 158–150, to claim its third title. * November 6, 2013 – April 13, 2014: 2013–14 EuroLeague Women (Final four playoffs at Yekaterinburg) ** The Galatasaray S.K. (women's basketball), Galatasaray team defeated fellow Turkish team, Fenerbahçe Women's Basketball, Fenerbahçe, 69–58, to win its first title. * January 24 – March 22: 2014 FIBA Americas League ** Flamengo Basketball, Flamengo defeated fellow Brazilian Pinheiros team, 85–78, to win its first FIBA Americas League title. Aguada took the bronze medal. * February 16: 2014 NBA All-Star Game at Smoothie King Center in New Orleans ** The Eastern Conference (NBA), Eastern Conference defeated the Western Conference (NBA), Western Conference 163–155. Kyrie Irving of the Cleveland Cavaliers was named MVP. * March 18 – April 7: 2014 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament (Final Four at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas) ** The 2013–14 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team, Connecticut Huskies defeated the 2013–14 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team, Kentucky Wildcats, 60–54, to claim its fourth NCAA title. * March 22 – April 8: 2014 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament (Final Four at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee) ** The 2013–14 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team, Connecticut Huskies defeated the 2013–14 Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's basketball team, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, 79–58, to claim its ninth NCAA title. * May 16 – August 17: 2014 WNBA season ** The 2014 Phoenix Mercury season, Phoenix Mercury won the most regular-season games. Maya Moore, of the 2014 Minnesota Lynx season, Minnesota Lynx, was the WNBA Peak Performers, top scorer for this season. ** August 21 – September 12: 2014 WNBA season#Playoffs, 2014 WNBA Playoffs *** The 2014 Phoenix Mercury season, Phoenix Mercury swept the 2014 Chicago Sky season, Chicago Sky 3–0 in the best-of-5 final series. It is the Mercury's third league title. * June 5–8: 2014 FIBA 3x3 World Championships in Moscow ** Men: defeated , 18–13, to claim its first title. Host nation, , took third place. ** Women: The defeated host nation, , 15–8, to win its second consecutive title. took third place. * June 20–24: 2014 FIBA U18 Americas Championship in Colorado Springs, Colorado, Colorado Springs ** Host nation, the , defeated , 113–79, to win its seventh FIBA U18 Americas title. The wins the bronze medal. * June 28 – July 6: 2014 FIBA U17 World Championship for Women in Klatovy and Plzeň ** The defeated , 77–75, to claim its third consecutive FIBA U17 title. took third place. * July 8–20: 2014 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship in Crete ** defeated , 65–57, to claim its first FIBA U20 title. took the bronze medal. * July 19: 2014 WNBA All-Star Game at US Airways Center in Phoenix, Arizona, Phoenix ** The Eastern Conference (WNBA), Eastern Conference defeated the Western Conference (WNBA), Western Conference 125–124 in overtime. Shoni Schimmel of the Atlanta Dream was named MVP. * July 19 – October 12: 2014 FIBA 3x3 World Tour ** July 19 & 20 in Manila *** Manila West team defeated Team Doha, 21–17, to claim its first win. ** August 2 & 3 in Beijing *** Team Wukesong defeated Team Nagoya, 21–10, to claim its first win. ** August 15 & 16 in
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*** Team Saskatoon defeated Team Denver, 18–17, to claim its first win. ** August 23 & 24 in Prague *** Team Novi Sad defeated Team Bucharest, 16–14, to claim its first win. ** August 29 & 30 in
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*** Team Trbovlje defeated fellow Slovenian Team Kranj, 17–16, to claim its first win. ** September 27 & 28 in
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*** Team São Paulo defeated fellow Brazilian Team Santos, São Paulo, Santos, 21–12, to claim its first win. ** October 11 & 12 in Tokyo (final) *** Team Novi Sad defeated Team Saskatoon, 21–11, to claim its second win. * July 22–26: 2014 Centrobasket Championship for Women in Monterrey ** defeated , 58–47, to claim its 16th Centrobasket title. The won the bronze medal. * August 1–7: 2014 Centrobasket Championship for Men in Nayarit ** Host nation, , defeated , 74–60, to claim its third Centrobasket title. The took third place. * August 6–10: 2014 FIBA Americas Under-18 Championship for Women in Colorado Springs ** The defeated , 104–74, to claim its eighth Americas U18 title. won the bronze medal. * August 8–16: 2014 FIBA Under-17 World Championship in Dubai ** The defeated , 99–92, to claim its third FIBA U17 title. won the bronze medal. * August 18–26: Basketball at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics, 2014 Summer Youth Olympics ** Boys' Dunk Contest: Karim Mouliom; Ziga Lah; FU Lei ** Girls' Shoot-out Contest: Lucia Togores Carpintero; Ela Micunovic; Katie Lou Samuelson ** Boys' 3x3: ; ; ** Girls' 3x3: ; ; * August 19–28: 2014 FIBA Asia Under-18 Championship in Doha ** defeated , 66–48, to claim its tenth Asia U18 Championship title. took the bronze medal. * August 30 – September 14: 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup (men) in (2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup Final, final at the Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad de Madrid, Palacio de Deportes, Madrid) ** The 2014 United States FIBA Basketball World Cup team, United States defeated 129–92 to claim its fifth FIBA Basketball World Cup title. took the bronze medal. * September 5–7: 2014 FIBA Europe 3x3 Championships in Bucharest ** Men: Host nation, , defeated , 18–16, to claim its first Europe 3x3 Championship title. took third place. ** Women: defeated , 16–13, to claim its first Europe 3x3 Championship title. took third place. * September 26–28: 2014 FIBA Intercontinental Cup in
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** Flamengo Basketball, Flamengo defeated Maccabi Tel Aviv BC, Maccabi Tel Aviv, 156–146 in two matches, to win its first FIBA Intercontinental Cup title. * September 27 – October 5: 2014 FIBA World Championship for Women in Istanbul and Ankara (final at Ülker Sports Arena, Istanbul) ** The defeated , 77–64, to claim its ninth FIBA Women's World Championship title. took the bronze medal. * October 10–17: 2014 FIBA Asia Under-18 Championship for Women in Amman ** defeated , 60–53, to claim its 14th FIBA Asia U18 Women's Championship title. took the bronze medal. * December 12: 2014 FIBA 3x3 All Stars in Doha ** Team Novi Sad defeated Team Doha, 20–12, in the final match.


Beach soccer

* January 3 – December 14
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* January 3–5: 2014 Copa América Beach Soccer at Recife ** Host nation, , defeated 10–1 to claim its tenth title. * February 13 – 15: 2014 Copa San Luis Futbol Playa at Villa de Merlo, Merlo ** defeated host nation, , 2–0. * April 11 – 13: Copa Pílsener Fútbol Playa 2014 at San Salvador ** is the overall winner, having won all its matches. * May 16 – 18: 2014 Riviera Maya Cup at Playa del Carmen ** is the overall winner, having won all its matches. * June 3–8: 2014 Euro Winners Cup at Catania ** 's BSC Kristall team defeated 's Milano BS team, 2–0. 's S.C. Braga team took third place. * June 6–8: 2014 North American Sand Soccer Championships, North American Sand Soccer Championship in Virginia Beach, Virginia, Virginia Beach ** defeated 's C.D. Nacional, with the score of 3–2. ' Rush BSC, Ohio, took third place. * June 12–24: 2014 ITV Fever Pitch in Manchester ** Clic
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for the ITV Fever Pitch news. * June 13–15: 2014 İstanbul Cup in ** 's FC Lokomotiv Moscow (beach soccer), FC Lokomotiv Moscow defeated 's Beşiktaş J.K., to claim its second title. * June 20 – August 17: 2014 Euro Beach Soccer League ** June 20–22 in Catania *** Group 1 winner: *** Group 2 winner: ** June 27–29 in Sopot *** Group 1 winner: *** Group 2 winner: ** July 11–13 in Moscow *** Division A winners: , , and *** Division B winners: and ** August 8–10 in Siófok *** Division A winners: *** Division B (Group 1) winners: *** Division B (Group 2) winners: ** August 14–17: Promotional Final and the Superfinal in Torredembarra *** Promotion Final: defeated , 6–4, to win this event. *** Superfinal: defeated host nation, , 4–3, to win this event. * July 19 & 20: 2014 Beach Soccer Nations Cup in Linz ** defeated , 6–5, in the final match. * July 25–27: 2014 Mundialito at Vila Nova de Gaia ** defeated , 8–2, to claim its fifth Mundialito win. took third place. * August 22–24: Tour El Jadida 2014 in ** Host nation, , took first place, by winning both matches against the United Arab Emirates and Switzerland. * August 28–31: 2014 Euro Beach Soccer Cup in Baku ** defeated , 8–6, in the final match. took third place. * November 4–8: 2014 Samsung Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup in Dubai ** defeated , 3–2 at extra time, to win its first Intercontinental Cup title. took third place. * December 12–14: 2014 Copa Lagos in ** Champions: ; Second: ; Third:


Beach volleyball


Biathlon


BMX racing (supercross)


Bobsleigh and Skeleton (sport), skeleton


Boxing


Canadian football

* June 26 – November 8: 2014 CFL season ** West Division CFL season winners: 2014 Calgary Stampeders season, Calgary Stampeders ** East Division CFL season winners: 2014 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season, Hamilton Tiger-Cats * November 29: 50th Vanier Cup, 2014 Vanier Cup at Percival Molson Memorial Stadium in
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** The Montreal Carabins defeated the McMaster Marauders football, McMaster Marauders, 20–19, to claim its first Vanier Cup win. * November 30: 102nd Grey Cup at BC Place in Vancouver ** The Calgary Stampeders defeated the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, 20–16, to claim the team's seventh Grey Cup win.


Canoeing


Cricket

* February 9 – March 1: 2014 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup in the United Arab Emirates ** Winners: (first title). Second: . Third: . * March 16 – April 6: 2014 ICC World Twenty20 and 2014 ICC Women's World Twenty20 together in Bangladesh ** Men's winners: (first title). Second: . Third: ** Women's winners: (third consecutive title). Finalist:


Cross-country skiing (sport), Cross-country skiing


Curling


Cyclo-cross biking


Equestrianism


Fencing


Figure skating


Flatwater (canoe) sprint


Floorball

* 2014 Men's World Floorball Championships, Men's World Floorball Championships ** Champion: * 2014 Women's under-19 World Floorball Championships, Women's under-19 World Floorball Championships ** Champion: * Champions Cup (floorball), Champions Cup ** Men's champion: IBF Falun ** Women's champion: Djurgårdens IF IBF


Freestyle skiing


Futsal

* August 27, 2013 – April 27, 2014: 2013–14 UEFA Futsal Cup ** FC Barcelona Futsal, FC Barcelona defeated MFK Dinamo Moskva, Dinamo Moskva, 5–2 in extra time, to claim its second UEFA Futsal Cup title. Araz Naxçivan took third place. * January 28 – February 8: UEFA Futsal Euro 2014 in ** defeated 3–1, to claim its second title. * April 21 – 27: 2014 Sudamericano de Clubes de Futsal – Zona Sur ** Atlántico Erechim defeated Boca Juniors (futsal), 3–2. * April 30 – May 10: 2014 AFC Futsal Championship in ** defeated , 3–0 in penalties, to claim its third title. * August 12–16: 2014 Oceanian Futsal Championship in Païta ** won first place overall in this tournament and claimed its first OFS title. There is no knockout phase for this event. * August 25–30: 2014 AFC Futsal Club Championship (finals) in Chengdu ** Nagoya Oceans defeated Chonburi Blue Wave, 5–4 in extra time, to claim its second AFC Futsal Club title. Dabiri Tabriz FSC, Dabiri Tabriz took third place. * September 17–28: 2014 AFF Futsal Championship in ** defeated , 6–0, to claim its tenth AFF Futsal Championship title. took third place.


Golf


Men

* October 10, 2013 – September 14, 2014: 2014 PGA Tour ;Men's major golf championships, Major championships * April 10 – 13: 2014 Masters Tournament ** Winner: Bubba Watson (Second Masters and Major win; sixth PGA Tour win) * June 12–15: 2014 U.S. Open (golf), 2014 U.S. Open ** Winner: Martin Kaymer (Second Major win and first U.S. Open win; 21st professional win; third PGA Tour win) * July 17–20: 2014 Open Championship ** Winner: Rory McIlroy (Third major win and first British Open win; 7th PGA Tour win) * August 7–10: 2014 PGA Championship ** Winner: Rory McIlroy (Fourth major win and second PGA Championship; 9th PGA Tour win) ;World Golf Championships, WGC * February 19 – 23: 2014 WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship ** Winner: Jason Day (golfer), Jason Day (second PGA Tour win) * March 6–9: 2014 WGC-Cadillac Championship ** Winner: Patrick Reed (third PGA Tour win) * July 31 – August 3: 2014 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational ** Winner: Rory McIlroy (eighth PGA Tour win) * November 6–9: 2014 WGC-HSBC Champions ** Winner: Bubba Watson (seventh PGA Tour win) ;Other * May 22–25: BMW PGA Championship ** Winner: Rory McIlroy (first BMW PGA Championship win, sixth European Tour win) * September 26–28: 2014 Ryder Cup at the PGA Centenary Course near Auchterarder ** Team Europe defeated Team USA, 16½–11½, to claim its third consecutive and tenth overall Ryder Cup win.


Women

* January 23 – November 23: 2014 LPGA Tour ;Women's major golf championships, Major championships * April 3 – 6: 2014 Kraft Nabisco Championship ** Winner: Lexi Thompson (first major win; fourth LPGA Tour win) * June 19–22: 2014 U.S. Women's Open ** Winner: Michelle Wie (first major win; fourth LPGA Tour win) * July 10–13: 2014 Women's British Open ** Winner: Mo Martin (first major win; first LPGA Tour win) * August 14–17: 2014 LPGA Championship ** Winner: Inbee Park (second LPGA Championship win; fifth major win; 11th LGPA Tour win) * September 11–14: 2014 Evian Championship ** Winner: Kim Hyo-joo (first major and LPGA Tour win) ;Other * July 21–27: 2014 International Crown at Caves Valley Golf Club in Owings Mills, Maryland (debut event) ** wins the inaugural International Crown event.


Other

* August 19–26: Golf at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics, 2014 Summer Youth Olympics ** Boys' Individual: #1 Jonas Liebich; #2 Renato Paratore; Oliver Lindell *** Note: Two gold medals awarded here. Therefore, no silver medal was awarded. ** Girls' Individual: LEE Soyoung; CHENG Ssu-Chia; Emily Kristine Pedersen


Gymnastics


Handball

* August 24, 2013 – June 1, 2014: 2013–14 EHF Champions League ** March 20 – April 27: 2013–14 EHF Champions League knockout stage *** May 31 & June 1: 2014 Men's Champions League Final Four in Cologne **** SG Flensburg-Handewitt, Flensburg defeated fellow German team, THW Kiel, 30–28, to claim its first title. * October 5, 2013 – May 4, 2014: 2013–14 EHF Women's Champions League ** February 1 – March 16: 2013–14 EHF Women's Champions League Main Round *** May 3 & 4: 2013–14 EHF Women's Champions League Final Four in Budapest **** Győri Audi ETO KC defeated ŽRK Budućnost, 27–21, to win its second title. * January 12–26: 2014 European Men's Handball Championship in ** defeated the hosts, , 41–32 to claim its third title. took third place. * January 25 – February 6: 2014 Asian Men's Handball Championship in ** defeated the hosts, , 27–26 to claim its first title. took third place. * February 8 – May 18: 2013–14 EHF Cup (final four in Berlin) ** SC Pick Szeged, Pick Szeged defeated Montpellier Agglomération Handball, Montpellier, 29–28, to claim its first title. * April 25 & 26: 2014 Oceania Handball Championship in Auckland ** defeated host nation, , 54–36, to claim its eighth title. * June 22–29: 2014 Pan American Men's Handball Championship in Canelones, Uruguay, Canelones ** defeated , 30–19, to claim its third consecutive and sixth time overall Pan American title. took third place. * June 28 – July 13: 2014 Women's Junior World Handball Championship in ** defeated , 34–27, to claim its first IHF junior title. took third place. * July 20 – August 3: 2014 Women's Youth World Handball Championship in ** defeated , 32–21, to claim its first Women's Youth World Handball Championship win. took the bronze medal. * July 22–27: 2014 Beach Handball World Championships in Recife ** Men: defeated , 2–1, to claim its fourth beach handball WC win. took third place. ** Women: defeated , 2–0, to claim its third beach handball WC win. took third place. * July 24 – August 3: 2014 European Men's Junior Handball Championship in ** defeated , 26–24, to claim its third Men's Junior Handball Championship win. took the bronze medal. * August 2–14: 2014 Asian Men's Junior Handball Championship in Tabriz ** defeated , 29–28, to claim its third consecutive and fourth overall Asian Men's Junior Handball title. took the bronze medal. * August 14–24: 2014 European Men's Youth Handball Championship in ** defeated , 33–30, to claim its first European youth handball title. took the bronze medal. * August 20–25: Handball at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics, 2014 Summer Youth Olympics ** Boys: ; ; ** Girls: ; ; * September 5–15: 2014 Asian Men's Youth Handball Championship in Amman ** defeated , 26–25, to claim its second Asian Men's Youth Handball title. took third place. * September 8–14: 2014 IHF Super Globe in Doha ** FC Barcelona Handbol, FC Barcelona defeated Al Sadd Handball Team, Al Sadd, 34–26, to claim its second IHF Super Globe title. SG Flensburg-Handewitt, Flensburg-Handewitt took third place. * November 29 – December 12: 2014 Asian Club League Handball Championship in Doha ** El Jaish SC (handball), El Jaish SC defeated fellow Qatari team, Lekhwiya Handball Team, Lekhwiya, 33–30, to claim its second consecutive Asian Club League Handball Championship title. Al-Qurain took third place. * December 7–21: 2014 European Women's Handball Championship in and ** defeated , 28–25, to claim its sixth European Women's Handball Championship title. took third place.


Field hockey

* January 3 – December 2014: 2014 International Hockey Federation, FIH Calendar of Events * January 10–18: 2012–13 Men's FIH Hockey World League Final in
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** defeated 7–2 to claim its first title. * May 31 – June 15: 2014 Men's Hockey World Cup and 2014 Women's Hockey World Cup together in The Hague ** Men: defeated the , 6–1, to claim its third title. took third place. ** Women: The defeated , 2–0, to claim its seventh title. took third place. * August 17–27: Field hockey at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics, 2014 Summer Youth Olympics ** Boys: ; ; ** Girls: ; ; * November 29 – December 7: 2014 Women's Hockey Champions Trophy in San Miguel de Tucumán ** defeated , 3–1 in penalties (after a 1–1 tie in regular time), to claim its sixth Women's Hockey Champions Trophy title. The took third place. * December 6–14: 2014 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy in Bhubaneshwar ** defeated , 2–0, to win its tenth Men's Hockey Champions Trophy title. took third place.


Ice hockey


Roller hockey (Quad), Roller hockey

* April 17 – 19: 2014 Latin Cup (Roller Hockey), 2014 Latin Cup at Viana do Castelo Municipality ** Host nation, , defeated in the final 3–2. defeated 6–1. * July 14–19: 2014 CERH European Championship at Alcobendas ** Champions: ; Second: ; Third: * August 24–30: 2014 CERH European Roller Hockey U-17 Championship at Gujan-Mestras ** defeated , 1–0, to claim its fifth European U17 Roller Hockey title. took the bronze medal. * October 6–14: 2014 CERH European U-20 Roller Hockey Championship at Valongo ** Host nation, , defeated , 3–2, to claim its fourth consecutive and 18th European U20 roller hockey title. won the bronze medal. * October 25 – November 1: 2014 FIRS Women's Roller Hockey World Cup at Tourcoing ** defeated host nation, , to claim their fifth FIRS Women's Roller Hockey World Cup title. took the bronze medal.


Judo


Lacrosse

* December 28, 2013 – April 26, 2014: 2014 NLL season ** The Edmonton Rush won the most matches overall for this season. ** Cody Jamieson, of the Rochester Knighthawks, was the top scorer for the 2014 NLL season. *** May 3 – 31: 2014 NLL Champion's Cup playoffs **** The Rochester Knighthawks defeated the Calgary Roughnecks, 2–1, to claim its third consecutive Champion's Cup win. Overall, this win is the fifth one for the Knighthawks. Dan Dawson was named MVP for these playoffs. * May 9 – 25: 2014 NCAA Division I Women's Lacrosse Championship ** The Maryland Terrapins women's lacrosse, Maryland Terrapins, in their 2010–13 Big Ten Conference realignment#Maryland, final game as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference, defeated a fellow ACC team, the Syracuse Orange women's lacrosse, Syracuse Orange, 15–12 in the final at Johnny Unitas Stadium in Towson, Maryland to claim their 11th national title. * May 7 – 26: 2014 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship ** In another all-ACC final, the Duke Blue Devils men's lacrosse, Duke Blue Devils defeated the Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's lacrosse, Notre Dame Fighting Irish 11–9 at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore to claim their second consecutive national title and third overall. * July 10–19: 2014 World Lacrosse Championship in Denver ** defeated the 8–5, to claim its third world championship title. took third place.


Luge


Modern pentathlon


Motorsport


Mountain biking


Multi-sport events

* January 18–29: 2014 Lusophony Games was held in Goa ** Host nation, , won both the gold and overall medal tallies. * March 7–18: 2014 South American Games was held in Santiago ** won both the gold and overall medal tallies. * March 15–22: 2014 Arctic Winter Games was held in Fairbanks, Alaska, Fairbanks ** Host contingent, , won both the gold and overall medal tallies. * May 14 – 24: 2014 South American Beach Games was held in Vargas, Venezuela, Vargas ** Host nation, , won both the gold and overall medal tallies. * May 22 – 31: 2014 African Youth Games was held in
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** won the gold medal tally. won the overall medal tally. * July 20–29: 2014 Micronesian Games was held in Pohnpei ** won the gold medal tally, with 42 of them. The FSM state of won the overall medal tally, with 114 medals. * July 23 – August 3: 2014 Commonwealth Games was held in Glasgow ** won both the gold and overall medal tallies, with 58 and 174 respectively. * August 9–16: 2014 Gay Games was held in Cleveland ** Clic
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for the sporting events contested in these Games. Choose an event and then click on the ''Results'' link within that sport's description page. * September 18 – October 4: 2014 Asian Games was held in Incheon ** won both the gold and overall medal tallies, with 151 and 342 medals respectively. * November 14–23: 2014 Asian Beach Games was held in Phuket province, Phuket ** Host nation, , won both the gold and overall medal tallies. * November 15–30: 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games was held in Veracruz (city), Veracruz ** won the gold medal tally. Host nation, , won the overall medal tally. * December 11–17: 2014 SportAccord World Mind Games will be held in Beijing ** Host nation, , and won 6 gold medals each. China won the overall medal tally.


Netball

;International tournaments ;Major leagues


Nordic combined


Olympic Games

* February 7 – 23: 2014 Winter Olympics was held in Sochi ** Host nation, , won both the gold and overall medal tallies, with 13 and 33 medals respectively. However, Russia was later stripped of 11 medals due to the Doping in Russia, Russian doping scandal. * August 16–28: 2014 Summer Youth Olympics was held in Nanjing ** Host nation, , won both the gold and overall medal tallies, with 38 and 65 medals respectively.


Paralympic Games

* March 7–16: 2014 Winter Paralympics was held in Sochi ** March 8–16: Alpine skiing at the 2014 Winter Paralympics, Alpine Skiing *** Host nation, , and won 6 gold medals each. However, Russia won the overall medal tally. ** March 8–14: Biathlon at the 2014 Winter Paralympics, Biathlon *** Host nation, , won both the gold and overall medal tallies. ** March 9–16: Cross-country skiing at the 2014 Winter Paralympics, Cross-country skiing *** Host nation, , won both the gold and overall medal tallies. ** March 8–15: Ice sledge hockey at the 2014 Winter Paralympics, Ice sledge hockey *** ; ; ** March 8–15: Wheelchair curling at the 2014 Winter Paralympics, Wheelchair curling *** ; ; * won the gold and overall medal tallies, with 30 and 80 medals respectively.


Paralympic sports

* August 22, 2013 – April 6, 2014: International Paralympic Committee, IPC Alpine Skiing Calendar * February 22 – August 25: 2014 IPC Athletics Grand Prix ** February 22 – 25
6th FAZZA International Athletics Competition
in Dubai ** April 14 – 16
The 2nd China Open Athletics Championships
in Beijing ** April 24 – 26
II Caixa Loterias Athletics and Swimming Open Championships
in São Paulo * April 5 – 11: 2014 IPC Powerlifting World Championships in Dubai ** won the gold medal tally. won the overall medal tally. * April 10 – 13: 2014 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships in Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes ** Men: won the gold medal tally. won the overall medal tally. ** Women: won the gold medal tally. won the overall medal tally. ** Open winner: ; Second: ; Third: * April 13: 2014 IPC Athletics Marathon World Cup in London ** Men: El Amin Chentouf ** Women: Maria Paredes Rodriguez * May 26 – June 1: BNP Baripas World Team Cup (wheelchair tennis) in Alphen aan den Rijn ** Men's World Cup winner: (sixth title) ** Women's World Cup winner: (27th title) ** Quad winner: (fourth title) ** Junior World Team Cup winner: (first title) * June 20–28: International Wheelchair Basketball Federation, IWBF 2014 Women's World Wheelchair Basketball Championship in Toronto ** Host nation, , defeated , 54–50, to claim its fifth title. The won the bronze medal. * June 21 & 22: 2014 WTF World Para-Taekwondo Championships in Moscow ** Men's overall winners: ** Women's overall winners: * July 1–14: 2014 IWBF Wheelchair Basketball World Championship for Men in Incheon ** defeated the , 63–57, to win its second consecutive men's wheelchair basketball world title. won the bronze medal. * July 19–26: 2014 IPC Shooting World Championships in Suhl ** won both the gold and overall medal tallies. * July 26 – August 3: 2014 European Para-Archery Championships in Nottwil ** won the gold medal tally. won the overall medal tally. * August 1–10: 2014 International Wheelchair Rugby Federation, IWRF World Wheelchair Rugby Championships in Odense ** defeated , 67–56, to claim its first wheelchair rugby title. The won the bronze medal. * August 4–10: 2014 IPC Swimming European Championships in Eindhoven ** won the gold medal tally. won the overall medal tally. * August 16–24: 2014 International Association for Disabled Sailing, IFDS Combined World Championships at the Royal Nova Scotia Yacht Squadron in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Halifax ** Sonar winner: Team (Bruno Jourdren – Helmsman) ** SKUD 18 winner: Team (Daniel Fitzgibbon – Helmsman) ** 2.4mR winner: Team (Heiko Kroeger – Helmsman) ** Nations Cup winner: * August 18–23: 2014 IPC Athletics European Championships in Swansea ** won both the gold and overall medal tallies. * August 28 – September 1: 2014 UCI Para-Cycling World Championships (road) in Greenville, South Carolina ** For all the results, clic
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* August 30: 2014 ITU Paratriathlon World Championships in Edmonton (part of the overall ITU Grand Final Series event) ** Men: won 3 overall medals (2 golds included). ** Women: won both the gold and overall medal tallies. * September 6–15: 2014 ITTF Para Table Tennis World Championships in Beijing ** For single events results, clic
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** For team events results, clic
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* October 18–24: 2014 Asian Para Games in Incheon ** won both the gold and overall medal tallies.


Polo

* January 6–19: 2014 Snow Polo World Cup Finals in Tianjin ** England defeated 6–5.


Road cycling


Rowing


Rugby league

*7 February: Super League XIX begins with the Huddersfield Giants upsetting last year's champions Wigan Warriors at the DW Stadium in Wigan, England. *14 & 15 February: Inaugural NRL Auckland Nines are held at Eden Park in Auckland, New Zealand. The North Queensland Cowboys are inaugural champions after beating Brisbane 16–7 in the final. *22 February: Sydney Roosters win the 2014 World Club Challenge after beating Wigan Warriors 36–14 at Allianz Stadium in Sydney, Australia. *25 February: Europe's Bradford Bulls team are deducted six Super League competition points after entering administration. *6 March: 2014 NRL season begins with the South Sydney Rabbitohs upsetting last year's champions Sydney Roosters at the ANZ Stadium in Sydney. *2 May: The 2014 ANZAC Test is played, with Australia defeating New Zealand 30–18 before 25,429 at Allianz Stadium. *3 May: The Pacific Rugby League International is played, with Samoa defeating Fiji 32–16 before 9,063 at Sportingbet Stadium in Penrith, Australia. In doing so they also secured qualification as the fourth and final team to compete at the 2014 Four Nations later in the year. *14 June: 2014 State of Origin series i won by New South Wales after losing 8 consecutive. New South Wales won the historic third-match in the series 6–4 before 83,421 at ANZ Stadium in Sydney, New South Wales. *23 August: The 2014 Challenge Cup final is played, with the Leeds Rhinos defeating the Castleford Tigers 23–10 before 77,914 at Wembley Stadium. *5 October: 2014 NRL Grand Final is played and South Sydney are the new premiers after defeating the Canterbury Bulldogs 30–6 in front of a record 'Rectangular Shaped (ANZ) Stadium' crowd of 83,833 at ANZ Stadium in Sydney. *11 October: 2014 Super League Grand Final is played and St. Helens are the new champions after defeating a '12-man' Wigan Warriors team 14–6 before 70,102 at Old Trafford in Strentford, England. *2 November: 2014 European Cup is won by Scotland for the first time. Scotland have therefore qualified to play alongside Australia, England and New Zealand in the 2016 Four Nations. *15 November: 2014 Rugby League Four Nations, 2014 Four Nations Final is won by New Zealand who defeated Australia 22–18 before 25,093 at Westpac Stadium in Wellington, New Zealand. *19 December: New Zealand halfback, Shaun Johnson is announced as the best official player in 2014 after being awarded the Golden Boot.


Rugby union

* October 10, 2013 – May 23, 2014: 2013–14 European Challenge Cup ** Northampton Saints defeated fellow English team of Bath Rugby, Bath, 30–16, to claim its second title. * October 11, 2013 – May 24, 2014: 2013–14 Heineken Cup ** In the 2014 Heineken Cup Final, last-ever Heineken Cup final, RC Toulonnais, Toulon defeated Saracens F.C., Saracens 23–6 to claim its second consecutive title. The Heineken Cup was replaced the following season by the new European Rugby Champions Cup. * October 12, 2013 – May 11, 2014: 2013–14 IRB Sevens World Series ** winning the Sevens World Series for the 12th time beating by 28 points in the overall standings. came in third. * November 28, 2013 – May 17, 2014: 2013–14 IRB Women's Sevens World Series ** winning the IRB Women's Sevens World Series for the second time beating by 4 points in the overall standings. came in third. * February 1 – March 15: 2014 Six Nations Championship ** Champions: (12th title) ** Triple Crown (rugby union), Triple Crown winner: (24th title) ** Calcutta Cup winner: ** Millennium Trophy winner: ** Centenary Quaich winner: ** Giuseppe Garibaldi Trophy winner: * February 15 – August 2: 2014 Super Rugby season ** The New South Wales Waratahs, Waratahs defeated the Crusaders (rugby union), Crusaders, 33–32, to claim its first Super Rugby title. * April 7 – 19: 2014 IRB Junior World Rugby Trophy in ** defeated , 35–10, in the final. The took third place. * June 2–20: 2014 IRB Junior World Championship in Auckland ** defeated , 21–20, to claim its second title. took third place. * June 7–21: 2014 IRB Pacific Nations Cup ** Asia/Pacific Conference winner: ** Pacific Islands Conference winner: * August 1–17: 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup in France ** defeated , 21–9, to claim its second Women's Rugby World Cup win. Host nation, , took third place. * August 16 – October 4: 2014 Rugby Championship ** Champions: (13th title overall, third in Rugby Championship era) ** Bledisloe Cup winner: New Zealand ** Freedom Cup winner: New Zealand ** Mandela Challenge Plate winner: ** Puma Trophy winner: * August 17–20: Rugby sevens at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics, 2014 Summer Youth Olympics ** Boys: ; ; ** Girls: ; ;


Sailing (sport), Sailing


Shooting sports, Shooting

* January 2 – December 3: 2014 International Shooting Sport Federation, ISSF Calendar of Events * March 26 – October 28: ISSF World Cup ** March 26 – April 3: First ISSF WC for the Rifle and Pistol at Fort Benning *** and won 2 gold medals each. and Russia won 6 overall medals each. ** April 8 – 15: First ISSF WC for the Shotgun only at Tucson, Arizona, Tucson *** Five different national teams have won one gold medal each. However, host won the overall medal tally. ** May 16 – 25: Second ISSF WC for the Shotgun only at Almaty *** won both the gold and overall medal tallies. ** June 4–13: First ISSF WC for all Three Guns at Munich *** won both the gold and overall medal tallies. ** June 13–21: Second ISSF WC for the Rifle and Pistol at Maribor *** and won 3 gold medals each. However, China won the overall medal tally. ** July 1–10: Second ISSF WC for all Three Guns at Beijing *** Host nation, , won both the gold and overall medal tallies. ** October 21–28: Final World Cup for all Three Guns at Qabala, Gabala *** won the gold medal tally. won the overall medal tally. * May 26 – June 1: ISSF Junior Cup at Suhl ** and won 4 gold medals each. However, Russia won the overall medal tally. * August 17–22: Shooting at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics, 2014 Summer Youth Olympics ** Boys' 10m Air Pistol: Pavlo Korostylov; KIM Cheongyong; Edouard Dortomb ** Boys' 10m Air Rifle: YANG Haoran; Hrachik Babayan; Istvan Peni ** Girls' 10m Air Pistol: Agata Nowak; Margarita Lomova; KIM Minjung ** Girls' 10m Air Rifle: Sarah Hornung; Martina Lindsay Veloso; Julia Budde ** Mixed 10m Air Pistol: Nencheva / Svechnikov; Mohamed / Teh; Madrid / Rasmane ** Mixed 10m Air Rifle: Mekhimar / Peni; Russo / Valdes Martinez; Lu / Sukhorukova * September 6–20: 2014 ISSF World Shooting Championships at Granada ** won both the gold and overall medal tallies. * October 13–19: CAT American Championships 2014 in Guadalajara ** Men's 50m Rifle 3 Positions winner: Alexander Molerio Quintana ** Men's 50m Rifle Prone winner: Reinier Estpinan ** Men's 10m Air Rifle winner: Dempster Christenson ** Men's 50m Pistol winner: Jorge Grau Potrille ** Men's 25m Rapid Fire Pistol winner: Leuris Pupo ** Men's 10m Air Pistol winner: Will Brown ** Men's Trap winner: Eduardo Lorenzo ** Men's Double Trap winner: Sergio Piñero ** Men's Skeet winner: Vincent Hancock ** Women's 50m Rifle 3 Positions winner: Eglys Yahima de la Cruz ** Women's 10m Air Rifle winner: Eglys Yahima de la Cruz ** Women's 25m Pistol winner: Andrea Perez Peña ** Women's 10m Air Pistol winner: Lilian Castro ** Women's Trap winner: Ashley Carroll ** Women's Skeet winner: Amber English


Ski jumping


Snowboarding


Softball

* January 16 – December 2014: WBSC Calendar of Events * January 16–19: Men's International Fast Pitch Tournament in Altamonte Springs, Florida ** Sureño Soy defeated Team USA 1–0 in the final. * May 29 – June 4: 2014 NCAA Women's College World Series in Oklahoma City ** The Florida Gators softball, Florida Gators defeated the 2014 Alabama Crimson Tide softball team, Alabama Crimson Tide 2–0 (out of 3 matches), to claim its first NCAA title. * July 11–20: 2014 ISF Junior Men's World Championship in Whitehorse, Yukon, Whitehorse ** Team defeated , 9–0, to claim its second consecutive World Junior Softball Championship title. took the bronze medal. * August 3–9: 2014 Big League Softball World Series and Senior League Softball World Series both in Sussex County, Delaware ** Big League: Team USA East (represented by the roster from Milford, Delaware, Milford) defeated fellow Delaware District 3 Host Team (represented by the roster from Laurel, Delaware, Laurel), 1–0, in the final match. ** Senior League: Team USA Central (represented by the roster from South Bend, Indiana, South Bend) defeated Team USA West (represented by the roster from Missoula, Montana, Missoula) 5–0, in the final match. * August 7–13: 2014 Little League Softball World Series in Portland, Oregon ** Team East (represented by the roster from Robbinsville Township, New Jersey, Robbinsville) defeated Team Southwest (represented by the roster from Bossier City, Louisiana, Bossier City), 4–1, in the final match. * August 10–16: 2014 Junior League World Series (softball), Junior League Softball World Series in Kirkland, Washington ** Team USA East (represented by the West Point Little League team from Greensburg, Pennsylvania, Greensburg) defeated Team Latin America (represented by the Mexicali Municipal Little League team from Mexicali), 6–2, in the final match. * August 15–24: 2014 Women's Softball World Championship in Haarlem ** defeated the , 4–1, to claim its third World Championship title. took the bronze medal.


Speed skating


Squash (sport), Squash


Table tennis


Taekwondo


Tennis

* December 30, 2013 – October 27, 2014: 2014 WTA Tour * December 29, 2013 – November 9, 2014: 2014 ATP World Tour Grand Slam (tennis), Grand Slam * January 13–26: 2014 Australian Open ** 2014 Australian Open – Men's singles, Men's winner: Stanislas Wawrinka (first Australian Open and Grand Slam title) ** 2014 Australian Open – Women's singles, Women's winner: Li Na (first Australian Open win; second Grand Slam title) * May 25 – June 8: 2014 French Open ** 2014 French Open – Women's singles, Men's winner: Rafael Nadal (ninth French Open title win; 14th overall Grand Slam title win; already achieved the Grand Slam (tennis)#Career Golden Slam, Career Golden Slam in 2010) ** 2014 French Open – Women's singles, Women's winner: Maria Sharapova (second French Open title win; fifth overall Grand Slam title win; already achieved the Grand Slam (tennis)#Career Grand Slam, Career Grand Slam in 2012) * June 23 – July 6: 2014 Wimbledon Championships ** 2014 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles, Men's winner: Novak Djokovic (second Wimbledon title win; 7th overall Grand Slam title win) ** 2014 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles, Women's winner: Petra Kvitová (second Wimbledon and Grand Slam title win) * August 25 – September 8: 2014 US Open (tennis), 2014 US Open ** 2014 US Open – Men's singles, Men's winner: Marin Čilić (first US Open and Grand Slam win) ** 2014 US Open – Women's singles, Women's winner: Serena Williams (sixth US Open win; 18th overall Grand Slam title win; already achieved the Grand Slam (tennis)#Super Slam, Super Slam and Career Golden Slam in 2012) Other * December 28, 2013 – January 4, 2014: 2014 Hopman Cup ** France at the Hopman Cup, France defeated Poland at the Hopman Cup, Poland 2–1, to claim its first title. * December 29, 2013 – October 13, 2014: ATP World Tour 250 series#2014, ATP World Tour 250 series ** Most wins: Marin Čilić (3) * December 30, 2013 – October 19, 2014: 2014 WTA Premier tournaments ** Most wins: Serena Williams (5) * December 30, 2013 – November 23, 2014: 2014 ATP Challenger Tour ** Most wins: Adrian Mannarino and Gilles Müller (5 wins each) * January 31 – November 23: 2014 Davis Cup ** defeated , 3–1 in matches won, to win its first Davis Cup title. * February 8 – November 9: 2014 Fed Cup ** The defeated , 3–1 in matches won, to win its eighth Fed Cup title. * February 10 – October 26: 2014 ATP World Tour 500 series ** Most wins: Kei Nishikori and Roger Federer (2 wins each) * March 6 – November 2: 2014 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 ** Most wins: Novak Djokovic (4) * August 17–24: Tennis at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics, 2014 Summer Youth Olympics ** Tennis at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics – Boys' singles, Boys' Singles: Kamil Majchrzak, Kamil Adrian Majchrzak; Orlando Moraes Luz; Andrey Rublev ** Tennis at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics – Boys' doubles, Boys' Doubles: Orlando Moraes Luz / Marcelo Zormann, Marcelo Zormann Silva; Karen Khachanov / Andrey Rublev; Ryotaro Matsumura / Jumpei Yamasaki ** Tennis at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics – Girls' singles, Girls' Singles: Xu Shilin (tennis), Xu Shilin; Iryna Shymanovich; Akvile Parazinskaite ** Tennis at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics – Girls' doubles, Girls' Doubles: Anhelina Kalinina and Iryna Shymanovich; Daria Kasatkina / Anastasiya Komardina; Jeļena Ostapenko and Akvile Parazinskaite ** Tennis at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics – Mixed doubles, Mixed doubles: Jumpei Yamasaki and Ye Qiuyu; Jil Teichmann and Jan Zieliński, Jan Stanislaw Zieliński; Kamil Majchrzak, Kamil Adrian Majchrzak and Fanny Stollár, Fanni Ivett Stollar * October 20–26: 2014 WTA Finals in ** Singles winner: Serena Williams ** Doubles winners: Cara Black / Sania Mirza * November 9–16: 2014 ATP World Tour Finals in London ** Novak Djokovic won the final by default because Roger Federer withdrew from the match, due to back injury. * November 19–23: 2014 ATP Challenger Tour Finals in São PauloATP Challenge Tour Website
** Winner: Diego Schwartzman (first ATP Challenger Tour Finals win)


Track cycling


Triathlon


Volleyball


Water polo


Olympic weightlifting, Weightlifting


Whitewater slalom, Whitewater (canoe) slalom


Amateur wrestling, Wrestling


References

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