The year 2011 in sports saw a number of significant events, some of which are listed below.

Calendar by month

January

Date Sport Venue/Event Status Winner/s
10 American football United States 2011 BCS National Championship Game Domestic Alabama Auburn University
26 Dec 2010–5Ice hockeyUnited States 2011 World Junior Ice Hockey ChampionshipsInternational Russia
21MarathonUnited Arab Emirates Dubai MarathonInternationalKenya David Barmasai / Ethiopia Aselefech Mergia

February

Date Sport Venue/Event Status Winner/s
6American FootballUnited States Super Bowl XLVDomesticWisconsin Green Bay Packers

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

Alpine skiing

American football

Aquatics

Association football

Athletics

Bandy

Baseball

Basketball

Beach Soccer

Beach volleyball

Boxing

  • January 29 – Timothy Bradley defeats Devon Alexander by a tenth round technical decision. The fight was stopped due to a cut Alexander had received from an accidental headbutt in the third round, which was made worse by two more headbutts in the eighth round and a final fourth headbutt in the tenth round. Both fighters came in with undefeated records and the fight was initially praised as one of the few good match-ups between two top-ranked Americans in recent years. With the win, Bradley unified the light welterweight titles by defending his WBO title and winning Alexander's WBC title.
  • February 19 – Nonito Donaire defeats Fernando Montiel by technical knockout in the second round to unify the WBO and WBC bantamweight titles. Donaire started the fight strong by controlling most of the first round, landing a left hook that briefly stunned Montiel. In the second round Donaire started landing a few combinations before finishing Montiel with a solid hook that knocked out his opponent.
  • March 12 – Sergio Gabriel Martínez knocks out undefeated Sergiy Dzindziruk in the eighth round to win the vacant WBC diamond belt middleweight championship.
  • March 12 – Miguel Cotto knocks out Ricardo Mayorga in the twelfth round to retain his WBA world light middleweight title.
  • March 19 – Vitali Klitschko knocks out Odlanier Solís in the first round to retain his WBC heavyweight title for the sixth time. The knockout came as a surprise after Solís appeared to have sustained serious knee injury. Initially following the stoppage, Vitali Klitschko was angry at Solís and felt he took a dive. However following the fight Solís was taken to a hospital, where a scan revealed tears to his anterior cruciate ligament and external meniscus, as well as cartilage damage in his right knee.[1]
  • April 2 – Giovanni Segura knocks out Iván Calderón in the third round in a repeat of 2010's fight of the year.
  • May 7 – Manny Pacquiao easily defeats Shane Mosley, retaining his WBO welterweight title by unanimous decision.
  • July 2 – Wladimir Klitschko defeats David Haye by unanimous decision, adding Haye's WBA heavyweight title to the four he already held.

Canadian football

Canoeing

Cheerleading

Cheerleading Worlds

April 28, – May 2, – The Walt Disney World Resort, Orlando, Florida, USA

Cricket

  • February 19 – April 2 – 2011 Cricket World Cup in Sri Lanka, India, Bangladesh
    • The tournament was won by India who defeated Sri Lanka by 6 wickets. India became the first host-nation to win the world cup with final played in the host country itself. Captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni played a captain's knock of unbeaten 91 in the final and was adjudged man of the match.
  • Dates TBA – ICC Champions Trophy will take place.
  • April 8 – May 28 – 2011 IPL in India. Chennai Super Kings beat Royal Challengers Bangalore by 58 runs in the final to win for the second consecutive year.

Curling

2010–11 curling season

World Championships

2011–12 curling season

Season of Champions

Fencing

Figure skating

Floorball

Gymnastics

Golf

Handball

Horse racing

Steeplechases
Flat races
  • Luis Contreras becomes the first jockey to win the Canadian Triple Crown aboard two different horses in the same year.

Ice hockey

Ice sledge hockey

Kickboxing

The following is a list of major noteworthy kickboxing events during 2011 in chronological order.

Korfball

Mixed martial arts

The following is a list of major noteworthy MMA events during 2011 in chronological order.

Motorsport

Multi-sport events

Netball

2011 April 15 – 20th National Netball Championships 17/U & 19/U

June 9 Diamonds v Silver Ferns, Palmerston North

12th Diamonds v Silver Ferns, Auckland

July 3 – 10th World Netball Championships 2011

12th – 17th National Netball Championships 21/U

Jul 30 – 18 Sep Australian Netball League 2011

September 8 – 11th NetFest 2011 – Netball on the Gold Coast

October 9 Diamonds v England, Newcastle

12th Diamonds v England, Canberra

16th Diamonds v England, Sydney

23rd Diamonds v Silver Ferns, Perth

26th Diamonds v Silver Ferns, Adelaide

30th Diamonds v Silver Ferns, Melbourne

Nordic skiing

Rink Hockey

Road bicycle racing

Rowing

Rugby league

Rugby union

Domestic competitions
Other major events

Ski mountaineering

Squash

Sumo

Swimming

Tennis

Volleyball

See also

  • International sports calendar 2011

References

  1. "Solis' knee torn up after defeat vs. Klitschko". ESPN.com. March 20, 2011.
  2. "Epsom Derby | History, Winners, & Facts | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved January 4, 2022.
  3. "FAQ: What are the Pan American Games?". Team Canada – Official Olympic Team Website. Retrieved January 4, 2022.
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