2009 in sports
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2009 in sports documents current events in world sport.
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[edit] News by date
[edit] January
- January 3: Andy Murray wins the 2009 Capitala World Tennis Championship, beating Rafael Nadal in the final
- January 4: Phil Taylor wins the PDC World Championship in darts, beating Raymond van Barneveld 7-1 in the final
- January 6: Wolfgang Loitzl wins the 2008/2009 Four Hills Tournament
- January 8: The Florida Gators win the 2009 BCS National Championship Game in Miami, FL.
- January 10: Andy Murray retains his title at the Qatar Open in Doha, beating Andy Roddick for his second title in a week. Radek Štepánek and Marin Cilic win at Brisbane and Chennai respectively. Victoria Azarenka takes the women's title in Brisbane and Elena Dementieva wins in Auckland.
- February 14: Manchester, England - New Super League club Celtic Crusaders play their first ever match: a 16 - 28 loss to Salford City Reds at The Willows before 4,026 as Super League XIV commences the first of 24 rounds.
- January 25: Organizing country Sweden wins the Bandy World Championship 2009 in Västerås, Sweden after beating Russia
[edit] February
- February 1: The Pittsburgh Steelers defeat the Arizona Cardinals 27-23 in Super Bowl XLIII.
- February 1: Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps issues an apology admitting he smoked marijuana, as it is shown on a photograph which British newspaper published.[1]
- February 1: France defeat the Croatia 24-19 in 2009 World Men's Handball Championship.
- February 8: Czech female skater Martina Sáblíková and Dutch male skater Sven Kramer win the 2009 World Allround Speed Skating Championships in Hamar.[2]
- February 15: West defeats East in the 2009 NBA All-Star Game. MVP was awarded to Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal
- February 15: Matt Kenseth wins the 51st annual Daytona 500.
- February 17: Alex Rodriguez, Major League Baseball player, admits to using performance-enhancing drugs.[3]
[edit] March
- March 3: Five members of the Sri Lanka national cricket team are injured when their team bus is attacked by masked gunmen en route to Day 3 of their second Test against Pakistan in Lahore. Their tour is cancelled following the attack.
[edit] American football
[edit] Association football
- March 19: Major League Soccer makes its 2009 debut with the inaugural match for Seattle Sounders FC, in which they host the New York Red Bulls.
- March 27: start of the qualifying phase for the 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship; this tournament is valid as European qualification tournament for the 2012 Summer Olympics
- March 29: Women's Professional Soccer debuts with the Los Angeles Sol hosting the Washington Freedom.
- April 18 – May 2: OFC Champions League 2008–09 finals
- April 21–30: CONCACAF Champions League 2008–09 finals
- May 6–18: 2009 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship in Germany
- May 27: UEFA Champions League 2008–09 final
- June 14–28: 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup in South Africa
- June 15–29: 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship in Sweden
- June 26 – July 5: Football tournament at the 2009 Mediterranean Games in Italy
- June 27 – July 4: Football tournament at the 2009 Island Games in Aland
- July 1–8: Copa Libertadores 2009 finals
- July 1–12: Football tournament at the 2009 Summer Universiade in Serbia
- July 3–26: 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup in the United States of America
- July 5–26: 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Egypt
- July 13–25: UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship in Belarus
- July 21 - August 2: 2009 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship in Ukraine
- August 23 – September 10: UEFA Women's Euro 2009 in Finland
- October 24 - November 15: 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Nigeria
- October 30 – November 8: CAF Champions League 2009 finals
- November 2–11: Futsal Tournaments (Men and Women) at the 2009 Asian Indoor Games in Vietnam
- November 6: AFC Champions League 2009 final
- November 15–21: 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification ends
- November 16–22: 2009 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup in the United Arab Emirates
- December 4–5: 2010 FIFA World Cup draw in South Africa
- December 10–20: 2009 FIFA Club World Cup in the United Arab Emirates
[edit] Athletics
[edit] Bandy
[edit] Baseball
- February 17 - It was announced that this is the day that the New Yankee Stadium will be completed.
- March 5–23 - 2009 World Baseball Classic
- Venues: Pool play — Tokyo, Mexico City, Toronto, San Juan; second round — San Diego, Miami; finals — Los Angeles
- 40th Anniversary of the 1969 MLB expansion teams: Washington Nationals (then Montreal Expos), San Diego Padres, Milwaukee Brewers (then Seattle Pilots) and Kansas City Royals.
- April 13 - Citi Field, future home of the New York Mets will open.
- April 16 - New Yankee Stadium, future home of the New York Yankees will open.
- July 14 – 80th All-Star Game, St. Louis, Missouri
- October 28 – November 5 – 105th World Series
[edit] Boxing
[edit] Canadian football
[edit] Cricket
Provisional schedule
- January
- India tour of South Africa
- February
- Australia tour of New Zealand
- England tour of West Indies
- March
- India tour of Pakistan
- April
- Zimbabwe tour of West Indies
- 2009 ICC World Cup Qualifier in the South Africa
- May
- New Zealand tour of England
- July
- Australia tour of England (The Ashes)
- West Indies tour of Sri Lanka
- October
- England tour of Zimbabwe
- New Zealand tour of India
- Sri Lanka tour of South Africa
- November
- England tour of Pakistan
- Zimbabwe tour of Australia
- December
- South Africa tour of Australia
- Sri Lanka tour of India
- West Indies tour of New Zealand
[edit] Gymnastics
- World Gymnastics Championships 2009, London
[edit] Ice Hockey
- April 24 – May 10 - IIHF World Championship in Switzerland
- December 4 - 100th anniversary of the Montreal Canadiens hockey club
- June 26–27 - In celebration of the Montreal Canadiens 100th anniversary, the 2009 NHL Entry Draft will be held in Montreal's Bell Centre.
[edit] Motor racing
- January 24–25 - the 24 Hours of Daytona is held.
- February 15 - the Daytona 500 is held.
- March 15 - the 12 Hours of Sebring is held
- May 24 - 93rd Indianapolis 500
- June 6 - the 6 Hours of Watkins Glen is held
- June 13–14 - the 24 Hours of Le Mans is held.
- September 26 - the Petit Le Mans is held
[edit] Multi-sport events
[edit] Rowing
- August 23–30 - The 2009 World Rowing Championships regatta will be held at Lake Malta, Poznan, Poland.
[edit] Rugby league
- February 6 - Engage Super League XIV season begins. Salford City Reds and Celtic Crusaders join the 12 teams from Super League XIII
- March 1 - The 2009 World Club Challenge will be contested by Leeds Rhinos, competing in their second consecutive World Club Challenge, and 2008 NRL Premiers, Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles.
- March 13 - The start of the National Rugby League season 2009 will be the one hundred and second year of professional rugby league in Australia.
[edit] Rugby union
- March 5–7 – 2009 Rugby World Cup Sevens at The Sevens, Dubai (United Arab Emirates)
- May 30 – July 4 – British and Irish Lions tour of South Africa
[edit] Skiing
- Alpine World Ski Championships 2009 in Val d'Isère, Savoy, France
[edit] Swimming
- July 19 – August 2 - 2009 World Aquatics Championships in Rome, Italy
[edit] Wrestling
- WWE will hold its 25th Annual WrestleMania (WrestleMania XXV), at Reliant Stadium, in Houston, Texas on a scheduled date of April 5.
- TNA is holding its second tour of the UK starting January 20
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5imraDFasznRn6Iq0goXyJb_ddOSA
- ^ "Essent ISU World Allround Speed Skating Championships –Hamar (NOR)". International Skating Union. 2008-02-08. http://www.isu.org/vsite/vcontent/content/transnews/0,10869,4844-128612-19728-18964-293681-3964-4771-layout160-129920-news-item,00.html. Retrieved on 2008-02-08.
- ^ McShane, Larry (2009-02-17). "Alex Rodriguez admits injecting steroids from Dominican Republic; says he was 'young and stupid'". Daily News (New York). http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/yankees/2009/02/17/2009-02-17_alex_rodriguez_admits_injecting_steroids.html. Retrieved on 2009-02-18.
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