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==News by date== ==]==
* ] held at ], Savoy, France
===January===
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==]==
* ] – the ] (AFC) won 27–23 over the ] (NFC)
**Location: ]
**Attendance: 70,774
**MVP: ], WR (Pittsburgh)
* ] at ] (]):
** The ] won 24-14 over the ] in front of a record crowd of 78,468 to win the BCS National Championship
* September 20 – The ] play their first game in the new ] against the ] and lose 31–33. The game drew an NFL record regular-season crowd of over 105,000.
* September 27 – ] defeat the ] to end a 19-game losing streak dating back to December 2007. This tied the 1942–45 ] (who suspended independent operations in 1944) and the 1961–62 ] for the second longest such streak after the 1976–77 Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
* October 8 – The ] ].
* November 27 – In the ], the ] defeat the previously unbeaten ] 20–17 in overtime.


==Association football==
*3: ] wins the 2009 Capitala World Tennis Championship, beating Rafael Nadal in the final
{{Main|2009 in association football}}
*4: ] wins the PDC World Championship in darts, beating Raymond van Barneveld 7-1 in the final
* ] win the ] after beating ] 2–1 in ] of the ] in ].
*6: ] wins the 2008/2009 ]
* ] win the ] after beating ] 2–0 in the ] in Rome.
* ] win the ] after beating ] 4–1 on points.
* {{fb|BRA}} win the ] after beating the {{fb|USA}} 3–2 in the final in ], South Africa.
* {{fb|MEX}} win the ] after beating the {{fb|USA}} 5–0 in the final in ], United States.
* {{fbu|20|GHA}} win the ] after beating {{fbu|20|BRA}} 4–3 in penalties (the match ended 0–0) in the final in ], Egypt.
* {{fbu|17|SUI}} win the ] after beating {{fbu|17|NGA}} 1–0 in the final in ], Nigeria.
* ] win the ] after beating ] 2–1 in the final in ], United Arab Emirates.
* ] win the ] after defeating ] in the two-legged final.
* ] win the ] after defeating ] in the two-legged final.
* ]:
** Men: ], {{fb|ARG}} and ]
** Women: ], {{fbw|BRA}} and ]
*** Marta becomes the first four-time winner of the award of either sex, with all of her awards consecutive.


==]==
==Scheduled events==
{{Main|2009 in athletics (track and field)}}
* ] at ], Berlin


==]==
===Athletics===
* ]
* ''']-]''' – ] at ], Berlin
** July 11 – {{AFL Fre}} kick the lowest score since ] when they score only 1.7 (13) against {{AFL Ade}}’s 19.16 (130)
** September 26 – ] in Melbourne, Australia, is won by the Geelong Football Club against the St Kilda Football Club on by 12 points.


===Baseball=== ==]==
{{Main|2009 in ice sports}}
* ] - It was announced that this is the day that the ] will be completed.
* ] in ], Sweden, is won by the host nation after defeating Russia in the final
* ''']-]''' - ], Venues to be determined
* 40th Anniversary of the 1969 ] expansion teams: ] (then ]), ], ] (then ]) and ].
* ] - ], future home of the ] will open.
* ] - ], future home of the ] will open.
* ] - ], ], ]
* ] - ] - ]


===Boxing=== ==Baseball==
{{Main|2009 in baseball}}
* ] - ] in ], Italy
{{See also|2009 Major League Baseball season|2009 Nippon Professional Baseball season}}
* {{Flagicon|JPN}} ] win the ] after beating {{Flagicon|KOR}} ] by 5–3 (F/10) in the final at ], Los Angeles, California.
* New York City opens two new ballparks, The ] for the ] and ] for the ].
* ] of the ] throws the 18th ] in Major League history against the ].
* The ] defeat the ] 4 games to 2 to win their 27th ] championship. ] is named ]
* The ] defeat the ] 4 games to 2 to win their 21st ] championship. The Giants' ] is named MVP.


===Cricket=== ==Basketball==
{{Main|2009 in basketball}}
''Provisional schedule''
* ] — ] defeats ] 89–72 at ] in Detroit. It is ] fifth national title.
* January
* ] — The ] defeat the ] 4 games to 1 to win the ] NBA Championship. The Lakers' ] is named ].
** India tour of South Africa
* ] — ] win their fifth Euroleague crown, defeating ] ] 73–71 in the ] in ].
*February
* ] — ] completes a 39–0 season with a 76–54 win over ] at the ] in ]. It is the sixth national title and third unbeaten season for the ].
** Australia tour of New Zealand
** England tour of West Indies
*March
** India tour of Pakistan
*April
** Zimbabwe tour of West Indies
*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
* Dates to be determined
** ] in the ]


==]==
===Football (North American)===
* ] held in ], Milan
* ''']''' - ], ]
* ] defeats ] to claim the WBA World heavyweight title.
* '''], ]
* ] comes back from injury
* ] defeated ] to win the ] and ] ] championship. Pacquiao also defeated ] to win the ] ] championship to become the first boxer to win 7 world title in seven different ].
* ] came out of retirement by facing ] champion ] and defeating him by ].


==]==
===International Football (soccer)===
* ] game at ] in ] – ] defeat ] 28–27. ] was named MVP
* ]-]: start of the qualifying phase for the ]; this tournament is valid as European qualification tournament for the ]
* ] - ]: ] finals
* ]-]: ] finals
* ]-]: ] final tournament in Germany
* ]: ] final
* ]-]: ] in South Africa
* ]-]: ] in Sweden
* ] - ]: Football tournament at the ] in Aland
* ]-]: ] finals
* ]-]: ] in the United States of America
* ]-]: ] in Egypt
* ]-]: ] in Belarus
* July: ] in Ukraine
* ] - ]: ] in Nigeria
* ] - ]: ] in Finland
* ]-]: Futsal Tournaments (Men and Women) at the ] in Vietnam
* ]: ] final
* ]-]: ] ends
* November: ] final
* December: ] in the United Arab Emirates
* December: ] draw in South Africa
* TBD: ] in the United Arab Emirates


===U.S. Soccer=== ==]==
{{Main|2009 in cricket}}
* ]: MLS debuts a match up of New York Red Bulls VS Seattle Sounders FC in ],(])
* March 3 – five members of the ] are injured when their team bus ] en route to the third day's play of their Second Test against ] at ]. ] is cancelled following the attack.
* ]: WPS makes it's debut with Los Angeles Sol VS Washington Freedom in ],(])
* March 7–22 – ] held in Australia.
* ] win the ] held in South Africa.
* June 5, – June 21, – ] held in England.
* September 22, – October 5, – ] held in South Africa


===Gymnastics=== ==Cycling==
* ] – ]
* ] 2009, London
* ] – ]
* ] – ]
* ] – ]
* ] – ]
* ] – ]
* ] – ]


===Ice Hockey=== ==]==
* ]
* '''] – ]''' - ]
** Champion: {{flw|SWE}}
*''']''' - 100th anniversary of the ] hockey club
* ]
*'''] - ]''' - In celebration of the ] 100th ], the 2009 ] will be held in Montreal's ].
** Champion: {{fl19|SWE}}
* ]
** Men's champion: {{flagicon|FIN}} ]
** Women's champion: {{flagicon|SWE}} ]


===Motorsports=== ==Golf==
{{Main|2009 in golf}}
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===Multisport events===
*Senior PGA Championship winner: ]
* ''']''' - ] in ], ] (])
*Senior British Open winner: ]
*U.S. Senior Open winner: ]
*] winner: ]
*] winner: ]


==Gymnastics==
===Rowing===
* ]
*'''] – ]''' - The ] regatta will be held at ], ], Poland.
* ]


==]==
===Rugby union===
* ] – ] defeats ] 24–19 in the final
* ]-] – ] in ] (])
* ] - ] – ] ] of South Africa


==]==
===Skiing===
'''Steeplechases'''
* ] in ], Savoy, France
* ] – ]
]
* ] – ]
'''Flat races'''
* Australia: ] – ]
* ]:
*# ] – ]
*# ] – Gallant
*# ] – Purple Shower
* Dubai: ] – ]
* France: ] – ]
* Ireland: ] – ]
* Japan: ] – ]
* ]:
*# ] – Sea the Stars
*# ] – Sea the Stars<ref>{{cite web |title=Epsom Derby {{!}} History, Winners, & Facts {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/sports/Derby-horse-race |website=www.britannica.com |access-date=4 January 2022 |language=en}}</ref>
*# ] – ]
* ]:
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* ] World Thoroughbred Championships at ], ], California (all races in order of running):
** Day 1 (November 6):
**# ] – ]
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** Day 2 (November 7):
**# ] – ]
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===Swimming=== ==]==
{{Main|2009 in ice sports}}
* '''] – ]''' - ] in Rome, Italy
* April 18 – ] win ] Canadian senior championship.
* April 19 – ] win ].
* May 10 – {{ih|RUS}} defeats {{ih|CAN}} 2–1 to win the ].
* May 24 – ] win ] Canadian junior championship.
* June 12 – ] defeat the ] to win the ]. ] is awarded the ].
* June 26–27 – ] held in ].
* September 29 – ] defeat the ] to win the ].


==]==
===Wrestling===
The following is a list of major noteworthy MMA events by month.
* ] will hold its 25th Annual ] (]), at ], in ] on a scheduled date of April 5.
*] is holding its second tour of the UK starting January 20th


'''January'''
]

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1/14 – ]
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1/17 – ]
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]
1/24 – ] ({{small|Last Affliction event}})
]

]
1/25 – ]
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]
1/31 – ]

'''February'''

2/7 – ]

2/21 – ]

'''March'''

3/1 – ]

3/7 – ]

3/8 – ]

3/20 – ]

'''April'''

4/1 – ]

4/3 – ] ({{small|Bellator FC's first event; Start of Bellator season 1}})

4/5 – ]

4/5 – ]

4/10 – ]

4/11 – ]

4/17 – ]

4/17 – ]

4/18 – ]

'''May'''

5/1 – ]

5/2 – ]

5/8 – ]

5/15 – ]

5/15 – ]

5/15 – ]

5/23 – ]

5/26 – ]

5/29 – ]

'''June'''

6/5 – ]

6/6 – ]

6/7 – ]

6/12 – ]

6/13 – ]

6/19 – ]

6/19 – ] ({{small|End of Bellator season 1}})

6/20 – ]

'''July'''

7/11 – ] ({{small|This event holds the highest ] buyrate for a MMA event with 1.6 million buys}})

7/20 – ]

8/2 – ]

8/8 – ]

8/9 – ]

8/15 – ]

8/29 – ]

'''September'''

9/16 – ]

9/19 – ]

9/23 – ]

9/25 – ]

'''October'''

10/6 – ]

10/10 – ]

10/24 – ]

10/25 – ]

'''November'''

11/6 – ]

11/7 – ]

11/7 – ]

11/14 – ]

11/18 – ]

11/20 – ]

11/21 – ]

'''December'''

12/5 – ]

12/12 – ]

12/19 – ]

12/19 – ]

12/31 – ] ({{small|Event featured 12 ]/] MMA bouts and 6 ] kickboxing bouts}})

{{See also|2009 in Pancrase}}

==]==
{{main|2009 in motorsport|List of 2009 motorsport champions}}

==]==
* ] — ] def. ] by 54–46 to win the ].
* World Youth Netball Championships — {{nb|Australia}} U21 def. {{nb|New Zealand}} U21 to win 2009 WYNC in the Cook Islands.
* ] (inaugural) — {{nb|New Zealand}} def. {{nb|Jamaica}} by 32–27 to win the ] in Manchester, England.

==]==
* November 2–8: The first United States national pickleball championships are held in ].

==]==
* Spain wins the ], defeating ] in the final.

==]==
* ] regatta will be held at ], ], Poland

==]==
{{Main|2009 in rugby league}}
* March 1 – ] defeats ] 28–20 to win the ] at ]
*March 22: ], ] – 20-year-old forward ] collapses and dies on the field in a reserve match between ] and ].<ref>{{cite news
| last = Wardrop
| first = Murray
| title = Rugby league player dies during match
| work = telegraph.co.uk
| place =UK
| publisher = Telegraph Media Group Limited
| date = 2009-03-23
| url = https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/rugbyleague/5034566/Rugby-league-player-dies-during-match.html
| access-date = 2010-06-15}}</ref>
* June–July – ] defeats ] 2–1 in the ] to claim a record 4th straight Origin series victory.
* August 29 – ] defeats ] 25 – 16 to win ] at ]
* October 4 – ] defeat ] 23–16 in the ] to win their third ] and second in two years. ] named ]ist. On April 22, 2010, the Melbourne Storm were stripped of the 2007 and 2009 premierships and the 2006–2008 minor premierships, after Storm officials confessed to the NRL that the club had committed serious and systematic breaches of the salary cap between 2006 and 2010 by running a well-organized dual contract and bookkeeping system which concealed a total of $3.17 million in payments made to players outside of the salary cap.
* November – ] defeat ] 46–16 in the final of the ] tournament in England.

==]==
{{Main|2009 in rugby union}}
* 115th ] series is won by {{ru|Ireland}} who complete the ]
* ]
** {{ru7|WAL}} win the ].
** The inaugural ] is won by {{flagicon|AUS}} ].
* ] – {{ru7|RSA}}
* July 18 – The ] and ] tentatively agree that two Italian teams will enter the previously ] league in 2010–11.
* September 14 – ], the organiser of the ] and ] competitions, announces that {{ru|ARG}} has been provisionally invited to join an expanded "Four Nations" competition effective in 2012.
* November 12 – Independent arbitrators appointed by SANZAR award the 15th Super Rugby franchise to Melbourne, specifically to the operators of the ], the city's representative in the defunct ]. The new team, whose name was ultimately announced as the Rebels, will join an expanded Super 15 in 2011.
* ] – South Africa wins the Test series 2–1
* ] – {{ru|RSA}}

==]==
* January 6 – ] wins the ]

==]==
* Czech female skater ] and Dutch male skater ] win the ] in ]

==Swimming==
* ] held at Rome

==]==
*]
**]: ] defeats ], 7–5, 3–6, 7–6(3), 3–6, 6–2
**]: ] defeats ], 6–0, 6–3
*]
** ]: Roger Federer defeats ], 6–1, 7–6(1), 6–4
** ]: ] defeats Dinara Safina, 6–4, 6–2
*]
**]: Roger Federer defeats ], 5–7, 7–6(6), 7–6(5), 3–6, 16–14
** ]: ] defeats ], 7–6(3), 6–2
*]
** ]: ] defeats Roger Federer, 3–6, 7–6(5), 4–6, 7–6(4), 6–2
** ]: ] defeats ], 7–5, 6–3
*]
** {{davis|ESP}} defeats {{davis|CZE}}, 5–0
*]
** {{fed|ITA}} defeats {{fed|USA}}, 4–0

==]==
* ] : Serbia

==]==
* August 3 – 9 – 2009 World Waterski Championships in ], Alberta, Canada.
* July 11 – 19 – ] in Lisbon, Portugal.
* July 16 – 26 – ] in ], Taiwan.
** Chinese delegation boycotts the opening ceremony on July 16.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iogPqL_zZXHdnis7LM1WL2NnNfoA |title=AFP: China absent as World Games open in Taiwan |access-date=November 10, 2016 |archive-date=December 8, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101208231251/http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iogPqL_zZXHdnis7LM1WL2NnNfoA |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* ] is held in ], Taiwan
* December 5(some events will start from December 2)—December 13 – ] in Hong Kong, China
* December 9 – December 18 – ] in ], Laos

==References==
{{Reflist}}

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2009 in sports

2009 in sports describes the world events in sport.

Alpine skiing

American football

Association football

Main article: 2009 in association football

Athletics

Main article: 2009 in athletics (track and field)

Australian Rules Football

Bandy

Main article: 2009 in ice sports

Baseball

Main article: 2009 in baseball See also: 2009 Major League Baseball season and 2009 Nippon Professional Baseball season

Basketball

Main article: 2009 in basketball

Boxing

Canadian football

Cricket

Main article: 2009 in cricket

Cycling

Floorball

Golf

Main article: 2009 in golf

Major championships

Women's major championships

Senior major championships

Gymnastics

Handball

Horse racing

Steeplechases

Flat races

Ice hockey

Main article: 2009 in ice sports

Mixed martial arts

The following is a list of major noteworthy MMA events by month.

January

1/14 – World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku no Ran 2009

1/17 – UFC 93: Franklin vs. Henderson

1/24 – Affliction: Day of Reckoning (Last Affliction event)

1/25 – WEC 38: Varner vs. Cerrone

1/31 – UFC 94: St-Pierre vs. Penn 2

February

2/7 – UFC Fight Night: Lauzon vs. Stephens

2/21 – UFC 95: Sanchez vs. Stevenson

March

3/1 – WEC 39: Brown vs. Garcia

3/7 – UFC 96: Jackson vs. Jardine

3/8 – DREAM.7

3/20 – World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku 7

April

4/1 – UFC Fight Night: Condit vs. Kampmann

4/3 – Bellator I (Bellator FC's first event; Start of Bellator season 1)

4/5 – WEC 40: Torres vs. Mizugaki

4/5 – DREAM.8

4/10 – Bellator II

4/11 – Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Diaz

4/17 – Bellator III

4/17 – Bellator IV

4/18 – UFC 97: Redemption

May

5/1 – Bellator V

5/2 – World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku 8

5/8 – Bellator VI

5/15 – ShoMMA 1: Evangelista vs. Aina

5/15 – Bellator VII

5/15 – MFC 21: Hard Knocks

5/23 – UFC 98: Evans vs. Machida

5/26 – DREAM.9

5/29 – Bellator IX

June

6/5 – Bellator X

6/6 – Strikeforce: Lawler vs. Shields

6/7 – WEC 41: Brown vs. Faber II

6/12 – Bellator XI

6/13 – UFC 99: The Comeback

6/19 – ShoMMA 2: Villasenor vs. Cyborg

6/19 – Bellator XII (End of Bellator season 1)

6/20 – The Ultimate Fighter: United States vs. United Kingdom Finale

July

7/11 – UFC 100 (This event holds the highest PPV buyrate for a MMA event with 1.6 million buys)

7/20 – DREAM.10

8/2 – World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku 9

8/8 – UFC 101: Declaration

8/9 – WEC 42: Torres vs. Bowles

8/15 – Strikeforce: Carano vs. Cyborg

8/29 – UFC 102: Couture vs. Nogueira

September

9/16 – UFC Fight Night: Diaz vs. Guillard

9/19 – UFC 103: Franklin vs. Belfort

9/23 – World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku 10

9/25 – ShoMMA 3: Kennedy vs. Cummings

October

10/6 – DREAM.11

10/10 – WEC 43: Cerrone vs. Henderson

10/24 – UFC 104: Machida vs. Shogun

10/25 – DREAM.12

November

11/6 – ShoMMA 4: Gurgel vs. Evangelista

11/7 – Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Rogers

11/7 – World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku 11

11/14 – UFC 105: Couture vs. Vera

11/18 – WEC 44: Brown vs. Aldo

11/20 – ShoMMA 5: Woodley vs. Bears

11/21 – UFC 106: Ortiz vs. Griffin 2

December

12/5 – The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights Finale

12/12 – UFC 107: Penn vs. Sanchez

12/19 – WEC 45: Cerrone vs. Ratcliff

12/19 – Strikeforce: Evolution

12/31 – Dynamite!! 2009 (Event featured 12 DREAM/SRC MMA bouts and 6 K-1 kickboxing bouts)

See also: 2009 in Pancrase

Motorsport

Main articles: 2009 in motorsport and List of 2009 motorsport champions

Netball

Pickleball

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

Rink hockey

Rowing

Rugby league

Main article: 2009 in rugby league

Rugby union

Main article: 2009 in rugby union

Ski jumping

Speed skating

Swimming

Tennis

Water polo

Multi-sport events

References

  1. "Epsom Derby | History, Winners, & Facts | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved January 4, 2022.
  2. Wardrop, Murray (March 23, 2009). "Rugby league player dies during match". telegraph.co.uk. UK: Telegraph Media Group Limited. Retrieved June 15, 2010.
  3. "AFP: China absent as World Games open in Taiwan". Archived from the original on December 8, 2010. Retrieved November 10, 2016.
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