2011 in sports

2011 in sports will describe the year's events in world sport.

Centuries:	20th century · 21st century · 22nd century
Decades:	1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s 2030s 2040s
Years:	2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

Alpine skiing

• October 23, 2010 – March 20, 2011 –2011 Alpine Skiing World Cup
  • Men Overall Title: Ivica Kostelić of Croatia
  • Women Overall Title: Maria Riesch of Germany
• January 14 – January 23 – 2011 IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships in Sestriere
• February 7 – February 20 – FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2011 in Garmisch-Partenkirchen

American football

• January 10 – 2011 BCS National Championship Game, University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Arizona: The Auburn Tigers defeated the Oregon Ducks 22-19.
• February 6 – Super Bowl XLV, Cowboys Stadium, Arlington, Texas: The Green Bay Packers defeated the Pittsburgh Steelers 31–25. Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers was named Super Bowl MVP, completing 24 of 39 passes for 304 yards and three touchdowns.
• April 28–30 – 2011 NFL Draft at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. The Carolina Panthers selected quarterback Cam Newton of Auburn as the first overall pick.
• July 8–16 – The 2011 IFAF World Cup will be held in Austria.

Aquatics

• July 16–31, 2011: 2011 World Aquatics Championships in Shanghai, China

Association football

See the main article: 2011 in association football

• January 7–29 — 2011 AFC Asian Cup in Qatar
  • Fourth title for Japan. Runner up Australia. Third place South Korea. MVP Keisuke Honda
• April 2 and 17 - OFC Champions League final won by Auckland City FC
• April 20 and 27 - CONCACAF Champions League finals:
  • C.F. Monterrey defeat Real Salt Lake 3−2 on aggregate.
• May 28 - UEFA Champions League Final in London:
  • FC Barcelona defeat Manchester United 3−1.
• June 5–25 — 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup in the United States
  • Winner: Mexico. Runner-up: United States. Semifinalists: Honduras, Panama. MVP Javier Hernández.
• June 15 and 22 - Copa Libertadores finals
  • Santos defeat Peñarol 2−1 on aggregate.
• June 17–July 1 — 2011 CPISRA Football 7-a-side World Championships in the Netherlands
• June 18–July 10 — 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Mexico
  • Mexico won the cup as host being the first team to achieve that, defeating Uruguay 2–0 and achieving their second title in the category.
• June 26–July 17 — 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup in Germany
  • First title for Japan. Runner up United States. Third place Sweden. Best Player Homare Sawa
• July 1–July 24 — 2011 Copa América in Argentina
  • 15th title for Uruguay. Runner-up Paraguay. Third place Peru. Best Player Luis Suárez.
• July 29–August 20 — 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Colombia
  • Fifth title for Brazil. Runner up Portugal. Third place Mexico. Best Player Henrique
• November 5 - AFC Champions League final
• November - CAF Champions League finals
• December 8–18 — 2011 FIFA Club World Cup in Japan

Athletics

See the main article: 2011 in athletics (track and field)

• January 21–30 – 2011 IPC Athletics World Championships in Christchurch, New Zealand
• August 27—September 4 – 2011 World Championships in Athletics in Daegu, South Korea

Basketball

See the main article: 2011 in basketball

• February 20: 2011 NBA All-Star Game at Staples Center, Los Angeles.
  • West 148 beat 143 East
• May 8: Euroleague
  • Panathinaikos beats Maccabi Tel Aviv 78-70 and wins its sixth title in Barcelona. Dimitris Diamantidis was named MVP.
• June 2–16: 2011 NBA Finals
  • The Western Conference champion Dallas Mavericks defeated the Eastern Conference champion Miami Heat, 4–2, to win their first NBA title. German player Dirk Nowitzki was named Finals most valuable player.
• August 30–September 11 — FIBA Americas Championship 2011 in Mar del Plata, Argentina
  • Second title for Argentina. Brazil and Dominican Republic. MVP: Luis Scola (ARG)
• September 3–18 — EuroBasket 2011 in Lithuania
  • Second title for Spain. France and Russia. MVP: Juan Carlos Navarro (ESP)

Beach Soccer

• September 1–11 – The 2011 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup in Ravenna, Italy.
  • Russia puts an end to Brazil's dominance, defeating them in the final by the score of 12–8. Portugal claimed third place.

Beach volleyball

• June 13–19 – The 2011 Beach Volleyball World Championships in Rome
  • Men's Event: Emanuel Rego, Alison Cerutti (BRA)
  • Women's Event: Larissa França, Juliana Felisberta (BRA)

Boxing

See the main article: Boxing in the 2010s

• 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 an 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.
• 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

• November 27 – 99th Grey Cup game at BC Place Stadium in Vancouver.

Canoeing

• August 17 - August 21, 2011: 2011 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Szeged, Hungary
• September 7 - September 11, 2011: 2011 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in Bratislava, Slovakia

Cheerleading

Cheerleading Worlds

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

Australian calendar

Australian Challenge (regional championships)

April

• 17 – Southern Canberra, Australian Capital Territory

May

• 21-22 – State Gymnastics Centre, Western Australia
• 28 or 29 – Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre main arena, New South Wales
• 29 – Kingborough Sports Centre, Tasmania

June

• 5 – Nazabeth College, South Australia
• 26 (pom and stunting) – TBC, Victoria

July

• 31 – TBC, Melbourne, Victoria
• 31 – Westminster College, South Australia

August

• 7 – TBC, Western Australia

Australian Cheer for a Cure (regional championships)

September

• 9 – TBC, Victoria

Australian Showdown (state championships)

August

• 14 – Kingborough Sports Centre, Tasmania
• 19 (scholastic) – Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre, New South Wales
• 20 (allstar) – Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre, New South Wales
• 21 – Southern Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
• 20-21 – MSAC, Victoria

September

• 10-11 – TBC, Western Australia
• 11 – Westminster College, South Australia

Australian Grand (national championships)

September 24-25, Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre, New South Wales

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

Season of Champions

• Continental Cup of Curling (St. Albert, Alberta, Jan. 13–16)
  • Winner: North America def. World
• M&M Meat Shops Canadian Junior Curling Championships (Calgary, Alberta, Jan. 29–Feb. 6)
  • Men's winner: Braeden Moskowy def. Mathew Camm
  • Women's winner: Trish Paulsen def. Nadine Chyz
• Scotties Tournament of Hearts (Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Feb. 19–27)
  • Women's winner: Amber Holland def. Jennifer Jones
• Tim Hortons Brier (London, Ontario, Mar. 5–13)
  • Men's winner: Jeff Stoughton def. Glenn Howard
• Ford World Men's Curling Championship (Regina, Saskatchewan, Apr. 2–10)
  • Men's winner: Canada (Jeff Stoughton) def. Scotland (Tom Brewster)

Grand Slams

• BDO Canadian Open of Curling (Oshawa, Ontario, Jan. 26–30)
  • Men's winner: Mike McEwen def. Glenn Howard
• GP Car and Home Players' Championship (Grande Prairie, Alberta, Apr. 12–18)
  • Men's winner: Kevin Martin def. Niklas Edin
  • Women's winner: Jennifer Jones def. Rachel Homan

World Championships

• World Wheelchair Curling Championship (Prague, Czech Republic, Feb. 21–Mar. 1)
  • Men's winner: Canada (Jim Armstrong) def. Scotland (Aileen Neilson)
• World Junior Curling Championships (Perth, Scotland, Mar. 5–13)
  • Men's winner: Sweden (Oskar Eriksson) def. Switzerland (Peter de Cruz)
  • Women's winner: Scotland (Eve Muirhead) def. Canada (Trish Paulsen)
• Capital One World Women's Curling Championship (Esbjerg, Denmark, Mar. 19–27)
  • Men's winner: Sweden (Anette Norberg) def. Canada (Amber Holland)
• Ford World Men's Curling Championship (Regina, Saskatchewan, Apr. 2–10)
  • Men's winner: Canada (Jeff Stoughton) def. Scotland (Tom Brewster)
• World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship (St. Paul, Minnesota, Apr. 15–24)
  • Men's winner: Switzerland def. Russia
• World Senior Curling Championships (St. Paul, Minnesota, Apr. 15–24)
  • Men's winner: Canada (Mark Johnson) def. United States (Geoff Goodland)
  • Women's winner: Canada (Christine Jurgenson) def. Sweden (Ingrid Meldahl)

2011–12 curling season

Season of Champions

• Canada Cup of Curling (Cranbrook, British Columbia, Nov. 30–Dec. 4)
  • Men's winner: Kevin Martin def. Glenn Howard
  • Women's winner: Jennifer Jones def. Chelsea Carey

Grand Slams

• Curlers Corner Autumn Gold Curling Classic (Calgary, Alberta, Oct. 7–10)
  • Women's winner: Cathy Overton-Clapham def. Amy Nixon
• Manitoba Lotteries Women's Curling Classic (Winnipeg, Manitoba, Oct. 21–24)
  • Women's winner: Renée Sonnenberg def. Heather Nedohin
• GP Car and Home World Cup of Curling (Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Nov. 2–6)
  • Men's winner: Glenn Howard def. John Epping
• The Swiss Chalet National (Kingston, Ontario, Dec. 14–18)
  • Men's winner: Mike McEwen def. Jeff Stoughton

Fencing

• October 8 - October 16: 2011 World Fencing Championships in Catania, Italy

Figure skating

Main articles: 2010–2011 figure skating season and 2011–2012 figure skating season

• January 24–30 – 2011 European Figure Skating Championships in Bern, Switzerland
• February 15–20 – 2011 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships in Taipei, Taiwan
• February 28 – March 6 – 2011 World Junior Figure Skating Championships in Gangneung, South Korea
• April 24 – May 1 – 2011 World Figure Skating Championships in Moscow, Russia

Gymnastics

• 2011 European Artistic Gymnastics Championships
• 2011 Rhythmic Gymnastics European Championships
• 2011 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships
• 2011 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships

Golf

See the main article: 2011 in golf

Handball

• January 13–30 – 2011 World Men's Handball Championship in Sweden
  • FRA, DEN and ESP. Fourth Title for FRA. MVP = Nikola Karabatic (FRA)
• December 3–16 – 2011 World Women's Handball Championship in Brazil

Horse racing

Steeplechases

• Cheltenham Gold Cup – Long Run
• Grand National – Ballabriggs
• Grand Steeple-Chase de Paris – Mid Dancer
• Nakayama Grand Jump – Meiner Neos

Flat races

• Australia:
  • Cox Plate –
  • Melbourne Cup –
• Canadian Triple Crown:
  1. Queen's Plate – Inglorious
  2. Prince of Wales Stakes – Pender Harbour
  3. Breeders' Stakes –Pender Harbour

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

• Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Dubai World Cup – Victoire Pisa
• France: Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe – Danedream
• Hong Kong: Hong Kong International Races
  • Hong Kong Vase –
  • Hong Kong Sprint –
  • Hong Kong Mile –
  • Hong Kong Cup –
• Ireland: Irish Derby – Treasure Beach
• Japan: Japan Cup –
• English Triple Crown:
  1. 2,000 Guineas Stakes – Frankel
  2. Epsom Derby – Pour Moi
  3. St. Leger Stakes – Masked Marvel
• United States Triple Crown:
  1. Kentucky Derby – Animal Kingdom
  2. Preakness Stakes – Shackleford
  3. Belmont Stakes – Ruler on Ice
• Breeders' Cup World Thoroughbred Championships at Churchill Downs, Louisville, Kentucky (both days arranged in 2010 race card order; 2011 order to be confirmed):
  • Day 1:
    1. Breeders' Cup Marathon –
    2. Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf –
    3. Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint –
    4. Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies –
    5. Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf –
    6. Breeders' Cup Ladies' Classic –
  • Day 2:
    1. Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf –
    2. Breeders' Cup Sprint –
    3. Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint –
    4. Breeders' Cup Juvenile –
    5. Breeders' Cup Mile –
    6. Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile –
    7. Breeders' Cup Turf –
    8. Breeders' Cup Classic –

Ice hockey

• 26 December (2010)–5 January: 2011 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships in Buffalo, United States.
  • Russia Canada United States
• 1 January: Fourth NHL Winter Classic between the Washington Capitals and Pittsburgh Penguins at Heinz Field in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Capitals won the game 3-1.
• 30 January: 58th National Hockey League All-Star Game was hosted by the Carolina Hurricanes. In a new format, the two teams were stocked in a "fantasy draft" by captains Nicklas Lidström and Eric Staal. Team Lidström defeated Team Staal 11–10, with Team Staal's Patrick Sharp (Chicago Blackhawks) named as game MVP.
• 20 February: Second NHL Heritage Classic between the Montreal Canadiens and Calgary Flames at McMahon Stadium in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
• 25 March – April 9: 2011 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.
  • Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs defeat the Michigan Wolverines 3-2 to win the championship.
• 16 April: Salavat Yulaev Ufa wins the Gagarin Cup as champions of the Kontinental Hockey League, defeating Atlant Moscow Oblast 4–1 in the best-of-seven finals.
• 16 April: The Clarenville Caribous defeat the Bentley Generals 5–3 to win the 2011 Allan Cup.
• 29 April – 15 May 2011: 2011 IIHF World Championship in Slovakia, with games being played in Bratislava and Košice.
  • Finland Sweden Czech Republic
• 8 May: Pembroke Lumber Kings defeat the Vernon Vipers 2–0 to win the 2011 Royal Bank Cup.
• 29 May: Saint John Sea Dogs defeat the Mississauga St. Michael's Majors 3–1 to win the 2011 Memorial Cup.
• 31 May: NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman announces that the Atlanta Thrashers have been sold to a Winnipeg-based group and will move to that city. On 21 June, the NHL Board of Governors officially approves the move, and three days later the team is unveiled as the new Winnipeg Jets.
• 15 June: The Boston Bruins defeat the Vancouver Canucks 4-0 in Game 7 to win the 2011 Stanley Cup Final. Bruins goaltender Tim Thomas receives the Conn Smythe Trophy as MVP of the Stanley Cup playoffs. Patrice Bergeron becomes the newest member of the Triple Gold Club, adding the Cup to his gold medals with Team Canada in the 2004 World Championships and 2010 Olympics.
• 7 September: A plane carrying KHL team Lokomotiv Yaroslavl crashes; killing all but one player and one flight crew member. The league responds by stopping the season's first game, already in progress, and postponing the official season start.
• 12 September:
  • On the day that Alexander Galimov, the only Lokomotiv player to survive the crash, dies of his injuries, Lokomotiv announces it will pull out of the KHL for the 2011–12 season. The team will play in the second-level Russian Major League this season and return to the KHL in 2012–13.
  • In other fallout from the crash, the Czech Extraliga announces it will delay the start of its 2011–12 season from 16 September to 18 September. The original start date conflicted with the funeral of Jan Marek, one of three Czechs killed in the crash.

Ice sledge hockey

• February 12 - February 20 – 2011 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey European Championships in Sollefteå

Mixed martial arts

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

Date	Event	Alternate Name/s	Location	Attendance	PPV Buyrate	Notes
January 1	UFC 125: Resolution	—	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA	12,874	270,000	—
January 7	Strikeforce Challengers: Woodley vs. Saffiedine	ShoMMA 13: Woodley vs. Saffiedine	Nashville, Tennessee, USA	2,631	—	—
January 22	UFC: Fight For The Troops 2	UFC Fight Night 23	Killeen, Texas, USA	3,200	—	—
January 29	Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Cyborg	—	San Jose, California, USA	9,059	—	—
February 5	UFC 126: Silva vs. Belfort	—	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA	10,893	725,000	—
February 12	Strikeforce / M-1 Global: Fedor vs. Silva	Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Silva	East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA	11,287	—	Quarterfinals to 2011 Strikeforce Heavyweight GP tournament. Fedor Emelianenko suffers his second legitimate loss in a row and speculates retirement. Gina Carano announces a return to MMA after being inactive for 18 months.
February 18	Strikeforce Challengers: Beerbohm vs. Healy	ShoMMA 14: Beerbohm vs Healy	Cedar Park, Texas, USA	—	—	—
February 25	MFC 28: Supremacy	—	Edmonton, Alberta, Canada	—	—	—
February 26	UFC 127: Penn vs. Fitch	—	Sydney, Australia	18,186	260,000	—
February 26	BAMMA 5: Daley vs. Shirai	—	Manchester, England	—	—	—
March 3	UFC Live: Sanchez vs. Kampmann	—	Louisville, Kentucky, USA	8,319	—	—
March 5	Strikeforce: Feijao vs. Henderson	Strikeforce: Columbus	Columbus, Ohio, USA	7,123	—	—
March 5	Bellator XXXV	—	Lemoore, California, USA	—	—	Start of Bellator Season 4.
March 11	ADFC: Round 3	—	Abu Dhabi, UAE	—	—	—
March 12	Bellator XXXVI	—	Shreveport, Louisiana, USA	—	—	—
March 19	Bellator XXXVII	—	Concho, Oklahoma, USA	—	—	—
March 19	UFC 128: Shogun vs. Jones	—	Newark, New Jersey, USA	12,619	445,000	—
March 19	KSW XV: Contemporary Gladiators	—	Warsaw, Poland	—	—	—
March 26	Bellator XXXVIII	—	Tunica, Mississippi, USA	—	—	—
March 26	UFC Fight Night: Nogueira vs. Davis	UFC Fight Night 24 UFC Fight Night: Seattle	Seattle, Washington, USA	13,741	—	—
April 1	Strikeforce Challengers: Wilcox vs. Damm	ShoMMA 15: Wilcox vs. Damm	Stockton, California, USA	—	—	First Strikeforce event under Zuffa ownership.
April 2	Bellator XXXIX	—	Uncasville, Connecticut, USA	—	—	—
April 8	MFC 29: Conquer	—	Windsor, Ontario, Canada	—	—	—
April 9	Bellator XL	—	Newkirk, Oklahoma, USA	—	—	—
April 9	Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Daley	—	San Diego, California, USA	—	—	—
April 16	Bellator XLI	—	Yuma, Arizona, USA	—	—	—
April 23	Bellator XLII	—	Concho, Oklahoma, USA	—	—	—
April 30	UFC 129: St-Pierre vs. Shields	—	Toronto, Ontario, Canada	55,724	800,000 (Min.) 900,000 (Max.)	Randy Couture announces his retirement after nearly 14 years of competition.
April 30	Superior Challenge 7	—	Stockholm, Sweden	—	—	—
May 6	Tachi Palace Fights 9	—	Lemoore, California, USA	—	—	—
May 7	Bellator XLIII	—	Newkirk, Oklahoma, USA	—	—	—
May 14	Bellator XLIV	—	Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA	—	—	—
May 21	Bellator XLV	—	Lake Charles, Louisiana, USA	—	—	End of Bellator season 4.
May 21	BAMMA 6: Watson vs. Ninja	—	London, England	—	—	Murilo Rua announces his retirement after 11 years of competition.
May 21	KSW XVI	—	Gdańsk, Poland	—	—	—
May 28	UFC 130: Rampage vs. Hamill	—	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA	12,753	300,000 (Min.) 325,000 (Max.)	—
May 28	United Glory 14: 2010-2011 World Series Finals	—	Moscow, Russia	—	—	—
May 29	Dream: Fight for Japan!	Dream Japan GP - 2011 Bantamweight Japan Tournament	Saitama, Japan	6,522	—	—
June 4	The Ultimate Fighter 13 Finale	—	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA	—	—	—
June 10	MFC 30: Up Close and Personal	—	Edmonton, Alberta, Canada	—	—	—
June 11	UFC 131: dos Santos vs. Carwin	—	Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada	14,685	325,000 (Min.) 335,000 (Max.)	—
June 18	Strikeforce: Overeem vs. Werdum	Strikeforce: Dallas	Dallas, Texas, USA	—	—	The event will feature the first women's bouts ever held by Zuffa.
June 24	Strikeforce Challengers: Fodor vs. Terry	Strikeforce Challengers 16: Fodor vs. Terry	Kent, Washington, USA	—	—	—
June 25	Bellator XLVI	—	Hollywood, Florida, USA	—	—	Start of Bellator 2011 Summer Series.
June 26	UFC Live: Kongo vs. Barry	—	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA	7,792	—	—
July 2	UFC 132: Cruz vs. Faber 2	—	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA	13,109	350,000 (Min.) 375,000 (Max.)	—
July 16	Dream: Japan GP Final	—	Tokyo, Japan	8,142	—	—
July 22	Strikeforce Challengers: Voelker vs. Bowling III	Strikeforce Challengers 17	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA	—	—	—
July 23	Bellator XLVII	—	Rama, Ontario, Canada	—	—	—
July 30	Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Henderson	—	Hoffman Estates, Illinois, USA	—	—	—
August 6	UFC 133: Evans vs. Ortiz 2	—	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA	11,583	—	—
August 12	Strikeforce Challengers: Gurgel vs. Duarte	ShoMMA 18	Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA	—	—	—
August 14	UFC Live: Hardy vs. Lytle	—	Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA	6,751	—	—
August 20	Bellator XLVIII	—	Uncasville, Connecticut, USA	—	—	End of Bellator 2011 Summer Series.
August 27	UFC 134: Silva vs. Okami	UFC: Rio	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	—	—	—
September 3	ONE FC: Champion vs. Champion	—	Kallang, Singapore	—	—	—
September 10	Strikeforce: Heavyweight Grand Prix Semifinals	—	Cincinnati, Ohio, USA	—	—	—
September 10	Bellator XLIX	—	Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA	—	—	Start of Bellator Season 5
September 10	BAMMA 7	—	Birmingham, England	—	—	—
September 17	UFC Fight Night: Battle on the Bayou	UFC Fight Night 25	New Orleans, Louisiana, USA	—	—	—
September 17	Bellator L	—	Hollywood, Florida, USA	—	—	—
September 23	Strikeforce Challengers 19	—	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA	—	—	—
September 24	Dream 17	—	Saitama, Japan	—	—	—
September 24	Bellator LI	—	Canton, Ohio, USA	—	—	—
September 24	UFC 135	—	Denver, Colorado, USA	—	—	—
October 1	UFC on Versus 6	—	Washington, D.C., USA	—	—	—
October 1	Bellator LII	—	Lake Charles, Louisiana, USA	—	—	—
October 8	UFC 136: Edgar vs. Maynard III	—	Houston, Texas, USA	—	—	—
October 8	Bellator LIII	—	USA	—	—	—
October 15	Bellator LIV	—	Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA	—	—	—
October 29	UFC 137: St-Pierre vs. Diaz	—	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA	—	—	—
November 5	UFC 138: Leben vs. Muñoz	—	Birmingham, England	—	—	The main event will be the first five round non-title fight in the history of the UFC.
November 19	UFC 139: Velasquez vs. Dos Santos	—	San Jose, California, USA	—	—	—
November 19	Bellator Event	—	Hollywood, Florida, USA	—	—	End of Bellator Season 5.
December 3	The Ultimate Fighter 14 Finale	—	Las Vegas, Nevada USA	—	—	—
December 10	UFC 140	—	Toronto, Ontario, Canada	—	—	—

Motor racing

Formula One

See the main article: 2011 Formula One season

NASCAR

Main articles: 2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, 2011 NASCAR Nationwide Series, and 2011 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series

• February 12 – Budweiser Shootout
• February 20 – Daytona 500 — Trevor Bayne, a NASCAR rookie without a full-time Cup Series ride and starting only his second Cup race, becomes the youngest driver ever to win the race, on the day after his 20th birthday. He is also the first driver to win the race in his first attempt since the inaugural Daytona 500 in 1959.
• June 12 – 5-hour Energy 500 — Jeff Gordon collects his 84th Cup Series victory, equaling Darrell Waltrip for the most Cup wins in NASCAR's modern era (1972–present).
• July 9 – Quaker State 400 — For the first time since 2001, a new track enters the Cup Series, with Kentucky Speedway making its debut. Kyle Busch's win, however, is largely overshadowed by massive traffic bottlenecks that reportedly prevented as many as 20,000 of the 107,000 ticketed fans from entering the track.
• July 16 – New England 200 — Kyle Busch wins his 49th Nationwide Series race, equaling the series record of Mark Martin. This was also Busch's 100th win in NASCAR's three national touring series, a feat previously accomplished only by Richard Petty and David Pearson.
• August 15 – Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips at The Glen — Marcos Ambrose becomes the first Australian ever to win a Cup Series race.
• August 26 – Food City 250 — Kyle Busch takes sole possession of the career record for Nationwide Series victories with his 50th win.
• September 6 – AdvoCare 500 — Gordon wins his 85th Cup Series race, giving him sole possession of the record for Cup wins in the modern era.
• November 20 – Ford 400: final Sprint Cup race for the 2011 NASCAR season

IndyCar

See the main article: 2011 IndyCar Series season

• May 29 – 95th Indianapolis 500 - Dan Wheldon

World Rally Championship

See the main article: 2011 World Rally Championship season

World Touring Car Championship

See the main article: 2011 World Touring Car Championship season

Multi-sport events

• 2011 Winter Universiade
• 2011 Summer Universiade
• 2011 All-Africa Games
• 2011 Pan American Games
• 2011 Asian Winter Games
• 2011 South Asian Winter Games
• 2011 Pacific Games
• 2011 South East Asian Games
• 2011 Military World Games
• 2011 Commonwealth Youth Games
• 2011 Special Olympics World Summer Games
• 2011 Island Games
• 2011 ALBA Games
• 2011 European Youth Winter Olympic Festival
• 2011 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival

Netball

• 3–10 July: 2011 Netball World Championships in Singapore

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

June 9th Diamonds v Silver Ferns, Palmerston North

12th Diamonds v Silver Ferns, Auckland

July 3rd – 10th World Netball Championships 2011

12th – 17th National Netball Championships 21/U

30th Jul – 18th Sep Australian Netball League 2011

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

October 9th 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

• February 22 - March 6 – FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2011 in Oslo
• March 29 - April 11 – 2011 IPC Biathlon and Cross-Country Skiing World Championships in Khanty-Mansiysk

Rink Hockey

• 2011 Rink Hockey Asian Championship
• 2011 Ladies Rink Hockey European Championship
• 2011 Rink Hockey World Championship San Juan, Argentina
• 2011 Rink Hockey World Championship U-20, probably in Portugal
• 2011 Ladies Rink Hockey European Championship

Road bicycle racing

• May 7 - May 29: 2011 Giro d'Italia
  • Alberto Contador sealed overall victory in the Giro d'Italia for the second time in his career.
• July 2 - July 24: 2011 Tour de France
  • Australian Cadel Evans won the race, having gained the lead in a time-trial on the penultimate day. He became the first Australian to win the race, and at 34, the oldest post-war winner.
• August 20 - September 11: 2011 Vuelta a España
  • Spanish Juan José Cobo claimed his first major title. British Chris Froome and Bradley Wiggins on the podium.
• September 19 - September 25: 2011 UCI Road World Championships in Copenhagen, Denmark
  • British Mark Cavendish became the first British male since Tom Simpson to win the road race title

Rowing

• August 28 to September 4 – 2011 World Rowing Championships will be held at Lake Bled, Bled, Slovenia.

Rugby league

• 13 February; NRL All Stars Game
• 23 February; World Club Challenge
• May; City vs Country Origin
• May; Australia vs New Zealand ANZAC Test
• 25 May–6 July: State of Origin
  • Queensland defeat New South Wales 2–1 for their sixth consecutive series win.
• 10 June: International Origin Match at Headingley Carnegie Stadium, Leeds
  • In the first of what is planned to be an annual affair, the Exiles, a team consisting of non-English Super League players, defeated England 16–12.
• August; Challenge Cup final
• 11 March to 2 October; National Rugby League season
• 12 February to 2 October; 2011 Super League season
• November; Rugby League Four Nations

Rugby union

• 4 February – 19 March: Six Nations Championship
  • Winner: England, 26th title.
• 20 May: Amlin Challenge Cup Final at Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff
  • Harlequins claimed the title with a 19–18 win over Stade Français, becoming the first team to win the Challenge Cup three times.
• 21 May: Heineken Cup Final at Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
  • Leinster won its second European title with a 33–22 win over Northampton Saints.
• IRB Sevens World Series – New Zealand clinched the series title at the London Sevens on 22 May, with the Edinburgh Sevens remaining to be played.
• 24 May–5 June: 2011 IRB Junior World Rugby Trophy in Georgia
  • Samoa, Japan and Georgia. This was the first title for Samoa.
• 10–26 June: 2011 IRB Junior World Championship in Italy
  • New Zealand, England and Australia. This was the fourth title for New Zealand.
• 9 July: Super Rugby Final at Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
  • The Reds claimed their first title in the competition's professional era with an 18–13 win over the Crusaders.
• 23 July–27 August: Tri Nations Series
  • Australia won its third title.
• 9 September–23 October: 2011 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand

Domestic competitions

• English Premiership – Final, 28 May at Twickenham: Leicester Tigers vs. Saracens
  • Saracens defeated Leicester Tigers 22–18 for their first-ever Premiership title.
• RFU Championship — Worcester Warriors. As the only side among the semifinalists that met the requirements for promotion, they replaced Leeds Carnegie in the 2011–12 Premiership.
• Top 14 – Final, 4 June at Stade de France: Toulouse vs. Montpellier
  • Toulouse won 15–10 and lifted the Bouclier de Brennus for the 18th time.
• Rugby Pro D2 — Lyon won the championship and automatic promotion to the Top 14. Bordeaux Bègles won the promotion playoffs. The two clubs will replace La Rochelle and Bourgoin.
• Celtic League – Grand Final, 28 May in Limerick:
  • In an all-Irish affair, Munster won their third title against Leinster 19–9.
• LV Cup (Anglo-Welsh Cup) – Gloucester
• ITM Cup:
  • Premiership – Final, 3 September in Hamilton: Waikato vs. Canterbury
    • Canterbury won 12−3 for their fourth consecutive title in the Air New Zealand/ITM Cup and ninth in the history of New Zealand provincial rugby.
  • Championship: Final, 4 September in Palmerston North: Manawatu vs. Hawke's Bay
    • Hawke's Bay won 35−30 and will replace Southland in the 2012 ITM Cup Premiership.
• Currie Cup: Season in progress

Other major events

• 26 February: During the England–France match in the Six Nations, England's Jonny Wilkinson retakes the all-time lead for career Test points from New Zealand's Dan Carter.
• 27 February: During the Scotland–Ireland match in the Six Nations, Ireland's Ronan O'Gara retakes the all-time lead for career points in the Championship from Wilkinson.
• 19 March: During the Ireland–England Six Nations match, two Irish players reach major career milestones in the Championship:
  • Brian O'Driscoll takes over the all-time lead for career tries in the Championship with his 25th try, breaking the record of Scotland's Ian Smith that had lasted since 1933.
  • O'Gara makes his 56th appearance in the Championship, drawing level with countryman Mike Gibson for the Championship record.
• 30 July: During New Zealand's Tri Nations opener at home to South Africa, Carter reclaims the all-time lead for career Test points from Wilkinson.

Tennis

• 2011 Australian Open (January 17 – January 30)
  • Men's final: Novak Djokovic defeats Andy Murray 6–4, 6–2, 6–3
  • Women's final: Kim Clijsters defeats Li Na 3–6, 6–3, 6–3
• 2011 French Open (May 17 – June 5)
  • Men's final: Rafael Nadal defeats Roger Federer 7–5, 7–6, 5–7, 6–1
  • Women's final: Li Na defeats Francesca Schiavone 6–4, 7–6^(7–0)
• 2011 Wimbledon Championships (June 20 – July 3)
  • Men's final: Novak Djokovic defeats Rafael Nadal 6–4, 6–1, 1–6, 6–3
  • Women's final: Petra Kvitová defeats Maria Sharapova 6–3, 6–4
• 2011 US Open (August 29 – September 12)
  • Men's final: Novak Djokovic defeats Rafael Nadal 6–2, 6–4, 6–7, 6–1
  • Women's final: Samantha Stosur defeats Serena Williams 6–2, 6–3
• 2011 WTA Tour Championships in Istanbul, Turkey. (October 24 - October 30)
• 2011 ATP World Tour Finals in London, United Kingdom. (November 20 - November 27)

Volleyball

• Women's CEV Champions League 2010–11 November 23, 2010-March 20, 2011. Final Four in Istanbul, Turkey
  • Champions VakıfBank Güneş TTelekom, Rabita Baku, Fenerbahçe Acıbadem . MVP: Małgorzata Glinka (POL)
• Men's CEV Champions League 2010–11 November 17, 2010 - March 27, 2011. Final Four in Bolzano, Italy.
  • Champions Trentino BetClic, Zenit Kazan, Dynamo Moscow. MVP: Osmany Juantorena (CUB)
• 2011 Montreux Volley Masters June 7–12 in Montreux, Switzerland
  • JPN, CUB and CHN. MVP: Hitomi Nakamichi (JPN)
• 2011 FIVB World League, May 27 - July 10, 2011, with the Final Eight in Gdańsk / Sopot, Poland
  • RUS, BRA and POL. MVP: Maxim Mikhaylov (RUS)
• 2011 FIVB Women's Junior World Championship July 22 - July 31 in Lima and Trujillo, Peru
  • ITA, BRA and CHN. MVP: Caterina Bosetti (ITA)
• 2011 FIVB Men's Junior World Championship August 1 - August 10 in Rio de Janeiro and Niteròi, Brazil
  • RUS, ARG and SRB. MVP: Leonid Shchadilov (RUS)
• 2011 FIVB World Grand Prix August 5 - August 28, with the Final Eight in Macau, China
  • USA, BRA and SRB. MVP: Destinee Hooker (USA)
• 2011 Men's European Volleyball Championship September 10-September 18 in Austria and Czech Republic
  • SRB, ITA and POL. MVP: Ivan Miljkovic (SRB)
• 2011 Women's European Volleyball Championship September 22 - October 2 in Italy and Serbia
  • SRB, GER and TUR. MVP: Jovana Brakocevic (SRB)
• 2011 FIVB Women's World Cup November 4 - November 18 in Japan
• 2011 FIVB Men's World Cup November 20 - December 4 in Japan

Other websites

• The-Sports.org