2011 in sports

none October 2011 January 2012 2011 sports The year 2011 in sports saw a number of significant events, some of which are listed below. Calendar by month January January 2011 in sports DateSportVenue/EventStatusWinner/s 10 American football USA 2011 BCS National Championship Game Domestic Alabama Auburn University26 Dec 2010–5Ice hockeyUSA 2011 World Junior Ice Hockey ChampionshipsInternationalRUS21MarathonUAE Dubai MarathonInternationalKenya David Barmasai / Ethiopia Aselefech Mergia February DateSportVenue/EventStatusWinner/s6American footballUSA Super Bowl XLVDomesticWisconsin Green Bay Packers March 31 March – 28 October: Baseball, United States/Canada 2011 Major League Baseball season. 2011 World Series: Missouri St. Louis Cardinals. April 17: Marathon, United Kingdom London Marathon. Winners: Kenya Emmanuel Mutai, Mary Keitany. 18: Marathon, United States Boston Marathon. Winners: Kenya Geoffrey Mutai, Caroline Kilel. May 18: Association football, Republic of Ireland 2011 UEFA Europa League final. Winner: POR Porto. 21: Rugby union, England 2011 Heineken Cup final. Winner: Ireland rugby union Leinster Rugby. 28: Association football, ENG 2011 UEFA Champions League final. Winner: ESP FC Barcelona. 31 May — 12 June: Basketball, USA/CAN 2011 NBA Finals. Winner: Texas Dallas Mavericks. June 12: Formula One, CAN 2011 Canadian Grand Prix. Winner: United Kingdom Jenson Button. 18 — July 3: Basketball, Poland EuroBasket Women 2011. Winner: RUS 25: MotoGP, Netherlands 2011 Dutch TT. Winner: USA Ben Spies. 26: Formula One, ESP 2011 European Grand Prix. Winner: GER Sebastian Vettel. 26 — 17 July: Association football, GER 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup. Winner: JPN July 24: Formula One, GER 2011 German Grand Prix. Winner: United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton. August 29 — September 12: Tennis, USA 2011 US Open. Winners in singles Serbia Novak Djokovic, AUS Samantha Stosur. 30 — September 11: Basketball, ARG 2011 FIBA Americas Championship. Winner: ARG 31 — September 18: Basketball, Lithuania EuroBasket 2011. Winner: ESP September 7 — 11: Basketball, AUS 2011 FIBA Oceania Championship. Winner: AUS 7 — 11: Basketball, AUS 2011 FIBA Oceania Championship for Women. Winner: AUS 24 — October 1: Basketball, Colombia 2011 FIBA Americas Championship for Women. Winner: BRA 25: Formula One, SIN 2011 Singapore Grand Prix. Winner: Germany Sebastian Vettel 25: Marathon, Germany Berlin Marathon. Winners: Kenya Patrick Makau Musyoki, Kenya Florence Kiplagat. October October 2011 in sports 9: Marathon, USA Chicago Marathon. Winners: Kenya Moses Mosop, Russia Liliya Shobukhova. 16: Formula One, KOR 2011 Korean Grand Prix. Winner: GER Sebastian Vettel. November 7: Marathon, USA New York City Marathon. Winners: KEN Geoffrey Mutai, ETH Firehiwot Dado. 13: Formula One, UAE 2011 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Winner: United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton. December 25 – April 2012: Basketball, USA/Canada 2011–12 NBA season. Alpine skiing 2011 in skiing American football 2011 National Football League season 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season Super Bowl XLV – the Green Bay Packers (NFC) won 31–25 over the Pittsburgh Steelers (AFC) Location: AT&T Stadium Attendance: 103,219 MVP: Aaron Rodgers, QB (Green Bay) January 8 – Peyton Manning plays his final game in an Indianapolis Colts uniform, a 16–17 loss to the New York Jets in the wild-card round. The next season Manning would sit out the entire 2011 season to undergo neck surgeries and in that offseason, was released by the Colts and subsequently signed with the Denver Broncos in free agency, where he led them to 5 straight playoff appearances, Super Bowl XLVIII, and to their 3rd championship title in Super Bowl 50. January 10 – 2011 BCS National Championship Game, University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Arizona: The Auburn Tigers defeated the Oregon Ducks 22–19 claiming the 2010 college football season national championship. 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 Championship was held in Austria. The USA defeated Canada 50–7 in the gold medal match to win their second straight title. December 10 – 2011 Heisman Trophy was awarded to Robert Griffin III Aquatics 2011 FINA Men's Water Polo World League 2011 FINA World Junior Swimming Championships March 8–13, 2011: 2011 European Diving Championships in Turin, Italy July 16–31, 2011: 2011 World Aquatics Championships in Shanghai, China December 8–11, 2011: 2011 European Short Course Swimming Championships in Szczecin, Poland Association football 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 JPN Keisuke Honda April 2 and 17 – OFC Champions League final won by Auckland City FC April 20 and 27 – CONCACAF Champions League finals: MEX C.F. Monterrey defeat USA Real Salt Lake 3–2 on aggregate. May 28 – UEFA Champions League final in London: ESP FC Barcelona defeat ENG Manchester United 3–1. June 5–25 – 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup in the United States Winner: MEX. Runner-up: USA. Semifinalists: HON 1949, PAN. MVP MEX Javier Hernández. June 15 and 22 – Copa Libertadores finals BRA Santos defeat URY 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 JPN. Runner up USA. Third place SWE. Best Player JPN Homare Sawa July 1–24 – 2011 Copa América in Argentina 15th title for URY. Runner-up PRY. Third place PER. Best Player URY Luis Suárez. July 29 – August 20 – 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Colombia Fifth title for BRA. Runner up POR. Third place MEX. Best Player BRA Henrique November 5 – AFC Champions League final QAT Al-Sadd defeat KOR Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 2–2 (4–2 in penalties). November 6 and 12 – CAF Champions League finals TUN Espérance ST defeat MAR Wydad Casablanca 1–0 on aggregate. December 8–18 – 2011 FIFA Club World Cup in Japan Final ESP FC Barcelona defeat BRA Santos 4–0. Athletics 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 Bandy 2011 in ice sports January 30, Russia becomes world champion Baseball 2011 in baseball 2011 Major League Baseball season 2011 Nippon Professional Baseball season Basketball 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. May 31 – June 12: 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 MVP. August 30 – September 11 – FIBA Americas Championship 2011 in Mar del Plata, Argentina Second title for ARG. BRA and DOM. MVP: Luis Scola ARG September 3–18 – EuroBasket 2011 in Lithuania Second title for ESP. FRA and RUS. MVP: Juan Carlos Navarro ESP October 2–7: 2011 WNBA Finals The Western Conference champion Minnesota Lynx defeated the Eastern Conference champion Atlanta Dream, 3–0, to win their first WNBA title. Seimone Augustus was named Finals MVP. Beach Soccer September 1–11 – The 2011 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup in Ravenna, Italy. RUS puts an end to BRA's dominance, defeating them in the final by the score of 12–8. POR claimed third place. June 7–9, 2011 — Florida Beach Soccer FC wins the North American Sand Soccer Championship (NASSC)Virginia Beach, Virginia November, 2011 — Florida Beach Soccer FC also claims victory at BagoSports Beach Football Championship in Trinidad and Tobago securing the Caribbean Championshiptitle, going undefeated in the tournament winning 5–3. 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 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 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.https://www.espn.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=6239606 Solis' knee torn up after defeat vs. Klitschko March 20, 2011 ESPN.com 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 25 – 47th Vanier Cup game at BC Place Stadium in Vancouver – McMaster Marauders defeat Laval Rouge et Or 41–38 November 27 – 99th Grey Cup game at BC Place Stadium in Vancouver – BC Lions defeat Winnipeg Blue Bombers 34–23 Canoeing August 17– 21, 2011: 2011 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Szeged, Hungary September 7–11, 2011: 2011 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in Bratislava, Slovakia 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 2011 in ice sports 2010–11 curling season 2011–12 curling season 2010–11 curling season World Championships Capital One World Women's Curling Championship (Esbjerg, Denmark, Mar. 19–27) Women'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. (Tom Brewster) World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship (St. Paul, Minnesota, Apr. 15–24) Winner: Switzerland def. Russia 2011–12 curling season Season of Champions Canada Cup of Curling (Cranbrook, British Columbia, Nov. 30 – Dec. 4) Men's winner: AB Kevin Martin def. ON Glenn Howard Women's winner: MB Jennifer Jones def. MB Chelsea Carey Fencing October 8–16: 2011 World Fencing Championships in Catania, Italy Figure skating 2010–2011 figure skating season 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 Floorball Women's World Floorball Championships Champion: SWE Men's under-19 World Floorball Championships Champion: FIN Champions Cup Men's champion: FIN SSV Helsinki Women's champion: SWE IF Djurgårdens IBF Gymnastics 2011 European Artistic Gymnastics Championships 2011 Rhythmic Gymnastics European Championships 2011 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships 2011 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships Golf 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 Karabatić FRA December 3–16 – 2011 World Women's Handball Championship in Brazil NOR, FRA and ESP. 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 – Pinker Pinker Melbourne Cup – Dunaden Canadian Triple Crown: Queen's Plate – Inglorious Prince of Wales Stakes – Pender Harbour 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 – Dunaden Hong Kong Sprint – Lucky Nine Hong Kong Mile – Able One Hong Kong Cup – California Memory Ireland: Irish Derby – Treasure Beach Japan: Japan Cup – Buena Vista English Triple Crown: 2,000 Guineas Stakes – Frankel Epsom Derby – Pour MoiEpsom Derby History, Winners, & Facts Britannica https://www.britannica.com/sports/Derby-horse-race www.britannica.com 4 January 2022 St. Leger Stakes – Masked Marvel United States Triple Crown: Kentucky Derby – Animal Kingdom Preakness Stakes – Shackleford Belmont Stakes – Ruler on Ice Breeders' Cup World Thoroughbred Championships at Churchill Downs, Louisville, Kentucky (both days arranged in race card order): Day 1: Breeders' Cup Juvenile Sprint – Secret Circle Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf – Stephanie's Kitten Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint – Musical Romance Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies – My Miss Aurelia Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf – Perfect Shirl Breeders' Cup Ladies' Classic – Royal Delta Day 2: Breeders' Cup Marathon – Afleet Again Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf – Wrote Breeders' Cup Sprint – Amazombie Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint – Regally Ready Breeders' Cup Turf – St Nicholas Abbey Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile – Caleb's Posse Breeders' Cup Juvenile – Hansen Breeders' Cup Mile – Court Vision Breeders' Cup Classic – Drosselmeyer Ice hockey 2011 in ice sports December 26 (2010)–January 5: 2011 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships in Buffalo, United States. RUS CAN USA April 29, – May 15, 2011: 2011 IIHF World Championship in Slovakia, with games being played in Bratislava and Košice. FIN SWE CZE June 15: The Boston Bruins defeat the Vancouver Canucks 4–0 in game seven to win the 2011 Stanley Cup Finals. September 7: The entire active roster of the Lokomotiv Yaroslavl team is killed in the 2011 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl plane crash. October 6: Start of the 2011–12 NHL regular season. Ice sledge hockey 2011 in ice sports February 12–20 – 2011 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey European Championships in Sollefteå Kickboxing The following is a list of major noteworthy kickboxing events during 2011 in chronological order. |- |align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Date |align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Event |align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Alternate Name/s |align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Location |align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Attendance |align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Notes |-align=center |December 31 |Fight For Japan: Genki Desu Ka Omisoka 2011 |Fight for Japan. How are you! New Year! 2011 |JPN Saitama, Japan |24,606 | |-align=center Korfball October 27 – 5 November: 2011 Korfball World Championship in Shaoxing, China NED BEL TPE Mixed martial arts The following is a list of major noteworthy MMA events during 2011 in chronological order. |- |align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Date |align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Event |align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Alternate Name/s |align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Location |align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Attendance |align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|PPV Buyrate |align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Notes |-align=center |January 1 |UFC 125: Resolution | |USA Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |12,874 |270,000 | |-align=center |January 22 |UFC: Fight For The Troops 2 |UFC Fight Night 23 |USA Killeen, Texas, USA |3,200 | | |-align=center |January 29 |Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Cyborg | |USA San Jose, California, USA |9,059 | | |-align=center |February 5 |UFC 126: Silva vs. Belfort | |USA Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |10,893 |725,000 | |-align=center |February 12 |Strikeforce / M-1 Global: Fedor vs. Silva |Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Silva |USA East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA |11,287 | |Quarterfinals to 2011 Strikeforce Heavyweight GP tournament. |-align=center |February 25 |MFC 28: Supremacy | |CAN Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | | | |-align=center |February 26 |UFC 127: Penn vs. Fitch | |AUS Sydney, Australia |18,186 |260,000 | |-align=center |February 26 |BAMMA 5: Daley vs. Shirai | |ENG Manchester, England | | | |-align=center |March 3 |UFC Live: Sanchez vs. Kampmann | |USA Louisville, Kentucky, USA |8,319 | | |-align=center |March 5 |Strikeforce: Feijao vs. Henderson |Strikeforce: Columbus |USA Columbus, Ohio, USA |7,123 | | |-align=center |March 5 |Bellator XXXV | |USA Lemoore, California, USA | | |Start of Bellator Season 4. |-align=center |March 12 |Bellator XXXVI | |USA Shreveport, Louisiana, USA | | | |-align=center |March 19 |Bellator XXXVII | |USA Concho, Oklahoma, USA | | | |-align=center |March 19 |UFC 128: Shogun vs. Jones | |USA Newark, New Jersey, USA |12,619 |445,000 | |-align=center |March 26 |Bellator XXXVIII | |USA Tunica, Mississippi, USA | | | |-align=center |March 26 |UFC Fight Night: Nogueira vs. Davis |UFC Fight Night 24 UFC Fight Night: Seattle |USA Seattle, USA |13,741 | | |-align=center |April 2 |Bellator XXXIX | |USA Uncasville, Connecticut, USA | | | |-align=center |April 8 |MFC 29: Conquer | |CAN Windsor, Ontario, Canada | | | |-align=center |April 9 |Bellator XL | |USA Newkirk, Oklahoma, USA | | | |-align=center |April 9 |Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Daley | |USA San Diego, California, USA | | | |-align=center |April 16 |Bellator XLI | |USA Yuma, Arizona, USA | | | |-align=center |April 23 |Bellator XLII | |USA Concho, Oklahoma, USA | | | |-align=center |April 30 |UFC 129: St-Pierre vs. Shields | |CAN Toronto, Ontario, Canada |55,724 |800,000 (Min.) 900,000 (Max.) |Randy Couture announces his retirement after nearly 14 years of competition. |-align=center |May 6 |Tachi Palace Fights 9 | |USA Lemoore, California, USA | | | |-align=center |May 7 |Bellator XLIII | |USA Newkirk, Oklahoma, USA | | | |-align=center |May 14 |Bellator XLIV | |USA Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA | | | |-align=center |May 21 |Bellator XLV | |USA Lake Charles, Louisiana, USA | | |End of Bellator season 4. |-align=center |May 21 |BAMMA 6: Watson vs. Ninja | |ENG London, England | | |Murilo Rua announces his retirement after 11 years of competition. |-align=center |May 29 |Dream: Fight for Japan! |Dream Japan GP – 2011 Bantamweight Japan Tournament |JPN Saitama, Japan |6,522 | | |-align=center |June 4 |The Ultimate Fighter 13 Finale | |USA Las Vegas, Nevada, USA | | | |-align=center |June 10 |MFC 30: Up Close and Personal | |CAN Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | | | |-align=center |June 11 |UFC 131: dos Santos vs. Carwin | |CAN Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |14,685 |325,000 (Min.)335,000 (Max.) | |-align=center |June 18 |Strikeforce: Overeem vs. Werdum |Strikeforce: Dallas |USA Dallas, Texas, USA | | |The event will feature the first women's bouts ever held by Zuffa. |-align=center |June 25 |Bellator XLVI | |USA Hollywood, Florida, USA | | |Start of Bellator 2011 Summer Series. |-align=center |June 26 |UFC Live: Kongo vs. Barry | |USA Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA |7,792 | | |-align=center |July 2 |UFC 132: Cruz vs. Faber 2 | |USA Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |13,109 |350,000 (Min.)375,000 (Max.) | |-align=center |July 16 |Dream: Japan GP Final | |JPN Tokyo, Japan |8,142 | | |-align=center |July 23 |Bellator XLVII | |CAN Rama, Ontario, Canada | | | |-align=center |July 30 |Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Henderson | |USA Hoffman Estates, Illinois, USA | | | |-align=center |August 6 |UFC 133: Evans vs. Ortiz 2 | |USA Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA |11,583 | | |-align=center |August 14 |UFC Live: Hardy vs. Lytle | |USA Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA |6,751 | | |-align=center |August 20 |Bellator XLVIII | |USA Uncasville, Connecticut, USA | | |End of Bellator 2011 Summer Series. |-align=center |August 27 |UFC 134: Silva vs. Okami |UFC: Rio |BRA Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | | | |-align=center |September 3 |ONE FC: Champion vs. Champion | |SIN Kallang, Singapore | | | |-align=center |September 10 |Strikeforce: Heavyweight Grand Prix Semifinals | |USA Cincinnati, Ohio, USA | | | |-align=center |September 10 |Bellator XLIX | |USA Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA | | |Start of Bellator Season 5 |-align=center |September 10 |BAMMA 7 | |ENG Birmingham, England | | | |-align=center |September 17 |UFC Fight Night: Battle on the Bayou |UFC Fight Night 25 |USA New Orleans, Louisiana, USA | | | |-align=center |September 17 |Bellator L | |USA Hollywood, Florida, USA | | | |-align=center |September 24 |Dream 17 | |JPN Saitama, Japan | | | |-align=center |September 24 |Bellator LI | |USA Canton, Ohio, USA | | | |-align=center |September 24 |UFC 135 | |USA Denver, Colorado, USA | | | |-align=center |October 1 |UFC on Versus 6 | |USA Washington, D.C., USA | | | |-align=center |October 1 |Bellator LII | |USA Lake Charles, Louisiana, USA | | | |-align=center |October 8 |UFC 136: Edgar vs. Maynard III | |USA Houston, Texas, USA | | | |-align=center |October 8 |Bellator LIII | |USA | | | |-align=center |October 15 |Bellator LIV | |USA Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA | | | |-align=center |October 29 |UFC 137: St-Pierre vs. Diaz | |USA Las Vegas, Nevada, USA | | | |-align=center |November 5 |UFC 138: Leben vs. Muñoz | |ENG Birmingham, England | | |The main event was the first five-round non-title fight in the history of the UFC. |-align=center |November 12 |UFC on Fox: Velasquez vs. Dos Santos | |USA Anaheim, California, USA | | |The UFC's debut on the Fox Network. |-align=center |November 19 |Bellator Event | |USA Hollywood, Florida, USA | | |End of Bellator Season 5. |-align=center |December 3 |The Ultimate Fighter 14 Finale | |USA Las Vegas, Nevada USA | | | |-align=center |December 10 |UFC 140 | |CAN Toronto, Ontario, Canada | | | |-align=center |December 31 |Fight For Japan: Genki Desu Ka Omisoka 2011 |Fight for Japan. How are you! New Year! 2011 |JPN Saitama, Japan |24,606 | | |-align=center 2011 in Pancrase Motorsport 2011 in motorsport List of 2011 motorsport champions Multi-sport events 2011 Winter Universiade 2011 Summer Universiade 2011 All-Africa Games 2011 Pan American GamesFAQ: What are the Pan American Games? https://olympic.ca/faq-what-are-the-pan-american-games/ Team Canada – Official Olympic Team Website 4 January 2022 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 International tournaments Date Tournament Winners Runners up 7–9 June2011 Pacific Netball SeriesFijiCook Islands9 Jun–30 Oct2011 Constellation CupAustraliaNew Zealand3–10 July2011 World Netball ChampionshipsAustraliaNew Zealand6–15 September2011 All-Africa GamesUgandaTanzania3–6 October2011 Taini Jamison Trophy SeriesNew ZealandEngland25–27 November 2011 World Netball SeriesEnglandNew Zealand Major leagues Host League Winners Runners up Australia/New ZealandANZ ChampionshipQueensland FirebirdsNorthern MysticsUnited KingdomNetball SuperleagueHertfordshire MavericksSurrey Storm Nordic skiing 2011 in skiing 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, in Barcelos, Portugal won by ESP Spain 2011 Ladies Rink Hockey European Championship Road bicycle racing May 7–29: 2011 Giro d'Italia Alberto Contador sealed overall victory in the Giro d'Italia for the second time in his career. The win was later awarded to second-place finisher Michele Scarponi after Contador was given a retroactive ban following his positive test for clenbuterol at the 2010 Tour de France. July 2–24: 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 19–25: 2011 UCI Road World Championships in Copenhagen, Denmark 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 2011 in rugby league 2011's Golden Boot for world's best player was awarded to Australian half back Johnathan Thurston. February 13; NRL All Stars Game February 23; World Club Challenge May; City vs Country Origin May; Australia vs New Zealand ANZAC Test May 25 – 6 July: State of Origin QLD 16 Queensland defeat NSW 16 New South Wales 2–1 for their sixth consecutive series win. June 10: International Origin Match at Headingley Rugby 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 ENG 16–12. August; Challenge Cup final March 11 to October 2; National Rugby League season Champions: Manly 16 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Minor premiers: Melbourne 16 Melbourne Storm February 12 to October 2; 2011 Super League season Champions: Leeds 16 Leeds Rhinos League Leaders: Warrington 16 Warrington Wolves November; Rugby League Four Nations Rugby union 2011 in rugby union February 4 – 19 March: Six Nations Championship Winner: ENG, 26th title. May 20: Amlin Challenge Cup final at Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff ENG Harlequins claimed the title with a 19–18 win over FRA Stade Français, becoming the first team to win the Challenge Cup three times. May 21: Heineken Cup final at Millennium Stadium, Cardiff IRE rugby union Leinster won its second European title with a 33–22 win over ENG Northampton Saints. IRB Sevens World Series – NZL clinched the series title at the London Sevens on May 22, with the Edinburgh Sevens remaining to be played. May 24 – 5 June: 2011 IRB Junior World Rugby Trophy in Georgia 20 SAM, 20 JPN and 20 GEO. This was the first title for Samoa. June 10–26: 2011 IRB Junior World Championship in Italy 20 NZL, 20 ENG and 20 AUS. This was the fourth title for New Zealand. July 9: Super Rugby final at Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane The AUS Reds claimed their first title in the competition's professional era with an 18–13 win over the NZL Crusaders. July 23 – 27 August: Tri Nations Series AUS won its third title. This was also the final edition of the Tri Nations under that name. With the entry of ARG in 2012, the competition was renamed The Rugby Championship. September 9 – 23 October: 2011 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand The tournament was won by New Zealand's All Blacks defeating France in the final by a score of 8–7. NZL, FRA and AUS. Domestic competitions ENG English Premiership – Final, May 28 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. FRA Top 14 – Final, June 4 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. IRE rugby union ITA SCO WAL Celtic League – Grand Final, May 28 in Limerick: In an all-Irish affair, Munster won their third title against Leinster 19–9. ENG WAL LV Cup (Anglo-Welsh Cup) – Gloucester NZL ITM Cup: Premiership – Final, September 3 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, September 4 in Palmerston North: Manawatu vs. Hawke's Bay Hawke's Bay won 35–30 and will replace Southland in the 2012 ITM Cup Premiership. RSA Currie Cup: Final, October 29 in Johannesburg: Golden Lions vs. Sharks (Currie Cup) The Lions won 42–16 in the most one-sided Currie Cup final since 1980. Other major events February 26: 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. February 27: 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. March 19: 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. Ronan O'Gara makes his 56th appearance in the Championship, drawing level with countryman Mike Gibson for the Championship record. July 30: During New Zealand's Tri Nations opener at home to South Africa, Carter reclaims the all-time lead for career Test points from Wilkinson. Ski mountaineering 2011 in skiing Squash 2011 in squash sport Sumo 2011 in sumo Swimming 2011 in swimming Tennis 2011 in tennis 2011 Australian Open (January 17–30) 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 24–30) CZE Petra Kvitová defeats BLR Victoria Azarenka 7–5 4–6 6–3. 1st title 2011 Fed Cup (February – November) Czech Republic won the Fed Cup for the sixth time beating Russia in Moscow 3–2. 2011 ATP World Tour Finals in London, United Kingdom. (November 20–27) SWI Roger Federer defeats FRA Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6–3, 6–7, 6–3. Sixth title. 2011 Davis Cup (March – December) ESP defeats ARG in Seville. 5th title. Volleyball Women's CEV Champions League 2010–11 November 23, 2010 – March 20, 2011. Final Four in Istanbul, Turkey Champions 16pxTUR VakıfBank Güneş TTelekom, File:Med 2.png AZERabita Baku, File:Med 3.png TUR Fenerbahçe AcıbademTUR . MVP: Małgorzata Glinka POL Men's CEV Champions League 2010–11 November 17, 2010 – March 27, 2011. Final Four in Bolzano, Italy. Champions 16px ITA Trentino BetClic, File:Med 2.png RUS Zenit Kazan, File:Med 3.png RUS 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 22–31 in Lima and Trujillo, Peru ITA, BRA and CHN. MVP: Caterina Bosetti ITA 2011 FIVB Men's Junior World Championship August 1–10 in Rio de Janeiro and Niteròi, Brazil RUS, ARG and SRB. MVP: Leonid Shchadilov RUS 2011 FIVB World Grand Prix August 5–28, with the Final Eight in Macau, China USA, BRA and SRB. MVP: Destinee Hooker USA 2011 Men's European Volleyball Championship September 10–18 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 4–18 in Japan ITA, USA and CHN. MVP: Carolina Costagrande ITA 2011 FIVB Men's World Cup November 20 – December 4 in Japan RUS, POL and BRA. MVP:Maxim Mikhaylov RUS See also International sports calendar 2011 References External links The-Sports.org