1989 in sports
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See also: 1988 in sports, other events of 1989, 1990 in sports and the list of 'years in sports'.
- World Artistic Gymnastics Championships:
- *Men's all-around champion: Igor Korobchinsky, USSR
- *Women's all-around champion: Svetlana Boginskaya, USSR
- *Men's team competition champion: USSR
- *Women's team competition champion: USSR
- Stock car racing:
- *Darrell Waltrip won the Daytona 500
- *NASCAR Championship - Rusty Wallace
- CART Racing - season championship won by Emerson Fittipaldi
- *Indianapolis 500 - Emerson Fittipaldi
- Formula One Championship - Alain Prost of France
- 24 hours of Le Mans:
- *won by the team of Jochen Mass / Manuel Reuter / Stanley Dickens driving a Sauber-Mercedes
- Rally racing - Miki Biasion in a Lancia won the World Rally Championship
- *the team of Miki Biasion / Tiziano Siviero won the Monte Carlo Rally driving a Lancia Delta HF Integrale
- Drag racing - Gary Ormsby won the NHRA "Top Fuel" championship.
- April 8 - One-handed pitcher Jim Abbott makes his major-league debut with the California Angels, without spending a single day in the minor leagues. He went on to a 12-12 record for the season.
- August 10 - Ten months after undergoing surgery for cancer in his pitching arm, San Francisco Giants pitcher Dave Dravecky returns to the major leagues, winning his comeback 4-3.
- August 15 - Dave Dravecky's comeback bid ends tragically when his pitching arm breaks in the sixth inning of his second start. Two years later, the cancer-stricken arm would be amputated.
- August 24 - Following an investigation that he gambled on baseball, superstar player Pete Rose is banned from baseball for life.
- World Series: Oakland Athletics won 4 games to 0 over the San Francisco Giants. The Series MVP was Dave Stewart, Oakland.
- NCAA Men's Basketball Championship:
- *Michigan wins 80-79 over Seton Hall in overtime
- NBA Finals:
- *Detroit Pistons win 4 games to 0 over the Los Angeles Lakers to win the franchise's first championship.
- February 11 - In Grenoble, France, Rene Jacquot won a 12 round decision over Donald Curry to win the World Welterweight Championship
- Giro d'Italia won by Laurent Fignon of France
- Tour de France - Greg LeMond of the United States
- World Cycling Championship: Greg LeMond of the United States
- Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race Champion:
- *Joe Runyan won with lead dogs: Rambo & Ferlin the Husky
- Men's World Cup Qualifier Tournament in Madison, Wisconsin, United States
- * Gold Medal: The Netherlands
- * Silver Medal: Canada
- * Bronze Medal: India
- Men's Champions Trophy in Berlin, West Germany
- * Gold Medal: Australia
- * Silver Medal: West Germany
- * Bronze Medal: The Netherlands
- Women's World Cup Qualifier Tournament in New Delhi, India
- * Gold Medal: South Korea
- * Silver Medal: China
- * Bronze Medal: Spain
- Women's Champions Trophy in Frankfurt, West Germany
- * Gold Medal: South Korea
- * Silver Medal: Australia
- * Bronze Medal: West Germany
- World Figure Skating Championships:
- *Men's champion: Kurt Browning, Canada
- *Women's champion: Midori Ito, Japan
- *Pairs champions: Ekaterina Gordeeva & Sergei Grinkov, Soviet Union
- Super Bowl XXIII: San Francisco 49ers won 20-16 over the Cincinnati Bengals
- Victorian Football League
- * Hawthorn wins the 93rd VFL Premiership (Hawthorn 21.18 (144) d Geelong 21.12 (138))
- * Brownlow Medal awarded to Paul Couch (Geelong)
- Grey Cup: Saskatchewan Roughriders won 43-40 over the Hamilton Tiger-Cats
- Vanier Cup: Western Ontario Mustangs won 35-10 over the Saskatchewan Huskies
For fuller coverage, see: 1989 in football (soccer)
- Gaelic football
- *All-Ireland Senior Football Championship: Cork 0-17 d. Mayo 1-11
- *National Football League: Cork 0-15 d. Dublin 0-12
- Ladies' Gaelic football
- *All-Ireland Senior Football Champion: Kerry
- *National Football League: Kerry
Men's Golf
- Major championship results:
- #April - The Masters - Nick Faldo
- #June - US Open - Curtis Strange
- #July - British Open - Mark Calcavecchia
- #August - PGA Championship - Payne Stewart
- PGA Tour leading money winner for the year: Tom Kite - $1,395,278
- Champions Tour leading money winner: Bob Charles - $725,887
- Ryder Cup: Europe and the United States teams tied 14-14 in world golf.
Women's Golf
- US Women's Open - Betsy King
- LPGA Championship - Nancy Lopez
- Betsy King: leading money winner on the LPGA tour, earning $654,132.
- Australia - Melbourne Cup - Tawriffic
- Canada - Queen's Plate - With Approval
- France - Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe - Carroll House
- Ireland - Irish Derby Stakes - Old Vic
- English Triple Crown Races:
- #Two Thousand Guineas Stakes - Nashwan
- #Epsom Derby - Nashwan
- #St. Leger Stakes - Michelozzo
- United States Triple Crown Races:
- #Kentucky Derby - Sunday Silence
- #Preakness Stakes - Sunday Silence
- #Belmont Stakes - Easy Goer
- Breeders' Cup:
- #Breeders' Cup Classic - Sunday Silence
- #Breeders' Cup Distaff - Bayakoa
- #Breeders' Cup Juvenile - Rhythm
- #Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies - Go for Wand
- #Breeders' Cup Mile - Steinlen
- #Breeders' Cup Sprint - Dancing Spree
- #Breeders' Cup Turf - Prized
- North America Cup - Quite A Sensation
- United States Pacing Triple Crown races:
- #Cane Pace - Dancing Master
- #Little Brown Jug - Goalie Jeff
- #Messenger Stakes - Sandman Hanover
- United States Trotting Triple Crown races:
- #Hambletonian - Park Ave Joe & Probe (dead heat)
- #Yonkers Trot - Valley Victory
- #Kentucky Futurity - Peace Corps
- Australian Inter Dominion Harness Racing Championship:
- *Pacers: Jodie's Babe
- *Trotters: Yankee Loch
- Art Ross Memorial Trophy as the NHL's leading scorer during the regular season: Mario Lemieux, Pittsburgh Penguins
- Hart Memorial Trophy for the NHL's Most Valuable Player: Wayne Gretzky, Los Angeles Kings
- Stanley Cup: Calgary Flames won 4 games to 2 over the Montreal Canadiens. The first time ever that the visiting team won their game at the Montreal Forum against the Montreal Canadiens.
- World Hockey Championship
- * Men's champion: Soviet Union defeated Canada
- * Junior Men's champion: Soviet Union defeated Sweden
- Second European High Speed Telegraphy Championship held in Hannover, Germany.
- Alpine Skiing
- *The men's overall season champion: Marc Girardelli, Luxembourg
- *The women's overall season champion: Vreni Schneider, Switzerland
- World Snooker Championship: Steve Davis beats John Parrott 18-3
- World rankings: Steve Davis remains world number one for 1989/90
- Thirth Pan Pacific Championships, held in Tokyo, Japan (August 17 – 20)
- Grand Slam in tennis men's results:
- #Australian Open - Ivan Lendl
- #French Open - Michael Chang
- #Wimbledon championships - Boris Becker
- #US Open - Boris Becker
- Grand Slam in tennis women's results:
- #Australian Open - Steffi Graf
- #French Open - Arantxa Sanchez Vicario
- #Wimbledon championships - Steffi Graf
- #US Open - Steffi Graf
- Davis Cup: Germany F.R. won 3-2 over Sweden in world tennis.
- Third World Games held in Karlsruhe, West Germany
- 15th Summer Universiade held in Duisburg, West Germany
- Fourteenth Winter Universiade held in Sofia, Bulgaria
Births
- January 9 — Michaëlla Krajicek, Dutch tennis player
- January 26 — Imogen Cairns, British gymnast
- February 4 — Febian Brandy, English football (soccer) player
- February 19 — Sone Aluko, English football (soccer) player
- March 16 — Theo Walcott, English football (soccer) player
- May 3 — Shavahn Church, British gymnast
- June 2 — Freddy Adu, Ghana-born football (soccer) player from America
- June 3 — Katie Hoff, American swimmer
- July 23 — Donald Young, American tennis player
- July 31 — Victoria Azarenka, Belarusian tennis player
- September 7 — Holly Colvin, English cricketer
- October 11 — Michelle Wie, American golf player
- November 16 — Josmer Altidore, American football (soccer) player
- November 12 — Jana Bieger, German gymnast
- November 24 — Johnny Exantus, Haïtian football (soccer) player
Deaths
- February 10 — Dan Kelly, NHL sportscaster
- March 18 — Piet Kruiver, Dutch soccer player
- April 12 — Sugar Ray Robinson, boxing champion
- June 17 — John Matuszak (38), NFL player with Oakland Raiders
- June 22 — Lee Calhoun, Olympic Gold Medal hurdler
- July 18 — Donnie Moore (35), Major League Baseball pitcher, suicide
- August 13 — Tim Richmond, NASCAR driver
- August 18 — Bert Oosterbosch (32), Dutch cyclist, world professional pursuit champion
- September 1 — A. Bartlett Giamatti, 7th Major League Baseball commissioner, heart attack
- September 1 — Kazimierz Deyna (41), Polish football (soccer) player (b. 1947)
- September 10 — Jeff Stollmeyer, President, West Indies Cricket Board, murdered
- September 15 — Harry Cave, New Zealand cricketer
- October 4 — Secretariat, thoroughbred race horse, 1973 Triple Crown winner, two-time Horse of the Year
- October 4 — Norman Yardley, English cricketer
- November 13 — Victor Davis, 1984 Olympic and World swimming champion
- December 25 — Billy Martin, New York Yankees manager, auto accident
- December 26 — Doug Harvey, National Hockey League superstar defenseman (1947-1969)
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- Stock car racing:
- *Darrell Waltrip won the Daytona 500
- *NASCAR Championship - Rusty Wallace
- CART Racing - season championship won by Emerson Fittipaldi
- *Indianapolis 500 - Emerson Fittipaldi
- Formula One Championship - Alain Prost of France
- 24 hours of Le Mans:
- *won by the team of Jochen Mass / Manuel Reuter / Stanley Dickens driving a Sauber-Mercedes
- Rally racing - Miki Biasion in a Lancia won the World Rally Championship
- *the team of Miki Biasion / Tiziano Siviero won the Monte Carlo Rally driving a Lancia Delta HF Integrale
- Drag racing - Gary Ormsby won the NHRA "Top Fuel" championship.
- April 8 - One-handed pitcher Jim Abbott makes his major-league debut with the California Angels, without spending a single day in the minor leagues. He went on to a 12-12 record for the season.
- August 10 - Ten months after undergoing surgery for cancer in his pitching arm, San Francisco Giants pitcher Dave Dravecky returns to the major leagues, winning his comeback 4-3.
- August 15 - Dave Dravecky's comeback bid ends tragically when his pitching arm breaks in the sixth inning of his second start. Two years later, the cancer-stricken arm would be amputated.
- August 24 - Following an investigation that he gambled on baseball, superstar player Pete Rose is banned from baseball for life.
- World Series: Oakland Athletics won 4 games to 0 over the San Francisco Giants. The Series MVP was Dave Stewart, Oakland.
- NCAA Men's Basketball Championship:
- *Michigan wins 80-79 over Seton Hall in overtime
- NBA Finals:
- *Detroit Pistons win 4 games to 0 over the Los Angeles Lakers to win the franchise's first championship.
- February 11 - In Grenoble, France, Rene Jacquot won a 12 round decision over Donald Curry to win the World Welterweight Championship
- Giro d'Italia won by Laurent Fignon of France
- Tour de France - Greg LeMond of the United States
- World Cycling Championship: Greg LeMond of the United States
- Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race Champion:
- *Joe Runyan won with lead dogs: Rambo & Ferlin the Husky
- Men's World Cup Qualifier Tournament in Madison, Wisconsin, United States
- * Gold Medal: The Netherlands
- * Silver Medal: Canada
- * Bronze Medal: India
- Men's Champions Trophy in Berlin, West Germany
- * Gold Medal: Australia
- * Silver Medal: West Germany
- * Bronze Medal: The Netherlands
- Women's World Cup Qualifier Tournament in New Delhi, India
- * Gold Medal: South Korea
- * Silver Medal: China
- * Bronze Medal: Spain
- Women's Champions Trophy in Frankfurt, West Germany
- * Gold Medal: South Korea
- * Silver Medal: Australia
- * Bronze Medal: West Germany
- World Figure Skating Championships:
- *Men's champion: Kurt Browning, Canada
- *Women's champion: Midori Ito, Japan
- *Pairs champions: Ekaterina Gordeeva & Sergei Grinkov, Soviet Union
- Super Bowl XXIII: San Francisco 49ers won 20-16 over the Cincinnati Bengals
- Victorian Football League
- * Hawthorn wins the 93rd VFL Premiership (Hawthorn 21.18 (144) d Geelong 21.12 (138))
- * Brownlow Medal awarded to Paul Couch (Geelong)
- Grey Cup: Saskatchewan Roughriders won 43-40 over the Hamilton Tiger-Cats
- Vanier Cup: Western Ontario Mustangs won 35-10 over the Saskatchewan Huskies
For fuller coverage, see: 1989 in football (soccer)
- Gaelic football
- *All-Ireland Senior Football Championship: Cork 0-17 d. Mayo 1-11
- *National Football League: Cork 0-15 d. Dublin 0-12
- Ladies' Gaelic football
- *All-Ireland Senior Football Champion: Kerry
- *National Football League: Kerry
Men's Golf
- Major championship results:
- #April - The Masters - Nick Faldo
- #June - US Open - Curtis Strange
- #July - British Open - Mark Calcavecchia
- #August - PGA Championship - Payne Stewart
- PGA Tour leading money winner for the year: Tom Kite - $1,395,278
- Champions Tour leading money winner: Bob Charles - $725,887
- Ryder Cup: Europe and the United States teams tied 14-14 in world golf.
Women's Golf
- US Women's Open - Betsy King
- LPGA Championship - Nancy Lopez
- Betsy King: leading money winner on the LPGA tour, earning $654,132.
- Australia - Melbourne Cup - Tawriffic
- Canada - Queen's Plate - With Approval
- France - Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe - Carroll House
- Ireland - Irish Derby Stakes - Old Vic
- English Triple Crown Races:
- #Two Thousand Guineas Stakes - Nashwan
- #Epsom Derby - Nashwan
- #St. Leger Stakes - Michelozzo
- United States Triple Crown Races:
- #Kentucky Derby - Sunday Silence
- #Preakness Stakes - Sunday Silence
- #Belmont Stakes - Easy Goer
- Breeders' Cup:
- #Breeders' Cup Classic - Sunday Silence
- #Breeders' Cup Distaff - Bayakoa
- #Breeders' Cup Juvenile - Rhythm
- #Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies - Go for Wand
- #Breeders' Cup Mile - Steinlen
- #Breeders' Cup Sprint - Dancing Spree
- #Breeders' Cup Turf - Prized
- North America Cup - Quite A Sensation
- United States Pacing Triple Crown races:
- #Cane Pace - Dancing Master
- #Little Brown Jug - Goalie Jeff
- #Messenger Stakes - Sandman Hanover
- United States Trotting Triple Crown races:
- #Hambletonian - Park Ave Joe & Probe (dead heat)
- #Yonkers Trot - Valley Victory
- #Kentucky Futurity - Peace Corps
- Australian Inter Dominion Harness Racing Championship:
- *Pacers: Jodie's Babe
- *Trotters: Yankee Loch
- Art Ross Memorial Trophy as the NHL's leading scorer during the regular season: Mario Lemieux, Pittsburgh Penguins
- Hart Memorial Trophy for the NHL's Most Valuable Player: Wayne Gretzky, Los Angeles Kings
- Stanley Cup: Calgary Flames won 4 games to 2 over the Montreal Canadiens. The first time ever that the visiting team won their game at the Montreal Forum against the Montreal Canadiens.
- World Hockey Championship
- * Men's champion: Soviet Union defeated Canada
- * Junior Men's champion: Soviet Union defeated Sweden
- Second European High Speed Telegraphy Championship held in Hannover, Germany.
- Alpine Skiing
- *The men's overall season champion: Marc Girardelli, Luxembourg
- *The women's overall season champion: Vreni Schneider, Switzerland
- World Snooker Championship: Steve Davis beats John Parrott 18-3
- World rankings: Steve Davis remains world number one for 1989/90
- Thirth Pan Pacific Championships, held in Tokyo, Japan (August 17 – 20)
- Grand Slam in tennis men's results:
- #Australian Open - Ivan Lendl
- #French Open - Michael Chang
- #Wimbledon championships - Boris Becker
- #US Open - Boris Becker
- Grand Slam in tennis women's results:
- #Australian Open - Steffi Graf
- #French Open - Arantxa Sanchez Vicario
- #Wimbledon championships - Steffi Graf
- #US Open - Steffi Graf
- Davis Cup: Germany F.R. won 3-2 over Sweden in world tennis.
- Third World Games held in Karlsruhe, West Germany
- 15th Summer Universiade held in Duisburg, West Germany
- Fourteenth Winter Universiade held in Sofia, Bulgaria
Births
- January 9 — Michaëlla Krajicek, Dutch tennis player
- January 26 — Imogen Cairns, British gymnast
- February 4 — Febian Brandy, English football (soccer) player
- February 19 — Sone Aluko, English football (soccer) player
- March 16 — Theo Walcott, English football (soccer) player
- May 3 — Shavahn Church, British gymnast
- June 2 — Freddy Adu, Ghana-born football (soccer) player from America
- June 3 — Katie Hoff, American swimmer
- July 23 — Donald Young, American tennis player
- July 31 — Victoria Azarenka, Belarusian tennis player
- September 7 — Holly Colvin, English cricketer
- October 11 — Michelle Wie, American golf player
- November 16 — Josmer Altidore, American football (soccer) player
- November 12 — Jana Bieger, German gymnast
- November 24 — Johnny Exantus, Haïtian football (soccer) player
Deaths
- February 10 — Dan Kelly, NHL sportscaster
- March 18 — Piet Kruiver, Dutch soccer player
- April 12 — Sugar Ray Robinson, boxing champion
- June 17 — John Matuszak (38), NFL player with Oakland Raiders
- June 22 — Lee Calhoun, Olympic Gold Medal hurdler
- July 18 — Donnie Moore (35), Major League Baseball pitcher, suicide
- August 13 — Tim Richmond, NASCAR driver
- August 18 — Bert Oosterbosch (32), Dutch cyclist, world professional pursuit champion
- September 1 — A. Bartlett Giamatti, 7th Major League Baseball commissioner, heart attack
- September 1 — Kazimierz Deyna (41), Polish football (soccer) player (b. 1947)
- September 10 — Jeff Stollmeyer, President, West Indies Cricket Board, murdered
- September 15 — Harry Cave, New Zealand cricketer
- October 4 — Secretariat, thoroughbred race horse, 1973 Triple Crown winner, two-time Horse of the Year
- October 4 — Norman Yardley, English cricketer
- November 13 — Victor Davis, 1984 Olympic and World swimming champion
- December 25 — Billy Martin, New York Yankees manager, auto accident
- December 26 — Doug Harvey, National Hockey League superstar defenseman (1947-1969)
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- NCAA Men's Basketball Championship:
- *Michigan wins 80-79 over Seton Hall in overtime
- NBA Finals:
- *Detroit Pistons win 4 games to 0 over the Los Angeles Lakers to win the franchise's first championship.
- February 11 - In Grenoble, France, Rene Jacquot won a 12 round decision over Donald Curry to win the World Welterweight Championship
- Giro d'Italia won by Laurent Fignon of France
- Tour de France - Greg LeMond of the United States
- World Cycling Championship: Greg LeMond of the United States
- Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race Champion:
- *Joe Runyan won with lead dogs: Rambo & Ferlin the Husky
- Men's World Cup Qualifier Tournament in Madison, Wisconsin, United States
- * Gold Medal: The Netherlands
- * Silver Medal: Canada
- * Bronze Medal: India
- Men's Champions Trophy in Berlin, West Germany
- * Gold Medal: Australia
- * Silver Medal: West Germany
- * Bronze Medal: The Netherlands
- Women's World Cup Qualifier Tournament in New Delhi, India
- * Gold Medal: South Korea
- * Silver Medal: China
- * Bronze Medal: Spain
- Women's Champions Trophy in Frankfurt, West Germany
- * Gold Medal: South Korea
- * Silver Medal: Australia
- * Bronze Medal: West Germany
- World Figure Skating Championships:
- *Men's champion: Kurt Browning, Canada
- *Women's champion: Midori Ito, Japan
- *Pairs champions: Ekaterina Gordeeva & Sergei Grinkov, Soviet Union
- Super Bowl XXIII: San Francisco 49ers won 20-16 over the Cincinnati Bengals
- Victorian Football League
- * Hawthorn wins the 93rd VFL Premiership (Hawthorn 21.18 (144) d Geelong 21.12 (138))
- * Brownlow Medal awarded to Paul Couch (Geelong)
- Grey Cup: Saskatchewan Roughriders won 43-40 over the Hamilton Tiger-Cats
- Vanier Cup: Western Ontario Mustangs won 35-10 over the Saskatchewan Huskies
For fuller coverage, see: 1989 in football (soccer)
- Gaelic football
- *All-Ireland Senior Football Championship: Cork 0-17 d. Mayo 1-11
- *National Football League: Cork 0-15 d. Dublin 0-12
- Ladies' Gaelic football
- *All-Ireland Senior Football Champion: Kerry
- *National Football League: Kerry
Men's Golf
- Major championship results:
- #April - The Masters - Nick Faldo
- #June - US Open - Curtis Strange
- #July - British Open - Mark Calcavecchia
- #August - PGA Championship - Payne Stewart
- PGA Tour leading money winner for the year: Tom Kite - $1,395,278
- Champions Tour leading money winner: Bob Charles - $725,887
- Ryder Cup: Europe and the United States teams tied 14-14 in world golf.
Women's Golf
- US Women's Open - Betsy King
- LPGA Championship - Nancy Lopez
- Betsy King: leading money winner on the LPGA tour, earning $654,132.
- Australia - Melbourne Cup - Tawriffic
- Canada - Queen's Plate - With Approval
- France - Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe - Carroll House
- Ireland - Irish Derby Stakes - Old Vic
- English Triple Crown Races:
- #Two Thousand Guineas Stakes - Nashwan
- #Epsom Derby - Nashwan
- #St. Leger Stakes - Michelozzo
- United States Triple Crown Races:
- #Kentucky Derby - Sunday Silence
- #Preakness Stakes - Sunday Silence
- #Belmont Stakes - Easy Goer
- Breeders' Cup:
- #Breeders' Cup Classic - Sunday Silence
- #Breeders' Cup Distaff - Bayakoa
- #Breeders' Cup Juvenile - Rhythm
- #Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies - Go for Wand
- #Breeders' Cup Mile - Steinlen
- #Breeders' Cup Sprint - Dancing Spree
- #Breeders' Cup Turf - Prized
- North America Cup - Quite A Sensation
- United States Pacing Triple Crown races:
- #Cane Pace - Dancing Master
- #Little Brown Jug - Goalie Jeff
- #Messenger Stakes - Sandman Hanover
- United States Trotting Triple Crown races:
- #Hambletonian - Park Ave Joe & Probe (dead heat)
- #Yonkers Trot - Valley Victory
- #Kentucky Futurity - Peace Corps
- Australian Inter Dominion Harness Racing Championship:
- *Pacers: Jodie's Babe
- *Trotters: Yankee Loch
- Art Ross Memorial Trophy as the NHL's leading scorer during the regular season: Mario Lemieux, Pittsburgh Penguins
- Hart Memorial Trophy for the NHL's Most Valuable Player: Wayne Gretzky, Los Angeles Kings
- Stanley Cup: Calgary Flames won 4 games to 2 over the Montreal Canadiens. The first time ever that the visiting team won their game at the Montreal Forum against the Montreal Canadiens.
- World Hockey Championship
- * Men's champion: Soviet Union defeated Canada
- * Junior Men's champion: Soviet Union defeated Sweden
- Second European High Speed Telegraphy Championship held in Hannover, Germany.
- Alpine Skiing
- *The men's overall season champion: Marc Girardelli, Luxembourg
- *The women's overall season champion: Vreni Schneider, Switzerland
- World Snooker Championship: Steve Davis beats John Parrott 18-3
- World rankings: Steve Davis remains world number one for 1989/90
- Thirth Pan Pacific Championships, held in Tokyo, Japan (August 17 – 20)
- Grand Slam in tennis men's results:
- #Australian Open - Ivan Lendl
- #French Open - Michael Chang
- #Wimbledon championships - Boris Becker
- #US Open - Boris Becker
- Grand Slam in tennis women's results:
- #Australian Open - Steffi Graf
- #French Open - Arantxa Sanchez Vicario
- #Wimbledon championships - Steffi Graf
- #US Open - Steffi Graf
- Davis Cup: Germany F.R. won 3-2 over Sweden in world tennis.
- Third World Games held in Karlsruhe, West Germany
- 15th Summer Universiade held in Duisburg, West Germany
- Fourteenth Winter Universiade held in Sofia, Bulgaria
Births
- January 9 — Michaëlla Krajicek, Dutch tennis player
- January 26 — Imogen Cairns, British gymnast
- February 4 — Febian Brandy, English football (soccer) player
- February 19 — Sone Aluko, English football (soccer) player
- March 16 — Theo Walcott, English football (soccer) player
- May 3 — Shavahn Church, British gymnast
- June 2 — Freddy Adu, Ghana-born football (soccer) player from America
- June 3 — Katie Hoff, American swimmer
- July 23 — Donald Young, American tennis player
- July 31 — Victoria Azarenka, Belarusian tennis player
- September 7 — Holly Colvin, English cricketer
- October 11 — Michelle Wie, American golf player
- November 16 — Josmer Altidore, American football (soccer) player
- November 12 — Jana Bieger, German gymnast
- November 24 — Johnny Exantus, Haïtian football (soccer) player
Deaths
- February 10 — Dan Kelly, NHL sportscaster
- March 18 — Piet Kruiver, Dutch soccer player
- April 12 — Sugar Ray Robinson, boxing champion
- June 17 — John Matuszak (38), NFL player with Oakland Raiders
- June 22 — Lee Calhoun, Olympic Gold Medal hurdler
- July 18 — Donnie Moore (35), Major League Baseball pitcher, suicide
- August 13 — Tim Richmond, NASCAR driver
- August 18 — Bert Oosterbosch (32), Dutch cyclist, world professional pursuit champion
- September 1 — A. Bartlett Giamatti, 7th Major League Baseball commissioner, heart attack
- September 1 — Kazimierz Deyna (41), Polish football (soccer) player (b. 1947)
- September 10 — Jeff Stollmeyer, President, West Indies Cricket Board, murdered
- September 15 — Harry Cave, New Zealand cricketer
- October 4 — Secretariat, thoroughbred race horse, 1973 Triple Crown winner, two-time Horse of the Year
- October 4 — Norman Yardley, English cricketer
- November 13 — Victor Davis, 1984 Olympic and World swimming champion
- December 25 — Billy Martin, New York Yankees manager, auto accident
- December 26 — Doug Harvey, National Hockey League superstar defenseman (1947-1969)
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- Giro d'Italia won by Laurent Fignon of France
- Tour de France - Greg LeMond of the United States
- World Cycling Championship: Greg LeMond of the United States
- Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race Champion:
- *Joe Runyan won with lead dogs: Rambo & Ferlin the Husky
- Men's World Cup Qualifier Tournament in Madison, Wisconsin, United States
- * Gold Medal: The Netherlands
- * Silver Medal: Canada
- * Bronze Medal: India
- Men's Champions Trophy in Berlin, West Germany
- * Gold Medal: Australia
- * Silver Medal: West Germany
- * Bronze Medal: The Netherlands
- Women's World Cup Qualifier Tournament in New Delhi, India
- * Gold Medal: South Korea
- * Silver Medal: China
- * Bronze Medal: Spain
- Women's Champions Trophy in Frankfurt, West Germany
- * Gold Medal: South Korea
- * Silver Medal: Australia
- * Bronze Medal: West Germany
- World Figure Skating Championships:
- *Men's champion: Kurt Browning, Canada
- *Women's champion: Midori Ito, Japan
- *Pairs champions: Ekaterina Gordeeva & Sergei Grinkov, Soviet Union
- Super Bowl XXIII: San Francisco 49ers won 20-16 over the Cincinnati Bengals
- Victorian Football League
- * Hawthorn wins the 93rd VFL Premiership (Hawthorn 21.18 (144) d Geelong 21.12 (138))
- * Brownlow Medal awarded to Paul Couch (Geelong)
- Grey Cup: Saskatchewan Roughriders won 43-40 over the Hamilton Tiger-Cats
- Vanier Cup: Western Ontario Mustangs won 35-10 over the Saskatchewan Huskies
For fuller coverage, see: 1989 in football (soccer)
- Gaelic football
- *All-Ireland Senior Football Championship: Cork 0-17 d. Mayo 1-11
- *National Football League: Cork 0-15 d. Dublin 0-12
- Ladies' Gaelic football
- *All-Ireland Senior Football Champion: Kerry
- *National Football League: Kerry
Men's Golf
- Major championship results:
- #April - The Masters - Nick Faldo
- #June - US Open - Curtis Strange
- #July - British Open - Mark Calcavecchia
- #August - PGA Championship - Payne Stewart
- PGA Tour leading money winner for the year: Tom Kite - $1,395,278
- Champions Tour leading money winner: Bob Charles - $725,887
- Ryder Cup: Europe and the United States teams tied 14-14 in world golf.
Women's Golf
- US Women's Open - Betsy King
- LPGA Championship - Nancy Lopez
- Betsy King: leading money winner on the LPGA tour, earning $654,132.
- Australia - Melbourne Cup - Tawriffic
- Canada - Queen's Plate - With Approval
- France - Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe - Carroll House
- Ireland - Irish Derby Stakes - Old Vic
- English Triple Crown Races:
- #Two Thousand Guineas Stakes - Nashwan
- #Epsom Derby - Nashwan
- #St. Leger Stakes - Michelozzo
- United States Triple Crown Races:
- #Kentucky Derby - Sunday Silence
- #Preakness Stakes - Sunday Silence
- #Belmont Stakes - Easy Goer
- Breeders' Cup:
- #Breeders' Cup Classic - Sunday Silence
- #Breeders' Cup Distaff - Bayakoa
- #Breeders' Cup Juvenile - Rhythm
- #Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies - Go for Wand
- #Breeders' Cup Mile - Steinlen
- #Breeders' Cup Sprint - Dancing Spree
- #Breeders' Cup Turf - Prized
- North America Cup - Quite A Sensation
- United States Pacing Triple Crown races:
- #Cane Pace - Dancing Master
- #Little Brown Jug - Goalie Jeff
- #Messenger Stakes - Sandman Hanover
- United States Trotting Triple Crown races:
- #Hambletonian - Park Ave Joe & Probe (dead heat)
- #Yonkers Trot - Valley Victory
- #Kentucky Futurity - Peace Corps
- Australian Inter Dominion Harness Racing Championship:
- *Pacers: Jodie's Babe
- *Trotters: Yankee Loch
- Art Ross Memorial Trophy as the NHL's leading scorer during the regular season: Mario Lemieux, Pittsburgh Penguins
- Hart Memorial Trophy for the NHL's Most Valuable Player: Wayne Gretzky, Los Angeles Kings
- Stanley Cup: Calgary Flames won 4 games to 2 over the Montreal Canadiens. The first time ever that the visiting team won their game at the Montreal Forum against the Montreal Canadiens.
- World Hockey Championship
- * Men's champion: Soviet Union defeated Canada
- * Junior Men's champion: Soviet Union defeated Sweden
- Second European High Speed Telegraphy Championship held in Hannover, Germany.
- Alpine Skiing
- *The men's overall season champion: Marc Girardelli, Luxembourg
- *The women's overall season champion: Vreni Schneider, Switzerland
- World Snooker Championship: Steve Davis beats John Parrott 18-3
- World rankings: Steve Davis remains world number one for 1989/90
- Thirth Pan Pacific Championships, held in Tokyo, Japan (August 17 – 20)
- Grand Slam in tennis men's results:
- #Australian Open - Ivan Lendl
- #French Open - Michael Chang
- #Wimbledon championships - Boris Becker
- #US Open - Boris Becker
- Grand Slam in tennis women's results:
- #Australian Open - Steffi Graf
- #French Open - Arantxa Sanchez Vicario
- #Wimbledon championships - Steffi Graf
- #US Open - Steffi Graf
- Davis Cup: Germany F.R. won 3-2 over Sweden in world tennis.
- Third World Games held in Karlsruhe, West Germany
- 15th Summer Universiade held in Duisburg, West Germany
- Fourteenth Winter Universiade held in Sofia, Bulgaria
Births
- January 9 — Michaëlla Krajicek, Dutch tennis player
- January 26 — Imogen Cairns, British gymnast
- February 4 — Febian Brandy, English football (soccer) player
- February 19 — Sone Aluko, English football (soccer) player
- March 16 — Theo Walcott, English football (soccer) player
- May 3 — Shavahn Church, British gymnast
- June 2 — Freddy Adu, Ghana-born football (soccer) player from America
- June 3 — Katie Hoff, American swimmer
- July 23 — Donald Young, American tennis player
- July 31 — Victoria Azarenka, Belarusian tennis player
- September 7 — Holly Colvin, English cricketer
- October 11 — Michelle Wie, American golf player
- November 16 — Josmer Altidore, American football (soccer) player
- November 12 — Jana Bieger, German gymnast
- November 24 — Johnny Exantus, Haïtian football (soccer) player
Deaths
- February 10 — Dan Kelly, NHL sportscaster
- March 18 — Piet Kruiver, Dutch soccer player
- April 12 — Sugar Ray Robinson, boxing champion
- June 17 — John Matuszak (38), NFL player with Oakland Raiders
- June 22 — Lee Calhoun, Olympic Gold Medal hurdler
- July 18 — Donnie Moore (35), Major League Baseball pitcher, suicide
- August 13 — Tim Richmond, NASCAR driver
- August 18 — Bert Oosterbosch (32), Dutch cyclist, world professional pursuit champion
- September 1 — A. Bartlett Giamatti, 7th Major League Baseball commissioner, heart attack
- September 1 — Kazimierz Deyna (41), Polish football (soccer) player (b. 1947)
- September 10 — Jeff Stollmeyer, President, West Indies Cricket Board, murdered
- September 15 — Harry Cave, New Zealand cricketer
- October 4 — Secretariat, thoroughbred race horse, 1973 Triple Crown winner, two-time Horse of the Year
- October 4 — Norman Yardley, English cricketer
- November 13 — Victor Davis, 1984 Olympic and World swimming champion
- December 25 — Billy Martin, New York Yankees manager, auto accident
- December 26 — Doug Harvey, National Hockey League superstar defenseman (1947-1969)
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- Men's World Cup Qualifier Tournament in Madison, Wisconsin, United States
- * Gold Medal: The Netherlands
- * Silver Medal: Canada
- * Bronze Medal: India
- Men's Champions Trophy in Berlin, West Germany
- * Gold Medal: Australia
- * Silver Medal: West Germany
- * Bronze Medal: The Netherlands
- Women's World Cup Qualifier Tournament in New Delhi, India
- * Gold Medal: South Korea
- * Silver Medal: China
- * Bronze Medal: Spain
- Women's Champions Trophy in Frankfurt, West Germany
- * Gold Medal: South Korea
- * Silver Medal: Australia
- * Bronze Medal: West Germany
- World Figure Skating Championships:
- *Men's champion: Kurt Browning, Canada
- *Women's champion: Midori Ito, Japan
- *Pairs champions: Ekaterina Gordeeva & Sergei Grinkov, Soviet Union
- Super Bowl XXIII: San Francisco 49ers won 20-16 over the Cincinnati Bengals
- Victorian Football League
- * Hawthorn wins the 93rd VFL Premiership (Hawthorn 21.18 (144) d Geelong 21.12 (138))
- * Brownlow Medal awarded to Paul Couch (Geelong)
- Grey Cup: Saskatchewan Roughriders won 43-40 over the Hamilton Tiger-Cats
- Vanier Cup: Western Ontario Mustangs won 35-10 over the Saskatchewan Huskies
For fuller coverage, see: 1989 in football (soccer)
- Gaelic football
- *All-Ireland Senior Football Championship: Cork 0-17 d. Mayo 1-11
- *National Football League: Cork 0-15 d. Dublin 0-12
- Ladies' Gaelic football
- *All-Ireland Senior Football Champion: Kerry
- *National Football League: Kerry
Men's Golf
- Major championship results:
- #April - The Masters - Nick Faldo
- #June - US Open - Curtis Strange
- #July - British Open - Mark Calcavecchia
- #August - PGA Championship - Payne Stewart
- PGA Tour leading money winner for the year: Tom Kite - $1,395,278
- Champions Tour leading money winner: Bob Charles - $725,887
- Ryder Cup: Europe and the United States teams tied 14-14 in world golf.
Women's Golf
- US Women's Open - Betsy King
- LPGA Championship - Nancy Lopez
- Betsy King: leading money winner on the LPGA tour, earning $654,132.
- Australia - Melbourne Cup - Tawriffic
- Canada - Queen's Plate - With Approval
- France - Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe - Carroll House
- Ireland - Irish Derby Stakes - Old Vic
- English Triple Crown Races:
- #Two Thousand Guineas Stakes - Nashwan
- #Epsom Derby - Nashwan
- #St. Leger Stakes - Michelozzo
- United States Triple Crown Races:
- #Kentucky Derby - Sunday Silence
- #Preakness Stakes - Sunday Silence
- #Belmont Stakes - Easy Goer
- Breeders' Cup:
- #Breeders' Cup Classic - Sunday Silence
- #Breeders' Cup Distaff - Bayakoa
- #Breeders' Cup Juvenile - Rhythm
- #Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies - Go for Wand
- #Breeders' Cup Mile - Steinlen
- #Breeders' Cup Sprint - Dancing Spree
- #Breeders' Cup Turf - Prized
- North America Cup - Quite A Sensation
- United States Pacing Triple Crown races:
- #Cane Pace - Dancing Master
- #Little Brown Jug - Goalie Jeff
- #Messenger Stakes - Sandman Hanover
- United States Trotting Triple Crown races:
- #Hambletonian - Park Ave Joe & Probe (dead heat)
- #Yonkers Trot - Valley Victory
- #Kentucky Futurity - Peace Corps
- Australian Inter Dominion Harness Racing Championship:
- *Pacers: Jodie's Babe
- *Trotters: Yankee Loch
- Art Ross Memorial Trophy as the NHL's leading scorer during the regular season: Mario Lemieux, Pittsburgh Penguins
- Hart Memorial Trophy for the NHL's Most Valuable Player: Wayne Gretzky, Los Angeles Kings
- Stanley Cup: Calgary Flames won 4 games to 2 over the Montreal Canadiens. The first time ever that the visiting team won their game at the Montreal Forum against the Montreal Canadiens.
- World Hockey Championship
- * Men's champion: Soviet Union defeated Canada
- * Junior Men's champion: Soviet Union defeated Sweden
- Second European High Speed Telegraphy Championship held in Hannover, Germany.
- Alpine Skiing
- *The men's overall season champion: Marc Girardelli, Luxembourg
- *The women's overall season champion: Vreni Schneider, Switzerland
- World Snooker Championship: Steve Davis beats John Parrott 18-3
- World rankings: Steve Davis remains world number one for 1989/90
- Thirth Pan Pacific Championships, held in Tokyo, Japan (August 17 – 20)
- Grand Slam in tennis men's results:
- #Australian Open - Ivan Lendl
- #French Open - Michael Chang
- #Wimbledon championships - Boris Becker
- #US Open - Boris Becker
- Grand Slam in tennis women's results:
- #Australian Open - Steffi Graf
- #French Open - Arantxa Sanchez Vicario
- #Wimbledon championships - Steffi Graf
- #US Open - Steffi Graf
- Davis Cup: Germany F.R. won 3-2 over Sweden in world tennis.
- Third World Games held in Karlsruhe, West Germany
- 15th Summer Universiade held in Duisburg, West Germany
- Fourteenth Winter Universiade held in Sofia, Bulgaria
Births
- January 9 — Michaëlla Krajicek, Dutch tennis player
- January 26 — Imogen Cairns, British gymnast
- February 4 — Febian Brandy, English football (soccer) player
- February 19 — Sone Aluko, English football (soccer) player
- March 16 — Theo Walcott, English football (soccer) player
- May 3 — Shavahn Church, British gymnast
- June 2 — Freddy Adu, Ghana-born football (soccer) player from America
- June 3 — Katie Hoff, American swimmer
- July 23 — Donald Young, American tennis player
- July 31 — Victoria Azarenka, Belarusian tennis player
- September 7 — Holly Colvin, English cricketer
- October 11 — Michelle Wie, American golf player
- November 16 — Josmer Altidore, American football (soccer) player
- November 12 — Jana Bieger, German gymnast
- November 24 — Johnny Exantus, Haïtian football (soccer) player
Deaths
- February 10 — Dan Kelly, NHL sportscaster
- March 18 — Piet Kruiver, Dutch soccer player
- April 12 — Sugar Ray Robinson, boxing champion
- June 17 — John Matuszak (38), NFL player with Oakland Raiders
- June 22 — Lee Calhoun, Olympic Gold Medal hurdler
- July 18 — Donnie Moore (35), Major League Baseball pitcher, suicide
- August 13 — Tim Richmond, NASCAR driver
- August 18 — Bert Oosterbosch (32), Dutch cyclist, world professional pursuit champion
- September 1 — A. Bartlett Giamatti, 7th Major League Baseball commissioner, heart attack
- September 1 — Kazimierz Deyna (41), Polish football (soccer) player (b. 1947)
- September 10 — Jeff Stollmeyer, President, West Indies Cricket Board, murdered
- September 15 — Harry Cave, New Zealand cricketer
- October 4 — Secretariat, thoroughbred race horse, 1973 Triple Crown winner, two-time Horse of the Year
- October 4 — Norman Yardley, English cricketer
- November 13 — Victor Davis, 1984 Olympic and World swimming champion
- December 25 — Billy Martin, New York Yankees manager, auto accident
- December 26 — Doug Harvey, National Hockey League superstar defenseman (1947-1969)
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- Super Bowl XXIII: San Francisco 49ers won 20-16 over the Cincinnati Bengals
- Victorian Football League
- * Hawthorn wins the 93rd VFL Premiership (Hawthorn 21.18 (144) d Geelong 21.12 (138))
- * Brownlow Medal awarded to Paul Couch (Geelong)
- Grey Cup: Saskatchewan Roughriders won 43-40 over the Hamilton Tiger-Cats
- Vanier Cup: Western Ontario Mustangs won 35-10 over the Saskatchewan Huskies
For fuller coverage, see: 1989 in football (soccer)
- Gaelic football
- *All-Ireland Senior Football Championship: Cork 0-17 d. Mayo 1-11
- *National Football League: Cork 0-15 d. Dublin 0-12
- Ladies' Gaelic football
- *All-Ireland Senior Football Champion: Kerry
- *National Football League: Kerry
Men's Golf
- Major championship results:
- #April - The Masters - Nick Faldo
- #June - US Open - Curtis Strange
- #July - British Open - Mark Calcavecchia
- #August - PGA Championship - Payne Stewart
- PGA Tour leading money winner for the year: Tom Kite - $1,395,278
- Champions Tour leading money winner: Bob Charles - $725,887
- Ryder Cup: Europe and the United States teams tied 14-14 in world golf.
Women's Golf
- US Women's Open - Betsy King
- LPGA Championship - Nancy Lopez
- Betsy King: leading money winner on the LPGA tour, earning $654,132.
- Australia - Melbourne Cup - Tawriffic
- Canada - Queen's Plate - With Approval
- France - Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe - Carroll House
- Ireland - Irish Derby Stakes - Old Vic
- English Triple Crown Races:
- #Two Thousand Guineas Stakes - Nashwan
- #Epsom Derby - Nashwan
- #St. Leger Stakes - Michelozzo
- United States Triple Crown Races:
- #Kentucky Derby - Sunday Silence
- #Preakness Stakes - Sunday Silence
- #Belmont Stakes - Easy Goer
- Breeders' Cup:
- #Breeders' Cup Classic - Sunday Silence
- #Breeders' Cup Distaff - Bayakoa
- #Breeders' Cup Juvenile - Rhythm
- #Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies - Go for Wand
- #Breeders' Cup Mile - Steinlen
- #Breeders' Cup Sprint - Dancing Spree
- #Breeders' Cup Turf - Prized
- North America Cup - Quite A Sensation
- United States Pacing Triple Crown races:
- #Cane Pace - Dancing Master
- #Little Brown Jug - Goalie Jeff
- #Messenger Stakes - Sandman Hanover
- United States Trotting Triple Crown races:
- #Hambletonian - Park Ave Joe & Probe (dead heat)
- #Yonkers Trot - Valley Victory
- #Kentucky Futurity - Peace Corps
- Australian Inter Dominion Harness Racing Championship:
- *Pacers: Jodie's Babe
- *Trotters: Yankee Loch
- Art Ross Memorial Trophy as the NHL's leading scorer during the regular season: Mario Lemieux, Pittsburgh Penguins
- Hart Memorial Trophy for the NHL's Most Valuable Player: Wayne Gretzky, Los Angeles Kings
- Stanley Cup: Calgary Flames won 4 games to 2 over the Montreal Canadiens. The first time ever that the visiting team won their game at the Montreal Forum against the Montreal Canadiens.
- World Hockey Championship
- * Men's champion: Soviet Union defeated Canada
- * Junior Men's champion: Soviet Union defeated Sweden
- Second European High Speed Telegraphy Championship held in Hannover, Germany.
- Alpine Skiing
- *The men's overall season champion: Marc Girardelli, Luxembourg
- *The women's overall season champion: Vreni Schneider, Switzerland
- World Snooker Championship: Steve Davis beats John Parrott 18-3
- World rankings: Steve Davis remains world number one for 1989/90
- Thirth Pan Pacific Championships, held in Tokyo, Japan (August 17 – 20)
- Grand Slam in tennis men's results:
- #Australian Open - Ivan Lendl
- #French Open - Michael Chang
- #Wimbledon championships - Boris Becker
- #US Open - Boris Becker
- Grand Slam in tennis women's results:
- #Australian Open - Steffi Graf
- #French Open - Arantxa Sanchez Vicario
- #Wimbledon championships - Steffi Graf
- #US Open - Steffi Graf
- Davis Cup: Germany F.R. won 3-2 over Sweden in world tennis.
- Third World Games held in Karlsruhe, West Germany
- 15th Summer Universiade held in Duisburg, West Germany
- Fourteenth Winter Universiade held in Sofia, Bulgaria
Births
- January 9 — Michaëlla Krajicek, Dutch tennis player
- January 26 — Imogen Cairns, British gymnast
- February 4 — Febian Brandy, English football (soccer) player
- February 19 — Sone Aluko, English football (soccer) player
- March 16 — Theo Walcott, English football (soccer) player
- May 3 — Shavahn Church, British gymnast
- June 2 — Freddy Adu, Ghana-born football (soccer) player from America
- June 3 — Katie Hoff, American swimmer
- July 23 — Donald Young, American tennis player
- July 31 — Victoria Azarenka, Belarusian tennis player
- September 7 — Holly Colvin, English cricketer
- October 11 — Michelle Wie, American golf player
- November 16 — Josmer Altidore, American football (soccer) player
- November 12 — Jana Bieger, German gymnast
- November 24 — Johnny Exantus, Haïtian football (soccer) player
Deaths
- February 10 — Dan Kelly, NHL sportscaster
- March 18 — Piet Kruiver, Dutch soccer player
- April 12 — Sugar Ray Robinson, boxing champion
- June 17 — John Matuszak (38), NFL player with Oakland Raiders
- June 22 — Lee Calhoun, Olympic Gold Medal hurdler
- July 18 — Donnie Moore (35), Major League Baseball pitcher, suicide
- August 13 — Tim Richmond, NASCAR driver
- August 18 — Bert Oosterbosch (32), Dutch cyclist, world professional pursuit champion
- September 1 — A. Bartlett Giamatti, 7th Major League Baseball commissioner, heart attack
- September 1 — Kazimierz Deyna (41), Polish football (soccer) player (b. 1947)
- September 10 — Jeff Stollmeyer, President, West Indies Cricket Board, murdered
- September 15 — Harry Cave, New Zealand cricketer
- October 4 — Secretariat, thoroughbred race horse, 1973 Triple Crown winner, two-time Horse of the Year
- October 4 — Norman Yardley, English cricketer
- November 13 — Victor Davis, 1984 Olympic and World swimming champion
- December 25 — Billy Martin, New York Yankees manager, auto accident
- December 26 — Doug Harvey, National Hockey League superstar defenseman (1947-1969)
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- Grey Cup: Saskatchewan Roughriders won 43-40 over the Hamilton Tiger-Cats
- Vanier Cup: Western Ontario Mustangs won 35-10 over the Saskatchewan Huskies
For fuller coverage, see: 1989 in football (soccer)
- Gaelic football
- *All-Ireland Senior Football Championship: Cork 0-17 d. Mayo 1-11
- *National Football League: Cork 0-15 d. Dublin 0-12
- Ladies' Gaelic football
- *All-Ireland Senior Football Champion: Kerry
- *National Football League: Kerry
Men's Golf
- Major championship results:
- #April - The Masters - Nick Faldo
- #June - US Open - Curtis Strange
- #July - British Open - Mark Calcavecchia
- #August - PGA Championship - Payne Stewart
- PGA Tour leading money winner for the year: Tom Kite - $1,395,278
- Champions Tour leading money winner: Bob Charles - $725,887
- Ryder Cup: Europe and the United States teams tied 14-14 in world golf.
Women's Golf
- US Women's Open - Betsy King
- LPGA Championship - Nancy Lopez
- Betsy King: leading money winner on the LPGA tour, earning $654,132.
- Australia - Melbourne Cup - Tawriffic
- Canada - Queen's Plate - With Approval
- France - Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe - Carroll House
- Ireland - Irish Derby Stakes - Old Vic
- English Triple Crown Races:
- #Two Thousand Guineas Stakes - Nashwan
- #Epsom Derby - Nashwan
- #St. Leger Stakes - Michelozzo
- United States Triple Crown Races:
- #Kentucky Derby - Sunday Silence
- #Preakness Stakes - Sunday Silence
- #Belmont Stakes - Easy Goer
- Breeders' Cup:
- #Breeders' Cup Classic - Sunday Silence
- #Breeders' Cup Distaff - Bayakoa
- #Breeders' Cup Juvenile - Rhythm
- #Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies - Go for Wand
- #Breeders' Cup Mile - Steinlen
- #Breeders' Cup Sprint - Dancing Spree
- #Breeders' Cup Turf - Prized
- North America Cup - Quite A Sensation
- United States Pacing Triple Crown races:
- #Cane Pace - Dancing Master
- #Little Brown Jug - Goalie Jeff
- #Messenger Stakes - Sandman Hanover
- United States Trotting Triple Crown races:
- #Hambletonian - Park Ave Joe & Probe (dead heat)
- #Yonkers Trot - Valley Victory
- #Kentucky Futurity - Peace Corps
- Australian Inter Dominion Harness Racing Championship:
- *Pacers: Jodie's Babe
- *Trotters: Yankee Loch
- Art Ross Memorial Trophy as the NHL's leading scorer during the regular season: Mario Lemieux, Pittsburgh Penguins
- Hart Memorial Trophy for the NHL's Most Valuable Player: Wayne Gretzky, Los Angeles Kings
- Stanley Cup: Calgary Flames won 4 games to 2 over the Montreal Canadiens. The first time ever that the visiting team won their game at the Montreal Forum against the Montreal Canadiens.
- World Hockey Championship
- * Men's champion: Soviet Union defeated Canada
- * Junior Men's champion: Soviet Union defeated Sweden
- Second European High Speed Telegraphy Championship held in Hannover, Germany.
- Alpine Skiing
- *The men's overall season champion: Marc Girardelli, Luxembourg
- *The women's overall season champion: Vreni Schneider, Switzerland
- World Snooker Championship: Steve Davis beats John Parrott 18-3
- World rankings: Steve Davis remains world number one for 1989/90
- Thirth Pan Pacific Championships, held in Tokyo, Japan (August 17 – 20)
- Grand Slam in tennis men's results:
- #Australian Open - Ivan Lendl
- #French Open - Michael Chang
- #Wimbledon championships - Boris Becker
- #US Open - Boris Becker
- Grand Slam in tennis women's results:
- #Australian Open - Steffi Graf
- #French Open - Arantxa Sanchez Vicario
- #Wimbledon championships - Steffi Graf
- #US Open - Steffi Graf
- Davis Cup: Germany F.R. won 3-2 over Sweden in world tennis.
- Third World Games held in Karlsruhe, West Germany
- 15th Summer Universiade held in Duisburg, West Germany
- Fourteenth Winter Universiade held in Sofia, Bulgaria
Births
- January 9 — Michaëlla Krajicek, Dutch tennis player
- January 26 — Imogen Cairns, British gymnast
- February 4 — Febian Brandy, English football (soccer) player
- February 19 — Sone Aluko, English football (soccer) player
- March 16 — Theo Walcott, English football (soccer) player
- May 3 — Shavahn Church, British gymnast
- June 2 — Freddy Adu, Ghana-born football (soccer) player from America
- June 3 — Katie Hoff, American swimmer
- July 23 — Donald Young, American tennis player
- July 31 — Victoria Azarenka, Belarusian tennis player
- September 7 — Holly Colvin, English cricketer
- October 11 — Michelle Wie, American golf player
- November 16 — Josmer Altidore, American football (soccer) player
- November 12 — Jana Bieger, German gymnast
- November 24 — Johnny Exantus, Haïtian football (soccer) player
Deaths
- February 10 — Dan Kelly, NHL sportscaster
- March 18 — Piet Kruiver, Dutch soccer player
- April 12 — Sugar Ray Robinson, boxing champion
- June 17 — John Matuszak (38), NFL player with Oakland Raiders
- June 22 — Lee Calhoun, Olympic Gold Medal hurdler
- July 18 — Donnie Moore (35), Major League Baseball pitcher, suicide
- August 13 — Tim Richmond, NASCAR driver
- August 18 — Bert Oosterbosch (32), Dutch cyclist, world professional pursuit champion
- September 1 — A. Bartlett Giamatti, 7th Major League Baseball commissioner, heart attack
- September 1 — Kazimierz Deyna (41), Polish football (soccer) player (b. 1947)
- September 10 — Jeff Stollmeyer, President, West Indies Cricket Board, murdered
- September 15 — Harry Cave, New Zealand cricketer
- October 4 — Secretariat, thoroughbred race horse, 1973 Triple Crown winner, two-time Horse of the Year
- October 4 — Norman Yardley, English cricketer
- November 13 — Victor Davis, 1984 Olympic and World swimming champion
- December 25 — Billy Martin, New York Yankees manager, auto accident
- December 26 — Doug Harvey, National Hockey League superstar defenseman (1947-1969)
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- Gaelic football
- *All-Ireland Senior Football Championship: Cork 0-17 d. Mayo 1-11
- *National Football League: Cork 0-15 d. Dublin 0-12
- Ladies' Gaelic football
- *All-Ireland Senior Football Champion: Kerry
- *National Football League: Kerry
Men's Golf
- Major championship results:
- #April - The Masters - Nick Faldo
- #June - US Open - Curtis Strange
- #July - British Open - Mark Calcavecchia
- #August - PGA Championship - Payne Stewart
- PGA Tour leading money winner for the year: Tom Kite - $1,395,278
- Champions Tour leading money winner: Bob Charles - $725,887
- Ryder Cup: Europe and the United States teams tied 14-14 in world golf.
Women's Golf
- US Women's Open - Betsy King
- LPGA Championship - Nancy Lopez
- Betsy King: leading money winner on the LPGA tour, earning $654,132.
- Australia - Melbourne Cup - Tawriffic
- Canada - Queen's Plate - With Approval
- France - Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe - Carroll House
- Ireland - Irish Derby Stakes - Old Vic
- English Triple Crown Races:
- #Two Thousand Guineas Stakes - Nashwan
- #Epsom Derby - Nashwan
- #St. Leger Stakes - Michelozzo
- United States Triple Crown Races:
- #Kentucky Derby - Sunday Silence
- #Preakness Stakes - Sunday Silence
- #Belmont Stakes - Easy Goer
- Breeders' Cup:
- #Breeders' Cup Classic - Sunday Silence
- #Breeders' Cup Distaff - Bayakoa
- #Breeders' Cup Juvenile - Rhythm
- #Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies - Go for Wand
- #Breeders' Cup Mile - Steinlen
- #Breeders' Cup Sprint - Dancing Spree
- #Breeders' Cup Turf - Prized
- North America Cup - Quite A Sensation
- United States Pacing Triple Crown races:
- #Cane Pace - Dancing Master
- #Little Brown Jug - Goalie Jeff
- #Messenger Stakes - Sandman Hanover
- United States Trotting Triple Crown races:
- #Hambletonian - Park Ave Joe & Probe (dead heat)
- #Yonkers Trot - Valley Victory
- #Kentucky Futurity - Peace Corps
- Australian Inter Dominion Harness Racing Championship:
- *Pacers: Jodie's Babe
- *Trotters: Yankee Loch
- Art Ross Memorial Trophy as the NHL's leading scorer during the regular season: Mario Lemieux, Pittsburgh Penguins
- Hart Memorial Trophy for the NHL's Most Valuable Player: Wayne Gretzky, Los Angeles Kings
- Stanley Cup: Calgary Flames won 4 games to 2 over the Montreal Canadiens. The first time ever that the visiting team won their game at the Montreal Forum against the Montreal Canadiens.
- World Hockey Championship
- * Men's champion: Soviet Union defeated Canada
- * Junior Men's champion: Soviet Union defeated Sweden
- Second European High Speed Telegraphy Championship held in Hannover, Germany.
- Alpine Skiing
- *The men's overall season champion: Marc Girardelli, Luxembourg
- *The women's overall season champion: Vreni Schneider, Switzerland
- World Snooker Championship: Steve Davis beats John Parrott 18-3
- World rankings: Steve Davis remains world number one for 1989/90
- Thirth Pan Pacific Championships, held in Tokyo, Japan (August 17 – 20)
- Grand Slam in tennis men's results:
- #Australian Open - Ivan Lendl
- #French Open - Michael Chang
- #Wimbledon championships - Boris Becker
- #US Open - Boris Becker
- Grand Slam in tennis women's results:
- #Australian Open - Steffi Graf
- #French Open - Arantxa Sanchez Vicario
- #Wimbledon championships - Steffi Graf
- #US Open - Steffi Graf
- Davis Cup: Germany F.R. won 3-2 over Sweden in world tennis.
- Third World Games held in Karlsruhe, West Germany
- 15th Summer Universiade held in Duisburg, West Germany
- Fourteenth Winter Universiade held in Sofia, Bulgaria
Births
- January 9 — Michaëlla Krajicek, Dutch tennis player
- January 26 — Imogen Cairns, British gymnast
- February 4 — Febian Brandy, English football (soccer) player
- February 19 — Sone Aluko, English football (soccer) player
- March 16 — Theo Walcott, English football (soccer) player
- May 3 — Shavahn Church, British gymnast
- June 2 — Freddy Adu, Ghana-born football (soccer) player from America
- June 3 — Katie Hoff, American swimmer
- July 23 — Donald Young, American tennis player
- July 31 — Victoria Azarenka, Belarusian tennis player
- September 7 — Holly Colvin, English cricketer
- October 11 — Michelle Wie, American golf player
- November 16 — Josmer Altidore, American football (soccer) player
- November 12 — Jana Bieger, German gymnast
- November 24 — Johnny Exantus, Haïtian football (soccer) player
Deaths
- February 10 — Dan Kelly, NHL sportscaster
- March 18 — Piet Kruiver, Dutch soccer player
- April 12 — Sugar Ray Robinson, boxing champion
- June 17 — John Matuszak (38), NFL player with Oakland Raiders
- June 22 — Lee Calhoun, Olympic Gold Medal hurdler
- July 18 — Donnie Moore (35), Major League Baseball pitcher, suicide
- August 13 — Tim Richmond, NASCAR driver
- August 18 — Bert Oosterbosch (32), Dutch cyclist, world professional pursuit champion
- September 1 — A. Bartlett Giamatti, 7th Major League Baseball commissioner, heart attack
- September 1 — Kazimierz Deyna (41), Polish football (soccer) player (b. 1947)
- September 10 — Jeff Stollmeyer, President, West Indies Cricket Board, murdered
- September 15 — Harry Cave, New Zealand cricketer
- October 4 — Secretariat, thoroughbred race horse, 1973 Triple Crown winner, two-time Horse of the Year
- October 4 — Norman Yardley, English cricketer
- November 13 — Victor Davis, 1984 Olympic and World swimming champion
- December 25 — Billy Martin, New York Yankees manager, auto accident
- December 26 — Doug Harvey, National Hockey League superstar defenseman (1947-1969)
- Australia - Melbourne Cup - Tawriffic
- Canada - Queen's Plate - With Approval
- France - Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe - Carroll House
- Ireland - Irish Derby Stakes - Old Vic
- English Triple Crown Races:
- #Two Thousand Guineas Stakes - Nashwan
- #Epsom Derby - Nashwan
- #St. Leger Stakes - Michelozzo
- United States Triple Crown Races:
- #Kentucky Derby - Sunday Silence
- #Preakness Stakes - Sunday Silence
- #Belmont Stakes - Easy Goer
- Breeders' Cup:
- #Breeders' Cup Classic - Sunday Silence
- #Breeders' Cup Distaff - Bayakoa
- #Breeders' Cup Juvenile - Rhythm
- #Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies - Go for Wand
- #Breeders' Cup Mile - Steinlen
- #Breeders' Cup Sprint - Dancing Spree
- #Breeders' Cup Turf - Prized
- North America Cup - Quite A Sensation
- United States Pacing Triple Crown races:
- #Cane Pace - Dancing Master
- #Little Brown Jug - Goalie Jeff
- #Messenger Stakes - Sandman Hanover
- United States Trotting Triple Crown races:
- #Hambletonian - Park Ave Joe & Probe (dead heat)
- #Yonkers Trot - Valley Victory
- #Kentucky Futurity - Peace Corps
- Australian Inter Dominion Harness Racing Championship:
- *Pacers: Jodie's Babe
- *Trotters: Yankee Loch
- Art Ross Memorial Trophy as the NHL's leading scorer during the regular season: Mario Lemieux, Pittsburgh Penguins
- Hart Memorial Trophy for the NHL's Most Valuable Player: Wayne Gretzky, Los Angeles Kings
- Stanley Cup: Calgary Flames won 4 games to 2 over the Montreal Canadiens. The first time ever that the visiting team won their game at the Montreal Forum against the Montreal Canadiens.
- World Hockey Championship
- * Men's champion: Soviet Union defeated Canada
- * Junior Men's champion: Soviet Union defeated Sweden
- Second European High Speed Telegraphy Championship held in Hannover, Germany.
- Alpine Skiing
- *The men's overall season champion: Marc Girardelli, Luxembourg
- *The women's overall season champion: Vreni Schneider, Switzerland
- World Snooker Championship: Steve Davis beats John Parrott 18-3
- World rankings: Steve Davis remains world number one for 1989/90
- Thirth Pan Pacific Championships, held in Tokyo, Japan (August 17 – 20)
- Grand Slam in tennis men's results:
- #Australian Open - Ivan Lendl
- #French Open - Michael Chang
- #Wimbledon championships - Boris Becker
- #US Open - Boris Becker
- Grand Slam in tennis women's results:
- #Australian Open - Steffi Graf
- #French Open - Arantxa Sanchez Vicario
- #Wimbledon championships - Steffi Graf
- #US Open - Steffi Graf
- Davis Cup: Germany F.R. won 3-2 over Sweden in world tennis.
- Third World Games held in Karlsruhe, West Germany
- 15th Summer Universiade held in Duisburg, West Germany
- Fourteenth Winter Universiade held in Sofia, Bulgaria
Births
- January 9 — Michaëlla Krajicek, Dutch tennis player
- January 26 — Imogen Cairns, British gymnast
- February 4 — Febian Brandy, English football (soccer) player
- February 19 — Sone Aluko, English football (soccer) player
- March 16 — Theo Walcott, English football (soccer) player
- May 3 — Shavahn Church, British gymnast
- June 2 — Freddy Adu, Ghana-born football (soccer) player from America
- June 3 — Katie Hoff, American swimmer
- July 23 — Donald Young, American tennis player
- July 31 — Victoria Azarenka, Belarusian tennis player
- September 7 — Holly Colvin, English cricketer
- October 11 — Michelle Wie, American golf player
- November 16 — Josmer Altidore, American football (soccer) player
- November 12 — Jana Bieger, German gymnast
- November 24 — Johnny Exantus, Haïtian football (soccer) player
Deaths
- February 10 — Dan Kelly, NHL sportscaster
- March 18 — Piet Kruiver, Dutch soccer player
- April 12 — Sugar Ray Robinson, boxing champion
- June 17 — John Matuszak (38), NFL player with Oakland Raiders
- June 22 — Lee Calhoun, Olympic Gold Medal hurdler
- July 18 — Donnie Moore (35), Major League Baseball pitcher, suicide
- August 13 — Tim Richmond, NASCAR driver
- August 18 — Bert Oosterbosch (32), Dutch cyclist, world professional pursuit champion
- September 1 — A. Bartlett Giamatti, 7th Major League Baseball commissioner, heart attack
- September 1 — Kazimierz Deyna (41), Polish football (soccer) player (b. 1947)
- September 10 — Jeff Stollmeyer, President, West Indies Cricket Board, murdered
- September 15 — Harry Cave, New Zealand cricketer
- October 4 — Secretariat, thoroughbred race horse, 1973 Triple Crown winner, two-time Horse of the Year
- October 4 — Norman Yardley, English cricketer
- November 13 — Victor Davis, 1984 Olympic and World swimming champion
- December 25 — Billy Martin, New York Yankees manager, auto accident
- December 26 — Doug Harvey, National Hockey League superstar defenseman (1947-1969)
- Art Ross Memorial Trophy as the NHL's leading scorer during the regular season: Mario Lemieux, Pittsburgh Penguins
- Hart Memorial Trophy for the NHL's Most Valuable Player: Wayne Gretzky, Los Angeles Kings
- Stanley Cup: Calgary Flames won 4 games to 2 over the Montreal Canadiens. The first time ever that the visiting team won their game at the Montreal Forum against the Montreal Canadiens.
- World Hockey Championship
- * Men's champion: Soviet Union defeated Canada
- * Junior Men's champion: Soviet Union defeated Sweden
- Second European High Speed Telegraphy Championship held in Hannover, Germany.
- Alpine Skiing
- *The men's overall season champion: Marc Girardelli, Luxembourg
- *The women's overall season champion: Vreni Schneider, Switzerland
- World Snooker Championship: Steve Davis beats John Parrott 18-3
- World rankings: Steve Davis remains world number one for 1989/90
- Thirth Pan Pacific Championships, held in Tokyo, Japan (August 17 – 20)
- Grand Slam in tennis men's results:
- #Australian Open - Ivan Lendl
- #French Open - Michael Chang
- #Wimbledon championships - Boris Becker
- #US Open - Boris Becker
- Grand Slam in tennis women's results:
- #Australian Open - Steffi Graf
- #French Open - Arantxa Sanchez Vicario
- #Wimbledon championships - Steffi Graf
- #US Open - Steffi Graf
- Davis Cup: Germany F.R. won 3-2 over Sweden in world tennis.
- Third World Games held in Karlsruhe, West Germany
- 15th Summer Universiade held in Duisburg, West Germany
- Fourteenth Winter Universiade held in Sofia, Bulgaria
Births
- January 9 — Michaëlla Krajicek, Dutch tennis player
- January 26 — Imogen Cairns, British gymnast
- February 4 — Febian Brandy, English football (soccer) player
- February 19 — Sone Aluko, English football (soccer) player
- March 16 — Theo Walcott, English football (soccer) player
- May 3 — Shavahn Church, British gymnast
- June 2 — Freddy Adu, Ghana-born football (soccer) player from America
- June 3 — Katie Hoff, American swimmer
- July 23 — Donald Young, American tennis player
- July 31 — Victoria Azarenka, Belarusian tennis player
- September 7 — Holly Colvin, English cricketer
- October 11 — Michelle Wie, American golf player
- November 16 — Josmer Altidore, American football (soccer) player
- November 12 — Jana Bieger, German gymnast
- November 24 — Johnny Exantus, Haïtian football (soccer) player
Deaths
- February 10 — Dan Kelly, NHL sportscaster
- March 18 — Piet Kruiver, Dutch soccer player
- April 12 — Sugar Ray Robinson, boxing champion
- June 17 — John Matuszak (38), NFL player with Oakland Raiders
- June 22 — Lee Calhoun, Olympic Gold Medal hurdler
- July 18 — Donnie Moore (35), Major League Baseball pitcher, suicide
- August 13 — Tim Richmond, NASCAR driver
- August 18 — Bert Oosterbosch (32), Dutch cyclist, world professional pursuit champion
- September 1 — A. Bartlett Giamatti, 7th Major League Baseball commissioner, heart attack
- September 1 — Kazimierz Deyna (41), Polish football (soccer) player (b. 1947)
- September 10 — Jeff Stollmeyer, President, West Indies Cricket Board, murdered
- September 15 — Harry Cave, New Zealand cricketer
- October 4 — Secretariat, thoroughbred race horse, 1973 Triple Crown winner, two-time Horse of the Year
- October 4 — Norman Yardley, English cricketer
- November 13 — Victor Davis, 1984 Olympic and World swimming champion
- December 25 — Billy Martin, New York Yankees manager, auto accident
- December 26 — Doug Harvey, National Hockey League superstar defenseman (1947-1969)
- Alpine Skiing
- *The men's overall season champion: Marc Girardelli, Luxembourg
- *The women's overall season champion: Vreni Schneider, Switzerland
- World Snooker Championship: Steve Davis beats John Parrott 18-3
- World rankings: Steve Davis remains world number one for 1989/90
- Thirth Pan Pacific Championships, held in Tokyo, Japan (August 17 – 20)
- Grand Slam in tennis men's results:
- #Australian Open - Ivan Lendl
- #French Open - Michael Chang
- #Wimbledon championships - Boris Becker
- #US Open - Boris Becker
- Grand Slam in tennis women's results:
- #Australian Open - Steffi Graf
- #French Open - Arantxa Sanchez Vicario
- #Wimbledon championships - Steffi Graf
- #US Open - Steffi Graf
- Davis Cup: Germany F.R. won 3-2 over Sweden in world tennis.
- Third World Games held in Karlsruhe, West Germany
- 15th Summer Universiade held in Duisburg, West Germany
- Fourteenth Winter Universiade held in Sofia, Bulgaria
Births
- January 9 — Michaëlla Krajicek, Dutch tennis player
- January 26 — Imogen Cairns, British gymnast
- February 4 — Febian Brandy, English football (soccer) player
- February 19 — Sone Aluko, English football (soccer) player
- March 16 — Theo Walcott, English football (soccer) player
- May 3 — Shavahn Church, British gymnast
- June 2 — Freddy Adu, Ghana-born football (soccer) player from America
- June 3 — Katie Hoff, American swimmer
- July 23 — Donald Young, American tennis player
- July 31 — Victoria Azarenka, Belarusian tennis player
- September 7 — Holly Colvin, English cricketer
- October 11 — Michelle Wie, American golf player
- November 16 — Josmer Altidore, American football (soccer) player
- November 12 — Jana Bieger, German gymnast
- November 24 — Johnny Exantus, Haïtian football (soccer) player
Deaths
- February 10 — Dan Kelly, NHL sportscaster
- March 18 — Piet Kruiver, Dutch soccer player
- April 12 — Sugar Ray Robinson, boxing champion
- June 17 — John Matuszak (38), NFL player with Oakland Raiders
- June 22 — Lee Calhoun, Olympic Gold Medal hurdler
- July 18 — Donnie Moore (35), Major League Baseball pitcher, suicide
- August 13 — Tim Richmond, NASCAR driver
- August 18 — Bert Oosterbosch (32), Dutch cyclist, world professional pursuit champion
- September 1 — A. Bartlett Giamatti, 7th Major League Baseball commissioner, heart attack
- September 1 — Kazimierz Deyna (41), Polish football (soccer) player (b. 1947)
- September 10 — Jeff Stollmeyer, President, West Indies Cricket Board, murdered
- September 15 — Harry Cave, New Zealand cricketer
- October 4 — Secretariat, thoroughbred race horse, 1973 Triple Crown winner, two-time Horse of the Year
- October 4 — Norman Yardley, English cricketer
- November 13 — Victor Davis, 1984 Olympic and World swimming champion
- December 25 — Billy Martin, New York Yankees manager, auto accident
- December 26 — Doug Harvey, National Hockey League superstar defenseman (1947-1969)
- Thirth Pan Pacific Championships, held in Tokyo, Japan (August 17 – 20)
- Grand Slam in tennis men's results:
- #Australian Open - Ivan Lendl
- #French Open - Michael Chang
- #Wimbledon championships - Boris Becker
- #US Open - Boris Becker
- Grand Slam in tennis women's results:
- #Australian Open - Steffi Graf
- #French Open - Arantxa Sanchez Vicario
- #Wimbledon championships - Steffi Graf
- #US Open - Steffi Graf
- Davis Cup: Germany F.R. won 3-2 over Sweden in world tennis.
- Third World Games held in Karlsruhe, West Germany
- 15th Summer Universiade held in Duisburg, West Germany
- Fourteenth Winter Universiade held in Sofia, Bulgaria
Births
- January 9 — Michaëlla Krajicek, Dutch tennis player
- January 26 — Imogen Cairns, British gymnast
- February 4 — Febian Brandy, English football (soccer) player
- February 19 — Sone Aluko, English football (soccer) player
- March 16 — Theo Walcott, English football (soccer) player
- May 3 — Shavahn Church, British gymnast
- June 2 — Freddy Adu, Ghana-born football (soccer) player from America
- June 3 — Katie Hoff, American swimmer
- July 23 — Donald Young, American tennis player
- July 31 — Victoria Azarenka, Belarusian tennis player
- September 7 — Holly Colvin, English cricketer
- October 11 — Michelle Wie, American golf player
- November 16 — Josmer Altidore, American football (soccer) player
- November 12 — Jana Bieger, German gymnast
- November 24 — Johnny Exantus, Haïtian football (soccer) player
Deaths
- February 10 — Dan Kelly, NHL sportscaster
- March 18 — Piet Kruiver, Dutch soccer player
- April 12 — Sugar Ray Robinson, boxing champion
- June 17 — John Matuszak (38), NFL player with Oakland Raiders
- June 22 — Lee Calhoun, Olympic Gold Medal hurdler
- July 18 — Donnie Moore (35), Major League Baseball pitcher, suicide
- August 13 — Tim Richmond, NASCAR driver
- August 18 — Bert Oosterbosch (32), Dutch cyclist, world professional pursuit champion
- September 1 — A. Bartlett Giamatti, 7th Major League Baseball commissioner, heart attack
- September 1 — Kazimierz Deyna (41), Polish football (soccer) player (b. 1947)
- September 10 — Jeff Stollmeyer, President, West Indies Cricket Board, murdered
- September 15 — Harry Cave, New Zealand cricketer
- October 4 — Secretariat, thoroughbred race horse, 1973 Triple Crown winner, two-time Horse of the Year
- October 4 — Norman Yardley, English cricketer
- November 13 — Victor Davis, 1984 Olympic and World swimming champion
- December 25 — Billy Martin, New York Yankees manager, auto accident
- December 26 — Doug Harvey, National Hockey League superstar defenseman (1947-1969)
- Third World Games held in Karlsruhe, West Germany
- 15th Summer Universiade held in Duisburg, West Germany
- Fourteenth Winter Universiade held in Sofia, Bulgaria
Births
- January 9 — Michaëlla Krajicek, Dutch tennis player
- January 26 — Imogen Cairns, British gymnast
- February 4 — Febian Brandy, English football (soccer) player
- February 19 — Sone Aluko, English football (soccer) player
- March 16 — Theo Walcott, English football (soccer) player
- May 3 — Shavahn Church, British gymnast
- June 2 — Freddy Adu, Ghana-born football (soccer) player from America
- June 3 — Katie Hoff, American swimmer
- July 23 — Donald Young, American tennis player
- July 31 — Victoria Azarenka, Belarusian tennis player
- September 7 — Holly Colvin, English cricketer
- October 11 — Michelle Wie, American golf player
- November 16 — Josmer Altidore, American football (soccer) player
- November 12 — Jana Bieger, German gymnast
- November 24 — Johnny Exantus, Haïtian football (soccer) player
Deaths
- February 10 — Dan Kelly, NHL sportscaster
- March 18 — Piet Kruiver, Dutch soccer player
- April 12 — Sugar Ray Robinson, boxing champion
- June 17 — John Matuszak (38), NFL player with Oakland Raiders
- June 22 — Lee Calhoun, Olympic Gold Medal hurdler
- July 18 — Donnie Moore (35), Major League Baseball pitcher, suicide
- August 13 — Tim Richmond, NASCAR driver
- August 18 — Bert Oosterbosch (32), Dutch cyclist, world professional pursuit champion
- September 1 — A. Bartlett Giamatti, 7th Major League Baseball commissioner, heart attack
- September 1 — Kazimierz Deyna (41), Polish football (soccer) player (b. 1947)
- September 10 — Jeff Stollmeyer, President, West Indies Cricket Board, murdered
- September 15 — Harry Cave, New Zealand cricketer
- October 4 — Secretariat, thoroughbred race horse, 1973 Triple Crown winner, two-time Horse of the Year
- October 4 — Norman Yardley, English cricketer
- November 13 — Victor Davis, 1984 Olympic and World swimming champion
- December 25 — Billy Martin, New York Yankees manager, auto accident
- December 26 — Doug Harvey, National Hockey League superstar defenseman (1947-1969)
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