2010 in sports will describe the year's events in world sport.
Events by month
January
24th-31st Bandy World Championship in Moscow, Russia. Winner:
February 7 American football, , Super Bowl XLIV. Winner: New Orleans Saints. 12 – 28: Olympics, / 2010 Winter Olympics. Winner: Canada.
March
April 25: Marathon, London Marathon. Winners: Tsegaye Kebede, Liliya Shobukhova
May 30: IndyCar Series, USA 2010 Indianapolis 500 Winner: Dario Franchitti
June 3 - 17: Basketball, / 2010 NBA Finals. Winner: Los Angeles Lakers. 11–11 July: Association football, 2010 FIFA World Cup. Winner: .
July The ashes
August 28–12 September: Basketball, 2010 FIBA World Championship. Winner: .
September 23–3 October: Basketball, 2010 FIBA World Championship for Women. Winner: . 26: Formula One, 2010 Singapore Grand Prix. Winner: Fernando Alonso. 26: Marathon, Berlin Marathon. Winners: Patrick Makau, Aberu Kebede.
October
3 - 14: Multi-sport event, 2010 Commonwealth Games, Delhi, India. Winner: Australia 10: Marathon, Chicago Marathon. Winners: Samuel Wanjiru, Liliya Shobukhova. 24: Formula One, 2010 Korean Grand Prix. Winner: Fernando Alonso.
November 7: Marathon, New York City Marathon. Winners: Gebregziabher Gebremariam, Edna Kiplagat. 12 - 27: Multi-sport event, 2010 Asian Games, Guangzhou, China. Winner: China
December
American football
January
The Alabama Crimson Tide defeats the Texas Longhorns 37–21 in the BCS National Championship Game at the Rose Bowl, thereby claiming the 2009 National Championship in College Football.
February
Super Bowl XLIV – the New Orleans Saints (NFC) won 31–17 over the Indianapolis Colts (AFC) Location: Sun Life Stadium Attendance: 74,059 MVP: Drew Brees, QB (New Orleans) For the third consecutive year, the proposed All American Football League, originally intended to launch in 2008, delays its planned debut, this time until 2011.
March
Another proposed league, the United National Gridiron League, announces that it has indefinitely suspended operations.
April
The new incarnation of the Arena Football League, consisting mostly of teams from the now-dissolved AF2, makes its debut. Although the new AFL is a separate corporate entity from the original AFL, it purchased the assets of the original league in a bankruptcy auction, enabling it to brand itself as a continuation of the original.
August
August–September: New Meadowlands Stadium, the new home of the New York Giants and Jets, opened on August 16 with a pre-season game between the two teams, with the Jets as the designated home team. The Giants won this matchup 31–16. After winning a coin flip between the two teams, the Giants played the first regular-season game in the stadium on September 12, defeating the Carolina Panthers 31–18. The Jets played the Baltimore Ravens in their home opener the following night on Monday Night Football, losing 10–9. August 20 – The Spokane Shock defeat the Tampa Bay Storm 69–57 at home to win ArenaBowl XXIII.
September Reggie Bush, currently with the Saints, announced that he would forfeit his 2005 Heisman Trophy after his involvement with marketing agents while playing at USC led to severe NCAA penalties against the school. USC had already returned its copy of Bush's Heisman and the football program cut ties with Bush.
December
Brett Favre, Quarterback of the Minnesota Vikings was listed inactive against the New York Giants, which was played at Ford Field home of the Detroit Lions after the Vikings stadium, the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, collapsed due to heavy snow. This was the first time since 1991 that Favre did not start a game, ending his NFL consecutive-streak record at 297.
Aquatics
January/February 29 January–8 February Swimming at the 2010 South Asian Games in Dhaka, Bangladesh
July 13–18 2010 FINA Men's Water Polo World League (The Super Final was held in Niš, Serbia) 18–23 Swimming at the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico 27 July - 1 August 2010 FINA Men's Water Polo World Cup in Oradea, Romania
August 4–15 2010 European Aquatics Championships in Budapest, Hungary. The total aquatics medal table was won by Russia with 13 gold medals, 7 silver, 8 bronze. Germany was second in the total medal table with 8 gold, 9 silver, 3 bronze. France was third with 8 gold, 8 silver and 7 bronze. The swimming medal table had slightly different order. Russia was second, France first and Great Britain third. France got 8 gold medals, 7 silver, 6 bronze. Russia got 7 gold, 4 silver, 1 bronze. Great Britain got 6 gold, 6 silver and 6 bronze. Diving medal table was totally different: Germany was first, Ukraine second and Italy third. Germany got 5 gold, 3 silver, but no bronze. Ukraine got 2 gold, 2 silver and 0 bronze. Italy got 1 gold, two silver, but no bronze for Italy either. Synchronized Swimming medal table had only three countries. Russia was first, Ukraine second and Spain third. Italy won the open water medal table, Greece was second and Germany third. Water Polo Championships were held separately. 18-22 2010 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships in Irvine California, United States
September 13–29 2010 African Swimming Championships
October 4–13 Swimming, Diving and Synchronized Swimming at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, India
November 12–27 Aquatics (Swimming, Diving, Water polo and Synchronized swimming) at the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou, China. 25–28 2010 European Short Course Swimming Championships in Eindhoven, Netherlands. Germany won the medal table with 10 gold, 8 silver, 4 bronze. Host country Netherlands was second with 9 gold, 8 silver and 5 bronze. Hungary was third with 6 gold, 1 silver and two bronze.
December 15-19 2010 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. United States was the winner of the medal table with 12 golf medals, 6 silver and 7 bronze. Second in the medal table was Russia with 4 gold, 4 silver and 2 bronze medals. Spain was third with 4 gold medals, two silver and two bronze.
Association football
January
10th—31st – Africa Cup of Nations, Angola. Winner – Pachuca win the CONCACAF Champions League. PRK Hekari United win the OFC Champions League. Atlético Madrid win the UEFA Europa League. Internazionale win the UEFA Champions League.
June/July
June 11 – July 11 – FIFA World Cup, South Africa. Winner –
July/August
July 13 – August 1 – FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, Germany. Winner – Germany
Internacional win the Copa Libertadores
September
5th—25th – FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, Trinidad and Tobago – Korea Republic LDU Quito win the 2010 Recopa Sudamericana Seongnam Ilhwa win the AFC Champions League TP Mazembe win the CAF Champions League Internazionale win the FIFA Club World Cup
Athletics
March 12th–14th – IAAF World Indoor Championships in Doha, Qatar. 27th – IAAF World Cross Country Championships in Bydgoszcz, Poland.
May
May 14 – August 27 – IAAF Diamond League, worldwide track and field meeting series. May 15–16 – IAAF World Race Walking Cup in Chihuahua, Mexico.
July/August July 27 – August 1 – European Athletics Championships in Barcelona, Spain.
October
October 16 – IAAF World Half Marathon Championships in Nanning, China
Australian rules football
September
25th – 2010 AFL Grand Final – drew with in the first Grand Final, 9.14 (68) – 10.8 (68). Collingwood won the replay by 56 points on October 2, 16.12 (108) – 7.10 (52). It was the first drawn AFL Grand Final since 1977.
Bandy
24–31 January Bandy World Championship in Moscow, Russia – wins Bandy World Cup, October – Dynamo Kazan wins
Baseball
April
2nd – Target Field in Minneapolis, the first stadium built specifically for the Minnesota Twins, opens with the Twins losing to the St. Louis Cardinals 8–4 in a spring training game. 12th – Target Field hosts its first regular-season game, with the Twins defeating the Boston Red Sox 5–2.
May
9th – Dallas Braden of the Oakland Athletics pitches the 19th perfect game in Major League Baseball history in a 4–0 home win over the Tampa Bay Rays. 29th – Roy Halladay of the Philadelphia Phillies pitches the 20th perfect game in MLB history in a 1–0 road win over the Florida Marlins. This marks the first time in the modern era that two perfect games have been thrown in the same MLB season.
June
2nd – Armando Galarraga of the Detroit Tigers loses out on a perfect game when the 27th batter, the Cleveland Indians' Jason Donald, is called safe on an infield grounder. Immediately after the game, umpire Jim Joyce admitted that he had blown the call. The Tigers won 3–0.
July
13th – The 81st Major League Baseball All-Star Game at Angel Stadium of Anaheim, Anaheim, California is won by the National League for the first time since 1996. Brian McCann, whose three-run double in the seventh inning gives the NL all of its runs in the 3–1 game, is named MVP. George Steinbrenner owner of the New York Yankees dies of a heart attack at St. Joseph's Hospital in Tampa Bay, Florida.
September
September 7 – Trevor Hoffman, closing pitcher for the Milwaukee Brewers become the first closing pitcher in the history of the MLB to record 600 career saves, at Miller Park in Milwaukee, Wisconsin against the St. Louis Cardinals.
October
6th – In Game 1 of the National League Division Series, Halladay no-hits the Cincinnati Reds in the Phillies' 4–0 win. Halladay becomes only the second pitcher to throw a no-hitter in postseason play, after Don Larsen's perfect game in Game 5 of the 1956 World Series. 22nd – The Texas Rangers defeat the New York Yankees in the ALCS to advance to their first World Series. 23rd – The San Francisco Giants defeat the Philadelphia Phillies in the NLCS to advance to their fourth World Series since relocating to San Francisco.
November
1st – The San Francisco Giants defeat the Texas Rangers to win the 2010 World Series 4–1. 7th – The Chiba Lotte Marines defeat the Chunichi Dragons to win the 2010 Japan Series 4–2–1.
December
2nd – Ron Santo former 3rd baseman of the Chicago Cubs dies due to complications from bladder cancer and diabetes in a Scottsdale, Arizona hospital. Legendary Milwaukee Brewers baseball announcer and former Milwaukee Braves catcher Bob Uecker, who played on the Braves during the 1957 World Series in which the Braves won, undergoes two successful heart surgeries, one during the baseball season, and one following it, and gets inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame. The Milwaukee Brewers reveal a statue in honor of Baseball Commissioner Allen H. "Bud" Selig a native of Milwaukee, Wisconsin and who helped bring the Brewers to Milwaukee (formerly the Seattle Pilots) after the departure of the 1957 World Series champions, Milwaukee Braves.
Basketball
February
14th – A crowd of 108,713, the largest in the sport's history, packs Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas for the 2010 NBA All-Star Game. The East defeats the West 141–139, with the Miami Heat's Dwyane Wade, representing the East, being named MVP. NCAA men's tournament — Duke defeats Butler 61–59 at Lucas Oil Stadium, 6 miles (9.7 km) from Butler's campus in Indianapolis. It is the fourth national title for both Duke and its head coach Mike Krzyzewski. Duke's Kyle Singler is named Most Outstanding Player. NCAA women's tournament — Connecticut completes their second consecutive 39–0 season with a 53–47 win over Stanford at the Alamodome in San Antonio. It is the seventh national title and fourth unbeaten season for both the Huskies and their head coach Geno Auriemma. The Most Outstanding Player award goes to UConn's Maya Moore. Euroleague — Regal FC Barcelona wins the title in Paris.
June
NBA Finals — The Los Angeles Lakers defeat the Boston Celtics in seven games for the Lakers' 16th NBA title.
August/September
August 28 – September 12 – 2010 FIBA World Championship in Turkey — . MVP: Kevin Durant (USA)