- January 26
- Kansas City Royals' pitcher Zack Greinke agrees to a four-year contract worth US$38 million. [105]
- January 28
- Detroit Red Wings' forward Henrik Zetterberg signs a contract extension worth US$73 million over 12 years. [105]
- January 31
- The Australian Open tennis championships final games are played (day one).
- Girls' singles: Russian Ksenia Pervak defeats Britain's Laura Robson 6-3, 6-1.
- Boys' singles: Indian Yuki Bhambri defeats Germany's Alexandros-Ferdinandos Georgoudas 6-3, 6-1.
- Womens' singles: American Serena Williams defeats Dinara Safina 6-0, 6-3.
[57]
- February 1
- The Australian Open tennis championships final games are played (day two).
- Mens' singles: Spaniard Rafael Nadal defeats Roger Federer 7-5, 3-6, 7-6, (7-3), 3-6, 6-2.
[57]
- In Tampa, Florida, the NFL's SuperBowl XLII game is played. The Pittsburgh Steelers win their record sixth Super Bowl by defeating the Arizona Cardinals. Santonio Holmes is named the game's most valuable player. [35]
- In Ireland, round 1 of the FIA World Rally Championship is won by Sébastien Loeb. [1557.139]
- February 5
- Undefeated world super-middleweight and light-heavyweight boxing champion Joe Calzaghe of the United Kingdom announces his retirement, with a record of 46 wins from 46 fights. [57]
- February 8
- First baseman Ryan Howard and the Philadelphia Phillies agree to a three-year, US$54 million contract. [105]
- February 9
- New York Yankees' baseball superstar Alex Rodriguez admits to having used performance-enhancing steroids earlier in his career, over a three-year period from 2001 to 2003 with the Texas Rangers. [57]
vvv advertisement vvv
^^^ advertisement ^^^
- At Plumpton, England, jockey Tony McCoy, riding Restless D'Artaix, records his 3,000th career horse racing win. [57]
- February 14
- Mike Green of the Washington Capitals sets an NHL record for a defenceman by scoring in his eighth consecutive game. [105]
- February 15
- In the NBA's annual All-Star Game, West beats East 146-119. [35]
- In Norway, round 2 of the FIA World Rally Championship is won by Sébastien Loeb. [1557.139]
- February 18
- Meseret Defar of Ethiopia breaks the world indoor record in the women's 5,000-metres at the GE Gala meet in Stockholm, Sweden, covering the distance in a time of 14:24.37. [105]
- March 1
- In Victoria, British Columbia, Jennifer Jones of Winnipeg wins her third Canadian women's curling Tournament of Hearts title with an 8-5 victory over Marla Mallett of B.C. [105]
- March 8
- In Curitiba, Brazil, round 1 of the FIA World Touring Car Championship is held. Race 1 is won by Yvan Muller; race 2 is won by Gabriele Tarquini. [1557.140]
- March 14
- Annamay Pierse of Canada sets a new world's record in the women's 200-metre breaststroke swimming event, recording 2:17.50 at the short-course swimming championships in Toronto, Ontario. [105]
- March 15
- In Cyprus, round 3 of the FIA World Rally Championship is won by Sébastien Loeb. [1557.139]
- Alberta's Kevin Martin wins his fourth Canadian championship curling Brier title in Calgary, defeating Jeff Stoughton 10-4 in the final game. [105]
- March 16
- Jo Jackson wins the 400m freestyle in a new world record time of 4:00.66 at the British Swimming Championships. [57]
- March 17
- Martin Brodeur, goalie for the NHL's New Jersey Devils, wins his 552nd game, breaking the former NHL record. [105]
- March 22
- In Puebla, Mexico, round 2 of the FIA World Touring Car Championship is held. Race 1 is won by Rickard Rydell; race 2 is won by Yvan Muller. [1557.140]
- March 23
- Japan defeats South Korea 5-3 in the 2009 World Baseball Classic at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California. [105]
- March 27
- The International Olympic Committee decides to eliminate international torch relays ahead of future Olympic Games, due to protests held during previous Olympic torch relays. [57]
- March 28
- Three Canadian figure skaters (Barbara Underhill, Paul Martini, and Brian Orser) are inducted into the World Figure Skating Hall of Fame, in a ceremony at the world figure skating championships in Los Angeles, California. [105]
- March 29
- At the world women's curling championship in Gangneung, South Korea, Bingyu Wang of China defeats Sweden's Anette Norberg 8-6 to give China its first-ever world women's curling championship title. [105]
- At least 22 people are killed and 132 injured in a stampede before a World Cup of soccer qualifying match in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. [105]
- In Melbourne, Australia, round 1 of the FIA Formula 1 World Championship is won by Jenson Button. [1557.139]
- April 5
- In Portugal, round 4 of the FIA World Rally Championship is won by Sébastien Loeb. [1557.139]
- In Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, round 2 of the FIA Formula 1 World Championship is won by Jenson Button. [1557.139]
- April 6
- North Carolina Tar Heels overwhelms Michigan State Spartans 89-72 in the final of the NCAA Tournament. [35]
- April 12
- In Losail, Qatar, round 1 of the FIM MotoGP Championship is won by Casey Stoner. [1557.140]
- Women's world hockey championships in Hameenlinna, Finland won by United States defeating Canada 4-1. [105]
- Angel Cabrera becomes the first Argentine to win the Augusta National Masters golf tournament. [105]
- April 19
- In Shanghai, People's Republic of China, round 3 of the FIA Formula 1 World Championship is won by Sebastian Vettel. [1557.139]
- April 20
- Ethiopia's Deriba Merga wins the Boston Marathon (2:08:42), while Kenya's Salina Kosgei wins the women's race (2:32:16). [105]
- April 25
- Matthew Stafford signs a contract with NFL's Detroit Lions for a six-year worth US$41.7-78 million. [105]
- April 26
- In Argentina, round 5 of the FIA World Rally Championship is won by Sébastien Loeb. [1557.139]
- In Motegi, Japan, round 2 of the FIM MotoGP Championship is won by Jorge Lorenzo. [1557.140]
- In Sakhir, Bahrain, round 4 of the FIA Formula 1 World Championship is won by Jenson Button. [1557.139]
- May 2
- At Churchill Downs, the 135th running of the Kentucky Derby horse race takes place. Canadian horse Mine That Bird wins, the second-biggest upset in Derby history. [105]
- May 3
- In Marrakech, Morocco, round 3 of the FIA World Touring Car Championship is held. Race 1 is won by Rob Huff; race 2 is won by Nicola Larini. [1557.140]
- In Jerez, Spain, round 3 of the FIM MotoGP Championship is won by Valentino Rossi. [1557.140]
- May 7
- Los Angeles Dodgers' outfielder Manny Ramirez is suspended for 50 games by Major League Baseball after testing positive for a banned substance. [105]
- The Boston Red Sox break an 84-year-old American League record by scoring 12 runs in an inning in a game against the Cleveland Indians. [105]
- May 10
- In Bern, Switzerland, Russia defeats Canada to win gold in the championship game of the International Ice Hockey Federation. [105]
- In Catalunya, Spain, round 5 of the FIA Formula 1 World Championship is won by Jenson Button. [1557.139]
- May 16
- In Baltimore, Maryland, USA, the 134th running of the Preakness Stakes is held. The philly Rachel Alexandra wins, ridden by Calvin Borel, the first win for a philly since 1924. [105]
- May 17
- In Pau, France, round 4 of the FIA World Touring Car Championship is held. Race 1 is won by Rob Huff; race 2 is won by Alain Menu. [1557.140]
- In Le Mans, France, round 4 of the FIM MotoGP Championship is won by Jorge Lorenzo. [1557.140]
- May 24
- In Italy, round 6 of the FIA World Rally Championship is won by Jari-Matti Latvala. [1557.139]
- In Indianapolis, Indiana, the 90th running of the Indianapolis 500 race is held. Winner is Helio Castroneves of Team Penske. [105]
- In Monte Carlo, Monaco, round 6 of the FIA Formula 1 World Championship is won by Jenson Button. [1557.139]
- May 27
- In Rome's Stadio Olimpico in Italy, Barcelona defeats Manchester United of England to win the Champions League of soccer. [57]
- May 31
- In Valencia, Spain, round 5 of the FIA World Touring Car Championship is held. Race 1 is won by Yvan Muller; race 2 is won by Augusto Farfus. [1557.140]
- In Mugello, Italy, round 5 of the FIM MotoGP Championship is won by Casey Stoner. [1557.140]
- June 6
- Svetlana Kuznetsova beats fellow Russian Dinara Safina (6-4 6-2) to win the French Open tennis tournament in Paris. [57]
- June 7
- Roger Federer beats Robin Soderling in straight sets (6-1, 7-6 (1), 6-4) to win his first French Open tennis tournament in Paris. [105]
- In Istanbul, Turkey, round 7 of the FIA Formula 1 World Championship is won by Jenson Button. [1557.139]
- June 12
- The Pittsburgh Penguins win the NHL's Stanley Cup for the third time in franchise history, defeating the Detroit Red Wings 2-1 in Game 7. [105]
- June 14
- In Catalunya, Spain, round 6 of the FIM MotoGP Championship is won by Valentino Rossi. [1557.140]
- The Los Angeles Lakers defeat the Orlando Magic 99-86 to win their 15th NBA championship in five games. Lakers coach Phil Jackson wins his record 10th title. [35]
- Three-time heavyweight boxing champion Lennox Lewis is inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame. Lewis retired in 2003 with a record of 41-2-1, including 32 knockouts. [105]
- In Greece, round 7 of the FIA World Rally Championship is won by Mikko Hirvonen. [1557.139]
- Anna Nordqvist finishes at 15-under-par 273 to win the LPGA Championship in Havre de Grace, Maryland, USA. [105]
- June 17
- Ivan Rodriguez, back catcher for the Houston Astros, catches his 2,227th game, beating the old record in Major League Baseball. [105]
- June 21
- Three-year-old colt "Eye of the Leopard" wins the 150th running of the Queen's Plate horse race in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. [105]
- Peugeot finishes first and second in the Le Mans 24-hour car race. [57]
- In Silverstone, Great Britain, round 8 of the FIA Formula 1 World Championship is won by Sebastian Vettel. [1557.139]
- In Brno, Czech Republic, round 6 of the FIA World Touring Car Championship is held. Race 1 is won by Alex Zanardi; race 2 is won by Sergio Hernández. [1557.140]
- June 23
- Lucas Glover wins the U.S. Open of golf at the Bethpage Black course on Long Island, New York. Glover takes home US$1.35 million for his 4-under par win. [105]
- June 27
- In Assen, Netherlands, round 7 of the FIM MotoGP Championship is won by Valentino Rossi. [1557.140]
- June 28
- In Poland, round 8 of the FIA World Rally Championship is won by Mikko Hirvonen. [1557.139]
- Brazil wins the FIFA Confederations Cup final, defeating the USA 3-2 in South Africa. [105]
- July 3
- Brothers Daniel and Henrik Sedin re-sign with the NHL's Vancouver Canucks for five-year deals worth US$30.5 million each. [105]
- July 4
- Serena Williams defeats sister Venus at Wimbledon with a straight-sets victory 7-6 (7-3) 6-2 giving her a third Wimbledon title. [57]
- July 5
- Roger Federer defeats Andy Roddick in the Wimbledon men's tennis final, winning a five-set match 5-7, 7-6 (6), 7-6 (5), 3-6, 16-14 for a record 15th Grand Slam championship. [105]
- In Porto, Portugal, round 7 of the FIA World Touring Car Championship is held. Race 1 is won by Gabriele Tarquini; race 2 is won by Augusto Farfus. [1557.140]
- In Laguna Seca, USA, round 8 of the FIM MotoGP Championship is won by Dani Pedrosa. [1557.140]
- July 11
- (to July 19) The 2009 Lusophony Games take place, with athletes from 12 Portuguese-speaking nations taking part. [505.50]
- July 12
- In Nurburgring, Germany, round 9 of the FIA Formula 1 World Championship is won by Mark Webber. [1557.139]
- July 19
- In Sachsenring, Germany, round 9 of the FIM MotoGP Championship is won by Valentino Rossi. [1557.140]
- In Brands Hatch, Great Britain, round 8 of the FIA World Touring Car Championship is held. Race 1 is won by Alain Menu; race 2 is won by Augusto Farfus. [1557.140]
- July 26
- In Donington, Great Britain, round 10 of the FIM MotoGP Championship is won by Andrea Dovizioso. [1557.140]
- In Budapest, Hungary, round 10 of the FIA Formula 1 World Championship is won by Lewis Hamilton. [1557.139]
- July 28
- Gemma Spofforth sets a new world record of 58.12 seconds in the 100m backstroke to win swimming gold at the World Championships in Rome, Italy. [57]
- Germany's Paul Biedermann beats Michael Phelps in the men's 200m freestyle final to win gold, setting a new world record of 1:42.00 at the World Championships in Rome, Italy. [57]
- August 2
- In Finland, round 9 of the FIA World Rally Championship is won by Mikko Hirvonen. [1557.139]
- August 16
- In Brno, Czech Republic, round 11 of the FIM MotoGP Championship is won by Valentino Rossi. [1557.140]
- At the Athletics World Championships in Berlin, Germany, Usain Bolt of Jamaica sets a new world record in the 100m dash with a time of 9.58 seconds. [57]
- August 20
- At the Athletics World Championships in Berlin, Germany, Usain Bolt of Jamaica sets a new world record in the 200m dash with a time of 19.19 seconds. [35]
- August 23
- Eric Bruntlett of the Philadelphia Phillies completes only the second ever game-ending unassisted triple play in Major League Baseball, giving his team a 9-7 victory over the New York Mets. [35]
- In Valencia, Spain, round 11 of the FIA Formula 1 World Championship is won by Rubens Barrichello. [1557.139]
- August 30
- In Spa, Belgium, round 12 of the FIA Formula 1 World Championship is won by Kimi Räikkönen. [1557.139]
- In Indianapolis, USA, round 12 of the FIM MotoGP Championship is won by Jorge Lorenzo. [1557.140]
- September 6
- In Oschersleben, Germany, round 9 of the FIA World Touring Car Championship is held. Race 1 is won by Andy Priaulx; race 2 is won by Augusto Farfus. [1557.140]
- In Australia, round 10 of the FIA World Rally Championship is won by Mikko Hirvonen. [1557.139]
- In Misano, San Marino, round 13 of the FIM MotoGP Championship is won by Valentino Rossi. [1557.140]
- September 13
- In Monza, Italy, round 13 of the FIA Formula 1 World Championship is won by Rubens Barrichello. [1557.139]
- September 20
- In Imola, Italy, round 10 of the FIA World Touring Car Championship is held. Race 1 is won by Gabriele Tarquini; race 2 is won by Yvan Muller. [1557.140]
- September 27
- In Singapore, round 14 of the FIA Formula 1 World Championship is won by Lewis Hamilton. [1557.139]
- October 2
- The International Olympic Committee in Copenhagen votes 66-32 for the 2016 Olympic Games to be held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, over Madrid, Spain. Chicago, Illinois was eliminated on the first ballot, and Tokyo, Japan was eliminated on the second ballot. [35] [398]
- October 4
- In Estoril, Portugal, round 14 of the FIM MotoGP Championship is won by Jorge Lorenzo. [1557.140]
- In Suzuka, Japan, round 15 of the FIA Formula 1 World Championship is won by Sebastian Vettel. [1557.139]
- In Spain, round 11 of the FIA World Rally Championship is won by Sébastien Loeb. [1557.139]
- October 18
- In Sao Paulo, Brazil, round 16 of the FIA Formula 1 World Championship is won by Mark Webber. [1557.139]
- In Phillip Island, Australia, round 15 of the FIM MotoGP Championship is won by Casey Stoner. [1557.140]
- October 22
- Philadelphia Phillies defeat the Los Angeles Dodgers 10-4 in Major league Baseball to win the National League Championship Series four games to one and advance to the World Series. [35]
- October 25
- In Great Britain, round 12 of the FIA World Rally Championship is won by Sébastien Loeb. [1557.139]
- The FIA World Rally Championship is won by Sébastien Loeb. [1557.139]
- In Sepang, Malaysia, round 16 of the FIM MotoGP Championship is won by Casey Stoner. [1557.140]
- The New York Yankees beat the Los Angeles Angels 5-2 to win Major League Baseball's American League Championship Series 4 games to 2. [35]
- November 1
- In Yas Marina, Abu Dhabi, round 17 of the FIA Formula 1 World Championship is won by Sebastian Vettel. [1557.139]
- The FIA Formula 1 World Championship is won by Jenson Button. [1557.139]
- In Okayama, Japan, round 11 of the FIA World Touring Car Championship is held. Race 1 is won by Andy Priaulx; race 2 is won by Augusto Farfus. [1557.140]
- The FIA World Touring Car Championship is won by Gabriele Tarquini. [1557.140]
- November 4
- The New York Yankees beat the Philadelphia Phillies 7-3 to win Major League Baseball's World Series, the Yankees' 27th title with a 4-2 series victory over the defending champions. [35]
- November 8
- In Valencia, Spain, round 17 of the FIM MotoGP Championship is won by Dani Pedrosa. [1557.140]
- The FIM MotoGP Championship is won by Valentino Rossi. [1557.140]
- November 29
- The Montreal Alouettes defeat the Saskatchewan Roughriders 28 to 27 in Canada's Grey Cup football championship game. [105]
- December 21
- Martin Brodeur, goalie for the NHL's New Jersey Devils breaks the record for shutouts with his 104th win, against the Pittsburgh Penguins. [105]
|