2000 in sports

Table of contents

1 Auto Racing
2 Baseball
3 Basketball
4 Boxing
5 Cricket
6 Cycling
7 Field Hockey
8 Figure Skating
9 Football (Soccer)
10 Football (American)
11 Canadian Football
12 Golf
13 Thoroughbred Horse Racing
14 Harness Racing
15 Ice Hockey
16 Rugby Union
17 Skiing
18 Snooker
19 Tennis
20 General sporting events
21 Births
22 Deaths

Auto Racing

World Series: New York Yankees win 4 games to 1 over the New York Mets. The Series MVP is Derek Jeter, of the Yankees

NCAA Men's Basketball Championship:
- Michigan State wins 89-76 over Florida
NBA Finals:
- Los Angeles Lakers win 4 games to 2 over the Indiana Pacers
WNBA Finals:
- Houston Comets win 2 games to 0 over the New York Liberty to complete their four-peat.

July 29 - Kostya Tszyu defeats Julio Cesar Chavez by a knockout in six to retain the WBC's world Jr. Welterweight title.
August 12 - Evander Holyfield defeats John Ruiz by decision in 12 rounds to regain the WBA's world Heavyweight title, becoming the first boxer to win the world Heavyweight title four times.

Courtney Walsh (West Indies) takes 34 wickets in a test series against England at an average of 12.82 runs per wicket. He misses the record for most wickets by a West Indian bowler in a test series held by Malcolm Marshall by 1 wicket.
Walsh plays his last one day international.
June 26 - Bangladesh becomes the tenth test playing nation.

May 27 - June 4 - Champions Trophy held at Amstelveen won by hosts. Germany finish second. Other participating teams: Korea, Spain, Australia and Great Britain.

World Figure Skating Championships:
- Men's champion: Alexej Jagudin, Russia
- Women's champion: Michelle Kwan, United States
- Pairs champions: Maria Petrowa & Alexej Tichonow, Russia

Euro 2000: France won 2-1 in extra time over Italy, with a golden goal by TrÃÂ©zÃÂ©guet. This was France's second European Championship title.
Champions' League: Real Madrid won 3-0 in the final against Valencia. This was Real Madrid's 8th European Cup title.
UEFA Cup: Galatasaray won 4-1 on penalties, in the final against Arsenal, after a 0-0 draw at the end of the match. This was the very first European title won by a turkish team.
European Super Cup: Galatasaray beat Real Madrid 2-1 after extra time, with a golden goal by Jardel.
Intercontinental Cup: Boca Juniors beat Real Madrid 2-1, winning the cup for the second time.
England - FA Cup: Chelsea won 1-0 over Aston Villa
July 24 - Real Madrid signed Barcelona's portuguese star Luis Figo, setting a world record transfer of 60 million euros.

Alpine Skiing
- The men's overall season champion: Hermann Maier, Austria
- The women's overall season champion: Renate Goetschl, Austria

2000 Summer Olympics takes place in Sydney, Australia
- United States wins the most medals (97), and the most gold medals (40).
Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race Champion:
- Doug Swingley wins with lead dogs: Stormy & Cola

Abercrombie - harness racing horse
January 4 - Tom Fears, American football player
January 26 - Don Budge, tennis player
February 12 - Tom Landry, American football coach
February 14 - Tony Bettenhausen 48, CART racing team owner, died in a plane crash
February 23 - Stanley Matthews, English soccer superstar
May 12 - Adam Petty 19, race car driver, grandson of Richard Petty
May 27 - Maurice Richard, ice hockey legend
June 26 - Lucien Laurin, Secretariat's Hall of Fame trainer
July 6 - Fred Lane, football player, Carolina Panthers - killed by his wife
September 17 - Nicole Reinhart 24, U.S cyclist
October 17 - Harry Cooper, PGA golfer