- January 31
- Swiss Roger Federer beats Briton Andy Murray in three sets (6-3 6-4 7-6 (13-11)) at the Australian Open tennis championship to win his 16th Grand Slam title. [57]
- February 4
- The Detroit Tigers sign baseball pitcher Justin Verlander to a US$80-million five-year contract. [35]
- February 7
- The New Orleans Saints defeat the Indianapolis Colts 31-17 in the NFL Super Bowl at Dolphin Stadium in New Orleans, to claim their first NFL title. [35]
- The NFL Super Bowl is watched by more than 106 million people in the U.S., surpassing the 1983 finale of M*A*S*H to become the most-watched program in U.S. television history, according to the Neilsen Company. [105]
- February 12
- In Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, the XXI Olympic Winter Games open. Hockey legend Wayne Gretzky lights the outdoor cauldron of the Olympic flame. 2600 athletes representing 82 nations are scheduled to participate in 86 events. [105] [424.6] [615]
- February 28
- The 2010 Winter Olympics close in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. An estimated 3.5 billion people watched the games worldwide. Canada won 14 gold medals, most ever by a single nation at the Winter Games. [424.6]
- March 1
- At the Vancouver Olympic Winter Games, the Canadian men's hockey team defeats the USA team 3-2 in overtime winning its 13th gold medal, a new record for any country at any Olympic Winter Games. [105]
- March 2
- Wade McGilberry of Alabama pitches a perfect game in video game MLB 2K10, winning $1 million in a contest sponsored by the gamemaker's company, 2K Sports. [579.32]
- March 13
- (to March 22) The 10th Winter Paralympic Games take place in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Over 500 athletes from 44 countries participate in five events. [57]
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- March 21
- Joe Mauer, American League Most Valuable Player in US Major League Baseball, agrees to an eight-year, US$184-million contract extension with the Minnesota Twins. [105]
- April 5
- Duke defeats Butler 61-59 in the NCAA basketball tournament to win the national championship. [35]
- April 11
- American golfer Phil Mickelson scores a 16-under-par 272 victory in the Masters. [35]
- April 17
- Lucian Bute retains his International Boxing Federation super middleweight title with a third-round stoppage of challenger Edison Miranda in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. [105]
- Cheryl Bernard beats fellow Calgarian Crystal Webster 6-4 in the final of the Grey Power Players' Championship curling event in Dawson Creek, British Columbia, Canada. [105]
- April 18
- Kevin Martin defeats Brad Gushue 8-7 at the Grey Power Players' Championship curling event, in Dawson Creek, British Columbia, Canada. [105]
- April 26
- First baseman Ryan Howard agrees to a US$125 million five-year contract extension with the Philadelphia Phillies. [105]
- May 7
- The opening match of the 2010 world hockey championship between Germany and the United States is viewed by a world record crowd of 77,803 (validated by a representative of the Guinness World Book of Records) at the Veletins Arena in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. Germany defeats the USA 2-1 in overtime. [105]
- May 9
- Dallas Braden pitches the 19th perfect game in Major League Baseball history, giving the Oakland Athletics a 4-0 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays in Oakland. [105]
- Tim Clark of South Africa scores a 5-under 67 to win The Players Championship of golf with a record 36-hole comeback at TPC Sawgrass in Florida. Clark earns US$1.71 million for his win. [105]
- May 15
- Lookin at Lucky racehorse finishes first at the 135th running of the Preakness Stakes in Pimlico, Maryland. [105]
- May 16
- England wins the World Twenty20 cricket World Cup championships, beating Australia by seven wickets in the final in Barbados. [57]
- Rafael Nadal of Spain wins a record 18th men's Masters tennis title by beating Roger Federer 6-4, 7-6 (5) in the Madrid Open final. [105]
- Aravane Rezai of France upsets American Venus Williams 6-2, 7-5 to win her 3rd women's Masters tennis title in the Madrid Open final. [105]
- American brothers Bob and Mike Bryan defeat Toronto's Daniel Nestor and partner Nenad Zimonjic of Serbia fell 6-3, 6-4 to win their 61st career doubles title at the Madrid Open final. [105]
- May 23
- The Czech Republic hockey teams wins gold in Cologne, Germany, with a 2-1 win over Russia in the final of the IIHF World Hockey Championship. Sweden defeats Germany 3-1 for the bronze medal. [105]
- May 30
- Roy Halladay of the Philadelphia Phillies pitches the 20th perfect game in Major League Baseball history, defeating the Florida Marlins 1-0. [105]
- Dario Franchitti of Scotland wins his second Indianapolis 500 race. [57]
- June 2
- Ken Griffey Junior of the Seattle Mariners retires from Major League Baseball at age 40. Griffey ranks fifth on the career home run list with 630, won an MVP award and was a Gold Glover. [105]
- June 5
- Francesca Schiavone defeats Samantha Stosur 6-4, 7-6 (2) to win the womens singles French Open at Roland Garros stadium. Schiavone is the first Italian woman to win a Grand Slam tennis tournament. [105]
- Drosselmeyer, a three-year-old chestnut colt owned by WinStar Farm, wins the $1 million US Belmont Stakes in 2:31.57, with jockey Mike Smith. [105]
- June 6
- Rafael Nadal win the French Open of tennis for the fifth time defeating Robin Soderling in straight sets, 6-4, 6-2, 6-4. [57]
- June 10
- The Chicago Blackhawks defeat the Philadelphia Flyers 4-3 in overtime to win the National Hockey League's Stanley Cup, their first cup win in 49 years. [35]
- June 11
- (to July 11) The 2010 World Cup of soccer/football is hosted in Africa for the first time, as South Africa begins the opening ceremony in Johannesburg, with 32 nations competing in 64 games. [5] [57] [615]
- June 13
- Audi finishes 1-2-3 at the Le Mans 24 hour race, tying Ferrari for 2nd place among the most successful manufacturers in Le Mans history. [57]
- June 17
- The Los Angeles Lakers beat the Boston Celtics 83-79 in the decisive seventh game of the NBA finals and secure back-to-back titles. [57]
- June 19
- Scotland records their first southern hemisphere Rugby Union series win with a 13-9 victory over Argentina in Mar del Plata's Estadio Jose Maria Minella. [57]
- Roberto Alomar, former Toronto Blue Jays second baseman, is inducted into the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame. Also inducted are former Toronto Blue Jays relief pitcher Paul Quantrill, late Minnesota Twins' owner Calvin Griffith, and late statistician Allan Roth. [105]
- June 20
- Britain's Graeme McDowell takes a one-shot victory to win the U.S. Open of golf at the Pebble Beach Golf links in California, the first European win in 40 years. [35]
- June 22
- The hockey sweater worn by Paul Henderson during the 1972 Summit Series Team Canada win over the Societ Union sells at auction for US$1,275,000, the most ever paid for a hockey sweater. [105]
- June 23
- The first-round tennis contest between American John Isner and Nicolas Mahut of France at Wimbledon ends for the day tied at 59-59 (ten hours play), becoming the longest in tennis history. The match had already been suspended on June 22 after 3 hours of play. [57]
- June 24
- American tennis player John Isner defeats Frenchman Nicolas Mahut 6-4 3-6 6-7 (7-9) 7-6 (7-3) 70-68 in their first-round encounter at Wimbledon. The longest match in history took 11 hours and five minutes over three days. The game broke the previous records for the longest match, the longest set, the most games in a set and a match, the most aces in a match and the most aces by a player. [57]
- June 25
- Edwin Jackson throws 149 pitches in a no-hitter, leading the Arizona Diamondbacks to a 1-0 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays. [105]
- June 30
- 24-year-old Czech Tomas Berdych defeats six-time Wimbledon tennis champ Roger Federer of Switzerland 6-4, 3-6, 6-1, 6-4 in the Wimbledon elimination matches. [35]
- July 3
- Spain beats Paraguay with a lone goal in the quarter-finals of soccer's 2010 World Cup, to advance to the semi-finals for the first time. [57]
- American Serena Williams defeats Russian 21st seed Vera Zvonareva 6-3, 6-2, to win a fourth women's singles tennis Wimbledon and 13th Grand Slam title. [57]
- July 4
- Big Red Mike wins the 151st running of the Queen's Plate in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, attended by Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh. The race winner receives a gold cup and 50 gold sovereigns, as well as 60 per cent of the total purse of $1 million. [105]
- Rafael Nadal wins his second Wimbledon men's tennis title and his eighth career Grand Slam singles title, defeating Tomas Berdych 6-3, 7-5, 6-4. [105]
- Liam Broady and Tom Farquharson beat Lewis Burton and George Morgan 7-6, (7-4), 6-4 in the all-British mens' doubles final at Wimbledon. [57]
- July 11
- Spain defeats Netherlands 1-0 winning the FIFA World Cup of soccer. [105] [615]
- Two bombs explode in Ugandan capital of Kampala, killing 74 people and injuring 70 in a rugby club and an Ethiopian restaurant; the bombings targeted football fans watching the World Cup final. [57]
- July 13
- The 81st All Star game of Major League Baseball is played at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California, with the National League defeating the American League 3-1 for the first time since 1996. [105]
- July 20
- The New Jersey Devils and Russian left-winger Ilya Kovalchuk officially agree to a landmark 17-year, US$102-million contract, but the NHL rejects the deal a few hours later, saying it circumvents the $6 million per year salary cap by paying more in early years and less in later years. [105]
- July 25
- Carl Pettersson of Sweden wins a one-shot victory (67) at the Canadian Open of golf at St. George's Golf and Country Club in Toronto, Ontario. He earns US$918,000 for the victory. [105]
- Alberto Contador of Spain wins his third Tour de France bicycle race in four years. [105]
- August 4
- The New York Yankees' Alex Rodriguez hits the 600th home run of his career, at Yankee Stadium. He is the 7th player to hit 600, and the youngest (age 35). [105]
- August 15
- Germany's Martin Kaymer wins his first major golf title in the 92nd U.S. PGA Championship, earning $1.35 million. [35]
- August 23
- Danish tennis player Caroline Wozniacki defeats Russia's Vera Zvonareva 6-3, 6-2 at the WTA tour Rogers Cup in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, earning US$350,000 for the victory. [105]
- September 6
- New York Yankees' Alex Rodriguez reaches 100 RBIs for a record 14th season, passing Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, and Jimmie Fox, all tied at 13 seasons. [105]
- September 13
- Rafael Nadal wins the U.S. Open tennis championship, defeating Novak Djokovic 6-4, 5-7, 6-4, 6-2. [105]
2011
- October 9
- The NHL hockey team the Winnipeg Jets returns to Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, from Arizona. [718.42]
2012
- February 1
- At least 79 people are killed and more than 1,000 injured after a football match in Port Said, Egypt. [1014]
- July 27
- (to August 12) The 2012 Summer Olympics are held in London, England, United Kingdom. [1014]
2014
- February 7
- (to February 23) The XXII Olympic Winter Games are held in Sochi, Russia. [1209]
- March 2
- The Vasaloppet 90km cross-country ski race takes place, from Sälen to Mora in Dalarna, Sweden. About 15,800 skiers participate in the 90th year of the race. Winner is Norwegian John Kristian Dahl, with time of 4 hours 14 minutes 33 seconds. [404.18]
- June 12
- (to July 13) The 2014 FIFA World Cup is held in Brazil, and is won by Germany. [1209]
2015
- May 27
- Seven senior officials of FIFA are arrested in a Swiss hotel, part of a US FBI investigation and Department of Justice naming of 14 people indicted for racketeering, wirefraud, paying bribes. [1235.14]
- June 2
- FIFA President Sepp Blatter announces his intention to resign amidst an FBI-led corruption investigation, and calls for an extraordinary congress to elect a new president as soon as possible. [1233]
2016
- January 30
- (to January 31) At the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona, Florida, USA, the Rolex 24 at Daytona race is held, round 1 of the IMSA WeatherTech Sportscar Championship series.
- Finishing 1st in Prototype class and 1st overall is the Whelen Engineering Racing #5 Corvette DP driven by Joao Barbosa. Christian Fittipaldi, and Filipe Albuquerque.
- Finishing 1st in Prototype Challenge class and 7th overall is the Starworks Motorsport #8 ORECA FLM09 driven by Renger VanDer Zande and Alex Popow.
- Finishing 1st in GT Le Mans class and 11th overall is the Ford Chip Ganassi Racing #67 Ford GT driven by Richard Westbrook and Ryan Briscoe.
- Finishing 1st in GT Daytona class and 22nd overall is the Scuderia Corsa #63 Ferrari 488 GT3 driven by Alessandro Balzan, Christina Nielsen, and Jeff Segal.
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- March 19
- At the Sebring Interntional Raceway in Sebring, Florida, USA, the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring race is held, round 2 of the IMSA WeatherTech Sportscar Championship series.
- Finishing 1st in Prototype class and 1st overall is the Whelen Engineering Racing #5 Corvette DP driven by Joao Barbosa, Christian Fittipaldi, and Filipe Albuquerque.
- Finishing 1st in Prototype Challenge class and 7th overall is the Starworks Motorsport #8 ORECA FLM09 driven by Renger Van Der Zande and Alex Popow.
- Finishing 1st in GT Le Mans class and 11th overall is the Ford Chip Ganassi Racing #67 Ford GT driven by Richard Westbrook and Ryan Briscoe.
- Finishing 1st in GT Daytona class and 22nd overall is the Scuderia Corsa #63 Ferriri 488 GT3 driven by Alessandro Balzan, Christian Nielsen, and Jeff Segal.
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- April 16
- At the Long Beach Street Circuit in Long Beach, California, USA, the Bubba Burger Sports Car Grand Prix at Long Beach race is held, round 3 of the IMSA WeatherTech Sportscar Championship series.
- Finishing 1st in Prototype class and 1st overall is the Whelen Engineering Racing #5 Corvette DP driven by Joao Barbosa, Christian Fittipaldi, and Filipe Albuquerque.
- Finishing 1st in Prototype Challenge class and 7th overall is the Starworks Motorsport #8 ORECA FLM09 driven by Regen VanDer Zande and Alex Popow.
- Finishing 1st in GT Le Mans class and 11th overall is the Ford Chip Ganassi Racing #67 Ford GT driven by Richard Westbrook and Ryan Briscoe.
- Finishing 1st in GT Daytona class and 22nd overall is the Scuderia Corsa #63 Ferrari 488 GT3 driven by Alessandro Balzan, Christina Nielsen, and Jeff Segal.
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- May 1
- At the Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca in Monterey, California, USA, the Continental Tire Monterey Grand Prix race is held, round 4 of the IMSA WeatherTech Sportscar Championship series.
- Finishing 1st in Prototype class and 1st overall is the Whelen Engineering Racing #5 Corvette DP driven by Joao Barbosa, Christian Fittipaldi, and Filipe Albuquerque.
- Finishing 1st in Prototype Challenge class and 7th overall is the Starworks Motorsport #8 ORECA FLM09 driven by Renger VanDer Zande and Alex Popow.
- Finishing 1st in GT Le Mans class and 11th overall is the Ford Chip Ganassi Racing #67 Ford GT driven by Richard Westbrook and Ryan Briscoe.
- Finishing 1st in GT Daytona class and 22nd overall is the Scuderia Corsa #63 Ferrari 488 GT3 driven by Alessandro Balzan, Christina Nielsen, and Jeff Segal.
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- May 2
- Leicester City is crowned champions of English Premier League soccer. [1286.63]
- June 4
- At the Raceway on Belle Isle in Detroit, Michigan, USA, the Chevrolet Sports Car Classic race is held, round 5 of the IMSA WeatherTech Sportscar Championship series.
- Finishing 1st in Prototype class and 1st overall is the Whelen Engineering Racing #5 Corvette DP driven by Joao Barbosa and Christian Fittipaldi.
- Finishing 1st in Prototype Challenge class and 3rd overall is the Starworks Motorsport #8 ORECA FLM09 driven by Renger VanDer Zande.
- Finishing 1st in GT Daytona class and 10th overall is the Riley Motorsports #33 Dodge Viper GT3-R driven by Jeroen Bleekemolen and Ben Keating.
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- July 3
- At the Watkins Glen International raceway in Watkins Glen, New York, USA, the Sahlen's Six Hours of The Glen race is held, round 6 of the IMSA WeatherTech Sportscar Championship series.
- Finishing 1st in Prototype class and 1st overall is the Whelen Engineering Racing #5 Corvette DP driven by Joao Barbosa, Christian Fittipaldi, and Filipe Albuquerque.
- Finishing 1st in Prototype Challenge class and 7th overall is the Starworks Motorsport #8 ORECA FLM09 driven by Renger VanDer Zande and Alex Popow.
- Finishing 1st in GT Le Mans class and 11th overall is the Ford Chip Ganassi Racing #67 Ford GT driven by Richard Westbrook and Ryan Briscoe.
- Finishing 1st in GT Daytona class and 22nd overall is the Scuderia Corsa #63 Ferrari 488 GT3 driven by Alessandro Balzan, Christina Nielsen, and Jeff Segal.
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- July 10
- At the Canadian Tire Motorsport Park in Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada, the Mobil 1 SportsCar Grand Prix race is held, round 7 of the IMSA WeatherTech Sportscar Championship series.
- Finishing 1st in Prototype class and 1st overall is the Whelen Engineering Racing #31 Corvette DP driven by Dane Cameron and Eric Curran.
- Finishing 1st in Prototype Challenge class and 6th overall is the CORE autosport #54 ORECA FLM09 driven by Colin Braun and Jon Bennett.
- Finishing 1st in GT Le Mans class and 14th overall is the Ford Chip Ganassi Racing #67 Ford GT driven by Ryan Briscoe and Richard Westbrook.
- Finishing 1st in GT Daytona class and 23rd overall is the Turner Motorsport #96 BMW M6 GT3 driven by Jens Klingmann and Bret Curtis.
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- July 23
- At the Lime Rock Park in Lakeville, Connecticut, USA, the Northeast Grand Prix race is held, round 8 of the IMSA WeatherTech Sportscar Championship series.
- Finishing 1st in Prototype Challenge class and 1st overall is the Starworks Motorsport #8 ORECA FLM09 driven by Renger VanDer Zande and Alex Popow.
- Finishing 1st in GT Le Mans class and 5th overall is the Corvette Racing #4 Corvette C7.R driven by Tommy Milner and Oliver Gavin.
- Finishing 1st in GT Daytona class and 11th overall is the GRT Magnus #44 Lamborghini Huracan GT3 driven by Andy Lally and John Potter.
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- August 5
- (to August 21) The 2016 Summer Olympics are held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. [1234] [1291.24]
- August 7
- At the Road America raceway in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin, USA, the Continental Tire Road Race Showcase race is held, round 9 of the IMSA WeatherTech Sportscar Championship series.
- Finishing 1st in Prototype class and 1st overall is the Whelen Engineering Racing #31 Corvette DP driven by Dane Cameron and Eric Curran.
- Finishing 1st in Prototype Challenge class and 7th overall is the PR1 Mathiasen Motorsports driven by Tom Kimber-Smith and Robert Alon.
- Finishing 1st in GT Le Mans class and 13th overall is the Corvette Racing #4 Corvette C7.R driven by Tommy Milner and Oliver Gavin.
- Finishing 1st in GT Daytona class and 21st overall is the Riley Motorsports #33 Dodge Viper GT3-R driven by Jeroen Bleekemolen and Ben Keating.
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- August 28
- At the Virginia International Raceway in Alton, Virginia, USA, the Michelin GT Challenge race is held, round 10 of the IMSA WeatherTech Sportscar Championship series.
- Finishing 1st in GT Le Mans class and 1st overall is the Corvette Racing #3 Corvette C7.R driven by Jan Magnussen and Antonio Garcia.
- Finishing 1st in GT Daytona class and 9th overall is the Paul Miller Racing #48 Lamborghini Huracan GT3 driven by Madison Snow and Bryan Sellers.
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- September 17
- At the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas, USA, the Lone Star Le Mans race is held, round 11 of the IMSA WeatherTech Sportscar Championship series.
- Finishing 1st in Prototype class and 1st overall is the Konica Minolta Acura ARX-05 #10 Corvette DP driven by Ricky Taylor and Jordan Taylor.
- Finishing 1st in Prototype Challenge class and 5th overall is the Starworks Motorsport #8 ORECA FLM09 driven by Renger VanDer Zande and Alex Popow.
- Finishing 1st in GT Le Mans class and 10th overall is the Porsche North America #912 Porsche 911 RSR driven by Earl Bamber and Fred Makowiecki.
- Finishing 1st in GT Daytona class and 22nd overall is the Turner Motorsport #96 BMW M6 GT3 driven by Jens Klingmann and Bret Curtis.
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- October 1
- At the Road Atlanta raceway in Braselton, Georgia, USA, the Petit Le Mans race is held, round 12 of the IMSA WeatherTech Sportscar Championship series.
- Finishing 1st in Prototype class and 1st overall is the Konica Minolta Acura ARX-05 #10 Corvette DP driven by Ricky Taylor, Jordan Taylor, and Max Angelelli.
- Finishing 1st in Prototype Challenge class and 5th overall is the Performance Tech Motorsports #38 ORECA FLM09 driven by Kyle Marcelli, James French, and Kenton Koch.
- Finishing 1st in GT Le Mans class and 9th overall is the Ford Chip Ganassi Racing #66 Ford GT driven by Joey Hand, Dirk Mueller, and Sebastien Bourdais.
- Finishing 1st in GT Daytona class and 17th overall is the Dream Racing Motorsport #27 Lamborghini Huracan GT3 driven by Luca Persiani, Paolo Ruberti, and Cedric Shirrazzueli.
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