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{{Short description|Overview of events relating to sports in 2009}}
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'''2009 in sports''' describes the world events in sport.

==[[Alpine skiing]]==
* [[Alpine World Ski Championships 2009]] held at [[Val d'Isère]], Savoy, France

==[[American football]]==
* [[Super Bowl XLIII]] – the [[Pittsburgh Steelers]] (AFC) won 27–23 over the [[Arizona Cardinals]] (NFC)
**Location: [[Raymond James Stadium]]
**Attendance: 70,774
**MVP: [[Santonio Holmes]], WR (Pittsburgh)
* [[BCS National Championship Game]] at [[2009 Orange Bowl|Orange Bowl]] ([[2008 NCAA Division I-A football season|2008 season]]):
** The [[Florida Gators]] won 24-14 over the [[Oklahoma Sooners]] in front of a record crowd of 78,468 to win the BCS National Championship
* September 20 – The [[Dallas Cowboys]] play their first game in the new [[Cowboys Stadium]] against the [[New York Giants]] and lose 31–33.  The game drew an NFL record regular-season crowd of over 105,000.
* September 27 – [[Detroit Lions]] defeat the [[Washington Redskins]] to end a 19-game losing streak dating back to December 2007.  This tied the 1942–45 [[Chicago Cardinals]] (who suspended independent operations in 1944) and the 1961–62 [[Oakland Raiders]] for the second longest such streak after the 1976–77 Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
* October 8 – The [[United Football League (2009)|United Football League]] [[2009 UFL season|made its debut]].
* November 27 – In the [[2009 UFL Championship Game|first UFL Championship Game]], the [[Las Vegas Locomotives]] defeat the previously unbeaten [[Florida Tuskers]] 20–17 in overtime.

==Association football==
{{Main|2009 in association football}}
* [[FC Shakhtar Donetsk|Shakhtar Donetsk]] win the [[UEFA Cup 2008–09|UEFA Cup]] after beating [[SV Werder Bremen|Werder Bremen]] 2–1 in [[extra time]] of the [[2009 UEFA Cup Final]] in [[Istanbul]].
* [[FC Barcelona]] win the [[UEFA Champions League 2008–09|UEFA Champions League]] after beating [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] 2–0 in the [[2009 UEFA Champions League Final]] in Rome.
* [[Estudiantes de La Plata|Estudiantes]] win the [[2009 Copa Libertadores|Copa Libertadores]] after beating [[Cruzeiro Esporte Clube|Cruzeiro]] 4–1 on points.
* {{fb|BRA}} win the [[2009 FIFA Confederations Cup]] after beating the {{fb|USA}} 3–2 in the final in [[Johannesburg]], South Africa.
* {{fb|MEX}} win the [[2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup]] after beating the {{fb|USA}} 5–0 in the final in [[East Rutherford]], United States.
* {{fbu|20|GHA}} win the [[2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup]] after beating {{fbu|20|BRA}} 4–3 in penalties (the match ended 0–0) in the final in [[Cairo]], Egypt.
* {{fbu|17|SUI}} win the [[2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup]] after beating {{fbu|17|NGA}} 1–0 in the final in [[Abuja]], Nigeria.
* [[FC Barcelona]] win the [[2009 FIFA Club World Cup]] after beating [[Club Estudiantes de La Plata|Estudiantes de La Plata]] 2–1 in the final in [[Abu Dhabi]], United Arab Emirates.
* [[Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito]] win the [[2009 Recopa Sudamericana|Recopa Sudamericana]] after defeating [[SC Internacional|Internacional]] in the two-legged final.
* [[Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito]] win the [[2009 Copa Sudamericana|Copa Sudamericana]] after defeating [[Fluminense FC]] in the two-legged final.
* [[FIFA World Player of the Year]]:
** Men: [[Lionel Messi]], {{fb|ARG}} and [[FC Barcelona]]
** Women: [[Marta Vieira da Silva|Marta]], {{fbw|BRA}} and [[Los Angeles Sol]]
*** Marta becomes the first four-time winner of the award of either sex, with all of her awards consecutive.

==[[Track and field athletics|Athletics]]==
{{Main|2009 in athletics (track and field)}}
* [[2009 World Championships in Athletics]] at [[Olympic Stadium (Berlin)|Olympiastadion]], Berlin

==[[Australian Rules Football]]==
* [[2009 AFL season|Australian Football League]]
** July 11 – {{AFL Fre}} kick the lowest score since [[1961 VFL season|1961]] when they score only 1.7 (13) against {{AFL Ade}}’s 19.16 (130)
** September 26 – [[2009 AFL Grand Final]] in Melbourne, Australia, is won by the Geelong Football Club against the St Kilda Football Club on by 12 points.

==[[Bandy]]==
{{Main|2009 in ice sports}}
* [[2009 Bandy World Championship]] in [[Västerås]], Sweden, is won by the host nation after defeating Russia in the final

==Baseball==
{{Main|2009 in baseball}}
{{See also|2009 Major League Baseball season|2009 Nippon Professional Baseball season}}
*  {{Flagicon|JPN}} [[Japan national baseball team|Japan]] win the [[2009 World Baseball Classic]] after beating {{Flagicon|KOR}} [[South Korea national baseball team|South Korea]] by 5–3 (F/10) in the final at [[Dodger Stadium]], Los Angeles, California.
* New York City opens two new ballparks, The [[Yankee Stadium|New Yankee Stadium]] for the [[New York Yankees]] and [[Citi Field]] for the [[New York Mets]].
* [[Mark Buehrle]] of the [[Chicago White Sox]] throws the 18th [[Perfect game (baseball)|perfect game]] in Major League history against the [[Tampa Bay Rays]].
* The [[New York Yankees]] defeat the [[Philadelphia Phillies]] 4 games to 2 to win their 27th [[2009 World Series|World Series]] championship. [[Hideki Matsui]] is named [[World Series Most Valuable Player|World Series MVP]]
* The [[Yomiuri Giants]] defeat the [[Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters]] 4 games to 2 to win their 21st [[2009 Japan Series|Japan Series]] championship. The Giants' [[Shinnosuke Abe]] is named MVP.

==Basketball==
{{Main|2009 in basketball}}
* [[2009 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament|NCAA men's tournament]] — [[2008–09 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team|North Carolina]] defeats [[2008–09 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team|Michigan State]] 89–72 at [[Ford Field]] in Detroit. It is [[North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball|North Carolina]]'s fifth national title.
* [[2009 NBA Finals|NBA Finals]] — The [[Los Angeles Lakers]] defeat the [[Orlando Magic]] 4 games to 1 to win the [[2008–09 NBA season|2009]] NBA Championship. The Lakers' [[Kobe Bryant]] is named [[Bill Russell NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award|Finals MVP]].
* [[Euroleague 2008–09|Euroleague]] — [[Panathinaikos BC|Panathinaikos]] win their fifth Euroleague crown, defeating [[Euroleague 2007–08|defending champions]] [[PBC CSKA Moscow|CSKA Moscow]] 73–71 in the [[2009 Euroleague Final Four|final]] in [[O2 World (Berlin)|Berlin]].
* [[2009 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament|NCAA women's tournament]] — [[2008–09 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team|Connecticut]] completes a 39–0 season with a 76–54 win over [[2008–09 Louisville Cardinals women's basketball team|Louisville]] at the [[Scottrade Center]] in [[St. Louis, Missouri|St. Louis]]. It is the sixth national title and third unbeaten season for the [[Connecticut Huskies women's basketball|Huskies]].

==[[Boxing]]==
* [[2009 World Amateur Boxing Championships]] held in [[Mediolanum Forum]], Milan
* [[David Haye]] defeats [[Nikolai Valuev]] to claim the WBA World heavyweight title.
* [[Vitali Klitchko]] comes back from injury
* [[Manny Pacquiao]] defeated [[Ricky Hatton]] to win the [[International Boxing Organization|IBO]] and [[Ring Magazine]] [[Light Welterweight]] championship. Pacquiao also defeated [[Miguel Cotto]] to win the [[WBO]] [[Welterweight]] championship to become the first boxer to win 7 world title in seven different [[weight classes]].
* [[Floyd Mayweather Jr.]] came out of retirement by facing [[lightweight]] champion [[Juan Manuel Marquez]] and defeating him by [[unanimous decision]].

==[[Canadian football]]==
* [[97th Grey Cup]] game at [[McMahon Stadium]] in [[Calgary]] – [[Montreal Alouettes]] defeat [[Saskatchewan Roughriders]] 28–27. [[Avon Cobourne]] was named MVP

==[[Cricket]]==
{{Main|2009 in cricket}}
* March 3 – five members of the [[Sri Lanka national cricket team]] are injured when their team bus [[2009 attack on the Sri Lanka national cricket team|is attacked by masked gunmen]] en route to the third day's play of their Second Test against [[Pakistan national cricket team|Pakistan]] at [[Gaddafi Stadium|Lahore]]. [[Sri Lankan cricket team in Pakistan in 2008-09|The tour]] is cancelled following the attack.
* March 7–22 – [[2009 Women's Cricket World Cup]] held in Australia.
* [[Deccan Chargers]] win the [[2009 Indian Premier League]] held in South Africa.
* June 5,  – June 21, – [[2009 ICC World Twenty20]] held in England.
* September 22,  – October 5, – [[2009 ICC Champions Trophy]] held in South Africa

==Cycling==
* [[2009 Giro d'Italia|Giro d'Italia]] – [[Denis Menchov]]
* [[2009 Tour de France|Tour de France]] – [[Alberto Contador]]
* [[2009 Vuelta a España|Vuelta a España]] – [[Alejandro Valverde]]
* [[2009 UCI Road World Championships - Men's Road Race]] – [[Cadel Evans]]
* [[2009 UCI Road World Championships – Men's time trial|2009 UCI Road World Championships – Men's Time Trial]] – [[Fabian Cancellara]]
* [[2009 UCI Road World Championships - Women's Road Race]] – [[Tatiana Guderzo]]
* [[2009 UCI Road World Championships – Women's time trial|2009 UCI Road World Championships – Women's Time Trial]] – [[Kristin Armstrong]]

==[[Floorball]]==
* [[2009 Women's World Floorball Championships|Women's World Floorball Championships]]
** Champion: {{flw|SWE}}
* [[2009 Men's under-19 World Floorball Championships|Men's under-19 World Floorball Championships]]
** Champion: {{fl19|SWE}}
* [[Champions Cup (floorball)|EuroFloorball Cup]]
** Men's champion: {{flagicon|FIN}} [[SSV Helsinki]]
** Women's champion: {{flagicon|SWE}} [[IKSU|IKSU Innebandy]]

==Golf==
{{Main|2009 in golf}}
'''[[Men's major golf championships|Major championships]]'''
*[[2009 Masters Tournament|The Masters]] winner: [[Ángel Cabrera]]
*[[2009 U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]] winner: [[Lucas Glover]]
*[[2009 Open Championship|The Open Championship]] winner: [[Stewart Cink]]
*[[2009 PGA Championship|PGA Championship]] winner: [[Yang Yong-eun]]

'''[[Women's major golf championships|Women's major championships]]'''
*[[2009 Kraft Nabisco Championship|Kraft Nabisco Championship]] winner: [[Brittany Lincicome]]
*[[2009 LPGA Championship|LPGA Championship]] winner: [[Anna Nordqvist]]
*[[2009 U.S. Women's Open|U.S. Women's Open]] winner: [[Ji Eun-hee]]
*[[2009 Women's British Open|Women's British Open]] winner: [[Catriona Matthew]]

'''[[Senior major golf championships|Senior major championships]]'''
*Senior PGA Championship winner: [[Michael Allen (golfer)|Michael Allen]]
*Senior British Open winner: [[Loren Roberts]]
*U.S. Senior Open winner: [[Fred Funk]]
*[[The Tradition]] winner: [[Mike Reid (golfer)|Mike Reid]]
*[[Senior Players Championship]] winner: [[Jay Haas]]

==Gymnastics==
* [[2009 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships]]
* [[2009 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships]]

==[[Team handball|Handball]]==
* [[2009 World Men's Handball Championship]] – [[France men's national handball team|France]] defeats [[Croatia men's national handball team|Croatia]] 24–19 in the final

==[[Horse racing]]==
'''Steeplechases'''
* [[2009 Cheltenham Gold Cup|Cheltenham Gold Cup]] – [[Kauto Star]]
* [[2009 Grand National|Grand National]] – [[Mon Mome]]
'''Flat races'''
* Australia: [[2009 Melbourne Cup|Melbourne Cup]] – [[Shocking (horse)|Shocking]]
* [[Canadian Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing|Canadian Triple Crown]]:
*# [[Queen's Plate]] – [[Eye of the Leopard (horse)|Eye of the Leopard]]
*# [[Prince of Wales Stakes]] – Gallant
*# [[Breeders' Stakes]] – Purple Shower
* Dubai: [[2009 Dubai World Cup|Dubai World Cup]] – [[Well Armed]]
* France: [[2009 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe|Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe]] – [[Sea the Stars]]
* Ireland: [[Irish Derby Stakes]] – [[Fame and Glory]]
* Japan: [[Japan Cup]] – [[Vodka (horse)|Vodka]]
* [[Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing#English Triple Crowns|English Triple Crown]]:
*# [[2,000 Guineas Stakes]] – Sea the Stars
*# [[2009 Epsom Derby|The Derby]] – Sea the Stars<ref>{{cite web |title=Epsom Derby {{!}} History, Winners, & Facts {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/sports/Derby-horse-race |website=www.britannica.com |access-date=4 January 2022 |language=en}}</ref>
*# [[St. Leger Stakes]] – [[Mastery (horse)|Mastery]]
* [[United States Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing|United States Triple Crown]]:
*# [[2009 Kentucky Derby|Kentucky Derby]] – [[Mine That Bird]]
*# [[2009 Preakness Stakes|Preakness Stakes]] – [[Rachel Alexandra]]
*# [[2009 Belmont Stakes|Belmont Stakes]] – [[Summer Bird]]
* [[2009 Breeders' Cup|Breeders' Cup]] World Thoroughbred Championships at [[Santa Anita Park]], [[Arcadia, California|Arcadia]], California (all races in order of running):
** Day 1 (November 6):
**# [[Breeders' Cup Marathon]] – [[Man of Iron (horse)|Man of Iron]]
**# [[Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf]] – [[Tapitsfly]]
**# [[Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies]] – [[She Be Wild]]
**# [[Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf]] – [[Midday (horse)|Midday]]
**# [[Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint]] – [[Informed Decision]]
**# [[Breeders' Cup Ladies' Classic]] – [[Life Is Sweet (horse)|Life Is Sweet]]
** Day 2 (November 7):
**# [[Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf]] – [[Pounced]]
**# [[Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint]] – [[California Flag]]
**# [[Breeders' Cup Sprint]] – [[Dancing in Silks]]
**# [[Breeders' Cup Juvenile]] – [[Vale of York (horse)|Vale of York]]
**# [[Breeders' Cup Mile]] – [[Goldikova]]
**# [[Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile]] – [[Furthest Land]]
**# [[Breeders' Cup Turf]] – [[Conduit (horse)|Conduit]]
**# [[Breeders' Cup Classic]] – [[Zenyatta]]

==[[Ice hockey]]==
{{Main|2009 in ice sports}}
* April 18 – [[Bentley Generals]] win [[2009 Allan Cup]] Canadian senior championship.
* April 19 – [[Ak Bars Kazan]] win [[2009 Gagarin Cup Finals|2009 Gagarin Cup]].
* May 10 – {{ih|RUS}} defeats {{ih|CAN}} 2–1 to win the [[2009 IIHF World Championship]].
* May 24 – [[Windsor Spitfires]] win [[2009 Memorial Cup]] Canadian junior championship.
* June 12 – [[Pittsburgh Penguins]] defeat the [[Detroit Red Wings]] to win the [[2009 Stanley Cup Finals|2009 Stanley Cup]]. [[Evgeni Malkin]] is awarded the [[Conn Smythe Trophy]].
* June 26–27 – [[2009 NHL Entry Draft]] held in [[Montreal]].
* September 29 – [[ZSC Lions]] defeat the [[Chicago Blackhawks]] to win the [[2009 Victoria Cup]].

==[[Mixed martial arts]]==
The following is a list of major noteworthy MMA events by month.

'''January'''

1/14 – [[2009 in World Victory Road#World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku no Ran 2009|World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku no Ran 2009]]

1/17 – [[UFC 93|UFC 93: Franklin vs. Henderson]]

1/24 – [[Affliction: Day of Reckoning]] ({{small|Last Affliction event}})

1/25 – [[WEC 38|WEC 38: Varner vs. Cerrone]]

1/31 – [[UFC 94|UFC 94: St-Pierre vs. Penn 2]]

'''February'''

2/7 – [[UFC Fight Night: Lauzon vs. Stephens]]

2/21 – [[UFC 95|UFC 95: Sanchez vs. Stevenson]]

'''March'''

3/1 – [[WEC 39|WEC 39: Brown vs. Garcia]]

3/7 – [[UFC 96|UFC 96: Jackson vs. Jardine]]

3/8 – [[Dream 7|DREAM.7]]

3/20 – [[World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku 7]]

'''April'''

4/1 – [[UFC Fight Night: Condit vs. Kampmann]]

4/3 – [[Bellator 1|Bellator I]] ({{small|Bellator FC's first event; Start of Bellator season 1}})

4/5 – [[WEC 40|WEC 40: Torres vs. Mizugaki]]

4/5 – [[Dream 8|DREAM.8]]

4/10 – [[Bellator 2|Bellator II]]

4/11 – [[Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Diaz]]

4/17 – [[Bellator 3|Bellator III]]

4/17 – [[Bellator 4|Bellator IV]]

4/18 – [[UFC 97|UFC 97: Redemption]]

'''May'''

5/1 – [[Bellator 5|Bellator V]]

5/2 – [[World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku 8]]

5/8 – [[Bellator 6|Bellator VI]]

5/15 – [[ShoMMA#May 15, 2009 card|ShoMMA 1: Evangelista vs. Aina]]

5/15 – [[Bellator 7|Bellator VII]]

5/15 – [[MFC 21|MFC 21: Hard Knocks]]

5/23 – [[UFC 98|UFC 98: Evans vs. Machida]]

5/26 – [[Dream 9|DREAM.9]]

5/29 – [[Bellator 9|Bellator IX]]

'''June'''

6/5 – [[Bellator 10|Bellator X]]

6/6 – [[Strikeforce: Lawler vs. Shields]]

6/7 – [[WEC 41|WEC 41: Brown vs. Faber II]]

6/12 – [[Bellator 11|Bellator XI]]

6/13 – [[UFC 99|UFC 99: The Comeback]]

6/19 – [[ShoMMA#June 19, 2009 card|ShoMMA 2: Villasenor vs. Cyborg]]

6/19 – [[Bellator 12|Bellator XII]] ({{small|End of Bellator season 1}})

6/20 – [[The Ultimate Fighter: United States vs. United Kingdom Finale]]

'''July'''

7/11 – [[UFC 100]] ({{small|This event holds the highest [[Pay-per-view#UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championship)|PPV]] buyrate for a MMA event with 1.6 million buys}})

7/20 – [[Dream 10|DREAM.10]]

8/2 – [[World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku 9]]

8/8 – [[UFC 101|UFC 101: Declaration]]

8/9 – [[WEC 42|WEC 42: Torres vs. Bowles]]

8/15 – [[Strikeforce: Carano vs. Cyborg]]

8/29 – [[UFC 102|UFC 102: Couture vs. Nogueira]]

'''September'''

9/16 – [[UFC Fight Night: Diaz vs. Guillard]]

9/19 – [[UFC 103|UFC 103: Franklin vs. Belfort]]

9/23 – [[World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku 10]]

9/25 – [[ShoMMA#September 25, 2009 card|ShoMMA 3: Kennedy vs. Cummings]]

'''October'''

10/6 – [[Dream 11|DREAM.11]]

10/10 – [[WEC 43|WEC 43: Cerrone vs. Henderson]]

10/24 – [[UFC 104|UFC 104: Machida vs. Shogun]]

10/25 – [[Dream 12|DREAM.12]]

'''November'''

11/6 – [[ShoMMA#November 6, 2009 card|ShoMMA 4: Gurgel vs. Evangelista]]

11/7 – [[Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Rogers]]

11/7 – [[World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku 11]]

11/14 – [[UFC 105|UFC 105: Couture vs. Vera]]

11/18 – [[WEC 44|WEC 44: Brown vs. Aldo]]

11/20 – [[ShoMMA#November 20, 2009 card|ShoMMA 5: Woodley vs. Bears]]

11/21 – [[UFC 106|UFC 106: Ortiz vs. Griffin 2]]

'''December'''

12/5 – [[The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights Finale]]

12/12 – [[UFC 107|UFC 107: Penn vs. Sanchez]]

12/19 – [[WEC 45|WEC 45: Cerrone vs. Ratcliff]]

12/19 – [[Strikeforce: Evolution]]

12/31 – [[Dynamite!! 2009]] ({{small|Event featured 12 [[Dream (mixed martial arts)|DREAM]]/[[World Victory Road|SRC]] MMA bouts and 6 [[K-1]] kickboxing bouts}})

{{See also|2009 in Pancrase}}

==[[Motorsport]]==
{{main|2009 in motorsport|List of 2009 motorsport champions}}

==[[Netball]]==
;International tournaments
{| class="wikitable collapsible"
! Date
! Tournament
! Winners 
! Runners Up 
|-
|19–28 June||[[2009 Asian Netball Championships]]||{{nb|Sri Lanka}}||{{nb|Singapore}} 
|-
|24–29 Aug||[[2009 Taini Jamison Trophy Series]]||[[File:ANZ Thunderbirds.svg|12px]] [[World Netball|World 7]]||{{nb|New Zealand}}
|-
|September||[[Netball at the 2009 South Pacific Mini Games|2009 South Pacific Mini Games]]||{{nb|Fiji}}||{{nb|Papua New Guinea}}
|-
|9–11 October||[[2009 World Netball Series]]||{{nb|New Zealand}}||{{nb|Jamaica}}
|-
|}
;Major leagues
{| class="wikitable collapsible"
! Host
! League
! Winners 
! Runners Up 
|-
|Australia/New Zealand||[[2009 ANZ Championship season|ANZ Championship]]||[[2009 Melbourne Vixens season|Melbourne Vixens]]||[[2009 Adelaide Thunderbirds season|Adelaide Thunderbirds]]
|-
|United Kingdom||[[2008–09 Netball Superleague season|Netball Superleague]]||[[Team Bath (netball)|Team Bath]]||[[Galleria Mavericks]]
|-
|}

==[[Pickleball]]==
* November 2–8: The first United States national pickleball championships are held in [[Surprise, Arizona]].

==[[Rink hockey]]==
* Spain wins the [[2009 Rink Hockey World Championship]], defeating [[Argentina]] in the final.

==[[Rowing (sport)|Rowing]]==
* [[2009 World Rowing Championships]] regatta will be held at [[Lake Malta]], [[Poznań]], Poland

==[[Rugby league]]==
{{Main|2009 in rugby league}}
* March 1 – [[Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles]] defeats [[Leeds Rhinos]] 28–20 to win the [[2009 World Club Challenge]] at [[Elland Road]]
*March 22: [[Maesteg]], [[South Wales]] – 20-year-old forward [[Leon Walker]] collapses and dies on the field in a reserve match between [[Wakefield Trinity|Wakefield Trinity Wildcats]] and [[Crusaders Rugby League|Celtic Crusaders]].<ref>{{cite news
  | last = Wardrop
  | first = Murray
  | title = Rugby league player dies during match
  | work = telegraph.co.uk
  | place =UK
  | publisher = Telegraph Media Group Limited
  | date = 2009-03-23
  | url = https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/rugbyleague/5034566/Rugby-league-player-dies-during-match.html
  | access-date = 2010-06-15}}</ref>
* June–July – [[Queensland Rugby League team|Queensland]] defeats [[New South Wales Rugby League team|New South Wales]] 2–1 in the [[2009 State of Origin series]] to claim a record 4th straight Origin series victory.
* August 29 – [[Warrington Wolves]] defeats [[Huddersfield Giants]] 25 – 16 to win [[2009 Challenge Cup Final|The Carnegie Challenge Cup]] at [[Wembley]]
* October 4 – [[Melbourne Storm]] defeat [[Parramatta Eels]] 23–16 in the [[2009 NRL Grand Final]] to win their third [[NRL|premiership]] and second in two years. [[Billy Slater]] named [[Clive Churchill Medal]]ist. On April 22, 2010, the Melbourne Storm were stripped of the 2007 and 2009 premierships and the 2006–2008 minor premierships, after Storm officials confessed to the NRL that the club had committed serious and systematic breaches of the salary cap between 2006 and 2010 by running a well-organized dual contract and bookkeeping system which concealed a total of $3.17 million in payments made to players outside of the salary cap.
* November – [[Australia national rugby league team|Australia]] defeat [[England national rugby league team|England]] 46–16 in the final of the [[2009 Rugby League Four Nations|Rugby League Four Nations]] tournament in England.

==[[Rugby union]]==
{{Main|2009 in rugby union}}
* 115th [[2009 Six Nations Championship|Six Nations Championship]] series is won by {{ru|Ireland}} who complete the [[Grand Slam (rugby union)|Grand Slam]]
* [[2009 Rugby World Cup Sevens]]
** {{ru7|WAL}} win the [[2009 Rugby World Cup Sevens – Men's tournament|men's competition]].
** The inaugural [[2009 Rugby World Cup Sevens – Women's tournament|women's competition]] is won by {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Australia women's national rugby union team (sevens)|Australia]].
* [[2008–09 IRB Sevens World Series]] – {{ru7|RSA}}
* July 18 – The [[Pro14|Celtic League]] and [[Italian Rugby Federation]] tentatively agree that two Italian teams will enter the previously [[Celtic nations|Celtic]] league in 2010–11.
* September 14 – [[SANZAAR|SANZAR]], the organiser of the [[Tri Nations (rugby union)|Tri Nations]] and [[Super Rugby|Super 14]] competitions, announces that {{ru|ARG}} has been provisionally invited to join an expanded "Four Nations" competition effective in 2012.
* November 12 – Independent arbitrators appointed by SANZAR award the 15th Super Rugby franchise to Melbourne, specifically to the operators of the [[Melbourne Rebels]], the city's representative in the defunct [[Australian Rugby Championship]]. The new team, whose name was ultimately announced as the Rebels, will join an expanded Super 15 in 2011.
* [[2009 British & Irish Lions tour to South Africa]] – South Africa wins the Test series 2–1
* [[2009 Tri Nations Series|Tri Nations]] – {{ru|RSA}}

==[[Ski jumping]]==
* January 6 – [[Wolfgang Loitzl]] wins the [[2008–09 Four Hills Tournament|Four Hills Tournament]]

==[[Speed skating]]==
* Czech female skater [[Martina Sáblíková]] and Dutch male skater [[Sven Kramer]] win the [[2009 World Allround Speed Skating Championships]] in [[Hamar]]

==Swimming==
* [[2009 World Aquatics Championships]] held at Rome

==[[2009 in tennis|Tennis]]==
*[[2009 Australian Open|Australian Open]]
**[[2009 Australian Open – Men's singles|Men's final]]: [[Rafael Nadal]] defeats [[Roger Federer]], 7–5, 3–6, 7–6(3), 3–6, 6–2
**[[2009 Australian Open – Women's singles|Women's final]]: [[Serena Williams]] defeats [[Dinara Safina]], 6–0, 6–3
*[[2009 French Open|French Open]]
** [[2009 French Open – Men's singles|Men's final]]: Roger Federer defeats [[Robin Söderling]], 6–1, 7–6(1), 6–4
** [[2009 French Open – Women's singles|Women's final]]: [[Svetlana Kuznetsova]] defeats Dinara Safina, 6–4, 6–2
*[[2009 Wimbledon Championships|Wimbledon championships]]
**[[2009 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles|Men's final]]: Roger Federer defeats [[Andy Roddick]], 5–7, 7–6(6), 7–6(5), 3–6, 16–14
** [[2009 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles|Women's final]]: [[Serena Williams]] defeats [[Venus Williams]], 7–6(3), 6–2
*[[2009 U.S. Open (tennis)|U.S. Open]]
** [[2009 U.S. Open – Men's singles|Men's final]]: [[Juan Martín del Potro]] defeats Roger Federer, 3–6, 7–6(5), 4–6, 7–6(4), 6–2
** [[2009 US Open – Women's singles|Women's final]]: [[Kim Clijsters]] defeats [[Caroline Wozniacki]], 7–5, 6–3
*[[2009 Davis Cup|Davis Cup]]
** {{davis|ESP}} defeats {{davis|CZE}}, 5–0
*[[2009 Fed Cup|Fed Cup]]
** {{fed|ITA}} defeats {{fed|USA}}, 4–0

==[[Water polo]]==
* [[Water polo at the 2009 World Aquatics Championships|Men's water polo World Championship 2009]] : Serbia

==[[Multi-sport events]]==
* August 3 – 9 – 2009 World Waterski Championships in [[Calgary, Alberta|Calgary]], Alberta, Canada.
* July 11 – 19 – [[2009 Lusophony Games]] in Lisbon, Portugal.
* July 16 – 26 – [[World Games 2009]] in [[Kaohsiung]], Taiwan.
** Chinese delegation boycotts the opening ceremony on July 16.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iogPqL_zZXHdnis7LM1WL2NnNfoA |title=AFP: China absent as World Games open in Taiwan |access-date=November 10, 2016 |archive-date=December 8, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101208231251/http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iogPqL_zZXHdnis7LM1WL2NnNfoA |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* [[2009 Summer Deaflympics]] is held in [[Taipei]], Taiwan
* December 5(some events will start from December 2)—December 13 – [[2009 East Asian Games]] in Hong Kong, China
* December 9 – December 18 – [[2009 Southeast Asian Games]] in [[Vientiane]], Laos

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