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MarchAprilMayJuneJulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecember- Super Bowl XLV – the Green Bay Packers won 31–25 over the Pittsburgh Steelers
- *Location: AT&T Stadium
- *Attendance: 103,219
- *MVP: Aaron Rodgers, QB
- January 8 – Peyton Manning plays his final game in an Indianapolis Colts uniform, a 16–17 loss to the New York Jets in the wild-card round. The next season Manning would sit out the entire 2011 season to undergo neck surgeries and in that offseason, was released by the Colts and subsequently signed with the Denver Broncos in free agency, where he led them to 5 straight playoff appearances, Super Bowl XLVIII, and to their 3rd championship title in Super Bowl 50.
- January 10 – 2011 BCS National Championship Game, University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Arizona: The Auburn Tigers defeated the Oregon Ducks 22–19 claiming the 2010 college football season national championship.
- April 28–30 – 2011 NFL draft at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. The Carolina Panthers selected quarterback Cam Newton of Auburn as the first overall pick.
- July 8–16 – The 2011 IFAF World Championship was held in Austria. The USA defeated Canada 50–7 in the gold medal match to win their second straight title.
- December 10 – 2011 Heisman Trophy was awarded to Robert Griffin III
Aquatics">Aquatic sports">AquaticsAssociation footballAthleticsBandyBasketball- January 29 – [Timothy Bradley vs. Devon Alexander|Timothy Bradley Wladimir Klitschko vs. David Haye|defeats Devon Alexander] by a tenth round technical decision. The fight was stopped due to a cut Alexander had received from an accidental headbutt in the third round, which was made worse by two more headbutts in the eighth round and a final fourth headbutt in the tenth round. Both fighters came in with undefeated records and the fight was initially praised as one of the few good match-ups between two top-ranked Americans in recent years. With the win, Bradley unified the light welterweight titles by defending his WBO title and winning Alexander's WBC title.
- February 19 – Nonito Donaire defeats Fernando Montiel by technical knockout in the second round to unify the WBO and WBC bantamweight titles. Donaire started the fight strong by controlling most of the first round, landing a left hook that briefly stunned Montiel. In the second round Donaire started landing a few combinations before finishing Montiel with a solid hook that knocked out his opponent.
- March 12 – Sergio Gabriel Martínez knocks out undefeated Sergiy Dzindziruk in the eighth round to win the vacant WBC diamond belt middleweight championship.
- March 12 – Miguel Cotto knocks out Ricardo Mayorga in the twelfth round to retain his WBA world light middleweight title.
- March 19 – Vitali Klitschko knocks out Odlanier Solís in the first round to retain his WBC heavyweight title for the sixth time. The knockout came as a surprise after Solís appeared to have sustained serious knee injury. Initially following the stoppage, Vitali Klitschko was angry at Solís and felt he took a dive. However following the fight Solís was taken to a hospital, where a scan revealed tears to his anterior cruciate ligament and external meniscus, as well as cartilage damage in his right knee.
- April 2 – Giovanni Segura knocks out Iván Calderón in the third round in a repeat of 2010's fight of the year.
- May 7 – Manny Pacquiao easily defeats Shane Mosley, retaining his WBO welterweight title by unanimous decision.
- July 2 – Wladimir Klitschko defeats David Haye by unanimous decision, adding Haye's WBA heavyweight title to the four he already held.
Cheerleading;Cheerleading Worlds
April 28, – May 2, – The Walt Disney World Resort, Orlando, Florida, USA
2010–11 curling season;World Championships
2011–12 curling season;Season of Champions
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;Flat races
The following is a list of major noteworthy kickboxing events during 2011 in chronological order.
The following is a list of major noteworthy MMA events during 2011 in chronological order.
UFC Fight Night: Seattle
;International tournaments
;Major leagues
Rowing">Rowing (sport)">Rowing- February 4 – 19 March: Six Nations Championship
- *Winner:, 26th title.
- May 20: Amlin Challenge Cup final at Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff
- * Harlequins claimed the title with a 19–18 win over Stade Français, becoming the first team to win the Challenge Cup three times.
- May 21: Heineken Cup final at Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
- * Leinster won its second European title with a 33–22 win over Northampton Saints.
- IRB Sevens World Series – clinched the series title at the London Sevens on May 22, with the Edinburgh Sevens remaining to be played.
- May 24 – 5 June: 2011 IRB Junior World Rugby Trophy in Georgia
- * ', and . This was the first title for Samoa.
- June 10–26: 2011 IRB Junior World Championship in Italy
- * ', and . This was the fourth title for New Zealand.
- July 9: Super Rugby final at Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
- *The Reds claimed their first title in the competition's professional era with an 18–13 win over the Crusaders.
- July 23 – 27 August: Tri Nations Series
- * won its third title.
- * This was also the final edition of the Tri Nations under that name. With the entry of in 2012, the competition was renamed The Rugby Championship.
- September 9 – 23 October: 2011 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand
- * The tournament was won by New Zealand's All Blacks defeating France in the final by a score of 8–7. , and .
;Domestic competitions
;Other major events
Swimming">Swimming (sport)">SwimmingTennis- 2011 Australian Open
- * Men's final: Novak Djokovic defeats Andy Murray 6–4, 6–2, 6–3
- * Women's final: Kim Clijsters defeats Li Na 3–6, 6–3, 6–3
- 2011 French Open
- * Men's final: Rafael Nadal defeats Roger Federer 7–5, 7–6, 5–7, 6–1
- * Women's final: Li Na defeats Francesca Schiavone 6–4, 7–6
- 2011 Wimbledon Championships
- * Men's final: Novak Djokovic defeats Rafael Nadal 6–4, 6–1, 1–6, 6–3
- * Women's final: Petra Kvitová defeats Maria Sharapova 6–3, 6–4
- 2011 US Open
- * Men's final: Novak Djokovic defeats Rafael Nadal 6–2, 6–4, 6–7, 6–1
- * Women's final: Samantha Stosur defeats Serena Williams 6–2, 6–3
- 2011 WTA Tour Championships in Istanbul, Turkey.
- * Petra Kvitová defeats Victoria Azarenka 7–5 4–6 6–3. 1st title
- 2011 Fed Cup
- * won the Fed Cup for the sixth time beating in Moscow 3–2.
- 2011 ATP World Tour Finals in London, United Kingdom.
- * Roger Federer defeats Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6–3, 6–7, 6–3. Sixth title.
- 2011 Davis Cup
- * defeats in Seville. 5th title.
Volleyball- Women's CEV Champions League 2010–11 November 23, 2010 – March 20, 2011. Final Four in Istanbul, Turkey
- * Champions VakıfBank Güneş TTelekom, Rabita Baku, Fenerbahçe Acıbadem. MVP:
- Men's CEV Champions League 2010–11 November 17, 2010 – March 27, 2011. Final Four in Bolzano, Italy.
- * Champions Trentino BetClic, Zenit Kazan, Dynamo Moscow. MVP:
- 2011 Montreux Volley Masters June 7–12 in Montreux, Switzerland
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- 2011 FIVB World League, May 27 – July 10, 2011, with the Final Eight in Gdańsk / Sopot, Poland
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- 2011 FIVB Women's Junior World Championship July 22–31 in Lima and Trujillo, Peru
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- 2011 FIVB Men's Junior World Championship August 1–10 in Rio de Janeiro and Niteròi, Brazil
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- 2011 FIVB World Grand Prix August 5–28, with the Final Eight in Macau, China
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- 2011 Men's European Volleyball Championship September 10–18 in Austria and Czech Republic
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- 2011 Women's European Volleyball Championship September 22 – October 2 in Italy and Serbia
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- 2011 FIVB Women's World Cup November 4–18 in Japan
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- 2011 FIVB Men's World Cup November 20 – December 4 in Japan
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