2014 in sports


2014 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.

Calendar by month

August

[American football]

[Archery]

  • January 24 – December 14:
  • November 16, 2013 – February 9, 2014: 2013–14 Indoor Archery World Cup
  • * November 16 & 17, 2013, in Marrakesh
  • ** Host nation,, and the share both the gold and overall medals wins.
  • * December 8 & 9, 2013, in
  • ** The won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
  • * January 24–26, 2014, in Telford
  • ** and the have 2 gold medals each. However, won the overall medal tally.
  • * February 7 – 9, 2014, in Las Vegas
  • ** won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
  • February 25 – March 2: 2014 World Indoor Archery Championships at Nîmes
  • * and tied each other, with 3 gold medals. The won the overall medal tally.
  • April 22 – September 7: 2014 Archery World Cup
  • * April 22 – 27 in Shanghai
  • ** The won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
  • * May 13 – 18 in Medellín
  • ** won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
  • * June 10–15 in Antalya
  • ** won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
  • * August 5–10 in Wrocław
  • ** and the won 2 gold medals each. However, and won 5 overall medals each.
  • * September 6 & 7 in Lausanne
  • ** The won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
  • July 21–26: 2014 European Archery Championships at Echmiadzin
  • * won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
  • August 19–24: 2014 World Archery Field Championships at Zagreb
  • * The won the gold medal tally. won the overall medal tally.
  • August 22–26: 2014 Summer Youth Olympics
  • * won 2 gold medals. China and won 2 overall medals each.
  • September 15–20: 2014 European 3D Championships at Tallinn
  • * won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
  • October 18–25: 2014 Pan American Archery Championships at Rosario
  • * won both the gold and overall medal tallies.

[Association football]

[Badminton]

  • January 7 – December 28: 2014 BWF Calendar of Events
  • January 7 – December 21: 2014 BWF Super Series
  • * January 7–12 at
  • ** won the gold tally.
  • * January 14–19 at
  • ** won the gold medal tally.
  • * March 4–9 at
  • ** and won 2 gold medals each.
  • * April 1 – 6 at
  • ** and won 2 gold medals each.
  • * April 8 – 13 at
  • ** won the gold medal tally.
  • * June 10–15 at
  • ** won the gold medal tally.
  • * June 17–22 at
  • ** and won 2 gold medals each.
  • * June 24–29 at
  • ** and won 2 gold medals each.
  • * October 14–19 at
  • ** won all the gold medals.
  • * October 21–26 at
  • ** won the gold medal tally.
  • * November 11–16 at
  • ** Both and won 2 gold medals each.
  • * November 18–23 at
  • ** won the gold medal tally.
  • * December 17–21 at
  • ** won the gold medal tally.
  • January 21 – December 13: 2014 BWF Grand Prix Gold and Grand Prix
  • * January 21–26 at
  • ** won the gold medal tally.
  • * February 25 – March 2 at
  • ** won the gold medal tally.
  • * March 11–16 at
  • ** won the gold medal tally.
  • * March 25–30: YONEX-Sunrise Malaysia Grand Prix Gold in Johor Bahru
  • ** won the gold medal tally.
  • * April 15 – 19 at
  • ** won the gold medal tally.
  • * April 15 – 20 at
  • ** won the gold medal tally.
  • * June 30 – July 5 at
  • ** won the gold medal tally.
  • * July 8–13 at 2014 YONEX Suffolk County Community College U.S. Open Badminton Championships in New York City
  • ** won the gold medal tally.
  • * July 15–20 at
  • ** and won 2 gold medals each.
  • * July 22–27 at
  • ** won the gold medal tally.
  • * August 5–10 at
  • ** won the gold medal tally.
  • * September 1–7 at
  • ** won the gold medal tally.
  • * September 9–14 at
  • ** Host nation,, won the gold medal tally.
  • * October 7–12 at
  • ** Note: An event in London was scheduled to take place from September 30 to October 5, but it was cancelled.
  • ** Five different nations won one gold medal each.
  • * October 28 – November 2 at
  • ** won the gold medal tally.
  • * November 4–9 at
  • ** Host nation,, won the gold medal tally.
  • * November 19–23 at
  • ** Five different nations won one gold medal each.
  • * November 25–30 at
  • ** won the gold medal tally.
  • * December 8–13 at Orange, California
  • ** won the gold medal tally.
  • February 10 – 15: 2014 Oceania Badminton Championships at Ballarat
  • * Host nation,, won the gold medal tally.
  • February 11 – 16: 2014 European Men's and Women's Team Badminton Championships at Basel
  • * Men's Team Winners:
  • * Women's Team Winners:
  • April 7 – 18: 2014 BWF World Junior Championships at Alor Setar
  • * won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
  • April 22 – 27: 2014 Badminton Asia Championships in Gimcheon
  • * and had won 2 gold medals each. China won the overall medal tally.
  • April 23 – 27: 2014 European Badminton Championships at Kazan
  • * won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
  • April 23 – 29: 2014 African Badminton Championships at Gaborone
  • * won the gold medal tally.
  • May 18 – 25: 2014 Thomas & Uber Cup at New Delhi
  • * defeated, 3–2, to claim its first Thomas Cup win.
  • * defeated, 3–1, to claim its 13th Uber Cup win.
  • June 24–28: 2014 BWF European Club Championships in Amiens
  • * Primorye Vladivostok defeated BC Chambly Oise, 4–1, to claim its third consecutive European Club Championship win. Both TJ Sokol Vesely Jehnice and AIX Universite teams won a bronze medal each.
  • August 17–22: 2014 Summer Youth Olympics
  • * Boys' Singles: SHI Yuqi; LIN Guipu; Anthony Sinisuka Ginting
  • * Girls' Singles: HE Bingjiao; Akane Yamaguchi; Busanan Ongbamrungphan
  • * Mixed Doubles: June Wei Cheam / NG Tsz Yau; Kanta Tsuneyama / LEE Chia-Hsin; ANGODA VIDANALAGE S.P.D. / HE Bingjiao
  • August 25–31: 2014 BWF World Championships in Copenhagen
  • * won both the gold and overall medal tallies.

[Baseball]

[Basketball]

[Beach soccer]

  • January 3 – December 14:
  • January 3–5: 2014 Copa América Beach Soccer at Recife
  • * Host nation,, defeated 10–1 to claim its tenth title.
  • February 13 – 15: 2014 Copa San Luis Futbol Playa at Merlo
  • * defeated host nation,, 2–0.
  • April 11 – 13: Copa Pílsener Fútbol Playa 2014 at San Salvador
  • * is the overall winner, having won all its matches.
  • May 16 – 18: 2014 Riviera Maya Cup at Playa del Carmen
  • * is the overall winner, having won all its matches.
  • June 3–8: 2014 Euro Winners Cup at Catania
  • * 's BSC Kristall team defeated 's Milano BS team, 2–0. 's S.C. Braga team took third place.
  • June 6–8: 2014 North American Sand Soccer Championship in Virginia Beach
  • * defeated 's C.D. Nacional, with the score of 3–2. ' Rush BSC, Ohio, took third place.
  • June 12–24: 2014 ITV Fever Pitch in Manchester
  • * Click for the ITV Fever Pitch news.
  • June 13–15: 2014 İstanbul Cup in
  • * 's FC Lokomotiv Moscow defeated 's Beşiktaş J.K., to claim its second title.
  • June 20 – August 17: 2014 Euro Beach Soccer League
  • * June 20–22 in Catania
  • ** Group 1 winner:
  • ** Group 2 winner:
  • * June 27–29 in Sopot
  • ** Group 1 winner:
  • ** Group 2 winner:
  • * July 11–13 in Moscow
  • ** Division A winners:,, and
  • ** Division B winners: and
  • * August 8–10 in Siófok
  • ** Division A winners:
  • ** Division B winners:
  • ** Division B winners:
  • * August 14–17: Promotional Final and the Superfinal in Torredembarra
  • ** Promotion Final: defeated, 6–4, to win this event.
  • ** Superfinal: defeated host nation,, 4–3, to win this event.
  • July 19 & 20: 2014 Beach Soccer Nations Cup in Linz
  • * defeated, 6–5, in the final match.
  • July 25–27: 2014 Mundialito at Vila Nova de Gaia
  • * defeated, 8–2, to claim its fifth Mundialito win. took third place.
  • August 22–24: Tour El Jadida 2014 in
  • * Host nation,, took first place, by winning both matches against the United Arab Emirates and Switzerland.
  • August 28–31: 2014 Euro Beach Soccer Cup in Baku
  • * defeated, 8–6, in the final match. took third place.
  • November 4–8: 2014 Samsung Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup in Dubai
  • * defeated, 3–2 at extra time, to win its first Intercontinental Cup title. took third place.
  • December 12–14: 2014 Copa Lagos in
  • * Champions: ; Second: ; Third:

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[Canadian football]

[Cricket]

[Equestrianism]

[Floorball]

[Futsal]

[Golf]

Men

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Women

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Other

  • August 19–26: 2014 Summer Youth Olympics
  • * Boys' Individual: #1 Jonas Liebich; #2 Renato Paratore; Oliver Lindell
  • ** Note: Two gold medals awarded here. Therefore, no silver medal was awarded.
  • * Girls' Individual: LEE Soyoung; CHENG Ssu-Chia; Emily Kristine Pedersen

[Handball]

[Field hockey]

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[Lacrosse]

[Mountain biking]

[Multi-sport events]

[Netball]

;International tournaments
DateTournamentWinnersRunners up
30 May–1 June2014 Netball Europe Open Championships
3–8 June2014 Pacific Netball Series
24 Jul–3 Aug2014 Commonwealth Games
7–14 September2014 Asian Netball Championships
2–15 October2014 Constellation Cup
28–31 October2014 Taini Jamison Trophy Series
8–9 November2014 Fast5 Netball World Series

;Major leagues
HostLeagueWinnersRunners up
Australia/New ZealandANZ ChampionshipMelbourne VixensQueensland Firebirds
United KingdomNetball SuperleagueManchester ThunderSurrey Storm

[Olympic Games]

[Paralympic Games]

[Paralympic sports]

[Polo]

Rugby league

  • 7 February: Super League XIX begins with the Huddersfield Giants upsetting last year's champions Wigan Warriors at the DW Stadium in Wigan, England.
  • 14 & 15 February: Inaugural NRL Auckland Nines are held at Eden Park in Auckland, New Zealand. The North Queensland Cowboys are inaugural champions after beating Brisbane 16–7 in the final.
  • 22 February: Sydney Roosters win the 2014 World Club Challenge after beating Wigan Warriors 36–14 at Allianz Stadium in Sydney, Australia.
  • 25 February: Europe's Bradford Bulls team are deducted six Super League competition points after entering administration.
  • 6 March: 2014 NRL season begins with the South Sydney Rabbitohs upsetting last year's champions Sydney Roosters at the ANZ Stadium in Sydney.
  • 2 May: The 2014 ANZAC Test is played, with Australia defeating New Zealand 30–18 before 25,429 at Allianz Stadium.
  • 3 May: The Pacific Rugby League International is played, with Samoa defeating Fiji 32–16 before 9,063 at Sportingbet Stadium in Penrith, Australia. In doing so they also secured qualification as the fourth and final team to compete at the 2014 Four Nations later in the year.
  • 14 June: 2014 State of Origin series i won by New South Wales after losing 8 consecutive. New South Wales won the historic third-match in the series 6–4 before 83,421 at ANZ Stadium in Sydney, New South Wales.
  • 23 August: The 2014 Challenge Cup final is played, with the Leeds Rhinos defeating the Castleford Tigers 23–10 before 77,914 at Wembley Stadium.
  • 5 October: 2014 NRL Grand Final is played and South Sydney are the new premiers after defeating the Canterbury Bulldogs 30–6 in front of a record 'Rectangular Shaped Stadium' crowd of 83,833 at ANZ Stadium in Sydney.
  • 11 October: 2014 Super League Grand Final is played and St. Helens are the new champions after defeating a '12-man' Wigan Warriors team 14–6 before 70,102 at Old Trafford in Strentford, England.
  • 2 November: 2014 European Cup is won by Scotland for the first time. Scotland have therefore qualified to play alongside Australia, England and New Zealand in the 2016 Four Nations.
  • 15 November: 2014 Four Nations Final is won by New Zealand who defeated Australia 22–18 before 25,093 at Westpac Stadium in Wellington, New Zealand.
  • 19 December: New Zealand halfback, Shaun Johnson is announced as the best official player in 2014 after being awarded the Golden Boot.

Rugby union

Shooting">Shooting sports">Shooting

  • January 2 – December 3: 2014 ISSF Calendar of Events
  • March 26 – October 28: ISSF World Cup
  • * March 26 – April 3: First ISSF WC for the Rifle and Pistol at Fort Benning
  • ** and won 2 gold medals each. and Russia won 6 overall medals each.
  • * April 8 – 15: First ISSF WC for the Shotgun only at Tucson
  • ** Five different national teams have won one gold medal each. However, host won the overall medal tally.
  • * May 16 – 25: Second ISSF WC for the Shotgun only at Almaty
  • ** won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
  • * June 4–13: First ISSF WC for all Three Guns at Munich
  • ** won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
  • * June 13–21: Second ISSF WC for the Rifle and Pistol at Maribor
  • ** and won 3 gold medals each. However, China won the overall medal tally.
  • * July 1–10: Second ISSF WC for all Three Guns at Beijing
  • ** Host nation,, won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
  • * October 21–28: Final World Cup for all Three Guns at Gabala
  • ** won the gold medal tally. won the overall medal tally.
  • May 26 – June 1: ISSF Junior Cup at Suhl
  • * and won 4 gold medals each. However, Russia won the overall medal tally.
  • August 17–22: 2014 Summer Youth Olympics
  • * Boys' 10m Air Pistol: Pavlo Korostylov; KIM Cheongyong; Edouard Dortomb
  • * Boys' 10m Air Rifle: YANG Haoran; Hrachik Babayan; Istvan Peni
  • * Girls' 10m Air Pistol: Agata Nowak; Margarita Lomova; KIM Minjung
  • * Girls' 10m Air Rifle: Sarah Hornung; Martina Lindsay Veloso; Julia Budde
  • * Mixed 10m Air Pistol: Nencheva / Svechnikov; Mohamed / Teh; Madrid / Rasmane
  • * Mixed 10m Air Rifle: Mekhimar / Peni; Russo / Valdes Martinez; Lu / Sukhorukova
  • September 6–20: 2014 ISSF World Shooting Championships at Granada
  • * won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
  • October 13–19: CAT American Championships 2014 in Guadalajara
  • * Men's 50m Rifle 3 Positions winner: Alexander Molerio Quintana
  • * Men's 50m Rifle Prone winner: Reinier Estpinan
  • * Men's 10m Air Rifle winner: Dempster Christenson
  • * Men's 50m Pistol winner: Jorge Grau Potrille
  • * Men's 25m Rapid Fire Pistol winner: Leuris Pupo
  • * Men's 10m Air Pistol winner: Will Brown
  • * Men's Trap winner: Eduardo Lorenzo
  • * Men's Double Trap winner: Sergio Piñero
  • * Men's Skeet winner: Vincent Hancock
  • * Women's 50m Rifle 3 Positions winner: Eglys Yahima de la Cruz
  • * Women's 10m Air Rifle winner: Eglys Yahima de la Cruz
  • * Women's 25m Pistol winner: Andrea Perez Peña
  • * Women's 10m Air Pistol winner: Lilian Castro
  • * Women's Trap winner: Ashley Carroll
  • * Women's Skeet winner: Amber English

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