2014 in sports

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

American football

 * Super Bowl XLVIII – the Seattle Seahawks (NFC) won 43–8 over the Denver Broncos (AFC)
 * Location: MetLife Stadium
 * Attendance: 82,529
 * MVP: Malcolm Smith, LB (Seattle)

Archery

 * January 24 – December 14: World Archery Official Website's Calendar
 * 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 (World Cup Final)
 * 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 (final)
 * 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 (including one at the mixed team event). 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

 * August 6, 2013 – April 23, 2014: 2013–14 CONCACAF Champions League (First leg of final at Estadio Azul stadium in Mexico City. Second leg at Estadio Nemesio Díez in Toluca.)
 * 🇲🇽 Cruz Azul defeated fellow Mexican team Toluca on away goals after the final finished in a 1–1 draw on aggregate. Cruz Azu, which claimed its sixth title, would represent CONCACAF at the 2014 FIFA Club World Cup.
 * August 8, 2013 – May 22, 2014: 2013–14 UEFA Women's Champions League (final at Estádio do Restelo in Lisbon)
 * 🇩🇪 Wolfsburg defeated 🇸🇪 Tyresö 4–3 to claim its second consecutive title and second overall.
 * September 17, 2013 – May 24, 2014: 2013–14 UEFA Champions League (final at Estádio da Luz in Lisbon)
 * 🇪🇸 Real Madrid defeated crosstown rival Atlético Madrid 4–1 after extra time to claim its 10th title. Real Madrid would represent UEFA at the 2014 FIFA Club World Cup.
 * September 19, 2013 – May 14, 2014: 2013–14 UEFA Europa League (final at Juventus Stadium in Turin)
 * 🇪🇸 Sevilla defeated Benfica 4–2 in a penalty shootout after a scoreless draw following extra time. Sevilla claimed its third Europa League title.
 * October 15, 2013 – May 18, 2014: 2013–14 OFC Champions League (First leg of final at Port Vila Municipal Stadium. Second leg at 🇳🇿 Kiwitea Street in Auckland)
 * 🇳🇿 Auckland City defeated Amicale 3–2 on aggregate to claim its sixth title. Auckland City would represent the OFC at the 2014 FIFA Club World Cup.
 * January 28 – August 13: 2014 Copa Libertadores (First leg of final at Estadio Defensores del Chaco in Asunción; second leg at Estadio Pedro Bidegain in 🇦🇷 Buenos Aires)
 * 🇦🇷 San Lorenzo defeated Nacional, 2–1 on aggregate, to claim its first Copa Libertadores title. San Lorenzo would represent CONMEBOL at the 2014 FIFA Club World Cup.
 * January 29 – November 1: 2014 AFC Champions League (First leg of final at Parramatta Stadium in 🇦🇺 Sydney; second leg at King Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh)
 * 🇦🇺 Western Sydney Wanderers FC defeated Al-Hilal FC, 1–0 in aggregate, to win its first AFC Champions League title. Western Sydney Wanderers would represent the AFC at the 2014 FIFA Club World Cup.
 * February 7 – November 2: 2014 CAF Champions League (First leg of final at Stade Tata Raphaël in 🇨🇩 Kinshasa; second leg at Stade Mustapha Tchaker in Blida)
 * ES Sétif defeated 🇨🇩 AS Vita Club, via the away goals rule after the tied score of 3–3 in aggregate, to claim its second CAF Champions League title. ES Sétif would represent the CAF at the 2014 FIFA Club World Cup.
 * March 15 – April 4: 2014 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Costa Rica (final at Estadio Nacional in San José)
 * defeated, 2–0, to claim its first title. took third place in this tournament defeating.
 * June 13 – July 13: 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil (final at Estádio do Maracanã in Rio de Janeiro)
 * 🇩🇪 germany defeated 🇦🇷 argentina, 1–0 after extra time, to claim its fourth FIFA World Cup title. The took third place.
 * August 5–24: 2014 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Canada (final at Olympic Stadium in Montreal)
 * defeated, 1–0 in extra time, to claim its third U20 World Cup title. took third place.
 * August 12: 2014 UEFA Super Cup at Cardiff City Stadium in Wales
 * 🇪🇸 Real Madrid defeated fellow Spanish side Sevilla, 2–0, to claim its second UEFA Super Cup win.
 * August 14–27: 2014 Summer Youth Olympics
 * Boys: ;  ;
 * Girls: ;  ;
 * December 10–20: 2014 FIFA Club World Cup in 🇲🇦
 * 🇪🇸 Real Madrid defeated 🇦🇷 San Lorenzo, 2–0, to claim its first FIFA Club World Cup title. 🇳🇿 Auckland City took third place.

Badminton

 * January 7 – December 28: 2014 BWF Calendar of Events
 * January 7 – December 21: 2014 BWF Super Series
 * January 7–12 at 🇰🇷 (Seoul)
 * won the gold tally.
 * January 14–19 at 🇲🇾 (Kuala Lumpur)
 * won the gold medal tally.
 * March 4–9 at 🇬🇧 (Birmingham)
 * and won 2 gold medals each.
 * April 1 – 6 at 🇮🇳 (New Delhi)
 * and won 2 gold medals each.
 * April 8 – 13 at (Singapore)
 * won the gold medal tally.
 * June 10–15 at 🇯🇵 (Tokyo)
 * won the gold medal tally.
 * June 17–22 at (Jakarta)
 * and won 2 gold medals each.
 * June 24–29 at 🇦🇺 (Sydney)
 * and 🇰🇷 won 2 gold medals each.
 * October 14–19 at (Odense)
 * won all the gold medals.
 * October 21–26 at 🇫🇷 (Paris)
 * won the gold medal tally.
 * November 11–16 at 🇨🇳 (Fuzhou)
 * Both and  won 2 gold medals each.
 * November 18–23 at 🇭🇰 (Kowloon)
 * won the gold medal tally.
 * December 17–21 at (Dubai) (final)
 * won the gold medal tally.
 * January 21 – December 13: 2014 BWF Grand Prix Gold and Grand Prix
 * January 21–26 at 🇮🇳 (Lucknow)
 * won the gold medal tally.
 * February 25 – March 2 at 🇩🇪 (Mulheim)
 * won the gold medal tally.
 * March 11–16 at (Basel)
 * 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 🇳🇿 (Auckland)
 * won the gold medal tally.
 * April 15 – 20 at 🇨🇳 (Jiangsu)
 * won the gold medal tally.
 * June 30 – July 5 at 🇨🇦 (Vancouver)
 * 🇰🇷 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 (Taipei)
 * and won 2 gold medals each.
 * July 22–27 at 🇷🇺 (Vladivostok)
 * won the gold medal tally.
 * August 5–10 at 🇧🇷 (Rio de Janeiro)
 * won the gold medal tally.
 * September 1–7 at (Ho Chi Minh City)
 * won the gold medal tally.
 * September 9–14 at (Palembang)
 * Host nation,, won the gold medal tally.
 * October 7–12 at (Almere)
 * 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 🇩🇪 (Saarbrücken)
 * won the gold medal tally.
 * November 4–9 at 🇰🇷 (Jeonju)
 * Host nation, 🇰🇷, won the gold medal tally.
 * November 19–23 at (Glasgow)
 * Five different nations won one gold medal each.
 * November 25–30 at 🇲🇴
 * won the gold medal tally.
 * December 8–13 (2014 K&D Graphics / Yonex Grand Prix) at 🇺🇸 Orange, California (final)
 * 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 (in matches won), 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

 * March 22 – September 28: 2014 Major League Baseball season
 * May 30: 2014 Civil Rights Game (Houston Astros vs. Baltimore Orioles) at Minute Maid Park in Houston
 * Houston Astros defeated the Baltimore Orioles 2–1.
 * May 30 – June 25: 2014 NCAA Division I baseball tournament (2014 College World Series on June 14–25 at TD Ameritrade Park in Omaha, Nebraska)
 * The Vanderbilt Commodores defeated the  Virginia Cavaliers 2–1 in the best-of-three-games final series to claim the school's first NCAA title in any men's sport.
 * July 15: 2014 Major League Baseball All-Star Game at Target Field in Minneapolis
 * The American League defeated the National League, with the score of 5–3.
 * July 23–30: 2014 Big League World Series at Easley, South Carolina
 * The Southeast Team (from Clearwater) defeated Team 🇵🇷, 2–1, in the final match.
 * July 29 – August 4: 2014 Little League Intermediate World Series at Livermore, California
 * Team West ( Nogales National LL) defeated Team 🇵🇷 (Samaritana LL, San Lorenzo) 11–4 in the final match.
 * August 1–10: 2014 WBSC U15 Baseball World Cup in the state of 🇲🇽 Baja California Sur. Cabo San Lucas, Ciudad Constitución, and La Paz will each play a role in this World Cup.
 * 🇨🇺 defeated the, 6–3, to claim its first U15 Baseball World Cup win. 🇻🇪 won the bronze medal.
 * August 9–16: 2014 Junior League World Series at Taylor, Michigan
 * Team Asia-Pacific (represented by the Chung-shan JLL team from Taichung) defeated Team USA Southwest (represented by the Oil Belt All-Stars team from  Corpus Christi), 9–1, in the final match.
 * August 9–16: 2014 Senior League World Series at Bangor, Maine
 * Team USA Southwest (represented by the West University L.L. team from Houston) defeated Team Latin America (represented by the Pariba L.L. team from 🇨🇼 Willemstad), 7–4, to claim its second Senior League World Series title.
 * August 14–24: 2014 Little League World Series in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania
 * Team Asia-Pacific (represented by the Seoul LL from 🇰🇷) defeated Team Great Lakes (represented by the Jackie Robinson West LL from Chicago), 8–4, in the final match.
 * September 1–7: 2014 WBSC Women's Baseball World Cup in 🇯🇵 Miyazaki
 * Host nation,, defeated the , 3–0, to claim its fourth consecutive Women's Baseball World Cup title. took the bronze medal.
 * September 12–21: 2014 European Baseball Championship in the 🇨🇿 and
 * The defeated, 6–3, to win its 21st European Baseball Championship title.  took the bronze medal.
 * October 21–29: 2014 World Series
 * The San Francisco Giants defeated the  Kansas City Royals, 4–3 in games, to claim its eighth World Series title.
 * MVP of the series: Madison Bumgarner, of the San Francisco Giants.
 * November 7–16: 2014 WBSC U21 Baseball World Cup in Taichung
 * defeated, 9–0, to win the inaugural IBAF's U21 Baseball World Cup.

Basketball

 * October 1, 2013 – April 11, 2014: 2013–14 Euroleague
 * April 15 – 25: 2013–14 Euroleague Quarter-finals
 * May 16 – 18: 2013–14 Euroleague Final Four at the Mediolanum Forum in 🇮🇹 Milan
 * 🇮🇱 Maccabi Tel Aviv defeated 🇪🇸 Real Madrid, 98–86, to claim its sixth title.
 * October 15, 2013 – February 19, 2014: 2013–14 Eurocup Basketball
 * March 4 – May 7: 2013–14 Eurocup Basketball Knockout Stage
 * 🇪🇸 Valencia BC defeated 🇷🇺 Unics Kazan, 165–140, to claim its third title.
 * October 24, 2013 – April 27, 2014: 2013–14 EuroChallenge
 * 🇮🇹 Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia defeated 🇷🇺 Triumph Lyubertsy, 79–65, to claim its first title.
 * October 29, 2013 – April 16, 2014: 2013–14 NBA season
 * The San Antonio Spurs won the most regular-season games. Kevin Durant, of the  Oklahoma City Thunder, was the top scorer for this season.
 * April 19 – June 15: 2014 NBA Playoffs
 * The San Antonio Spurs defeated the  Miami Heat, 4–1 (in games won), to claim its fifth NBA title.
 * Kawhi Leonard (of the San Antonio Spurs) was the MVP of this year's NBA finals.
 * November 6, 2013 – March 28, 2014: 2013–14 EuroCup Women
 * 🇷🇺 Dynamo Moscow defeated fellow Russian team, the Dynamo Kursk, 158–150, to claim its third title.
 * November 6, 2013 – April 13, 2014: 2013–14 EuroLeague Women (Final four playoffs at 🇷🇺 Yekaterinburg)
 * The 🇹🇷 Galatasaray team defeated fellow Turkish team, Fenerbahçe, 69–58, to win its first title.
 * January 24 – March 22: 2014 FIBA Americas League
 * 🇧🇷 Flamengo defeated fellow Brazilian Pinheiros team, 85–78, to win its first FIBA Americas League title. Aguada took the bronze medal.
 * February 16: 2014 NBA All-Star Game at Smoothie King Center in New Orleans
 * The Eastern Conference defeated the Western Conference 163–155. Kyrie Irving of the  Cleveland Cavaliers was named MVP.
 * March 18 – April 7: 2014 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament (Final Four at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas)
 * The Connecticut Huskies defeated the  Kentucky Wildcats, 60–54, to claim its fourth NCAA title.
 * March 22 – April 8: 2014 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament (Final Four at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee)
 * The Connecticut Huskies defeated the  Notre Dame Fighting Irish, 79–58, to claim its ninth NCAA title.
 * May 16 – August 17: 2014 WNBA season
 * The Phoenix Mercury won the most regular-season games.  Maya Moore, of the  Minnesota Lynx, was the top scorer for this season.
 * August 21 – September 12: 2014 WNBA Playoffs
 * The Phoenix Mercury swept the  Chicago Sky 3–0 in the best-of-5 final series. It is the Mercury's third league title.
 * June 5–8: 2014 FIBA 3x3 World Championships in 🇷🇺 Moscow
 * Men: 🇶🇦 defeated 🇷🇸, 18–13, to claim its first title. Host nation,, took third place.
 * Women: The defeated host nation,, 15–8, to win its second consecutive title.  took third place.
 * June 20–24: 2014 FIBA U18 Americas Championship in 🇺🇸 Colorado Springs
 * Host nation, the, defeated , 113–79, to win its seventh FIBA U18 Americas title. The 🇩🇴 wins the bronze medal.
 * June 28 – July 6: 2014 FIBA U17 World Championship for Women in 🇨🇿 Klatovy and Plzeň
 * The defeated, 77–75, to claim its third consecutive FIBA U17 title. 🇭🇺 took third place.
 * July 8–20: 2014 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship in Crete
 * defeated, 65–57, to claim its first FIBA U20 title. took the bronze medal.
 * July 19: 2014 WNBA All-Star Game at US Airways Center in Phoenix
 * The Eastern Conference defeated the Western Conference 125–124 in overtime. Shoni Schimmel of the  Atlanta Dream was named MVP.
 * July 19 – October 12: 2014 FIBA 3x3 World Tour
 * July 19 & 20 in Manila
 * Manila West team defeated 🇶🇦 Team Doha, 21–17, to claim its first win.
 * August 2 & 3 in 🇨🇳 Beijing
 * Team 🇨🇳 Wukesong defeated Team 🇯🇵 Nagoya, 21–10, to claim its first win.
 * August 15 & 16 in 🇺🇸 Chicago
 * Team 🇨🇦 Saskatoon defeated Team 🇺🇸 Denver, 18–17, to claim its first win.
 * August 23 & 24 in 🇨🇿 Prague
 * Team 🇷🇸 Novi Sad defeated Team 🇷🇴 Bucharest, 16–14, to claim its first win.
 * August 29 & 30 in Lausanne
 * Team Trbovlje defeated fellow Slovenian Team Kranj, 17–16, to claim its first win.
 * September 27 & 28 in 🇧🇷 Rio de Janeiro
 * Team 🇧🇷 São Paulo defeated fellow Brazilian Team Santos, 21–12, to claim its first win.
 * October 11 & 12 in 🇯🇵 Tokyo (final)
 * Team 🇷🇸 Novi Sad defeated Team 🇨🇦 Saskatoon, 21–11, to claim its second win.
 * July 22–26: 2014 Centrobasket Championship for Women in 🇲🇽 Monterrey
 * defeated, 58–47, to claim its 16th Centrobasket title. The won the bronze medal.
 * August 1–7: 2014 Centrobasket Championship for Men in 🇲🇽 Nayarit
 * Host nation,, defeated , 74–60, to claim its third Centrobasket title. The took third place.
 * August 6–10: 2014 FIBA Americas Under-18 Championship for Women in 🇺🇸 Colorado Springs
 * The defeated, 104–74, to claim its eighth Americas U18 title.  won the bronze medal.
 * August 8–16: 2014 FIBA Under-17 World Championship in Dubai
 * The defeated, 99–92, to claim its third FIBA U17 title.  won the bronze medal.
 * August 18–26: 2014 Summer Youth Olympics
 * Boys' Dunk Contest: 🇫🇷 Karim Mouliom;   Ziga Lah;  🇨🇳 FU Lei
 * Girls' Shoot-out Contest: 🇪🇸 Lucia Togores Carpintero;   Ela Micunovic;  🇺🇸 Katie Lou Samuelson
 * Boys' 3x3: ;  ;
 * Girls' 3x3: ;  ;
 * August 19–28: 2014 FIBA Asia Under-18 Championship in 🇶🇦 Doha
 * defeated, 66–48, to claim its tenth Asia U18 Championship title. took the bronze medal.
 * August 30 – September 14: 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup (men) in (final at the Palacio de Deportes, Madrid)
 * The 🇺🇸 United States defeated 129–92 to claim its fifth FIBA Basketball World Cup title.  took the bronze medal.
 * September 5–7: 2014 FIBA Europe 3x3 Championships in 🇷🇴 Bucharest
 * Men: Host nation, 🇷🇴, defeated, 18–16, to claim its first Europe 3x3 Championship title. 🇱🇹 took third place.
 * Women: defeated, 16–13, to claim its first Europe 3x3 Championship title.  took third place.
 * September 26–28: 2014 FIBA Intercontinental Cup in 🇧🇷 Rio de Janeiro
 * 🇧🇷 Flamengo defeated 🇮🇱 Maccabi Tel Aviv, 156–146 in two matches, to win its first FIBA Intercontinental Cup title.
 * September 27 – October 5: 2014 FIBA World Championship for Women in 🇹🇷 Istanbul and Ankara (final at Ülker Sports Arena, Istanbul)
 * The defeated, 77–64, to claim its ninth FIBA Women's World Championship title.  took the bronze medal.
 * October 10–17: 2014 FIBA Asia Under-18 Championship for Women in 🇯🇴 Amman
 * defeated, 60–53, to claim its 14th FIBA Asia U18 Women's Championship title. took the bronze medal.
 * December 12: 2014 FIBA 3x3 All Stars in 🇶🇦 Doha
 * Team 🇷🇸 Novi Sad defeated Team 🇶🇦 Doha, 20–12, in the final match.

Beach soccer

 * January 3 – December 14: Beach Soccer Worldwide Calendar of Events
 * 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 here 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 (Group 1) winners:
 * Division B (Group 2) 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:

Canadian football

 * June 26 – November 8: 2014 CFL season
 * West Division CFL season winners: Calgary Stampeders
 * East Division CFL season winners: Hamilton Tiger-Cats
 * November 29: 2014 Vanier Cup at Percival Molson Memorial Stadium in Montreal
 * The Montreal Carabins defeated the  McMaster Marauders, 20–19, to claim its first Vanier Cup win.
 * November 30: 102nd Grey Cup at BC Place in Vancouver
 * The Calgary Stampeders defeated the  Hamilton Tiger-Cats, 20–16, to claim the team's seventh Grey Cup win.

Cricket

 * February 9 – March 1: 2014 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup in the United Arab Emirates
 * Winners: (first title). Second: . Third:.
 * March 16 – April 6: 2014 ICC World Twenty20 and 2014 ICC Women's World Twenty20 together in Bangladesh
 * Men's winners: 🇱🇰 sri lanka (first title). Second: 🇮🇳 india. Third: undefined
 * Women's winners: (third consecutive title). Finalist:

Floorball

 * Men's World Floorball Championships
 * Champion:
 * Women's under-19 World Floorball Championships
 * Champion:
 * Champions Cup
 * Men's champion: 🇸🇪 IBF Falun
 * Women's champion: 🇸🇪 Djurgårdens IF IBF

Futsal

 * August 27, 2013 – April 27, 2014: 2013–14 UEFA Futsal Cup
 * 🇪🇸 FC Barcelona defeated 🇷🇺 Dinamo Moskva, 5–2 in extra time, to claim its second UEFA Futsal Cup title. 🇦🇿 Araz Naxçivan took third place.
 * January 28 – February 8: UEFA Futsal Euro 2014 in
 * defeated 3–1, to claim its second title.
 * April 21 – 27: 2014 Sudamericano de Clubes de Futsal – Zona Sur
 * 🇧🇷 Atlántico Erechim defeated 🇦🇷 Boca Juniors (futsal), 3–2.
 * April 30 – May 10: 2014 AFC Futsal Championship in
 * defeated, 3–0 in penalties, to claim its third title.
 * August 12–16: 2014 Oceanian Futsal Championship in 🇳🇨 Païta
 * won first place overall in this tournament and claimed its first OFS title. There is no knockout phase for this event.
 * August 25–30: 2014 AFC Futsal Club Championship (finals) in 🇨🇳 Chengdu
 * 🇯🇵 Nagoya Oceans defeated 🇹🇭 Chonburi Blue Wave, 5–4 in extra time, to claim its second AFC Futsal Club title. Dabiri Tabriz took third place.
 * September 17–28: 2014 AFF Futsal Championship in 🇲🇾
 * defeated, 6–0, to claim its tenth AFF Futsal Championship title. took third place.

Men

 * October 10, 2013 – September 14, 2014: 2014 PGA Tour


 * Major championships
 * April 10 – 13: 2014 Masters Tournament
 * Winner: 🇺🇸 Bubba Watson (Second Masters and Major win; sixth PGA Tour win)
 * June 12–15: 2014 U.S. Open
 * Winner: 🇩🇪 Martin Kaymer (Second Major win and first U.S. Open win; 21st professional win; third PGA Tour win)
 * July 17–20: 2014 Open Championship
 * Winner: Rory McIlroy (Third major win and first British Open win; 7th PGA Tour win)
 * August 7–10: 2014 PGA Championship
 * Winner: Rory McIlroy (Fourth major win and second PGA Championship; 9th PGA Tour win)


 * WGC
 * February 19 – 23: 2014 WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship
 * Winner: 🇦🇺 Jason Day (second PGA Tour win)
 * March 6–9: 2014 WGC-Cadillac Championship
 * Winner: 🇺🇸 Patrick Reed (third PGA Tour win)
 * July 31 – August 3: 2014 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational
 * Winner: Rory McIlroy (eighth PGA Tour win)
 * November 6–9: 2014 WGC-HSBC Champions
 * Winner: 🇺🇸 Bubba Watson (seventh PGA Tour win)
 * Other
 * May 22–25: BMW PGA Championship
 * Winner: Rory McIlroy (first BMW PGA Championship win, sixth European Tour win)
 * September 26–28: 2014 Ryder Cup at the PGA Centenary Course near Auchterarder
 * 🇪🇺 Team Europe defeated 🇺🇸 Team USA, 16½–11½, to claim its third consecutive and tenth overall Ryder Cup win.

Women

 * January 23 – November 23: 2014 LPGA Tour


 * Major championships
 * April 3 – 6: 2014 Kraft Nabisco Championship
 * Winner: 🇺🇸 Lexi Thompson (first major win; fourth LPGA Tour win)
 * June 19–22: 2014 U.S. Women's Open
 * Winner: 🇺🇸 Michelle Wie (first major win; fourth LPGA Tour win)
 * July 10–13: 2014 Women's British Open
 * Winner: 🇺🇸 Mo Martin (first major win; first LPGA Tour win)
 * August 14–17: 2014 LPGA Championship
 * Winner: 🇰🇷 Inbee Park (second LPGA Championship win; fifth major win; 11th LGPA Tour win)
 * September 11–14: 2014 Evian Championship
 * Winner: 🇰🇷 Kim Hyo-joo (first major and LPGA Tour win)


 * Other
 * July 21–27: 2014 International Crown at Caves Valley Golf Club in 🇺🇸 Owings Mills, Maryland (debut event)
 * wins the inaugural International Crown event.

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

 * August 24, 2013 – June 1, 2014: 2013–14 EHF Champions League
 * March 20 – April 27: 2013–14 EHF Champions League knockout stage
 * May 31 & June 1: 2014 Men's Champions League Final Four in 🇩🇪 Cologne
 * 🇩🇪 Flensburg defeated fellow German team, THW Kiel, 30–28, to claim its first title.
 * October 5, 2013 – May 4, 2014: 2013–14 EHF Women's Champions League
 * February 1 – March 16: 2013–14 EHF Women's Champions League Main Round
 * May 3 & 4: 2013–14 EHF Women's Champions League Final Four in 🇭🇺 Budapest
 * 🇭🇺 Győri Audi ETO KC defeated 🇲🇪 ŽRK Budućnost, 27–21, to win its second title.
 * January 12–26: 2014 European Men's Handball Championship in
 * defeated the hosts,, 41–32 to claim its third title. took third place.
 * January 25 – February 6: 2014 Asian Men's Handball Championship in 🇧🇭
 * defeated the hosts,, 27–26 to claim its first title. took third place.
 * February 8 – May 18: 2013–14 EHF Cup (final four in 🇩🇪 Berlin)
 * 🇭🇺 Pick Szeged defeated 🇫🇷 Montpellier, 29–28, to claim its first title.
 * April 25 & 26: 2014 Oceania Handball Championship in 🇳🇿 Auckland
 * defeated host nation,, 54–36, to claim its eighth title.
 * June 22–29: 2014 Pan American Men's Handball Championship in Canelones
 * defeated, 30–19, to claim its third consecutive and sixth time overall Pan American title. took third place.
 * June 28 – July 13: 2014 Women's Junior World Handball Championship in
 * defeated, 34–27, to claim its first IHF junior title. took third place.
 * July 20 – August 3: 2014 Women's Youth World Handball Championship in 🇲🇰 Macedonia
 * defeated, 32–21, to claim its first Women's Youth World Handball Championship win. took the bronze medal.
 * July 22–27: 2014 Beach Handball World Championships in 🇧🇷 Recife
 * Men: defeated, 2–1, to claim its fourth beach handball WC win.  took third place.
 * Women: defeated, 2–0, to claim its third beach handball WC win.  took third place.
 * July 24 – August 3: 2014 European Men's Junior Handball Championship in 🇦🇹
 * defeated, 26–24, to claim its third Men's Junior Handball Championship win. took the bronze medal.
 * August 2–14: 2014 Asian Men's Junior Handball Championship in Tabriz
 * defeated, 29–28, to claim its third consecutive and fourth overall Asian Men's Junior Handball title. took the bronze medal.
 * August 14–24: 2014 European Men's Youth Handball Championship in
 * defeated, 33–30, to claim its first European youth handball title. took the bronze medal.
 * August 20–25: 2014 Summer Youth Olympics
 * Boys: ;  ;
 * Girls: ;  ;
 * September 5–15: 2014 Asian Men's Youth Handball Championship in 🇯🇴 Amman
 * defeated, 26–25, to claim its second Asian Men's Youth Handball title. took third place.
 * September 8–14: 2014 IHF Super Globe in 🇶🇦 Doha
 * 🇪🇸 FC Barcelona defeated 🇶🇦 Al Sadd, 34–26, to claim its second IHF Super Globe title. 🇩🇪 Flensburg-Handewitt took third place.
 * November 29 – December 12: 2014 Asian Club League Handball Championship in 🇶🇦 Doha
 * 🇶🇦 El Jaish SC defeated fellow Qatari team, Lekhwiya, 33–30, to claim its second consecutive Asian Club League Handball Championship title. Al-Qurain took third place.
 * December 7–21: 2014 European Women's Handball Championship in 🇭🇺 and
 * defeated, 28–25, to claim its sixth European Women's Handball Championship title. took third place.

Field hockey

 * January 3 – December 2014: 2014 FIH Calendar of Events
 * January 10–18: 2012–13 Men's FIH Hockey World League Final in 🇮🇳 New Delhi
 * defeated 7–2 to claim its first title.
 * May 31 – June 15: 2014 Men's Hockey World Cup and 2014 Women's Hockey World Cup together in The Hague
 * Men: defeated the, 6–1, to claim its third title.  took third place.
 * Women: The defeated, 2–0, to claim its seventh title.  took third place.
 * August 17–27: 2014 Summer Youth Olympics
 * Boys: ;  ;
 * Girls: ;  ;
 * November 29 – December 7: 2014 Women's Hockey Champions Trophy in 🇦🇷 San Miguel de Tucumán
 * defeated, 3–1 in penalties (after a 1–1 tie in regular time), to claim its sixth Women's Hockey Champions Trophy title. The took third place.
 * December 6–14: 2014 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy in 🇮🇳 Bhubaneshwar
 * defeated, 2–0, to win its tenth Men's Hockey Champions Trophy title. took third place.

Roller hockey

 * April 17 – 19: 2014 Latin Cup at Viana do Castelo Municipality
 * Host nation,, defeated in the final 3–2.  defeated  6–1.
 * July 14–19: 2014 CERH European Championship at 🇪🇸 Alcobendas
 * Champions: ; Second: ; Third:
 * August 24–30: 2014 CERH European Roller Hockey U-17 Championship at 🇫🇷 Gujan-Mestras
 * defeated, 1–0, to claim its fifth European U17 Roller Hockey title. took the bronze medal.
 * October 6–14: 2014 CERH European U-20 Roller Hockey Championship at Valongo
 * Host nation,, defeated , 3–2, to claim its fourth consecutive and 18th European U20 roller hockey title. won the bronze medal.
 * October 25 – November 1: 2014 FIRS Women's Roller Hockey World Cup at 🇫🇷 Tourcoing
 * defeated host nation,, to claim their fifth FIRS Women's Roller Hockey World Cup title. took the bronze medal.

Lacrosse

 * December 28, 2013 – April 26, 2014: 2014 NLL season
 * The Edmonton Rush won the most matches overall for this season.
 * Cody Jamieson, of the Rochester Knighthawks, was the top scorer for the 2014 NLL season.
 * May 3 – 31: 2014 NLL Champion's Cup playoffs
 * The Rochester Knighthawks defeated the Calgary Roughnecks, 2–1, to claim its third consecutive Champion's Cup win. Overall, this win is the fifth one for the Knighthawks. Dan Dawson was named MVP for these playoffs.
 * May 9 – 25: 2014 NCAA Division I Women's Lacrosse Championship
 * The Maryland Terrapins, in their final game as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference, defeated a fellow ACC team, the Syracuse Orange, 15–12 in the final at Johnny Unitas Stadium in Towson, Maryland to claim their 11th national title.
 * May 7 – 26: 2014 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship
 * In another all-ACC final, the Duke Blue Devils defeated the Notre Dame Fighting Irish 11–9 at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore to claim their second consecutive national title and third overall.
 * July 10–19: 2014 World Lacrosse Championship in Denver
 * defeated the 8–5, to claim its third world championship title.  took third place.

Multi-sport events

 * January 18–29: 2014 Lusophony Games was held in 🇮🇳 Goa
 * Host nation,, won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
 * March 7–18: 2014 South American Games was held in Santiago
 * won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
 * March 15–22: 2014 Arctic Winter Games was held in 🇺🇸 Fairbanks
 * Host contingent, Alaska, won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
 * May 14 – 24: 2014 South American Beach Games was held in 🇻🇪 Vargas
 * Host nation, 🇻🇪, won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
 * May 22 – 31: 2014 African Youth Games was held in Gaborone
 * 🇪🇬 won the gold medal tally. won the overall medal tally.
 * July 20–29: 2014 Micronesian Games was held in 🇫🇲 Pohnpei
 * 🇬🇺 won the gold medal tally, with 42 of them. The FSM state of undefined won the overall medal tally, with 114 medals.
 * July 23 – August 3: 2014 Commonwealth Games was held in Glasgow
 * won both the gold and overall medal tallies, with 58 and 174 respectively.
 * August 9–16: 2014 Gay Games was held in 🇺🇸 Cleveland
 * Click here for the sporting events contested in these Games. Choose an event and then click on the Results link within that sport's description page.
 * September 18 – October 4: 2014 Asian Games was held in 🇰🇷 Incheon
 * won both the gold and overall medal tallies, with 151 and 342 medals respectively.
 * November 14–23: 2014 Asian Beach Games was held in 🇹🇭 Phuket
 * Host nation,, won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
 * November 15–30: 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games was held in 🇲🇽 Veracruz
 * 🇨🇺 won the gold medal tally. Host nation,, won the overall medal tally.
 * December 11–17: 2014 SportAccord World Mind Games will be held in 🇨🇳 Beijing
 * Host nation,, and won 6 gold medals each. China won the overall medal tally.

Olympic Games

 * February 7 – 23: 2014 Winter Olympics was held in 🇷🇺 Sochi
 * Host nation,, won both the gold and overall medal tallies, with 13 and 33 medals respectively. However, Russia was later stripped of 11 medals due to the Russian doping scandal.
 * August 16–28: 2014 Summer Youth Olympics was held in 🇨🇳 Nanjing
 * Host nation,, won both the gold and overall medal tallies, with 38 and 65 medals respectively.

Paralympic Games

 * March 7–16: 2014 Winter Paralympics was held in 🇷🇺 Sochi
 * March 8–16: Alpine Skiing
 * Host nation,, and won 6 gold medals each. However, Russia won the overall medal tally.
 * March 8–14: Biathlon
 * Host nation,, won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
 * March 9–16: Cross-country skiing
 * Host nation,, won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
 * March 8–15: Ice sledge hockey
 * March 8–15: Wheelchair curling
 * won the gold and overall medal tallies, with 30 and 80 medals respectively.
 * won the gold and overall medal tallies, with 30 and 80 medals respectively.
 * won the gold and overall medal tallies, with 30 and 80 medals respectively.

Paralympic sports

 * August 22, 2013 – April 6, 2014: IPC Alpine Skiing Calendar
 * February 22 – August 25: 2014 IPC Athletics Grand Prix
 * February 22 – 25: 6th FAZZA International Athletics Competition in Dubai
 * April 14 – 16: The 2nd China Open Athletics Championships in 🇨🇳 Beijing
 * April 24 – 26: II Caixa Loterias Athletics and Swimming Open Championships in 🇧🇷 São Paulo
 * April 5 – 11: 2014 IPC Powerlifting World Championships in Dubai
 * 🇳🇬 won the gold medal tally. 🇪🇬 won the overall medal tally.
 * April 10 – 13: 2014 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships in 🇲🇽 Aguascalientes
 * Men: won the gold medal tally.  won the overall medal tally.
 * Women: won the gold medal tally.  won the overall medal tally.
 * Open winner: ; Second: ; Third:
 * April 13: 2014 IPC Athletics Marathon World Cup in 🇬🇧 London
 * Men: 🇲🇦 El Amin Chentouf
 * Women: 🇪🇸 Maria Paredes Rodriguez
 * May 26 – June 1: BNP Baripas World Team Cup (wheelchair tennis) in Alphen aan den Rijn
 * Men's World Cup winner: (sixth title)
 * Women's World Cup winner: (27th title)
 * Quad winner: (fourth title)
 * Junior World Team Cup winner: (first title)
 * June 20–28: IWBF 2014 Women's World Wheelchair Basketball Championship in 🇨🇦 Toronto
 * Host nation,, defeated , 54–50, to claim its fifth title. The won the bronze medal.
 * June 21 & 22: 2014 WTF World Para-Taekwondo Championships in 🇷🇺 Moscow
 * Men's overall winners:
 * Women's overall winners: 🇹🇷
 * July 1–14: 2014 IWBF Wheelchair Basketball World Championship for Men in 🇰🇷 Incheon
 * defeated the, 63–57, to win its second consecutive men's wheelchair basketball world title. 🇹🇷 won the bronze medal.
 * July 19–26: 2014 IPC Shooting World Championships in 🇩🇪 Suhl
 * 🇰🇷 won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
 * July 26 – August 3: 2014 European Para-Archery Championships in Nottwil
 * won the gold medal tally. won the overall medal tally.
 * August 1–10: 2014 IWRF World Wheelchair Rugby Championships in Odense
 * defeated, 67–56, to claim its first wheelchair rugby title. The won the bronze medal.
 * August 4–10: 2014 IPC Swimming European Championships in Eindhoven
 * 🇺🇦 won the gold medal tally. won the overall medal tally.
 * August 16–24: 2014 IFDS Combined World Championships at the Royal Nova Scotia Yacht Squadron in 🇨🇦 Halifax
 * Sonar winner: Team (Bruno Jourdren – Helmsman)
 * SKUD 18 winner: Team (Daniel Fitzgibbon – Helmsman)
 * 2.4mR winner: Team (Heiko Kroeger – Helmsman)
 * Nations Cup winner:
 * August 18–23: 2014 IPC Athletics European Championships in 🇬🇧 Swansea
 * won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
 * August 28 – September 1: 2014 UCI Para-Cycling World Championships (road) in 🇺🇸 Greenville, South Carolina
 * For all the results, click here.
 * August 30: 2014 ITU Paratriathlon World Championships in 🇨🇦 Edmonton (part of the overall ITU Grand Final Series event)
 * Men: won 3 overall medals (2 golds included).
 * Women: won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
 * September 6–15: 2014 ITTF Para Table Tennis World Championships in 🇨🇳 Beijing
 * For single events results, click here.
 * For team events results, click here.
 * October 18–24: 2014 Asian Para Games in 🇰🇷 Incheon
 * won both the gold and overall medal tallies.

Polo

 * January 6–19: 2014 Snow Polo World Cup Finals in 🇨🇳 Tianjin
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England defeated 🇭🇰 6–5.

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 (ANZ) 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

 * October 10, 2013 – May 23, 2014: 2013–14 European Challenge Cup
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Northampton Saints defeated fellow English team of Bath, 30–16, to claim its second title.
 * October 11, 2013 – May 24, 2014: 2013–14 Heineken Cup
 * In the last-ever Heineken Cup final, 🇫🇷 Toulon defeated 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Saracens 23–6 to claim its second consecutive title. The Heineken Cup was replaced the following season by the new European Rugby Champions Cup.
 * October 12, 2013 – May 11, 2014: 2013–14 IRB Sevens World Series
 * winning the Sevens World Series for the 12th time beating by 28 points in the overall standings.  came in third.
 * November 28, 2013 – May 17, 2014: 2013–14 IRB Women's Sevens World Series
 * winning the IRB Women's Sevens World Series for the second time beating by 4 points in the overall standings.  came in third.
 * February 1 – March 15: 2014 Six Nations Championship
 * Champions: (12th title)
 * Triple Crown winner: (24th title)
 * Calcutta Cup winner:
 * Millennium Trophy winner:
 * Centenary Quaich winner:
 * Giuseppe Garibaldi Trophy winner:
 * February 15 – August 2: 2014 Super Rugby season
 * The 🇦🇺 Waratahs defeated the 🇳🇿 Crusaders, 33–32, to claim its first Super Rugby title.
 * April 7 – 19: 2014 IRB Junior World Rugby Trophy in 🇭🇰
 * defeated, 35–10, in the final. The took third place.
 * June 2–20: 2014 IRB Junior World Championship in 🇳🇿 Auckland
 * defeated, 21–20, to claim its second title. took third place.
 * June 7–21: 2014 IRB Pacific Nations Cup
 * Asia/Pacific Conference winner:
 * Pacific Islands Conference winner:
 * August 1–17: 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup in France
 * defeated, 21–9, to claim its second Women's Rugby World Cup win. Host nation, , took third place.
 * August 16 – October 4: 2014 Rugby Championship
 * Champions: (13th title overall, third in Rugby Championship era)
 * Bledisloe Cup winner: New Zealand
 * Freedom Cup winner: New Zealand
 * Mandela Challenge Plate winner:
 * Puma Trophy winner:
 * August 17–20: 2014 Summer Youth Olympics
 * Boys: ;  ;
 * Girls: ;  ;

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

Softball

 * January 16 – December 2014: WBSC Calendar of Events
 * January 16–19: Men's International Fast Pitch Tournament in 🇺🇸 Altamonte Springs, Florida
 * Sureño Soy defeated Team USA 1–0 in the final.
 * May 29 – June 4: 2014 NCAA Women's College World Series in Oklahoma City
 * The Florida Gators defeated the  Alabama Crimson Tide 2–0 (out of 3 matches), to claim its first NCAA title.
 * July 11–20: 2014 ISF Junior Men's World Championship in 🇨🇦 Whitehorse
 * Team defeated, 9–0, to claim its second consecutive World Junior Softball Championship title.  took the bronze medal.
 * August 3–9: 2014 Big League Softball World Series and Senior League Softball World Series both in Sussex County, Delaware
 * Big League: Team USA East (represented by the roster from Milford) defeated fellow Delaware District 3 Host Team (represented by the roster from Laurel), 1–0, in the final match.
 * Senior League: Team USA Central (represented by the roster from South Bend) defeated Team USA West (represented by the roster from  Missoula) 5–0, in the final match.
 * August 7–13: 2014 Little League Softball World Series in Portland, Oregon
 * Team East (represented by the roster from Robbinsville) defeated Team Southwest (represented by the roster from  Bossier City), 4–1, in the final match.
 * August 10–16: 2014 Junior League Softball World Series in Kirkland, Washington
 * Team USA East (represented by the West Point Little League team from Greensburg) defeated Team Latin America (represented by the Mexicali Municipal Little League team from 🇲🇽 Mexicali), 6–2, in the final match.
 * August 15–24: 2014 Women's Softball World Championship in 🇳🇱 Haarlem
 * defeated the, 4–1, to claim its third World Championship title. took the bronze medal.

Tennis

 * December 30, 2013 – October 27, 2014: 2014 WTA Tour
 * December 29, 2013 – November 9, 2014: 2014 ATP World Tour

Grand Slam
 * January 13–26: 2014 Australian Open
 * Men's winner: Stanislas Wawrinka (first Australian Open and Grand Slam title)
 * Women's winner: 🇨🇳 Li Na (first Australian Open win; second Grand Slam title)
 * May 25 – June 8: 2014 French Open
 * Men's winner: 🇪🇸 Rafael Nadal (ninth French Open title win; 14th overall Grand Slam title win; already achieved the Career Golden Slam in 2010)
 * Women's winner: 🇷🇺 Maria Sharapova (second French Open title win; fifth overall Grand Slam title win; already achieved the Career Grand Slam in 2012)
 * June 23 – July 6: 2014 Wimbledon Championships
 * Men's winner: 🇷🇸 Novak Djokovic (second Wimbledon title win; 7th overall Grand Slam title win)
 * Women's winner: 🇨🇿 Petra Kvitová (second Wimbledon and Grand Slam title win)
 * August 25 – September 8: 2014 US Open
 * Men's winner: Marin Čilić (first US Open and Grand Slam win)
 * Women's winner: 🇺🇸 Serena Williams (sixth US Open win; 18th overall Grand Slam title win; already achieved the Super Slam and Career Golden Slam in 2012)

Other
 * December 28, 2013 – January 4, 2014: 2014 Hopman Cup
 * 🇫🇷 France defeated 🇵🇱 Poland 2–1, to claim its first title.
 * December 29, 2013 – October 13, 2014: ATP World Tour 250 series
 * Most wins: Marin Čilić (3)
 * December 30, 2013 – October 19, 2014: 2014 WTA Premier tournaments
 * Most wins: 🇺🇸 Serena Williams (5)
 * December 30, 2013 – November 23, 2014: 2014 ATP Challenger Tour
 * Most wins: 🇫🇷 Adrian Mannarino and 🇱🇺 Gilles Müller (5 wins each)
 * January 31 – November 23: 2014 Davis Cup
 * defeated, 3–1 in matches won, to win its first Davis Cup title.
 * February 8 – November 9: 2014 Fed Cup
 * The defeated, 3–1 in matches won, to win its eighth Fed Cup title.
 * February 10 – October 26: 2014 ATP World Tour 500 series
 * Most wins: 🇯🇵 Kei Nishikori and Roger Federer (2 wins each)
 * March 6 – November 2: 2014 ATP World Tour Masters 1000
 * Most wins: 🇷🇸 Novak Djokovic (4)
 * August 17–24: 2014 Summer Youth Olympics
 * Boys' Singles: 🇵🇱 Kamil Adrian Majchrzak;  🇧🇷 Orlando Moraes Luz;  🇷🇺 Andrey Rublev
 * Boys' Doubles: 🇧🇷 Orlando Moraes Luz / Marcelo Zormann Silva;  🇷🇺 Karen Khachanov / Andrey Rublev;  🇯🇵 Ryotaro Matsumura / Jumpei Yamasaki
 * Girls' Singles: 🇨🇳 Xu Shilin;  🇧🇾 Iryna Shymanovich;  🇱🇹 Akvile Parazinskaite
 * Girls' Doubles: 🇺🇦 Anhelina Kalinina and 🇧🇾 Iryna Shymanovich;  🇷🇺 Daria Kasatkina / Anastasiya Komardina;   Jeļena Ostapenko and 🇱🇹 Akvile Parazinskaite
 * Mixed doubles: 🇯🇵 Jumpei Yamasaki and 🇨🇳 Ye Qiuyu;   Jil Teichmann and 🇵🇱 Jan Stanislaw Zieliński;  🇵🇱 Kamil Adrian Majchrzak and 🇭🇺 Fanni Ivett Stollar
 * October 20–26: 2014 WTA Finals in
 * Singles winner: 🇺🇸 Serena Williams
 * Doubles winners: Cara Black / 🇮🇳 Sania Mirza
 * November 9–16: 2014 ATP World Tour Finals in 🇬🇧 London
 * 🇷🇸 Novak Djokovic won the final by default because Roger Federer withdrew from the match, due to back injury.
 * November 19–23: 2014 ATP Challenger Tour Finals in 🇧🇷 São Paulo
 * Winner: 🇦🇷 Diego Schwartzman (first ATP Challenger Tour Finals win)