What happened in the sports world in 2011?
The year 2011 was another great one on the sporting world. In major sporting events, Japan won the Women’s Football World Cup in a tight game against the US….Sporting Highlights for 2011.
| Date(s) | Oct 19-27 |
|---|---|
| Sport | Baseball |
| Event | World Series |
| results | St. Louis Cardinals beat Texas Rangers 4-3 |
What is the most popular event at the Olympics?
Soccer. Football is the most popular sport in the world, and so will always have a massive audience. And it’s popularity as an Olympic sport is no different. Soccer wasn’t an early years Olympic sport but since being added to the programme and with women’s soccer added in 1996, it’s been a big success.
What happened in sports in 2010?
The year 2010 had three major world sporting events, the Winter Olympics, FIFA World Cup,the Commonwealth Games….Sporting Highlights for 2010.
| Date | Results |
|---|---|
| June | Golf US Open won by Graeme McDowell |
| Jun 11 – July 11 | FIFA World Cup (Football) tournament was held in South Africa, won by Spain over the Netherlands. |
What was the most popular sport in 2011?
National Football League
American consumers in a variety of sports in 2011….Are you very, somewhat, or a little interested in any of these sports?*
| Sports (leagues) | Very, somewhat or a little interested |
|---|---|
| National Football League | 62% |
| Olympics | 58% |
| Major League Baseball | 49% |
| College Football | 45% |
What sports events happened in 2014?
February
| Date | Sport | Venue/Event |
|---|---|---|
| 7–2 November | Association football | 2014 CAF Champions League |
| 10–16 | Tennis | 2014 Qatar Total Open |
| 13–15 | Ice hockey | 2014 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III – Group B |
| 15–16 November | Motorsport | 2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series |