2003 in sports

See also: 2002 in sports, other events of 2003, 2004 in sports and the list of 'years in sports'.

Auto Racing

• Stock car racing:
  • Michael Waltrip won the Daytona 500
  • NASCAR Championship -
• Indianapolis 500 -
• Indy Racing League -
• CART Racing Series -
• Formula One Championship -
• 24 hours of Le Mans -
• Rally racing - the team of Sébastien Loeb / Daniel Elena won the Monte Carlo Rally driving a Citroën Total
• Drag racing -

Baseball

• April 4 - Sammy Sosa hit his 500th career home run off Cincinatti Reds pitcher Scott Sullivan in the seventh inning at Great American Ball Park, becoming only the 18th player in Major League Baseball history to hit 500 or more home runs.

• May 5 - Matt Stairs homer off Houston Astros pitcher Wade Miller was estimated at 461 feet, making it the longest home run in the history of Minute Maid Park.

• May 11 - Rafael Palmeiro hit his 500th career home run off Cleveland Indians pitcher David Elder becoming only the 19th player in Major League Baseball history to hit 500 or more home runs.

• October - World Series:

Basketball

• April 7 - NCAA Men's Basketball Championship:
  • Syracuse Orangemen win 81-78 over the Kansas Jayhawks

• NBA Finals:

Cycling

• Tour de France

Figure Skating

• World Figure Skating Championships:
  • Men's champion: Evgeni Plushenko, Russia
  • Women's champion: Michelle Kwan, United States
  • Pairs champions: Xue Shen & Hongbo Zhao, China

Football (Soccer)

• England - FA Cup:
• UEFA Cup: F.C. Porto won 3-2 over Glasgow Celtic

Football (American)

• January 3 - Fiesta Bowl (Bowl Championship Series) - Ohio State Buckeyes 31, Miami Hurricanes 24 (double overtime)
• January 27 - Super Bowl XXXVII: Tampa Bay Buccaneers 48, Oakland Raiders 21

Canadian Football League

• February 27 - Darren Flutie retires
• Grey Cup:
• Vanier Cup:

Golf

Men's Golf

• April 13 - Mike Weir is the first Canadian golfer and the first left-handed golfer, to win the The Masters golf tournament.

• Grand Slam of golf results:
  1. May - The Masters golf tournament - Mike Weir
  2. June - US Open -
  3. July - British Open -
  4. August - PGA Championship -

• PGA tour's leading money winner for the year
• PGA Champions Tour leading money winner
• Ryder Cup of world golf

Women's Golf

• US Women's Open -
• LPGA Championship -
• The leading money winner on the LPGA tour

Thoroughbred Horse Racing

• Australia - Melbourne Cup
• Canada - Queen's Plate
• France - Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe

• English Triple Crown Races:
  1. Two Thousand Guineas Stakes - Refuse to Bend
  2. Epsom Derby
  3. St. Leger Stakes

• United States Triple Crown Races:
  1. Kentucky Derby - Funny Cide
  2. Preakness Stakes - Funny Cide
  3. Belmont Stakes

Harness Racing

• The North America Cup

• United States Pacing Triple Crown races:
  1. Cane Pace
  2. Little Brown Jug
  3. Messenger Stakes

• United States Trotting Triple Crown races:
  1. Hambletonian
  2. Yonkers Trot
  3. Kentucky Futurity

• Australian Inter Dominion Harness Racing Championship:
  • Pacers:
  • Trotters:

Ice Hockey

• Art Ross Memorial Trophy as the NHL’s leading scorer during the regular season: Peter Forsberg, Colorado Avalanche

• Hart Memorial Trophy: for the NHL’s Most Valuable Player:

• Stanley Cup

• World Hockey Championship
  • Men's champion: Canada defeated Sweden 3-2
  • Junior Men's champion: Russia won 3-2 over Canada
  • Women's champion: tournament scheduled for Beijing, China cancelled due to the outbreak of SARS.

Skiing

• Alpine Skiing
  • The men’s overall season championship
  • The women’s overall season championship

Tennis

• Grand Slam in tennis mens results:
  1. Australian Open - Andre Agassi
  2. French Open
  3. Wimbledon championships
  4. US Open

• Grand Slam in tennis womens results:
  1. Australian Open - Serena Williams
  2. French Open
  3. Wimbledon championships
  4. US Open

• Davis Cup in world tennis.

General sporting events

• Embassy World Snooker Championship: Mark Williams, Wales