Professional championships
Western Pennsylvania Championship – Homestead Library & Athletic ClubEngland
The Football League – Liverpool 45 points, Sunderland 43, Notts County 40, Nottingham Forest 39, Bury 39, Newcastle United 38FA Cup final – Tottenham Hotspur 3–1 Sheffield United at Crystal Palace, London (replay following 2–2 draw at Crystal Palace).Tottenham Hotspur is the first (and to date only) non-League club to win the FA Cup since the foundation of the Football League.Brighton & Hove Albion FC founded.Hungary
Formation of the Hungarian Football Federation (i.e., the Magyar Labdarúgó Szövetség or MLSZ)Peru
Alianza Lima, officially founded on February 15.Scotland
Scottish Football League – RangersScottish Cup final – Hearts 4–3 Celtic at Ibrox ParkJack Caffery wins the fifth running of the Boston Marathon.VFL Premiership
Essendon wins the 5th VFL Premiership – Essendon 6.7 (43) d Collingwood 2.4 (16) at Lake OvalNational championship
National League championship – Pittsburgh PiratesAmerican League championship – Chicago White SoxEvents
The American League repudiates its minor status and competes with the National League as a second major league. The AL abandons four western cities for Washington, Baltimore, Philadelphia and Boston. It signs about 30 prominent NL players before the season begins.The National League violates its constitution in the summer and there will be no major-minor agreement until the 1903 season.December – numerous minor leagues establish their own National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues, commonly called Minor League Baseball (1902 to date).Events
Barbados Joe Walcott wins the World Welterweight Championship. He is ranked by Nat Fleischer and Charley Rose as the #1 All-Time Welterweight; other sports personalities such as Tad Dorgan, Tom O'Rourke, Dan Morgan and Jimmy Johnston call him "the greatest pound for pound fighter who ever lived".Young Corbett II wins the World Featherweight Championship, defeating "Terrible" Terry McGovern with a second round knockoutThe vacant World Bantamweight Championship is claimed first by Harry Harris, who fails to defend it and increases his weight, so making himself ineligible. The title is then awarded to Harry Forbes following his second round knockout of Danny DoughertyLineal world champions
World Heavyweight Championship – James J. JeffriesWorld Middleweight Championship – Tommy RyanWorld Welterweight Championship – William "Matty" Matthews → James "Rube" Ferns → Barbados Joe WalcottWorld Lightweight Championship – Frank ErneWorld Featherweight Championship – "Terrible" Terry McGovern → Young Corbett IIWorld Bantamweight Championship – title vacant → Harry Harris → title vacant → Harry ForbesEvents
No cricket is played in South Africa due to the Boer War.England
County Championship – YorkshireMinor Counties Championship – DurhamMost runs – Bobby Abel 3309 @ 55.15 (HS 247)Most wickets – Wilfred Rhodes 251 @ 15.12 (BB 8–53)Wisden Cricketers of the Year – Len Braund, Charlie McGahey, Frank Mitchell, Willie Quaife, Johnny TyldesleyAustralia
Sheffield Shield – VictoriaMost runs – Clem Hill 620 @ 103.33 (HS 365*)Most wickets – Jack Saunders 29 @ 17.13 (BB 6–70) and Joe Travers 29 @ 20.75 (BB 9–30)India
Bombay Presidency – ParseesSouth Africa
Currie Cup – not contestedWest Indies
Inter-Colonial Tournament – Trinidad and TobagoWorld Figure Skating Championships
World Men's Champion – Ulrich Salchow (Sweden)Major tournaments
British Open – James BraidUS Open – Willie AndersonOther tournaments
British Amateur – Harold HiltonUS Amateur – Walter TravisEngland
Grand National – Grudon1,000 Guineas Stakes – Aida2,000 Guineas Stakes – HandicapperEpsom Derby – VolodyovskiEpsom Oaks – Cap and Bells IISt. Leger Stakes – DoriclesAustralia
Melbourne Cup – RevenueCanada
Queen's Plate – John RuskinIreland
Irish Grand National – Tipperary BoyIrish Derby Stakes – CarrigavallaUSA
Kentucky Derby – His EminencePreakness Stakes – The ParaderBelmont Stakes – CommandoStanley Cup
Winnipeg Victorias defeats defending champion Montreal Shamrocks in a Cup challenge, two games to nilWinnipeg Victorias wins the Manitoba Hockey Association (MHA) title over the Winnipeg Hockey Club and successfully defends the Stanley Cup titleOttawa Hockey Club wins the Canadian Amateur Hockey League (CAHL) championship but declines to challenge Winnipeg for the Stanley CupEvents
Sir Donald Mann donates the Mann Cup.Lord Minto, the Governor General of Canada, donates the Minto Cup.Ottawa Capitals win the first Mann Cup and the first Minto Cup.Paris–Berlin Trail
The Paris–Berlin Trail is run on 27–29 June over 1105 km and won by Henri Fournier (France) driving a Mors in a time of 15:33:06. The race is in retrospect sometimes referred to as the VI Grand Prix de l'ACF.Paris–Bordeaux Trail
The Paris–Bordeaux Trail is run on 29 May over 527.1 km and won by Henri Fournier (France) driving a Mors in a time of 6:10:44. The race incorporates the Gordon Bennett Cup (see below).Gordon Bennett Cup
The second Gordon Bennett Cup is run from Paris to Bordeaux in conjunction with the Paris–Bordeaux Trail (see above) and won by Léonce Girardot (France) driving a Panhard-Levassor.Circuit du Sud-Ouest
The Circuit du Sud-Ouest was run in Pau. Some anglophone sources wrongly call it the 'Pau Grand Prix'. This may stem from a mistranslation of the contemporary French sources such as the magazine La France Auto of March 1901. It was run in four classes around the streets of Pau. The Grand Prix du Palais d’Hiver was the name of the prizes awarded for the lesser classes ('Light cars' and 'Voiturettes'). The Grand Prix de Pau was the name of the prize awarded for the 'Heavy' (fastest) class. Thus Maurice Farman was awarded the 'Grand Prix de Pau' for his overall victory in the Circuit du Sud-Ouest driving a Panhard 24 hp. Additionally the Grand Prix du Palais d’Hiver (400 à 650 kg 'Light car' class) was awarded to Henri Farman (Darracq); the second Grand Prix du Palais d’Hiver for the under 400 kg Voiturettesclass was awarded to Louis Renault (Renault); the Prix du Béarn was awarded to Osmont in a 'De Dion' tricycle.The Boat Race
30 March — Oxford wins the 58th Oxford and Cambridge Boat RaceEngland
Championship – not contestedChallenge Cup final – Batley 6–0 Warrington at Headingley Stadium, LeedsLancashire League Championship – OldhamYorkshire League Championship – Bradford FCHome Nations Championship
19th Home Nations Championship series is won by ScotlandSpeed Skating World Championships
Men's All-round Champion – Franz Frederik Wathén (Russia)England
Wimbledon Men's Singles Championship – Arthur Gore (GB) defeats Reginald Doherty (GB) 4–6 7–5 6–4 6–4Wimbledon Women's Singles Championship – Charlotte Cooper Sterry defeats Blanche Bingley Hillyard 6–2 6–2France
French Men's Singles Championship – André Vacherot defeats Paul Lebreton: details unknownFrench Women's Singles Championship – P. Girod defeats Leroux (scores unknown)USA
American Men's Singles Championship – William Larned defeats Beals Wright 6–2 6–8 6–4 6–4American Women's Singles Championship – Elisabeth Moore defeats Myrtle McAteer 6–4 3–6 7–5 2–6 6–2Davis Cup
1901 International Lawn Tennis Challenge – United States walkover British IslesAmerica's Cup
The New York Yacht Club retains the America's Cup as Columbia defeats British challenger Shamrock II, of the Royal Ulster Yacht Club, 3 races to 0
