College championship
College football national championship – Army CadetsProfessional championships
Ohio League champions – Akron Parratt's IndiansEvents
15 November — Harry Turner, of the Canton Professionals, becomes the first player to die from game-related injuries in the "Ohio League", the direct predecessor to the National Football League.Brazil
Formation of the Brazilian Football Confederation (Confederação Brasileira de Futebol or CBF)England
The Football League – Blackburn Rovers 51 points, Aston Villa 44, Middlesbrough 43, Oldham Athletic 43, West Bromwich Albion 43, Bolton Wanderers 42FA Cup final – Burnley 1–0 Liverpool at Crystal Palace, LondonGermany
National Championship – SpVgg Fürth (2–2) 3–2 VfB Leipzig at MagdeburgPortugal
Formation in Lisbon of the Portuguese Football Federation (Federação Portuguesa de Futebol or FPF)Scotland
Scottish Football League – CelticScottish Cup final – Celtic 4–1 Hibernian at Ibrox Park (replay following 0–0 draw)VFL Premiership
26 September – Carlton wins the 18th VFL Premiership, defeating South Melbourne 6.9 (45) to 4.15 (39) in the 1914 VFL Grand FinalSouth Australian Football League
19 September – Port Adelaide 13.15 (93) defeats North Adelaide 1.8 (14) for their second successive SAFL flag and eighth overallMagarey Medal won by Jack Ashley (Port Adelaide)West Australian Football League
10 October – East Fremantle 5.13 (43) defeats South Fremantle 3.6 (24) for its ninth WAFL premiership.Events
University withdraws from the VFL at the end of the seasonPort Adelaide become the only SAFA/SAFL/SANFL team to finish with a perfect season, overall winning thirty consecutive matches including one against a combined team from the other six SAFL clubs and one against Carlton.Bandy
Sweden
Championship final – AIK 4–2 Djurgårdens IFWorld Series
9–13 October — Boston Braves (NL) defeats Philadelphia Athletics (AL) to win the 1914 World Series by 4 games to 0Events
The "Federal League War" ensues when the Federal League leaves Minor League Baseball and competes with the two established major leagues. Retaining clubs in Kansas City, Indianapolis, St Louis, Chicago and Pittsburgh, the Federal League sets up additional clubs in Buffalo, Baltimore and Brooklyn.Baltimore Terrapins are a great popular success and drive the minor Orioles out of business, so creating the basis of the baseball anti–trust case22 April — Babe Ruth pitches his first professional game for the Baltimore Orioles at age 19Events
Jack Johnson spends the year moving from one country to another but stages exhibition fights as far afield as Gothenburg and Buenos Aires. In June, he defends his world heavyweight title against Frank Moran in Paris and wins over 20 rounds.1 to 24 January — Danish boxer Waldemar Holberg defeats Ray Bronson over 20 rounds in Melbourne and claims the vacant World Welterweight Championship. Just 23 days later, Holberg loses the title to Tom McCormick after a sixth round foul, also at Melbourne.21 March — McCormick loses the welterweight title to Matt Wells over 20 rounds at Sydney.30 March — a World Flyweight Championship (108 lb to 112 lb) is proposed for the first time after Jimmy Wilde defeats Eugene Husson in London. Wilde, subsequently ranked by most experts as the greatest-ever flyweight, holds the title until 1923.7 April — Al McCoy defeats George Chip with a surprise first round knockout in Brooklyn, New York, to take the World Middleweight Championship. McCoy holds the title until 1917.With a series of wins from April to November, Jack Dillon resolves the long-standing issue of the vacant World Light Heavyweight Championship in his favour. He defeats Battling Levinsky, Bob Moha, Frank Mantell and Charley Weinert to claim the title, which he holds until 1916.3 June — Kid Williams defeats Johnny Coulon by a third round knockout at Vernon, California, to win the World Bantamweight Championship. Williams holds the title until 1917.7 July — Freddie Welsh defeats Willie Ritchie over 20 rounds in London to win the World Lightweight Championship. Welsh holds the title until 1917.Lineal world champions
World Heavyweight Championship – Jack JohnsonWorld Light Heavyweight Championship – vacant → Jack DillonWorld Middleweight Championship – George Chip → Al McCoyWorld Welterweight Championship – vacant → Waldemar Holberg → Tom McCormick → Matt WellsWorld Lightweight Championship – Willie Ritchie → Freddie WelshWorld Featherweight Championship – Johnny KilbaneWorld Bantamweight Championship – Johnny Coulon → Kid WilliamsWorld Flyweight Championship – Jimmy WildeGrey Cup
6th Grey Cup – Toronto Argonauts 14–2 University of Toronto Varsity BluesEvents
The 1914 English cricket season is cancelled at the end of August because of the outbreak of the First World War. The last four matches to be played all finish on 2 September and the remaining five scheduled fixtures are cancelled.England
County Championship – SurreyMinor Counties Championship – undecidedMost runs – Jack Hobbs 2697 @ 58.63 (HS 226)Most wickets – Colin Blythe 170 @ 15.19 (BB 9–97)Wisden Cricketers of the Year – Johnny Douglas, Percy Fender, Wally Hardinge, Donald Knight, Sydney SmithAustralia
Sheffield Shield – New South WalesMost runs – Charlie Macartney 892 @ 111.50 (HS 201)Most wickets – Charles Kelleway 45 @ 12.68 (BB 7–35)India
Bombay Quadrangular – Hindus shared with MuslimsNew Zealand
Plunket Shield – CanterburySouth Africa
Currie Cup – not contestedWest Indies
Inter-Colonial Tournament – not contestedTour de France
Philippe Thys (Belgium) wins the 12th Tour de FranceWorld Figure Skating Championships
World Men's Champion – Gosta Sandahl (Sweden)World Women's Champion – Opika von Méray Horváth (Hungary)World Pairs Champions – Ludowika Jakobsson-Eilers / Walter Jakobsson (Finland)Major tournaments
British Open – Harry VardonUS Open – Walter HagenOther tournaments
British Amateur – J L C JenkinsUS Amateur – Francis OuimetEngland
Grand National – Sunloch1,000 Guineas Stakes – Princess Dorrie2,000 Guineas Stakes – KennymoreEpsom Derby – DurbarEpsom Oaks – Princess DorrieSt. Leger Stakes – Black JesterAustralia
Melbourne Cup – KingsburghCanada
Queen's Plate – BeehiveIreland
Irish Grand National – Civil WarIrish Derby Stakes – Land of SongUSA
Kentucky Derby – Old RosebudPreakness Stakes – HolidayBelmont Stakes – Luke McLukeStanley Cup
Toronto Blueshirts wins the National Hockey Association (NHA) championship and their first Stanley Cup.Events
Victoria Aristocrats wins the Pacific Coast Hockey Association (PCHA) championshipBlueshirts play Aristocrats in a challenge series with Blueshirts winning by three games to nil. The NHA and PCHA agree to start an annual playoff in 1915 to decide the Stanley Cup winner.Regina Victorias wins the Allan CupGrand Prix racing
4 July — the 6th French Grand Prix, organised by the Automobile Club de France (ACF), is run at Lyon over 752.58 km (37.629 km x 20 laps). The winner is Christian Lautenschlager of Germany driving a Mercedes 18/100 in 7:08:18.4. The race is retrospectively referred to as the XIV Grand Prix de l´ACF.Indianapolis 500
30 May — 4th running of the Indianapolis 500 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway is won by René Thomas (France) in a Delage Type Y.Vanderbilt Cup
26 February — 9th running of the Vanderbilt Cup at Santa Monica is won by Ralph DePalma (Italy) driving a Mercedes GP.American Grand Prize
28 February — 5th running of the American Grand Prize takes place at Santa Monica over 648.934 km (13.519 km x 48 laps) and is won by Eddie Pullen (USA) driving a Mercer 35-R in 5:13:30.The Boat Race
28 March — Cambridge wins the 71st Oxford and Cambridge Boat RaceInternational
1914 Great Britain Lions tour of Australia and New ZealandEngland
Championship – SalfordChallenge Cup final – Hull 6–0 Wakefield Trinity at Thrum Hall, HalifaxLancashire League Championship – WiganYorkshire League Championship – HuddersfieldLancashire Cup – Oldham 5–0 WiganYorkshire Cup – Huddersfield 19–3 Bradford NorthernAustralia
NSW Premiership – South Sydney (outright winner)New Zealand
1914 New Zealand rugby league seasonFive Nations Championship
32nd Five Nations Championship series is won by England who complete the Grand SlamSpeed Skating World Championships
Men's All-round Champion – Oscar Mathisen (Norway)Australia
Australian Men's Singles Championship – Arthur O'Hara Wood (Australia) defeats Gerald Patterson (Australia) 6–4 6–3 5–7 6–1England
Wimbledon Men's Singles Championship – Norman Brookes (Australia) defeats Anthony Wilding (New Zealand) 6–4 6–4 7–5Wimbledon Women's Singles Championship – Dorothea Douglass Lambert Chambers defeats Ethel Thomson Larcombe 7–5 6–4France
French Men's Singles Championship – Max Decugis defeats Jean Samazeuilh 3–6 6–1 6–4 6–4French Women's Singles Championship – Marguerite Broquedis defeats Suzanne Lenglen 5–7 6–4 6–3USA
American Men's Singles Championship – Richard Norris Williams defeats Maurice McLoughlin 6–3 8–6 10–8American Women's Singles Championship – Mary Browne defeats Marie Wagner 6–2 1–6 6–1Davis Cup
1914 International Lawn Tennis Challenge – Australasia 3–2 United States at West Side Tennis Club (grass) New York City, United States1914 America's Cup – Resolute competes against the Vanitie but the race is cancelled due to the onset of World War I.