NFL championship
Canton Bulldogs wins the APFA (NFL) title with a record of 10 wins, 0 losses and 2 ties.College championship
Cornell Big Red – college football national championshipEvents
24 June — the American Professional Football Association renames itself as the National Football League.England
The Football League – Liverpool 57 points, Tottenham Hotspur 51, Burnley 49, Cardiff City 48, Aston Villa 47, Bolton Wanderers 47FA Cup final – Huddersfield Town 1–0 Preston North End at Stamford Bridge, LondonGermany
National Championship – no decision after Hamburger SV and 1. FC Nuremberg played two drawn gamesRussia
Spartak Moscow, as known well for former Soviet Union, officially founded on April 18.France
the first Women's World Games, ParisVFL Premiership
14 October – Fitzroy wins the 26th VFL Premiership, defeating Collingwood 11.13 (79) to 9.14 (68) at Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) in the 1922 VFL Grand Final.South Australian Football League
30 September – Norwood 9.7 (61) defeat West Adelaide 2.16 (28) to win their fifteenth SAFL premiership.Magarey Medal won by Robert Barnes (West Adelaide)West Australian Football League
23 September – East Perth 7.13 (55) beat West Perth 5.9 (39) to win their fourth successive premiershipSandover Medal won by Harold Boyd (West Perth)Bandy
Sweden
Championship final – IK Sirius 3-2 Västerås SKWorld Series
4–8 October — New York Giants (NL) defeats New York Yankees (AL) to win the 1922 World Series by 4 games to 0 with one tieNegro League Baseball
The Chicago American Giants win their third consecutive Negro National League pennant.Events
10 July — Joe Lynch regains the World Bantamweight Championship when he defeats Johnny Buff with a 14th round technical knockout in New York24 September — Battling Siki captures the World Light Heavyweight Championship when he knocks out Georges Carpentier in the 6th round in Paris.1 November — Mickey Walker, one of the greatest boxing champions, wins his first world title when he defeats World Welterweight Champion Jack Britton over 15 rounds in New YorkLineal world champions
World Heavyweight Championship – Jack DempseyWorld Light Heavyweight Championship – Georges Carpentier → Battling SikiWorld Middleweight Championship – Johnny WilsonWorld Welterweight Championship – Jack Britton → Mickey WalkerWorld Lightweight Championship – Benny LeonardWorld Featherweight Championship – Johnny KilbaneWorld Bantamweight Championship – Johnny Buff → Joe LynchWorld Flyweight Championship – Jimmy WildeGrey Cup
10th Grey Cup in the Canadian Football League – Queen's University 13–1 Edmonton ElksEvents
Yorkshire recovers the County Championship to begin a run of four successive titles.England
County Championship – YorkshireMinor Counties Championship – BuckinghamshireMost runs – Jack Russell 2575 @ 54.78 (HS 172)Most wickets – Charlie Parker 206 @ 13.16 (BB 9–36)Wisden Cricketers of the Year – Arthur Carr, Tich Freeman, Charlie Parker, Jack Russell, Andy SandhamAustralia
Sheffield Shield – VictoriaMost runs – Frank O'Keeffe 708 @ 118.00 (HS 180)Most wickets – Ted McDonald 28 @ 21.50 (BB 8–84)India
Bombay Quadrangular – EuropeansNew Zealand
Plunket Shield – AucklandSouth Africa
Currie Cup – undecidedWest Indies
Inter-Colonial Tournament – BarbadosTour de France
Firmin Lambot (Belgium) wins the 16th Tour de FranceEvents
17 September — Dutch cyclist Piet Moeskops becomes World Champion in the UCI Track Cycling World Championships - Men's Sprint.World Figure Skating Championships
World Men's Champion – Gillis Grafström (Sweden)World Women's Champion – Herma Szabo (Austria)World Pairs Champions – Helene Engelmann and Alfred Berger (Austria)Major tournaments
British Open – Walter HagenUS Open – Gene SarazenUSPGA Championship – Gene SarazenOther tournaments
British Amateur – Ernest HoldernessUS Amateur – Jess SweetserEngland
Grand National – Music Hall1,000 Guineas Stakes – Silver Urn2,000 Guineas Stakes – St LouisEpsom Derby – Captain CuttleEpsom Oaks – PogromSt. Leger Stakes – Royal LancerAustralia
Melbourne Cup – King IngodaCanada
Queen's Plate – South ShoreFrance
Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe – Ksar (second successive victory)Ireland
Irish Grand National – HalstonIrish Derby Stakes – Spike IslandUSA
Kentucky Derby – MorvichPreakness Stakes – PilloryBelmont Stakes – PilloryStanley Cup
17–28 March — Toronto St. Pats defeats Vancouver Millionaires in the 1922 Stanley Cup Finals by 3 games to 2Grand Prix racing
16 July — the 8th French Grand Prix, organised by the Automobile Club de France (ACF), is run at Strasbourg over 802.88 km (13.38 km x 60 laps). The winner is Felice Nazzaro (Italy) driving a Fiat 804 in 6:17:17.0. The race is retrospectively referred to as the XVI Grand Prix de l´ACF.10 September — the 2nd Italian Grand Prix is run at Autodromo Nazionale Monza over 800.00 km (10.00 km x 80 laps). The winner is Pietro Bordino (Italy) driving a Fiat 804 in 5:43:13. The race is officially titled the II Gran Premio d'Italia.Indianapolis 500
30 May — 10th running of the Indianapolis 500 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway is won by Jimmy Murphy (USA) in a Duesenberg.The Boat Race
1 April — Cambridge wins the 74th Oxford and Cambridge Boat RaceEngland
Championship – WiganChallenge Cup final – Rochdale Hornets 10–9 Hull at Headingley Stadium, LeedsLancashire League Championship – OldhamYorkshire League Championship – HuddersfieldLancashire Cup – Warrington 7–5 OldhamYorkshire Cup – Leeds 11–3 DewsburyAustralia
NSW Premiership – North Sydney 35–3 Glebe (grand final)Five Nations Championship
35th Five Nations Championship series is won by WalesSpeed Skating World Championships
Men's All-round Champion – Harald Strøm (Norway)Events
Johnny Weissmuller swims the 100 metres freestyle in 58.6 seconds to create a world record and break the "minute barrier"Events
Inaugural Australian Women's Singles Championship is held.Australia
Australian Men's Singles Championship – James Anderson (Australia) defeats Gerald Patterson (Australia) 6–0 3–6 3–6 6–3 6–2Australian Women's Singles Championship – Margaret Molesworth (Australia) defeats Esna Boyd Robertson (Australia) 6–3 10–8England
Wimbledon Men's Singles Championship – Gerald Patterson (Australia) defeats Randolph Lycett (Great Britain) 6–3 6–4 6–2Wimbledon Women's Singles Championship – Suzanne Lenglen (France) defeats Molla Bjurstedt Mallory (Norway) 6–2 6–0France
French Men's Singles Championship – Henri Cochet (France) defeats Jean Samazeuilh (France) 8–6 6–3 7–5French Women's Singles Championship – Suzanne Lenglen (France) defeats Germaine Golding (France) 6–4 6–2USA
American Men's Singles Championship – Bill Tilden (USA) defeats Bill Johnston (USA) 4–6 3–6 6–2 6–3 6–4American Women's Singles Championship – Molla Bjurstedt Mallory (Norway) defeats Helen Wills Moody (USA) 6–3 6–1Davis Cup
1922 International Lawn Tennis Challenge – United States 4–1 Australasia at West Side Tennis Club (grass) New York City, United StatesEvents
Water skiing invented in Lake City, Minnesota by Ralph Samuelson