Green Bay Packers win the National Football League title with a record of 10–2–1College football national championship – Notre Dame Fighting IrishFIFA World Cup
The inaugural World Cup is held in Uruguay and is won by the host nation as Uruguay defeats Argentina 4–2 in the final.England
The Football League – Sheffield Wednesday 60 points, Derby County 50, Manchester City 47, Aston Villa 47, Leeds United 46, Blackburn Rovers 45FA Cup final – Arsenal 2–0 Huddersfield Town at Empire Stadium, Wembley, LondonGermany
National Championship – Hertha BSC 5–4 Holstein Kiel at DüsseldorfSpain
La Liga won by Athletic BilbaoItaly
The inaugural Serie A is won by AmbrosianaCzechoslovakia
the third Women's World Games, PragueVFL Premiership
Collingwood wins the 34th VFL Premiership, beating Geelong 14.16 (100) to 9.16 (70) at Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG)Brownlow Medal
The annual Brownlow Medal is awarded to Stan Judkins (Richmond), Allan Hopkins (Footscray) and Harry Collier (Collingwood)South Australian National Football League
4 October: North Adelaide 9.13 (67) defeats Port Adelaide 9.9 (63) for its fifth SA(N)FL premiershipMagarey Medal won by Walter Scott (Norwood)West Australian Football League
4 October: East Fremantle 12.15 (87) defeats South Fremantle 7.9 (51) to win its third consecutive premiership.Sandover Medal won by Ted Flemming (West Perth)Bandy
Sweden
Championship final – SK Tirfing 1-0 Djursgårdens IFWorld Series
1–8 October — Philadelphia Athletics defeats St Louis Cardinals to win the 1930 World Series by 4 games to 2ABL Championship
Cleveland Rosenblums win four games to one over the Rochester CentralsEvents
The South American Basketball Championship 1930 is the first major international basketball competition when four South American teams play in Montevideo and the host nation Uruguay wins the tournament.Europe
Olimpia Milan, most successful professional basketball club in Italy, officially founded.World Bobsleigh Championships
Inaugural world championship is held at Caux-sur-Montreux in Switzerland. It features a four-man bob event only, which is won by Italy.Events
Max Schmeling defeats Jack Sharkey by a controversial fourth round foul punch decision to take the vacant World Heavyweight Championship titleLineal world champions
World Heavyweight Championship – vacant → Max SchmelingWorld Light Heavyweight Championship – vacant → Maxie RosenbloomWorld Middleweight Championship – Mickey WalkerWorld Welterweight Championship – Jackie Fields → "Young" Jack Thompson → Tommy FreemanWorld Lightweight Championship – Sammy Mandell → Al Singer → Tony CanzoneriWorld Featherweight Championship – Bat BattalinoWorld Bantamweight Championship – "Panama" Al BrownWorld Flyweight Championship – vacantGrey Cup
18th Grey Cup – Toronto Balmy Beach 11–6 Regina RoughridersEvents
January — New Zealand plays its inaugural Test match, losing to England at Christchurch by eight wickets. England goes on to win the series 1–0 with three matches drawn.Having scored 1586 runs in the 1929–30 Australian season at an average of 113.28 and including a world record individual innings of 452*, Don Bradman continues in the same vein through the Australian tour of England in 1930. Australia regains The Ashes, winning the Test series by 2–1 with two matches drawn. Bradman, with 974 runs in the series (still a world record), is the main difference between two strong teams. The highlight of the tour is Bradman's remarkable innings at Headingley in the Third Test when he makes 309 not out in a single day (his final score is 334).England
County Championship – LancashireMinor Counties Championship – DurhamMost runs – Don Bradman 2960 @ 98.66 (HS 334)Most wickets – Tich Freeman 275 @ 16.84 (BB 10–53)Wisden Cricketers of the Year – Donald Bradman, Clarrie Grimmett, Beverley Lyon, Ian Peebles, Maurice TurnbullAustralia
Sheffield Shield – VictoriaMost runs – Don Bradman 1586 @ 113.28 (HS 452*)Most wickets – Clarrie Grimmett 82 @ 23.69 (BB 7–136)India
Bombay Quadrangular – HindusNew Zealand
Plunket Shield – WellingtonSouth Africa
Currie Cup – TransvaalWest Indies
Inter-Colonial Tournament – not contestedTour de France
André Leducq (France) wins the 24th Tour de FranceWorld Figure Skating Championships
World Men's Champion – Karl Schäfer (Austria)World Women's Champion – Sonja Henie (Norway)World Pairs Champions – Andreé Joly-Brunet and Pierre Brunet (France)Events
Bobby Jones becomes the only player to win the golfing Grand SlamMajor tournaments
British Open – Bobby JonesU.S. Open – Bobby JonesPGA Championship – Tommy ArmourOther tournaments
British Amateur – Bobby JonesU.S. Amateur – Bobby JonesWomen's professional
Women's Western Open – Mrs. Lee MidaEngland
Champion Hurdle – Brown TonyCheltenham Gold Cup – Easter HeroGrand National – Shaun Goilin1,000 Guineas Stakes – Fair Isle2,000 Guineas Stakes – DioliteEpsom Derby – BlenheimEpsom Oaks – Rose of EnglandSt. Leger Stakes – SingaporeAustralia
Melbourne Cup – Phar LapCanada
Queen's Plate – AymondFrance
Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe – MotricoIreland
Irish Grand National – FanmondIrish Derby Stakes – Rock StarUSA
Kentucky Derby – Gallant FoxPreakness Stakes – Gallant FoxBelmont Stakes – Gallant FoxStanley Cup
28–29 March — Montreal Canadiens defeats Boston Bruins by 2 games to 0 in the 1930 Stanley Cup FinalsGrand Prix racing
6 April — the 2nd Monaco Grand Prix is run at Monte Carlo. The winner is René Dreyfus (France) driving a Bugatti T35B. He covers the 318 km (198 mi) (100 laps) in 3:41:02.6.20 July — the 2nd Belgian Grand Prix is run at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps. The winner is Louis Chiron (Monaco) driving a Bugatti T35C. He covers the 596.56 km (370.69 mi) (40 laps) in 5:08:34.6. The race is given the honorary designation of European Grand Prix.21 September — the 16th French Grand Prix, organised by the Automobile Club de France (ACF), is run at Pau. The winner is Philippe Etancelin (France) driving a Bugatti T35C. He covers the 395.875 km (245.985 mi) (25 laps) in 2:43:18.4. The race is retrospectively referred to as the XXIV Grand Prix de l'ACF.Indianapolis 500
30 May — 18th running of the Indianapolis 500 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway is won by Billy Arnold in the Hartz Special Summers-Miller in 4:58:39.72. (This, an average speed of 100.448 mph (161.655 km/h), is the first time the winner averages over 100 mph (160 km/h).)Le Mans 24 hours
The 8th Le Mans 24 hours race is won by Woolf Barnato (Great Britain) and Glen Kidston (Great Britain) driving a Bentley Speed Six over 179 laps (2,930.663 km (1,821.030 mi)).British Empire Games
Inaugural British Empire Games, precursor of the Commonwealth Games are held at Hamilton, OntarioFar Eastern Championship Games
9th Far Eastern Championship Games are held at Tokyo, Empire of JapanFIS Nordic World Ski Championships
5th FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1930 are held at Oslo-Holmenkollen ski jump, NorwayThe Boat Race
12 April — Cambridge wins the 82nd Oxford and Cambridge Boat RaceThe Australia national rugby league team completed on the 1929–30 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain.England
Championship – HuddersfieldChallenge Cup final – Widnes 10–3 St Helens at Empire Stadium, Wembley, LondonLancashire League Championship – St HelensYorkshire League Championship – HuddersfieldLancashire Cup – Warrington 15–2 SalfordYorkshire Cup – Hull Kingston Rovers 13–7 HunsletAustralia
NSW Premiership – Western Suburbs 27–2 St George (grand final)Five Nations Championship
43rd Five Nations Championship series is won by EnglandWorld Championship
4th World Snooker Championship is won by Joe Davis who defeats Tom Dennis 25–12Speed Skating World Championships
Men's All-round Champion – Michael Staksrud (Norway)Australia
Australian Men's Singles Championship – Edgar Moon (Australia) defeats Harry Hopman (Australia) 6–3 6–1 6–3Australian Women's Singles Championship – Daphne Akhurst Cozens (Australia) defeats Sylvia Lance Harper (Australia) 10–8 2–6 7–5England
Wimbledon Men's Singles Championship – Bill Tilden (USA) defeats Wilmer Allison (USA) 6–3 9–7 6–4Wimbledon Women's Singles Championship – Helen Wills Moody (USA) defeats Elizabeth Ryan (USA) 6–2 6–2France
French Men's Singles Championship – Henri Cochet (France) defeats Bill Tilden (USA) 3–6 8–6 6–3 6–1French Women's Singles Championship – Helen Wills Moody (USA) defeats Helen Jacobs (USA) 6–2 6–1USA
American Men's Singles Championship – John Doeg (USA) defeats Frank Shields (USA) 10–8 1–6 6–4 16–14American Women's Singles Championship – Betty Nuthall Shoemaker (Great Britain) defeats Anna McCune Harper (USA) 6–1 6–4Davis Cup
1930 International Lawn Tennis Challenge – France 4–1 United States at Stade Roland Garros (clay) Paris, FranceAmerica's Cup
The New York Yacht Club retains the America's Cup as Enterprise defeats British challenger Shamrock V, of the Royal Ulster Yacht Club by 4 races to 0 