FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 4th FIS Alpine World Ski Championships are held at St Moritz, Switzerland. The events are a downhill, a slalom and a combined race in both the men's and women's categories. The winners are:
Men's Downhill – David Zogg (Switzerland)
Men's Slalom – Franz Pfnür (Germany)
Men's Combined – David Zogg (Switzerland)
Women's Downhill – Anny Rüegg (Switzerland)
Women's Slalom – Christl Cranz (Germany)
Women's Combined – Christl Cranz (Germany)
NFL championship
New York Giants defeat the Chicago Bears 30–13 in the 2nd NFL championship game, which is known as the "Sneakers Game"
College championship
College football national championship – Minnesota Golden Gophers and Alabama Crimson Tide (shared)
International
1934 World Cup held in Italy – Italy defeats Czechoslovakia 2–1 in the final.
14 November – England defeats Italy 3–2 in the "Battle of Highbury".
England
The Football League – Arsenal 59 points, Huddersfield 56, Tottenham 49, Derby 45, Manchester City 45, Sunderland 44
FA Cup final – Manchester City 2 – 1 Portsmouth (Empire Stadium, Wembley, London)
Spain
La Liga won by Athletic Bilbao
Germany
National Championship won by Schalke 04
Italy
Serie A won by Juventus
France
French Division 1 won by FC Sète
9 June – Swiss runner Lina Aebersold sets a new world record in the women's 20 km walk in Zürich: 1:59:02.
9 September – European Championships Marathon at Turin won by Arnas Toivonen (Finland) in a time of 2:52:29
VFL Premiership
Richmond wins the 38th VFL Premiership, beating South Melbourne 19.14 (128) to 12.17 (89) at Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) in the 1934 VFL Grand Final
Brownlow Medal
The annual Brownlow Medal is awarded to Dick Reynolds (Essendon)
South Australian National Football League
6 October – Glenelg win their first SANFL premiership, beating Port Adelaide 18.15 (123) to 16.18 (114)
Magarey Medal awarded to “Blue” Johnson (Glenelg)
Western Australian National Football League
13 October – West Perth 11.7 (73) defeat East Fremantle 5.9 (39) for their sixth WANFL premiership
Sandover Medal awarded to Sammy Clarke (Claremont-Cottesloe)
Bandy
Sweden
Championship final – Slottsbrons IF defeats IFK Uppsala 6–0 on the replay after a 1–1 tie in the first final.
July 10 – In the second Major League Baseball All-Star Game, played at the Polo Grounds in New York City, left–handed pitcher Carl Hubbell sets a record by striking out Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Jimmie Foxx, Al Simmons and Joe Cronin consecutively. The catcher was Gabby Hartnett and the American League won 9–7.
October – St. Louis Cardinals defeat Detroit Tigers in the World Series, 4–3. Brothers Dizzy Dean and Paul Dean each won two games for the "Gas House Gang" Cardinals. The Detroit Tigers gave up a great battle in the series but fell short a game.
Australia
August – The inaugural Claxton Shield is held in Adelaide, South Australia. The host South Australian team won the tournament, defeating New South Wales and Victoria.
Japan
December 26 – Yomiuri Giants of Tokyo, officially founded, as first professional baseball club in Japan.
Events
The South American Basketball Championship 1934 in Buenos Aires is won by Argentina.
Events
14 June – Max Baer defeats Primo Carnera by an eleventh round technical knockout at Long Island City to win the World Heavyweight Championship
Lineal world champions
World Heavyweight Championship – Primo Carnera → Max Baer
World Light Heavyweight Championship – Maxie Rosenbloom → Bob Olin
World Middleweight Championship – vacant
World Welterweight Championship – Jimmy McLarnin → Barney Ross → Jimmy McLarnin
World Lightweight Championship – Barney Ross → vacant
World Featherweight Championship – vacant
World Bantamweight Championship – Panama Al Brown
World Flyweight Championship – vacant
Grey Cup
Sarnia Imperials defeat the Regina Roughriders 20–12
Events
England undertake their first Test match tour of India, winning two Tests to nil
4 November – The inaugural Ranji Trophy begins with a match between Madras and Mysore at Chepauk, just over a year after Ranjitsinhji’s death.
England
County Championship – Lancashire
Minor Counties Championship – Lancashire Second Eleven
Most runs – Harold Gibbons 2,654 @ 52.03 (HS 157)
Most wickets – Tich Freeman 205 @ 23.18 (BB 8–103)
Wisden Cricketers of the Year – Stan McCabe, Bill O‘Reilly, George Paine, Bill Ponsford, Jim Smith
Australia
Sheffield Shield – Victoria
Most runs – Don Bradman 1192 @ 132.44 (HS 253)
Most wickets – Clarrie Grimmett 66 @ 21.83 (BB 7–57)
India
Bombay Quadrangular – not contested
New Zealand
Plunket Shield – Auckland
South Africa
Currie Cup – Natal
West Indies
Inter-Colonial Tournament – Trinidad
Tour de France
Antonin Magne wins the 28th Tour de France
Giro d'Italia
Learco Guerra of Maino wins the 22nd Giro d'Italia
World Figure Skating Championships
World Men’s Champion – Karl Schäfer
World Women’s Champion – Sonja Henie
World Pairs Champions – Emília Rotter and Laszlo Szollas
Events
Inaugural Masters Tournament is held at Augusta National Golf Club in Georgia, USA. Until 1939, it is known as the Augusta National Invitational Tournament.
Men's professional
Augusta National Invitational Tournament – Horton Smith
U.S. Open – Olin Dutra
British Open – Henry Cotton
PGA Championship – Paul Runyan
Men's amateur
British Amateur – Lawson Little
U.S. Amateur – Lawson Little
Women's professional
Women's Western Open – Marian McDougall
USA
Hambletonian – Lord Jim
Kentucky Futurity – Princess Peg
England
Champion Hurdle – Chenango
Cheltenham Gold Cup – Golden Miller
Grand National – Golden Miller
1,000 Guineas Stakes – Campanula
2,000 Guineas Stakes – Colombo
Epsom Derby – Windsor Lad
Epsom Oaks – Light Brocade
St. Leger Stakes – Windsor Lad
Australia
Melbourne Cup – Peter Pan III
Canada
Queen's Plate – Horometer
France
Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe – Brantôme
Ireland
Irish Grand National – Poolgowran
Irish Derby Stakes – Patriot King and Primero
USA
Kentucky Derby – Cavalcade
Preakness Stakes – High Quest
Belmont Stakes – Peace Chance
Stanley Cup
Chicago Black Hawks defeat Detroit Red Wings 3 games to 1
Ice Hockey World Championships
Events
18 September – The Norwegian Ice Hockey Federation founded
Grand Prix racing
Achille Varzi of Alfa Romeo is the leading driver with six wins.
Indianapolis 500
30 May - Bill Cummings wins the 22nd running of the Indianapolis 500 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in the Boyle Products Special Miller in 4:46:05.25.
Le Mans 24 hours
10th Far Eastern Championship Games held in Manila
FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
8th FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1934 are held at Sollefteå, Sweden
The Boat Race
17 March — Cambridge wins the 86th Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race
1934 New Zealand rugby league season
1934 NSWRFL season
1933–34 Northern Rugby Football League season / 1934–35 Northern Rugby Football League season
47th Home Nations Championship series is won by England
World Snooker Championship – Joe Davis beats Tom Newman 25–23
Speed Skating World Championships
Men's All-round Champion – Bernt Evensen (Norway)
Australia
Australian Men's Singles Championship – Fred Perry (Great Britain) defeats Jack Crawford (Australia) 6–3, 7–5, 6–1
Australian Women's Singles Championship – Joan Hartigan Bathurst (Australia) defeats Margaret Molesworth (Australia) 6–1, 6–4
England
Wimbledon Men's Singles Championship – Fred Perry (Great Britain) defeats Jack Crawford (Australia) 6–3, 6–0, 7–5
Wimbledon Women's Singles Championship – Dorothy Round Little (Great Britain) defeats Helen Jacobs (USA) 6–2, 5–7, 6–3
France
French Men's Singles Championship – Gottfried von Cramm (Germany) defeats Jack Crawford (Australia) 6–4, 7–9, 3–6, 7–5, 6–3
French Women's Singles Championship – Margaret Scriven Vivian (Great Britain) defeats Helen Jacobs (USA) 7–5, 4–6, 6–1
USA
American Men's Singles Championship – Fred Perry (Great Britain) defeats Wilmer Allison (USA) 6–4, 6–3, 3–6, 1–6, 8–6
American Women's Singles Championship – Helen Jacobs (USA) defeats Sarah Palfrey Cooke (USA) 6–1, 6–4
Davis Cup
1934 International Lawn Tennis Challenge – Great Britain at 4–1 United States at Centre Court, Wimbledon (grass) London, United Kingdom
The New York Yacht Club retains the America's Cup as Rainbow defeats British challenger Endeavour, of the Royal Yacht Squadron, 4 races to 2
Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year – Virginia Van Wie, LPGA golf
Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year – Dizzy Dean, Major League Baseball
