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2000s in sports

March 15, 2024

This timeline of the 2000s in sports is a chronological list of sporting events between 2000 and 2009.

Notable events edit

  • The World Series (in 2000, 2002, 2005, and 2006), NBA Finals (in 2003, 2005, and 2007), BCS (in 2004) and Men's NCAA Basketball Championship Game (in 2004) all hit record lows in Nielsen ratings and/or total viewers in America.
  • Basketball decreases in popularity in the U.S. with the loss of Michael Jordan to retirement, the Kobe Bryant controversy, the Pacers–Pistons brawl, the 2007 betting scandal, and a new television deal signed in 2002 relegates most NBA games to cable. Kobe Bryant became popular again, during and after the 2008 summer olympics.
  • Baseball in the United States undergoes controversy and Congressional scrutiny due to steroids; stars such as Barry Bonds and Mark McGwire, ranked #1 and #2 in single-season home runs, are suspected to have used steroids, while others such as Jason Giambi and Rafael Palmeiro are confirmed to have been using the drugs. Thanks to two consecutive years of Boston Red Sox–New York Yankees American League Championship Series, however, ratings and popularity for the sport (while lower than previous years) still remain high.
  • The National Hockey League suffers a lockout that wiped out the entire 2005 season, as well a television deal with OLN that prevented many fans from being able to see games (several NHL telecasts on OLN were outdrawn by WNBA games on ESPN2 [1]).
  • NASCAR Racing becomes more mainstream as TV ratings for the sport grows in the U.S.. NASCAR races regularly outdraw NBA, MLB and NHL telecasts by over 200 percent (in fact, NASCAR's average rating in 2005 outdid the combined regular season averages for the NBA and Major League Baseball during that same year). TV networks such as Fox, NBC, ABC, and TNT air races on a regular basis on Sundays and sometimes Saturday nights. Popular drivers during this period include Jimmie Johnson, Matt Kenseth, Tony Stewart, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jeff Gordon, and Kasey Kahne.
  • American Football continues to become more popular; Super Bowl XLI, in which the Indianapolis Colts defeated the Chicago Bears 29-17 becomes the third most watched television event in the US market ever. The NFL also draws criticism, especially following the Super Bowl XXXVIII fiasco, the Terrell Owens controversy in 2004 and 2005, and the Michael Vick dogfighting fallout in 2007. The NFL undergoes significant upheaval in its international activity, discontinuing NFL Europa but holding regular season games outside the US in Mexico City, London and Toronto. College Football is popular with stars such as Tim Tebow, Matt Leinart, Vince Young, Reggie Bush and Darren McFadden. American Football's biggest flop of the decade was Vince McMahon's XFL which was born and die in 2001.
  • The Boston Red Sox break the 86 year "Curse of the Bambino" by defeating the St. Louis Cardinals in the 2004 World Series (they also won in 2007). The following year the Chicago White Sox beat the Houston Astros to win the 2005 World Series, winning their first since 1917.
  • Horse racing in the United States enjoys a surge in ratings, thanks to three straight years of Triple Crown hopefuls (War Emblem, Funny Cide and Smarty Jones in 2002, 2003 and 2004). However, all three horses fail to win the Triple Crown, and the next hopeful (Barbaro in 2006) is severely injured during the Preakness.
  • Beach volleyball becomes an increasingly popular sport worldwide, establishing its first generation of superstars and branching out into large inland cities.
  • Football begins to gain popularity amongst North Americans and Australians, fuelled by World Cup successes for the USA in 2002 and Australia in 2006. Previously, North America and Australia had been considered the only continents to not have pertinent followers of World Football.
  • A basketball game between the Indiana Pacers and Detroit Pistons is called almost 50 seconds early due to a massive fan-player brawl, an event which became known as Pacers–Pistons brawl.
  • Many British football clubs are being bought by Eastern European millionaires such as Chelsea by Roman Abramovich, Hearts by Vladimir Romanov and Portsmouth F.C. by Milan Mandarić and Alexandre Gaydamak.
  • The IRB Rugby World Cup increases in size and audience to become the third most watched sporting event in the world after the FIFA World Cup and The Summer Olympics respectively.
  • WADA, The World Anti-doping Agency, introduces a standardised anti-doping code for all sports.
  • P.R. China's sportsmen make continuous improvements in several sports, in preparation for the Beijing (北京) Olympic Games.
  • Professional wrestling, which had separate golden ages in the 1980s and 1990s, begins to decline in popularity in North America. Many attribute this decline to the monopoly on the industry held by World Wrestling Entertainment after the collapse of both World Championship Wrestling and Extreme Championship Wrestling in 2001, with WWE acquiring the remains of both companies. However, WWE would revive ECW as a third brand alongside its RAW and SmackDown! brands in 2006 due to increased nostalgia. Because of the WWE's monopoly and the internet helping to spread word, a trend begins with smaller independent promotions garnering many fans during the decade. During this period Total Nonstop Action Wrestling attempts to create an alternative to the WWE product with little success. The deaths of WWE stars Eddie Guerrero in 2005 and Chris Benoit in 2007, gave the WWE mainstream publicity. WWE continues to be popular overseas during this period, which prompts them to increase the number of televised foreign shows. Female wrestlers gain more exposure with the WWE expanding its women's division and adding a second women's championship, the Divas title. Later in the decade, women's wrestling also gains exposure and credibility through TNA creating their own division, and with the all-female promotion Shimmer Women Athletes. Ring of Honor essentially establishes itself as the number three company in the United States. Finally, in puroresu, a mass exodus occurs in All Japan Pro Wrestling in 2000, with almost all contracted employees following Mitsuharu Misawa to form Pro Wrestling Noah later that year. Many figures have been: Triple H, Randy Orton, Ric Flair, Batista, Edge, John Cena, The Undertaker. Shawn Michaels, Jeff and Matt Hardy, and Chris Jericho.
  • In light of the waning popularity of professional wrestling and boxing, mixed martial arts competitions such as the Ultimate Fighting Championship and Pride Fighting Championships gain popularity in the United States. Top stars such as Chuck Liddell, Randy Couture and Tito Ortiz become household names and the UFC is featured on the May cover of Sports Illustrated. However boxing still retains a healthy following, with exciting and popular fighters including Oscar De La Hoya, Sugar Shane Mosley, Joe Calzaghe, Floyd Mayweather, Jr., Diego Corrales, Manny Pacquiao, and many others. Many exciting fights have also taken place.
  • Rugby league in Australia enjoys increasing popularity amongst the Eastern states, with record crowd figures almost yearly from 2003 onwards. The national competition, the National Rugby League, has 6 different winners in the space of 6 seasons.
  • The New Zealand Kiwis defeated the Australian Kangaroos in the finals of the 2005 Rugby League Tri-Nations of the 2008 Rugby League World Cup. These victories put an end to Australia's dominance in international rugby league - one of the strongest in world sport. 2005 was the first time Australia had failed to win a series or tournament since 1978. 2008 was the first time New Zealand won the World Cup and the first time Australia failed to win the World Cup since 1972.
  • In the NFL, the New England Patriots, led by head coach Bill Belichick and quarterback Tom Brady, win three championships in four years ('01, '03, and '04). In 2007, the Patriots become the first team to go 16-0 in the regular season before losing to the New York Giants in Super Bowl XLII. In 2008, the Detroit Lions became the first team to go 0-16 in a season. The Pittsburgh Steelers also had a great run during 2001-2010, winning two Super Bowls, six division titles, and three conference titles.
  • A 2003 revival of roller derby in Austin, Texas, leads to the rise of the fastest growing sport of the decade, with over 450 new roller derby leagues forming worldwide.
  • At 2009 in the 121st IOC Session golf and rugby union (specifically the sevens version) readmitted to the Olympic program in 2016.

Olympic Games edit

Five Olympic Games were held in this decade

2000 XXVII Summer Olympics -   Sydney, Australia (most gold medal wins   USA)
2002 XIX Winter Olympics -   Salt Lake City, USA (most gold medal wins   Norway)
2004 XXVIII Summer Olympics -   Athens, Greece (most gold medal wins   USA)
2006 XX Winter Olympics -   Turin, Italy (most gold medal wins   Germany)
2008 XXIX Summer Olympics -   Beijing, China (most gold medal wins   China)

Basketball edit

USA basketball teams dominated this era, especially in the Olympics. However USA female basketball teams were better than men scoring all golds on Olympic events during this time (Sydney, Athens, Beijing). The loss of the gold by USA male basketball team, and only 3rd position during 2004 Athens Olympic (compared to gold of the previous and next Olympics), with the winning stands by Argentina team and silver Italy was noted.[1][2]

Cricket edit

There have been two ICC Cricket World Cups this decade:

2003 Cricket World Cup -   South Africa (winner   Australia)
2007 Cricket World Cup -   West Indies (winner   Australia)

Cycling edit

There have been the usual 10 tour de frances held in the 2000s (decade) decade.

2000 Tour de France - started in   Futuroscope, France (winner   Lance Armstrong)
2001 Tour de France - started in   Dunkerque, France (winner   Lance Armstrong)
2002 Tour de France - started in   Luxembourg, Luxembourg (winner   Lance Armstrong)
2003 Tour de France - started in   Paris, France (winner   Lance Armstrong)
2004 Tour de France - started in   Liège, Belgium (winner   Lance Armstrong)
2005 Tour de France - started in   Vendée, France (winner   Lance Armstrong)
2006 Tour de France - started in   Strasbourg, France (winner   Óscar Pereiro)
2007 Tour de France - started in   London, United Kingdom (winner   Alberto Contador)
2008 Tour de France - started in   Brest, France (winner   Carlos Sastre)
2009 Tour de France - started in   Monaco (winner   Alberto Contador)

Figure Skating edit

Football (Australian) edit

2000 AFL Grand Final - Essendon 19.21 (135) defeated Melbourne 11.9 (75)
2001 AFL Grand Final - Brisbane 15.18 (108) defeated Essendon 12.10 (82)
2002 AFL Grand Final - Brisbane 10.15 (75) defeated Collingwood 9.12 (66)
2003 AFL Grand Final - Brisbane 20.14 (134) defeated Collingwood 12.12 (84)
2004 AFL Grand Final - Port Adelaide 17.11 (113) defeated Brisbane 10.13 (73)
2005 AFL Grand Final - Sydney 8.10 (58) defeated West Coast 7.12 (54)
2006 AFL Grand Final - West Coast 12.13 (85) defeated Sydney 12.12 (84)
2007 AFL Grand Final - Geelong 24.19 (163) defeated Port Adelaide 6.8 (44)
2008 AFL Grand Final - Hawthorn 18.7 (115) defeated Geelong 11.23 (89)
2009 AFL Grand Final - Geelong 12.8 (80) defeated St Kilda 9.14 (68)

Football (Association, Soccer) edit

There have been two FIFA World Cups this decade:

Continental championships of nations:

UEFA Champions league winners:

FIFA Club World Cup:

Golf edit

there has been 4 Ryder cups in this decade.

the 2002 Ryder Cup was won by Europe 15 and a half to USA's 12 and a half.

the 2004 Ryder Cup was won by Europe 18 and a half to USA's 9 and a half.

the 2006 Ryder Cup was won by Europe again 18 and a half to USA's 9 and a half

the 2008 Ryder Cup and last this decade was won by USA 16 and a half to Europe's 11 and a half.

this Decade Europe 3;1 USA

Ice Hockey edit

Stanley Cup Results:

2000 - New Jersey Devils defeated the Dallas Stars 4-2
2001 - Colorado Avalanche defeated the New Jersey Devils 4-3
2002 - Detroit Red Wings defeated the Carolina Hurricanes 4-1
2003 - New Jersey Devils defeated the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 4-3
2004 - Tampa Bay Lightning defeated the Calgary Flames 4-3
2005 - Season Cancelled due to Lockout
2006 - Carolina Hurricanes defeated the Edmonton Oilers 4-3
2007 - Anaheim Ducks defeated the Ottawa Senators 4-1
2008 - Detroit Red Wings defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-2
2009 - Pittsburgh Penguins defeated the Detroit Red Wings 4-3


Notable draft picks:
2008 – Steven Stamkos is first overall draft pick in the NHL draft picked by the Tampa Bay Lightning.

2007 – Patrick Kane is first overall draft pick in the NHL draft picked by the Chicago Blackhawks.

2005 – Sidney Crosby is first overall draft pick in the NHL draft picked by the Pittsburgh Penguins.

2005 – Anze Kopitar is eleventh overall draft pick in the NHL draft picked by the Los Angeles Kings.

2004 – Alexander Ovechkin is the first overall draft pick in the NHL draft picked by the Washington Capitals.

2004 – Evgeni Malkin is the second overall draft pick in the NHL draft picked by the Pittsburgh Penguins.

2003 – Eric Staal is second overall draft pick in the NHL draft picked by the Carolina Hurricanes.

2003 – Dion Phaneuf is ninth overall draft pick in the NHL draft picked by the Calgary Flames.

2003 – Jeff Carter is eleventh overall draft pick in the NHL draft picked by the Philadelphia Flyers.

2003 – Zach Parise is seventeenth overall draft pick in the NHL draft picked by the New Jersey Devils.

2003 – Ryan Getzlaf is nineteenth overall draft pick in the NHL draft picked by the Anaheim Ducks.

2003 – Mike Richards is second overall draft pick in the NHL draft picked by the Philadelphia Flyers.

2001 – Ilya Kovalchuk is first overall draft pick in the NHL draft picked by the Atlanta Thrashers.

2000 – Dany Heatley is second overall draft pick in the NHL draft picked by the Atlanta Thrashers.

2000 – Marian Gaborik is third overall draft pick in the NHL draft picked by the Minnesota Wild.

Motorsports edit

F1-Michael Schumacher wins World Championship for the third time at Suzuka, Japan 2000 in a Ferrari F1-2000, Ferrari's first driver's championship in 21 years

Ralph Dale Earnhardt, Sr. (Dale Earnhardt) passes away after a last-lap crash during the Daytona 500 in February 2001

Michael Schumacher wins World Championship for the fourth time at Hungaroring, Hungary 2001 in a Ferrari F2001

Michael Schumacher wins fifth at Magny-Cours, France 2002 in a Ferrari F2002

Michael Schumacher wins sixth at Suzuka, Japan 2003 in a Ferrari F2003-GA

Michael Schumacher wins seventh and last at Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium 2004 in a Ferrari F2004

Fernando Alonso become youngest champion, winning his first at Interlagos, Brazil 2005 in a Renault R25

Fernando Alonso wins second at Interlagos, Brazil in 2006 driving a Renault R26

Kimi Räikkönen wins first World Championship at Interlagos, Brazil in 2007 driving a Ferrari F2007, winning by 1 point over Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso (Both Vodafone McLaren Mercedes)

Lewis Hamiliton Wins F1 Championship 2008 beating Felipe Massa by one Point

Jenson Button wins F1 World Title 2009 for the first time for rookie team Brawn GP at Interlagos

Jimmie Johnson in 2009 won a fourth straight Sprint Cup championship title.

Rugby Union edit

There has been two Rugby World Cups this decade:

2003 Rugby World Cup -   Australia (winner   England defeated   Australia)

2007 Rugby World Cup -   France (winner   South Africa defeated   England)

Swimming and Diving edit

Michael Phelps won six gold medals in the 2004 Olympics, and a record eight in the 2008 Olympics (some of those medals coming from split-second wins). meanwhile back in the 2000 games, Dara Torres and Jenny Thompson got a bronze each after they made a 1 in a million occurrence of finishing the race both at exactly the same time.

Tennis edit

Roger Federer wins 15 grand slam titles (3 Australian Open's, 1 French Open, 6 Wimbledon titles, and 5 U.S. Open titles) to beat Pete Sampras' record.

Rafael Nadal beats Roger Federer at the 2008 Wimbledon final with a score of 6-4,6-4,5-7,5-7,9-7. People consider this match the greatest tennis match of all-time. The match lasted for 8 hours (with 2 rain delays).

Roger Federer played Andy Roddick in the 2009 Wimbledon final for his 15th Grand Slam championship. Roddick won the first set 6-4, then after a 6-2 Roddick tiebreak lead, Federer came back and won the 2nd set 7-6 and the 3rd set 7-6. Roddick then won the 4th set 6-3. Federer led Roddick 15-14 in the 5th set, finally broke Roddick and won the 5th set 16-14.

Track and Field edit

Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt sets world records in the 100m and 200m.

Ethiopian Kenenisa Bekele sets world records in the 5,000m and 10,000m.

Alan Webb breaks Jim Ryun's high school mile record in 2001 with a 3:53.43, a record which had stood for 36 years. Later sets American record.

Galen Rupp breaks Gerry Lindgrens 40-year-old 5,000 meter high school record in 2004. It has since been surpassed by German Fernandez and Chris Derrick in 2008.

Volleyball edit

David Burt went 1st overall in the 2017 Volleyball draft

References edit

  1. ^ List of Olympic medalists in basketball
  2. ^ Basketball at the 2004 Summer Olympics

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Tennis 1 14 Track and Field 1 15 Volleyball 2 ReferencesNotable events editThe World Series in 2000 2002 2005 and 2006 NBA Finals in 2003 2005 and 2007 BCS in 2004 and Men s NCAA Basketball Championship Game in 2004 all hit record lows in Nielsen ratings and or total viewers in America Basketball decreases in popularity in the U S with the loss of Michael Jordan to retirement the Kobe Bryant controversy the Pacers Pistons brawl the 2007 betting scandal and a new television deal signed in 2002 relegates most NBA games to cable Kobe Bryant became popular again during and after the 2008 summer olympics Baseball in the United States undergoes controversy and Congressional scrutiny due to steroids stars such as Barry Bonds and Mark McGwire ranked 1 and 2 in single season home runs are suspected to have used steroids while others such as Jason Giambi and Rafael Palmeiro are confirmed to have been using the drugs Thanks to two consecutive years of Boston Red Sox New York Yankees American League Championship Series however ratings and popularity for the sport while lower than previous years still remain high The National Hockey League suffers a lockout that wiped out the entire 2005 season as well a television deal with OLN that prevented many fans from being able to see games several NHL telecasts on OLN were outdrawn by WNBA games on ESPN2 1 NASCAR Racing becomes more mainstream as TV ratings for the sport grows in the U S NASCAR races regularly outdraw NBA MLB and NHL telecasts by over 200 percent in fact NASCAR s average rating in 2005 outdid the combined regular season averages for the NBA and Major League Baseball during that same year TV networks such as Fox NBC ABC and TNT air races on a regular basis on Sundays and sometimes Saturday nights Popular drivers during this period include Jimmie Johnson Matt Kenseth Tony Stewart Dale Earnhardt Jr Jeff Gordon and Kasey Kahne American Football continues to become more popular Super Bowl XLI in which the Indianapolis Colts defeated the Chicago Bears 29 17 becomes the third most watched television event in the US market ever The NFL also draws criticism especially following the Super Bowl XXXVIII fiasco the Terrell Owens controversy in 2004 and 2005 and the Michael Vick dogfighting fallout in 2007 The NFL undergoes significant upheaval in its international activity discontinuing NFL Europa but holding regular season games outside the US in Mexico City London and Toronto College Football is popular with stars such as Tim Tebow Matt Leinart Vince Young Reggie Bush and Darren McFadden American Football s biggest flop of the decade was Vince McMahon s XFL which was born and die in 2001 The Boston Red Sox break the 86 year Curse of the Bambino by defeating the St Louis Cardinals in the 2004 World Series they also won in 2007 The following year the Chicago White Sox beat the Houston Astros to win the 2005 World Series winning their first since 1917 Horse racing in the United States enjoys a surge in ratings thanks to three straight years of Triple Crown hopefuls War Emblem Funny Cide and Smarty Jones in 2002 2003 and 2004 However all three horses fail to win the Triple Crown and the next hopeful Barbaro in 2006 is severely injured during the Preakness Beach volleyball becomes an increasingly popular sport worldwide establishing its first generation of superstars and branching out into large inland cities Football begins to gain popularity amongst North Americans and Australians fuelled by World Cup successes for the USA in 2002 and Australia in 2006 Previously North America and Australia had been considered the only continents to not have pertinent followers of World Football A basketball game between the Indiana Pacers and Detroit Pistons is called almost 50 seconds early due to a massive fan player brawl an event which became known as Pacers Pistons brawl Many British football clubs are being bought by Eastern European millionaires such as Chelsea by Roman Abramovich Hearts by Vladimir Romanov and Portsmouth F C by Milan Mandaric and Alexandre Gaydamak The IRB Rugby World Cup increases in size and audience to become the third most watched sporting event in the world after the FIFA World Cup and The Summer Olympics respectively WADA The World Anti doping Agency introduces a standardised anti doping code for all sports P R China s sportsmen make continuous improvements in several sports in preparation for the Beijing 北京 Olympic Games Professional wrestling which had separate golden ages in the 1980s and 1990s begins to decline in popularity in North America Many attribute this decline to the monopoly on the industry held by World Wrestling Entertainment after the collapse of both World Championship Wrestling and Extreme Championship Wrestling in 2001 with WWE acquiring the remains of both companies However WWE would revive ECW as a third brand alongside its RAW and SmackDown brands in 2006 due to increased nostalgia Because of the WWE s monopoly and the internet helping to spread word a trend begins with smaller independent promotions garnering many fans during the decade During this period Total Nonstop Action Wrestling attempts to create an alternative to the WWE product with little success The deaths of WWE stars Eddie Guerrero in 2005 and Chris Benoit in 2007 gave the WWE mainstream publicity WWE continues to be popular overseas during this period which prompts them to increase the number of televised foreign shows Female wrestlers gain more exposure with the WWE expanding its women s division and adding a second women s championship the Divas title Later in the decade women s wrestling also gains exposure and credibility through TNA creating their own division and with the all female promotion Shimmer Women Athletes Ring of Honor essentially establishes itself as the number three company in the United States Finally in puroresu a mass exodus occurs in All Japan Pro Wrestling in 2000 with almost all contracted employees following Mitsuharu Misawa to form Pro Wrestling Noah later that year Many figures have been Triple H Randy Orton Ric Flair Batista Edge John Cena The Undertaker Shawn Michaels Jeff and Matt Hardy and Chris Jericho In light of the waning popularity of professional wrestling and boxing mixed martial arts competitions such as the Ultimate Fighting Championship and Pride Fighting Championships gain popularity in the United States Top stars such as Chuck Liddell Randy Couture and Tito Ortiz become household names and the UFC is featured on the May cover of Sports Illustrated However boxing still retains a healthy following with exciting and popular fighters including Oscar De La Hoya Sugar Shane Mosley Joe Calzaghe Floyd Mayweather Jr Diego Corrales Manny Pacquiao and many others Many exciting fights have also taken place Rugby league in Australia enjoys increasing popularity amongst the Eastern states with record crowd figures almost yearly from 2003 onwards The national competition the National Rugby League has 6 different winners in the space of 6 seasons The New Zealand Kiwis defeated the Australian Kangaroos in the finals of the 2005 Rugby League Tri Nations of the 2008 Rugby League World Cup These victories put an end to Australia s dominance in international rugby league one of the strongest in world sport 2005 was the first time Australia had failed to win a series or tournament since 1978 2008 was the first time New Zealand won the World Cup and the first time Australia failed to win the World Cup since 1972 In the NFL the New England Patriots led by head coach Bill Belichick and quarterback Tom Brady win three championships in four years 01 03 and 04 In 2007 the Patriots become the first team to go 16 0 in the regular season before losing to the New York Giants in Super Bowl XLII In 2008 the Detroit Lions became the first team to go 0 16 in a season The Pittsburgh Steelers also had a great run during 2001 2010 winning two Super Bowls six division titles and three conference titles A 2003 revival of roller derby in Austin Texas leads to the rise of the fastest growing sport of the decade with over 450 new roller derby leagues forming worldwide At 2009 in the 121st IOC Session golf and rugby union specifically the sevens version readmitted to the Olympic program in 2016 Olympic Games edit Five Olympic Games were held in this decade2000 XXVII Summer Olympics nbsp Sydney Australia most gold medal wins nbsp USA 2002 XIX Winter Olympics nbsp Salt Lake City USA most gold medal wins nbsp Norway 2004 XXVIII Summer Olympics nbsp Athens Greece most gold medal wins nbsp USA 2006 XX Winter Olympics nbsp Turin Italy most gold medal wins nbsp Germany 2008 XXIX Summer Olympics nbsp Beijing China most gold medal wins nbsp China Basketball edit USA basketball teams dominated this era especially in the Olympics However USA female basketball teams were better than men scoring all golds on Olympic events during this time Sydney Athens Beijing The loss of the gold by USA male basketball team and only 3rd position during 2004 Athens Olympic compared to gold of the previous and next Olympics with the winning stands by Argentina team and silver Italy was noted 1 2 Cricket edit There have been two ICC Cricket World Cups this decade 2003 Cricket World Cup nbsp South Africa winner nbsp Australia 2007 Cricket World Cup nbsp West Indies winner nbsp Australia Cycling edit There have been the usual 10 tour de frances held in the 2000s decade decade 2000 Tour de France started in nbsp Futuroscope France winner nbsp Lance Armstrong 2001 Tour de France started in nbsp Dunkerque France winner nbsp Lance Armstrong 2002 Tour de France started in nbsp Luxembourg Luxembourg winner nbsp Lance Armstrong 2003 Tour de France started in nbsp Paris France winner nbsp Lance Armstrong 2004 Tour de France started in nbsp Liege Belgium winner nbsp Lance Armstrong 2005 Tour de France started in nbsp Vendee France winner nbsp Lance Armstrong 2006 Tour de France started in nbsp Strasbourg France winner nbsp oscar Pereiro 2007 Tour de France started in nbsp London United Kingdom winner nbsp Alberto Contador 2008 Tour de France started in nbsp Brest France winner nbsp Carlos Sastre 2009 Tour de France started in nbsp Monaco winner nbsp Alberto Contador Figure Skating edit Football Australian edit 2000 AFL Grand Final Essendon 19 21 135 defeated Melbourne 11 9 75 2001 AFL Grand Final Brisbane 15 18 108 defeated Essendon 12 10 82 2002 AFL Grand Final Brisbane 10 15 75 defeated Collingwood 9 12 66 2003 AFL Grand Final Brisbane 20 14 134 defeated Collingwood 12 12 84 2004 AFL Grand Final Port Adelaide 17 11 113 defeated Brisbane 10 13 73 2005 AFL Grand Final Sydney 8 10 58 defeated West Coast 7 12 54 2006 AFL Grand Final West Coast 12 13 85 defeated Sydney 12 12 84 2007 AFL Grand Final Geelong 24 19 163 defeated Port Adelaide 6 8 44 2008 AFL Grand Final Hawthorn 18 7 115 defeated Geelong 11 23 89 2009 AFL Grand Final Geelong 12 8 80 defeated St Kilda 9 14 68 Football Association Soccer edit There have been two FIFA World Cups this decade 2002 FIFA World Cup nbsp South Korea amp nbsp Japan winner nbsp Brazil 2006 FIFA World Cup nbsp Germany winner nbsp Italy Continental championships of nations 2000 Africa Cup of Nations nbsp Ghana amp nbsp Nigeria winner nbsp Cameroon UEFA Euro 2000 nbsp Belgium amp nbsp Netherlands winner nbsp France 2000 AFC Asian Cup nbsp Lebanon winner nbsp Japan 2001 Copa America nbsp Colombia winner nbsp Colombia 2002 Africa Cup of Nations nbsp Mali winner nbsp Cameroon UEFA Euro 2004 nbsp Portugal winner nbsp Greece 2004 Africa Cup of Nations nbsp Tunisia winner nbsp Tunisia 2004 AFC Asian Cup nbsp China winner nbsp Japan 2004 Copa America nbsp Peru winner nbsp Brazil 2006 Africa Cup of Nations nbsp Egypt winner nbsp Egypt 2007 AFC Asian Cup nbsp Indonesia nbsp Malaysia nbsp Thailand nbsp Vietnam winner nbsp Iraq 2007 Copa America nbsp Venezuela winner nbsp Brazil UEFA Euro 2008 nbsp Austria amp nbsp Switzerland winner nbsp Spain 2008 Africa Cup of Nations nbsp Ghana winner nbsp Egypt UEFA Champions league winners 1999 2000 UEFA Champions League Winner nbsp Real Madrid 2000 01 UEFA Champions League Winner nbsp Bayern Munich 2001 02 UEFA Champions League Winner nbsp Real Madrid 2002 03 UEFA Champions League Winner nbsp A C Milan 2003 04 UEFA Champions League Winner nbsp Porto 2004 05 UEFA Champions League Winner nbsp Liverpool 2005 06 UEFA Champions League Winner nbsp Barcelona 2006 07 UEFA Champions League Winner nbsp A C Milan 2007 08 UEFA Champions League Winner nbsp Manchester United 2008 09 UEFA Champions League Winner nbsp BarcelonaFIFA Club World Cup 2005 FIFA Club World Cup is won by nbsp Sao Paulo FC 2006 FIFA Club World Cup is won by nbsp SC Internacional 2007 FIFA Club World Cup is won by nbsp AC Milan 2008 FIFA Club World Cup is won by nbsp Manchester United 2009 FIFA Club World Cup is won by nbsp Barcelona Golf edit there has been 4 Ryder cups in this decade the 2002 Ryder Cup was won by Europe 15 and a half to USA s 12 and a half the 2004 Ryder Cup was won by Europe 18 and a half to USA s 9 and a half the 2006 Ryder Cup was won by Europe again 18 and a half to USA s 9 and a halfthe 2008 Ryder Cup and last this decade was won by USA 16 and a half to Europe s 11 and a half this Decade Europe 3 1 USA Ice Hockey edit Stanley Cup Results 2000 New Jersey Devils defeated the Dallas Stars 4 2 2001 Colorado Avalanche defeated the New Jersey Devils 4 3 2002 Detroit Red Wings defeated the Carolina Hurricanes 4 1 2003 New Jersey Devils defeated the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 4 3 2004 Tampa Bay Lightning defeated the Calgary Flames 4 3 2005 Season Cancelled due to Lockout 2006 Carolina Hurricanes defeated the Edmonton Oilers 4 3 2007 Anaheim Ducks defeated the Ottawa Senators 4 1 2008 Detroit Red Wings defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins 4 2 2009 Pittsburgh Penguins defeated the Detroit Red Wings 4 3Notable draft picks 2008 Steven Stamkos is first overall draft pick in the NHL draft picked by the Tampa Bay Lightning 2007 Patrick Kane is first overall draft pick in the NHL draft picked by the Chicago Blackhawks 2005 Sidney Crosby is first overall draft pick in the NHL draft picked by the Pittsburgh Penguins 2005 Anze Kopitar is eleventh overall draft pick in the NHL draft picked by the Los Angeles Kings 2004 Alexander Ovechkin is the first overall draft pick in the NHL draft picked by the Washington Capitals 2004 Evgeni Malkin is the second overall draft pick in the NHL draft picked by the Pittsburgh Penguins 2003 Eric Staal is second overall draft pick in the NHL draft picked by the Carolina Hurricanes 2003 Dion Phaneuf is ninth overall draft pick in the NHL draft picked by the Calgary Flames 2003 Jeff Carter is eleventh overall draft pick in the NHL draft picked by the Philadelphia Flyers 2003 Zach Parise is seventeenth overall draft pick in the NHL draft picked by the New Jersey Devils 2003 Ryan Getzlaf is nineteenth overall draft pick in the NHL draft picked by the Anaheim Ducks 2003 Mike Richards is second overall draft pick in the NHL draft picked by the Philadelphia Flyers 2001 Ilya Kovalchuk is first overall draft pick in the NHL draft picked by the Atlanta Thrashers 2000 Dany Heatley is second overall draft pick in the NHL draft picked by the Atlanta Thrashers 2000 Marian Gaborik is third overall draft pick in the NHL draft picked by the Minnesota Wild Motorsports edit F1 Michael Schumacher wins World Championship for the third time at Suzuka Japan 2000 in a Ferrari F1 2000 Ferrari s first driver s championship in 21 yearsRalph Dale Earnhardt Sr Dale Earnhardt passes away after a last lap crash during the Daytona 500 in February 2001Michael Schumacher wins World Championship for the fourth time at Hungaroring Hungary 2001 in a Ferrari F2001Michael Schumacher wins fifth at Magny Cours France 2002 in a Ferrari F2002Michael Schumacher wins sixth at Suzuka Japan 2003 in a Ferrari F2003 GAMichael Schumacher wins seventh and last at Spa Francorchamps Belgium 2004 in a Ferrari F2004Fernando Alonso become youngest champion winning his first at Interlagos Brazil 2005 in a Renault R25Fernando Alonso wins second at Interlagos Brazil in 2006 driving a Renault R26Kimi Raikkonen wins first World Championship at Interlagos Brazil in 2007 driving a Ferrari F2007 winning by 1 point over Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso Both Vodafone McLaren Mercedes Lewis Hamiliton Wins F1 Championship 2008 beating Felipe Massa by one PointJenson Button wins F1 World Title 2009 for the first time for rookie team Brawn GP at InterlagosJimmie Johnson in 2009 won a fourth straight Sprint Cup championship title Rugby Union edit There has been two Rugby World Cups this decade 2003 Rugby World Cup nbsp Australia winner nbsp England defeated nbsp Australia 2007 Rugby World Cup nbsp France winner nbsp South Africa defeated nbsp England Swimming and Diving edit Michael Phelps won six gold medals in the 2004 Olympics and a record eight in the 2008 Olympics some of those medals coming from split second wins meanwhile back in the 2000 games Dara Torres and Jenny Thompson got a bronze each after they made a 1 in a million occurrence of finishing the race both at exactly the same time Tennis edit Roger Federer wins 15 grand slam titles 3 Australian Open s 1 French Open 6 Wimbledon titles and 5 U S Open titles to beat Pete Sampras record Rafael Nadal beats Roger Federer at the 2008 Wimbledon final with a score of 6 4 6 4 5 7 5 7 9 7 People consider this match the greatest tennis match of all time The match lasted for 8 hours with 2 rain delays Roger Federer played Andy Roddick in the 2009 Wimbledon final for his 15th Grand Slam championship Roddick won the first set 6 4 then after a 6 2 Roddick tiebreak lead Federer came back and won the 2nd set 7 6 and the 3rd set 7 6 Roddick then won the 4th set 6 3 Federer led Roddick 15 14 in the 5th set finally broke Roddick and won the 5th set 16 14 Track and Field edit Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt sets world records in the 100m and 200m Ethiopian Kenenisa Bekele sets world records in the 5 000m and 10 000m Alan Webb breaks Jim Ryun s high school mile record in 2001 with a 3 53 43 a record which had stood for 36 years Later sets American record Galen Rupp breaks Gerry Lindgrens 40 year old 5 000 meter high school record in 2004 It has since been surpassed by German Fernandez and Chris Derrick in 2008 Volleyball edit David Burt went 1st overall in the 2017 Volleyball draftReferences edit List of Olympic medalists in basketball Basketball at the 2004 Summer Olympics nbsp 2000s portal nbsp Sports portal Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2000s in sports amp oldid 1178766918, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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