2000 in sports

Auto Racing

Stock car racing:
- Dale Jarrett won the Daytona 500
- NASCAR Championship - Bobby Labonte
Indy Racing League - Buddy Lazier won the season championship
Indianapolis 500- Juan Pablo Montoya
CART Racing - Gil de Ferran won the season championship
Formula One Championship - Michael Schumacher of Germany
24 hours of Le Mans: Frank Biela / Tom Kristensen / Emanuele Pirro won, driving an (Audi R8R LMP)
Rally racing:
- Marcus Grönholm of Finland won the World Rally Championship
- the team of Tommi Mäkinen / Risto Mannisenmaki won the Monte Carlo Rally driving a Mitsubishi Lancer Evo
Drag racing - Gary Scelzi won the NHRA "Top Fuel" championship.

Baseball

World Series: New York Yankees win 4 games to 1 over the New York Mets. The Series MVP is Derek Jeter, of the Yankees

See also'

2000 in baseball

Basketball

NCAA Men's Basketball Championship:
- Michigan State wins 89-76 over Florida

NBA Finals:
- Los Angeles Lakers win 4 games to 2 over the Indiana Pacers

WNBA Finals:
- Houston Comets win 2 games to 0 over the New York Liberty to complete their four-peat.

Boxing

July 29 - Kostya Tszyu defeats Julio Cesar Chavez by a knockout in six to retain the WBC's world Jr. Welterweight title.

August 12 - Evander Holyfield defeats John Ruiz by decision in 12 rounds to regain the WBA's world Heavyweight title, becoming the first boxer to win the world Heavyweight title four times.

Cricket

Courtney Walsh (West Indies) takes 34 wickets in a test series against England at an average of 12.82 runs per wicket. He misses the record for most wickets by a West Indian bowler in a test series held by Malcolm Marshall by 1 wicket.
Walsh plays his last one day international.
June 26 - Bangladesh becomes the tenth test playing nation.

Cycling

Giro d'Italia won by Stefano Garzelli of Italy
Tour de France - Lance Armstrong of the United States
World Cycling Championship: Romans Vainsteins , of Latvia

Field Hockey

May 27 - June 4 - Champions Trophy held at Amstelveen won by hosts. Germany finish second. Other participating teams: Korea, Spain, Australia and Great Britain.

Figure Skating

World Figure Skating Championships:
- Men's champion: Alexei Yagudin, Russia
- Women's champion: Michelle Kwan, United States
- Pairs champions: Maria Petrova & Alexei Tikhonov , Russia

First World Synchronized Skating Championships held in Minneapolis

Football (American)

Super Bowl XXXIV: Saint Louis Rams win 23-16 over the Tennessee Titans

Football (Australian Rules)

Australian Football League
- Essendon wins the 104th AFL premiership (Essendon 19.21 (135) d Melbourne 11.9 (75))
- Brownlow Medal awarded to Shane Woewodin (Melbourne)

Football (Canadian)

Grey Cup: B.C. Lions win 28-26 over the Montreal Alouettes
Vanier Cup: Ottawa Gee Gees win 42-39 over the Regina Rams

Football (Soccer)

Euro 2000: France won 2-1 in extra time over Italy, with a golden goal by Trézéguet. This was France's second European Championship title.

Champions' League: Real Madrid won 3-0 in the final against Valencia. This was Real Madrid's 8th European Cup title.

UEFA Cup: Galatasaray won 4-1 on penalties, in the final against Arsenal, after a 0-0 draw at the end of the match. This was the very first European title won by a Turkish team.

European Super Cup: Galatasaray beat Real Madrid 2-1 after extra time, with a golden goal by Jardel.

Intercontinental Cup: Boca Juniors beat Real Madrid 2-1, winning the cup for the second time.

England - FA Cup: Chelsea won 1-0 over Aston Villa

July 24 - Real Madrid signed Barcelona's Portuguese star Luis Figo, setting a world record transfer of 60 million euros.

Golf

Men's Golf

Major championship results:
1. May - The Masters - Vijay Singh
2. June - US Open - Tiger Woods
3. July - British Open - Tiger Woods
4. August - PGA Championship - Tiger Woods

PGA tour's leading money winner for the year: Tiger Woods - $9,188,321
PGA Champions Tour leading money winner: Larry Nelson - $2,708,005

Women's Golf

US Women's Open: Karrie Webb
LPGA Championship: Julie Inkster
Karrie Webb: leading money winner on the LPGA tour, earning $1,876,853.

Thoroughbred Horse Racing

Australia - Melbourne Cup - Brew
Canada - Queen's Plate - Scatter the Gold
France - Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe - Sinndar
Ireland - Irish Derby Stakes - Sinndar

English Triple Crown Races:
1. Two Thousand Guineas Stakes - Kings Best
2. Epsom Derby - Sinndar
3. St. Leger Stakes - Millenary

United States Triple Crown Races:
1. Kentucky Derby - Fusaichi Pegasus
2. Preakness Stakes - Red Bullet
3. Belmont Stakes - Commendable

Breeders' Cup:
1. Breeders' Cup Classic - Tiznow
2. Breeders' Cup Distaff - Spain
3. Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf - Perfect Sting
4. Breeders' Cup Juvenile - Macho Uno
5. Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies - Caressing
6. Breeders' Cup Mile - War Chant
7. Breeders' Cup Sprint - Kona Gold
8. Breeders' Cup Turf - Kalanisi

Harness Racing

March 18 - John Campbell became the first driver in harness racing history to reach $100 million in earnings at one track on at the Meadowlands Racetrack.