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2003 in sports saw world cricket dominated by the Australian team which won both the Ashes and the World Cup.
or an extensive coverage see 2003 in football (soccer)
or an extensive coverage see 2003 in athletics (track and field)
National Champions
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en's professional
Men's amateur
Women's professional
See also: 2002-03 NHL season and 2003-04 NHL season.
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ary 13 — Júlio Botelho (Julinho), Brazilian soccer player
February 4 — André Noyelle (72), Belgian road cyclist (b.
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2003 in sports saw world cricket dominated by the Australian team which won both the Ashes and the World Cup.
Association football
For an extensive coverage see 2003 in football (soccer)
For an extensive coverage see 2003 in athletics (track and field)
Marathon
International Races
National Champions
- July 25 — Pietarsaari, Finland
- Men's Winner: Yrjö Pesonen — 2:24:14
- Women's Winner: Pauliina Rasmus — 3:00:40
- September 14 — Sydney, Australia
- Men's Winner: Paul Arthur — 2:31:28
- Women's Winner: Helen Tolhurst — 2:58:58
- April 4 — Sammy Sosa hits his 500th career home run off Cincinnati Reds pitcher Scott Sullivan in the seventh inning at Great American Ball Park, becoming only the 18th player in Major League Baseball history to hit 500 or more home runs, as well as the first Hispanic to do so.
- May 5 — Matt Stairs' home run off Houston Astros pitcher Wade Miller was estimated at 461 feet, making it the longest home run in the history of Minute Maid Park.
- May 11 — Rafael Palmeiro hit his 500th career home run off Cleveland Indians pitcher David Elder becoming only the 19th player in Major League Baseball history to hit 500 or more home runs.
- June 11 — Houston Astro pitcher Roy Oswalt started a no-hitter against the New York Yankees on June 11. Oswalt left after one inning, and 5 more Astros continued to no-hit the Yankees. Peter Munro pitched 2? innings, Kirk Saarloos pitched 1? innings, Brad Lidge pitched 2 innings, Octavio Dotel pitched 1 inning in which he recorded 4 strikeouts and Billy Wagner pitched a perfect 9th to close out a six-pitcher no-hitter that resulted in 13 strikeouts in an 8-0 victory over the New York Yankees.
- June 13 — New York Yankee Roger Clemens becomes the 21st pitcher in history to win 300 games and only the 3rd pitcher to record 4,000 career strikeouts as he defeats the St. Louis Cardinals 5-2.
- July 29 — Bill Mueller becomes the only player in major league history to hit two grand slams in a single game from opposite sides of the plate. He in fact hit three home runs in that game, and the two grand slams were in consecutive at-bats.
- 2003 World Series: The Florida Marlins win 4 games to 2 over the New York Yankees.
- Books published:
- Michael Lewis, Moneyball: An examination of the present-day Oakland Athletics as run by their general manager Billy Beane, and how the application of sabermetric principles has allowed the A's to be competitive despite having one of the lowest payrolls in baseball.
- August 8 to 15 – Pan American Games held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
- Light Flyweight (– 48 kg): Yan Bartelemi (Cuba)
- Flyweight (– 51 kg): Yuriolkis Gamboa (Cuba)
- Bantamweight (– 54 kg): Guillermo Rigondeaux (Cuba)
- Featherweight (– 57 kg): Likar Ramos Concha (Colombia)
- Lightweight (– 60 kg): Mario Kindelán (Cuba)
- Light Welterweight (– 64 kg): Patrick López (Venezuela)
- Welterweight (– 69 kg): Lorenzo Aragón (Cuba)
- Middleweight (– 75 kg): Juan José Ubaldo (Dominican Republic)
- Light Heavyweight (– 81 kg): Ramiro Reducindo (Mexico)
- Heavyweight (– 91 kg): Odlanier Solis (Cuba)
- Super Heavyweight (+ 91 kg): Jason Estrada (United States)
- September 13 – Shane Mosley conquers the WBA and WBC world Jr. Middleweight titles with a 12 round unanimous decision over Oscar de la Hoya in rematch of their 2000 bout
Canadian football
- Bank Alfalah Cup — New Zealand defeats Pakistan in the final by 4 wickets
- Cricket World Cup — Australia defeats India in the final by 125 runs to win the ICC 2003 cricket World Cup
- Natwest Series — England defeats South Africa in the final by 7 wickets
- The Ashes — Australia win 4-1
- TVS Cup — The cup is shared when the final between India and South Africa is rained out
- Domestic competitions
- County Championship (England and Wales) — Sussex
- Pura Cup (Australia) — New South Wales
- November 12th — Hurlstone U13's Cricket Team bowls East Hills for 8 runs in the Semi-Final. Saleh Chaudhry, Lee Purvis, Imran Khan and Roshan Miskin all picked up wickets.
- November 19th — Sam Hastings hits the winning runs for Hurlstone against Birrong, smashing a boundary through square leg. Hurlstone won with 6 balls to spare.
- First Twenty20 Cup series held (England and Wales), won by Surrey
- May — West Indies defeat Australia scoring a world record 418 runs in the 4th innings breaking a 27-year-old record of India who had scored 406 runs in the 4th innings to win a test match against West Indies.
- Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race Champion
World Competitions
Regional competitions
- Men's Asia Cup in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- Gold Medal: India
- Silver Medal: Pakistan
- Bronze Medal: South Korea
- Men's European Nations Cup in Barcelona, Spain
- Gold Medal: Germany
- Silver Medal: Spain
- Bronze Medal: England
- Women's European Nations Cup in Barcelona, Spain
- Gold Medal: The Netherlands
- Silver Medal: Spain
- Bronze Medal: Germany
Gliding
Men's professional
- Major Championship results:
- April 10-13 — Masters Tournament — Mike Weir becomes the first Canadian and the first left-handed golfer to win The Masters. He defeats Len Mattiace on the first playoff hole.
- June 12-15 — U.S. Open — Jim Furyk. Tournament takes place at Olympia Fields, and Furyk wins his first major by 3 shots.
- July 17-20 — British Open — Ben Curtis, a virtual unknown, shocks the world by posting a -1 283, a single shot ahead of Thomas Björn and Vijay Singh at the very difficult Royal St. George's.
- August 14-17 — PGA Championship — Shaun Micheel, another virtual unknown, wins by 2 shots at the tough Oak Hill Country Club.
- Other highlights
- Awards
Men's amateur
Women's professional
- Major results
- Other highlights
- Awards
See also: 2002-03 NHL season and 2003-04 NHL season.
Motor racing
- Seventh European SC Championships, held in Dublin, Ireland (December 11 – 14)
- Germany wins the most medals (21), Germany and Great Britain the most gold medals (7)
- Grand Slam in tennis men's results:
- Australian Open — Andre Agassi defeats Rainer Schüttler, 6-2, 6-2, 6-1.
- French Open — Juan Carlos Ferrero defeats Martin Verkerk, 6-1, 6-3, 6-2.
- Wimbledon championships — Roger Federer defeats Mark Philippoussis, 7-6, 6-2, 7-6.
- US Open — Andy Roddick defeats Juan Carlos Ferrero, 6-3, 7-6, 6-3.
- Grand Slam in tennis women's results:
- Australian Open — Serena Williams defeats Venus Williams, 7-6, 3-6, 6-4.
- French Open — Justine Henin-Hardenne defeats Kim Clijsters, 6-0, 6-4.
- Wimbledon championships — Serena Williams defeats Venus Williams, 4-6, 6-4, 6-2.
- US Open — Justine Henin-Hardenne defeats Kim Clijsters, 7-5, 6-1.
- Davis Cup in world tennis.
- Pete Sampras retires, aged 32 on August 25
- Michael Chang retires, aged 31 on August 26
Men's Competition
- FIVB World League – Final Round in Madrid, Spain
- Gold Medal:
- Silver Medal:
- Bronze Medal:
- Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
- Gold Medal:
- Silver Medal:
- Bronze Medal:
Women's Competition
- FIVB World Grand Prix – Final Round in Andria, Italy
- Gold Medal:
- Silver Medal:
- Bronze Medal:
- Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
- Gold Medal:
- Silver Medal:
- Bronze Medal:
Men's Competition
- Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
- Gold Medal:
- Silver Medal:
- Bronze Medal:
Women's Competition
- Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
- Gold Medal:
- Silver Medal:
- Bronze Medal:
- 14th Pan American Games held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
- United States tops the medal table with a total number of 270 medals, including 117 golds.
- 8th All-Africa Games held in Abuja, Nigeria
- Egypt tops the medal table with a total number of 214 medals, including 80 golds.
- Fifth Winter Asian Games held in Aomori, Japan
- Japan tops the medal table with a total number of 67 medals, including 24 golds.
- First Afro-Asian Games held in Hyderabad, India
- China tops the medal table with a total number of 41 medals, including 25 golds.
- XXII Summer Universiade held in Daegu, South Korea
- China tops the medal table with a total number of 80 medals, including 41 golds.
- 21st Winter Universiade held in Tarvisio, Italy
- Russia tops the medal table with a total number of 31 medals, including 11 golds.
- 12th South Pacific Games held in Suva, Fiji
Awards
Deaths
January 13 — Júlio Botelho (Julinho), Brazilian soccer player
February 4 — André Noyelle (72), Belgian road cyclist (b. 1931)
February 9 – Herma Bauma (88), Austrian athlete (b. 1915)
February 14 — Johnny Longden, Hall of Fame jockey
February 16 — István Havasi (72), Hungarian race walker (b. 1930)
February 17 — Steve Bechler, baseball player
March 10 — Naftali Temu, Kenyan athlete (b. 1945)
April 20 - Daijiro Kato, Japanese motorcycle rider (b. 1976)
April 25 — Viktor Bushuev, Russian weightlifter (b. 1933)
April 25 — Samson Kitur (38), Kenyan middle-distance runner (b. 1966)
April 28 — Juha Tiainen, Finnish hammer thrower (b. 1955)
May 14 — Dave DeBusschere, basketball hall of famer
May 15 — Pedro Chappe Garcia (57), Cuban basketball player (b. 1945)
May 19 — Aleksandr Miroshnichenko (39), Soviet boxer (b. 1964)
June 6 — Shivnath Singh (56), Indian long-distance runner (b. 1946)
June 9 — Spectacular Bid, U.S. race horse, won the 1979 Derby and Preakness
June 18 — Larry Doby, Hall of Fame baseball player
June 21 — Roger Nielson, Canadian ice hockey coach
June 26 — Marc-Vivien Foé, Cameroon football player
June 28 — Wim Slijkhuis (80), Dutch middle distance runner (b. 1923)
July 20 — Lauri Aus (32), Estonian cyclist (b. 1970)
August 4 — Pĺl Arne Fagernes, Norwegian athlete (b. 1974)
August 11 — Herb Brooks, U.S. ice hockey coach
August 23 — Bobby Bonds, U.S. baseball player and father of Barry Bonds
September 11 — Ben Bril (91), Dutch Jewish boxer (b. 1912)
September 24 — Benson Masya (33), Kenyan long-distance runner (b. 1970)
September 27 — Wendy Wyland (38), American diver (b. 1964)
October 12 — Bill Shoemaker, jockey
October 16 — László Papp, Hungarian boxer (b. 1926)
October 22 — Tony Renna, Indy Racing League driver, killed at Indianapolis Motor Speedway
November 6 — Rie Mastenbroek, Dutch swimmer
November 15 — Ray Lewis (93), Canadian athlete (b. 1910)
November 23 — Nick Carter, New Zealand cyclist (b. 1924)
November 24 — Warren Spahn, Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher
December 18 — Otto Graham, Cleveland Browns Hall of Fame quarterback
December 21 — Morappakam Gopalan, Indian Test cricket and field hockey
December 30 — Yoshio Shirai, Japanese boxer (world champion at flyweight)
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