Table of contents

1 Auto Racing 2 Baseball 3 Basketball 4 Boxing 5 Cricket 6 Cycling 7 Field Hockey 8 Figure Skating 9 Football (Soccer) 10 Football (American) 11 Canadian Football 12 Golf 13 Thoroughbred Horse Racing 14 Harness Racing 15 Ice Hockey 16 Skiing 17 Tennis 18 General sporting events 19 Births 20 Deaths

Auto Racing

• Stock car racing:
  • Davey Allison won the Daytona 500
  • NASCAR Championship - Alan Kulwicki
• Indianapolis 500 - Al Unser, Jr
• CART Racing - Bobby Rahal
• Formula One Championship:
  • Nigel Mansell of Great Britain
  • Giovanna Amati becomes the first women to appear on the entry list for a Formula One Grand Prix.
• 24 hours of Le Mans: the team of Derek Warwick / Yannick Dalmas / Mark Blundell won, driving a Peugeot 905
• Rally racing - the team of Didier Auriol / Bernard Occelli won the Monte Carlo Rally driving a Lancia Delta Integrale HF
• Drag racing - Joe Amato won the NHRA "Top Fuel" championship.

• World Series - Toronto Blue Jays won 4 games to 2 over the Atlanta Braves. The Series MVP is Pat Borders, Toronto.

• The Toronto Blue Jays became the first Canadian team to play in a World Series and the first non-American team to win the World Series.

• NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Duke wins 71-51 over Michigan
• NBA Finals: Chicago Bulls win 4 games to 2 over the Portland Trail Blazers

• November 13 - Riddick Bowe won a 12 round decision over Evander Holyfield to win the undisputed heavyweight championship.

• Giro d'Italia won by Miguel Induraín of Spain
• Tour de France - Miguel Induraín of Spain
• World Cycling Championship: Gianni Bugno of Italy

• February 20 - 28 - Fourteenth Men's Champions Trophy held at Karachi, Pakistan won by Germany. Australia finish 2nd.

• World Figure Skating Championships:
  • Men's champion: Wiktor Petrenko, Ukraine
  • Women's champion: Kristi Yamaguchi, United States
  • Pairs champions: Natalja Mishkutienok & Artur Dimitrijev, Ukraine

• England - FA Cup: Liverpool won 2-0 over Sunderland

• Super Bowl XXVI: Washington Redskins won 37-24 over the Buffalo Bills
• November 29 - Dennis Byrd of the New York Jets is paralyzed from a neck injury during an NFL game against the Kansas City Chiefs. He made a recovery that bordered on the miraculous; although he would never play again, he would walk unassisted several months later.

• Grey Cup: Calgary Stampeders won 24-10 over the Winnipeg Blue Bombers
• Vanier Cup: Queen's Golden Gaels win 31-0 over the St. Mary's Huskies

Men's Golf

• Grand Slam of golf results:
  1. May - The Masters - Fred Couples
  2. June - US Open - Tom Kite
  3. July - British Open - Nick Faldo
  4. August - PGA Championship - Nick Price

• PGA tour's leading money winner for the year: Fred Couples - $1,344,188
• PGA Champions Tour leading money winner: Lee Trevino - $1,027,002

• US Women's Open: Patty Sheehan
• LPGA Championship - Betsy King
• Dottie Mochrie; leading money winner on the LPGA tour, earning $693,335

• Australia - Melbourne Cup - Subzero
• Canada - Queen's Plate - Alydeed
• France - Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe - Subotica
• Ireland - Irish Derby Stakes - St. Jovite

• English Triple Crown Races:
  1. Two Thousand Guineas Stakes - Rodrigo de Triano
  2. Epsom Derby - Dr. Devious
  3. St. Leger Stakes - User Friendly

• United States Triple Crown Races:
  1. Kentucky Derby - Lil E. Tee
  2. Preakness Stakes - Pine Bluff
  3. Belmont Stakes - A.P. Indy

• Pacer Artsplace voted "Harness Horse of the Year"
• North America Cup - Safely Kept

• United States Pacing Triple Crown races:
  1. Cane Pace - Western Hanover
  2. Little Brown Jug - Fake Left
  3. Messenger Stakes - Western Hanover

• United States Trotting Triple Crown races:
  1. Hambletonian - Alf Palema
  2. Yonkers Trot -
  3. Kentucky Futurity - Armbro Keepsake

• Australian Inter Dominion Harness Racing Championship:
  • Pacers: Westburn Grant
  • Trotters: William Dee

• September 23 - goaltender, Manon Rheaume became the first woman to play in the National Hockey League and also the first woman ever to play in one of the Big Four Pro Sports.

• Art Ross Memorial Trophy as the NHL's leading scorer during the regular season: Mario Lemieux, Pittsburgh Penguins

• Hart Memorial Trophy for the NHL's Most Valuable Player: Mark Messier, New York Rangers

• Stanley Cup: Pittsburgh Penguins won 4 games to 0 over the Chicago Blackhawks

• World Hockey Championship
  • Men's champion: Sweden defeated Finland
  • Junior Men's champion: Unified former USSR defeated Sweden
  • Women's champion: Canada defeated the United States

• Alpine Skiing
  • The men's overall season champion: Paul Accola, Switzerland
  • The women's overall season champion: Petra Kronberger, Austria

• Grand Slam in tennis men's results:
  1. Australian Open - Jim Courier
  2. French Open - Jim Courier
  3. Wimbledon championships - Pete Sampras
  4. US Open - Stefan Edberg

• Grand Slam in tennis women's results:
  1. Australian Open - Monica Seles
  2. French Open - Monica Seles
  3. Wimbledon championships - Steffi Graf
  4. US Open - Monica Seles

• Davis Cup: United States won 3-1 over Switzerland in world tennis.

• Embassy World Snooker Championship:
  • Stephen Hendry won 18-14 over Jimmy White

• Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race Champion:
  • Martin Buser won with lead dogs: Tyrone & D2

Deaths