1991 in sports

CART Racing - Michael Andretti won the season championship

*Indianapolis 500 - Rick Mears

Formula One Championship - Ayrton Senna of Brazil

24 hours of Le Mans: won by Volker Weidler / Johnny Herbert / Bertrand Gachot driving a Mazda 787

Rally racing - Juha Kankkunen in a Lancia won the World Rally Championship

*the team of Carlos Sainz / Luis Moya won the Monte Carlo Rally driving a Toyota Celica GT4

Drag racing - Joe Amato won the NHRA "Top Fuel" championship.

Baseball

Dave Righetti breaks Sparky Lyle's major league record for left-handers of 238 career saves.

July 28 - Dennis Martinez of the Montreal Expos pitches the 13th perfect game in major league history, beating the Los Angeles Dodgers 2-0.

World Series: The Minnesota Twins win 4 games to 3 over the Atlanta Braves. The series MVP is Jack Morris of Minnesota.

Basketball

NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Duke wins 72-65 over Kansas

NBA Finals: Chicago Bulls win 4 games to 1 over the Los Angeles Lakers to earn the franchise's first championship.

June 12 - The Chicago Bulls win their first National Basketball Association championship. The Bulls beat the Los Angeles Lakers four games to one.

November 7 - Basketball player Magic Johnson announces he tested positive for the virus that causes AIDS, thus ending his career in the NBA.

Boxing

June 1 at Palm Springs, California: Terry Norris knocked out Donald Curry in the 8th Round to win the WBC Super Welterweight Championship.

Cricket

South Africa readmitted to the International Cricket Council following the abolition of apartheid, and play their first international game since 1970.

Cycling

Giro d'Italia won by Franco Chiocciolo of Italy

Tour de France - Miguel Induraín of Spain

World Cycling Championship: Gianni Bugno of Italy

Field Hockey

March 16 - In an international women's field hockey match at Wembley Stadium, England. France beat England 2-1. It was the last hockey match to have taken place there ending it a great era.

September 13 - 22 - Thirteenth Men's Champions Trophy held at Berlin, Germany won by hosts. Pakistan end 2nd

Figure Skating

World Figure Skating Championships:

*Men's champion: Kurt Browning, Canada

*Women's champion: Kristi Yamaguchi, United States

*Pairs champions: Natalja Mishkutienok & Artur Dimitrijev, Soviet Union

Football (American)

Super Bowl XXV: New York Giants won 20-19 over the Buffalo Bills

World Bowl '91: London Monarchs won 21-0 over the Barcelona Dragons in the inaugural World Bowl.

Football (Australian Rules)

Australian Football League

* The Adelaide Crows join the league

* Hawthorn wins the 95th AFL premiership (Hawthorn 20.19 (139) d West Coast Eagles 13.8 (86))

* Brownlow Medal awarded to Jim Stynes (Melbourne)

Football (Canadian)

Grey Cup: Toronto Argonauts win 36-21 over the Calgary Stampeders

Vanier Cup: Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks win 25-18 over the Mount Allison Mounties

Football (Soccer)

England - FA Cup: Tottenham Hotspur won 2-1 (aet) over Nottingham Forest

FIFA Women's World Cup - United States won 2-1 over Norway
For the first time since the Heysel Stadium disaster of 1985, English clubs are allowed to participate in competitions sponsored by UEFA, for the 1991-92 season.
Golf

Men's Golf

Grand Slam of golf results:

#May - The Masters golf tournament - Ian Woosnam

#June - US Open - Payne Stewart

#July - British Open - Ian Baker-Finch

#August - PGA Championship - John Daly

PGA tour's leading money winner for the year: Corey Pavin - $979,430
PGA Champions Tour leading money winner: Mike Hill - $1,065,657
Ryder Cup: United States team won 14 1/2 - 13 ½ over the European team in world golf.
Tiger Woods, at age 15, won his first USGA title, the U.S. Junior Amateur.

Women's Golf

US Women's Open Their Clits - Meg Mallon

LPGA Championship - Meg Mallon

Pat Bradley: leading money winner on the LPGA tour, earning $763,118.