1889 in sports

Years in sports: 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892
Centuries: 18th century · 19th century · 20th century
Decades: 1850s 1860s 1870s 1880s 1890s 1900s 1910s
Years: 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892

1889 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.

American football

College championship

Association football

Denmark

England

Netherlands

Scotland

  • Scottish Cup finalThird Lanark 2–1 Celtic (replay; the SFA declared the original match void due to adverse conditions). Celtic reaches the Scottish Cup final in the club's inaugural season.

Baseball

National championship

Boxing

Events

Lineal world champions[2]

Cricket

Events

  • 12–13 March — South Africa plays its inaugural Test match against the touring England national cricket team. England wins by 8 wickets. The match also marks the beginning of first-class cricket in South Africa where the Currie Cup is inaugurated as the premier domestic competition.
  • The number of balls per over in England is increased from four to five. The four-ball over has been used since time immemorial.
  • The major English county cricket clubs meet to agree a way of deciding an order of ranking for the next season; the official County Championship is established.

England

Australia

Golf

Major tournaments

Other tournaments

Horse racing

England

Australia

Canada

Ireland

USA

Ice hockey

Events

Rowing

The Boat Race

Rugby football

Home Nations Championship

Tennis

England

USA

References

  1. ^ Cyber Boxing Zone – John L Sullivan. Retrieved on 13 November 2009.
  2. ^ "Cyber Boxing Zone". Archived from the original on 2009-06-14. Retrieved 2009-06-17.
  3. ^ A semi-official seasonal title proclaimed by media consensus prior to December 1889 when the official County Championship is constituted.

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