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See also: 1989 in sports, other events of 1990, 1991 in sports and the list of 'years in sports'.
Auto Racing
- Stock car racing:
- CART Racing - Al Unser, Jr. won the season championship
- Formula One Championship - Ayrton Senna of Brazil
- 24 hours of Le Mans:
- won by the team of John Nielsen / Price Cobb / Martin Brundle driving a Jaguar XJR-12.
- Rally racing - Carlos Sainz in a Toyota won the World Rally Championship
- the team of Didier Auriol/Bernard Occelli won the Monte Carlo Rally driving a Lancia Delta HF Integrale
- Drag racing - Joe Amato won the NHRA "Top Fuel" championship.
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Basketball
Boxing
- February 11 - James Buster Douglas defeated Mike Tyson by a knockout in round 10 to win the world's unified Heavyweight title, in what many consider boxing's biggest upset ever.
- March 31 - Thunder Meets Lightning: Julio Cesar Chavez defeated Meldrick Taylor to unify boxing's world junior welterweight title.
Cycling
- Giro d'Italia won by Gianni Bugno of Italy
- Tour de France - Greg Lemond of the United States
- World Cycling Championship: Rudy Dhaenens of Belgium
Dogsled racing
- Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race Champion:
- Susan Butcher won with lead dogs: Sluggo & Lightning
Field Hockey
- Men's World Cup in Lahore, Pakistan
- Gold Medal: The Netherlands
- Silver Medal: Pakistan
- Bronze Medal: Australia
- Men's Champions Trophy in Melbourne, Australia
- Gold Medal: Australia
- Silver Medal: West Germany
- Bronze Medal: The Netherlands
- Women's World Cup in Sydney, Australia
- Gold Medal: The Netherlands
- Silver Medal: Australia
- Bronze Medal: South Korea
- March 24 - In an international women's field hockey match at Wembley Stadium, England. England drew 0-0 with The Netherlands but The Netherlands beat England 4-3 on penalty strokes.
Figure Skating
- World Figure Skating Championships:
- Men's champion: Kurt Browning, Canada
- Women's champion: Jill Trenary, United States
- Pairs champions: Ekaterina Gordeeva & Sergei Grinkov, Soviet Union
Football (American)
- January 28 - Super Bowl XXIV - San Francisco 49ers won 55-10 over the Denver Broncos
Football (College)
- The Colorado Buffaloes are named the AP Poll champion.
- The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets are named the UPI Poll champion.
Football (Australian Rules)
- Australian Football League
- The Victorian Football League is renamed the Australian Football League
- Collingwood wins the 94th AFL premiership (Collingwood 13.11 (89) d Essendon 5.11 (41))
- Brownlow Medal awarded to Tony Liberatore (Footscray)
Football (Canadian)
- Grey Cup: Winnipeg Blue Bombers 50-11 over the Edmonton Eskimos
- Vanier Cup: Saskatchewan Huskies win 24-21 over the St. Mary's Huskies
Football (Soccer)
- West Germany won the Football World Cup in Rome, Italy, defeating defending champion Argentina 1-0 in the final.
For fuller coverage, see: 1990 in football (soccer)
Gaelic Athletic Association
- Gaelic football
- All-Ireland Senior Football Championship: Cork 0-11 d. Meath 0-9
- National Football League: Meath 2-7 d. Down 0-11
Golf
Men's Golf
- Major championship results:
- April - The Masters - Nick Faldo
- June - US Open - Hale Irwin
- July - British Open - Nick Faldo
- August - PGA Championship - Wayne Grady
- PGA Tour leading money winner for the year: Greg Norman - $1,165,477
- Champions Tour leading money winner: Lee Trevino - $1,190,518
- US Women's Open: Betsy King
- LPGA Championship - Beth Daniel
- Beth Daniel: leading money winner on the LPGA tour, earning $863,578
Thoroughbred Horse Racing
- Australia - Melbourne Cup - Kingston Rule
- Canada - Queen's Plate - Izvestia
- France - Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe - Saumarez
- Ireland - Irish Derby Stakes - Salsabil
Harness Racing
- Australian Inter Dominion Harness Racing Championship:
- Pacers: Thorate
- Trotters: Real Force
Ice Hockey
- Art Ross Memorial Trophy as the NHL's leading scorer during the regular season: Wayne Gretzky, Los Angeles Kings
- Hart Memorial Trophy for the NHL's Most Valuable Player: Mark Messier, Edmonton Oilers
- Stanley Cup: Edmonton Oilers won 4 games to 1 over the Boston Bruins
- World Hockey Championship
- Men's champion: Soviet Union defeated Sweden
- Junior Men's champion: Canada defeated Russia
- Women's champion: in the inaugural event, Canada defeated United States
Lacrosse
- The 6th World Lacrosse Championship is held in Perth, Australia. The United States win, and Canada is the runner-up.
- The Philadelphia Wings beat the New England Blazers 17-7 in the Major Indoor Lacrosse League Championship.
- The Brooklin Redmen win the Mann Cup.
- Orangeville wins the Founders Cup.
- The St. Catharines Athletics win the Minto Cup.
Radiosport
- The first World Radiosport Team Championship held in Seattle, Washington, USA. Gold medals won by John Dorr K1AR and Norm Grant K1DG of the United States.
- Fifth Amateur Radio Direction Finding World Championship held in Strbske Pleso, Czechoslovakia.
Skiing
- Alpine Skiing.
- The men's overall season champion: Pirmin Zurbriggen, Switzerland
- The women's overall season champion: Petra Kronberger, Austria
Snooker
- World Snooker Championship: Stephen Hendry beats Jimmy White 18-12
- World rankings: Stephen Hendry becomes world number one for 1990/91
Tennis
- Grand Slam in tennis men's results:
- Grand Slam in tennis women's results:
- Davis Cup: United States won 3-2 over Australia in world tennis.
Volleyball
Italy wins his first World Volleyball Championship, by defeating 3-1 Cuba in Rio de Janeiro.
General sporting events
- Asian Games held in Beijing, China
- Winter Asian Games held in Sapporo, Japan
- Commonwealth Games held in Auckland
- Summer Goodwill Games held in Seattle, United States
- Third Gay Games held in Vancouver, Canada
Births
- August 9 — Laura Czarnotta, Polish figure skater
Deaths
- January 1 — Joe Hardstaff, Jr., English cricketer
- January 7 — Bronko Nagurski, National Football League Pro Football Hall of Fame
- February 14 — Graeme Hole, Australian cricketer
- February 24 — Tony Conigliaro, MLB baseball player, Boston Red Sox
- February 26 — Leslie Ames, English cricketer
- March 6 — Joe Sewell, Major League Baseball player (1920-1933)
- March 15 — Tom Harmon, National Football League player, Heisman Trophy winner
- March 20 — Lev Yashin, Soviet football (soccer) goalkeeper
- April 21 — Johnny Beagley, Major League Baseball pitcher
- May 22 — Rocky Graziano, boxer
- June 18 — Dennis Dyer, South African cricketer
- August 28 — Larry Jackson, Major League Baseball pitcher (1955-1968)
- August 29 — Luigi Beccali, Italian athlete (b. 1907)
- September 9 — Doc Cramer, Major League Baseball player (1929-1948)
- October 7 — John "Cat" Thompson, Basketball Hall of Fame
- October 10 — Wally Moses, Major League Baseball player (1935-1951)
- October 25 — Costa Pereira (60), Portuguese football (soccer) goalkeeper (b. 1929)
- November 16 — Northern Dancer, racehorse
- December 13 — Alice Marble, tennis player, Wimbledon champion
- December 31 — George Allen, National Football League coach
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