1995 in sports

Auto Racing

Stock car racing:
- Sterling Marlin won the Daytona 500
- NASCAR Championship - Jeff Gordon
CART racing - season championship won by Jacques Villeneuve
- Indianapolis 500 - Jacques Villeneuve. (First IRL races following year).
Formula One Championship - Michael Schumacher of Germany
24 hours of Le Mans: Yannick Dalmas / J.J. Lehto / Masanori Sekiya won, driving a McLaren F1-GTR
Rally racing - Colin McRae won the World Rally Championship
- Carlos Sainz /Luis Moya won the Monte Carlo Rally driving a Subaru Impreza 555
Drag racing - Scott Kalitta won the NHRA "Top Fuel" championship.

Baseball

World Series: Atlanta Braves won 4 games to 2 over the Cleveland Indians. The Series MVP was Tom Glavine, Atlanta
September 6 - Cal Ripken Jr. breaks Lou Gehrig's record of playing 2131 consecutive games.

Basketball

NCAA Men's Basketball Championship:
- UCLA wins 89-78 over Arkansas

NBA Finals:
- Houston Rockets win 4 games to 0 over the Orlando Magic

Boxing

May 6 in Las Vegas, Nevada: Oscar De La Hoya scored a 2nd round TKO over Rafael Ruelas to retain his Lightweight Championship.

Field Hockey

World Competitions

Men's Champions Trophy in Berlin, Germany
- Gold Medal: Germany
- Silver Medal: Australia
- Bronze Medal: Pakistan

Women's Champions Trophy in Mar del Plata, Argentina
- Gold Medal: Australia
- Silver Medal: South Korea
- Bronze Medal: United States

Women's Olympic Qualifier Tournament in Cape Town, South Africa
- Gold Medal: South Korea
- Silver Medal: Great Britain
- Bronze Medal: Germany

Regional Competitions

Men's European Nations Cup in Dublin, Republic of Ireland
- Gold Medal: Germany
- Silver Medal: The Netherlands
- Bronze Medal: England

Pan American Games (Men's Competition) in Mar del Plata, Argentina
- Gold Medal: Argentina
- Silver Medal: Canada
- Bronze Medal: United States

Women's European Nations Cup in Amstelveen, The Netherlands
- Gold Medal: The Netherlands
- Silver Medal: Spain
- Bronze Medal: Germany

Pan American Games (Women's Competition) in Mar del Plata, Argentina
- Gold Medal: Argentina
- Silver Medal: United States
- Bronze Medal: Canada

Figure Skating

World Figure Skating Championships:
- Men's champion: Elvis Stojko, Canada
- Women's champion: Lu Chen, China
- Pairs champions: Radka Kovariková & Rene Novotny, Czech Republic

Football (American)

Super Bowl XXIX: San Francisco 49ers won 49-26 over the San Diego Chargers.

1994 NCAA Division I-A national football championship: The Nebraska Cornhuskers defeat the University of Miami Hurricanes 24-17 on January 1st, 1995.

The World League of American Football is resumed after 2 years without play. Frankfurt Galaxy win the World Bowl 26-22 over the Amsterdam Admirals.

Football (Australian Rules)

Australian Football League
- The Fremantle Dockers join the league
- Carlton wins the 99th AFL premiership (Carlton 21.15 (141) d Geelong 11.14 (80))
- Brownlow Medal awarded to Paul Kelly (Sydney Swans)

Football (Canadian)

For the first time in history, the Grey Cup went to an American-based team.
Grey Cup:
- Baltimore Stallions win 37-20 over the Calgary Stampeders
Vanier Cup:
- Calgary Dinos win 54-24 over the Western Ontario Mustangs

Football (Rugby League)

During the 1994 Rugby League season the N.S.W. Rugby League passed a motion to expand the 16 team competition to a 20 team competition incorporating a team from Western Australia, 2 more teams from Queensland and a team from New Zealand. It was also agreed to change the competition name from the N.S.W. Rugby League to the Australian Rugby League (also known as the A.R.L) as a true reflection of what it represents.

The 20 club teams for 1995 were:

North Queensland Cowboys,

South Queensland Crushers,

South Sydney Rabbitohs,

Sydney City Roosters,

Western Reds,

Western Suburbs Magpies.

However, on the 1st April 1995 the Super League (Australia) announced its intention to form a rebel league. This breakaway league had its own constitution and vision statement enlisting high profile rugby league players to endorse and persuade current players to sign with the rebel league without the knowledge of the A.R.L.

The rebel league backed by Mr Rupert Murdoch and the News Limited Corporation made huge financial offers as an inducement for players to sign to play in their competition. The A.R.L then counter attacked signing up loyal A.R.L players with the financial backing of Mr Kerry Packer and Optus Vision.

The Willow Sports Complex in Townsville was renamed Stockland Stadium through sponsorship linked with the new team North Queensland Cowboys. A contract was signed by the Stockland Trust Group for three years giving them the naming rights of the venue.

Team	Played	Wins	Draws	Losses	For	Against	Points
Manly Sea Eagles	22	20		2	687	248	40
Canberra Raiders	22	20		2	634	255	40
Brisbane Broncos	22	17		5	600	364	34
Cronulla Sharks	22	16		6	516	287	32
>Newcastle Knights	22	15		7	549	396	30
Canterbury Bulldogs	22	14		8	468	352	28
St. George Dragons	22	13		9	583	382	26
North Sydney Bears	22	11	2	9	542	331	24
Sydney City Roosters	22	12		10	466	406	24
Auckland Warriors	22	13		9	544	493	24
Western Reds	22	11		11	361	549	22
Illawarra Steelers	22	10	1	11	519	431	21
Western Suburbs Magpies	22	10		12	459	534	20
Penrith Panthers	22	9		13	481	484	18
Balmain Tigers	22	7		15	309	591	14
South Queensland Crushers	22	6	1	15	303	502	13
Gold Coast Seagulls	22	4	1	17	350	628	9
South Sydney Rabbitohs	22	4	1	17	319	686	9
Parramatta Eels	22	3		19	310	690	6
North Queensland Cowboys	22	2		20	269	660	4

- Canterbury Bulldogs win their seventh title, defeating Manly Sea Eagles 17-4 in the final.

Football (Rugby Union)

August 26 - The International Rugby Football Board lifts the century-old ban on professionalism in rugby union.

Football (Soccer)

FIFA Women's World Cup: Norway won 2-0 over Germany
UEFA Champions League: AFC Ajax defeat A.C. Milan 1-0

For fuller coverage, see: 1995 in football (soccer)

Gaelic Athletic Association

Camogie
- All-Ireland Camogie Champion: Cork
- National Camogie League: Cork

Gaelic football
- All-Ireland Senior Football Championship: Dublin 1-10 d. Tyrone 0-12
- National Football League: Derry 0-12 d. Donegal 0-8

Ladies' Gaelic football
- All-Ireland Senior Football Champion: Waterford
- National Football League: Waterford

Hurling
- All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship: Clare 1-13 d. Offaly 2-8
- National Hurling League:

Golf

Men's Golf

Major championship results:
1. May - The Masters - Ben Crenshaw
2. June - US Open - Corey Pavin
3. July - British Open - John Daly
4. August - PGA Championship - Steve Elkington

PGA tour's leading money winner for the year: Greg Norman - $1,654,959
PGA Champions Tour leading money winner: Jim Colbert - $1,444,386
Ryder Cup: Europe won 14 1/2 to 13 1/2 over the United States in world team golf.

Women's Golf

US Women's Open - Annika Sörenstam
LPGA Championship - Kelly Robbins
Annika Sörenstam: leading money winner on the LPGA tour, earning $666,533

Thoroughbred Horse Racing

Australia - Melbourne Cup - Doriemus
Canada - Queen's Plate - Regal Discovery
France - Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe - Lammtarra
Ireland - Irish Derby Stakes - Winged Love

English Triple Crown Races:

United States Triple Crown Races:
D. Wayne Lukas wins the Triple Crown, becoming the 12th trainer, and the first in history to win the Crown with different horses completing the sweep.

Breeders' Cup:

Harness Racing

North America Cup - David's Pass

United States Pacing Triple Crown races:

United States Trotting Triple Crown races:

Australian Inter Dominion Harness Racing Championship:
- Pacers: Golden Reign
- Trotters: Call Me Now

Ice Hockey

Art Ross Memorial Trophy as the NHL's leading scorer during the regular season: Jaromir Jagr, Pittsburgh Penguins

Hart Memorial Trophy: for the NHL's Most Valuable Player: Eric Lindros, Philadelphia Flyers

Stanley Cup: New Jersey Devils win 4 games to 0 over the Detroit Red Wings

World Hockey Championship
- Men's champion: Finland defeated Sweden
- Junior Men's champion: Canada defeated Russia

Radiosport

First IARU Region III Amateur Radio Direction Finding Championships held in Japan.
First High Speed Telegraphy World Championship held in Siófok, Hungary.

Skiing

Alpine Skiing
- The men's overall season champion: Alberto Tomba, Italy
- The women's overall season champion: Vreni Schneider, Switzerland

Snooker

World Snooker Championship: Stephen Hendry beats Nigel Bond 18-9
World rankings: Stephen Hendry remains world number one for 1995/96

Swimming

February 11 –
- Danyon Loader swims world record 400m Freestyle
- Mark Foster swims world record 50m Butterfly
- Sandra Völker swims European record 50m Backstroke