January
·
Australia beat South Korea in Sydney to win their first Asian Title.
February
· World number one men's tennis player Novak Djokovic won his fifth Australian
Open title followed by Wimbledon
and U.S. Open, but is denied calendar Grand Slam after losing final at Ronald
Garros.
· Quarteback Tom Brady leads New England Patriots to Super
Bowl Glory.
· Cote d’Ivoire claims second African Cup of Nations title
beating Ghana 9-8 on penalties.
March
· After six weeks of competition Australia capture their
fifth ODI Cricket World Cup, beating New Zealand
April
· Jordan Alexander Spieth, an American professional golfer led
wire-to-wire and shot a record-tying 270 (−18) in The 2015 Masters
Tournament to win his first major at the age of 21.
May
· Chelsea, a professional football club in Fulham, London,
claim Premier League glory – losing just three games all season. While
Barcelona, a professional football club, based in Barcelona, Catalonia,
Spain secure La Liga.
· Juventus, a professional Italian association football
club based in Turin, Piedmont, win Serie A
· Bayern Munich, a German sports club based in Munich, storm
German Bundesliga
· Floyd Mayweather wins “Fight of the century” against
Manny Pacquiao
June
· American Phariah becomes first horse to win U.S. Triple
Crown since 1978.
· Barcelona capture their fifth European Cup with victory
over Juventus in Berlin
July
· Host nation Chile defeat Argentina to win Copa America
for the first time
· Carli Lloyd’s hat trick helps U.S.A. beat Japan to win
Women’s World Cup in repeat of 2011 final
· Zach Johnson clinches British Open in Playoff at St.
Andrews
· Chris Froome, a British professional road
racing cyclist, claims his second Tour de France.
August
· Usain Bolt of Jamaica beats main rival Justin Gatlin of
America to retain 100m & 200m world crown.
· Jason Day hits record 20 under par to secure U.S. PGA
Championship.
September
· Serena Williams of U.S. just falls short at U.S. Open after
otherwise dominant season.
October
· British Formula One racing Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton
clinches back to back F1 titles, his third crown overall.
· New Zealand retain Rugby World Cup by defeating Australia.
November
· Michelle Payne becomes first female jockey to win prestigious
Melbourne Cup.
· Spanish motorcycle road racer, Jorge Lorenzo claims third
MotoGP title ahead of teammate Valentino Rossi.
· International Association of Athletics Federations (IAFF)
bans Russia from all track and field athletics amid doping scandal.
· Tyson Fury ends Wladimir Kiltschko’s nine years reign as
world heavyweight champion.
· Great Britain, led Andy Murray, secure first Davis Cup victory
since 1936.
December
· Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi and Neymar wait to find
out who will win coveted Ballon d’Or in January.
