Events in Sports History in March 2013

Mar 9 Bernard Hopkins defeats Tavoris Cloud to win IBF light heavyweight title

Laureus Awards

Mar 11 Laureus World Sports Awards, Municipal Theater, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: Sportsman: Usain Bolt; Sportswoman: Missy Franklin; Team: FC Bayern Munich

Mar 15 Patrick Chan of Canada wins the men’s 2013 World Figure Skating Championships
Mar 16 34th Big East Men's Basketball Tournament: Louisville beats Syracuse, 78-61
Mar 16 Kim Yu-Na of South Korea wins the women’s 2013 World Figure Skating Championships
Mar 16 Wales routs England by a record 30-3 at Millennium Stadium, Cardiff to retain their Six Nation Rugby Championship; Welsh winger Alex Cuthbert scores 2 tries and fullback Leigh Halfpenny lands 4/4 penalties
Mar 17 54th SEC Men's Basketball Tournament: Ole Miss beats Florida, 66-63
Mar 17 60th ACC Men's Basketball Tournament: Miami beats North Carolina, 87-77

Sports History

Mar 17 Stacy Lewis wins the RR Donnelley LPGA Founders Cup and becomes the number one ranked woman golfer in the world

Mar 21 Martin Gould defeats Ali Carter to win the snooker 2013 Championship League
Mar 23 Chris Sharma becomes the second person to climb a 9b+ (5.15c) route with his ascent of La Dura Dura in Oliana, Spain
Mar 24 Scotland defeats Sweden to win the 2013 World Women's Curling Championship

Sports History

Mar 25 Golfer Tiger Woods returns to his world number one ranking