Events in Sports History in 2024

Jan 3 In an all-English final, Luke Humphries claims his first PDC World Darts Championship with a 7-4 win over 16-year-old prodigy Luke Littler at the Alexandra Palace, London

Sports History

Jan 10 Kawhi Leonard signs a $153 million extension with the Los Angeles Clippers over the next three years

Bill Belichick Leaves Patriots

Jan 11 After 24 seasons and 6 Super Bowl titles, coach Bill Belichick and the NFL New England Patriots part ways; Patriots finished season in last place in AFC East at 4-13

Jan 14 Dan Campbell leads the Detroit Lions to their first playoff win since 1991, defeating the Los Angeles Rams

Elton John an EGOT Winner

Jan 15 English singer Elton John wins an Emmy Award for television special "Elton John: Farewell From Dodger Stadium", giving him the final piece of his EGOT (winning all four of the major American art awards)

Jan 15 Joel Embiid ties Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's record with his 16th straight game with 30 or more points and 10-plus rebounds in a win over the Houston Rockets
Jan 21 Dan Campbell's Detroit Lions secure a divisional playoff win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Jan 21 Tara VanDerveer (70) becomes winningest college basketball coach with 1.203rd victory as Stanford University defeats visiting Oregon State Beavers, 65-56 [1]
Jan 22 Joel Embiid sets NBA 76ers franchise record with 70 points in a single game during 133-123 win over visiting San Antonio Spurs, in Philadelphia; previous record of 68 set by Wilt Chamberlain in 1967
Jan 23 Kawhi Leonard records his second career triple-double in a win against the Los Angeles Lakers
Jan 27 Australian Open Women's Tennis: Aryna Sabalenka defeats China's Zheng Qinwen 6–3, 6–2 to retain the title; wins her second major title without dropping a set
Jan 28 AFC Championship, M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland: Kansas City Chiefs beat Baltimore Ravens, 17-10

Sports History

Jan 28 Australian Open Men's Tennis: Jannik Sinner of Italy produces an epic comeback to beat Daniil Medvedev 3-6, 3-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-3 for his first Grand Slam singles title

Jan 28 England cricket spin bowler Tom Hartley follows Ollie Pope's 196 with stunning debut figures of 7/62 as the tourists upset India by 28 runs in the 1st Test in Hyderabad
Jan 28 NFC Championship, Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, California: SF 49ers beat Detroit Lions, 34-31
Jan 28 The West Indies win their first cricket Test match in Australia in 27 years in Brisbane; rookie fast bowler Shamar Joseph takes 7/68 to guide Windies to an 8 run victory and a 1-1 series tie

Imran Khan Sentenced

Jan 30 Former Pakistani PM Imran Khan, already in jail on corruption charges, sentenced to a further 10 years for leaking state secrets [1]

Cricketer and Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan

Sports History

Jan 31 Caitlin Clark posts 35 points and 10 assists for Iowa against Northwestern, breaking the Big Ten all-time scoring record

Feb 8 Pakistan election: In an upset independents backed by imprisoned Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party win the most seats with 97, PML-N win 76, PPP 54 [1]
Feb 11 Super Bowl LVIII is the most-watched TV program in US history, averaging 123.4 million viewers across television and streaming platforms [1]

Super Bowl

Feb 11 Super Bowl LVIII, Allegiant Stadium, LV: Kansas City Chiefs win back to back titles and 3rd in 5 years with an overtime 25-22 win over the SF 49ers; MVP: Patrick Mahomes, KC, QB

Sports History

Feb 11 Usher performs the halftime show at Super Bowl LVIII with guests Alicia Keys, will.i.am, Lil Jon, H.E.R. and Ludacris [1]

Feb 14 Shooting at a rally to celebrate the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl victory kills one and injures more than 20 in downtown Kansas City, Missouri [1]
Feb 15 Caitlin Clark becomes the NCAA Division I women's career scoring leader in a game for Iowa against Michigan, scoring a career-high 49 points
Feb 18 Singaporean chess prodigy Ashwath Kaushik at eight years old is the youngest player to defeat a grandmaster in a classic tournament game at the Burgdorfer Stadthaus Open, Switzerland [1]
Feb 19 66th Daytona 500: William Byron takes the lead on a restart with 4 laps to go and then wins after Ross Chastain and Austin Cindric crash to bring out a race-ending caution; Hendrick Motorsports record-tying 9th win

Sports History

Feb 24 Brian Ortega wins against Yair Rodríguez at UFC Fight Night 237, earning Performance of the Night

EFL Cup final

Feb 25 Lewis Koumas is an unused substitute in the 2024 EFL Cup final where Liverpool beat Chelsea 1–0 after extra time

Feb 28 Lewis Koumas makes his first team debut for Liverpool and scores his first senior goal against Southampton in the FA Cup fifth round

NBA Record

Mar 2 LeBron James becomes first player in NBA history to score 40,000 regular-season points as his LA Lakers slip to a 124-114 defeat to Denver Nuggets in Los Angeles

Mar 3 Iowa's Caitlin Clark becomes the NCAA Division I all-time career scoring leader, surpassing Pete Maravich's career total of 3,667; her 35 points in win over visiting Ohio State brings her total to 3,685 and counting