Arjuna award Winner 2011

Arjuna award Winners List 2011: Arjuna Awards were instituted in 1961 by the government of India to recognize outstanding achievement in National sports. The award carries a cash prize of Indian Rupee symbol.svg 500,000, a bronze statuette of Arjuna and a scroll.Cricket - Zaheer KhanArchery - Rahul BannerjeeAthletics - Preeja SreedharanAthletics - Vijas GowdaGymnastics - Ashish KumarKabaddi - Rakesh Kumar, Tejaswini BaiHockey - Rajpal SinghVolley ball - Sanjay kumarFootball - Sunil ChhetriWeight lifting - Ravi KumarWrestling - Ravindra SinghBoxing - Suronjoy SinghBatminton- Jwala GuttaSwimming - Virdhaval KhadeShooting - Tejaswini SawantWushu - Sandhya Rani DeviTennis - Somdev DevvarmanDisabled - Prashant Karmakar

Padma Award Winners for 2011The Padma Award winner names have been announced. President Pratibha Patil has conferred the Padma Awards 2011 to 128 awardees. A total of 13 Padma Vibhushan awards, 31 Padma Bhushan awards and 84 Padma shri awards are to be given out by the President, which include one duo case (actually counted as one) and 12 awards from the category of Foreigners/ NRIs/ PIOs/ Posthumous.

Padma Vibhushan Awards 2011

Sl.No.

Name Discipline State

1. Dr. (Smt.) Kapila Vatsyayan Art – Art Administration and Promotion.

Delhi

2. Mrs. Homai Vyarawalla Art – Photography Gujarat

3. Shri A Nageshwara Rao Art- Cinema Andhra Pradesh

4. Shri Parasaran Kesava Iyengar Public Affairs Delhi

5. Dr. Akhlaq-ur-Rehman Kidwai Public Affairs Delhi

6. Shri Vijay Kelkar Public Affairs Delhi

7. Shri Montek Singh Ahluwalia Public Affairs Delhi

8. Shri Palle Rama Rao Science and Engineering Andhra Pradesh

9. Shri Azim Premji Trade and Industry Karnataka

10. Shri Brajesh Mishra Civil Services Madhya Pradesh

11. Prof. (Dr.) Ottaplakkal Literature and Education Kerala

Neelakandan Velu Kurup

12. Dr. Sitakant Mahapatra Literature and Education Orissa

13. Late Shri L. C. Jain Public Affairs Delhi *

Padma Bhushan Awards 2011

Sl.No.

Name Discipline State

1. Shri Satyadev Dubey Art – Theatre Maharashtra

2. Shri Mohammed Zahur Khayyam Hashmi alias Khayyam

Art – Cinema – Music Maharashtra

3. Shri Shashi Kapoor Art – Cinema Maharashtra

4. Shri Krishen Khanna Art – Painting Haryana

5. Shri Madavur Vasudevan Nair Art – Dance – Kathakali Kerala

6. Ms. Waheeda Rehman Art – Cinema Maharashtra

7. Shri Rudrapatna Krishna Shastry Srikantan

Art – Music-Vocal Karnataka

8. Ms. Arpita Singh Art – Painting Delhi

9. Dr. Sripathi Panditharadhyula Balasubrahmanyam

Art – Playback Singing, Music Direction & acting

Tamil Nadu

10. Shri C.V. Chandrasekhar Art – Classical Dance-Bharatanatyam

Tamil Nadu

11. Shri Dwijen Mukherjee Art West Bengal

12. Smt. Rajashree Birla Social work Maharashtra

13. Mrs. Shobhana Ranade Social work Maharashtra

14. Dr. Suryanarayanan Ramachandran

Science and Engineering Tamil Nadu

15. Shri S.(Kris) Gopalakrishnan Trade and Industry Karnataka

16. Shri Yogesh Chander Deveshwar Trade and Industry West Bengal

17. Ms. Chanda Kochhar Trade and Industry Maharashtra

18. Dr. K. Anji Reddy Trade and Industry- Pharmacy

Andhra Pradesh

19. Shri Analjit Singh Trade and Industry Delhi

20. Shri Rajendra Singh Pawar Trade and Industry Haryana

21. Dr. Gunapati Venkata Krishna Reddy

Trade and Industry Andhra Pradesh

22. Shri Ajai Chowdhary Trade and Industry Delhi

23. Shri Surendra Singh Civil Services Delhi

24. Shri M. N .Buch Civil Services Madhya Pradesh

25. Shri Shyam Saran Civil Services Delhi

26. Shri Thayil Jacob Sony George Literature and Education Karnataka

27. Dr. Ramdas Madhava Pai Literature and Education Karnataka

28. Shri Sankha Ghosh Literature and Education West Bengal

29. Late Shri K. Raghavan Thirumulpad Medicine – Ayurveda. Kerala*

30. Late Dr. Keki Byramjee Grant Medicine – Cardiology Maharashtra *

31. Late Shri Dashrath Patel Art Gujarat *

Padma Shri Awards 2011

Sl.No.

Name Discipline State

1. Ms. Neelam Mansingh Chowdhry

Art – Theatre Chandigarh

2. Shri Makar Dhwaja Darogha Art- Chhau Dance Jharkhand

3. Shri Shaji Neelakantan Karun Art – Film Direction Kerala

4. Shri Girish Kasaravalli Art – Film making Karnataka

5. Ms. Tabassum Hashmi Khan alias Tabu

Art – Cinema Maharashtra

6. Shri Jivya Soma Mase Art – Warli Painting Maharashtra

7. Guru (Ms.) M.K. Saroja Art – Dance- Bharatnatyam Tamil Nadu

8. Shri Jayaram Subramaniam Art – Cinema Tamil Nadu

9. Pandit Ajoy Chakraborty Art – Music-Indian Classical West Bengal

Vocal

10. Smt. Mahasundari Devi Art – Mithilia/ Madhubani Painting.

Bihar

11. Shri Gajam Govardhana Art – Handloom Weaving Andhra Pradesh

12. Ms. Sunayana Hazarilal Art – Dance – Kathak Maharashtra

13. Shri S.R. Janakiraman Art – Carnatic Vocal Music Tamil Nadu

14. Shri Peruvanam Kuttan Marar Art – Chenda Melam- Drum concert

Kerala

15. Smt. Kalamandalam Kshemavathy Pavithran

Art – Dance – Mohiniattam Kerala

16. Shri Dadi Dorab Pudumjee Art – Puppetry Delhi

17. Shri Khangembam Mangi Singh

Art – Traditional Music of Manipur (Pena)

Manipur

18. Shri Prahlad Singh Tipaniya Art – Folk Music Madhya Pradesh

19. Smt. Usha Uthup Art – Music. West Bengal

20. Smt. Kajol Art- Cinema Maharashtra

21. Shri Irfan Khan Art- Cinema Maharashtra

22. Shri Mamraj Agrawal Social work West Bengal

23. Shri Jockin Arputham Social work Maharashtra

24. Ms. Nomita Chandy Social work Karnataka

25. Ms. Sheela Patel Social work Maharashtra

26. Ms. Anita Reddy Social work Karnataka

27. Shri Kanubhai Hasmukhbhai Tailor

Social work Gujarat

28. Shri Anant Darshan Shankar Public Affairs Karnataka

29. Prof. M. Annamalai Science and Engineering Karnataka

30. Dr. Mahesh Haribhai Mehta Science and Engineering – Agricultural Science

Gujarat

31. Shri Coimbatore Narayana Rao Raghavendran

Science and Engineering Tamil Nadu

32. Dr. (Mrs.) Suman Sahai Science and Engineering Delhi

33. Prof.(Dr.) E.A. Siddiq Science and Engineering – Agricultural Science

Andhra Pradesh

34. Shri Gopalan Nair Shankar Science and Engineering – Architecture

Kerala

35. Shri Mecca Rafeeque Ahmed Trade and Industry Tamil Nadu

36. Shri Kailasam Raghavendra Rao

Trade and Industry Tamil Nadu

37. Shri Narayan Singh Bhati Civil Services Andhra Pradesh

38. Shri P K Sen Civil Services Bihar

39. Ms. Shital Mahajan Sports – Adventure Sports- Para Jumping

Maharashtra

40. Ms. Nameirakpam Kunjarani Devi

Sports – Weightlifting Manipur

41. Shri Sushil Kumar Sports – Wrestling Delhi

42. Shri Vangipurapu Venkata Sai Laxman

Sports – Cricket Andhra Pradesh

43. Shri Gagan Narang Sports – Shooting Andhra Pradesh

44. Smt. Krishna Poonia Sports – Discus Throw Rajasthan

45. Shri Harbhajan Singh Sports – Mountaineering Punjab

46. Dr. Pukhraj Bafna Medicine – Padeatrics Chhattisgarh

47. Prof. Mansoor Hasan Medicine- Cardiology Uttar Pradesh

48. Dr. Shyama Prasad Mandal Medicine – Orthopaedic Delhi

49. Prof. (Dr.) Sivapatham Vittal Medicine – Endocrinology Tamil Nadu

50. Prof. (Dr.) Madanur Ahmed Ali Medicine – Gastroenterology Tamil Nadu

51. Dr. Indira Hinduja Medicine – Obstetrics and Gynaecology.

Maharashtra

52. Dr. Jose Chacko Periappuram Medicine – Cardio-Thoracic Surgery.

Kerala

53. Prof. (Dr.) A. Marthanda Pillai Medicine – Neurosurgery Kerala

54. Shri Mahim Bora Literature and Education Assam

55. Prof. (Dr.) Pullella Srirama Chandrudu

Literature and Education- Sanskrit

Andhra Pradesh

56. Dr. Pravin Darji Literature and Education Gujarat

57. Dr. Chandra Prakash Deval Literature and Education Rajasthan

58. Shri Balraj Komal Literature and Education Delhi

59. Mrs. Rajni Kumar Literature and Education Delhi

60. Dr. Devanooru Mahadeva Literature and Education Karnataka

61. Shri Barun Mazumder Literature and Education West Bengal

62. Dr. Avvai Natarajan Literature and Education Tamil Nadu

63. Shri Bhalchandra Nemade Literature and Education Himachal Pradesh

64. Prof. Riyaz Punjabi Literature and Education Jammu and Kashmir

65. Prof. Koneru Ramakrishna Rao

Literature and Education Andhra Pradesh

66. Ms. Buangi Sailo Literature and Education Mizoram

67. Prof. Devi Dutt Sharma Literature and Education Uttarakhand

68. Shri Nilamber Dev Sharma Literature and Education Jammu and Kashmir

69. Ms. Urvashi Butalia # Literature and Education Delhi

70. Ms. Ritu Menon # Literature and Education Delhi

71. Prof. Krishna Kumar Literature and Education Delhi

72. Shri Deviprasad Dwivedi Literature and Education Uttar Pradesh

73. Ms. Mamang Dai Literature and Education Arunachal Pradesh

74. Dr. Om Prakash Agrawal Others – Heritage Conservation Uttar Pradesh

75. Prof. Madhukar Keshav Dhavalikar

Others – Archeology Maharashtra

76. Ms. Shanti Teresa Lakra Others-Nursing Andaman & Nicobar

77. Smt. Gulshan Nanda Others – Handicrafts promotion Delhi

78. Dr. Azad Moopen Social work UAE *

79. Prof. Upendra Baxi Public Affairs -Legal Affairs United Kingdom *

80. Dr. Mani Lal Bhaumik Science and Engineering USA *

81. Dr. Subra Suresh Science and Engineering USA *

82. Prof. Karl Harrington Potter Literature and Education USA *

83. Prof. Martha Chen Social work USA *

84. Shri Satpal Khattar Trade and Industry Singapore *

85. Shri Granville Austin Literature and Education USA *

Two Indians among winners of Magsaysay Award 2011

Nileema Mishra, who works with the poorest villagers in Maharashtra [ Images ], and United States-trained

Indian engineer Harish Hande, who revolutionised the use of solar lights, are among five people who

have been honoured with this year's prestigious Ramon Magsaysay Award.

"The two had helped to harness technologies to empower their countrymen and created waves of

progressive change across Asia," award foundation president Carmencita T Abella announced.

Filipino charity group Alternative Indigenous Development Foundation Inc, Hasanain Juaini, who set up

an Islamic school for girls in Indonesia, his fellow countrywoman Tri Mumpuni, who promoted micro

hydropower technology and Koul Panah, who working towards restoring democracy in Cambodia, are the

other winners of the award, often described as 'Asia's Nobel prize' [ Images ].

The winners will receive a certificate, a medallion and a cash prize in Manila on August 31. The award is

named after the famous Philippine president who died in a plane crash in 1957.

Hande was recognised for bringing solar lights to a country where many households still have no power,

the foundation said.

The 44-year-old runs his own solar electric light company that has lit up over 120,000 homes.

"His passionate and pragmatic effort to put solar power technology in the hands of the poor has

encouraged them to become asset creators," the foundation said.

Mishra was recognised for "her purpose-driven zeal to work tirelessly with villagers in Maharashtra, to

address both their aspirations and their adversities through collective action and heightened confidence".

Other notable Indians who have been honoured with the coveted award include Acharya Vinoba Bhave,

Jayaprakash Narayan, Mother Teresa [ Images ], Arun Shourie, T N Seshan [ Images ] and Kiran Bedi [

Images ].

The award aims to honour people who address issues of human development in Asia with courage and

creativity.

Each year, six people or organisations are named joint winners of the Magsaysay award.

 

"All of them are deeply involved in addressing issues that impact human progress, not only in their

respective countries, but indeed in all of Asia. They are showing how commitment, competence and

collaborative leadership can truly transform individual lives and galvanise community action," the

foundation said.

Abella said, "The concerns they are working on are clearly quite diverse -- affordable electricity, political

reform, inclusive education, economic empowerment, access to water. But there is one thing these

Magsasyay laureates share: a greatness of spirit which infuses their leadership for change".

"They all build collaborations and seek consensus wherever possible. They all refuse to give up, despite

adversity and opposition," he said.

BHARAT RATNA

‘Bharat Ratna’, the highest civilian award of India, was instituted in the year 1954.

Any person without distinction of race, occupation, position or sex is eligible for these awards.

It is awarded for exceptional service towards advancement of Art, Literature and Science, and in

recognition of public service of the highest order.

The recommendations for Bharat Ratna are made by the Prime Minister himself to the President. No

formal recommendations for this are necessary.

The number of annual awards is restricted to a maximum of three in a particular year.

On conferment of the award, the recipient receives a Sanad (certificate) signed by the President and

a medallion.

The award does not carry any monetary grant.

In terms of Article 18 (1) of the Constitution, the award cannot be used as a prefix or suffix to the

recipient’s name. However, should an award winner consider it necessary, he/she may use the

following expression in their bio-data/letterhead/visiting card etc. to indicate that he/she is a recipient

of the award: –

‘Awarded Bharat Ratna by the President’

or

‘Recipient of Bharat Ratna award’

List of all Bharat Ratna award winners

New Delhi: Bharat Ratna is the highest civilian honour, given for exceptional service towards advancement of Art, Literature and Science, and in recognition of Public Service of the highest order. The provision of Bharat Ratna was introduced in 1954.

The first ever Indian to receive this award was the famous scientist, Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman. Since then, many people, each a whiz in varied aspects of their career, have received this coveted award.

List of all Bharat Ratna awardees so far:

1. Late Pandit Bhimsen Gururaj Joshi in 2008 : Karnataka2. Kumari Lata Dinanath Mangeshkar in 2001 : Maharashtra3. Late Ustad Bismillah Khan in 2001 for contribution in the field of Arts : Uttar Pradesh4. Prof. Amartya Sen in1999 for Literature & Education : United Kingdom5. Lokpriya Gopinath (posth.) Bordoloi in1999, for Public Affairs : Assam6. Loknayak Jayprakash (Posth.) Narayan in 1999 for Public Affairs: Bihar 7. Pandit Ravi Shankar in 1999 for his contribution in the field of Arts : United States8. Shri Chidambaram Subramaniam in 1998 for Public Affairs : Tamil Nadu 9. Smt. M.S. Subbulakshmi in 1998 for her contribution in the field of Arts : Tamil Nadu

10. Dr APJ Abdul Kalam in 1997 for his contribution in the field of Science and Engineering : Delhi 11. Smt. Aruna Asaf (Posth.) Ali in 1997 for her contribution in the field of Public Affairs : Delhi 12. Shri Gulzari Lal Nanda in 1997 for his contribution in the field of Public Affairs : Gujarat 13. Shri JRD Tata in 1992 for his contribution in the field of Trade & Industry : Maharashtra 14. Shri Maulana Abul Kalam Azad in 1992 for his contribution in Public Affairs : West Bengal 15. Shri Satyajit Ray in 1992 for his contribution in the field of Arts : West Bengal 16. Shri Morarji Ranchhodji Desai in 1991 for his contribution in Public Affairs : Gujarat 17. Shri Rajiv Gandhi in 1991 for his contribution in Public Affairs : Delhi 18. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel in 1991 for his contribution in Public Affairs : Gujarat 19. Dr. Bhimrao Ramji Ambedakr in 1990 for his contribution in Public Affairs : Maharashtra 20. Dr. Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela in 1990 for his contribution in Public Affairs : South Africa 21. Shri Marudur Gopalan Ramachandran in 1988 for contribution in Public Affairs : Tamil Nadu 22. Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan in 1987 for contribution in the field of Social Work : Pakistan 23. Shri Acharya Vinoba Bhave in 1983 for contribution in the field of Social Work : Maharashtra 24. Mother Teresa in 1980 for contribution in the field of Social Work : West Bengal25. Shri Kumaraswamy Kamraj in 1976 for contribution in the field of Public Affairs : Tamil Nadu 26. Shri V.V. Giri in 1975 for contribution in the field of Public Affairs : Orissa 27. Smt. Indira Gandhi in 1971 for contribution in the field of Public Affairs : Uttar Pradesh 28. Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri in 1966 for contribution in the field of Public Affairs : Uttar Pradesh 29. Dr. Pandurang Vaman Kane in 1963 for contribution in the field of Social Work : Maharashtra 30. Dr. Zakir Hussain in 1963 for contribution in the field of Public Affairs : Andhra Pradesh 31. Dr. Rajendra Prasad in 1962 for contribution in the field of Public Affairs : Bihar 32. Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy in 1961 for contribution in the Field of Public Affairs: West Bengal 33. Shri Purushottam Tandon in 1961 for contribution in the field of Public Affairs : Uttar Pradesh 34. Dr. Dhondo Keshav Karve in 1958 for contribution in the field of Social Work : Maharashtra 35. Pt. Govind Ballabh Pant in 1957 for contribution in the field of Public Affairs : Uttar Pradesh 36. Dr. Bhagwan Das in 1955 for contribution in Literature & Education : Uttar Pradesh 37. Shri Jawaharlal Nehru in 1955 for contribution in the field of Public Affairs : Uttar Pradesh 38. Dr. M. Vishweshwariah in 1955 for contribution in the field of Civil Service : Karnataka 39. Shri Chakravarti Rajagopalachari in 1954 for contribution in Public Affairs : Tamil Nadu 40. Dr. Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman in 1954 in Science & Engineering: Tamil Nadu 41. Dr. Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan in 1954 for contribution in Public Affairs : Tamil Nadu

National Film Awards 2011: Winner's ListWinners in selected major categories at the 58th National Film Awards

01. Best Feature film: 'Adaminte Makan Abu' (Malayalam)

02. Best Director: Vetrimaran, 'Aadukalam' (Tamil)

03. Best Actor: Dhanush, 'Aadukalam' and Salim Kumar, 'Adaminte Makan Abu'

04. Best Actress: Mitalee Jagtaap, 'Baboo Band Baaja' and Saranya Ponvannan, 'Thenmerku Paruvakaatru'

05. Best supporting Actor: Thambi Ramaiah, 'Mynaa'

06. Best Supporting Actress: Sukumari, 'Namma Gramam'

07. Best Cinematographer: Madhu Ambat, 'Adaminte Makan Abu'

08. Best Editing: Kishore Te, 'Aadukalam'

09. Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment: 'Dabangg'

10. Best Debut Film of A Director: 'Baboo Band Baaja'(Marathi)

11. Best Children's Film: 'Hejjegalu' (Kannada)

12. Best Singer Female : Rekha Bhardwaj, 'Ishqiya', ("Badi Dheere Jali")

13. Best Singer Male: Suresh Wadkar, 'Mee Sindhutai Sapkal' ("Hey Bhaskara Kshitijavari Ya", Marathi)

14. Best Music: Vishal Bhardwaj, 'Ishqiya'

15. Best Audiography: Subhadeep Sengupta,'Chitrasutram' and Kamod Karade, Debajit Changmai, 'Ishqiya'

16. Best Sci & Tech Film: 'Heart to Heart'

17. Best Sports Film: 'Boxing Ladies'

18. Special Jury Award: 'Kabira Khada Baazar Mein'

19. Best Educational Film: 'Advaitham'

20. Best Art & Culture Film: 'Leaving Home'

21. Best Debut Non-feature Film: 'Pistulya'

22. Nargis Dutt Award: 'Moner Manush'

23. Best Film On social Issues: 'Champions'

24. Best Film on Environment Conservation / Preservation: 'Beetari Jeeva'

25. Best Production Design: 'Enthiran/Robot'

26. Best Background Score: Isaac Thomas Kottukappilly, 'Adaminte Makan Abu'

27. Best Screenplay (Adapted): Anant Mahadevan & Sanjay Pawar,'Mee Sindhutai Sapkal'

28. Special Jury Award: Mi Sindhutai Satka

29. Best dialogues: Sanjay Pawar, 'Mee Sindhutai Sapkal'

30. Best Lyricist: Vairamuthu, 'Thenmerku Paruvakaatru'

31. Best Child Artist: Shantanu Ranganekar, Machindra Gadkar, Vivek Chabukswar, Harsh Mayar

32. Best Make Up Artist: Vikram Gaikwad, 'Moner Manush'

34. Best Special Effects: V. Srinivas M Mohan, 'Enthiran/Robot'

34. Best Screenplay (Original): Vetrimaran, 'Aadukalam'

35. Best Art Direction: Sabu Cyril, 'Endhiran/Robot'

36. Best Costume Design: Indrans Jayan, 'Namma Gramam'

37. Best Choreography: Dinesh Kumar, 'Aadukalam '

Best Hindi Film: 'Do Dooni Chaar'

Best Marathi Film: 'Mala Aai Vhhaychay'

Best Assamese Film: 'Jetuka Patar Dare'

Best Kannada Film: 'Putukarna Highway'

Best English Film: 'Memories in March'

Best Bengali Film: 'Ami Aadu'

Best Malayalam Film: 'Veettilekkulla Vazhi'

Best Tamil Film: 'Thenmerku Paruvakaatru'

History of The Pulitzer Prizes

By Seymour Topping

 

In the latter years of the 19th century, Joseph Pulitzer stood out as the very embodiment

of American journalism. Hungarian-born, an intense indomitable figure, Pulitzer was the

most skillful of newspaper publishers, a passionate crusader against dishonest government,

a fierce, hawk-like competitor who did not shrink from sensationalism in circulation

struggles, and a visionary who richly endowed his profession.

His innovative New York World and St. Louis Post-Dispatch reshaped newspaper journalism.

Pulitzer was the first to call for the training of journalists at the university level in a school of

journalism. And certainly, the lasting influence of the Pulitzer Prizes on journalism,

literature, music, and drama is to be attributed to his visionary acumen.

Pulitzer's Flexible Will

Pulitzer and His Prizes

This history – along with a linked biography of Joseph Pulitzer and guide to the administration of the Prizes – was

written by Seymour Topping, former Administrator of the Pulitzer Prizes and now professor emeritus at Columbia

University. The three-part work was adapted from his forward to  Who's Who of Pulitzer Prize Winners by Elizabeth

A. Brennan and Elizabeth C. Clarage, © 1999 by The Oryx Press. Used with permission from The Oryx Press, 4041

N. Central Ave., Suite 700 Phoenix, AZ 85012.

From 1993 to 2002, Topping administered the Prizes and was Professor of International Journalism at Columbia's

Graduate School of Journalism. After serving in World War II, Topping worked for The Associated Press as a

correspondent in China, Indochina, London and Berlin. In 1959, he joined The New York Times, where he remained

for 34 years, serving as a foreign correspondent, foreign editor, managing editor and editorial director of the

company's regional newspapers.

Topping's three-part work was updated in 2012 by Sig Gissler, current Administrator.

In writing his 1904 will, which made provision for the establishment of the Pulitzer Prizes

as an incentive to excellence, Pulitzer specified solely four awards in journalism, four in

letters and drama, one for education, and four traveling scholarships. In letters, prizes were

to go to an American novel, an original American play performed in New York, a book on the

history of the United States, an American biography, and a history of public service by the

press.

But, sensitive to the dynamic progression of his society, Pulitzer made provision for broad

changes in the system of awards. He established an overseer advisory board and willed it

"power in its discretion to suspend or to change any subject or subjects, substituting,

however, others in their places, if in the judgment of the board such suspension, changes,

or substitutions shall be conducive to the public good or rendered advisable by public

necessities, or by reason of change of time." He also empowered the board to withhold any

award where entries fell below its standards of excellence. The assignment of power to the

board was such that it could also overrule the recommendations for awards made by the

juries subsequently set up in each of the categories.

Thus, the Plan of Award, which has governed the prizes since their inception in 1917, has

been revised frequently. The Board, later renamed the Pulitzer Prize Board, has increased

the number of awards to 21 and introduced poetry, music, and photography as subjects,

while adhering to the spirit of the founder's will and its intent.

Award changes beginning in 1997

The board typically exercised its broad discretion in 1997, the 150th anniversary of

Pulitzer's birth, in two fundamental respects. It took a significant step in recognition of the

growing importance of work being done by newspapers in online journalism. Beginning with

the 1999 competition, the board sanctioned the submission by newspapers of  online

presentations as supplements to print exhibits in the Public Service category. The board left

open the distinct possibility of further inclusions in the Pulitzer process of online journalism

as the electronic medium developed. Thus, with the 2006 competition, the Board allowed

online content in all 14 of its journalism categories. For 2009, the competition was

expanded to include online-only news organizations. For 2011, the Plan of Award was

revised to encourage more explicitly the entry of online and multimedia material, with the

board seeking to honor the best work in whatever form is the most effective. And for 2012,

the board adopted an all-digital entry and judging system, replacing the historic reliance on

submission of scrapbooks.

The other major change was in music, a category that was added to the  Plan of Award

for prizes in 1943. The prize always had gone to composers of classical music. The

definition and entry requirements of the music category beginning with the 1998

competition were broadened to attract a wider range of American music. In an indication of

the trend toward bringing mainstream music into the Pulitzer process, the 1997 prize went

to Wynton Marsalis's  "Blood on the Fields," which has strong jazz elements, the first such

award. In music, the board also took tacit note of the criticism leveled at its predecessors

for failure to cite two of the country's foremost jazz composers. It bestowed a Special

Citation on  George Gershwin marking the 1998 centennial celebration of his birth and

Duke Ellington on his 1999 centennial year. In 2004, the Board further broadened the

definition of the prize and the makeup of its music juries, resulting in a greater diversity of

entries. In 2007, the music prize went to Ornette Coleman for "Sound Grammar," the first

live jazz recording to win the award. The Board also awarded posthumous Special Citations

to jazz composers Thelonious Monk in 2006 and John Coltrane in 2007.

Award Controversies

Over the years the Pulitzer board has at times been targeted by critics for awards

made or not made. Controversies also have arisen over decisions made by the board

counter to the advice of juries. Given the subjective nature of the award process, this was

inevitable. The board has not been captive to popular inclinations. Many, if not most, of the

honored books have not been on bestseller lists, and many of the winning plays have been

staged off-Broadway or in regional theaters.

In journalism the major newspapers, such as  The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal,

and  The Washington Post, have harvested many of the awards, but the board also has

often reached out to work done by small, little-known papers. The Public Service award in

1995 went to   The Virgin Islands Daily News, St. Thomas, for its disclosure of the links

between the region's rampant crime rate and corruption in the local criminal justice system.

In 2005, the investigative reporting award went to    Willamette Week, an alternative

newspaper in Portland, Oregon, for its exposure of a former governor's long concealed

sexual misconduct with a 14-year-old girl. In 2008, the feature photography prize was

captured by the Concord (N.H.) Monitor for its portrayal of a family coping with a parent's

terminal illness. In 2010, the Public Service prize went to the Bristol, Va., Herald Courier, a

small daily, for exposing the mismanagement of natural gas royalties owed to thousands of

landowners.

In letters, the board has grown less conservative over the years in matters of taste. In 1963

the drama jury nominated Edward Albee's  Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, but the board

found the script insufficiently "uplifting," a complaint that related to arguments over sexual

permissiveness and rough dialogue. In 1993 the prize went to Tony Kushner's  Angels in

America: Millennium Approaches, a play that dealt with problems of homosexuality and

AIDS and whose script was replete with obscenities. On the same debated issue of taste,

the board in 1941 denied the fiction prize to Ernest Hemingway's  For Whom the Bell Tolls,

but gave him the award in 1953 for  The Old Man and the Sea, a lesser work.

Notwithstanding these contretemps, from its earliest days, the board has in general

stood firmly by a policy of secrecy in its deliberations and refusal to publicly debate or

defend its decisions. The challenges have not lessened the reputation of the Pulitzer Prizes

as the country's most prestigious awards and as the most sought-after accolades in

journalism, letters, and music. The Prizes are perceived as a major incentive for high-quality

journalism and have focused worldwide attention on American achievements in letters and

music.

Announcements

The formal announcement of the prizes, made each April, states that the awards are

made by the president of  Columbia University on the recommendation of the Pulitzer Prize

board. This formulation is derived from the Pulitzer will, which established Columbia as the

seat of the administration of the prizes. Today, in fact, the independent board makes all the

decisions relative to the prizes. In his will Pulitzer bestowed an endowment on Columbia of

$2,000,000 for the establishment of a School of Journalism, one-fourth of which was to be

"applied to prizes or scholarships for the encouragement of public service, public morals,

American literature, and the advancement of education."

In doing so, he stated: "I am deeply interested in the progress and elevation of journalism,

having spent my life in that profession, regarding it as a noble profession and one of

unequaled importance for its influence upon the minds and morals of the people. I desire to

assist in attracting to this profession young men of character and ability, also to help those

already engaged in the profession to acquire the highest moral and intellectual training." In

his ascent to the summit of American journalism, Pulitzer himself received little or no

assistance. He prided himself on being a self-made man, but it may have been his struggles

as a young journalist that imbued him with the desire to foster professional training.

2011 Winners and Finalists

Winners

Letters, Drama, and Music

Fiction

A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan (Alfred A.. Knopf)

Drama

Clybourne Park by Bruce Norris

History

The Fiery Trial: Abraham Lincoln and American Slavery by Eric Foner (W.W. Norton & Company)

Biography or Autobiography

Washington : A Life by Ron Chernow (The Penguin Press)

Poetry

The Best of It: New and Selected Poems by Kay Ryan (Grove/Atlantic)

General Nonfiction

The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer by Siddhartha Mukherjee (Scribner)

Music

Madame White Snake by Zhou Long (Oxford University Press)

Special Citations

There are no special citations for this time period.

Journalism

Public Service

Los Angeles Times

Breaking News Reporting

No award

Investigative Reporting

Paige St. John of Sarasota Herald-Tribune

Explanatory Reporting

Mark Johnson, Kathleen Gallagher, Gary Porter, Lou Saldivar and Alison Sherwood of Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Local Reporting

Frank Main, Mark Konkol and John J. Kim of Chicago Sun-Times

National Reporting

Jesse Eisinger and Jake Bernstein of ProPublica

International Reporting

Clifford J. Levy and Ellen Barry of The New York Times

Feature Writing

Amy Ellis Nutt of The Star-Ledger, Newark, NJ

Commentary

David Leonhardt of The New York Times

Criticism

Sebastian Smee of The Boston Globe

Editorial Writing

Joseph Rago of The Wall Street Journal

Editorial Cartooning

Mike Keefe of The Denver Post

Breaking News Photography

Carol Guzy, Nikki Kahn and Ricky Carioti of The Washington Post

Feature Photography

Barbara Davidson of Los Angeles Tim

Nobel Prizes 2011

THE NOBEL PRIZE IN PHYSICS

Saul Perlmutter, Brian P. Schmidt and Adam G. Riess "for the discovery of the accelerating expansion of the Universe through observations of distant supernovae"

THE NOBEL PRIZE IN CHEMISTRY

Dan Shechtman "for the discovery of quasicrystals"

THE NOBEL PRIZE IN PHYSIOLOGY OR MEDICINE

Bruce A. Beutler and Jules A. Hoffmann "for their discoveries concerning the activation of innate immunity"

THE NOBEL PRIZE IN PHYSIOLOGY OR MEDICINE

Ralph M. Steinman "for his discovery of the dendritic cell and its role in adaptive immunity"

THE NOBEL PRIZE IN LITERATURE

Tomas Tranströmer "because, through his condensed, translucent images, he gives us fresh access to reality"

THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE

Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Leymah Gbowee and Tawakkol Karman "for their non-violent struggle for the safety of women and for women’s rights to full participation in peace-building work"

THE PRIZE IN ECONOMIC SCIENCES

Thomas J. Sargent and Christopher A. Sims "for their empirical research on cause and effect in the macroeconomy"

Nobel Prizes 2010

THE NOBEL PRIZE IN PHYSICSAndre Geim and Konstantin Novoselov "for groundbreaking experiments regarding the two-dimensional material graphene"

THE NOBEL PRIZE IN CHEMISTRYRichard F. Heck, Ei-ichi Negishi and Akira Suzuki "for palladium-catalyzed cross couplings in organic synthesis"

THE NOBEL PRIZE IN PHYSIOLOGY OR MEDICINERobert G. Edwards "for the development of in vitro fertilization"

THE NOBEL PRIZE IN LITERATUREMario Vargas Llosa "for his cartography of structures of power and his trenchant images of the individual's resistance, revolt, and defeat"

THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZELiu Xiaobo "for his long and non-violent struggle for fundamental human rights in China"

THE PRIZE IN ECONOMIC SCIENCESPeter A. Diamond, Dale T. Mortensen and Christopher A. Pissarides "for their analysis of markets with search frictions"

2011 in sports From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

[edit] Alpine Skiing

October 23, 2010 – March 20, 2011 –2011 Alpine Skiing World Cup o Men Overall Title: Ivica Kostelić of Croatiao Women Overall Title: Maria Riesch of Germany

January 14 – January 23 – 2011 IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships in Sestriere February 7 – February 20 – FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2011 in Garmisch-Partenkirchen

[edit] American footballFurther information: 2011 National Football League season and 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season

January 10 – 2011 BCS National Championship Game, University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Arizona: The Auburn Tigers defeated the Oregon Ducks 22–19.

February 6 – Super Bowl XLV, Cowboys Stadium, Arlington, Texas: The Green Bay Packers defeated the Pittsburgh Steelers 31–25. Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers was named Super Bowl MVP, completing 24 of 39 passes for 304 yards and three touchdowns.

April 28–30 – 2011 NFL Draft at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. The Carolina Panthers selected quarterback Cam Newton of Auburn as the first overall pick.

July 8–16 – The 2011 IFAF World Championship was held in Austria. The USA defeated Canada 50–7 in the gold medal match to win their second straight title.

[edit] Aquatics

2011 FINA Men's Water Polo World League 2011 FINA World Junior Swimming Championships

March 8–13, 2011: 2011 European Diving Championships in Turin, Italy July 16–31, 2011: 2011 World Aquatics Championships in Shanghai, China December 8–11, 2011: 2011 European Short Course Swimming Championships in Szczecin,

Poland

[edit] Association footballMain article: 2011 in association football

January 7–29 – 2011 AFC Asian Cup in Qatar

o Fourth title for Japan. Runner up Australia. Third place South Korea. MVP Keisuke Honda

April 2 and 17 – OFC Champions League final won by Auckland City FC April 20 and 27 – CONCACAF Champions League finals:

o C.F. Monterrey defeat Real Salt Lake 3–2 on aggregate. May 28 – UEFA Champions League Final in London:

o FC Barcelona defeat Manchester United 3–1. June 5–25 – 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup in the United States

o Winner: Mexico. Runner-up: United States. Semifinalists: Honduras, Panama. MVP Javier Hernández.

June 15 and 22 – Copa Libertadores finals o Santos defeat Peñarol 2–1 on aggregate.

June 17 – July 1 – 2011 CPISRA Football 7-a-side World Championships in the Netherlands June 18 – July 10 – 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Mexico

o Mexico won the cup as host being the first team to achieve that, defeating Uruguay 2–0 and achieving their second title in the category.

June 26 – July 17 – 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup in Germany o First title for Japan. Runner up United States. Third place Sweden. Best

Player Homare Sawa July 1 – July 24 – 2011 Copa América in Argentina

o 15th title for Uruguay. Runner-up Paraguay. Third place Peru. Best Player Luis Suárez.

July 29 – August 20 – 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Colombia o Fifth title for Brazil. Runner up Portugal. Third place Mexico. Best Player

Henrique November 5 – AFC Champions League final

o Al-Sadd defeat Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 2–2 (4–2 in penalties). November 6 and 12 – CAF Champions League finals

o Espérance ST defeat Wydad Casablanca 1–0 on aggregate. December 8–18 – 2011 FIFA Club World Cup in Japan

o Final FC Barcelona defeat Santos 4–0.

[edit] AthleticsMain article: 2011 in athletics (track and field)

January 21–30 – 2011 IPC Athletics World Championships in Christchurch, New Zealand August 27 – September 4 – 2011 World Championships in Athletics in Daegu, South Korea

[edit] BaseballMain article: 2011 in baseball

See also: 2011 Major League Baseball season and 2011 Nippon Professional Baseball season

[edit] BasketballMain article: 2011 in basketball

February 20: 2011 NBA All-Star Game at Staples Center, Los Angeles. o West 148 beat 143 East

May 8: Euroleague o Panathinaikos beats Maccabi Tel Aviv 78–70 and wins its sixth title in Barcelona. Dimitris

Diamantidis was named MVP. June 2–16: 2011 NBA Finals

o The Western Conference champion Dallas Mavericks defeated the Eastern Conference champion Miami Heat, 4–2, to win their first NBA title. German player Dirk Nowitzki was named Finals MVP.

August 30 – September 11 – FIBA Americas Championship 2011 in Mar del Plata, Argentina o Second title for Argentina. Brazil and Dominican Republic. MVP:

Luis Scola (ARG) September 3–18 – EuroBasket 2011 in Lithuania

o Second title for Spain. France and Russia. MVP: Juan Carlos Navarro (ESP)

October 2–7: 2011 WNBA Finals o The Western Conference champion Minnesota Lynx defeated the Eastern Conference

champion Atlanta Dream, 3–0, to win their first WNBA title. Seimone Augustus was named Finals MVP.

[edit] Beach Soccer

September 1–11 – The 2011 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup in Ravenna, Italy. o Russia puts an end to Brazil's dominance, defeating them in the final by the

score of 12–8. Portugal claimed third place.

[edit] Beach volleyball

June 13–19 – The 2011 Beach Volleyball World Championships in Rome o Men's Event: Emanuel Rego, Alison Cerutti (BRA)o Women's Event: Larissa França, Juliana Felisberta (BRA)

[edit] BoxingMain article: Boxing in the 2010s

January 29 – Timothy Bradley defeats Devon Alexander by a tenth round technical decision. The fight was stopped due to a cut Alexander had received from an accidental headbutt in the third round, which was made worse by two more headbutts in the eighth round and a final fourth headbutt in the tenth round. Both fighters came in with undefeated records and the fight was initially praised as one of the few good match-ups between two top ranked Americans in recent years. With the win, Bradley unified the light welterweight titles by defending his WBO title and winning Alexander's WBC title.

February 19 – Nonito Donaire defeats Fernando Montiel by technical knockout in the second round to unify the WBO and WBC bantamweight titles. Donaire started the fight strong by controlling most of the first round, landing a left hook that briefly stunned Montiel. In the

second round Donaire started landing a few combinations before finishing Montiel with a solid hook that knocked out his opponent.

March 12 – Sergio Gabriel Martínez knocks out undefeated Sergiy Dzindziruk in the eighth round to win the vacant WBC diamond belt middleweight championship.

March 12 – Miguel Cotto knocks out Ricardo Mayorga in the twelfth round to retain his WBA world light middleweight title.

March 19 – Vitali Klitschko knocks out Odlanier Solís in the first round to retain his WBC heavyweight title for the sixth time. The knockout came as a surprise after Solís appeared to have sustained serious knee injury. Initially following the stoppage, Vitali Klitschko was angry at Solís and felt he took a dive. However following the fight Solís was taken to a hospital, where a scan revealed tears to his anterior cruciate ligament and external meniscus, as well as cartilage damage in his right knee.[1]

April 2 – Giovanni Segura knocks out Iván Calderón in the third round in a repeat of 2010's fight of the year.

May 7 – Manny Pacquiao easily defeats Shane Mosley, retaining his WBO welterweight title by unanimous decision.

July 2 – Wladimir Klitschko defeats David Haye by unanimous decision, adding Haye's WBA heavyweight title to the four he already held.

[edit] Canadian football

November 25 – 47th Vanier Cup game at BC Place Stadium in Vancouver. November 27 – 99th Grey Cup game at BC Place Stadium in Vancouver.

[edit] Canoeing

August 17– 21, 2011: 2011 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Szeged, Hungary September 7–11, 2011: 2011 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in Bratislava, Slovakia

[edit] CheerleadingCheerleading Worlds

April 28, – May 2, – The Walt Disney World Resort, Orlando, Florida, USA

[edit] Cricket

February 19 – April 2 – 2011 Cricket World Cup in Sri Lanka, India, Bangladesh o The tournament was won by India who defeated Sri Lanka by 6 wickets. India became

the first host-nation to win the world cup with final played in the host country itself. Captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni played a captain's knock of unbeaten 91 in the final and was adjudged man of the match.

Dates TBA – ICC Champions Trophy will take place. April 8 – May 28 – 2011 IPL in India. Chennai Super Kings beat Royal Challengers Bangalore by 58

runs in the final to win for the second consecutive year.

[edit] CurlingMain articles: 2010–11 curling season and 2011–12 curling season

[edit] 2010–11 curling season

Season of Champions

Continental Cup of Curling (St. Albert, Alberta, Jan. 13–16) o Winner: North America def. World

M&M Meat Shops Canadian Junior Curling Championships (Calgary, Alberta, Jan. 29 – Feb. 6) o Men's winner: Braeden Moskowy def. Mathew Cammo Women's winner: Trish Paulsen def. Nadine Chyz

Scotties Tournament of Hearts (Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Feb. 19–27) o Women's winner: Amber Holland def. Jennifer Jones

Tim Hortons Brier (London, Ontario, Mar. 5–13) o Men's winner: Jeff Stoughton def. Glenn Howard

Ford World Men's Curling Championship (Regina, Saskatchewan, Apr. 2–10) o Men's winner: Canada (Jeff Stoughton) def. Scotland (Tom Brewster)

Grand Slams

BDO Canadian Open of Curling (Oshawa, Ontario, Jan. 26–30) o Men's winner: Mike McEwen def. Glenn Howard

GP Car and Home Players' Championship (Grande Prairie, Alberta, Apr. 12–18) o Men's winner: Kevin Martin def. Niklas Edino Women's winner: Jennifer Jones def. Rachel Homan

World Championships

World Wheelchair Curling Championship (Prague, Czech Republic, Feb. 21 – Mar. 1) o Winner: Canada (Jim Armstrong) def. Scotland (Aileen Neilson)

World Junior Curling Championships (Perth, Scotland, Mar. 5–13) o Men's winner: Sweden (Oskar Eriksson) def. Switzerland (Peter de Cruz)o Women's winner: Scotland (Eve Muirhead) def. Canada (Trish Paulsen)

Capital One World Women's Curling Championship (Esbjerg, Denmark, Mar. 19–27) o Men's winner: Sweden (Anette Norberg) def. Canada (Amber Holland)

Ford World Men's Curling Championship (Regina, Saskatchewan, Apr. 2–10) o Men's winner: Canada (Jeff Stoughton) def. Scotland (Tom Brewster)

World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship (St. Paul, Minnesota, Apr. 15–24) o Winner: Switzerland def. Russia

World Senior Curling Championships (St. Paul, Minnesota, Apr. 15–24) o Men's winner: Canada (Mark Johnson) def. United States (Geoff Goodland)o Women's winner: Canada (Christine Jurgenson) def. Sweden (Ingrid Meldahl)

[edit] 2011–12 curling season

Season of Champions

Canada Cup of Curling (Cranbrook, British Columbia, Nov. 30 – Dec. 4) o Men's winner: Kevin Martin def. Glenn Howardo Women's winner: Jennifer Jones def. Chelsea Carey

Grand Slams

Curlers Corner Autumn Gold Curling Classic (Calgary, Alberta, Oct. 7–10) o Women's winner: Cathy Overton-Clapham def. Amy Nixon

Manitoba Lotteries Women's Curling Classic (Winnipeg, Manitoba, Oct. 21–24) o Women's winner: Renée Sonnenberg def. Heather Nedohin

GP Car and Home World Cup of Curling (Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Nov. 2–6) o Men's winner: Glenn Howard def. John Epping

BDO Canadian Open of Curling (Kingston, Ontario, Dec. 14–18) o Men's winner: Mike McEwen def. Jeff Stoughton

[edit] Fencing

October 8 – October 16: 2011 World Fencing Championships in Catania, Italy

[edit] Figure skatingMain articles: 2010–2011 figure skating season and 2011–2012 figure skating season

January 24–30 – 2011 European Figure Skating Championships in Bern, Switzerland February 15–20 – 2011 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships in Taipei, Taiwan February 28 – March 6 – 2011 World Junior Figure Skating Championships in Gangneung, South

Korea April 24 – May 1 – 2011 World Figure Skating Championships in Moscow, Russia

[edit] Gymnastics

2011 European Artistic Gymnastics Championships 2011 Rhythmic Gymnastics European Championships 2011 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships 2011 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships

[edit] GolfMain article: 2011 in golf

[edit] Handball

January 13–30 – 2011 World Men's Handball Championship in Sweden o France, Denmark and Spain. Fourth Title for France. MVP =

Nikola Karabatic (FRA)

December 3–16 – 2011 World Women's Handball Championship in Brazil o Norway, France and Spain.

[edit] Horse racingSteeplechases

Cheltenham Gold Cup – Long Run Grand National – Ballabriggs Grand Steeple-Chase de Paris – Mid Dancer Nakayama Grand Jump – Meiner Neos

Flat races

Australia: o Cox Plate – Pinker Pinkero Melbourne Cup – Dunaden

Canadian Triple Crown:

1. Queen's Plate – Inglorious2. Prince of Wales Stakes – Pender Harbour3. Breeders' Stakes –Pender Harbour

Luis Contreras becomes the first jockey to win the Canadian Triple Crown aboard two different horses in the same year.

Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Dubai World Cup – Victoire Pisa France: Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe – Danedream Hong Kong: Hong Kong International Races

o Hong Kong Vase – Dunadeno Hong Kong Sprint – Lucky Nineo Hong Kong Mile – Able Oneo Hong Kong Cup – California Memory

Ireland: Irish Derby – Treasure Beach Japan: Japan Cup – Buena Vista English Triple Crown:

1. 2,000 Guineas Stakes – Frankel2. Epsom Derby – Pour Moi3. St. Leger Stakes – Masked Marvel

United States Triple Crown: 1. Kentucky Derby – Animal Kingdom

2. Preakness Stakes – Shackleford3. Belmont Stakes – Ruler on Ice

Breeders' Cup World Thoroughbred Championships at Churchill Downs, Louisville, Kentucky (both days arranged in race card order):

o Day 1: 1. Breeders' Cup Juvenile Sprint – Secret Circle2. Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf – Stephanie's Kitten3. Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint – Musical Romance4. Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies – My Miss Aurelia5. Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf – Perfect Shirl6. Breeders' Cup Ladies' Classic – Royal Delta

o Day 2: 1. Breeders' Cup Marathon – Afleet Again2. Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf – Wrote3. Breeders' Cup Sprint – Amazombie4. Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint – Regally Ready5. Breeders' Cup Turf – St Nicholas Abbey6. Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile – Caleb's Posse7. Breeders' Cup Juvenile – Hansen8. Breeders' Cup Mile – Court Vision9. Breeders' Cup Classic – Drosselmeyer

[edit] Ice hockey

December 26 (2010)–January 5: 2011 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships in Buffalo, United States.

o Russia Canada United States January 1: Fourth NHL Winter Classic between the Washington Capitals and Pittsburgh Penguins

at Heinz Field in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Capitals won the game 3–1. January 30: 58th National Hockey League All-Star Game was hosted by the Carolina Hurricanes.

[2] In a new format, the two teams were stocked in a "fantasy draft" by captains Nicklas Lidström and Eric Staal. Team Lidström defeated Team Staal 11–10, with Team Staal's Patrick Sharp (Chicago Blackhawks) named as game MVP.

February 20: Second NHL Heritage Classic between the Montreal Canadiens and Calgary Flames at McMahon Stadium in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

March 25 – April 9: 2011 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament. o Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs defeat the Michigan Wolverines 3–2 to win the

championship. April 16: Salavat Yulaev Ufa wins the Gagarin Cup as champions of the Kontinental Hockey

League, defeating Atlant Moscow Oblast 4–1 in the best-of-seven finals. April 16: The Clarenville Caribous defeat the Bentley Generals 5–3 to win the 2011 Allan Cup. April 29, – May 15, 2011: 2011 IIHF World Championship in Slovakia, with games being played in

Bratislava and Košice. o Finland Sweden Czech Republic

May 8: Pembroke Lumber Kings defeat the Vernon Vipers 2–0 to win the 2011 Royal Bank Cup. May 29: Saint John Sea Dogs defeat the Mississauga St. Michael's Majors 3–1 to win the 2011

Memorial Cup. May 31: NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman announces that the Atlanta Thrashers have been sold

to a Winnipeg-based group and will move to that city. On June 21, the NHL Board of Governors officially approves the move, and three days later the team is unveiled as the new Winnipeg Jets.

June 15: The Boston Bruins defeat the Vancouver Canucks 4–0 in Game 7 to win the 2011 Stanley Cup Final. Bruins goaltender Tim Thomas receives the Conn Smythe Trophy as MVP of the Stanley Cup playoffs. Patrice Bergeron becomes the newest member of the Triple Gold Club, adding the Cup to his gold medals with Team Canada in the 2004 World Championships and 2010 Olympics.

September 7: A plane carrying KHL team Lokomotiv Yaroslavl crashes; killing all but one player and one flight crew member. The league responds by stopping the season's first game, already in progress, and postponing the official season start.

September 12: o On the day that Alexander Galimov, the only Lokomotiv player to survive the crash, dies

of his injuries, Lokomotiv announces it will pull out of the KHL for the 2011–12 season. The team will play in the second-level Russian Major League this season and return to the KHL in 2012–13.

o In other fallout from the crash, the Czech Extraliga announces it will delay the start of its 2011–12 season from September 16 to September 18. The original start date conflicted with the funeral of Jan Marek, one of three Czechs killed in the crash.

[edit] Ice sledge hockey

February 12 – February 20 – 2011 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey European Championships in Sollefteå

[edit] Kickboxing

The following is a list of major noteworthy kickboxing events during 2011 in chronological order.

Date EventAlternate Name/s

Location Attendance Notes

January 8K-1 MAX Madrid

2011 International Tournament

N/AMadrid, Spain

N/A

Featured the K-1 MAX Madrid 2011 International

Tournament eight-man 70kg grand prix.

March 6

Fightingstars presents: It's

Showtime Sporthallen Zuid

It's Showtime 46 Amsterdam, Netherlands

N/A N/A

March 18 SuperKombat: The Pilot Show

Wako-Pro World Grand Prix 2011: Romania vs. Italy

Râmnicu Vâlcea,

Romania

2,500 Inaugural event promoted by

SuperKombat. Also featured the Romania vs.

Italy contest of the

Wako-Pro World Grand Prix 2011.

March 19United Glory 13: 2010-2011 World Series Semifinals

GLORY 2010-2011 World

Series Semifinals

Charleroi, Belgium

N/A

Featured the semi-finals of the 2010-2011

Heavyweight Kickboxing and Welterweight MMA

World Series'.

March 26BFN Group presents:

It's Showtime Brussels

It's Showtime 47Brussels,

BelgiumN/A N/A

May 14It's Showtime 2011

LyonIt's Showtime 48

Lyon, France

N/A N/A

May 21Fightclub presents: It's Showtime 2011

It's Showtime 49 Amsterdam, Netherlands

N/A N/A

May 21SuperKombat World

Grand Prix I 2011

SuperKombat World Grand Prix

I

Bucharest, Romania

3,000

Featured the SuperKombat World

Grand Prix I 2011 heavyweight tournament.

May 28United Glory 14: 2010-2011 World

Series Finals

GLORY 2010-2011 World Series Finals

Moscow, Russia

N/A

Featured the finals of the 2010-2011

Heavyweight Kickboxing and Welterweight MMA

World Series'.

June 11BFN Group presents:

It's Showtime Warsaw

It's Showtime 50Warsaw,

PolandN/A N/A

June 18

Fix Events & Fightclub Group

presents: It's Showtime 2011

It's Showtime 51Madrid, Spain

8,000 N/A

June 25 K-1 World MAX 2011 -63kg Japan

N/A Tokyo, Japan

3,195 Featured the K-1 World MAX 2011 -63kg Japan Tournament eight-man

Tournament Final grand prix.

July 16SuperKombat World

Grand Prix II 2011

SuperKombat World Grand Prix

IIConstanța, Romania

2,000

Featured the SuperKombat World

Grand Prix II 2011 heavyweight tournament.

July 18REBELS 8 & It's

Showtime Japan Countdown-1

It's Showtime Japan 1

Tokyo, Japan

N/A N/A

August 28 It's Showtime Japan 2 N/A Japan N/A N/A

September 2

Muaythai Premier League: Round 1

Muaythai Premier League: Stars & Stripes

Long Beach,

California, USA

N/A

Inaugural event promoted by the

Muaythai Premier League.

September 11

It's Showtime Japan 3 N/A Japan N/A N/A

September 25

BFN Group & Music Hall presents: It's Showtime "Fast & Furious 70MAX"

It's Showtime 52Brussels,

Belgium13,000

Featured the Fast & Furious 70MAX eight-

man grand prix.

September 25

K-1 World MAX 2011 -70kg Japan

Tournament FinalN/A

Osaka, Japan

5,410

Featured the K-1 World MAX 2011 -70kg Japan Tournament eight-man

grand prix.

October 1SuperKombat World Grand Prix III 2011

SuperKombat World Grand Prix

III

Brăila, Romania

3,000

Featured the SuperKombat World Grand Prix III 2011

heavyweight tournament.

October 15SuperKombat World Grand Prix IV 2011

SuperKombat World Grand Prix

IV

Piatra Neamţ,

Romania4,000

Featured the SuperKombat World Grand Prix IV 2011

heavyweight tournament.

October 23REBELS 9 & It's

Showtime Japan 4It's Showtime

Japan 4Tokyo,

JapanN/A N/A

October 29K-1 World Grand Prix 2011 in Nanjing Final

16N/A

Nanjing, China PR

N/A

Event cancelled. Was to feature the opening

round of the 2011 K-1 World Grand Prix.

November 12

Street Culture, Fight Club Group & Canary

Kickboxing Federation presents:

It’s Showtime 53

It's Showtime 53Tenerife, Spain

N/A N/A

November 13

It's Showtime Japan 5 N/ATokyo,

JapanN/A N/A

November 17

SuperKombat: Fight Club

N/AOradea,

Romania2,000

Featured a heavyweight eight-man tournament.

November 19

SuperKombat World Grand Prix Final 2011

SuperKombat World Grand Prix

Final

Darmstadt, Germany

N/A

Featured the SuperKombat World Grand Prix Final 2011

heavyweight eight-man tournament.

December 22

It’s Showtime Japan 6

N/ATokyo,

JapanN/A N/A

December 31

Fight For Japan: Genki Desu Ka Omisoka 2011

Fight for Japan. How are you!

New Year! 2011

Saitama, Japan

24,606 N/A

[edit] Korfball

October 27 – 5 November: 2011 Korfball World Championship in Shaoxing, China o Netherlands Belgium Chinese Taipei

[edit] Mixed martial arts

The following is a list of major noteworthy MMA events during 2011 in chronological order.

Date EventAlternate Name/s

Location AttendancePPV

BuyrateNotes

January 1UFC 125:

ResolutionN/A

Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

12,874 270,000 N/A

January 7

Strikeforce Challengers: Woodley vs.

Saffiedine

ShoMMA 13: Woodley vs.

Saffiedine

Nashville, Tennessee, USA

2,631 N/A N/A

January 22UFC: Fight For The Troops 2

UFC Fight Night 23

Killeen, Texas, USA

3,200 N/A N/A

January 29Strikeforce: Diaz

vs. CyborgN/A

San Jose, California, USA

9,059 N/A N/A

February 5UFC 126: Silva vs.

BelfortN/A

Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

10,893 725,000 N/A

February 12

Strikeforce / M-1 Global: Fedor vs.

Silva

Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Silva

East Rutherford, New Jersey,

USA

11,287 N/A

Quarterfinals to 2011 Strikeforce Heavyweight GP

tournament.

February 18

Strikeforce Challengers:

Beerbohm vs. Healy

ShoMMA 14: Beerbohm vs

Healy

Cedar Park, Texas, USA

N/A N/A N/A

February 25

MFC 28: Supremacy

N/AEdmonton,

Alberta, CanadaN/A N/A N/A

February 26

UFC 127: Penn vs. Fitch

N/ASydney,

Australia18,186 260,000 N/A

February 26

BAMMA 5: Daley vs. Shirai

N/A Manchester, England

N/A N/A N/A

March 3UFC Live:

Sanchez vs. Kampmann

N/ALouisville,

Kentucky, USA8,319 N/A N/A

March 5Strikeforce:

Feijao vs. Henderson

Strikeforce: Columbus

Columbus, Ohio, USA

7,123 N/A N/A

March 5 Bellator XXXV N/ALemoore,

California, USAN/A N/A

Start of Bellator Season 4.

March 11 ADFC: Round 3 N/AAbu Dhabi,

UAEN/A N/A N/A

March 12 Bellator XXXVI N/AShreveport,

Louisiana, USAN/A N/A N/A

March 19 Bellator XXXVII N/AConcho,

Oklahoma, USAN/A N/A N/A

March 19UFC 128: Shogun

vs. JonesN/A

Newark, New Jersey,

USA12,619 445,000 N/A

March 19KSW XV:

Contemporary Gladiators

N/AWarsaw,

PolandN/A N/A N/A

March 26 Bellator XXXVIII N/A

Tunica, Mississippi,

USAN/A N/A N/A

March 26UFC Fight Night:

Nogueira vs. Davis

UFC Fight Night 24

UFC Fight Night: Seattle

Seattle, Washington,

USA13,741 N/A N/A

April 1Strikeforce

Challengers: Wilcox vs. Damm

ShoMMA 15: Wilcox vs.

Damm

Stockton, California, USA

N/A N/AFirst Strikeforce

event under Zuffa ownership.

April 2 Bellator XXXIX N/A

Uncasville, Connecticut,

USAN/A N/A N/A

April 8 MFC 29: Conquer N/A Windsor, N/A N/A N/A

Ontario, Canada

April 9 Bellator XL N/ANewkirk,

Oklahoma, USAN/A N/A N/A

April 9Strikeforce: Diaz

vs. DaleyN/A

San Diego, California, USA

N/A N/A N/A

April 16 Bellator XLI N/AYuma,

Arizona, USAN/A N/A N/A

April 23 Bellator XLII N/AConcho,

Oklahoma, USAN/A N/A N/A

April 30UFC 129: St-

Pierre vs. ShieldsN/A

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

55,724

800,000 (Min.)

900,000 (Max.)

Randy Couture announces his

retirement after nearly 14 years of

competition.

April 30Superior

Challenge 7N/A

Stockholm, Sweden

N/A N/A N/A

May 6Tachi Palace

Fights 9N/A

Lemoore, California, USA

N/A N/A N/A

May 7 Bellator XLIII N/ANewkirk,

Oklahoma, USAN/A N/A N/A

May 14 Bellator XLIV N/A

Atlantic City, New

Jersey, USAN/A N/A N/A

May 21 Bellator XLV N/A

Lake Charles,

Louisiana, USAN/A N/A

End of Bellator season 4.

May 21BAMMA 6:

Watson vs. NinjaN/A

London, England

N/A N/A

Murilo Rua announces his

retirement after 11 years of

competition.

May 21 KSW XVI N/A Gdańsk, N/A N/A N/A

Poland

May 28UFC 130:

Rampage vs. Hamill

N/ALas Vegas,

Nevada, USA12,753

300,000 (Min.)

325,000 (Max.)

N/A

May 28

United Glory 14: 2010–2011

World Series Finals

N/AMoscow, Russia

N/A N/A N/A

May 29Dream: Fight for

Japan!

Dream Japan GP – 2011

Bantamweight Japan

Tournament

Saitama, Japan

6,522 N/A N/A

June 4The Ultimate

Fighter 13 FinaleN/A

Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

N/A N/A N/A

June 10MFC 30: Up Close and Personal

N/AEdmonton,

Alberta, CanadaN/A N/A N/A

June 11UFC 131: dos

Santos vs. Carwin

N/A

Vancouver, British

Columbia, Canada

14,685

325,000 (Min.)

335,000 (Max.)

N/A

June 18Strikeforce: Overeem vs.

Werdum

Strikeforce: Dallas

Dallas, Texas, USA

N/A N/A

The event will feature the first women's bouts

ever held by Zuffa.

June 24Strikeforce

Challengers: Fodor vs. Terry

Strikeforce Challengers 16: Fodor vs. Terry

Kent, Washington,

USAN/A N/A N/A

June 25 Bellator XLVI N/AHollywood,

Florida, USAN/A N/A

Start of Bellator 2011 Summer

Series.

June 26 UFC Live: Kongo N/A Pittsburgh, 7,792 N/A N/A

vs. BarryPennsylvania,

USA

July 2UFC 132: Cruz vs.

Faber 2N/A

Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

13,109

350,000 (Min.)

375,000 (Max.)

N/A

July 16Dream: Japan GP

FinalN/A

Tokyo, Japan

8,142 N/A N/A

July 22

Strikeforce Challengers: Voelker vs. Bowling III

Strikeforce Challengers 17

Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

N/A N/A N/A

July 23 Bellator XLVII N/A

Rama, Ontario, Canada

N/A N/A N/A

July 30Strikeforce:

Fedor vs. Henderson

N/A

Hoffman Estates, Illinois,

USAN/A N/A N/A

August 6UFC 133: Evans

vs. Ortiz 2N/A

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,

USA

11,583 N/A N/A

August 12Strikeforce

Challengers: Gurgel vs. Duarte

ShoMMA 18Milwaukee,

Wisconsin, USAN/A N/A N/A

August 14UFC Live: Hardy

vs. LytleN/A

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

6,751 N/A N/A

August 20 Bellator XLVIII N/A

Uncasville, Connecticut,

USAN/A N/A

End of Bellator 2011 Summer

Series.

August 27UFC 134: Silva vs.

OkamiUFC: Rio

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

N/A N/A N/A

September 3

ONE FC: Champion vs.

ChampionN/A

Kallang, Singapore

N/A N/A N/A

September 10

Strikeforce: Heavyweight

Grand Prix Semifinals

N/ACincinnati,

Ohio, USAN/A N/A N/A

September 10

Bellator XLIX N/A

Atlantic City, New

Jersey, USAN/A N/A

Start of Bellator Season 5

September 10

BAMMA 7 N/A Birmingham, England

N/A N/A N/A

September 17

UFC Fight Night: Battle on the

Bayou

UFC Fight Night 25

New Orleans,

Louisiana, USAN/A N/A N/A

September 17

Bellator L N/AHollywood,

Florida, USAN/A N/A N/A

September 23

Strikeforce Challengers 19

N/ALas Vegas,

Nevada, USAN/A N/A N/A

September 24

Dream 17 N/ASaitama, Japan

N/A N/A N/A

September 24

Bellator LI N/ACanton,

Ohio, USAN/A N/A N/A

September 24

UFC 135 N/ADenver,

Colorado, USAN/A N/A N/A

October 1 UFC on Versus 6 N/A Washington, D.C., USA

N/A N/A N/A

October 1 Bellator LII N/A

Lake Charles,

Louisiana, USAN/A N/A N/A

October 8UFC 136: Edgar vs. Maynard III

N/AHouston,

Texas, USAN/A N/A N/A

October 8 Bellator LIII N/A USA N/A N/A N/A

October 15 Bellator LIV N/A

Atlantic City, New

Jersey, USAN/A N/A N/A

October 29UFC 137: St-

Pierre vs. DiazN/A

Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

N/A N/A N/A

November 5

UFC 138: Leben vs. Muñoz

N/A Birmingham, England

N/A N/A

The main event was the first five-round non-title

fight in the history of the UFC.

November 12

UFC on Fox: Velasquez vs.

Dos SantosN/A

Anaheim, California, USA

N/A N/AThe UFC's debut

on the Fox Network.

November 19

UFC 139: Shogun vs. Henderson

N/ASan Jose,

California, USAN/A N/A N/A

November 19

Bellator Event N/AHollywood,

Florida, USAN/A N/A

End of Bellator Season 5.

December 3

The Ultimate Fighter 14 Finale

N/ALas Vegas,

Nevada USAN/A N/A N/A

December 10

UFC 140 N/A

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

N/A N/A N/A

December 31

Fight For Japan: Genki Desu Ka Omisoka 2011

Fight for Japan. How are you!

New Year! 2011

Saitama, Japan

24,606 N/A N/A

[edit] Motor racingFormula One

Main article: 2011 Formula One season

NASCAR

Main articles: 2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, 2011 NASCAR Nationwide Series, and 2011 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series

February 12 – Budweiser Shootout February 20 – Daytona 500 – Trevor Bayne, a NASCAR rookie without a full-time Cup Series ride

and starting only his second Cup race, becomes the youngest driver ever to win the race, on the day after his 20th birthday. He is also the first driver to win the race in his first attempt since the inaugural Daytona 500 in 1959.

June 12 – 5-hour Energy 500 – Jeff Gordon collects his 84th Cup Series victory, equaling Darrell Waltrip for the most Cup wins in NASCAR's modern era (1972–present).

July 9 – Quaker State 400 – For the first time since 2001, a new track enters the Cup Series, with Kentucky Speedway making its debut. Kyle Busch's win, however, is largely overshadowed by massive traffic bottlenecks that reportedly prevented as many as 20,000 of the 107,000 ticketed fans from entering the track.

July 16 – New England 200 – Kyle Busch wins his 49th Nationwide Series race, equaling the series record of Mark Martin. This was also Busch's 100th win in NASCAR's three national touring series, a feat previously accomplished only by Richard Petty and David Pearson.

August 15 – Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips at The Glen – Marcos Ambrose becomes the first Australian ever to win a Cup Series race.

August 26 – Food City 250 – Kyle Busch takes sole possession of the career record for Nationwide Series victories with his 50th win.

September 6 – AdvoCare 500 – Gordon wins his 85th Cup Series race, giving him sole possession of the record for Cup wins in the modern era.

November 18 – Austin Dillon, at age 21, becomes the youngest driver ever to win a season championship in one of NASCAR's national touring series, winning the Truck Series title.

November 19 – Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. wins the Nationwide Series title. November 20 – Tony Stewart wins the final race of the Sprint Cup season, the Ford 400, with

Carl Edwards, the points leader entering the race, finishing second. The two drivers finish in the first tie for the season title in NASCAR history, with Stewart winning the championship by virtue of the most race wins on the season (five to Edwards' one). Stewart also becomes the first driver-owner to win a Cup Series championship since Alan Kulwicki in 1992.

IndyCarMain article: 2011 IndyCar Series season

May 29 – 95th Indianapolis 500 – Dan Wheldon October 16 – The season's final race, the IZOD IndyCar World Championship, is red-flagged after

a fiery 15-car collision on lap 11, and abandoned once it is announced that Wheldon died from injuries sustained in the crash. Six other drivers suffered minor injuries. Dario Franchitti, who led in series points entering the race, wins his fourth series title.

World Rally ChampionshipMain article: 2011 World Rally Championship season

World Touring Car Championship

Main article: 2011 World Touring Car Championship season

[edit] Multi-sport events

2011 Winter Universiade 2011 Summer Universiade 2011 All-Africa Games 2011 Pan American Games 2011 Asian Winter Games 2011 South Asian Winter Games 2011 Pacific Games 2011 South East Asian Games 2011 Military World Games 2011 Commonwealth Youth Games 2011 Special Olympics World Summer Games 2011 Island Games 2011 ALBA Games 2011 European Youth Winter Olympic Festival 2011 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival

[edit] Netball

July 3–10: 2011 Netball World Championships in Singapore

2011 April 15 – 20th National Netball Championships 17/U & 19/U

June 9 Diamonds v Silver Ferns, Palmerston North

12th Diamonds v Silver Ferns, Auckland

July 3 – 10th World Netball Championships 2011

12th – 17th National Netball Championships 21/U

Jul 30 – 18 Sep Australian Netball League 2011

September 8 – 11th NetFest 2011 – Netball on the Gold Coast

October 9 Diamonds v England, Newcastle

12th Diamonds v England, Canberra

16th Diamonds v England, Sydney

23rd Diamonds v Silver Ferns, Perth

26th Diamonds v Silver Ferns, Adelaide

30th Diamonds v Silver Ferns, Melbourne

[edit] Nordic Skiing

February 22 – March 6 – FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2011 in Oslo March 29 – April 11 – 2011 IPC Biathlon and Cross-Country Skiing World Championships in

Khanty-Mansiysk

[edit] Rink Hockey

2011 Rink Hockey Asian Championship 2011 Ladies Rink Hockey European Championship 2011 Rink Hockey World Championship San Juan, Argentina 2011 Rink Hockey World Championship U-20, in Barcelos, Portugal

o won by Spain 2011 Ladies Rink Hockey European Championship

[edit] Road bicycle racing

May 7 – May 29: 2011 Giro d'Italia o Alberto Contador sealed overall victory in the Giro d'Italia for the second time in his

career. The win was later awarded to second place finisher Michele Scarponi after Contador was given a retroactive ban following his positive test for clenbuterol at the 2010 Tour de France.

July 2 – July 24: 2011 Tour de France o Australian Cadel Evans won the race, having gained the lead in a time-trial on the

penultimate day. He became the first Australian to win the race, and at 34, the oldest post-war winner.

August 20 – September 11: 2011 Vuelta a España o Spanish Juan José Cobo claimed his first major title. British Chris Froome and Bradley

Wiggins on the podium. September 19 – September 25: 2011 UCI Road World Championships in Copenhagen, Denmark

o Mark Cavendish became the first British male since Tom Simpson to win the road race title

[edit] Rowing

August 28 to September 4 – 2011 World Rowing Championships will be held at Lake Bled, Bled, Slovenia.

[edit] Rugby league

February 13; NRL All Stars Game February 23; World Club Challenge

May; City vs Country Origin May; Australia vs New Zealand ANZAC Test May 25 – 6 July: State of Origin

o Queensland defeat New South Wales 2–1 for their sixth consecutive series win. June 10: International Origin Match at Headingley Carnegie Stadium, Leeds

o In the first of what is planned to be an annual affair, the Exiles, a team consisting of non-English Super League players, defeated England 16–12.

August; Challenge Cup final March 11 to October 2; National Rugby League season

o Champions: Manly-Warringah Sea Eagleso Minor premiers: Melbourne Storm

February 12 to October 2; 2011 Super League season o Champions: Leeds Rhinoso League Leaders: Warrington Wolves

November; Rugby League Four Nations

[edit] Rugby unionMain article: 2011 in rugby union

February 4 – 19 March: Six Nations Championship o Winner: England, 26th title.

May 20: Amlin Challenge Cup Final at Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff o Harlequins claimed the title with a 19–18 win over Stade Français, becoming the

first team to win the Challenge Cup three times. May 21: Heineken Cup Final at Millennium Stadium, Cardiff

o Leinster won its second European title with a 33–22 win over Northampton Saints.

IRB Sevens World Series – New Zealand clinched the series title at the London Sevens on May 22, with the Edinburgh Sevens remaining to be played.

May 24 – 5 June: 2011 IRB Junior World Rugby Trophy in Georgia o Samoa, Japan and Georgia. This was the first title for Samoa.

June 10–26: 2011 IRB Junior World Championship in Italy o New Zealand, England and Australia. This was the fourth title for

New Zealand. July 9: Super Rugby Final at Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane

o The Reds claimed their first title in the competition's professional era with an 18–13 win over the Crusaders.

July 23 – 27 August: Tri Nations Series o Australia won its third title.

September 9 – 23 October: 2011 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand o The tournament was won by New Zealand's All Blacks defeating France in the final by a

score of 8–7. New Zealand, France and Australia.

Domestic competitions

English Premiership – Final, May 28 at Twickenham: Leicester Tigers vs. Saracens

o Saracens defeated Leicester Tigers 22–18 for their first-ever Premiership title. RFU Championship – Worcester Warriors. As the only side among the semifinalists that met the

requirements for promotion, they replaced Leeds Carnegie in the 2011–12 Premiership. Top 14 – Final, June 4 at Stade de France: Toulouse vs. Montpellier

o Toulouse won 15–10 and lifted the Bouclier de Brennus for the 18th time. Rugby Pro D2 – Lyon won the championship and automatic promotion to the Top 14. Bordeaux

Bègles won the promotion playoffs. The two clubs will replace La Rochelle and Bourgoin. Celtic League – Grand Final, May 28 in Limerick:

o In an all-Irish affair, Munster won their third title against Leinster 19–9. LV Cup (Anglo-Welsh Cup) – Gloucester ITM Cup:

o Premiership – Final, September 3 in Hamilton: Waikato vs. Canterbury Canterbury won 12–3 for their fourth consecutive title in the Air New

Zealand/ITM Cup and ninth in the history of New Zealand provincial rugby.o Championship: Final, September 4 in Palmerston North: Manawatu vs. Hawke's Bay

Hawke's Bay won 35–30 and will replace Southland in the 2012 ITM Cup Premiership.

Currie Cup: Final, October 29 in Johannesburg: Golden Lions vs. Natal Sharks o The Lions won 42–16 in the most one-sided Currie Cup final since 1980.

Other major events

February 26: During the England–France match in the Six Nations, England's Jonny Wilkinson retakes the all-time lead for career Test points from New Zealand's Dan Carter.

February 27: During the Scotland–Ireland match in the Six Nations, Ireland's Ronan O'Gara retakes the all-time lead for career points in the Championship from Wilkinson.

March 19: During the Ireland–England Six Nations match, two Irish players reach major career milestones in the Championship:

o Brian O'Driscoll takes over the all-time lead for career tries in the Championship with his 25th try, breaking the record of Scotland's Ian Smith that had lasted since 1933.

o O'Gara makes his 56th appearance in the Championship, drawing level with countryman Mike Gibson for the Championship record.

July 30: During New Zealand's Tri Nations opener at home to South Africa, Carter reclaims the all-time lead for career Test points from Wilkinson.

[edit] Ski mountaineering

2011 World Championship of Ski Mountaineering, held in Claut, Italy

[edit] Tennis

2011 Australian Open (January 17 – January 30) o Men's final: Novak Djokovic defeats Andy Murray 6–4, 6–2, 6–3o Women's final: Kim Clijsters defeats Li Na 3–6, 6–3, 6–3

2011 French Open (May 17 – June 5)

o Men's final: Rafael Nadal defeats Roger Federer 7–5, 7–6, 5–7, 6–1o Women's final: Li Na defeats Francesca Schiavone 6–4, 7–6(7–0)

2011 Wimbledon Championships (June 20 – July 3) o Men's final: Novak Djokovic defeats Rafael Nadal 6–4, 6–1, 1–6, 6–3o Women's final: Petra Kvitová defeats Maria Sharapova 6–3, 6–4

2011 US Open (August 29 – September 12) o Men's final: Novak Djokovic defeats Rafael Nadal 6–2, 6–4, 6–7, 6–1o Women's final: Samantha Stosur defeats Serena Williams 6–2, 6–3

2011 WTA Tour Championships in Istanbul, Turkey. (October 24 – October 30) o Petra Kvitová defeats Victoria Azarenka 7–5 4–6 6–3. 1st title

2011 Fed Cup (February – November) o Czech Republic won the Fed Cup for the sixth time beating Russia in Moscow 3–

2.

2011 ATP World Tour Finals in London, United Kingdom. (November 20 – November 27)

o Roger Federer defeats Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6–3, 6–7, 6–3. Sixth title.

2011 Davis Cup (March – December) o Spain defeats Argentina in Seville. 5th title.

[edit] Volleyball

Women's CEV Champions League 2010–11 November 23, 2010 – March 20, 2011. Final Four in Istanbul, Turkey

o Champions VakıfBank Güneş TTelekom , Rabita Baku, Fenerbahçe Acıbadem . MVP: Małgorzata Glinka (POL)

Men's CEV Champions League 2010–11 November 17, 2010 – March 27, 2011. Final Four in Bolzano, Italy.

o Champions Trentino BetClic, Zenit Kazan, Dynamo Moscow. MVP: Osmany Juantorena (CUB)

2011 Montreux Volley Masters June 7–12 in Montreux, Switzerland o Japan, Cuba and China. MVP: Hitomi Nakamichi (JPN)

2011 FIVB World League, May 27 – July 10, 2011, with the Final Eight in Gdańsk / Sopot, Poland o Russia, Brazil and Poland. MVP: Maxim Mikhaylov (RUS)

2011 FIVB Women's Junior World Championship July 22 – July 31 in Lima and Trujillo, Peru o Italy, Brazil and China. MVP: Caterina Bosetti (ITA)

2011 FIVB Men's Junior World Championship August 1 – August 10 in Rio de Janeiro and Niteròi, Brazil

o Russia, Argentina and Serbia. MVP: Leonid Shchadilov (RUS) 2011 FIVB World Grand Prix August 5 – August 28, with the Final Eight in Macau, China

o United States, Brazil and Serbia. MVP: Destinee Hooker (USA) 2011 Men's European Volleyball Championship September 10 – September 18 in Austria and

Czech Republic o Serbia, Italy and Poland. MVP: Ivan Miljkovic (SRB)

2011 Women's European Volleyball Championship September 22 – October 2 in Italy and Serbia o Serbia, Germany and Turkey. MVP: Jovana Brakocevic (SRB)

2011 FIVB Women's World Cup November 4 – November 18 in Japan o Italy, United States and China. MVP: Carolina

Costagrande (ITA) 2011 FIVB Men's World Cup November 20 – December 4 in Japan

o Russia, Poland and Brazil. MVP: Maxim Mikhaylov (RUS)