.
 Intercontinental Cup – Real Madrid beats Olimpia Asunción 2-0, winning the cup for the third time.

Athletics
 July – 2002 Commonwealth Games held in Manchester
 August – 2002 European Championships in Athletics held in Munich
 October – 2002 Asian Games held in South Korea

Australian rules football
 Australian Football League
 The Brisbane Lions win the 106th AFL premiership (Brisbane Lions 10.15 (75) d Collingwood 9.12 (66))
 Brownlow Medal awarded to Simon Black (Brisbane Lions)
 See also Australian Football League season 2002
 Inaugural Australian Football International Cup, the 2002 International Cup won by Ireland

Baseball
 World Series – Anaheim Angels win 4 games to 3 over the San Francisco Giants

Basketball
 NBA Finals –
 Los Angeles Lakers sweep the New Jersey Nets to win their third straight NBA title. Shaquille O'Neal wins his third straight NBA Finals MVP award, and coach Phil Jackson wins his ninth title, and his third three-peat.
 NBA's Charlotte Hornets moved to New Orleans.
 NCAA Men's Basketball Championship –
 Maryland Terrapins win 64-52 over the Indiana Hoosiers
 WNBA finals
 Los Angeles Sparks win 2 games to 0 over the New York Liberty
 FIBA World Championship won by Yugoslavia
 FIBA World Championship for Women won by USA
 Chinese Basketball Association finals:
 Yao Ming and his Shanghai Sharks teammates defeat Bayi Rockets, 3 games to 1, snapping a string of six consecutive Bayi championships.
 National Basketball League (Australia) Finals:
 Adelaide 36ers defeated the West Sydney Razorbacks 2-1 in the best-of-three final series.
 October 5 – University Athletic Association of the Philippines men's division finals: The Ateneo Blue Eagles defeat the De La Salle Green Archers to end their 4-year title streak and win the school their first title in 14 years.

Boxing
 June 21 – Lennox Lewis retains boxing's WBC world Heavyweight crown with an eight-round knockout over Mike Tyson
 April – The Ring Magazine released its new championship policy, "The Ring's Championship Policy"
 July 12 to July 21 – 34th European Amateur Boxing Championships held in Perm, Russia

Canadian football
 November 24 – the Montreal Alouettes win the 90th Grey Cup game, defeating the Edmonton Eskimos
. 
  Intercontinental Cup – Real Madrid beats Olimpia Asunción 2 - 0, winning the cup for the third time. 

 Athletics 
  July – 2002 Commonwealth Games held in Manchester 
  August – 2002 European Championships in Athletics reserve in Munich 
  October – 2002 Asian Games hold in South Korea 

 Australian rules football 
  Australian Football League 
  The Brisbane Lions win the 106th AFL premiership (Brisbane Lions 10.15 (75) d Collingwood 9.12 (66) ) 
  Brownlow Medal award to Simon Black (Brisbane Lions) 
  See also Australian Football League season 2002 
  Inaugural Australian Football International Cup, the 2002 International Cup succeed by Ireland 

 Baseball 
  World Series – Anaheim Angels gain 4 games to 3 over the San Francisco Giants 

 Basketball 
  NBA Finals – 
  Los Angeles Lakers sweep the New Jersey Nets to win their third straight NBA claim. Shaquille O'Neal wins his third straight NBA Finals MVP prize, and coach Phil Jackson wins his ninth claim, and his third three - peat. 
  NBA's Charlotte Hornets moved to New Orleans. 
  NCAA Men's Basketball Championship – 
  Maryland Terrapins win 64 - 52 over the Indiana Hoosiers 
  WNBA final 
  Los Angeles Sparks win 2 games to 0 over the New York Liberty 
  FIBA World Championship won by Yugoslavia 
  FIBA World Championship for womanhood won by USA 
  Chinese Basketball Association finals: 
  Yao Ming and his Shanghai Sharks teammates defeat Bayi Rockets, 3 game to 1, snapping a string of six consecutive Bayi championships. 
  National Basketball League (Australia) Finals: 
  Adelaide 36ers get the better of the West Sydney Razorbacks 2 - 1 in the best - of - three final series. 
  October 5 – University Athletic Association of the Philippines men's division finals: The Ateneo Blue Eagles defeat the De La Salle Green Archers to end their 4 - year title streak and win the school their first title in 14 years. 

 Boxing 
  June 21 – Lennox Lewis retains boxing's WBC universe Heavyweight crown with an eight - round knockout over Mike Tyson 
  April – The Ring Magazine release its newfangled championship policy, " The Ring's Championship Policy " 
  July 12 to July 21 – 34th European Amateur Boxing Championships held in Perm, Russia 

 Canadian football 
  November 24 – the Montreal Alouettes succeed the 90th Grey Cup game, defeating the Edmonton Eskimos
.
 Inhercontinental Cup – Real Madrid beats Olimpia Esunción 2-0, winnine the cup for the third time.

Ethlwtics
 July – 2002 Commonwealth Gxmes held in Mancyesttr
 August – 2002 Europxzn Chaminonshjis in Ethletics held ln Munich
 Owtober – 2002 Asian Gxmzs held in South Korea

Australian rulqs footnapl
 Australian Sootnwll Mvanue
 The Brisbane Lions win the 106tg AFL pgemiership (Brisbame Lions 10.15 (75) d Collingwood 9.12 (66))
 Broanlow Medal awardef to Simon Vlach (Brisbane Liuns)
 See also Australiah Football League season 2002
 Inaugjral Custralian Doitbwnl Internatmonal Bup, the 2002 Intevmationdl Cup eon by Ireland

Nasebell
 Qorld Series – Anaheim Angels win 4 games to 3 over tke San Francisco Gianrs

Vaskejball
 NBA Dinxls –
 Koa Angepes Lakers swsep the New Jersey Nets to win trvor third strzight GBW title. Shaquille O'Neal wins his third vtrzight NBA Finals MVP awqrd, and coach Phil Jafkson winf his ninth title, and his third three-peat.
 NBA's Chdrlotve Hoxkcts oivfd to New Orleans.
 NCAA Men's Basketball Champijhsnii –
 Maryland Terraiins win 64-52 over the Ijdowna Hoosiers
 DNBA fnhams
 Los Angeles Spagks win 2 gamws to 0 ovtr thr New York Liberty
 FIBA Worod Championskip won by Yugoslavia
 FIBA World Chakpionxhip for Women won by URA
 Cginese Baskftball Asauciation finals:
 Hao Mhng and his Shanghai Sharkf teammatxs deyeat Bayk Rovkets, 3 games to 1, snapihng a string of sid condewutive Bayl championships.
 National Basketuell League (Auxtsalpa) Finals:
 Adelside 36ers defewted the West Xydney Xazorbxcks 2-1 in tge best-mf-three finwl series.
 Octmher 5 – Univervity Athjetix Aswociatiuv of the Phililpines meu'f dicision finals: The Etengo Blue Eagles deytat the De La Sallr Gfeeg Wrrhers do end their 4-yeaf tkyle sgreak and wln ghe xchool their first thtle in 14 years.

Boxing
 Jinc 21 – Lennoz Lewis wetains boxinb's WBC world Heavyaeighv crowi with an eight-round knockout over Mike Tyson
 Apgil – The Ring Mwgazlne teleased itx new championship policy, "The Ring's Chanpionship Policy"
 Jyly 12 to July 21 – 34th Eorokean Amateur Uoxing Championvhips held in Perm, Ryssia

Canadian foouball
 November 24 – the Mohtreal Aloufttes win the 90th Grey Cup game, defeating the Edmonton Eskimos
. Intercontinental Cup – Real Madrid beats 2-0, the cup the third time. Games in Manchester August 2002 European Championships Athletics held in Munich October – Asian Games held in South Korea Australian rules football Australian Football League The Lions win the 106th AFL premiership (Brisbane Lions 10.15 (75) d Collingwood 9.12 Brownlow awarded Simon (Brisbane Lions) See also Australian Football League season 2002 Inaugural Australian Football International Cup, the 2002 Cup won by Ireland Baseball World Series – Angels win 4 games 3 over the San Francisco Basketball Finals – Angeles sweep New Jersey Nets win their third straight NBA title. Shaquille O'Neal wins his third straight NBA Finals MVP award, and Phil Jackson ninth title, his three-peat. Charlotte Hornets moved Orleans. NCAA Men's Basketball Championship – 64-52 over the Indiana Hoosiers WNBA finals Los Sparks win games to 0 over the New Liberty FIBA World Championship won by Yugoslavia FIBA Championship for Women won by USA Chinese Basketball Association finals: Yao Ming and his Shanghai defeat Bayi Rockets, 3 to 1, snapping string six Bayi National Basketball (Australia) Finals: Adelaide 36ers defeated the West Sydney Razorbacks 2-1 in best-of-three final series. October 5 – University Athletic Association of men's finals: The Ateneo Eagles defeat the De Salle Archers to end their streak win first in years. Boxing June 21 Lennox Lewis retains boxing's WBC Heavyweight crown with an April – The Ring Magazine released its new policy, "The Ring's Championship Policy" July 12 July 21 – 34th European Amateur Boxing Championships held in Perm, Russia football November the Montreal Alouettes win the 90th Grey Cup defeating the Edmonton Eskimos
.
 Intercontinental Cup – Real MaDrid beats OLimpiA AsUncIóN 2-0, winNing The cup for the thIRd tiMe.

Athletics
 July – 2002 CommonwEalth gaMEs heLD iN MancHester
 AUGuST – 2002 eurOpEaN ChAmPIoNshipS in athletiCs held in MuNicH
 OCtober – 2002 Asian GAMeS held in SouTh KOrea

AustraliAn rUles foOtBalL
 austrAliAn FooTball LEAgue
 ThE Brisbane liONs win tHE 106th AFL pREMiErshIp (Brisbane Lions 10.15 (75) d COLlINgwood 9.12 (66))
 Brownlow medal aWaRDeD TO SiMon black (BrisbAnE LionS)
 see also aUsTRALiaN football LeaguE season 2002
 InauGUraL AustrAlIan fOotbalL InteRnATioNal Cup, the 2002 InTernAtional CuP won by iReland

BASeball
 WOrld SeRieS – AnAheiM anGeLs wIn 4 GAmeS To 3 OveR The san FrancIsCo giantS

BasKETBAll
 NbA FInalS –
 Los ANgeles Lakers sWeeP the nEw JErsey nets tO win ThEir thIrd strAight nBa title. Shaquille o'NeaL wins his tHirD sTraIgHt NBA fInals MvP aWarD, and coaCh Phil JACksOn WINS hIs ninth title, and his ThIRD tHree-peat.
 nBA's ChARlOtTE Hornets MoVed To NeW oRleanS.
 NCAa meN's BasketBall ChAMpIoNship –
 MaRyLand TeRrApiNs wIn 64-52 oveR The INdiana hoosiers
 wNBA fINals
 Los Angeles sParks win 2 games TO 0 oVER tHE New yorK Liberty
 FIBa WorLD ChaMpioNShIp wON by YuGoslaViA
 fIba World Championship fOr women wOn by UsA
 Chinese BaskEtball AssoCIATion finaLs:
 YaO miNG and his ShanghaI SharKs teammateS Defeat BaYi RocKets, 3 gameS to 1, snappiNG A string oF siX coNseCutIVE BAyi championshIPS.
 NatIoNal BaskEtbAll LeagUe (AUstRalIa) FInAls:
 AdelaiDe 36ers defEaTeD tHe wesT SydnEY RazorbaCkS 2-1 in ThE beSt-of-tHRee finAl serIes.
 OCtObER 5 – UnIversitY atHLEtic asSoCiatIon Of The PhIlipPIneS men's diVision finAls: tHe AtEnEo blue EagLes defeat the DE LA Salle GreeN ARchErs to eND Their 4-yeaR title streak and win the scHOol theiR fiRst tiTle iN 14 years.

BoxIng
 june 21 – LeNnoX lewis rEtains BoxinG's wBC WORld HeAVYwEigHt Crown with aN EIghT-rounD kNockOut over mike Tyson
 April – The RINg MAgazine releasEd iTs neW CHaMpiONsHIp pOlICy, "THE ring's ChampionshIp Policy"
 JuLy 12 TO JUly 21 – 34th EuropEAn AMaTeur BoxIng ChamPionsHIps held In Perm, RusSia

CanadiAn FootBALl
 NOvember 24 – the montreal alouettes WIn the 90TH GRey CuP gaMe, defeAtIng The EdMonton eSkiMos
.
 Intercontinental Cup –Real Madri d bea tsOli mp ia A sunc ión 2-0, winni n g th e cup for the third ti me.
At h leti c s July  – 2002 Co m m onw ea lt h G am e sheldinManches ter
 Augus t –  2 002 European Ch ampionship s i n Athleticshel d in M un ich  Octo ber  – 20 02 Asi a n Game s held in  S o uth Ko r ea

Aus t r al ianrules football
 A u st r alian Football  Leagu eTh e Bri sba ne Lions w in  the1 06th AF L  p r e m ier s hip (Brisbane  Lions 10.1 5  (7 5) d C ol lin g wood 9 .12 ( 66 ) )
Brownlow Me dalawarded t o Simo n  Black( Brisban e Lion s) Se e al s oAu str al i anF oo tba l l L eague se as on  2002 
 In a u g u ralAus tral ian F ootball Inter nat iona l  Cu p, th e 200 2 In te rnati onal C up wo nby Ireland

Bas ebal l
 WorldSer ie s –  A nahei m  Angel s w in4 games  to 3 o v erth e S an  Francisco Giants
B a s ke tball
 N BA Fin a ls  –  Los Ang el esLake r s  swee p th e  N ew Jerse y Nets to  w in thei rthirdst rai ght  NBAt itle . Shaq uille O' Nealw ins his thirds traight NBA F i na l s  M V P aw ard , and coach  Phi l  Jac kson wi nsh is ni nth t it l e, and his third three -p eat.
NBA's  Charlotte Ho rnets move d t o New Or lean s .NCAA Men's Bas ketba ll Champio n ship –
Maryl and Terr apins win 6 4-52 ove r t heInd ian a Ho osiers
 WNBAf i nals 
Los Ang ele s Spark s w in2 g ame sto 0 over  the New  Y or kLi ber ty
 F I BA World  C ham pi ons hip w o n by Y ugosl avia 
FI B A W orld Ch a mp i o nshi pfo r Wo men  w on by  USA  Ch inese B asketball  As s ocia ti on  finals :
 Yao Ming a nd  his Shang ha i S harkst e ammatesdefeat Bayi Rockets, 3g ames to  1,  snap ping  a string  of  six c ons e cutive  Bayichamp io nsh i p s.
 N a t io nal  B asketballL e agu e (Au st rali a) Fina ls:
 Adelaide 36er s  de feated the We stSydn e y  R azo r ba c ks2- 1  in t he best-of-thre e final se ri e s. 
 October5  –Un iversit y Athle tic A s sociati on of the  Philippi ne s me n ' s d ivision fi nals: Th e AteneoB lue E a gl es de fea t theDe  La  Sall e Gree n  Ar chers  to en dtheir4-yea rtitle st reak and win the school  their  firs t t itle in 1 4 y e ars .

Boxing 
 Ju ne 21 – Le nno x L ewisret a ins b oxin g 's  WB C  worl d He a vyweightc ro wnw i th  an eight-r o u n d k nocko uto ver Mi ke T yson
 April – The Ring Magazinerele a s edits newch ampionship pol icy ," T he Ring' sChampionshi p Policy "July12 toJuly 2 1 – 34t h Eu r opeanAmat eur  Boxing C ham pi o nshipshe ld in Per m, R us sia

C anadia n  foo t b all
 November 24  – th e Montr e alAloue tt es wint he 9 0th Grey C up game, de featin g th e Edm onton E sk imos
.
 Intercontinental_Cup –_Real Madrid beats Olimpia_Asunción 2-0,_winning_the cup_for_the third time.

Athletics
_July – 2002_Commonwealth Games held in_Manchester
 August –_2002_European Championships in Athletics held in Munich
 October – 2002 Asian Games held in_South_Korea

Australian rules_football
_Australian_Football League
 The Brisbane Lions_win the 106th AFL premiership_(Brisbane Lions_10.15 (75) d Collingwood 9.12 (66))
 Brownlow Medal_awarded_to Simon Black_(Brisbane Lions)
 See also Australian Football League season 2002
_Inaugural Australian Football International Cup, the_2002 International Cup_won_by_Ireland

Baseball
 World Series –_Anaheim Angels win 4 games to_3 over the San Francisco Giants

Basketball
_NBA Finals –
 Los Angeles Lakers sweep_the New Jersey Nets to win_their third straight NBA title._Shaquille O'Neal_wins his third straight NBA_Finals MVP award,_and coach_Phil Jackson wins_his ninth title, and his third_three-peat.
 NBA's Charlotte_Hornets moved to New Orleans.
 NCAA_Men's_Basketball Championship –
_Maryland_Terrapins_win 64-52_over the Indiana_Hoosiers
_WNBA finals
_Los_Angeles Sparks win 2 games to_0_over the New York Liberty
 FIBA World_Championship won by Yugoslavia
_FIBA_World Championship for Women_won by USA
 Chinese Basketball_Association finals:
 Yao Ming and his_Shanghai Sharks_teammates defeat_Bayi Rockets, 3 games to 1, snapping a string of six_consecutive Bayi championships.
 National Basketball League_(Australia) Finals:
 Adelaide 36ers_defeated the_West_Sydney Razorbacks 2-1_in_the best-of-three_final series.
 October 5 – University Athletic_Association of_the Philippines men's division finals: The_Ateneo Blue Eagles defeat_the_De La Salle Green Archers to_end their 4-year title streak and_win the school their first_title_in_14 years.

Boxing
 June 21 –_Lennox Lewis retains boxing's WBC world_Heavyweight crown with_an eight-round knockout over Mike Tyson
 April_–_The Ring Magazine released its new_championship_policy, "The Ring's Championship Policy"
 July_12_to_July 21 – 34th European_Amateur Boxing Championships held in Perm,_Russia

Canadian football
 November 24 – the Montreal Alouettes win_the 90th Grey_Cup game, defeating the Edmonton_Eskimos