1922 in sports

NFL championship • Canton Bulldogs wins the APFA (NFL) title with a record of 10 wins, 0 losses and 2 ties. College championship • Cornell Big Red – college football national championship Events • 24 June — the American Professional Football Association renames itself as the National Football League. ==Association football==

England • The Football League – Liverpool 57 points, Tottenham Hotspur 51, Burnley 49, Cardiff City 48, Aston Villa 47, Bolton Wanderers 47 • FA Cup Final – Huddersfield Town 1–0 Preston North End at Stamford Bridge, London Germany • National Championship – no decision after Hamburger SV and 1. FC Nürnberg played two drawn games Russia • Spartak Moscow, as known well for former Soviet Union, officially founded on April 18. ==Athletics==

Monaco • second Women's Olympiad in Monte Carlo France • the first Women's World Games, Paris ==Australian rules football==

VFL Premiership • 14 October – Fitzroy wins the 26th VFL Premiership, defeating Collingwood 11.13 (79) to 9.14 (68) at Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) in the 1922 VFL Grand Final. South Australian Football League • 30 September – Norwood 9.7 (61) defeat West Adelaide 2.16 (28) to win their fifteenth SAFL premiership. • Magarey Medal won by Robert Barnes (West Adelaide) West Australian Football League • 23 September – East Perth 7.13 (55) beat West Perth 5.9 (39) to win their fourth successive premiership • Sandover Medal won by Harold Boyd (West Perth) ==Bandy==

Sweden • Championship final – IK Sirius 3-2 Västerås SK ==Baseball==

World Series • 4–8 October — New York Giants (NL) defeats New York Yankees (AL) to win the 1922 World Series by 4 games to 0 with one tie Negro leagues • The Chicago American Giants win their third consecutive Negro National League pennant. ==Boxing==

Events • 10 July — Joe Lynch regains the World Bantamweight Championship when he defeats Johnny Buff with a 14th-round technical knockout in New York • 24 September — Battling Siki captures the World Light Heavyweight Championship when he knocks out Georges Carpentier in the 6th round in Paris. • 1 November — Mickey Walker, one of the greatest boxing champions, wins his first world title when he defeats World Welterweight Champion Jack Britton over 15 rounds in New York Lineal world champions • World Heavyweight Championship – Jack Dempsey • World Light Heavyweight Championship – Georges Carpentier → Battling Siki • World Middleweight Championship – Johnny Wilson • World Welterweight Championship – Jack Britton → Mickey Walker • World Lightweight Championship – Benny Leonard • World Featherweight Championship – Johnny Kilbane • World Bantamweight Championship – Johnny Buff → Joe Lynch • World Flyweight Championship – Jimmy Wilde ==Canadian football==

Grey Cup • 10th Grey Cup in the Canadian Football League – Queen's University 13–1 Edmonton Elks ==Cricket==

Events • Yorkshire recovers the County Championship to begin a run of four successive titles. England • County Championship – Yorkshire • Minor Counties Championship – Buckinghamshire • Most runs – Jack Russell 2575 @ 54.78 (HS 172) • Most wickets – Charlie Parker 206 @ 13.16 (BB 9–36) • Wisden Cricketers of the Year – Arthur Carr, Tich Freeman, Charlie Parker, Jack Russell, Andy Sandham Australia • Sheffield Shield – Victoria • Most runs – Frank O'Keeffe 708 @ 118.00 (HS 180) • Most wickets – Ted McDonald 28 @ 21.50 (BB 8–84) India • Bombay Quadrangular – Europeans New Zealand • Plunket Shield – Auckland South Africa • Currie Cup – Transvaal West Indies • Inter-Colonial Tournament – Barbados ==Cycling==

Tour de France • Firmin Lambot (Belgium) wins the 16th Tour de France Events • 17 September — Dutch cyclist Piet Moeskops becomes World Champion in the UCI Track Cycling World Championships - Men's Sprint. ==Figure skating==

World Figure Skating Championships • World Men's Champion – Gillis Grafström (Sweden) • World Women's Champion – Herma Szabo (Austria) • World Pairs Champions – Helene Engelmann and Alfred Berger (Austria) ==Golf==

Major tournaments • British Open – Walter Hagen • US Open – Gene Sarazen • USPGA Championship – Gene Sarazen Other tournaments • British Amateur – Ernest Holderness • US Amateur – Jess Sweetser ==Horse racing==

England • Grand National – Music Hall • 1,000 Guineas Stakes – Silver Urn • 2,000 Guineas Stakes – St Louis • The Derby – Captain Cuttle • The Oaks – Pogrom • St. Leger Stakes – Royal Lancer Australia • Melbourne Cup – King Ingoda Canada • King's Plate – South Shore France • Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe – Ksar (second successive victory) Ireland • Irish Grand National – Halston • Irish Derby Stakes – Spike Island USA • Kentucky Derby – Morvich • Preakness Stakes – Pillory • Belmont Stakes – Pillory ==Ice hockey==

Stanley Cup • 17–28 March — Toronto St. Pats defeats Vancouver Millionaires in the 1922 Stanley Cup Finals by 3 games to 2 ==Motorsport==

The Boat Race • 1 April — Cambridge wins the 74th Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race ==Rugby league==

• 1921–22 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain England • Championship – Wigan • Challenge Cup final – Rochdale Hornets 10–9 Hull F.C. at Headingley Rugby Stadium, Leeds • Lancashire League Championship – Oldham • Yorkshire League Championship – Huddersfield • Lancashire County Cup – Warrington 7–5 Oldham • Yorkshire County Cup – Leeds 11–3 Dewsbury Australia • NSW Premiership – North Sydney 35–3 Glebe (grand final) ==Rugby union==

Five Nations Championship • 35th Five Nations Championship series is won by Wales ==Speed skating==

Speed Skating World Championships • Men's All-round Champion – Harald Strøm (Norway) ==Swimming==

Events • Johnny Weissmuller swims the 100 metres freestyle in 58.6 seconds to create a world record and break the "minute barrier" ==Tennis==

Events • Inaugural Australian Women's Singles Championship is held. Australia • Australian Men's Singles Championship – James Anderson (Australia) defeats Gerald Patterson (Australia) 6–0 3–6 3–6 6–3 6–2 • Australian Women's Singles Championship – Margaret Molesworth (Australia) defeats Esna Boyd Robertson (Australia) 6–3 10–8 England • Wimbledon Men's Singles Championship – Gerald Patterson (Australia) defeats Randolph Lycett (Great Britain) 6–3 6–4 6–2 • Wimbledon Women's Singles Championship – Suzanne Lenglen (France) defeats Molla Bjurstedt Mallory (Norway) 6–2 6–0 France • French Men's Singles Championship – Henri Cochet (France) defeats Jean Samazeuilh (France) 8–6 6–3 7–5 • French Women's Singles Championship – Suzanne Lenglen (France) defeats Germaine Golding (France) 6–4 6–2 USA • American Men's Singles Championship – Bill Tilden (USA) defeats Bill Johnston (USA) 4–6 3–6 6–2 6–3 6–4 • American Women's Singles Championship – Molla Bjurstedt Mallory (Norway) defeats Helen Wills Moody (USA) 6–3 6–1 Davis Cup • 1922 International Lawn Tennis Challenge – 4–1 at West Side Tennis Club (grass) New York City, United States ==Water skiing==