1995 in sports

Auto Racing

Stock car racing:
- Sterling Marlin won the Daytona 500
- NASCAR Championship – Jeff Gordon
CART racing – season championship won by Jacques Villeneuve
- Indianapolis 500 – Jacques Villeneuve. (First IRL races following year).
Formula One Championship – Michael Schumacher of Germany
24 hours of Le Mans: Yannick Dalmas / J.J. Lehto / Masanori Sekiya won, driving a McLaren F1-GTR
Rally racing – Colin McRae won the World Rally Championship
- Carlos Sainz /Luis Moya won the Monte Carlo Rally driving a Subaru Impreza 555
Drag racing – Scott Kalitta won the NHRA "Top Fuel" championship.

Baseball

World Series: Atlanta Braves won 4 games to 2 over the Cleveland Indians. The Series MVP was Tom Glavine, Atlanta
September 6 – Cal Ripken Jr. breaks Lou Gehrig's record of playing 2131 consecutive games.

Basketball

NCAA Men's Basketball Championship:
- UCLA wins 89–78 over Arkansas

NBA Finals:
- Houston Rockets win 4 games to 0 over the Orlando Magic

Boxing

May 6 in Las Vegas, Nevada: Oscar De La Hoya scored a 2nd round TKO over Rafael Ruelas to retain his Lightweight Championship.

Cricket

December 26 in Melbourne: Umpire Darrell Hair no balls Sri Lankan spinner Muttiah Muralitharan seven times for throwing in the second Test against Australia.

Cycling

Giro d'Italia won by Tony Rominger of Switzerland
Tour de France – Miguel Induráin of Spain
World Cycling Championship: Abraham Olano of Spain

Field Hockey

September 23 – October 1: Champions Trophy held at Berlin, Germany won by hosts. Australia finish second.

Figure Skating

World Figure Skating Championships:
- Men's champion: Elvis Stojko, Canada
- Women's champion: Lu Chen, China
- Pairs champions: Radka Kovariková & Rene Novotny, Czech Republic

Football (American)

Super Bowl XXIX: San Francisco 49ers won 49–26 over the San Diego Chargers

College National Championship Game, the undefeated Nebraska Cornhuskers defeated the Florida Gators by a score of 62 to 24.

Football (Australian Rules)

Australian Football League
- The Fremantle Dockers join the league
- Carlton wins the 99th AFL premiership (Carlton 21.15 (141) d Geelong 11.14 (80))
- Brownlow Medal awarded to Paul Kelly (Sydney Swans)

Football (Canadian)

For the first time in history, the Grey Cup went to an American-based team.
Grey Cup:
- Baltimore Stallions win 37–20 over the Calgary Stampeders
Vanier Cup:
- Calgary Dinos win 54–24 over the Western Ontario Mustangs

Football (Soccer)

England – FA Cup: Everton won 1–0 over Manchester United

FIFA Women's World Cup – Norway won 2–0 over Germany

Korean Football League – Dominant Asian club Suwon Samsung Bluewings were officially founded in December 15th.

Golf

Men's Golf

Major championship results:
1. May – The Masters – Ben Crenshaw
2. June – US Open – Corey Pavin
3. July – British Open – John Daly
4. August – PGA Championship – Steve Elkington

PGA tour's leading money winner for the year: Greg Norman – $1,654,959
PGA Champions Tour leading money winner: Jim Colbert – $1,444,386
Ryder Cup: Europe won 14 1/2 to 13 1/2 over the United States in world team golf.

Women's Golf

US Women's Open – Annika Sörenstam
LPGA Championship – Kelly Robbins
Annika Sörenstam: leading money winner on the LPGA tour, earning $666,533

Thoroughbred Horse Racing

Australia – Melbourne Cup – Doriemus
Canada – Queen's Plate – Regal Discovery
France – Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe – Lammtarra
Ireland – Irish Derby Stakes – Winged Love

English Triple Crown Races:
1. Two Thousand Guineas Stakes – Pennekamp
2. Epsom Derby – Lammtarra
3. St. Leger Stakes – Classic Cliche

United States Triple Crown Races:
1. Kentucky Derby – Thunder Gulch
2. Preakness Stakes – Timber Country
3. Belmont Stakes – Thunder Gulch

Breeders' Cup:
1. Breeders' Cup Classic – Cigar
2. Breeders' Cup Distaff – Inside Information
3. Breeders' Cup Juvenile – Unbridled's Song
4. Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies – My Flag
5. Breeders' Cup Mile – Ridgewood Pearl
6. Breeders' Cup Sprint – Desert Stormer
7. Breeders' Cup Turf – Northern Spur

Harness Racing

North America Cup – David's Pass

United States Pacing Triple Crown races:
1. Cane Pace – Mattgrilla Gorilla
2. Little Brown Jug – Nick's Fantasy
3. Messenger Stakes – David's Pass

United States Trotting Triple Crown races:
1. Hambletonian – Tagliabue
2. Yonkers Trot –
3. Kentucky Futurity – CR Trackmaster

Australian Inter Dominion Harness Racing Championship:
- Pacers: Golden Reign
- Trotters: Call Me Now

Ice Hockey

Art Ross Memorial Trophy as the NHL's leading scorer during the regular season: Jaromir Jagr, Pittsburgh Penguins

Hart Memorial Trophy: for the NHL's Most Valuable Player: Eric Lindros, Philadelphia Flyers

Stanley Cup: New Jersey Devils win 4 games to 0 over the Detroit Red Wings

World Hockey Championship
- Men's champion: Finland defeated Sweden
- Junior Men's champion: Canada defeated Russia

Skiing

Alpine Skiing
- The men's overall season champion: Alberto Tomba, Italy
- The women's overall season champion: Vreni Schneider, Switzerland

Snooker

World Snooker Championship: Stephen Hendry beats Nigel Bond 18–9
World rankings: Stephen Hendry remains world number one for 1995/96

Swimming

February 11 -
- Danyon Loader swims world record 400 meters freestyle.
- Mark Foster swims world record 50 meters butterfly.
- Sandra Volker swims European record 50 meters backstroke.