Editing 2001 (section)

=== Sports ===
{{Main|2001 in sports}}
Many sports events were postponed in the final months of 2001 after the September 11 attacks, particularly in the United States. Other sports were postponed in the United Kingdom and Ireland because of foot-and-mouth disease. Throughout the year, [[Salt Lake City]], Utah, prepared for the [[2002 Winter Olympics]], while [[Beijing]] was announced as the host of the [[2008 Summer Olympics]].<ref name=":5" />{{Rp|page=316}}

Qualifications for the [[2002 FIFA World Cup]] were the main football events in 2001.<ref name=":10" />{{Rp|page=534}} The world record for largest victory in an international football match was set by [[Australia men's national soccer team|Australia]] in a [[Tonga 0–22 Australia|0–22 victory]] against [[Tonga national football team|Tonga]] on April 9. Australia set this record again with a [[Australia 31–0 American Samoa|31–0 victory]] against [[American Samoa national football team|American Samoa]] on April 11. The unbalanced nature of these matches prompted changes to the [[FIFA]] qualification process.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-06-09 |title=How a 31-0 'farce' changed Australia's FIFA World Cup fortunes |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/football/how-a-31-0-farce-changed-australia-s-fifa-world-cup-fortunes/story-39iqd32nSWMt146Sdg7vRO.html |access-date=2022-12-01 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en |archive-date=December 1, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221201184542/https://www.hindustantimes.com/football/how-a-31-0-farce-changed-australia-s-fifa-world-cup-fortunes/story-39iqd32nSWMt146Sdg7vRO.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":11">{{Cite web |date=2001-04-12 |title=Samoans lose 31-0 - or was it 32-0? |url=http://www.theguardian.com/football/2001/apr/12/newsstory.sport3 |access-date=2022-12-01 |website=The Guardian |language=en |archive-date=April 11, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220411104243/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2001/apr/12/newsstory.sport3 |url-status=live }}</ref> In Europe, the [[UEFA Women's Cup]] began its first season, establishing a continent-wide women's league for association football under the [[UEFA]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-12-04 |title=Women's Champions League switching to group format |url=https://timesofmalta.com/articles/view/womens-champions-league-switching-to-group-format.754837 |access-date=2023-03-24 |website=Times of Malta |language=en-gb |archive-date=March 24, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230324040408/https://timesofmalta.com/articles/view/womens-champions-league-switching-to-group-format.754837 |url-status=live }}</ref>

American tennis players [[Jennifer Capriati]] and [[Venus Williams]] shared the four Grand Slam tournaments,<ref name=":5" />{{Rp|page=316}} whilst France won the [[Davis Cup]] for the 9th time.<ref>{{cite book|author=Bud Collins|title=The Bud Collins History of Tennis|year=2010|publisher=New Chapter Press|location=[New York]|isbn=978-0942257700|pages=495–496, 505|edition=2nd}}</ref> [[NASCAR]] driver [[Dale Earnhardt]], described as the greatest driver in the sport's history, died in a [[Death of Dale Earnhardt|crash]] during the [[2001 Daytona 500]] on February 18.<ref name=":5" />{{Rp|page=316}}<ref name="Caldwell-2001">{{Cite news |last=Caldwell |first=Dave |date=2001-02-19 |title=AUTO RACING; Dale Earnhardt, 49, Racing Star |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2001/02/19/sports/auto-racing-dale-earnhardt-49-racing-star.html |access-date=2022-11-20 |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=November 20, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221120191343/https://www.nytimes.com/2001/02/19/sports/auto-racing-dale-earnhardt-49-racing-star.html |url-status=live }}</ref> In April, golf player [[Tiger Woods]] became the only player to achieve a "[[Tiger Slam]]" after winning the [[2001 Masters Tournament]], in which he consecutively won all four championship golf titles outside of a single calendar year.<ref>{{Cite web |last=DiMeglio |first=Steve |date=2021-04-05 |title='Greatest golf ever played': Witnesses to Tiger Woods' streak of four major wins look back on an improbable run |url=https://golfweek.usatoday.com/2021/04/05/tiger-woods-masters-2001-tiger-slam-major-championships/ |access-date=2022-12-01 |website=Golfweek |language=en-US |archive-date=December 1, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221201184545/https://golfweek.usatoday.com/2021/04/05/tiger-woods-masters-2001-tiger-slam-major-championships/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The "[[Lennox Lewis vs. Hasim Rahman|Thunder in Africa]]" boxing match ended in a major [[Upset (competition)|upset]] after [[Hasim Rahman]] defeated champion [[Lennox Lewis]] on April 22. Lewis would go on to win a rematch on November 11.<ref name=":10" />{{Rp|page=536}}<ref name=":12">{{Cite web |last=Lancaster |first=Rob |date=2015-04-22 |title=Thunder in Africa: Recalling Hasim Rahman's Shock Win Over Lennox Lewis |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2438671-thunder-in-africa-recalling-hasim-rahmans-shock-win-over-lennox-lewis |access-date=2022-12-09 |website=Bleacher Report |language=en |archive-date=December 9, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221209164604/https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2438671-thunder-in-africa-recalling-hasim-rahmans-shock-win-over-lennox-lewis |url-status=live }}</ref> In cricket, Australia's record-setting streak of sixteen Test victories in a row was broken by India.<ref name=":10" />{{Rp|page=537}}