1965 in sports
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See also: 1964 in sports, other events of 1965, 1966 in sports and the list of 'years in sports'.
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Auto Racing
- Stock car racing:
- Fred Lorenzen wins the Daytona 500
- NASCAR Championship - Ned Jarrett
- Indianapolis 500 - Jimmy Clark
- USAC Racing - Mario Andretti
- Formula One Champion - Jimmy Clark of Great Britain
- 24 hours of Le Mans:
- the team of Jochen Rindt / Masten Gregory won, driving a Ferrari 275LM
- Rally racing - the team of Timo Makinen / Paul Easter won the Monte Carlo Rally driving a Mini Cooper S
- Drag racing:
- Don Garlits won the NHRA, "Top Fuel" Championship
- Maynard Rupp won "Top Fuel" at the NHRA World Finals
Baseball
- World Series: Los Angeles Dodgers win 4 games to 3 over the Minnesota Twins. The Series MVP was Sandy Koufax, Los Angeles.
Basketball
- NCAA Men's Basketball Championship:
- UCLA wins 91-80 over Michigan
- NBA Finals:
- Boston Celtics win 4 games to 1 over the Los Angeles Lakers
Boxing
- March 30 - Jose Torres won the Light Heavyweight Championship of the World, stopping Willie Pastrano in nine rounds, at New York's Madison Square Garden.
Cricket
- Imperial Cricket Conference is renamed to International Cricket Conference and new rules are adopted to permit the election of countries from outside the British Commonwealth.
Cycling
- Giro d'Italia won by Vittorio Adorni of Italy
- Tour de France - Felice Gimondi of Italy
- World Cycling Championship: Tom Simpson of Great Britain
Field Hockey
- March 13 - In an international women's field hockey match at Wembley Stadium,England. South Africa beat England 2-1.
Figure Skating
- World Figure Skating Championships:
- Men's champion: Alain Calmat, (France)
- Women's champion: Petra Burka, (Canada)
- Pairs champions: Ludmila Belousowa & Oleg Protopopow, (Soviet Union)
Football (American)
- AFL Championship Buffalo Bills won 23-0 over the San Diego Chargers
- NFL Championship: Green Bay Packers won 23-12 over the Cleveland Browns
Football (Australian Rules)
- Victorian Football League
- Essendon wins the 69th VFL Premiership (Essendon 14.21 (105) d St Kilda 9.16 (70))
- Brownlow Medal awarded to Ian Stewart (St Kilda) and Noel Teasdale (North Melbourne)
Football (Canadian)
- Grey Cup: Hamilton Tiger-Cats win 22-16 over the Winnipeg Blue Bombers
- Vanier Cup: Toronto Varsity Blues win 14-7 over the Alberta Golden Bears
Football (Soccer)
- England - FA Cup: Liverpool won 2 - 1 (aet) over Leeds United
Golf
- Grand Slam of golf results:
- PGA tour's leading money winner for the year: Jack Nicklaus - $140,752
- Ryder Cup: United States wins 19½ to 12½ over Britain in world team golf.
- US Women's Open - Carol Mann
- LPGA Championship - Sandra Haynie
- Kathy Whitworth: leading money winner on the LPGA tour, earning $28,658
Thoroughbred Horse Racing
- Australia - Melbourne Cup - Light Fingers
- Canada - Queen's Plate - Whistling Sea
- France - Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe - Sea-Bird II
- Ireland - Irish Derby Stakes - Meadow Court
Harness Racing
Ice Hockey
- Art Ross Memorial Trophy as the NHL's leading scorer during the regular season: Stan Mikita, Chicago Blackhawks
- Hart Memorial Trophy for the NHL's Most Valuable Player: Bobby Hull, Chicago Blackhawks
- Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens won 4 games to 3 over the Chicago Blackhawks
- World Hockey Championship:
- Men's champion: Soviet Union defeated Czechoslovakia
Snooker
- World Snooker Championship challenge matches:
- John Pulman beats Fred Davis 37-36
- John Pulman beats Rex Williams 25-22
- John Pulman beats Fred Van Rensburg 39-12
Tennis
- Grand Slam in tennis men's results:
- Grand Slam in tennis women's results:
General sporting events
Births
- January 25 - Dominik Hasek, ice hockey player
- February 11 - Angie Ridgeway, golfer
- March 1 - Stewart Elliott, jockey
- May 9 - Steve Yzerman, ice hockey player
- May 13 - Jo Thompson, British field hockey goalkeeper
- May 22 - Clare Taylor, English cricketer
- May 25 - Sue Metcalfe, English cricketer
- June 3 - Helen Plimmer, English cricketer
- June 15 - Bernard Hopkins, boxer
- August 10 - Mike Smith, Hall of Fame jockey
- September 25 - Scottie Pippen, NBA star
- October 5 - Mario Lemieux, ice hockey player
- October 5 - Patrick Roy, ice hockey player
- November 29 - Joanne Broadbent, Australian cricketer
- December 3 - Katarina Witt, figure skater
- December 14 - Craig Biggio, baseball player
- December 19 - Chito Martinez, baseball player
- December 20 - Rich Gannon, American football quarterback
Deaths
- January 11 - Wally Pipp, Major League Baseball player, (1913-1928)
- March 5 - Pepper Martin, Major League Baseball player, (1928-1944)
- March 6 - Wally Schang, Major League Baseball player, (1913-1931)
- March 17 - Amos Alonzo Stagg, baseball, basketball and American football coach and playerfr:1965 en sport