See also: 1898 in sports, other events of 1899, 1900 in sports and the list of 'years in sports'.

Baseball

• The Brooklyn Superbas Finish 1st in National League with many of the original Baltimore Orioles stars including Ned Hanlon, Willie Keeler, Hughie Jennings and Joe Kelley.

Boat race

• Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race - Cambridge

Cricket

• County Cricket Championship - Surrey
• The Ashes - Australia beat England 1–0

Cycling

• Bordeaux - Paris road race won by Constant Huret

Football (Australian Rules)

• Victorian Football League
  • Fitzroy wins the 3rd VFL Premiership (Fitzroy 3.9 (27) d South Melbourne 3.8 (26))
  • See also Victorian Football League season 1899

Football (Soccer)

• English FA Cup - Sheffield United beat Derby County 4–1
• German Football Team Eintracht Frankfurt was founded

Golf

• US Open - Willie Smith wins the men's tournament

Births

• May 24 – Suzanne Lenglen, future tennis great (d. 1938)
• August 3 – Louis Chiron, Grand Prix motor racing champion (d. 1979)

Deaths