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| 1879 |
| | | The ancient Irish game of hurling is formalized by the newly founded Irish Hurling Union | |
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| 1882 |
| | | When Australia win the second Test match, in London, the Sporting Times declares that they will take home with them 'the ashes of English cricket' | |
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| 1884 |
| | | The Gaelic Athletic Association is founded in Ireland to promote indigenous games such as hurling | |
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| 1891 |
| | | Canadian athlete James Naismith, at a YMCA college in Springfield, Massachusetts, invents basketball as an indoor winter game | |
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| 1892 |
| | | Pudge Heffelfinger becomes the first football pro when the Allegheny Athletic Association pay him $500 to play a game in their team | |
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| 1893 |
| | | The Scottish game of shinty is provided with a standardized set of rules | |
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| 1894 |
| | | The first competitive event for cars is held over a distance of 78 miles from Paris to Rouen | |
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| 1895 |
| | | The USGA (US Golf Association) stages the first national amateur and open championships | |
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| 1896 |
| | | The first modern Olympic Games, organized by Pierre de Coubertin, are held in Athens | |
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| 1898 |
| | | US basketball becomes a professional game with the establishment in Philadelphia of the National Basketball League | |
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