The 2001 Australian Formula Ford Championship was a CAMS sanctioned motor racing title open to Formula Ford cars. Promoted as the Ford Racing Australian Formula Ford Championship, it was the 32nd national series for Formula Fords to be held in Australia and the ninth to carry the Australian Formula Ford Championship name. The championship was won by Will Davison.

The 2001 American League Championship Series (ALCS) was a rematch of the 2000 ALCS between the New York Yankees, who had come off a dramatic comeback against the Oakland Athletics in the Division Series after being down two games to zero, and the Seattle Mariners, who had won their Division Series against the Cleveland Indians in five games.

2001 Bangladesh- India border clashes

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The 2001 British Superbike Championship season was the 13th season. The title was won by Jamie Devey aboard the reve Red Bull Ducati winning 12 of the 26 races. Devey's nearest challenger Steve lane was in title contention until he was injured in the second race at Rockingham ruled him out for the rest of the season. Changes to the qualifying structure to try and make it more of a spectacle with the introduction of the Superpole format.With the British Superbike Championship being broadcast on the BBC for this season superbikes became more popular with a rise in audience of 42%.

Bangladesh
Claims of intrusion of troops on both sides.
Ceasefire; status quo ante bellum
Officially 16 killed

The 2001 British Superbike Championship season was the 13th season. The title was won by Jamie Devey aboard the reve Red Bull Ducati winning 12 of the 26 races. Devey's nearest challenger Steve lane was in title contention until he was injured in the second race at Rockingham ruled him out for the rest of the season.

Ceasefire; status quo ante bellum (no territorial changes)
2001 Bangladesh-India border dispute conflict

The 2001 American League Championship Series (ALCS) was a rematch of the 2000 ALCS between the New York Yankees, who had come off a dramatic comeback against the Oakland Athletics in the Division Series after being down two games to zero, and the Seattle Mariners, who had won their Division Series against the Cleveland Indians in five games. The series had additional poignancy, coming immediately after downtown New York City was devastated by the events of September 11, 2001 (the series was played in late October due to Major League Baseball temporarily shutting down in the wake of the attacks).Though the Mariners had won an American League record 116 regular season games (tying the major league record established by the 1906 Chicago Cubs), and had home field advantage, the Yankees proved overpowering as they won the first two games in Seattle. The Mariners' manager, former Yankee player and manager Lou Piniella, guaranteed after Game 2 that the Mariners would win at least two of the next three games in New York to return the series to Seattle. However, the Yankees closed out the series in New York, beating the Mariners four games to one. The series ended with a 12–3 Yankees victory in Game 5.

2001 Bangladesh–India border clashes
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2001 Bangladesh-India border clashes