03 Jan |
2017 World Sporting Events Calendar |
Although 2017 is not an Olympic or World Cup year, there are still plenty of events happening throughout the year from athletics to boxing and horse racing. Here is a 2017 world sporting events calendar listing the major sporting events for the year with other key holidays. Aside from the domestic events, there are also many sporting treats around the world, including the World Baseball Classic, the Winter Military Games and the Invictus Games. Date(s) Sport Event Location Jan 14-Feb 5 Football African Cup of Nations Gabon Jan 16-29 Tennis Australia Open Melbourne, Australia Jan 26-29 Extreme Sports Winter X Games 21 Aspen, Colorado Jan 28 Boxing Carl Frampton v Santa Cruz Las Vegas Feb 4 Rugby Six Nations Scotland v Ireland, England v France Feb 6-19 Skiing World Alpine Ski Championships St. Moritz, Switzerland Feb 11 Rugby Six Nations Wales v England, Feb 12 Rugby Six Nations France v Scotland Feb 25 Rugby Six Nations Ireland v France, Scotland v Wales Feb 26 Rugby Six Nations England v Italy Feb 22-28 Multi-sports Winter Military World Games Sochi Mar 9-22 Baseball World Baseball Classic USA Mar 10 Rugby Six Nations Wales v Ireland Mar 11 Rugby Six Nations England v Scotland Mar 14-24 Multi-sports Special Olympics World Winter Games Austria Mar 14-17 Horse racing Cheltenham festival Cheltenham Mar 18 Rugby Six Nations France v Wales, Scotland v Italy Ireland v England Mar 26 Mothering Sunday Apr 3-9 Golf Masters Augusta, USA Apr 8 Horse Racing Grand National Aintree Racecourse Apr 12-14 Cycling World Track Championships Hong Kong Apr 16 Easter Sunday Apr 29 Boxing Anthony Joshua v Wladimir Klitschko Wembley Stadium Apr 21-30 Multi-sports World Masters Games (Summer) Auckland, New Zealand May 3-7 Equestrian Badminton Horse Trials Badminton May 5-21 Ice Hockey IIHF World Championship Germany, France May 6 Horse Racing Kentucky Derby Louisville, Kentucky, May 7 Cricket England v Ireland Lords May 12-22 Multi-sports Islamic Solidarity Games Baku, Azerbaijan May 27 Football FA Cup final Wembley Stadium, May 28-Jun 11 Tennis French Open Paris, France May 29 Spring Bank Holiday Jun 2 Horse racing Epsom Derby Festival Epsom Jun 3 Football UEFA Champions League final Millennium Stadium, Cardiff Jun Basketball NBA Finals USA/Canada Jun 26-Jul 23 Cricket ODI World Cup for Women England Jun 13-16 Extreme Sports Summer X Games Minneapolis, Jun 15-18 Golf US Open Erin Hills, Wisconsin Jun 17-27 Sailing America’s Cup Bermuda Jun 17-Jul 2 Football Confederations Cup Russia Jun 20-24 Horse racing Royal Ascot Ascot Jun 30-Jul 5 Horse racing Goodwood Festival Goodwood Jul 1–23 Cycling 2017 Tour de France Germany / France Jul 3-16 Tennis Wimbledon London, England Jul 16 Motor racing F1 Grand Prix Silverstone Jul 14-30 Swimming World Aquatics Champs Budapest, Hungary Jul 18-30 Multi-sports Deaflympics Samsun, Turkey. Jul 18-31 Multi-sports Maccabiah Games Israel Jul 20-23 Golf British Open Royal Birkdale Golf Club Southport Jul 20-30 Multi-sports The World Games Wroclaw, Poland Jul 21-30 Multi-sports Francophone Games Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire Aug 4-13 Athletics IAAF World Championships Olympic Stadium Aug 5-18 Multi-sports World Police and Fire Games USA Aug 7-13 Golf US PGA Quail Hollow Club Charlotte, North Carolina Aug 9-26 Rugby Women’s World Cup Ireland Aug 21–27 Badminton BWF World Championships Glasgow, Scotland Aug 28-Sep 10 Tennis US Open New York, USA Aug 28 Summer Bank Holiday Sep 17-24 Cycling UCI Road World Championships Bergen, Norway Sep 23-30 Multi-sports Invictus Games Toronto, Canada Sep 23-Oct 1 Rowing World Rowing Championships Sarasota U.S.A. Sep 27-Oct 9 Gymnastics World Championships (Artistic) Montreal Canada Sep 28-Oct 1 Golf Presidents Cup Liberty National Golf Club New Jersey Sep 30 AFL Grand Final Melbourne, Australia Nov 7 Horse Racing Melbourne Cup Victoria, Australia