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January

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Date Sport Venue/Event Status Winner/s
14 December 2017–1 Darts England 2018 PDC World Darts Championship International England Rob Cross
1 Ice hockey United States 2018 NHL Winter Classic Domestic New York (state) New York Rangers
26 December 2017–5 Ice hockey United States 2018 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships International  Canada
5–7 Speed skating Russia 2018 European Speed Skating Championships Continental  Netherlands
29 December 2017–6 Ski jumping Germany/Austria 2017–18 Four Hills Tournament International Poland Kamil Stoch
30 December 2017–6 Tennis Australia 2018 Hopman Cup International   Switzerland (Belinda Bencic & Roger Federer)
6–12 Ice hockey Poland 2018 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship Division I – Group B International  Denmark was promoted to Division I – Group A
 Australia was relegated to Division I – Group B Qualification
6–13 Ice hockey Russia 2018 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship International  United States
6–14 Darts England 2018 BDO World Darts Championship International Men: England Glen Durrant
Women: England Lisa Ashton
6–14 Rugby sevens Uruguay/Chile 2018 Sudamérica Rugby Sevens Continental  South Africa Academy (invitational team)
6–20 Rally raid Peru/Bolivia/Argentina 2018 Dakar Rally International Cars: Spain Carlos Sainz (France Team Peugeot Total)
Bikes: Austria Matthias Walkner (Austria Red Bull KTM Factory Racing)
Quads: Chile Ignacio Casale (Chile Casale Racing)
Trucks: Russia Eduard Nikolaev (Russia Kamaz)
UTV: Brazil Reinaldo Varela (South Racing Can-Am)
30 December 2017–7 Cross-country skiing Switzerland/Germany/Italy 2017–18 Tour de Ski International Men: Switzerland Dario Cologna
Women: Norway Heidi Weng
8 American football United States 2018 College Football Playoff National Championship Domestic Alabama Alabama Crimson Tide
8–14 Ice hockey Italy 2018 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship Division I – Group A International  Japan was promoted to Top Division
 Norway was relegated to Division I – Group B
8–20 Cricket Pakistan/United Arab Emirates 2018 Blind Cricket World Cup International India India
9–27 Association football China 2018 AFC U-23 Championship Continental  Uzbekistan
10–16 Ice hockey Serbia 2018 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships Division II – Group B International  Spain was promoted to Division II – Group A
 Turkey was relegated to Division III
11–14 Bandy China 2018 Women's Bandy World Championship International  Sweden
11–14 Curling Canada 2018 Continental Cup of Curling International Canada/United States Team North America
11–28 Bowls England 2018 World Indoor Bowls Championship International Open: England Mark Dawes
Women: England Katherine Rednall
12–14 Golf Malaysia 2018 EurAsia Cup International  Europe
12–14 Indoor field hockey Belgium 2018 Men's EuroHockey Indoor Nations Championship Continental  Austria
12–14 Speed skating Germany 2018 European Short Track Speed Skating Championships Continental Men: Netherlands Sjinkie Knegt
Women: Italy Arianna Fontana
12–28 Handball Croatia 2018 European Men's Handball Championship Continental  Spain
13 Formula E Morocco 2018 Marrakesh ePrix (FE #3) International Sweden Felix Rosenqvist (India Mahindra Racing)
13–31 Association football Ecuador 2018 South American Under-20 Women's Football Championship Continental  Brazil
13–3 February Cricket New Zealand 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup International  India
13–4 February Association football Morocco 2018 African Nations Championship Continental  Morocco
14–21 Snooker England 2018 Masters (Triple Crown #2) International Northern Ireland Mark Allen
15–21 Figure skating Russia 2018 European Figure Skating Championships Continental Men: Spain Javier Fernández
Ladies: Russia Alina Zagitova
Pairs:  Russia (Evgenia Tarasova & Vladimir Morozov)
Ice dance:  France (Gabriella Papadakis & Guillaume Cizeron)
15–28 Tennis Australia 2018 Australian Open (Grand Slam #1) International Men: Switzerland Roger Federer
Women: Denmark Caroline Wozniacki
17–27 Handball Gabon 2018 African Men's Handball Championship Continental  Tunisia
18–28 Association football Trinidad and Tobago 2018 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship Continental  Mexico
18–28 Handball South Korea 2018 Asian Men's Handball Championship Continental  Qatar
19–21 Indoor field hockey Czech Republic 2018 Women's EuroHockey Indoor Nations Championship Continental  Germany
19–21 Ski jumping Germany FIS Ski Flying World Championships 2018 International Individual: Norway Daniel-André Tande
Team:  Norway
19–25 Surfing China 2018 ISA World Longboard Surfing Championship International Men's open: Hawaii Kai Sallas
Women's open: United States Tory Gilkerson
Aloha Cup:  United States
Team points:  United States
20–21 Luge Germany 2018 Junior European Luge Championships Continental  Germany
20–28 Netball England/South Africa 2018 Netball Quad Series (January) International  Australia
22–27 Figure skating Chinese Taipei 2018 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships International Men: China Jin Boyang
Ladies: Japan Kaori Sakamoto
Pairs:  United States (Tarah Kayne & Danny O'Shea)
Ice dance:  United States (Kaitlin Hawayek & Jean-Luc Baker)
22–28 Biathlon Italy 2018 IBU Open European Championships Continental  France
22–28 Ice hockey Bulgaria 2018 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships Division III International  Israel was promoted to Division II – Group B
 New Zealand was relegated to Division III Qualification
25–28 Bobsleigh & Skeleton Switzerland 2018 IBSF Junior & U23 World Championships International  Germany
25–28 Multi-sport United States Winter X Games XXII International  United States
25–28 Rallying Monaco 2018 Monte Carlo Rally (WRC #1) International France Sébastien Ogier & Julien Ingrassia (United Kingdom M-Sport)
25–20 October Rallying European Union 2018 FIA R-GT Cup Continental  France (Raphaël Astier & Frédéric Vauclaire)
26–28 Darts England 2018 Masters International Netherlands Michael van Gerwen
26–28 Rugby sevens Australia 2018 Sydney Sevens (WRSS #3)
Australia 2018 Sydney Women's Sevens (WRWSS #2)
International Men:  Australia
Women:  Australia
27 Horse racing United States 2018 Pegasus World Cup International Horse: United States Gun Runner
Jockey: France Florent Geroux
Trainer: United States Steve Asmussen
27–28 Ice hockey United States 63rd National Hockey League All-Star Game Domestic Pacific Division (NHL)
MVP: Minnesota Brock Boeser (British Columbia Vancouver Canucks)
27–28 Luge Latvia FIL European Luge Championships 2018 Continental  Russia
27–4 February Nordic skiing Switzerland 2018 Nordic Junior World Ski Championships International  Norway
27–3 March Rugby union Argentina/Brazil/Canada/Chile/United States/Uruguay 2018 Americas Rugby Championship Continental  United States
28 American football United States 2018 Pro Bowl Domestic American Football Conference (AFC)
Offensive MVP: California Delanie Walker (Tennessee Tennessee Titans)
Defensive MVP: Texas Von Miller (Colorado Denver Broncos)
28–4 February Bandy Russia/China 2018 Bandy World Championship International Division A:  Russia
Division B:  Netherlands
30–4 February Biathlon Slovenia 2018 IBU Junior Open European Championships Continental  Russia
30–4 February Ice hockey Mexico 2018 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship Division I – Group B Qualification International  Netherlands was promoted to Division I – Group B
30–8 February Alpine skiing Switzerland World Junior Alpine Skiing Championships 2018 International  Switzerland
30–10 February Futsal Slovenia UEFA Futsal Euro 2018 Continental  Portugal

February

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Date Sport Venue/Event Status Winner/s
1–3 Athletics Iran 2018 Asian Indoor Athletics Championships Continental  Kazakhstan
1–4 Roller derby England 2018 Roller Derby World Cup International  United States
1–11 Futsal Chinese Taipei 2018 AFC Futsal Championship Continental  Iran
2–3 Luge Germany 2018 Junior World Luge Championships International  Germany
2–3 Motorsport Saudi Arabia 2018 Race of Champions International Race of Champions: United Kingdom David Coulthard
Nations' Cup:  Germany (Timo Bernhard & René Rast)
2–8 Baseball Mexico 2018 Caribbean Series Regional Puerto Rico Criollos de Caguas
2–18 March Rugby union England/France/Ireland/Italy/Scotland/Wales 2018 Women's Six Nations Championship Continental  France
3 Formula E Chile 2018 Santiago ePrix (FE #4) International France Jean-Éric Vergne (China Techeetah)
3–4 Cyclo-cross Netherlands 2018 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships International Men: Belgium Wout van Aert
Women: Belgium Sanne Cant
3–4 Rugby sevens New Zealand 2018 New Zealand Sevens (WRSS #4) International  Fiji
3–4 Table tennis Switzerland 2018 Europe Top 16 Cup Continental Men: Germany Timo Boll
Women: Romania Bernadette Szőcs
3–17 March Rugby union England/France/Ireland/Italy/Scotland/Wales 2018 Six Nations Championship Continental  Ireland
4 American football United States Super Bowl LII Domestic Pennsylvania Philadelphia Eagles
5–7 Ice hockey South Africa 2018 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships Division III Qualification International  South Africa was promoted to Division III
6–11 Badminton Malaysia 2018 Badminton Asia Team Championships Continental Men:  Indonesia
Women:  Japan
6–11 Badminton New Zealand 2018 Oceania Badminton Championships Continental Men: New Zealand Abhinav Manota
Women: Australia Chen Hsuan-yu
7–11 Amateur wrestling Nigeria 2018 African Wrestling Championships Continental Freestyle:  Nigeria
Greco-Roman:  Egypt
Women's freestyle:  Nigeria
7–11 Indoor field hockey Germany 2018 Men's Indoor Hockey World Cup
Germany 2018 Women's Indoor Hockey World Cup
International Men:  Austria
Women:  Germany
8–20 Cycling Myanmar/Malaysia 2018 Asian Road and Track Cycling Championships Continental Road:  Japan
Track:  Japan
9–25 Multi-sport South Korea 2018 Winter Olympics International  Norway (NOR)
10–18 March Rugby union Belgium/Georgia (country)/Germany/Romania/Russia/Spain 2018 Rugby Europe Championship Continental  Georgia
11 Triathlon South Africa 2018 ITU Triathlon World Cup #1 International Men: South Africa Richard Murray
Women: United Kingdom Vicky Holland
12–15 Badminton Algeria 2018 All Africa Team Badminton Championships Continental Men:  Algeria
Women:  Mauritius
13–18 Badminton Russia 2018 European Team Badminton Championships Continental Men:  Denmark
Women:  Denmark
14–19 Archery United States 2018 World Indoor Archery Championships International  United States
14–21 Association football Argentina/Brazil 2018 Recopa Sudamericana Continental Brazil Grêmio
15–18 Badminton Trinidad and Tobago 2018 Pan Am Badminton Championships (Team Event) Continental Men:  Canada
Women:  Canada
15–18 Rallying Sweden 2018 Rally Sweden (WRC #2) International Belgium Thierry Neuville & Nicolas Gilsoul (South Korea Hyundai)
16 Rugby league Australia 2018 World Club Challenge International Australia Melbourne Storm
16–18 Badminton Algeria 2018 African Badminton Championships Continental Men: Mauritius Georges Paul
Women: Mauritius Kate Foo Kune
16–26 Shooting sport Hungary 2018 10m European Shooting Championships Continental  Russia
16–27 October Rallying European Union/Russia/United Arab Emirates/Qatar/Kazakhstan/Morocco 2018 FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Rallies International Poland Jakub Przygoński (driver) & Belgium Tom Colsoul (co-driver)
16–16 November NASCAR United States 2018 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Domestic Iowa Brett Moffitt (North Carolina Hattori Racing Enterprises)
16–17 November Rallying European Union 2018 European Rally Trophy Continental Overall:  Portugal (Alexandre Camacho & Rui Rodrigues)
For detailed results on various rallies, click here.
17–4 August Rugby union Argentina/Australia/Japan/New Zealand/South Africa 2018 Super Rugby season International New Zealand Crusaders
17–17 November NASCAR United States 2018 NASCAR Xfinity Series Domestic California Tyler Reddick (North Carolina JR Motorsports)
18 NASCAR United States 2018 Daytona 500 Domestic North Carolina Austin Dillon (North Carolina Richard Childress Racing)
18 Basketball United States 2018 NBA All-Star Game Domestic All-Star Game: Team LeBron
MVP: Ohio LeBron James (Ohio Cleveland Cavaliers)
18–18 November NASCAR United States 2018 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Domestic Connecticut Joey Logano (North Carolina Team Penske)
19–25 Snooker England 2018 World Grand Prix International England Ronnie O'Sullivan
21–25 Ski orienteering Estonia 2018 World University Ski Orienteering Championship International  Norway
22–25 Table tennis England 2018 ITTF Team World Cup International Men:  China
Women:  China
23–7 October Rallying Ivory Coast/Kenya/South Africa/Zambia/Uganda/Tanzania/Rwanda 2018 African Rally Championship Continental Kenya Manvir Baryan (driver) & United Kingdom Drew Sturrock (co-driver)
24 Association football Morocco 2018 CAF Super Cup Continental Morocco Wydad Casablanca
25 Marathon Japan 2018 Tokyo Marathon (WMM #1) International Men: Kenya Dickson Chumba
Women: Ethiopia Birhane Dibaba
25–28 Ice hockey Bosnia and Herzegovina 2018 IIHF World Championship Division III – Qualification International  Turkmenistan was promoted to Division III
26–4 March Biathlon Estonia 2018 IBU Youth/Junior World Championships International  Russia
27–4 March Amateur wrestling Kyrgyzstan 2018 Asian Wrestling Championships Continental Men's freestyle:  Uzbekistan
Men's Greco-Roman:  Kyrgyzstan
Women's freestyle:  China
28–4 March Track cycling Netherlands 2018 UCI Track Cycling World Championships International  Netherlands

March

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Date Sport Venue/Event Status Winner/s
1–4 Golf Mexico 2018 WGC-Mexico Championship International United States Phil Mickelson
1–4 Athletics United Kingdom 2018 IAAF World Indoor Championships International  United States
2 Triathlon United Arab Emirates 2018 ITU World Triathlon Series #1 International Men: South Africa Henri Schoeman
Women: Netherlands Rachel Klamer
2–4 Short track speed skating Poland 2018 World Junior Short Track Speed Skating Championships International  South Korea
2–4 Pool Gibraltar 2018 World Pool Masters International Netherlands Niels Feijen
2–4 Rugby sevens United States 2018 USA Sevens (WRSS #5) International  United States
3 Formula E Mexico 2018 Mexico City ePrix (FE #5) International Germany Daniel Abt (Germany Abt Sportsline)
3–4 Speed skating China 2018 World Sprint Speed Skating Championships International Men: Norway Håvard Lorentzen
Women: Netherlands Jorien ter Mors
3–10 Beach soccer Peru 2018 Copa América de Beach Soccer Continental  Brazil
3–10 Curling Scotland 2018 World Junior Curling Championships International Men:  Canada (Skip: Tyler Tardi)
Women:  Canada (Skip: Kaitlyn Jones)
3–25 November Motorsport Australia/New Zealand 2018 Supercars Championship Regional New Zealand Scott McLaughlin (Australia DJR Team Penske)
4–25 March Cricket Zimbabwe 2018 Cricket World Cup Qualifier International  Afghanistan
5–11 Figure skating Bulgaria 2018 World Junior Figure Skating Championships International Men: Russia Alexey Erokhov
Ladies: Russia Alexandra Trusova
Pairs:  Russia (Daria Pavliuchenko & Denis Khodykin)
Ice dance:  Russia (Anastasia Skoptsova & Kirill Aleshin)
5–18 Tennis United States 2018 Indian Wells Masters International Men: Argentina Juan Martín del Potro
Women: Japan Naomi Osaka
7–25 Association football Argentina 2018 South American Under-17 Women's Football Championship Continental  Brazil
8–11 Rallying Mexico 2018 Rally Mexico (WRC #3) International France Sébastien Ogier & Julien Ingrassia (United Kingdom M-Sport Ford WRT)
8–11 Table tennis Belarus 2018 European Under-21 Table Tennis Championships Continental Men: Czech Republic Tomáš Polanský
Women: Russia Mariia Tailakova
8–25 November Rallying Mexico/Canada/Venezuela 2018 NACAM Rally Championship Regional Mexico Ricardo Triviño (driver) & Spain Marc Martí (co-driver)
9–11 Speed skating Netherlands 2018 World Allround Speed Skating Championships International Men: Netherlands Patrick Roest
Women: Japan Miho Takagi
9–11 Speed skating United States 2018 World Junior Speed Skating Championships International Men: Norway Allan Dahl Johansson
Women: Netherlands Joy Beune
9–18 Multi-sport South Korea 2018 Winter Paralympics International  United States
9–18 Ski jumping Norway Raw Air 2018 International Poland Kamil Stoch
10 Triathlon Australia 2018 ITU Triathlon World Cup #2 International Men: South Africa Richard Murray
Women: Australia Emma Jeffcoat
10–11 Rugby sevens Canada 2018 Canada Sevens (WRSS #6) International  Fiji
10–11 Athletics Portugal 2018 European Throwing Cup Continental  Germany
10–28 Chess Germany Candidates Tournament 2018 International United States Fabiano Caruana
11–16 September IndyCar United States/Canada 2018 IndyCar Series International New Zealand Scott Dixon (United States Chip Ganassi Racing)
11–20 December Surfing Australia/Brazil/Indonesia/South Africa/French Polynesia/United States/France/Portugal/Hawaii 2018 World Surf League International Men: Brazil Gabriel Medina
Women: Australia Stephanie Gilmore
13–2 April Basketball United States 2018 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament Domestic Pennsylvania Villanova Wildcats
MOP: Delaware Donte DiVincenzo (Villanova)
14–18 Shooting sport Malaysia 2018 World University Shooting Championship International  Italy
15–19 Table tennis Australia 2018 Oceania Table Tennis Championships Continental Men: Australia Chris Yan
Women: Australia Jian Fang Lay
15–25 November Rallying Paraguay/Argentina/Brazil/Bolivia/Uruguay 2018 Codasur South American Rally Championship Continental Paraguay Gustavo Saba (driver) & Argentina Fernando Mussano (co-driver)
16–17 Synchronized skating Croatia 2018 ISU World Junior Synchronized Skating Championships International Russia Spartak-Junost
16–18 Speed skating Canada 2018 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships International Men: Canada Charles Hamelin
Women: South Korea Choi Min-jeong
16–29 Chess Georgia (country) 2018 European Individual Chess Championship Continental Croatia Ivan Šarić
16–1 April Basketball United States 2018 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament Domestic Indiana Notre Dame Fighting Irish
MOP: Wisconsin Arike Ogunbowale (Notre Dame)
17 Formula E Uruguay 2018 Punta del Este ePrix (FE #6) International France Jean-Éric Vergne (China Techeetah)
17 Road bicycle racing Italy 2018 Milan–San Remo (Monument #1) International Italy Vincenzo Nibali (Bahrain Bahrain–Merida)
17–18 Freestyle wrestling Japan 2018 Wrestling World Cup - Women's freestyle International  Japan
17–23 Ice hockey Spain 2018 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II – Group B International  Spain was promoted to Division II – Group A
 Romania was relegated to Division III
17–25 Curling Canada 2018 Ford World Women's Curling Championship International  Canada (Skip: Jennifer Jones)
18 Motorcycle racing Qatar 2018 Qatar motorcycle Grand Prix International MotoGP: Italy Andrea Dovizioso (Italy Ducati Team)
Moto2: Italy Francesco Bagnaia (Italy Sky Racing Team VR46)
Moto3: Spain Jorge Martín (Italy Del Conca Gresini Moto3)
19–25 Figure skating Italy 2018 World Figure Skating Championships International Men: United States Nathan Chen
Ladies: Canada Kaetlyn Osmond
Pairs:  Germany (Aliona Savchenko & Bruno Massot)
Ice dance:  France (Gabriella Papadakis & Guillaume Cizeron)
19–25 Snooker Wales 2018 Players Championship International England Ronnie O'Sullivan
19–1 April Tennis United States 2018 Miami Open International Men: United States John Isner
Women: United States Sloane Stephens
21–25 Golf United States 2018 WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play International United States Bubba Watson
21–25 Handball Brazil 2018 Pan American Women's Junior Handball Championship Continental  Brazil
22–24 Water polo Spain 2018 LEN Women's Europa CupSuper Final Continental  Greece
22–25 Speed skating Belarus 2018 World University Speed Skating Championship International  Japan
22–14 October Rallying European Union 2018 European Rally Championship Continental Russia Aleksey Lukyanuk & Alexey Arnautov (Russia Russian Performance Motorsport)
24 Athletics Spain 2018 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships International Men: Kenya Geoffrey Kamworor
Women: Ethiopia Netsanet Gudeta
24–30 Ice hockey Croatia 2018 IIHF World U18 Championships Division II – Group B International  Spain was promoted to Division II – Group A
 Iceland was relegated to Division III – Group A
25 Formula One Australia 2018 Australian Grand Prix International Germany Sebastian Vettel (Italy Ferrari)
25 Triathlon New Zealand 2018 ITU Triathlon World Cup #3 International Men: Australia Declan Wilson
Women: United States Kirsten Kasper
26–1 April Weightlifting Romania 2018 European Weightlifting Championships Continental  Georgia
26–1 April Ice hockey Turkey 2018 IIHF World U18 Championships Division III – Group A International  Belgium was promoted to Division II – Group B
 Chinese Taipei was relegated to Division III – Group B
29–30 September Baseball United States/Canada 2018 Major League Baseball season Domestic AL 2018 Season: Massachusetts Boston Red Sox
NL 2018 Season: Wisconsin Milwaukee Brewers
29–2 April Golf United States 2018 ANA Inspiration International Sweden Pernilla Lindberg
31 Horse racing United Arab Emirates 2018 Dubai World Cup International Horse: Republic of Ireland Thunder Snow
Jockey: Belgium Christophe Soumillon
Trainer: United Arab Emirates Saeed bin Suroor
31 Professional boxing United Kingdom Anthony Joshua vs. Joseph Parker International United Kingdom Anthony Joshua
31–6 April Ice hockey Slovenia 2018 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II – Group A International  Netherlands was promoted to Division I – Group B
 Mexico was relegated to Division II – Group B
31–8 April Curling United States 2018 World Men's Curling Championship International  Sweden (Skip: Niklas Edin)

April

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Date Sport Venue/Event Status Winner/s
1 Road bicycle racing Belgium 2018 Tour of Flanders (Monument #2) International Netherlands Niki Terpstra (Belgium Quick-Step Floors)
1–7 Ice hockey Estonia 2018 IIHF World U18 Championships Division II – Group A International  Great Britain was promoted to Division I – Group B
 Australia was relegated to Division II – Group B
1–9 Fencing Italy 2018 Junior World Fencing Championships International  Russia
2–8 Basketball China 2018 FIBA Under-16 Asian Championship Continental  Australia
2–8 Ice hockey Latvia 2018 IIHF World U18 Championships Division I – Group A International  Latvia was promoted to Top Division
 Slovenia was relegated to Division I – Group B
2–8 Snooker China 2018 China Open International England Mark Selby
3–8 Handball Mexico 2018 Nor.Ca. Men's Handball Championship Continental  Cuba
3–8 Ice hockey Philippines 2018 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia — Top Division Continental  Mongolia
4–15 Multi-sport Australia 2018 Commonwealth Games International  Australia (AUS)
4–22 Association football Chile 2018 Copa América Femenina Continental  Brazil
5–8 Golf United States 2018 Masters Tournament International United States Patrick Reed
5–8 Rallying France 2018 Tour de Corse (WRC #4) International France Sébastien Ogier & Julien Ingrassia (United Kingdom M-Sport Ford WRT)
5–8 Water polo Croatia 2018 LEN Men's Europa CupSuper Final Continental  Croatia
6–7 Synchronized skating Sweden 2018 ISU World Synchronized Skating Championships International Finland Marigold IceUnity
6–8 Judo France/New Caledonia 2018 Oceania Judo Championships Continental  Australia
6–8 Rugby sevens Hong Kong 2018 Hong Kong Sevens (WRSS #7) International  Fiji
6–8 Table tennis Japan 2018 ITTF-ATTU Asian Cup Continental Men: China Fan Zhendong
Women: China Zhu Yuling
6–16 Ultramarathon Morocco 2018 Marathon des Sables International Men: Morocco Rachid El Morabity
Women: United States Magdalena Boulet
6–20 Association football Jordan 2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup Continental  Japan
7 Athletics Switzerland 2018 World University Cross Country Championships International Men: Algeria El Hocine Zourkane
Women: Germany Caterina Granz
7–8 Freestyle wrestling United States 2018 Wrestling World Cup - Men's freestyle International  United States
7–15 Volleyball Czech Republic/Slovakia 2018 Boys' U18 Volleyball European Championship Continental  Germany
7–16 Modern pentathlon Portugal 2018 World Youth A Modern Pentathlon Championships International Men: Egypt Ahmed El-Gendy
Women: Italy Alice Rinaudo
7–20 Chess Slovakia 2018 European Women's Chess Championship Continental Russia Valentina Gunina
7–25 November Motorsport Council of Europe/Bahrain/United Arab Emirates 2018 FIA Formula 2 Championship International United Kingdom George Russell (France ART Grand Prix)
4 October 2017–8 Ice hockey United States/Canada 2017–18 NHL season Domestic Presidents' Trophy: Tennessee Nashville Predators
Art Ross Trophy: Ontario Connor McDavid (Alberta Edmonton Oilers)
8 Formula One Bahrain 2018 Bahrain Grand Prix International Germany Sebastian Vettel (Italy Ferrari)
8 Motorcycle racing Argentina 2018 Argentine motorcycle Grand Prix International MotoGP: United Kingdom Cal Crutchlow (Monaco LCR Honda)
Moto2: Italy Mattia Pasini (Italy Italtrans Racing Team)
Moto3: Italy Marco Bezzecchi (Germany Redox PrüstelGP)
8 Road bicycle racing France 2018 Paris–Roubaix (Monument #3) International Slovakia Peter Sagan (Germany Bora–Hansgrohe)
8–14 Ice hockey France 2018 IIHF Women's World Championship Division I – Group A International  France was promoted to Top Division
 Slovakia was relegated to Division I – Group B
8–14 Ice hockey Italy 2018 IIHF Women's World Championship Division I – Group B International  Italy was promoted to Division I – Group A
 Poland was relegated to Division II – Group A
8–18 November Motorsport European Union/Morocco/Argentina/China/Japan/Macau 2018 World Touring Car Cup International Italy Gabriele Tarquini (Italy BRC Racing Team)
10–14 Handball Argentina 2018 Pan American Women's Youth Handball Championship Continental  Brazil
10–15 Equestrianism France 2018 FEI World Cup Show Jumping and Dressage Finals International Show Jumping: United States Beezie Madden
Dressage: Germany Isabell Werth
17 October 2017–11 Basketball United States/Canada 2017–18 NBA season Domestic Top Seed: Texas Houston Rockets
Top Scorer: California James Harden (Houston Rockets)
12 Basketball United States 2018 WNBA draft International #1: South Carolina A'ja Wilson (to the Nevada Las Vegas Aces from the South Carolina South Carolina Gamecocks)
12–15 Judo Tunisia 2018 African Judo Championships Continental  Tunisia
12–15 Trampolining Azerbaijan 2018 European Trampoline Championships Continental  Russia
13–15 Acrobatic gymnastics Belgium 2018 Acrobatic Gymnastics World Championships International  Russia
13–21 Volleyball Bulgaria 2018 Girls' U17 Volleyball European Championship Continental  Russia
14 Formula E Italy 2018 Rome ePrix (FE #7) International United Kingdom Sam Bird (United Kingdom DS Virgin Racing)
14 Horse racing United Kingdom 2018 Grand National International Horse: Republic of Ireland Tiger Roll
Jockey: Republic of Ireland Davy Russell
Trainer: Republic of Ireland Gordon Elliott
14–20 Ice hockey Ukraine 2018 IIHF World U18 Championships Division I – Group B International  Ukraine was promoted to Division I – Group A
 Romania was relegated to Division II – Group A
14–20 Ice hockey Spain 2018 IIHF World Championship Division II – Group B International  Spain was promoted to Division II – Group A
 Luxembourg was relegated to Division III
14–21 October Motorsport European Union 2018 International GT Open International Overall: Denmark Mikkel Mac
Pro AM: United Kingdom Tom Onslow-Cole
AM: Poland Andrzej Lewandowski
14–24 November Motorsport Council of Europe/Canada/United States/South Africa 2018 FIA World Rallycross Championship International Sweden Johan Kristoffersson (Sweden Volkswagen RX Sweden)
15 Formula One China 2018 Chinese Grand Prix International Australia Daniel Ricciardo (Austria Red Bull Racing)
15–19 Fencing Armenia 2018 European Fencing Under 23 Championships Continental  Italy
15–22 Tennis Monaco 2018 Monte-Carlo Masters International Spain Rafael Nadal
15–28 October Motorsport European Union 2018 European Le Mans Series International LMP2: France Andrea Pizzitola & Russia Roman Rusinov
LMP3: Netherlands Job van Uitert, Canada John Farano, & United Kingdom Rob Garofall
LMGTE: Italy Gianluca Roda & Italy Giorgio Roda
16 Marathon United States 2018 Boston Marathon (WMM #2) International Men: Japan Yuki Kawauchi
Women: United States Desiree Linden
16–22 Ice hockey South Africa 2018 IIHF World Championship Division III International  Georgia was promoted to Division II – Group B
 Hong Kong was relegated to Division III – Qualification
19–29 Ice hockey Russia 2018 IIHF World U18 Championships International  Finland
20–22 Judo Costa Rica 2018 Pan American Judo Championships Continental  Cuba
21–22 Rugby sevens Japan 2018 Japan Women's Sevens (WRWSS #3) International  New Zealand
21–28 Curling Sweden 2018 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship
Sweden 2018 World Senior Curling Championships
International Mixed Doubles:  Switzerland (Michèle Jäggi & Sven Michel)
Senior Men:  Canada (Skip: Wade White)
Senior Women:  Canada (Skip: Sherry Anderson)
21–7 May Snooker England 2018 World Snooker Championship (Triple Crown #3) International Wales Mark Williams
22 Marathon United Kingdom 2018 London Marathon (WMM #3) International Men: Kenya Eliud Kipchoge
Women: Kenya Vivian Cheruiyot
22 Motorcycle racing United States 2018 Motorcycle Grand Prix of the Americas International MotoGP: Spain Marc Márquez (Japan Repsol Honda Team)
Moto2: Italy Francesco Bagnaia (Italy Sky Racing Team VR46)
Moto3: Spain Jorge Martín (Italy Del Conca Gresini Moto3)
22 Road bicycle racing Belgium 2018 Liège–Bastogne–Liège (Monument #4) International Luxembourg Bob Jungels (Belgium Quick-Step Floors)
22–28 Ice hockey Hungary 2018 IIHF World Championship Division I – Group A International  Great Britain and  Italy were promoted to Top Division
 Poland was relegated to Division I – Group B
22–28 Ice hockey Lithuania 2018 IIHF World Championship Division I – Group B International  Lithuania was promoted to Division I – Group A
 Croatia was relegated to Division II – Group A
23 Association football Switzerland 2017–18 UEFA Youth League Final Continental Spain Barcelona
23–29 Ice hockey Netherlands 2018 IIHF World Championship Division II – Group A International  Netherlands was promoted to Division I – Group B
 Iceland was relegated to Division II – Group B
24–29 Badminton China 2018 Badminton Asia Championships Continental Men: Japan Kento Momota
Women: Chinese Taipei Tai Tzu-ying
24–29 Badminton Spain 2018 European Badminton Championships Continental Men: Denmark Viktor Axelsen
Women: Spain Carolina Marín
24–5 May Association football Liberia 2018 WAFU/FOX U-20 Tournament Regional  Gambia
26–28 Ice hockey New Zealand 2018 IIHF World U18 Championships Division III – Group B International  New Zealand was promoted to Division III – Group A
26–28 American football United States 2018 NFL draft Domestic #1 pick: Texas Baker Mayfield (to the Ohio Cleveland Browns from the Oklahoma Oklahoma Sooners)
26–28 Judo Israel 2018 European Judo Championships Continental  Russia
26–29 Badminton Guatemala 2018 Pan Am Badminton Championships Continental Men: Brazil Ygor Coelho
Women: Canada Michelle Li
26–29 Rallying Argentina 2018 Rally Argentina (WRC #5) International Estonia Ott Tänak & Martin Järveoja (Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT)
28 Formula E France 2018 Paris ePrix (FE #8) International France Jean-Éric Vergne (China Techeetah)
28 Triathlon Bermuda 2018 ITU World Triathlon Series #2 International Men: Norway Casper Stornes
Women: Bermuda Flora Duffy
28–29 Rugby sevens Singapore 2018 Singapore Sevens (WRSS #8) International  Fiji
28–1 May 3x3 basketball China 2018 FIBA 3x3 Asia Cup Continental Men:  Australia
Women:  New Zealand
28–2 June Rugby union Hong Kong/Malaysia/South Korea 2018 Asia Rugby Championship Continental  Hong Kong
29 Formula One Azerbaijan 2018 Azerbaijan Grand Prix International United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton (Germany Mercedes)
29–6 May Table tennis Sweden 2018 World Team Table Tennis Championships International Men:  China
Women:  China
30–6 May Amateur wrestling Russia 2018 European Wrestling Championships Continental  Russia

May

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Date Sport Venue/Event Status Winner/s
2–12 Futsal Thailand 2018 AFC Women's Futsal Championship Continental  Iran
2–20 Chess China Women's World Chess Championship Match 2018 International China Ju Wenjun
3–6 Amateur wrestling Peru 2018 Pan-American Wrestling Championships Continental  United States
3–17 November Rallying Jordan/Cyprus/Lebanon/Iran/Kuwait/Qatar 2018 Middle East Rally Championship Regional Qatar Nasser Al-Attiyah & France Matthieu Baumel (United Kingdom M-Sport)
4 Athletics Qatar Qatar Athletic Super Grand Prix (Diamond League #1) International  United States
4–6 Basketball Greece 2018 Basketball Champions League Final Four Continental Greece AEK Athens
4–20 Ice hockey Denmark 2018 IIHF World Championship International  Sweden
4–20 Association football England 2018 UEFA European Under-17 Championship Continental  Netherlands
4–27 Road bicycle racing Italy 2018 Giro d'Italia (Grand Tour #1) International United Kingdom Chris Froome (United Kingdom Team Sky)
5 Horse racing United States 2018 Kentucky Derby International Horse: United States Justify
Jockey: United States Mike Smith
Trainer: United States Bob Baffert
5–6 Athletics China 2018 IAAF World Race Walking Team Championships International  China
5–6 Triathlon China 2018 ITU Triathlon World Cup #5 International Men: Azerbaijan Rostyslav Pevtsov
Women: Australia Emma Jeffcoat
5–13 Tennis Spain 2018 Madrid Open International Men: Germany Alexander Zverev
Women: Czech Republic Petra Kvitová
5–2 December Rallying New Zealand/Australia/Malaysia/Japan/China/India 2018 Asia-Pacific Rally Championship Regional Japan Yuya Sumiyama (driver) & Japan Takahiro Yasui (co-driver)
5–16 June 2019 Motorsport European Union/Japan/China/United States 2018–19 FIA World Endurance Championship International
6 Motorcycle racing Spain 2018 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix International MotoGP: Spain Marc Márquez (Belgium Repsol Honda)
Moto2: Italy Lorenzo Baldassarri (United Kingdom Pons Racing)
Moto3: Germany Philipp Öttl (Germany Südmetall Schedl GP Racing)
6–21 October Motorsport European Union 2018 TCR Europe Series Continental Spain Mikel Azcona (Spain PCR Sport)
9–21 Association football Lithuania 2018 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship Continental  Spain
10–13 Taekwondo Russia 2018 European Taekwondo Championships Continental  Russia
10–13 Karate Serbia 2018 European Karate Championships Continental  Spain
10–13 Golf United States 2018 Players Championship International United States Webb Simpson
12 Athletics China Shanghai Golden Grand Prix (Diamond League #2) International  China
12 Rugby union Spain 2018 European Rugby Champions Cup Final Continental Ireland Leinster
12 Triathlon Japan 2018 ITU World Triathlon Series #3 International Men: Spain Mario Mola
Women: Bermuda Flora Duffy
12–13 Rugby sevens Canada 2018 Canada Women's Sevens (WRWSS #4) International  New Zealand
12–14 October Motorsport European Union 2018 FIA Formula 3 European Championship International Germany Mick Schumacher (Italy Prema Powerteam)
13 Formula One Spain 2018 Spanish Grand Prix International United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton (Germany Mercedes)
13–20 Field hockey South Korea 2018 Asian Women's Hockey Champions Trophy Continental  South Korea
14–20 Tennis Italy 2018 Italian Open International Men: Spain Rafael Nadal
Women: Ukraine Elina Svitolina
15–20 Pool China 2018 World Cup of Pool International  China (Wu Jia-qing & Liu Haitao)
16 Association football France 2018 UEFA Europa League Final Continental Spain Atlético Madrid
16–19 Golf Philippines 2018 World University Golf Championship International Men: Japan Daiki Imano
Women: South Korea Ma Da-som
17–20 Rallying Portugal 2018 Rally de Portugal (WRC #6) International Belgium Thierry Neuville & Nicolas Gilsoul (South Korea Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT)
17–20 Golf United States The Tradition International Spain Miguel Ángel Jiménez
18–19 Table tennis Vanuatu 2018 ITTF-Oceania Cup Continental Men: Australia Hu Heming
Women: Australia Jian Fang Lay
18–20 Basketball Serbia 2018 EuroLeague Final Four Continental Spain Real Madrid
19 Athletics United Kingdom 2018 European 10,000m Cup Continental Men: Germany Richard Ringer
Women: Israel Lonah Chemtai Salpeter
19 Formula E Germany 2018 Berlin ePrix (FE #9) International Germany Daniel Abt (Germany Abt Sportsline)
19 Horse racing United States 2018 Preakness Stakes Domestic Horse: United States Justify
Jockey: United States Mike Smith
Trainer: United States Bob Baffert
19 Triathlon Kazakhstan 2018 ITU Triathlon World Cup #6 International Men: Russia Dmitry Polyanski
Women: France Sandra Dodet
20 Motorcycle racing France 2018 French motorcycle Grand Prix International MotoGP: Spain Marc Márquez (Japan Repsol Honda Team)
Moto2: Italy Francesco Bagnaia (Italy Sky Racing Team VR46)
Moto3: Spain Albert Arenas (Spain Ángel Nieto Team Moto3)
20–26 Nine-pin bowling Romania 2018 nine-pin bowling Single's World Championships International Single classic: Serbia Vilmoš Zavarko (Men), Germany Sina Beißer (Women)
Sprint: Serbia Vilmoš Zavarko (Men), Croatia Ines Maričić (Women)
Combination: Serbia Vilmoš Zavarko (Men), Serbia Jasmina Anđelković (Women)
Mixed tandem: Czech Republic Renáta Navrkalová & Jan Endršt
20–27 Badminton Thailand 2018 Thomas & Uber Cup International Thomas Cup:  China
Uber Cup:  Japan
20–27 Volleyball Thailand 2018 Asian Girls' U17 Volleyball Championship Continental  Japan
20–29 September NASCAR Canada 2018 NASCAR Pinty's Series Domestic Quebec Louis-Philippe Dumoulin (United States Dodge)
24 Association football Ukraine 2018 UEFA Women's Champions League Final Continental France Lyon
24–27 Golf England 2018 BMW PGA Championship International Italy Francesco Molinari
24–27 Golf United States Senior PGA Championship International England Paul Broadhurst
26 Association football Ukraine 2018 UEFA Champions League Final Continental Spain Real Madrid
26 Athletics United States Prefontaine Classic (Diamond League #3) International  United States
26 Rugby union Republic of Ireland 2018 Pro14 Grand Final International Ireland Leinster
26–27 Rowing France 2018 European Rowing Junior Championships Continental  Czech Republic
26–8 June Multi-sport event Bolivia 2018 South American Games Continental  Colombia
26–9 June Association football France 2018 Toulon Tournament International  England
26–7 October Motorsport European Union 2018 European Truck Racing Championship Continental Germany Jochen Hahn (Germany Team Hahn Racing)
27 Formula One Monaco 2018 Monaco Grand Prix International Australia Daniel Ricciardo (Austria Red Bull Racing)
27 INDYCAR United States 2018 Indianapolis 500 International Australia Will Power (United States Team Penske)
27–9 June Association football South Africa 2018 COSAFA Cup Regional  Zimbabwe
27–10 June Tennis France 2018 French Open (Grand Slam #2) International Men: Spain Rafael Nadal
Women: Romania Simona Halep
28–2 June Water polo China 2018 FINA Women's Water Polo World League Super Final International  United States
28–7 June Ice hockey United States 2018 Stanley Cup Finals Domestic Washington, D.C. Washington Capitals
30–17 June Rugby union France 2018 World Rugby Under 20 Championship International  France
31 Athletics Italy Golden Gala (Diamond League #4) International  United States
31–3 June Darts Germany 2018 PDC World Cup of Darts International  Netherlands (Michael van Gerwen & Raymond van Barneveld)
31–3 June Golf United States 2018 U.S. Women's Open International Thailand Ariya Jutanugarn
31–8 June Basketball United States 2018 NBA Finals Domestic California Golden State Warriors
31–10 June Association football 2018 ConIFA World Football Cup International  Kárpátalja

June

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Date Sport Venue/Event Status Winner/s
1–3 Canoe slalom Czech Republic 2018 European Canoe Slalom Championships Continental  Germany
1–3 Rhythmic gymnastics Spain 2018 Rhythmic Gymnastics European Championships Continental  Russia
1–3 Aerobic gymnastics Portugal 2018 Aerobic Gymnastics World Championships International  Russia
2 Horse racing United Kingdom 2018 Epsom Derby International Horse: Republic of Ireland Masar
Jockey: United Kingdom William Buick
Trainer: United Kingdom Charlie Appleby
2 Triathlon Italy 2018 ITU Triathlon World Cup #7 International Men: Italy Delian Stateff
Women: Austria Lisa Perterer
2–3 Rugby sevens England 2018 London Sevens (WRSS #9) International  Fiji
2–9 Motorcycle speedway Germany/United Kingdom/Poland 2018 Speedway of Nations International  Russia (Artem Laguta, Emil Sayfutdinov & Gleb Chugunov)
3 Motorcycle racing Italy 2018 Italian motorcycle Grand Prix International MotoGP: Spain Jorge Lorenzo (Italy Ducati Corse)
Moto2: Portugal Miguel Oliveira (Finland Ajo Motorsport)
Moto3: Spain Jorge Martín (Italy Gresini Racing)
3–10 Cricket Malaysia 2018 Women's Twenty20 Asia Cup Continental  Bangladesh
4–10 Amateur wrestling Turkey 2018 European U23 Wrestling Championship Continental  Russia
4–10 Diving China 2018 FINA Diving World Cup International  China
5–9 BMX racing Azerbaijan 2018 UCI BMX World Championships International Men: France Sylvain André
Women: Netherlands Laura Smulders
5–9 Squash United Arab Emirates 2018 Men's PSA World Series Finals
United Arab Emirates 2018 Women's PSA World Series Finals
International Men: Egypt Mohamed El Shorbagy
Women: Egypt Nour El Sherbini
5–9 Fencing Tunisia 2018 African Fencing Championships Continental  Egypt
5–13 Amateur boxing Bulgaria 2018 Women's European Amateur Boxing Championships Continental  Russia
6–12 Association football United States 2018 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship Continental  United States
7 Athletics Norway Bislett Games (Diamond League #5) International  United States
7 Triathlon United Kingdom 2018 ITU World Triathlon Mixed Relay Series #1 International  United States (Kirsten Kasper, Eli Hemming, Katie Zaferes, & Matthew McElroy)
7–9 Water polo Italy 2017–18 LEN Champions League Final Eight Continental Greece Olympiacos
7–10 Athletics Japan 2018 Asian Junior Athletics Championships Continental  Japan
7–10 Rallying Italy 2018 Rally Italia Sardegna (WRC #7) International Belgium Thierry Neuville & Nicolas Gilsoul (South Korea Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT)
8–10 Golf United States 2018 Curtis Cup International  United States
8–10 Rugby sevens France 2018 France Women's Sevens (WRWSS #5) International  New Zealand
8–10 Canoe sprint Serbia 2018 Canoe Sprint European Championships Continental  Hungary
8–12 3x3 basketball Philippines 2018 FIBA 3x3 World Cup International Men:  Serbia
Women:  Italy
9 Horse racing United States 2018 Belmont Stakes Domestic Horse: United States Justify
Jockey: United States Mike Smith
Trainer: United States Bob Baffert
9–10 Rugby sevens France 2018 Paris Sevens (WRSS #10) International  South Africa
9–16 Rugby union Fiji 2018 World Rugby Pacific Nations Cup Regional  Fiji
10 Athletics Sweden Stockholm Bauhaus Athletics (Diamond League #6) International  Great Britain
10 Formula E Switzerland 2018 Zürich ePrix (FE #10) International Brazil Lucas di Grassi (Germany Abt Sportsline)
10 Formula One Canada 2018 Canadian Grand Prix International Germany Sebastian Vettel (Italy Ferrari)
10 Triathlon United Kingdom 2018 ITU World Triathlon Series #4 International Men: South Africa Richard Murray
Women: United Kingdom Vicky Holland
10 Triathlon Mexico 2018 ITU Triathlon World Cup #8 International Men: Mexico Rodrigo González
Women: United States Chelsea Sodaro
10–16 Basketball Canada 2018 FIBA Under-18 Americas Championship Continental  United States
10–17 Volleyball Vietnam 2018 Asian Women's U19 Volleyball Championship Continental  Japan
14–17 Golf United States 2018 U.S. Open International United States Brooks Koepka
14–24 American football China 2018 World University American Football Championship International  Mexico
14–15 July Association football Russia 2018 FIFA World Cup International  France
15–17 Table tennis Paraguay 2018 ITTF Pan-America Cup Continental Men: Brazil Hugo Calderano
Women: Canada Zhang Mo
15–20 Fencing Cuba 2018 Pan American Fencing Championships Continental  United States
16–17 Endurance racing France 2018 24 Hours of Le Mans International Switzerland Sébastien Buemi, Japan Kazuki Nakajima, & Spain Fernando Alonso (Japan Toyota Motorsport GmbH)
16–21 Fencing Serbia 2018 European Fencing Championships Continental  Russia
16–24 Handball Greenland 2018 Pan American Men's Handball Championship Continental  Argentina
16–18 August Rugby union Kenya/Morocco/Namibia/Tunisia/Uganda/Zimbabwe 2018 Rugby Africa Gold Cup Continental  Namibia
17 Motorcycle racing Catalonia 2018 Catalan motorcycle Grand Prix International MotoGP: Spain Jorge Lorenzo (Italy Ducati Corse)
Moto2: France Fabio Quartararo (Italy Speed Up)
Moto3: Italy Enea Bastianini (Luxembourg Leopard Racing)
17 Triathlon Belgium 2018 ITU Triathlon World Cup #9 International Men: Belgium Jelle Geens
Women: United States Summer Cook
17–22 Fencing Thailand 2018 Asian Fencing Championships Continental  South Korea
18–23 Water polo Hungary 2018 FINA Men's Water Polo World League Super Final International  Montenegro
18–24 Sailing Germany 2018 Men's Laser Radial World Championship International Australia Zac Littlewood
18–25 Sailing Indonesia 2018 Asian Sailing Championship Continental  China
20–23 Sport climbing Slovakia 2018 World University Climbing Championships International  France
20–24 Volleyball Portugal 2018 FIVB Volleyball Men's Challenger Cup
Peru 2018 FIVB Volleyball Women's Challenger Cup
International Men:  Portugal
Women:  Bulgaria
21 Basketball United States 2018 NBA draft International #1: The Bahamas Deandre Ayton (to the Arizona Phoenix Suns from the Arizona Arizona Wildcats)
22–1 July Multi-sport Spain 2018 Mediterranean Games Regional  Italy
23–1 July Field hockey Netherlands 2018 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy International  Australia
24 Formula One France 2018 French Grand Prix International United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton (Germany Mercedes)
25–30 Swimming Papua New Guinea 2018 Oceania Swimming Championships Continental  New Zealand
26–30 Floorball Poland 2018 World University Floorball Championship International Men:  Czech Republic
Women:  Finland
26–1 July Basketball San Marino 2018 FIBA European Championship for Small Countries
Republic of Ireland 2018 FIBA Women's European Championship for Small Countries
Continental Men:  Malta
Women:  Denmark
28–1 July Golf United States 2018 KPMG Women's PGA Championship International South Korea Park Sung-hyun
28–1 July Golf United States U.S. Senior Open International United States David Toms
28–1 July Canoe sprint Italy 2018 European Junior & U23 Canoe Sprint Championships Continental Junior:  Belarus
U23:  Belarus &  Poland (tie)
29–6 July Volleyball Iran 2018 Asian Boys' U18 Volleyball Championship Continental  Japan
14 October 2017–30 Sailing Council of Europe/South Africa/Australia/Hong Kong/China/New Zealand/Brazil/United States 2017–18 Volvo Ocean Race International Overall: China Dongfeng Race Team (Skipper: France Charles Caudrelier)
In-port series: Spain MAPFRE (Skipper: Spain Xabi Fernández)
30 Athletics France Meeting de Paris (Diamond League #7) International  Jamaica
30–8 July Basketball Argentina 2018 FIBA Under-17 Basketball World Cup International  United States

July

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Date Sport Venue/Event Status Winner/s
1 Formula One Austria 2018 Austrian Grand Prix International Netherlands Max Verstappen (Austria Red Bull Racing)
1 Motorcycle racing Netherlands 2018 Dutch TT International MotoGP: Spain Marc Márquez (Belgium Repsol Honda)
Moto2: Italy Francesco Bagnaia (Italy Sky Racing Team by VR46)
Moto3: Spain Jorge Martín (Italy Gresini Racing)
1–14 Handball Hungary 2018 Women's Junior World Handball Championship International  Hungary
2–15 Tennis United Kingdom 2018 Wimbledon Championships (Grand Slam #3) International Men: Serbia Novak Djokovic
Women: Germany Angelique Kerber
4–8 Modern pentathlon Hungary 2018 World University Modern Pentathlon Championships International Men: France Brice Loubet
Women: Italy Elena Micheli
4–8 Swimming Finland 2018 European Junior Swimming Championships Continental  Russia
5 Athletics Switzerland Athletissima (Diamond League #8) International  United States
5–8 Athletics Hungary 2018 European Athletics U18 Championships Continental  Great Britain
6–8 Beach soccer Portugal 2018 Women's Euro Beach Soccer Cup Continental  Russia
6–14 Triathlon Denmark 2018 ITU Multisport World Championships International Duathlon: Denmark Andreas Schilling / Austria Sandrina Illes
Cross triathlon: Spain Rubén Ruzafa / United Kingdom Lesley Paterson
Aquathlon: Belgium Emmanuel Lejeune / Iceland Edda Hannesdottir
Long Distance: Spain Pablo Dapena Gonzalez / Denmark Helle Frederiksen
6–15 Road bicycle racing Italy 2018 Giro Rosa International Netherlands Annemiek van Vleuten (Australia Mitchelton–Scott)
6–15 Baseball 2018 World University Baseball Championship International  Japan
7–8 Triathlon Hungary 2018 ITU Triathlon World Cup #10 International Men: Cancelled
Women: United Kingdom Sophie Coldwell
7–14 Weightlifting Uzbekistan 2018 Junior World Weightlifting Championships International Medal Tally:  Uzbekistan
Men's Team:  Iran
Women's Team:  United States
7–15 Basketball Hungary 2018 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship for Women Continental  Spain
7–15 Softball Canada 2018 Junior Men's Softball World Championship International  Australia
7–29 Road bicycle racing France 2018 Tour de France (Grand Tour #2) International United Kingdom Geraint Thomas (United Kingdom Team Sky)
8 Formula One United Kingdom 2018 British Grand Prix International Germany Sebastian Vettel (Italy Ferrari)
8–14 Volleyball Dominican Republic 2018 Women's Pan-American Volleyball Cup Continental  United States
9–13 Beach volleyball Germany 2018 World University Beach Volleyball Championship International Men:  Germany (Dan John & Eric Stadie)
Women:  Canada (Nicole McNamara & Megan McNamara)
10–15 Athletics Finland 2018 IAAF World U20 Championships International  Kenya
10–15 Beach volleyball China 2018 FIVB Beach Volleyball U19 World Championships International Men:  Russia (Denis Shekunov & Dmitrii Veretiuk)
Women:  Russia (Mariia Bocharova & Maria Voronina)
11–18 Volleyball Kazakhstan 2018 Asian Women's Club Volleyball Championship Continental Thailand Supreme Chonburi
12–14 Rugby sevens Namibia 2018 World University Rugby Sevens Championship International Men:  South Africa
Women:  France
12–15 Golf United States Senior Players Championship International Fiji Vijay Singh
12–15 Golf United States 2018 U.S. Senior Women's Open International England Laura Davies
12–21 Lacrosse Israel 2018 World Lacrosse Championship International  United States
13 Athletics Morocco Meeting International Mohammed VI d'Athlétisme de Rabat (Diamond League #9) International  United States
13–22 Basketball Bulgaria 2018 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship Division B Continental  Poland
14–15 Athletics United Kingdom 2018 Athletics World Cup International United States United States
14–15 Formula E United States 2018 New York City ePrix (FE #11 & #12) International Race 1: Brazil Lucas di Grassi (Germany Abt Sportsline)
Race 2: France Jean-Éric Vergne (China Techeetah)
14–15 Triathlon Germany 2018 ITU World Triathlon Series #5
Germany 2018 ITU Triathlon Mixed Relay World Championships
International Men: Spain Mario Mola
Women: France Cassandre Beaugrand
Mixed Relay:  France (Léonie Périault, Dorian Coninx, Cassandre Beaugrand, & Vincent Luis)
14–21 Sailing United States 2018 Youth Sailing World Championships International  United States
14–22 Badminton Indonesia 2018 Badminton Asia Junior Championships Continental  China
14–22 Basketball Germany 2018 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship Continental  Israel
14–22 Volleyball Belgium/Netherlands 2018 Men's U20 Volleyball European Championship Continental  Russia
14–27 Water polo Spain 2018 Women's European Water Polo Championship Continental  Netherlands
15 Motorcycle racing Germany 2018 German motorcycle Grand Prix International MotoGP: Spain Marc Márquez (Belgium Repsol Honda)
Moto2: South Africa Brad Binder (Finland Ajo Motorsport)
Moto3: Spain Jorge Martín (Italy Gresini Racing)
15 Professional boxing Malaysia Manny Pacquiao vs. Lucas Matthysse International Philippines Manny Pacquiao
15–22 Beach volleyball Netherlands 2018 European Beach Volleyball Championships Continental Men:  Norway (Anders Mol & Christian Sørum)
Women:  Netherlands (Sanne Keizer & Madelein Meppelink)
15–24 Table tennis Romania 2018 Table Tennis European Youth Championships Continental  France
15–27 Multi-sport Federated States of Micronesia 2018 Micronesian Games Regional  Palau
15–28 Multi-sport Portugal 2018 European Universities Games Continental Portugal University of Coimbra
16–20 Finswimming Serbia 2018 Finswimming World Championships International  Russia
16–26 Handball Oman 2018 Asian Men's Junior Handball Championship Continental  South Korea
16–28 Water polo Spain 2018 Men's European Water Polo Championship Continental  Serbia
16–29 Association football Finland 2018 UEFA European Under-19 Championship Continental  Portugal
17 Baseball United States 2018 Major League Baseball All-Star Game Domestic American League
MVP: New Mexico Alex Bregman (Texas Houston Astros)
17–21 Orienteering Finland 2018 World University Orienteering Championships International  Norway
17–22 Canoe slalom Italy 2018 World Junior and U23 Canoe Slalom Championships International  Czech Republic
17–23 Modern pentathlon Hungary 2018 European Modern Pentathlon Championships Continental Men: France Valentin Prades
Women: France Marie Oteiza
18–22 Artistic swimming Hungary 2018 FINA Artistic Swimming Junior World Championships International  Russia
18–30 Association football Switzerland 2018 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship Continental  Spain
19–22 Golf Scotland 2018 Open Championship International Italy Francesco Molinari
19–22 Karate Japan 2018 World University Karate Championship International  Japan
19–27 Fencing China 2018 World Fencing Championships International  Italy
19–28 Multi-sport event Algeria 2018 African Youth Games Continental  Egypt
19–29 Handball Slovenia 2018 European Men's Under-20 Handball Championship Continental  Slovenia
19–3 August Multi-sport event Colombia 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games Continental  Mexico
20 Athletics Monaco Herculis (Diamond League #10) International  United States
20–22 Rugby sevens United States 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens International Men:  New Zealand
Women:  New Zealand
21–22 Athletics United Kingdom Müller Anniversary Games (Diamond League #11) International  United States
21–28 Volleyball Bahrain 2018 Asian Men's U20 Volleyball Championship Continental  Iran
21–29 Basketball Belarus 2018 FIBA Under-17 Women’s Basketball World Cup International  United States
21–29 Darts England 2018 World Matchplay International Scotland Gary Anderson
21–5 August Field hockey England 2018 Women's Hockey World Cup International  Netherlands
21–12 August Association football Council of Europe/Singapore/United States 2018 International Champions Cup International England Tottenham Hotspur
22 Formula One Germany 2018 German Grand Prix International United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton (Germany Mercedes)
22–29 Olympic weightlifting Italy 2018 European Youth Weightlifting Championships Continental  Romania
23–29 Diving Ukraine 2018 FINA World Junior Diving Championships International  China
23–29 Muay Thai Thailand 2018 World University Muaythai Championship International  Thailand
24–29 Beach handball Russia 2018 Men's Beach Handball World Championships
Russia 2018 Women's Beach Handball World Championships
International Men:  Brazil
Women:  Greece
25–29 Rowing Poland 2018 World Rowing U23 Championships International  United States
26–29 Rallying Finland 2018 Rally Finland (WRC #8) International  Estonia (Ott Tänak & Martin Järveoja) (Finland Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT)
26–29 Golf Scotland Senior Open Championship International Spain Miguel Ángel Jiménez
26–29 Beach volleyball Latvia 2018 European U22 Beach Volleyball Championships Continental Men:  Latvia (Kristaps Šmits & Mihails Samoilovs)
Women:  Russia (Nadezda Makroguzova & Svetlana Kholomina)
27–29 Association football United States 2018 Women's International Champions Cup International United States North Carolina Courage
27–29 Triathlon Canada 2018 ITU World Triathlon Series #6
Canada 2018 ITU World Triathlon Mixed Relay Series #2
International Men: Spain Mario Mola
Women: United Kingdom Vicky Holland
Mixed Relay:  Australia (Ashleigh Gentle, Aaron Royle, Natalie van Coevorden, & Jacob Birtwhistle)
28–5 August Basketball Latvia 2018 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship Continental  Serbia
29 Formula One Hungary 2018 Hungarian Grand Prix International United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton (Germany Mercedes)
29–4 August American football Finland 2018 European Championship of American football Continental  France
29–7 August Modern pentathlon Czech Republic 2018 World Junior Modern Pentathlon Championships International Men: Egypt Ahmed El Gendy
Women: Italy Elena Micheli
30–5 August Badminton China 2018 BWF World Championships International Men: Japan Kento Momota
Women: Spain Carolina Marín
30–5 August Handball Croatia 2018 World University Handball Championship International Men:  South Korea
Women:  Japan
30–6 August Volleyball Myanmar 2018 Asian Men's Club Volleyball Championship Continental Iran Khatam Ardakan
30–12 August Sailing Denmark 2018 Sailing World Championships International  Netherlands
30–12 August Shooting sport Austria 2018 European Shotgun Championship Continental  Italy
31–4 August Road bicycle racing Portugal 2018 World University Cycling Championship International  Germany

August

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Date Sport Venue/Event Status Winner/s
1–5 Athletics Nigeria 2018 African Championships in Athletics Continental  Kenya
1–7 Basketball Mexico 2018 FIBA Under-18 Women's Americas Championship Continental  United States
2–5 Artistic gymnastics United Kingdom 2018 European Women's Artistic Gymnastics Championships Continental  Italy
2–5 Golf England 2018 Women's British Open International England Georgia Hall
2–5 Wushu Macau 2018 World University Wushu Championship International  China
2–5 Golf United States 2018 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational International United States Justin Thomas
2–5 Rowing United Kingdom 2018 European Rowing Championships Continental  Romania
2–7 Track cycling United Kingdom 2018 UEC European Track Championships Continental  Netherlands
2–12 Multi-sport United Kingdom/Germany 2018 European Championships Continental  Russia
2–12 Softball Japan 2018 Women's Softball World Championship International  United States
3–12 Aquatic sports United Kingdom 2018 European Aquatics Championships Continental  Russia
4–11 Orienteering Latvia 2018 World Orienteering Championships International  Norway
4–12 Basketball Italy 2018 FIBA Under-18 Women's European Championship Continental  Germany
5 Motorcycle racing Czech Republic 2018 Czech Republic motorcycle Grand Prix International MotoGP: Italy Andrea Dovizioso (Italy Ducati Corse)
Moto2: Portugal Miguel Oliveira (Finland Ajo Motorsport)
Moto3: Italy Fabio Di Giannantonio (Italy Gresini Racing)
5–10 Wheelchair rugby Australia 2018 Wheelchair Rugby World Championship International  Japan
5–11 Basketball Thailand 2018 FIBA Under-18 Asian Championship Continental  Australia
5–12 Road bicycle racing United Kingdom 2018 European Road Cycling Championships Continental Men's Road: Italy Matteo Trentin
Women's Road: Italy Marta Bastianelli
Men's TT: Belgium Victor Campenaerts
Women's TT: Netherlands Ellen van Dijk
5–18 Association football French Polynesia 2018 OFC U-19 Championship Continental  New Zealand
5–24 Association football France 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup International  Japan
6–12 Athletics Germany 2018 European Athletics Championships Continental  Great Britain
6–12 Tennis Canada 2018 Rogers Cup International Men: Spain Rafael Nadal
Women: Romania Simona Halep
7 Mountain bike racing United Kingdom 2018 European Mountain Bike Championships Continental Men: Switzerland Lars Förster
Women: Switzerland Jolanda Neff
7–19 Handball Poland 2018 Women's Youth World Handball Championship International  Russia
8–12 Golf United Kingdom 2018 European Golf Team Championships Continental Men's Team:  Spain
Women's Team:  Sweden
Mixed Team:  Iceland
8–12 Rowing Czech Republic 2018 World Rowing Junior Championships International  United States
9–11 Triathlon United Kingdom 2018 European Triathlon Championships Continental Men: France Pierre Le Corre
Women: Switzerland Nicola Spirig
Mixed Relay:  France
9–12 Artistic gymnastics United Kingdom 2018 European Men's Artistic Gymnastics Championships Continental  Russia
9–12 Golf United States 2018 PGA Championship International United States Brooks Koepka
9–14 Swimming Japan 2018 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships Continental  United States
9–19 Handball Croatia 2018 European Men's U-18 Handball Championship Continental  Sweden
10–11 BMX racing United Kingdom 2018 European BMX Championships Continental Men: United Kingdom Kyle Evans
Women: Netherlands Laura Smulders
10–12 Athletics Canada 2018 NACAC Championships Regional  United States
10–12 Rowing China 2018 World University Rowing Championships International  Great Britain
10–12 Canoe sprint Hungary 2018 World University Canoe Sprint Championship International  Hungary
10–18 Basketball Serbia 2018 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship Continental  Croatia
10–19 Basketball Mozambique 2018 FIBA Under-18 Women's African Championship Continental  Mali
10–19 Racquetball Costa Rica 2018 Racquetball World Championships International Men: Mexico Rodrigo Montoya
Women: Guatemala Ana Gabriela Martinez
10–19 Baseball Panama 2018 U-15 Baseball World Cup International  United States
11–19 Water polo Hungary 2018 FINA World Men's Youth Water Polo Championships International  Greece
12 Motorcycle racing Austria 2018 Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix International MotoGP: Spain Jorge Lorenzo (Italy Ducati Corse)
Moto2: Italy Francesco Bagnaia (Italy Sky Racing Team by VR46)
Moto3: Italy Marco Bezzecchi (Germany Redox Prüstel GP)
13–19 Tennis United States 2018 Western & Southern Open International Men: Serbia Novak Djokovic
Women: Netherlands Kiki Bertens
14–19 Archery Colombia 2018 Pan American Archery Championships Continental  United States
14–19 Beach volleyball Germany 2018 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour Finals International Men: Norway Anders Mol / Christian Sørum
Women: Brazil Ágatha Bednarczuk / Eduarda Santos Lisboa
15 Association football Estonia 2018 UEFA Super Cup Continental Spain Atlético Madrid
15–19 Track cycling Switzerland 2018 UCI Junior Track Cycling World Championships International  Germany
15–19 Disc golf Croatia 2018 European Disc Golf Championships Continental Men: Germany Simon Lizotte
Women: Finland Henna Blomroos
15–19 Canoe slalom Slovakia 2018 European Junior and U23 Canoe Slalom Championships Continental  Czech Republic
16–19 Rallying Germany 2018 Rallye Deutschland (WRC #9) International Estonia Ott Tänak & Martin Järveoja (Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT)
17–25 Basketball Lithuania 2018 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship for Women Continental  Italy
17–26 Wheelchair basketball Germany 2018 Wheelchair Basketball World Championship International Men:  Great Britain
Women:  Netherlands
18 Athletics United Kingdom Müller Grand Prix Birmingham (Diamond League #12) International  Kenya
18 Triathlon Switzerland 2018 ITU Triathlon World Cup #11 International Men: Norway Gustav Iden
Women: Switzerland Nicola Spirig
18–2 September Multi-sport Indonesia 2018 Asian Games Continental  China
18–6 October Rugby union Argentina/Australia/New Zealand/South Africa 2018 Rugby Championship International  New Zealand
19–26 Futsal Kazakhstan 2018 World University Futsal Championships International  Russia (Men & Women)
20–26 Para-athletics Germany 2018 World Para Athletics European Championships Continental  Poland
20–31 Amateur boxing Hungary 2018 AIBA Youth World Boxing Championships International  Russia
21–26 Summer biathlon Czech Republic 2018 Summer Biathlon World Championships International  Czech Republic
21–26 Track cycling Switzerland 2018 UEC European Track Championships (under-23 & junior) Continental  Italy
21–12 September Basketball United States 2018 WNBA Playoffs Domestic Washington (state) Seattle Storm
22–31 Baseball United States 2018 Women's Baseball World Cup International  Japan
23–26 Canoe sprint Portugal 2018 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships International  Germany
23–29 Carrom South Korea 2018 Carrom World Cup International Men:  Sri Lanka
Women:  India
24–2 September Basketball Mali 2018 FIBA Under-18 African Championship Continental  Mali
24–10 September Rugby union Romania 2018 World Rugby Under 20 Trophy International  Fiji
25–26 Triathlon Canada 2018 ITU World Triathlon Series #7 International Men: Spain Mario Mola
Women: United Kingdom Vicky Holland
25–16 September Road bicycle racing Spain 2018 Vuelta a España (Grand Tour #3) International United Kingdom Simon Yates (Australia Mitchelton–Scott)
26 Formula One Belgium 2018 Belgian Grand Prix International Germany Sebastian Vettel (Italy Ferrari)
27–1 September Archery Poland 2018 European Archery Championships Continental  Turkey
27–2 September Water polo Serbia 2018 FINA World Women's Youth Water Polo Championships International Men:  Greece
Women:  Spain
27–9 September Tennis United States 2018 US Open (Grand Slam #4) International Men: Serbia Novak Djokovic
Women: Japan Naomi Osaka
28–2 September Volleyball Mexico 2018 Men's Pan-American Volleyball Cup Continental  Argentina
29–2 September Track cycling Mexico 2018 Pan American Track Cycling Championships Continental  United States
29–3 September Drag racing United States 2018 NHRA Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals Domestic For results, click here.
30 Athletics Switzerland Weltklasse Zürich (Diamond League #13) International  Kenya
30–4 September Basketball Colombia 2018 South American Basketball Championship for Women Continental  Argentina
31 Athletics Belgium Memorial Van Damme (Diamond League #14) International  United States
31–2 September 3x3 basketball Hungary 2018 FIBA 3x3 Under-18 Europe Cup Continental Men:  Hungary
Women:  Belgium

September

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Date Sport Venue/Event Status Winner/s
1–2 Rowing Belarus 2018 European Rowing U23 Championships Continental  Romania
1–2 Triathlon Sweden 2018 FISU World University Triathlon Championship International Men: Germany Lars Pfeifer
Women: France Jeanne Lehair
Mixed Team Relay:  France
1–2 Triathlon South Africa 2018 Ironman 70.3 World Championship International Men: Germany Jan Frodeno
Women: Switzerland Daniela Ryf
1–2 Triathlon Czech Republic 2018 ITU Triathlon World Cup #12 International Men: Russia Dmitry Polyanski
Women: Czech Republic Vendula Frintová
1–5 Sailing France 2018 FISU World University Sailing Championship International Men:  Australia (Skipper: Thomas Grimes)
Women:  France (Skipper: Elodie Bonafous)
1–6 Amateur boxing Russia 2018 FISU World University Boxing Championships International  Russia
1–9 Netball Singapore 2018 Asian Netball Championships Continental  Sri Lanka
1–9 Volleyball Albania 2018 Women's U19 Volleyball European Championship Continental  Italy
1–8 December American football United States 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season Domestic Alabama Alabama Crimson Tide
2 Formula One Italy 2018 Italian Grand Prix International United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton (Germany Mercedes)
2–14 Shooting sport South Korea 2018 ISSF World Shooting Championships International  China
3–8 Six-red snooker Thailand 2018 Six-red World Championship International England Kyren Wilson
4–9 Amateur wrestling Brazil 2018 FISU World University Wrestling Championship International Men's Freestyle:  Japan
Women's Freestyle:  Canada
Greco-Roman:  Turkey
4–9 Field archery Italy 2018 World Field Archery Championships International  Italy
4–9 Water polo Russia 2018 FINA Women's Water Polo World Cup International  United States
4–15 Association football Bangladesh 2018 SAFF Championship Regional  Maldives
4–16 Chess Turkey 2018 World Junior Chess Championship International Men: Iran Parham Maghsoodloo
Women: Russia Aleksandra Maltsevskaya
5–9 Mountain bike racing Switzerland 2018 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships International  Switzerland
6–12 Squash United Kingdom 2018 FISU World University Squash Championship International  Great Britain
6–15 Modern pentathlon Mexico 2018 World Modern Pentathlon Championships International Men: United Kingdom James Cooke
Women: Belarus Anastasiya Prokopenko
6–16 Sport climbing Austria 2018 IFSC Climbing World Championships International Men: Austria Jakob Schubert
Women: Slovenia Janja Garnbret
6–30 December American football United States 2018 NFL season Domestic AFC: Missouri Kansas City Chiefs
NFC: Louisiana New Orleans Saints
7–14 Handball Morocco 2018 African Men's Junior Handball Championship Continental  Egypt
7–15 Multi-sport Malaysia 2018 Asia Pacific Masters Games Continental For all the individual sports results, click here.
7–16 Badminton Estonia 2018 European Junior Badminton Championships Continental  France
8 Ultramarathon Croatia 2018 IAU 100 km World Championships International Men: Japan Hideaki Yamauchi
Women: Croatia Nikolina Šustić
8–9 Athletics Czech Republic 2018 IAAF Continental Cup International Team Americas
9 Motorcycle racing San Marino 2018 San Marino and Rimini's Coast motorcycle Grand Prix International MotoGP: Italy Andrea Dovizioso (Italy Ducati Corse)
Moto2: Italy Francesco Bagnaia (Italy Sky Racing Team by VR46)
Moto3: Italy Lorenzo Dalla Porta (United Kingdom Leopard Racing)
9–16 Rowing Bulgaria 2018 World Rowing Championships International  Italy
9–22 Association football Solomon Islands 2018 OFC U-16 Championship Continental  New Zealand
10–16 Rhythmic gymnastics Bulgaria 2018 Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships International  Russia
10–16 Swimming Algeria 2018 African Swimming Championships Continental  Egypt
10–30 Volleyball Italy/Bulgaria 2018 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship International  Poland
11–16 Water polo Germany 2018 FINA Men's Water Polo World Cup International  Hungary
11–23 Equestrianism United States 2018 FEI World Equestrian Games International  Germany
12–16 Curling China 2018–19 Curling World Cup – First Leg International Men:  Canada (Skip: Kevin Koe)
Women:  Canada (Skip: Rachel Homan)
Mixed Doubles:  Canada (Laura Walker & Kirk Muyres)
12–16 Triathlon Australia 2018 ITU World Triathlon Series Grand Final International Men: France Vincent Luis
Women: Australia Ashleigh Gentle
12–18 Chess Brazil 2018 FISU World University Chess Championship International
13–16 Rallying Turkey 2018 Rally Turkey (WRC #10) International Estonia Ott Tänak & Estonia Martin Järveoja (Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT)
13–16 Golf France 2018 Evian Championship International United States Angela Stanford
14–15 Mountain bike racing Italy 2018 UCI Mountain Bike Marathon World Championships International Men: Brazil Henrique Avancini
Women: Denmark Annika Langvad
14–16 3x3 basketball Romania 2018 FIBA 3x3 Europe Cup Continental Men:  Serbia
Women:  France
15 Professional boxing United States Canelo Álvarez vs. Gennady Golovkin II International Mexico Canelo Álvarez
15–22 Handball Morocco 2018 African Men's Youth Handball Championship Continental  Egypt
15–22 Surfing Japan 2018 ISA World Surfing Games International Men: Argentina Santiago Muñiz
Women: Australia Sally Fitzgibbons
15–23 Netball Australia/New Zealand 2018 Netball Quad Series (September) International  Australia
15–28 Cricket United Arab Emirates 2018 Asia Cup Continental  India
16 Formula One Singapore 2018 Singapore Grand Prix International United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton (Germany Mercedes)
16 Marathon Germany 2018 Berlin Marathon (WMM #4) International Men: Kenya Eliud Kipchoge
Women: Kenya Gladys Cherono Kiprono
16 Mountain running Andorra 2018 World Mountain Running Championships International Men: Uganda Robert Chemonges
Women: Kenya Lucy Wambui Murigi
16–26 Handball Jordan 2018 Asian Men's Youth Handball Championship Continental  Bahrain
17–21 Netball Uganda 2018 FISU World University Netball Championship International  Uganda
17–23 Amateur wrestling Slovakia 2018 World Junior Wrestling Championships International Men's Freestyle:  Russia
Women's Freestyle:  Japan
Greco-Roman:  Iran
18–23 Table tennis Spain 2018 European Table Tennis Championships Continental Men: Germany Timo Boll
Women: Poland Li Qian
20–23 Weightlifting Poland 2018 FISU World University Weightlifting Championships International  Japan
20–27 Judo Azerbaijan 2018 World Judo Championships International  Japan
20–7 October Association football Malaysia 2018 AFC U-16 Championship Continental  Japan
21–23 Tennis United States 2018 Laver Cup International Team Europe
22 Triathlon China 2018 ITU Triathlon World Cup #13 International Men: Norway Gustav Iden
Women: United States Taylor Spivey
22–30 Basketball Spain 2018 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup International  United States
22–30 Road bicycle racing Austria 2018 UCI Road World Championships International  Netherlands
23 Motorcycle racing Aragon 2018 Aragon motorcycle Grand Prix International MotoGP: Spain Marc Márquez (Belgium Repsol Honda)
Moto2: South Africa Brad Binder (Finland Ajo Motorsport)
Moto3: Spain Jorge Martín (Italy Gresini Racing)
23–6 October Chess Georgia (country) 43rd Chess Olympiad International Open:  China
Women:  China
25–30 Canoe slalom Brazil 2018 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships International  Great Britain
28–30 Golf France 2018 Ryder Cup International European Union Team Europe
28–30 Table tennis China 2018 ITTF Women's World Cup International China Ding Ning
30 Formula One Russia 2018 Russian Grand Prix International United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton (Germany Mercedes)
30–6 October Darts Republic of Ireland 2018 World Grand Prix International Netherlands Michael van Gerwen
30–20 October Volleyball Japan 2018 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship International  Serbia

October

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Date Sport Venue/Event Status Winner/s
1–13 Rugby league Australia 2018 Emerging Nations World Championship International  Malta
3–9 Handball Kazakhstan 2018 Asian Women's Club League Handball Championship Continental Kazakhstan Almaty Club
4–7 Golf South Korea 2018 International Crown International  South Korea
4–7 Rallying United Kingdom 2018 Wales Rally GB (WRC #11) International France Sébastien Ogier & France Julien Ingrassia (United Kingdom M-Sport World Rally Team)
4–17 Association football United States 2018 CONCACAF Women's Championship Continental  United States
6–7 Motorcycle racing United States 2018 Motocross des Nations International  France
6–13 Multi-sport Indonesia 2018 Asian Para Games Continental  China
6–18 Multi-sport Argentina 2018 Summer Youth Olympics International  Russia
7 Formula One Japan 2018 Japanese Grand Prix International United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton (Germany Mercedes)
7 Horse racing France 2018 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe International Horse: United Kingdom Enable
Jockey: Italy Frankie Dettori
Trainer: United Kingdom John Gosden
7 Marathon United States 2018 Chicago Marathon (WMM #5) International Men: United Kingdom Mo Farah
Women: Kenya Brigid Kosgei
7 Motorcycle racing Thailand 2018 Thailand motorcycle Grand Prix International MotoGP: Spain Marc Márquez (Belgium Repsol Honda)
Moto2: Italy Francesco Bagnaia (Italy SKY Racing Team by VR46)
Moto3: Italy Fabio Di Giannantonio (Italy Gresini Racing)
7–14 Tennis China 2018 Shanghai Masters International Serbia Novak Djokovic
11–17 Golf United States 2018 Senior LPGA Championship International England Laura Davies
13 Road bicycle racing Italy 2018 Il Lombardia (Monument #5) International France Thibaut Pinot (France Groupama–FDJ)
13 Triathlon United States 2018 Ironman World Championship International Men: Germany Patrick Lange
Women: Switzerland Daniela Ryf
13 Triathlon United States 2018 ITU Triathlon World Cup #15 International Men: France Vincent Luis
Women: United States Renee Tomlin
13–14 Rugby sevens Tunisia 2018 Africa Men's Sevens Continental  Zimbabwe
13–20 Curling Canada 2018 World Mixed Curling Championship International  Canada (Skip: Mike Anderson)
15–21 Badminton Malaysia 2018 World University Badminton Championships International  Chinese Taipei
16–19 Handball Qatar 2018 IHF Super Globe International Spain Barcelona
18–28 Field hockey Oman 2018 Asian Men's Hockey Champions Trophy Continental  India /  Pakistan
18–4 November Association football Indonesia 2018 AFC U-19 Championship Continental  Saudi Arabia
19–21 Table tennis France 2018 ITTF Men's World Cup International China Fan Zhendong
19–28 Baseball Colombia 2018 U-23 Baseball World Cup International  Mexico
19–1 November Chess Greece 2018 World Youth Chess Championship International Men's U18: Slovakia Viktor Gazik
Women's U18: Russia Polina Shuvalova
20–21 Rugby sevens United States 2018 USA Women's Sevens (WRWSS #1) International  New Zealand
20–27 Olympic weightlifting Poland 2018 European Junior & U23 Weightlifting Championships Continental  Russia
20–28 Amateur wrestling Hungary 2018 World Wrestling Championships International  Russia
21 Formula One United States 2018 United States Grand Prix International Finland Kimi Räikkönen (Italy Ferrari)
21 Motorcycle racing Japan 2018 Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix International MotoGP: Spain Marc Márquez (Belgium Repsol Honda)
Moto2: Italy Francesco Bagnaia (Italy SKY Racing Team by VR46)
Moto3: Italy Marco Bezzecchi (Germany Redox PrüstelGP)
21 Triathlon Ecuador 2018 ITU Triathlon World Cup #16 International Men: Spain David Castro Fajardo
Women: Ukraine Yuliya Yelistratova
21–28 Tennis Singapore 2018 WTA Finals International Singles: Ukraine Elina Svitolina
Doubles: Hungary Tímea Babos / France Kristina Mladenovic
23–28 Baseball United States 2018 World Series Domestic Massachusetts Boston Red Sox
25–28 Golf China 2018 WGC-HSBC Champions International United States Xander Schauffele
25–28 Rallying Catalonia 2018 Rally Catalunya (WRC #12) International France Sébastien Loeb & Monaco Daniel Elena (France Citroën World Rally Team)
25–28 Darts Germany 2018 European Championship International England James Wade
25–3 November Artistic gymnastics Qatar 2018 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships International  United States
27 Triathlon South Korea 2018 ITU Triathlon World Cup #17 International Men: Switzerland Max Studer
Women: Japan Ai Ueda
27–28 Netball Australia 2018 Fast5 Netball World Series International  New Zealand
28 Formula One Mexico 2018 Mexican Grand Prix International Netherlands Max Verstappen (Austria Red Bull Racing)
28 Motorcycle racing Australia 2018 Australian motorcycle Grand Prix International MotoGP: Spain Maverick Viñales (Italy Yamaha Motor Racing)
Moto2: South Africa Brad Binder (Finland Ajo Motorsport)
Moto3: Spain Albert Arenas (Spain Ángel Nieto Team)
28–3 November Basketball India 2018 FIBA Under-18 Women's Asian Championship Continental  China
29–4 November Tennis France 2018 Paris Masters International Russia Karen Khachanov
30–4 November Tennis China 2018 WTA Elite Trophy International Australia Ashleigh Barty

November

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Date Sport Venue/Event Status Winner/s
1–10 Weightlifting Turkmenistan 2018 World Weightlifting Championships International  China
1–21 Association football United States 2018 CONCACAF U-20 Championship Continental  United States
2–3 Horse racing United States 2018 Breeders' Cup International Breeders' Cup Classic:
Horse: United States Accelerate
Jockey: Dominican Republic Joel Rosario
Trainer: United States John Sadler
2–4 Judo Hungary 2018 European U23 Judo Championships Continental  Russia
2–9 Association football Egypt/Tunisia 2018 CAF Champions League Final Continental Tunisia Espérance de Tunis
2–12 Shooting sport Mexico 2018 Shooting Championship of the Americas Continental  United States
2–23 Chess Russia Women's World Chess Championship 2018 (tournament) International China Ju Wenjun
3 Cyclocross Netherlands 2018 UEC European Cyclo-cross Championships Continental Men: Netherlands Mathieu van der Poel
Women: Netherlands Annemarie Worst
3–10 Association football Japan/Iran 2018 AFC Champions League Final Continental Japan Kashima Antlers
3–10 Curling South Korea 2018 Pacific-Asia Curling Championships Continental Men:  Japan (Skip: Yuta Matsumura)
Women:  South Korea (Skip: Kim Min-ji)
4 Marathon United States 2018 New York City Marathon (WMM #6) International Men: Ethiopia Lelisa Desisa
Women: Kenya Mary Keitany
4 Motorcycle racing Malaysia 2018 Malaysian motorcycle Grand Prix International MotoGP: Spain Marc Márquez (Belgium Repsol Honda)
Moto2: Italy Luca Marini (Italy Sky Racing Team by VR46)
Moto3: Spain Jorge Martin (Italy Gresini Racing)
5–18 Badminton Canada 2018 BWF World Junior Championships International  China
6 Horse racing Australia 2018 Melbourne Cup International Horse: United Kingdom Cross Counter
Jockey: Australia Kerrin McEvoy
Trainer: United Kingdom Charlie Appleby
6–10 Beach soccer United Arab Emirates 2018 Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup International  Iran
6–10 Tennis Italy 2018 Next Generation ATP Finals International Greece Stefanos Tsitsipas
6–11 Karate Spain 2018 World Karate Championships International  Japan
7–10 Trampolining Russia 2018 Trampoline Gymnastics World Championships International  China
7–11 Swimming Peru 2018 South American Swimming Championships Continental  Brazil
8–12 Sambo Romania 2018 World Sambo Championships International  Russia
8–15 Baseball Japan 2018 MLB Japan All-Star Series International Japan Samurai Japan
9–24 Cricket Cricket West Indies 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 International  Australia
9–28 Chess England World Chess Championship 2018 International Norway Magnus Carlsen
10 Triathlon Japan 2018 ITU Triathlon World Cup #18 International Men: Spain Vicente Hernández
Women: United States Summer Cook
10–11 Tennis Czech Republic 2018 Fed Cup Final International  Czech Republic
10–18 Darts England 2018 Grand Slam of Darts International Wales Gerwyn Price
10–9 December Association football Argentina/Spain 2018 Copa Libertadores Finals Continental Argentina River Plate
11 Formula One Brazil 2018 Brazilian Grand Prix International United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton (Germany Mercedes)
11–18 Tennis United Kingdom 2018 ATP Finals International Singles: Germany Alexander Zverev
Doubles: United States Mike Bryan / Jack Sock
12–18 Amateur wrestling Romania 2018 World U23 Wrestling Championship International Men's Freestyle:  Russia
Women's Freestyle:  Japan
Greco-Roman:  Georgia
13–1 December Association football Uruguay 2018 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup International  Spain
15–18 Golf United States 2018 CME Group Tour Championship International United States Lexi Thompson
15–18 Rallying Australia 2018 Rally Australia (WRC #13) International Finland Jari-Matti Latvala & Miikka Anttila (Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT)
15–24 Amateur boxing India 2018 AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships International  China
16–24 Curling Estonia 2018 European Curling Championships Continental Men:  Scotland (Skip: Bruce Mouat)
Women:  Sweden (Skip: Anna Hasselborg)
17–25 Field hockey China 2018 Women's Hockey Champions Trophy International  Netherlands
17–1 December Association football Ghana 2018 Africa Women Cup of Nations Continental  Nigeria
18 Motorcycle racing Valencian Community 2018 Valencian Community motorcycle Grand Prix International MotoGP: Italy Andrea Dovizioso (Italy Ducati Corse)
Moto2: Portugal Miguel Oliveira (Finland Ajo Motorsport)
Moto3: Turkey Can Öncü (Finland Ajo Motorsport)
18–1 December Association football New Caledonia 2018 OFC Women's Nations Cup Continental  New Zealand
20–25 Table tennis Chile 2018 Pan American Table Tennis Championships Continental Men: United States Kanak Jha
Women: Puerto Rico Adriana Díaz
21–25 Golf Australia 2018 World Cup of Golf International  Belgium (Thomas Pieters & Thomas Detry)
23–25 Tennis France 2018 Davis Cup Final International  Croatia
25 Canadian football Canada 106th Grey Cup Domestic Alberta Calgary Stampeders
25 Formula One United Arab Emirates 2018 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix International United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton (Germany Mercedes)
25 Horse racing Japan 2018 Japan Cup International Horse: Japan Almond Eye
Jockey: France Christophe Lemaire
Trainer: Japan Sakae Kunieda
26–2 December Volleyball Poland 2018 FIVB Volleyball Men's Club World Championship International Italy Trentino Volley
27–9 December Snooker England 2018 UK Championship (Triple Crown #1) International England Ronnie O'Sullivan
28–16 December Field hockey India 2018 Men's Hockey World Cup International  Belgium
29–1 December Rugby sevens United Arab Emirates 2018 Dubai Sevens (WRSS #1)
United Arab Emirates 2018 Dubai Women's Sevens (WRWSS #2)
International Men:  New Zealand
Women:  New Zealand
29–4 December Handball Brazil 2018 South and Central American Women's Handball Championship Continental  Brazil
29–16 December Handball France 2018 European Women's Handball Championship Continental  France
30–9 December Handball Japan 2018 Asian Women's Handball Championship Continental  South Korea

December

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Date Sport Venue/Event Status Winner/s
1 Auto racing Bahrain 2018 FIA GT Nations Cup International  Turkey (Ayhancan Güven & Salih Yoluç) (United Kingdom Ram Racing)
1 Professional boxing United States Deontay Wilder vs. Tyson Fury International United States Deontay Wilder & United Kingdom Tyson Fury fought to a Split Decision Draw
1–9 Floorball Czech Republic 2018 Men's World Floorball Championships International  Finland
2–9 Table tennis Australia 2018 World Junior Table Tennis Championships International  China
2–12 Handball Republic of the Congo 2018 African Women's Handball Championship Continental  Angola
4–7 Nine-ball pool England 2018 Mosconi Cup International United States Team USA
4–9 Volleyball China 2018 FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship International Turkey Vakıfbank İstanbul
5–9 Curling United States 2018–19 Curling World Cup – Second Leg International Men's:  United States (Skip: John Shuster)
Women's:  Japan (Skip: Satsuki Fujisawa)
Mixed Doubles:  Norway (Kristin Skaslien & Magnus Nedregotten)
5–12 Association football Colombia/Brazil 2018 Copa Sudamericana Finals Continental Brazil Atlético Paranaense
6–9 Figure skating Canada 2018–19 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final International Men: United States Nathan Chen
Ladies: Japan Rika Kihira
Pairs:  France (Vanessa James & Morgan Ciprès)
Ice Dance:  United States (Madison Hubbell & Zachary Donohue)
8–9 Rugby sevens South Africa 2018 South Africa Sevens (WRSS #2) International  Fiji
8–14 Beach soccer Egypt 2018 Africa Beach Soccer Cup of Nations Continental  Senegal
8–14 Ice hockey Poland 2019 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division I Group B International  Slovenia was promoted to Division I – Group A
 Japan was relegated to Division II – Group A
9 Cross country running Netherlands 2018 European Cross Country Championships Continental Men: Norway Filip Ingebrigtsen
Women: Turkey Yasemin Can
9 Horse racing Hong Kong 2018 Hong Kong Cup International Horse: United Kingdom Glorious Forever
Jockey: Brazil Silvestre de Sousa
Trainer: Hong Kong Frankie Lor
9–15 Ice hockey Germany 2019 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division I Group A International  Germany was promoted to Top Division
 France was relegated to Division I – Group B
11–16 Swimming China 2018 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) International  United States
12–16 Badminton China 2018 BWF World Tour Finals International Men: China Shi Yuqi
Women: India P. V. Sindhu
12–16 Taekwondo China 2018 World Taekwondo Grand Slam International  Great Britain
12–22 Association football United Arab Emirates 2018 FIFA Club World Cup International Spain Real Madrid
13–16 Table tennis South Korea 2018 ITTF World Tour Grand Finals International Men: Japan Tomokazu Harimoto
Women: China Chen Meng
13–1 January 2019 Darts England 2019 PDC World Darts Championship International Netherlands Michael van Gerwen
14–20 Nine-ball pool Qatar 2018 WPA World Nine-ball Championship International Germany Joshua Filler
15 Formula E Saudi Arabia Ad Diriyah ePrix (FE #1) International Portugal António Félix da Costa (United Kingdom BMW i Andretti Motorsport)
26–30 Chess Russia 2018 World Rapid & Blitz Chess Championships International Rapid (Open): Russia Daniil Dubov
Rapid (Women): China Ju Wenjun
Blitz (Open): Norway Magnus Carlsen
Blitz (Women): Russia Kateryna Lagno
26–5 January 2019 Ice hockey Canada 2019 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships International  Finland
29–6 January 2019 Cross-country skiing Italy/Switzerland/Germany 2018–19 Tour de Ski International Men: Norway Johannes Høsflot Klæbo
Women: Norway Ingvild Flugstad Østberg
30–6 January 2019 Ski jumping Germany/Austria 2018–19 Four Hills Tournament International Japan Ryoyu Kobayashi


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