Here is the list of major sports events happening worldwide in the year 2022. Not all events we have captured but we have tried to capture as many as possible. If any more are left you can ping us in the comment section. Last year many sports gets canceled due to the covid-19 pandemic but this year many sports events will be held.
Major sports events happening this year are the Australian Open 2022, FIFA World Cup, Winter Olympics 2022, Super Bowl LVI, UEFA Champions League Final, ICC World T20 (men), and many others.
January 2022 Sports Events Date(s) Sport Event Location 9 January – 6 February 2022 Football (Soccer) Africa Cup of Nations 2021 Cameroon 17 January – 30 January 2022 Tennis Australian Open 2022 Melbourne, Australia 21 January – 23 January 2022 Extreme Sports Winter X Games XXVI Aspen, Colorado, USA 27 January 2022 – 27 February 2022 Cricket Pakistan Super League 2022 Pakistan
February 2022 Sports Events Date(s) Sport Event Location 4 February – 20 February 2022 Multi-sports Winter Olympics 2022 Beijing, China 5 February – 19 March 2022 Rugby Six Nations UK, Ireland, France & Italy 13 February 2022 Football (American) Super Bowl LVI Inglewood, California
March 2022 Sports Events Date(s) Sport Event Location 4 March – 13 March 2022 Multi-sports Winter Paralympics 2022 Beijing, China 4 March – 3 April 2022 Cricket ODI World Cup for women New Zealand 22 March – 27 March 2022 Multi-sports Winter Military World Games Berchtesgaden and Ruhpolding, Germany
April 2022 Sports Events Date(s) Sport Event Location 7 April – 10 April 2022 Golf Masters 2022 Augusta, Georgia, USA 9 April 2022 Horse Racing Grand National Aintree Racecourse in Liverpool 16 April – 22 April 2022 Multi-sports Invictus Games The Hague, Netherlands 16 April – 02 May 2022 Snooker World Snooker Championship Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England 22 April – 24 April 2022 Extreme Sports Summer X Games Chiba, Japan
May 2022 Sports Events Date(s) Sport Event Location 07 May 2022 Horse Racing Kentucky Derby Louisville, Kentucky, US 12 May – 23 May 2022 Multi-sports South-East Asian Games 2021 Hanoi, Vietnam 13 May – 29 May 2022 Multi-sports World Masters Games (Summer) Kansai, Japan 13 May – 29 May 2022 Ice Hockey IIHF World Championship Finland 19 May – 22 May 2022 Golf US PGA Southern Hills Country Club, Tulsa, Oklahoma 22 May – 05 Jun 2022 Tennis French Open 2022 Paris, France 28 May 2022 Football (Soccer) UEFA Champions League Final Paris, France 29 May 2022 Auto Racing Indianapolis 500 Indianapolis, USA
June 2022 Sports Events Date(s) Sport Event Location June 2022 Basketball NBA Finals USA/Canada June 2022 Ice Hockey Stanley Cup finals TBD 16 June – 19 June 2022 Golf US Open The Country Club Brookline, Massachusetts 18 June – 03 July 2022 Swimming World Aquatics Championships Budapest, Hungary 26 June – 7 July 2022 Multi-sports 2021 Summer Universiade Chengdu, China 27 June – 10 July 2022 Tennis Wimbledon London, England
July 2022 Sports Events Date(s) Sport Event Location 01 July – 17 July 2022 Field Hockey Women’s FIH Hockey World Cup Terrassa, Spain and Amstelveen, Netherlands 01 July – 24 July 2022 Cycling Tour de France France 07 July – 17 July 2022 Multi-sports World Games Birmingham, Alabama, USA 14 July – 17 July 2022 Golf The Open Championship Old Course at St Andrews St Andrews Fife Scotland Jul 15-24 Athletics IAAF World Championships Eugene, Oregon USA Jul 22- Jul 31 (postponed from 2021) Multi-sports World Police and Fire Games Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands Jul 24-31 Cycling Tour de France Femmes France Jul 28 – Aug 8 Multi-sports Commonwealth Games Birmingham, England Jul 28 – Aug 8 American Football IFAF Women’s American Football Championships Vantaa Finland
August 2022 Sports Events Date(s) Sport Event Location Aug 6-14 Equestrian FEI World Equestrian Games Herning, Denmark Aug 9-18 (postponed from 2021) Multi-sports Islamic Solidarity Games Konya, Turkey Aug 11–21 Multi-sports European Sports Championships Munich, Germany Aug 26 – Sep 11 Volleyball World Volleyball Championships (men) Russia Aug 29 – Sep 11 (TBC) Tennis US Open New York, USA
September 2022 Sports Events Date(s) Sport Event Location Sep 9-11 Rugby 7s Rugby World Cup Sevens Cape Town, South Africa Sep 10-25 Multi-sports Asian Games Hangzhou, China Sep 18-25 Cycling UCI Road World Championships Wollongong, Australia Sep 18-25 Rowing World Rowing Championships Račice, Czech Republic Sep 19-25 (postponed from 2021) Golf Presidents Cup Quail Hollow Club, Charlotte, North Carolina Sep 22-Oct 1 Basketball FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup Sydney, Australia Sep 23 – Oct 15 Volleyball World Volleyball Championships (women) Netherlands & Poland Sept 24 AFL Grand Final Melbourne, Australia Sep 30 – Oct 2 Golf Ryder Cup Marco Simone Golf and Country Club, Rome, Italy
October 2022 Sports Events Date(s) Sport Event Location Oct 1-15 Multi-Sports South American Games Asunción, Paraguay Oct 2 Rugby League NRL Grand Final Sydney Oct? Table Tennis World Championship Chengdu, China Oct 8 – Nov 12 Rugby Women’s World Cup New Zealand Oct? Baseball World Series TBD Oct 12-16 Cycling World Track Championships Montigny-le-Bretonneux, France Oct 15 – Nov 19 (postponed from 2021) Rugby League World Cup England Oct 16 – Nov 13 Cricket ICC World T20 (men) Australia Oct/Nov? Weightlifting World Championships Chongqing, China
November 2022 Sports Events Date(s) Sport Event Location Nov 1 Horse Racing Melbourne Cup Victoria, Australia Nov 21-Dec 18 Football (Soccer) FIFA World Cup Qatar
December 2022 Sports Events Date(s) Sport Event Location Dec 17-22 Swimming FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) Kazan, Russia
note: any date and time listed represent the local date and time
