Sporting calendar 2023: Your guide to all the major events of the year

It’s set to be another blockbuster year with the men’s Rugby World Cup in France, the women’s football World Cup in Australia and New Zealand, golf’s Ryder Cup in Italy, as well as the delayed 2022 Asian Games in China, and the 100th edition of the 24-hours of Le Mans race.

There's also all the NFL's upcoming Super Bowl LVII just around the corner and all the other action from the major US sports' post-seasons.

2023 will also be a significant stepping stone for athletes bidding for glory at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games with various sports holding qualifying events.

While most of the calendar is set, some events are still to be finalised. The men's cricket One Day International World Cup is set to be held in India later in the year but the start date is yet to be confirmed.

There are also questions over whether Qatar can hold the Asian Cup at all. The quadrennial football tournament was moved from China due to Covid-19 concerns and might be pushed back to early 2024 because of extreme summer heat in the Gulf state.

The heat was a major factor in why FIFA rescheduled the recent World Cup in Qatar to the winter, meaning the 2022/23 European football seasons will end later than usual and the start of the 2023/24 seasons are delayed in some places as a result.

Whatever the future has in store, it’s set to be another emotional roller coaster in the next year of sport.

Below are some of the most significant events of 2023:

January

14: NFL playoffs begin

15: Conclusion of the Dakar Rally

11–⁠29. Handball World Cup in Poland and Sweden16-29: Australian Open (tennis), Melbourne, Australia

13-29: Men’s Hockey World Cup, Bhubaneswar and Rourkela, India

21-27: Special Olympics World Winter Games, Berlin, Germany

27-29: X Games, Aspen, Colorado

February

1-11: FIFA Club World Cup, Morocco5: 2023 Pro Bowl - NFL all-star game4 (until March 18): Six Nations Rugby10-26: Women's T20 World Cup, South Africa

12: NFL Super Bowl LVII, Arizona, USA

19: 2023 NBA All-Star Game

March

5: Formula 1 - Bahrain Grand Prix8–⁠21: World Baseball Classic, Japan, Taiwan & USA

19: Formula 1 - Saudi Arabian Grand Prix

23: Euro 2024 qualifiers get underway

26: Portuguese Moto GP

29: Major League Baseball (MLB) regular season begins

April

2: Argentine Moto GP

2: Formula 1 - Australian Grand Prix

8-15: The Masters, Augusta National Golf Club, Georgia, USA

9: Final round of the NBA regular season

15: NBA playoffs begin

15 (until May 1): World Snooker Championship

15: Final round of the NHL regular season

16: USA Moto GP

27-29: NFL Draft

30: Formula 1 - Azerbaijan Grand Prix

30: Spanish Moto GP

May

5: Introductory meeting of the Diamond League Athletics in Doha, Qatar

6–⁠28: Giro d'Italia cycling race

7: Formula 1 - Miami Grand Prix12–⁠28: Ice Hockey World Championship, Finland & Latvia

14: French Moto GP

15-21: PGA Championship, Oak Hill Country Club, Rochester, New York

21: Formula 1 - Italian Grand Prix

27: Final round of Germany's 2022/23 Bundesliga

28: Diamond League Athletics in Rabat, Morocco

28: Formula 1 - Monaco Grand Prix28: Premier League 2022/23 season ends

28 (until June 11): French Open (tennis), Roland Garros, Paris, France

30 (until June 7): World Surfing Games, El Sunzal and La Bocana, El Salvador31: Europa Leauge final, Budapest, Hungary

June

1-18: NBA Finals

2: Diamond League Athletics in Rome

3: FA Cup final, Wembley Stadium3. Final round of France's 2022/23 Ligue 1

3: Czech Moto GP

4: Formula 1 - Spanish Grand Prix4: Final round of Spain's 202/23 LaLiga4: Final round of Italy's 2022/23 Serie A7: Europa Conference League final, Prague, Czech Republic

9: Diamond League Athletics in Paris

10: Champions League final, Istanbul, Turkey

10-11: 24hrs Le Mans race - 100th anniversary, France

15-18: US Open (golf), Los Angeles Country Club, USA

16 (until July 16 - TBC): Asian Cup, Qatar16-20: England v Australia, The Ashes' first test, UK

18: Formula 1 - Canadian Grand Prix

18: German Moto GP

21 (until 2 July): European Games, Krakow, Poland

22: NBA Draft

25: Dutch Moto GP

30: Diamond League Athletics in Lausanne

July

1-23: Tour de France (Grand depart from Bilbao, Spain)

2: Formula 1 - Austrian Grand Prix

3-16: Wimbledon (tennis), London

8-29: Southern hemisphere Rugby Championship

9: Formula 1 - British Grand Prix at Silverstone

9: Kazakh Moto GP

14-30: World Swimming Championships in Fukuoka, Japan

16. Diamond League Athletics in Chorzow, Poland

20 (until August 8): FIFA Women's World Cup, Australia & New Zealand

20-23: The 151st Open Championship, Royal Liverpool, UK

21: Diamond League Athletics in Monaco

23: Diamond League Athletics in London

23: Formula 1 - Hungarian Grand Prix

29: Diamond League Athletics in Shanghai

30: Formula 1 - Belgian Grand Prix

August

3: Diamond League Athletics in Shenzhen, China

3-13: World Cycling Championships, Glasgow, UK

6: British Moto GP

12: Premier League 2023/24 season begins

12: Ligue 1 2023/24 season begins15 (until Sept. 9): European Women's Volleyball Championship, Germany, Italy, Belgium & Estonia

18: Bundesliga 2023/24 season begins

19-27: World Championships in Athletics, Hungary

26 (until Sept. 17): Vuelta a cycling race, Spain & France

20: Serie A 2023/24 season begins

20: Austrian Moto GP

25–10.9: Basketball World Cup (Philippines, Japan, Indonesia)

27: Formula 1 - Dutch Grand Prix

28 (until Sept. 16): European Volleyball Championship, Italy, North Macedonia, Bulgaria & Israel

28 (until Sept. 10): US Open (tennis), New York

31: Diamond League Athletics in Zurich, Switzerland

September

3: Formula 1 - Italian Grand Prix

3: Catalonian Moto GP, Barcelona, Spain

7: 2023/24 NFL regular season begins 8 (until October 28): Rugby World Cup, France

8: Diamond League Athletics in Brussels, Belgium

10: San Marino Moto GP, Italy

16-17: Final meeting of the Diamond League Athletics in Eugene, USA

17: Formula 1 - Singapore Grand Prix

24: Indian Moto GP

24: Formula 1 - Japanese Grand Prix

29 (until October 1): Golf Ryder Cup, Rome, Italy

October

1: MLB regular season concludes

1: Japanese Moto GP

3: MLB post-season begins

6-15: Beach Volleyball World Championship in Tlaxcala, Mexico

8: Formula 1 - Qatar Grand Prix

15: Indonesian Moto GP

22: Phillip Island Moto GP, Australia

22: Formula 1 - US Grand Prix, Austin

24: 2023/24 NBA regular season starts

29: Formula 1 - Mexican Grand Prix

29: Thai Moto GP

TBC (until Nov 26): ODI Cricket World Cup, India

November

5: Formula 1 - Brazilian Grand Prix

12: Malaysian Moto GP

18: Formula 1 - Las Vegas Grand Prix

19: Qatar Moto GP

22-26: Davis Cup final tournament (tennis) in Malaga, Spain

26: Formula 1 - Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

26: Valencian Moto GP, Spain3 (until Dec. 17): Women's Handball World Championship, Denmark, Norway & Sweden

December

15 (until January 3): PDC World Darts Championship, London