Sporting calendar 2021: Euro 2020, Olympics, World Cup, Championships and other major events.
Euro 2020, the Olympic and Paralympic Games, South Africa's Lions tour, England's Rugby League World Cup and the inaugural Hundred Cricket Tournament are just some of the many potential highlights of Tennis Championships & Golf Cups too over the next 12 months.
In order to promote sports fans to celebrate what should be an incredible year, whether watching from home or in stadiums, we just need to hope that the world will successfully eradicate the virus.
Sporting Events Calendar 2021: World Cup to Major Championship Sports, Key Schedule Dates.
14-26 January: Cricket - Sri Lanka v England two-Test series
5 Feb-8 March: Cricket - India v England four-Test series
6 Feb-20 March: Rugby Union - Six Nations opening weekend: England v Scotland; Italy v France - full tournament fixtures (women's fixtures not announced yet)
7 February: American Football - Super Bowl in Tampa, Florida
8-21 February: Tennis - Australian Open in Melbourne
16-19 March: Horse racing - Cheltenham Festival
21 March: Formula 1 season starts - Australian Grand Prix, Melbourne - full season calendar
24-25 March: Football - World Cup qualifying starts: Belgium v Wales (24th); England v San Marino; Scotland v Israel; Italy v Northern Ireland (25th) - groups and key dates
8-11 April: Golf - Masters at Augusta National
10 April: Horse racing - Grand National at Aintree
17 April-3 May: Snooker - World Championship at the Crucible Theatre
25 April: Football - League Cup final at Wembley
8 May: Football - Scottish Cup final at Hampden Park
10-23 May: Aquatics - European Championships in Budapest, Hungary
15 May: Football - FA Cup final at Wembley
16 May: Football - Women's Champions League final in Gothenburg
22 May: Football - Women's FA Cup final at Wembley
22 May: Rugby Union - European Champions Cup final in Marseille
23 May: Formula 1 - Monaco Grand Prix, Monte Carlo
23 May-6 June: Tennis - French Open in Paris
26 May: Football - Europa League final in Gdansk
29 May: Football - Champions League final in Istanbul
11 June-11 July: Football - Euro 2020 in various countries (final at Wembley) - tournament guide
26 Jun-18 July: Cycling - Tour de France
28 June-11 July: Tennis - Wimbledon
29 June, 1 & 4 July: Cricket - England v Sri Lanka ODIs
8, 10 & 13 July: Cricket - England v Pakistan ODIs
13: Athletics - Diamond League: Anniversary Games at London Stadium
15-18 July: Golf - The Open at Royal St George's
16, 18 & 20 July: Cricket - England v Pakistan T20s
17 July: Rugby League - Challenge Cup final at Wembley
18 July: Formula 1 - British Grand Prix at Silverstone
23 July-8 Aug: Olympic Games in Tokyo
TBC Jul-Aug: Cricket - The Hundred*
24, 31 July & 7 Aug: Rugby Union - South Africa v British and Irish Lions Test series
4 Aug-14 Sept: Cricket - England v India five Test series - full tour schedule
19-22 August: Golf - Women's British Open at Carnoustie
24 Aug-5 Sept: Paralympic Games in Tokyo
30 Aug-12 Sept: Tennis - US Open in New York
4-6 September: Golf - Solheim Cup in Toledo, Ohio
18 Sept-16 Oct: Rugby Union - Women's Rugby World Cup in New Zealand* - England to face France
24-26 Sept: Golf - Ryder Cup at Whistling Straits, Wisconsin
27 Sept-1 Oct: Cricket - Bob Willis Trophy final at Lord's
3 October: Athletics - London Marathon
9 October: Rugby League - Super League Grand Final at Old Trafford
Oct-Nov: Cricket - Men's T20 World Cup in India*
23 Oct-27 Nov: Rugby League - World Cup in England (men's, women's and wheelchair tournaments) - England face Samoa in tournament opener
6, 13 & 20 November: Rugby Union - autumn internationals
15-16 November: Football - World Cup qualifying final group games: San Marino v England; Northern Ireland v Italy; Scotland v Denmark (15th); Wales v Belgium (16th)
Nov-Jan: Cricket - Australia v England five-Test Ashes series*
* = exact dates yet to be confirmed.
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