Discover the list and dates of the most important sporting events in 2022, including the Rugby World Cup organized in France.
• JANUARY
31-15 Dec: Dakar Rally in Saudi Arabia
11-29: Handball – WC for men in Poland-Sweden
16-29: Tennis – Australian Open
• FEBRUARY
1-11: Club WC in Morocco
4-5: Rugby – Day 1 of the Men’s Six Nations tournament
6-19: Alpine skiing – world championships in Courchevel and Méribel (France)
8-19: Biathlon – World Championships in Oberhof (Germany)
11-12: Rugby – Day 2 of the Men’s Six Nations tournament
12: American football – 57th edition of the Super Bowl in Glendale (Arizona)
14-15, 21-22: Football – Champions League round of 16 first leg
25-26: Rugby – Day 3 of the Men’s Six Nations tournament
• MARCH
5: Formula 1 – Season start (Bahrain)
5-12: Cycling – Paris-Nice
7-8, 14-15: Football – Champions League 16th round
11-12: Rugby – Day 4 of the Men’s Six Nations tournament
17: Football – Champions League quarter-final draw
18: Rugby – 5th and final day of the Men’s Six Nations tournament
23: Football – Start of qualification for European Championship 2024
26: MotoGP – Season start (Portugal)
• APRIL
9: Cycling – Paris-Roubaix
11-12: Football – Champions League quarter-final first leg
18-19: Football – Champions League quarter-final second leg
23: Cycling – Liège-Bastogne-Liège
29: Football – French Cup Final
• ABLE TO
6-28: Cycling – Giro d’Italia
9-10: Football – Champions League semi-final first leg
14: MotoGP – French GP, Le Mans
16-17: Football – Champions League semi-final second leg
23: Basketball – Start of the Betclic Elite Playoffs
28.-11. June: Roland-Garros
31: Football – Europa League final in Budapest
• JUNE
1.: Basketball – NBA finals start
3-4: Football – 38th and final day of Ligue 1 and Ligue 2
3 or 4: Soccer – Women’s Champions League final, in Eindhoven
4-11: Cycling – Criterium du Dauphiné
7: Football – Europa League conference final in Prague
9: Athletics – Paris Diamond League meeting
10: Football – Champions League final in Istanbul
10-11: 24 Hours of Le Mans
15-25: Basketball – Women’s EC in Slovenia and Israel
17: Rugby – Top 14 Final
22: NBA Draft
• JULY
1.-23: Cycling – Tour de France
3-16: Tennis-Wimbledon
14-30: Swimming – WC in swimming in Fukuoka
20: Soccer – Women’s World Cup kicks off in Australia-New Zealand
23-30: Cycling – Tour de France for women
• AUGUST
15-3 Sept: Volley – Women’s EC in Belgium, Germany, Italy and Estonia
19-27: Athletics – WC in Budapest
20: Soccer – Women’s World Cup final in Sydney
Sept 25-10: Basketball – Men’s World Cup in Indonesia, Japan and the Philippines
26.-17. September: Cycling – Around Spain
28.-10. September: Tennis – US Open
28 August – 16 September: Volleyball – Men’s EC in Italy, North Macedonia, Bulgaria and Israel
• SEPTEMBER
8: Rugby – World Cup opening in France
9-10: Tennis – US Open, final
• OCTOBER
7: Cycling – Tour in Lombardy
28: Rugby – World Cup final at Stade de France
30.-5. Nov.: Tennis – Paris Masters 1000
• NOVEMBER
26: Formula 1 – Season end
26: Moto GP – End of season
30-17 Dec: Handball – WC for women in Denmark, Norway and Sweden
• DECEMBER
Date to be determined – Football: draw for the final phase of Euro 2024 in Hamburg