These are the dates (along with their location) of upcoming events
- Jan 5-Feb 1 Football (Soccer) AFC Asian Cup UAE
- Jan 10-27 Handball World Championships (men) Germany & Denmark
- Jan 14-27 Tennis Australia Open Melbourne, Australia
- Jan 24-27 Extreme Sports Winter X Games 23 Aspen, Colorado, USA?
- Feb 1 – Mar 16 Rugby Six Nations UK, Ireland, France & Italy
- Feb 3 Gridiron/Football Super Bowl Atlanta, Georgia
- Feb 5-17 Skiing Alpine World Ski Championships Åre, Sweden
- Feb 20-Mar 3 Skiing Nordic World Ski Championships Seefeld in Tirol, Tyrol, Austria
- Feb 27-Mar 3 Cycling World Track Championships Pruszków, Poland
- Mar 2-12 Multi-sports Winter Universiade Krasnoyarsk, Russia
- Mar 14-21 Multi-sports Special Olympics World Summer Games Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
- Apr 6 Horse Racing Grand National Aintree Racecourse in Liverpool
- Apr 11-14 Golf Masters Augusta, USA
- Apr 20-May 6 Snooker World Snooker Championship Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England
- Apr 21-28 Table Tennis World Table Tennis Championships Budapest, Hungary
- Apr 27-May 4 Multi-sports Arafura Games Darwin, Australia
- May 2 Horse Racing Kentucky Derby Louisville, Kentucky, US
- May 10-26 Ice Hockey IIHF World Championship Bratislava and Košice, Slovakia
- May 16–19 Golf US PGA Bethpage State Park, Black Course, Farmingdale, New York