29-05: Tennis – Hopman Cup in Perth
30-06: Tennis – ATP at Doha, Brisbane and Chennai; WTA at Brisbane and Auckland
02-06: Cricket – South Africa vs New Zealand at Cape Town, 1st Test
03-07: Cricket – Australia vs Sri Lanka at Sydney, 3rd Test
07-13: Tennis – ATP at Sydney and Auckland; WTA at Sydney and Hobart
10-13: Golf – EPGA Championships, Durban
11-13: Rugby – Euro Cup fifth round of games
11-27: Handball – Men’s World Championships in Spain
11-15: Cricket – South Africa vs New Zealand at Port Elizabeth, 2nd Test
13-20: Snooker – The Masters, London
14-27: Tennis – Australian Open
17-20: Golf – EPGA at Abu Dhabi Championship; USPGA at La Quinta, California
17-20: Rallying – Monte Carlo Rally
18-20: Rugby – European Cup – sixth and final round of games
19-10: Football – Africa Cup of Nations in South Africa
20-27: Cycling – Tour Down Under, Adelaide
24-27: Golf – EPGA at Qatar Masters, Doha
31-03: Golf – EPGA at Dubai Desert Classic

February

Rory McIlroy

01-02: Rugby – World Sevens Series in Wellington, New Zealand
01-03: Tennis – Davis Cup first round
01-05: Cricket – South Africa vs Pakistan at Johannesburg, 1st Test
02: Rugby – Six Nations Wales vs Ireland and England vs Scotland
03: Rugby – Six Nations Italy vs France
04-10: Tennis – ATP at Montpellier, Zagreb and Vina del Mar; WTA at Paris and Pattaya
06-11: Figure-skating – Four Continents, Osaka
07-10: Golf – EPGA at Joburg Open; USPGA at AT&T National Pro-Am, Pebble Beach
08-10: Rugby – World Sevens Series in Las Vegas
08-10: Rallying – Rally of Sweden
09: Rugby – Six Nations Scotland vs Italy and France vs Wales
10: Rugby – Six Nations Ireland vs England
11-17: Tennis – ATP at Rotterdam, San Jose and Sao Paulo; WTA at Doha and Monterrey
12-13: Football – Champions League, Round of 16, first leg
14: Football – Europa League, second round, first leg
14-17: Golf – EPGA at Africa Open, East London
14-18: Cricket – South Africa vs Pakistan at Cape Town, 2nd Test
17: Basketball – NBA All-Star game at Houston
17: Cricket – Women’s World Cup final, Mumbai
18-24: Tennis – ATP at Memphis, Marseille and Buenos Aires; WTA at Dubai and Memphis
19-20: Football – Champions League, Round of 16, first leg
20-24: Cycling – World Track Championships in Minsk
21: Football – Europa League, second round, second legs
21-24: Golf – EPGA and USPGA at WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship, Tucson
22-26: Cricket – South Africa vs Pakistan at Centurion, 3rd Test
23: Rugby – Six Nations Italy vs Wales and England vs France
24: Rugby – Six Nations Scotland vs Ireland
24: Athletics – Tokyo marathon
25-03: Tennis – ATP at Dubai, Acapulco and Delray Beach; WTA at Acapulco and Kuala Lumpur
28-03: Golf – EPGA at Tshwane Open, Copperleaf; USPGA at Honda Classic, Palm Beach, Florida

March

Usain Bolt

03-10: Cycling – Paris to Nice
05-06: Football – Champions League, Round of 16, second leg
05-10: Badminton – All-England Championships, Birmingham
06-11: Cricket – New Zealand vs England at Dunedin, 1st Test
07: Football – Europa League, third round, first leg
07-10: Golf – EPGA and USPGA at WGC-Cadillac Championship, Miami; USPGA also at Puerto Rico Open; Asia Tour at SAIL-SBI Open, India
07-17: Tennis – ATP and WTA at Indian Wells
08-10: Rallying – Rally of Mexico
09: Rugby – Six Nations Scotland vs Wales and Ireland vs France
10: Rugby – Six Nations England vs Italy
10-17: Figure-skating – World Championships in London, Ontario
12-13: Football – Champions League, Round of 16, second leg
12-15: Racing – Cheltenham Festival
14: Football – Europa League, third round, second leg
14-17: Golf – EPGA and Asia Tour, New Delhi
14-18: Cricket – New Zealand vs England at Wellington, 2nd Test
15: Football – Draw for the quarter- and semi-finals of the Champions League and Europa League in Nyon.
16: Rugby – Six Nations Italy vs Ireland, Wales vs England and France vs Scotland
16: Cycling – Milan to San Remo
17: Formula One – Australian GP, Melbourne
18-24: Cycling – Tour of Catalonia
20-31: Tennis – ATP and WTA at Miami
21-24: Golf – EPGA and Asia Tour at Malaysian Open, Kuala Lumpur
22-24: Rugby – World Sevens Series at Hong Kong
22-26: Cricket – New Zealand vs England at Auckland, 3rd Test
24: Formula One – Malaysian GP, Sepang
24: Athletics – World Cross Country Championships at Budgoszcz, Poland
24: Cycling – Ghent to Wevelgem, Belgium
24: Baseball – Major League Baseball season begins
28-31: Golf – EPGA at Hassan Trophy, Agadir
30-31: Rugby – World Sevens Series at Tokyo
31: Cycling – Tour of Flanders

April

01-06: Cycling – Tour of the Basque Country
01-07: Tennis – WTA at Charleston
02-03: Football: Champions League Quarter-finals, first leg
04: Football – Europa League QFs, first leg
04-07: Golf: USPGA at Texas Open, San Antonio
05-07: Tennis – Davis Cup quarter-finals
05-07: Rugby – European Cup quarter-finals
06: Racing – Grand National at Aintree
07: Moto – Qatar GP at Losail
07: Cycling – Paris-Roubaix Classic
08-14: Tennis – ATP at Casablanca and Houston; WTA at Houston and Copenhagen
09-10: Football – Champions League Quarter-finals, second leg
11: Football: Europa League quarter-finals, second leg
11-14: Golf – The Masters, Augusta
12-14: Rally – Rally of Portugal
14: Formula One – Chinese GP, Shanghai
14: Cycling – Amstel Gold Race
15: Athletics – Boston Marathon
15-21: Tennis – ATP at Monte Carlo; WTA at Fed Cup
17: Cycling – Fleche Wallonne Classic
17: Basketball – NBA regular season ends
18-21: Golf – EPGA at Spanish Open
20-30: Snooker – World Championship in Sheffield
21: Formula One – Bahrain Open
21: Athletics – London Marathon
21: Cycling – Liege-Bastogne-Liege Classic
21: Moto – Austin GP, Texas
22-28: Tennis – ATP at Barcelona and Bucharest; WTA at Stuttgart and Fes
23-28: Tour of Romandie
23-24: Football – Champions League semi-finals, first leg
23-28: Badminton – Indian Open at New Delhi
25: Football – Europa League semi-finals, first leg
25-28: Golf – EPGA and Asia Tour at Ballantine’s Championship, Incheon; USPGA at Zurich Classic of New Orleans
26-28: Rugby – European Cup semi-finals
29-05: Tennis – ATP at Estoril, Munich and Belgrade; WTA at Estoril
30-1: Football – Champions League semi-finals, second leg

May

Sebastian Vettel

01: Football – Europa League semi-finals, second leg
02-05: Golf – EPGA at Volvo China Open, Tianjin
03-05: Rally – Rally of Argentina
03-19: Ice-Hockey – World Championships in Sweden
04: Racing – Kentucky Derby and English 2000 Guineas
04-05: Rugby – World Sevens Series in Glasgow
04-26: Cycling – Tour of Italy
05: Moto – Spanish GP at Jerez
05: Racing – English 1000 Guineas, Newmarket
05-11: Tennis – ATP and WTA at Madrid
10: Athletics – Diamond League in Doha
11-12: Rugby – World Sevens Series in Twickenham
12: Formula One – Spanish GP, Barcelona
12: Racing – French 1000 and 2000 Guineas at Longchamp
12-18: Tennis – ATP and WTA at Rome
13-20: Table-Tennis – World Championships in Paris
15: Football – Europa League final in Amsterdam
16-20: Cricket – England vs New Zealand at Lord’s, 1st Test
18: Racing – Preakness Stakes, Baltimore
18: Rugby – European Cup final in Dublin
18: Athletics – Diamond League in Shanghai
16-19: Golf – EPGA at Volvo World Match Play Championship at Thracian Cliffs, Bulgaria
19: Moto – French GP at Le Mans
19-25: Tennis – ATP at Dusseldorf and Nice; WTA at Brussels
19-26: Badminton – Sudirman Cup in Kuala Lumpur
23-26: Golf – EPGA at BMW PGA Championship, Wentworth
24-28: Cricket – England vs New Zealand at Leeds, 2nd Test
25: Racing – Irish 2000 Guineas, The Curragh
25: Football – Champions League final at Wembley Stadium
25: Athletics – Diamond League in New York
26: Racing – Irish 1000 Guineas, The Curragh
26: Formula One – Monaco GP
26-09: Tennis – French Open
27-01: Games – Luxembourg GSSE
30-02: Golf – EPGA at Nordea Masters, Stockholm; USPGA at The Memorial, Dublin, Ohio
30-02: Rallying – Rally of Greece
31: Racing – Epsom Oaks

June

01: Racing – Epsom Derby
01: Rugby – British and Irish Lions vs Barbarians in Hong Kong
01: Athletics – Diamond League in Eugene
02: Moto – Italian GP at Mugello
02: Racing – French Derby at Chantilly
02-09: Cycling: Criterium du Dauphine
05: Rugby – Lions vs Western Force in Perth
06: Athletics – Diamond League in Rome
06-09: Golf – EPGA at Lyoness Open, Atzenbrugg
06-20: Basketball – First match from NBA Finals.
06-23: Cricket – ICC Champions Trophy, England
08: Racing – Belmont Stakes
08: Rugby – Lions vs Queensland Reds in Brisbane
08-16: Cycling – Tour of Switzerland
09: Formula One – Canadian GP, Montreal
09-15: Squash – Men’s Team World Cham-pionships at Mulhouse, France
10-16: Tennis – ATP at Halle and Queens, London; WTA at Birmingham and Cairo
11: Rugby – Lions vs Combined NSW and Queensland Country in Newcastle
11-16: Badminton – Indonesia Open in Jakarta
13: Athletics – Diamond League in Oslo
13-16: Golf – US Open
15: Rugby – Lions vs NSW Waratahs in Sydney
15-30: Football – Confederations Cup in Brazil
16: Moto – Catalonian GP at Barcelona
16: Racing – French Oaks at Chantilly
17-23: Tennis – ATP and WTA at Eastbourne
18: Rugby – Lions vs ACT Brumbies in Canberra
18-22: Racing – Royal Ascot
18-23: Badminton – Singapore Open
20: Athletics – Diamond League in Birmingham
20-23: Golf – EPGA at BMW International, Munich
21-23: Rallying – Rally of Italy
21-13: Football – U-20 World Championships in Turkey
22: Rugby: British and Irish Lions vs Australia – First Test in Brisbame
24-07: Tennis – Wimbledon Championships
25: Rugby – Lions vs Melbourne Rebels
28-30: Rugby Sevens World Cup, in Moscow
29: Moto – Dutch GP at Assen
29: Rugby – British and Irish Lions vs Australia – Second Test in Melbourne
29: Racing – Irish Derby, The Curragh
29-21: Cycling – Tour de France (opening stage in Corsica)
30: Formula One – British GP, Silverstone

July

Bradley Wiggins

02-03: Football – Champions League Preliminary round one, first leg
04: Football – Europa League Preliminary round one, first leg
04: Athletics – Diamond League in Lausanne
04-07: Golf – EPGA at French Open, Versailles
04-21: Yachting – Louis Vuitton Cup in San Francisco
06: Rugby – British and Irish Lions vs Australia – Third Test in Sydney
06: Athletics – Diamond League in Paris
07: Formula One – German GP, Nurburgring
08-14: Tennis – ATP at Bastad, Stuttgart and Newport; WTA at Budapest and Palermo
09-10: Football – Champions League Preliminary round one, return leg
10-14: Cricket – England vs Australia at Nottingham, 1st Test
11: Football: Europa League Preliminary round one, return leg
11-14: Golf – EPGA at Scottish Open, Castle Stuart
14: Moto – German GP at Sachsenring
15-21: Tennis – ATP at Hamburg and Atlanta; WTA at Bastad and Bad-Gastein
16-17: Football – Champions League Preliminary round two, first leg
18: Football – Europa League, Preliminary round two, first leg
18-21: Golf – British Open, Muirfield
18-22: Cricket – England vs Australia at Lord’s, 2nd Test
19: Athletics – Diamond League in Monaco
19-04: Swimming – World Championships in Barcelona
21: Moto – United States GP at Laguna Seca
21: Formula One – European GP (venue to be announced)
22-28: Tennis – ATP at Los Angeles, Gstaad and Umag; WTA at Stanford and Baku
23- 24: Football – Cham-pions League Preliminary round two, second leg
25: Football – Europa League preliminary round two, second leg
25-28: Golf – EPGA at Russian Masters
26-27: Athletics – Diamond League in London
28: Formula One – Hungarian Grand Prix, Budapest
29-04: Tennis – ATP at Kitzbuhel and Washington; WTA at Carlsbad and Elkridge
30-01: Football – Champions League preliminary round three, first leg

August

01: Football – Europa League Preliminary round three, first leg
01-04: Golf – EPGA and USPGA at WGC-Bridgestone Invitational, Firestone
01-05: Cricket – England vs Australia at Manchester, 3rd Test
02-04: Rallying – Rally of Finland
03: Rugby – Super 15 final
04-11: Badminton – World Championships in Guangzhou
05-11: Tennis – ATP at Montreal; WTA at Toronto
06-07: Football – Champions League Preliminary round three, return leg
08: Football – Europa League Preliminary round three, return leg
08-11: Golf – EPGA and USPGA at USPGA Championship, Rochester
09-13: Cricket – England vs Australia at Chester-le-Street, 4th Test
10-18: Athletics – World Championships in Moscow
11-18: Tennis – ATP and WTA at Cincinnati
16-18: Golf – Solheim Cup at Parker (USA)
17: Rugby – Rugby Championship Australia vs New Zealand and South Africa vs Argentina
18: Moto – Indianapolis GP
18-25: Tennis – ATP at Winston-Salem; WTA at New Haven and Dallas
20-21: Football – Champions League Play-offs, first leg
21-25: Cricket – England vs Australia at The Oval, 5th Test
22-25: Golf – EPGA at Johnnie Walker Championship, Gleneagles
23: Athletics – Diamond League in Stockholm
23-25: Rallying – Rally of Germany
24: Rugby – Rugby Championship New Zealand vs Australia and Argentina vs South Africa
24-15: Cycling – Tour of Spain
25: Formula One – Belgian Grand Prix, Spa-Francorchamps
25: Cycling – Vattenfall Classics (Germany)
25: Moto – Czech GP at Brno
26-01: Judo – World Championships in Rio de Janeiro
26-08: Tennis – US Open
27-28: Football – Champions League play-offs, return leg
29: Athletics – Diamond League in Zurich
29-01: Golf – EPGA at Wales Open, Celtic Manor

September

01: Moto – British GP at Silverstone
05-08: Golf – EPGA at European Masters, Crans-sur-Sierre
06: Athletics – Diamond League in Brussels
07: Rugby – Rugby Championship New Zealand vs Argentina and Australia vs South Africa
07-10: Olympics – IOC votes for city to host 2020 Summer Olympics and for new president to succeed Jacques Rogge
07-22: Yachting – America’s Cup in San Francisco
08: Formula One – Italian GP, Monza
09-15: WTA at Tashkent and Quebec City
13-15: Tennis – Davis Cup semi-finals
13-15: Rallying – Rally of Australia
14: Racing – English St Leger at Doncaster
14: Rugby – Rugby Championship New Zealand vs South Africa and Australia vs Argentina
15: Moto – San Marino GP at Misano
16-22: Tennis – ATP at Metz and St Petersburg; WTA at Seoul and Guangzhou
17-18: Football – Champions League first round of matches
17-22: Badminton – Japan Open in Tokyo
19: Football – Europa League first round of matches
19-22: Golf – EPGA at Italian Open; USPGA at Tour Championship, Atlanta, Georgia
21-22: Auto racing – Le Mans 24 Hours race
21-29: Cycling – World Road Cycling Championships in Florence
22: Formula One – Singapore GP
23-29: Tennis – ATP at Kuala Lumpur and Bangkok; WTA at Tokyo
26-29: Golf – EPGA at Dunhill Links Championship, eastern Scotland
28: Rugby – Rugby Championship South Africa vs Australia and Argentina vs New Zealand
29: Moto – Aragon GP, Spain
29: Athletics – Berlin Marathon
30-05: Tennis – ATP at Beijing and Tokyo; WTA at Beijing
30-06: Gymnastics – World Championships in Antwerp

October

01-02: Football – Champions League, second round of matches
03: Football – Europa League, second round of matches
03-06: Golf – EPGA at Seve Trophy; USPGA at President’s Cup, Dublin, Ohio
04-06: Rallying – Rally of France
04-20: Boxing – World Championships in Almaty
05: Cycling – Tour of Lombardy
05: Rugby – Rugby Championship round – South Africa vs New Zealand and Argentina vs Australia
06: Formula One – South Korean GP, Yeongam
06: Racing – Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe at Longchamp
06: Athletics – Chicago Marathon
07-13: Tennis – ATP at Shanghai; WTA at Linz and Osaka
10-13: Golf – EPGA at Portugal Masters
13: Formula One – Japanese GP, Suzuka
13: Moto – Malaysian GP at Sepang
14-20: Tennis – ATP at Moscow, Stockholm and Vienna; WTA at Moscow and Luxembourg
17-20: Golf – EPGA at Perth Invitational
19: Racing – Champions Day, Ascot
20: Moto – Australian GP at Phillip Island
21-27: Tennis – Valencia and Basel; WTA at Tour Cham-pionships in Istanbul
22-23: Football – Champions League, third round of matches
24: Football – Europa League, third round of matches
24-27: Golf – EPGA at BMW Masters, Shanghai
25-27: Rallying – Rally of Spain/Catalonia
26-03: Squash – World Championships at Manchester
27: Formula One – Indian GP, New Delhi
27: Moto – Japanese GP at Motegi
28-03: Tennis – ATP at Paris; WTA Tour of Champions in Sofia
31-03: Golf – EPGA and USPGA at WGC-HSBC Champions, Shanghai

November

Jorge Lorenzo

01-02: Breeders Cup, Santa Ana, Los Angeles
02-03: Tennis – Fed Cup final
03: Formula One – Abu Dhabi GP
03: Athletics – New York Marathon
04-10: Tennis – ATP at World Tour Finals
05: Racing – Melbourne Cup
05-06: Football – Champions League, fourth round of matches
07: Football – Europa League, fourth round of matches
07-10: Golf – EPGA at Turkish Open
10: Moto – Valencia GP
12-17: Badminton – China Open in Shanghai
14-17: Golf – EPGA at World Tour Championship, Dubai
15-17: Rallying – Rally of Great Britain
15-17: Tennis – Davis Cup final
17: Formula One – United States GP, Austin
19-24: Badminton – Hong Kong Open
21-25: Cricket – Australia vs England at Brisbane, 1st Test
24: Formula One – Brazilian GP, Sao Paulo
24: Racing – Japan Cup
26-27: Football – UEFA Champions League, fifth round of group matches
28: Football – UEFA Europa League, fifth round of group matches

December

05-09: Cricket – Australia vs England at Adelaide, 2nd Test
06: Football – Draw for 2014 World Cup finals in Salvador de Bahia, Brazil
06-22: Handball – women’s World Championship in Serbia
10-11: Football – Champions League, sixth and last round of group matches
12: Football – Europa League, sixth and last round of group matches
13-17: Cricket – Australia vs England at Perth, 3rd Test
26-30: Cricket – Australia vs England at Melbourne, 4th Test

Major sporting events for 2013

The Champions League final will be played at Wembley on May 25.