Sports Calendar 2013 - Here’s a run down of what you shouldn’t miss in 2013.
5 multi-sports Games for the Year - 2013
6th Australian Youth Olympic Festival 2013 - 16 - 20 January 2013, Sydney
3rd Islamic Solidarity Games 2013 – 6th to 17th June 2013 at Riau Province
4th Asian Indoor & Marshal Arts Games 2013 – 29th June to 6th July 2013 at Incheon
2nd Asian Youth Games 2013 – 16th to 24th August 2013 at Nanjing,
27th SEA Games 2013 – 11th to 22nd December 2013 in Nay Pyi Taw
JANUARY
Athletics
26 Glasgow: Aviva International
BASKETBALL
13 Birmingham: BBL Cup final
CRICKET
11 Rajkot: India v England, 1st ODI
15 Kochi: India v England, 2nd ODI
19 Ranchi: India v England, 3rd ODI
23 Mohali: India v England, 4th ODI
27 Dharmasala: India v England, 5th ODI
CYCLING
17-19 Aguascalientes: Track World Cup III
DARTS
5-13 Frimley Green: BDO World Championships
FOOTBALL
5-7 FA Cup third round
19-Feb 10 South Africa: Africa Cup of Nations
26 FA Cup fourth round
GOLF
4-7 Hawaii: Hyundai Tournament of Champions
10-13 Durban: Volvo Champions
17-20 Abu Dhabi Championship
23-26 Doha: Commercialbank Qatar Masters
31-Feb 3 Dubai: Omega Dubai Desert Classic
MOTOR RACING
15-20 Monte Carlo Rally
RUGBY LEAGUE
31 Start of Co-operative Championship season
SNOOKER
13-20 London: The Masters
SQUASH
2-6 London: World Series Finals
18-24 New York: Tournament of Champions
TENNIS
1-6 Doha: Qatar ExxonMobil Open
14-27 Melbourne: Australian Open
Novak Djokovic won last year’s Australian Open FEBRUARY
ATHLETICS
9-10 Sheffield: European indoor trials and UK Champs
16 Birmingham: IAAF Indoor Grand Prix
BADMINTON
1-3 Manchester: English Championships
CRICKET
2 Mumbai: England v Sri Lanka, Women’s World Cup
4 Mumbai: India v England, Women’s World Cup
6 Mumbai: England v West Indies, Women’s World Cup
9 Auckland: New Zealand v England, 1st T20
9-13 Mumbai: Super sixes, Women’s World Cup
12 Hamilton: New Zealand v England, 2nd T20
15 Wellington: New Zealand v England, 3rd T20
17 Mumbai: Women’s World Cup final
17 Hamilton: New Zealand v England, 1st ODI
20 Napier: New Zealand v England, 2nd ODI
23 Auckland: New Zealand v England, 3rd ODI
CYCLING
20-24 Minsk: Track World Championships
FOOTBALL
2-3 Scottish Cup fifth round
6 International friendlies:
England v Brazil
Republic of Ireland v Poland
Scotland v Estonia
Wales v Austria
Malta v Northern Ireland
12-13 Champions League round of 16 first legs
14 Europa League round of 32 first legs
16-17 FA Cup fifth round
19-20 Champions League round of 16 first legs
21 Europa League round of 32 second legs
24 Capital One Cup final
GOLF
7-10 Johannesburg: Joburg Open
14-17 East London: Africa Open
14-17 Arizona: WGC Matchplay Championship
28-Mar 3 Copperleaf: Tshwane Open
MOTOR CYCLING
24 Phillip Island: World Superbikes
RUGBY LEAGUE
1-3 First round of Super League fixtures
22 Headingley: Leeds v Melbourne, World Club Challenge
RUGBY UNION
2 Six Nations: Wales v Ireland, England v Scotland
3 Six Nations: Italy v France
9 Six Nations: Scotland v Italy, France v Wales
Wales will be out to defend last year’s Grand Slam triumph in the Six Nations (Picture: PA)
10 Six Nations: Ireland v England
23 Six Nations: Italy v Wales, England v France
24 Six Nations: Scotland v Ireland
TENNIS
1-3 Davis Cup first round
9-10 Fed Cup first round
11-17 Doha: Qatar Total Open
18-24 Dubai Duty Free Championships (women)
25-Mar 3 Dubai Duty Free Champs (men)
MARCH
ATHLETICS
1-3 Gothenburg: European Indoor Championships
BADMINTON
5-10 Birmingham: All England Open Championships
BASKETBALL
9 Glasgow: BBL Trophy final
CRICKET
6-10 Dunedin: New Zealand v England, 1st Test
14-18 Wellington: N Zealand v England, 2nd Test
22-26 Auckland: N Zealand v England, 3rd Test
CYCLING
3-10 France: Paris-Nice
6-12 Italy: Tirreno-Adriatico
17 Italy: Milan-San Remo
18-24 Spain: Volta Ciclista a Catalunya
FOOTBALL
2-3 Scottish Cup quarter-finals
5-6 Champions League round of 16 second legs
7 Europa League round of 16 first legs
9-10 FA Cup quarter-finals
12-13 Champions League round of 16 second legs
14 Europa League round of 16 second legs
15 Nyon: Champions League and Europa League quarter-final, semi-final and final draws
22 World Cup qualifying matches
San Marino v England
Scotland v Wales
Sweden v Republic of Ireland
Northern Ireland v Russia
26 World Cup qualifying matches
Montenegro v England
Republic of Ireland v Austria
Wales v Croatia
Northern Ireland v Israel
Serbia v Scotland
GOLF
7-10 Florida: WCG Cadillac Championship
14-17 India: Avantha Masters
21-24 Kuala Lumpur: Maybank Malaysian Open
28-31 Morocco: Hassan Trophy
MOTOR CYCLING
10 New Delhi: World Superbikes
MOTOR RACING
17 Melbourne: Australian Grand Prix
Sebastien
Vettel and his Red Bull team get their 2012 Drivers’ and Constructors’
title defences underway in March (Picture: Reuters)
24 Kuala Lumpur: Malaysian Grand Prix
RACING
12-15 Cheltenham Festival
ROWING
31 London: Boat Race
RUGBY UNION
8-10 LV= Cup semi-finals
9 Six Nations: Scotland v Wales, Ireland v France
10 Six Nations: England v Italy
16 Six Nations: Italy v Ireland, Wales v England,
France v Scotland
17 LV= Cup final
SQUASH
18-22 London: Canary Wharf Classic
TENNIS
4-17 Indian Wells: BNP Paribas Open
18-31 Miami: Sony Open
APRIL
ATHLETICS
21 Virgin London Marathon
BASKETBALL
28 London: BBL play-off final
CYCLING
1-6 Spain: Vuelta Ciclista al Pais Vasco
7 France: Paris-Roubaix
19-20 Manchester: UCI BMX Supercross World Cup
FOOTBALL
2-3 Champions League quarter-final first legs
4 Europa League quarter-final first legs
9-10 Champions League quarter-final second legs
11 Europa League quarter-final second legs
13-14 FA Cup semi-finals
13-14 Scottish Cup semi-finals
23-24 Champions League semi-final first legs
25 Europa League semi-final first legs
30-May 1 Champions League semi-final second legs
GOLF
11-14 Georgia: US Masters
MOTOR CYCLING
7 Doha: Qatar MotoGP
7 Aragon: World Superbikes
7 Brands Hatch: British Superbikes
14 Thruxton: British Superbikes
21 Austin: Americas MotoGP
28 Assen: World Superbikes
MOTOR RACING
14 Shanghai: Chinese Grand Prix
21 Sakhir: Bahrain Grand Prix
RACING
4-6 Aintree: Grand National meeting
Neptune Collonges (grey) won last year’s Grand National which was marred by the death of two horses (Picture: Daily Mail)
RUGBY UNION
4-7 Amlin Challenge Cup quarter-finals
5-7 Heineken Cup quarter-finals
26-28 Amlin Challenge Cup semi-finals
26-28 Heineken Cup semi-finals
SNOOKER
Ronnie O’Sullivan is the reigning World Champion after he beat Ali Carter at the Crucible last year (Picture: AFP)
20-May 6 Sheffield: World Championship
TENNIS
5-7 Davis Cup: Great Britain v Russia
15-21 Monte Carlo Rolex Masters
20-21 Fed Cup semi-final
22-28 Barcelona Open
TRIATHLON
6-7 Auckland: ITU World Triathlon Series
19-20 San Diego: ITU World Triathlon Series
MAY
ATHLETICS
10 Doha: Diamond League meeting
18 Shanghai: Diamond League meeting
25 New York: Adidas Grand Prix
CRICKET
16-20 Lord’s: England v New Zealand, 1st Test
24-28 Headingley: England v New Zealand, 2nd Test
31 Lord’s: England v New Zealand, 1st ODI
CYCLING
4-26 Italy: Giro d’Italia
FOOTBALL
2 Europa League semi-final second legs
11 FA Cup final
15 Amsterdam: Europa League final
18 League 2 play-off final
19 League 1 play-off final
25 Wembley: Champions League final
Chelsea won last season’s Champions League final against Bayern Munich (Picture: Daily Mail)
26 Glasgow: Scottish Cup final
27 Championship play-off final
29 International: England v Republic of Ireland
GOLF
2-5 Binhai: Volvo China Open
9-12 Florida: Players Championship
16-19 Bulgaria: Volvo World Match Play Championship
MOTOR CYCLING
5 Jerez: Spain MotoGP
6 Oulton Park: British Superbikes
12 Monza: World Superbikes
19 Le Mans: France MotoGP
26 Donington: World Superbikes
MOTOR RACING
12 Catalunya: Spanish Grand Prix
26 Monte Carlo: Monaco Grand Prix
RUGBY LEAGUE
25-26 Manchester: Super League Magic weekend
RUGBY UNION
10-12 RaboDirect Pro12 play-offs
11-12 Aviva Premiership semi-finals
17 Dublin: Amlin Challenge Cup final
18 Dublin: Heineken Cup final
25 Aviva Premiership final
25 RaboDirect PRO12 final
TENNIS
6-12 Madrid: Mutua Madrid Open
13-19 Rome: Internationali BNL d’Italia
26-Jun 9 Paris: French Open
TRIATHLON
11-12 Yokohama: ITU World Series
JUNE
ATHLETICS
1 Eugene: Prefontaine Classic
6 Rome: Golden Gala
13 Oslo: Bislett Games
22-23 Gateshead: European Team Championships
30 Birmingham Grand Prix
CRICKET
2 Southampton: England v N Zealand, 2nd ODI
5 Trent Bridge: England v New Zealand, 3rd ODI
6-23 Cardiff, Edgbaston, The Oval: ICC Champions Trophy
25 The Oval: England v New Zealand, 1st T20
27 The Oval: England v New Zealand, 2nd T20
CYCLING
2-9 France: Criterium du Dauphine
Bradley Wiggins became the first British rider to win the Tour de France with his 2012 success (Picture: PA)
29 – July 21 Tour de France
FOOTBALL
7 World Cup qualifying:
Rep Ireland v Faroe Islands
Croatia v Scotland
11 World Cup qualifying matches
5-18 Israel: European Under-21 Championship
GOLF
13-16 Pennsylvania: US Open
27-30 New York: US Women’s Open
MODERN PENTATHLON
1-2 Moscow: World Cup final
MOTOR CYCLING
9 Portimao: World Superbikes
16 Barcelona: Catalunya MotoGP
16 Knockhill: British Superbikes
23 TBA: World Superbikes
29 Assen: Netherlands MotoGP
30 Imola: World Superbikes
MOTOR RACING
9 Montreal: Canadian Grand Prix
30 Silverstone: British Grand Prix
RACING
1 Epsom: Derby
Joseph O’Brien rode Camelot to victory at least year’s Epsom Derby (Picture: Getty)
18-22 Royal Ascot
RUGBY UNION
22 Brisbane: Australia v British & Irish Lions, 1st Test
29 Melbourne: Australia v British & Irish Lions, 2nd Test
TENNIS
10-16 Halle: Gerry Weber Open
10-16 Queen’s: Aegon Championships
10-16 Birmingham: Aegon Classic
17-22 Eastbourne: Aegon International
17-22 s’Hertogenbosch: Unicef Open
24-Jul 7 Wimbledon
TRIATHLON
1-2 Madrid: ITU World Series
JULY
ATHLETICS
4 Lausanne: Athletissima Lausanne
6 Paris: Areva meeting
12-14 Birmingham: World trials and UK Championships
19 Monaco: Herculis meeting
19-28 Lyon: Paralympic World Championships
26-27 Crystal Palace: Aviva London Grand Prix
CRICKET
10-14 Trent Bridge: England v Australia, 1st Test
18-22 Lord’s: England v Australia, 2nd Test
CYCLING
24-28 Auckland: UCI BMX World Championships
FOOTBALL
10-28 Sweden: Women’s European Championship finals
GOLF
11-14 Castle Stuart: Scottish Open
18-21 Muirfield: The Open Championship
MOTOR CYCLING
7 Sachsenring: Germany MotoGP
7 Snetterton: British Superbikes
21 Laguna Seca: USA MotoGP
21 Moscow: World Superbikes
21 Brands Hatch: British Superbikes
MOTOR RACING
14 TBC: German Grand Prix
28 Budapest: Hungarian Grand Prix
RACING
30-Aug 3 Glorious Goodwood
RUGBY UNION
6 Sydney: Australia v British & Irish Lions, 3rd Test
SWIMMING
19-Aug 4 Barcelona: World Championships
TRIATHLON
6-7 Kitzbuhel: ITU World Triathlon Series
20-21 Hamburg: ITU World Triathlon Series
AUGUST
ATHLETICS
10-18 Moscow: World Athletics Championships
22 Stockholm: Galan meeting
29 Zurich: Weltklasse meeting
BADMINTON
4-11 Guangzhou: World Championships
CRICKET
1-5 Old Trafford: England v Australia, 3rd Test
9-13 Chester-le-Street: England v Australia, 4th Test
England begin the defence of the Ashes in July (Picture: Getty)
13-16 Wormsley: England v Australia women’s Test
17 Edgbaston: t20 finals day
20 Lord’s: England v Australia, 1st women’s ODI
21-25 The Oval: England v Australia, 5th Test
23 Hove: England v Australia, 2nd women’s ODI
25 Hove: England v Australia, 3rd women’s ODI
27 Chelmsford: England v Australia, 1st women’s T20
29 Southampton: England v Australia, 1st T20
29 Southampton: England v Australia, 2nd women’s T20
31 Chester-le-Street: England v Australia, 2nd T20
31 Chester-le-Street: England v Australia, 3rd women’s T20
CYCLING
24-Sep 15 Vuelta a Espana
26-Sep 1 Pietermaritzburg: UCI Cross-country mountain bike World Championships
EQUESTRIAN
20-25 Denmark: FEI European Jumping Championship
FOOTBALL
3 Start of Football League season
11 Wembley: Community Shield
17 Start of Premier League season
GOLF
1-4 Ohio: WGC Bridgestone International
8-11 New York: US PGA
HOCKEY
17-25 Antwerp: European Championship
MODERN PENTATHLON
15-21 Kaoshiung: World Championships
MOTOR CYCLING
4 Silverstone: World Superbikes
11 Oulton Park: British Superbikes
18 Indianapolis MotoGP
25 Brno: Czech MotoGP
26 Cadwell Park: British Superbikes
MOTOR RACING
25 Spa-Francorchamps: Belgian Grand Prix
ROWING
25-Sep 1 Chungju: World Championships
RUGBY LEAGUE
24 Wembley: Challenge Cup final
TENNIS
5-11 Toronto: Rogers Cup
26-Sep 8 New York: US Open
Andy Murray claimed his maiden Grand Slam victory at last year’s US Open (Picture: AP)
TRIATHLON
24-25 Stockholm: ITU World Triathlon Series
SEPTEMBER
AMERICAN FOOTBALL
29 NFL, Wembley: Vikings v Steelers
ATHLETICS
6 Brussels: Ivo Van Damme Memorial meeting
CRICKET
3 Dublin: Ireland v England ODI
3 Edinburgh: Scotland v Australia ODI
6 Headingley: England v Australia, 1st ODI
8 Old Trafford: England v Australia, 2nd ODI
11 Edgbaston: England v Australia, 3rd ODI
14 Cardiff: England v Australia, 4th ODI
16 Southampton: England v Australia, 5th ODI
21 Lord’s: Clydesdale Bank 40 final
CYCLING
15-22 Tour of Britain
21-29 Florence: Road World Championships
FOOTBALL
6 World Cup qualifying matches
England v Moldova
Macedonia v Wales
Northern Ireland v Portugal
Scotland v Belgium
Republic of Ireland v Sweden
10 World Cup qualifying matches
Ukraine v England
Wales v Serbia
Macedonia v Scotland
Austria v Republic of Ireland
GOLF
7-8 New York: Walker Cup
GYMNASTICS
14-24 Kiev: World Rhythmic Championships
30-Oct 6 Antwerp: World Artistic Championships
MOTOR CYCLING
1 Silverstone: Great Britain MotoGP
1 Nurburgring: World Superbikes
8 Donington Park: British Superbikes
15 Misano: San Marino MotoGP
22 Assen: British Superbikes
29 Aragon MotoGP
29 Laguna Seca: World Superbikes
MOTOR RACING
8 Monza: Italian Grand Prix
22 Singapore Grand Prix
RUGBY LEAGUE
1 Final round of Co-operative Championship
8 Final round of Super League fixtures
29 Championship finals day
TENNIS
13-15 Davis Cup semi-finals
23-29 Tokyo: Toray Pan Pacific Open
30-Oct 6 Beijing: China Open
30-Oct 6 Tokyo: Japan Open
TRIATHLON
11-15 London: ITU World Series Grand Final
OCTOBER
AMERICAN FOOTBALL
27 NFL, Wembley: Jacksonville Jaguars v San Francisco 49ers
CYCLING
5 Italy: Giro di Lombardia
FOOTBALL
11 World Cup qualifying matches:
England v Montenegro
Wales v Macedonia
Germany v Republic of Ireland
Azerbaijan v Northern Ireland
15 World Cup qualifying matches:
England v Poland
Belgium v Wales
Scotland v Croatia
Republic of Ireland v Kazakhstan
Israel v Northern Ireland
GOLF
3-6 Ohio: Presidents Cup
31-Nov 3 Shanghai: WGC HSBC Champions
MOTOR CYCLING
6 Magny Cours: World Superbikes
6 Silverstone: British Superbikes
20 Jerez: World Superbikes
20 Brands Hatch: British Superbikes
13 Sepang: Malaysia MotoGP
20 Phillip Island: Australia MotoGP
27 Motegi: Japan MotoGP
MOTOR RACING
6 Yeongnam: Korean Grand Prix
13 Suzuka: Japanese Grand Prix
27 Delhi: Indian Grand Prix
RACING
19 Ascot: British Champions Day
RUGBY LEAGUE
5 Old Trafford: Super League Grand Final
RUGBY LEAGUE WORLD CUP
26 Cardiff: England v Australia, Wales v Italy
27 Hull: Papua New Guinea v France
27 Warrington: New Zealand v Samoa
28 Rochdale: Fiji v Ireland
29 Workington: Tonga v Scotland
30 Bristol: USA v Cook Islands
SQUASH
26-Nov 3 Manchester: World Championships
Ramy Ashour (right) is the reigning squash world champion (Picture: Getty)
TENNIS
7-13 Shanghai Rolex Masters
21-27 Basle: Swiss Indoors
22-27 Istanbul: WTA Championships
28-Nov 3 Paris: BNP Paribas Masters
29-Nov 4 Sofia: WTA Tournament of Champions
NOVEMBER
CRICKET
21-25 Brisbane: Australia v England, 1st Test
FOOTBALL
15 World Cup qualifying play-offs
19 World Cup qualifying play-offs
MOTOR CYCLING
10 Valencia MotoGP
MOTOR RACING
3 Yas Marina: Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
17 Austin: United States Grand Prix
24 Sao Paulo: Brazilian Grand Prix
RUGBY LEAGUE WORLD CUP
1 Avignon: New Zealand v France
2 Huddersfield: England v Ireland
2 St Helens: Australia v Fiji
3 Workington: Scotland v Italy
3 Wrexham: Wales v USA
4 Hull: Papua New Guinea v Samoa
5 Leigh: Tonga v Cook Islands
7 Salford: Scotland v USA
8 Leeds: New Zealand v Papua New Guinea
9 Hull: England v Fiji
9 Limerick: Australia v Ireland
10 Halifax: Tonga v Italy
10 Neath: Wales v Cook Islands
11 Perpignan: France v Samoa
15-17 Wrexham, Wigan, Leeds, Warrington: Quarter-finals
23 Wembley: Semi-finals
30 Old Trafford: World Cup final
RUGBY UNION
2 Twickenham: England v Australia
3 Esher: England women v France women
9 Twickenham: England v Argentina
16 Twickenham: England v New Zealand
23 Esher: England women v New Zealand women
27 Aldershot: England women v New Zealand women
TENNIS
2-3 Fed Cup final
4-11 London: ATP Tour finals
15-17 Davis Cup final
DECEMBER
CRICKET
5-9 Adelaide: Australia v England, 2nd Test
13-17 Perth: Australia v England, 3rd Test
26-30 Melbourne: Australia v England, 4th Test
DARTS
TBC London: PDC World Championships
SNOOKER
7-15 York: UK Championship
Conferences
1. International
Congress on Sports Science Research and Technology Support http://www.icsports.org/
Tuesday, January 15, 2013 to Thursday, January 17, 2013
Organiser
(ICSSPE members): National Association of Physical Education and Sports Contact person: Dr. Suresh Harihar Deshpande Email:generalsecretary@hvpm.org Internet:www.hvpm.org
The International Society for Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity
(ISBNPA) is holding their annual meeting from May 22nd - 25th, 2013 in Ghent,
Belgium. ISBNPA@semico.be
UNESCO and the Federal Government
of Germany are considering to jointly host the Fifth International Conference
of Ministers and Senior Officials Responsible for Physical Education and Sport
(MINEPS V). Both parties are planning that the global meeting for ministers and
senior officials for sport and physical education should take place between May
26th and June 1st, 2012 in Berlin, Germany.
Wednesday, June 12, 2013 to Thursday, June 13, 2013
The University
of Bedfordshire is to run the second International Physical Literacy Conference
from June 12th – 13th 2013 at a Residential Conference Centre in St. Neots, a small town a few miles from
Bedford. St Neots is adjacent to the A1 and also on a main railway line from
London.
The Polish Society for Sport Sciences and the Jozef Pilsudski University
of Physical Education will jointly host next years´ Association Internationale
des Écoles Supérieures d´Education Physique (AIESEP)
conference in Warsaw Poland from July 4-7th, 2013.
Monday, February 10, 2014 to Thursday, February 13, 2014
The next World
Congress of the International Association for Physical Education in Higher
Education/Association Internationale des Ecoles Superieures d’Education
Physique (AIESEP) will be held in Auckland, New Zealand on 10-13 February,
2014.
