2021 in sports by month

Main article: 2021 in sports

Calendar by month

Note: Sports that were originally intended to take place in 2020 but were delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic are indicated using †.

January

Date	Sport	Venue/Event	Status	Winner
1–10	Cross-country skiing	/ 2021 Tour de Ski	International	Men: Alexander Bolshunov Women: Jessie Diggins
3–15	Rally raid	2021 Dakar Rally	International	Bikes: Kevin Benavides Quads: Manuel Andújar Cars: Stéphane Peterhansel Light Proto: Josef Macháček UTV: Francisco López Contardo Trucks: Dmitry Sotnikov
5–18	Association football	2021 WAFU Zone B U-17 Tournament	Regional	Ivory Coast
8–24	Bowls	2021 World Indoor Bowls Championship	International	Open: Mark Dawes Women: Laura Daniels
9–10	Bobsleigh & Skeleton	IBSF European Championships 2021	Continental	Germany
9–10	Luge	2021 FIL European Luge Championships	Continental	Russia
10–17	Snooker	2021 Masters (Triple Crown #2)	International	Yan Bingtao
11	American football	2021 College Football Playoff National Championship	Domestic	Alabama Crimson Tide
11–13	Judo	2021 Judo World Masters	International	France
13–31	Handball	2021 World Men's Handball Championship	International	Denmark
13–8 May	Ice Hockey	/ 2020–21 NHL season	Domestic	Colorado Avalanche
16–17	Speed skating	2021 European Speed Skating Championships	Continental	Netherlands
16–7 February	Association football	2020 African Nations Championship†	Continental	Morocco
18–24	Association football	2021 UNAF U-17 Tournament	Regional	Algeria
21–24	Rallying	2021 Monte Carlo Rally (WRC #1)	International	WRC: Sébastien Ogier & Julien Ingrassia ( Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT) WRC-2: Andreas Mikkelsen & Ola Fløene ( Toksport WRT) WRC-3: Yohan Rossel & Benoît Fulcrand
22–24	Bobsleigh & Skeleton	IBSF Junior World Championships 2021	International	Germany
22–24	Short track speed skating	2021 European Short Track Speed Skating Championships	Continental	Men: Semion Elistratov Women: Suzanne Schulting
23	Association football	2020 Copa Sudamericana Final†	Continental	Defensa y Justicia
27–31	Badminton	2020 BWF World Tour Finals	International	Men: Anders Antonsen Women: Tai Tzu-ying
27–31	Biathlon	2021 IBU Open European Championships	Continental	Latvia / Poland
29–31	Darts	2021 Masters	International	Jonny Clayton
29–31	Extreme sport	Winter X Games XXV	International	United States
29–31	Luge	2021 FIL World Luge Championships	International	Germany
30	Association football	2020 Copa Libertadores Final†	Continental	Palmeiras
30–31	Cyclo-cross	2021 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships	International	Men: Mathieu van der Poel Women: Lucinda Brand
30–31	Endurance racing	2021 24 Hours of Daytona	International	Ricky Taylor, Filipe Albuquerque, Alexander Rossi & Hélio Castroneves ( Wayne Taylor Racing)
31	American football	2021 Pro Bowl	Domestic	Cancelled

February

Date	Sport	Venue/Event	Status	Winner/s
2–7	Tennis	2021 ATP Cup	International	Russia
3	Association football	2020 CONCACAF League Final	Continental	Alajuelense
4–11	Association football	2020 FIFA Club World Cup†	International	Bayern Munich
5–13	Association football	2021 WAFU Zone A U-17 Tournament	Regional	Senegal
5–14	Bobsleigh & Skeleton	IBSF World Championships 2021	International	Germany
6	Basketball	2021 FIBA Intercontinental Cup	International	San Pablo Burgos
6–26 March	Rugby union	///// 2021 Six Nations Championship	Continental	Wales
7	American football	Super Bowl LV	Domestic	Tampa Bay Buccaneers
8–21	Alpine skiing	FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2021	International	Austria
8–21	Tennis	2021 Australian Open (Grand Slam #1)	International	Men: Novak Djokovic Women: Naomi Osaka
9–14	Nordic skiing	2021 Nordic Junior World Ski Championships	International	Norway
9–16 March	Freestyle skiing & Snowboarding	/// FIS Freestyle Ski and Snowboarding World Championships 2021	International	Russian Ski Federation
9–7 November	Stock car racing	2021 NASCAR Cup Series	Domestic	Kyle Larson ( Hendrick Motorsports)
10–21	Biathlon	Biathlon World Championships 2021	International	Norway
11–14	Speed skating	2021 World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships	International	Netherlands
13–6 November	Stock car racing	2021 NASCAR Xfinity Series	Domestic	Daniel Hemric ( Joe Gibbs Racing)
14	Stock car racing	2021 Daytona 500	Domestic	Michael McDowell ( Front Row Motorsports)
14–6 March	Association football	2021 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations	Continental	Ghana
15–20	Archery	2021 IFAA World Indoor Archery Championships	International	Cancelled
16–20	Badminton	2021 European Mixed Team Badminton Championships	Continental	Denmark
18–28	Curling	2021 World Junior Curling Championships	International	Cancelled
19–21	Speed skating	2021 World Junior Speed Skating Championships	International	Cancelled
19–25	Multi-sport	2021 International Children's Games	International	Postponed to 11–16 August 2022
20	Horse racing	2021 Saudi Cup	International	Horse: Mishriff Jockey: David Egan Trainer: John Gosden
22–27	Archery	2021 European Indoor Archery Championships	Continental	Cancelled
22–28	Ski orienteering	2021 World Ski Orienteering Championships	International	Neutral Athletes / Norway
22–28	Snooker	2021 Players Championship (Cazoo Cup #2)	International	John Higgins
24–7 March	Nordic skiing	FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2021	International	Norway
25–28	Golf	2021 WGC-Workday Championship (WGC #1)	International	Collin Morikawa
26–27	Formula racing	2021 Diriyah ePrix (FE #1/2)	International	Race 1: Nyck de Vries ( Mercedes-EQ) Race 2: Sam Bird ( Jaguar Racing)
26–28	Rallying	2021 Arctic Rally Finland (WRC #2)	International	WRC: Ott Tänak & Martin Järveoja ( Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT) WRC-2: Esapekka Lappi & Janne Ferm ( Movisport) WRC-3: Teemu Asunmaa & Marko Salminen
27–6 March	Biathlon	Biathlon Junior World Championships 2021	International	France

March

1–9	Baseball	2021 Women's Baseball World Cup	International	Cancelled
3–10	Alpine skiing	World Junior Alpine Skiing Championships 2021	International	Austria
3–20	Association football	2020 AFC U-19 Championship	Continental	Cancelled
5–7	Athletics	2021 European Athletics Indoor Championships	Continental	Netherlands
5–7	Darts	2021 UK Open	International	James Wade
5–7	Short track speed skating	2021 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships	International	Men: Shaoang Liu Women: Suzanne Schulting
5–13	Sailing	2021 470 World Championships	International	Men: Sweden Women: Spain Mixed: Israel
5–21	Association football	2020 Copa Libertadores Femenina†	Continental	Ferroviária
7	Basketball	2021 NBA All-Star Game	Domestic	Team LeBron
7–13	Windsurfing	2021 RS:X European Championships	Continental	Men: Kiran Badloe Women: Charline Picon
10–17	Sailing	2021 America's Cup	International	Emirates Team New Zealand
11–14	Golf	2021 Players Championship	International	Justin Thomas
13–22	Baseball	2021 U-15 Baseball World Cup	International	Cancelled
16–19	Swimming	2021 South American Swimming Championships	Continental	Brazil
18–21	Telemarking	2021 World Telemarking Championships	International	Switzerland
18–27	Snowboarding	FIS Freestyle Junior World Ski Championships 2021 FIS Snowboarding Junior World Championships 2021	International	Ski: Russia Snowboarding: Russia
18–5 April	Basketball	2021 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament	Domestic	Baylor Bears
19–21	Cross-country skiing	2020–21 FIS Cross-Country World Cup Finals	International	Cancelled
20	Road bicycle racing	2021 Milan–San Remo (Monument #1)	International	Jasper Stuyven ( Trek–Segafredo)
20–29	Handball	2020 Asian Men's Junior Handball Championship	Continental	Cancelled
21–4 April	Basketball	2021 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament	Domestic	Stanford Cardinal
22–28	Archery	2021 Pan American Archery Championships	Continental	Colombia
22–28	Figure skating	2021 World Figure Skating Championships†	International	Men: Nathan Chen Ladies: Anna Shcherbakova Pair: Anastasia Mishina / Aleksandr Galliamov Ice dance: Victoria Sinitsina / Nikita Katsalapov
22–28	Snooker	2021 Tour Championship (Cazoo Cup #3)	International	Neil Robertson
23–3 April	Futsal	2020 AFC Futsal Championship	Continental	Cancelled
24–28	Golf	2021 WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play (WGC #2)	International	Billy Horschel
24–4 April	Tennis	2021 Miami Open†	International	Men: Hubert Hurkacz Women: Ashleigh Barty
26–28	Gymnastics	2021 World Parkour Championships	International	Cancelled
27	Horse racing	2021 Dubai World Cup	International	Horse: Mystic Guide Jockey: Luis Saez Trainer: Michael Stidham
27–28	Formula racing	2021 Sakhir Formula 2 round (F2 #1)	International	Sprint race 1: Liam Lawson ( Hitech Grand Prix) Sprint race 2: Oscar Piastri ( Prema Racing) Feature race: Guanyu Zhou ( UNI-Virtuosi Racing)
28	Formula racing	2021 Bahrain Grand Prix (F1 #1)	International	Lewis Hamilton ( Mercedes)
28	Motorcycle racing	2021 Qatar motorcycle Grand Prix (MotoGP #1)	International	MotoGP: Maverick Viñales ( Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP) Moto2: Sam Lowes ( Elf Marc VDS Racing Team) Moto3: Jaume Masiá ( Red Bull KTM Ajo)
30–4 April	Bandy	2021 Bandy World Championship	International	Cancelled
31–17 April	Association football	2020 AFC U-16 Championship	Continental	Cancelled

April

Date	Sport	Venue/Event	Status	Winner/s
1–4	Golf	2021 ANA Inspiration	International	Patty Tavatanakit
1–3 October	Baseball	/ 2021 Major League Baseball season	Domestic	Atlanta Braves
2–9	Beach handball	2020 Asian Youth Beach Handball Championship	Continental	Postponed to 22–28 March 2022
2–10	Multi-sport	2021 Asian Beach Games	Continental	Postponed to 2023
2–11	Curling	2021 World Men's Curling Championship	International	Sweden
3–4	Off-road racing	2021 Desert X-Prix (Extreme E #1)	International	Johan Kristoffersson & Molly Taylor ( Rosberg X Racing)
3–5	Field hockey	2021 Euro Hockey League 2021 Euro Hockey League Women	Continental	Men: Bloemendaal Women: Den Bosch
3–11	Fencing	2021 Junior and Cadet World Fencing Championships	International	Russia
3–11	Weightlifting	2021 European Weightlifting Championships	Continental	Ukraine
3–25	Rugby union	///// 2021 Women's Six Nations Championship	Continental	England
4	Motorcycle racing	2021 Doha motorcycle Grand Prix (MotoGP #2)	International	MotoGP: Fabio Quartararo ( Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP) Moto2: Sam Lowes ( Elf Marc VDS Racing Team) Moto3: Pedro Acosta ( Red Bull KTM Ajo)
4	Road bicycle racing	2021 Tour of Flanders (Monument #2)	International	Kasper Asgreen ( Deceuninck–Quick-Step)
5–27 May	Darts	2021 Premier League Darts	International	Jonny Clayton
6–9	Judo	2021 Asian-Pacific Judo Championships	Continental	South Korea
6–11	Wrestling	2021 African Wrestling Championships	Continental	Postponed to 17–22 May 2022
7–14	Association football	/ 2021 Recopa Sudamericana	Continental	Defensa y Justicia
8–11	Golf	2021 Masters Tournament (Grand Slam #1)	International	Hideki Matsuyama
8–11	Taekwondo	2021 European Taekwondo Championships	Continental	Russia
9–11	Rowing	2021 European Rowing Championships	Continental	Great Britain
10	Horse racing	2021 Grand National	International	Horse: Minella Times Jockey: Rachael Blackmore Trainer: Henry de Bromhead
10–11	Formula racing	2021 Rome ePrix (FE #3/4)	International	Race 1: Jean-Éric Vergne ( DS Techeetah) Race 2: Stoffel Vandoorne ( Mercedes-EQ)
11–18	Tennis	2021 Monte-Carlo Masters†	International	Stefanos Tsitsipas
13–18	Wrestling	2021 Asian Wrestling Championships	Continental	Freestyle: Iran Greco-Roman: Iran Women: Mongolia
13–23	Amateur boxing	2021 AIBA Youth World Boxing Championships	International	India
15–16	Judo	2021 Pan American Judo Championships	Continental	Brazil
15–18	Figure skating	2021 ISU World Team Trophy	International	Russia
16–18	Basketball	2021 EuroLeague Women Final Four	Continental	UMMC Ekaterinburg
16–18	Judo	2021 European Judo Championships	Continental	Kosovo
16–25	Weightlifting	2020 Asian Weightlifting Championships†	Continental	China
17–3 May	Snooker	2021 World Snooker Championship (Triple Crown #3)	International	Mark Selby
18	Formula racing	2021 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix (F1 #2)	International	Max Verstappen ( Red Bull Racing-Honda)
18	Motorcycle racing	2021 Portuguese motorcycle Grand Prix (MotoGP #3)	International	MotoGP: Fabio Quartararo ( Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP) Moto2: Raúl Fernández ( Red Bull KTM Ajo) Moto3: Pedro Acosta ( Red Bull KTM Ajo)
18–26 September	Indy car racing	/ 2021 IndyCar Series	International	Álex Palou ( Chip Ganassi Racing)
19–24	Weightlifting	2020 Pan American Weightlifting Championships†	Continental	Colombia
19–25	Wrestling	2021 European Wrestling Championships	Continental	Russia
19–28	Chess	Candidates Tournament 2020–21	International	Ian Nepomniachtchi
21–25	Artistic gymnastics	2021 European Artistic Gymnastics Championships	Continental	Russia
22–25	Rallying	2021 Croatia Rally (WRC #3)	International	WRC: Sébastien Ogier & Julien Ingrassia ( Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT) WRC-2: Mads Østberg & Torstein Eriksen ( TRT World Rally Team) WRC-3: Kajetan Kajetanowicz & Maciej Szczepaniak J-WRC: Jon Armstrong & Phil Hall
23–27	Windsurfing	2021 RS:X World Championships	International	Men: Kiran Badloe Women: Lilian de Geus
23–2 May	Association football	2021 Caribbean Club Shield	Regional	Cancelled
24–25	Formula racing	2021 Valencia ePrix (FE #5/6)	International	Race 1: Nyck de Vries ( Mercedes-EQ) Race 2: Jake Dennis ( BMW i Andretti Motorsport)
25	Road bicycle racing	2021 Liège–Bastogne–Liège (Monument #3)	International	Tadej Pogačar ( UAE Team Emirates)
26–6 May	Ice hockey	2021 IIHF World U18 Championships	International	Canada
27–2 May	Badminton	2021 Badminton Asia Championships	Continental	Cancelled
27–2 May	Badminton	2021 European Badminton Championships	Continental	Men: Anders Antonsen Women: Carolina Marín
28–2 May	Badminton	2021 Pan Am Badminton Championships	Continental	Men: Brian Yang Women: Beiwen Zhang
28–8 May	Beach soccer	2021 AFC Beach Soccer Asian Cup	Continental	Cancelled
29–2 May	Trampolining	2021 European Trampoline Championships	Continental	Russia
29–9 May	Tennis	2021 Madrid Open†	International	Men: Alexander Zverev Women: Aryna Sabalenka
30–9 May	Curling	2021 World Women's Curling Championship	International	Switzerland

May

Date	Sport	Venue/Event	Status	Winner/s
1	Endurance racing	2021 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps (WEC #1)	International	Hypercar: Sébastien Buemi, Brendon Hartley & Kazuki Nakajima ( Toyota Gazoo Racing) LMP2: Filipe Albuquerque, Philip Hanson & Fabio Scherer ( United Autosports USA) LMGTE Pro: Kévin Estre & Neel Jani ( Porsche GT Team) LMGTE Am: Nicklas Nielsen, François Perrodo & Alessio Rovera ( AF Corse)
1	Horse racing	2021 Kentucky Derby (Triple Crown #1)	Domestic	Horse: Medina Spirit Jockey: John Velazquez Trainer: Bob Baffert
1	Volleyball	2020–21 CEV Champions League Final	Continental	ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
1–2	Athletics	2021 World Athletics Relays	International	Poland
1–6	Diving	2021 FINA Diving World Cup	International	Great Britain
2	Formula racing	2021 Portuguese Grand Prix (F1 #3)	International	Lewis Hamilton ( Mercedes)
2	Motorcycle racing	2021 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix (MotoGP #4)	International	MotoGP: Jack Miller ( Ducati Lenovo Team) Moto2: Fabio Di Giannantonio ( Federal Oil Gresini Moto2) Moto3: Pedro Acosta ( Red Bull KTM Ajo) MotoE: Alessandro Zaccone ( Octo Pramac MotoE)
3	Futsal	2021 UEFA Futsal Champions League Final	Continental	Sporting CP
3–9	Futsal	2021 CONCACAF Futsal Championship	Continental	Costa Rica
3–9	Multi-sport	2021 World Combat Games	International	Cancelled
6–9	Canoe slalom	2021 European Canoe Slalom Championships	Continental	Czech Republic
6–22	Association football	2021 UEFA European Under-17 Championship	Continental	Cancelled
8	Formula racing	2021 Monaco ePrix (FE #7)	International	António Félix da Costa ( DS Techeetah)
8–9	Formula racing	2021 Barcelona Formula 3 round (F3 #1)	International	Race 1: Aleksandr Smolyar ( ART Grand Prix) Race 2: Olli Caldwell ( Prema Racing) Race 3: Dennis Hauger ( Prema Racing)
8–9	Athletics	2021 European Throwing Cup	Continental	Poland
8–30	Road bicycle racing	2021 Giro d'Italia (Grand Tour #1)	International	Egan Bernal ( Ineos Grenadiers)
9	Formula racing	2021 Spanish Grand Prix (F1 #4)	International	Lewis Hamilton ( Mercedes)
9–14	Nine-ball pool	2021 World Cup of Pool	International	Germany (Joshua Filler & Christoph Reintjes)
9–16	Tennis	2021 Italian Open	International	Men: Rafael Nadal Women: Iga Świątek
10–23	Aquatics	2020 European Aquatics Championships†	Continental	Russia
13–16	Orienteering	2021 European Orienteering Championships	Continental	Sweden
14–16	Aesthetic group gymnastics	2021 European Aesthetic Group Gymnastics Championships	Continental	Russia
15	Association football	2021 OFC Champions League Final	Continental	Cancelled
15	Horse racing	2021 Preakness Stakes (Triple Crown #2)	Domestic	Horse: Rombauer Jockey: Flavien Prat Trainer: Michael McCarthy
15–25	Association football	2021 Caribbean Club Championship	Regional	Cavaly
15–7 July	Ice hockey	/ 2021 Stanley Cup playoffs	Domestic	Tampa Bay Lightning
16	Association football	2021 UEFA Women's Champions League Final	Continental	Barcelona
16	Athletics	2021 European Race Walking Team Championships	Continental	Spain
16	Motorcycle racing	2021 French motorcycle Grand Prix (MotoGP #5)	International	MotoGP: Jack Miller ( Ducati Lenovo Team) Moto2: Raúl Fernández ( Red Bull KTM Ajo) Moto3: Sergio García ( Gaviota GasGas Aspar Team) MotoE: Eric Granado ( One Energy Racing)
16–22	Futsal	2021 Copa Libertadores de Futsal	Continental	San Lorenzo
16–22	Para swimming	2020 World Para Swimming European Open Championships†	Continental	Italy
17–23	Beach soccer	2021 CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship	Continental	El Salvador
17–23	Curling	2021 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship	International	Scotland
19–23	Karate	2021 European Karate Championships	Continental	Turkey
20	Association football	2021 UEFA Youth League Final	Continental	Cancelled
20–23	Rallying	2021 Rally de Portugal (WRC #4)	International	WRC: Elfyn Evans & Scott Martin ( Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT) WRC-2: Esapekka Lappi & Janne Ferm ( Movisport) WRC-3: Kajetan Kajetanowicz & Maciej Szczepaniak J-WRC: Mārtiņš Sesks & Francis Renars ( LMT Autosporta Akademija)
20–23	Golf	2021 PGA Championship (Grand Slam #2)	International	Phil Mickelson
20–23	Judo	2021 African Judo Championships	Continental	Tunisia
20–29	Futsal	2021 Arab Futsal Cup	International	Morocco
20–12 June	Association football	2021 FIFA U-20 World Cup	International	Cancelled
21–22	Formula racing	2021 Monte Carlo Formula 2 round (F2 #2)	International	Sprint race 1: Guanyu Zhou ( UNI-Virtuosi Racing) Sprint race 2: Dan Ticktum ( Carlin) Feature race: Théo Pourchaire ( ART Grand Prix)
21–6 June	Ice hockey	2021 IIHF World Championship	International	Canada
22	Rugby union	2021 European Rugby Champions Cup Final	Continental	Toulouse
22–25	Nine-ball pool	2021 World Pool Masters	International	Alexander Kazakis
22–5 June	Shooting	2021 European Shooting Championships	Continental	Russia
22–20 July	Basketball	2021 NBA playoffs	Domestic	Milwaukee Bucks
23	Formula racing	2021 Monaco Grand Prix (F1 #5)†	International	Max Verstappen ( Red Bull Racing-Honda)
23–29	Beach soccer	2021 Africa Beach Soccer Cup of Nations	Continental	Senegal
23–31	Amateur boxing	2021 Asian Amateur Boxing Championships	Continental	Kazakhstan
23–31	Weightlifting	2021 Junior World Weightlifting Championships	International	Kazakhstan
25–25 June	Volleyball	2021 FIVB Volleyball Women's Nations League	International	United States
26	Association football	2021 UEFA Europa League Final	Continental	Villarreal
26–27	Artistic gymnastics	2021 African Artistic Gymnastics Championships	Continental	Men: Omar Mohamed Women: Zeina Ibrahim
27–29	Aerobic gymnastics	2021 Aerobic Gymnastics World Championships	International	Russian Gymnastics Federation
27–29	Weightlifting	2021 African Weightlifting Championships	Continental	Tunisia
27–30	Wrestling	2021 Pan American Wrestling Championships	Continental	United States
28	Association football	2021 CAF Super Cup	Continental	Al Ahly
28–30	Basketball	2021 EuroLeague Final Four	Continental	Anadolu Efes
28–27 June	Volleyball	2021 FIVB Volleyball Men's Nations League	International	Brazil
29	Association football	2021 UEFA Champions League Final	Continental	Chelsea
29–30	Athletics	2021 European Athletics Team Championships (Super League)	Continental	Poland
29–30	Handball	2020–21 Women's EHF Champions League (Final Four)	Continental	Vipers Kristiansand
29–30	Off-road racing	2021 Ocean X-Prix (Extreme E #2)	International	Johan Kristoffersson & Molly Taylor ( Rosberg X Racing)
29–31	Athletics	2021 South American Championships in Athletics	Continental	Brazil
29–6 June	Surfing	2021 ISA World Surfing Games	International	Men: Joan Duru Women: Sally Fitzgibbons
30	Motorcycle racing	2021 Italian motorcycle Grand Prix (MotoGP #6)	International	MotoGP: Fabio Quartararo ( Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP) Moto2: Remy Gardner ( Red Bull KTM Ajo) Moto3: Dennis Foggia ( Leopard Racing)
30	Indy car racing	2021 Indianapolis 500	International	Hélio Castroneves
30–6 June	Street skateboarding	2021 Street Skateboarding World Championships	International	Men: Yuto Horigome Women: Aori Nishimura
30–13 June	Tennis	2021 French Open (Grand Slam #2)	International	Men: Novak Djokovic Women: Barbora Krejčíková
31–6 June	Archery	2021 European Archery Championships	Continental	Russia
31–6 June	Association football	/ 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship knockout stage	Continental	Germany

June

Date	Sport	Venue/Event	Status	Winner/s
1–5	Para-athletics	2021 World Para Athletics European Championships	Continental	Russia
3–4	Taekwondo	2021 Pan American Taekwondo Championships	Continental	Mexico
3–5	Water polo	2020–21 LEN Champions League (Final 8)	Continental	Pro Recco
3–6	Association football	2021 CONCACAF Nations League Finals	Continental	United States
3–6	Canoe sprint	2021 Canoe Sprint European Championships	Continental	Hungary
3–6	Golf	2021 U.S. Women's Open	International	Yuka Saso
3–6	Rallying	2021 Rally Italia Sardegna (WRC #5)	International	WRC: Sébastien Ogier & Julien Ingrassia ( Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT) WRC-2: Jari Huttunen & Mikko Lukka ( Hyundai Motorsport N) WRC-3: Yohan Rossel & Alexandre Coria
4–8	Freestyle BMX	2021 UCI Urban Cycling World Championships	International	United States
4–12	Field hockey	2021 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship	Continental	Netherlands
4–13	Gymnastics	2021 Pan American Gymnastics Championships	Continental	Brazil
5	Athletics	2021 European 10,000m Cup	Continental	Men: Morhad Amdouni Women: Eilish McColgan
5	Horse racing	2021 Belmont Stakes (Triple Crown #3)	Domestic	Horse: Essential Quality Jockey: Luis Saez Trainer: Brad H. Cox
5	Horse racing	2021 Epsom Derby	International	Horse: Adayar Jockey: Adam Kirby Trainer: Charlie Appleby
5–6	Formula racing	2021 Baku Formula 2 round (F2 #3)	International	Sprint race 1: Robert Shwartzman ( Prema Racing) Sprint race 2: Jüri Vips ( Hitech Grand Prix) Feature race: Jüri Vips ( Hitech Grand Prix)
5–6	Taekwondo	2021 African Taekwondo Championships	Continental	Tunisia
5–13	Field hockey	2021 Women's EuroHockey Nations Championship	Continental	Netherlands
5–17	Handball	2020 Asian Men's Youth Handball Championship	Continental	Cancelled
6	Formula racing	2021 Azerbaijan Grand Prix (F1 #6)†	International	Sergio Pérez ( Red Bull Racing-Honda)
6	Motorcycle racing	2021 Catalan motorcycle Grand Prix (MotoGP #7)	International	MotoGP: Miguel Oliveira ( Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) Moto2: Remy Gardner ( Red Bull KTM Ajo) Moto3: Sergio García ( Gaviota GasGas Aspar Team)
6–10	Nine-ball pool	2021 WPA World Nine-ball Championship	International	Albin Ouschan
6–13	Judo	2021 World Judo Championships	International	Japan
8–10	Rhythmic gymnastics	2021 Asian Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships	Continental	Uzbekistan
8–14	Modern pentathlon	2021 World Modern Pentathlon Championships	International	Hungary
8–18	Handball	2021 African Women's Handball Championship	Continental	Angola
9–13	Para-cycling	2021 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships	International	Italy
9–13	Rhythmic gymnastics	2021 Rhythmic Gymnastics European Championships	Continental	Russia
11–13	Triathlon	2021 Africa Triathlon Championships	Continental	Men: Henri Schoeman Women: Simone Ackermann
11–17	Association football	2021 CAFA U-20 Women's Championship	Regional	Uzbekistan
11–19	Basketball	2021 FIBA Women's AmeriCup	Continental	United States
11–9 July	Association football	2021 Africa Cup of Nations	Continental	Postponed to 9 January–6 February 2022
11–11 July	Association football	////////// UEFA Euro 2020†	Continental	Italy
12	Triathlon	2021 Oceania Triathlon Championships	Continental	Men: Luke Willian Women: Jaz Hedgeland
12–13	Handball	2020–21 EHF Champions League (Final Four)	Continental	Barça
13	Endurance racing	2021 8 Hours of Portimão (WEC #2)	International	Hypercar: Sébastien Buemi, Brendon Hartley & Kazuki Nakajima ( Toyota Gazoo Racing) LMP2: Anthony Davidson, António Félix da Costa & Roberto González ( Jota) LMGTE Pro: James Calado & Alessandro Pier Guidi ( AF Corse) LMGTE Am: Antonio Fuoco, Roberto Lacorte & Giorgio Sernagiotto ( Cetilar Racing)
13–19	Finswimming	2021 World Junior Finswimming Championship	International	Russia
13–10 July	Association football	2021 Copa América†	Continental	Argentina
14–19	Water polo	2020 FINA Women's Water Polo World League Super Final	International	United States
15–25	Amateur boxing	2021 European U22 Boxing Championships	Continental	Russia
16–18	Taekwondo	2021 Asian Taekwondo Championships	Continental	South Korea
17–20	Golf	2021 U.S. Open (Grand Slam #3)	International	Jon Rahm
17–27	Basketball	/ EuroBasket Women 2021	Continental	Serbia
18–20	Artistic gymnastics	2021 Junior Pan American Artistic Gymnastics Championships	Continental	United States
18–20	Triathlon	2021 Europe Triathlon Sprint and Relay Championships	Continental	Men: Max Studer Women: Laura Lindemann Mixed Relay: Great Britain
18–23	Test cricket	2021 ICC World Test Championship Final	International	New Zealand
19–20	Formula racing	2021 Puebla ePrix (FE #8/9)	International	Race 1: Lucas di Grassi ( Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler Formula E Team) Race 2: Edoardo Mortara ( RoKiT Venturi Racing)
19–20	Formula racing	2021 Le Castellet Formula 3 round (F3 #2)	International	Race 1: Aleksandr Smolyar ( ART Grand Prix) Race 2: Arthur Leclerc ( Prema Powerteam) Race 3: Jack Doohan ( Trident)
19–26	Para ice hockey	2021 World Para Ice Hockey Championships	International	United States
19–30	Baseball	2021 College World Series	Domestic	Mississippi State
20	Formula racing	2021 French Grand Prix (F1 #7)†	International	Max Verstappen ( Red Bull Racing-Honda)
20	Motorcycle racing	2021 German motorcycle Grand Prix (MotoGP #8)	International	MotoGP: Marc Márquez ( Repsol Honda Team) Moto2: Remy Gardner ( Red Bull KTM Ajo) Moto3: Pedro Acosta ( Red Bull KTM Ajo)
20–6 July	Association football	2021 Arab Cup U-20	International	Saudi Arabia
21–26	Softball	2020 Men's Softball European Championship†	Continental	Czech Republic
22–27	Squash	2021 Men's PSA World Tour Finals 2021 Women's PSA World Tour Finals	International	Men: Mostafa Asal Women: Nouran Gohar
22–27	Table tennis	2020 European Table Tennis Championships	Continental	Men: Timo Boll Women: Petrissa Solja
22–3 July	Handball	2021 Men's Junior World Handball Championship	International	Cancelled
23–29	Track cycling	2021 Pan American Track Cycling Championships	Continental	Colombia
24	Aquathlon	2021 Europe Triathlon Aquathlon Championships	Continental	Men: Michele Bortolamedi Women: Bianca Seregni
24–27	Golf	2021 Women's PGA Championship	International	Nelly Korda
24–27	Rallying	2021 Safari Rally (WRC #6)	International	WRC: Sébastien Ogier & Julien Ingrassia ( Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT) WRC-2: No classified finishers WRC-3: Onkar Rai & Drew Sturrock
25–27	Indoor hockey	2021 Men's Indoor Pan American Cup 2021 Women's Indoor Pan American Cup	Continental	Men: Argentina Women: United States
25–27	Rhythmic gymnastics	2021 Junior Pan American Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships	Continental	United States
25–27	Rugby sevens	2021 Oceania Sevens Championship 2021 Oceania Women's Sevens Championship	Continental	Men: Fiji Women: New Zealand
26	Formula racing	2021 W Series Spielberg round (W Series #1)	International	Alice Powell
26–1 July	Water polo	2020 FINA Men's Water Polo World League Super Final	International	Montenegro
26–18 July	Road bicycle racing	2021 Tour de France (Grand Tour #2)	International	Tadej Pogačar ( UAE Team Emirates)
27	Formula racing	2021 Styrian Grand Prix (F1 #8)	International	Max Verstappen ( Red Bull Racing-Honda)
27	Motorcycle racing	2021 Dutch TT (MotoGP #9)	International	MotoGP: Fabio Quartararo ( Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP) Moto2: Raúl Fernández ( Red Bull KTM Ajo) Moto3: Dennis Foggia ( Leopard Racing) MotoE: Eric Granado ( One Energy Racing)
27	Golf	Senior Players Championship	International	Steve Stricker
28–11 July	Tennis	2021 Wimbledon Championships (Grand Slam #3)†	International	Men: Novak Djokovic Women: Ashleigh Barty
28–14 July	International draughts	2021 Women's World Draughts Championship	International	Matrena Nogovitsyna
29–5 July	Aeromodelling	2021 FAI F3D-F3E World Championships for Pylon Racing Model Aircraft	International	Postponed to 8–14 July 2022
29–14 July	International draughts	2021 World Draughts Championship	International	Alexander Schwarzman
30–4 July	Volleyball	2021 FIVB Volleyball Men's Challenger Cup 2021 FIVB Volleyball Women's Challenger Cup	International	Cancelled
30–9 July	Association football	2021 CAFA U-17 Women's Championship	Regional	Uzbekistan
30–13 July	Association football	2021 UEFA European Under-19 Championship	Continental	Cancelled
June–July	Association football	2021 FIFA U-17 World Cup	International	Cancelled

July

Date	Sport	Venue/Event	Status	Winner/s
1–12	Amateur boxing	2021 Junior European Boxing Championships	Continental	Russia
2–4	Acrobatic gymnastics	2020 Acrobatic Gymnastics World Championships	International	Russian Gymnastics Federation
2–11	Road bicycle racing	2021 Giro Rosa	International	Anna van der Breggen ( SD Worx)
3	Mountain running	2021 European Mountain Running Championships	Continental	Cancelled
3–4	Judo	2021 European Kata Judo Championships 2021 European Kata Judo Junior Championships	Continental	Senior: Italy Junior: Russia
3–4	Formula racing	2021 Spielberg Formula 3 round (F3 #3)	International	Race 1: Dennis Hauger ( Prema Racing) Race 2: David Schumacher ( Trident) Race 3: Frederik Vesti ( ART Grand Prix)
3–9	Orienteering	2021 World Orienteering Championships	International	Sweden
3–11	Basketball	2021 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup	International	United States
4	Formula racing	2021 Austrian Grand Prix (F1 #9)	International	Max Verstappen ( Red Bull Racing-Honda)
4–6	Surf ski	2021 ICF Canoe Ocean Racing World Championships	International	Men: Nicolas Notten Women: Michelle Burn
5–8	Finswimming	2021 Finswimming World Championships	International	Russian Underwater Federation
5–11	Modern pentathlon	2021 European Modern Pentathlon Championships	Continental	Hungary
6–11	Canoe slalom	2021 World Junior and U23 Canoe Slalom Championships	International	Czech Republic
6–11	Swimming	2021 European Junior Swimming Championships	Continental	Russia
6–17	Paragliding	3rd FAI World Paragliding Aerobatic Championship	International	Spain
7–11	Rowing	2021 World Rowing U23 Championships	International	Italy
7–18	Association football	2021 COSAFA Cup	Regional	South Africa
7–1 August	Association football	UEFA Women's Euro 2021	Continental	Postponed to 6–31 July 2022
8–11	Athletics	2021 European Athletics U23 Championships	Continental	Italy
8–11	Canoe marathon	2021 Canoe Marathon European Championships	Continental	Hungary
8–18	Handball	2021 Women's U-19 European Handball Championship	Continental	Hungary
9–11	BMX racing	2021 European BMX Championships	Continental	Men: Arthur Pilard Women: Zoé Claessens
9–18	Volleyball	/ 2021 FIVB Volleyball Women's U20 World Championship	International	Italy
10	Association football	2021 CAF Confederation Cup Final	Continental	Raja Casablanca
10–11	Formula racing	2021 New York City ePrix (FE #10/11)	International	Race 1: Maximilian Günther ( BMW i Andretti Motorsport) Race 2: Sam Bird ( Jaguar Racing)
10–18	Volleyball	/ 2021 Girls' U16 European Volleyball Championship	Continental	Russia
10–1 August	Association football	2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup	Continental	United States
11–18	Modern pentathlon	2021 Modern Pentathlon Junior World Championships	International	Hungary
11–23	Gliding	5th FAI Junior European Gliding Championships	Continental	Club: Finn Sleigh Standard: Simon Briel
12–18	Basketball	2021 FIBA U20 Women's European Championship	Continental	Cancelled
12–18	Beach soccer	2021 Euro Winners Cup 2021 Women's Euro Winners Cup	Continental	Men: Kristall Women: Madrid
12–3 August	Chess	Women's Chess World Cup 2021	International	Alexandra Kosteniuk
12–6 August	Chess	Chess World Cup 2021	International	Jan-Krzysztof Duda
13	Baseball	2021 Major League Baseball All-Star Game	Domestic	American League
13–18	Beach handball	2021 European Beach Handball Championship	Continental	Men: Denmark Women: Germany
14–22	Squash	2020–21 PSA Men's World Squash Championship 2020–21 PSA Women's World Squash Championship	International	Men: Ali Farag Women: Nour El Sherbini
14–24	Aerobatics	14th FAI World Advanced Aerobatic Championships	International	Cancelled
14–25	Futsal	2021 AFC Futsal Club Championship	Continental	Cancelled
14–27	Multi-sport	2020 European Universities Games	Continental	Cancelled
15–18	Athletics	2021 European Athletics U20 Championships	Continental	Great Britain
15–18	Golf	2021 Open Championship (Grand Slam #4)†	International	Collin Morikawa
15–18	Rallying	2021 Rally Estonia (WRC #7)	International	WRC: Kalle Rovanperä & Jonne Halttunen ( Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT) WRC-2: Andreas Mikkelsen & Ola Fløene ( Toksport WRT) WRC-3: Aleksey Lukyanuk & Yaroslav Fedorov J-WRC: Sami Pajari & Marko Salminen ( Porvoon Autopalvelu)
17	Association football	2021 CAF Champions League Final	Continental	Al Ahly
17–18	Formula racing	2021 Silverstone Formula 2 round (F2 #4)	International	Sprint race 1: Robert Shwartzman ( Prema Racing) Sprint race 2: Richard Verschoor ( MP Motorsport) Feature race: Guanyu Zhou ( UNI-Virtuosi Racing)
17–25	Basketball	2021 FIBA U20 European Championship	Continental	Cancelled
17–25	Darts	2021 World Matchplay	International	Peter Wright
17–31	Association football	2021 CECAFA U-23 Challenge Cup	Regional	Tanzania
18	Endurance racing	2021 6 Hours of Monza (WEC #3)	International	Hypercar: Mike Conway, Kamui Kobayashi & José María López ( Toyota Gazoo Racing) LMP2: Filipe Albuquerque, Philip Hanson & Fabio Scherer ( United Autosports USA) LMGTE Pro: Kévin Estre & Neel Jani ( Porsche GT Team) LMGTE Am: Nicklas Nielsen, François Perrodo & Alessio Rovera ( AF Corse)
18	Formula racing	2021 British Grand Prix (F1 #10)	International	Lewis Hamilton ( Mercedes)
18–25	Inline speed skating	2021 European Inline Speed Skating Championships	Continental	France
19–30	Hang gliding	23rd FAI World Hang Gliding Class 1 Championship 9th FAI World Hang Gliding Class 5 Championship	International	Postponed to 6–19 August 2023
20–25	Basketball	2021 FIBA Women's European Championship for Small Countries	Continental	Luxembourg
21–31	Lacrosse	2020 European Lacrosse Championship	Continental	Cancelled
21–2 August	Association football	2021 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship	Continental	Cancelled
21–8 August	Multi-sport	2020 Summer Olympics†	International	United States
22–25	Golf	2021 Evian Championship	International	Minjee Lee
23–24	Rallycross	2021 World RX of Barcelona-Catalunya (WRX #1)	International	Kevin Hansen ( Hansen World RX Team)
23–21 May 2022	Association football	2021–22 Russian Premier League	Domestic	Zenit Saint Petersburg
23–22 May 2022	Association football	2021–22 Belgian First Division A	Domestic	Club Brugge
23–29 May 2022	Association football	2021–22 Austrian Football Bundesliga	Domestic	Red Bull Salzburg
24–25	Formula racing	2021 London ePrix (FE #12/13)	International	Race 1: Jake Dennis ( BMW i Andretti Motorsport) Race 2: Robin Frijns ( Alex Lynn)
24–1 August	Basketball	2021 FIBA U18 Women's European Championship	Continental	Cancelled
26–31	Parachuting	10th FAI European Freefall Style & Accuracy Landing Parachuting Championship 7th FAI Junior European Freefall Style and Accuracy Landing Championships	Continental	Cancelled
28–6 August	Aerobatics	23rd FAI World Glider Aerobatic Championships 11th FAI World Advanced Glider Aerobatic Championships	International	Aerobatic: Ferenc Tóth Advanced Aerobatic: Charlie Levy-Louapre
29–7 August	Aerobatics	14th FAI World Advanced Aerobatic Championships	International	Russia
30–6 August	Aeromodelling	2021 FAI F3CN World Championships for Model Helicopters	International	Cancelled
31–1 August	Formula racing	2021 Budapest Formula 3 round (F3 #4)	International	Race 1: Ayumu Iwasa ( Hitech Grand Prix) Race 2: Matteo Nannini ( HWA Racelab) Race 3: Dennis Hauger ( Prema Racing)
31–8 August	Basketball	2021 FIBA U18 European Championship	Continental	Cancelled

August

Date	Sport	Venue/Event	Status	Winner/s
1	Formula racing	2021 Hungarian Grand Prix (F1 #11)	International	Esteban Ocon ( Alpine-Renault)
1–7	Multi-sport	2021 Commonwealth Youth Games	International	Postponed to 4–11 August 2023
1–7	Aeromodelling	2021 FAI F3B World Championship for Model Gliders	International	Cancelled
5–8	Multi-sport	2021 Masters Indigenous Games	International	Postponed to 17–23 August 2023
5–8	Golf	2021 WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational (WGC #3)	International	Abraham Ancer
5–15	Handball	2021 European Women's U-17 Handball Championship	Continental	Hungary
6–14	Basketball	2021 FIBA U16 Women's European Championship	Continental	Cancelled
6–15	Athletics	2021 World Athletics Championships	International	Postponed to 15–24 July 2022
6–15	Basketball	2021 FIBA Under-16 African Championship	Continental	Egypt
6–15 May 2022	Association football	2021–22 Primeira Liga	Domestic	Porto
6–21 May 2022	Association football	2021–22 Ligue 1	Domestic	Paris Saint-Germain
7–15	Basketball	2021 FIBA U16 Women's African Championship	Continental	Mali
7–15	Basketball	2021 FIBA Under-19 Women's Basketball World Cup	International	United States
7–15	Sailing	2020 J/70 World Championship†	International	Peter Duncan
7–21	Gliding	36th FAI World Gliding Championships	International	Club: Uwe Wahlig Standard: Simon Schröder 15 Metre: Sebastian Kawa
8	Motorcycle racing	2021 Styrian motorcycle Grand Prix (MotoGP #10)	International	MotoGP: Jorge Martín ( Pramac Racing) Moto2: Marco Bezzecchi ( Sky Racing Team VR46) Moto3: Pedro Acosta ( Red Bull KTM Ajo)
8–15	Tennis	2021 Canadian Open	International	Men: Daniil Medvedev Women: Camila Giorgi
9–14	Sailing	2021 Youth Match Racing World Championship	International	David Wood
9–15	Archery	2021 World Archery Youth Championships	International	India
9–21	Parachuting	2020 FAI World Parachuting Championships†	International	Russian Parachuting Federation
10–15	Basketball	2020 FIBA European Championship for Small Countries†	Continental	Ireland
11	Association football	2021 UEFA Super Cup	Continental	Chelsea
11–15	Beach volleyball	2021 European Beach Volleyball Championships	Continental	Men: Anders Mol / Christian Sørum Women: Nina Betschart / Tanja Hüberli
11–15	Rowing	2021 World Rowing Junior Championships	International	United States
12–15	Taekwondo	2021 World Taekwondo Cadet Championships	International	Cancelled
12–16	Fishing	2021 World Fly Fishing Championship	International	Individual: Heikki Kurtti Team: Finland
12–22	Handball	2021 European Men's U-19 Handball Championship	Continental	Germany
13–15	Open water swimming	2021 FINA World Junior Open Water Swimming Championships	International	Postponed to 16–18 September 2022
13–15	Rallying	2021 Ypres Rally (WRC #8)	International	WRC: Thierry Neuville & Martijn Wydaeghe ( Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT) WRC-2: Jari Huttunen & Mikko Lukka ( Hyundai Motorsport N) WRC-3: Yohan Rossel & Alexandre Coria J-WRC: Jon Armstrong & Phil Hall
13–21	Basketball	2021 FIBA U16 European Championship	Continental	Cancelled
13–22	Baseball	2021 U-12 Baseball World Cup	International	Postponed to 28 July–7 August 2022
13–14 May 2022	Association football	2021–22 Bundesliga	Domestic	Bayern Munich
13–15 May 2022	Association football	2021–22 Eredivisie	Domestic	Ajax
13–22 May 2022	Association football	2021–22 La Liga	Domestic	Real Madrid
13–22 May 2022	Association football	2021–22 Premier League	Domestic	Manchester City
14–15	Fishing	2021 Feeder Fishing World Championship	International	Individual: Benny Mertens Team: Belgium
14–15	Formula racing	2021 Berlin ePrix (FE #14/15)	International	Race 1: Lucas di Grassi ( Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler Formula E Team) Race 2: Norman Nato ( ROKiT Venturi Racing)
14–21	Sailing	2021 12 Metre World Championship	International	Patrick Howaldt
14–5 September	Road bicycle racing	2021 Vuelta a España (Grand Tour #3)	International	Primož Roglič ( Team Jumbo–Visma)
14–2 October	Rugby union	/// 2021 Rugby Championship	International	New Zealand
15	Motorcycle racing	2021 Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix (MotoGP #11)	International	MotoGP: Brad Binder ( Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) Moto2: Raúl Fernández ( Red Bull KTM Ajo) Moto3: Sergio García ( Santander Consumer GasGas) MotoE: Lukas Tulovic ( Tech3 E-Racing)
16–21	Sailing	2021 Raceboard World Championships	International	Men: Juozas Bernotas Women: Vita Matīse
16–22	Sailing	2021 iQFoil World Championships	International	Men: Nicolas Goyard Women: Hélène Noesmoen
16–22	Tennis	2021 Cincinnati Masters	International	Men: Alexander Zverev Women: Ashleigh Barty
16–22	Wrestling	2021 World Junior Wrestling Championships	International	Russia
17–19	Judo	2021 European Cadet Judo Championships	Continental	Russia
17–22	Track cycling	2021 UEC European Track Championships (under-23 & junior)	Continental	Russia
17–29	Basketball	2021 FIBA Asia Cup	Continental	Postponed to 12–24 July 2022
18–22	Athletics	2021 World Athletics U20 Championships	International	Kenya
18–23	Volleyball	2021 Men's NORCECA Volleyball Championship	Continental	Puerto Rico
18–29	Handball	2021 Men's Youth World Handball Championship	International	Cancelled
18–29	Multi-sport	2021 Summer World University Games	International	Postponed to 28 July–8 August 2023
18–4 September	Volleyball	/// 2021 Women's European Volleyball Championship	Continental	Italy
19–22	Canoe slalom	2021 European Junior and U23 Canoe Slalom Championships	Continental	Czech Republic
19–22	Golf	2021 Women's British Open	International	Anna Nordqvist
19–22	Orienteering	2021 European Youth Orienteering Championships	Continental	Finland
19–29	Baseball	2021 Little League World Series	Domestic	Taylor North Little League
19–29	Beach soccer	2021 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup	International	RFU
19–5 September	Golf	2021 FedEx Cup Playoffs	International	The Northern Trust: Tony Finau BMW Championship: Patrick Cantlay Tour Championship: Patrick Cantlay
20–22	BMX racing	2021 UCI BMX World Championships	International	Men: Niek Kimmann Women: Bethany Shriever
20–22	Karate	2021 European Cadet, Junior & U21 Karate Championships	Continental	Turkey
20–22	Rallycross	2021 World RX of Sweden (WRX #2)	International	Timmy Hansen ( Hansen World RX Team)
20–28	Aerobatics	22nd FAI European Aerobatic Championships	Continental	Cancelled
20–31	Ice hockey	2021 IIHF Women's World Championship	International	Canada
21–22	Endurance racing	2021 24 Hours of Le Mans (WEC #4)	International	Hypercar: Mike Conway, Kamui Kobayashi & José María López ( Toyota Gazoo Racing) LMP2: Robin Frijns, Ferdinand von Habsburg & Charles Milesi ( Team WRT) LMGTE Pro: James Calado, Côme Ledogar & Alessandro Pier Guidi ( AF Corse) LMGTE Am: Nicklas Nielsen, François Perrodo & Alessio Rovera ( AF Corse)
21–28	Field hockey	2021 Men's Junior Pan American Championship 2021 Women's Junior Pan American Championship	Continental	Men: Chile Women: Canada
21–28	Fishing	2021 Long Casting of Sea Weights World Championships	International	Argentina
21–29	Artistic swimming	2021 FINA World Junior & Youth Artistic Swimming Championships	International	Postponed to 10–14 August 2022
21–29	Water Polo	2021 LEN Women European Junior Water Polo Championship	Continental	Russia
21–31	Sport climbing	2021 IFSC Climbing World Youth Championship	International	Japan
21–22 May 2022	Association football	2021–22 Serie A	Domestic	AC Milan
22–25	Handball	2021 Nor.Ca. Women's Handball Championship	Regional	Puerto Rico
22–28	Sailing	2021 Platu 25 World Championship	International	Mati Sepp
23–29	Basketball	2021 FIBA Under-16 Americas Championship	Continental	United States
23–29	Basketball	2021 FIBA Under-16 Women's Americas Championship	Continental	United States
23–29	Equestrian	2021 FEI World Vaulting Championships	International	Germany
24–29	Basketball	2021 FIBA 3x3 U18 World Cup	International	Men: United States Women: United States
24–2 September	Volleyball	2021 FIVB Volleyball Boys' U19 World Championship	International	Poland
24–5 September	Basketball	AfroBasket 2021	Continental	Tunisia
24–5 September	Olympics	2020 Summer Paralympics†	International	China
24–6 September	Association football	2021 Arab Women's Cup	International	Jordan
25–28	Karate	2021 Pan American Cadet, Junior and U21 Karate Championships	Continental	Postponed to 25–27 August 2022
25–29	Biathle & Triathle	2021 Biathle/Triathle World Championships	International	Czech Republic
25–29	Floorball	2021 Men's under-19 World Floorball Championships	International	Czech Republic
25–29	Mountain bike racing	2021 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships	International	France
26–29	Athletics	2021 European Athletics U18 Championships	Continental	Cancelled
26–29	Summer biathlon	Summer Biathlon World Championships 2021	International	Czech Republic
27–30	Beach sambo	2021 World Beach Sambo Championships	International	Russian Sambo Federation
28–29	Fishing	2021 Carnivorous Artificial Bait Shore Angling World Championship for Nations	International	Individual: Nazariy Bozhenko Team: Ukraine
28–29	Formula racing	2021 Spa-Francorchamps FIA Formula 3 round (F3 #5)	International	Race 1: Lorenzo Colombo ( Campos Racing) Race 2: Jack Doohan ( Trident) Race 3: Jack Doohan ( Trident)
28–29	Off-road racing	2021 Arctic X-Prix (Extreme E #3)	International	Johan Kristoffersson & Molly Taylor ( Andretti United XE)
28–5 September	Water polo	2021 FINA World Men's Junior Water Polo Championships	International	Serbia
29	Formula racing	2021 Belgian Grand Prix (F1 #12)	International	Max Verstappen ( Red Bull Racing-Honda)
29	Motorcycle racing	2021 British motorcycle Grand Prix (MotoGP #12)	International	MotoGP: Fabio Quartararo ( Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP) Moto2: Remy Gardner ( Red Bull KTM Ajo) Moto3: Romano Fenati ( Sterilgarda Max Racing Team)
30–4 September	Archery	2021 European 3D Championships	Continental	Italy
30–12 September	Tennis	2021 US Open (Grand Slam #4)	International	Men: Daniil Medvedev Women: Emma Raducanu
31–7 September	Sailing	2021 Moth World Championship	International	Tom Slingsby

September

Date	Sport	Venue/Event	Status	Winner/s
1–4	Sailing	2021 Melges 32 World Championships	International	Christian Schwörer
1–5	Casting	2021 Casting Sport World Championships	International	Czech Republic
1–5	Floorball	2020 Women's under-19 World Floorball Championships†	International	Finland
1–5	Sailing	2021 IFCA Slalom World Championships	International	Men: Enrico Marotti Women: Jenna Gibson
1–5	Track cycling	2021 UCI Junior Track Cycling World Championships	International	Russia
1–5	Volleyball	2021 Men's South American Volleyball Championship	Continental	Brazil
1–7	Table tennis	2021 African Table Tennis Championships	Continental	Men: Omar Assar Women: Mariam Alhodaby
1–19	Volleyball	/// 2021 Men's European Volleyball Championship	Continental	Italy
2–5	Mountain bike trials	2021 UCI Trials World Championships	International	Spain
3–5	Rallycross	2021 World RX of France (WRX #3)	International	Timmy Hansen ( Hansen World RX Team)
3–5	Triathlon	2021 Asian U23 and Junior Triathlon Championships	Continental	Cancelled
3–8	Sailing	2021 FarEast 28R World Championships	International	Cancelled
3–11	Artistic roller skating	2021 European Artistic Roller Skating Championships	Continental	Italy
3–12	Badminton	2021 European U17 Badminton Championships	Continental	Russia
4–5	Formula racing	2021 Zandvoort FIA Formula 3 round (F3 #6)	International	Race 1: Arthur Leclerc ( Prema Racing) Race 2: Victor Martins ( MP Motorsport) Race 3: Dennis Hauger ( Prema Racing)
4–5	Rowing	2021 European Rowing U23 Championships	Continental	Romania
4–5	Triathlon	2021 Asian Mixed Relay Triathlon Championships	Continental	Cancelled
4–6	Golf	2021 Solheim Cup	International	Europe
4–10	Aerobatics	1st FAI European Intermediate Aerobatic Championship	Continental	Ivan Barsov
4–11	Multi-sport	2021 CIS Games	Regional	Russia
4–11	Sailing	2021 Flying Dutchman World Championships	International	Hungary
4–11 December	American football	2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season	Domestic	Georgia Bulldogs
5	Mountain bike racing	2021 UCI Mountain Bike Eliminator World Championships	International	Men: Simon Gegenheimer Women: Gaia Tormena
5	Formula racing	2021 Dutch Grand Prix (F1 #13)†	International	Max Verstappen ( Red Bull Racing-Honda)
5–10	Orienteering	2021 Junior World Orienteering Championships	International	Men: Francesco Mariani Women: Malin Agervig Kristiansson
5–11	Gliding	2021 FAI World Sailplane Grand Prix Championship	International	Sebastian Kawa
5–12	Archery	2021 European Field Championships	Continental	Italy
6–10	Pool	2021 World Ten-ball Championship	International	Eklent Kaçi
7–12	Artistic swimming	2021 European Youth Artistic Swimming Championships	Continental	Russia
7–12	Dressage	2021 European Dressage Championships	Continental	Germany
7–15	Volleyball	2021 Men's African Nations Volleyball Championship	Continental	Tunisia
7–19	Bowls	2020 World Outdoor Bowls Championship	International	Cancelled
8–12	Road bicycle racing	2021 European Road Championships	Continental	Italy
8–19	Inline hockey	2021 InLine Hockey World Championships	International	Men: Czech Republic Women: France
9–12	Standup paddleboarding	2021 ICF SUP World Championships	International	Spain
9–12	Darts	2021 PDC World Cup of Darts	International	Scotland
9–12	Judo	2021 European Junior Judo Championships	Continental	France
9–12	Rallying	2021 Acropolis Rally (WRC #9)	International	WRC: Kalle Rovanperä & Jonne Halttunen ( Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT) WRC-2: Andreas Mikkelsen & Elliott Edmondson ( Toksport WRT) WRC-3: Kajetan Kajetanowicz & Maciej Szczepaniak
9–9 January 2022	American football	2021 NFL season	Domestic	Green Bay Packers
10–12	3x3 basketball	2021 FIBA 3x3 Europe Cup	International	Men: Serbia Women: Spain
10–12	Cable skiing	2021 IWWF Cableski World Championships	International	Belarus
10–19	Baseball	2021 U-18 Baseball World Cup	International	Postponed to 9–18 September 2022
10–19	Multi-sport	2021 Islamic Solidarity Games	International	Postponed to 9–22 August 2022
11–12	Formula racing	2021 Monza Formula 2 round (F2 #5)	International	Sprint race 1: Théo Pourchaire ( ART Grand Prix) Sprint race 2: Jehan Daruvala ( Carlin) Feature race: Oscar Piastri ( Prema Racing)
11–20	Volleyball	2021 Women's Pan-American Volleyball Cup	Continental	Dominican Republic
12	Formula racing	2021 Italian Grand Prix (F1 #14)	International	Daniel Ricciardo ( McLaren-Mercedes)
12	Motorcycle racing	2021 Aragon motorcycle Grand Prix (MotoGP #13)	International	MotoGP: Francesco Bagnaia ( Ducati Lenovo Team) Moto2: Raúl Fernández ( Red Bull KTM Ajo) Moto3: Dennis Foggia ( Leopard Racing)
12–19	Baseball	2021 European Baseball Championship	Continental	Netherlands
12–19	Volleyball	2021 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship	Continental	Iran
12–19	Modern pentathlon	2021 Modern Pentathlon Youth World Championships	International	Russia
12–19	Volleyball	2021 Women's African Nations Volleyball Championship	Continental	Cameroon
12–19	Water polo	2021 LEN Men's European Junior Water Polo Championships	Continental	Serbia
12–3 October	Futsal	2021 FIFA Futsal World Cup	International	Portugal
13–18	Ballooning	22nd FAI European Hot Air Balloon Championship	Continental	France
13–19	Beach tennis	2021 ITF Beach Tennis World Championships	International	Men: Nikita Burmakin and Tommaso Giovannini Women: Giulia Gasparri and Ninny Valentini
14	Surfing	2021 World Surf League Finals	International	Men: Gabriel Medina Women: Carissa Moore
14–18	Athletics	2021 Pan American U20 Athletics Championships	Continental	Cancelled
15–17	Sport climbing	2021 IFSC Paraclimbing World Championships	International	France
15–19	Volleyball	2021 Women's South American Volleyball Championship	Continental	Brazil
15–21	Sport climbing	2021 IFSC Climbing World Championships	International	Japan
15–25	Handball	2021 Asian Women's Handball Championship	Continental	South Korea
16–19	Canoe sprint	2021 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships	International	Canoe sprint: Hungary Paracanoe: Great Britain
17	Ironman triathlon	2021 Ironman 70.3 World Championship	International	Men: Gustav Iden Women: Lucy Charles-Barclay
17–18	Triathlon	2021 Asian Sprint Triathlon Championships	Continental	Kazakhstan
17–19	Aerobic gymnastics	2021 Aerobic Gymnastics European Championships	Continental	Bulgaria
17–26	Basketball	2021 Women's Afrobasket	Continental	Nigeria
18–19	Motorcycle racing	2021 San Marino and Rimini Riviera motorcycle Grand Prix (MotoGP #14)	International	MotoGP: Francesco Bagnaia ( Ducati Lenovo Team) Moto2: Raúl Fernández ( Red Bull KTM Ajo) Moto3: Dennis Foggia ( Leopard Racing) MotoE (race 1): Jordi Torres ( HP Pons 40) MotoE (race 2): Matteo Ferrari ( Indonesian E-Racing Gresini MotoE)
18–19	Rallycross	2021 World RX of Riga - Latvia (WRX #4/5)	International	Niclas Grönholm ( GRX-SET World RX Team)
18–19	Table tennis	2021 Europe Top 16 Cup	Continental	Men: Patrick Franziska Women: Nina Mittelham
18–26	Rugby sevens	2021 World Rugby Sevens Series	International	South Africa
18–16 October	Rugby union	2021 Rugby World Cup	International	Postponed to 8 October–12 November 2022
19–26	Road bicycle racing	2021 UCI Road World Championships	International	Italy
20–26	Archery	2021 World Archery Championships	International	South Korea
20–29	Volleyball	2021 FIVB Volleyball Girls' U18 World Championship	International	Russia
20–30	Shooting	2021 World Running Target Championships	International	Postponed to 2–9 August 2022
22–26	Canoe slalom	2021 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships	International	France
22–26	Wildwater canoeing	2021 Wildwater Canoeing World Championships	International	France
22–27	Open-water diving	2021 Open Water World Finswimming Championships	International	Junior: Egypt Senior: France
23–3 October	Volleyball	/ 2021 FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship	International	Italy
24–26	Formula racing	2021 Sochi Formula 3 round (F3 #7)	International	Race 1: Logan Sargeant ( Charouz Racing System) Race 2: Cancelled Race 3: Jack Doohan ( Trident)
24–26	Golf	2021 Ryder Cup†	International	United States
24–26	Tennis	2021 Laver Cup†	International	Europe
24–3 October	Baseball	2021 U-23 Baseball World Cup	International	Venezuela
24–3 October	Weightlifting	2021 European Junior & U23 Weightlifting Championships	Continental	Russia
25	Professional boxing	Anthony Joshua vs. Oleksandr Usyk	International	Oleksandr Usyk
25–26	Formula racing	2021 Sochi Formula 2 round (F2 #6)	International	Sprint race 1: Dan Ticktum ( Carlin) Sprint race 2: Cancelled Feature race: Oscar Piastri ( Prema Racing)
25–26	Triathlon	2021 European Triathlon Championships	Continental	Men: Dorian Coninx Women: Julie Derron
26	Endurance racing	2021 6 Hours of Fuji (WEC #5)	International	Cancelled
26	Formula racing	2021 Russian Grand Prix (F1 #15)	International	Lewis Hamilton ( Mercedes)
26	Marathon	2021 Berlin Marathon (WMM #1)†	International	Men: Guye Adola Women: Gotytom Gebreslase
26–3 October	Badminton	2021 Sudirman Cup	International	China
27–10 October	Shooting	2021 ISSF Junior World Championships	International	India
28–3 October	Table tennis	2021 European Table Tennis Championships	Continental	Men: Germany Women: Germany
28–3 October	Track cycling	2021 Asian Track Cycling Championships	Continental	Cancelled
28–5 October	Table tennis	2021 Asian Table Tennis Championships	Continental	Japan
28–9 October	Association football	2021 COSAFA Women's Championship	Regional	Tanzania
29–3 October	Acrobatic gymnastics	2021 Acrobatic Gymnastics European Championships	Continental	Senior: Russian Acrobatic Gymnastics Federation Junior: Russian Acrobatic Gymnastics Federation
30–3 October	Canoe marathon	2021 ICF Canoe Marathon World Championships	International	Hungary
30–3 October	Triathlon	2021 European Youth Triathlon Championships	Continental	Italy/Portugal

October

Date	Sport	Venue/Event	Status	Winner/s
1–3	Rallying	2021 Rally Finland (WRC #10)	International	WRC: Elfyn Evans & Scott Martin ( Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT) WRC-2: Teemu Suninen & Mikko Markkula ( Movisport) WRC-3: Emil Lindholm & Reeta Hämäläinen
1–4	Athletics	2021 Asian Youth Athletics Championships	Continental	Postponed to 1–4 March 2022
1–16	Association football	2021 SAFF Championship	Regional	India
2	Mountain bike racing	2021 UCI Mountain Bike Marathon World Championships	International	Men: Andreas Seewald Women: Mona Mitterwallner
2	Ultramarathon	2021 IAU 24 Hour World Championship	International	Cancelled
2–8	Air sports	2021 FAI S World Championships for Space Models	International	Poland
2–10	Wrestling	2021 World Wrestling Championships	International	Men's Greco-Roman: Russia Men's freestyle: Russia Women's freestyle: Japan
3	Horse racing	2021 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe	International	Horse: Torquator Tasso Jockey: René Piechulek Trainer: Marcel Weiß
3	Marathon	2021 London Marathon (WMM #2)	International	Men: Sisay Lemma Women: Joyciline Jepkosgei
3	Motorcycle racing	2021 Motorcycle Grand Prix of the Americas (MotoGP #15)	International	MotoGP: Marc Márquez ( Repsol Honda Team) Moto2: Raúl Fernández ( Red Bull KTM Ajo) Moto3: Izan Guevara ( Solunion GasGas Aspar Team)
3	Road bicycle racing	2021 Paris–Roubaix (Monument #4)	International	Sonny Colbrelli ( Team Bahrain Victorious)
3–9	Darts	2021 World Grand Prix	International	Jonny Clayton
4–9	Handball	2021 IHF Men's Super Globe	International	SC Magdeburg
4–12	Association football	2021 WAFF U-23 Championship	Regional	Jordan
4–16	Multi-sport	2021 Huntsman World Senior Games	International	Utah
4–17	Tennis	2021 Indian Wells Masters†	International	Men: Cameron Norrie Women: Paula Badosa
5–9	Handball	2021 South and Central American Women's Handball Championship	Continental	Brazil
5–9	Track cycling	2021 UEC European Track Championships	Continental	Netherlands
5–12	Weightlifting	2021 Youth World Weightlifting Championships	International	Russia
6–10	Association football	2021 UEFA Nations League Finals	Continental	France
6–10	Judo	2021 World Judo Juniors Championships	International	Georgia
6–10	Beach volleyball	2021 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour Finals	International	Men: Anders Mol and Christian Sørum Women: Karla Borger and Julia Sude
9	Ironman triathlon	2021 Ironman World Championship	International	Postponed to 7 May 2022
9	Road bicycle racing	2021 Il Lombardia (Monument #5)	International	Tadej Pogačar ( UAE Team Emirates)
9–16	Water polo	2021 FINA World Women's Junior Water Polo Championships	International	Spain
9–17	Badminton	2020 Thomas & Uber Cup	International	Thomas Cup: Indonesia Uber Cup: China
10	Formula racing	2021 Turkish Grand Prix (F1 #16)	International	Valtteri Bottas ( Mercedes)
10	Formula racing	2021 Japanese Grand Prix (F1)	International	Cancelled
10	Marathon	2021 Chicago Marathon (WMM #3)†	International	Men: Seifu Tura Women: Ruth Chepngetich
11	Marathon	2021 Boston Marathon (WMM #4)†	International	Men: Benson Kipruto Women: Diana Kipyogei
11–17	Badminton	2021 BWF World Junior Championships	International	Cancelled
11–17	Swimming	2021 African Swimming Championships	Continental	South Africa
11–17	Tennis	2021 Shanghai Masters	International	Cancelled
13–17	3x3 basketball	2021 FISU University 3x3 Basketball World Cup	International	Postponed to 27–29 October 2022
14–17	Darts	2021 European Championship	International	Rob Cross
14–17	Rallying	2021 Rally Catalunya (WRC #11)	International	WRC: Thierry Neuville & Martijn Wydaeghe ( Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT) WRC-2: Eric Camilli & Maxime Vilmot ( Sports & You) WRC-3: Emil Lindholm & Reeta Hämäläinen JWRC: Sami Pajari & Marko Salminen ( Porvoon Autopalvelu)
14–19	Fencing	2021 European Fencing Championships	Continental	Postponed to 17–22 June 2022
15–17	Triathlon	2021 ITU Sprint Distance Triathlon World Championships 2021 ITU Triathlon Mixed Relay World Championship	International	Postponed to 23–26 June 2022
15–17	Karate	2021 Oceanian Karate Championships	Continental	New Zealand
15–17	Pump track	2021 UCI Pump Track World Championships	International	Men: Eddy Clerte Women: Aiko Gommers
16–17	Speedway	2021 Speedway of Nations	International	Great Britain
16–17	Triathlon	2021 Asian Youth Triathlon Championships	Continental	Cancelled
16–23	Multi-sport	2021 Gymnasiade	International	Postponed to 26 November–3 December 2022
17	Marathon	2021 Tokyo Marathon (WMM #5)	International	Postponed to 6 March 2022
17–24	Rowing	2021 World Rowing Championships	International	Cancelled
17–14 November	T20 cricket	/ 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup†	International	Australia
18–24	Artistic gymnastics	2021 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships	International	China
19–10 April 2022	Basketball	/ 2021–22 NBA season	Domestic	Phoenix Suns
20–24	Track cycling	2021 UCI Track Cycling World Championships	International	Germany
21–28	Badminton	2021 African Badminton Championships	Continental	Egypt
23–24	Off-road racing	2021 Island X-Prix (Extreme E #4)	International	Johan Kristoffersson & Molly Taylor ( Rosberg X Racing)
23–24	Karate	2021 Mediterranean Karate Championships	Regional	Egypt
23–27 November	Rugby league	2021 Rugby League World Cup	International	Postponed to 15 October–19 November 2022
24	Formula racing	2021 United States Grand Prix (F1 #17)†	International	Max Verstappen ( Red Bull Racing-Honda)
24	Motorcycle racing	2021 Emilia Romagna motorcycle Grand Prix (MotoGP #16)	International	MotoGP: Marc Márquez ( Repsol Honda Team) Moto2: Sam Lowes ( Elf Marc VDS Racing Team) Moto3: Dennis Foggia ( Leopard Racing)
24–30	Volleyball	2021 Asian Women's Volleyball Championship	Continental	Postponed to 15–22 May 2022
25–8 November	Chess	FIDE Grand Swiss Tournament 2021	International	Alireza Firouzja
26–27	Judo	2021 World Kata Championships	International	France
26–2 November	Baseball	2021 World Series	Domestic	Atlanta Braves
26–6 November	Amateur boxing	2021 AIBA World Boxing Championships	International	Cuba
27–31	Rhythmic gymnastics	2021 Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships	International	Russian Rhythmic Gymnastics Federation
27–7 November	Chess	FIDE Women's Grand Swiss Tournament 2021	International	Lei Tingjie
28	Association football	2021 CONCACAF Champions League Final	Continental	Monterrey
29–31	Motorsport	2022 FIA Motorsport Games	International	Postponed to 29–30 October 2022
30	Endurance racing	2021 6 Hours of Bahrain (WEC #5)	International	Hypercar: Mike Conway, Kamui Kobayashi & José María López ( Toyota Gazoo Racing) LMP2: Robin Frijns, Ferdinand von Habsburg & Charles Milesi ( Team WRT) LMGTE Pro: Kévin Estre & Neel Jani ( Porsche GT Team) LMGTE Am: Ben Keating, Felipe Fraga & Dylan Pereira ( TF Sport)
31	Athletics	2021 IAU 50 km World Championships	International	Cancelled

November

Date	Sport	Venue/Event	Status	Winner/s
1–6	Tennis	2020–21 Billie Jean King Cup Finals†	International	Russian Tennis Federation
1–7	Tennis	2021 Paris Masters	International	Novak Djokovic
1–7	Wrestling	2021 U23 World Wrestling Championships	International	Russia
2	Horse racing	2021 Melbourne Cup	International	Horse: Verry Elleegant Jockey: James McDonald Trainer: Chris Waller
2–6	Beach soccer	2021 Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup	International	Russia
2–7	Swimming	2021 European Short Course Swimming Championships	Continental	Russia
3–7	Weightlifting	2021 Pan American Weightlifting Championships	Continental	Colombia
3–8	Finswimming	2021 Finswimming World Cup Golden Final (Pool & Open water)	International	Russian Underwater Federation
3–21	Association football	/ 2021 Copa Libertadores Femenina	Continental	Corinthians
4–7	Rhythmic gymnastics	2021 South American Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships	Continental	Brazil
5	Association football	2021 AFC Cup Final	Continental	Al-Muharraq
5–7	Judo	2021 European U23 Judo Championships	Continental	Georgia
6	Endurance racing	2021 8 Hours of Bahrain (WEC #6)	International	Hypercar: Sébastien Buemi, Brendon Hartley & Kazuki Nakajima ( No. 8 Toyota Gazoo Racing) LMP2: Robin Frijns, Ferdinand von Habsburg & Charles Milesi ( No. 31 Team WRT) LMGTE Pro: James Calado & Alessandro Pier Guidi ( No. 51 AF Corse) LMGTE Am: Nicklas Nielsen, François Perrodo & Alessio Rovera ( No. 83 AF Corse)
6	Horse racing	2021 Breeders' Cup Classic	International	Horse: Knicks Go Jockey: Joel Rosario Trainer: Brad H. Cox
6–7	Triathlon	2021 World Triathlon Junior Championships	International	Men: Igor Bellido Mikhailova Women: Julie Behrens
6–13	Inline speed skating	2021 Inline Speed Skating World Championships	International	Colombia
6–15	Ten-pin bowling	2021 WTBA World Tenpin Bowling Championships	International	Men: James Blomgren Women: Shayna Ng
7	Formula racing	2021 Mexico City Grand Prix (F1 #18)†	International	Max Verstappen ( Red Bull Racing-Honda)
7	Marathon	2021 New York City Marathon (WMM #6)†	International	Men: Albert Korir Women: Peres Jepchirchir
7	Motorcycle racing	2021 Algarve motorcycle Grand Prix (MotoGP #17)	International	MotoGP: Francesco Bagnaia ( Ducati Corse) Moto2: Remy Gardner ( Red Bull KTM Ajo) Moto3: Pedro Acosta ( Red Bull KTM Ajo)
7–13	Association football	2021 AFC Women's Club Championship	Continental	Amman SC
7–13	Curling	2021 Pacific-Asia Curling Championships	Continental	Men: South Korea Women: Japan
8–17	Association football	2021 UNAF U-20 Tournament	Regional	Tunisia
9–13	Tennis	2021 Next Generation ATP Finals	International	Carlos Alcaraz
9–27	Rugby league	2021 Women's Rugby League World Cup	International	Postponed to 15 October–19 November 2022
10–17	Tennis	2021 WTA Finals	International	Singles: Garbiñe Muguruza Doubles: Barbora Krejčíková & Kateřina Siniaková
11–26	Wheelchair rugby league	2021 Wheelchair Rugby League World Cup	International	Postponed to 15 October–19 November 2022
12–14	3x3 basketball	2021 FIBA 3x3 AmeriCup	Continental	Men: United States Women: United States
12–14	Sambo	2021 World Sambo Championships	International	Russian Sambo Federation
12–15	Taekwondo	2021 European Junior Taekwondo Championships	Continental	Russia
13–19	Archery	2021 Asian Archery Championships	Continental	South Korea
13–19	Table tennis	2021 Pan American Table Tennis Championships	Continental	Men: Hugo Calderano Women: Adriana Díaz
13–21	Darts	2021 Grand Slam of Darts	International	Gerwyn Price
14	Formula racing	2021 São Paulo Grand Prix (F1 #19)	International	Lewis Hamilton ( Mercedes)
14	Motorcycle racing	2021 Valencian Community motorcycle Grand Prix (MotoGP #18)	International	MotoGP: Francesco Bagnaia ( Ducati Corse) Moto2: Raúl Fernández ( Red Bull KTM Ajo) Moto3: Xavier Artigas ( Leopard Racing)
14–21	Tennis	2021 ATP Finals	International	Singles: Alexander Zverev Doubles: Pierre-Hugues Herbert & Nicolas Mahut
16–21	Karate	2021 World Karate Championships	International	Japan
18–21	Golf	2021 CME Group Tour Championship	International	Ko Jin-young
18–21	Rallying	2021 Rally Monza (WRC #12)	International	WRC: Sébastien Ogier & Julien Ingrassia ( Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT) WRC-2: Andreas Mikkelsen & Ola Fløene ( Toksport WRT) WRC-3: Andrea Crugnola & Pietro Ometto
18–21	Trampolining	2021 Trampoline Gymnastics World Championships	International	Russian Gymnastics Federation
19	Association football	2021 CAF Women's Champions League Final	Continental	Mamelodi Sundowns
19–21	Aesthetic group gymnastics	2021 World Aesthetic Gymnastics Championships	International	Finland Russia
19–23	Association football	2021 CAFA U-15 Championship	Regional	Iran
20	Association football	2021 Copa Sudamericana Final	Continental	Athletico Paranaense
20–27	Curling	2021 European Curling Championships	Continental	Men: Scotland Women: Scotland
20–28	Multi-sport	2021 Asian Youth Games	Continental	Postponed to 20–28 December 2022
21	Formula racing	2021 Qatar Grand Prix (F1 #20)	International	Lewis Hamilton ( Mercedes)
21	Formula racing	2021 Australian Grand Prix (F1)	International	Cancelled
21–2 December	Multi-sport	2021 Southeast Asian Games	Regional	Postponed to 12–23 May 2022
23	Association football	2021 AFC Champions League Final	Continental	Al-Hilal
23–29	Table tennis	2021 World Table Tennis Championships	International	Men: Fan Zhendong Women: Wang Manyu
23–5 December	Snooker	2021 UK Championship (Triple Crown #1)	International	Zhao Xintong
24–3 December	Arm wrestling	2021 World Armwrestling Championship	International	Kazakhstan
24–5 December	Field hockey	2021 Men's FIH Hockey Junior World Cup	International	Argentina
24–10 December	Chess	World Chess Championship 2021	International	Magnus Carlsen
25–4 December	Multi-sport	2021 Junior Pan American Games	Continental	Brazil
25–5 December	Tennis	// 2021 Davis Cup Finals†	International	Russian Tennis Federation
26–28	Darts	2021 Players Championship Finals	International	Peter Wright
27	Association football	2021 Copa Libertadores Final	Continental	Palmeiras
27	Judo	2021 European Mixed Team Judo Championships	Continental	Georgia
27–5 December	Floorball	2021 Women's World Floorball Championships	International	Sweden
27–5 December	Para powerlifting	2021 World Para Powerlifting Championships	International	China
28	Darts	2021 PDC World Youth Championship	International	Ted Evetts
29–6 December	Racquetball	2021 Racquetball World Championships	International	Men: Alejandro Landa Women: Paola Longoria
29–6 December	Sailing	2021 Laser Radial World Championships	International	Men: Nik Pletikos Women: Emma Plasschaert
30–18 December	Association football	2021 FIFA Arab Cup	International	Algeria

December

Date	Sport	Venue/Event	Status	Winner/s
1	Taekwondo	2021 World Taekwondo Championships	International	Cancelled
1–5	Badminton	2021 BWF World Tour Finals	International	Men: Viktor Axelsen Women: An Se-young
1–10	Multi-sport	2021 Asian Youth Para Games	Regional	Iran
1–19	Handball	2021 World Women's Handball Championship	International	Norway
2–8	Table tennis	2021 ITTF World Youth Championships	International	Japan
2–9	Diving	2021 FINA World Junior Diving Championships	International	Germany Ukraine
3–5	Karate	2021 African Junior & Senior Karate Championships	Continental	Egypt
3–11	Floorball	2020 Men's World Floorball Championships†	International	Sweden
4–5	Formula racing	2021 Jeddah Formula 2 round (F2 #7)	International	Sprint race 1: Marcus Armstrong ( DAMS) Sprint race 2: Oscar Piastri ( Prema Racing) Feature race: Oscar Piastri ( Prema Racing)
4–7	Table tennis	2021 WTT Cup Finals	International	Men: Fan Zhendong Women: Sun Yingsha
5	Formula racing	2021 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix (F1 #21)	International	Lewis Hamilton ( Mercedes)
5–11	Field hockey	2021 Women's Asian Champions Trophy	Continental	Japan
5–12	Softball	2021 U-18 Women's Softball World Cup	International	United States
5–16	Field hockey	2021 Women's FIH Hockey Junior World Cup	International	Postponed to 1–12 April 2022
5–19	Multi-sport	2021 Central American Games	Regional	Postponed to 4–19 November 2022
5–1 January 2022	Association football	2020 AFF Championship†	Regional	Thailand
6–8	Flag football	2021 IFAF Men's Flag Football World Championship 2021 IFAF Women's Flag Football World Championship	International	Men: United States Women: United States
6–9	Air sports	2021 FAI F1D World Championship for Indoor Model Aircraft	International	Brett Sanborn
6–11	Beach volleyball	2021 FIVB Beach Volleyball U19 World Championships	International	Men: Teo Rotar and Arthur Canet Women: Megan Kraft and Delayne Maple
7–10	Nine-ball pool	2021 Mosconi Cup	International	Team Europe
7–11	Carom billiards	2021 UMB World Three-cushion Championship	International	Dick Jaspers
7–11	Volleyball	2021 FIVB Volleyball Men's Club World Championship	International	Sada Cruzeiro
7–17	Weightlifting	2021 World Weightlifting Championships	International	South Korea
7–18	Parachuting	6th Dubai International Parachuting Championship	International	Germany
8–11	Teqball	2021 Teqball World Championships	International	Men: Ádám Blázsovics Women: Anna Izsák
8–12	Sailing	2021 Melges 20 World Championships	International	Daniel Thielman
8–14	Association football	/ 2021 CONCACAF League Final	Continental	Comunicaciones
8–18 January 2022	Cricket	2021–22 Ashes series	International	Australia
9–12	Figure skating	2021–22 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final	International	Cancelled
10–12	Artistic gymnastics	2021 South American Artistic Gymnastics Championships	Continental	Brazil
11–12	Taekwondo	2021 World Para Taekwondo Championships	International	Russian Taekwondo Union
11–18	Multi-sport	2021 European Youth Olympic Winter Festival	Continental	Postponed to 20–25 March 2022
11–21	Multi-sport	2021 Winter Universiade	International	Cancelled
12	Canadian football	108th Grey Cup	Domestic	Winnipeg Blue Bombers
12	Cross country running	2021 European Cross Country Championships	Continental	Men: Jakob Ingebrigtsen Women: Karoline Bjerkeli Grøvdal
12	Formula racing	2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix (F1 #22)	International	Max Verstappen ( Red Bull Racing-Honda)
12–19	Badminton	2021 BWF World Championships	International	Men: Loh Kean Yew Women: Akane Yamaguchi
13–19	Snooker	2021 World Grand Prix (Cazoo Cup #1)	International	Ronnie O'Sullivan
14–19	Beach volleyball	2021 FIVB Beach Volleyball U21 World Championships	International	Men: David Åhman and Jonatan Hellvig Women: Anhelina Khmil and Tetiana Lazarenko
14–22	Field hockey	2021 Men's Asian Champions Trophy	Continental	South Korea
15–17	Speed skating	2022 Four Continents Speed Skating Championships	International	United States
15–18	Parachuting	6th FAI European Para-Ski Championships	Continental	Cancelled
15–19	Volleyball	2021 FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship	International	VakıfBank İstanbul
15–3 January 2022	Darts	2022 PDC World Darts Championship	International	Peter Wright
16–18	Tennis	2021 Mubadala World Tennis Championship	International	Men: Andrey Rublev Women: Ons Jabeur
16–21	Swimming	2021 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)	International	United States
17–18	3x3 basketball	2021 FIBA 3x3 World Tour Final	International	Liman
18–19	Off-road racing	2021 Jurassic X-Prix (Extreme E #5)	International	Cristina Gutiérrez & Sébastien Loeb ( Team X44)
19–22	Karate	2021 Asian Karate Championships	Continental	Japan
22	Association football	2021 CAF Super Cup	Continental	Al Ahly
25–30	Chess	World Rapid Chess Championship 2021 World Blitz Chess Championship 2021	International	Open Rapid: Nodirbek Abdusattorov Women Rapid: Alexandra Kosteniuk Open Blitz: Maxime Vachier-Lagrave Women Blitz: Bibisara Assaubayeva
26–5 January 2022	Ice hockey	2022 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships	International	Cancelled
28–4 January 2022	Cross-country skiing	// 2021–22 Tour de Ski	International	Men's: Johannes Høsflot Klæbo Women's: Natalya Nepryayeva
28–6 January 2022	Ski jumping	/ 2021–22 Four Hills Tournament	International	Ryōyū Kobayashi
TBD	Association football	2021 WAFF Women's Clubs Championship	Regional	Postponed to 14–22 July 2022