2018 in sports by month

Calendar by month

January

Date	Sport	Venue/Event	Status	Winner/s
14 December 2017–1	Darts	2018 PDC World Darts Championship	International	Rob Cross
1	Ice hockey	2018 NHL Winter Classic	Domestic	New York Rangers
26 December 2017–5	Ice hockey	2018 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships	International	Canada
5–7	Speed skating	2018 European Speed Skating Championships	Continental	Netherlands
29 December 2017–6	Ski jumping	/ 2017–18 Four Hills Tournament	International	Kamil Stoch
30 December 2017–6	Tennis	2018 Hopman Cup	International	Switzerland (Belinda Bencic & Roger Federer)
6–12	Ice hockey	2018 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship Division I – Group B	International	Denmark was promoted to Division I – Group A Australia was relegated to Division I – Group B Qualification
6–13	Ice hockey	2018 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship	International	United States
6–14	Darts	2018 BDO World Darts Championship	International	Men: Glen Durrant Women: Lisa Ashton
6–14	Rugby sevens	/ 2018 Sudamérica Rugby Sevens	Continental	South Africa Academy (invitational team)
6–20	Rally raid	// 2018 Dakar Rally	International	Cars: Carlos Sainz ( Team Peugeot Total) Bikes: Matthias Walkner ( Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) Quads: Ignacio Casale ( Casale Racing) Trucks: Eduard Nikolaev ( Kamaz) UTV: Reinaldo Varela (South Racing Can-Am)
30 December 2017–7	Cross-country skiing	// 2017–18 Tour de Ski	International	Men: Dario Cologna Women: Heidi Weng
8	American football	2018 College Football Playoff National Championship	Domestic	Alabama Crimson Tide
8–14	Ice hockey	2018 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship Division I – Group A	International	Japan was promoted to Top Division Norway was relegated to Division I – Group B
8–20	Cricket	/ 2018 Blind Cricket World Cup	International	India
9–27	Association football	2018 AFC U-23 Championship	Continental	Uzbekistan
10–16	Ice hockey	2018 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships Division II – Group B	International	Spain was promoted to Division II – Group A Turkey was relegated to Division III
11–14	Bandy	2018 Women's Bandy World Championship	International	Sweden
11–14	Curling	2018 Continental Cup of Curling	International	/ Team North America
11–28	Bowls	2018 World Indoor Bowls Championship	International	Open: Mark Dawes Women: Katherine Rednall
12–14	Golf	2018 EurAsia Cup	International	Europe
12–14	Indoor field hockey	2018 Men's EuroHockey Indoor Nations Championship	Continental	Austria
12–14	Speed skating	2018 European Short Track Speed Skating Championships	Continental	Men: Sjinkie Knegt Women: Arianna Fontana
12–28	Handball	2018 European Men's Handball Championship	Continental	Spain
13	Formula E	2018 Marrakesh ePrix (FE #3)	International	Felix Rosenqvist ( Mahindra Racing)
13–31	Association football	2018 South American Under-20 Women's Football Championship	Continental	Brazil
13–3 February	Cricket	2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup	International	India
13–4 February	Association football	2018 African Nations Championship	Continental	Morocco
14–21	Snooker	2018 Masters (Triple Crown #2)	International	Mark Allen
15–21	Figure skating	2018 European Figure Skating Championships	Continental	Men: Javier Fernández Ladies: Alina Zagitova Pairs: Russia (Evgenia Tarasova & Vladimir Morozov) Ice dance: France (Gabriella Papadakis & Guillaume Cizeron)
15–28	Tennis	2018 Australian Open (Grand Slam #1)	International	Men: Roger Federer Women: Caroline Wozniacki
17–27	Handball	2018 African Men's Handball Championship	Continental	Tunisia
18–28	Association football	2018 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship	Continental	Mexico
18–28	Handball	2018 Asian Men's Handball Championship	Continental	Qatar
19–21	Indoor field hockey	2018 Women's EuroHockey Indoor Nations Championship	Continental	Germany
19–21	Ski jumping	FIS Ski Flying World Championships 2018	International	Individual: Daniel-André Tande Team: Norway
19–25	Surfing	2018 ISA World Longboard Surfing Championship	International	Men's open: Kai Sallas Women's open: Tory Gilkerson Aloha Cup: United States Team points: United States
20–21	Luge	2018 Junior European Luge Championships	Continental	Germany
20–28	Netball	/ 2018 Netball Quad Series (January)	International	Australia
22–27	Figure skating	2018 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships	International	Men: Jin Boyang Ladies: Kaori Sakamoto Pairs: United States (Tarah Kayne & Danny O'Shea) Ice dance: United States (Kaitlin Hawayek & Jean-Luc Baker)
22–28	Biathlon	2018 IBU Open European Championships	Continental	France
22–28	Ice hockey	2018 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships Division III	International	Israel was promoted to Division II – Group B New Zealand was relegated to Division III Qualification
25–28	Bobsleigh & Skeleton	2018 IBSF Junior & U23 World Championships	International	Germany
25–28	Multi-sport	Winter X Games XXII	International	United States
25–28	Rallying	2018 Monte Carlo Rally (WRC #1)	International	Sébastien Ogier & Julien Ingrassia ( M-Sport)
25–20 October	Rallying	2018 FIA R-GT Cup	Continental	France (Raphaël Astier & Frédéric Vauclaire)
26–28	Darts	2018 Masters	International	Michael van Gerwen
26–28	Rugby sevens	2018 Sydney Sevens (WRSS #3) 2018 Sydney Women's Sevens (WRWSS #2)	International	Men: Australia Women: Australia
27	Horse racing	2018 Pegasus World Cup	International	Horse: Gun Runner Jockey: Florent Geroux Trainer: Steve Asmussen
27–28	Ice hockey	63rd National Hockey League All-Star Game	Domestic	Pacific Division (NHL) MVP: Brock Boeser ( Vancouver Canucks)
27–28	Luge	FIL European Luge Championships 2018	Continental	Russia
27–4 February	Nordic skiing	2018 Nordic Junior World Ski Championships	International	Norway
27–3 March	Rugby union	///// 2018 Americas Rugby Championship	Continental	United States
28	American football	2018 Pro Bowl	Domestic	American Football Conference (AFC) Offensive MVP: Delanie Walker ( Tennessee Titans) Defensive MVP: Von Miller ( Denver Broncos)
28–4 February	Bandy	/ 2018 Bandy World Championship	International	Division A: Russia Division B: Netherlands
30–4 February	Biathlon	2018 IBU Junior Open European Championships	Continental	Russia
30–4 February	Ice hockey	2018 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship Division I – Group B Qualification	International	Netherlands was promoted to Division I – Group B
30–8 February	Alpine skiing	World Junior Alpine Skiing Championships 2018	International	Switzerland
30–10 February	Futsal	UEFA Futsal Euro 2018	Continental	Portugal

February

Date	Sport	Venue/Event	Status	Winner/s
1–3	Athletics	2018 Asian Indoor Athletics Championships	Continental	Kazakhstan
1–4	Roller derby	2018 Roller Derby World Cup	International	United States
1–11	Futsal	2018 AFC Futsal Championship	Continental	Iran
2–3	Luge	2018 Junior World Luge Championships	International	Germany
2–3	Motorsport	2018 Race of Champions	International	Race of Champions: David Coulthard Nations' Cup: Germany (Timo Bernhard & René Rast)
2–8	Baseball	2018 Caribbean Series	Regional	Criollos de Caguas
2–18 March	Rugby union	///// 2018 Women's Six Nations Championship	Continental	France
3	Formula E	2018 Santiago ePrix (FE #4)	International	Jean-Éric Vergne ( Techeetah)
3–4	Cyclo-cross	2018 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships	International	Men: Wout van Aert Women: Sanne Cant
3–4	Rugby sevens	2018 New Zealand Sevens (WRSS #4)	International	Fiji
3–4	Table tennis	2018 Europe Top 16 Cup	Continental	Men: Timo Boll Women: Bernadette Szőcs
3–17 March	Rugby union	///// 2018 Six Nations Championship	Continental	Ireland
4	American football	Super Bowl LII	Domestic	Philadelphia Eagles
5–7	Ice hockey	2018 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships Division III Qualification	International	South Africa was promoted to Division III
6–11	Badminton	2018 Badminton Asia Team Championships	Continental	Men: Indonesia Women: Japan
6–11	Badminton	2018 Oceania Badminton Championships	Continental	Men: Abhinav Manota Women: Chen Hsuan-yu
7–11	Amateur wrestling	2018 African Wrestling Championships	Continental	Freestyle: Nigeria Greco-Roman: Egypt Women's freestyle: Nigeria
7–11	Indoor field hockey	2018 Men's Indoor Hockey World Cup 2018 Women's Indoor Hockey World Cup	International	Men: Austria Women: Germany
8–20	Cycling	/ 2018 Asian Road and Track Cycling Championships	Continental	Road: Japan Track: Japan
9–25	Multi-sport	2018 Winter Olympics	International	Norway (NOR)
10–18 March	Rugby union	///// 2018 Rugby Europe Championship	Continental	Georgia
11	Triathlon	2018 ITU Triathlon World Cup #1	International	Men: Richard Murray Women: Vicky Holland
12–15	Badminton	2018 All Africa Team Badminton Championships	Continental	Men: Algeria Women: Mauritius
13–18	Badminton	2018 European Team Badminton Championships	Continental	Men: Denmark Women: Denmark
14–19	Archery	2018 World Indoor Archery Championships	International	United States
14–21	Association football	/ 2018 Recopa Sudamericana	Continental	Grêmio
15–18	Badminton	2018 Pan Am Badminton Championships (Team Event)	Continental	Men: Canada Women: Canada
15–18	Rallying	2018 Rally Sweden (WRC #2)	International	Thierry Neuville & Nicolas Gilsoul ( Hyundai)
16	Rugby league	2018 World Club Challenge	International	Melbourne Storm
16–18	Badminton	2018 African Badminton Championships	Continental	Men: Georges Paul Women: Kate Foo Kune
16–26	Shooting sport	2018 10m European Shooting Championships	Continental	Russia
16–27 October	Rallying	///// 2018 FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Rallies	International	Jakub Przygoński (driver) & Tom Colsoul (co-driver)
16–16 November	NASCAR	2018 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series	Domestic	Brett Moffitt ( Hattori Racing Enterprises)
16–17 November	Rallying	2018 European Rally Trophy	Continental	Overall: Portugal (Alexandre Camacho & Rui Rodrigues) For detailed results on various rallies, click here.
17–4 August	Rugby union	//// 2018 Super Rugby season	International	Crusaders
17–17 November	NASCAR	2018 NASCAR Xfinity Series	Domestic	Tyler Reddick ( JR Motorsports)
18	NASCAR	2018 Daytona 500	Domestic	Austin Dillon ( Richard Childress Racing)
18	Basketball	2018 NBA All-Star Game	Domestic	All-Star Game: Team LeBron MVP: LeBron James ( Cleveland Cavaliers)
18–18 November	NASCAR	2018 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series	Domestic	Joey Logano ( Team Penske)
19–25	Snooker	2018 World Grand Prix	International	Ronnie O'Sullivan
21–25	Ski orienteering	2018 World University Ski Orienteering Championship	International	Norway
22–25	Table tennis	2018 ITTF Team World Cup	International	Men: China Women: China
23–7 October	Rallying	////// 2018 African Rally Championship	Continental	Manvir Baryan (driver) & Drew Sturrock (co-driver)
24	Association football	2018 CAF Super Cup	Continental	Wydad Casablanca
25	Marathon	2018 Tokyo Marathon (WMM #1)	International	Men: Dickson Chumba Women: Birhane Dibaba
25–28	Ice hockey	2018 IIHF World Championship Division III – Qualification	International	Turkmenistan was promoted to Division III
26–4 March	Biathlon	2018 IBU Youth/Junior World Championships	International	Russia
27–4 March	Amateur wrestling	2018 Asian Wrestling Championships	Continental	Men's freestyle: Uzbekistan Men's Greco-Roman: Kyrgyzstan Women's freestyle: China
28–4 March	Track cycling	2018 UCI Track Cycling World Championships	International	Netherlands

March

Date	Sport	Venue/Event	Status	Winner/s
1–4	Golf	2018 WGC-Mexico Championship	International	Phil Mickelson
1–4	Athletics	2018 IAAF World Indoor Championships	International	United States
2	Triathlon	2018 ITU World Triathlon Series #1	International	Men: Henri Schoeman Women: Rachel Klamer
2–4	Short track speed skating	2018 World Junior Short Track Speed Skating Championships	International	South Korea
2–4	Pool	2018 World Pool Masters	International	Niels Feijen
2–4	Rugby sevens	2018 USA Sevens (WRSS #5)	International	United States
3	Formula E	2018 Mexico City ePrix (FE #5)	International	Daniel Abt ( Abt Sportsline)
3–4	Speed skating	2018 World Sprint Speed Skating Championships	International	Men: Håvard Lorentzen Women: Jorien ter Mors
3–10	Beach soccer	2018 Copa América de Beach Soccer	Continental	Brazil
3–10	Curling	2018 World Junior Curling Championships	International	Men: Canada (Skip: Tyler Tardi) Women: Canada (Skip: Kaitlyn Jones)
3–25 November	Motorsport	/ 2018 Supercars Championship	Regional	Scott McLaughlin ( DJR Team Penske)
4–25 March	Cricket	2018 Cricket World Cup Qualifier	International	Afghanistan
5–11	Figure skating	2018 World Junior Figure Skating Championships	International	Men: Alexey Erokhov Ladies: Alexandra Trusova Pairs: Russia (Daria Pavliuchenko & Denis Khodykin) Ice dance: Russia (Anastasia Skoptsova & Kirill Aleshin)
5–18	Tennis	2018 Indian Wells Masters	International	Men: Juan Martín del Potro Women: Naomi Osaka
7–25	Association football	2018 South American Under-17 Women's Football Championship	Continental	Brazil
8–11	Rallying	2018 Rally Mexico (WRC #3)	International	Sébastien Ogier & Julien Ingrassia ( M-Sport Ford WRT)
8–11	Table tennis	2018 European Under-21 Table Tennis Championships	Continental	Men: Tomáš Polanský Women: Mariia Tailakova
8–25 November	Rallying	// 2018 NACAM Rally Championship	Regional	Ricardo Triviño (driver) & Marc Martí (co-driver)
9–11	Speed skating	2018 World Allround Speed Skating Championships	International	Men: Patrick Roest Women: Miho Takagi
9–11	Speed skating	2018 World Junior Speed Skating Championships	International	Men: Allan Dahl Johansson Women: Joy Beune
9–18	Multi-sport	2018 Winter Paralympics	International	United States
9–18	Ski jumping	Raw Air 2018	International	Kamil Stoch
10	Triathlon	2018 ITU Triathlon World Cup #2	International	Men: Richard Murray Women: Emma Jeffcoat
10–11	Rugby sevens	2018 Canada Sevens (WRSS #6)	International	Fiji
10–11	Athletics	2018 European Throwing Cup	Continental	Germany
10–28	Chess	Candidates Tournament 2018	International	Fabiano Caruana
11–16 September	IndyCar	/ 2018 IndyCar Series	International	Scott Dixon ( Chip Ganassi Racing)
11–20 December	Surfing	//////// 2018 World Surf League	International	Men: Gabriel Medina Women: Stephanie Gilmore
13–2 April	Basketball	2018 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament	Domestic	Villanova Wildcats MOP: Donte DiVincenzo (Villanova)
14–18	Shooting sport	2018 World University Shooting Championship	International	Italy
15–19	Table tennis	2018 Oceania Table Tennis Championships	Continental	Men: Chris Yan Women: Jian Fang Lay
15–25 November	Rallying	//// 2018 Codasur South American Rally Championship	Continental	Gustavo Saba (driver) & Fernando Mussano (co-driver)
16–17	Synchronized skating	2018 ISU World Junior Synchronized Skating Championships	International	Spartak-Junost
16–18	Speed skating	2018 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships	International	Men: Charles Hamelin Women: Choi Min-jeong
16–29	Chess	2018 European Individual Chess Championship	Continental	Ivan Šarić
16–1 April	Basketball	2018 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament	Domestic	Notre Dame Fighting Irish MOP: Arike Ogunbowale (Notre Dame)
17	Formula E	2018 Punta del Este ePrix (FE #6)	International	Jean-Éric Vergne ( Techeetah)
17	Road bicycle racing	2018 Milan–San Remo (Monument #1)	International	Vincenzo Nibali ( Bahrain–Merida)
17–18	Freestyle wrestling	2018 Wrestling World Cup - Women's freestyle	International	Japan
17–23	Ice hockey	2018 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II – Group B	International	Spain was promoted to Division II – Group A Romania was relegated to Division III
17–25	Curling	2018 Ford World Women's Curling Championship	International	Canada (Skip: Jennifer Jones)
18	Motorcycle racing	2018 Qatar motorcycle Grand Prix	International	MotoGP: Andrea Dovizioso ( Ducati Team) Moto2: Francesco Bagnaia ( Sky Racing Team VR46) Moto3: Jorge Martín ( Del Conca Gresini Moto3)
19–25	Figure skating	2018 World Figure Skating Championships	International	Men: Nathan Chen Ladies: Kaetlyn Osmond Pairs: Germany (Aliona Savchenko & Bruno Massot) Ice dance: France (Gabriella Papadakis & Guillaume Cizeron)
19–25	Snooker	2018 Players Championship	International	Ronnie O'Sullivan
19–1 April	Tennis	2018 Miami Open	International	Men: John Isner Women: Sloane Stephens
21–25	Golf	2018 WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play	International	Bubba Watson
21–25	Handball	2018 Pan American Women's Junior Handball Championship	Continental	Brazil
22–24	Water polo	2018 LEN Women's Europa Cup – Super Final	Continental	Greece
22–25	Speed skating	2018 World University Speed Skating Championship	International	Japan
22–14 October	Rallying	2018 European Rally Championship	Continental	Aleksey Lukyanuk & Alexey Arnautov ( Russian Performance Motorsport)
24	Athletics	2018 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships	International	Men: Geoffrey Kamworor Women: Netsanet Gudeta
24–30	Ice hockey	2018 IIHF World U18 Championships Division II – Group B	International	Spain was promoted to Division II – Group A Iceland was relegated to Division III – Group A
25	Formula One	2018 Australian Grand Prix	International	Sebastian Vettel ( Ferrari)
25	Triathlon	2018 ITU Triathlon World Cup #3	International	Men: Declan Wilson Women: Kirsten Kasper
26–1 April	Weightlifting	2018 European Weightlifting Championships	Continental	Georgia
26–1 April	Ice hockey	2018 IIHF World U18 Championships Division III – Group A	International	Belgium was promoted to Division II – Group B Chinese Taipei was relegated to Division III – Group B
29–30 September	Baseball	/ 2018 Major League Baseball season	Domestic	AL 2018 Season: Boston Red Sox NL 2018 Season: Milwaukee Brewers
29–2 April	Golf	2018 ANA Inspiration	International	Pernilla Lindberg
31	Horse racing	2018 Dubai World Cup	International	Horse: Thunder Snow Jockey: Christophe Soumillon Trainer: Saeed bin Suroor
31	Professional boxing	Anthony Joshua vs. Joseph Parker	International	Anthony Joshua
31–6 April	Ice hockey	2018 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II – Group A	International	Netherlands was promoted to Division I – Group B Mexico was relegated to Division II – Group B
31–8 April	Curling	2018 World Men's Curling Championship	International	Sweden (Skip: Niklas Edin)

April

Date	Sport	Venue/Event	Status	Winner/s
1	Road bicycle racing	2018 Tour of Flanders (Monument #2)	International	Niki Terpstra ( Quick-Step Floors)
1–7	Ice hockey	2018 IIHF World U18 Championships Division II – Group A	International	Great Britain was promoted to Division I – Group B Australia was relegated to Division II – Group B
1–9	Fencing	2018 Junior World Fencing Championships	International	Russia
2–8	Basketball	2018 FIBA Under-16 Asian Championship	Continental	Australia
2–8	Ice hockey	2018 IIHF World U18 Championships Division I – Group A	International	Latvia was promoted to Top Division Slovenia was relegated to Division I – Group B
2–8	Snooker	2018 China Open	International	Mark Selby
3–8	Handball	2018 Nor.Ca. Men's Handball Championship	Continental	Cuba
3–8	Ice hockey	2018 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia — Top Division	Continental	Mongolia
4–15	Multi-sport	2018 Commonwealth Games	International	Australia (AUS)
4–22	Association football	2018 Copa América Femenina	Continental	Brazil
5–8	Golf	2018 Masters Tournament	International	Patrick Reed
5–8	Rallying	2018 Tour de Corse (WRC #4)	International	Sébastien Ogier & Julien Ingrassia ( M-Sport Ford WRT)
5–8	Water polo	2018 LEN Men's Europa Cup – Super Final	Continental	Croatia
6–7	Synchronized skating	2018 ISU World Synchronized Skating Championships	International	Marigold IceUnity
6–8	Judo	/ 2018 Oceania Judo Championships	Continental	Australia
6–8	Rugby sevens	2018 Hong Kong Sevens (WRSS #7)	International	Fiji
6–8	Table tennis	2018 ITTF-ATTU Asian Cup	Continental	Men: Fan Zhendong Women: Zhu Yuling
6–16	Ultramarathon	2018 Marathon des Sables	International	Men: Rachid El Morabity Women: Magdalena Boulet
6–20	Association football	2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup	Continental	Japan
7	Athletics	2018 World University Cross Country Championships	International	Men: El Hocine Zourkane Women: Caterina Granz
7–8	Freestyle wrestling	2018 Wrestling World Cup - Men's freestyle	International	United States
7–15	Volleyball	/ 2018 Boys' U18 Volleyball European Championship	Continental	Germany
7–16	Modern pentathlon	2018 World Youth A Modern Pentathlon Championships	International	Men: Ahmed El-Gendy Women: Alice Rinaudo
7–20	Chess	2018 European Women's Chess Championship	Continental	Valentina Gunina
7–25 November	Motorsport	// 2018 FIA Formula 2 Championship	International	George Russell ( ART Grand Prix)
4 October 2017–8	Ice hockey	/ 2017–18 NHL season	Domestic	Presidents' Trophy: Nashville Predators Art Ross Trophy: Connor McDavid ( Edmonton Oilers)
8	Formula One	2018 Bahrain Grand Prix	International	Sebastian Vettel ( Ferrari)
8	Motorcycle racing	2018 Argentine motorcycle Grand Prix	International	MotoGP: Cal Crutchlow ( LCR Honda) Moto2: Mattia Pasini ( Italtrans Racing Team) Moto3: Marco Bezzecchi ( Redox PrüstelGP)
8	Road bicycle racing	2018 Paris–Roubaix (Monument #3)	International	Peter Sagan ( Bora–Hansgrohe)
8–14	Ice hockey	2018 IIHF Women's World Championship Division I – Group A	International	France was promoted to Top Division Slovakia was relegated to Division I – Group B
8–14	Ice hockey	2018 IIHF Women's World Championship Division I – Group B	International	Italy was promoted to Division I – Group A Poland was relegated to Division II – Group A
8–18 November	Motorsport	///// 2018 World Touring Car Cup	International	Gabriele Tarquini ( BRC Racing Team)
10–14	Handball	2018 Pan American Women's Youth Handball Championship	Continental	Brazil
10–15	Equestrianism	2018 FEI World Cup Show Jumping and Dressage Finals	International	Show Jumping: Beezie Madden Dressage: Isabell Werth
17 October 2017–11	Basketball	/ 2017–18 NBA season	Domestic	Top Seed: Houston Rockets Top Scorer: James Harden (Houston Rockets)
12	Basketball	2018 WNBA draft	International	#1: A'ja Wilson (to the Las Vegas Aces from the South Carolina Gamecocks)
12–15	Judo	2018 African Judo Championships	Continental	Tunisia
12–15	Trampolining	2018 European Trampoline Championships	Continental	Russia
13–15	Acrobatic gymnastics	2018 Acrobatic Gymnastics World Championships	International	Russia
13–21	Volleyball	2018 Girls' U17 Volleyball European Championship	Continental	Russia
14	Formula E	2018 Rome ePrix (FE #7)	International	Sam Bird ( DS Virgin Racing)
14	Horse racing	2018 Grand National	International	Horse: Tiger Roll Jockey: Davy Russell Trainer: Gordon Elliott
14–20	Ice hockey	2018 IIHF World U18 Championships Division I – Group B	International	Ukraine was promoted to Division I – Group A Romania was relegated to Division II – Group A
14–20	Ice hockey	2018 IIHF World Championship Division II – Group B	International	Spain was promoted to Division II – Group A Luxembourg was relegated to Division III
14–21 October	Motorsport	2018 International GT Open	International	Overall: Mikkel Mac Pro AM: Tom Onslow-Cole AM: Andrzej Lewandowski
14–24 November	Motorsport	/// 2018 FIA World Rallycross Championship	International	Johan Kristoffersson ( Volkswagen RX Sweden)
15	Formula One	2018 Chinese Grand Prix	International	Daniel Ricciardo ( Red Bull Racing)
15–19	Fencing	2018 European Fencing Under 23 Championships	Continental	Italy
15–22	Tennis	2018 Monte-Carlo Masters	International	Rafael Nadal
15–28 October	Motorsport	2018 European Le Mans Series	International	LMP2: Andrea Pizzitola & Roman Rusinov LMP3: Job van Uitert, John Farano, & Rob Garofall LMGTE: Gianluca Roda & Giorgio Roda
16	Marathon	2018 Boston Marathon (WMM #2)	International	Men: Yuki Kawauchi Women: Desiree Linden
16–22	Ice hockey	2018 IIHF World Championship Division III	International	Georgia was promoted to Division II – Group B Hong Kong was relegated to Division III – Qualification
19–29	Ice hockey	2018 IIHF World U18 Championships	International	Finland
20–22	Judo	2018 Pan American Judo Championships	Continental	Cuba
21–22	Rugby sevens	2018 Japan Women's Sevens (WRWSS #3)	International	New Zealand
21–28	Curling	2018 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship 2018 World Senior Curling Championships	International	Mixed Doubles: Switzerland (Michèle Jäggi & Sven Michel) Senior Men: Canada (Skip: Wade White) Senior Women: Canada (Skip: Sherry Anderson)
21–7 May	Snooker	2018 World Snooker Championship (Triple Crown #3)	International	Mark Williams
22	Marathon	2018 London Marathon (WMM #3)	International	Men: Eliud Kipchoge Women: Vivian Cheruiyot
22	Motorcycle racing	2018 Motorcycle Grand Prix of the Americas	International	MotoGP: Marc Márquez ( Repsol Honda Team) Moto2: Francesco Bagnaia ( Sky Racing Team VR46) Moto3: Jorge Martín ( Del Conca Gresini Moto3)
22	Road bicycle racing	2018 Liège–Bastogne–Liège (Monument #4)	International	Bob Jungels ( Quick-Step Floors)
22–28	Ice hockey	2018 IIHF World Championship Division I – Group A	International	Great Britain and Italy were promoted to Top Division Poland was relegated to Division I – Group B
22–28	Ice hockey	2018 IIHF World Championship Division I – Group B	International	Lithuania was promoted to Division I – Group A Croatia was relegated to Division II – Group A
23	Association football	2017–18 UEFA Youth League Final	Continental	Barcelona
23–29	Ice hockey	2018 IIHF World Championship Division II – Group A	International	Netherlands was promoted to Division I – Group B Iceland was relegated to Division II – Group B
24–29	Badminton	2018 Badminton Asia Championships	Continental	Men: Kento Momota Women: Tai Tzu-ying
24–29	Badminton	2018 European Badminton Championships	Continental	Men: Viktor Axelsen Women: Carolina Marín
24–5 May	Association football	2018 WAFU/FOX U-20 Tournament	Regional	Gambia
26–28	Ice hockey	2018 IIHF World U18 Championships Division III – Group B	International	New Zealand was promoted to Division III – Group A
26–28	American football	2018 NFL draft	Domestic	#1 pick: Baker Mayfield (to the Cleveland Browns from the Oklahoma Sooners)
26–28	Judo	2018 European Judo Championships	Continental	Russia
26–29	Badminton	2018 Pan Am Badminton Championships	Continental	Men: Ygor Coelho Women: Michelle Li
26–29	Rallying	2018 Rally Argentina (WRC #5)	International	Ott Tänak & Martin Järveoja ( Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT)
28	Formula E	2018 Paris ePrix (FE #8)	International	Jean-Éric Vergne ( Techeetah)
28	Triathlon	2018 ITU World Triathlon Series #2	International	Men: Casper Stornes Women: Flora Duffy
28–29	Rugby sevens	2018 Singapore Sevens (WRSS #8)	International	Fiji
28–1 May	3x3 basketball	2018 FIBA 3x3 Asia Cup	Continental	Men: Australia Women: New Zealand
28–2 June	Rugby union	// 2018 Asia Rugby Championship	Continental	Hong Kong
29	Formula One	2018 Azerbaijan Grand Prix	International	Lewis Hamilton ( Mercedes)
29–6 May	Table tennis	2018 World Team Table Tennis Championships	International	Men: China Women: China
30–6 May	Amateur wrestling	2018 European Wrestling Championships	Continental	Russia

May

Date	Sport	Venue/Event	Status	Winner/s
2–12	Futsal	2018 AFC Women's Futsal Championship	Continental	Iran
2–20	Chess	Women's World Chess Championship Match 2018	International	Ju Wenjun
3–6	Amateur wrestling	2018 Pan-American Wrestling Championships	Continental	United States
3–17 November	Rallying	///// 2018 Middle East Rally Championship	Regional	Nasser Al-Attiyah & Matthieu Baumel ( M-Sport)
4	Athletics	Qatar Athletic Super Grand Prix (Diamond League #1)	International	United States
4–6	Basketball	2018 Basketball Champions League Final Four	Continental	AEK Athens
4–20	Ice hockey	2018 IIHF World Championship	International	Sweden
4–20	Association football	2018 UEFA European Under-17 Championship	Continental	Netherlands
4–27	Road bicycle racing	2018 Giro d'Italia (Grand Tour #1)	International	Chris Froome ( Team Sky)
5	Horse racing	2018 Kentucky Derby	International	Horse: Justify Jockey: Mike Smith Trainer: Bob Baffert
5–6	Athletics	2018 IAAF World Race Walking Team Championships	International	China
5–6	Triathlon	2018 ITU Triathlon World Cup #5	International	Men: Rostyslav Pevtsov Women: Emma Jeffcoat
5–13	Tennis	2018 Madrid Open	International	Men: Alexander Zverev Women: Petra Kvitová
5–2 December	Rallying	///// 2018 Asia-Pacific Rally Championship	Regional	Yuya Sumiyama (driver) & Takahiro Yasui (co-driver)
5–16 June 2019	Motorsport	/// 2018–19 FIA World Endurance Championship	International
6	Motorcycle racing	2018 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix	International	MotoGP: Marc Márquez ( Repsol Honda) Moto2: Lorenzo Baldassarri ( Pons Racing) Moto3: Philipp Öttl ( Südmetall Schedl GP Racing)
6–21 October	Motorsport	2018 TCR Europe Series	Continental	Mikel Azcona ( PCR Sport)
9–21	Association football	2018 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship	Continental	Spain
10–13	Taekwondo	2018 European Taekwondo Championships	Continental	Russia
10–13	Karate	2018 European Karate Championships	Continental	Spain
10–13	Golf	2018 Players Championship	International	Webb Simpson
12	Athletics	Shanghai Golden Grand Prix (Diamond League #2)	International	China
12	Rugby union	2018 European Rugby Champions Cup Final	Continental	Leinster
12	Triathlon	2018 ITU World Triathlon Series #3	International	Men: Mario Mola Women: Flora Duffy
12–13	Rugby sevens	2018 Canada Women's Sevens (WRWSS #4)	International	New Zealand
12–14 October	Motorsport	2018 FIA Formula 3 European Championship	International	Mick Schumacher ( Prema Powerteam)
13	Formula One	2018 Spanish Grand Prix	International	Lewis Hamilton ( Mercedes)
13–20	Field hockey	2018 Asian Women's Hockey Champions Trophy	Continental	South Korea
14–20	Tennis	2018 Italian Open	International	Men: Rafael Nadal Women: Elina Svitolina
15–20	Pool	2018 World Cup of Pool	International	China (Wu Jia-qing & Liu Haitao)
16	Association football	2018 UEFA Europa League Final	Continental	Atlético Madrid
16–19	Golf	2018 World University Golf Championship	International	Men: Daiki Imano Women: Ma Da-som
17–20	Rallying	2018 Rally de Portugal (WRC #6)	International	Thierry Neuville & Nicolas Gilsoul ( Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT)
17–20	Golf	The Tradition	International	Miguel Ángel Jiménez
18–19	Table tennis	2018 ITTF-Oceania Cup	Continental	Men: Hu Heming Women: Jian Fang Lay
18–20	Basketball	2018 EuroLeague Final Four	Continental	Real Madrid
19	Athletics	2018 European 10,000m Cup	Continental	Men: Richard Ringer Women: Lonah Chemtai Salpeter
19	Formula E	2018 Berlin ePrix (FE #9)	International	Daniel Abt ( Abt Sportsline)
19	Horse racing	2018 Preakness Stakes	Domestic	Horse: Justify Jockey: Mike Smith Trainer: Bob Baffert
19	Triathlon	2018 ITU Triathlon World Cup #6	International	Men: Dmitry Polyanski Women: Sandra Dodet
20	Motorcycle racing	2018 French motorcycle Grand Prix	International	MotoGP: Marc Márquez ( Repsol Honda Team) Moto2: Francesco Bagnaia ( Sky Racing Team VR46) Moto3: Albert Arenas ( Ángel Nieto Team Moto3)
20–26	Nine-pin bowling	2018 nine-pin bowling Single's World Championships	International	Single classic: Vilmoš Zavarko (Men), Sina Beißer (Women) Sprint: Vilmoš Zavarko (Men), Ines Maričić (Women) Combination: Vilmoš Zavarko (Men), Jasmina Anđelković (Women) Mixed tandem: Renáta Navrkalová & Jan Endršt
20–27	Badminton	2018 Thomas & Uber Cup	International	Thomas Cup: China Uber Cup: Japan
20–27	Volleyball	2018 Asian Girls' U17 Volleyball Championship	Continental	Japan
20–29 September	NASCAR	2018 NASCAR Pinty's Series	Domestic	Louis-Philippe Dumoulin ( Dodge)
24	Association football	2018 UEFA Women's Champions League Final	Continental	Lyon
24–27	Golf	2018 BMW PGA Championship	International	Francesco Molinari
24–27	Golf	Senior PGA Championship	International	Paul Broadhurst
26	Association football	2018 UEFA Champions League Final	Continental	Real Madrid
26	Athletics	Prefontaine Classic (Diamond League #3)	International	United States
26	Rugby union	2018 Pro14 Grand Final	International	Leinster
26–27	Rowing	2018 European Rowing Junior Championships	Continental	Czech Republic
26–8 June	Multi-sport event	2018 South American Games	Continental	Colombia
26–9 June	Association football	2018 Toulon Tournament	International	England
26–7 October	Motorsport	2018 European Truck Racing Championship	Continental	Jochen Hahn ( Team Hahn Racing)
27	Formula One	2018 Monaco Grand Prix	International	Daniel Ricciardo ( Red Bull Racing)
27	INDYCAR	2018 Indianapolis 500	International	Will Power ( Team Penske)
27–9 June	Association football	2018 COSAFA Cup	Regional	Zimbabwe
27–10 June	Tennis	2018 French Open (Grand Slam #2)	International	Men: Rafael Nadal Women: Simona Halep
28–2 June	Water polo	2018 FINA Women's Water Polo World League Super Final	International	United States
28–7 June	Ice hockey	2018 Stanley Cup Finals	Domestic	Washington Capitals
30–17 June	Rugby union	2018 World Rugby Under 20 Championship	International	France
31	Athletics	Golden Gala (Diamond League #4)	International	United States
31–3 June	Darts	2018 PDC World Cup of Darts	International	Netherlands (Michael van Gerwen & Raymond van Barneveld)
31–3 June	Golf	2018 U.S. Women's Open	International	Ariya Jutanugarn
31–8 June	Basketball	2018 NBA Finals	Domestic	Golden State Warriors
31–10 June	Association football	2018 ConIFA World Football Cup	International	Kárpátalja

June

Date	Sport	Venue/Event	Status	Winner/s
1–3	Canoe slalom	2018 European Canoe Slalom Championships	Continental	Germany
1–3	Rhythmic gymnastics	2018 Rhythmic Gymnastics European Championships	Continental	Russia
1–3	Aerobic gymnastics	2018 Aerobic Gymnastics World Championships	International	Russia
2	Horse racing	2018 Epsom Derby	International	Horse: Masar Jockey: William Buick Trainer: Charlie Appleby
2	Triathlon	2018 ITU Triathlon World Cup #7	International	Men: Delian Stateff Women: Lisa Perterer
2–3	Rugby sevens	2018 London Sevens (WRSS #9)	International	Fiji
2–9	Motorcycle speedway	// 2018 Speedway of Nations	International	Russia (Artem Laguta, Emil Sayfutdinov & Gleb Chugunov)
3	Motorcycle racing	2018 Italian motorcycle Grand Prix	International	MotoGP: Jorge Lorenzo ( Ducati Corse) Moto2: Miguel Oliveira ( Ajo Motorsport) Moto3: Jorge Martín ( Gresini Racing)
3–10	Cricket	2018 Women's Twenty20 Asia Cup	Continental	Bangladesh
4–10	Amateur wrestling	2018 European U23 Wrestling Championship	Continental	Russia
4–10	Diving	2018 FINA Diving World Cup	International	China
5–9	BMX racing	2018 UCI BMX World Championships	International	Men: Sylvain André Women: Laura Smulders
5–9	Squash	2018 Men's PSA World Series Finals 2018 Women's PSA World Series Finals	International	Men: Mohamed El Shorbagy Women: Nour El Sherbini
5–9	Fencing	2018 African Fencing Championships	Continental	Egypt
5–13	Amateur boxing	2018 Women's European Amateur Boxing Championships	Continental	Russia
6–12	Association football	2018 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship	Continental	United States
7	Athletics	Bislett Games (Diamond League #5)	International	United States
7	Triathlon	2018 ITU World Triathlon Mixed Relay Series #1	International	United States (Kirsten Kasper, Eli Hemming, Katie Zaferes, & Matthew McElroy)
7–9	Water polo	2017–18 LEN Champions League Final Eight	Continental	Olympiacos
7–10	Athletics	2018 Asian Junior Athletics Championships	Continental	Japan
7–10	Rallying	2018 Rally Italia Sardegna (WRC #7)	International	Thierry Neuville & Nicolas Gilsoul ( Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT)
8–10	Golf	2018 Curtis Cup	International	United States
8–10	Rugby sevens	2018 France Women's Sevens (WRWSS #5)	International	New Zealand
8–10	Canoe sprint	2018 Canoe Sprint European Championships	Continental	Hungary
8–12	3x3 basketball	2018 FIBA 3x3 World Cup	International	Men: Serbia Women: Italy
9	Horse racing	2018 Belmont Stakes	Domestic	Horse: Justify Jockey: Mike Smith Trainer: Bob Baffert
9–10	Rugby sevens	2018 Paris Sevens (WRSS #10)	International	South Africa
9–16	Rugby union	2018 World Rugby Pacific Nations Cup	Regional	Fiji
10	Athletics	Stockholm Bauhaus Athletics (Diamond League #6)	International	Great Britain
10	Formula E	2018 Zürich ePrix (FE #10)	International	Lucas di Grassi ( Abt Sportsline)
10	Formula One	2018 Canadian Grand Prix	International	Sebastian Vettel ( Ferrari)
10	Triathlon	2018 ITU World Triathlon Series #4	International	Men: Richard Murray Women: Vicky Holland
10	Triathlon	2018 ITU Triathlon World Cup #8	International	Men: Rodrigo González Women: Chelsea Sodaro
10–16	Basketball	2018 FIBA Under-18 Americas Championship	Continental	United States
10–17	Volleyball	2018 Asian Women's U19 Volleyball Championship	Continental	Japan
14–17	Golf	2018 U.S. Open	International	Brooks Koepka
14–24	American football	2018 World University American Football Championship	International	Mexico
14–15 July	Association football	2018 FIFA World Cup	International	France
15–17	Table tennis	2018 ITTF Pan-America Cup	Continental	Men: Hugo Calderano Women: Zhang Mo
15–20	Fencing	2018 Pan American Fencing Championships	Continental	United States
16–17	Endurance racing	2018 24 Hours of Le Mans	International	Sébastien Buemi, Kazuki Nakajima, & Fernando Alonso ( Toyota Motorsport GmbH)
16–21	Fencing	2018 European Fencing Championships	Continental	Russia
16–24	Handball	2018 Pan American Men's Handball Championship	Continental	Argentina
16–18 August	Rugby union	///// 2018 Rugby Africa Gold Cup	Continental	Namibia
17	Motorcycle racing	2018 Catalan motorcycle Grand Prix	International	MotoGP: Jorge Lorenzo ( Ducati Corse) Moto2: Fabio Quartararo ( Speed Up) Moto3: Enea Bastianini ( Leopard Racing)
17	Triathlon	2018 ITU Triathlon World Cup #9	International	Men: Jelle Geens Women: Summer Cook
17–22	Fencing	2018 Asian Fencing Championships	Continental	South Korea
18–23	Water polo	2018 FINA Men's Water Polo World League Super Final	International	Montenegro
18–24	Sailing	2018 Men's Laser Radial World Championship	International	Zac Littlewood
18–25	Sailing	2018 Asian Sailing Championship	Continental	China
20–23	Sport climbing	2018 World University Climbing Championships	International	France
20–24	Volleyball	2018 FIVB Volleyball Men's Challenger Cup 2018 FIVB Volleyball Women's Challenger Cup	International	Men: Portugal Women: Bulgaria
21	Basketball	2018 NBA draft	International	#1: Deandre Ayton (to the Phoenix Suns from the Arizona Wildcats)
22–1 July	Multi-sport	2018 Mediterranean Games	Regional	Italy
23–1 July	Field hockey	2018 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy	International	Australia
24	Formula One	2018 French Grand Prix	International	Lewis Hamilton ( Mercedes)
25–30	Swimming	2018 Oceania Swimming Championships	Continental	New Zealand
26–30	Floorball	2018 World University Floorball Championship	International	Men: Czech Republic Women: Finland
26–1 July	Basketball	2018 FIBA European Championship for Small Countries 2018 FIBA Women's European Championship for Small Countries	Continental	Men: Malta Women: Denmark
28–1 July	Golf	2018 KPMG Women's PGA Championship	International	Park Sung-hyun
28–1 July	Golf	U.S. Senior Open	International	David Toms
28–1 July	Canoe sprint	2018 European Junior & U23 Canoe Sprint Championships	Continental	Junior: Belarus U23: Belarus & Poland (tie)
29–6 July	Volleyball	2018 Asian Boys' U18 Volleyball Championship	Continental	Japan
14 October 2017–30	Sailing	/////// 2017–18 Volvo Ocean Race	International	Overall: Dongfeng Race Team (Skipper: Charles Caudrelier) In-port series: MAPFRE (Skipper: Xabi Fernández)
30	Athletics	Meeting de Paris (Diamond League #7)	International	Jamaica
30–8 July	Basketball	2018 FIBA Under-17 Basketball World Cup	International	United States

July

Date	Sport	Venue/Event	Status	Winner/s
1	Formula One	2018 Austrian Grand Prix	International	Max Verstappen ( Red Bull Racing)
1	Motorcycle racing	2018 Dutch TT	International	MotoGP: Marc Márquez ( Repsol Honda) Moto2: Francesco Bagnaia ( Sky Racing Team by VR46) Moto3: Jorge Martín ( Gresini Racing)
1–14	Handball	2018 Women's Junior World Handball Championship	International	Hungary
2–15	Tennis	2018 Wimbledon Championships (Grand Slam #3)	International	Men: Novak Djokovic Women: Angelique Kerber
4–8	Modern pentathlon	2018 World University Modern Pentathlon Championships	International	Men: Brice Loubet Women: Elena Micheli
4–8	Swimming	2018 European Junior Swimming Championships	Continental	Russia
5	Athletics	Athletissima (Diamond League #8)	International	United States
5–8	Athletics	2018 European Athletics U18 Championships	Continental	Great Britain
6–8	Beach soccer	2018 Women's Euro Beach Soccer Cup	Continental	Russia
6–14	Triathlon	2018 ITU Multisport World Championships	International	Duathlon: Andreas Schilling / Sandrina Illes Cross triathlon: Rubén Ruzafa / Lesley Paterson Aquathlon: Emmanuel Lejeune / Edda Hannesdottir Long Distance: Pablo Dapena Gonzalez / Helle Frederiksen
6–15	Road bicycle racing	2018 Giro Rosa	International	Annemiek van Vleuten ( Mitchelton–Scott)
6–15	Baseball	2018 World University Baseball Championship	International	Japan
7–8	Triathlon	2018 ITU Triathlon World Cup #10	International	Men: Cancelled Women: Sophie Coldwell
7–14	Weightlifting	2018 Junior World Weightlifting Championships	International	Medal Tally: Uzbekistan Men's Team: Iran Women's Team: United States
7–15	Basketball	2018 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship for Women	Continental	Spain
7–15	Softball	2018 Junior Men's Softball World Championship	International	Australia
7–29	Road bicycle racing	2018 Tour de France (Grand Tour #2)	International	Geraint Thomas ( Team Sky)
8	Formula One	2018 British Grand Prix	International	Sebastian Vettel ( Ferrari)
8–14	Volleyball	2018 Women's Pan-American Volleyball Cup	Continental	United States
9–13	Beach volleyball	2018 World University Beach Volleyball Championship	International	Men: Germany (Dan John & Eric Stadie) Women: Canada (Nicole McNamara & Megan McNamara)
10–15	Athletics	2018 IAAF World U20 Championships	International	Kenya
10–15	Beach volleyball	2018 FIVB Beach Volleyball U19 World Championships	International	Men: Russia (Denis Shekunov & Dmitrii Veretiuk) Women: Russia (Mariia Bocharova & Maria Voronina)
11–18	Volleyball	2018 Asian Women's Club Volleyball Championship	Continental	Supreme Chonburi
12–14	Rugby sevens	2018 World University Rugby Sevens Championship	International	Men: South Africa Women: France
12–15	Golf	Senior Players Championship	International	Vijay Singh
12–15	Golf	2018 U.S. Senior Women's Open	International	Laura Davies
12–21	Lacrosse	2018 World Lacrosse Championship	International	United States
13	Athletics	Meeting International Mohammed VI d'Athlétisme de Rabat (Diamond League #9)	International	United States
13–22	Basketball	2018 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship Division B	Continental	Poland
14–15	Athletics	2018 Athletics World Cup	International	United States
14–15	Formula E	2018 New York City ePrix (FE #11 & #12)	International	Race 1: Lucas di Grassi ( Abt Sportsline) Race 2: Jean-Éric Vergne ( Techeetah)
14–15	Triathlon	2018 ITU World Triathlon Series #5 2018 ITU Triathlon Mixed Relay World Championships	International	Men: Mario Mola Women: Cassandre Beaugrand Mixed Relay: France (Léonie Périault, Dorian Coninx, Cassandre Beaugrand, & Vincent Luis)
14–21	Sailing	2018 Youth Sailing World Championships	International	United States
14–22	Badminton	2018 Badminton Asia Junior Championships	Continental	China
14–22	Basketball	2018 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship	Continental	Israel
14–22	Volleyball	/ 2018 Men's U20 Volleyball European Championship	Continental	Russia
14–27	Water polo	2018 Women's European Water Polo Championship	Continental	Netherlands
15	Motorcycle racing	2018 German motorcycle Grand Prix	International	MotoGP: Marc Márquez ( Repsol Honda) Moto2: Brad Binder ( Ajo Motorsport) Moto3: Jorge Martín ( Gresini Racing)
15	Professional boxing	Manny Pacquiao vs. Lucas Matthysse	International	Manny Pacquiao
15–22	Beach volleyball	2018 European Beach Volleyball Championships	Continental	Men: Norway (Anders Mol & Christian Sørum) Women: Netherlands (Sanne Keizer & Madelein Meppelink)
15–24	Table tennis	2018 Table Tennis European Youth Championships	Continental	France
15–27	Multi-sport	2018 Micronesian Games	Regional	Palau
15–28	Multi-sport	2018 European Universities Games	Continental	University of Coimbra
16–20	Finswimming	2018 Finswimming World Championships	International	Russia
16–26	Handball	2018 Asian Men's Junior Handball Championship	Continental	South Korea
16–28	Water polo	2018 Men's European Water Polo Championship	Continental	Serbia
16–29	Association football	2018 UEFA European Under-19 Championship	Continental	Portugal
17	Baseball	2018 Major League Baseball All-Star Game	Domestic	American League MVP: Alex Bregman ( Houston Astros)
17–21	Orienteering	2018 World University Orienteering Championships	International	Norway
17–22	Canoe slalom	2018 World Junior and U23 Canoe Slalom Championships	International	Czech Republic
17–23	Modern pentathlon	2018 European Modern Pentathlon Championships	Continental	Men: Valentin Prades Women: Marie Oteiza
18–22	Artistic swimming	2018 FINA Artistic Swimming Junior World Championships	International	Russia
18–30	Association football	2018 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship	Continental	Spain
19–22	Golf	2018 Open Championship	International	Francesco Molinari
19–22	Karate	2018 World University Karate Championship	International	Japan
19–27	Fencing	2018 World Fencing Championships	International	Italy
19–28	Multi-sport event	2018 African Youth Games	Continental	Egypt
19–29	Handball	2018 European Men's Under-20 Handball Championship	Continental	Slovenia
19–3 August	Multi-sport event	2018 Central American and Caribbean Games	Continental	Mexico
20	Athletics	Herculis (Diamond League #10)	International	United States
20–22	Rugby sevens	2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens	International	Men: New Zealand Women: New Zealand
21–22	Athletics	Müller Anniversary Games (Diamond League #11)	International	United States
21–28	Volleyball	2018 Asian Men's U20 Volleyball Championship	Continental	Iran
21–29	Basketball	2018 FIBA Under-17 Women’s Basketball World Cup	International	United States
21–29	Darts	2018 World Matchplay	International	Gary Anderson
21–5 August	Field hockey	2018 Women's Hockey World Cup	International	Netherlands
21–12 August	Association football	// 2018 International Champions Cup	International	Tottenham Hotspur
22	Formula One	2018 German Grand Prix	International	Lewis Hamilton ( Mercedes)
22–29	Olympic weightlifting	2018 European Youth Weightlifting Championships	Continental	Romania
23–29	Diving	2018 FINA World Junior Diving Championships	International	China
23–29	Muay Thai	2018 World University Muaythai Championship	International	Thailand
24–29	Beach handball	2018 Men's Beach Handball World Championships 2018 Women's Beach Handball World Championships	International	Men: Brazil Women: Greece
25–29	Rowing	2018 World Rowing U23 Championships	International	United States
26–29	Rallying	2018 Rally Finland (WRC #8)	International	Estonia (Ott Tänak & Martin Järveoja) ( Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT)
26–29	Golf	Senior Open Championship	International	Miguel Ángel Jiménez
26–29	Beach volleyball	2018 European U22 Beach Volleyball Championships	Continental	Men: Latvia (Kristaps Šmits & Mihails Samoilovs) Women: Russia (Nadezda Makroguzova & Svetlana Kholomina)
27–29	Association football	2018 Women's International Champions Cup	International	North Carolina Courage
27–29	Triathlon	2018 ITU World Triathlon Series #6 2018 ITU World Triathlon Mixed Relay Series #2	International	Men: Mario Mola Women: Vicky Holland Mixed Relay: Australia (Ashleigh Gentle, Aaron Royle, Natalie van Coevorden, & Jacob Birtwhistle)
28–5 August	Basketball	2018 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship	Continental	Serbia
29	Formula One	2018 Hungarian Grand Prix	International	Lewis Hamilton ( Mercedes)
29–4 August	American football	2018 European Championship of American football	Continental	France
29–7 August	Modern pentathlon	2018 World Junior Modern Pentathlon Championships	International	Men: Ahmed El Gendy Women: Elena Micheli
30–5 August	Badminton	2018 BWF World Championships	International	Men: Kento Momota Women: Carolina Marín
30–5 August	Handball	2018 World University Handball Championship	International	Men: South Korea Women: Japan
30–6 August	Volleyball	2018 Asian Men's Club Volleyball Championship	Continental	Khatam Ardakan
30–12 August	Sailing	2018 Sailing World Championships	International	Netherlands
30–12 August	Shooting sport	2018 European Shotgun Championship	Continental	Italy
31–4 August	Road bicycle racing	2018 World University Cycling Championship	International	Germany

August

Date	Sport	Venue/Event	Status	Winner/s
1–5	Athletics	2018 African Championships in Athletics	Continental	Kenya
1–7	Basketball	2018 FIBA Under-18 Women's Americas Championship	Continental	United States
2–5	Artistic gymnastics	2018 European Women's Artistic Gymnastics Championships	Continental	Italy
2–5	Golf	2018 Women's British Open	International	Georgia Hall
2–5	Wushu	2018 World University Wushu Championship	International	China
2–5	Golf	2018 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational	International	Justin Thomas
2–5	Rowing	2018 European Rowing Championships	Continental	Romania
2–7	Track cycling	2018 UEC European Track Championships	Continental	Netherlands
2–12	Multi-sport	/ 2018 European Championships	Continental	Russia
2–12	Softball	2018 Women's Softball World Championship	International	United States
3–12	Aquatic sports	2018 European Aquatics Championships	Continental	Russia
4–11	Orienteering	2018 World Orienteering Championships	International	Norway
4–12	Basketball	2018 FIBA Under-18 Women's European Championship	Continental	Germany
5	Motorcycle racing	2018 Czech Republic motorcycle Grand Prix	International	MotoGP: Andrea Dovizioso ( Ducati Corse) Moto2: Miguel Oliveira ( Ajo Motorsport) Moto3: Fabio Di Giannantonio ( Gresini Racing)
5–10	Wheelchair rugby	2018 Wheelchair Rugby World Championship	International	Japan
5–11	Basketball	2018 FIBA Under-18 Asian Championship	Continental	Australia
5–12	Road bicycle racing	2018 European Road Cycling Championships	Continental	Men's Road: Matteo Trentin Women's Road: Marta Bastianelli Men's TT: Victor Campenaerts Women's TT: Ellen van Dijk
5–18	Association football	2018 OFC U-19 Championship	Continental	New Zealand
5–24	Association football	2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup	International	Japan
6–12	Athletics	2018 European Athletics Championships	Continental	Great Britain
6–12	Tennis	2018 Rogers Cup	International	Men: Rafael Nadal Women: Simona Halep
7	Mountain bike racing	2018 European Mountain Bike Championships	Continental	Men: Lars Förster Women: Jolanda Neff
7–19	Handball	2018 Women's Youth World Handball Championship	International	Russia
8–12	Golf	2018 European Golf Team Championships	Continental	Men's Team: Spain Women's Team: Sweden Mixed Team: Iceland
8–12	Rowing	2018 World Rowing Junior Championships	International	United States
9–11	Triathlon	2018 European Triathlon Championships	Continental	Men: Pierre Le Corre Women: Nicola Spirig Mixed Relay: France
9–12	Artistic gymnastics	2018 European Men's Artistic Gymnastics Championships	Continental	Russia
9–12	Golf	2018 PGA Championship	International	Brooks Koepka
9–14	Swimming	2018 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships	Continental	United States
9–19	Handball	2018 European Men's U-18 Handball Championship	Continental	Sweden
10–11	BMX racing	2018 European BMX Championships	Continental	Men: Kyle Evans Women: Laura Smulders
10–12	Athletics	2018 NACAC Championships	Regional	United States
10–12	Rowing	2018 World University Rowing Championships	International	Great Britain
10–12	Canoe sprint	2018 World University Canoe Sprint Championship	International	Hungary
10–18	Basketball	2018 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship	Continental	Croatia
10–19	Basketball	2018 FIBA Under-18 Women's African Championship	Continental	Mali
10–19	Racquetball	2018 Racquetball World Championships	International	Men: Rodrigo Montoya Women: Ana Gabriela Martinez
10–19	Baseball	2018 U-15 Baseball World Cup	International	United States
11–19	Water polo	2018 FINA World Men's Youth Water Polo Championships	International	Greece
12	Motorcycle racing	2018 Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix	International	MotoGP: Jorge Lorenzo ( Ducati Corse) Moto2: Francesco Bagnaia ( Sky Racing Team by VR46) Moto3: Marco Bezzecchi ( Redox Prüstel GP)
13–19	Tennis	2018 Western & Southern Open	International	Men: Novak Djokovic Women: Kiki Bertens
14–19	Archery	2018 Pan American Archery Championships	Continental	United States
14–19	Beach volleyball	2018 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour Finals	International	Men: Anders Mol / Christian Sørum Women: Ágatha Bednarczuk / Eduarda Santos Lisboa
15	Association football	2018 UEFA Super Cup	Continental	Atlético Madrid
15–19	Track cycling	2018 UCI Junior Track Cycling World Championships	International	Germany
15–19	Disc golf	2018 European Disc Golf Championships	Continental	Men: Simon Lizotte Women: Henna Blomroos
15–19	Canoe slalom	2018 European Junior and U23 Canoe Slalom Championships	Continental	Czech Republic
16–19	Rallying	2018 Rallye Deutschland (WRC #9)	International	Ott Tänak & Martin Järveoja ( Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT)
17–25	Basketball	2018 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship for Women	Continental	Italy
17–26	Wheelchair basketball	2018 Wheelchair Basketball World Championship	International	Men: Great Britain Women: Netherlands
18	Athletics	Müller Grand Prix Birmingham (Diamond League #12)	International	Kenya
18	Triathlon	2018 ITU Triathlon World Cup #11	International	Men: Gustav Iden Women: Nicola Spirig
18–2 September	Multi-sport	2018 Asian Games	Continental	China
18–6 October	Rugby union	/// 2018 Rugby Championship	International	New Zealand
19–26	Futsal	2018 World University Futsal Championships	International	Russia (Men & Women)
20–26	Para-athletics	2018 World Para Athletics European Championships	Continental	Poland
20–31	Amateur boxing	2018 AIBA Youth World Boxing Championships	International	Russia
21–26	Summer biathlon	2018 Summer Biathlon World Championships	International	Czech Republic
21–26	Track cycling	2018 UEC European Track Championships (under-23 & junior)	Continental	Italy
21–12 September	Basketball	2018 WNBA Playoffs	Domestic	Seattle Storm
22–31	Baseball	2018 Women's Baseball World Cup	International	Japan
23–26	Canoe sprint	2018 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships	International	Germany
23–29	Carrom	2018 Carrom World Cup	International	Men: Sri Lanka Women: India
24–2 September	Basketball	2018 FIBA Under-18 African Championship	Continental	Mali
24–10 September	Rugby union	2018 World Rugby Under 20 Trophy	International	Fiji
25–26	Triathlon	2018 ITU World Triathlon Series #7	International	Men: Mario Mola Women: Vicky Holland
25–16 September	Road bicycle racing	2018 Vuelta a España (Grand Tour #3)	International	Simon Yates ( Mitchelton–Scott)
26	Formula One	2018 Belgian Grand Prix	International	Sebastian Vettel ( Ferrari)
27–1 September	Archery	2018 European Archery Championships	Continental	Turkey
27–2 September	Water polo	2018 FINA World Women's Youth Water Polo Championships	International	Men: Greece Women: Spain
27–9 September	Tennis	2018 US Open (Grand Slam #4)	International	Men: Novak Djokovic Women: Naomi Osaka
28–2 September	Volleyball	2018 Men's Pan-American Volleyball Cup	Continental	Argentina
29–2 September	Track cycling	2018 Pan American Track Cycling Championships	Continental	United States
29–3 September	Drag racing	2018 NHRA Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals	Domestic	For results, click here.
30	Athletics	Weltklasse Zürich (Diamond League #13)	International	Kenya
30–4 September	Basketball	2018 South American Basketball Championship for Women	Continental	Argentina
31	Athletics	Memorial Van Damme (Diamond League #14)	International	United States
31–2 September	3x3 basketball	2018 FIBA 3x3 Under-18 Europe Cup	Continental	Men: Hungary Women: Belgium

September

Date	Sport	Venue/Event	Status	Winner/s
1–2	Rowing	2018 European Rowing U23 Championships	Continental	Romania
1–2	Triathlon	2018 FISU World University Triathlon Championship	International	Men: Lars Pfeifer Women: Jeanne Lehair Mixed Team Relay: France
1–2	Triathlon	2018 Ironman 70.3 World Championship	International	Men: Jan Frodeno Women: Daniela Ryf
1–2	Triathlon	2018 ITU Triathlon World Cup #12	International	Men: Dmitry Polyanski Women: Vendula Frintová
1–5	Sailing	2018 FISU World University Sailing Championship	International	Men: Australia (Skipper: Thomas Grimes) Women: France (Skipper: Elodie Bonafous)
1–6	Amateur boxing	2018 FISU World University Boxing Championships	International	Russia
1–9	Netball	2018 Asian Netball Championships	Continental	Sri Lanka
1–9	Volleyball	2018 Women's U19 Volleyball European Championship	Continental	Italy
1–8 December	American football	2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season	Domestic	Alabama Crimson Tide
2	Formula One	2018 Italian Grand Prix	International	Lewis Hamilton ( Mercedes)
2–14	Shooting sport	2018 ISSF World Shooting Championships	International	China
3–8	Six-red snooker	2018 Six-red World Championship	International	Kyren Wilson
4–9	Amateur wrestling	2018 FISU World University Wrestling Championship	International	Men's Freestyle: Japan Women's Freestyle: Canada Greco-Roman: Turkey
4–9	Field archery	2018 World Field Archery Championships	International	Italy
4–9	Water polo	2018 FINA Women's Water Polo World Cup	International	United States
4–15	Association football	2018 SAFF Championship	Regional	Maldives
4–16	Chess	2018 World Junior Chess Championship	International	Men: Parham Maghsoodloo Women: Aleksandra Maltsevskaya
5–9	Mountain bike racing	2018 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships	International	Switzerland
6–12	Squash	2018 FISU World University Squash Championship	International	Great Britain
6–15	Modern pentathlon	2018 World Modern Pentathlon Championships	International	Men: James Cooke Women: Anastasiya Prokopenko
6–16	Sport climbing	2018 IFSC Climbing World Championships	International	Men: Jakob Schubert Women: Janja Garnbret
6–30 December	American football	2018 NFL season	Domestic	AFC: Kansas City Chiefs NFC: New Orleans Saints
7–14	Handball	2018 African Men's Junior Handball Championship	Continental	Egypt
7–15	Multi-sport	2018 Asia Pacific Masters Games	Continental	For all the individual sports results, click here.
7–16	Badminton	2018 European Junior Badminton Championships	Continental	France
8	Ultramarathon	2018 IAU 100 km World Championships	International	Men: Hideaki Yamauchi Women: Nikolina Šustić
8–9	Athletics	2018 IAAF Continental Cup	International	Team Americas
9	Motorcycle racing	2018 San Marino and Rimini's Coast motorcycle Grand Prix	International	MotoGP: Andrea Dovizioso ( Ducati Corse) Moto2: Francesco Bagnaia ( Sky Racing Team by VR46) Moto3: Lorenzo Dalla Porta ( Leopard Racing)
9–16	Rowing	2018 World Rowing Championships	International	Italy
9–22	Association football	2018 OFC U-16 Championship	Continental	New Zealand
10–16	Rhythmic gymnastics	2018 Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships	International	Russia
10–16	Swimming	2018 African Swimming Championships	Continental	Egypt
10–30	Volleyball	/ 2018 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship	International	Poland
11–16	Water polo	2018 FINA Men's Water Polo World Cup	International	Hungary
11–23	Equestrianism	2018 FEI World Equestrian Games	International	Germany
12–16	Curling	2018–19 Curling World Cup – First Leg	International	Men: Canada (Skip: Kevin Koe) Women: Canada (Skip: Rachel Homan) Mixed Doubles: Canada (Laura Walker & Kirk Muyres)
12–16	Triathlon	2018 ITU World Triathlon Series Grand Final	International	Men: Vincent Luis Women: Ashleigh Gentle
12–18	Chess	2018 FISU World University Chess Championship	International
13–16	Rallying	2018 Rally Turkey (WRC #10)	International	Ott Tänak & Martin Järveoja ( Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT)
13–16	Golf	2018 Evian Championship	International	Angela Stanford
14–15	Mountain bike racing	2018 UCI Mountain Bike Marathon World Championships	International	Men: Henrique Avancini Women: Annika Langvad
14–16	3x3 basketball	2018 FIBA 3x3 Europe Cup	Continental	Men: Serbia Women: France
15	Professional boxing	Canelo Álvarez vs. Gennady Golovkin II	International	Canelo Álvarez
15–22	Handball	2018 African Men's Youth Handball Championship	Continental	Egypt
15–22	Surfing	2018 ISA World Surfing Games	International	Men: Santiago Muñiz Women: Sally Fitzgibbons
15–23	Netball	/ 2018 Netball Quad Series (September)	International	Australia
15–28	Cricket	2018 Asia Cup	Continental	India
16	Formula One	2018 Singapore Grand Prix	International	Lewis Hamilton ( Mercedes)
16	Marathon	2018 Berlin Marathon (WMM #4)	International	Men: Eliud Kipchoge Women: Gladys Cherono Kiprono
16	Mountain running	2018 World Mountain Running Championships	International	Men: Robert Chemonges Women: Lucy Wambui Murigi
16–26	Handball	2018 Asian Men's Youth Handball Championship	Continental	Bahrain
17–21	Netball	2018 FISU World University Netball Championship	International	Uganda
17–23	Amateur wrestling	2018 World Junior Wrestling Championships	International	Men's Freestyle: Russia Women's Freestyle: Japan Greco-Roman: Iran
18–23	Table tennis	2018 European Table Tennis Championships	Continental	Men: Timo Boll Women: Li Qian
20–23	Weightlifting	2018 FISU World University Weightlifting Championships	International	Japan
20–27	Judo	2018 World Judo Championships	International	Japan
20–7 October	Association football	2018 AFC U-16 Championship	Continental	Japan
21–23	Tennis	2018 Laver Cup	International	Team Europe
22	Triathlon	2018 ITU Triathlon World Cup #13	International	Men: Gustav Iden Women: Taylor Spivey
22–30	Basketball	2018 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup	International	United States
22–30	Road bicycle racing	2018 UCI Road World Championships	International	Netherlands
23	Motorcycle racing	2018 Aragon motorcycle Grand Prix	International	MotoGP: Marc Márquez ( Repsol Honda) Moto2: Brad Binder ( Ajo Motorsport) Moto3: Jorge Martín ( Gresini Racing)
23–6 October	Chess	43rd Chess Olympiad	International	Open: China Women: China
25–30	Canoe slalom	2018 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships	International	Great Britain
28–30	Golf	2018 Ryder Cup	International	Team Europe
28–30	Table tennis	2018 ITTF Women's World Cup	International	Ding Ning
30	Formula One	2018 Russian Grand Prix	International	Lewis Hamilton ( Mercedes)
30–6 October	Darts	2018 World Grand Prix	International	Michael van Gerwen
30–20 October	Volleyball	2018 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship	International	Serbia

October

Date	Sport	Venue/Event	Status	Winner/s
1–13	Rugby league	2018 Emerging Nations World Championship	International	Malta
3–9	Handball	2018 Asian Women's Club League Handball Championship	Continental	Almaty Club
4–7	Golf	2018 International Crown	International	South Korea
4–7	Rallying	2018 Wales Rally GB (WRC #11)	International	Sébastien Ogier & Julien Ingrassia ( M-Sport World Rally Team)
4–17	Association football	2018 CONCACAF Women's Championship	Continental	United States
6–7	Motorcycle racing	2018 Motocross des Nations	International	France
6–13	Multi-sport	2018 Asian Para Games	Continental	China
6–18	Multi-sport	2018 Summer Youth Olympics	International	Russia
7	Formula One	2018 Japanese Grand Prix	International	Lewis Hamilton ( Mercedes)
7	Horse racing	2018 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe	International	Horse: Enable Jockey: Frankie Dettori Trainer: John Gosden
7	Marathon	2018 Chicago Marathon (WMM #5)	International	Men: Mo Farah Women: Brigid Kosgei
7	Motorcycle racing	2018 Thailand motorcycle Grand Prix	International	MotoGP: Marc Márquez ( Repsol Honda) Moto2: Francesco Bagnaia ( SKY Racing Team by VR46) Moto3: Fabio Di Giannantonio ( Gresini Racing)
7–14	Tennis	2018 Shanghai Masters	International	Novak Djokovic
11–17	Golf	2018 Senior LPGA Championship	International	Laura Davies
13	Road bicycle racing	2018 Il Lombardia (Monument #5)	International	Thibaut Pinot ( Groupama–FDJ)
13	Triathlon	2018 Ironman World Championship	International	Men: Patrick Lange Women: Daniela Ryf
13	Triathlon	2018 ITU Triathlon World Cup #15	International	Men: Vincent Luis Women: Renee Tomlin
13–14	Rugby sevens	2018 Africa Men's Sevens	Continental	Zimbabwe
13–20	Curling	2018 World Mixed Curling Championship	International	Canada (Skip: Mike Anderson)
15–21	Badminton	2018 World University Badminton Championships	International	Chinese Taipei
16–19	Handball	2018 IHF Super Globe	International	Barcelona
18–28	Field hockey	2018 Asian Men's Hockey Champions Trophy	Continental	India / Pakistan
18–4 November	Association football	2018 AFC U-19 Championship	Continental	Saudi Arabia
19–21	Table tennis	2018 ITTF Men's World Cup	International	Fan Zhendong
19–28	Baseball	2018 U-23 Baseball World Cup	International	Mexico
19–1 November	Chess	2018 World Youth Chess Championship	International	Men's U18: Viktor Gazik Women's U18: Polina Shuvalova
20–21	Rugby sevens	2018 USA Women's Sevens (WRWSS #1)	International	New Zealand
20–27	Olympic weightlifting	2018 European Junior & U23 Weightlifting Championships	Continental	Russia
20–28	Amateur wrestling	2018 World Wrestling Championships	International	Russia
21	Formula One	2018 United States Grand Prix	International	Kimi Räikkönen ( Ferrari)
21	Motorcycle racing	2018 Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix	International	MotoGP: Marc Márquez ( Repsol Honda) Moto2: Francesco Bagnaia ( SKY Racing Team by VR46) Moto3: Marco Bezzecchi ( Redox PrüstelGP)
21	Triathlon	2018 ITU Triathlon World Cup #16	International	Men: David Castro Fajardo Women: Yuliya Yelistratova
21–28	Tennis	2018 WTA Finals	International	Singles: Elina Svitolina Doubles: Tímea Babos / Kristina Mladenovic
23–28	Baseball	2018 World Series	Domestic	Boston Red Sox
25–28	Golf	2018 WGC-HSBC Champions	International	Xander Schauffele
25–28	Rallying	2018 Rally Catalunya (WRC #12)	International	Sébastien Loeb & Daniel Elena ( Citroën World Rally Team)
25–28	Darts	2018 European Championship	International	James Wade
25–3 November	Artistic gymnastics	2018 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships	International	United States
27	Triathlon	2018 ITU Triathlon World Cup #17	International	Men: Max Studer Women: Ai Ueda
27–28	Netball	2018 Fast5 Netball World Series	International	New Zealand
28	Formula One	2018 Mexican Grand Prix	International	Max Verstappen ( Red Bull Racing)
28	Motorcycle racing	2018 Australian motorcycle Grand Prix	International	MotoGP: Maverick Viñales ( Yamaha Motor Racing) Moto2: Brad Binder ( Ajo Motorsport) Moto3: Albert Arenas ( Ángel Nieto Team)
28–3 November	Basketball	2018 FIBA Under-18 Women's Asian Championship	Continental	China
29–4 November	Tennis	2018 Paris Masters	International	Karen Khachanov
30–4 November	Tennis	2018 WTA Elite Trophy	International	Ashleigh Barty

November

Date	Sport	Venue/Event	Status	Winner/s
1–10	Weightlifting	2018 World Weightlifting Championships	International	China
1–21	Association football	2018 CONCACAF U-20 Championship	Continental	United States
2–3	Horse racing	2018 Breeders' Cup	International	Breeders' Cup Classic: Horse: Accelerate Jockey: Joel Rosario Trainer: John Sadler
2–4	Judo	2018 European U23 Judo Championships	Continental	Russia
2–9	Association football	/ 2018 CAF Champions League Final	Continental	Espérance de Tunis
2–12	Shooting sport	2018 Shooting Championship of the Americas	Continental	United States
2–23	Chess	Women's World Chess Championship 2018 (tournament)	International	Ju Wenjun
3	Cyclocross	2018 UEC European Cyclo-cross Championships	Continental	Men: Mathieu van der Poel Women: Annemarie Worst
3–10	Association football	/ 2018 AFC Champions League Final	Continental	Kashima Antlers
3–10	Curling	2018 Pacific-Asia Curling Championships	Continental	Men: Japan (Skip: Yuta Matsumura) Women: South Korea (Skip: Kim Min-ji)
4	Marathon	2018 New York City Marathon (WMM #6)	International	Men: Lelisa Desisa Women: Mary Keitany
4	Motorcycle racing	2018 Malaysian motorcycle Grand Prix	International	MotoGP: Marc Márquez ( Repsol Honda) Moto2: Luca Marini ( Sky Racing Team by VR46) Moto3: Jorge Martin ( Gresini Racing)
5–18	Badminton	2018 BWF World Junior Championships	International	China
6	Horse racing	2018 Melbourne Cup	International	Horse: Cross Counter Jockey: Kerrin McEvoy Trainer: Charlie Appleby
6–10	Beach soccer	2018 Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup	International	Iran
6–10	Tennis	2018 Next Generation ATP Finals	International	Stefanos Tsitsipas
6–11	Karate	2018 World Karate Championships	International	Japan
7–10	Trampolining	2018 Trampoline Gymnastics World Championships	International	China
7–11	Swimming	2018 South American Swimming Championships	Continental	Brazil
8–12	Sambo	2018 World Sambo Championships	International	Russia
8–15	Baseball	2018 MLB Japan All-Star Series	International	Samurai Japan
9–24	Cricket	2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20	International	Australia
9–28	Chess	World Chess Championship 2018	International	Magnus Carlsen
10	Triathlon	2018 ITU Triathlon World Cup #18	International	Men: Vicente Hernández Women: Summer Cook
10–11	Tennis	2018 Fed Cup Final	International	Czech Republic
10–18	Darts	2018 Grand Slam of Darts	International	Gerwyn Price
10–9 December	Association football	/ 2018 Copa Libertadores Finals	Continental	River Plate
11	Formula One	2018 Brazilian Grand Prix	International	Lewis Hamilton ( Mercedes)
11–18	Tennis	2018 ATP Finals	International	Singles: Alexander Zverev Doubles: Mike Bryan / Jack Sock
12–18	Amateur wrestling	2018 World U23 Wrestling Championship	International	Men's Freestyle: Russia Women's Freestyle: Japan Greco-Roman: Georgia
13–1 December	Association football	2018 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup	International	Spain
15–18	Golf	2018 CME Group Tour Championship	International	Lexi Thompson
15–18	Rallying	2018 Rally Australia (WRC #13)	International	Jari-Matti Latvala & Miikka Anttila ( Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT)
15–24	Amateur boxing	2018 AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships	International	China
16–24	Curling	2018 European Curling Championships	Continental	Men: Scotland (Skip: Bruce Mouat) Women: Sweden (Skip: Anna Hasselborg)
17–25	Field hockey	2018 Women's Hockey Champions Trophy	International	Netherlands
17–1 December	Association football	2018 Africa Women Cup of Nations	Continental	Nigeria
18	Motorcycle racing	2018 Valencian Community motorcycle Grand Prix	International	MotoGP: Andrea Dovizioso ( Ducati Corse) Moto2: Miguel Oliveira ( Ajo Motorsport) Moto3: Can Öncü ( Ajo Motorsport)
18–1 December	Association football	2018 OFC Women's Nations Cup	Continental	New Zealand
20–25	Table tennis	2018 Pan American Table Tennis Championships	Continental	Men: Kanak Jha Women: Adriana Díaz
21–25	Golf	2018 World Cup of Golf	International	Belgium (Thomas Pieters & Thomas Detry)
23–25	Tennis	2018 Davis Cup Final	International	Croatia
25	Canadian football	106th Grey Cup	Domestic	Calgary Stampeders
25	Formula One	2018 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix	International	Lewis Hamilton ( Mercedes)
25	Horse racing	2018 Japan Cup	International	Horse: Almond Eye Jockey: Christophe Lemaire Trainer: Sakae Kunieda
26–2 December	Volleyball	2018 FIVB Volleyball Men's Club World Championship	International	Trentino Volley
27–9 December	Snooker	2018 UK Championship (Triple Crown #1)	International	Ronnie O'Sullivan
28–16 December	Field hockey	2018 Men's Hockey World Cup	International	Belgium
29–1 December	Rugby sevens	2018 Dubai Sevens (WRSS #1) 2018 Dubai Women's Sevens (WRWSS #2)	International	Men: New Zealand Women: New Zealand
29–4 December	Handball	2018 South and Central American Women's Handball Championship	Continental	Brazil
29–16 December	Handball	2018 European Women's Handball Championship	Continental	France
30–9 December	Handball	2018 Asian Women's Handball Championship	Continental	South Korea

December

Date	Sport	Venue/Event	Status	Winner/s
1	Auto racing	2018 FIA GT Nations Cup	International	Turkey (Ayhancan Güven & Salih Yoluç) ( Ram Racing)
1	Professional boxing	Deontay Wilder vs. Tyson Fury	International	Deontay Wilder & Tyson Fury fought to a Split Decision Draw
1–9	Floorball	2018 Men's World Floorball Championships	International	Finland
2–9	Table tennis	2018 World Junior Table Tennis Championships	International	China
2–12	Handball	2018 African Women's Handball Championship	Continental	Angola
4–7	Nine-ball pool	2018 Mosconi Cup	International	Team USA
4–9	Volleyball	2018 FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship	International	Vakıfbank İstanbul
5–9	Curling	2018–19 Curling World Cup – Second Leg	International	Men's: United States (Skip: John Shuster) Women's: Japan (Skip: Satsuki Fujisawa) Mixed Doubles: Norway (Kristin Skaslien & Magnus Nedregotten)
5–12	Association football	/ 2018 Copa Sudamericana Finals	Continental	Atlético Paranaense
6–9	Figure skating	2018–19 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final	International	Men: Nathan Chen Ladies: Rika Kihira Pairs: France (Vanessa James & Morgan Ciprès) Ice Dance: United States (Madison Hubbell & Zachary Donohue)
8–9	Rugby sevens	2018 South Africa Sevens (WRSS #2)	International	Fiji
8–14	Beach soccer	2018 Africa Beach Soccer Cup of Nations	Continental	Senegal
8–14	Ice hockey	2019 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division I Group B	International	Slovenia was promoted to Division I – Group A Japan was relegated to Division II – Group A
9	Cross country running	2018 European Cross Country Championships	Continental	Men: Filip Ingebrigtsen Women: Yasemin Can
9	Horse racing	2018 Hong Kong Cup	International	Horse: Glorious Forever Jockey: Silvestre de Sousa Trainer: Frankie Lor
9–15	Ice hockey	2019 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division I Group A	International	Germany was promoted to Top Division France was relegated to Division I – Group B
11–16	Swimming	2018 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)	International	United States
12–16	Badminton	2018 BWF World Tour Finals	International	Men: Shi Yuqi Women: P. V. Sindhu
12–16	Taekwondo	2018 World Taekwondo Grand Slam	International	Great Britain
12–22	Association football	2018 FIFA Club World Cup	International	Real Madrid
13–16	Table tennis	2018 ITTF World Tour Grand Finals	International	Men: Tomokazu Harimoto Women: Chen Meng
13–1 January 2019	Darts	2019 PDC World Darts Championship	International	Michael van Gerwen
14–20	Nine-ball pool	2018 WPA World Nine-ball Championship	International	Joshua Filler
15	Formula E	Ad Diriyah ePrix (FE #1)	International	António Félix da Costa ( BMW i Andretti Motorsport)
26–30	Chess	2018 World Rapid & Blitz Chess Championships	International	Rapid (Open): Daniil Dubov Rapid (Women): Ju Wenjun Blitz (Open): Magnus Carlsen Blitz (Women): Kateryna Lagno
26–5 January 2019	Ice hockey	2019 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships	International	Finland
29–6 January 2019	Cross-country skiing	// 2018–19 Tour de Ski	International	Men: Johannes Høsflot Klæbo Women: Ingvild Flugstad Østberg
30–6 January 2019	Ski jumping	/ 2018–19 Four Hills Tournament	International	Ryoyu Kobayashi

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World championships in 2018
Summer sports & indoor sports	Archery field indoor Association football (men) Athletics (indoor) Badminton individual team Basketball women Basketball (3x3) Beach handball men women Bowls Boxing (women) Canoeing slalom sprint marathon Cycling road track mountain bike cyclo-cross BMX Equestrian Fencing Field hockey men women Finswimming Floorball (men) Gymnastics artistic rhythmic trampoline acrobatic aerobic Judo Karate Lacrosse (men) Modern pentathlon Muaythai Nine-pin bowling Orienteering Quidditch Racquetball Real tennis Rowing Rugby sevens men women Sailing Sambo Shooting Softball (women) Sport climbing Squash women's team Swimming (25 m) Table tennis men women team Volleyball men women Weightlifting Wrestling
Winter sports	Bandy men women Curling men women mixed mixed doubles Figure skating Ice hockey men women Ski flying Speed skating allround sprint short track
Cue & mind sports	Chess men women's match women rapid blitz Darts BDO PDC Draughts men's match women's match Pool Nine-ball Snooker six-red
Motor sports	Air race Endurance auto racing 2018–19 Endurance motorcycle racing 2017–18 2018–19 F1 Powerboat Formula One Motocross men women team MotoGP Moto2 Moto3 Rally Rallycross Speedway individual team Sidecarcross Superbike Supersport Supersport 300 Touring car