11th to 17th July
History at Wimbledon
History beckons at Wimbledon today in the women's singles final. Tunisia's Ons Jabeur aims to become the first Arab player to win a Grand Slam title. Her opponent is Elena Rybakina who was born in Russia, but started represented Kazakhstan since 2018. It will also be the first time her nation wins a major singles trophy They both aim to have a new name added to the Venus Rosewater Dish and no matter who wins, it will be a proud moment for either nation. The men's final is tomorrow with Serbia's Novak Djokovic taking on Australia's Nick Kyrgios. For Djokovic it will be the eighth Wimbledon final and the chance to win his fourth straight title at the famous tennis grounds. His opponent has never won a Grand Slam title, but Kyrgios has beaten Djokovic on two previous head-to-head matches.
Nottingham in England recently hosted the ICF Canoe Freestyle World Championship. The standout performance came from British star Ottilie Robinson-Shaw who completed a record-breaking world championship clean sweep, while USA's Dane Jackson further established himself as the greatest male freestyle athlete of all time. Norway narrowly claimed the 23rd IHF Women's U20 Handball World Championship beating Hungary 30-29 in the final. The bronze medal went to The Netherlands. Basketball recently held European Championships for smaller nations. Cyprus made history by winning the women's title for the first time, while Armenia beat hosts Malta for the men's title.
Japan's Yurina Abe and Akihiko Nishimura claim the prestigious Open Titles of the ICO Crossminton World Championship. The sport is similar to badminton, but played without a net. Korfball, very similar to netball and basketball, also made an appearance last week. The Netherlands claimed the top podium position of the U17 World Cup. A star chess player very familiar to the big stage is Ian Nepomniachtchi, who became the challenger again to the FIDE Chess World Championship later this year. Nepomniachtchi won The Candidates Tournament, a competition to determine the challenger to the current world champion Magnus Carlsen, without losing a single match.
Spain's U18 Women won the IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship in Turkey. The Global Kiteboarding Association recently held the Big Air World Championships at Tarifa in Spain. Italy's Airton Cozzolino and Brazil's Mikaili Sol were crowned champions. Tour de France news is that after stage 7, Slovenia's Tadej Pogačar has claimed the yellow jersey and the overall lead. We still have two weeks to go to the final day in Paris. In the coming week we will continue to focus on The World Games in Birmingham, Alabama. We also have the final Golf Major of the year at St. Andrews in Scotland.
Until next time, have a great week in sport.
Aikido
16 July - European Aikido Championship 2022 - Dartford, England
Air Sports
2-16 July - 21st FAI European Gliding Championships; 4th FAI World 13,5m Gliding Championships - Pociūnai, Kaunas, Lithuania
8-14 July - 2022 FAI F3DE World Championships for Pylon Racing Model Aircraft - Muncie, IN, USA
10-23 July - 21st FAI European Hang Gliding Class 1 Championship - Sigillo, Italy
14-21 July - PWCA World Cup 2022 - Krushevo, North Macedonia
Athletics
15-25 July - World Athletics Championships Oregon 2022 - Portland, OR, USA
Axe Throwing
14-16 July - WATL Tier 1 - US Open 2022 - Minneapolis, MN, USA
Badminton
12-17 July - BWF World Tour - Singapore Open 2022 - Singapore
Basketball
8-16 July - FIBA U20 Women's European Championship - Sopron, Hungary
9-17 July - FIBA U20 Women's European Championship Division B - Skopje, North Macedonia; FIBA U17 Women's Basketball World Cup - Debrecen, Hungary
12-24 July - FIBA Asia Cup 2022 - Jakarta, Indonesia
12-17 July - FIBA U16 Women's European Championship Division C - Korce, Albania; FIBa U16 European Championship Division C - Prizren, Kosovo
15-24 July - FIBA U20 European Championship Division B - Tbilisi, Georgia
16-24 July - FIBa U20 European Championship - Podgorica, Montenegro
Beach Soccer
15-17 July - Men's & Women's U18 Madjer Cup 2022 / U16 Madjer Cup 2022 - Figueira da Foz, Portugal
Beach Volleyball
13-17 July - FIVB Men's and Women's U20 European Championship - Izmir, Turkey
14-17 July - FIVB Pro Tour Futures - Ciro Marina, Italy; FIVB Pro Tour Challenge - Espinho, Portugal
16-23 July - 4th World Military Sports Volleyball - Negambo Beach Park, Sri Lanka
Boccia
3-11 July - Póvoa de Varzim 2022 World Boccia Cup - Póvoa de Varzim, Portugal
Bodybuilding & Fitness
13-16 July - IFBB West African Championships - Accra, Ghana
16-17 July - IFBB Classic Physique of American Cup - Guayaquil, Ecuador
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
16-17 July - Austin Summer International Open IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu and Jiu-Jitsu No-Gi Championship 2022 - Round Rock, TX, USA
Canoeing
14-18 July - 2022 ICF Canoe Slalom Training Period 2 - World Championships - Augsburg, Germany
16-17 July - 2022 ECA Junior Slalom Cup - Roudnice, Czech Republic
Casting Sport
14-17 July - Juniors World Championships in Castingsport - Budapest, Hungary
Chuckwagon Racing
8-17 July - WPCA Tour - Calgary Stampede Rangeland Derby - Calgary, Canada
Cliff Diving
16 July - Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series - Copenhagen, Denmark
Cricket
11 July - England Women v South Africa Women (1st ODI) - Northampton, England
12 July - Ireland v New Zealand (2nd ODI) - Malahide, Ireland; England v India (1st ODI) - London, Great Britain
13 July - West Indies v Bangladesh (2nd ODI) - Providence, Guyana
14 July - England v India (2nd ODI) - London, Great Britain
15 July - England Women v South Africa Women (2nd ODI) - Bristol, England Ireland v New Zealand (3rd ODI) - Malahide, Ireland
16 July - Australia Women v Pakistan Women (T20I Tri Series) - Magheramason, Ireland; West Indies v Bangladesh (3rd ODI) - Providence, Guyana
17 July - Ireland Women v Australia Women (T20I Tri Series - Magheramason, Ireland; England v India (3rd ODI) - Manchester, England
Cycling
1-24 July - UCI WorldTour - Tour de France - France
14-17 July - CAC Track African Championships - Abuja, Nigeria
14-19 July - 2022 UEC Juniors & U23 Track European Championships - Anadia - Sangalhos, Portugal
15-17 July - Mercedes-Benz UCI MTB World Cup - XCO/XCC/DHI - Vallnord Pal Arinsal, Andorra
16-17 July - UCI Gran Fondo World Series - Gran Fondo Isle of Man - Isle of Man, United Kingdom
17 July - UEC Gran Fondo & Mediafondo European Championships - Reggio Emilia, Italy
Draughts
16-23 July - Herhugowaard Open World Cup - Herhugowaard, The Netherlands
Equestrian
9-17 July - Falsterbo Horse Show - Falsterbo, Sweden
11-17 July - FEI Jumping European Championship for Young Riders, Juniors, and Children 2022 - Oliva, Spain
14 July - Group One Racing - Grand Prix de Paris - Longchamp, France
15-17 July - Tops International Arena - Valkenswaard, The Netherlands
16 July - Group One Racing - Juddmonte Irish Oaks - Curragh, Ireland; Diana Stakes - Saratoga, NY, USA
Fencing
15-23 July - FIE World Championship - Cairo, Egypt
Football
2-23 July - CAF Women's Africa Cup of Nations - Morocco
4-18 July - CONCACAF Women's Championship - Mexico
6-31 July - UEFA Women's EURO England 2022 - England
8-30 July - 2022 Copa América Femenina - Colombia
9-24 July - 13th World Military Sports Football Women - Washington, USA
13-30 July - OFC Women's Nations Cup 2022 - Suva, Fiji
17 July - World Footvolley BSB - Brasilia, Brazil
Freestyle Football
1 April to 8 October - Red Bull Street Style 2022 - National, Regional & World Final (Croatia)
Games
7-17 July - The World Games 2022 - Birmingham, AL, USA
17-30 July - European Universities Games 2022 - Lodz, Poland
Golf
13-16 July - Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational - Midland CC, MI, USA
14-17 July - Big Green Egg Open - Rosendaelsche GC, The Netherlands; The Open Championship - St. Andrews Links (Old Course), Scotland; Baracuda Championship - Tahoe Mt. Club, CA, USA
Gymnastics
8-11 July - 16th Artistic Gymnastics African Championships - Cairo, Egypt
9-14 July - European Gym for Life Challenge & 2022 Eurogym - Neuchatel, Switzerland
15-17 July - 2022 Junior and Senior Pan-American Championships (Artistic) - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Handball
11-17 July - FISU University World Cup Handball - Pristina, Kosovo
Horseshoe Pitching
11-23 July - Pitching in da Boot - World Tournament - Monroe, LA, USA
Hurling
17 July - GAA Hurling All-Ireland Senior Championship Final - Dublin, Ireland
Judo
15-17 July - Zagreb Grand Prix 2022 - Zagreb, Croatia
Ju-Jitsu
16-19 July - Pan-American Championship Adults 2022 - Columbiana, AL, USA
Jump Rope
17 July - Double Dutch Contest World 2022 - Tokyo, Japan
Korfball
15-16 July - 2022 U15 European Korfball Championship - Skalka Pri Kremnici, Slovakia
Mixed Martial Arts
16 July - UFC Main Card - Brian Ortega v Yair Rodriguez; Michelle Waterson v Amanda Lemos; Li Jingliang v Muslim Salikhov; Matt Schnell v Sumudaerji; Shane Burgos v Charles Jourdain; Lauren Murphy v Miesha Tate - Elmont, NY, USA
Modern Pentathlon
5-15 July - 2022 European U17 & U19 Tetrathlon Championship - Kraków, Poland
Motor Racing
14-17 July - FIA World Rally Championship - Rally Estonia - Tartu, Estonia
14-16 July - Formula Drift - Pro/Prospec - St. Louis, MI, USA
15-17 July - NTT INDYCAR Series - Honda Indy Toronto - Toronto, Canada
16 July - FIA Formula E World Championship Round 16 - New York City, USA
17 July - 2022 NASCAR Cup Series - New Hampshire Motor Speedway, NH, USA; FIA Formula E World Championship Round 17 - New York City, USA
Motorcycling
15-17 July - FIM Sidecar World Championship Round 6 - Donnington Park, England; FIM World Superbike Championship - Prosecco DOC UK Round - Donnington Park, England
16 July - Progressive American Flat Track - Port Royal Half-Mile - Port Royal Speedway, PA, USA; Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship - Spring Creek National - Millville, MN, USA
17 July - FIM Motocross World Championship - Loket, Czech Republic
Mountain Running
16 July - Gold Label World Cup - La Montée du nid D'Aigle (Classic Mountain) - St. Gervais, France
Orienteering
10-16 July - World Masters Orienteering Championships 2022 - Puglia, Gargano, Italy
11-16 July - Junior World Orienteering Championship 2022 - Aguiar da Beira, Portugal
14-20 July - Junior World MTB Orienteering Championships 2022; World MTB Orienteering Championships 2022 & CX80 World Cup in MTB Orienteering - Falun, Sweden
Padel
11-17 July - FIP World Tour 2022 - Koksijde, Belgium
16-24 July - World Padel Tour - Málaga, Spain
Poker
12-17 July - World Poker Tour - WPT Venetian Las Vegas, NV, USA
Racquetball
14-17 July - 2022 Team Root Outdoor Nationals presented by Prokennex - Huntington Beach, CA, USA
Rafting
15-20 July - 2022 Grand Prix of Turkey - Yozgat/Çekerek, Turkey
Rodeo (Pro)
12-16 July - Central Wyoming Fair & PRCA Rodeo - Casper, WY, USA
12 July - Calgary Stampede Team Roping - Calgary, Canada
13-16 July - NFR Open - Colorado Springs, CO, USA; Sheridan WYO Rodeo - Sheridan, WY, USA; NRF Open Breakaway Roping - Colorado Springs, CO, USA
14-16 July - Ute Stampede - Nephi, UT, USA; Gentlemen's Days Inc. - Gunnison, CO, USA
15-16 July - Westcliffe Stampede Rodeo - Westcliffe, CO, USA
15-17 July - Burke Stampede Rodeo - Burke, SD, USA; Corn Palace Stampede Rodeo - Mitchell, SD, USA; Teepee Creek Stampede - Teepee Creek, AB, USA
(Prize money from $20k)
Roundnet
16 July - 2022 Spikeball Tournament Series - Major - Boston, MA, USA; 2022 Spikeball Tournament Series - Challenger - Edmonton, Canada
Rowing
16-17 July - 2022 Czech Republic International Masters - Trebon - Lake Svet, Czech Republic
Rugby Union
24 June to 12 July - Six Nations U20 Summer Series - Treviso, Verona, Italy
2-16 July - Pacific Nations Cup - Suva, Lautoka, Fiji
16 July - New Zealand v Ireland; Australia v England; South Africa v Wales; Argentina v Scotland
Sailing
1-12 July - International Europe Class World Championship - Dournenez, France
4-14 July - IODA Optimist World Championship - Bodrum, Turkey; B14 World Championship - Torbole, Italy
8-15 July - 2022 Youth Sailing World Championships - The Hague, The Netherlands
9-16 July - TOPCAT K1 World Championship - Turawa, Poland; 2022 Youth Sailing World Championships - The Hague, The Netherlands
14-17 July - SSL Gold Cup - Qualifying Round 5 - Various
14-22 July - 2022 J/24 World Championship - Corpus Christi, TX, USA
16-24 July - Zoom 8 World Championships - Tilgu Harbour, Estonia
17-23 July - 2022 Youth Match Racing World Championship - Pornichet (J80) - Pornichet, France
Sambo
16-17 July - African Sambo Championships - Yaounde, Cameroon
Shooting Sport
9-21 July - ISSF World Cup - Pistol/Rifle/Shotgun - Changwon, South Korea
Slacklining
15-17 July - Laax Highline World Championships - Laax, Switzerland
Sled Dog Sports
16-17 July - Dryland Mushing Buenos Aires - Zapiola, Lobos Buenos Aires, Argentina
Snooker
11-14 July - World Snooker Tour Championship League 2 - Leicester, England
Surfing
9-12 July - World Surf League Junior Pro Tour - Lennox Head, NSW, Australia
12-21 July - World Surf League Tour Event 9 - Jeffrey's Bay, South Africa
Table Tennis
6-15 July - European Youth Championships - Belgrade, Serbia
Table Soccer
16-17 July - ITSF Pro Tour - Braunschweig, Germany
Tennis
11-17 July - Ladies Open Lausanne (WTA) - Lausanne, Switzerland; Hungarian Grand Prix (WTA) - Budapest, Hungary
17-23 July - Hamburg European Open (WTA) - Hamburg, Germany; Nordea Open (ATP) - Bastad, Sweden; Infosys Hall of Fame - Newport, RI, USA
Triathlon
16-17 July - 2022 Europe Triathlon Premium Cup and Junior Cup - Tiszaujvaros, Hungary
17 July - 2022 Americas Triathlon Cup - Long Beach, CA, USA
Volleyball
13-17 July - FIVB Women's Volleyball Nations League - Ankara, Turkey
Weightlifting
15-25 July - Asian Youth & Junior Championships - Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Wheelchair Basketball
13-18 July - 2022 Americas Cup - São Paulo, Brazil
Wheelchair Rugby
17-24 July - Lakeshore Foundation Tri Nations - Birmingham, AL, USA
Wiffle Ball
16-17 July - 43rd World Wiffle Ball World Championship - Midlothian, IL, USA
Windsurfing
9-17 July - 2022 Gran Canaria PWA Windsurfing World Cup - Gran Canaria Pozo Izquierdo
Wrestling
14-17 July - Zouhaier Sghaier - Ranking Series - Tunis, Tunisia
16-19 July - U15 European Championships (FS, GR, WW) - Zagreb, Croatia
* The list is based on the best information we can obtain. Some of the sports events may be postponed or cancelled at the last moment.