25th April to 1st May
Last weekend the US quartet of Heather MacLean, Kendall Ellis, Roisin Willis, and Elle Purrier St Pierre broke an unusual athletics record. The distance medley relay comprises legs of 1200m, 400m, 800m and 1600m and is only a world record discipline outdoors. MacLean is the US indoor 1500m champion, Ellis became a last-minute replacement for Olympic 400m hurdles champion Sydney McLaughlin, 17-year-old Willis covered the 800m, while Purrier St Pierre is a world indoor 3000m silver medalist, and together they produced a time of 10:33.85. They took nearly 3 seconds off the previous record. Last Sunday Romania's Joan Chelimo Melly and Ethiopia's Mosinet Geremew both broke course records at the Seoul Marathon, a World Athletics Elite Platinum Label road race. The following day at the Boston Marathon, another Elite Platinum Label road race, Kenya's Peres Jepchirchir and Evans Chebet reigned supreme. At the recent Carifta Games hosted by Kingston, Jamaica, the local quartet of Tina Clayton, Serena Cole, Brianna Lyston and Tia Clayton broke the U20 4x100 World Record with a time of 42.58. Cape Town hosted the Two Oceans Marathon last Sunday, an IAU Gold Label road race. Ethiopia's Edndale Belachew claimed the men's race by two seconds, while South Africa Gerda Steyn claimed a hat-trick of titles. In addition, Steyn also became the first women to break the 3:30 barrier in the 56 km race. We close the athletics section with news of Elaine Thompson-Herah, five-time Olympic champion, who ran the fastest women's 100m this year at the Golden Games in California. Thompson-Herah's time was 10.89.
The Longines Global Champions Tour reached the second round last weekend at the unique venue on Miami beach. Katrin Eckermann claimed the top honours and her second LGCT Grand Prix win, while Ludger Beerbaum is still in charge of the LGCT rankings. Greece's Stefanos Tsitsipas successfully defended his Monte-Carlo Masters title to capture his second ATP Masters 1000 crown. Three further Ice Hockey World Championships completed this week, all in the Men's U18 category. Slovakia triumphed in Division I, Group A, Mexico won Division III, Group A, while Luxembourg won Division III, Group B. The Netherlands are the new 2022 IKF U19 Korfball World Champions after beating Belgium 23-19, with Chinese Taipei claiming bronze against Germany. Claire Fahey successfully defended her Real Tennis World Championship title in Fontainebleau defeating Lea van der Zwalman 6-0 6-2. The USA have dominated the ICU Cheerleading World Championships in Orlando, especially in the youth categories.
The magic feet of Argentina's Marcos Moneta took his nation to an emotional victory at the World Rugby Men's Sevens Series in Vancouver. Santiago Gómez Cora, the Argentina head coach, was playing the last time that his country last won a Cup event on the circuit way back in 2009 in San Diego. In Racketlon, Zuzana Severinová will become the new Women’s Singles No.1 in May after winning the women's singles title at the recent Nick Matthew Steel City Open. In the previous round of the World Surf League Championship Tour, Brazil's Filipe Toledo and Australia's Tyler Wright claimed the titles at Bells Beach in Victoria, Australia. Toledo and Hawaii's Carissa Moore lead the overall rankings. Finally, tomorrow one of cycling's oldest and toughest road races turns 130. The Liege-Bastogne-Liege forms part of the classics and is one of the most prized one-day races on the UCI calendar.
Until next time, have a great week in sport.
Air Sports
20-30 April - 11th FAI World Paramotor Championships - Saquarema, Brazil
Aquatics
28-30 April - FINA Water Polo World League Europe Final Men 2022 - Podgorica, Montenegro
Armwrestling
24-30 April - Asian Armwrestling Championship Asian Para-armwrestling Championship - Samarkand, Uzbekistan
Athletics
30 April to 1 May - World Athletics Combined Events Tour Gold - 35th Multistars - Grosseto, Italy
Axe Throwing
May 1 - IATF - Batl Royale III - Vaughan, ON, USA
Boccia
25 April to 3 May - Rio de Janeiro 2022 World Boccia Cup - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Boule Lyonnaise
29 April to 1 May - FIB International Tournament U23 - Crikvenica, Croatia
Bodyboarding
29 April to 7 May - IBC World Tour - Arica Cultura Bodyboard 2022 - Arica, Chile
Bodybuilding
30 April to 1 May - IFBB World Fit Model Cup - Riga, Latvia; IFBB International Cacique Body & Fitness - San Juan, Puerto Rico
Bowling
1-8 May - Mediterranean Bowling Championships 2022 - Haidari, Greece
Bowls
25-29 April - 2022 World Bowls Indoor Championships - Bristol, England
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
30 April to 1 May - Dublin International Open IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu and Jiu-Jitsu No-Gi Championship 2022 - Dublin, Ireland
Canoeing
30 April to 1 May - 2022 ICF Canoe Slalom Ranking Race - La Seu d'Urgell, Spain
Chess
20-30 April - European School Chess Championship 2022 - Rhodes Island, Greece
30 April to 4 May - World Cadet U8, U10, U12 Rapid & Blitz Championships 2022; World Youth U14, U16, U18 Rapid & Blitz Championships 2022 - Rhodes, Greece
May 1-10 - American Continental Championship 2022 - Sal Salvador, El Salvador
Curling
23-30 April - World Senior and Mixed Doubles Curling Championships 2022 - Geneva, Switzerland
30 April to 5 May - European Curling Championships 2022 C-Division - Kaunas, Lithuania; World Wheelchair Mixed Doubles Curling Championship 2022 - Lohja, Finland
Cycling
26 April to 1 May - UCI WorldTour - Tour de Romandie - Switzerland
28-30 April - UCI Gran Fondo World Series - 66 Degres Sud la Cyclo - Perpignan, France
30 April - UEC BMX European Cup Round 5 - Ravels, Belgium
1 May - UEC BMX European Cup Round 6 - Ravels, Belgium; UCI WorldTour - Eschborn-Frankfurt - Germany
Draughts
1-8 May - World National Teams Championship - Antalya, Turkey
Equestrian
28 April to 1 May - HUBSIDE Jumping de Grimaud - Grimaud, France; Longines Global Champions Tour - Mexico City, Mexico
30 April - Group One Racing - Premier's Champions Challenge; Computaform Sprint - Turffontein, South Africa; Qipco 2000 Guineas Stakes - Newmarket, England
1 April - Group One Racing - The Tenno Sho - Hanshin, Japan; Prix Ganay - Longchamp, France; Qipco 1000 Guineas Stakes - Newmarket, England
Eton Fives
30 April - Ladies Championships Semi-finals - Eton College, Windsor, England
Fencing
29 April to 1 May - FIE Senior Individual and Team World Cup - Plovdiv, Bulgaria; FIE Épée Grand Prix - Cairo, Egypt; FIE Reinhold-Würth-Cup - Tauberbischofsheim, Germany; 2022 IWAS Wheelchair Fencing Satellite World Cup - Frejus, France
Fishing Sport
23-30 April - World Championships Shore Angling Youth (U16) and Juniors (U21) - La Tremblade, France
Floorball
April 29-30 - IFF Men's World Floorball Championship 2022 Qualification AMER 2022 - Fort Worth, TX, USA
Football
26 April - UEFA European U17 Championship
Freestyle Football
1 April to 8 October - Red Bull Street Style 2022 - National, Regional & World Final (Croatia)
Games
28 April to 8 May - South American Youth Games 2022 - Rosario, Argentina
Golf
28 April to 1 May - The Crowns - Nagoya GC Wago Course, Japan; Women's NSW Open - Coolangatta & Tweed Heads GC, Australia; 2021 Nexus Advisernet WA Open - Royal Fremantle GC, Australia; The Tour Championship - Serengeti Golf & Wildlife Estate, South Africa; Catalunya Championship - PGA Catalunya Golf and Wellness, Spain; Mexico Open at Vidanta - Vidanta Vallarta, Mexico; Palos Verdes Championship presented by BoA - Palos Verdes Estates, CA, USA
Ice Hockey
23 April to 1 May - 2022 IIHF Men's U18 World Championship - Landshut, Kaufbeuren, Germany
24-30 April - 2022 IIHF Women's World Championship Division I, Group A - Angers, France
25 April to 1 May - 2022 IIHF Men's U18 World Championship Division I, Group B - Asiago, Italy
26 April to 1 May - 2022 IIHF Men's World Championship Division I, Group B - Tychy, Poland
Judo
29 April to 1 May - European Judo Championships Seniors - Sofia, Bulgaria
Karate
29 April to 1 May - WKF Karate ! 2022 Youth League - Limassol, Cyprus
Kickboxing
30 April to 1 May - Germanopen - Heroes of Germany - Hamburg, Germany
Kite Sports
23-30 April - IKA World Tour - Semaine Olympique Francaise Hyeres - Hyeres, France
Mixed Martial Arts
April 1 - UFC Main Card - Rob Font v Marlon Vera; Andrei Arlovski v Jake Collier; Andre Fili v Joanderson Brito; Jared Gordon v Grant Dawson; Darren Elkins v Tristan Connelly; Krzysztof Jotko v Gerald Meerschaert - Las Vegas, NV, USA
Modern Pentathlon
26 April to 1 May - UIPM 2022 Pentathlon World Cup - Budapest, Hungary
29 April to 1 May - UIPM Tetrathlon 2022 European Cup U17 & U19 - Barcelona, Spain
30 April - UIPM Global Laser Run City Tour - Skopje, North Macedonia
1 May - UIPM Global Laser Run City Tour - Rust'avi, Georgia
Motor Racing
28 April to 1 May - FIA Karting European Championship - Zuera, Spain
April 29 to May 1 - NTT INDYCAR Series - Honda INDYCAR Grand Prix of Alabama - Birmingham, AL, USA
30 April - FIA Formula E World Championship Round 6 - Monaco
May 1 - 2022 NASCAR Cup Series - Dover Motor Speedway, DEL, USA
Motorcycling
29 April to 1 May - FIM MotoGP World Championship - Gran Premio Red Bull de España - Circuito de Jerez, Spain
April 30 - AMA Supercross Championship Round 16 - Denver, CO, USA
Padel
24 April to 1 May - World Padel Tour - Albacete Challenger 2022 - Albacete, Spain
1-8 May - World Padel Tour - Brussels Padel Open - Brussels, Belgium
Pool
28 April to 2 May - Pool Euro Tour Men's & Women's Dynamic Billiard Treviso Open - Treviso, Italy
Powerboating
April 30 to May 1 - P1 AquaX Tour - Kissimmee, FL, USA
Racquetball
April 28-30 - IRT World Tour 2022 - Socal Open - Canoga Park, CA, USA
April 29 to May 1 - LPRT Tour - Mid Atlantic Spring Fling - Reston, VA, USA
Rafting
29 April to 2 May - Euro Cup 3 Kosovo - Zubin Potok, Kosovo
Rodeo (Pro)
April 27-28 - Wharton County Youth Fair - Wharton, TX, USA
April 28-30 - Helotes Breakaway Roping; Helotes Festival Association Rodeo - Helotes, TX, USA
April 29-30 - 44th George Paul Memorial Xtreme Bull Riding - Del Rio, TX, USA; Resistol Rookie Roundup; Fort Worth Breakaway - Forth Worth, TX, USA; Stonyford Rodeo; Stonyford Breakaway Roping - Stonyford, CA, USA
April 29 to May 1 - Drayton Valley Pro Rodeo - Drayton Valley, AB, USA; Kananaskis Pro Rodeo - Coleman, AB, USA ; Coleman Breakaway - Coleman, AB, USA
April 29 - Bar T Permit Challenge - Mt. Pleasant, UT, USA; National Circuit Finals Steer Roping Permit Section - Torrington, WY, USA
April 30 to May 1 - National Circuit Finals Steer Roping - Torrington, WY, USA
May 1 - Riverdale Rodeo - Riverdale, CA, USA
Rugby Union
26 March to 30 April - Women's Six Nations
30 April - Wales Women v Italy Women; France Women v England Women; Ireland Women v Scotland Women
April 30 to May 1 - World Rugby HSBC Women's Sevens Series - Langford, Canada
Sailing
28 April to 1 May - World Match Racing Tour - Szczecin Match Race - Szczecin, Poland
29 April to 6 May - IODA Optimist Asian & Oceania American Championship - Yeosu, South Korea
Shooting Sport
19-30 April - ISSF World Cup Shotgun - Lonato, Italy
Slacklining
1 May to 21 June - ISA World Cup - Virtual
Snooker
16 April to 2 May - World Snooker Tour World Championship - Sheffield, England
Sled Dog Sports
26 April to 1 May - IFSS Latin American Championships & Latin American Masters - Dryland - Villarrica, Chile
Squash
27-30 April - European Team Championships - Eindhoven, Netherlands
May 1-7 - PSA World Tour - J.P. Morgan Tournament of Champions 2022 - New York, USA
Surfing
24 April to 4 May - World Surf League Championship Tour Event 5 - Margaret River, WA, Australia
Table Soccer
April 28 to May 1 - ITSF Pro Tour 2022 - Florida State - Clearwater, FL, USA
30 April to 1 May - ITSF Pro Tour - Swiss Tablesoccer Series Riggisberg - Riggisberg, Switzerland
Tennis
25 April to 1 May - BMW Open by American Express (ATP) - Munich, Germany; Millennium Estoril Open - Estoril, Portugal
28 April to 8 May - WTA/ATP 1000 - Mutua Madrid Open - Madrid, Spain
April 30 to May 7 - 2022 ITF Super-Seniors World Individual Championships - Palm Beach County, FL, USA
Triathlon
30 April - 2022 Oceania Triathlon Junior Championships - Werribee, Victoria, Australia
1 May - IRONMAN Australia - Port Macquarie, NSW, Australia; 2022 Asia Triathlon Cup - Subic Bay, Philippines
* We have listed the above events based on the best information we can obtain. The current circumstances mean some of these may be postponed or cancelled at the last moment.