13th to 19th September
It will have been difficult for the current hype surrounding the US Open Grand Slam tournament to have gone unnoticed by many, especially relating to the women's matches. The final will be contested today between Britain's Emma Raducanu and Canada's Leylah Fernandez, both still in their teens and both making their Grand Slam final debut. To separate the two and predicting the winner is nearly impossible to make, as neither player set Wimbledon alight earlier this year. If rankings are to go by, then the pendulum swings to Fernandez, but this is a final where form and confidence matter. For the men, world number one Novak Djokovic of Serbia is set to meet Russia's Daniil Medvedev. Both players are no strangers to major finals. For Djokovic it has special significance as the US Open is the final piece of the puzzle in winning all four Grand Slams within the same calendar year. Moving over to Floorball, Finland are the Women's U19 World Champions as they overcame Sweden 5-4 in Uppsala last Sunday. It is also the second time Finland has won gold in the U19 age level. As the UCI WorldTour is nearing the end for 2021 before the Road World Championships in Flanders, Slovenia's Primož Roglič claimed La Vuelta last Sunday. The tour is viewed as one of the major events, together with Giro d'Italia and Tour de France.
Staying with cycling where Graz hosted the UCI Mountain Bike Eliminator World Championships. Germany's Simon Gegenheimer and Italy's Gaia Tormena are the champions for 2021. For Gegenheimer it was his debut title, while Tormena also won in 2019. Further cycling news is that Spain completely dominated the 2021 UCI Trials World Championships held in Vic, Catalonia. Serbia clinched their third Men's Junior Water Polo World Championship crown that was recently held in Prague. In Golf, Denmark's Nicolai Højgaard created history by winning his maiden European title in Italy last Sunday, a week after his twin brother Rasmus won in Switzerland at the European Masters. Britain's Reanne Evans claimed an incredible tenth UK Women's Snooker Championship in Leeds. Montemor-o-Velho in Portugal hosted the ICF Junior and U23 Canoe Sprint World Championships where Hungary dominated. Zurich also hosted the Wanda Diamond League Finals during the week where 25 champions and 41 other medalists convened at the prestigious event. Finally, for most of us performing the plank exercise routine, the length of time holding out would be down to minutes. Not for Australia's Daniel Scali, who performed an astonishing world record time 9 hours 30 minutes, and 1 second.
Until next time, have a great week in sport.
Air Sports
13-18 September - 22nd FAI European Hot Air Balloon Championship - Szeged, Hungary
Amputee Football
12-19 September - European Amputee Football Championship 2021 - Krakow, Poland
Athletics
14 September - World Athletics Continental Tour - Gold - Zagreb, Croatia
18 September - World Athletics Continental Tour - Gold - Nairobi, Kenya; 15k Nocturna Valencia Banco Mediolanum - Valencia, Spain
19 September - Copenhagen Half Marathon - Denmark
Axe Throwing
18-19 September - IATF Urban Open II - Houston, TX, USA
Basketball
17-27 September - FIBA Women's Afrobasket - Cameroon
Basque Pelota
12-18 September - FIVB VII World Cup Fronton 30M - Valencia, Spain
Beach Volleyball
16-19 September - FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour (women) 1 Star - Madrid, Spain; FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour (men/women) 1 Star - Nijmegen, The Netherlands
Bodybuilding
11-13 September - IFBB European Fit Model Championships - Riga, Latvia
17-19 September - Arnold Classic Europe; IFBB Fitness Challenge at the Arnold Sports Festival Europe - Sevilla, Spain
Boule Lyonnaise
14-18 September - U18, U23 & Senior World Championship - Martigues, France
Boxing
18-25 September - World Military Boxing Championship - Moscow, Russia
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
18-19 September - Atlanta Summer International Open IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu and Jiu-Jitsu No-Gi Championships 2021 - College Park, GA, USA
Canoe
15-19 September - 2021 ICF Paracanoe World Championships - Copenhagen, Denmark
16-19 September - 2021 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships - Copenhagen, Denmark
Casting Sport
15-19 September - Master World Championships in Castingsport - Bad Kreuznach, Germany
Chess
13 August to 15 September - FIDE Online Olympiad 2021
17-26 September - African Youth Chess Championship 2021 (Open & Girls) - Accra, Ghana
18-20 September - Western Asia Youth Online Chess Championship 2021
Climbing (Sport)
16-21 September - IFSC Climbing World Championship (B, L, S) - Moscow, Russia
Cricket
13 September - Ireland v Zimbabwe (3rd ODI) - Belfast, Northern Ireland; West Indies Women v South Africa Women (3rd ODI) - Coolidge, Antigua
14 September - Sri Lanka v South Africa (3rd T20I) - Colombo, Sri Lanka
15 September - Scotland v Zimbabwe (1st T20I) - Edinburgh, Scotland
16 September - England Women v New Zealand Women (1st ODI) - Bristol, England; West Indies Women v South Africa Women (4th ODI) - North Sound, Antigua
17 September - Pakistan v New Zealand (1st ODI) - Rawalpindi, Pakistan; Scotland v Zimbabwe (2nd T20I) - Edinburgh, Zimbabwe
19 September - Scotland v Zimbabwe (3rd T20I) - Edinburgh, Zimbabwe; England Women v New Zealand Women (2nd ODI) - Worcester, England; West Indies Women v South Africa Women (5th ODI) - North Sound, Antigua
Curling
12-17 September - European Curling Championship C-Division 2021 - Geneva, Switzerland
Cycling
14-15 September - 2021 Mercedes-Benz UCI Mountain Bike World Cup - Snowshoe, WV, USA
17 September - UCI Mountain Bike Eliminator World Cup - Jablines-Annet, France
17-19 September - UCI Trials World Cup - Belfort, France
18-19 September - 2021 Mercedes-Benz UCI Mountain Bike World Cup - Snowshoe, WV, USA
19 September - UCI WorldTour - Eschborn - Frankfurt - Germany
19-26 September - UCI Road World Championships - Flanders, Belgium
Dance Sport
18 September - WDSF World Championship - Standard - Brno, Czech Republic
Equestrian
10-19 September - Rolex Grand Slam of Show Jumping - Aachen, Germany
16-18 September - Longines Global Champions Tour - Week 2 - Rome, Italy
18 September - Group One Racing - Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes - Caulfield, Australia; George Main Stakes - Randwick, Australia; Ricoh Woodbine Mile; Pattison Canadian International Stakes - Woodbine, Canada
19 September - Group One Racing - Natalma Stakes; Summer Stakes - Woodbine, Canada
Fishing (Sport)
11-18 September - 28th World Championship Shore Angling Ladies; 37th World Championship Shore Angling Seniors - La Temblade, France
18-23 September - 14th European Championship in Float Angling - Gandia, Valencia, Spain
Football
13-19 September - International Week
Footgolf
18-19 September - FIFG World Tour - FRA 100 Footgolf Cup Stage 25 - Albon, France
Freestyle Football
16 August to 10 November - World Youth Freestyle Football Championship - Online
Futnet
17-19 September - Futnet World Championships U21 2021 - Șimleul Silvaniei & Pericei, Romania
Futsal
12 September to 3 October - FIFA Futsal World Cup 2021 - Lithuania
Games
11-19 September - ISF U15 World School Sport Games - Belgrade, Serbia
Golf
16-18 September - Lacoste Ladies Open de France - Le Pian Medoc, France
16-19 September - ANA Open - Hokkaido, Japan; Dutch Open - Cromvoirt, The Netherlands; Cambia Portland Classic - West Linn, OR, USA; Fortinet Championship - Napa, CA, USA
Gymnastics
17-19 September - 12th Senior and Junior European Championships (Aerobic) - Pesaro, Italy
Ju-Jitsu
11-16 September - Asian Championships - Abu Dhabi, UAE
Kickboxing
16-19 September - WAKO World Cup 2021 - Budapest, Hungary
Kite Sports
15-19 September - IKA Kitefoil World Series - Traunsee, Austria
16-19 September - GKA Youth Freestyle World Cup - Saint-Pierre La-Mer, France
Mixed Martial Arts
18 September - Bellator MMA - Phil Davis v Yoel Romero - San Jose, CA, USA
19 September - UFC Main Card - Anthony Smith v Ryan Spann; Ion Cutelaba v Devin Clark; Jim Miller v Nikolas Motta; Ariane Lipski v Mandy Bohm; Arman Tsarukyan v Christos Giagos; Joaquin Buckley v Antonio Arroyo - Las Vegas, NV, USA
Modern Pentathlon
13-19 September - UIPM 2021 Tetrathlon U19 World Championships; UIPM 201 U17 World Championships - Alexandria, Egypt
18 September - UIPM Global Laser Run City Tour - Yerevan, Armenia; IUOM Global Laser Run City Tour - Istanbul, Turkey
Motorcycling
17 September - FIM Speedway of Nations - Semi-Final 1 - Daugavpils, Latvia
17-19 September - FIM MotoGP World Championship - San Marino Grand Prix - Di Rimini, Italy; FIM Superbike World Championship Round 9 - Barcelona, Spain
18 September - FIM Speedway of Nations - Semi-Final 2 - Daugavpils, Latvia
18-19 September - FIM Endurance World Championship - Bol d'Or, France
19 September - FIM Motocross World Championship - MXGP of Sardegna - Riola Sardo, Italy
Motor Racing
17-18 September - Formula Drift Pro - Long Beach, CA, USA
17-19 September - NTT IndyCar Series - Firestone Grand Prix of Monterey - CA, USA
18-19 September - FIA World Rallycross Championship - World RX of Riga 1 & 2 - Riga, Latvia
18 September - 2021 NASCAR Cup Series - Bass Pro Shops Night Race - Bristol, TN, USA
Mountaineering
19 September - 2021 Skyrunner World Series - Grigne Skymarathon - Pasturo, Italy
Mountain Running
18-19 September - WMRA European Masters Mountain Running, Trail and Nordic Walking Championships - Tramonti di Sotto, Italy
Mounted Games
17-19 September - MGA World Pairs Championship - Newark, England
Obstacle Course Racing
12-21 September - 2021 Altitude Obstacle Course Racing World Championships - Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania
Orienteering
11-17 September - ISF World School Championship Orienteering 2021 - Belgrade, Serbia
Padel
11-19 September - World Padel Tour - Barcelona Master 2021 - Barcelona, Spain
Poker
29 August to 15 September - World Poker Tour - WPT World Online Championships
19-21 September - World Poker Tour - WPT Online Borgata Poker
Polo
12-19 September - European Championship - Sotogrande, Spain
Powerboating
17-19 September - P1 Aqua Cross World Tour - Zeebrugge, Belgium
Powerlifting
23 September to 3 October - World Sub-Junior, Master & Open Classic Powerlifting Championships - Halmstad, Sweden
Rodeo (Pro)
13-14 September - PRCA Xtreme Bulls Finale - Pendleton, OR, USA
15-18 September - Pendleton Breakaway Roping; Pendleton Round-up - Pendleton, OR, USA; Rodeo de Santa Fe - Santa Fe, NM, USA
15-19 September - New Mexico State Fair & Rodeo - Albuquerque, NM, USA
16-18 September - Springhill PRCA Rodeo - Springhill, LA, USA; Lion's Dixie Roundup - St. George, UT, USA
17-18 September - Garland County Fair and Rodeo - Hot Springs, AR, USA; Oldstoberfest - Olds, AB, USA
17-19 September - Broncs and Honky Tonks Spring Indoor Rodeo - Medicine Hat, AB, USA
18 September - Cinch World's Toughest Rodeo - Cedar Rapids, IA, USA; Wild Rides Rodeo Dickinson - Dickinson, ND, USA
All with prize money of $20k and higher
Roller Sports
8-19 September - 2021 Inline Hockey World Championships - Roccaraso, Italy
18-19 September - World Skate Inline Downhill World Championship 2021 - Bettola, Italy
Roundnet
18 September - 2021 Spikeball Tournament Series - Mission Viejo, CA, USA
Rugby Union
13 September - Italy Women v Scotland Women; Spain Women v Ireland Women - Parma, Italy
18 September - Australia v South Africa; Argentina v New Zealand - Brisbane, Australia
18-19 September - HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series (men) - Vancouver, Canada
19 September - Italy Women v Ireland Women; Spain Women v Scotland Women - Parma, Italy
Sailing
9-16 September - ILCA 7 Men's World Championship - Barcelona, Spain
10-18 September - 6M European Championships - Sanxenxo, Spain; TASAR World Championship - Seattle, USA
11-17 September - Fireball European Championship - Marina di Salivoli, Italy
12-19 September - International One Design Class World Championship - Hamilton, Bermuda
14-19 September - 49er, 49erfx and Nacra 17 European Championships - Thessaloniki, Greece; Soling World Championship - Milwaukee, USA
15-20 September - GC32 World Championship - Villasimius, Italy
15-26 September - Hobie (Multi) European Championships - CV Ballena Alegre, Spain
16-26 September - Hempel 2021 Offshore World Championship - Adriatic Sea, Italy
17-26 September - ILCA 6&7 Masters World Championships - Barcelona, Spain
Shooting (Sport)
10-20 September - 14th Asian Airgun Championships - Shymkent, Kazakhstan
Ski
16-19 September - FIS Roller Ski World Championships (Senior and Junior) - Val di Fiemme, Italy
Sled Dog Sport
17-19 September - IFSS World Cup - Osenny Drive - V.Yamok, Tver Region, Russia
Squash
10-17 September - PSA World Tour - CIB Egyptian Open 2021 - Cairo, Egypt
Strongman
19 September - MLO Strongman Championship League - Kiev, Ukraine
Surfing
9-17 September - World Surf League Championship Tour Finals - Lower Trestles, San Clemente, CA, USA
Table Soccer
18 September - ITSF Pro Tour - Open Portugal Tour 2021 - Pedome, Portugal
Table Tennis
12-18 September - ITTF Pan-American Youth Championships (U19 & U15) - Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Tennis
13-19 September - BGL BNP Paribas Luxembourg Open 2021 (WTA) - Luxembourg, Luxembourg; Zavarovalnica Sava Portoroz (WTA) Portoroz, Slovenia
17-19 September - Davis Cup - Various
19-26 September - Columbus WTA 125 - Columbus, OH, USA
Tower Running
19 September - thyssenkrupp Towerrun - Rottweil, Germany
Triathlon
17-18 September - 2021 Asia Triathlon Sprint Championships - Cholpon-Ata, Kyrgyzstan
18 September - IRONMAN Italy Emilia Romagna; IRONMAN Maryland - Cambridge, MD, USA; IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship - St. George, UT, USA
18-19 September - Hamburg Wasser 2021 World Triathlon Championship Series - Hamburg, Germany
19 September - IRONMAN Austria Kärnten; 2021 World Triathlon Powerman Long Distance Duathlon Championships - Zofingen, Switzerland
Tug of War
15-19 September - TWIF 2021 World Outdoor Championships - Getxo, Basque Country, Spain
Volleyball
7-15 September - CAVB Volleyball Men's African Nations Championship 2021 - Kigali, Rwanda
12-18 September - 21st Asian Senior Men Volleyball Championship - Chiba, Japan
12-19 September - CAVB Volleyball Women's African Nations Championship 2021 - Kigali, Rwanda
Wheel Gymnastics
1 September to 30 November - 2021 Online All Around Competition
Windsurfing
12-18 September - PWA Youth Windsurf Wave World Cup 2021 - Klitmøller, Cold Hawaii, Denmark
* 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.