16th to 22nd May
Sitting between Näsijärvi Lake and Pyhäjärvi Lake, with the Tammerkoski rapids in between, Tampere is a city in southern Finland that will for the next two weeks be the focal point for all ice hockey fans. The 2022 IIHF Men's Ice Hockey World Championship opened last night with four matches, with the final scheduled for Sunday, 29 May. With a clear home advantage and being the top-ranked side, Finland stand a great chance to lift the coveted trophy. Canada, on the other hand, are the defending champions who defeated Finland 3-2 in overtime in 2021. This is the top prize in ice hockey, but elsewhere other World Championships are also taking place. Recently Slovenia's men won Division I, Group A, beating South Korea 4-1 in Ljubljana. Over to athletics and specifically the Diamond League, the prestigious world circuit attracting the best athletes, that opened the new season in Doha last night. South Korean high jumper Sanghyeok Woo, US sprinter Gabrielle Thomas, and US javelin expert Anderson Peters were the standout performers. There are fourteen separate tour dates to look out for with the final round in Zurich on 7-8 September.
Last Saturday Salt Lake City completed the final AMA Supercross Championship race of the season. USA's Eli Tomac is the 450SX champion, fellow countryman Christian Craig claims the 250SX West, and Australia's Jett Lawrence taking the top honours in the 250SX East. As the tennis community is gearing up for the next Grand Slam in Paris, the recent ATP/WTA 1000 tournament completed in Madrid. Tunisia's Ons Jabeur earned her second career title and her first WTA 1000, while Spain's rising star Carlos Alcaraz made history to capture his second ATP Masters 1000 title. The next ATP/WTA 1000 tournament, the Internazionali BNL d'Italia, is current in progress in Rome. In squash Egypt’s Nouran Gohar and Ali Farag claimed the J.P. Morgan Tournament of Champions in New York. This was all in preparation for the Professional Squash Association World Championships in Cairo that opened last night. Over to tennis and the Netherlands won their eighth International Tennis Federation World Team Cup men's title in Vilamoura, Spain.
The Netherlands won both the Draughts Men's and Women's Team World Championships. At the recent World Senior Snooker Championship held at the famous Crucible Theatre, Lee Walker came back from two down with three to play to oust Jimmy White 5-4 in the final. Switzerland's Daniela Ryf and Norway's Kristian Blummenfelt won the IRONMAN World Championships in St. George, Utah. Blummenfelt has also won the Olympic and World Triathlon titles. Triathlon history was made in Singapore when Great Britain's Alex Yee and Beth Potter claimed the first-ever esport triathlon World Championship titles. British stars continued to dominate at the 2022 World Triathlon Championship Series in Yokohama earlier today where Georgia Taylor-Brown and Alex Yee claimed gold respectively. Yee is also the British 10,000m Champion.
Until next time, have a great week in sport.
Aquatics
20-22 May - FINA Artistic Swimming World Series 2022 Super Final Leg 1 - Athens, Greece
Archery
16-22 May - Hyundai Archery World Cup - Gwangju, South Korea
Artistic Billiards
20-22 May - CIBA Tour 2022 - European Grand Prix - Rosmalen, Netherlands
Athletics
16 May - Madrid Marcha - Madrid, Spain
20-22 May - Ibero American Athletics Championships - La Nucia, Spain
21 May - Wanda Diamond League Meeting - Alexander Stadium, Birmingham, England
22 May - South American Marathon Championships - Asunción, Paraguay
Badminton
17-22 May - BWF World Tour - GR Toyota Cazoo Thailand Open 2022 - Bangkok, Thailand
Beach Volleyball
19-22 May - FIVB Pro Tour Challenge - Kusadasi, Turkey; FIVB Pro Tour Futures - Madrid, Spain
20-22 May - FIVB Men's Pro Tour Futures - Rhodes, Greece
Boccia
16-23 May - Johannesburg 2022 World Boccia Africa Regional Championship - Johannesburg, South Africa
Bodyboarding
19-29 May - IBC World Tour - Antofagasta Bodyboard Festival - Antofagasta, Chile
Bodybuilding
20-22 May - IFBB Mister Universe Europe - Prague, Czech Republic
Bowling
22-29 May - European Bowling Tour - Kegel Aalborg International 2022 - Aalborg, Denmark
Boxing
6-21 May - IBA Women's World Boxing Championships - Istanbul, Turkey
21-31 May - EUBC Men's European Boxing Championships - Yerevan, Armenia
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
21-22 May - Salvador Fall International IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu and Jiu-Jitsu No-Gi Championship 2022 - Salvador, Brazil; Houston International IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu and Jiu-Jitsu No-Gi Championship 2022 - Houston, TX, USA
Bridge
17-22 May - 34th Cairo International Bridge Festival - Cairo, Egypt
Canoe
20-22 May - 2022 ICF Canoe Sprint World Cup - Racice, Czech Republic
Chess
8-17 May - 21st IPCA World Individual Chess Championship - Ashdod, Israel
Climbing (Sport)
May 20-22 - IFSC World Cup (B/S) - Salt Lake City, UT, USA
Cricket
17 May - Zimbabwe v Namibia (1st T20I) - Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
19 May - Zimbabwe v Namibia (2nd T20I) - Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
21 May - Zimbabwe v Namibia (3rd T20I) - Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
22 May - Zimbabwe v Namibia (4th T20I) - Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
Curling
15-22 May - World Junior Curling Championships 2022 - Jönköping, Sweden
Cycling
6-29 May - UCI WorldTour - Giro d'Italia - Italy
19-22 May - UCI Women's WorldTour - Vuelta a Burgos Feminas - Spain
21 May - UCI Gran Fondo World Series - Schleck Gran Fondo - Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg
21-22 May - Mercedes-Benz UCI MTB World Cup - DHI - Fort William, Scotland
Dance Sports
21-22 May - World Rock 'n' Roll Corporation European Championship - Budapest, Hungary
Darts
19 May - PDC Cazoo Premier League Night 15 - O2, London, Great Britain
20-22 May - PDC Interwetten European Darts Grand Prix (ET7) - Stuttgart, Germany
English Billiards
16-18 May - European Open - The Trickshot - Bruges, Belgium
Equestrian
19-22 May - Danube Equestrian Festival and Longines EEF Series - Bratislava, Slovakia
19-21 May - Longines Global Champions Tour - Ramatuelle/Saint Tropez, France
21 May - Group One Racing - Doomden Cup - Doomden, Australia; The Goodwood - Morphettville, Australia; Tattersalls Irish 2000 Guineas - Curragh, Ireland; Preakness Stakes - Pimlico, MD, USA
22 May - Group One Racing - Yushan Himba - Tokyo, Japan; Standard Chartered Champions & Chater Cup - Sha Tin, Hong Kong; Tattersalls Gold Cup; Tattersalls Irish 1000 Guineas - Curragh, Ireland
Eton Fives
22 May - Ladies Championship Final - Eton College, Windsor, England
Fencing
20-22 May - FIE Grand Prix - Padoue, Italy
Football
16 May to 1 June - UEFA U17 Championship 2022 - Israel
Freestyle Football
1 April to 8 October - Red Bull Street Style 2022 - National, Regional & World Final (Croatia)
18 May - Ghetto Football Euro League 2022 - Warsaw, Poland
Games
12-23 May - 31st Southeast Asian Games Hanoi 2021 - Hanoi, Vietnam
Golf
19-21 May - Jabra Ladies Open presented by Bitstamp - Evian Resort GC, France
19-22 May - FBC Zim Open - Royal Harare GC, Harare, Zimbabwe; PGA Championship - Southern Hills CC, Tulsa, OK, USA
Gymnastics
20-22 May - FIG World Challenge Cup 2022 - Pamplona, Spain
Hockey
17-18 May - FIH Pro League (Men) - Spain v France - Valencia, Spain; FIH Pro League (Women) - China v Argentina - Valencia, Spain
20-21 May - FIH Pro League (Men/Women) - Belgium v Spain - Antwerp, Belgium
21-22 May - FIH Pro League (Men/Women) - Germany v Argentina - Berlin, Germany; FIH Hockey Pro League (Men) - England v France / (Women) England v China - London, Great Britain
Ice Hockey
13-29 May - 2022 IIHF Men's Ice Hockey World Championship - Tampere, Helsinki, Finland
17-22 May - 2022 IIHF Ice Hockey Women's World Championship Division II, Group B - Zagreb, Croatia
Kite Sports
16-22 May - A's Youth Foil World Championships; 2022 Formula Kite Youth (U21) World Championships - Torregrande, Italy
Mixed Martial Arts
May 22 - UFC Main Card - Holly Holm v Ketlen Vieira; Santiago Ponzinibbio v Michel Pereira; Chidi Njokuani v Duško Todorović; Jailton Almeida v Parker Porter; Eryk Anders v Jun Yong Park; Joseph Holmes v Alen Amedovski; Polyana Viana v Tabatha Ricci; Omar Antonio Morales Ferrer v Uros Medic; Jonathan Martinez v Vince Morales; Chase Hooper v Felipe Colares; Elise Reed v Sam Hughes - Las Vegas, NV, USA
Modern Pentathlon
20 May - UIPM Global Laser Run City Tour - Telšiai, Lithuania
21 May - UIPM Global Laser Run City Tour - Ingheni, Moldova; UIPM Global Laser Run City Tour - Tallinn, Estonia
Motor Racing
12-16 May - FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Rallies - Andalucia Rally - Spain
May 17-29 - NTT INDYCAR Series - 106th Running of the Indianapolis 500 - Indianapolis Motor Speedway, IN, USA
19-22 May - FIA World Rally Championship - Rally de Portugal - Matosinhos, Portugal
May 19-21 - Formula Drift - Orlando, FL, USA
20-22 May - FIA International Hill Climb Cup - Wyscig Prządki Krosno - Korczyna, Poland; FIA Formula One World Championship - Spanish Grand Prix - Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Barcelona
20-21 May - W Series Round 2 - Barcelona, Spain
21-22 May - FIA Rallycross World Championship - Euro RX of Hungary - Nyirád, Hungary
May 22 - 2022 NASCAR Cup Series - NASCAR All-Star Open - Texas Moto Speedway, Fort Worth, TX, USA
Motorcycling
20-22 May - FIM World Superbike Championship - Circuito Estoril, Portugal
20 May - FIM Sidecar Motocross World Championship - Loket, Czech Republic FIM E-Bike World Cup - Alfsee, Germany; FIM Supersport 300 World Championship - Estoril, Portugal
21 May - FIM E-Bike Enduro World Cup - Alfsee, Germany; European U23 Team Speedway Championship - Pardubice, Czech Republic; Individual Speedway Euro Championship - Nagyhalasz, Hungary; EMX Women's European Championship - Helsingborg, Sweden; FIM JuniorGP World Championship - Circuit Ricardo Tormo, Spain
Mountain Running
21 May - Silver Label World Cup: Seven Sisters Skyline (Long Mountain) - Dunlewey, Donegal, Ireland
Orienteering
18-22 May - Axioma European Junior and Youth MTB Orienteering Championships 2022; Axioma European MTB Orienteering Championships 2022 & CX80 World Cup in MTB Orienteering - Ignalina, Lithuania
Padel
16-21 May - FIP World Tour - FIP Rise Alexandria - Alexandria, Egypt; FIP World Tour - Giulianova, Italy; FIP World Tour - Mar del Plata, Argentina
22-29 May - World Padel Tour - Mallorca Challenger 2022 - Mallorca, Spain
Pickleball
May 18-22 - PPA Tour - Acrytech Atlanta Open (Major) - Peachtree Corners, GA, USA
Poker
May 13-16 - World Poker Tour - Main Tour WPT Choctaw - Choctaw Casino & Resort, Durant, OK, USA
Powerboating
May 19-22 - P1 Offshore 2022 - Cocoa Beach, FL, USA
Powerlifting
21-29 May - World Classic & Equipped Bench Press Championship - Almaty, Kazakhstan
Racketlon
20-22 May - Racketlon World Tour - IWT Malta Open - Marsa, Malta
Real Tennis
14-27 May - World Masters 2022 - Bordeaux & Fontainebleau, France
Rodeo (Pro)
May 18-21 - Vernon Breakaway - Vernon, TX, USA; Santa Rose Roundup - Vernon, TX, USA
May 18 - Redding Xtreme Bulls - Redding, TX, USA
May 19-21 - Rodeo Killeen - Killeen, TX, USA; Winnsboro Breakaway - Winnsboro, LA, USA; Redding Rodeo, Redding, TX, USA; Deep South PRCA Rodeo - Winnsboro, LA, USA; Franklin Rodeo - Franklin, TN, USA; Liberty Hill Legacy Steer Roping - Liberty Hill, TX, USA; Liberty Hill Breakaway - Liberty Hill, TX, USA; Liberty Hill Fair and Rodeo - Liberty Hill, TX, USA
May 19 - Southern Indiana River City Extreme Bulls - Evansville, IN, USA
May 20 - Tate County Fair Rodeo - Senatobia, MS, USA; PRCA Orin Muri Permit Bronc Ride Challenge - Miles City, MT, USA; The End of the Trail Western Festival - Ogallala, NE, USA
May 20-21 - Southern Indiana River City Rodeo - Evansville, TN, USA; Abbyville Breakaway Roping - Abbyville, KS, USA; Payson Breakaway Roping - Payson, AZ, USA; Hayward Breakaway Roping - Hayward, CA, USA; Abbyville Frontier Days - Abbyville, KS, USA; The End of the Trail Western Festival - Ogallala, NE, USA; Bill Hoy Kiwanis Rodeo - Clarksville, TN, USA; Gary Hardt Memorial Rodeo - Payson, AZ, USA
May 21 - Ash Flat Breakaway - Ash Flat, AR, USA; Mark Martin Pro Rodeo - Ash Flat, AR, USA; Forever West Xtreme Bulls - Buffalo, WY, USA; Blackshear Farms Xtreme Bullriding - Waskom, TX, USA; The End of the Trail Western Festival - Ogallala, NE, USA
May 21-23 - Falkland Breakaway - Falkland, BC, USA; Falkland Stampede - Falkland, BC, USA
May 21-22 - Rowell Ranch Rodeo - Hayward, CA, USA
May 22 - World Famous Miles City Bucking Horse Sale Matched Xtreme Bronc Ride - Miles City, MT, USA
Roller Sports
16-22 May - World Skate Artistic Skating World Cup 2022 - Trieste, Italy
Roundnet
May 21 - 2022 Spikeball Tournament Series - Major - San Francisco, CA, USA
Rowing
21-22 May - 2022 European Rowing U19 Championships - Varese, Italy; 2022 International Macon Regatta - Macon, France
Rugby Union
20-22 May - HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series - Toulouse, France
Sailing
May 12-16 - Lightning Master World Championship - Carolina Yacht Club, NC, USA
15-22 May - IQFoil European Championships - Torbole, Lake Garda, Italy
15-20 May - 2.4MR European Championship - Quiberon, France
May 16 - 21 - Lightning World Championship - Carolina Yacht Club, SC, USA
20-22 May - World Match Racing Tour - NJK Spring Cup 2022 - Helsinki, Finland
21-28 May - ILCA 7 Men's World Championship - Nuevo Vallarta, Mexico
Savate
19-22 May - African Combat Championships - Bissau, Guinea Bissau
School Sports
14-22 May - International School Sport Federation Gymnasiade 2022 - Normany, France
Shooting Sport
9-20 May - ISSF Junior World Cup - Suhl, Germany
20-29 May - ISS World Cup Shotgun - Granada, Spain
Squash
13-22 May - PSA World Championships - Cairo, Egypt
Surfing
16-24 May - World Surf League Men's and Women's Longboard Tour Event 1 - Sydney, Australia
14-24 May - World Surf League Men's and Women's Challenger Series Event 2 - Manly Beach, NSW, Australia
17-22 May - World Surf League Men's and Women's Junior Pro Tour Event 12 - Playa Cacancha, Iquique, Chile
Table Soccer
20-22 May - ITSF Pro Tour - Südburgenland Open 2022 - Graz, Austria
21-22 May - ITSF Pro Tour - Limburg, Germany
Table Tennis
10-16 May - 2022 South American Youth Championships (U15 & U19) - Lima, Peru
Tennis
15-21 May - Internationaux de Strasbourg (WTA) - Strasbourg, France; Grand Prix Sar la Princesse Lalla Meryem (WTA) - Rabat, Morocco; Gonet Geneva Open (ATP) - Geneva, Switzerland; Open Parc Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes Lyon (ATP) - Lyon, France
22 May to 5 June - Roland Garros - Paris, France
Tower Running
21 May - Towerrunning European Championships - Rondo 1 - Warsaw, Poland
22 May - TWA World Tour - Torre LatinoAmericana - Mexico City, Mexico
Triathlon
21 May - IRONMAN Lanzarote - Canary Islands; 2022 Americas Triathlon Cup - Ixtapa, Mexico
22 May - 2022 Europe Triathlon Junior Cup - Panevėžys, Lithuania; IRONMAN Pays d'Aix-en-Provence - France; IRONMAN 70.3 North American Championship - Chattanooga, TN, USA; IRONMAN Tulsa - Tulsa, OK, USA
Weightlifting
20 - 21 May - Oceania Junior & Youth Championships - Online
Wheelchair Basketball
21-28 May - 2022 Asia Oceania Championships - Phuket, Thailand
Wheelchair Fencing
19-22 May - 2022 IWAS Wheelchair Fencing World Cup - Chon Buri, Thailand
Wrestling
17-22 May - African Championships Seniors, U20, U17 - El Jadida, Morocco
21-23 May - Asian Championships (AL, KK) - Osh, Kyrgyzstan
* 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.