12th to 18th April
Welcome back as many parts of Europe had a strong cold spell in the early parts of last week, but even so one can clearly see evidence of Spring appearing. That of course means new seasons begin for some sports and May is especially a month where winter calendars are officially behind us and we can look forward to the summer approaching. One such inaugural championship began in the Wadi Rum in Saudi Arabia over the previous weekend with the Desert X-Prix. Exteme E has teams with a female and male driver that is essentially electric off-road racing. There are five races on five continents and one of the themes of the championship is to bring global awareness to environmental concerns (Desert, Ocean, Arctic, Amazon and Glacier). Formula One stars like Lewis Hamilton, Jenson Button and Nico Rosberg have all invested in teams. The championship had a great opening weekend and looks to have a strong future.
The World Men's Curling Championship in Calgary is approaching the semi-finals today and after the completion of all the round-robin matches, defending champions Sweden tops the table. The championship also doubled as a qualifying tournament for the Olympic Games. It is a busy period for Curling as Lohja in Finland begins the World Wheelchair-B Championships today, which will shortly be followed by the World Women's Curling Championships back at Calgary. In Fencing the FIE Junior and Cadet World Championships conclude tomorrow and this also includes the first Golf Major of the season. The Masters at the famous Augusta National Golf Club currently has England's Justin Rose in the lead. In Tennis a major ATP-tournament begins tomorrow in Monaco. The Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters features until next Sunday. We have more Women's Six Nations matches with France and England as the favourites for the title.
Looking much further ahead, major events to make note of that were postponed from 2020 are the UEFA Euro 2020 starting on the 11th June, the Olympic Games from the 23rd July, and the Paralympic Games from the 24th August. Until next time, have a great week in sport!
Aquatics
Friday to Sunday - FINA Artistic Swimming World Series 2021 Leg 3 - Kazan, Russia
Beach Volleyball
Friday to 20th April - FIVB World Tour - Cancún, Mexico
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Saturday to Sunday - Houston International Open IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship 2021 - Houston, TX, USA
Sunday - Houston International Open IBJJF No-Gi Championship 2021 - Houston, TX, USA
Canoe
Monday to Wednesday - 2021 ICF Canoe Slalom World Ranking - Charlotte, NC, USA
Saturday to Sunday - 2021 ICF Canoe Slalom World Ranking Tacen - Ljubljana-Tacen, Slovenia
Climbing
Friday to Saturday - IFSC Climbing World Cup (B) - Meiringen, Switzerland
Cricket
Monday - South Africa v Pakistan (2nd T20I) - Johannesburg, South Africa
Wednesday - South Africa v Pakistan (3rd T20I) - Centurion, South Africa
Friday - South Africa v Pakistan (4th T20I) - Centurion, South Africa
Curling
10th April to Thursday - World Wheelchair-B Curling Championship - Lohja, Finland
Cycling
11th April to Monday - UCI Gran Fondo World Series 2021 - Tour de Brisbane - Australia
Sunday - UCI WorldTour and Women's WorldTour - Amstel Gold Race - The Netherlands
Darts
5th to 22nd April - PDC Unibet Premier League Night 1-9 - Milton Keynes, England
Golf
Wednesday to Saturday - LOTTE Championship - Kapolei, Oahu, Hawaii
Thursday to Sunday - Dunlop Phoenix - Hyogo, Japan; Austrian Golf Open - Vienna, Austria; RBC Heritage - Hilton Head, SC, USA
Gymnastics
Friday to Sunday - FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup - Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Judo
Friday to Sunday - European Seniors Championships 2021 - Lisbon, Portugal
Marathon Ski
Saturday - Worldloppet Fossavatnsgangan Main - Isafjordur, Iceland
Modern Pentathlon
Thursday to Sunday - UIPM 2021 Pentathlon World Cup II - Sofia, Bulgaria
Motorcycling
Tuesday - FIM Supercross World Championship Round 14 - Atlanta, GA, USA
Friday to Sunday - FIM MotoGP World Championship Grande Prémio 888 de Portugal - Autodromo Internacional do Algarve, Portugal
Saturday to Sunday - FIM Endurance World Championship 24h Motos - Bugatti Circuit - Le Mans, France
Saturday - FIM Supercross World Championships Round 15 - Atlanta, GA, USA
Motor Racing
Friday to Sunday - FIA Formula One World Championship Pirelli Gran Premio del Made in Italy E dell'Emilia Romagna 2021 - Imola, Italy
Padel
Monday to Sunday - FIP Tour 2021 - La Nucia, Alicante, Spain
Wednesday to Sunday - FIP Tour 2021 - Turin, Italy
Sunday to 25th April - World Padel Tour - Estralla Damm Alicante Open - Centre de Tecnificació d'Alacant, Spain
Polo
27th March to 20th April - US Open Cup - USA
Pool-Billiards
Friday to 26th April - EFBF Dynamic Billiard European Championships - Antalya, Turkey
Powerboating
Saturday to Sunday - 2021 AquaX Pro Tour - Daytona Beach, FL, USA
Rafting
Saturday - Võhandu Marathon 2021 - Võru, Estonia
Roller Sports
Monday to 25th April - Pan American of Clubs and National Championship 2021 (Artistic) - Guayaquil, Ecuador
Rugby Union
3rd to 24th April - Women's Six Nations
Running
Sunday - Xian Marathon - Xi'an, China
Sailing
Monday to Friday - Dragon European Championship - Puerto Portals, Spain
Thursday to Sunday - Laser Europa Cup - Torbole, Italy
Skating
Thursday to Sunday - World Team Trophy - Osaka, Japan
Ski & Snowboarding
5th April to Friday - FIS Nor-Am Cup - Aspen/Highland, CO, USA
Friday to Sunday - European Cup Freeski Slopestyle and Big Air - Corvatsch, Switzerland
Sunday to 20th April - European Cup Snowboard Big Air and Slopestyle - Corvatsch, Switzerland
Snooker
Saturday to 3rd May - Betfred World Championship - Sheffield, England
Surfing
Friday to 26th April - World Surf League Women's and Men's Championship Tour - Rip Curl Narrabeen Classic presented by Corona - Narrabeen, NSW, Australia
Tennis
11th April to Sunday - Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters (ATP) - Monte-Carlo, Monaco
Monday to Sunday - MUSC Health Women's Open (WTA) - Charleston, SC, USA
Triathlon
Sunday - 2021 Europe Triathlon Cup Melilla - Melilla, Spain
Weightlifting
Friday to 25th April - 2020 Asian Championships - Tashkent, Uzbekistan (postponed from 2020)
Sunday to 25th April - 2020 Pan-American Championships - Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (postponed from 2020)
Wrestling
Tuesday to Sunday - Asian Championships - Almaty, Kazakhstan
* Please note we have listed the above events based on the best information we can obtain, but some can be postponed or cancelled.