27th June to 3rd July
A week of upsets and records
The city of Budapest currently has the privilege of hosting many of the world's most gifted swimmers at FINA's showpiece event of the season. The 19th World Championship started on the 18th June and concludes next Sunday, 3rd July. Not counting events today, we have already seen three world and two championship records. The most recent was Australia claiming the Mixed 4x100 Freestyle Relay world record. Other world records came from Hungary's Kristof Milak in the Men's 200m Butterfly and Italy's Thomas Ceccon in the Men's 100m Backstroke. Championship records came from France's Leon Marchand in the Men's 400m Medley, which is also a European record, and USA in the Women's 4x200m Freestyle Relay. We still have more than a week of swimming, water polo, artistic swimming, and diving to come.
This weekend we have the final matches of the 2021-2022 FIH Pro Hockey League. It has been a fragmented season for obvious reasons. As a result of restrictions imposed by their countries, Australia and New Zealand could not travel and South Africa were invited to attend instead. Argentina's women and the Netherland's men have been crowned as champions. At the Tour de Suisse, a UCI WorldTour event, Welshman Geraint Thomas became the first Britain to win the multi-day cycling tour. England's Hollie Doyle became the first female jockey to win a French Classic with victory on Nashwa in the French Oaks at Chantilly. Croatia's men and Spain's women are the 2022 IHF Youth Beach Handball World Championship that was recently hosted by Heraklion in Crete.
Two basketball regional championships concluded this week. Australia beat Japan 94-63 in Doha at the final of the FIBA U16 Asian Championship. Buenos Aires hosted the FIBA U18 Women's Americas Championship where the United States continues their dominance with a 10th straight win. Spain beat Singapore 11-6 to clinch the 2022 World Cup of Pool for the first time. Australia's Damon Heta and Simon Whitlock claimed the maiden World Cup of Darts at an historic night in Frankfurt. After round two of the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series, Romania's Catalín Preda leads the men's standings, while Canada's Molly Carlson and Australia's Rhiannan Iffland are tied on points on the women's standings. Jamaica's Shelly-Ann Price equaled her 2022 world's best time to win the 100m at the Diamond League Meeting in Paris.
Australia came back from a slow start to snatch victory at the United States Sail Grand Prix from Canada and Great Britain. Australia also lead the rankings on 20 points. Last Sunday England's Matt Fitzpatrick claimed the 2022 U.S. Open at The Country Club in Brookline, Massachusetts. Castro Daire, Portugal, provided the stunning setting for the Valsir Mountain Running World Cup’s first Gold Label race of the year. It was a Kenyan double with Joyce Njeru and Patrick Kipngeno. In cricket, Sri Lanka claimed their first One-Day Series victory against Australia earlier in the week. For Mixed Martial Arts Bellator fans, USA's Johnny Eblen upset defending champion Gegard Mousasi to win the middleweight title with a superb performance in Connecticut.
We are just under two weeks away from the opening night of the 2022 World Games in Birmingham, Alabama. Until next time, have a great week in sport.
Air Sports
20-30 June - 45th CISM World Military Parachuting Championship - Güssing, Austria
21-29 June - 4th FAI Asian Paragliding Accuracy Championship - Taldykorgan, Kazakhstan
2-16 July - 21st FAI European Gliding Championships; 4th FAI World 13.5m Class Gliding Championship - Pociūnai, Kaunas, Lithuania
Aquatics
18 June to 3 July - 19th FINA World Championships 2022 - Budapest, Hungary
Archery
28 June to 1 July - Oran 2022 - Oran, Algeria
29 June to 3 July - Chengdu 2021 - Chengdu, China
2-10 July - Para-archery World Ranking Tournament & European Cup, 1st Leg - Nové Město na Moravě, Czech Republic
Athletics
29 June to 3 July - Caribbean Games (U23) - Basse-Terre, Guadelope
30 June - Wanda Diamond League Meeting - Olympiastadion, Stockholm, Sweden
Badminton
28 June to 3 July - BWF World Tour - Petronas Malaysia Open 2022 - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Basketball
24 June to 1 July - FIBA U16 Women's Asian Championship 2021 Division A & B - Amman, Jordan
28 June to 3 July - FIBA Women's European Championship for Small Nations - Nicosia, Cyprus; FIBA European Championship for Small Nations - La'Qali, Malta
30 June to 4 July - FIBA World Cup Asian, European, and Americas Qualifiers - Various
1-3 July - FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 African Qualifiers - Various
2-10 July - FIBA U17 Basketball World Cup 2022 - Malaga, Spain
3-10 July - CISM 1st World Military Championship Basketball 3x3 - Warendorf, Germany
Beach Tennis
30 June to 3 July - 2022 La Ràpita Beach Tennis World Championships - La Ràpita, Catalonia, Spain
Beach Volleyball
30 June to 3 July - FIVB Pro Tour Futures - Giardini Naxos, Italy
Boccia
3-11 July - Póvoa de Varzim 2022 World Boccia Cup - Póvoa de Varzim, Portugal
Bodybuilding & Fitness
25-27 June - IFBB Florida Classic - Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA
2-4 July - IFBB Inter Island Bodybuilding, Fitness & Physique Championships - Saint Martin, Caribe
Bowling
20-29 June - IBF U21 World Championship 2022 - Helsingborg, Sweden
25 June to 3 July - Brunswick Euro Challenge 2022 - Unterföhring, Germany
26 June to 2 July - European Senior Bowling Championships 2022 - Berlin, Germany
Canoeing
27 June to 2 July - 2022 ICF Canoe Freestyle World Championships - Nottingham, England
30 June to 2 July - 2022 ICF Masters Canoe Freestyle World Championship - Nottingham, England
2-3 July - 2022 24th Canoe Slalom Young Danubia Cup - Bratislava-Cunovo, Slovakia
Chess
16 June to 5 July - FIDE Candidates Tournament 2022 - Madrid, Spain
19-30 June - World Senior Team Championship 2022 - Acqui Terme, Italy
27 June to 8 July - IBCA World Team Chess Championship 2022 - Ohrid, North Macedonia
Climbing (Sport)
30 June to 2 July - IFSC Climbing World Cup (L/S) - Villars, Switzerland
Cricket
23-27 June - England v New Zealand (3rd Test) - Leeds, England
24-28 June - West Indies v Bangladesh (2nd Test) - Gros Islet, Saint Lucia
27-30 June - England Women v South Africa Women (Only Test) - Taunton, England
28 June - Ireland v India (2nd T20I) - Malahide, Ireland
29 June to 3 July - Sri Lanka v Australia (1st Test) - Galle, Sri Lanka
1-5 July - England v India (5th Test) - Birmingham, England
1 July - Sri Lanka Women v India Women (1st ODI) - Pallekele, Sri Lanka
2 July - West Indies v Bangladesh (1st T20I) - Roseau, Dominica
3 July - West Indies v Bangladesh (2nd T20I) - Roseau, Dominica
Crossminton
30 June to 3 July - IDO World Championships 2021 - Zagreb, Croatia
Cycling
30 June to 10 July - UCI Women's WorldTour - Giro d'Italia Donne - Italy
30 June to 3 July - UCI BMX Freestyle World Cup - Park - Brussels, Belgium; European Continental Championships - XCO for U23/Juniors - XCE, XCR, XCC - Anadia, Portugal; ICU Grand Fondo World Series - Vélo, Victo. Fest - Victoriaville, Canada
1-24 July - UCI WorldTour - Tour de France - France
Dance Sports
30 June to 2 July - IDO European Performing Arts Improvisation Cup - Zakopane, Poland
2-4 July - IDO European Hip Hop and Popping Championships - Skopje, North Macedonia
Darts
1-3 July - PDC Interwetten European Darts Matchplay - Trier, Germany
Draughts
2-9 July - Riga Open World Cup - Riga, Latvia
Equestrian
24 June to 3 July - CHIO Aachen - World Equestrian Festival - Aachen, Germany
30 June to 2 July - Longines Global Champions Tour - Monte-Carlo, Monaco
30 June to 3 July - Spruce Meadows - Pan-American - Calgary, Canada
2 July - Group One Racing - Hollywoodbets Durban July; Garden Province Stakes - Greyville, South Africa; Coral-Eclipse - Sandown Park, England
3 July - Group One Racing - Idee 153rd Deutsches Derby - Hamburg, Germany; Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud - Saint Cloud, France
Flying Disc
25 June to 2 July - WFDF 2022 World Masters Ultimate Club Championships - Limerick, Ireland
Football
18 June to 1 July - 2022 UEFA U19 Championship - Slovakia
26 June to 9 July - 2022 UEFA Women's U19 Championship - Czech Republic
Freestyle Football
1 April to 8 October - Red Bull Street Style 2022 - National, Regional, and World Final (Croatia)
2-3 July - WFFA US Open 2022 - Daytona, FL, USA
Games
24 June to 5 July - Bolivarian Games - Valledupar, Colombia
25 June to 6 July - Mediterranean Games 2022 - Oran, Algeria
27 June to 4 July - 2022 European Para Youth Games - Pajulahti, Finland
Golf
30 June to 3 July - Amundi German Masters - G&C Club Seddiner See, Germany; Horizon Irish Open - Mount Juliet Estate, Ireland; John Deere Classic - TPC Deere Run, IL, USA
Gymnastics
26-28 June - 2022 Pan-American Championships - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
1-2 July - FIG World Cup 51st Nissen Cup - Arosa, Spain
Handball
22 June to 3 July - IHF Women's Junior (U20) World Championship - Celje and Lasko, Slovenia
Ice Hockey
27 June to 5 July - 2022 IIHF Women's U18 World Championship Division II - Istanbul, Turkey
Judo
28 June to 3 July - 2022 IBSA Judo Grand Prix - São Paulo, Brazil
Karate
1-3 July - Karate 1 Youth League - Porec, Croatia
Kickboxing
29 June to 3 July - WAKO 2nd Uzbekistan Open - Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Kite Sports
20 June to 6 July - GKA Big-Air World Cup - Tarifa, Spain
Korfball
2-3 July - 22nd U17 Korfball World Cup - Eindhoven, The Netherlands
Lacrosse
29 June to 9 July - 2022 World Lacrosse Women's World Championship - Towson, MD, USA
Mixed Martial Arts
1 July - Professional Fighters League - Kayla Harrison v Julia Budd; Rory Macdonald v Sadibou Sy; Ray Cooper III v Brett Cooper; Madomed Magomedkerimov v Joao Zeferino; Jarrah al Silawi v Magomed Umalatov; Larissa Pacheco v Genah Fabian; Nikolai Aleksakhin v Gleison Tibau; Marina Mokhnatkina v Abigail Montes; Martina Jindrova v Zamzagul Fayzallonva; Olena Kolesnyk v Vanessa Melo - Atlanta, GA, USA
3 July - UFC Main Card - Israel Adesanya v Jared Cannonier; Alexander Volkanovksi v Max Holloway; Sean Strickland v Alex Pareira; Lauren Murphy v Miesha Tate; Pedro Munhoz v Sean O'Malley - Las Vegas, NV, USA
Modern Pentathlon
2 July - UIPM Global Laser Run City Tour - Chiatura, Georgia
Motor Racing
1-3 July - DTM Trophy - Norisring, Germany; FIA Formula One World Championship - British Grand Prix 2022 - Silverstone, Great Britain; NTT INDYCAR Series - Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio - Lexington, OH, USA
1-2 July - W Series Round 3 - Silverstone, Great Britain
2-3 July - FIA World Rallycross Championship - Höljes, Sweden
2-4 July - FIA Historic Hill Climb Championship - Trento Bondone, Italy
2 July - FIA Formula E World Championship Round 10 - Marrakesh, Morocco
2-3 July - FIA World Touring Car Cup - WTCR Race of Portugal - Vila Real, Portugal
3 July - 2022 NASCAR Cup Series - Road America, WI, USA
Motorcycling
1-3 July - FIM Enduro Grand Prix World Championship Round 4 - Coimbra - Souselas, Portugal
2-3 July - FIM Sidecar Cross World Championship - Lange, Estonia
2 July - Progressive American Flat Track - Weedsport, NY, USA; Lucas Oil Pro Motocross - Redbud National - Buchanan, MI, USA
Mountain Running
1-3 July - WMRA European Off-Road Running Championships - El Paso, Spain
2 July - 2022 Skyrunner World Series - Garmin Epic Trail - Spain
3 July - WMRA Silver Lable World Cup: One Hundred Douro-Paiva (Long Mountain) - Cinfaes, Portugal
Obstacle Racing
2-3 July - Tough Mudder - Drumlanrig Castle, Scotland
Orienteering
26-30 June - World Orienteering Championships 2022 - Kolding, Fredericia and Vejle, Denmark
2-3 July - Estonian MTBO Championships/Baltic MTBO Championships - Aegviidu and Kõrvemaa, Estonia
2-4 July - European Youth Orienteering Championships 2022 - Salgótarján, Hungary
Padel
27 June to 3 July - FIP World Tour 2022 - Alkmaar, Netherlands
30 June to 3 July - World Padel Tour - Tampere Padel Exhibition - Tampere, Finland
2-10 July - World Padel Tour - València Open - València, Spain
3-10 July - FIP World Tour 2022 - Openhoorn, The Netherlands
Powerboating
1-3 July - P1 Offshore World Championship - Sarasota, FL, USA
2-3 July - P1 Jetcross - Montalieu la Vallée Bleue, France; P1 Aqua Cross - Sarasota, FL, USA
Real Tennis
23 June to 3 July - World Championship Handicap Doubles 2022 - Jeu de Paume de Bordeaux, France
Rodeo (Pro)
27 June to 3 July - Ponoka Stampede - Ponoka, AB, USA
28 June to 4 July - World's Oldest Rodeo - Prescott, AZ, USA
30 June to 2 July - Williams Lake Stampede - Williams Lake, BC, Canada; Mid-western Rodeo - Manawa, MI, USA
30 July - Cody Stampede Xtreme Bulls - Cody, WY, USA
30 June to 4 July - St. Paul Rodeo - St. Paul, OR, USA; Oakley Independence Day Rodeo - Oakley City, UT, USA
1-4 July - Western Stampede - West Jordan, UT, USA; Black Hills Roundup - Belle Fourche, SD, USA; Cody Stampede - Cody, WY, USA; Mollala Buckeroo Rodeo - Mollala, OR, USA; Eugene Pro Rodeo - Eugene, OR, USA
1-2 July - Raymond Stampede - Raymond, AB, USA; Toppenish Rodeo - Toppenish, WA, USA; Headwaters PRCA Rodeo - Park Rapids, MN, USA
1-3 July - Folsom Pro Rodeo - Folsom, CA, USA
2-4 July - Livingston Roundup Rodeo - Livingston, MT, USA; Home of Champions Rodeo - Red Lodge, MT, USA; Sitting Bull Stampede - Mobridge, SD, USA; Mandan Rodeo Days - Mandan, ND, USA; Annual Fourth of July Celebration - Window Rock, AZ, USA
3-4 July - Killdeer Mountain Roundup PRCA Rodeo - Killdeer, ND, USA; Sedro-Woolley Rodeo - Sedro-Woolley, WA, USA
3 July - Headwaters PRCA Rodeo - Park Rapids, MN, USA
(All with prize money of $20k and higher)
Roller Sports
26 June to 3 July - World Skate Street Skateboarding - Rome, Italy
1-3 July - World Skate Internazionale d'Italia Open 2022 - L'Aquila, Italy
Roundnet
2 July - 2022 Spikeball Tournament Series - Challenger - Paris, France; 2022 Spike Tournament Series - Challenger - Vancouver, Canada
Rugby Union
24 June to 12 July - Six Nations U20 Summer Series - Treviso, Verona, Italy
2-16 July - Pacific Nations Cup - Suva and Lautoka, Fiji
Sailing
30 June to 8 July - 29er European Championship - Copenhagen, Denmark
30 June to 4 July - ILCA North American Championship - Cork, Canada
1-8 July - Finn Master World Championship - Helsinki, Finland
1-12 July - International Europe Class World Championship - Dournenez, France
3-10 July - ILCA 6 Youth European Championships - Thessaloniki, Greece
3-8 July - 2021 J/22 World Championship - Point Yacht Club, South Africa
Sambo
2-4 July - Asian Senior, Youth, and Junior Sambo Championships - Jounieh, Lebanon
Skiing
2-3 July - FIS Grass Skiing World Cup - Predklasteri, Czech Republic
Slacklining
1-30 June - International Slacklining Association World Cup - Online
Sled Dog Sports
17 June to 10 July - IFSS World Cup - Howler 1 - Waterere Levin, New Zealand
2-3 July - IFSS World Cup - Xumu Dryland Race - Santa Rosa Guanajuato, Mexico
Snooker
28 June to 1 July - Championship League 1 - Leicester, England
Surfing
22-28 June - World Surf League Pro Tour Event 14 - Nias, Lagundri Bay, Indonesia
23-30 June - World Surf League Championship Tour Event 8 - Saquarema, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
29 June to 1 July - World Surf League Junior Pro Tour - Willard Beach, Ballito, South Africa
Table Soccer
28 June to 3 July - ITSF World Cup and World Championships - Nantes France
Table Tennis
25-30 June - West Asia Junior Championships - Manama, Bahrain
25 June to 2 July - European Veterans and Veterans Para Championships - Rimini, Italy
Tennis
27 June to 10 July - Wimbledon - London, Great Britain
Triathlon
1 - 2 July - 2022 Europe Triathlon Junior and Premium Cup - Holten, Netherlands
3 July - IRONMAN Kärnten-Klagenfurt - Austria; IRONMAN UK - Bolton, England
Tug of War
30 June to 2 July - 8th African Tug of War Championships - Swakopmund, Namibia
Volleyball
31 May to 3 July - FIVB Volleyball Nations League - Women
7 June to 10 July - FIVB Volleyball Nations League - Men
19-27 June - ISF World School Volleyball Championship 2022 - Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil
Windsurfing
29 June to 3 July - 2022 Windsurfer Europeans - La Brava Cup - Girona, Spain
30 June to 4 July - Fuerte Action Speed Windsurfing World Championships - Fuerteventura, Spain
2-6 July - 2022 Croatia PWA World Tour - Bol, Croatia
Wrestling
27 June to 3 July - U20 European Championships (FS, GR, WW) - Rome, Italy
1-2 July - Beach Wrestling World Series - Saint-Laurent-du-Var, France
2-10 July - U15 & U20 Asian Championships - FS, GR, WW - Manama, Bahrain
* 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.