8 - 14 January
Your guide to major world sports events bringing you World Championships, World Cups, Continental and Regional Championships, Multi-Sport Games, World Series, and premier dates within World Tours over the next seven days.
Aquatics - LEN Europe Aquatics
4-16 January - LEN European Championships Men (Water Polo) - Zagreb / Dubrovnik, Croatia
4-13 January - LEN European Championships Women (Water Polo) - Eindhoven, Netherlands
Axe Throwing - International Axe Throwing Federation | World Axe Throwing League
12-14 January - IATF Major - Urban Axes, Durham, NC, USA | WATL Major - The Mighty Axe, Phoenix, AZ, USA
Backgammon - World Backgammon Federation
12-14 January - Istanbul Open - Istanbul, Turkiye
13-14 January - Vlissingen Open - Vlissingen, Netherlands | BMAB London - London, United Kingdom
Badminton - Badminton World Federation
9-14 January - PETRONAS Malaysia Open 2024 - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Beach Tennis - International Tennis Federation
11-13 January - ITF Beach Tennis Tour BT50 - Maceio, Brazil
12-14 January - ITF Beach Tennis Tour BT50 - Xangri-lá, Brazil
Biathlon - International Biathlon Union
10-14 January - BMW IBU World Cup - Ruhpolding, Germany | IBU Cup - Ridnaun-val Ridanna, Italy
Bobsleigh - International Bobsleigh & Skeleton Federation
8-9 January - Europe Cup - Altenberg, Germany
13-14 January - BMW IBSF World Cup - St. Moritz-Celerina, Switzerland
Boxing - International Boxing Association
13 January - IBA Champions' Night Zagreb 2024 - Zagreb, Croatia
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu - International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation
12-13 January - Rio Summer International Open IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu No-Gi Championship 2024 - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
13-14 January - Rio Summer International Open IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship 2024 - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
14 January - Rio Summer Kids International Open IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship 2024 - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Bridge - World Bridge Federation
8-17 January - 82nd International Bridge Tournament St. Moritz - St. Moritz, Switzerland
Cheerleading - International Cheer Union
12-14 January - ICU University World Cup Cheerleading Championships - Orlando, FL, USA
Chess - International Braille Chess Association | European Chess Union
8-13 January - 2024 Asian Chess Championship for Blind and Visually Impaired - Panaji Goa, India
11-15 January - European Women's Rapid & Blitz Chess Championship - Monte Carlo, Monaco
Clay Pigeon Shooting - Fédération Internationale de Tir aux Armes Sportives de Chasse
13-14 January - South African Grand Prix - Centurion, South Africa
Cricket - International Cricket Council
8 January - Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe (2nd ODI) - Colombo, Sri Lanka
9 January - India Women v Australia Women (3rd T20I) - Mumbai, India
11 January - Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe (3rd ODI) - Colombo, Sri Lanka | India v Afghanistan (1st T20I) - Mohali, India
12 January - New Zealand v Pakistan (1st T20I) - Auckland, New Zealand
14 January - New Zealand v Pakistan (2nd T20I) - Hamilton, New Zealand | India v Afghanistan (2nd T20I) - Indore, India | Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe (1st T20I) - Colombo, Sri Lanka
Crossfit - CrossFit Games
13-14 January - KO in the OK - Tulsa, OK, USA
Cycling - VIRTUS | Union Cycliste Internationale
2-8 January - 2-8 January - Virtus Cycling World Series - Ballarat, Australia
10-14 January - CAC African Track Championships - Cairo, Egypt | UEC Track Elite European Championships - Apeldoorn, Netherlands
12-14 January - UCI Women's WorldTour - Santos Tour Down Under - Australia
13-17 January - 2024 UCI Para-Cycling Road World Cup - Round I - Adelaide, Australia
Equestrian - Fédération Equestre Internationale
10-14 January - FEI World Cup - Western Europe League (Jumping, Dressage, Driving, Vaulting) - Basel, Switzerland
Eton Fives - Eton Fives Association
14 January - Richard Barber Cup - Eton College, England
Fencing - International Fencing Federation
11-14 January - FIE Senior World Cup (W/M - foil) - Paris, France
12-14 January - FIE Grand Prix (W/M - sabre) - Tunis, Tunisia
Field Hockey - International Hockey Federation
13-19 January - FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifiers 2024 Ranchi (W) - Jharkand, India
Footbag - International Footbag Players' Association
12-15 January - Shred-Is-Not-Dead New Years Jam 2024 - Los Angeles, CA, USA
Football - The Asian Football Confederation | Confédération Africaine de Football
12 January to 10 February - AFC Asian Cup Qatar
13 January to 11 February - TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations - Ivory Coast
Games - International Masters Games Association
12-21 January - 2024 Winter World Masters Games - Lombardy, Italy
Golf - PGA of Australia | PGA Tour | Ultimate Long Drive
11-14 January - Heritage Classic - The Heritage G & CC, Australia | Sony Open in Hawai'i - Honolulu, Hawai'i
13 January - 2024 MN/IA New Year Drives - Mulligan’s Indoor Golf, MN, USA | 2024 Western Carolina January Jump Off - The Pine First Tee Learning Center, Pineville, NC, USA
14 January - Coastal Carolinas League New Years Revolution - ULD Academy Training Center, Longs, SC, USA
Gouren - Gouren Federation
14 January - Individual Challenge 2nd Day - Plouzané, France
Handball - US Handball Association
12-14 January - 2024 Race 4 Eight Chapman Memorial & Missouri State Doubles Championships - St. Louis, MO, USA
Ice Climbing - UIAA Ice Climbing
12 January - UIAA Ice Climbing World Cup - Cheongsong, South Korea
Ice Hockey - International Ice Hockey Federation
6-12 January - 2024 IIHF Ice Hockey U18 Women's World Championship Division I, Group A - Egna, Italy
6-14 January - 2024 IIHF Ice Hockey U18 Women's World Championship - Zug, Switzerland
8-14 January - 2024 IIHF Ice Hockey U18 Women's World Championship Division II, Group B - Sofia, Bulgaria | 2024 IIHF Ice Hockey U18 Women's World Championship Division I, Group B - Jaca, Spain
14-20 January - 2024 IIHF Ice Hockey U20 Word Championship Division II, Group B - Belgrade, Serbia
Ju-Jitsu - Ju-Jitsu International Federation
13-14 January - Flanders Open 2024 - Antwerp, Belgium
Karate - World Karate Federation
12-15 January - Karate 1 Series A - Athens, Greece
Luge - International Luge Federation
12 January - 4th Junior World Cup - Winterberg, Germany
13-14 January - FIL European Championships - Innsbruck, Austria | EBERSPÄCHER World Cup and Team Relay World Cup presented by BMW - Innsbruck, Austria | FIL Junior Luge World Cup on Natural Track - Latsch, Italy
Mixed Martial Arts - Ultimate Fighting Championship
14 January - UFC Main Card - Las Vegas, NV, USA
Motor Racing - Dakar Rally | World Rally-Raid Championship | Monster Jam | FIA Formula E
5-19 January - 2024 Dakar Rally - Saudi Arabia
12-14 January - Monster Jam - Tacoma Dome, Tacoma, WA, USA
13 January - FIA Formula E World Championship Round 1 - Mexico City, Mexico
13-14 January - Monster Jam - Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, NC, USA | Monster Jam - T-Mobile Center, Kansas City, MO, USA | Monster Jam - Alamodome, San Antonio, TX, USA | Monster Jam - Snapdragon Stadium, San Diego, CA, USA
Motorcycling - Dakar Rally | World Rally-Raid Championship | SMX
5-19 January - 2024 Dakar Rally - Saudi Arabia
13 January - SuperMotocross World Championship Round 2 - Oracle Park, San Francisco, CA, USA
Orienteering - International University Sports Federation
12-16 January - FISU World University Ski Orienteering Championships 2024 - Lenzerheide, Switzerland
Padel - International Padel Federation
10-14 January - FIP World Tour - FIP Promotion - Melbourne, Australia
Pickleball - Professional Pickleball Association
9-14 January - PPA Tour - Palm Springs, CA, USA
Poker - World Series of Poker
3-16 January - World Series of Poker - King's Resort, Rozvadov, Czechia
10-22 January - World Series of Poker - Deerfoot Inn & Casino, Calgary, Canada
11-22 January - World Series of Poker - Thunder Valley Casino, CA, USA
Rackets - Tennis & Rackets Association
11-21 January - Brown Advisory British Open Singles Championships 2024 - The Queen's Club, London, United Kingdom
13-14 January - Brown Advisory Ladies British Open Singles Qualifying 2024 - The Queen's Club, London, United Kingdom
Racquetball - LPRT Tour
12-14 January - LPRT Arizona Open - Tempe, AZ, USA
Real Tennis - International Real Tennis Professionals Association | Tennis & Rackets Association
2-8 January - Australian Open Singles 2024 - Royal Melbourne Tennis Club, Melbourne, Australia
12-14 January - National School Girls Level Championships (Singles and Doubles) 2024 - Wellington, England
Renju - Renju International Federation
12-13 January - 2024 New Year Tournament - Gangwon, South Korea
13 January - Kullo Renju and Gomoku Series 2023/24 - Tallinn, Estonia
Rodeo (Pro) - PRCA | WPRA
4-13 January - Sandhills Stock Show & Rodeo - Odessa, TX, USA | Odessa Breakaway - Odessa, TX, USA
11-13 January - Montana Pro Rodeo Circuit Finals - Great Falls, MT, USA | First Frontier Circuit Finals Rodeo - Harrisburg, PA, USA
11-21 January - National Western Stock Show and Rodeo - Riding Events - Denver, CO, USA | National Western Stock Show and Rodeo - Times Events - Denver, CO, USA
12 January - San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo Steer Roping - Uvalde, TX, USA
12-13 January - San Antonio Rodeo Qualifier - Uvalde, TX, USA | Cinch World's Toughest Rodeo - Des Moines, IA, USA
(Prize money from $20k)
Roller Sports - World Skate
14-19 January - Americas Cup - Orlando, FL, USA
Rugby Union - World Rugby
12-14 January - HSBC Sevens Challenger Series (W/M) - Dubai, UAE
Sailing - World Sailing | SailGP
2-9 January - 2024 Tasar World Championships - Melbourne, Australia
3-10 January - ILCA 6 Women's World Championship - Mar del Plata, Argentina | 420 World Championship - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
11-14 January - Macau International Regatta - Macau, China
12-19 January - ILCA 6 Youth and Men's World Championships - Mar del Plata, Argentina
Shooting Sport - International Shooting Sport Federation
9-14 January - ISSF 10m Grand Prix - Ruše, Slovenia
5-18 January - Asia Olympic Qualification Rifle & Pistol - Jakarta, Indonesia
12-22 January - Asia Olympic Qualification Shotgun - Kuwait City, Kuwait
Skating - International Skating Union
8-14 January - ISU European Figure Skating Championships - Kaunas, Lithuania
12-14 January - ISU European Short Track Speed Skating Championships - Gdańsk, Poland
Skeleton - International Bobsleigh & Skeleton Federation
11-12 January - Europe Cup - Lillehammer, Norway
12 January - BMW IBSF World Cup - St. Moritz-Celerina, Switzerland
Ski & Snowboarding - International Ski & Snowboard Federation
9-14 January - FIS Alpine World Cup (M - Super G/Downhill/Slalom) - Wengen, Switzerland
11-14 January - FIS Alpine World Cup (W - Downhill/Super G) - Altenmarkt-Zauchensee, Austria
12-14 January - FIS Ski Jumping World Cup (W) - Sapporo, Japan | FIS Ski Jumping World Cup (M) - Wisla, Poland | FIS Nordic Combined World Cup (W/M) - Oberstdorf, Germany
13 January - FIS Snowboard World Cup (W/M - Parallel Giant Slalom) - Scuol, Switzerland
Ski Mountaineering - International Ski Mountaineering Federation
8 January - ISMF European Championships - Flaine / Chamonix, France
Skibob - Federation International de Skibob
13-14 January - Bavarian/German Skibob Championship - Lenggries, Germany
Sled Dog Sports - International Federation of Sleddog Sports | International Sled Dog Racing Association
13-14 January - IFSS World Cup - Kontsa Winter 2024 - Kontiolahti Biathlon Stadium, Finland | IFSS World Cup - Latvian Winter Championships - Madona, Latvia | ISDRA Baldwin Sled Dog Derby - Baldwin, MI, USA | IFSS World Cup - Alabama Dryland - Anniston, AL, USA
Snooker - World Snooker Tour
7-14 January - MrQ Masters - London, United Kingdom
Squash - Professional Squash Association
9-14 January - PSA Tour - SmartCentres Kinetic Florida Open 2024 - Boynton Beach, FL, USA
Table Soccer - International Table Soccer Federation
12-14 January - ITSF 500 WT 2024 - 2. Austrian Leonhart Masters - Kirchberg/Pielach, Austria
Table Tennis - World Table Tennis
8-13 January - WTT Star Contender - Doha, Qatar
11-14 January - WTT Youth Contender Linz 2024 - Linz, Austria
14-20 January - WTT Contender Doha 2024 - Doha, Qatar
Tennis - ATP Tour | WTA Tour | Australian Open
8-13 January - ASB Classic (ATP) - Auckland, New Zealand | Hobart International (WTA) - Hobart, Australia | Adelaide International (ATP/WTA) - Adelaide, Australia
14-24 January - Australian Open (Grand Slam) - Melbourne, Australia
Wheelchair Basketball - International Wheelchair Basketball Federation
12-20 January - 2024 Asia Oceania Championship - Bangkok, Thailand
Wheelchair Fencing - World Abilitysport
11-14 January - 2024 Wheelchair Fencing World Cup - Cardiff, Wales
Windsurfing - International Windsurfer Class Association
13-14 January - IWCA Amara Windsurfer Classic - Pattaya, Thailand
Wrestling - United World Wrestling
10-14 January - Zagreb Open (Ranking Series) - Zagreb, Croatia
* All events are based on the best information we can obtain. The dates provided by the sports governing body may be incorrect. Competitions could be postponed or cancelled at the last moment.