27th February to 5th March
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.
Athletics
2-5 March - European Athletics Indoor Championships - Istanbul, Turkey
Backgammon
2-5 March - WBF Atlanta Classic - Atlanta, GA, USA
Barrel Horse Racing
3-5 March - 2023 NBHA Asheville Super Show - Fletcher, NC, USA
Basketball
23-27 February - FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 Asian Qualifiers; FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 European Qualifiers
Biathlon
2-5 March - BMW IBU World Cup - Nové Město na Moravě, Czech Republic
Bodybuilding & Fitness
3-5 March - IFBB Ajman International Bodybuilding Competition - Ajman, UAE
Bobsleigh
1-2 March - Omega Youth Series Competition - Pyeongchang, South Korea
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
4-5 March - Dallas International Open IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu & Jiu-Jitsu No-Gi International 2023 - North Richland Hills, TX, USA
Carom Billiards
26 February to 4 March - UMB World Cup 3-Cushion - Las Vegas, NV, USA
Chase Tag
3-5 March - WCT 6 Pan America - Columbus, OH, USA
Chess
1-28 February - All Africa Games - Teams Submission - Online
2-14 March - European Individual Chess Championship 2023 - Vrnjacka Banja, Serbia
5-12 March - 1st International 'Women's Chess Championship' Tournament - Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Clay Pigeon Shooting
2-3 March - Egyptian Grand Prix - Cairo, Egypt
4-5 March - Australian Grand Prix - Warrnambool, Australia; 9th African Championship Beretta Africa Cup Final - Cairo, Egypt
Cricket
24-28 February - New Zealand v England (2nd Test) - Wellington, New Zealand
28 February to 4 March - South Africa v West Indies (1st Test) - Centurion, South Africa
1-5 March - India v Australia (3rd Test) - Indore, India
1 March - Bangladesh v England (1st ODI) - Mirpur, Bangladesh
3 March - Bangladesh v England (2nd ODI) - Mirpur, Bangladesh
Curling
25 February to 4 March - World Junior Curling Championships 2023 - Füssen, Germany
4-12 March - World Wheelchair Curling Championship 2023 - Richmond, BC, USA; World Wheelchair Mixed Doubles Curling Championship 2023 - Richmond, BC, USA
Cycling
1 March - UCI ProSeries - Troffeo Laigueglia - Italy
4 March - UCI WorldTour - Strade Bianche - Italy; UCI Women's WorldTour - Strade Bianche - Italy
5-9 March - CAC Track African Championships - Cairo, Egypt
5-12 March - UCI WorldTour - Paris-Nice - France
Darts
2 March - Cazoo Premier League Night 5 - Westpoint Arena, Exeter, England
3-5 March - Cazoo UK Open - Butlin's Minehead Resort, England
Eton Fives
5 March - Alan Barber Cup Final - Eton College, England
Equestrian
2-4 March - Longines Global Champions Tour - Doha, Qatar
4 March - Group One Racing - Santa Anita Handicap presented by Yaamava' Resort & Casino; Frank E. Kilroe Mile Stakes - Santa Anita, CA, USA
Fencing
28 February to 6 March - FIE Pan American Junior Championships - Bogotá, Colombia
2-3 March - Trophée Luardo (Senior Men - Sabre) - Padua, Italy
3-5 March - FIE World Cup (W - Sabre) - Athens, Greece
Field Hockey
28 February to 5 March - FIH Pro League Women (Australia, Argentina, USA) - Hobart, Australia; FIH Pro League Men (Australia, Argentina, Spain) - Hobart, Australia
Football
19 February to 11 March - U20 Africa Cup of Nations Egypt 2023
Freestyle Football
11 December to 20 March - Online Female Lowers Competition 2
Futsal
1-5 March - FIFA Futsal World Cup Qualifiers - Europe
Games
27 January to 12 March - Mind Sports Olympiad 2023 - Online
Golf
1-4 March - Ladies Joburg Open - Modderfontein GC, South Africa
2-5 March - 102nd NZ Open presented by Sky Sport - Millbrook, New Zealand; HSBC Women's World Championship - Sentosa GC, Tanjong Course, Singapore; Bain's Whiskey Cape Town Open - Royal Cape GC, South Africa; Puerto Rico Open - Rio Grande, Puerto Rico
Gymnastics
22-27 February - 17th Junior & Senior African Championships - Marrakesh, Morocco
1-4 March - FIG Apparatus World Cup 2023 - Doha, Qatar
Ice Hockey
27 February to 5 March - 2023 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship Division III, Group B - Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina
Ice Yacht Sailing
4-10 March - 2023 Junior World & European Championships in DN & Ice Optimist Classes - Lake Rékyva, Lithuania
Judo
3-5 March - Tashkent Grand Slam 2023 - Tashkent, Uzbekistan
4-5 March - Lignano Junior European Cup 2023 - Lignano, Italy; Louvain-la-Neuve European Kata Tournament 2023 - Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Ju-Jitsu
24-28 February - 7th Edition Ju-Jitsu Asian Championship - Bangkok, Thailand
Kiteboarding
1-5 March - GKA Freestyle World Cup - Salinas del Rey, Colombia
Log Rolling
5 March - LRA 2023 - Five-o-Fast Feet - Oconomowoc, WI, USA
Mixed Martial Arts
4 March - Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship - Connor Tierney v Jake Lindsey; Rico Franco v Dan Breeze; Terry Braizer v David Round; Mason Shaw v Lee Browne; Darren Hendry v Corey Harrison; Charles Wasserman v Cédric Séverac; Jack Draper v TBD; Gary Fox v Nathan Hind; Ben Bonner v Jay Cucciniello - Crystal Palace, London, Great Britain
5 March - Professional Shooto MMA Japan - Osaka Community Plaza Hirano, Osaka, Japan
5 March - UFC Main Card - Jon Jones v Ciryl Gane; Valentina Shevchenko v Alexa Grasso; Geoff Neal v Shavkat Rakhmonov; Mateusz Gamrot v Jalin Turner; Bo Nickal v Jamie Pickett - Las Vegas, NV, USA
Mölkky
3-5 March - European Indoor Championship - Gössendorf, Austria
Motor Racing
26 February to 3 March - FIA/FIM 2R Rally Raid Championship - ADDC - UAE
3-5 March - FIA Formula One World Championship - Bahrain Grand Prix 2023 - Bahrain International Circuit, Bahrain; NTT IndyCar Series - St Petersburg, FL, USA; Monster Jam - Allstate Arena, Rosemont, IL, USA; Monster Jam - Moda Center, Portland, OR, USA
4 March - Monster Jam - Camping World Stadium, Orlando, FL, USA; Monster Jam - AT&T Stadium, Arlington, TX, USA
4-5 March - Monster Jam - Cadence Bank Arena, Tupelo, MS, USA
5 March - 2023 NASCAR Cup Series - Las Vegas Motor Speedway, NV, USA
Motorcycling
26 February to 3 March - FIA/FIM 2R Rally Raid Championship - ADDC - UAE
3-5 March - FIM Superbike World Championship Round 2 - Pertamina Mandalika International Street Circuit, Indonesia
4 March - AMA Supercross Championship Round 8 - Daytona Beach, FL, USA
5 March - Penrite Pro MX Championship Round 1 - Wonthaggi, Australia
Muaythai
21-28 February - IFMA-EMF U23 & Youth European Muaythai Championships - Ankara, Turkey
Pencak Silat
27 February to 5 March - Sarawak International Pencak Silat Championship - Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia
Pool-Billiards
24-27 February - 2023 Alfa Las Vegas Women's Open - Las Vegas, NV, USA
28 February to 4 March - 2023 World 10-Ball Championship - Las Vegas, NV, USA
Powerlifting
28 February to 5 March - European Classic Master Powerlifting Championships - Budapest, Hungary
Quidditch
4-5 March - March Mayhem - Fantasy Quadball Tournament
Racketlon
3-5 March - FIR World Tour - IWT French Open - Montreuil, Paris, France
Rackets
2-5 March - Queen's Spring Handicap Weekend 2023 - The Queen's Club, London, Great Britain
Racquetball
2-5 March - IRT Tour - Minnesota Hall of Fame - Minneapolis, MN, USA
3-5 March - LPRT Tour - The Boston Open - Boston, MA, USA
Real Tennis
2-5 March - Queen's Spring Handicap Weekend 2023 - The Queen's Club, London, Great Britain
3-4 March - Oxford vs Cambridge Varsity Match - Lord's, London, Great Britain
Rodeo (Pro)
28 February to 19 March - RodeoHouston - Houston, TX, USA; Houston Breakaway - Houston, TX, USA
2-4 March - Matagorda County Fair & Livestock Exposition - Bay City, TX, USA
3-4 March - Big V Feeds Pro Rodeo - McAlester , OK, USA; Lafayette County PRCA Rodeo - Oxford, MS, USA; Poplar Bluff Breakaway Roping - Poplar Bluff, MO, USA; Poplar Bluff Pro Rodeo - Poplar Bluff, MO, USA
4-5 March - Kingman Breakaway Roping - Kingman, AZ, USA; The Kingsman Andy Devine PRCA Rodeo - Kingman, AZ, USA
Rugby Union
3 February to 19 March - Six Nations U20 2023
4 February to 4 March - Rugby Europe Championship 2023
4 February to 18 March - Six Nations 2023
3-5 March - HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series - Vancouver, Canada
4 March - Netherlands v Belgium; Portugal v Spain
5 March - Georgia v Romania; Poland v Germany
Running
5 March - Tokyo Marathon - Tokyo, Japan
Skating
2-5 March - ISU World Speed Skating Championships - Heerenveen, Netherlands
Squash
2-6 March - Chestnut Hill Classic presented by Springside Chestnut Hill Academy 2023 (W) - Philadelphia, PA, USA
Shooting Sport
20 February to 2 March - Asian Shotgun Cup 2023 - Kuwait City, Kuwait
1-10 March - Asian Rifle/Pistol Cup 2023 - Jakarta, Indonesia
4-13 March - ISSF World Cup Shotgun - Doha, Qatar
5-15 March - European Championship 10m - Tallinn, Estonia
Skating
27 February to 5 March - ISU World Junior Figure Skating Championships - Calgary, Canada
Skeleton
1-2 March - Omega Youth Series Competition - Pyeongchang, South Korea
Ski & Snowboarding
19 February to 5 March - FIS Snowboard World Championships - Bakuriani, Georgia; FIS Freestyle Ski World Championships - Bakuriani, Georgia
24 February to 4 March - FIS Nordic Combined World Ski Championships - Planica, Slovenia
27-28 February - 2023 FIS Para Alpine World Cup - Kitzbuehel, Austria
28 February to 4 March - 2023 FIS Para Snowboard World Cup - Passo San Pellegrino, Italy
1-5 March - FIS Alpine World Cup (W) - Super G/Downhill - Kvitfjell, Norway; FIS Alpine World Cup (M) - Aspen, CO, USA
1-8 March - FIS Para Nordic World Cup - Soldier Hollow, UT, USA
Ski Marathon
27 February - Worldloppet - Vasaloppet/Öppetspar Monday - Mora, Sweden
3 March - Worldloppet - Vasaloppet/Nattvasa 90 km FT - Mora Sweden
4 March - Worldloppet - Bieg Piastow 50 km CT - Szklarska Poręba, Poland
5 March - Worldloppet - Vasaloppet 90 km CT - Mora, Sweden
Ski Mountaineering
28 February to 5 March - ISMF World Championships Skimo Boi Taull 2023 - Boi Taull, Vall de Boi, Alta Ribagorca, Pyrenees, Spain
4-5 March - ISMF European Series - Dynafit Andorra Skimo - Sant Julià de Lòria, Andorra
5 March - FIS Freestyle World Cup (W/M) Aerials - Engadin, Switzerland
Skibob
3-5 March - FISB World Cup Final - Paseky, Czech Republic
Skijoring
4-5 March - 2023 Skijor International - Leadville, CO, USA
Slacklining
1-28 February - B.I.G. 5 - Big Island Hawaii, Hawaii, USA
Sled Dog Sports
27 February to 2 March - IFSS World Championships & World Masters - Åsarna, Sweden
3-5 March - IFSS World Cup - SM Åsarna, Sweden
Snooker
28 February to 4 March - World Women's Snooker Championship 2023 - Hi-End Snooker Club, Bangkok, Thailand
Squash
2-7 March - Black Ball Squash Open 2023 (M) - Cairo, Egypt
Table Hockey
4 March - ITHF World Tour - Nové Zámky, Slovakia
Table Tennis
27 February to 5 March - WTT Star Contender Goa 2023 - Goa, India
Tennis
27 February to 4 March - Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships (ATP) - Dubai, UAE; Abierto Mexicano Telcel presentado por HSBC (ATP) - Acapulco, Mexico
27 February to 5 March - Movistar Chile Open (ATP) - Santiago, Chile; ATX Open (WTA) - Austin, TX, USA; Abierto GNP Seguros (WTA) - Monterrey, Mexico
4-8 March - ITF Masters Tour MT1000 - Peachtree City, GA, USA
Teqball
2-5 March - Asian Teqball Tour - Dubai, UAE
Tower Running
5 March - TWA Tour 2023 - Carrera Vertical Torre Latino - Mexico City, Mexico
Triathlon
3 March - 2023 World Triathlon Championship Series and Para Cup - Abu Dhabi, UAE
4 March - IRONMAN New Zealand - Taupo, Waikato, New Zealand; 2023 Americas Triathlon Cup - La Paz, Mexico
5 March - IRONMAN African Championship - Nelson Mandela Bay, Gqeberha, South Africa; 2023 Americas Triathlon Cup and South American Championships - Villarica, Chile
Underwater Sports
3-5 March - 17th CMAS Finswimming World Cup Round 1 - Cali, Colombia
Weightlifting
3-12 March - Masters World Cup + Oceania & Commonwealth Masters Championships - Auckland, New Zealand
Wingfoiling
3-11 March - GWA Wingfoil World Tour - Tauranga, New Zealand
Wrestling
2-3 March - Sepahan Cup - Senior International Tournament - Ishahan, Iran
2-5 March - Dan Kolov - Nikola Petrov - Senior International Tournament - (FS, GR, WW) - Sofia, Bulgaria
4-7 March - U17 & U23 Arab Championship (FS, GR) - Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
* The list is based on the best information we can obtain. The dates provided by the sports governing body may be incorrect, or events could be postponed or cancelled at the last moment.