3rd - 9th April
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.
Aesthetic Group Gymnastics
7-9 April - IFAGG B-Category Competition "Easter Cup" - Greve Strand, Denmark
Archery
3-8 April - Lilleshall 2023 - Lilleshall NSCC, Shropshire, England
Artistic Billiards
9-14 April - European Championship Individual & Teams - Antalya, Turkey
Athletics
9 April - Balkan Race Walking Championships - Antalya, Turkey
Backgammon
6-9 April - WBF - Nordic Open - Elsinore, Denmark
Badminton
4-9 April - BWF Tour - Orléans Masters Badminton 2023 - Orléans, France
Beach Soccer
6-8 April - Women's ANOC World Beach Games Bali 2023 - Qualifier El Salvador - Costa del Sol, El Salvador
6-14 April - Americas Winners Cup 2023 & Women's Americas Winners Cup 2023 - Costa del Sol, El Salvador
Beach Volleyball
4-8 April - FIVB Pro Tour Futures - Tahiti
6-9 April - FIVB Pro Tour Challenge 2023 (W/M) - Itapema, Brazil
Bowling
1-10 April - European Youth Championships 2023 - Vienna, Austria
Canoeing
7-8 April - 2023 ECA Senior / Junior Wildwater Sprint Canoeing European Cup - Skopje, North Macedonia
Chess
27 March to 6 April - Women's Candidates Tournament Final - Chongqing, China
7 April to 1 May - World Championship Match 2023 - Astana, Kazakhstan
Cricket
4-8 April - Bangladesh v Ireland (Only Test) - Mirpur, Bangladesh
5 April - New Zealand v Sri Lanka (2nd T20I) - Dunedin, New Zealand
8 April - New Zealand v Sri Lanka (2nd T20I) - Queenstown, New Zealand
Curling
1-9 April - BKT Tires & OK Tire World Men's Curling Championship 2023 - Ottawa, ON, Canada
Cycling
3-8 April - UCI WorldTour - Itzulia Basque Country - Spain
5 April - UCI ProSeries - Scheldeprijs - Belgium
7-9 April - UCI Trials World Cup - Vic, Catalonia, Spain
8-9 April - UEC BMX European Cup - Round 3 & 4 - Zolder, Belgium
8 April - UCI Women's WorldTour - Paris-Roubaix Femmes - France
9 April - UCI WorldTour - Paris-Roubaix - France
Dance Sport
8 April - WDSF International Open - Adult - Latin - Thessaloniki, Greece; WDSF European Championship - Senior I - Latin - Cambrils, Spain
8-9 April - WDSF International Open - Adult - Standard/Latin - Cambrils, Spain
9 April - IDO World Grand Prix - Taipei City, Taiwan
Darts
6 April - Cazoo Premier League Night 10 - Utilita Arena, Birmingham, England
Drone Racing
8 April - Drone Racing League Miami 3-0 Fly Finals - Miami, FL, USA
English Billiards
3-5 April - European Open - Trickshot Club, Bruges, Belgium
Equestrian
4-8 April - FEI World Cup Finals - Chi Health Center, Omaha, NE, USA
8 April - RUNHAPPY Santa Anita Derby - Santa Anita Park, CA, USA
Football
6 April - Women's Finalissima (England v Brazil) - London, Great Britain
Fencing
1-9 April - FIE World Championships - Cadets/Juniors - Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Golf
6-9 April - Masters Tournament - Augusta National Golf Club, Augusta, GA, USA
8 April - Ultimate Long Drive - Morongo Golf Club at Tukwet Canyon, CA, USA
Gymnastics
7-9 April - International Tournament Sofia Cup 2023 - Sofia, Bulgaria
Ice Hockey
2-7 April - 2023 IIHF Ice Hockey Women's World Championship Division II, Group A - Mexico City, Mexico
3-9 April - 2023 IIHF Ice Hockey Women's World Championship Division III, Group A - Brasov, Romania
5-16 April - 2023 IIHF Ice Hockey Women's World Championship - Brampton, Canada
9-15 April - 2023 IIHF Ice Hockey Men's U18 World Championship Division III, Group A - Belgrade, Serbia
Judo
6-9 April - Luanda African Cup 2023 - Cadet, Junior, Senior - Luanda, Angola
6 April - Varadero Cadet & Junior Pan American Cup 2023 - Varadero, Cuba
7-9 April - Almaty Asian Cadet & Junior Cup 2023 - Almaty, Kazakhstan
8-9 April - Teplice Cadet European Cup 2023 - Teplice, Czech Republic
Kiteboarding
1-30 April - GKA World Tour - Big Air - Le Barcarès, France
1-8 April - IKA - 52nd Trofeo Princesa Sofia Palma - Pastilla, Mallorca, Spain
Korfball
7-9 April - IKF U19 World Korfball Championship 2023 - Gent, Belgium
Mixed Martial Arts
7 April - Ultimate Fighters League - Larissa Pacheco v Julia Budd; Bruno Cappelozza v Matheus Scheffel; Denis Goltsov v Yorgan De Castro; Renan Ferreira v Rizvan Kuniev; Olena Kolesnyk v Aspen Ladd; Biaggio Ali Walsh v Isaiah Figueroa; Martina Jindrova v Amber Leibrock; Marcelo Nunes v Maurice Greene; Michał Andryszak v Patrick Brady; Evelyn Martins v Karolina Sobek; Marina Mokhnatkina v Yoko Higashi - Las Vegas, NV, USA
9 April - Shooto - Professional MMA Japan - Tokyo, Japan
9 April - UFC Main Card - Alex Pareira v Israel Adesanya; Gilbert Burns v Jorge Masvidal; Rob Font v Adrian Yanez; Kevin Holland v Santiago Ponzinibbio; Paul Rosas Jr. v Christian Rodriguez - Miami, FL, USA
Motor Racing
7-8 April - Monster Jam - Florence Center, Florence, SC, USA; Monster Jam - Macon Coliseum, Macon, GA, USA; Monster Jam - Pinnacle Bank Arena, Lincoln, NE, USA; Formula Drift Round 1 - Pro - Long Beach, CA, USA
8 April - Monster Jam - JMA Wireless Dome, Syracuse, NY, USA
9 April - 2023 NASCAR Cup Series - Bristol Motor Speedway Dirt, TN, USA
Motorcycling
7 April - FIM X-Trial World Championship - Bordeaux, France
8 April - AMA Supercross Championship Round 12 - Skate Farm Stadium, Glendale, AZ, USA
Padel
5-9 April - FIP World Tour - FIP Rise Gothenburg - Gothenburg, Sweden
8-16 April - WPT - Granada Open 2023 - Granada, Spain
Pickleball
4-8 April - PPA Tour - Selkirk Red Rock Open - St. George, UT, USA
Poker
1-4 April - WPT Main Tour - WPT Rolling Thunder - Thunder Valley Casino Resort, Lincoln, CA, USA
Racquetball
31 March to 8 April - XXXIV Pan American Championships - Guatemala City, Guatemala
Rodeo
6-8 April - High Desert Stampede - Redmond, OR, USA
8-9 April - Oakdale Saddle Club Rodeo - Oakdale, CA, USA
9 April - San Angelo Xtreme Bulls - San Angelo , TX, USA
(Prize money from $20k)
Roller Sports
6-10 April - World Skate Oceania Continental Championships 2023 - Speed - Brisbane, Australia
6-9 April - Orlando Inline Challenge "The Orlando Classic" 2023 - Orlando, FL, USA
Rugby Union
8-9 April - HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series (M) - Singapore
Running
8-9 April - Chinese Race Walking Grand Prix - Taicang, China
8 April - 10km Port Gentil - Port Gentil, Gabon
9 April - Nanjing Xianlin Half Marathon - Nanjing, China
Sailing
31 March to 8 April - Trofeo S.A.R. Princesa Sofía / World Cup Series - Sofía, Palma de Majorca
5-9 April - Snipe South American Championship - Montevideo, Uruguay
Shooting Sport
25 March to 3 April - ISSF World Cup Shotgun - Larnaca, Cyprus
Skating
3-7 April - Inclusive Skating World Championships 2023 - Hamilton, Scotland
Ski Marathon
5 April - Worldloppet Gold - Fossavatnsgangan / Nightfossavatn 70 km FT - Isafjordur, Iceland
Ski Mountaineering
9 April - ISMF Asian Series - Happo Super Vertical Open - Happo Ski Resort, Hakubo Town, Nagano, Japan
Sled Dog Sports
8-9 April - IFSS World Cup - Springfest Lonquimay - Lonquimay - Malleco, Chile
Snooker
3-12 April - Gazoo World Championship Qualifiers - Sheffield, England
8-9 April - WSS Open Series 3 - Crucible Sports and Social Club, Reading, England
Sport Stacking
7-9 April - World Sport Stacking Championships - Singapore
Squash
1-4 April - European Individual U19 Championships - Zurich, Switzerland
6-9 April - European Mixed Team U19 Championships - Zurich, Switzerland
9-16 April - PSA World Tour - British Open 2023 (W/M) - Birmingham, England
Surfing
4-14 April - WSL Championship Tour Event 04 - Bells Beach, Victoria, Australia
Table Hockey
8 April - ITHF World Tour Super S - Tallinn, Estonia
Table Tennis
5-9 April - 2023 European U21 Championships - Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
9-15 April - WTT Champions Xinxiang 2023 - Xinxiang, China
Tennis
3-8 April - ITF Masters Tour 1000 - Manavgat, Turkey
3-9 April - Millennium Estoril Open (ATP) - Estoril, Portugal; Grand Prix Hassan II (ATP) - Marrakesh, Morocco; Copa Colsanitas presented by Zurich (WTA) - Bogotá, Colombia; Credit One Charleston Open (WTA) - Charleston, SC, USA; Fayez Sarofim & Co U.S. Men's Clay Court Championship (ATP) - Houston, TX, USA
9-16 April - Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters (ATP) - Monte Carlo, Monaco
Triathlon
8 April - 2023 Asia Triathlon Cup - Dexing, China; 2023 Arena Games Triathlon Finals London powered by Zwift - London, Great Britain
Waterski & Wakeboarding
3-9 April - XXXIX Campeonato Latino Americano de Esqui - Bujama Lacus, Peru
Windsurfing
8-15 April - IWA T293 & T293+ European Championships - Torbole, Italy
Wing Foiling
4-10 April - GWA World Tour - Surf-Freestyle / Freefly-Slalom - Leucate, France
Wrestling
9-14 April - Asian Championships - Seniors (FS, GR, WW) - Astana, Kazakhstan
* 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.