The 2020 sporting calendar was thrown out the window by the coronavirus pandemic. However, now that leagues and competitions have come to terms with how to organise events during these unprecedented times, the 2021 calendar shouldn’t face as much disruption.
There are so many big events scheduled for 2021, some of them having been postponed from 2020.
Here comes a look at the three major events of each month.
January 17: Supercopa de Espana final (football)
January 23: Copa Sudamericana final (football)
January 30: Copa Libertadores final (football)
February 7: Super Bowl LV (American football)
February 16: Champions League knockouts begin (football)
February 21: Australian Open final (tennis)
March 6-21: America’s Cup (sailing)
March 19: World Athletics Indoor Championship starts (athletics)
March 21: Australian GP and start of F1 season (F1)
April 4: 2019/20 Copa del Rey final (football)
April 8-11: Masters (golf)
April 10/11: El Clasico (football)
May 22: Start of NBA playoffs (basketball)
May 26: Europa League final (football)
May 29: Champions League final (football)
June 6: French Open final (tennis)
June 11: European Championship starts (football)
June 11: Copa America starts (football)
July 11: Wimbledon final (tennis)
July 11: European Championship final and Copa America final (football)
July 11: Olympic Games opening ceremony (Olympics)
August 6: IAAF World Athletics Championships start (athletics)
August 8: End of Olympic Games (Olympics)
August 24: 2020 Summer Paralympics start (Olympics)
September 9: 2021 NFL season starts (American football)
September 12: FIFA Futsal World Cup (futsal)
September 12: US Open final (tennis)
October 3: London marathon (athletics)
October 10: UEFA Nations League final (football)
October 23: Rugby League World Cup starts (rugby league)
November 7: New York City marathon (athletics)
November 9: Next Generation ATP Finals (tennis)
November 21: ATP Final (tennis)
TBA: 2021 FIFA Club World Cup (football)
December 2: World Women’s Handball Championships start (handball)
December 26: World Junior Ice Hockey Championships start (ice hockey)
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