JANUARY
1st - Ski jumping: Four springboards tour, Garmisch-Partenkirchen (Germany)
3 to 15 - Rally-raid: Dakar in Saudi Arabia (departure Jeddah, arrival Jeddah)
3 - Alpine skiing: Zagreb Ladies' World Cup (slalom)
3 - Ski jumping: Four Hills Tour, Innsbruck (Austria)
5 to 13 - Tennis: ATP tournament in Antalya (Turkey)
5 to 13 - Tennis: ATP tournament in Delray Beach (United States)
5 to 13 - Tennis: WTA Abu Dhabi tournament
6 - Alpine skiing: Men's Zagreb World Cup (slalom)
3 - Ski jumping: Four springboards tour, Bischofshofen (Austria)
7 to 10 - Biathlon: Oberhof World Cup (Germany)
8 to 10 - Alpine skiing: Men's World Cup in Adelboden (giant + slalom)
9 and 10 - Alpine skiing: Women's World Cup in St Anton (downhill + super-G)
10 to 13 - Tennis: qualifications for the Australian Open in Dubai (women) and Doha (men)
12 - Alpine skiing: Ladies' World Cup in Flachau (slalom)
13 to 17 - Biathlon: Oberhof World Cup (Germany)
13 to 31 - Handball: Men's World Championship in Egypt
15 to 17 - Alpine skiing: Men's Wengen World Cup (downhill + slalom)
January 15 to February 2 - Sailing: Prada Cup, qualifying round for the 36th America's Cup in Auckland (New Zealand)
16 and 17 - Speed skating: European Championships in Heerenveen (Netherlands)
16 and 17 - Alpine skiing: Women's World Cup in Maribor (giant slalom)
18 to 24 - Biathlon: Anterselva World Cup (Italy)
21 to 24 - Rally: start of the WRC World Championship with the Monte-Carlo rally
22 to 24 - Short-track: European Championships in Gdansk (Poland)
22 to 24 - Alpine skiing: Kitzbühel Men's World Cup (downhill + super-G + slalom)
23 and 24 - Alpine skiing: Crans Montana Women's World Cup (downhill)
26 - Alpine skiing: Men's World Cup in Schladming (slalom)
26 - Alpine skiing: Women's World Cup at Kronplatz (slalom)
29 to 31 - Luge: World Championships in Königssee (Germany)
30 and 31 - Alpine skiing: Men's World Cup in Chamonix (giant + slalom)
30 and 31 - Alpine skiing: Women's World Cup in Garmisch-Partenkirchen (super-G + downhill)
February 31 to 6 - Tennis: ATP Melbourne and Adelaide tournaments
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FEBRUARY
1st to 7th - Tennis: WTA Melbourne tournament
1st to 11th - Football: Club World Cup in Doha
2 to 5 - Tennis: ATP Cup in Melbourne
5 and 6 - Alpine skiing: Men's World Cup in Garmisch-Partenkirchen (downhill + super-G)
5 to 14 - Bobsleigh / skeleton: World Championships in Altenberg (Germany)
6 and 7 - Rugby: Day 1 of the Six Nations Tournament with Italy - France, England - Scotland and Wales - Ireland
7 - American football: Super Bowl in Tampa Bay (Florida)
8 to 21 - Tennis: Australian Open in Melbourne
8 to 21 - Alpine skiing: World Championships in Cortina d'Ampezzo (Italy)
10 to 21 - Biathlon: World Championships in Pokljuka (Slovenia)
11 to 14 - Speed skating: World Championships in Heerenveen (Netherlands)
13 and 14 - Rugby: Day 2 of the Six Nations Tournament with England - Italy, Scotland - Wales and Ireland - France
13 to 22 - Sailing: Prada Cup final, which designates the challenger for the 36th America's Cup in Auckland (New Zealand)
15 to 21 - Tennis: WTA Melbourne tournament
16-17 and 23-24 - Foot: round of 16 first leg of the Champions League
March 22 to 7 - Nordic skiing: World Championships in Oberstdorf (Germany)
21 to 27 - Cycling: UAE Tour (United Arab Emirates)
25 to 28 - Golf: WGC from Mexico to Mexico City (Mexico)
27 - Cycling: Het Nieuwsblad
27 and 28 - Rugby: 3rd day of the Six Nations Tournament with Italy - Ireland, Wales - England and France - Scotland
27 and 28 - Alpine skiing: Men's World Cup in Bansko (slalom)
27 and 28 - Alpine skiing: Ladies' World Cup in Val di Fassa (downhill + super-G)
MARCH
4 to 7 - Biathlon: Nove Mesto World Cup (Czech Republic)
5th to 7th - Athletics: European Indoor Championships in Torun (Poland)
5th to 7th - Short-track: World Championships in Dordrecht (Netherlands)
6 - Cycling: Strade Bianche
6 and 7 - Alpine skiing: Men's World Cup in Kvitfjell (downhill + super-G)
6 and 7 - Alpine skiing: Women's World Cup in Jasna (giant slalom + slalom)
6 to 21 - Sailing: 36th America's Cup in Auckland (New Zealand)
7 to 14 - Cycling: Paris-Nice
9-10 and 16-17 - Foot: Round of 16 second leg of the Champions League
10 to 13 - Ski mountaineering: Pierra Menta in Arêches-Beaufort (France)
10 to 16 - Cycling: Tirenno-Adriatico
March 11 to 14 - Biathlon: Nove Mesto World Cup (Czech Republic)
11 to 21 - Tennis: Indian Wells ATP / WTA tournament (TO BE CONFIRMED)
12 and 13 - Alpine skiing: Women's World Cup in Are (slalom)
12 to 14 - Handball: men's Olympic qualifying tournaments, including that of France in Montpellier
13 and 14 - Alpine skiing: Men's World Cup in Kranjska Gora (giant slalom + slalom)
13 and 14 - Rugby: 4th day of the Six Nations Tournament with Italy - Wales, England - France and Scotland - Ireland
17 to 21 - Alpine skiing: finals of the Women's and Men's World Cup in Lenzerheide
March 18 to 21 - Biathlon: Holmenkollen World Cup (Norway)
19 to 21 - Handball: Olympic qualification tournaments for women
19 - Auto: start of the World Endurance Championship (WEC) with the 1000 miles of Sebring (United States)
20 - Cycling: Milan-Sanremo
20 - 5th and final day of the Six Nations Tournament with Scotland - Italy, Ireland - England and France - Wales
21 - Formula 1: start of the 2021 World Championship in Australia (Melbourne)
22 to 28 - Figure skating: World Championships in Stockholm (Sweden)
April 24 to 4 - Tennis: ATP / WTA tournament in Miami (TO BE CONFIRMED)
24 to 28 - Golf: WGC Dell Technologies Match Play in Austin (Texas)
24 to 31 - Foot: European U23 Championships, group stage in Slovenia and Hungary
26 to 27 - MotoGP: start of the World Championship with the Grand Prix of Qatar in Losail
28 - Cycling: Gand-Wevelgem
28 - MotoGP: start of the World Championship with the Grand Prix of Qatar (Losail)
28 - Formula 1: Bahrain Grand Prix (Sakhir)
31 - Cycling: Across Flanders
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APRIL
4 - Cycling: Tour of Flanders
6-7 - Foot: quarter-finals first leg of the Champions League
8 to 11 - Golf: Masters, 1st Grand Slam tournament of the 2020-2021 season in Augusta (United States)
11 - Cycling: Paris-Roubaix
11 - Formula 1: Chinese Grand Prix (Shanghai)
11 to 18 - Tennis: Masters 1000 de Monte-Carlo (TO BE CONFIRMED)
13-14 - Foot: quarter-finals second leg of the Champions League
16 to 18 - Basketball: Final 4 of the Euroleague women (place to be specified)
17th to 18th - Endurance motorcycles (EWC): 24 Heures Motos at Le Mans (France)
17 - Football: final of the King's Cup in Seville
18 - Cycling: Amstel Gold Race
21 - Cycling: La Flèche wallonne
21 to 25 - Artistic gymnastics: European Championships in Basel (Switzerland)
25 - Cycling: Liège-Bastogne-Liège
27-28 - Foot: semi-finals first leg of the Champions League
May 27 to 2 - Cycling: Tour de Romandie
MAY
1st - Volleyball: final of the Ladies' Champions League and the Men's Champions League in Berlin (Germany)
1 - 2 - Athletics: World relay in Chorzow (Poland)
2 to 8 - Tennis: Masters 1000 de Madrid (TO BE CONFIRMED)
4 - Basketball: men's Euroleague final
4-5 - Foot: semi-finals return of the Champions League
9 to 15 - Tennis: Masters 1000 of Rome
8 to 16 - Surf: ISA World Championships (qualifiers for the Tokyo Olympics) in Salvador
8 to 30 - Cycling: Tour of Italy
9 - Formula 1: Spanish Grand Prix (Barcelona)
9 - Athletics: Tokyo meeting (Japan)
10 to 23 (rescheduled) - Swimming: European long course championships in Budapest (Hungary)
13 - Foot: final of the German Cup in Berlin
15 - Football: FA Cup final at Wembley
16 - MotoGP: French Grand Prix at Le Mans
16 to 18 - Rowing: Olympic qualification final regattas in Lucerne (Switzerland)
19 - Athletics: meeting in Ostrava (Czech Republic)
19 - Football: Italian Cup final in Rome
20 to 23 - Golf: PGA Championship, 2nd Grand Slam tournament of the year at Kiawah Island (South Carolina)
21 - Rugby: European Challenge final
June 21 to 6 - Ice Hockey: World Championships in Belarus and Latvia
22 - Rugby: European Cup final
22 - Foot: 34th and last day of the German Championship
22 - Basketball: start of the NBA play-offs (until mid-July)
23 - Formula 1: Monaco Grand Prix
23 - Foot: 38th and last day of the French championship
23 - Foot: 38th and last day of the Italian Championship
23 - Foot: 38th and last day of the English Championship
23 - Foot: 38th and last day of the Spanish Championship
23 - Formula 1: Monaco Grand Prix
23 - Athletics: meeting of the Diamond League 2021 in Rabat (Morocco)
June 23 to 6 - Tennis: Roland-Garros (TO BE CONFIRMED)
28 - Football: Champions League final in Saint Petersburg
28 - Athletics: 2021 Diamond League meeting in Doha (Qatar)
28 to 30 - Basketball: Final 4 of the Men's Euroleague in Cologne (Germany)
29 to 30 - Handball: Final 4 of the Ladies' Champions League in Budapest (Hungary)
30 - Indycar: 500 Miles from Indianapolis (United States)
June 30 to 6 - Cycling: Critérium du Dauphiné
June 31 to 6 - Foot: European U23 Championships, final phase in Slovenia and Hungary
JUNE
4 - Athletics: Diamond League 2021 meeting in Rome (Italy)
5 - Athletics: Kingston meeting (Jamaica)
6 - Athletics: meeting in Hengelo (Netherlands)
6 - Formula 1: Azerbaijani Grand Prix (Baku)
6 to 13 - Cycling: Tour de Suisse
10 - Athletics: 2021 Diamond League meeting in Oslo (Norway)
June 11 to July 11 - Football: Euro-2020 in twelve European cities
June 11 to July 11 - Football: Copa America-2021 in Argentina and Colombia
12 to 13 - Handball: Final 4 of the Men's Champions League in Cologne (Germany)
12 to 13 - Auto: World Endurance Championship (WEC): 24 Hours of Le Mans
13 - Formula 1: Canadian Grand Prix (Montreal)
13 to 20 - Swimming: American selections for the Tokyo Olympics in Omaha (United States)
17th to 20th - Golf: US Open, 3rd Grand Slam tournament of the year at Torrey Pines (San Diego, California)
17 to 27 - Basketball: European women's championship in Spain and France
18 to 27 - Athletics: American selections for the Tokyo Olympics in Eugene (United States)
19 and 20 - Rugby Sevens: Olympic qualifying tournaments
23 to 27 - Volleyball: Final 6 of the League of Nations in Italy for men, in China for women
June 26 to July 18 - Cycling: Tour de France
27 - Formula 1: French Grand Prix at Le Castellet
June 28 to July 11 - Tennis: Wimbledon (TO BE CONFIRMED)
30 - Athletics: meeting in Bydgoszcz (Poland)
JULY
August 3 to 7 - Rugby: Lions tour in South Africa, including three matches against the Springboks (July 24 in Johannesburg, July 31 in Cape Town, August 7 in Johannesburg)
4 - Formula 1: Austrian Grand Prix (Spielberg)
4 - Athletics: Diamond League 2021 meeting in Stockholm
8 - Basketball: start of the NBA final (until the 22nd if it is played in seven matches)
10 - Athletics: Diamond League 2021 meeting in Monaco
13 - Athletics: 2021 Diamond League meeting in London
15th to 18th - PGA Golf: British Open, 4th and last Grand Slam tournament of the year at the Royal Saint George in Sandwich (England)
18 - Formula 1: British Grand Prix (Silverstone)
July 23 to August 8 - Olympic Games in Tokyo
31 - Cycling: Classic San Sebastian
AUGUST
1st - Formula 1: Hungarian Grand Prix (Budapest)
5 to 8 - Golf: WGC St Jude Invitational in Memphis (Tennessee)
9 to 15 - Tennis: Toronto Masters 1000 (TO BE CONFIRMED)
9 to 15 - Cycling: Tour of Poland
14 - Athletics: 2021 Diamond League meeting in Shanghai (China)
September 14 to 5 - Cycling: Tour of Spain
15 to 21 - Tennis: Cincinnati Masters 1000 (TO BE CONFIRMED)
19 to 22 - PGA Golf: Northern Trust, 1st FedEx Cup playoff tournament in Jersey City (New Jersey)
August 19 to September 19 - Volleyball: European Championships for men in Poland, Czech Republic, Estonia and Finland and women in Serbia, Croatia, Bulgaria and Romania (dates to be confirmed)
21 - Athletics: 2021 Diamond League meeting in Eugene (United States)
22 - Athletics: 2021 Diamond League meeting in China (location to be determined)
22 - Cycling: Cyclassics in Hamburg
23 to 29 - Trail: Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc in Chamonix (France)
August 24 to September 5 - Tokyo Paralympic Games
26 - Athletics: meeting of the Diamond League 2021 in Lausanne (Switzerland)
26 to 29 - Golf PGA: BMW Championship, 2nd FedEx Cup play-off tournament at Owings Mills (Maryland)
28 - Athletics: 2021 Diamond League meeting in Paris (France)
29 - Cycling: Bretagne Classic
29 - Formula 1: Belgian Grand Prix (Spa-Francorchamps)
August 30 to September 12 - Tennis: US Open (New-York) (TO BE CONFIRMED)
September 30 to 5 - Cycling: BinckBank Tour, in Belgium and the Netherlands
SEPTEMBER
2 to 5 - PGA Golf: Tour Championship, FedEx Cup Final in Atlanta (United States)
3 - Athletics: 2021 Diamond League meeting in Brussels (Belgium)
5 - Formula 1: Grand Prix of the Netherlands (Zandvoort)
8 to 9 - Athletics: Diamond League 2021 meeting in Zurich (Switzerland)
8 to 16 - Surf: final of the pro world circuit (location to be confirmed)
10 - Cycling: Grand Prix de Québec
11 - Cycling: Montreal Grand Prix
12 - Formula 1: Italian Grand Prix (Monza)
14 - Athletics: meeting in Zagreb (Croatia) 18 - Athletics: meeting in Nairobi (Kenya)
18 to 26 - Cycling: World Road Championships in Belgium
September 18 to October 16 - Rugby: Women's World Cup in New Zealand
24 to 26 - Golf: Ryder Cup at Whistling Straits (United States)
26 - Formula 1: Russian Grand Prix (Sochi)
October 30 to 3 - Show jumping: Nations Cup final in Barcelona (Spain)
OCTOBER
3 - Formula 1: Singapore Grand Prix (Marina Bay)
6-10 - Football: Nations League four-way final in Milan and Turin
9 - Cycling: Tour of Lombardy
10 - Formula 1: Japanese Grand Prix (Suzuka)
10 to 17 - Tennis: Shanghai Masters 1000 (TO BE CONFIRMED)
13 to 17 - Track Cycling: World Championships in Ashgabat (Turkmenistan)
14 to 18 - Cycling: Tour of Guangxi (China)
18 to 24 - Artistic gymnastics: World Championships in Kitakyushu (Japan)
October 23 to November 27 - Rugby League: 2021 World Cup in England
24 - Sailing: start of the 15th edition of the Transat Jacques Vabre in Le Havre (France)
24 - Formula 1: United States Grand Prix (Austin)
31 - Formula 1: Mexican Grand Prix (Mexico City)
NOVEMBER
1st to 8th - Tennis: Masters 1000 de Paris (TO BE CONFIRMED)
14 - MotoGP: end of the World Championship with the Valencia Grand Prix (Spain)
14 - Formula 1: Brazilian Grand Prix (Sao Paulo)
14 to 21 - Tennis: ATP finals in Milan (TO BE CONFIRMED)
18 to 21 - Auto: end of the World Rally Championship (WRC) with the rally of Japan
20 - Auto: end of the World Endurance Championship (WEC) with Six Hours of Bahrain
22 to 28 - Tennis: Davis Cup finals
28 - Formula 1: Grand Prix of Saudi Arabia (Jeddah)
DECEMBER
2 to 19 - Handball: Women's World Championship in Spain
3 to 5 - Formula 1: end of the World Championship with the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix (Yas Marina)
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