The list of major sporting events for 2023:
January
December 31, 2022 to January 15 - Rally-raid: Dakar 2023 in Saudi Arabia.
1st - Football: 17th day of Ligue 1 and Ligue 2, in the form of a French "Boxing Day".
7 and 8 - Football: 32nd final of the Coupe de France, with the entry into the running of the Ligue 1 clubs.
11 to 15 - Football: Spanish Super Cup in Saudi Arabia (FC Barcelona, Real Madrid, Betis Sevilla and Valencia CF).
11 to 29 - Handball: Men's World Cup in Poland and Sweden.
15 - Sailing: Departure of The Ocean Race, round the world crewed race with stopovers, in Alicante (Spain).
16 to 29 - Tennis: Australian Open, in Melbourne.
19 to 22 - WRC: Monte-Carlo Rally.
23 to 29 - Figure skating: European Championships in Espoo (Finland)
FEBRUARY
1st to 11th - Football: Club World Cup in Morocco.
4 and 5 - Rugby: 1st day of the Men's Six Nations Tournament.
6 to 19 - Alpine skiing: World Championships in Courchevel and Méribel (France).
8 to 19 - Biathlon: World Championships in Oberhof (Germany).
9 to 12 - WRC: Rally Sweden.
11 and 12 - Rugby: 2nd day of the Men's Six Nations Tournament.
12 - American football: 57th edition of the Super Bowl in Glendale (Arizona).
14 - Football: start of the knockout stages of the Champions League.
17 to 19 - Basketball: NBA All Star Game weekend.
18 - Athletics: World Cross Country Championships in Bathurst (Australia).
March 19 to 5 - Freestyle skiing and snowboarding: World Championships in Bakuriani (Georgia).
March 21 to 5 - Nordic Skiing: World Championships in Planica (Slovenia).
25 and 26 - Rugby: 3rd day of the Men's Six Nations Tournament.
MARCH
2 to 5 - Athletics: European Indoor Championships in Istanbul.
5 - Formula 1: Bahrain GP (Sakhir).
5 to 12 - Cycling: Paris-Nice.
8 to 19 - Tennis: Indian Wells Masters 1000/WTA 1000.
11 and 12 - Rugby: 4th day of the Men's Six Nations Tournament.
16 - Football: Fifa congress in Kigali, Rwanda, with the election to the presidency at stake.
16 to 19 - WRC: Rally Mexico.
18 - Cycling: Milan-Sanremo.
18 - Rugby: 5th and last day of the Men's Six Nations Tournament.
19 - Formula 1: Saudi Arabia GP (Jeddah).
20 to 26 - Figure skating: World Championships in Saitama (Japan).
April 22 to 1 - Tennis: Miami Masters 1000/WTA 1000.
November 23 to 21 - Football: start of qualifying for the men's Euro-2024.
25 and 26 - Rugby: 1st day of the Women's Six Nations Tournament.
26 - MotoGP: Portuguese GP, Algarve.
APRIL
1st and 2 - Rugby: 2nd day of the Women's Six Nations Tournament.
2 - Cycling: Tour of Flanders (men and women).
2 - Formula 1: Australian GP (Melbourne).
2 - MotoGP: GP of Argentina, Termas de Rio Hondo.
6 to 9 - Men's Golf: Augusta Masters (Georgia, USA).
8 - Cycling: Paris-Roubaix women.
8 to 16 - Tennis: Masters 1000 of Monte-Carlo.
9 - Cycling: Paris-Roubaix men.
15 and 16 - Rugby: 3rd day of the Women's Six Nations Tournament.
16 - MotoGP: GP of the Americas, Austin (USA).
19 to 23 - Gymnastics: European Championships in Antalya (Turkey).
20 to 23 - Women's golf: The Chevron Championship on the Carlton Woods course (Texas, United States).
20 to 23 - WRC: Rally Croatia.
22 and 23 - Rugby: 4th day of the Women's Six Nations Tournament.
23 - Cycling: Liège-Bastogne-Liège (men and women).
May 24 to 7 - Tennis: Madrid Masters 1000.
29 - Football: final of the Coupe de France, in Saint-Denis (Stade de France).
29 - Rugby: 5th and last day of the Women's Six Nations Tournament.
30 - Formula 1: Azerbaijan GP (Baku).
30 - MotoGP: Spanish GP (Jerez de la Frontera).
MAY
5 - Athletics: Doha Diamond League meeting.
6 to 28 - Cycling: Tour of Italy.
7 - Formula 1: Miami GP.
7 to 14 - Judo: World Championships in Doha.
8 to 21 - Tennis: Masters 1000 of Rome.
11 to 14 - WRC: Rally Portugal.
12 to 28 - Ice Hockey: Men's World Championship in Finland.
13 or 14 - Football: final of the Women's French Cup.
13 to 14 - Athletics: World Relays in Guangzhou (China).
14 - MotoGP: French GP, Le Mans.
17 to 22 - Basketball: Women's League final.
18 to 21 - Men's golf: PGA Championship on the Oak Hill course (New York, United States).
20 - Rugby: Champions Cup final in Dublin.
21 - Formula 1: Emilia-Romagna GP (Imola, Italy).
June 23 to 24 - Basketball: Elite play-offs.
27 - Football: 22nd and last day of the women's D1.
28 - Formula 1: Monaco GP.
28 - Athletics: Diamond League meeting in Rabat.
June 28 to 11 - Tennis: Roland-Garros, in Paris.
31 - Football: Europa League final, in Budapest (Puskas Arena).
JUNE
1st to 4th - WRC: Rally Italy-Sardinia.
1st to 18 - Basketball: NBA Finals.
2 - Athletics: Rome Diamond League Meeting.
3 to 4 - Handball: Final Four of the Women's Champions League in Budapest.
3 or 4 - Football: 38th and last day of Ligue 1 and Ligue 2.
3 or 4 - Football: Women's Champions League final, in Eindhoven.
4 - Formula 1: Spanish GP (Barcelona).
4 to 11 - Cycling: Critérium du Dauphiné.
7 - Football: Europa League Conference final, in Prague.
9 - Handball: 30th and last day of the Starligue.
9 - Athletics: Paris Diamond League meeting.
10 - Football: Champions League final, in Istanbul (Atatürk Olympic Stadium).
10 and 11 - WEC: 24 Hours of Le Mans (France).
11 - MotoGP: Italian GP, Mugello.
15 - Athletics: Oslo Diamond League Meeting.
15 to 18 - Men's golf: US Open on the course of the Los Angeles Country Club (California, United States).
15 to 25 - Basketball: Euro women in Slovenia and Israel.
17 - Rugby: Final of the Top 14 in Saint-Denis.
17 to 18 - Handball: Final Four of the Men's Champions League in Cologne.
18 - Formula 1: Canadian GP (Montreal).
18 - MotoGP: German GP, Sachsenring.
20 to 25 - Athletics: Team Euro in Silesia (Poland).
22 - Basketball: NBA draft.
22 to 25 - Women's golf: WPGA Championship on the Baltusrol Golf Club course (New Jersey, United States).
22 to 25 - WRC: Kenya Rally.
25 - MotoGP: Dutch GP, Assen.
25 - Sailing: Scheduled arrival of The Ocean Race, a crewed round-the-world race with stopovers, in Genoa (Italy).
30 - Athletics: Lausanne Diamond League meeting.
JULY
1st to 23rd - Cycling: Tour de France.
2 - Formula 1: Austrian GP (Spielberg).
2 - Athletics: Stockholm Diamond League meeting.
3 to 16 - Tennis: Wimbledon.
6 to 9 - Women's golf: US Open on the Pebble Beach course (California, United States).
8 to 17 - Para-athletics: World Championships in Paris.
9 - Formula 1: UK GP (Silverstone).
9 - MotoGP: Kazakhstan GP, Sokol.
14 to 30 - Swimming: World Championships in Fukuoka (Japan).
16 - Athletics: Silesian Diamond League Meeting.
20 to 23 - Men's golf: British Open on the Royal Liverpool course (England).
20 to 23 - WRC: Rally Estonia.
August 20 to 20 - Football: Women's World Cup, Australia and New Zealand.
21 - Athletics: Monaco Diamond League Meeting.
22 to 30 - Fencing: World Championships in Milan.
23 - Athletics: London Diamond League meeting.
23 - Formula 1: Hungarian GP (Budapest).
23 to 30 - Cycling: Women's Tour de France.
27 to 30 - Women's golf: Evian Championship (France).
29 - Athletics: Shanghai Diamond League Meeting.
30 - Formula 1: Belgian GP (Spa-Francorchamps).
August 31 to 6 - Archery: World Championships in Berlin.
AUGUST
Date and place still to be determined - Football: European Super Cup.
1st to 12th - Climbing: World Championships in Bern (Switzerland).
3 - Athletics: Shenzhen Diamond League Meeting.
3 to 6 - WRC: Rally Finland.
3 to 13 - Cycling: World Championships in Glasgow (all disciplines: road, track, mountain biking, BMX).
6 - MotoGP: British GP, Silverstone.
7 to 13 - Tennis: Toronto Masters 1000.
10 to 13 - Women's golf: British Open on the Walton Heath course (England).
14 to 20 - Tennis: Cincinnati Masters 1000.
September 14 to 3 - Sport shooting: World Championships in Baku.
September 15 to 3 - Volley: Euro women in Belgium, Germany, Italy and Estonia.
19 to 27 - Athletics: World Championships in Budapest.
20 - Football: Women's World Cup final in Sydney (Australia).
20 - MotoGP: Austrian GP, Spielberg.
21 to 27 - Badminton: World Championships in Copenhagen.
21 to 29 - Modern Pentathlon: World Championships in Bath (ENG).
23 to 27 - Canoe sprint: World Championships in Duisburg (GER).
23 to 27 - Gymnastics: Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup in Valencia.
September 25 to 10 - Basketball: Men's World Cup in Indonesia, Japan and the Philippines.
September 26 to 17 - Cycling: Tour of Spain.
27 - Formula 1: Dutch GP (Zandvoort).
September 28 to 10 - Tennis: US Open, in New York.
28 au 16 septembre - Volley: Euro hommes en Italie, Macédoine du Nord, Bulgarie et Israël.
31 - Athlétisme: Meeting Ligue de diamant de Zurich.
SEPTEMBRE
3 - Formule 1: GP d'Italie (Monza).
3 - MotoGP: GP de Catalogne (Barcelone).
3 au 10 - Aviron: Championnats du monde à Belgrade.
7 au 10 - WRC: Rallye de Grèce.
7 au 15 - Surf: Finales du Championship Tour à Lower Tresles (États-Unis).
8 au 28 octobre - Rugby: Mondial-2023 masculin, en France.
8 - Athlétisme: Meeting Ligue de diamant de Bruxelles.
10 - MotoGP: GP de Saint-Marin, Misano (Italie).
16 et 17 - Meeting Ligue de diamant d'Eugene (finale).
17 - Formule 1: GP de Singapour.
19 au 24 - Canöe slalom: Championnats du monde à Lee Valley (ENG).
21 au 24 - Golf féminin: Solheim Cup sur le parcours de Finca Cortesin (Espagne).
23 au 24 - Breaking: Championnats du monde à Louvain (Belgique).
24 - Formule 1: GP du Japon (Suzuka).
24 - MotoGP: GP d'Inde, Buddh.
28 au 1er octobre - Golf masculin: Ryder Cup sur le parcours du Marco Simone Country Club à Rome (Italie).
29 au 1er octobre - WRC: Rallye du Chili.
29 au 8 octobre - Gymnastique: Championnats du monde à Anvers (Belgique).
30 au 1er octobre - Athlétisme: Championnats du monde de course sur route à Riga.
OCTOBRE
1er - MotoGP: GP du Japon, Motegi.
7 - Cyclisme: Tour de Lombardie.
8 - Formule 1: GP du Qatar (Losail).
15 - MotoGP: GP d'Indonésie, Mandalika.
22 - Formule 1: GP des États-Unis (Austin/Texas).
22 - MotoGP: GP d'Australie, Phillip Island.
26 au 29 - WRC: Rallye d'Europe centrale.
28 - Rugby: Finale du Mondial-2023 masculin.
29 - Formule 1: GP du Mexique (Mexico).
29 - MotoGP: GP de Thaïlande, Buriram.
30 au 5 novembre - Tennis: Masters 1000 de Paris.
NOVEMBRE
Dates et lieu à déterminer - Tennis: Masters WTA.
Dates et lieu à déterminer - Tennis: phase finale de la Billie Jean King Cup.
2 au 5 - Judo: Championnats d'Europe à Montpellier.
5 - Formule 1: GP du Brésil (Sao Paulo).
12 - MotoGP: GP de Malaisie, Sepang.
12 au 19 - Tennis: Masters ATP, à Turin (Italie).
16 au 19 - WRC: Rallye du Japon.
18 - Formule 1: GP de Las Vegas.
19 - MotoGP: GP du Qatar, Lusail.
20 au 26 - Tennis: quarts de finale, demi-finales et finale de la Coupe Davis, à Malaga (Espagne).
26 - Formule 1: GP d'Abou Dhabi (Yas Marina).
26 - MotoGP: GP de Valence.
30 au 17 décembre - Handball: Mondial femmes au Danemark, Norvège et Suède.
DÉCEMBRE
Date à déterminer - Football: tirage de la phase finale de l'Euro-2024 à Hambourg.