2023 Sports Schedule: Major Sports events for the 2023 calendar include the FIFA World Cup, Winter Olympics, Winter Paralympics, Commonwealth Games, the World Games, Invictus Games, World Masters Games, South American Games, Rugby League World Cup, Rugby World Cup (Women), as well as the usual annual events. The second European Sports Championships will also be held. See our top-10 major events of 2023 you must watch.
Here is a list of the major sporting events for the Year 2023. Below is the upcoming On Location sporting events calendar for 2023 and beyond. If you would like to be notified of additions to the sports calendar and schedule than bookmark it!
2023 Sports Schedule, Date & Venues
| Date(s) | Sport | Event | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 16-29 | Tennis | Australian Open | Melbourne, Australia |
| Jan 12-22 | Multi-sports | Winter World University Games | Lake Placid, USA |
| Jan 12–29 | Handball | World Championships (men) | Poland and Sweden |
| Jan 13-29 | Field Hockey | Men’s Hockey World Cup | Bhubaneswar & Rourkela, India |
| Jan 21-27 (postponed from 2021 & 2022) | Multi-sports | Special Olympics World Winter Games | Kazan, Russia |
| Jan 27-29 | Extreme Sports | Winter X Games 27 | Aspen, Colorado, USA |
| Feb 4 – Mar 18 | Rugby | Six Nations | UK, Ireland, France & Italy |
| Feb 6-19 | Skiing | Alpine World Ski Championships | Courchevel-Méribel, France |
| Feb 9-26 | Cricket | ICC World T20 (women) | South Africa |
| Feb 9 – Mar 26 | Cricket | World Cup | India |
| Feb 12 | Football (American) | Super Bowl | Glendale, Arizona |
| Feb 21 – Mar 5 | Skiing (Nordic) | FIS Nordic World Ski Championships | Planica, Slovenia |
| Mar 8-21 | Baseball | World Baseball Classic | Japan, Taiwan, USA |
| Apr 6-9 | Golf | Masters | Augusta, Georgia, USA |
| Apr 15 – May 1 | Snooker | World Snooker Championship | Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England |
| Apr 15 | Horse Racing | Grand National | Aintree Racecourse in Liverpool |
| May 5-16 | Multi-sports | South-East Asian Games | Phnom Penh, Cambodia |
| May 6 | Horse Racing | Kentucky Derby | Louisville, Kentucky, US |
| May 12-21 | Ice Hockey | IIHF World Championship | Russia Finland & Latvia |
| May 18–21 | Golf | US PGA | Oak Hill Country Club, Rochester, New York |
| May 22-28 | Table Tennis | World Championship | Durban, South Africa |
| May 28 | Auto Racing | Indianapolis 500 | Indianapolis, USA |
| May 28 – Jun 11 | Tennis | French Open | Paris, France |
| June 10 | Football (Soccer) | UEFA Champions League Final | Atatürk Olympic Stadium, Istanbul |
| Jun 9-25 | Multi-sports | European Games | Kraków, Poland |
| Jun 16 – Jul 16 | Football (Soccer) | AFC Asian Cup | China or South Korea |
| Jun | Ice Hockey | Stanley Cup finals | |
| Jun | Basketball | NBA Finals | USA/Canada |
| Jun 15-18 | Golf | US Open | Los Angeles Country Club Los Angeles, California |
| Jun 16-25 | Multi-sports | Special Olympics World Summer Games | Berlin, Germany |
| Jun – Jul? | Football (Soccer) | FIFA Club World Cup | ? |
| Jul 1-23 | Cycling | Tour de France | France |
| Jul 3-16 | Tennis | Wimbledon | London, England |
| Jul? | Multi-sports | World Urban Games | Budapest, Hungary? |
| Jul? | Multi-sports | Indian Ocean Island Games | Madagascar |
| Jul? | Extreme Sports | Summer X Games | Minneapolis, Minnesota? |
| Jul 10 – Aug 20 | Football (Soccer) | Women’s World Cup | Australia / New Zealand |
| Jul 14-30 | Swimming | World Aquatics Championships | Fukuoka, Japan |
| Jul 20–23 | Golf | The Open Championship | Royal Liverpool Golf Club Hoylake Merseyside England |
| Jul 28 – Aug 6 | Multi-sports | World Police and Fire Games | Winnipeg, Canada |
| Jul 28 – Aug 6 | Netball | Netball World Cup | Cape Town, South Africa |
| Jul 28 – Aug 8 | Multi-sports | Summer World University Games | Yekaterinburg, Russia Chengdu China |
| Aug 3-13 | Cycling | UCI Cycling World Championships | Glasgow, Scotland, UK |
| Aug 4-19? | Multi-sports | African Games | Ghana (Accra, Kumasi, and Cape Coast) |
| Aug 5-12 | Multi-sports | World Beach Games | Bali, Indonesia |
| Aug 10-20 | Sailing | World Championships | The Hauge, Netherlands |
| Aug 19-27 | Athletics | IAAF World Championships | Budapest, Hungary |
| Aug 25-Sept 10 | Basketball | FIBA Basketball World Cup (men) | Indonesia, Japan, and the Philippines |
| Aug 28 – Sep 10 | Tennis | US Open | New York, USA |
| Sep 3-10 | Rowing | World Rowing Championships | Belgrade, Serbia |
| Sep 8 – Oct 28 | Rugby | World Cup (men) | France |
| Sep 9-16 (postponed from 2020) | Multi-sports | Invictus Games | Düsseldorf, Germany |
| Sep 22-24 | Golf | Solheim Cup | Casares, Málaga, Andalusia, Spain |
| Sep 23 – Oct 8 | Multi-sports | Asian Games | Hangzhou, China |
| Sep 29-Oct 1 | Golf | Ryder Cup | Marco Simone Golf and Country Club, Rome, Italy |
| Sept 30 | AFL | Grand Final | Melbourne, Australia |
| Sept? | Rugby League | NRL Grand Final | Sydney? |
| Oct 5-14 | Multi-sports | World Combat Games | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
| Oct? | Rugby League | World Cup 9s | ? |
| Oct? | Baseball | World Series | ? |
| Oct 20 – Nov 5 | Multi-sports | Pan American Games | Santiago, Chile |
| Nov 3-11 (postponed from 2022) | Multi-sports | Gay Games | Hong Kong, China |
| Nov? | Weightlifting | World Championships | ? |
| Nov 7 | Horse Racing | Melbourne Cup | Victoria, Australia |
| Nov 19-Dec 1 | Multi-sports | Pacific Games | Honiara, Solomon Islands |
| Nov 30-Dec 17 | Handball | World Championships (women) | Denmark / Norway / Sweden |
note: any date and time listed represent the local date and time.
disclaimer: Please note that event dates are believed to be correct at the time of publication, though they are subject to change, particularly this far in advance.
