GLOBAL SPORTS AGENDA
Week Preview
Horse Racing has one of its biggest weekends in the year, with the Kentucky Derby, the British 1000 and 2000 Guineas, the Australasian Oaks and many others around the world.
After the mess caused by the Super League proposal the UEFA Champions League will hold the first leg of its Semi-finals, between Real Madrid (ESP) and Chelsea (ENG), and Paris Saint-Germain (FRA) and Manchester City (ENG), who are fresh from winning the Carabao Cup in England.
Supercross has its season Finale and the World Championship duel is set to be between Cooper Webb (USA) and ken Roczen (DEU).
Formula 1 returns to fan-acclaimed Portugal, MotoGP to Jerez and IndyCar has a double header in Texas.
Rugby continues its Rainbow Cup although it is running with separate European and South African divisions, due to the covid pandemic.
There will be several Boxing World Title fights, including an English function with unified Champion Katie Taylor (IRL) and another one with Flyweight Champion Moruthi Mtalane (ZAF), who has not lost a fight since 2009.
Archery:
CITY OF MEDELLÍN WORLD RANKING EVENT (COL)
Arimaa:
Arimaa World Championship
Association Football:
2021 CONCACAF Champions League Quarters Leg 1
Copa Libertadores Group Stage
Domestic Cups (Copa de la Liga Profesional 2021, NWSL Challenge Cup Games, DFB Pokal Semi-finals etc.)
Domestic Leagues (Liga MX, Premier League, Serie A, Ligue 1, LaLiga, Major League Soccer, Barclays FA Women’s Super League, etc.)
UEFA Champions League Semi-finals
Athletics:
World Athletics Relays, World Athletics Series (POL)
Aussie Rules Football:
Australian Football League Regular season
Autosport:
Best in the Desert (Álamo, Nevada)
FIA Formula One World Championship (Algarve International Circuit, POR)
FIA World Endurance Championship (Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, BEL)
GT World Challenge America powered by AWS (Circuit of the Americas, Texas)
Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series (Ponderosa Speedway, Florence Speedway, USA)
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (Kansas Speedway, USA)
NASCAR Cup (Kansas Speedway, USA)
NHRA (Atlanta Dragway, USA)
NTT IndyCar Series (Texas Motor Speedway, Texas x2)
Súper TC2000 (San Nicolás, ARG)
USAC NOS Energy Drink National Midget Series (Kokomo Speedway, USA x2)
World of Outlaws Late Models (Boone Speedway, USA x2)
World of Outlaws Sprint Cars (Jacksonville, I-70 Motorsports Park x2 USA)
World Off-Road Championship Series SXS (Las Vegas, Nevada)
Bare Knuckle Fighting:
Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship Heavyweight Championship fight – Joey Beltran (MEX) vs Sam Shewmaker (USA)
Baseball:
Major League Baseball Regular Season
NPB Regular Season
Basketball:
2020–21 EuroLeague Quarterfinal Games
NBA Regular Season
Basque Pelota:
Campeonato Parejas Semifinal
Esku Pilota Pro Tour
Innpala
Laxoa Preliminaries
Magic City Jai-Alai
Main Nue Pro par Equipes Elims
Beach Volleyball:
FIVB World Tour 4 Star (MEX)
Bowling:
PBA Tour Playoffs Round of 16 (2)
PWBA Tour
Boxing:
Andy Ruiz (MEX) vs Chris Arreola (MEX)
World Boxing Association Super World Light Heavy Title – Dmitry Bivol (RUS) vs Craig Richards (ENG)
vacant World Boxing Association World Middle Title – Erislandy Lara (CUB) vs Thomas Lamanna (USA)
World Boxing Association Interim World Feather Title – Eduardo Ramírez (MEX) vs Isaac Avelar (MEX)
International Boxing Federation World Fly Title – Moruti Mthalane (RSA) vs Sunny Edwards (ENG)
World Boxing Council, World Boxing Association, International Boxing Federation, World Boxing Organixation World Female Light Title – Katie Taylor (IRL) vs Natasha Jonas (ENG)
Bull riding:
PBR Unleash The Beast
Chess:
Champions Chess Tour
Cricket:
2019–21 ICC World Test Championship Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh
Indian Premier League Regular Season
Cue Sports:
Snooker BETFRED WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP 2021 (ENG)
Curling:
LGT World Women’s Curling Championship 2021
Cycling eSport:
Zwift Racing League Team Time Trial
Darts:
PDC Players Championship 12 (Super Series 3)
Disc Golf:
PDGA Elite Series (USA)
Draughts:
FMJD – Women’s World Title match – Tansykkuzhina (RUS) – Sadowska (POL) (rescheduled from 2020)
Esports:
Arena of Valor – Arena of Glory Spring 2021
Arena of Valor – Garena Challenger Series Spring 2021
Call of Duty League 2021 – Stage 3
Clash Royale – Clash Royale League 2021 Season 5
CounterStrike – DreamHack Masters Spring 2021
FIBA Esports Open 2021
Overwatch League Regular Season
Pokémon – National Pokémon Association (Season 10), Pokémon Japan Championships – VGC
Pokémon Players Cup III: Global Finals – VGC
PUBG Mobile Japan League Season 1 Phase 1
Quake Pro League Season 2: Stage 3
SMITE Pro League – 2021 Season/Phase 1
StarCraft II – 2021 Global StarCraft II League Season 1: Code S
Starcraft Brood War – ASL Season 11
Futsal:
2021 CONCACAF Futsal Championship (GUA)
Golf:
European Tour (ESP)
LPGA Tour HSBC Women’s World Championship (SGP)
PGA Tour (USA)
Gymnastics (Acrobatics):
FIG World Cup 2021 (Acro) (BGR)
Grappling:
NAGA World Grappling Championship (USA)
Harness Racing:
UET Group I race (ITA x2)
Horse Racing:
Gran Premio Montevideo, Gran Premio Jorge de Atucha, Gran Premio Criadores, Gran Premio República Argentina, Gran Premio Ciudad de Buenos Aires, Gran Premio de las Americas-OSAF (ARG)
Schweppes Oaks (Australasian Oaks), Robert Sangster Stakes (AUS)
Gran Premio Hipódromo Chile, Clásico Club Hípico de Santiago (CHL)
2000 Guineas Stakes, 1000 Guineas Stakes (ENG)
Prix Ganay (FRA)
Tenno Sho (Spring) (JPN)
La Troienne Stakes, Kentucky Oaks, Derby City Distaff Stakes, Churchill Downs Stakes, Old Forester Turf Classic Stakes, Kentucky Derby (USA)
Computaform Sprint, Premier’s Champions Challenge (ZAF)
Horse Racing (Jump):
Hunt Racing Ireland Punchestown Racing Festival Grade I – 12 races (IRL)
Ice Hockey:
NHL Regular Season
Indoor Cycling:
UCI Cycle-ball World Cup I (AUT)
Mixed Martial Arts:
ONE Light Heavyweight Championship – Aung La Nsang (MMR) vs Reinier de Ridder (NED)
Motorcycling:
40th All-Star Auto Race (Kawaguchi Racecourse, JPN)
AMA Kenda SRT National Hare & Hound Championship (Sugarloafers MC, USA)
American Flat Track (Atlanta Motor Speedway, USA)
Best in the Desert (Álamo, Nevada)
FIM MotoGP, Moto2, Moto3 World Championship (Jerez, ESP)
GNCC Racing (Crawfordsville, USA)
Monster Energy AMA Supercross, an FIM World Championship (Salt Lake City, Utah)
NHRA (Atlanta Dragway, USA)
World Off-Road Championship Series ATV (Las Vegas, Nevada)
World Off-Road Championship Series Motorcycling (Las Vegas, Nevada)
Netball:
ANZ Premiership Reguar season (NZL)
Suncorp Super Netball Regular season (AUS)
Padel:
World Padel Tour Open (ESP)
Para Archery:
CITY OF MEDELLÍN WORLD RANKING EVENT
Polo:
Beach Polo World Cup, Miami Beach (USA)
Powerboating:
APBA Modified Outboard National Championship – Castle Rock (USA)
Racquetball:
LPRT Sweet Caroline Open Grand Slam (USA)
Road Cycling:
UCI World Tour – Tour de Romandie (SUI)
Rugby League:
National Rugby League (AUS, NZL)
Rugby Football League Super League Round (GBR)
Rugby Football League Women’s Super League Round (ENG)
Rugby Union:
European Rugby Champions Cup Semi-Finals
Guinness PRO14 Rainbow Cup
Super Rugby Aotearoa
Super Rugby AU
Sailing:
2021 ‘Gotas de Oro’ RS:X Windsurfing World Championships
Red Bull Storm Chase
World Match Racing Tour (POL)
Shogi:
JSA Meijin Games
JSA Women’s throne Games
Simracing:
BMW SIM GT Cup
BMW SIM M2 CS Racing Cup
eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series
rFactor 2 GT Pro Series
Skating:
24 Hours of Le Mans
Sport Karate:
NASKA Quebec Open
Surfing:
World Surf League – Boost Mobile Margaret River Pro presented by Corona
Tennis:
ATP 1000 – Madrid Open (ESP)
WTA 1000 – Madrid Open (ESP)
Water Polo:
LEN Euro League Women Final 4
*This agenda is based on official information at time of publication. All events are subject to change and/or cancellation.
