GLOBAL SPORTS AGENDA
Week Preview
January 26-February 2
The IMSA WeatherTech Championship will hold the Daytona 24 Hours, with a stacked World-CLass grid among its five five categories. Ice Racing’s Trophée Andros has its season finale at Val Thorens.
The Winter X Games will take place. They will feature Jamie Anderson (USA), who just won her fifth Laax Open in Ski, although they will not include Chloe Kim (USA), who won the Laax Open in her first competition since 2019.
The Vendée Globe Race is set to have its closest finish ever and five sailors can still win gold.
Luge will hold its World Championship. Will Germany dominate?
Cyclo-Cross will also hold its World Championship. Will Lucinda Brand (NED) win, as she has donde in most races this season? Is the men’s race limited to Mathieu van der Poel (NED) and Wout van Aert (BEL)?
Alpine Skiing:
FIS World Cup Schladming (Slalom) (AUT)
FIS World Cup Kronplatz (WGS) (ITA)
FIS World Cup Garmisch Partenkirchen (DEU)
FIS World Cup Chamonix (FRA)
Association Football:
African Nations Championship
Copa Libertadores Final
Domestic Cups (Copa del Rey Round of 16, Coppa Italia Quarter-finals, DFB Pokal etc.)
Domestic Leagues (Premier League, La Liga, Ligue 1, Bundesliga, Serie A, Liga MX, Brasileirão Assaí, Barclays FA Women’s Super League, etc.)
Aussie Rules Football:
AFL Women’s Regular Season starts
Autosport:
Bangers Champion of Champions (Ipswich, ENG)
D1GP (Tsukuba, JPN)
IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship – Daytona 24 Hours (USA)
King of the Hammers starts (Johnson Valley, California)
Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series (East Bay Raceway Park x4, Bubba Raceway Park x2USA)
Trophée Andros – Val Thorens (FRA)
Badminton:
HSBC BWF World Tour Finals 2020
Bandy:
XXIX Championship of Russia. Super League – 2020-2021 Stage I
Baseball:
Liga Mexicana del Pacífico Final
Serie Nacional de Béisbol de Cuba Quarter-Finals
Serie del Caribe starts
Basketball:
FIBA Basketball Champions League Regular Season
NBA Regular Season
Basque Pelota:
Miami Jai Alai games
Campeonato Parejas Clasificación Liguilla
Main nue Pro individuel – 2ème Journée
UTS Master
BMX:
UCI BMX Supercross World Cup (Australia x2)
Bowling:
PWBA Tour (USA)
Boxing:
World Boxing Association World Heavy Title – Manuel Charr (SYR) vs Trevor Bryan (USA)
World Boxing Association World Cruiser Title – Beibut Shumenov (KAZ) vs Raphael Murphy (USA)
International Boxing Federation World Super Middle Title – Caleb Plant (USA) vs Caleb Truax (USA)
vacant International Boxing Federation World Female Super Fly Title – Micaela Milagros Lujan (ARG) vs Débora Vanesa Gómez (ARG)
Chess:
Tata Steel Chess Tournament
Climbing:
UIAA ICE CLIMBING WORLD CUP (France) *Possible
Cricket:
2019–21 ICC World Test Championship (Various)
Australian Big Bash League
Women’s ODI: South Africa vs Pakistan
Women’s T20 International: South Africa vs Pakistan (x2)
Cross-Country Skiing:
FIS World Cup (Sweden)
World Loppet (USA, Italy)
Cylo-cross:
UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships (Belgium)
Esports:
Arena of Valor – RoV Pro League 2021 Summer
Arena of Valor – Arena of Glory Spring 2021
PUBG Mobile Global Championship Season 0 League Finals
Quake Pro League Season 2: Stage 2
Starcraft Brood War – AfreecaTV StarCraft Team League Season 2
Freestyle Skiing:
Winter X-Games (Colorado)
World Cup Feldberg Ski Cross (DEU)
Golf:
European Tour (United Arab Emirates)
PGA Tour – Farmers Insurance Open (USA)
Handball:
27th IHF Men’s World Championship Direct Elimination rounds
Harness Racing:
Harness Racing World Championship – 100ème Grand Prix d’Amérique 2021 (FRA)
Horse Racing (Flat):
His Royal Highness Prince Salman Bin Hamad Bin Isa Al Khalifa Cup (Imported), His Royal Highness Prince Salman Bin Hamad Bin Isa Al Khalifa Cup (Local Bred), Bahrain Oaks, Bahrain Derby (Bahrain)
Derby Bangalore (India)
Thorndon Mile (New Zealand)
Cape Town Met, Cape Flying Championship, Majorca Stakes (South Africa)
Ice Hockey:
Kontinental Hockey League Regular Season
NHL Regular Season
Indoor Soccer:
Major Arena Soccer League Regular Season
Kambala:
Hokkadigoli
Kickboxing:
Glory 77: Verhoeven vs. Ben Saddik 3
Kiteboarding:
Red Bull King of the Air 2021
Ladies’ Gaelic Football:
All Ireland Club SemiFinals
Luge:
FIL World Championship (DEU)
Motorcycling:
Monster Energy AMA Supercross, an FIM World Championship (Indianapolis x2, USA)
Trophée Andros – Val Thorens (FRA)
Mushing:
IFSS World Cup Snow (Finland, Norway)
Nordic Combined Skiing:
FIS World Cup Triple – Seefeld (AUT)
Para Shooting:
Home Range Cup 2020/2021
Platform Tennis:
APTA Grand Prix Series – Grand Prix Series – Western New England Men’s and Women’s NRT
Polo:
GCPC – The Sterling Cup – High Goal
Snow Polo World Cup (SUI)
The $100,000 World Cup by Audi – 0-40 Goal starts (USA)
Rugby Union:
Premiership Rugby
Top 14
Sailing:
Vendée Globe ends
Shooting:
ISSF Grand Prix Shotgun (MAR)
Simracing:
F1 Esports Virtual Grand Prix Series
Porsche TAG Heuer Esports Supercup
Ski Jumping:
FIS World Cup (DEU)
World Cup Women (DEU)
Snowboard:
World Cup Parallel Slalom (RUS)
Winter X-Games (Colorado)
Speed Skiing:
FIS World Cup (France)
Surfing:
Red Bull Magnitude
World Surf League – Sunset Open (USA)
Telemark Skiing:
FIS World Cup (Germany)
Tennis:
ATP Cup
WTA Gippsland Trophy, Yarra Valley Classic (AUS)
*This agenda is based on official information at time of publication. All events are subject to change and/or cancellation.
