2017 Sporting Calendar: key dates and event planner

HANDBALL

• JAN 11-29 Men’s World Ch’ship (France –  final in Paris).
• MAY 6-7 Women’s European Champions Lge Final Four (Budapest).  20 England National Cup finals (senior U-18 – Copper Box Arena, London). 20-21 Men’s European Cup finals (Goppingen, Germany).
• JUNE 3-4 Men’s European Champions Lge Final Four (Cologne). 12-18 Emerging Nations Ch’ship (Bulgaria – inc GB).
• DEC 1-17 Women’s World Ch’ship (Germany – final in Hamburg).

HOCKEY

MEN

• JAN 7-8 Indoor Super 6s 2nd rd (Prem Div at Birmingham Univ). 13-15 Euro Indoor Junior Nations Ch’ship (Lisbon); Euro Indoor Junior Nations Ch’ship 2 (Puconci, Slovenia – inc Wales). 29 Indoor Super 6s national finals (SSE Arena, Wembley – semi-finals final).
• FEB 4-5 England Lge resumes. 5 English Cup qtr-finals (Bromley Beckenham v Havant, Canterbury v Bowdon, Oxford v Brooklands MU, Beeston v Reading). 10-12 Euro Indoor Club Cup (Vienna – inc England); Indoor Club Trophy (Sveti Ivan Zelina, Croatia – inc Scotland); Indoor Club Challenge 1 (Budapest – inc Wales); Indoor Club Challenge 2 (Alanya, Turkey – inc Ireland).
• MARCH 11-19 World Lge Rd 2 (Dublin – inc Ireland, Scotland Wales).  12 Oxford v Cambridge Varsity Match (Southgate).
• APRIL 2 English Cup semi-finals. 14-17 Euro Lge last 16 qtr-finals (Eindhoven, Holland). 22-23 England Lge finals weekend (Lee Valley Centre, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, London).  29 English Cup final (Lee Valley Centre). 
• JUNE 2-5 Euro Club Champions Trophy (Elektrostal, Russia – inc Scotland); Club Champions Challenge 1 (Vinnitsa, Ukraine – inc Wales). 3-4 Euro Lge Final Four (Eindhoven, Holland). 15-25 World Lge semi-final (Lee Valley Centre, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, London – inc England, Argentina, Holland, India, Pakistan, S Korea + four others tbc).
• JULY 8-23 World Lge semi-final (Johannesburg). 16-22 Euro Junior Ch’ship 2 (St Petersburg, Russia – inc Scotland). 
• AUG 6-12 EuroHockey Ch’ship 2 (Glasgow – inc Scotland Wales). 19-27 EuroHockey Ch’ship (Amsterdam – Austria, Belgium, England, Germany, Holland, Ireland, Poland, Spain). 28-SEPT 3 Euro Nations Junior Ch’ships (Valencia, Spain – inc England Ireland).
• SEPT 23-24 England Lge season starts.
• OCT 6-8 Euro Lge starts (venue tbc).
• DEC 2-10 World Lge Final (tbc, India).

WOMEN

• JAN 7-8 Indoor Super 6s 2nd rd (Prem Div at Phoenix Telford). 14-22 World Lge Rd 2 (Kuala Lumpur – inc Ireland Wales). 20-22 Euro Indoor Junior Nations Ch’ship (Vienna).  29 Indoor Super 6s national finals (SSE Arena, Wembley – semi-finals final). 
• FEB 4 Investec Lge resumes. 4-12 World Lge Rd 2 (Valencia, Spain – inc Scotland). 12 Investec Cup qtr-finals (Barnes v Bowdon Hightown, Beeston v Sevenoaks, Ben Rhydding v Clifton Robinsons, Slough v Surbiton). 17-19 Euro Indoor Club Cup (Wettingen, Switzerland); Indoor Club Trophy (Siauliai, Switzerland – inc England, Ireland Scotland); Indoor Club Challenge (Cascais, Portugal – inc Wales).
• MARCH 12 Oxford v Cambridge Varsity Match (Southgate).
• APRIL 2 Investec Cup semi-finals. 22-23 England Lge finals weekend (Lee Valley Centre, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, London). 30 Investec Cup final (Lee Valley Centre).
• JUNE 2-5 Euro Club Champions Cup (‘s-Hertogenbosch, Holland – inc England Ireland); Club Champions Trophy (Munich – inc Ireland Scotland). Club Champions Challenge 1 (Siauliai, Lithuania – inc Wales); Club Champions Challenge 2 (Vienna – inc Scotland Wales). (tbc) Investec London Cup (Lee Valley Centre). 21-JULY 2 World Lge semi-final (Brussels).
• JULY 8-23 World Lge semi-final (Johannesburg, S Africa – inc England). 16-22 Euro Junior Ch’ship 2 (Hradec Kralove, Czech Rep – inc Scotland).
• AUG 6-12 EuroHockey Ch’ship 2 (Cardiff – inc Wales). 19-27 EuroHockey Ch’ship (Amsterdam – Belgium, Czech Rep, England, Germany, Holland, Ireland, Scotland, Spain). 28-SEPT 3 Euro Nations Junior Ch’ships (Valencia, Spain – inc England Ireland).
• SEPT 23-24 Investec Lge season starts.
• NOV 18-26 World Lge Final (Auckland, NZ).

HORSE RACING

• JAN 28 Festival Trials Day (Cheltenham). FEB 11 Betfair Super Saturday (Newbury). 25 Eider Chase (Newcastle).
• MARCH 14-17 Cheltenham Festival. 18 Midlands Grand National (Uttoxeter). 25 Dubai World Cup (Meydan).
• APRIL 1 William Hill Lincoln Handicap (Doncaster). 8 Randox Health Grand National (Aintree). 14 AW Finals Day (Lingfield). 18-20 Craven Meeting (Newmarket). 22 Greenham Stakes (Newbury); Coral Scottish Grand National (Ayr). MAY 6 2,000 Guineas (Newmarket); Kentucky Derby (Louisville). 7 1,000 Guineas (Newmarket). 17-18 Dante Meeting (York). 27 Irish 2,000 Guineas (Curragh). 28 Irish 1,000 Guineas (Curragh).
• JUNE 2 Investec Oaks (Epsom). 3 Investec Derby, Coronation Cup (Epsom). 20-24 Royal Ascot.
• JULY 1 Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby (Curragh). 8 Coral Eclipse (Sandown Park). 13-15 July Meeting (Newmarket). 15 Darley Irish Oaks (Curragh). 29 King George VI Queen Elizabeth Stakes (Ascot).
• AUG 1-5 Qatar Glorious Goodwood. 12 Shergar Cup (Ascot). 23-26 Ebor Meeting (York). 
• SEPT 16 St Leger (Doncaster).
• OCT 1 Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe (Chantilly). 21 British Champions Day (Ascot). 28 Racing Post Trophy (Doncaster).
• NOV 3-4 Breeders’ Cup (Del Mar, California). 7 Melbourne Cup (Flemington, Australia); Haldon Gold Cup (Exeter).
• DEC 2 Hennessy Gold Cup (Newbury). 9 Tingle Creek Chase (Sandown Park). 26 King George VI Chase (Kempton). 27 Coral Welsh National (Chepstow).

ICE HOCKEY

• TO JAN 5 World Junior (U-20) Ch’ship (Montreal Toronto). 1 NHL Centennial Classic – Toronto v Detroit. 2 NHL Winter Classic – St Louis v Chicago. 29 NHL  All-Star game (Los Angeles).
• FEB 25 NHL Stadium series – Pittsburgh v Philadelphia. MARCH 5 Elite Lge Challenge Cup final (Cardiff). 26 Elite Lge regular season ends.
• APRIL 1-2 Elite Lge play-offs qtr-finals.  1-8 Women’s World Ch’ship (Plymouth, Michigan). 2-8 Women’s World Ch’ship  Div 2 Gp A (Gangneung, S Korea – inc GB).  8-9 Elite Lge play-off finals weekend (Nottingham). 9 NHL regular season ends. 12 NHL play-offs begin. 22-28 World Ch’ship Div I Gp A (Kiev). 23-29 World Ch’ship Div I Gp B (Belfast – GB fixtures:  23 v Croatia. 24 v Estonia. 26 v Lithuania. 28 v Holland. 29 v Japan).
• MAY 5-21 World Ch’ship (Cologne, Germany Paris. Semi-finals final in Cologne).
• DEC 26-JAN 5, 2018 World Junior Ch’ship (Buffalo, New York).

ICE SKATING  

FIGURE SKATING

• JAN 25-29 European Ch’ships (Ostrava, Czech Rep).
• FEB 14-19 Four Continents Ch’ships (Gangneung,  S Korea).
• MARCH 29-APRIL 2 World Ch’ships (Helsinki). 28-DEC 4 British Ch’ships (Sheffield).
• DEC 7-10 Grand Prix Final (Nagoya, Japan).

SPEED SKATING

• JAN 6-8 European Ch’ships (Heerenveen, Holland).
• FEB 9-12 World Single Distances Ch’ships (Gangneung, S Korea). 25-26 World Sprint Ch’ships (Calgary, Canada).
• MARCH 4-5 World Allround Ch’ships (Hamar, Norway).

SHORT TRACK

• JAN 13-15 European Ch’ships (Turin, Italy).
• MARCH 10-12 World Ch’ships (Rotterdam, Holland).
• APRIL 1-2 British Ch’ships (Nottingham).

SYNCHRONISED SKATING

• JAN 14-15 British Ch’ships (Nottingham).
• APRIL 7-8 World Ch’ships (Colorado Springs, Colorado).

JUDO

• JAN 14 Scottish Open (Edinburgh – seniors, masters, juniors).
• FEB 11-12 Grand Slam (Paris).
• MARCH 10-12 Grand Slam (Baku).
• APRIL 20-23 European Ch’ships (Warsaw). 29 English Open (Univ of Wolverhampton, Walsall – senior junior).
• MAY 19-21 Grand Slam (Yekaterinburg, Russia).
• AUG 28-SEPT 3 World Ch’ship (Budapest).
• SEPT 15-17 European Junior (U-21) Ch’ships (Maribor, Slovenia). 
• OCT 18-22 World Junior (U-21) Ch’ship (Pyongyang, N Korea tbc). 27-29 Grand Slam (Abu Dhabi).
• NOV 11-12 European  (U-23) Ch’ships (Podgorica, Montenegro).
• DEC 1-3 Grand Slam (Tokyo). 9-10 British Ch’ships (Sheffield – senior junior).

LACROSSE  

• MARCH 2-7 Rathbones National Schools Ch’ships (Guildford). 18 England v Japan women’s int’nal (Guildford). 22 BUCS Ch’ship finals (Bath).
• APRIL 7-9 Women’s Home Int’nals (Wales). 8 Southern Men’s Flags Festival (Reading). 22-23 Northern Men’s Flags Festival (Rochdale). 29-30 British National Ch’ships (Wilmslow).
• MAY 13-14 National Club Ch’ships (Manchester). JUNE 25 English POP Ch’ships (Sheffield).
• JULY 8-15 Men’s European Box Lacrosse Ch’ships (Turku, Finland). 12-22 Rathbones Women’s World Cup (Guildford). 

MIXED MARTIAL ARTS

• JAN 21 Bellator MMA: Tito Ortiz (US) v Chael Sonnen (US) (Inglewood, Caliifornia). 28 UFC on Fox: Valentina Shevchenko (Russia) v Juliana Pena (US) (Denver, Colorado).
• FEB 2 Junior dos Santos (Brazil) v Stefan Struve (Holland) (Halifax, Canada). 4 UFC Fight Night: Denis Bermudez (US) v Chan Sung Jung (Korea) (Houston, Texas). 11 UFC 208 (tbc) (New York). 18 Bellator MMA: Fedor Emilianenko (Russia) v Matt Mitrione (US) (San Jose, California).
• MARCH 3 UFC Fight Night 106 (tbc) (Las Vegas, Nevada). 4 UFC 209 – Tyron Woodley (US, UFC welterweight champion) v Stephen Thompson (US) (Las Vegas). 11 Fight Night: Vitor Belfort (Brazil) v Kelvin Gastelum (US) (Fortaleza, Brazil). 18 UFC Fight Night 108 Jimi Manuwa (GB) v tbc (The O2, London).

MODERN PENTATHLON

• JAN 15 National ranking competition 1 (Bath Holt).
• FEB 12 National ranking competition 2 (Bath Holt). 23-27 World Cup 1 (Los Angeles).
• MARCH 21-25 World Cup 2 (Cairo).
• MAY 4-8 World Cup 3 (Kecskemet, Hungary). 25-29 World Cup 4 (Drzonkow, Poland).
• JUNE 3-4 British Ch’ships (Bath). 23-25 World Cup final (Druskininkai, Lithuania).
• JULY 17-24 European Ch’ships (Minsk).
• AUG 7-14 World Junior Ch’ships (Szekesfehervar, Hungary). 21-28 World Ch’ships (Cairo).

MOTORCYCLING

MOTOGP WORLD CH’SHIP

• MARCH 26 Qatar (Losail).
• APRIL 9 Argentina (Termas de Rio Hondo). 23 Americas (Austin, Texas).
• MAY 7 Spain (Jerez de la Frontera). 21 France (Le Mans).
• JUNE 4 Italy (Mugello). 11 Catalonia (Barcelona).  25 Holland (Assen).
• JULY 16 Germany (Sachsenring).
• AUG 6 Czech Rep (Brno).  13 Austria (Spielberg). 27 Gt Britain (Silverstone).
• SEPT 10 San Marino (Misano). 24 Aragon (Alcaniz, Spain). 
• OCT 15 Japan (Motegi). 22 Australia (Phillip Island). 29 Malaysia (Sepang). 
• NOV 12 Valencia.

WORLD SUPERBIKE CH’SHIP

• FEB 26 Phillip Island, Australia.
• MARCH 12 Buriram, Thailand.
• APRIL 2 Alcaniz, Spain.  30 Assen, Holland.
• MAY 14 Imola, Italy.  28 Donington Park.
• JUNE 18 Misano, Italy.
• JULY 9 Monterey, California.
• AUG 20 Klettwitz, Germany.
• SEPT 17 Portimao, Portugal.
• OCT 1 Magny Cours, France. 15 Tbc.
• NOV 4 Losail, Qatar.

BRITISH SUPERBIKE CH’SHIP

• APRIL 2 Donington Park GP. 17 Brands Hatch Indy.
• MAY 1 Oulton Park.
• JUNE 16 Knockhill.
• JULY 2 Snetterton 300. 23 Brands Hatch GP.
• AUG 6 Thruxton. 20 Cadwell Park.
• SEPT 9-10 Silverstone GP. 17 Oulton Park.
• OCT 1 Assen, Holland. 14-15 Brands Hatch GP. 

ISLE OF MAN TT

• MAY 26-JUNE 2 Qualifying.
• JUNE 3 RST Superbike, Sure Sidecar race 1. 5 Monster Energy Supersport race 1, RL360 Quantum Superstock. 7 Supersport race 2, Bennetts Lightweight, SES TT Zero. 9 Sure Sidecar  race 2, PokerStars Senior TT.

OTHER

APRIL 15-16 24h Motos (Le Mans). 

MOTO-CROSS

• OCT 1 Moto-cross of Nations (Matterley Basin, Winchester). British Ch’ship
• MARCH 12 Culham, Oxfordshire.
• APRIL 9 Lyng, Norfolk.  30 Canada Heights, Kent.
• MAY 14 Hawkstone Park, Shropshire.
• JUNE 18 Desertmartin, County Londonderry. 
• JULY 16 Blaxhall, Suffolk. 30 Preston Docks.
• AUG 27 Foxhill, Swindon. 

TRIAL

• MAY 1-6 Scottish Six Days Trial (Fort William).
• JULY 8-9 World Ch’ship, British round (Bradford).

MOTOR RACING

INDYCAR

• MARCH 12 St Petersburg, Florida.
• APRIL 9 Long Beach, California.  23 Birmingham, Alabama. 29 Avondale, Arizona.
• MAY 13 Indianapolis GP, Indiana. 28 Indianapolis 500.
• JUNE 3-4 Detroit, Michigan. 10 Fort Worth, Texas. 25 Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin.
• JULY 9 Newton, Iowa.  16 Toronto, Canada. 30 Lexington, Ohio.
• AUG 20 Long Pond, Pennsylvania.  26 Madison, Illinois.
• SEPT 3 Watkins Glen, New York. 17 Sonoma, California.

WORLD ENDURANCE CH’SHIP (races six hours unless stated)

• APRIL 16 Silverstone.
• MAY 6 Spa-Francorchamps (Belgium).
• JUNE 17-18 Le Mans 24 Hours.
• JULY 16 Nurburgring (Germany).
• SEPT 3 Mexico City. 16 Austin, Texas.
• OCT 15 Fuji (Japan). NOV 5 Shanghai. 18 Bahrain.

FORMULA E

• FEB 18 Buenos Aires. 
• APRIL 1 Mexico City.
• MAY 13 Monaco (subject to promoter agreement).  20 Paris.
• JUNE 10 Berlin.
• JULY 1 Brussels*.  15-16 New York*. 29-30 Montreal*. * subject to circuit homologation.

WORLD TOURING CAR CH’SHIP

• APRIL 9 Marrakech, Morocco. 30 Monza, Italy. 
• MAY 14 Mogyorod, Hungary. 27 Nurburgring, Germany.
• JUNE 25 Vila Real, Portugal.
• AUG 6 Termas de Rio Hondo, Argentina.
• OCT 15 Shanghai (subject to event promoter agreement). 29 Motegi, Japan.
• NOV 19 Macau, China. DEC 1 Losail, Qatar.

BRITISH TOURING CAR CH’SHIP

• APRIL 2 Brands Hatch (Indy). 16 Donington Park. MAY 7 Thruxton. 21 Oulton Park. 
• JUNE 11 Croft. JULY 30 Snetterton. 
• AUG 13 Knockhill. 27 Rockingham. 
• SEPT 17 Silverstone.
• OCT 1 Brands Hatch (Grand Prix).

OTHER

• JAN 21-22 Race of Champions (Miami, Florida). 28-29 Daytona 24 Hours (Florida).