| Date(s) | Sport | Event | Location |
|---|
| Jan 9 – Feb 6 | Football (Soccer) | Africa Cup of Nations | Cameroon |
| Jan 17-30 | Tennis | Australian Open | Melbourne, Australia |
| Jan 21-23 | Extreme Sports | Winter X Games 26 | Aspen, Colorado, USA |
| Feb 4-20 | Multi-sports | Winter Olympics | Beijing, China |
| Feb 5 – Mar 19 | Rugby | Six Nations | UK, Ireland, France & Italy |
| Feb 13 | Football (American) | Super Bowl | Inglewood, California |
| Mar 4-13 | Multi-sports | Winter Paralympics | Beijing, China |
| Mar 4 – Apr 3 | Cricket | ODI World Cup for women | New Zealand |
| Mar 22-27 (postponed from 2021) | Multi-sports | Winter Military World Games | Berchtesgaden and Ruhpolding, Germany |
| Apr 7-10 | Golf | Masters | Augusta, Georgia, USA |
| Apr 9 | Horse Racing | Grand National | Aintree Racecourse in Liverpool |
| Apr 16-22 | Multi-sports | Invictus Games | The Hague, Netherlands |
| Apr 16 – May 2 | Snooker | World Snooker Championship | Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England |
| May 7 | Horse Racing | Kentucky Derby | Louisville, Kentucky, US |
| May 12-23 (postponed from 2021) | Multi-sports | South-East Asian Games | Hanoi, Vietnam |
| May 13-29 (postponed from 2021) | Multi-sports | World Masters Games (Summer) | Kansai, Japan |
| May 13-29 | Ice Hockey | IIHF World Championship | Finland |
| May 19-22 | Golf | US PGA | Southern Hills Country Club, Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| May 22 – Jun 5 | Tennis | French Open | Paris, France |
| May 28 | Football (Soccer) | UEFA Champions League Final | Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France |
| May 29 | Auto Racing | Indianapolis 500 | Indianapolis, USA |
| Jun 2-16 | Basketball | NBA Finals | Boston & San Francisco |
| Jun 15-28 | Ice Hockey | Stanley Cup finals | Tampa & Denver, USA |
| Jun 16-19 | Golf | US Open | The Country Club Brookline, Massachusetts |
| Jun 18 – July 3 | Swimming | World Aquatics Championships | Budapest, Hungary |
June 26 – July 7 (postponed to 2023) | Multi-sports | 2021 Summer FISU World University Games | Chengdu, China |
| Jun 27 – Jul 10 | Tennis | Wimbledon | London, England |
| Jul 1-17 | Field Hockey | Women’s FIH Hockey World Cup | Terrassa, Spain and Amstelveen, Netherlands |
| Jul 1-24 | Cycling | Tour de France | France |
| Jul 7-17 (postponed from 2021) | Multi-sports | World Games | Birmingham, Alabama, USA |
| Jul 14-17 | Golf | The Open Championship | Old Course at St Andrews St Andrews Fife Scotland |
| Jul 15-24 (postponed from 2021) | Athletics | IAAF World Championships | Eugene, Oregon USA |
| July 20-24 | Extreme Sports | Summer X Games | California, USA |
| Jul 22- Jul 31 (postponed from 2021) | Multi-sports | World Police and Fire Games | Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands |
| Jul 24-31 | Cycling | Tour de France Femmes | France |
| Jul 28 – Aug 8 | Multi-sports | Commonwealth Games | Birmingham, England |
| Jul 28 – Aug 8 | American Football | IFAF Women’s American Football Championships | Vantaa Finland |
| Aug 6-14 | Equestrian | FEI World Equestrian Games | Herning, Denmark |
| Aug 9-18 (postponed from 2021) | Multi-sports | Islamic Solidarity Games | Konya, Türkiye |
| Aug 11–21 | Multi-sports | European Sports Championships | Munich, Germany |
| Aug 26 – Sep 11 | Volleyball | World Volleyball Championships (men) | Poland & Slovenia |
| Aug 29 – Sep 11 | Tennis | US Open | New York, USA |
| Sep 9-11 | Rugby 7s | Rugby World Cup Sevens | Cape Town, South Africa |
Sep 10-25 (postponed) | Multi-sports | Asian Games | Hangzhou, China |
Sept (canceled) | Air Sports | World Air Games | Türkiye |
| Sep 18-25 | Cycling | UCI Road World Championships | Wollongong, Australia |
| Sep 18-25 | Rowing | World Rowing Championships | Račice, Czechia |
| Sep 19-25 (postponed from 2021) | Golf | Presidents Cup | Quail Hollow Club, Charlotte, North Carolina |
| Sep 22-Oct 1 | Basketball | FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup | Sydney, Australia |
| Sep 23 – Oct 15 | Volleyball | World Volleyball Championships (women) | Netherlands & Poland |
| Sept 24 | AFL | Grand Final | Melbourne, Australia |
| Sep 30 – Oct 9 | Table Tennis | World Championship | Chengdu, China |
| Oct 1-15 | Multi-Sports | South American Games | Asunción, Paraguay |
| Oct 2 | Rugby League | NRL Grand Final | Sydney |
| Oct 8 – Nov 12 (postponed from 2021) | Rugby | Womens World Cup | New Zealand |
| Oct 12-16 | Cycling | World Track Championships | Montigny-le-Bretonneux, France |
| Oct 15 – Nov 19 (postponed from 2021) | Rugby League | World Cup | England |
| Oct 16 – Nov 13 | Cricket | ICC World T20 (men) | Australia |
Oct (postponed to 2026) | Multi-sports | Summer Youth Olympics | Dakar, Senegal |
| Oct 28 – Nov 5 | Baseball | World Series | Philadelphia and Houston, USA |
| Nov 1 | Horse Racing | Melbourne Cup | Victoria, Australia |
Nov 11-19 (postponed until Nov 2023) | Multi-sports | Gay Games | Hong Kong, China |
| Nov 21-Dec 18 | Football (Soccer) | FIFA World Cup | Qatar |
| Dec 5-16 | Weightlifting | World Championships | Chongqing, China Bogota, Colombia |
| Dec 13-18 | Swimming | FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) | Kazan, Russia Melbourne, Australia |
