2017 will be another great year for sport. Apart from the regular football, basketball and Formula One seasons, there a number of other exciting sporting events to look forward to in 2017. From the Winter Universiade to the Beach Soccer World Cup, the list of major sporting events in the 2017 calendar year just goes on and on and on.
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Here we have compiled for you an entire list of all the major sporting events around the world in the year 2017. Take a look
January
Major sporting events in the month of January are as follows
1-31: Football - English Premier League 2016/17(started Aug 2016)
1-31: Football - La Liga 2016/17 (started Aug 2016)
1-31: Football - German Bundesliga 2016/17 (started Aug 2016)
1-31: Football - Italian Serie-A 2016/17 (started Aug 2016)
1-28: Cricket - Big Bash League, Australia (starts on Dec 20,2016)
1-7: Cricket - McDonalds Super Smash ( starts on Dec 4, 2016)
2-8: Tennis - Brisbane International
2-8: Tennis - Aircel Chennai Open
2-7: Tennis - Qatar ExxonMobil Open
10-15: Badminton - China International Challenge 2017
12-15: Badminton - YONEX Estonian International 2017
13-15: Hockey - 2017 EuroHockey Men's Indoor Junior Nations Championship
14-31: Football - African Cup of Nations, Gabon
14-31: Football - 2017 South American Youth football Championship
16-29: Tennis – Australian Open, Melbourne
17-22: Badminton - Malaysia Masters 2017
17-28: Football - 2017 Copa Centroamericana
18-22: Cricket - Irani Cup
19-22: Badminton - Swedish Masters 2017
24-29: Beach football - United Arab Emirates 2017 AFC Beach Soccer Championship
24-29: Badminton - India Masters 2017
26-29: Badminton - Iceland International 2017
28-1: Winter games - 2017 Winter Universiade, Kazakhstan
29: American football - 2017 Pro Bowl
30-31: Tennis - Davis Cup first round
30-31: Cricket - Australia tour of New Zealand
TBD: WWE - Royal Rumble
February
Major sporting events in the month of February are as follows
1-28: Football - English Premier League 2016/17
1-28: Football - La Liga 2016/17
1-28: Football - German Bundesliga 2016/17
1-28: Football - Italian Serie-A 2016/17
1: Tennis - Davis Cup first round
1-5: Cricket - Australia tour of New Zealand
1-5: Football - African Cup of Nations
1-7: Football - 2017 South American Youth football Championship
1-8: Winter games - 2017 Winter Universiade, Kazakhstan
5: American football - Super Bowl 51
5-12: Beach football - 2017 CONMEBOL Beach Soccer Championship, Paraguay
6-12: Tennis - Open Sud de France
6-12: Tennis - Ecuador Open Quito
6-12: Tennis - Garanti Koza Sofia Open
7-12: Badminton - Thailand Masters 2017
8-20: Football - 2017 OFC U-17 Championship
8-12: Cricket - Bangladesh tour of India
9-12: Badminton - 26th Iran Fajr International Challenge 2017
9-12: Badminton - Noumea International
13-19: Tennis - ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament
13-19: Tennis - Argentina Open
13-19: Tennis - Memphis Open
13-19: Badminton - Badminton Asia Mixed Team Championships 2017
14-22: Football - UEFA Champions League round of 16 first leg
16-23: Football - UEFA Europa League round of 32
17-28: Football - 2017 CONCACAF U-20 Championship, Costa Rica
17-22: Cricket - Sri Lanka tour of Australia
17-28: Cricket - South Africa tour of New Zealand
19: Basketball - 2017 NBA All-Star Game
19-26: Multi-Sport- 2017 Asian Winter Games, Japan
20-26: Tennis - Delray Beach Open
20-26: Tennis - Open 13 Provence
20-26: Tennis - Rio Open presented by Claro
22-25: Badminton - Austrian Open 2017
23-26: Badminton - Uganda International
25-28: Cricket - Vijay Hazare Trophy
26-28: Football - 2017 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations, Zambia
27-28: Tennis - Abierto Mexicano Telcel
27-28: Tennis - Dubai Duty-Free Tennis Championships
27-28: Tennis - Brasil Open
28-: Badminton - YONEX German Open 2017
TBD: WWE - Fastlane
March
Major sporting events in the month of March are as follows
1-31: Football - English Premier League 2016/17
1-31: Football - La Liga 2016/17
1-31: Football - German Bundesliga 2016/17
1-31: Football - Italian Serie-A 2016/17
1-4: Tennis - Abierto Mexicano Telcel
1-4: Tennis - Dubai Duty-Free Tennis Championships
1-4: Tennis - Brasil Open
1-5: Football - 2017 CONCACAF U-20 Championship, Costa Rica
1-5: Badminton - YONEX German Open 2017
1-12: Football - 2017 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations, Zambia
1-18: Cricket - Vijay Hazare Trophy
1-29: Cricket - South Africa tour of New Zealand
2-5: Golf - 2017 WGC-Mexico Championship, Mexico
3-9: Cricket - England tour of West Indies
6-19: Tennis - BNP Paribas Open
7-12: Badminton - YONEX All England Open
7-15: Football - UEFA Champions League round of 16-second leg
8-24: Cricket - Afghanistan v Ireland in India
9-16: Football - UEFA Europa League round of 16
14-31: Basketball - 2017 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, USA
14-19: Badminton - Swiss Open 2017
17-31: Basketball - 2017 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament, USA
20-31 : Tennis - Miami Open
21-26: Badminton - New Zealand Open 2017
22-26: Badminton - XVIII Giraldilla International
22-26: Golf - 2017 WGC-Dell Match Play, USA
25-29: Cricket - Deodhar Trophy
26: Formula One - Melbourne Grand Prix
26: Moto GP - Qatar Grand Prix
28-31: Badminton - YONEX-SUNRISE India Open 2017
April
Major sporting events in the month of April are as follows
1-30: Football - English Premier League 2016/17
1-30: Football - La Liga 2016/17
1-30: Football - German Bundesliga 2016/17
1-30: Football - Italian Serie-A 2016/17
1-2: Badminton - YONEX-SUNRISE India Open 2017
1-2 : Tennis - Miami Open
1-3: Basketball - 2017 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, USA
1-2: Basketball - 2017 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament, USA
2-16: Football - 2017 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations, Madagascar
2: WWE - Wrestlemania 33
3-5: Tennis - Davis Cup Quarter-finals
3-30: Cricket - Vivo IPL 2017
4-9: Badminton - Malaysia Open
6-9: Golf - 2017 Masters Tournament, USA
9: Formula One - Shanghai Grand Prix
9: Moto GP - República Argentina Grand Prix
11-16: Badminton - OUE Singapore Open
11-19: Football - UEFA Champions League quarterfinals
13-20: Football - UEFA Europa League quarterfinals
16: Formula One - Bahrain Grand Prix
17-23 : Tennis - Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters
18-23: Badminton - China Masters 2017
23: Moto GP - Grand Prix of the Americas
25 Oct- 12: Basketball - 2016–17 NBA season, USA and Canada
21-30: Football - 2017 CONCACAF U-17 Championship, Panama
27-29: American football - 2017 NFL draft
27-30: Beach football - 2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, The Bahamas
30: Formula One - Russian Grand Prix
TBD: WWE - Extreme Rules
May
Major sporting events in the month of May are as follows
1-21: Football - English Premier League 2016/17
1-21: Football - La Liga 2016/17
1-20: Football - German Bundesliga 2016/17
1-28: Football - Italian Serie-A 2016/17
1-7: Football - 2017 CONCACAF U-17 Championship, Panama
1-7: Beach football - 2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, The Bahamas
1-26: Cricket - Vivo IPL 2017
1-7: Tennis - BMW Open by FWU AG
1-7: Tennis - TEB BNP Paribas Istanbul Open
1-7: Tennis - Millennium Estoril Open
2-14: Football - 2017 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship, Czech Republic
2-10: Football - UEFA Champions League semi-finals first and second legs
3-19: Football - 2017 UEFA European Under-17 Championship, Croatia
4-11: Football - UEFA Europa League semi-finals
5-7: Cricket - Ireland tour of England
7: Moto GP - Spanish Grand Prix
8-14: Tennis - Mutua Madrid Open
11-14: Golf - 2017 Players Championship, USA
14: Formula One - Barcelona Grand Prix
14-21: Tennis - Internazionali BNL díItalia
12-24: Cricket - New Zealand and Bangladesh in Ireland Tri-Series
18-24: Football - 2017 Caribbean Cup. USA
20-31: Football - 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup, South Korea
21-28: Badminton - 2017 Sudirman Cup, Australia
21: Moto GP - French Grand Prix
24: Football - 2017 UEFA Europa League Final, Sweden
24-31: Cricket - South Africa tour of England
28-31: Tennis - 2017 French Open, France
28: Formula One - Monaco Grand Prix
TBD: WWE - Payback
June
Major sporting events in the month of June are as follows
1-11: Football - 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup, South Korea
1-11: Tennis - 2017 French Open, France
1: Football - 2017 UEFA Women's Champions League Final, Wales
1-18: Cricket - 2017 ICC Champions Trophy, England and Wales
1-30: Cricket - South Africa tour of England
3: Football - 2017 UEFA Champions League Final, Wales
4: Moto GP - Italian Grand Prix
11: Formula One - Montreal Grand Prix
11: Moto GP - Catalunya Grand Prix
12-18: Tennis - Mercedes Cup
13-18: Badminton - BCA Indonesia Open
15-18: Golf - 2017 U.S. Open, USA
16-27: Basketball - EuroBasket Women 2017, Czech Republic
16-30: Football - 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, Poland
17-21: Basketball - 2017 FIBA 3x3 World Championships, France
17-30: Football - 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup, Russia
18: Formula One - Azerbaijan Grand Prix
19-25: Tennis - Gerry Weber Open
19-25: Tennis - Aegon Championships
20-25: Badminton - XIANMENAIR Australia Open
22: Basketball - 2017 NBA Draft
25: Moto GP - Netherlands Grand Prix
26-30: Cricket - 2017 Women's Cricket World Cup, England
28-30: Basketball - 2017 FIBA 3x3 Under-18 World Championship
30-: Multi-sport - 2017 Mediterranean Games
TBD: WWE - Money in the Bank
July
Major sporting events in the month of July are as follows
1-2: Football - 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup, Russia
1-23: Cricket - 2017 Women's Cricket World Cup, England
1-31: Cricket - South Africa tour of England
1-2: Basketball: 2017 FIBA 3x3 Under-18 World Championship
1-9: Multi-sport - 2017 Mediterranean Games
1-9: Basketball - 2017 FIBA Under-19 World Championship, Egypt
1-23: Cycling - 2017 Tour de France
2-15: Football - 2017 UEFA European Under-19 Championship, Georgia
2: Formula One - Austrian Grand Prix
3-16: Tennis - 2017 Wimbledon Championships, England
4-9: Badminton - US Open 2017
9-30: Football - 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup, USA
9: Formula One - British Grand Prix
11-16: Badminton - Canada Open 2017
16-31: Football - UEFA Women's Euro 2017, Netherlands
16: Moto GP - German Grand Prix
17-23: Tennis - Konzum Croatia Open Umag
17-23: Tennis - Hall of Fame Tennis Championships
17-23: Tennis - SkiStar Swedish Open
18-23: Multi-sport - 2017 Commonwealth Youth Games, The Bahamas
18-30: Multi-sport - 2017 Summer Deaflympics, Turkey
20-23: Golf - 2017 Open Championship, England
20-30: Multi-sport - World Games 2017, Poland
23: Formula One - Hungarian Grand Prix
24-30: Tennis - BB&T Atlanta Open
30: Formula One - German Grand Prix
31: Tennis - Generali Open
31: Tennis - Abierto Mexicano Los Cabos
31: Tennis - Citi Open
TBD: WWE - Battleground
August
Major sporting events in the month of August are as follows
1-6: Football - UEFA Women's Euro 2017, Netherlands
1-8: Cricket - South Africa tour of England
1-6: Tennis - Generali Open
1-6: Tennis - Abierto Mexicano Los Cabos
1-6: Tennis - Citi Open
6: Moto GP - Czech Grand Prix
7-13: Tennis - Coupe Rogers
8: Football - 2017 UEFA Super Cup, Macedonia
10-13: Golf - 2017 PGA Championship, USA
13: Moto GP - Austrian Grand Prix
14-20: Tennis - Western & Southern Open
17-31: Basketball - AfroBasket 2017, Congo
17-31: Cricket - West Indies tour of England
19-27: Hockey - 2017 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship, Netherlands
19-27: Hockey - 2017 Women’s EuroHockey Nations Championship, Netherlands
19-30: Multi-sport - 2017 Summer Universiade, Chinese Taipei
19-31: Multi-sport - 2017 Southeast Asian Games, Malaysia
19-31: Football - 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup, India
19: WWE - NXT Takeover: Brooklyn III
19: WWE - SummerSlam
21-27: Badminton - 2017 BWF World Championships, Scotland
21-26: Tennis - Winston-Salem Open
27: Formula One - Belgian Grand Prix
27: Moto GP - British Grand Prix
28-31: Hockey - 2017 EuroHockey Nations Junior Championships for Men and Women, Spain
28-31: Tennis - 2017 US Open, USA
29-31: Badminton - Brazil Open 2017
TBD: Football - English Premier League 2017/18
TBD: Football - La Liga 2017/18
TBD: Football - Serie-A 2017/18
TBD: Football - German Bundesliga 2017/18
September
Major sporting events in the month of September are as follows
1-30: Football - English Premier League 2017/18
1-30: Football - La Liga 2017/18
1-30: Football - German Bundesliga 2017/18
1-30: Football - Italian Serie-A 2017/18
1-10: Football - 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup, India
1-3: Hockey - 2017 EuroHockey Nations Junior Championships for Men and Women, Spain
1-3: Badminton - Brazil Open 2017
1-11: Tennis - 2017 US Open, USA
1-29: Cricket - West Indies tour of England
3: Formula One - Italian Grand Prix
4-10: Badminton - YONEX SUNRISE Vietnam Open 2017
7-31 December: American Football - 2017 NFL season
10-17: Badminton - 2017 BWF World Senior Championships, India
10: Moto GP - San Marino Grand Prix
11-13: Tennis - Davis Cup semi-finals
12-17: Badminton - VICTOR Korea Open
17: Formula One - Malaysian Grand Prix
18-24: Tennis - St. Petersburg Open
19-24: Badminton - YONEX Open Japan
24: Moto GP - Aragon Grand Prix
25-30: Tennis - Shenzhen Open
28-30: Golf - 2017 Presidents Cup, USA
TBD: WWE - BackLash
TBD: Football - 2017/18 UEFA Champions League
TBD: Football - 2017/18 UEFA Europa League
October
Major sporting events in the month of October are as follows
1: Golf - 2017 Presidents Cup, USA
1: Formula One - Singapore Grand Prix
1-31: Football - English Premier League 2017/18
1-31: Football - La Liga 2017/18
1-31: Football - German Bundesliga 2017/18
1-31: Football - Italian Serie-A 2017/18
1-31: Football - 2017/18 UEFA Champions League
1-31:Football - 2017/18 UEFA Europa League
2-8: Tennis - China Open
2-8: Tennis - Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships
3-8: Badminton - Thailand Open 2017
8: Formula One - Japan Grand Prix
9-15: Tennis - Shanghai Rolex Masters
10-15: Badminton - Dutch Open 2017
15: Moto GP - Japan Grand Prix
17-22: Badminton - YONEX Denmark Open
22: Formula One - 2017 United States Grand Prix
22: Moto GP - Australian Grand Prix
23-29: Tennis - Swiss Indoors Basel
24-29: Badminton - YONEX French Open
29: Moto GP - Malaysian Grand Prix
30: Tennis - BNP Paribas Masters
TBD: WWE - Clash Of Champions
TBD: WWE - No Mercy
TBD: WWE - Hell In A Cell
November
Major sporting events in the month of November are as follows
1-30: Football - English Premier League 2017/18
1-30: Football - La Liga 2017/18
1-30: Football - German Bundesliga 2017/18
1-30: Football - Italian Serie-A 2017/18
1-30: Football - 2017/18 UEFA Champions League
1-30: Football - 2017/18 UEFA Europa League
5: Formula One - Mexican Grand Prix
7-12: Badminton - Korea Masters 2017
12: Formula One - Brazilian Grand Prix
12: Moto GP - Comunitat Valenciana Grand Prix
13-19: Tennis - 2017 ATP World Tour Finals, London
14-19: Badminton - THAIHOT China Open
20-22: Tennis - Davis Cup Final
21-26: Badminton - Scottish Open 2017
21-26: Badminton - YONEX-SUNRISE Hong Kong Open
21-26: Badminton - India International Series 2017
26: Formula One - Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
28-30: Badminton - Macau Open 2017
TBD: WWE - Survivor Series
December
Major sporting events in the month of December are as follows
1-31: Football - English Premier League 2017/18
1-31: Football - La Liga 2017/18
1-31: Football - German Bundesliga 2017/18
1-31: Football - Italian Serie-A 2017/18
1-31: Football - 2017/18 UEFA Champions League
1-31: Football - 2017/18 UEFA Europa League
1-3: Badminton - Macau Open 2017
2-10: Hockey - 2016–17 Men's FIH Hockey World League Final
5-10: Badminton - Indonesia Master 2017
6-16: Football - 2017 FIFA Club World Cup, UAE
13-17: Badminton - Dubai World Superseries Finals
TBD: WWE - TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs
