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January DateSportVenue/EventStatusWinner/s Darts 2018 PDC World Darts Championship International Rob Cross 1 Ice hockey 2018 NHL Winter Classic Domestic New York Rangers 26 December 2017–5 Ice hockey 2018 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships International 5–7 Speed skating 2018 European Speed Skating Championships Continental 29 December 2017–6 Ski jumping / 2017–18 Four Hills Tournament International Kamil Stoch 30 December 2017–6 Tennis 2018 Hopman Cup International (Belinda Bencic & Roger Federer) 6–12 Ice hockey 2018 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship Division I – Group B International was promoted to Division I – Group A was relegated to Division I – Group B Qualification 6–13 Ice hockey 2018 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship International 6–14 Darts 2018 BDO World Darts Championship International Men: Glen DurrantWomen: Lisa Ashton 6–14 Rugby sevens / 2018 Sudamérica Rugby Sevens Continental Academy (invitational team) 6–20 Rally raid // 2018 Dakar Rally International Cars: Carlos Sainz ( Team Peugeot Total)Bikes: Matthias Walkner ( Red Bull KTM Factory Racing)Quads: Ignacio Casale ( Casale Racing)Trucks: Eduard Nikolaev ( Kamaz)UTV: Reinaldo Varela (South Racing Can-Am) 30 December 2017–7 Cross-country skiing // 2017–18 Tour de Ski International Men: Dario ColognaWomen: Heidi Weng 8 American football 2018 College Football Playoff National Championship Domestic Alabama Crimson Tide 8–14 Ice hockey 2018 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship Division I – Group A International was promoted to Top Division was relegated to Division I – Group B 8–20 Cricket / 2018 Blind Cricket World Cup International India 9–27 Association football 2018 AFC U-23 Championship Continental 10–16 Ice hockey 2018 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships Division II – Group B International was promoted to Division II – Group A was relegated to Division III 11–14 Bandy 2018 Women's Bandy World Championship International 11–14 Curling 2018 Continental Cup of Curling International / Team North America 11–28 Bowls 2018 World Indoor Bowls Championship International Open: Mark DawesWomen: Katherine Rednall 12–14 Golf 2018 EurAsia Cup International 12–14 Indoor field hockey 2018 Men's EuroHockey Indoor Nations Championship Continental 12–14 Speed skating 2018 European Short Track Speed Skating Championships Continental Men: Sjinkie KnegtWomen: Arianna Fontana 12–28 Handball 2018 European Men's Handball Championship Continental 13 Formula E 2018 Marrakesh ePrix (FE #3) International Felix Rosenqvist ( Mahindra Racing) 13–31 Association football 2018 South American Under-20 Women's Football Championship Continental 13–3 February Cricket 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup International 13–4 February Association football 2018 African Nations Championship Continental 14–21 Snooker 2018 Masters (Triple Crown #2) International Mark Allen 15–21 Figure skating 2018 European Figure Skating Championships Continental Men: Javier FernándezLadies: Alina ZagitovaPairs: (Evgenia Tarasova & Vladimir Morozov)Ice dance: (Gabriella Papadakis & Guillaume Cizeron) 15–28 Tennis 2018 Australian Open (Grand Slam #1) International Men: Roger FedererWomen: Caroline Wozniacki 17–27 Handball 2018 African Men's Handball Championship Continental 18–28 Association football 2018 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship Continental 18–28 Handball 2018 Asian Men's Handball Championship Continental 19–21 Indoor field hockey 2018 Women's EuroHockey Indoor Nations Championship Continental 19–21 Ski jumping FIS Ski Flying World Championships 2018 International Individual: Daniel-André TandeTeam: 19–25 Surfing 2018 ISA World Longboard Surfing Championship International Men's open: Kai SallasWomen's open: Tory GilkersonAloha Cup: Team points: 20–21 Luge 2018 Junior European Luge Championships Continental 20–28 Netball / 2018 Netball Quad Series (January) International 22–27 Figure skating 2018 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships International Men: Jin BoyangLadies: Kaori SakamotoPairs: (Tarah Kayne & Danny O'Shea)Ice dance: (Kaitlin Hawayek & Jean-Luc Baker) 22–28 Biathlon 2018 IBU Open European Championships Continental 22–28 Ice hockey 2018 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships Division III International was promoted to Division II – Group B was relegated to Division III Qualification 25–28 Bobsleigh & Skeleton 2018 IBSF Junior & U23 World Championships International 25–28 Multi-sport Winter X Games XXII International 25–28 Rallying 2018 Monte Carlo Rally (WRC #1) International Sébastien Ogier & Julien Ingrassia ( M-Sport) 25–20 October Rallying 2018 FIA R-GT Cup Continental (Raphaël Astier & Frédéric Vauclaire) 26–28 Darts 2018 Masters International Michael van Gerwen 26–28 Rugby sevens 2018 Sydney Sevens (WRSS #3) 2018 Sydney Women's Sevens (WRWSS #2) International Men: Women: 27 Horse racing 2018 Pegasus World Cup International Horse: Gun RunnerJockey: Florent GerouxTrainer: Steve Asmussen 27–28 Ice hockey 63rd National Hockey League All-Star Game Domestic Pacific Division (NHL)MVP: Brock Boeser ( Vancouver Canucks) 27–28 Luge FIL European Luge Championships 2018 Continental 27–4 February Nordic skiing 2018 Nordic Junior World Ski Championships International 27–3 March Rugby union ///// 2018 Americas Rugby Championship Continental 28 American football 2018 Pro Bowl Domestic American Football Conference (AFC)Offensive MVP: Delanie Walker ( Tennessee Titans)Defensive MVP: Von Miller ( Denver Broncos) 28–4 February Bandy / 2018 Bandy World Championship International Division A: Division B: 30–4 February Biathlon 2018 IBU Junior Open European Championships Continental 30–4 February Ice hockey 2018 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship Division I – Group B Qualification International was promoted to Division I – Group B 30–8 February Alpine skiing World Junior Alpine Skiing Championships 2018 International 30–10 February Futsal UEFA Futsal Euro 2018 Continental
February DateSportVenue/EventStatusWinner/s 1–3 Athletics 2018 Asian Indoor Athletics Championships Continental 1–4 Roller derby 2018 Roller Derby World Cup International 1–11 Futsal 2018 AFC Futsal Championship Continental 2–3 Luge 2018 Junior World Luge Championships International 2–3 Motorsport 2018 Race of Champions International Race of Champions: David CoulthardNations' Cup: (Timo Bernhard & René Rast) 2–8 Baseball 2018 Caribbean Series Regional Criollos de Caguas 2–18 March Rugby union ///// 2018 Women's Six Nations Championship Continental 3 Formula E 2018 Santiago ePrix (FE #4) International Jean-Éric Vergne ( Techeetah) 3–4 Cyclo-cross 2018 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships International Men: Wout van AertWomen: Sanne Cant 3–4 Rugby sevens 2018 New Zealand Sevens (WRSS #4) International 3–4 Table tennis 2018 Europe Top 16 Cup Continental Men: Timo BollWomen: Bernadette Szőcs 3–17 March Rugby union ///// 2018 Six Nations Championship Continental 4 American football Super Bowl LII Domestic Philadelphia Eagles 5–7 Ice hockey 2018 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships Division III Qualification International was promoted to Division III 6–11 Badminton 2018 Badminton Asia Team Championships Continental Men: Women: 6–11 Badminton 2018 Oceania Badminton Championships Continental Men: Abhinav ManotaWomen: Chen Hsuan-yu 7–11 Amateur wrestling 2018 African Wrestling Championships Continental Freestyle: Greco-Roman: Women's freestyle: 7–11 Indoor field hockey 2018 Men's Indoor Hockey World Cup 2018 Women's Indoor Hockey World Cup International Men: Women: 8–20 Cycling / 2018 Asian Road and Track Cycling Championships Continental Road: Track: 9–25 Multi-sport 2018 Winter Olympics International 10–18 March Rugby union ///// 2018 Rugby Europe Championship Continental 11 Triathlon 2018 ITU Triathlon World Cup #1 International Men: Richard MurrayWomen: Vicky Holland 12–15 Badminton 2018 All Africa Team Badminton Championships Continental Men: Women: 13–18 Badminton 2018 European Team Badminton Championships Continental Men: Women: 14–19 Archery 2018 World Indoor Archery Championships International 14–21 Association football / 2018 Recopa Sudamericana Continental Grêmio 15–18 Badminton 2018 Pan Am Badminton Championships (Team Event) Continental Men: Women: 15–18 Rallying 2018 Rally Sweden (WRC #2) International Thierry Neuville & Nicolas Gilsoul ( Hyundai) 16 Rugby league 2018 World Club Challenge International Melbourne Storm 16–18 Badminton 2018 African Badminton Championships Continental Men: Georges PaulWomen: Kate Foo Kune 16–26 Shooting sport 2018 10m European Shooting Championships Continental 16–27 October Rallying ///// 2018 FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Rallies International Jakub Przygoński (driver) & Tom Colsoul (co-driver) 16–16 November NASCAR 2018 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Domestic Brett Moffitt ( Hattori Racing Enterprises) 16–17 November Rallying 2018 European Rally Trophy Continental Overall: (Alexandre Camacho & Rui Rodrigues)For detailed results on various rallies, click here. 17–4 August Rugby union //// 2018 Super Rugby season International Crusaders 17–17 November NASCAR 2018 NASCAR Xfinity Series Domestic Tyler Reddick ( JR Motorsports) 18 NASCAR 2018 Daytona 500 Domestic Austin Dillon ( Richard Childress Racing) 18 Basketball 2018 NBA All-Star Game Domestic All-Star Game: Team LeBronMVP: LeBron James ( Cleveland Cavaliers) 18–18 November NASCAR 2018 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Domestic Joey Logano ( Team Penske) 19–25 Snooker 2018 World Grand Prix International Ronnie O'Sullivan 21–25 Ski orienteering 2018 World University Ski Orienteering Championship International 22–25 Table tennis 2018 ITTF Team World Cup International Men: Women: 23–7 October Rallying ////// 2018 African Rally Championship Continental Manvir Baryan (driver) & Drew Sturrock (co-driver) 24 Association football 2018 CAF Super Cup Continental Wydad Casablanca 25 Marathon 2018 Tokyo Marathon (WMM #1) International Men: Dickson ChumbaWomen: Birhane Dibaba 25–28 Ice hockey 2018 IIHF World Championship Division III – Qualification International was promoted to Division III 26–4 March Biathlon 2018 IBU Youth/Junior World Championships International 27–4 March Amateur wrestling 2018 Asian Wrestling Championships Continental Men's freestyle: Men's Greco-Roman: Women's freestyle: 28–4 March Track cycling 2018 UCI Track Cycling World Championships International
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