2021 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.
Calendar by month Note: Sports that were originally intended to take place in 2020 but were delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic are indicated using .
January DateSportVenue/EventStatusWinner 1–10 Cross-country skiing / 2021 Tour de Ski International 3–15 Rally raid 2021 Dakar Rally International 5–18 Association football 2021 WAFU Zone B U-17 Tournament Regional 8–24 Bowls 2021 World Indoor Bowls Championship International 9–10 Bobsleigh & Skeleton IBSF European Championships 2021 Continental 9–10 Luge 2021 FIL European Luge Championships Continental 10–17 Snooker 2021 Masters (Triple Crown #2) International Yan Bingtao 11 American football 2021 College Football Playoff National Championship Domestic Alabama Crimson Tide 11–13 Judo 2021 Judo World Masters International 13–31 Handball 2021 World Men's Handball Championship International 13–8 May Ice Hockey / 2020–21 NHL season Domestic Colorado Avalanche 16–17 Speed skating 2021 European Speed Skating Championships Continental 16–7 February Association football 2020 African Nations Championship Continental 18–24 Association football 2021 UNAF U-17 Tournament Regional 21–24 Rallying 2021 Monte Carlo Rally (WRC #1) International 22–24 Bobsleigh & Skeleton IBSF Junior World Championships 2021 International 22–24 Short track speed skating 2021 European Short Track Speed Skating Championships Continental 23 Association football 2020 Copa Sudamericana Final Continental Defensa y Justicia 27–31 Badminton 2020 BWF World Tour Finals International 27–31 Biathlon 2021 IBU Open European Championships Continental / 29–31 Darts 2021 Masters International Jonny Clayton 29–31 Extreme sport Winter X Games XXV International 29–31 Luge 2021 FIL World Luge Championships International 30 Association football 2020 Copa Libertadores Final Continental Palmeiras 30–31 Cyclo-cross 2021 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships International 30–31 Endurance racing 2021 24 Hours of Daytona International Ricky Taylor, Filipe Albuquerque, Alexander Rossi & Hélio Castroneves ( Wayne Taylor Racing) 31 American football 2021 Pro Bowl Domestic Cancelled
February DateSportVenue/EventStatusWinner/s 2–7 Tennis 2021 ATP Cup International 3 Association football 2020 CONCACAF League Final Continental Alajuelense 4–11 Association football 2020 FIFA Club World Cup International Bayern Munich 5–13 Association football 2021 WAFU Zone A U-17 Tournament Regional 5–14 Bobsleigh & Skeleton IBSF World Championships 2021 International 6 Basketball 2021 FIBA Intercontinental Cup International San Pablo Burgos 6–26 March Rugby union ///// 2021 Six Nations Championship Continental 7 American football Super Bowl LV Domestic Tampa Bay Buccaneers 8–21 Alpine skiing FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2021 International 8–21 Tennis 2021 Australian Open (Grand Slam #1) International 9–14 Nordic skiing 2021 Nordic Junior World Ski Championships International 9–16 March Freestyle skiing & Snowboarding /// FIS Freestyle Ski and Snowboarding World Championships 2021 International 9–7 November Stock car racing 2021 NASCAR Cup Series Domestic Kyle Larson ( Hendrick Motorsports) 10–21 Biathlon Biathlon World Championships 2021 International 11–14 Speed skating 2021 World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships International 13–6 November Stock car racing 2021 NASCAR Xfinity Series Domestic Daniel Hemric ( Joe Gibbs Racing) 14 Stock car racing 2021 Daytona 500 Domestic Michael McDowell ( Front Row Motorsports) 14–6 March Association football 2021 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations Continental 15–20 Archery 2021 IFAA World Indoor Archery Championships International Cancelled 16–20 Badminton 2021 European Mixed Team Badminton Championships Continental 18–28 Curling 2021 World Junior Curling Championships International Cancelled 19–21 Speed skating 2021 World Junior Speed Skating Championships International Cancelled 19–25 Multi-sport 2021 International Children's Games International Postponed to 11–16 August 2022 20 Horse racing 2021 Saudi Cup International 22–27 Archery 2021 European Indoor Archery Championships Continental Cancelled 22–28 Ski orienteering 2021 World Ski Orienteering Championships International Neutral Athletes / 22–28 Snooker 2021 Players Championship (Cazoo Cup #2) International John Higgins 24–7 March Nordic skiing FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2021 International 25–28 Golf 2021 WGC-Workday Championship (WGC #1) International Collin Morikawa 26–27 Formula racing 2021 Diriyah ePrix (FE #1/2) International 26–28 Rallying 2021 Arctic Rally Finland (WRC #2) International 27–6 March Biathlon Biathlon Junior World Championships 2021 International
March 1–9 Baseball 2021 Women's Baseball World Cup International Cancelled 3–10 Alpine skiing World Junior Alpine Skiing Championships 2021 International 3–20 Association football 2020 AFC U-19 Championship Continental Cancelled 5–7 Athletics 2021 European Athletics Indoor Championships Continental 5–7 Darts 2021 UK Open International James Wade 5–7 Short track speed skating 2021 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships International 5–13 Sailing 2021 470 World Championships International 5–21 Association football 2020 Copa Libertadores Femenina Continental Ferroviária 7 Basketball 2021 NBA All-Star Game Domestic Team LeBron 7–13 Windsurfing 2021 RS:X European Championships Continental 10–17 Sailing 2021 America's Cup International Emirates Team New Zealand 11–14 Golf 2021 Players Championship International Justin Thomas 13–22 Baseball 2021 U-15 Baseball World Cup International Cancelled 16–19 Swimming 2021 South American Swimming Championships Continental 18–21 Telemarking 2021 World Telemarking Championships International 18–27 Snowboarding FIS Freestyle Junior World Ski Championships 2021 FIS Snowboarding Junior World Championships 2021 International 18–5 April Basketball 2021 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament Domestic Baylor Bears 19–21 Cross-country skiing 2020–21 FIS Cross-Country World Cup Finals International Cancelled 20 Road bicycle racing 2021 Milan–San Remo (Monument #1) International Jasper Stuyven ( Trek–Segafredo) 20–29 Handball 2020 Asian Men's Junior Handball Championship Continental Cancelled 21–4 April Basketball 2021 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament Domestic Stanford Cardinal 22–28 Archery 2021 Pan American Archery Championships Continental 22–28 Figure skating 2021 World Figure Skating Championships International 22–28 Snooker 2021 Tour Championship (Cazoo Cup #3) International Neil Robertson 23–3 April Futsal 2020 AFC Futsal Championship Continental Cancelled 24–28 Golf 2021 WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play (WGC #2) International Billy Horschel 24–4 April Tennis 2021 Miami Open International 26–28 Gymnastics 2021 World Parkour Championships International Cancelled 27 Horse racing 2021 Dubai World Cup International 27–28 Formula racing 2021 Sakhir Formula 2 round (F2 #1) International 28 Formula racing 2021 Bahrain Grand Prix (F1 #1) International Lewis Hamilton ( Mercedes) 28 Motorcycle racing 2021 Qatar motorcycle Grand Prix (MotoGP #1) International 30–4 April Bandy 2021 Bandy World Championship International Cancelled 31–17 April Association football 2020 AFC U-16 Championship Continental Cancelled
April DateSportVenue/EventStatusWinner/s 1–4 Golf 2021 ANA Inspiration International Patty Tavatanakit 1–3 October Baseball / 2021 Major League Baseball season Domestic Atlanta Braves 2–9 Beach handball 2020 Asian Youth Beach Handball Championship Continental Postponed to 22–28 March 2022 2–10 Multi-sport 2021 Asian Beach Games Continental Postponed to 2023 2–11 Curling 2021 World Men's Curling Championship International 3–4 Off-road racing 2021 Desert X-Prix (Extreme E #1) International Johan Kristoffersson & Molly Taylor ( Rosberg X Racing) 3–5 Field hockey 2021 Euro Hockey League 2021 Euro Hockey League Women Continental 3–11 Fencing 2021 Junior and Cadet World Fencing Championships International 3–11 Weightlifting 2021 European Weightlifting Championships Continental 3–25 Rugby union ///// 2021 Women's Six Nations Championship Continental 4 Motorcycle racing 2021 Doha motorcycle Grand Prix (MotoGP #2) International 4 Road bicycle racing 2021 Tour of Flanders (Monument #2) International Kasper Asgreen ( Deceuninck–Quick-Step) 5–27 May Darts 2021 Premier League Darts International Jonny Clayton 6–9 Judo 2021 Asian-Pacific Judo Championships Continental 6–11 Wrestling 2021 African Wrestling Championships Continental Postponed to 17–22 May 2022 7–14 Association football / 2021 Recopa Sudamericana Continental Defensa y Justicia 8–11 Golf 2021 Masters Tournament (Grand Slam #1) International Hideki Matsuyama 8–11 Taekwondo 2021 European Taekwondo Championships Continental 9–11 Rowing 2021 European Rowing Championships Continental 10 Horse racing 2021 Grand National International 10–11 Formula racing 2021 Rome ePrix (FE #3/4) International 11–18 Tennis 2021 Monte-Carlo Masters International Stefanos Tsitsipas 13–18 Wrestling 2021 Asian Wrestling Championships Continental 13–23 Amateur boxing 2021 AIBA Youth World Boxing Championships International 15–16 Judo 2021 Pan American Judo Championships Continental 15–18 Figure skating 2021 ISU World Team Trophy International 16–18 Basketball 2021 EuroLeague Women Final Four Continental UMMC Ekaterinburg 16–18 Judo 2021 European Judo Championships Continental 16–25 Weightlifting 2020 Asian Weightlifting Championships Continental 17–3 May Snooker 2021 World Snooker Championship (Triple Crown #3) International Mark Selby 18 Formula racing 2021 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix (F1 #2) International Max Verstappen ( Red Bull Racing-Honda) 18 Motorcycle racing 2021 Portuguese motorcycle Grand Prix (MotoGP #3) International 18–26 September Indy car racing / 2021 IndyCar Series International Álex Palou ( Chip Ganassi Racing) 19–24 Weightlifting 2020 Pan American Weightlifting Championships Continental 19–25 Wrestling 2021 European Wrestling Championships Continental 19–28 Chess Candidates Tournament 2020–21 International Ian Nepomniachtchi 21–25 Artistic gymnastics 2021 European Artistic Gymnastics Championships Continental 22–25 Rallying 2021 Croatia Rally (WRC #3) International 23–27 Windsurfing 2021 RS:X World Championships International 23–2 May Association football 2021 Caribbean Club Shield Regional Cancelled 24–25 Formula racing 2021 Valencia ePrix (FE #5/6) International 25 Road bicycle racing 2021 Liège–Bastogne–Liège (Monument #3) International Tadej Pogačar ( UAE Team Emirates) 26–6 May Ice hockey 2021 IIHF World U18 Championships International 27–2 May Badminton 2021 Badminton Asia Championships Continental Cancelled 27–2 May Badminton 2021 European Badminton Championships Continental 28–2 May Badminton 2021 Pan Am Badminton Championships Continental 28–8 May Beach soccer 2021 AFC Beach Soccer Asian Cup Continental Cancelled 29–2 May Trampolining 2021 European Trampoline Championships Continental 29–9 May Tennis 2021 Madrid Open International 30–9 May Curling 2021 World Women's Curling Championship International
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