Its fair to say that 2020 wasn’t the best year, with the Covid-19 pandemic playing havoc with the sports calendar. However, what that does mean is that there’s more to now look forward to in 2021 – with two of the year’s biggest events being the delayed 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo and UEFA Euro 2020, with the Final to be played at Wembley Stadium in London.
2021 will also see the return of some of sport’s most glamorous events that unfortunately had to be cancelled last year such as Wimbledon and the Monaco Grand Prix.
With so much to look forward to, view a month by month guide below to some of the world’s biggest sporting events and click on each event, venue or city for further details, including ticketing and travel information. We’ll also be publishing a post at the start of each month with more details on the biggest events coming up.
January 2021
15th December 2020 – 3rd January 2021: 2020/2021 PDC World Darts Championship (Darts) – Alexandra Palace (London, England)
10th-17th January 2021: 2021 Masters (Snooker) – Alexandra Palace (London, England)
February 2021
4th-11th February 2021: 2020 FIFA Club World Cup (Football) – Qatar
6th February – 20th March 2021: 2021 Six Nations (Rugby Union) – Various
7th February 2021: Super Bowl LV (NFL) – Raymond James Stadium, (Tampa, USA)
8th-21st February 2021: 2021 Australian Open (Tennis) – Melbourne Park (Melbourne, Australia)
March 2021
6th-15th March 2021: 2021 America’s Cup (Sailing) – Hauraki Gulf (Auckland, New Zealand)
22nd March – 4th April 2021: 2021 Miami Open (Tennis) – Hard Rock Stadium (Miami, USA)
26th-28th March 2021: 2021 Bahrain Grand Prix (Formula One) – Bahrain International Circuit (Sakhir, Bahrain)
TBA: 2021 BNP Paribas Open (Tennis) – Indian Wells Tennis Garden (Indian Wells, California, USA)
April 2021
8th-11th April 2021: 2021 Masters (Golf) – Augusta National Golf Club, (Augusta, USA)
16th-18th April 2021: 2021 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix (Formula One) – Imola Circuit (Imola, Italy)
10th April 2021: 2021 Grand National (Horse Racing) – Aintree Racecourse (Liverpool, England)
12th-18th April 2021: 2021 Monte-Carlo Masters (Tennis) – Monte Carlo Country Club (Roquebrune-Cap Martin, France)
17th April – 3rd May 2021: 2021 World Snooker Championship (Snooker) – Crucible Theatre (Sheffield, England)
25th April 2021: 2021 Carabao Cup Final (Football) – Wembley Stadium (London, England)
30th April – 9th May 2021: 2021 Madrid Open (Tennis) – La Caja Mágica (Madrid, Spain)
TBA: 2021 Billie Jean King Cup Finals (Tennis) – László Papp Budapest Sports Arena (Budapest, Hungary)
May 2021
7th-9th May 2021: 2021 Spanish Grand Prix (Formula One) – Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya (Barcelona, Spain)
8th-30th May 2021: 2021 Giro d’Italia (Cycling) – Italy
10th-16th May 2021: 2021 Italian Open (Tennis) – Foro Italico (Rome, Italy)
15th May 2021: 2021 FA Cup Final (Football) – Wembley Stadium (London, England)
20th-23rd May 2021: 2021 PGA Championship (Golf) – Kiawah Island Golf Resort (Kiawah Island, USA)
20th-23rd May 2021: 2021 Monaco Grand Prix (Formula One) – Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo (Monaco)
22nd May 2021: 2021 European Rugby Champions Cup Final (Rugby Union) – Stade Vélodrome (Marseille, France)
23rd May – 6th June 2021: 2021 French Open (Tennis) – Roland-Garros (Paris, France)
26th May 2021: 2021 UEFA Europa League Final (Football) – Stadion Energa Gdańsk (Gdańsk, Poland)
29th May 2021: 2021 UEFA Champions League Final (Football) – Atatürk Olympic Stadium (Istanbul, Turkey)
June 2021
4th-6th June 2021: 2021 Azerbaijan Grand Prix (Formula One) – Baku City Circuit (Baku, Azerbaijan)
11th June – 11th July 2021: UEFA Euro 2020 (Football) – Various
13th June – 10th July 2021: 2021 Copa América (Football) – Brazil
11th-13th June 2021: 2021 Canadian Grand Prix (Formula One) – Circuit Gilles Villeneuve (Montreal, Canada)
12th-13th June 2021: 2021 24 Hours of Le Mans – Circuit de la Sarthe (Le Mans, France)
17th-20th June 2021: 2021 U.S. Open (Golf) – Torrey Pines Golf Course (San Diego, USA)
25th-27th June 2021: 2021 French Grand Prix (Formula One) – Circuit Paul Ricard (Le Castellet, France)
26th June 2021: 2021 Premiership Rugby Final (Rugby Union) – Twickenham Stadium (London, England)
26th June – 18th July 2021: 2021 Tour de France (Cycling) – France
28th June – 11th July 2021: 2021 Wimbledon Championships (Tennis) – All England Lawn Tennis Club (London, England)
July 2021
2nd-4th July 2021: 2021 Austrian Grand Prix (Formula One) – Red Bull Ring (Spielberg, Austria)
3rd July – 7th August 2021: British and Irish Lions tour of South Africa – South Africa
10th July – 1st August 2021: 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup (Football) – USA
15th-18th July 2021: The Open 2021 (Golf) – Royal St. George’s Golf Club (Sandwich, England)
16th-18th July 2021: 2021 British Grand Prix (Formula One) – Silverstone Circuit (Silverstone, England)
23rd July – 8th August 2021: 2020 Olympic Games – Tokyo (Japan)
30th July – 1st August 2021: 2021 Hungarian Grand Prix (Formula One) – Hungaroring (Mogyoród, Hungary)
6th-20th July 2021: 2021 NBA Finals (Basketball) – Phoenix & Milwaukee (USA)
August 2021
9th-15th August 2021: 2021 Canadian Open (Tennis) – Montreal & Toronto (Canada)
14th August – 5th September 2021: 2021 Vuelta a España (Cycling) – Spain
16th-22nd August 2021: 2021 Cincinnati Masters (Tennis) – Lindner Family Tennis Center (Cincinnati, Ohio, USA)
24th August – 5th September 2021: 2020 Paralympic Games – Tokyo (Japan)
27th-29th August 2021: 2021 Belgian Grand Prix (Formula One) – Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps (Stavelot, Belgium)
30th August – 12th September 2021: 2021 US Open (Tennis) – Flushing Meadows (New York City, USA)
September 2021
3rd-5th September 2021: 2021 Dutch Grand Prix (Formula One) – Circuit Zandvoort (Zandvoort, Netherlands)
4th-6th September 2021: 2021 Solheim Cup (Golf) – Inverness Club (Toledo, Ohio, USA)
10th-12th September 2021: 2021 Italian Grand Prix (Formula One) – Autodromo Nazionale Monza (Monza, Italy)
18th-26th September 2021: 2021 UCI Road World Championships (Cycling) (Flanders, Belgium)
23rd-26th September 2021: 2021 Russian Grand Prix (Formula One) – Sochi Autodrom (Sochi, Russia)
24th-26th September 2021: 2021 Ryder Cup (Golf) – Whistling Straits (Haven, USA)
25th September 2021: AFL Grand Final 2021 (AFL) – Melbourne Cricket Ground (Melbourne, Australia)
October 2021
1st-3rd October 2021: 2021 Singapore Grand Prix (Formula One) – Marina Bay Street Circuit (Singapore)
3rd October 2021: 2021 NRL Grand Final (Rugby League) – Stadium Australia (Sydney, Australia)
3rd October 2021: 2021 London Marathon – London (England)
6th-10th October 2021: 2021 UEFA Nations League Finals (Football) – Italy
8th-10th October 2021: 2021 Japanese Grand Prix (Formula One) – Suzuka International Racing Circuit (Suzuka, Japan)
9th October 2021: Super League Grand Final 2021 (Rugby League) – Old Trafford (Manchester, England)
9th-17th October 2021: 2021 Shanghai Masters (Tennis) – Qizhong Forest Sports City Arena (Shanghai, China)
10th October 2021: 2021 Chicago Marathon – Chicago (USA)
11th October 2021: 2021 Boston Marathon – Boston (Massachusetts, USA)
17th October 2021: 2021 Tokyo Marathon – Tokyo (Japan)
17th October – 14th November 2021 – 2021 ICC T20 World Cup (Cricket) – United Arab Emirates & Oman
22nd-24th October 2021: 2021 United States Grand Prix (Formula One) – Circuit of the Americas (Austin, USA)
29th-31st October 2021: 2021 Mexico City Grand Prix (Formula One) – Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez (Meixco City, Mexico)
November 2021
1st-7th November 2021: 2021 Paris Masters (Tennis) – AccorHotels Arena (Paris, France)
2nd November 2021: 2021 Melbourne Cup (Horse Racing) – Flemington Racecourse (Melbourne, Australia)
5th-7th November 2021: 2021 Brazilian Grand Prix (Formula One) – Autódromo José Carlos Pace (São Paulo, Brazil)
7th November 2021: 2021 New York City Marathon – New York City (USA)
14th-21st November 2021: 2021 ATP Finals (Tennis) – Pala Alpitour (Turin, Italy)
19th-21st November 2021: 2021 Australian Grand Prix (Formula One) – Albert Park Circuit (Melbourne, Australia)
22nd-28th November 2021: 2021 Davis Cup Finals (Tennis) – La Caja Mágica (Madrid, Spain)
23rd November – 5th December 2021: 2021 UK Championship (Snooker) – York Barbican (York, England)
TBA – 2021 WTA Finals (Tennis) – Shenzhen Bay Sports Center (Shenzhen, China)
December 2021
3rd-5th December 2021: 2021 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix (Formula One) – Jeddah Street Circuit (Jeddah, Saudi Arabia)
8th December 2021 – 18th January 2022 – Ashes Series 2021/2022 (Cricket) – Australia
9th-19th December 2021: 2021 FIFA Club World Cup (Football) – Japan
10th-12th December 2021: 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix (Formula One) – Yas Marina Circuit (Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates)
15th December 2021 – 3rd January 2022: 2021/2022 PDC World Darts Championship (Darts) – Alexandra Palace (London, England)
Last Updated on August 27, 2021 by Sports Tourist
