Dakar, Winter Olympics, European handball championship, Formula 1, World Cup of football … Here is the calendar of the main national and international sporting events in the world in 2022.
January
Banyulenc Ludovic Fabregas and the Blues have an appointment in Slovakia and Hungary.
2 to 14 – Dakar Rally in Saudi Arabia
12 to 16 – Football: semifinals and final of the Spanish Super Cup in Saudi Arabia (Atlético Madrid – Athletic Bilbao and Barça – Real Madrid)
13 to 30 – Handball: European men’s championship in Slovakia and Hungary
17 – Football: Fifa “The Best” award gala for the best player of the year 2021
17 to 30 – Tennis: Australian Open
20 to 23 – WRC: start of the world rally championship with the Monte-Carlo Rally.
February
Passed by Font-Romeu, Perrine Laffont will aim for gold at the Beijing Olympics.
4 to 20 – Olympic Winter Games in Beijing
5 to 6 – Judo: Tournament of Paris
5 to 6 – Rugby: Day 1 of the Men’s Six Nations Tournament
10 – Rugby Union: first day of Super League, St Helens-Dragons Catalans.
10 to 13 – Basketball: qualifying tournaments for the 2022 Women’s World Cup in Belgrade, Washington DC and Osaka
12 to 13 – Rugby: Day 2 of the Men’s Six Nations Tournament
13 – American football: Super Bowl and first day of the Elite championship, Grizzlys Catalans-Argonautes.
26 to 27 – Rugby: 3rd day of the Six Nations Men’s Tournament.
Mars
Gavi and Benzema will play the Clasico on the weekend of the 19th.
6 – MotoGP: start of the world championship with the Grand Prix of Qatar
6 to 13 – Cycling: Paris-Nice
11 to 13 – Athletics: Indoor Worlds in Belgrade
11 to 12 – Rugby: Day 4 of the Men’s Six Nations Tournament
19 – Rugby: 5th and final day of the Men’s Six Nations Tournament
19 – Cycling: Milan-Sanremo
19 – Volleyball: end of the men’s League A regular season
19 to 20 – Football: Real Madrid – FC Barcelona, clasico return from Liga to the Santiago-Bernabeu
20 – Formula 1: start of the world championship with the Bahrain Grand Prix
21 to 27 – Cycling: Tour of Catalonia
21 to 27 – Figure skating: world championships in Montpellier
24 to 29 – Football: 2022 World Cup play-offs, Europe zone
April 27 to 30 – Rugby: Six Nations Women’s Tournament
Dates to be determined – Football: 2022 World Cup play-offs, Africa zone.
Avril
Didider Deschamps and the Blues will know their opponents in Qatar on … April 1.
1st – Football: draw for the final phase of the 2022 World Cup in Doha (Qatar)
3 – Athletics: Paris marathon
3 – Cycling: Tour of Flanders
5th to 10th – Swimming: French championships in large basin, in Limoges
8 to 10 – Basketball: Final 4 of the Euroleague women
April 16 to 17 – EWC: motorcycle endurance world championship, 24 Heures Motos (Le Mans)
17 – Cycling: Paris-Roubaix
20 – Cycling: La Flèche Wallonne (men and women)
23 – Football: Copa del Rey final in Seville (La Cartuja stadium)
24 – Cycling: Liège-Bastogne-Liège (men and women)
May 29 to 1 – Judo: European Championships in Sofia.
May
Canet swimmer Analia Pigrée be at the World Championships?
1st – MotoGP: Spanish Grand Prix
7 to 29 – Cycling: Tour of Italy
8 – Football: final of the Coupe de France, in Saint-Denis
13 to 29 – Swimming: world long course championships, in Fukuoka (Japan), initially scheduled for 2021
14 – Football: FA Cup final
15 – MotoGP: French Grand Prix (Le Mans)
18 – Football: Europa League final, in Seville (Sanchez-Pizjuan stadium)
21 to 22 – Volleyball: Champions League finals for women and men
21 to 22 – Football: last day of the Spanish league
22 – Football: final of the Women’s Champions League, in Turin (Italy)
22 – Formula 1: Spanish Grand Prix
May 22 to June 5 – Tennis: Roland-Garros
25 – Football: final of the Europa League Conference, in Tirana
26 and 29 – Handball: home and away final of the Women’s League
27 and 29 – Basketball: Final 4 of the Euroleague men in Berlin
27 to 28 – Rugby: European Challenge and European Cup finals in Marseille
28 – Football: Champions League final, in Saint Petersburg (Russia)
29 – Formula 1: Monaco Grand Prix
June 29 to 9 – Basketball: Women’s League play-off final
Dates and place to be confirmed – Rugby: attribution of the 2027 and 2031 men’s world cups and the women’s 2025 World Cup.
June
Will Bordeaux-Bègles and Toulouse meet in the final of the Top 14?
Dates to be determined – Football: start of the Nations League 2022-2023
Dates to be determined – Football: intercontinental play-offs to access the 2022 World Cup in Qatar
2 to 19 (maximum) – Basketball: NBA finals
4 to 5 – Handball: Final 4 of the Women’s Champions League
5 – MotoGP: Catalan Grand Prix
5 to 12 – Cycling: Critérium du Dauphiné
10 to 20 – Basketball: Men’s Elite final
11 – Handball: French Cup finals for men and women
June 11 to 12 – Auto: World Endurance Championship (WEC), 24 Hours of Le Mans
17th to 18th – Rugby: Top 14 semi-finals in Nice
18 to 19 – Handball: Final 4 of the Men’s Champions League
25 – Rugby: Top 14 final at Stade de France
July 27 to 10 – Tennis: Wimbledon
July
The Tour de France 2022 returns to Carcassonne.
1st to 24th – Cycling: Tour de France
3 – Formula 1: British Grand Prix
6 – Football: opening match of the Women’s Euro in England
13 to 17 – Volleyball: final phase of the League of Nations Women
15 to 24 – Athletics: Outdoor Worlds in Eugene (Oregon, United States)
20 to 24 – Volleyball: final phase of the League of Nations men
24 – Formula 1: French Grand Prix (Le Castellet)
24 to 31 – Cycling: Tour de France women
30 – Football: Matchday 1 of Ligue 2, 2022-2023
31 – Football: Women’s Euro final in England
Dates and place to be confirmed – Rugby: summer tour of the XV of France, in Japan in principle.
August
Narbonnais Florian Sotoca and Lens attack the 2022-2023 season on the weekend of August 6.
6 to 7 – Football: 1st day of Ligue 1, 2022-2023
6 to 7 – Football: Day 1 of the 2022-2023 English Championship
7 to 14 – Judo: world championships in Tashkent
10 – Football: European Supercup, in Helsinki
11 to 21 – Swimming: European long course championships, in Rome
11 to 21 – European Multisport Championships, in Munich (Germany), with athletics (15 to 21), gymnastics, cycling, rowing, triathlon, canoe sprint, beach volleyball, table tennis and climbing.
12 – Football: Spanish league, possible start of the 2022-2023 season
13 – Football: Italian league, possible start of the 2022-2023 season
September 19 to 11 – Cycling: Tour of Spain
24 to 28 – Cycling: mountain biking world championships (Les Gets, France)
September 26 to 11 – Volleyball: World Cup-2022 men in Russia
September 29 to 11 – Tennis: US Open
September
Julian Alaphilippe will defend his world title in Australia.
1st to 18th – Basketball: European Championship 2022 men in Cologne, Berlin, Prague, Tbilisi and Milan
9 to 11 – Rugby: Men’s and Women’s Sevens World Cups (in Cape Town, South Africa)
16 to 18 – EWC: motorcycle endurance world championship, Bol d’Or (Le Castellet)
18 – MotoGP: Grand Prix of Aragon
18 to 25 – Cycling: road world championships (Wollongong, Australia)
October 22 to 1 – Basketball: Women’s 2022 World Cup in Sydney
October 23 to 11 – Volleyball: Women’s World Cup-2022 in the Netherlands.
October
The XIII of France has a rendezvous in England.
November 8 to 12 – Rugby: Women’s Rugby Union World Cup in New Zealand
12 to 16 – Cycling: track world championships (Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, France)
November 15 to 19 – Rugby: Men’s and Women’s Rugby Union World Cups in England
20 to 23 – WRC: Rally of Spain
November 29 to 6 – Artistic gymnastics: world championships in Liverpool (Great Britain)
November 31 to 6 – Tennis: Masters 1000 de Paris.
November
Usapist Melvyn Jaminet and the Blues will be on tour.
4 to 20 – Handball: Women’s European Championship in Slovenia, North Macedonia and Montenegro
6 – MotoGP: end of the world championship with the Valencia Grand Prix
10 to 13 – WRC: end of the World Rally Championship with Rally Japan
20 – Formula 1: end of the world championship with the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
21 – Football: opening match of the 2022 World Cup, in Doha (Qatar)
– Rugby: fall tour of the XV of France.
December
Will MBappé and Benzema play the World Cup final in Qatar?
18 – Football: 2022 World Cup final, in Doha (Qatar)
28 – Football: 16th day of Ligue 1, in the form of a French-style “Boxing Day”.
