The editorial staff of Le Figaro sports wish you a happy new year 2022, exceptionally rich in events. At a glance, all the dates to check off your calendars.
January: Dakar, Australian Open and Euro handball
2 to 14 – Dakar Rally in Saudi Arabia
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: Winter Olympics in Beijing and Six Nations
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
12 to 13 – Rugby: Day 2 of the Men’s Six Nations Tournament
13 – American Football: Super Bowl
26 to 27 – Rugby: Day 3 of the Men’s Six Nations Tournament
March: Quartararo puts its title on the line, F1 lights the engines
6 – MotoGP: start of the world championship with the Grand Prix of Qatar
6 to 13 – Cycling: Paris-Nice
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 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
24 to 29 – Football: 2022 World Cup play-offs, Europe zone
April 27 to 30 – Rugby: Six Nations Women’s Tournament
April: draw for the 2022 Football World Cup
1st – Football: draw for the final phase of the 2022 World Cup in Doha (Qatar)
3 – Athletics: Paris marathon
3 – Cycling: Tour of Flanders
7 to 10 – PGA Golf: Augusta Masters (Georgia, United States)
17 – Cycling: Paris-Roubaix
20 – Cycling: La Flèche Wallonne (men and women)
24 – Cycling: Liège-Bastogne-Liège (men and women)
May 29 to 1 – Judo: European Championships in Sofia
May: Roland Garros and Champions League final
1st – MotoGP: Spanish Grand Prix
7 to 29 – Cycling: Tour of Italy
8 – Football: final of the Coupe de France, in Saint-Denis men
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)
22 – Football: final of the Women’s Champions League, in Turin (Italy)
May 22 to June 5 – Tennis: Roland-Garros
25 – Football: final of the Europa League Conference, in Tirana
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
(Dates and place to be confirmed) – Rugby: allocation of the 2027 and 2031 men’s world cups and the women’s 2025 World Cup
June: Top 14 and NBA finals
Start of the month (dates to be determined) – Football: start of the 2022-2023 Nations League
Start of the month (dates to be determined) – Football: intercontinental play-offs to access the 2022 World Cup in Qatar
2 to 19 (maximum) – Basketball: NBA finals
5 to 12 – Cycling: Critérium du Dauphiné
June 11 to 12 – Auto: World Endurance Championship (WEC), 24 Hours of Le Mans
16 to 19 – Golf PGA: US Open (Brookline, Massachusetts, United States)
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: Tour de France, Euro ladies football and Formula 1 at Le Castellet
1st to 24th – Cycling: Tour de France
3 – Formula 1: British Grand Prix
6 – Football: opening match of the Women’s Euro in England
15 to 24 – Athletics: Outdoor Worlds in Eugene (Oregon, United States)
21 au 24 – Golf LPGA: Evian Championship (Evian, France)
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: resumption of Ligue 1, Judo Worlds
6 to 7 – Football: 1st day of Ligue 1, 2022-2023
7 to 14 – Judo: world championships in Tashkent
11 to 21 – Swimming: European long course championships, in Rome
September 19 to 11 – Cycling: Tour of Spain
21 – MotoGP: Austrian Grand Prix
24 to 28 – Cycling: mountain biking world championships (Les Gets, France)
September 26 to 11 – Volleyball: World Cup-2022 men in Russia
28 – Formula 1: Belgian Grand Prix
September 29 to 11 – Tennis: US Open
August-October (exact dates and location to be confirmed) – Rugby Championship of the Southern Hemisphere, with New Zealand, Australia, South Africa and Argentina
September: Euro basketball for men, World Cup for women
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)
11 – Formula 1: Italian Grand Prix
15th to 18th – Women’s golf: French Open
18 to 25 – Cycling: road world championships (Wollongong, Australia)
22 to 25 – European Golf Tour: French Open (National golf course in Saint
Quentin-en-Yvelines)
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: Women’s Rugby World Cup
8 – Cycling: Tour of Lombardy
November 8 to 12 – Rugby: Women’s Rugby Union World Cup in New Zealand
9 – Formula 1: Japanese Grand Prix
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
November 31 to 6 – Tennis: Masters 1000 de Paris
November: start of the World Cup in Qatar, end of the Moto GP season
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
13 – Formula 1: Brazilian Grand Prix
13 to 20 – Tennis: ATP Masters, in Turin
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: FIFA World Cup final
16 to 18 – Judo: Masters, location to be determined
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”
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