2013 in sports is listing and describing the major sporting events from the current year: by month and by discipline. The year after the 2012 Summer Olympics and the year before the 2014 Winter Olympics.
Calendar by month
January
Date Sport Venue/Event Status Winner/s 2–6 Squash 2012 PSA and WSA World Series Finals International Amr Shabana / Nicol David 4 – 22 September Golf 2013 PGA Tour Domestic Money leader and most tournaments won: Tiger WoodsFedEx Cup winner: Henrik Stenson 5–13 Darts 2013 BDO World Darts Championship International Scott Waites / Anastasia Dobromyslova 5–18 Association football 21st Arabian Gulf Cup Regional 5–19 Auto racing 2013 Dakar Rally International Cyril Despres (bikes) Marcos Patronelli (quads) Stéphane Peterhansel / Jean-Paul Cottret (cars) Eduard Nikolaev / Sergey Savostin / Vladimir Rybakov (trucks) 7 American football 2013 BCS National Championship Game Domestic University of Alabama 10–13 Curling 2013 Continental Cup of Curling International / North America 11–27 Handball 2013 World Men's Handball Championship International 14–27 Tennis 2013 Australian Open International Novak Djokovic / Victoria Azarenka 14 – 10 February Field hockey 2013 Hockey India League Domestic Ranchi Rhinos 15–20 WRC 81ème Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo International Sébastien Loeb / Daniel Elena 18–24 Squash Tournament of Champions 2013 International Ramy Ashour 18–27 Association football 2013 Copa Centroamericana Regional 19 Mixed martial arts UFC on FX: Belfort vs. Bisping International Vitor Belfort 19 – 10 February Association football 2013 Africa Cup of Nations Continental 19 – 27 AprilThe season was originally scheduled to begin on 11 October 2012, but a lockout delayed the start of the season until 19 January. Ice hockey / 2012–13 NHL season Domestic Presidents' Trophy and Clarence S. Campbell Bowl (Western Conference (NHL)) winner: Chicago BlackhawksPrince of Wales Trophy (Eastern Conference (NHL)) winner: Boston Bruins 20 Marathon Mumbai Marathon International Jackson Kiprop / Valentine Kipketer 21–27 Figure skating 2013 European Figure Skating Championships Continental Men: Javier FernándezLadies: Carolina KostnerPairs: Tatiana Volosozhar / Maxim TrankovIce dance: Ekaterina Bobrova / Dmitri Soloviev 22–27 Road cycling 2013 Tour Down Under International Tom-Jelte Slagter 22 – 24 July Association football 2013 Copa Libertadores Continental Atlético Mineiro 23–27 Curling 2013 The National International Jeff Stoughton (skip) 25 Marathon Dubai Marathon International Lelisa Desisa / Tsegayae Beyene 26 Mixed martial arts UFC on Fox: Johnson vs. Dodson International Demetrious Johnson 29 – 5 February Multi-sport 2013 Special Olympics World Winter Games International Note: See Multi-sport events section below 31 – 17 February Cricket 2013 Women's Cricket World Cup International
February Date Sport Venue/Event Status Winner/s 1–7 Baseball 2013 Caribbean Series Regional Yaquis de Obregón 1 – 17 November Tennis 2013 Davis Cup World Group International 1–13 Cricket West Indian cricket team in Australia in 2012–13 International (ODIs) / (T20) 1 – 24 March Cricket Pakistani cricket team in South Africa in 2012–13 International (Tests), (T20s) 2 Mixed martial arts UFC 156: Aldo vs. Edgar International José Aldo 2 – 13 April Basketball 2013 FIBA Americas League Continental EC Pinheiros 2 Cycling 2013 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships International Men's elite race: Sven NysWomen's elite race: Marianne Vos 2 – 16 March Rugby union 2013 Six Nations Championship Continental 3 American football Super Bowl XLVII Domestic Baltimore Ravens 4–17 Alpine skiing FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2013 International 5–12 Figure skating 2013 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships International Men: Kevin ReynoldsLadies: Mao AsadaPairs: Meagan Duhamel / Eric RadfordIce dance: Meryl Davis / Charlie White 7–17 Biathlon Biathlon World Championships 2013 International Norway 8–10 WRC 61st Rally Sweden International Sébastien Ogier/Julien Ingrassia 9 – 26 March Cricket English cricket team in New Zealand in 2012–13 International (T20s, ODIs) 9 – 9 November Association football 2013 AFC Champions League Continental Guangzhou Evergrande F.C. 9 – 3 November Tennis 2013 Fed Cup World Group International 11–17 Tennis 2013 Qatar Total Open International Victoria Azarenka 15 – 13 July Rugby union // 2013 Super Rugby season Regional Top of league table: Chiefs 16–17 Speed skating 2013 World Allround Speed Skating Championships International Sven Kramer/ Ireen Wüst 16–24 Curling 2013 Scotties Tournament of Hearts Domestic (Rachel Homan, skip) 16 – 17 November Auto racing 2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Domestic Jimmie Johnson ( Hendrick Motorsports, Chevrolet) 20–24 Track cycling 2013 UCI Track Cycling World Championships International 20 – 3 March Nordic skiing FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2013 International 20 – 17 April Ice hockey ////// 2013 Gagarin Cup playoffs Regional Dynamo Moscow 22 – 26 March Cricket Australian cricket team in India in 2012–13 International 22 – 26 March Cricket Zimbabwean cricket team in the West Indies in 2012–13 International (ODIs, T20) 24 NASCAR 2013 Daytona 500 Domestic Jimmie Johnson ( Hendrick Motorsports, Chevrolet) 24 Athletics 2013 Tokyo Marathon International Dennis Kimetto / Aberu Kebede 25 – 2 March Squash North American Open 2013 International Ramy Ashour 28 – 8 December Auto racing // 2013 International V8 Supercars Championship International Drivers' Championship: Jamie WhincupPirtek Endurance Cup: Craig Lowndes / Warren LuffTeams Championship: Triple Eight Race Engineering
March Date Sport Venue/Event Status Winner/s 1–3 Athletics 2013 European Athletics Indoor Championships Continental Russia 2–10 Curling 2013 Tim Hortons Brier Domestic (Brad Jacobs, skip) 2–19 Baseball /// 2013 World Baseball Classic International Dominican Republic 2 – 8 September Rugby league / Super League XVIII Regional See this section for the final eight in the playoffs 2 – 27 October Association football / 2013 Major League Soccer season Domestic See the playoff bracket section here. 3–10 Road cycling 2013 Paris–Nice International Richie Porte 3–17 Multi-sport 2013 Central American Games International 4–17 Tennis 2013 BNP Paribas Open International Rafael Nadal / Maria Sharapova 6–12 Road cycling 2013 Tirreno–Adriatico International Vincenzo Nibali 6–13 Association football 2013 Algarve Cup International 7 – 9 September Rugby league / 2013 NRL season Domestic See this section for the final eight in the playoffs 8–10 WRC 27º Rally México International Sébastien Ogier/Julien Ingrassia 8–10 Short track speed skating 2013 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships International South Korea 8–14 Squash Kuwait PSA Cup 2013 International Ramy Ashour 9–10 Volleyball CEV Women's Champions League Continental VakıfBank 10–17 Figure skating 2013 World Figure Skating Championships International Men: Patrick ChanLadies: Kim YunaPairs: Tatiana Volosozhar / Maxim TrankovIce dance: Meryl Davis / Charlie White 15–24 Ice hockey 2013 NCAA National Collegiate Women's Ice Hockey Tournament Domestic University of Minnesota 15–10 November Association football 2013 Tippeligaen Domestic Strømsgodset 16–24 Curling 2013 World Women's Curling Championship International (Eve Muirhead, skip) 16–17 Volleyball CEV Champions League Continental Novosibirsk 17 Road cycling 2013 Milan–San Remo International Gerald Ciolek 17 Formula One 2013 Australian Grand Prix International Kimi Räikkönen ( Lotus–Renault) 18–24 Road cycling 2013 Volta a Catalunya International 18–31 Tennis 2013 Sony Open Tennis International Andy Murray / Serena Williams 19 – 8 April Basketball 2013 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament Domestic University of Louisville 22 Road cycling 2013 E3 Harelbeke International 22 – 1 September Australian rules football 2013 AFL season Domestic Minor premiers: Hawthorn 22-7 September Association Football 2013 USL Pro season International Orlando City 22 – 24 IndyCar Series Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg International James Hinchcliffe 23 Motorcycle speedway 2013 Speedway Grand Prix of New Zealand International Jarosław Hampel 23 – 9 April Basketball 2013 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament Domestic University of Connecticut 24 Formula One 2013 Malaysian Grand Prix International Sebastian Vettel ( Red Bull–Renault) 24 WTCC 2013 FIA WTCC Race of Italy International Yvan Muller ( Chevrolet) (2) 24 Road cycling 2013 Gent–Wevelgem International 24 Athletics 2013 IAAF World Cross Country Championships International Japhet Kipyegon Korir / Emily Chebet 25–29 Multi-sport 2013 CSIM World Winter Games International 27–31 Squash Kuala Lumpur Open 2013 International Laura Massaro 27–31 Rink hockey 65th Nations Cup International 29 – 13 April Ice hockey 2013 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament Domestic Yale University 30 Horse racing 2013 Dubai World Cup International Animal Kingdom (jockey: Joel Rosario; trainer: Graham Motion) 30 – 7 April Curling 2013 Ford World Men's Curling Championship International (Niklas Edin, skip) 31 Road cycling 2013 Tour of Flanders International 31 – 29 September Baseball / 2013 Major League Baseball season Domestic See this section for the postseason bracket.
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