World of Sport
Major World Sporting Events
Here is a list of Major World Sporting Events in which teams from different countries battle it out. In these events countries of the world are brought together in competition - in some of these most countries of the world are represented, in others only a select few. For some of these events there is more information available, follow the links.
| sport | event | notes |
|---|---|---|
| Multi | Summer Olympics | The world's premier multi-sport and multi-country sporting competition, held every four years. |
| Winter Olympics | the winter sports version of the Olympic Games, held every four years, two years after the Summer Olympics. | |
| Paralympic Games | A major event for athletes with disabilities, now run in conjunction with the Summer Olympic Games, every four years. | |
| Commonwealth Games | the next being held in Glasgow, in 2014. It is held every four years. | |
| Baseball * | Baseball World Cup | The Baseball World Cup is an international tournament in which national baseball teams from around the world compete, sanctioned by the International Baseball Federation (IBAF). Major League Baseball has not allowed its players to participate, so many of the world's best are not involved. It is currently held every two years (next in 2011) |
| World Baseball Classic | The World Baseball Classic is an international baseball tournament for national baseball teams from around the world, sanctioned by the IBAF and includes Major League Baseball players playing for their home country. It is held every four years (next in 2013) | |
| Baseball World Series | The so-called World Series is only played by teams of the USA, though elite players from around the world play in the US, and the World Series would be considered a major event for baseball fans all around the world. | |
| Basketball | NBA Finals | National Basketball Association Finals held in June each year. |
| Cricket | ICC World Cup | An international one-day cricket tournament contested by all Test-playing nations plus some qualifiers. |
| World Twenty20 | World Cup of the twenty over game | |
| Cycling | UCI World Championships (Track Cycling and Road) | Winners of this event are considered the World Cycling Champion for which they receive the right to wear the Rainbow Jersey for a full year in the respective discipline they are world champion |
| Golf | Ryder Cup | Annual tournament between teams from USA v Europe. The event is contested every two years, the venue alternating between courses in the US and Europe (usually UK) |
| Hockey (Ice) | Stanley Cup | finals of North American league (NHL) in June each year |
| Football (American) | Super Bowl | The Championship game of the National Football League (NFL) |
| Football (soccer) | FIFA World Cup | Held every 4 years. The next World Cup is to be held in South Africa in 2010. |
| Motorsports | F1 Grand Prix | a series of events held around the world, such as the British, Monaco and Italian Grand Prix. |
| Rowing | World Championships | |
| Rugby | Rugby World Cup | an international rugby union competition played every four years |
| Swimming | FINA World Championships | The world championships for aquatic sports (diving, swimming-50m, open water swimming, water polo, synchronized swimming), held every 2 years. |
| Tennis | Davis Cup | An annual international team tennis competition for men. |
| Hopman Cup | annual international mixed team tennis competition played in Perth, Australia | |
| Federation Cup | annual international team tennis competition for women |
* The baseball tournament at the Summer Olympic Games was also considered a major world championship, until it was dropped as an Olympic Sport for 2012.
Related Pages
- Calendar of Major Sporting Events for the upcoming years.
- List of top 100 sporting events you must see.
- Sports Videos tagged as 'Major Events'
- read the major events entries on the sporting blog