General sporting events - Definition and Overview

Multi-Sport Events

• Arctic Winter Games
• Asian Games
• Canada Games
• Commonwealth Games
• Francophone Games
• Gaelic Games
• Gay Games
• Goodwill Games
• Nordic Games
• Pan American Games
• Paralympic Games
• Special Olympic Games
• Summer Olympic Games
• Winter Olympic Games
• World Games
• World Wheelchair Games
• X Games

American football

• Alamo Bowl
• Aztec Bowl
• Capital One Bowl
• Continental Tire Bowl
• Cotton Bowl
• Emerald Bowl
• Fiesta Bowl
• Fort Worth Bowl
• Gator Bowl
• GMAC Bowl
• Hawaii Bowl
• Houston Bowl
• Holiday Bowl
• Independence Bowl
• Insight Bowl
• Las Vegas Bowl
• Liberty Bowl
• Motor City Bowl
• MPC Computers Bowl
• Music City Bowl
• New Orleans Bowl
• Orange Bowl
• Outback Bowl
• Peach Bowl
• Rose Bowl
• Senior Bowl
• Silicon Valley Football Classic
• Sugar Bowl
• Sun Bowl
• Tangerine Bowl
• NCAA Division I-AA national football championship
• NCAA Division II national football championship
• NCAA Division III national football championship
• NAIA national football championship
• Super Bowl

Athletics (track and field)

• IAAF World Championships in Athletics
• IAAF Golden League
• Boston Marathon
• London Marathon
• New York City Marathon

Baseball

• World Series
• Japan Series
• Caribbean World Series
• College World Series
• Little League World Series

Canadian football

• Grey Cup
• Vanier Cup

Cricket

• Ashes series
• Asia Cup
• Border-Gavaskar Trophy
• Chapple-Hadlee Trophy
• Cricket World Cup
• Frank Worrell Trophy
• ICC Champions Trophy
• ICC Intercontinental Cup
• ICC ODI Championship
• ICC Test Championship
• Pro Cricket
• Trans-Tasman Trophy
• Wisden Trophy

Curling

• Ford World Curling Championship
  • List of World Curling Women's Champions
  • List of World Curling Men's Champions
• Scott Tournament of Hearts
• Tim Hortons Brier

Cycling

main article: List of important cycling events

• Tour de France
• Giro d'Italia
• Vuelta a España
• Tour de Suisse
• Paris-Roubaix
• Tour of Flanders
• Tour of Lombardy
• World Cycling Championship

Football (soccer)

Worldwide

• FIFA World Cup
• FIFA Women's World Cup
• FIFA Confederations Cup
• FIFA Club World Championship
• Homeless World Cup

Europe

• UEFA European Championship
• UEFA Champions League
• UEFA Cup
• UEFA Cup Winners' Cup (discontinued)
• UEFA European Super Cup
• UEFA Intertoto Cup
• English Premier League
• Spanish Liga
• Italian Serie A
• German Bundesliga
• Scottish Premier League
• French Ligue 1
• Portuguese SuperLiga
• Turkish Premier Super League

South America

• Copa América
• Copa Libertadores
• Brazilian Championship

Asia

• AFC Champions League
• J. League
• K-League

Europe/South America

• Intercontinental Cup

Golf

Men

• The Masters
• U.S. Open
• The Open Championship
• PGA Championship
• Ryder Cup Matches
• President's Cup

Women

• Kraft Nabisco Championship
• U.S. Women's Open
• LPGA Championship
• Women's British Open
• Solheim Cup

Thoroughbred Horse Racing

• Two Thousand Guineas Stakes
• Epsom Derby
• St. Leger Stakes
• Kentucky Derby
• Preakness Stakes
• Belmont Stakes
• Breeders' Cup World Thoroughbred Championships
• Grand National

Ice hockey

• Ice Hockey World Championships
• World Cup of Hockey
• Stanley Cup
• Memorial Cup
  • J. Ross Robertson Cup (OHL)
  • President's Cup (QMJHL)
  • President's Cup (WHL)
• Allan Cup
• Frozen Four

Rugby League

• Rugby League World Cup
• Challenge Cup
• Super League (Europe)
• National Rugby League

Rugby Union

• Rugby Union World Cup
• Six Nations Championship (European national teams)
  • Calcutta Cup (England-Scotland)
• Tri Nations Series (Australia, New Zealand, South Africa national teams)
  • Bledisloe Cup (Australia-New Zealand)
• Heineken Cup (European elite clubs)
• European Challenge Cup (European clubs)
• European Shield (European clubs)
• Super 12 (Southern Hemisphere regional clubs)
• Zurich Premiership (English clubs)
• Celtic League (Ireland, Scotland, Wales clubs)
• Ligue Nationale de Rugby (French clubs)
• Currie Cup (South Africa)
• National Provincial Championship (New Zealand)
• Ranfurly Shield (New Zealand challenge)

Swimming

• European LC Championships
• European SC Championships
• FINA World Championships

Tennis

• Australian Open
• French Open
• Wimbledon
• U.S. Open
• Davis Cup (men's national teams)
• Fed Cup (women's national teams)

Triathlon

• Ironman Triathlon

See also : Sport