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Date Sport Venue/Event Status Winner/s
1 Formula E Mexico 2017 Mexico City ePrix International Brazil Lucas di Grassi (Germany Abt Sportsline)
1–9 Curling Canada 2017 Ford World Men's Curling Championship International  Canada (Skip: Brad Gushue)
1–10 Fencing Bulgaria 2017 Junior and Cadet World Fencing Championships International  Russia
1–11 Weightlifting Thailand 2017 Youth World Weightlifting Championships International  China
1–12 November Motorsport European Union/Canada/South Africa 2017 FIA World Rallycross Championship International Supercar WRX: Sweden Johan Kristoffersson (Sweden Volkswagen RX Sweden)
Supercar ERX: Sweden Anton Marklund (Sweden Marklund Motorsport)
Super 1600: Hungary Krisztián Szabó
Touringcar: Norway Lars-Øivind Enerberg
RX2: France Cyril Raymond
2 Road bicycle racing Belgium 2017 Tour of Flanders ('Monument' #2) International Belgium Philippe Gilbert (Belgium Quick-Step Floors)
2 Triathlon New Zealand 2017 ITU Triathlon World Cup #3 International Men: South Africa Richard Murray
Women: United States Katie Zaferes
2–8 Ice hockey South Korea 2017 IIHF World U18 Championship Division II – Group A International  Romania was promoted to Division I – Group B
 Croatia was relegated to Division II – Group B
2–8 Ice hockey South Korea 2017 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II – Group A International  South Korea was promoted to Division I – Group B
 Australia was relegated to Division II – Group B
2–8 Weightlifting Croatia 2017 European Weightlifting Championships Continental  Russia
2–1 October Baseball United States/Canada 2017 Major League Baseball season Domestic American League: Texas Houston Astros
National League: California Los Angeles Dodgers
3–9 Ice hockey Romania 2017 IIHF World Championship Division II – Group A International  Romania was promoted to Division I – Group B
 Spain was relegated to Division II – Group B
4–10 Ice hockey New Zealand 2017 IIHF World Championship Division II – Group B International  China was promoted to Division II – Group A
 Turkey was relegated to Division III
5–12 Futsal Argentina 2017 Copa América de Futsal Continental  Brazil
6–9 Rallying France 2017 Tour de Corse (WRC #4) International Belgium Thierry Neuville & Nicolas Gilsoul (South Korea Hyundai)
6–9 Golf United States 2017 Masters Tournament International Spain Sergio García
7–8 Synchronized skating United States 2017 ISU World Synchronized Skating Championships International Russia Paradise
7–9 Rugby sevens Hong Kong 2017 Hong Kong Sevens (WRSS #7) International  Fiji
7–13 Ice hockey Slovenia 2017 IIHF World U18 Championship Division I – Group A International  France was promoted to Top Division
 Hungary was relegated to Division I – Group B
7–14 Squash Egypt 2016 Women's World Open Squash Championship International Egypt Nour El Sherbini
7–17 Ultramarathon Morocco 2017 Marathon des Sables International Men: Morocco Rachid El Morabity
Women: Sweden Elisabet Barnes
8 Horse racing England 2017 Grand National International Republic of Ireland One For Arthur (Jockey: Republic of Ireland Derek Fox)
8–9 Triathlon Australia 2017 ITU World Triathlon Series #2 International Men: Spain Mario Mola
Women: New Zealand Andrea Hewitt
8–14 Ice hockey Poland 2017 IIHF Women's World Championship Division I – Group B International  Slovakia was promoted to Division I – Group A
 Poland was relegated to Division II – Group A
12 October 2016–9 Ice hockey United States/Canada 2016–17 NHL season Domestic Presidents' Trophy: Washington, D.C. Washington Capitals
Scoring winner: Ontario Connor McDavid (Alberta Edmonton Oilers)
Goaltender winner: Russia Sergei Bobrovsky (Ohio Columbus Blue Jackets)
9 Formula One China 2017 Chinese Grand Prix International United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton (Germany Mercedes)
9 Motorcycle racing Argentina 2017 Argentine motorcycle Grand Prix International MotoGP: Spain Maverick Viñales (Japan Movistar Yamaha MotoGP)
Moto2: Italy Franco Morbidelli (Belgium EG 0,0 Marc VDS)
Moto3: Spain Joan Mir (Germany Leopard Racing)
9 Road bicycle racing France 2017 Paris–Roubaix ('Monument' #3) International Belgium Greg Van Avermaet (United States BMC Racing Team)
9–16 Table tennis China 2017 Asian Table Tennis Championships Continental Men: China Fan Zhendong
Women: Japan Miu Hirano
9–1 December Motorsport European Union/Morocco/Argentina/China/Japan/Macau/Qatar 2017 World Touring Car Championship International Sweden Thed Björk (Sweden Polestar Cyan Racing)
10–16 Ice hockey Bulgaria 2017 IIHF World Championship Division III International  Luxembourg was promoted to Division II – Group B
25 October 2016–12 Basketball United States/Canada 2016–17 NBA season Domestic Top Seed: California Golden State Warriors
Top Scorer: California Russell Westbrook (Oklahoma Oklahoma City Thunder)
12–16 Track cycling Hong Kong 2017 UCI Track Cycling World Championships International  Australia
12–11 June Ice hockey United States/Canada 2017 Stanley Cup playoffs Domestic Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Penguins
MVP: Nova Scotia Sidney Crosby
13–23 Ice hockey Slovakia 2017 IIHF World U18 Championships International  United States
14–16 Judo Madagascar 2017 African Judo Championships Continental  Algeria
14–15 October Motorsport European Union 2017 FIA Formula 3 European Championship International United Kingdom Lando Norris (United Kingdom Carlin Motorsport)
15–16 Rugby sevens Singapore 2017 Singapore Sevens (WRSS #8) International  Canada
15–16 Endurance motorcycle racing France 2017 24 Heures Moto (EWC #2) International Winners: Spain David Checa, Italy Niccolò Canepa, France Mike Di Meglio (France GTM94 Yamaha)
15–18 Athletics Curaçao 2017 CARIFTA Games Continental  Jamaica
15–21 Ice hockey Slovenia 2017 IIHF World U18 Championships Division I – Group B International  Slovenia was promoted to Division I – Group A
 Poland was relegated to Division II – Group A
15–21 Ice hockey Austria 2017 IIHF Women's World Championship Division I – Group A International  Japan was promoted to Top Division
 France was relegated to Division I – Group B
15–23 Tennis Monaco 2017 Monte-Carlo Masters International Spain Rafael Nadal
15–1 May Snooker England 2017 World Snooker Championship International England Mark Selby
15–12 June Basketball United States/Canada 2017 NBA Playoffs Domestic California Golden State Warriors
MVP: Washington, D.C. Kevin Durant (Golden State Warriors)
15–22 October Motorsport European Union 2017 European Le Mans Series International LMP2: Russia G-Drive Racing
LMP3: United States United Autosports
LMGTE: United Kingdom JMW Motorsport
15–26 November Motorsport European Union/Bahrain/Monaco/Azerbaijan/United Arab Emirates 2017 FIA Formula 2 Championship International Monaco Charles Leclerc (Italy Prema Powerteam)
16 Formula One Bahrain 2017 Bahrain Grand Prix International Germany Sebastian Vettel (Italy Ferrari)
16–18 November Motorsport European Union/Mexico/United States/Japan/China/Bahrain 2017 FIA World Endurance Championship International LMP1: New Zealand Brendon Hartley, New Zealand Earl Bamber, & Germany Timo Bernhard
LMP2: Brazil Bruno Senna & France Julien Canal
LMGTE Pro: Italy Alessandro Pier Guidi & United Kingdom James Calado
LMGTE Am: Austria Mathias Lauda, Canada Paul Dalla Lana, & Portugal Pedro Lamy
17 Athletics United States 2017 Boston Marathon (WMM #2) International Men: Kenya Geoffrey Kirui
Women: Kenya Edna Kiplagat
19–23 Artistic gymnastics Romania 2017 European Artistic Gymnastics Championships Continental  Russia
20–23 Figure skating Japan 2017 ISU World Team Trophy in Figure Skating International  Japan
20–23 Judo Poland 2017 European Judo Championships Continental  France
21–29 Weightlifting Turkmenistan 2017 Asian Weightlifting Championships Continental  China
21–30 Multi-sport New Zealand 2017 World Masters Games International For results, click here.
21–7 May Association football Panama 2017 CONCACAF U-17 Championship Continental  Mexico
22–23 Athletics The Bahamas 2017 IAAF World Relays International  United States
22–23 Rugby sevens Japan 2017 Japan Women's Sevens (WRWSS #4) International  New Zealand
22–28 Ice hockey Ukraine 2017 IIHF World Championship Division I – Group A International  Austria and  South Korea were promoted to Top Division
 Ukraine was relegated to Division I – Group B
22–29 Curling Canada 2017 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship
Canada 2017 World Senior Curling Championships
International Mixed doubles:  Switzerland (Martin Rios & Jenny Perret)
Men's senior:  Sweden (Skip: Mats Wrana)
Women's senior:  Canada (Skip: Colleen Jones)
22–30 Volleyball Hungary/Slovakia 2017 Boys' U19 Volleyball European Championship Continental  Czech Republic
22–3 June Rugby union Hong Kong/Japan/South Korea 2017 Asia Rugby Championship Continental  Japan
23 Motorcycle racing United States 2017 Motorcycle Grand Prix of the Americas International MotoGP: Spain Marc Márquez (Japan Repsol Honda)
Moto2: Italy Franco Morbidelli (Belgium EG 0,0 Marc VDS)
Moto3: Italy Romano Fenati (Italy Marinelli Rivacold Snipers)
23 Athletics United Kingdom 2017 London Marathon (WMM #3) International Men: Kenya Daniel Wanjiru
Women: Kenya Mary Keitany
23 Road bicycle racing Belgium 2017 Liège–Bastogne–Liège ('Monument' #4) International Spain Alejandro Valverde (Spain Movistar Team)
23–29 Ice hockey United Kingdom 2017 IIHF World Championship Division I – Group B International  Great Britain was promoted to Division I – Group A
 Netherlands was relegated to Division II – Group A
24 Association football Switzerland 2017 UEFA Youth League Final Continental Austria Red Bull Salzburg
25–30 Badminton Denmark 2017 European Badminton Championships Continental Men: England Rajiv Ouseph
Women: Spain Carolina Marín
2 August 2016–26 Association football 2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League Continental Mexico C.F. Pachuca
26–30 Amateur wrestling Morocco 2017 African Wrestling Championships Continental Men's Freestyle/Greco-Roman:  Egypt
Women's Freestyle:  Nigeria
27–29 American football United States 2017 NFL draft Domestic #1 pick: Texas Myles Garrett (to the Ohio Cleveland Browns from the Texas Texas A&M Aggies)
27–30 Rallying Argentina 2017 Rally Argentina (WRC #5) International Belgium Thierry Neuville & Nicolas Gilsoul (South Korea Hyundai)
27–7 May Beach soccer The Bahamas 2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup International  Brazil
28–30 Basketball Spain 2017 Basketball Champions League Final Four Continental Spain Iberostar Tenerife
28–8 October Motorsport European Union 2017 European Touring Car Cup Continental Czech Republic Petr Fulín (Czech Republic Křenek Motorsport)
28–26 November Rallying New Zealand/Australia/China/Malaysia/Japan/India 2017 Asia-Pacific Rally Championship Regional Main: India Gaurav Gill
Asia Rally Cup: India Gaurav Gill
Pacific Rally Cup: Norway Ole Veiby
29–28 October Motorcycle speedway European Union/Australia 2017 Speedway Grand Prix International Australia Jason Doyle
29–29 October Motorsport European Union 2017 International GT Open International Italy Giovanni Venturini (Italy Imperiale Racing)
30 Formula One Russia 2017 Russian Grand Prix International Finland Valtteri Bottas (Germany Mercedes)
30 Futsal Kazakhstan 2017 UEFA Futsal Cup Final Continental Spain Inter FS
30–7 May Amateur boxing Uzbekistan 2017 Asian Amateur Boxing Championships Continental  Uzbekistan