2012 in sports

2012 in sports lists and describes the year's events in world sport.

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Alpine Skiing

October 22, 2011 - March 18, 2012: 2012 Alpine Skiing World Cup

American football

January 9 – 2012 BCS National Championship Game in New Orleans
February 5 – Super Bowl XLVI in Indianapolis

Aquatics

January 16 - January 29: 2012 Men's European Water Polo Championship in Eindhoven, Netherlands
February 20 - February 26: 2012 FINA Diving World Cup in London, U.K.
May 14 - May 27: 2012 European Aquatics Championships in Antwerp and Eindhoven, Netherlands
December 12 - December 16: 2012 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) in Istanbul, Turkey

Association football

Main article: 2012 in association football

2012 African Cup of Nations in Gabon and Equatorial Guinea (final to be held in Libreville)
UEFA Euro 2012 in Poland and Ukraine (final to be held in Kiev)
2012 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Baku, Azerbaijan
2012 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
2011–12 OFC Champions League
2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League
2011–12 UEFA Champions League (final to be held in Munich)
2012 Copa Libertadores
2012 AFC Champions League
2012 CAF Champions League
2012 FIFA Club World Cup in Japan

Athletics

March 9 - March 11: 2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Istanbul, Turkey
July 10 - July 15: IAAF World Junior Championships in Athletics in Barcelona, Spain
June 27 - July 1st: 2012 European Athletics Championships in Helsinki, Finland

Baseball

The Miami Marlins, known as the Florida Marlins until November 11, 2011, will open their new stadium, Marlins Ballpark, on April 4 against the defending World Series champion St. Louis Cardinals.

Basketball

Barclays Center, a new arena in Brooklyn, is expected to open this year. The New Jersey Nets are planning to move into the new building, and in 2011 revealed that they will become the Brooklyn Nets at that time.
2011–12 Euroleague Basketball. Final Four in Istanbul, Turkey

Biathlon

November 28 - March 18 : 2011–12 Biathlon World Cup
March 1 - March 11 : Biathlon World Championships 2012

Canadian football

100th Grey Cup game.

Cricket

2012 Under19 Cricket World Cup will be held in Australia.
2012 ICC World Twenty20 will be held in Sri Lanka.

Curling

Main articles: 2011–12 curling season and 2012–13 curling season

2011–12 curling season

Season of Champions

Continental Cup of Curling (Langley, British Columbia, Jan. 12–15)
- Winner:
M&M Meat Shops Canadian Junior Curling Championships (Napanee, Ontario, Feb. 4–12)
- Men's winner:
- Women's winner:
Scotties Tournament of Hearts (Red Deer, Alberta, Feb. 18–26)
- Women's winner:
Tim Hortons Brier (Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Mar. 3–11)
- Men's winner:
Ford World Women's Curling Championship (Lethbridge, Alberta, Mar. 17–25)
- Men's winner:

Grand Slams

The Swiss Chalet National (Dawson Creek, British Columbia, Jan. 25–29)
- Men's winner:
GP Car and Home Players' Championship (Summerside, Prince Edward Island, Apr. 10–15)
- Men's winner:
- Women's winner:

World Championships

World Wheelchair Curling Championship (Chuncheon City, South Korea, Feb. 18–25)
- Winner:
World Junior Curling Championships (Östersund, Sweden, Mar. 3–11)
- Men's winner:
- Women's winner:
Ford World Women's Curling Championship (Lethbridge, Alberta, Mar. 17–25)
- Men's winner:
Capital One World Men's Curling Championship (Basel, Switzerland, Mar. 31–Apr. 8)
- Men's winner:
World Senior Curling Championships (Tårnby. Denmark, Apr. 14–21)
- Men's winner:
- Women's winner:
World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship (Erzurum, Turkey, Apr. 23–29)
- Winner:

Figure skating

Main article: 2011–2012 figure skating season

Main article: 2012–2013 figure skating season

January 23–29 – 2012 European Figure Skating Championships in Sheffield, England
February 7–12 – 2012 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships in Colorado Springs, United States
February 27 – March 4 – 2012 World Junior Figure Skating Championships in Minsk, Belarus
March 26 – April 1 – 2012 World Figure Skating Championships in Nice, France

Freestyle Skiing

December 10 - March 18 : 2011–12 FIS Freestyle Skiing World Cup

Futsal

January 31 - February 11: 2012 UEFA Futsal Championship in Croatia (final to be held in Zagreb)
November 2 - November 18: 2012 FIFA Futsal World Cup in Thailand (final to be held in Bangkok)

Golf

September 25-September 30: 2012 Ryder Cup in Medinah, United States

Handball

January 17 - January 29: 2012 European Men's Handball Championship in Serbia
December 3 - December 16: 2012 European Women's Handball Championship in Netherlands

Ice hockey

December 26, 2011 - January 5: 2012 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships in Calgary and Edmonton, Canada
23 March to 7 April – 2012 NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey Tournament
April 7 - April 14: 2012 IIHF Women's World Championship in the United States
May 4 - May 20: 2012 IIHF World Championship in Finland and Sweden

Luge

Motor racing

Nordic Skiing

2011–12 FIS Nordic Combined World Cup
2011–12 FIS Ski Jumping World Cup
2011–12 FIS Cross-Country World Cup
December 29 - January 8: 2011–12 Tour de Ski
December 29 - January 6: 2011–12 Four Hills Tournament

Rink Hockey

2012 the 50th Rink Hockey European Championship
2012 Rink hockey World Club Championship the 4th Rink hockey World Club Championship, Argentine
2012 Rink Hockey Ladies World Championship, the 11th Ladies Rink Hockey World Championship, in Argentine
2012 B-Rink Hockey World Championship
2012 Rink Hockey American Championship

Road Cycling

May 5 - May 27: 2012 Giro d'Italia
June 30 - July 22: 2012 Tour de France
August 18 - September 9: 2012 Vuelta a España
September 15 - September 23: 2012 UCI Road World Championships in Limburg, Netherlands

Rowing

2012 World Rowing Championships will be held at Plovdiv, Bulgaria between July 18 and July 21.

Rugby union

4 February – 17 March: Six Nations Championship
Heineken Cup: Final to be held 19/20 May at Twickenham, London
Amlin Challenge Cup: Final to be held 18 May at The Stoop, London
IRB Sevens World Series
2012 IRB Junior World Championship in South Africa
2012 IRB Junior World Rugby Trophy (site TBA)
Super Rugby
The Rugby Championship — This will be the first edition of the Southern Hemisphere's premier national team competition, known through 2011 as the Tri Nations, to include Argentina.

Domestic competitions

English Premiership
RFU Championship — Champion earns promotion to the Premiership, provided the club meets the Premiership's standards criteria.
Top 14
Rugby Pro D2 — Champion earns automatic promotion to Top 14; winner of playoff series involving the next four teams in the league table earns the second promotion place.
Celtic League
LV Cup (Anglo-Welsh Cup)
ITM Cup
- Premiership:
- Championship: Winner earns promotion to 2013 Championship
Currie Cup

Ski mountaineering

2012 World Championship of Skimountaineering will be held in Schladming, Austria

Snowboarding

2011–12 FIS Snowboard World Cup

Tennis

Australian Open (January 16 - January 23)
French Open (May 28 - June 4)
The Championships, Wimbledon (June 25 - July 2)
US Open (tennis) (August 27 - September 3)

Volleyball

Multi-sport events

2012 Winter Youth Olympics January 13–22 in Innsbruck, Austria
June 21—June 24 – 2012 United World Games in Klagenfurt, Austria
July 27—August 12 – 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom
August 29—September 9 – 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, United Kingdom
2012 Asian Beach Games in Haiyang, China

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2012 in sports

Contents

2011–12 curling season

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