2013 in sports

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 Woods FedEx 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 Marcos Patronelli Stéphane Peterhansel / Jean-Paul Cottret Eduard Nikolaev / Sergey Savostin / Vladimir Rybakov
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 Djoković / 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 – 10 February	Association football	2013 Africa Cup of Nations	Continental
19 – 27 April	Ice hockey	/ 2012–13 NHL season	Domestic	Presidents' Trophy and Clarence S. Campbell Bowl winner: Chicago Blackhawks Prince of Wales Trophy winner: Boston Bruins
20	Marathon	Mumbai Marathon	International	Jackson Kiprop / Valentine Kipketer
21–27	Figure skating	2013 European Figure Skating Championships	Continental	Men: Javier Fernandez Ladies: Carolina Kostner Pairs: Tatiana Volosozhar / Maxim Trankov Ice 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
25	Marathon	Dubai Marathon	International	Lelisa Desisa / Tsegayae Beyene
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

March

April

Date	Sport	Venue/Event	Status	Winner/s
1–6	Road cycling	2013 Tour of the Basque Country	International
2–9	Ice hockey	2013 IIHF Women's World Championship	International
3 – 26 May	Cricket	2013 Indian Premier League	Domestic	Mumbai Indians
4–7	Golf	2013 Kraft Nabisco Championship	International	Inbee Park
4–11	Rally raid	Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge	International	Nani Roma/ Michel Perin Marc Coma
6	Horse racing	2013 Grand National	Regional	Auroras Encore
7	Grand Prix motorcycle racing	2013 Qatar motorcycle Grand Prix	International	MotoGP: Jorge Lorenzo Moto2: Pol Espargaró Moto3: Luis Salom
7	Road cycling	2013 Paris–Roubaix	International
7	WTCC	2013 FIA WTCC Race of Morocco	International	Michel Nykjær Pepe Oriola
8–14	Weightlifting	2013 European Weightlifting Championships	Continental
11–14	WRC	47º Vodafone Rally de Portugal	International	Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia
11–14	Figure skating	2013 ISU World Team Trophy in Figure Skating	International
11–14	Golf	2013 Masters Tournament	International	Adam Scott
13	Basketball	2013 Eurocup Final	Continental	PBC Lokomotiv-Kuban
13	ELMS	3 Hours of Silverstone	International	No. 38 Jota Sport Simon Dolan/ Oliver Turvey
13–14	Formula 3	Round 2 Silverstone	International	Harry Tincknell Felix Rosenqvist Harry Tincknell
13–20	Curling	2013 World Senior Curling Championships	International	Men: Rob Armitage Women: Cathy King
13–20	Curling	2013 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship	International	Zsolt Kiss / Dorottya Palancsa
13–21	Tennis	2013 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters	International	Novak Djoković
14	Formula 1	2013 Chinese Grand Prix	International	Fernando Alonso
14	Road cycling	2013 Amstel Gold Race	International	Roman Kreuziger
14	Road cycling	Vuelta a Castilla y León	International	Rubén Plaza
14	Blancpain Endurance Series	Round 1-Monza	International	César Ramos Davide Rigon & Daniel Zampieri
14	WEC	6 Hours of Silverstone	International	Allan McNish Tom Kristensen Loïc Duval
14	Superbikes	R2: Arágon	International	Chaz Davies Fabien Foret Sylvain Barrier
14	FIM MX	R4: Arco di Trento	International	Antonio Cairoli Jeffrey Herlings
14–20	Ice hockey	2013 IIHF World Championship Division I – Group A	International	and are promoted to Elite Group is relegated to Division I – Group B
14–20	Ice hockey	2013 IIHF World Championship Division I – Group B	International	is promoted to Division I – Group A is relegated to Division II – Group A
14–20	Ice hockey	2013 IIHF World Championship Division II – Group A	International	is promoted to Division I – Group B is relegated to Division II – Group B
15	Athletics	2013 Boston Marathon	International	/
15–21	Ice hockey	2013 IIHF World Championship Division III – Group A	International	The and are promoted to Division III is promoted to Division II – Group B
16–21	Curling	2013 Players' Championship	International	Men: Glenn Howard Women: Eve Muirhead
17	Road cycling	2013 La Flèche Wallonne	International	Daniel Moreno
17–21	Artistic gymnastics	European Women's Artistic Gymnastics Championships	Continental
17–21	Artistic gymnastics	European Men's Artistic Gymnastics Championships	Continental
18–22	Amateur wrestling	2013 Asian Wrestling Championships	Continental
18–28	Ice hockey	2013 IIHF World U18 Championships	International
19–20	Judo	2013 Pan American Judo Championships	Continental
19–21	Judo	2013 Asian Judo Championships	Continental
20	Motorcycle speedway	2013 Speedway Grand Prix of Europe	International
21	Formula 1	2013 Bahrain Grand Prix	International	Sebastian Vettel
21	Athletics	2013 London Marathon	International	/
21	Road cycling	2013 Liège–Bastogne–Liège	International
21	Grand Prix motorcycle racing	2013 Motorcycle Grand Prix of the Americas	International	MotoGP: Marc Márquez Moto2: Nicolás Terol Moto3: Álex Rins
21–27	Ice hockey	2013 IIHF World Championship Division II – Group B	International	is promoted to Division II – Group A is relegated to Division III
23–28	Road cycling	2013 Tour de Romandie	International	Chris Froome
24 – 5 May	Tennis	2013 Portugal Open	International	Stan Wawrinka Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
25–27	American football	2013 NFL Draft	Domestic	#1 pick: Eric Fisher, Central Michigan University
25–27	ERC	2013 Rally Azores	International	Jan Kopecký
25–28	Judo	2013 European Judo Championships	Continental
26–27	Handball	2013 Women's Oceania Handball Championship	Continental
27–28	World Series by Renault	Round 2 Aragón	International	Kevin Magnussen Carlos Huertas
28	Futsal	2012–13 UEFA Futsal Cup	Continental	AFC Kairat
28	FIA European Rallycross Championship	Round 2: Montalegre	Continental	Liam Doran
28	Superbikes	R3: Assen	International	Tom Sykes & Eugene Laverty Sam Lowes Eddi La Marra
28	WTCC	2013 FIA WTCC Race of Slovakia	International	Gabriele Tarquini Tom Coronel

May

Date	Sport	Venue/Event	Status	Winner/s
3–5	WRC	2013 Rally Argentina	International	Sébastien Loeb Daniel Elena
3–19	Ice hockey	/ 2013 IIHF World Championship	International
4	WEC	6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps	International	André Lotterer Benoît Tréluyer Marcel Fässler
4	Horse racing	2013 Kentucky Derby	Domestic	Orb
4	Motorcycle speedway	2013 Speedway Grand Prix of Sweden	International	Emil Sayfutdinov
4–26	Road cycling	2013 Giro d'Italia	International	Vincenzo Nibali
5	Grand Prix motorcycle racing	2013 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix	International	MotoGP: Dani Pedrosa Moto2: Esteve Rabat Moto3: Maverick Viñales
5	FIM Motocross World Championship	Portugal MX Grand Prix	International	Gautier Paulin
5	WTCC	2013 FIA WTCC Race of Hungary	International	Yvan Muller Robert Huff
6–12	Tennis	Mutua Madrid Open	International	Men: Rafael Nadal Women: Serena Williams
10–12	International GT Open	R2: Portugal	International	Race 1: Miguel Ramos & Nicky Pastorelli, César Campaniço & Carlos Vieira Race 2: Duncan Cameron & Matt Griffin, Pol Rosell & Roman Mavlanov
11–12	Basketball	2013 Euroleague Final Four	Continental	Olympiacos Piraeus
12	Formula One	2013 Spanish Grand Prix	International	Fernando Alonso
12	European Hill Climb Championship	Rampa da Falperra	International	Simone Faggioli
12	Superbikes	R4: Monza	International	Marco Melandri & Eugene Laverty Sam Lowes Lorenzo Savadori
12–19	Tennis	Internazionali BNL d'Italia	International	Men: Rafael Nadal Women: Serena Williams
13–20	Table tennis	2013 World Table Tennis Championships	International	Zhang Jike / Li Xiaoxia
15	Association football	2013 UEFA Europa League Final	Continental	Chelsea
17	Rugby union	2013 European Challenge Cup Final	Continental	Leinster
18	Horse racing	2013 Preakness Stakes	Domestic	Oxbow
18	Motorcycle speedway	2013 Speedway Grand Prix of Czech Republic	International	Tai Woffinden
18	Rugby union	2013 Heineken Cup Final	Continental	Toulon
19	Grand Prix motorcycle racing	2013 French motorcycle Grand Prix	International	MotoGP: Dani Pedrosa Moto2: Scott Redding Moto3: Maverick Viñales
19	WTCC	2013 FIA WTCC Race of Austria	International	Michel Nykjær James Nash
20–26	Squash	2013 PSA & WSA British Open	International	Ramy Ashour / Laura Massaro
23	Association football	2013 UEFA Women's Champions League Final	Continental	Wolfsburg
25	Rugby union	2013 English Premiership Final	Domestic	Leicester Tigers
25	Rugby union	2013 Pro 12 Final	Continental	Leinster
25	Association football	2013 UEFA Champions League Final	Continental	Bayern Munich
26	Formula One	2013 Monaco Grand Prix	International	Nico Rosberg
26	IndyCar Series	2013 Indianapolis 500	International	Tony Kanaan
26 – 9 June	Tennis	2013 French Open	International	Men: Rafael Nadal Women: Serena Williams
27 – 1 June	Multi-sport	2013 Games of the Small States of Europe	Continental
28 – 9 June	Rugby union	2013 IRB Junior World Rugby Trophy	International	Italy
31 – 2 June	Rhythmic gymnastics	2013 Rhythmic Gymnastics European Championships	Continental
31 – 2 June	WRC	2013 Acropolis Rally	International	Jari-Matti Latvala Miikka Anttila
31 – 21 July	Volleyball	2013 FIVB Volleyball World League	International	Russia

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

[Alpine skiing]

[American football]

• 7 January: BCS National Championship Game at Sun Life Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida. :
• * The Alabama Crimson Tide defeat the Notre Dame Fighting Irish 42–14. It is the second consecutive national title, third in the last four years, and 15th overall for Alabama.
• 3 February: Super Bowl XLVII at Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans.
• * The Baltimore Ravens defeat the San Francisco 49ers 34–31 to win their second Super Bowl title.
• June 28 – July 6: 2013 IFAF Women's World Championship in Vantaa, Finland
• * Champions: ; Second: ; Third:

  Aquatics">Aquatic sports">Aquatics

Archery

• May 13 – August 25: 2013 FITA Archery World Cup
• * May 13 – 19 at Shanghai
• ** won both gold and overall medal tallies.
• * June 10 – 16 at Antalya
• ** won both gold and overall medal tallies.
• * July 15 – 21 at Medellín
• ** and are tied in the gold medal tally. However, the won the overall medal tally, too.
• * August 19 – 25 at Wrocław
• ** won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• September 21 & 22: FITA World Cup Final in Paris
• * won the gold medal tally. and the are tied for the overall medal tally.
• September 29 – October 6: 2013 World Archery Championships at Belek
• * won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• October 8 – 12: 2013 World Archery 3D Championships at Sassari
• * Host nation,, won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• October 13 – 20: 2013 World Archery Youth Championships at Wuxi
• * won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• November 1 – 7: 2013 World Archery Para Championships at Bangkok
• * won the gold medal tally. won the overall medal tally.

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[Association football]

• 5–18 January: The 21st Arabian Gulf Cup took place in Bahrain
• * Champions: , Second:, Third:
• 19 January – 10 February: The 2013 Africa Cup of Nations was held in South Africa
• * Champions: , Second:, Third:
• 18–27 January: The 2013 Copa Centroamericana was held in Costa Rica
• * Champions: , Second:, Third:
• March 6 – 13: The 2013 Algarve Cup was held in Portugal.
• * Champions: , Second:, Third:
• 2013 AFC Champions League
• * Guangzhou Evergrande F.C. defeated FC Seoul by the away goals rule. Guangzhou Evergrande represents the AFC region at the 2013 FIFA Club World Cup.
• 2013 CAF Champions League
• * Al Ahly defeated the Orlando Pirates 3–1 on aggregate. Al Ahly represents the CAF region at the 2013 FIFA Club World Cup.
• 2012–13 CONCACAF Champions League
• * Monterrey defeated fellow Mexican team, Santos Laguna, 4–2 on aggregate. Monterrey represents the CONCACAF region at the 2013 FIFA Club World Cup.
• 2013 Copa Libertadores
• * After a 2–2 tie on aggregate a.e.t., Atlético Mineiro defeated Olimpia 4–3 on penalties to claim its first title in this tournament. Atlético Mineiro represents the CONMEBOL region at the 2013 FIFA Club World Cup.
• 2012–13 OFC Champions League
• * Auckland City defeated fellow New Zealand team, Waitakere United, 2–1 in the final. Auckland City represents the OFC region at the 2013 FIFA Club World Cup.
• 2012–13 UEFA Champions League
• * Bayern Munich defeated fellow German team, Borussia Dortmund, 2–1 to claim its fifth title in this tournament. Bayern Munich represents the UEFA region at the 2013 FIFA Club World Cup.
• 2012–13 UEFA Europa League
• * Chelsea defeated Benfica 2–1 to win the team's first Europa title.
• 2012–13 UEFA Women's Champions League
• * Wolfsburg defeated Lyon 1–0 to win its first title.
• June 5 – 18: The 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship was held in Israel
• * defeated 4–2 to claim its fourth title in this event.
• June 15 – 30: The 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup was held in Brazil.
• * Host nation defeated 3–0 to win its fourth title in this event.
• June 21 – July 13: The 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup was held in Turkey
• * After a 0–0 tie, defeated 4–1 on penalties to claim its first title in this event.
• July 7 – 28: The 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup was in the United States
• * The defeated 1–0 to claim its fifth title in this event, and advances to a playoff against the 2015 Gold Cup winner for a spot in the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup.
• July 10 – 28: The UEFA Women's Euro 2013 was held in Sweden
• * defeated 1–0 to claim its eighth title for this event.
• October 17 – November 8: The 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup was held in the United Arab Emirates
• * defeated 3–0 to win its fourth title in this event.
• December 11 – 22: The 2013 FIFA Club World Cup will be held in Morocco
• * FC Bayern Munich defeated Raja Casablanca, 2–0, to claim its first Club World Cup title.

  Athletics">Athletics (sport)">Athletics

• March 1 – 3: 2013 European Athletics Indoor Championships in Gothenburg, Sweden
• * won both gold and overall medals tally.
• March 24: 2013 IAAF World Cross Country Championships in Bydgoszcz, Poland
• * won the gold medal tally; won the overall medal tally.
• April 6 – September 8: IAAF World Challenge
• May 10 – September 6: 2013 IAAF Diamond League
• * The has the most overall winners in these one-day events of the IAAF DL.
• July 10 – 14: 2013 2013 World Youth Championships in Athletics in Donetsk, Ukraine
• * won the gold medal tally; won the overall medal tally.
• August 10 – 18: 2013 World Championships in Athletics in Moscow
• * Host nation, Russia, won the gold medal tally; United States won the overall medal tally.

  [Baseball]

• The Houston Astros move from the National League to the American League
• March 2–19: The 2013 World Baseball Classic was held. First-round matches were played in Japan, Taiwan, Puerto Rico, and the United States. Japan and the US hosted the second round, and the final was organised in San Francisco. became the first undefeated team in the tournament's history, beating in the final game by the score of 3–0. Robinson Canó was named tournament MVP.
• July 16: The 2013 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was held at Citi Field, home of the New York Mets.
• * The American League defeated the National League, with the score of 3–0. It is the American League's 39th win overall. The MVP of the match is Mariano Rivera, of the New York Yankees.
• October 23 – 30: 2013 World Series
• * Winner: Boston Red Sox. The MVP of the series is David Ortiz of the Boston Red Sox. Also, this is the team's eighth World Series title.

  [Basketball]

• October 11, 2012 – May 12, 2013: 2012–13 Euroleague
• * Olympiacos Piraeus defeated Real Madrid 100–88 in the final for their second consecutive Euroleague title and third overall. Vassilis Spanoulis of Olympiacos is named Final Four MVP after having been named season MVP.
• November 6, 2012 – April 13, 2013: 2012–13 Eurocup Basketball
• * PBC Lokomotiv-Kuban defeated Uxue Bilbao Basket 75–64 in the final.
• October 30, 2012 – June 20, 2013: 2012–13 NBA season
• * Miami Heat defeated the San Antonio Spurs 4–3 in the best-of-7 NBA Finals to claim their third NBA title.
• 17 February: All-Star Game in Houston
• * The West Conference defeated the East Conference 143–138. Chris Paul, of the Los Angeles Clippers, was named as the MVP of the game.
• March 19 – April 8: NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
• *Louisville defeated Michigan 82–76 in the championship game. The win gave Louisville its first championship since 1986, and third overall.
• March 23 – April 9: NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament
• *Connecticut defeated Louisville 93–60 to win its eighth national championship.
• February 1 – April 13: 2013 FIBA Americas League
• * EC Pinheiros Lanús Capitanes de Arecibo
• June 15 – 30: EuroBasket Women 2013 in France; final at the Pévèle Arena in Orchies
• * defeated 70–69 to claim its second title in this event.
• August 30 – September 11: 2013 FIBA Americas Championship for Men in Caracas
• * defeated 91–89 to win its first title.
• September 4 – 22: FIBA EuroBasket 2013 in Slovenia; final at Arena Stožice in Ljubljana
• * defeated 80–66 to win its first title.
• September 21 – 28: FIBA Americas Championship for Women in Xalapa
• * defeated 79–71 to claim its fourth title in this event.
• October 4 – 6: 2013 FIBA Intercontinental Cup in Sao Paulo
• * Olympiacos Piraeus defeated EC Pinheiros 2–0 in a series to claim its first title in this event.

  [Beach soccer]

• May 24 – August 11: 2013 Euro Beach Soccer League. Superfinal and Promotional Final at Torredembarra, from August 8 – 11
• * wins its third EBSL title. won the Promotional final.
• September 18 – 28: 2013 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup in Papeete
• * defeated 5–1 to claim its second title. came in third here.

  Beach volleyball

[Biathlon]

BMX (supercross) biking

[Bobsleigh] and skeleton">Skeleton (sport)">skeleton

[Canadian football]

• November 23: 49th Vanier Cup in Quebec City
• * Laval Rouge et Or defeated the Calgary Dinos 25–14 to win its eighth title.
• November 24: 101st Grey Cup in Regina, Saskatchewan
• * Saskatchewan Roughriders defeated the Hamilton Tiger-Cats 45–23 to win its fourth Grey Cup.

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[Cricket]

• June 6–23 – ICC Champions Trophy in and
• * Winner:

  [Curling]

Fencing

• August 5 – 12: 2013 World Fencing Championships in Budapest, Hungary
• * and were tied for the gold medal tally, but won the overall medal tally.

  Field hockey

• August 17 – 24: 2013 Women's EuroHockey Nations Championship at Boom
• * defeated in a penalty shootout to win its second title.
• August 17 – 25: 2013 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship at Boom
• * defeated, to win its eighth title.
• November 30 – December 8: 2012–13 Women's FIH Hockey World League Final at San Miguel de Tucumán
• * The defeated 5–1 to win its first title.

  [Figure skating]

Freestyle skiing

[Golf]

Men's

• April 11 – April 14: Masters Tournament
• *Winner: Adam Scott
• June 13 – June 16: U.S. Open
• *Winner: Justin Rose
• July 18 – July 21: Open Championship
• *Winner: Phil Mickelson
• August 8 – August 11: PGA Championship
• *Winner: Jason Dufner

• October 3 – 6: 2013 Presidents Cup at Muirfield Village in Dublin, Ohio
• * Team USA defeated Team International 18½ – 15½, to claim its eighth title.
• November 21 – 24: 2013 World Cup of Golf at the Royal Melbourne Golf Club
• * Individual winner: Jason Day
• * Team winner: Jason Day and Adam Scott

  Women's

• April 4 – April 7: Kraft Nabisco Championship
• *Winner: Inbee Park
• June 6 – June 9: LPGA Championship
• *Winner: Inbee Park
• June 27 – June 30: U.S. Women's Open
• *Winner: Inbee Park
• August 1 – August 4: Women's British Open
• *Winner: Stacy Lewis
• September 12 – September 15: The Evian Championship
• *Winner: Suzann Pettersen

• August 15 – 18: Solheim Cup at Colorado Golf Club in Parker, Colorado
• * Team Europe wins 18–10. It is Team Europe's first Solheim Cup win on American soil, and also the first time that the Europeans retain the Cup.

  Handball">Team handball">Handball

• September 22, 2012 – May 12, 2013: 2012–13 EHF Women's Champions League.
• * Winner: Győri Audi ETO KC
• September 26, 2012 – June 2, 2013: 2012–13 EHF Champions League.
• * Winner: HSV Hamburg
• January 11 – 27: 2013 World Men's Handball Championship in
• * defeated by the score of 35–19 to win their second title. won the bronze medal.
• December 7 – 22: 2013 World Women's Handball Championship in
• * defeated, 22–20, to claim its first title.

  [Ice hockey]

[Indoor lacrosse]

• 5 January – 16 March: 2013 North American Lacrosse League season
• * Champions: Boston Rockhoppers
• 5 January – 11 May: 2013 National Lacrosse League season
• * Champions: Rochester Knighthawks.

  [Luge]

[Mixed martial arts]

[Motorsport]

Mountain biking

[Nordic skiing]

[Orienteering]

[2013 Orienteering World Cup]

• January 6: #1 in
• * Winners: Fabian Hertner / Helena Jansson
• January 8: #2 in
• * Winners: Matthias Kyburz / Tove Alexandersson
• January 13: #3 in
• * Winners: Jerker Lysell / Tove Alexandersson
• June 1: #4 in
• * Winners: Matthias Kyburz / Simone Niggli-Luder
• June 2: #5 in
• * Winners: Carl Kaas Codager / Simone Niggli-Luder
• June 4: #6 in
• June 7: #7 in
• * Winners: Matthias Kyburz / Simone Niggli-Luder
• June 8: #8 in
• October 5: #9 in
• * Winners: Daniel Hubmann / Simone Niggli-Luder
• October 6: #10 in
• * Winners: Matthias Kyburz / Simone Niggli-Luder

  International and Continental events

• January 6 – 13: 2013 Oceania Orienteering Championships in
• * Sprint winners: Toby Scott / Angela Simpson
• * Middle distance winners: Kasimir Gregory / Lauren Gillis
• * Long distance winners: Thomas Reynolds / Grace Crane
• * Relay winners: /
• February 22 – 24: Mediterranean Championships in Orienteering 2013 in
• * Sprint winners: Daniel Hubmann / Lena Eliasson
• * Middle distance winners: Baptiste Rollier / Silje Ekroll Jahren
• April 13: Central European Spring Orienteering Meeting, Stage 1 in
• * Sprint winners: Jan Procházka / Elisa Elstner
• May 18: Baltic Championships in
• * Long distance winners: Timo Sild / Indrė Valaitė
• July 31 – August 7: 2013 World Orienteering Championships in Vuokatti
• * Long distance #1 winners: Edgars Bertuks / Simone Niggli-Luder
• * Long distance #2 winners: Tero Föhr / Tove Alexandersson
• * Long distance #3 winners: Jani Lakanen / Catherine Taylor
• * Long distance #4 winners: Thierry Gueorgiou / Simone Niggli-Luder
• * Sprint #1 winners: Mårten Boström / Simone Niggli-Luder
• * Sprint #2 winners: Jerker Lysell / Maja Alm
• * Sprint #3 winners: Øystein Kvaal Østerbø / Galina Vinogradova
• * Sprint #4 winners: Rasmus Thrane Hansen / Simone Niggli-Luder
• * Middle distance #1 winners: Daniel Hubmann / Annika Billstam
• * Middle distance #2 winners: Kalvis Mihailovs / Inga Dambe
• * Middle distance #3 winners: Matthias Kyburz / Tove Alexandersson
• * Middle distance #4 winners: Leonid Novikov / Simone Niggli-Luder
• September 5 – 7: South East European Orienteering Championships 2013 in
• * Sprint winners: Ionut Zinca / Alicia Cobo Caballero
• * Long distance winners: Ionut Zinca / Nataliya Dimitrova
• * Middle distance winners: Ionut Zinca / Veronica Minoiu
• November 17: South American Orienteering Championship in
• * Winners: Cleber Baratto Vidal / Miriam Ferraz Pasturiza

  [Rhythmic gymnastics]

[Rink hockey]

• September 20 – 28: 2013 FIRS Men's Roller Hockey World Cup in Luanda and Namibe
• * defeated 4–3 to claim its sixteenth title.
• October 6 – 12: 2013 FIRS Roller Hockey World Cup U-20 in Cartagena
• * defeated 4–1 to claim its second title.

  [Road cycling]

[Roller derby]

• November 8 – 10: The 2013 Women's Flat Track Derby Association Championships in Milwaukee, hosted by the Brewcity Bruisers.
• * Winner: Gotham Girls Roller Derby

  Rowing

[Rugby league]

• October 26 – November 30: 2013 Rugby League World Cup at the
• * won its 10th title by defeating 34–2 in the final.

  [Rugby union]

• 2 February – 16 March: Six Nations Championship
• *' defended their RBS 6 Nations crown with a 30–3 victory against. 26th title.
• May 17: Amlin Challenge Cup Final at RDS Arena, Dublin:
• * Leinster defeat Stade Français 34–13 to claim the first Challenge Cup title for an Irish side.
• May 18: Heineken Cup Final at Aviva Stadium, Dublin:
• * Toulon defeat Clermont 16–15 to win their first European trophy.
• May 28 – June 9: 2013 IRB Junior World Rugby Trophy in Temuco, Chile
• * ', , . Italy claim their second title and earn promotion to the 2014 IRB Junior World Championship.
• June 1 – July 6: British and Irish Lions tour to Australia
• * The Lions win the three-Test series against 2–1. It is the Lions' first series win since defeating in 1997.
• IRB Sevens World Series:
• * ', , . New Zealand claim their third consecutive series crown and 11th overall.
• * World Series Core Team Qualifier:, and all retain their core team status for the 2013–14 series.
• IRB Women's Sevens World Series:
• * ', , . New Zealand claim the inaugural series crown.
• June 5–23: 2013 IRB Junior World Championship in France
• * ', , . England win their first title. The finishes last and is relegated to the 2014 IRB Junior World Rugby Trophy.
• June 28–30: 2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens in Moscow, Russia
• * Men's: ', , . New Zealand win their second title.
• * Women's: ', , . New Zealand win their first title.
• 15 February – 13 July: Super Rugby: The Chiefs top the regular-season table.
• * Super Rugby Final, August 3 at Waikato Stadium, Hamilton, New Zealand:
• ** The Chiefs successfully defend their title from last season, defeating the Brumbies 27–22. It is also the second Super Rugby title for the Chiefs.
• * In the South African promotion/relegation playoff, held over two legs on July 26 and August 3, the Lions defeat the Kings 44–42. The Lions will replace the Kings for the 2014 season.
• August 17 – October 5: The Rugby Championship
• * ' sweep all six matches for the second consecutive year, maintaining their 100% record since the competition was expanded to include Argentina in 2012. Including the competition's previous history as the Tri Nations, it is the 10th title for the All Blacks.

• Top League Final, 27 January at Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo:
• * Suntory Sungoliath defeat Toshiba Brave Lupus 19–3 to defend their title from last season. It is also Suntory's third league title overall.
• English Premiership Final, May 25 at Twickenham, London:
• * Leicester Tigers defeat Northampton Saints 37–17 to claim their 10th Premiership crown.
• RFU Championship Final, May 23 and 30:
• * Newcastle Falcons defeat Bedford Blues 49–33 on aggregate in the two-legged final. As Newcastle were confirmed as meeting the Premiership's minimum standards, they replaced the Premiership's bottom club, London Welsh.
• Top 14 Final, June 1 at Stade de France, Saint-Denis:
• * Castres defeat Toulon 19–14 to claim their fourth title, and first since 1993.
• Rugby Pro D2:
• * Oyonnax automatically promoted to Top 14 as champion. Brive also earn promotion as winner of playoffs between the next four teams. They replaced the bottom two teams in Top 14, Agen and Mont-de-Marsan.
• Pro12 Final, May 25 at RDS Arena, Dublin:
• * Leinster, fresh off victory in the Amlin Challenge Cup, defeat Ulster 24–18 for their third Celtic League/Pro12 title.
• LV Cup : Harlequins
• ITM Cup
• * Premiership Final, October 26 at Westpac Stadium, Wellington: ' defeat 29–13 to claim their sixth consecutive title in New Zealand's top level, and 11th overall.
• * Championship Final, October 25 at Trafalgar Park, Nelson: ' defeat 26–25 and are promoted to the 2014 ITM Premiership, replacing bottom-placed.
• Currie Cup Final, October 26 at Newlands, Cape Town:
• * The defeat Western Province 33–19 for their seventh Currie Cup crown.

  Sailing (yachting)

Short-track speed skating

Snowboarding

Speed skating (long-track)

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[Sumo]

Tennis

• Australian Open
• *26 January: Victoria Azarenka defeated Li Na 4–6, 6–4, 6–3. Second title.
• *27 January: Novak Djokovic defeated Andy Murray 6–7 7–6 6–3 6–2. Sixth Grand Slam title. Fourth Australian Open, third in a row.
• French Open
• *June 8: Serena Williams defeated Maria Sharapova 6–4 6–4.
• *June 9: Rafael Nadal defeated David Ferrer 6–3, 6–2, 6–3.
• The Championships, Wimbledon
• *July 6: Marion Bartoli defeated Sabine Lisicki 6–1, 6–4. First Grand Slam title.
• *July 7: Andy Murray defeated Novak Djokovic 6–4, 7–5, 6–4. Murray becomes the first British winner of the Gentlemen's Singles at Wimbledon since Fred Perry in 1936, and also earns his second Grand Slam title.
• US Open
• *September 8: Serena Williams defeated Victoria Azarenka 7–5, 6–7, 6–1. 17th Grand Slam title.
• *September 9: Rafael Nadal defeated Novak Djokovic 6–2, 3–6, 6–4, 6–1. 13th Grand Slam title.
• WTA Tour Championships
• * Winner: Serena Williams. 11th title.
• ATP World Tour Finals
• * Winner: Novak Djokovic.
• Hopman Cup 29 December 2012 – 5 January 2013
• * defeated in the final by the score of 2–1. Fourth title.
• Fed Cup
• * defeated 4–0, to claim their fourth title.
• Davis Cup
• * defeated 3–2, to claim their third title.

• July 6: Bob and Mike Bryan win the Gentlemen's Doubles at Wimbledon, becoming the first men's doubles team in the Open era to hold all four Grand Slam titles at once.

  Track cycling

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Triathlon

Volleyball

Water polo

Weightlifting

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Wrestling

• September 16 – 22: 2013 World Wrestling Championships in Budapest
• * won the gold medal tally. won the overall medal tally.

  [Multi-sport events]

• 29 January – 5 February: 2013 Special Olympics World Winter Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea
• *Alpine skiing results
• *Cross country skiing results
• *Figure skating results
• *Floor hockey results
• *Floorball results
• *Short track speed skating results
• *Snowboarding results
• *Snowshoeing results
• March 3 – 17: 2013 Central American Games in San José, Costa Rica
• * won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• March 25 – 29: 2013 CSIM World Winter Games in Annecy, France
• * Host nation,, won both gold and overall medal tallies.
• May 27 – June 1: 2013 Games of the Small States of Europe in Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
• * Host nation,, won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• June 20 – 30: 2013 Mediterranean Games in Mersin, Turkey
• * won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• June 29 – July 6: 2013 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games in Incheon, South Korea
• * won the gold medal tally. Host nation,, won the overall medal tally.
• July 6 – 17: 2013 Summer Universiade in Kazan, Russia
• * Host nation, Russia, won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• July 13 – 19: 2013 Island Games in Bermuda
• * won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• July 18 – 30: 2013 Maccabiah Games in Jerusalem, Israel
• * Host nation,, won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• July 25 – August 4: World Games 2013 in Cali, Colombia
• * won the gold medal tally; won the overall medal tally.
• July 26 – August 4: 2013 Summer Deaflympics in Sofia, Bulgaria
• * won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• July 28 – August 4: 2013 World Transplant Games in Durban, South Africa
• * Link to results .
• August 1 – 10: 2013 World Police and Fire Games in Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
• * The won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• August 3 – 11: 2013 World Masters Games in Turin, Italy
• * Link to results .
• September 2 – 12: 2013 Pacific Mini Games in Mata-Utu, Wallis and Futuna
• * won the gold medal tally. won the overall medal tally.
• September 6 – 15: 2013 Jeux de la Francophonie in Nice
• * Host nation,, won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• September 22 - October 1: 2013 Islamic Solidarity Games in Palembang
• * Host nation,, won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• October 6 – 15: 2013 East Asian Games in Tianjin
• * Host nation,, won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• October 18 – 26: SportAccord 2013 World Combat Games in Saint Petersburg
• * Host nation,, won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• November 16 – 30: 2013 Bolivarian Games in Trujillo, Peru
• * won the gold medal tally. won the overall medal tally.
• December 11 – 21: 2013 Winter Universiade in Trentino, Italy
• * won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• December 11 – 22: 2013 Southeast Asian Games in Naypyidaw, Myanmar
• * won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• December 12 – 18: 2013 SportAccord World Mind Games in Beijing
• * Host nation,, won both the gold and overall medal tallies.