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2012 in sports lists and describes the year's events in world sport. 2012 was an Olympic year. The 2012 Summer Olympics were held in London, United Kingdom.

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Contents 1 Events by month 1.1 January 1.2 February 1.3 March 1.4 April 1.5 May 1.6 June 1.7 July 1.8 August 1.9 September 1.10 October 1.11 November 1.12 December 2 Alpine skiing 3 American football 4 Aquatics 5 Association football 6 Athletics 7 Baseball 8 Basketball 9 Biathlon 10 Bowling 11 Canadian football 12 Cricket 13 Curling 13.1 2011–12 curling season 13.2 2012–13 curling season 14 Figure skating 15 Freestyle skiing 16 Futsal 17 Golf 18 Handball 19 Horse racing 20 Ice hockey 21 Kickboxing 22 Lacrosse 23 Luge 24 Mixed martial arts 25 Motor racing 26 Nordic skiing 27 Rink hockey 28 Road cycling 29 Rowing 30 Rugby league 31 Rugby union 32 Ski mountaineering 33 Snowboarding 34 Sumo 35 Tennis 36 Volleyball 37 Multi-sport events 38 See also 39 References

Events by month [edit]

January [edit]

• 15 December - 22: Cricket, Sri Lankan tour of South Africa. Winner  South Africa.
• 26 December - 3 February: Cricket, Indian tour of Australia. Winner  Australia (in tests); tied (in T20s).
• 9: American football, 2012 BCS National Championship Game. Winner: University of Alabama.
• 15: Marathon, Mumbai Marathon. Winners: Laban Moiben, Netsanet Achamo.
• 16 - 29: Tennis, 2012 Australian Open. Winners in singles: Novak Djokovic, Victoria Azarenka.
• 17–27 February: Cricket, England tour of Pakistan. Winner  Pakistan (in tests);  England (in ODI's and T20s).
• 19 - 23: Cricket, 2011–12 Ranji Trophy Final. Winner: Rajasthan.
• 22: Field hockey, 2012 World Series Hockey. Winner: Sher-e-Punjab
• 24–4 July: Association football, 2012 Copa Libertadores. Winner: Corinthians.
• 26–12 February: Baseball, 2012 Australian Baseball League postseason. Winner: Perth Heat.
• 26–14 February: Cricket, New Zealand tour of Zimbabwe. Winner  New Zealand.
• 27: Marathon, Dubai Marathon. Winners: Ayele Abshero, Aselefech Mergia.
• 29–5 February: Bandy, Bandy World Championship 2012. Winner: Russia.

February [edit]

• 3–16 April: Cricket, 2011–12 Regional Four Day Competition. Winner: Jamaica.
• 3–6 October: Rugby league, / Super League XVII. Winner: Leeds Rhinos.
• 4–17 March: Rugby union, ///// 2012 Six Nations Championship. Winner:  Wales.
• 4–4 November: Tennis, 2012 Fed Cup World Group. Winner  Czech Republic
• 5–8 March: Cricket, 2011–12 Commonwealth Bank Series. Winner  Australia.
• 5: American football, , Super Bowl XLVI. Winner: New York Giants.
• 10: Cricket, Afghanistan tour of Pakistan. Winner  Pakistan.
• 10–18 November: Tennis, 2012 Davis Cup World Group. Winner  Czech Republic
• 9–17 May: Darts, / 2012 Premier League Darts. Winner: Phil Taylor.
• 10–10 November: Association football, Asia 2012 AFC Champions League.
• 17–27 March: Cricket, South Africa tour of New Zealand. Winner  South Africa.
• 18 - 24: Cricket, Ireland tour of Kenya. Winner Tied (ODIs);  Ireland (T20s).
• 18 - 18 November: Auto racing, 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. Winner Brad Keselowski.
• 24 – 4 August Rugby union, // 2012 Super Rugby season. Winner: Chiefs.
• 27: Auto racing, 2012 Daytona 500. Winner Matt Kenseth.

March [edit]

• 1 – 30 September: Rugby league, / 2012 NRL season. Winner: Melbourne Storm.
• 10 – 1 December: Association football, / 2012 Major League Soccer season. Winner: Los Angeles Galaxy
• 11–22 March: Cricket, 2012 Asia Cup. Winner  Pakistan.
• 13–2 April: Basketball, 2012 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. Winner: University of Kentucky.
• 16–19: Cricket, 2011–12 Sheffield Shield season Final. Winner: Queensland.
• 16–27 April: Cricket, Australia tour of the West Indies. Winner Tied. (ODIs and T20s)  Australia (Tests).
• 17–3 April: Basketball, 2012 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament. Winner: Baylor University.
• 18:
  • Association football, 2012 Scottish League Cup Final. Winner: Kilmarnock.
  • Formula One, 2012 Australian Grand Prix. Winner: Jenson Button.
• 24: - 29 September: Australian rules football, 2012 AFL season. Winner: Sydney Swans.
• 25: Formula One, 2012 Malaysian Grand Prix. Winner: Fernando Alonso.
• 26–7 April: Cricket, England Wales tour of Sri Lanka. Winner Tied. (Tests).
• 28–28 October: Baseball, / 2012 Major League Baseball season. 2012 World Series: San Francisco Giants.
• 30: Cricket, India tour of South Africa. Winner Template:Country data flagicon (T20).

April [edit]

• 4–27 May: Cricket, 2012 Indian Premier League. Winner: Kolkata Knight Riders.
• 8:
  • Association football, 2011–12 KNVB Cup. Winner: Ajax Amsterdam.
  • MotoGP, 2012 Qatar motorcycle Grand Prix. Winner: Jorge Lorenzo.
• 15 : Formula One, 2012 Chinese Grand Prix. Winner: Nico Rosberg.
• 16 : Marathon, 2012 Boston Marathon. Winner: Wesley Korir, Sharon Cherop.
• 22:
  • Association football, / 2012 A-League Grand Final. Winner: Brisbane Roar.
  • Formula One, 2012 Bahrain Grand Prix. Winner: Sebastian Vettel.
• 23 : Marathon, London Marathon. Winners: Wilson Kipsang, Mary Keitany.
• 29:
  • MotoGP, 2012 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix. Winner: Casey Stoner.
  • Marathon, Hamburg Marathon. Winners Abdullah Dawit, Rael Kiyara.

May [edit]

• 4–15 September: Cricket, / 2012 Clydesdale Bank 40.
• 4-20: Ice hockey, / 2012 IIHF World Championship. Winner:  Russia.
• 5: Association football, 2012 FA Cup Final. Winner: Chelsea.
• 6:
  • MotoGP, 2012 Portuguese motorcycle Grand Prix. Winner: Casey Stoner.
  • Marathon, Toronto Marathon. Winners Brendan Kenny, Jutta Merilainen.
• 9: Association football, 2012 UEFA Europa League Final. Winner: Atlético Madrid.
• May - September: Cricket, / 2012 County Championship. Winner: Warwickshire.
• 11–13: Basketball, 2012 Euroleague Final Four. Winner: Olympiacos.
• 11 - 30: Chess, World Chess Championship 2012. Viswanathan Anand.
• 13 : Formula One, 2012 Spanish Grand Prix. Winner: Pastor Maldonado.
• 18: Rugby union, 2012 European Challenge Cup Final. Winner: Biarritz.
• 19:
  • Association football, 2012 UEFA Champions League Final. Winner: Chelsea.
  • Association football, 2012 Scottish Cup Final. Winner: Hearts.
  • Rugby union, 2012 Heineken Cup Final. Winner: Leinster.
• 20: MotoGP, 2012 French motorcycle Grand Prix. Winner: Jorge Lorenzo.
• 26: Rugby union, 2012 Aviva Premiership Final. Winner: Harlequins.
• 27:
  • Formula One, 2012 Monaco Grand Prix. Winner: Mark Webber.
  • IndyCar, 2012 Indianapolis 500. Winner: Dario Franchitti.
  • Rugby union, /// 2012 RaboDirect Pro12 Final. Winner: Ospreys.
• 27–11 June: Tennis, 2012 French Open. Winners in singles: Rafael Nadal, Maria Sharapova.
• 30–11 June: Ice hockey, / 2012 Stanley Cup Finals. Winner: Los Angeles Kings.

June [edit]

• 3: MotoGP, 2012 Catalan motorcycle Grand Prix. Winner: Jorge Lorenzo.
• 4 – 22: Rugby union, 2012 IRB Junior World Championship. Winner:  South Africa.
• 8–1 July, Association football, / UEFA Euro 2012. Winner:  Spain.
• 9: Rugby union, 2012 Top 14 Final. Winner: Toulouse.
• 10 : Formula One, 2012 Canadian Grand Prix. Winner: Lewis Hamilton.
• 12 - 21: Basketball, / 2012 NBA Finals. Winner: Miami Heat.
• 12–25 August: Cricket, / 2012 Friends Life t20. Winner: Hampshire Royals.
• 18 – 30: Rugby union, 2012 IRB Junior World Rugby Trophy. Winner:  United States.
• 17: MotoGP, 2012 British motorcycle Grand Prix. Winner: Jorge Lorenzo.
• 24 : Formula One, 2012 European Grand Prix. Winner: Fernando Alonso.
• 25–8 July: Tennis, 2012 Wimbledon Championships. Winners in singles: Roger Federer, Serena Williams.
• 30: MotoGP, 2012 Dutch TT. Winner: Casey Stoner.

July [edit]

• 8 : MotoGP, 2012 German motorcycle Grand Prix. Winner: Dani Pedrosa.
• 14: Association football, 2012 Supercupa României. Winner: Dinamo București.
• 15 : Formula One, 2012 Italian motorcycle Grand Prix. Winner: Jorge Lorenzo.
• 19–9 May 2013: Association football, 2012–13 Iran Pro League.
• 22 : MotoGP, 2012 German Grand Prix. Winner: Fernando Alonso.
• 28–12 August: Olympics, / 2012 Summer Olympics.^[1] Most gold medals: USA.
• 28–16 September : Tennis. World Team Tennis. Winner Washington Kastles
• 29:
  • Formula One, 2012 Hungarian Grand Prix. Winner: Lewis Hamilton.
  • MotoGP, 2012 United States motorcycle Grand Prix. Winner: Casey Stoner.

August [edit]

• 4–17 March 2013: Association football, 2012-13 Scottish League Cup.
• 4–26 May 2013:
  • Association football, 2012-13 Coppa Italia.
  • Association football, 2012-13 Scottish Cup.
• 5: Association football, Johan Cruijff-schaal XVII. Winner: PSV Eindhoven.
• 11: Association football, 2012 Supercoppa Italiana. Winner: Juventus.
• 12:
  • Association football, 2012 Turkish Super Cup. Winner: Galatasaray.
  • Association football, 2012 FA Community Shield. Winner: Manchester City.
  • Association football, 2012 DFL-Supercup. Winner: Bayern Munich.
• 11 - 31: Cricket, 2012 Sri Lanka Premier League. Winner: Uva Next.
• 17–1 June 2013:
  • Association football, 2012–13 DFB-Pokal.
  • Rugby union, 2012–13 Top 14.
• 18–6 October: Rugby union, /// 2012 Rugby Championship. Winner:  New Zealand.
• 18–19 May 2013: Association football, 2012–13 Premier League.
• 18–1 June 2013: Association football, 2012–13 La Liga.
• 19: MotoGP, 2012 Indianapolis motorcycle Grand Prix. Winner: Dani Pedrosa.
• 19–8 September: Association football, 2012 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. Winner:  United States.
• 22–2 September: Association football, 2012 Nehru Cup. Winner:  India.
• 23–11 September: Cricket, New Zealand cricket team in India in 2012. Winner  India (Tests),  New Zealand (T20)
• 23–18 May 2013: Association football, 2012–13 Fußball-Bundesliga.
• 25–May 2013: Association football, 2012–13 Serie A.
• 27–9 September: Tennis, 2012 US Open. Winners in singles Andy Murray, Serena Williams
• 29–9 September: Paralympics, / 2012 Summer Paralympics. Most gold medals: China.
• 29–May 2013: Association football, 2012–13 Copa del Rey.
• 31: Association football, 2012 UEFA Super Cup. Winner: Atlético Madrid.
• 31 – 25 May 2013: Rugby union, /// 2012–13 RaboDirect Pro12.

September [edit]

• 1 – 25 May 2013: Rugby union, 2012–13 Aviva Premiership.
• 2 : Formula One, 2012 Belgian Grand Prix. Winner: Jenson Button.
• 4 – April 2013: Ice hockey, ////// 2012–13 KHL season.
• 5 – 2 February 2013: American football, 2012 NFL season. Winner: Baltimore Ravens.
• 9 : Formula One, 2012 Italian Grand Prix. Winner: Lewis Hamilton.
• 18 – 7 October: Cricket, 2012 ICC World Twenty20. Winner:  West Indies.
• 22 – 13 October: Association football, 2012 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup. Winner:  France.
• 22–18 February 2013 : American football, 2012-13 Elite Football League of India.
• 23 : Formula One, 2012 Singapore Grand Prix. Winner: Sebastian Vettel.
• 25–12 May 2013 : Basketball, 2012–13 Euroleague.
• 30 : Marathon, Berlin Marathon. Winners: Geoffrey Kiprono Mutai, Aberu Kebede.

October [edit]

• 5 - 9: Basketball, /// 2012 NBA Europe Live Tour. Winners: various.
• 5–20 April 2013: Association football, / 2012–13 A-League.
• 7 :
  • Formula One, 2012 Japanese Grand Prix. Winner Sebastian Vettel.
  • Marathon, Chicago Marathon Winners Tsegaye Kebede, Atsede Baysa
  • Marathon, Twin Cities Marathon/ Winners Christopher Kipyego, Jeannette Faber
• 11–13 April: Ice hockey, / 2012–13 NHL season. (Start of season delayed to 19 January 2013 due to lockout.)
• 11 – 17 May 2013: Rugby union, ///// 2012–13 European Challenge Cup.
• 12 – 18 May 2013: Rugby union, ///// 2012–13 Heineken Cup.
• 13–12 May 2013: Rugby union sevens, 2012–13 IRB Sevens World Series.
• 14 :
  • Formula One, 2012 Korean Grand Prix. Winner: Sebastian Vettel.
  • Marathon, Toronto Waterfront Marathon/ Winners Betona Warga, Mary Davies
• 23 - 28: Tennis, 2012 WTA Tour Championships. Winners: Serena Williams (singles), Maria Kirilenko/ Nadia Petrova (doubles).
• 28 : Formula One, 2012 Indian Grand Prix. Winner: Sebastian Vettel.
• 30–4 November : Tennis, 2012 Qatar Airways Tournament of Champions.
• 30–29 November: Cricket, New Zealand tour of Sri Lanka. Winner No result (T20); Sri Lanka (ODIs).
• 30 - June 2013: Basketball, / 2012–13 NBA season.

November [edit]

• 1 - 18 : Futsal, 2012 FIFA Futsal World Cup. Winner: Brazil.
• 4 :
  • Formula One, 2012 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Winner: Kimi Räikkönen.
  • Marathon, New York City Marathon. (Cancelled due to Hurricane Sandy^[2])
• 5 - 11 : Tennis, 2012 ATP World Tour Finals. Winners: Novak Djokovic (singles), Marcel Granollers/ Marc López (doubles).
• 9–4 December: Cricket, South Africa tour of Australia. Winner: South Africa (Test)
• 13–10 December: Cricket, West Indies tour of Bangladesh.
• 15–27 January 2013: Cricket, England and Wales tour of India.
• 18 : Formula One, 2012 United States Grand Prix. Winner: Lewis Hamilton.
• 25 : Formula One, 2012 Brazilian Grand Prix. Winner: Jenson Button.

December [edit]

• 1 - 10: Chess, 2012 London Chess Classic. Winner: Magnus Carlsen.
• 6 - 16: Association football, 2012 FIFA Club World Cup. Winner: Corinthians.
• 6 – 17 November 2013: Golf, 2013 European Tour.
• 12 - 16: Swimming, 2012 FINA World Swimming Championships. Most gold medals  United States of America.
• 14–28 January 2013: Cricket, Sri Lanka tour of Australia.
• 15–20 January 2013: Field hockey, 2012-13 World Series Hockey.
• 21–25 January 2013: Cricket, New Zealand tour of South Africa.
• 25–6 January 2013: Cricket, Pakistan tour of India. Winner: Tied (T20);  Pakistan(ODI),

Alpine skiing [edit]

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

American football [edit]

• January 9 – 2012 BCS National Championship Game in New Orleans - Alabama 21, LSU 0
• February 5 – Super Bowl XLVI in Indianapolis - New York Giants 21, New England Patriots 17

Aquatics [edit]

• January 16–29: 2012 Men's European Water Polo Championship in Eindhoven, Netherlands
  • 1 ! Serbia, 2 !  Montenegro, 3 ! Hungary.^[3]
• January 18–28: 2012 Women's European Water Polo Championship in Eindhoven, Netherlands
  • 1 ! Italy, 2 !  Greece, 3 ! Hungary.^[4]
• February 20–26: 2012 FINA Diving World Cup in London, U.K.
• May 14–27: 2012 European Aquatics Championships in Antwerp and Eindhoven, Netherlands
• Aquatics at the 2012 Olympics in London, United Kingdom:
  • Swimming 28 July - 10 August. American swimmer Michael Phelps became the most decorated Olympic athlete of all time, by surpassing soviet gymnast Larisa Latynina. Phelps has won 22 Olympic medals (18 gold, 2 silver and 2 bronze) . The Swimming Medal Table was won by  United States with 16 gold, 9 silver and 6 bronze.  China was second with 5 gold, 2 silver, 3 bronze.  France was third with 4 gold, 2 silver, 1 bronze.

Results:

Men's events:

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
50 m freestyle details	Florent Manaudou France (FRA)	21.34	Cullen Jones United States (USA)	21.54	César Cielo Brazil (BRA)	21.59
100 m freestyle details	Nathan Adrian United States (USA)	47.52	James Magnussen Australia (AUS)	47.53	Brent Hayden Canada (CAN)	47.80
200 m freestyle details	Yannick Agnel France (FRA)	1:43.14 NR	Sun Yang China (CHN)  Park Tae-Hwan South Korea (KOR)	1:44.93 NR (For CHN)	Not awarded, as there was a tie for silver.
400 m freestyle details	Sun Yang China (CHN)	3:40.14 OR, AS	Park Tae-Hwan South Korea (KOR)	3:42.06	Peter Vanderkaay United States (USA)	3:44.69
1500 m freestyle details	Sun Yang China (CHN)	14:31.02 WR	Ryan Cochrane Canada (CAN)	14:39.63 AM	Oussama Mellouli Tunisia (TUN)	14:40.31
100 m backstroke details	Matt Grevers United States (USA)	52.16 OR	Nick Thoman United States (USA)	52.92	Ryosuke Irie Japan (JPN)	52.97
200 m backstroke details	Tyler Clary United States (USA)	1:53.41 OR	Ryosuke Irie Japan (JPN)	1:53.78	Ryan Lochte United States (USA)	1:53.94
100 m breaststroke details	Cameron van der Burgh South Africa (RSA)	58.46 WR	Christian Sprenger Australia (AUS)	58.93	Brendan Hansen United States (USA)	59.49
200 m breaststroke details	Dániel Gyurta Hungary (HUN)	2:07.28 WR	Michael Jamieson Great Britain (GBR)	2:07.43 NR	Ryo Tateishi Japan (JPN)	2:08.29
100 m butterfly details	Michael Phelps United States (USA)	51.21	Chad le Clos South Africa (RSA)  Yevgeny Korotyshkin Russia (RUS)	51.44	Not awarded, as there was a tie for silver.
200 m butterfly details	Chad le Clos South Africa (RSA)	1:52.96 AF	Michael Phelps United States (USA)	1:53.01	Takeshi Matsuda Japan (JPN)	1:53.21
200 m I.M. details	Michael Phelps United States (USA)	1:54.27	Ryan Lochte United States (USA)	1:54.90	László Cseh Hungary (HUN)	1:56.22
400 m I.M. details	Ryan Lochte United States (USA)	4:05.18	Thiago Pereira Brazil (BRA)	4:08.86 =SA	Kosuke Hagino Japan (JPN)	4:08.94 AS
4 × 100 m freestyle details	France (FRA) Amaury Leveaux (48.13) Fabien Gilot (47.67) Clément Lefert (47.39) Yannick Agnel (46.74) Alain Bernard[a] Jérémy Stravius[a]	3:09.93	United States (USA) Nathan Adrian (47.89) Michael Phelps (47.15) Cullen Jones (47.60) Ryan Lochte (47.74) Jimmy Feigen[a] Matt Grevers[a] Ricky Berens[a] Jason Lezak[a]	3:10.38	Russia (RUS) Andrey Grechin (48.57) Nikita Lobintsev (47.39) Vladimir Morozov (47.85) Danila Izotov (47.60) Yevgeny Lagunov[a] Sergey Fesikov[a]	3:11.41
4 × 200 m freestyle details	United States (USA) Ryan Lochte (1:45.15) Conor Dwyer (1:45.23) Ricky Berens (1:45.27) Michael Phelps (1:44.05) Charlie Houchin[a] Matt McLean[a] Davis Tarwater[a]	6:59.70	France (FRA) Amaury Leveaux (1:46.70) Grégory Mallet (1:46.83) Clément Lefert (1:46.00) Yannick Agnel (1:43.24) Jérémy Stravius[a]	7:02.77 NR	China (CHN) Hao Yun (1:47.12) Li Yunqi (1:46.46) Jiang Haiqi (1:47.17) Sun Yang (1:45.55) Lü Zhiwu[a] Dai Jun[a]	7:06.30
4 × 100 m medley details	United States (USA) Matt Grevers (52.58) Brendan Hansen (59.19) Michael Phelps (50.73) Nathan Adrian (46.85) Nick Thoman[a] Eric Shanteau[a] Tyler McGill[a] Cullen Jones[a]	3:29.35	Japan (JPN) Ryosuke Irie (52.92) Kosuke Kitajima (58.64) Takeshi Matsuda (51.20) Takuro Fujii (48.50)	3:31.26	Australia (AUS) Hayden Stoeckel (53.71) Christian Sprenger (59.05) Matt Targett (51.60) James Magnussen (47.22) Brenton Rickard[a] Tommaso D'Orsogna[a]	3:31.58
10 km marathon details	Oussama Mellouli Tunisia (TUN)	1:49:55.1	Thomas Lurz Germany (GER)	1:49:58.5	Richard Weinberger Canada (CAN)	1:50:00.3
AF African record | AM Americas record | AS Asian record | ER European record | OC Oceania record | OR Olympic record | WR World record NR National record (Any world record is necessarily also an Olympic, area, and national record. Area records (for continental regions) are also national records.)

^a Swimmers who participated in the heats only and received medals

Women's events:

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
50 m freestyle details	Ranomi Kromowidjojo Netherlands (NED)	24.05 OR	Aliaksandra Herasimenia Belarus (BLR)	24.28 NR	Marleen Veldhuis Netherlands (NED)	24.39
100 m freestyle details	Ranomi Kromowidjojo Netherlands (NED)	53.00 OR	Aliaksandra Herasimenia Belarus (BLR)	53.38	Tang Yi China (CHN)	53.44
200 m freestyle details	Allison Schmitt United States (USA)	1:53.61 OR, AM	Camille Muffat France (FRA)	1:55.58	Bronte Barratt Australia (AUS)	1:55.81
400 m freestyle details	Camille Muffat France (FRA)	4:01.45 OR	Allison Schmitt United States (USA)	4:01.77 AM	Rebecca Adlington Great Britain (GBR)	4:03.01
800 m freestyle details	Katie Ledecky United States (USA)	8:14.63 AM	Mireia Belmonte García Spain (ESP)	8:18.76 NR	Rebecca Adlington Great Britain (GBR)	8:20.32
100 m backstroke details	Missy Franklin United States (USA)	58.33 AM	Emily Seebohm Australia (AUS)	58.68	Aya Terakawa Japan (JPN)	58.83 AS
200 m backstroke details	Missy Franklin United States (USA)	2:04.06 WR	Anastasia Zuyeva Russia (RUS)	2:05.92	Elizabeth Beisel United States (USA)	2:06.55
100 m breaststroke details	Rūta Meilutytė Lithuania (LTU)	1:05.47	Rebecca Soni United States (USA)	1:05.55	Satomi Suzuki Japan (JPN)	1:06.46
200 m breaststroke details	Rebecca Soni United States (USA)	2:19.59 WR	Satomi Suzuki Japan (JPN)	2:20.72 =AS	Yuliya Yefimova Russia (RUS)	2:20.92 ER
100 m butterfly details	Dana Vollmer United States (USA)	55.98 WR	Lu Ying China (CHN)	56.87	Alicia Coutts Australia (AUS)	56.94
200 m butterfly details	Jiao Liuyang China (CHN)	2:04.06 OR	Mireia Belmonte García Spain (ESP)	2:05.25 NR	Natsumi Hoshi Japan (JPN)	2:05.48
200 m I.M. details	Ye Shiwen China (CHN)	2:07.57 OR, AS	Alicia Coutts Australia (AUS)	2:08.15	Caitlin Leverenz United States (USA)	2:08.95
400 m I.M. details	Ye Shiwen China (CHN)	4:28.43 WR	Elizabeth Beisel United States (USA)	4:31.27	Li Xuanxu China (CHN)	4:32.91
4 × 100 m freestyle details	Australia (AUS) Alicia Coutts (53.90) Cate Campbell (53.19) Brittany Elmslie (53.41) Melanie Schlanger (52.65) Emily Seebohm[b] Yolane Kukla[b] Libby Trickett[b]	3:33.15 OR	Netherlands (NED) Inge Dekker (54.67) Marleen Veldhuis (53.80) Femke Heemskerk (53.39) Ranomi Kromowidjojo (51.93) Hinkelien Schreuder[b]	3:33.79	United States (USA) Missy Franklin (53.52) Jessica Hardy (53.53) Lia Neal (53.65) Allison Schmitt (53.54) Amanda Weir[b] Natalie Coughlin[b]	3:34.24 AM
4 × 200 m freestyle details	United States (USA) Missy Franklin (1:55.96) Dana Vollmer (1:56.02) Shannon Vreeland (1:56.85) Allison Schmitt (1:54.09) Lauren Perdue[b] Alyssa Anderson[b]	7:42.92 OR, AM	Australia (AUS) Bronte Barratt (1:55.76) Melanie Schlanger (1:55.62) Kylie Palmer (1:56.91) Alicia Coutts (1:56.12) Brittany Elmslie[b] Angie Bainbridge[b] Jade Neilsen[b] Blair Evans[b]	7:44.41	France (FRA) Camille Muffat (1:55.51) Charlotte Bonnet (1:57.78) Ophélie-Cyrielle Étienne (1:58.05) Coralie Balmy (1:56.15) Margaux Farrell[b] Mylène Lazare[b]	7:47.49 NR
4 × 100 m medley details	United States (USA) Missy Franklin (58.50) Rebecca Soni (1:04.82) Dana Vollmer (55.48) Allison Schmitt (53.25) Rachel Bootsma[b] Breeja Larson[b] Claire Donahue[b] Jessica Hardy[b]	3:52.05 WR	Australia (AUS) Emily Seebohm (59.01) Leisel Jones (1:06.06) Alicia Coutts (56.41) Melanie Schlanger (52.54) Brittany Elmslie[b]	3:54.02	Japan (JPN) Aya Terakawa (58.99) Satomi Suzuki (1:05.96) Yuka Kato (57.36) Haruka Ueda (53.42)	3:55.73
10 km marathon details	Éva Risztov Hungary (HUN)	1:57:38.2	Haley Anderson United States (USA)	1:57:38.6	Martina Grimaldi Italy (ITA)	1:57:41.8
AF African record | AM Americas record | AS Asian record | ER European record | OC Oceania record | OR Olympic record | WR World record NR National record (Any world record is necessarily also an Olympic, area, and national record. Area records (for continental regions) are also national records.)

^b Swimmers who participated in the heats only and received medals.

• • Diving 29 July - 11 August
  • Water Polo
  • Synchronized Swimming

5-10 August

• 2012 FINA Swimming World Cup in eight different cities in October and November:
  • October 2-3 Dubai, United Arab Emirates  United Arab Emirates
  • October 6-7 Doha, Qatar  Qatar
  • October 13-14 Stockholm, Sweden  Sweden
  • October 17-18 Moscow, Russia  Russia
  • October 20-21 Berlin, Germany  Germany
  • November 2-3 Beijing, China  China
  • November 6-7 Tokyo, Japan  Japan
  • November 10-11 Singapore  Singapore.

Kenneth To from  Australia won the mens race, while Katinka Hosszú from  Hungary won the womens race

• December 12–16: 2012 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) in Istanbul, Turkey.  United States won the medal table with 11 gold, 8 silver and 8 bronze, while  China was second with 3 gold, 5 silver, 3 bronze and  Hungary was third with 3 gold, 4 silver and 3 bronze.

Association football [edit]

• 2012 Africa Cup of Nations in Gabon and Equatorial Guinea (final held in Libreville)
  • Champions:  Zambia (first title); Runners-up:  Ivory Coast; Third place:  Mali.
• UEFA Euro 2012 in Poland and Ukraine (final was held in Kiev)
  •  Spain defeated  Italy 4–0 in the final to successfully defend their 2008 Euro title. This is Spain's third Euro title win overall. It also made Spain the first men's team ever to win three consecutive major international competitions (Euro 2008, 2010 World Cup, Euro 2012).
• 2012 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Baku, Azerbaijan
  • Champions:  France (first title); Runners-up:  North Korea; Third place:  Ghana.
• 2012 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Japan (final held in Tokyo)
  • Champions:  United States (third title); Runners-up:  Germany; Third place:  Japan.
• 2011–12 OFC Champions League
  • Auckland City FC defeats AS Tefana 3–1 on aggregate. Auckland City will represent the OFC region in the 2012 FIFA Club World Cup.
• 2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League
  • In a matchup of two  Mexican teams, Monterrey defeated Santos Laguna 3–2 on aggregate. Monterrey will represent the CONCACAF region in the 2012 FIFA Club World Cup.
• 2011–12 UEFA Champions League (final held in Munich)
  • Chelsea defeated Bayern Munich 4–3 on penalties, after a 1–1 draw after extra time. Chelsea will represent the UEFA region in the 2012 FIFA Club World Cup.
• 2012 Copa Libertadores
  • Corinthians defeated Boca Juniors 4–1 on points in the two-legged final. Corinthians will represent the CONMEBOL region in the 2012 FIFA Club World Cup.
• 2012 AFC Champions League (final held in Ulsan)
  • Ulsan Hyundai defeated Al-Ahli 3–0. Ulsan Hyundai will represent the AFC region in the 2012 FIFA Club World Cup.
• 2012 CAF Champions League
  • Al-Ahly defeated Espérance ST 3–2 on aggregate in the two-legged final. Al-Ahly will represent the CAF region in the 2012 FIFA Club World Cup.
• 2012 FIFA Club World Cup in Japan
  • Corinthians defeated Chelsea 1–0 to claim its second title.

Athletics [edit]

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

Baseball [edit]

• The Miami Marlins, known as the Florida Marlins until November 11, 2011, opened their new stadium, Marlins Park, on April 4 against the defending World Series champion St. Louis Cardinals.
• October 24–28: In the World Series, the San Francisco Giants swept the Detroit Tigers 4–0, with Giants third baseman Pablo Sandoval named MVP. It was the Giants' second World Series victory in three years.
• October 27–November 5: In the Japan Series, the Yomiuri Giants defeated the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters 4–2, with Giants starting pitcher Tetsuya Utsumi named MVP.

Basketball [edit]

• Barclays Center, a new arena in Brooklyn, is expected to open this year. The New Jersey Nets revealed in 2011 that they will become the Brooklyn Nets starting in the 2012–13 season, when they will begin playing in the new building.
• 2012 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament – The University of Kentucky wins its eighth national title, defeating the University of Kansas 67–59 at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans.
• 2012 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament – Baylor University wins its second national title, defeating the University of Notre Dame 80–61 at the Pepsi Center in Denver. The Lady Bears finish the season 40–0, becoming the first team in NCAA basketball history of either sex to win 40 games in a season.
• 2011–12 Euroleague Basketball. Final Four in Istanbul, Turkey - Olympiacos B.C. won, defeating PBC CSKA Moscow.
• South American Basketball Championship 2012 in Argentina - Argentina won, defeating Venezuela in the final.

Biathlon [edit]

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

Bowling [edit]

• January 29 : Mike Fagan won his first major championship, in claiming the USBC Masters title.
• February 26 : Pete Weber won his record 5th U.S. Open in dramatic fashion over Mike Fagan.
• April 15: Sean Rash broke his title slump in winning his second major in the PBA Tournament of Champions.

Canadian football [edit]

• November 23 – 48th Vanier Cup in Toronto: Laval Rouge et Or 37, McMaster Marauders 14
• November 25 – 100th Grey Cup in Toronto: Toronto Argonauts 35, Calgary Stampeders 22

Cricket [edit]

• 2012 Under19 Cricket World Cup was held in Australia.

 India defeated  Australia in the final and clinched their third title.

• 2012 ICC World Twenty20 was held in Sri Lanka.

 West Indies defeated  Sri Lanka in the final and clinched their first title.

Curling [edit]

2011–12 curling season [edit]

Season of Champions

• Continental Cup of Curling (Langley, British Columbia, January 12–15)
  • Winner: Team World
• M&M Meat Shops Canadian Junior Curling Championships (Napanee, Ontario, February 4–12)
  • Men's winner: Brendan Bottcher (skip)
  • Women's winner: Jocelyn Peterman (skip)
• Scotties Tournament of Hearts (Red Deer, Alberta, February 18–26)
  • Women's winner: Heather Nedohin (skip)
• Tim Hortons Brier (Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, March 3–11)
  • Men's winner: Glenn Howard (skip)

Grand slams

• The Pomeroy Inn & Suites National (Dawson Creek, British Columbia, January 25–29)
  • Men's winner: Glenn Howard (skip)
• Sun Life Financial Players' Championship (Summerside, Prince Edward Island, April 17–22)
  • Men's winner: John Epping (skip)
  • Women's winner: Stefanie Lawton (skip)

World championships

• World Wheelchair Curling Championship (Chuncheon City, South Korea, February 18–25)
  • Winner:  Russia (Andrey Smirnov, skip)
• World Junior Curling Championships (Östersund, Sweden, March 3–11)
  • Men's winner:  Canada (Brendan Bottcher, skip)
  • Women's winner:  Scotland (Hannah Fleming, skip)
• Ford World Women's Curling Championship (Lethbridge, Alberta, March 17–25)
  • Women's winner:  Switzerland (Mirjam Ott, skip)
• Capital One World Men's Curling Championship (Basel, Switzerland, March 31 – April 8)
  • Men's winner:  Canada (Glenn Howard, skip)
• World Senior Curling Championships (Tårnby. Denmark, April 14–21)
  • Men's winner:  Ireland (John Jo Kenny, skip)
  • Women's winner:  Canada (Heidi Hanlon, skip)
• World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship (Erzurum, Turkey, April 23–29)
  • Winner:  Switzerland (Martin Rios, second)

2012–13 curling season [edit]

Season of Champions

• Canada Cup of Curling (Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, November 28 – December 2)

Grand slams

• Curlers Corner Autumn Gold Curling Classic (Calgary, Alberta, October 5–8)
  • Women's winner: Sherry Middaugh def. Rachel Homan
• Manitoba Lotteries Women's Curling Classic (Winnipeg, Manitoba, October 19–22)
  • Women's winner: Stefanie Lawton def. Rachel Homan
• Colonial Square Ladies Classic (Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, November 9–12)
  • Women's winner: Stefanie Lawton def. Chelsea Carey
• The Masters Grand Slam of Curling (Brantford, Ontario, November 14–18)
  • Men's winner: Kevin Koe def. Jim Cotter
  • Women's winner: Rachel Homan def. Chelsea Carey
• Canadian Open of Curling (Kelowna, British Columbia, December 12–16)

Figure skating [edit]

• 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 [edit]

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

Futsal [edit]

• January 31 – February 11: 2012 UEFA Futsal Championship in Croatia (final held in Zagreb)
  • 1 !  Spain, 2 !  Russia, 3 !  Italy.^[5]
• November 2 – November 18: 2012 FIFA Futsal World Cup in Thailand (final to be held in Bangkok)
  • 1 !  Brazil, 2 !  Spain, 3 !  Italy.

Golf [edit]

• September 25 – September 30: 2012 Ryder Cup in Medinah, Illinois, United States - won by Europe.

Handball [edit]

• 2012 Pan American Men's Handball Championship in Argentina
• January 15 – January 29: 2012 European Men's Handball Championship in Serbia
  • 1 ! Denmark, 2 !  Serbia, 3 ! Croatia^[6]
• December 3 – December 16: 2012 European Women's Handball Championship in Serbia

Horse racing [edit]

Steeplechases

• Cheltenham Gold Cup – Synchronised
• Grand National - Neptune Collonges

Flat races

• Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Dubai World Cup – Monterosso
• English Triple Crown:
  1. 2,000 Guineas Stakes – Camelot
  2. Epsom Derby - Camelot
  3. St. Leger Stakes – Encke
• United States Triple Crown:
  1. Kentucky Derby – I'll Have Another
  2. Preakness Stakes – I'll Have Another
  3. Belmont Stakes – Union Rags
• Breeders' Cup:
  • Day 1:
    • Juvenile Sprint: Hightail
    • Marathon: Calidoscopio
    • Juvenile Fillies Turf: Flotilla
    • Juvenile Fillies: Beholder
    • Filly & Mare Turf: Zagora
    • Ladies' Classic: Royal Delta
  • Day 2:
    • Juvenile Turf: George Vancouver
    • Dirt Mile: Tapizar
    • Filly & Mare Sprint: Groupie Doll
    • Turf Sprint: Mizdirection
    • Juvenile: Shanghai Bobby
    • Turf: Little Mike
    • Sprint: Trinniberg
    • Mile: Wise Dan
    • Classic: Fort Larned

Ice hockey [edit]

• December 26, 2011 – January 5: 2012 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships in Calgary and Edmonton, Canada
  •  Sweden defeated defending-champion  Russia 1–0 in overtime to win their first title in 31 years. Russian forward Evgeny Kuznetsov was named MVP of the tournament.^[7]
• January 2: The 2012 NHL Winter Classic is held in Philadelphia.
• January 29: The 59th National Hockey League All-Star Game is held in Ottawa.
• February 14: The Detroit Red Wings set a new NHL record for consecutive home wins at 21 straight with a 3–1 win over the Dallas Stars. The previous record of 20 consecutive wins was originally set by the Boston Bruins in 1929–30 and tied by the Philadelphia Flyers in 1975–76. The new record is 23 consecutive home wins.
• March 25: McGill Redmen defeat the Western Ontario Mustangs 4–3 to win the 2012 CIS University Cup.
• March 23 – April 7: 2012 NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey Tournament
  • Boston College defeat Ferris State 4–1 to win the 2012 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.
• April 3 - May 23: 2012 Kelly Cup playoffs in the ECHL. Florida wins the Kelly Cup over Las Vegas Wranglers 4-1.
• April 7 – 14: 2012 IIHF Women's World Championship in the United States
  •  Canada defeated defending-champion  United States 5–4 in overtime to win their tenth title overall and the team's first IIHF World title since 2007.^[8]
• April 11 – June 11: 2012 Stanley Cup playoffs in Canada and United States.
  • The Los Angeles Kings win its first Stanley Cup, over the New Jersey Devils 4–2 in games played in the 2012 Stanley Cup Final.
• April 16 – 21: 2012 Allan Cup Canadian senior men's ice hockey championship in Lloydminster, Alberta/Saskatchewan.
  • Southeast Prairie Thunder defeat the Rosetown Red Wings 4–1 in the final to win the championship.
• May 5 – 13: 2012 Royal Bank Cup Canadian "Junior A" championship in Humboldt, Saskatchewan.
  • Penticton Vees defeat the Woodstock Slammers 4–3 in the final to win the championship.
• May 4 – 20: 2012 IIHF World Championship in Finland and Sweden.
  •  Russia defeated  Slovakia 6–2 to win its fourth title.
• May 18 – 27: 2012 Memorial Cup in Shawinigan, Quebec.
  • The Shawinigan Cataractes defeated the London Knights 2–1 in overtime to win the Memorial Cup championship.
• April 19 – June 9: 2012 Calder Cup in Canada and United States.
  • The Norfolk Admirals defeat the Toronto Marlies 6–1 in game four of the Calder Cup final to win the championship.
• June 20: 2012 NHL Awards in Las Vegas.
• June 22–23: 2012 NHL Entry Draft in Pittsburgh.
• June 27: The 2012 induction class of the Hockey Hall of Fame, consisting entirely of (male) players, is announced. These individuals were formally inducted on November 12 in Toronto.^[9]
  • Pavel Bure
  • Adam Oates
  • Joe Sakic
  • Mats Sundin
• September 15: The NHL locks out its players upon the expiration of the collective bargaining agreement between the league and the players' union.

Kickboxing [edit]

The following is a list of major noteworthy kickboxing events during 2012 in chronological order.

Date	Event	Alternate Name/s	Location	Attendance	Notes
January 28	It's Showtime 2012 in Leeuwarden	It's Showtime 54	Leeuwarden, Netherlands	N/A	Badr Hari announces his retirement after 12 years of competition.
February 25	SuperKombat World Grand Prix I 2012	SuperKombat World Grand Prix I	Podgorica, Montenegro	N/A	Featured the SuperKombat World Grand Prix I 2012 super heavyweight (+96kg) tournament.
March 10	Cro Cop Final Fight	K-1 Final Fight	Zagreb, Croatia	N/A	Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipović returns to kickboxing after eight years in MMA.
March 23	United Glory 15	N/A	Moscow, Russia	N/A	N/A
May 27	SLAMM: Nederland vs. Thailand VII	SLAMM: Nederland vs. Thailand 7	Almere, Netherlands	N/A	N/A
June 30	Music Hall & BFN Group present: It's Showtime 57 & 58	It's Showtime 57 & 58	Brussels, Belgium	N/A	Peter Aerts announces his retirement after 27 years of competition.

Lacrosse [edit]

• May 19: Rochester Knighthawks defeat the Edmonton Rush in Rochester to win their third MILL/NLL title.
• May 27: Northwestern defeats Syracuse 8–6 in the final of the NCAA Women's Tournament. It is the Wildcats' seventh national title, all in the last eight years.
• May 28: Loyola defeats in-state rival Maryland 9–3 in the final of the NCAA Men's Tournament. It is the first national title for the Greyhounds.

Luge [edit]

• 2011–12 Luge World Cup
• FIL World Luge Championships 2012 in Altenberg, Germany

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Motor racing [edit]

• 2012 Formula One season
• 2012 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
• IndyCar
  • 2012 IndyCar Series season
  • 2012 Indianapolis 500
  • 2012 Indy Lights season
• 2012 World Rally Championship season
• 2012 World Touring Car Championship season
• 2012 International V8 Supercars Championship
• NASCAR
  • 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
  • 2012 NASCAR Nationwide Series
  • 2012 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
• 2012 Rolex Sports Car Series season

Nordic skiing [edit]

• 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
  • Dario Cologna of Switzerland for the men and Poland's Justyna Kowalczyk won the tournament for the third time.^[10]
• December 29 – January 6: 2011–12 Four Hills Tournament
  •  Austria Gregor Schlierenzauer won the tournament for the first time in Bischofshofen, Austria^[11]

Rink hockey [edit]

• 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 [edit]

• May 5 – May 27: 2012 Giro d'Italia

Ryder Hesjedal won the Giro, becoming the first Canadian to win a Grand Tour.

• June 30 – July 22: 2012 Tour de France

Bradley Wiggins won the Tour, becoming the first British to win a Grand Tour.

• August 18 – September 9: 2012 Vuelta a España

Alberto Contador won the title for the second time after his first success in 2008.^[12]

• September 15 – September 23: 2012 UCI Road World Championships in Limburg, Netherlands

Rowing [edit]

• 2012 World Rowing Championships will be held at Plovdiv, Bulgaria between August 15 - August 19.

Rugby league [edit]

• 2012 Challenge Cup - Warrington Wolves win, defeating Leeds Rhinos in the final.
• 2012 European Cup - the England Knights won.
• 2012 New South Wales Cup season
• 2012 New Zealand rugby league season
• 2012 National League Cup
• 2012 RFL Championship
• 2012 State of Origin series – Queensland defeats New South Wales 2–1 in the best-of-3 series, extending the northerners' all-time record for consecutive State of Origin wins to seven.
• Super League XVII – Leeds Rhinos defeat Warrington Wolves 26–18 in the Grand Final to claim their second consecutive championship and fifth in the last six seasons.
• 2012 USARL season
• Leeds Rhinos win the 2012 World Club Challenge

Rugby union [edit]

• February 4 – 17 March: Six Nations Championship
  •  Wales win the championship for the 25th time, also claiming their 11th Grand Slam and 20th Triple Crown.
• May 18: Amlin Challenge Cup Final at The Stoop, London:
  • Biarritz defeat Toulon 21–18 to claim their first Challenge Cup title and first European trophy.
• May 19: Heineken Cup Final at Twickenham, London
  • Leinster crush Ulster 42–14 for their third Heineken Cup, becoming only the second club to successfully defend a Heineken Cup title and the first ever to win the Cup three times in four years.
• IRB Sevens World Series:
  • 1 !  New Zealand, 2 !  Fiji and 3 !  England. New Zealand claim their second consecutive series crown and tenth overall.
• June 4–22: 2012 IRB Junior World Championship in Cape Town and Stellenbosch, South Africa
  • 1 !  South Africa, 2 !  New Zealand and 3 !  Wales. This was the first title for South Africa. It was also the first time in the competition's five-year history in which New Zealand did not claim the title.
• June 16–30: 2012 IRB Junior World Rugby Trophy in Salt Lake City, United States
  • 1 !  United States, 2 !  Japan and 3 !  Tonga. This was the first title for the USA, which will be promoted to the 2013 Junior World Championship at the expense of  Italy.
• August 4: Super Rugby Final at Waikato Stadium, Hamilton:
  • The Chiefs crush the Sharks 37–6 to claim their first-ever title.
• August 18 – October 6: The Rugby Championship
  •  New Zealand win the title with a clean sweep in the first season of the newly renamed competition, now including Argentina. Including the competition's previous history as the Tri Nations, this is the All Blacks' 11th series win.

Domestic competitions

• English Premiership Final, May 26 at Twickenham:
  • Harlequins defeat Leicester Tigers 30–23 to claim their first Premiership title. Quins had also finished atop the league table.
• RFU Championship Final, May 23 and May 30:
  • London Welsh defeat Cornish Pirates 66–41 on aggregate to claim the title. London Welsh were initially denied a place in the Premiership due largely to stadium issues, but successfully appealed the denial, placing them in the Premiership for 2012–13 at the expense of bottom finisher Newcastle Falcons.
• Top 14 Final, June 9 at Stade de France, Saint-Denis:
  • Toulouse defeat Toulon 18–12 and lift the Bouclier de Brennus for the 19th time.
• Rugby Pro D2 — Grenoble automatically promoted to Top 14 as champion. Mont-de-Marsan defeat Pau 29–20 in the playoff final to claim the second promotion place. These teams replace Brive and Lyon, which finished on the bottom of the Top 14 table.
• Pro12 Final, May 27 at RDS Arena, Dublin:
  • Ospreys defeat Leinster 31–30 to claim their fourth Celtic League/Pro12 title.
• LV Cup (Anglo-Welsh Cup) – Leicester Tigers
• ITM Cup
  • Premiership Final, October 27 at Rugby League Park, Christchurch: Canterbury defeat Auckland 31–18 for their fifth consecutive provincial title.
  • Championship Final, October 26 at ECOLight Stadium, Pukekohe: Counties Manukau defeat Otago 41–16 to claim their first title at any level of provincial rugby in 32 years. The Steelers are promoted to the 2013 ITM Premiership, replacing bottom-placed Hawke's Bay.
• Currie Cup Final, October 27 at Mr Price Kings Park, Durban:
  • Western Province defeat Natal Sharks 25–18 to claim their first Currie Cup title since 2001.

Ski mountaineering [edit]

• 2012 European Championship of Ski Mountaineering will be held in Pelvoux/Massif des Écrins, France

Snowboarding [edit]

• 2011–12 FIS Snowboard World Cup

Sumo [edit]

Tennis [edit]

• Australian Open (January 16–29)
  • Women's Singles: Victoria Azarenka defeated Maria Sharapova 6–3, 6–0.^[13]
  • Men's Singles: Novak Djokovic defeated Rafael Nadal 5–7, 6–4, 6–2, 6–7^(5–7), 7–5.^[14]
• French Open (May 27 – June 11)
  • Women's Singles: Maria Sharapova defeated Sara Errani 6–3, 6–2.^[15]
  • Men's Singles: Rafael Nadal defeated Novak Djokovic 6–4, 6–3, 2–6, 7–5.^[16]
• Wimbledon (June 25 – July 8)
  • Women's Singles: Serena Williams defeated Agnieszka Radwańska 6–1, 5–7, 6–2.^[17]
  • Men's Singles: Roger Federer defeated Andy Murray 4–6, 7–5, 6–3, 6–4.^[18]
• Us Open (August 27 – September 9)
  • Women's Singles: Serena Williams defeated Victoria Azarenka 6–2, 2–6, 7–5.^[19]
  • Men's Singles: Andy Murray defeated Novak Djokovic 7–6 (10), 7–5, 2–6, 3–6, 6–2.^[20]
• WTA Tour Championships at Istanbul, Turkey. October 23 - October 28
  • Serena Williams defeated Maria Sharapova 6-4, 6-3.
• ATP World Tour Finals at London, United Kingdom. November 5 - November 11
  • Novak Djokovic defeated Roger Federer 7–6 (6), 7–5.
• Davis Cup - the Czech Republic wins, defeating Spain in the final.
• Fed Cup World Group - the Czech Republic wins, defeating Serbia in the final.

Volleyball [edit]

• Men's CEV Champions League 2011–12
• Women's CEV Champions League 2011–12
• 2012 FIVB World League
• 2012 FIVB World Grand Prix

Multi-sport events [edit]

• 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

See also [edit]

• International sports calendar 2012

References [edit]

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