2012 in sports

2012 in sports various events were held, notably the Summer Olympics were held in London, United Kingdom.

Years in sports

2012 in sports

  • Motorsport
  • Racquetball
  • Sailing
  • Skiing
  • Rugby league‎

Events by month

January

Date Sport Venue/Event Status Winner/s
5 - 11 Squash 2011 PSA World Series Finals International Amr Shabana, Nicol David
9 American football 2012 BCS National Championship Game National University of Alabama
15 Marathon Mumbai Marathon international Laban Moiben, Netsanet Achamo
16 - 29 Tennis 2012 Australian Open International Novak Djokovic, Victoria Azarenka
20 - 26 Squash Tournament of Champions 2012 Nick Matthew
22 Field hockey 2012 World Series Hockey Sher-e-Punjab
24 January–4 July Association football 2012 Copa Libertadores Continental Corinthians
26–12 February Baseball 2012 Australian Baseball League postseason National Perth Heat
27 Marathon Dubai Marathon International Ayele Abshero, Aselefech Mergia
29 –5 February Bandy 2012 Bandy World Championship International Sweden

February

Date Sport Venue/Event Status Winner/s
3 February–6 October Rugby league / Super League XVII Binational Leeds Rhinos
4 February–17 March Rugby union ///// 2012 Six Nations Championship Continental  Wales
4 February–4 November Tennis 2012 Fed Cup World Group International  Czech Republic
5 American football , Super Bowl XLVI national New York Giants
9 February–17 May Darts / 2012 Premier League Darts Phil Taylor
10 February–18 November Tennis 2012 Davis Cup World Group International  Czech Republic
10 February-10 November Association football 2012 AFC Champions League Continental Ulsan Hyundai FC
18 February–18 November Auto racing 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Brad Keselowski
20 - 25 Squash North American Open 2012 James Willstrop
24 February– 4 August Rugby union // 2012 Super Rugby season International Chiefs
27 Auto racing 2012 Daytona 500 Matt Kenseth

March

Date Sport Venue/Event Status Winner/s
1 March – 30 September Rugby league / 2012 NRL season Binational Melbourne Storm
10 March – 1 December Association football / 2012 Major League Soccer season Binational Los Angeles Galaxy
11–22 Cricket 2012 Asia Cup  Pakistan
13 March–2 April Basketball 2012 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament national University of Kentucky
17 March–3 April Basketball 2012 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament national Baylor University
18 March-25 November Formula One 2012 Formula One World Championship International Sebastian Vettel
18 Formula One 2012 Australian Grand Prix Jenson Button
24 March- 29 September Australian rules football 2012 AFL season Sydney Swans
25 Formula One 2012 Malaysian Grand Prix Fernando Alonso
25 March-15 September IndyCar 2012 IndyCar Series Ryan Hunter-Reay
26-31 Squash Kuala Lumpur Open Squash Championships 2012 Nicol David
28 March–28 October Baseball / 2012 Major League Baseball season San Francisco Giants

April

Date Sport Venue/Event Status Winner/s
4 April–27 May Cricket 2012 Indian Premier League National Kolkata Knight Riders

May

Date Sport Venue/Event Status Winner/s

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

American football

Aquatics

Results:

5–10 August

Kenneth To from  Australia won the men's race, while Katinka Hosszú from  Hungary won the women's race

Association football

Athletics

Baseball

Basketball

NBA Finals

Events

Bowling

Canadian football

Cricket

  • 2012 Under19 Cricket World Cup was held in Australia.

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

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

Curling

Figure skating

Futsal

Golf

Handball

Horse racing

Steeplechases
Flat races

Ice hockey

Kickboxing

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

Luge

Mixed martial arts

The following is a list of major noteworthy MMA events by month.

January

1/27 — MFC 32 - Bitter Rivals

1/28 — UFC on Fox: Evans vs. Davis

February

2/11 — ONE Fighting Championship: Battle of Heroes

2/25 — KSW 18: Unfinished Sympathy

March

3/16 — M-1 Challenge 31 - Monson vs. Oleinik

3/24 — M-1 Belarus 16 - Belarus Fighting Championship

3/31 — ONE Fighting Championship: War of the Lions

April

4/21 — UFC 145: Jones vs. Evans

May

5/4 — MFC 33 - Collision Course

5/12 — KSW 19: Pudzianowski vs. Sapp

June

6/21 — M-1 Global - Fedor vs. Rizzo

6/23 — ONE Fighting Championship: Destiny of Warriors

July

August

8/10 — MFC 34 - Total Recall

8/31 — ONE Fighting Championship: Pride of a Nation

September

9/1 — UFC 151: Jones vs. Henderson

9/15 — KSW 20: Fighting Symphonies

9/30 — M-1 Challenge 34 - Emelianenko vs. Gluhov

October

10/6 — ONE Fighting Championship: Rise of Kings

10/26 — MFC 35 - Explosive Encounter

November

December

12/1 — KSW 21: Ultimate Explanation

12/29 – UFC 155: Dos Santos vs. Velasquez 2

Motorsport

Rink hockey

Road cycling

Ryder Hesjedal won the Giro, becoming the first Canadian to win a Grand Tour.
Bradley Wiggins won the Tour, becoming the first British to win a Grand Tour.
Alberto Contador won the title for the second time after his first success in 2008.[7]

Rowing

Rugby league

Rugby union

Domestic competitions

Squash

Sumo

Tennis

Volleyball

Multi-sport events

See also

  • International sports calendar 2012

References

  1. Though football started two days earlier, the Games were officially opened on 28 July.
  2. "New York Marathon Canceled as City Recovers From Storm". November 3, 2012 via www.bloomberg.com.
  3. "Serbia takes gold after stunning match". Archived from the original on July 30, 2012. Retrieved January 29, 2012.
  4. "News". Archived from the original on July 29, 2012. Retrieved January 29, 2012.
  5. uefa.com (February 12, 2012). "Futsal EURO - News – UEFA.com".
  6. "EHF EURO 2012 Final". Archived from the original on January 21, 2012. Retrieved January 30, 2012.
  7. Overall standings Archived September 11, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  8. "News".
  9. "Djokovic claims the longest final".
  10. "Match Reports". Archived from the original on September 13, 2012. Retrieved September 10, 2012.
  11. Match Results
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