2015 in sports describes the year's events in world sport. This year, some sporting events listed below are qualifying ones, for athletes, to compete at the 2016 Summer Olympics and Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro. From July 2015 to May 2016, the venues for the 2016 Summer Olympics and Paralympics will be tested, by hosting various events in them.^[1]

Calendar by month

January

Date	Sport	Venue/Event	Status	Winner/s
26 December 2014–6	Ice hockey	2015 World Junior Ice Hockey Championship	International	Canada
28 December 2014–6	Ski jumping	/ 2014–15 Four Hills Tournament	Continental	Stefan Kraft
1	Ice hockey	2015 NHL Winter Classic	Domestic	Washington Capitals
3–11	Cross-country skiing	// 2015 Tour de Ski	Continental	Men: Martin Johnsrud Sundby Women: Marit Bjørgen
4–10	Ice hockey	2015 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship – Division I	International	France is promoted to Top Division  Austria is relegated to Division I Qualification
4–10	Tennis	2015 Hopman Cup	International	Poland
4–17	Rallying	// 2015 Dakar Rally	International	Bikes: Marc Coma ( KTM) Quads: Rafał Sonik ( Yamaha) Cars: Nasser Al-Attiyah / Matthieu Baumel ( Mini) Trucks: Ayrat Mardeev / Aydar Belyaev / Dmitriy Svistunov ( Kamaz)
5–12	Ice hockey	2015 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship	International	United States
8–12	Table tennis	2015 World Team Cup	International	Men:  China Women:  China
9–24	Association football	2015 CONCACAF U-20 Championship	Continental	Mexico
9–31	Association football	2015 AFC Asian Cup	Continental	Australia
10–11	Speed skating	2015 European Speed Skating Championships	Continental	Men: Sven Kramer Women: Ireen Wüst
11–18	Snooker	2015 Masters	International	Shaun Murphy
12	American football	2015 College Football Playoff National Championship	Domestic	Ohio State Buckeyes
13–26	Association football	2015 OFC U-17 Championship	Continental	New Zealand
14–7 February	Association football	2015 South American Youth Football Championship	Continental	Argentina
15–25	Freestyle skiing & Snowboarding	FIS Freestyle Ski and Snowboarding World Championships 2015	International	Freestyle Ski:  Canada Snowboarding:  United States Overall:  United States
15–1 February	Handball	2015 World Men's Handball Championship	International	France
16–17	Luge	2015 FIL Junior World Luge Championships	International	Men: Roman Repilov Women: Jessica Tiebel Men's Doubles: Florian Loeffler / Manuel Stiebing Team Relay: Ulla Zirne, Kristers Aparjods, and Kristens Putins & Karlis Kriss Matuzels
17–8 February	Association football	2015 Africa Cup of Nations	Continental	Ivory Coast
19–25	Ice hockey	2015 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division III	International	China is promoted to Division II Group B
19–25	Ice hockey	2015 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship – Division I Qualification	International	Denmark is promoted to Division I
19–1 February	Tennis	2015 Australian Open	International	Men: Novak Djokovic Women: Serena Williams
22–1 February	Nordic skiing	2015 IPC Biathlon and Cross-Country Skiing World Championships	International	For cross-country results, click here. For biathlon results, click here.
23–25	Speed skating	2015 European Short Track Speed Skating Championships	Continental	Men's overall winner: Sjinkie Knegt Men's medal tally:  Netherlands and  Russia (2 gold medals each.) Women's overall winner: Elise Christie Women's medal tally:  Great Britain and  Russia (2 gold medals each.)
24–25	Luge	2015 Junior European Luge Championships	International	Men's winner: Sabastian Bley Women's winner: Jessica Tiebel Men's Doubles winners: Florian Loeffler / Manuel Stiebing Team Relay winners: Victoria Demchenko, Roman Repilov, Evgeny Evdokimov & Alexei Groshev
24–1 February	Multi-sport	2015 Winter Universiade (co-host with  Spain)	International	Russia (Venues: Štrbské Pleso and Osrblie)
25	American football	2015 Pro Bowl	Domestic	Team Irvin Offensive MVP: Matthew Stafford ( Detroit Lions) Defensive MVP: J. J. Watt ( Houston Texans)
25	Ice hockey	2015 NHL All-Star Game	Domestic	Team Toews MVP: Ryan Johansen ( Columbus Blue Jackets)
25–15 November	Rallying	/// 2015 World Rally Championship season	International	WRC #1: Sébastien Ogier / Julien Ingrassia WRC #2: Nasser Al-Attiyah / Matthieu Baumel WRC #3: Quentin Gilbert / Renaud Jamoul
26–1 February	Figure skating	2015 European Figure Skating Championships	Continental	Men: Javier Fernández Ladies: Elizaveta Tuktamysheva Pairs: Yuko Kavaguti / Alexander Smirnov Ice Dance: Gabriella Papadakis / Guillaume Cizeron
27–3 February	Biathlon	2015 IBU Open European Championships	Continental	Junior:  Russia Senior:  Russia
31	Triathlon	2015 ETU Winter Triathlon European Championships	Continental	Men: Pavel Andreev Women: Olga Parfinenko
31–1 February	Cyclo-cross	2015 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships	International	Men's Elite: Mathieu van der Poel Women's Elite: Pauline Ferrand-Prévot
31–8 February	Multi-sport	2015 Winter World Masters Games	International	For results, click here.

February

Date	Sport	Venue/Event	Status	Winner/s
1	American football	Super Bowl XLIX	Domestic	New England Patriots MVP: Tom Brady ( New England Patriots)
2–15	Alpine skiing	FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2015	International	Austria
3–5 August	Association football	2015 Copa Libertadores	Continental	River Plate
4–8	Snooker	2015 German Masters	International	Mark Selby
4–14	Multi-sport	2015 Winter Universiade (co-host with  Slovakia)	International	Russia (Venue: Granada)
4–21 November	Association football	2015 AFC Champions League	Continental	Guangzhou Evergrande
6 & 11	Association football	2015 Recopa Sudamericana	Continental	River Plate
6–13	Curling	2015 World Wheelchair Curling Championship	International	Russia (Skip: Andrey Smirnov)
7–15 November	Tennis	2015 Fed Cup	International	Czech Republic
9–15	Figure skating	2015 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships	International	Men: Denis Ten Ladies: Polina Edmunds Pairs: Meagan Duhamel / Eric Radford Ice dance: Kaitlyn Weaver / Andrew Poje
9–31 October	Association football	2015 AFC Cup	Continental	Johor Darul Ta'zim
12–15	Badminton	2015 European Mixed Team Badminton Championships	Continental	Denmark
12–15	Speed skating	2015 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships	International	Netherlands
13–14	Air racing	2015 Red Bull Air Race World Championship season – Abu Dhabi	International	Master Class: Paul Bonhomme (Aircraft: Zivko Edge 540 from Zivko Aeronautics) Challenger Class: Cristian Bolton (Aircraft: Extra 330LX from Extra Flugzeugbau)
13–8 November	Association football	2015 CAF Champions League	Continental	TP Mazembe
13–29 November	Association football	2015 CAF Confederation Cup	Continental	Étoile du Sahel
14–15	Luge	2015 FIL World Luge Championships	International	Germany
14–29 March	Cricket	/ 2015 Cricket World Cup	International	Australia
15	Basketball	2015 NBA All-Star Game	Domestic	Game winners: Western Conference Shooting Stars Competition winners: Team Bosh Chris Bosh ( Miami Heat), Swin Cash ( New York Liberty), and Dominique Wilkins (retired) Skills Challenge winner: Patrick Beverley ( Houston Rockets) Three-Point Contest winner: Stephen Curry ( Golden State Warriors) Slam Dunk Contest winner: Zach LaVine ( Minnesota Timberwolves)
15–1 March	Association football	2015 African U-17 Championship	Continental	Mali
16–22	Snooker	2015 Welsh Open	International	John Higgins
17–24	Biathlon	2015 IBU Youth/Junior World Championships	International	Russia
18–21	Ice hockey	2015 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II – Group B Qualification	International	Turkey is promoted to Division II Group B
18–22	Track cycling	2015 UCI Track Cycling World Championships	International	France
18–1 March	Nordic skiing	FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2015	International	Norway
20–22	Speed skating	2015 World Junior Speed Skating Championships	International	Netherlands
20–20 November	Motorsport	2015 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series	Domestic	Champion: Erik Jones Manufacturer: Toyota
21	Association football	2015 CAF Super Cup	Continental	ES Sétif
21	Triathlon	2015 OTU Triathlon Oceania Championships	Continental	Men: Jacob Birtwhistle Women: Jaz Hedgeland
21	Ice hockey	2015 NHL Stadium Series	Domestic	Los Angeles Kings
21–21 November	Motorsport	2015 NASCAR Xfinity Series	Domestic	Champion: Chris Buescher Manufacturer: Chevrolet
22	Marathon	2015 Tokyo Marathon (WMM #1)	International	Men: Endeshaw Negesse Women: Berhane Dibaba
22	NASCAR	2015 Daytona 500	Domestic	Joey Logano ( Team Penske)
22–22 November	Motorsport	2015 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series	Domestic	Champion: Kyle Busch Manufacturer: Chevrolet
23–8 March	Bobsleigh and Skeleton	FIBT World Championships 2015	International	Germany
27–1 March	Speed skating	2015 World Junior Short Track Speed Skating Championships	International	South Korea
27–15 March	Association football	2015 CONCACAF U-17 Championship	Continental	Mexico
28–1 March	Luge	2015 FIL European Luge Championships	Continental	Men: Semen Pavlichenko Women: Dajana Eitberger Men's Doubles: Tobias Wendl / Tobias Arlt Team Relay: Dajana Eitberger / Felix Loch / Tobias Wendl and Tobias Arlt
28–1 March	Speed skating	2015 World Sprint Speed Skating Championships	International	Overall Men's winner: Pavel Kulizhnikov Overall Women's winner: Brittany Bowe Medal tally:  United States
28–8 March	Curling	2015 World Junior Curling Championships	International	Men:  Canada (Skip: Braden Calvert) Women:  Canada (Skip: Kelsey Rocque)

March

Date	Sport	Venue/Event	Status	Winner/s
1–10	Alpine skiing	2015 IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships	International	Russia
2–8	Figure skating	2015 World Junior Figure Skating Championships	International	Men: Shoma Uno Ladies: Evgenia Medvedeva Pairs: Yu Xiaoyu / Jin Yang Ice dance: Anna Yanovskaya / Sergey Mozgov
3–15	Biathlon	Biathlon World Championships 2015	International	France and  Germany (three gold medals each)
4–29	Association football	2015 South American Under-17 Football Championship	Continental	Brazil
5–8	Golf	2015 WGC-Cadillac Championship	International	Dustin Johnson
5–4 October	Rugby league	2015 NRL season	Continental	North Queensland Cowboys
6–7	Triathlon	World Triathlon Series #1	International	Men: Mario Mola Women: Gwen Jorgensen
6–8	Athletics	2015 European Athletics Indoor Championships	Continental	Russia
6–25 October	Association football	2015 Major League Soccer season	Domestic	Eastern Conference (MLS): New York Red Bulls Western Conference (MLS): FC Dallas Supporters' Shield: New York Red Bulls
6–29 November	Tennis	2015 Davis Cup	International	Great Britain
7–8	Speed skating	2015 World Allround Speed Skating Championships	International	Men: Sven Kramer Women: Martina Sáblíková
7–13	Ice hockey	2015 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II – Group B	International	Slovenia is promoted to Division II Group A  Belgium is relegated to Division II Group B Qualification
8–22	Association football	2015 African U-20 Championship	Continental	Nigeria
9–22	Tennis	2015 BNP Paribas Open	International	Men: Novak Djokovic Women: Simona Halep
10–14	Snooker	2015 Indian Open	International	Michael White
13–15	Speed skating	2015 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships	International	South Korea
14–15	Triathlon	Triathlon World Cup #1	International	Men: David Hauss Women: Tamara Gómez Garrido
14–22	Curling	2015 World Women's Curling Championship	International	Switzerland (Skip: Alina Pätz)
15	Formula One	2015 Australian Grand Prix	International	Lewis Hamilton ( Mercedes)
15–22	Ice hockey	2015 IIHF World U18 Championship Division II – Group B	International	Romania is promoted to Division II Group A  Australia is relegated to Division III Group A
17–19	Ice hockey	2015 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III – Group B	International	Turkey is promoted to Division III – Group A
17–6 April	Basketball	2015 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament	Domestic	Duke Blue Devils
20–22	Amateur wrestling	2015 Oceania Wrestling Championships	Regional	Marshall Islands
20–7 April	Basketball	2015 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament	Domestic	Connecticut Huskies
21–22	Triathlon	Triathlon World Cup #2	International	Men: Richard Murray Women: Kaitlin Donner
22–28	Ice hockey	2015 IIHF World U18 Championship Division II – Group A	International	South Korea is promoted to Division I Group B  Estonia is relegated to Division II Group B
22–28	Ice hockey	2015 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III – Group A	International	Iceland is promoted to Division II Group B  South Africa is relegated to Division III Group B
23–29	Figure skating	2015 World Figure Skating Championships	International	Men: Javier Fernández Ladies: Elizaveta Tuktamysheva Pairs: Meagan Duhamel / Eric Radford Ice Dance: Gabriella Papadakis / Guillaume Cizeron
24–5 April	Tennis	2015 Miami Open	International	Men: Novak Djokovic Women: Serena Williams
26–29	Track cycling	2015 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships	International	Men:  China Women:  China and  Great Britain (3 gold medals each)
28	Athletics	2015 IAAF World Cross Country Championships	International	Ethiopia
28–29	Triathlon	2015 World Triathlon Series #2	International	Men: Jonathan Brownlee Women: Gwen Jorgensen
28–4 April	Ice hockey	2015 IIHF Women's World Championship	International	United States
28–5 April	Multi-sport	2015 Winter Deaflympics	International	Russia
28–5 April	Curling	2015 Ford World Men's Curling Championship	International	Sweden (Skip: Niklas Edin)
28–5 April	Squash	2015 European Junior Squash Championships	Continental	Men: George Parker Women: Georgina Kennedy Team:  England
29–4 April	Bandy	2015 Bandy World Championship	International	Russia
29	Formula One	2015 Malaysian Grand Prix	International	Sebastian Vettel ( Ferrari)
29	Motorcycle racing	Qatar motorcycle Grand Prix	International	MotoGP: Valentino Rossi ( Yamaha) Moto2: Jonas Folger ( AGR Team) Moto3: Alexis Masbou ( SaxoPrint–RTG)
29–30 August	IndyCar	/ 2015 IndyCar Series season	International	Scott Dixon
30–5 April	Snooker	2015 China Open	International	Mark Selby
30–5 April	Ice hockey	2015 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II – Group A	International	Kazakhstan is promoted to Division I Group B  New Zealand is relegated to Division II Group B

April

Date	Sport	Venue/Event	Status	Winner/s
2–5	Golf	2015 ANA Inspiration	International	Brittany Lincicome
3–12	Ice hockey	2015 IIHF World Championship Division III	International	North Korea is promoted to Division II Group B
5–4 October	Baseball	/ 2015 Major League Baseball season	Domestic	American League: Kansas City Royals American League MVP: Josh Donaldson ( Toronto Blue Jays) National League: St. Louis Cardinals National League MVP: Bryce Harper ( Washington Nationals)
6–12	Ice hockey	2015 IIHF Women's World Championship Division I – Group B	International	Slovakia is promoted to Division I Group A  North Korea is relegated to Division II Group A
8–24 May	Cricket	2015 Indian Premier League	Domestic	Mumbai Indians
9–11	Wrestling	2015 Wrestling World Cup	International	Iran
9 & 11	Ice hockey	2015 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament Frozen Four	Domestic	Providence Friars
9–12	Golf	2015 Masters Tournament	International	Jordan Spieth
9–18	Weightlifting	2015 European Weightlifting Championships	Continental	Ukraine
8 October 2014–11	Ice hockey	/ 2014–15 NHL season	Domestic	Presidents' Trophy: New York Rangers MVP: Carey Price ( Montreal Canadiens) Top scorer: Jamie Benn ( Dallas Stars)
11–12	Triathlon	2015 World Triathlon Series #3	International	Men: Jonathan Brownlee Women: Gwen Jorgensen
12	Motorcycle racing	Motorcycle Grand Prix of the Americas	International	MotoGP: Marc Márquez ( Repsol Honda) Moto2: Sam Lowes ( Speed Up) Moto3: Danny Kent ( Leopard Racing)
12	Formula One	2015 Chinese Grand Prix	International	Lewis Hamilton ( Mercedes)
12–18	Ice hockey	/ 2015 IIHF World U18 Championship Division I	International	Denmark is promoted to the Top Division  Hungary is relegated to Division I Group B  Austria is promoted to Division I Group A  Lithuania is relegated to Division II Group A
12–18	Ice hockey	2015 IIHF Women's World Championship Division I – Group A	International	Czech Republic is promoted to the Top Division  Latvia is relegated to Division I Group B
12–19	Tennis	2015 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters	International	Novak Djokovic
12–21 November	Motorsport	//// 2015 FIA World Endurance Championship season	International	LMP1: Timo Bernhard, Mark Webber, and Brendon Hartley ( Porsche) LMP2: Roman Rusinov, Julien Canal, and Sam Bird ( OAK Racing) LMGTE Pro: Richard Lietz and Michael Christensen ( Porsche) LMGTE Am: Viktor Shaitar, Aleksey Basov, and Andrea Bertolini ( AF Corse)
13	Association football	2014–15 UEFA Youth League Final	Continental	Chelsea
13–18	Ice hockey	2015 Allan Cup	Domestic	South East Prairie Thunder
13–19	Artistic gymnastics	2015 European Artistic Gymnastics Championships	Continental	Overall:  Russia Men:  Great Britain Women:  Russia
13–19	Ice hockey	2015 IIHF World Championship Division I – Group B	International	South Korea is promoted to Division I Group A  Netherlands is relegated to Division II Group A
13–19	Ice hockey	/ 2015 IIHF World Championship Division II	International	Romania is promoted to Division I Group B  Australia is relegated to Division II Group B  China is promoted to Division II Group A  South Africa is relegated to Division III
28 October 2014–15	Basketball	/ 2014–15 NBA season	Domestic	Season's Top Seed: Golden State Warriors Season MVP: Stephen Curry ( Golden State Warriors) Top Scorer: Russell Westbrook ( Oklahoma City Thunder)
15–15 June	Ice hockey	/ 2015 Stanley Cup playoffs	Domestic	Chicago Blackhawks Playoffs MVP: Duncan Keith ( Chicago Blackhawks)
16	Basketball	2015 WNBA draft	Domestic	#1 pick: Jewell Loyd, University of Notre Dame ( Seattle Storm)
16–19	Figure skating	2015 ISU World Team Trophy in Figure Skating	International	United States
16–26	Ice hockey	2015 IIHF World U18 Championships	International	United States
17–26	Fencing	2015 Pan American Fencing Championships	Continental	United States
18–25	Curling	2015 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship	International	Dorottya Palancsa / Zsolt Kiss
18–25	Curling	2015 World Senior Curling Championships	International	Men:  United States (Skip: Lyle Sieg) Women:  Canada (Skip: Lois Fowler)
18–16 June	Basketball	/ 2015 NBA Playoffs	Domestic	Golden State Warriors Finals MVP: Andre Iguodala ( Golden State Warriors)
19	Formula One	2015 Bahrain Grand Prix	International	Lewis Hamilton ( Mercedes)
19	Motorcycle racing	Argentine motorcycle Grand Prix	International	MotoGP: Valentino Rossi ( Yamaha Motor Racing) Moto2: Johann Zarco ( Ajo Motorsport) Moto3: Danny Kent ( Leopard Racing)
19–25	Ice hockey	2015 IIHF World Championship Division I – Group A	International	Kazakhstan and  Hungary are promoted to Top Division  Ukraine is relegated to Division I Group B
20	Marathon	2015 Boston Marathon (WMM #2)	International	Men: Lelisa Desisa Women: Caroline Rotich
24–26	Judo	2015 Pan American Judo Championships	Continental	Brazil
24–26	Amateur wrestling	2015 Pan American Wrestling Championships	Continental	Men's Freestyle:  United States Women's Freestyle:  Canada,  Cuba, and the  United States (2 gold medals each) Greco-Roman:  Cuba
24–3 May	Sledge hockey	2015 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships	International	United States
25–26	Triathlon	2015 World Triathlon Series #4	International	Men: Alistair Brownlee Women: Vicky Holland
25–29	Powerlifting	2015 IPC Powerlifting Americas Open Championships	Continental	Mexico
7 October 2014–26	Association football	2014–15 OFC Champions League	Continental	Auckland City
26	Marathon	2015 London Marathon (WMM #3)	International	Men: Eliud Kipchoge Women: Tigist Tufa
26–3 May	Table tennis	2015 World Table Tennis Championships	International	China
5 August 2014–29	Association football	2014–15 CONCACAF Champions League	Continental	Club América
29–3 May	Golf	2015 WGC-Cadillac Match Play	International	Rory McIlroy
29–3 May	Rhythmic gymnastics	2015 Rhythmic Gymnastics European Championships	Continental	Russia
30–2 May	American football	2015 NFL Draft	Domestic	#1 pick: Jameis Winston, Florida State University ( Tampa Bay Buccaneers)

May

Date	Sport	Venue/Event	Status	Winner/s
1	Athletics	2015 IAAF Race Walking Challenge	International	Men: Chen Ding Women: DUAN Dandan
1–17	Ice hockey	2015 IIHF World Championship	International	Canada
2	Horse racing	2015 2000 Guineas Stakes	Domestic	Horse: Gleneagles Jockey: Ryan Moore Trainer: Aidan O'Brien
2	Horse racing	2015 Kentucky Derby	Domestic	Horse: American Pharoah Jockey: Victor Espinoza Trainer: Bob Baffert
2	Rugby union	2015 European Rugby Champions Cup Final	Continental	Toulon
2–3	Athletics	2015 IAAF World Relays	International	United States
3	Motorcycle racing	Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix	International	MotoGP: Jorge Lorenzo ( Movistar Yamaha MotoGP) Moto2: Jonas Folger ( AGR Team) Moto3: Danny Kent ( Leopard Racing)
3	Road running	Wings for Life World Run 2015	International	Lemawork Ketema Yuuko Watanabe
3–10	Tennis	2015 Mutua Madrid Open	International	Men: Andy Murray Women: Petra Kvitová
6–10	Volleyball	2015 FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship	International	Eczacıbaşı VitrA
6–10	Amateur wrestling	2015 Asian Wrestling Championships	Continental	Men's Freestyle:  Iran Men's Greco-Roman:  Iran Women's Freestyle:  Japan Overall winners:  Iran
6–22	Association football	2015 UEFA European Under-17 Championship	Continental	France
7–10	Golf	2015 Players Championship	International	Rickie Fowler
8–18	Multi-sport	2015 IBSA World Championships and Games	International	Russia
9–10	Triathlon	Triathlon World Cup #3	International	Men: Ryan Fisher Women: Renee Tomlin
9–31	Road Cycling	2015 Giro d'Italia	International	Alberto Contador ( Tinkoff-Saxo)
11–17	Tennis	2015 Internazionali BNL d'Italia	International	Men: Novak Djokovic Women: Maria Sharapova
10	Formula One	2015 Spanish Grand Prix	International	Nico Rosberg ( Mercedes)
14	Association football	2015 UEFA Women's Champions League Final	Continental	Frankfurt
12–18	Taekwondo	2015 World Taekwondo Championships	International	Men:  Iran Women:  South Korea
12–20	Volleyball	2015 Asian Men's U23 Volleyball Championship	Continental	Iran
14–17	Golf	The Tradition	International	Jeff Maggert
14–24	Amateur boxing	2015 Women's Junior/Youth World Boxing Championships	International	Junior:  Russia Youth:  Russia
15	Athletics	Qatar Athletic Super Grand Prix	International	United States
15–24	Amateur boxing	2015 EUBC European Confederation Junior Boxing Championships	Continental	Ukraine
16	Horse racing	2015 Preakness Stakes	Domestic	Horse: American Pharoah Jockey: Victor Espinoza Trainer: Bob Baffert
16–17	Triathlon	2015 World Triathlon Series #5	International	Men: Javier Gómez Noya Women: Gwen Jorgensen
16–17	Air racing	Red Bull Air Race World Championship – Chiba	International	Master Class: Paul Bonhomme (Aircraft: Zivko Edge 540 from Zivko Aeronautics) Challenger Class: Petr Kopstein (Aircraft: Extra 330LX from Extra Flugzeugbau)
17	Athletics	Shanghai Golden Grand Prix	International	Kenya
17	Motorcycle racing	French motorcycle Grand Prix	International	MotoGP: Jorge Lorenzo ( Movistar Yamaha MotoGP) Moto2: Thomas Lüthi ( Derendinger Racing Interwetten) Moto3: Romano Fenati ( Sky Racing Team by VR46)
17–19 September	Motosport	2015 NASCAR Canadian Tire Series season	Domestic	Scott Steckly
21–24	Golf	Senior PGA Championship	International	Colin Montgomerie
21–24	Golf	2015 BMW PGA Championship	International	An Byeong-hun
22–31	Ice hockey	2015 Memorial Cup	Domestic	Oshawa Generals
23–24	Rowing	2015 European Rowing Junior Championships	Continental	Italy
24	Formula One	2015 Monaco Grand Prix	International	Nico Rosberg ( Mercedes)
24	IndyCar	2015 Indianapolis 500	Domestic	Juan Pablo Montoya ( Team Penske)
24–7 June	Tennis	2015 French Open	International	Men: Stan Wawrinka Women: Serena Williams
27	Association football	2015 UEFA Europa League Final	Continental	Sevilla
27–30	Squash	2015 European Squash Individual Championships	Continental	Men: Grégory Gaultier Women: Camille Serme
27–31	Amateur wrestling	2015 African Wrestling Championships	Continental	Men's Freestyle:  Egypt Women's Freestyle:  Tunisia Greco-Roman:  Egypt
29–31	Rowing	2015 European Rowing Championships	Continental	Great Britain
30	Athletics	Prefontaine Classic	International	United States
30–31	Air racing	Red Bull Air Race World Championship – Rovinj	International	Master Class: Hannes Arch (Aircraft: Zivko Edge 540 from Zivko Aeronautics) Challenger Class: Daniel Ryfa (Aircraft: Extra 330LX from Extra Aircraft)
30–31	Triathlon	2015 World Triathlon Series #6	International	Men: Alistair Brownlee Women: Gwen Jorgensen
30–20 June	Association football	2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup	International	Serbia
31	Motorcycle racing	Italian motorcycle Grand Prix	International	MotoGP: Jorge Lorenzo ( Movistar Yamaha MotoGP) Moto2: Esteve Rabat ( EG 0,0 Marc VDS) Moto3: Miguel Oliveira ( Red Bull KTM Ajo)

June

Date	Sport	Venue/Event	Status	Winner/s
1–6	Multi-sport	2015 Games of the Small States of Europe	International	Iceland
2–20	Rugby union	2015 World Rugby Under 20 Championship	International	New Zealand
4	Athletics	Golden Gala	International	United States
4–7	3x3 (basketball)	2015 FIBA 3x3 U18 World Championships	International	Men:  New Zealand Women:  France
5–16	Multi-sport	2015 Southeast Asian Games	International	Thailand
5–13 September	Basketball	2015 WNBA season	Domestic	Eastern Conference (WNBA): New York Liberty Western Conference (WNBA): Minnesota Lynx
6	Association football	2015 UEFA Champions League Final	Continental	Barcelona
6	Horse racing	2015 Epsom Derby	Domestic	Horse: Golden Horn Jockey: Frankie Dettori Trainer: John Gosden
6	Horse racing	2015 Belmont Stakes	Domestic	Horse: American Pharoah Jockey: Victor Espinoza Trainer: Bob Baffert Triple Crown winner
6–11	Fencing	2015 European Fencing Championships	Continental	Italy,  Russia, and  France (3 gold medals) Overall: Italy
6–14	Weightlifting	2015 Junior World Weightlifting Championships	International	China
6–5 July	Association football	2015 FIFA Women's World Cup	International	United States
7	Athletics	British Grand Prix (Birmingham)	International	Kenya
7	Formula One	2015 Canadian Grand Prix	International	Lewis Hamilton ( Mercedes)
7–14	Amateur boxing	2015 ASBC Asian Confederation Junior Boxing Championships	Continental	Uzbekistan
8–10	Baseball	2015 Major League Baseball draft	Domestic	#1 pick: Dansby Swanson (to the Arizona Diamondbacks from Vanderbilt)
8–14	Archery	2015 World Archery Youth Championships	International	South Korea
9–14	Water polo	2015 FINA Women's Water Polo World League	International	United States
11	Athletics	Bislett Games	International	Kenya
11–14	Golf	Senior Players Championship	International	Bernhard Langer
11–14	Golf	2015 KPMG Women's PGA Championship	International	Inbee Park
11–16	Fencing	2015 African Fencing Championships	Continental	Tunisia
11–28	Basketball	/ EuroBasket Women 2015	Continental	Serbia
11–4 July	Association football	2015 Copa América	Continental	Chile
12–28	Multi-sport	2015 European Games	Continental	Russia
13	Athletics	Adidas Grand Prix	International	United States
13–29	Association football	2015 CPISRA Football 7-a-side World Championships	International	Russia
14	Motorcycle racing	Catalan motorcycle Grand Prix	International	MotoGP: Jorge Lorenzo ( Movistar Yamaha MotoGP) Moto2: Johann Zarco ( Ajo Motorsport) Moto3: Danny Kent ( Leopard Racing)
14	Triathlon	Triathlon World Cup #4	International	Men: Irving Perez Women: Valentina Carvallo
17–30	Association football	2015 UEFA European Under-21 Championship	Continental	Sweden
18–21	Golf	U.S. Open	International	Jordan Spieth
20–26 July	Twenty20	2015 Caribbean Premier League	Regional	Trinidad and Tobago Red Steel
21	Formula One	2015 Austrian Grand Prix	International	Nico Rosberg ( Mercedes)
22–4 July	Association football	2015 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship	Continental	Spain
23–28	Water polo	2015 FINA Men's Water Polo World League Super Final	International	Serbia
25	Basketball	2015 NBA draft	International	#1: Karl-Anthony Towns (to the Minnesota Timberwolves from the University of Kentucky)
25–28	Golf	U.S. Senior Open	International	Jeff Maggert
26–27	Ice hockey	2015 NHL Entry Draft	International	#1 pick: Connor McDavid (to the Edmonton Oilers from the Erie Otters)
26–5 July	Multi-sport	2015 World Police and Fire Games	International	United States
26–5 July	Beach volleyball	2015 Beach Volleyball World Championships	International	Men: Alison–Bruno Women: Bárbara–Ágatha
27	Motorcycle racing	Dutch TT	International	MotoGP: Valentino Rossi ( Movistar Yamaha MotoGP) Moto2: Johann Zarco ( Ajo Motorsport) Moto3: Miguel Oliveira ( Ajo Motorsport)
27	Mountain bike racing	2015 UCI Mountain Bike Marathon World Championships	International	Men: Alban Lakata Women: Gunn-Rita Dahle Flesjå
27	Triathlon	2015 ETU Aquathlon European Championships	Continental	Men: Tomáš Svoboda Women: Hannah Kitchen
27	Triathlon	2015 ITU Long Distance Triathlon World Championships	International	Men: Cyril Viennot Women: Mary Beth Ellis
27–3 July	Multi-sport	2015 Island Games	International	Jersey
27–5 July	Basketball	2015 FIBA Under-19 World Championship	International	United States
29–12 July	Tennis	2015 Wimbledon Championships	International	Men: Novak Djokovic Women: Serena Williams

July

Date	Sport	Venue/Event	Status	Winner/s
2–8	Multi-sport	2015 IWAS World Junior Games	International	Results: click here.
3–14	Multi-sport	2015 Summer Universiade	International	South Korea
4	Association football	2015 UEFA Regions' Cup Final	Continental	Irish Eastern Region
4	Athletics	Meeting Areva	International	Kenya
4–5	Air racing	Red Bull Air Race World Championship – Budapest	International	Master Class: Hannes Arch (Aircraft: Zivko Edge 540 from Zivko Aeronautics) Challenger Class: Daniel Ryfa (Aircraft: Extra 330LX from Extra Aircraft)
4–18	Multi-sport	2015 Pacific Games	Continental	Papua New Guinea
4–26	Road bicycle racing	2015 Tour de France	International	Chris Froome ( Team Sky)
5	Formula One	2015 British Grand Prix	International	Lewis Hamilton ( Mercedes)
6–19	Association football	2015 UEFA European Under-19 Championship	Continental	Spain
7–26	Association football	/ 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup	Continental	Mexico
8–24 August	Cricket	/ 2015 Ashes series	International	England
8–18	American football	2015 IFAF World Championship	International	United States
9	Athletics	Athletissima	International	United States
9–12	Golf	2015 U.S. Women's Open	International	Chun In-gee
9–12	Triathlon	2015 European Triathlon Championships	Continental	Men: David Hauss Women: Nicola Spirig
9–19	Beach soccer	2015 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup	International	Portugal
10–26	Multi-sport	2015 Pan American Games	Continental	United States
12	Motorcycle racing	German motorcycle Grand Prix	International	MotoGP: Marc Márquez ( Repsol Honda Team) Moto2: Xavier Siméon ( Gresini Racing) Moto3: Danny Kent ( Leopard Racing)
13–19	Fencing	2015 World Fencing Championships	International	Russia and  Italy (4 gold medals) Overall: Russia
13–19	Swimming	2015 IPC Swimming World Championships	International	Russia
14	Baseball	2015 Major League Baseball All-Star Game	Domestic	All-Star Game: American League Home Run Derby: Todd Frazier ( Cincinnati Reds)
15–19	Volleyball	2015 FIVB Volleyball World League final rounds	International	France
15–19	Athletics	2015 World Youth Championships in Athletics	International	United States
15–27	Association football	2015 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship	Continental	Sweden
16–20	Golf	2015 Open Championship	International	Zach Johnson
17	Athletics	Herculis	International	United States
18–19	Triathlon	2015 World Triathlon Series #7	International	Men: Vincent Luis Women: Gwen Jorgensen
18–19	Triathlon	2015 ITU Triathlon Mixed Relay World Championships	International	France
18–26	Basketball	2015 FIBA Under-19 World Championship for Women	International	United States
19–1 August	Handball	2015 Men's Junior World Handball Championship	International	France
21–25	BMX racing	2015 UCI BMX World Championships	International	Men: Niek Kimmann Women: Stefany Hernández
22–26	Volleyball	2015 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix final rounds	International	United States
22–26	Rowing	2015 World Rowing U23 Championships	International	Italy
23–26	Golf	Senior Open Championship	International	Marco Dawson
24–25	Athletics	London Grand Prix	International	United States
24–2 August	Baseball	12U Baseball World Cup	International	United States
24–9 August	Aquatics	2015 World Aquatics Championships	International	China
25–2 August	Multi-sport	2015 Special Olympics World Summer Games	International	For results, click here.
26	Formula One	2015 Hungarian Grand Prix	International	Sebastian Vettel ( Ferrari)
26–30	Powerlifting	2015 IPC Powerlifting Asian Open Championships	Continental	China
26–2 August	Multi-sport events	2015 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival	International	Russia
26–2 August	Archery	2015 World Archery Championships	International	South Korea
28–2 August	Beach volleyball	2015 European Beach Volleyball Championships	Continental	Men: Samoilovs–Šmēdiņš Women: Ludwig–Walkenhorst
30	Athletics	DN Galan	International	United States
30–2 August	Golf	2015 Women's British Open	International	Inbee Park

August

Date	Sport	Venue/Event	Status	Winner/s
1–9	Multi-sport	2015 Indian Ocean Island Games	International	Réunion
3–8	Radio-controlled 1:10 off-road	2015 EFRA European 1:10 Off-Road Championship	Continental	2WD: Lee Martin ( Yokomo) 4WD: Michal Orlowski ( Schumacher)
5–9	Rowing	2015 World Rowing Junior Championships	International	Germany
6–9	Road cycling	2015 European Road Championships (under-23 and juniors only)	Continental	Poland
6–9	Golf	2015 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational	International	Shane Lowry
6–9	Judo	2015 World Cadet Judo Championships	International	Japan
6–14	Amateur boxing	2015 ASBC Asian Confederation Women's Boxing Championships	Continental	China
6–15	Amateur boxing	2015 EUBC European Confederation Boxing Championships	Continental	Russia
6–18	Masters athletics	2015 World Masters Athletics Championships	International	For results, click here.
7–9	Radio-controlled 1:10 off-road	2015 ROAR 1:10 Off-Road National Championship	Domestic	2WD: Ryan Cavalieri ( Team Associated) 4WD: Ryan Cavalieri ( Team Associated)
7–15	Multi-sport	2015 Parapan American Games	International	Brazil
7–16	Multi-sport	2015 CPISRA World Games	International	England
7–16	Volleyball	2015 FIVB Volleyball Girls' U18 World Championship	International	Italy
7–20	Handball	2015 Men's Youth World Handball Championship	International	France
8–9	Triathlon	Triathlon World Cup #5	International	Men: Igor Polyanski Women: Felicity Sheedy-Ryan
8–16	Basketball	2015 FIBA Americas Women's Championship	Continental	Canada
9	Motorcycle racing	Indianapolis motorcycle Grand Prix	International	MotoGP: Marc Márquez ( Repsol Honda Team) Moto2: Álex Rins ( Páginas Amarillas HP 40) Moto3: Livio Loi ( RW Racing GP)
10–16	Tennis	2015 Rogers Cup	International	Men: Andy Murray Women: Belinda Bencic
10–16	Badminton	2015 BWF World Championships	International	China
11	Association football	2015 UEFA Super Cup	Continental	Barcelona
11–16	Amateur wrestling	2015 World Junior Wrestling Championships	International	Men's Freestyle:  Azerbaijan Women's Freestyle:  Japan Greco-Roman:  Georgia Overall:  Azerbaijan
11–21	Gaelic handball	2015 GAA Handball World Championships	International	Men: Paul Brady Women: Aisling Reilly Men's team: Robbie McCarthy and Diarmaid Nash Women's team: Aisling Reilly and Martina McMahon
11–23	Equestrian	2015 FEI European Equestrian Championships	Continental	For results, click here.
12–19	Volleyball	2015 FIVB Volleyball Women's U23 World Championship	International	Brazil
12–9 December	Association football	2015 Copa Sudamericana	Continental	Santa Fe
13–16	Golf	2015 PGA Championship	International	Jason Day
14–23	Volleyball	2015 FIVB Volleyball Boys' U19 World Championship	International	Poland
15–16	Air racing	Red Bull Air Race World Championship – Ascot	International	Master Class: Paul Bonhomme (Aircraft: Zivko Edge 540 from Zivko Aeronautics) Challenger Class: Petr Kopstein (Aircraft: Extra 330LX from Extra Flugzeugbau)
15–23	Tennis	2015 Western & Southern Open	International	Men: Roger Federer Women: Serena Williams
15–23	Amateur boxing	2015 AMBC American Confederation Boxing Championships	Continental	Cuba
15–23	Water polo	2015 FINA Junior Water Polo World Championships for Women	International	United States
15–23	Amateur boxing	2015 EUBC European Confederation Women's Junior / Youth Boxing Championships	Continental	Junior:  Russia Youth:  Russia
16	Motorcycle racing	Czech Republic motorcycle Grand Prix	International	MotoGP: Jorge Lorenzo ( Movistar Yamaha MotoGP) Moto2: Johann Zarco ( Ajo Motorsport) Moto3: Niccolò Antonelli ( Ongetta-Rivacold)
18–24	Amateur boxing	2015 AFBC African Confederation Boxing Championships	Continental	Morocco
19–23	Canoeing	2015 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships	International	Belarus
19–29	Association football	2015 AFC U-19 Women's Championship	Continental	Japan
19–30	Basketball	AfroBasket 2015	Continental	Nigeria
21–23	Fistball	2015 European Women's Fistball Championship	Continental	Germany
22–23	Triathlon	2015 World Triathlon Series #8	International	Men: Francisco Javier Gómez Noya Women: Sarah True
22–30	Athletics	2015 World Championships in Athletics	International	Kenya (more silver medals won than  Jamaica)
22–6 September	Volleyball	2015 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup	International	China
22–13 September	Road cycling	2015 Vuelta a España	International	Fabio Aru ( Astana Pro Team)
23	Formula One	2015 Belgian Grand Prix	International	Lewis Hamilton ( Mercedes)
24–31	Volleyball	2015 FIVB Volleyball Men's U23 World Championship	International	Russia
25–30	Judo	2015 World Judo Championships	International	Japan
25–30	Swimming	2015 FINA World Junior Swimming Championships	International	Gold Medal count:  Australia Championships Trophy:  United States Men's overall ranking: Anton Chupkov Women's overall ranking: Viktoriya Zeynep Gunes FINA Trophy: Viktoriya Zeynep Gunes
25–30	Amateur wrestling	2015 World Cadet Wrestling Championships	International	Men's Freestyle:  Russia Women's Freestyle:  Japan Greco-Roman:  Iran Overall:  Russia
26–5 September	Amateur boxing	2015 ASBC Asian Confederation Boxing Championships	Continental	Kazakhstan
28–30	1:10 radio-controlled electric touring car	2015 JMRCA All-Japan 1:10 EP Touring Car Championship	Domestic	Super Expert: Akio Sobue ( Tamiya)
28–6 September	Baseball	2015 18U Baseball World Cup	International	United States
29–1 September	Amateur boxing	2015 OCBC Oceania Confederation Boxing Championships	Continental	Australia
29–5 September	Basketball	2015 FIBA Asia Women's Championship	Continental	Japan
30	Motorcycle racing	British motorcycle Grand Prix	International	MotoGP: Valentino Rossi ( Movistar Yamaha MotoGP) Moto2: Johann Zarco ( Ajo Motorsport) Moto3: Danny Kent ( Leopard Racing)
30–6 September	Rowing	2015 World Rowing Championships	International	Great Britain (six more silver medals than  New Zealand)
31–6 September	Mountain bike racing	2015 UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships	International	France
31–12 September	Basketball	2015 FIBA Americas Championship	Continental	Venezuela
31–13 September	Tennis	2015 US Open	International	Men: Novak Djokovic Women: Flavia Pennetta

September

Date	Sport	Venue/Event	Status	Winner/s
2–12	Amateur boxing	2015 Junior World Boxing Championships	International	Russia
3	Athletics	Weltklasse Zürich	International	Kenya
3–12	Weightlifting	2015 Asian Weightlifting Championships	Continental	China
3–12 December	American football	2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season	Domestic	The American: Houston Cougars ACC: Clemson Tigers Big 12: Oklahoma Sooners Big Ten: Michigan State Spartans C-USA: Western Kentucky Hilltoppers MAC: Bowling Green Falcons MW: San Diego State Aztecs Pac-12: Stanford Cardinal SEC: Alabama Crimson Tide Sun Belt: Arkansas State Red Wolves
4–12	Water polo	2015 FINA Junior Water Polo World Championships for Men	International	Serbia
4–19	Multi-sport	2015 All-Africa Games	Continental	Egypt
5–6	Air racing	Red Bull Air Race World Championship – Spielberg	International	Master Class: Matt Hall (Aircraft: MXS-R from MX Aircraft) Challenger Class: Mikael Brageot (Aircraft: Extra 330LX from Extra Flugzeugbau)
5–6	Triathlon	2015 World Triathlon Series #9	International	Men: Richard Murray Women: Vicky Holland
5–11	Multi-sport	2015 Commonwealth Youth Games	International	Australia
5–20	Basketball	/// EuroBasket 2015	Continental	Spain
6	Formula One	2015 Italian Grand Prix	International	Lewis Hamilton ( Mercedes)
7–12	Wrestling	2015 World Wrestling Championships	International	Men's freestyle:  Russia (medals and points) Greco-Roman:  Turkey (medals);  Russia (points) Women's freestyle:  Japan (medals and points) Overall:  Russia
7–13	Rhythmic gymnastics	2015 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships	International	Russia
8–23	Volleyball	2015 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Cup	International	United States
10–13	Golf	2015 Evian Championship	International	Lydia Ko
10–3 January 2016	American football	2015 NFL season	Domestic	AFC: Denver Broncos NFC: Carolina Panthers
11	Athletics	Memorial Van Damme	International	United States
11–19	Volleyball	2015 FIVB Volleyball Women's U20 World Championship	International	Dominican Republic
11–20	Volleyball	2015 FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship	International	Russia
12–13	Golf	2015 Walker Cup	International	Great Britain/ Ireland Team
12–19	Curling	2015 World Mixed Curling Championship	International	Norway (Skip: Steffen Walstad)
13	Motorcycle racing	San Marino and Rimini's Coast motorcycle Grand Prix	International	MotoGP: Marc Márquez ( Repsol Honda Team) Moto2: Johann Zarco ( Ajo Motorsport) Moto3: Enea Bastianini ( Gresini Racing Team Moto 3)
15–19	Triathlon	2015 World Triathlon Series Grand Final	International	Men: Mario Mola Women: Gwen Jorgensen
15–20	Canoeing	2015 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships	International	Czech Republic
16–19	Squash	2015 European Club Championships	Continental	Men: Black & White Worms Women: US Créteil
18–20	Golf	2015 Solheim Cup	International	United States
18–31 October	Rugby union	2015 Rugby World Cup	International	New Zealand
19–27	Road cycling	2015 UCI Road World Championships	International	United States
20	Formula One	2015 Singapore Grand Prix	International	Sebastian Vettel ( Ferrari)
23–3 October	Basketball	2015 FIBA Asia Championship	Continental	China
24–3 October	Basketball	AfroBasket Women 2015	Continental	Senegal
26–27	Air racing	Red Bull Air Race World Championship – Fort Worth	International	Master Class: Paul Bonhomme (Aircraft: Zivko Edge 540 from Zivko Aeronautics) Challenger Class: Mikael Brageot (Aircraft: Extra 330LX from Extra Flugzeugbau)
26–27	Triathlon	2015 ITU Cross Triathlon World Championships	International	Men: Rubén Ruzafa Women: Flora Duffy
26–3 October	Multi-sport	2015 IWAS World Games	International	Russia
26–4 October	Volleyball	/ 2015 Women's European Volleyball Championship	Continental	Russia
27	Formula One	2015 Japanese Grand Prix	International	Lewis Hamilton ( Mercedes)
27	Marathon	2015 Berlin Marathon (WMM #4)	International	Men: Eliud Kipchoge Women: Gladys Cherono
27	Motorcycle racing	Aragon motorcycle Grand Prix	International	MotoGP: Jorge Lorenzo ( Movistar Yamaha MotoGP) Moto2: Esteve Rabat ( EG 0,0 Marc VDS) Moto3: Miguel Oliveira ( Red Bull KTM Ajo)
27–2 October	Volleyball	2015 Women's NORCECA Volleyball Championship	Continental	United States
29–3 October	Volleyball	2015 Women's South American Volleyball Championship	Continental	Brazil
30–4 October	Volleyball	2015 Men's South American Volleyball Championship	Continental	Brazil