# 2013 in sports

2013 in sports is listing and describing the major sporting events from the current year: by month and by discipline. The year after the 2012 Summer Olympics and the year before the 2014 Winter Olympics.

## Calendar by month
### January

| Date | Sport | Venue/Event | Status | Winner/s |
| 2–6 | Squash | 2012 PSA and WSA World Series Finals | International | Amr Shabana / Nicol David |
| 4 – 22 September | Golf | 2013 PGA Tour | Domestic | Money leader and most tournaments won: Tiger Woods FedEx Cup winner: Henrik Stenson |
| 5–13 | Darts | 2013 BDO World Darts Championship | International | Scott Waites / Anastasia Dobromyslova |
| 5–18 | Association football | 21st Arabian Gulf Cup | Regional | United Arab Emirates |
| 5–19 | Auto racing | 2013 Dakar Rally | International | Cyril Despres (bikes) Marcos Patronelli (quads) Stéphane Peterhansel / Jean-Paul Cottret (cars) Eduard Nikolaev / Sergey Savostin / Vladimir Rybakov (trucks) |
| 7 | American football | 2013 BCS National Championship Game | Domestic | University of Alabama |
| 10–13 | Curling | 2013 Continental Cup of Curling | International | / North America |
| 11–27 | Handball | 2013 World Men's Handball Championship | International | Spain |
| 14–27 | Tennis | 2013 Australian Open | International | Novak Djokovic / Victoria Azarenka |
| 14 – 10 February | Field hockey | 2013 Hockey India League | Domestic | Ranchi Rhinos |
| 15–20 | WRC | 81ème Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo | International | Sébastien Loeb / Daniel Elena |
| 18–24 | Squash | Tournament of Champions 2013 | International | Ramy Ashour |
| 18–27 | Association football | 2013 Copa Centroamericana | Regional | Costa Rica |
| 19 – 10 February | Association football | 2013 Africa Cup of Nations | Continental | Nigeria |
| 19 – 27 April | Ice hockey | / 2012–13 NHL season | Domestic | Presidents' Trophy and Clarence S. Campbell Bowl (Western Conference (NHL)) winner: Chicago Blackhawks Prince of Wales Trophy (Eastern Conference (NHL)) winner: Boston Bruins |
| 20 | Marathon | Mumbai Marathon | International | Jackson Kiprop / Valentine Kipketer |
| 21–27 | Figure skating | 2013 European Figure Skating Championships | Continental | Men: Javier Fernández Ladies: Carolina Kostner Pairs: Tatiana Volosozhar / Maxim Trankov Ice dance: Ekaterina Bobrova / Dmitri Soloviev |
| 22–27 | Road cycling | 2013 Tour Down Under | International | Tom-Jelte Slagter |
| 22 – 24 July | Association football | 2013 Copa Libertadores | Continental | Atlético Mineiro |
| 23–27 | Curling | 2013 The National | International | Jeff Stoughton (skip) |
| 25 | Marathon | Dubai Marathon | International | Lelisa Desisa / Tsegayae Beyene |
| 29 – 5 February | Multi-sport | 2013 Special Olympics World Winter Games | International | Note: See Multi-sport events section below |
| 31 – 17 February | Cricket | 2013 Women's Cricket World Cup | International | Australia |

### February

| Date | Sport | Venue/Event | Status | Winner/s |
| 1–7 | Baseball | 2013 Caribbean Series | Regional | Yaquis de Obregón |
| 1 – 17 November | Tennis | 2013 Davis Cup World Group | International | Czech Republic |
| 1–13 | Cricket | West Indian cricket team in Australia in 2012–13 | International | Australia (ODIs) / West Indies (T20) |
| 1 – 24 March | Cricket | Pakistani cricket team in South Africa in 2012–13 | International | South Africa (Tests), Pakistan (T20s) |
| 2 – 13 April | Basketball | 2013 FIBA Americas League | Continental | EC Pinheiros |
| 2 | Cycling | 2013 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships | International | Men's elite race: Sven Nys Women's elite race: Marianne Vos |
| 2 – 16 March | Rugby union | 2013 Six Nations Championship | Continental | Wales |
| 3 | American football | Super Bowl XLVII | Domestic | Baltimore Ravens |
| 4–17 | Alpine skiing | FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2013 | International | United States |
| 5–12 | Figure skating | 2013 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships | International | Men: Kevin Reynolds Ladies: Mao Asada Pairs: Meagan Duhamel / Eric Radford Ice dance: Meryl Davis / Charlie White |
| 7–17 | Biathlon | Biathlon World Championships 2013 | International | Norway |
| 8–10 | WRC | 61st Rally Sweden | International | Sébastien Ogier/Julien Ingrassia |
| 9 – 26 March | Cricket | English cricket team in New Zealand in 2012–13 | International | England (T20s, ODIs) |
| 9 – 9 November | Association football | 2013 AFC Champions League | Continental | Guangzhou Evergrande F.C. |
| 9 – 3 November | Tennis | 2013 Fed Cup World Group | International | Italy |
| 11–17 | Tennis | 2013 Qatar Total Open | International | Victoria Azarenka |
| 15 – 13 July | Rugby union | // 2013 Super Rugby season | Regional | Top of league table: Chiefs |
| 16–17 | Speed skating | 2013 World Allround Speed Skating Championships | International | Sven Kramer/ Ireen Wüst |
| 16–24 | Curling | 2013 Scotties Tournament of Hearts | Domestic | Ontario (Rachel Homan, skip) |
| 16 – 17 November | Auto racing | 2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series | Domestic | Jimmie Johnson ( Hendrick Motorsports, Chevrolet) |
| 20–24 | Track cycling | 2013 UCI Track Cycling World Championships | International | United Kingdom |
| 20 – 3 March | Nordic skiing | FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2013 | International | Norway |
| 20 – 17 April | Ice hockey | ////// 2013 Gagarin Cup playoffs | Regional | Dynamo Moscow |
| 22 – 26 March | Cricket | Australian cricket team in India in 2012–13 | International | India |
| 22 – 26 March | Cricket | Zimbabwean cricket team in the West Indies in 2012–13 | International | West Indies (ODIs, T20) |
| 24 | NASCAR | 2013 Daytona 500 | Domestic | Jimmie Johnson ( Hendrick Motorsports, Chevrolet) |
| 24 | Athletics | 2013 Tokyo Marathon | International | Dennis Kimetto / Aberu Kebede |
| 25 – 2 March | Squash | North American Open 2013 | International | Ramy Ashour |
| 28 – 8 December | Auto racing | // 2013 International V8 Supercars Championship | International | Drivers' Championship: Jamie Whincup Pirtek Endurance Cup: Craig Lowndes / Warren Luff Teams Championship: Triple Eight Race Engineering |

### March

| Date | Sport | Venue/Event | Status | Winner/s |
| 1–3 | Athletics | 2013 European Athletics Indoor Championships | Continental | Russia |
| 2–10 | Curling | 2013 Tim Hortons Brier | Domestic | Northern Ontario (Brad Jacobs, skip) |
| 2–19 | Baseball | /// 2013 World Baseball Classic | International | Dominican Republic |
| 2 – 8 September | Rugby league | / Super League XVIII | Regional | See this section for the final eight in the playoffs |
| 2 – 27 October | Association football | / 2013 Major League Soccer season | Domestic | See the playoff bracket section here. |
| 3–10 | Road cycling | 2013 Paris–Nice | International | Richie Porte |
| 3–17 | Multi-sport | 2013 Central American Games | International | Guatemala |
| 4–17 | Tennis | 2013 BNP Paribas Open | International | Rafael Nadal / Maria Sharapova |
| 6–12 | Road cycling | 2013 Tirreno–Adriatico | International | Vincenzo Nibali |
| 6–13 | Association football | 2013 Algarve Cup | International | United States |
| 7 – 9 September | Rugby league | / 2013 NRL season | Domestic | See this section for the final eight in the playoffs |
| 8–10 | WRC | 27º Rally México | International | Sébastien Ogier/Julien Ingrassia |
| 8–10 | Short track speed skating | 2013 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships | International | South Korea |
| 8–14 | Squash | Kuwait PSA Cup 2013 | International | Ramy Ashour |
| 9–10 | Volleyball | CEV Women's Champions League | Continental | VakıfBank |
| 10–17 | Figure skating | 2013 World Figure Skating Championships | International | Men: Patrick Chan Ladies: Kim Yuna Pairs: Tatiana Volosozhar / Maxim Trankov Ice dance: Meryl Davis / Charlie White |
| 15–24 | Ice hockey | 2013 NCAA National Collegiate Women's Ice Hockey Tournament | Domestic | University of Minnesota |
| 15–10 November | Association football | 2013 Tippeligaen | Domestic | Strømsgodset |
| 16–24 | Curling | 2013 World Women's Curling Championship | International | Scotland (Eve Muirhead, skip) |
| 16–17 | Volleyball | CEV Champions League | Continental | Novosibirsk |
| 17 | Road cycling | 2013 Milan–San Remo | International | Gerald Ciolek |
| 17 | Formula One | 2013 Australian Grand Prix | International | Kimi Räikkönen ( Lotus–Renault) |
| 18–24 | Road cycling | 2013 Volta a Catalunya | International | Dan Martin (IRL) |
| 18–31 | Tennis | 2013 Sony Open Tennis | International | Andy Murray / Serena Williams |
| 19 – 8 April | Basketball | 2013 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament | Domestic | University of Louisville |
| 22 | Road cycling | 2013 E3 Harelbeke | International | Fabian Cancellara (SUI) |
| 22 – 1 September | Australian rules football | 2013 AFL season | Domestic | Minor premiers: Hawthorn |
| 22 – 24 | IndyCar Series | Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg | International | James Hinchcliffe |
| 23 | Motorcycle speedway | 2013 Speedway Grand Prix of New Zealand | International | Jarosław Hampel |
| 23 – 9 April | Basketball | 2013 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament | Domestic | University of Connecticut |
| 24 | Formula One | 2013 Malaysian Grand Prix | International | Sebastian Vettel ( Red Bull–Renault) |
| 24 | WTCC | 2013 FIA WTCC Race of Italy | International | Yvan Muller ( Chevrolet) (2) |
| 24 | Road cycling | 2013 Gent–Wevelgem | International | Peter Sagan (SVK) |
| 24 | Athletics | 2013 IAAF World Cross Country Championships | International | Japhet Kipyegon Korir / Emily Chebet |
| 25–29 | Multi-sport | 2013 CSIM World Winter Games | International | France |
| 27–31 | Squash | Kuala Lumpur Open 2013 | International | Laura Massaro |
| 27–31 | Rink hockey | 65th Nations Cup | International | Portugal |
| 29 – 13 April | Ice hockey | 2013 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament | Domestic | Yale University |
| 30 | Horse racing | 2013 Dubai World Cup | International | Animal Kingdom (jockey: Joel Rosario; trainer: Graham Motion) |
| 30 – 7 April | Curling | 2013 Ford World Men's Curling Championship | International | Sweden (Niklas Edin, skip) |
| 31 | Road cycling | 2013 Tour of Flanders | International | Fabian Cancellara (SUI) |
| 31 – 29 September | Baseball | / 2013 Major League Baseball season | Domestic | See this section for the postseason bracket. |

### April

| Date | Sport | Venue/Event | Status | Winner/s |
| 1–6 | Road cycling | 2013 Tour of the Basque Country | International | Nairo Quintana (COL) |
| 2–9 | Ice hockey | 2013 IIHF Women's World Championship | International | United States |
| 3 – 26 May | Cricket | 2013 Indian Premier League | Domestic | Mumbai Indians |
| 4–7 | Golf | 2013 Kraft Nabisco Championship | International | Inbee Park |
| 4–11 | Rally raid | Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge | International | Nani Roma/ Michel Perin (Mini) Marc Coma (KTM) |
| 6 | Horse racing | 2013 Grand National | Regional | Auroras Encore (jockey: Ryan Mania; trainer: Sue Smith) |
| 7 | Grand Prix motorcycle racing | 2013 Qatar motorcycle Grand Prix | International | MotoGP: Jorge Lorenzo (Yamaha) Moto2: Pol Espargaró (Kalex) Moto3: Luis Salom (KTM) |
| 7 | Road cycling | 2013 Paris–Roubaix | International | Fabian Cancellara (SUI) |
| 7 | WTCC | 2013 FIA WTCC Race of Morocco | International | Michel Nykjær ( Chevrolet) Pepe Oriola ( SEAT) |
| 8–14 | Weightlifting | 2013 European Weightlifting Championships | Continental | Russia |
| 11–14 | WRC | 47º Vodafone Rally de Portugal | International | Sébastien Ogier ( Volkswagen) Julien Ingrassia |
| 11–14 | Figure skating | 2013 ISU World Team Trophy in Figure Skating | International | United States |
| 11–14 | Golf | 2013 Masters Tournament | International | Adam Scott |
| 13 | Basketball | 2013 Eurocup Final | Continental | PBC Lokomotiv Kuban |
| 13 | ELMS | 3 Hours of Silverstone | International | No. 38 Jota Sport Simon Dolan/ Oliver Turvey |
| 13–14 | Formula 3 | Round 2 Silverstone | International | Harry Tincknell Felix Rosenqvist Harry Tincknell |
| 13–20 | Curling | 2013 World Senior Curling Championships | International | Men: Rob Armitage (skip) Women: Cathy King (skip) |
| 13–20 | Curling | 2013 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship | International | Zsolt Kiss / Dorottya Palancsa |
| 13–21 | Tennis | 2013 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters | International | Novak Djokovic |
| 14 | Formula 1 | 2013 Chinese Grand Prix | International | Fernando Alonso ( Ferrari) |
| 14 | Road cycling | 2013 Amstel Gold Race | International | Roman Kreuziger |
| 14 | Road cycling | Vuelta a Castilla y León | International | Rubén Plaza |
| 14 | Blancpain Endurance Series | Round 1-Monza | International | César Ramos ( Ferrari 458 GT3) Davide Rigon & Daniel Zampieri |
| 14 | WEC | 6 Hours of Silverstone | International | Allan McNish ( No. 2 Audi) Tom Kristensen Loïc Duval |
| 14 | Superbikes | R2: Arágon | International | Chaz Davies (2R Superbikes) Fabien Foret (Supersport) Sylvain Barrier (Superstock 1000) |
| 14 | FIM MX | R4: Arco di Trento | International | Antonio Cairoli (MX1) Jeffrey Herlings (MX2) |
| 14–20 | Ice hockey | 2013 IIHF World Championship Division I – Group A | International | Kazakhstan and Italy are promoted to Elite Group Great Britain is relegated to Division I – Group B |
| 14–20 | Ice hockey | 2013 IIHF World Championship Division I – Group B | International | Ukraine is promoted to Division I – Group A Estonia is relegated to Division II – Group A |
| 14–20 | Ice hockey | 2013 IIHF World Championship Division II – Group A | International | Croatia is promoted to Division I – Group B Spain is relegated to Division II – Group B |
| 15 | Athletics | 2013 Boston Marathon | International | Lelisa Desisa (ETH)/ Rita Jeptoo (KEN) |
| 15–21 | Ice hockey | 2013 IIHF World Championship Division III – Group A | International | The United Arab Emirates and Greece are promoted to Division III South Africa is promoted to Division II – Group B |
| 16–21 | Curling | 2013 Players' Championship | International | Men: Glenn Howard (skip) Women: Eve Muirhead (skip) |
| 17 | Road cycling | 2013 La Flèche Wallonne | International | Daniel Moreno |
| 17–21 | Artistic gymnastics | European Women's Artistic Gymnastics Championships | Continental | Aliya Mustafina (RUS) |
| 17–21 | Artistic gymnastics | European Men's Artistic Gymnastics Championships | Continental | David Belyavskiy (RUS) |
| 18–22 | Amateur wrestling | 2013 Asian Wrestling Championships | Continental | South Korea |
| 18–28 | Ice hockey | 2013 IIHF World U18 Championships | International | Canada |
| 19–20 | Judo | 2013 Pan American Judo Championships | Continental | Brazil |
| 19–21 | Judo | 2013 Asian Judo Championships | Continental | Japan |
| 20 | Motorcycle speedway | 2013 Speedway Grand Prix of Europe | International | Emil Saytfudinov (RUS) |
| 21 | Formula 1 | 2013 Bahrain Grand Prix | International | Sebastian Vettel ( Red Bull–Renault) |
| 21 | Athletics | 2013 London Marathon | International | Tsegaye Kebede (ETH) / Priscah Jeptoo (KEN) |
| 21 | Road cycling | 2013 Liège–Bastogne–Liège | International | Daniel Martin (IRL) |
| 21 | Grand Prix motorcycle racing | 2013 Motorcycle Grand Prix of the Americas | International | MotoGP: Marc Márquez (Honda) Moto2: Nicolás Terol (Suter) Moto3: Álex Rins (KTM) |
| 21–27 | Ice hockey | 2013 IIHF World Championship Division II – Group B | International | Israel is promoted to Division II – Group A Bulgaria is relegated to Division III |
| 23–28 | Road cycling | 2013 Tour de Romandie | International | Chris Froome |
| 24 – 5 May | Tennis | 2013 Portugal Open | International | Stan Wawrinka Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova |
| 25–27 | American football | 2013 NFL draft | Domestic | #1 pick: Eric Fisher, Central Michigan University ( Kansas City Chiefs) |
| 25–27 | ERC | 2013 Rally Azores | International | Jan Kopecký |
| 25–28 | Judo | 2013 European Judo Championships | Continental | Georgia |
| 26–27 | Handball | 2013 Women's Oceania Handball Championship | Continental | Australia |
| 27–28 | World Series by Renault | Round 2 Aragón | International | Kevin Magnussen Carlos Huertas |
| 28 | Futsal | 2012–13 UEFA Futsal Cup | Continental | AFC Kairat |
| 28 | FIA European Rallycross Championship | Round 2: Montalegre | Continental | Liam Doran |
| 28 | Superbikes | R3: Assen | International | Tom Sykes & Eugene Laverty (Superbikes) Sam Lowes (Supersport) Eddi La Marra (Superstock 1000) |
| 28 | WTCC | 2013 FIA WTCC Race of Slovakia | International | Gabriele Tarquini (Honda Civic) Tom Coronel (BMW 320 TC) |

### May

| Date | Sport | Venue/Event | Status | Winner/s |
| 3–5 | WRC | 2013 Rally Argentina | International | Sébastien Loeb ( Citroën DS3 WRC) Daniel Elena |
| 3–19 | Ice hockey | / 2013 IIHF World Championship | International | Sweden |
| 4 | WEC | 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps | International | André Lotterer Benoît Tréluyer Marcel Fässler |
| 4 | Horse racing | 2013 Kentucky Derby | Domestic | Orb (jockey: Joel Rosario, trainer: Shug McGaughey) |
| 4 | Motorcycle speedway | 2013 Speedway Grand Prix of Sweden | International | Emil Sayfutdinov |
| 4–26 | Road cycling | 2013 Giro d'Italia | International | Vincenzo Nibali ( Team Astana) |
| 5 | Grand Prix motorcycle racing | 2013 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix | International | MotoGP: Dani Pedrosa (Honda RC213V) Moto2: Esteve Rabat (Kalex) Moto3: Maverick Viñales (KTM) |
| 5 | FIM Motocross World Championship | Portugal MX Grand Prix | International | Gautier Paulin |
| 5 | WTCC | 2013 FIA WTCC Race of Hungary | International | Yvan Muller ( Chevrolet) Robert Huff ( SEAT) |
| 6–12 | Tennis | Mutua Madrid Open | International | Men: Rafael Nadal Women: Serena Williams |
| 10–12 | International GT Open | R2: Portugal | International | Race 1: Miguel Ramos & Nicky Pastorelli (SGT), César Campaniço & Carlos Vieira (GTS) Race 2: Duncan Cameron & Matt Griffin (SGT), Pol Rosell & Roman Mavlanov (GTS) |
| 11–12 | Basketball | 2013 Euroleague Final Four | Continental | Olympiacos Piraeus |
| 12 | Formula One | 2013 Spanish Grand Prix | International | Fernando Alonso ( Ferrari) |
| 12 | European Hill Climb Championship | Rampa da Falperra | International | Simone Faggioli ( Osella FA 30) |
| 12 | Superbikes | R4: Monza | International | Marco Melandri & Eugene Laverty (Superbikes) Sam Lowes (Supersport) Lorenzo Savadori (Superstock 1000) |
| 12–19 | Tennis | Internazionali BNL d'Italia | International | Men: Rafael Nadal Women: Serena Williams |
| 13–20 | Table tennis | 2013 World Table Tennis Championships | International | Zhang Jike / Li Xiaoxia |
| 15 | Association football | 2013 UEFA Europa League Final | Continental | Chelsea |
| 17 | Rugby union | 2013 European Challenge Cup Final | Continental | Leinster |
| 18 | Horse racing | 2013 Preakness Stakes | Domestic | Oxbow (jockey: Gary Stevens, trainer: D. Wayne Lukas) |
| 18 | Motorcycle speedway | 2013 Speedway Grand Prix of Czech Republic | International | Tai Woffinden |
| 18 | Rugby union | 2013 Heineken Cup Final | Continental | Toulon |
| 19 | Grand Prix motorcycle racing | 2013 French motorcycle Grand Prix | International | MotoGP: Dani Pedrosa (Honda RC213V) Moto2: Scott Redding (Kalex) Moto3: Maverick Viñales (KTM) |
| 19 | WTCC | 2013 FIA WTCC Race of Austria | International | Michel Nykjær ( Chevrolet) James Nash ( Chevrolet) |
| 20–26 | Squash | 2013 PSA & WSA British Open | International | Ramy Ashour / Laura Massaro |
| 23 | Association football | 2013 UEFA Women's Champions League Final | Continental | Wolfsburg |
| 25 | Rugby union | 2013 English Premiership Final | Domestic | Leicester Tigers |
| 25 | Rugby union | 2013 Pro 12 Final | Continental | Leinster |
| 25 | Association football | 2013 UEFA Champions League Final | Continental | Bayern Munich |
| 26 | Formula One | 2013 Monaco Grand Prix | International | Nico Rosberg ( Mercedes) |
| 26 | IndyCar Series | 2013 Indianapolis 500 | International | Tony Kanaan ( KV Racing Technology, Chevrolet) |
| 26 – 9 June | Tennis | 2013 French Open | International | Men: Rafael Nadal Women: Serena Williams |
| 27 – 1 June | Multi-sport | 2013 Games of the Small States of Europe | Continental | Luxembourg |
| 28 – 9 June | Rugby union | 2013 IRB Junior World Rugby Trophy | International | Italy |
| 31 – 2 June | Rhythmic gymnastics | 2013 Rhythmic Gymnastics European Championships | Continental | Russia |
| 31 – 2 June | WRC | 2013 Acropolis Rally | International | Jari-Matti Latvala ( Volkswagen Polo R WRC) Miikka Anttila |
| 31 – 21 July | Volleyball | 2013 FIVB Volleyball World League | International | Russia |

### June

| Date | Sport | Venue/Event | Status | Winner/s |
| 1 | Horse racing | 2013 Epsom Derby | Domestic | Ruler of the World (jockey: Ryan Moore, trainer: Aidan O'Brien) |
| 1 | Motorcycle speedway | 2013 Speedway Grand Prix of Great Britain | International | Emil Sayfutdinov |
| 1 | Rugby union | 2013 Top 14 Final | Domestic | Castres Olympique |
| 1–2 | Roller hockey | CERH European League Final Four | European | SL Benfica |
| 1–8 | Handball | 2013 Pan American Women's Handball Championship | Continental | Brazil |
| 1 – 6 July | Rugby union | 2013 British & Irish Lions tour to Australia | International | Test series: Lions win 2–1 |
| 2 | Grand Prix motorcycle racing | 2013 Italian motorcycle Grand Prix | International | MotoGP: Jorge Lorenzo (Yamaha) Moto2: Scott Redding (Kalex) Moto3: Luis Salom (KTM) |
| 2–9 | Road cycling | 2013 Critérium du Dauphiné | International | Chris Froome (Team Sky) |
| 4–9 | Fencing | 2013 Asian Fencing Championships | Continental | South Korea |
| 5–8 | Rhythmic gymnastics | 2013 Asian Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships | Continental | China |
| 5–23 | Rugby union | 2013 IRB Junior World Championship | International | England |
| 6–9 | Golf | 2013 LPGA Championship | International | Inbee Park |
| 6–20 | Basketball | 2013 NBA Finals | Domestic | Miami Heat |
| 6–23 | Cricket | / 2013 ICC Champions Trophy | International | India |
| 8–16 | Road cycling | 2013 Tour de Suisse | International | Rui Costa (Movistar Team) |
| 8 | Horse racing | 2013 Belmont Stakes | Domestic | Palace Malice (jockey: Mike Smith, trainer: Todd Pletcher) |
| 9 | WTCC | 2013 FIA WTCC Race of Russia | International | Yvan Muller ( RML Group) Michel Nykjær ( NIKA Racing) |
| 9 | Formula One | 2013 Canadian Grand Prix | International | Sebastian Vettel ( Red Bull-Renault) |
| 9 | Superbikes | R4: Algarve | International | Marco Melandri & Eugene Laverty (Superbikes) Sam Lowes (Supersport) Sylvain Barrier (Superstock 1000) |
| 9–15 | Squash | 2013 WSF Men's World Team Championships | International | England |
| 12–24 | Ice hockey | 2013 Stanley Cup Finals | Domestic | Chicago Blackhawks |
| 13–16 | Golf | 2013 U.S. Open | International | Justin Rose |
| 14–16 | Canoeing | 2013 Canoe Sprint European Championships | Continental | Russia |
| 15–30 | Basketball | EuroBasket Women 2013 | Continental | Spain |
| 15 | Motorcycle speedway | 2013 Speedway Grand Prix of Poland | International | Jarosław Hampel |
| 15–25 | Baseball | 2013 College World Series | Domestic | University of California, Los Angeles |
| 15–30 | Association football | 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup | International | Brazil |
| 16 | Grand Prix motorcycle racing | 2013 Catalan motorcycle Grand Prix | International | MotoGP: Jorge Lorenzo (Yamaha) Moto2: Pol Espargaró (Kalex) Moto3: Luis Salom (KTM) |
| 16–21 | Fencing | 2013 European Fencing Championships | Continental | Italy |
| 17–23 | Snooker | 2013 Wuxi Classic | International | Neil Robertson |
| 20–26 | Weightlifting | 2013 Asian Weightlifting Championships | Continental | North Korea |
| 20–30 | Multi-sport | 2013 Mediterranean Games | International | Italy |
| 21–23 | WRC | 10º Rally d'Italia Sardegna | International | Sébastien Ogier ( Volkswagen) Julien Ingrassia |
| 21 – 13 July | Association football | 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup | International | France |
| 22–23 | Endurance racing | 2013 24 Hours of Le Mans | International | Audi Sport Team Joest ( Allan McNish/ Tom Kristensen/ Loïc Duval) |
| 24 – 7 July | Tennis | 2013 Wimbledon Championships | International | Men's singles: Andy Murray Women's singles: Marion Bartoli |
| 27 | Basketball | 2013 NBA draft | Domestic | #1 pick: Anthony Bennett, University of Nevada, Las Vegas ( Cleveland Cavaliers) |
| 27–30 | Golf | 2013 U.S. Women's Open | International | Inbee Park |
| 27 – 2 November | Canadian football | 2013 CFL season | Domestic | For the playoffs, click here. |
| 28–30 | Rugby union | 2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens | International | Men: New Zealand Women: New Zealand |
| 29 | Grand Prix motorcycle racing | 2013 Dutch TT | International | MotoGP: Valentino Rossi (Yamaha) Moto2: Pol Espargaró (Kalex) Moto3: Luis Salom (KTM) |
| 29 | Motorcycle speedway | 2013 Speedway Grand Prix of Denmark | International | Darcy Ward |
| 29 – 6 July | Multi-sport | 2013 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games | International | China |
| 29 – 21 July | Road cycling | 2013 Tour de France | International | Chris Froome ( Team Sky) |
| 30 | WTCC | 2013 FIA WTCC Race of Portugal | International | Yvan Muller ( (RML)) James Nash ( (Bamboo Engineering)) |
| 30 | Formula One | 2013 British Grand Prix | International | Nico Rosberg ( Mercedes) |
| 30 – 6 July | American football | 2013 IFAF Women's World Championship | International | United States |
| 30 – 7 July | Table tennis | 2013 Asian Table Tennis Championships | Continental | Ma Long / Liu Shiwen |
| 30 – 9 July | Amateur boxing | 2013 Asian Amateur Boxing Championships | Continental | Kazakhstan |

### July

| Date | Sport | Venue/Event | Status | Winner/s |
| 1–7 | Beach volleyball | 2013 Beach Volleyball World Championships | International | Men: Alexander Brouwer / Robert Meeuwsen Women: Xue Chen / Zhang Xi |
| 3–7 | Athletics | 2013 Asian Athletics Championships | Continental | China |
| 3 & 17 | Association football | 2013 Recopa Sudamericana | Continental | Corinthians |
| 6–17 | Multi-sport | 2013 Summer Universiade | International | Russia |
| 7 | Formula One | 2013 German Grand Prix | International | Sebastian Vettel ( Red Bull) |
| 7–28 | Association football | 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup | Continental | United States |
| 7–25 August | Sailing | 2013 Louis Vuitton Cup | International | Team New Zealand |
| 8–14 | Snooker | 2013 Australian Goldfields Open | International | Marco Fu |
| 10–14 | Athletics | 2013 World Youth Championships in Athletics | International | Jamaica |
| 10–28 | Association football | UEFA Women's Euro 2013 | Continental | Germany |
| 10 – 25 August | Cricket | 2013 Ashes series | International | England |
| 13–19 | Multi-sport | 2013 Island Games | International | Isle of Man |
| 13–20 | Sailing | 2013 ISAF Youth Sailing World Championships | International | Australia |
| 14 | Grand Prix motorcycle racing | 2013 German motorcycle Grand Prix | International | MotoGP: Marc Márquez (Repsol Honda) Moto2: Jordi Torres (Aspar Team) Moto3: Álex Rins (KTM) |
| 14–19 | Multi-sport | 2013 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival | Continental | Russia |
| 15–21 | Taekwondo | 2013 World Taekwondo Championships | International | South Korea |
| 16 | Baseball | 2013 MLB All-Star Game | Domestic | American League |
| 18–21 | Golf | 2013 Open Championship | International | Phil Mickelson |
| 18–30 | Multi-sport | 2013 Maccabiah Games | International | Israel |
| 19 – 4 August | Aquatics | 2013 World Aquatics Championships | International | United States |
| 20–28 | Association football | 2013 EAFF East Asian Cup | Regional | Japan |
| 21 | Grand Prix motorcycle racing | 2013 United States motorcycle Grand Prix | International | MotoGP: Marc Márquez (Repsol Honda) |
| 24–28 | BMX | 2013 UCI BMX World Championships | International | Connor Fields / Mariana Pajón |
| 25 – 4 August | Multi-sport | World Games 2013 | International | Italy |
| 26–28 | Athletics | Sainsbury's Anniversary Games | International | United States |
| 26 – 4 August | Multi-sport | 2013 Summer Deaflympics | International | Russia |
| 27 | Road cycling | 2013 Clásica de San Sebastián | International | Tony Gallopin |
| 27 – 3 August | Road cycling | 2013 Tour de Pologne | International | Pieter Weening |
| 27 – 4 August | Field hockey | 2013 Women's Hockey Junior World Cup | International | Netherlands |
| 27 – 4 August | Tennis | 2013 Citi Open | International | Juan Martín del Potro / Magdaléna Rybáriková |
| 28 | Formula One | 2013 Hungarian Grand Prix | International | Lewis Hamilton ( Mercedes) |
| 28 – 4 August | Multi-sport | 2013 World Transplant Games | International | Note: See Multi-sport events section below |
| 28 – 4 August | Aquatics | 2013 World Aquatics Championships | International | United States |
| 30 – 4 August | Beach volleyball | 2013 European Beach Volleyball Championships | Continental | Adrián Gavira / Pablo Herrera Doris Schwaiger / Stefanie Schwaiger |
| 31 | Association football | 2013 MLS All-Star Game | Continental | AS Roma |

### August

| Date | Sport | Venue/Event | Status | Winner/s |
| 1–4 | Golf | 2013 Women's British Open | International | Stacy Lewis |
| 1–10 | Multi-sport | 2013 World Police and Fire Games | International | United States |
| 1–11 | Basketball | 2013 FIBA Asia Championship | Continental | Iran |
| 2–4 | WRC | 63rd Neste Oil Rally Finland | International | Sébastien Ogier ( Volkswagen) Julien Ingrassia |
| 2 – 1 September | Volleyball | 2013 FIVB World Grand Prix | International | Brazil |
| 3 | Motorcycle speedway | 2013 Speedway Grand Prix of Italy | International | Niels Kristian Iversen |
| 3 | Rugby union | 2013 Super Rugby Final | Regional | Chiefs |
| 3–11 | Tennis | 2013 Rogers Cup | International | Rafael Nadal / Serena Williams |
| 3–11 | Multi-sport | 2013 World Masters Games | International | Note: See Multi-sport events section below |
| 4 | WTCC | 2013 FIA WTCC Race of Argentina | International | Yvan Muller ( (Chevrolet)) José María López ( (BMW)) |
| 5–11 | Badminton | 2013 BWF World Championships | International | Lin Dan / Ratchanok Inthanon |
| 5–12 | Fencing | 2013 World Fencing Championships | International | Russia |
| 8–11 | Golf | 2013 PGA Championship | International | Jason Dufner |
| 8–18 | Field hockey | 2013 Men's Pan American Cup | Continental | Argentina |
| 10–18 | Athletics | 2013 World Championships in Athletics | International | Russia |
| 12–18 | Road cycling | / 2013 Eneco Tour | International | Zdeněk Štybar |
| 12–18 | Tennis | / 2013 Western & Southern Open | International | Rafael Nadal / Victoria Azarenka |
| 14–18 | Basketball | / 2013 FIBA Oceania Championship | Continental | Australia |
| 14–18 | Basketball | / 2013 FIBA Oceania Championship for Women | Continental | Australia |
| 15–25 | Baseball | 2013 Little League World Series | International | Musashi-Fuchū Little League Tokyo |
| 16–18 | Golf | 2013 Solheim Cup | International | Team Europe |
| 16–24 | Multi-sport | 2013 Asian Youth Games | Continental | China |
| 17 | Motorcycle speedway | 2013 Speedway Grand Prix of Latvia | International | Greg Hancock |
| 17 – 5 October | Rugby union | 2013 Rugby Championship | International | New Zealand |
| 17–24 | Field hockey | 2013 Women's EuroHockey Nations Championship | Continental | Germany |
| 17–25 | Field hockey | 2013 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship | Continental | Germany |
| 17 – 3 May 2014 | Rugby union | 2013–14 Top 14 season | Domestic | |
| 18 | Motorcycle racing | 2013 Indianapolis motorcycle Grand Prix | International | MotoGP: Marc Márquez (Repsol Honda) Moto2: Esteve Rabat (Kalex Honda) Moto3: Álex Rins (KTM) |
| 19–28 | Modern pentathlon | 2013 World Modern Pentathlon Championships | International | France and Lithuania (tie) |
| 20–31 | Basketball | 2013 FIBA Africa Championship | Continental | Angola |
| 22 – 1 September | Volleyball | 2013 FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship | International | Russia |
| 23–25 | WRC | 31. ADAC Rallye Deutschland | International | Dani Sordo ( Citroën World Rally Team) Carlos del Barrio |
| 24 – 1 September | Field hockey | 2013 Men's Hockey Asia Cup | Continental | South Korea |
| 24 – 15 September | Road cycling | 2013 Vuelta a España | International | Chris Horner ( RadioShack-Leopard) |
| 25 | Motorcycle racing | 2013 Czech Republic motorcycle Grand Prix | International | MotoGP: Marc Márquez (Repsol Honda) Moto2: Mika Kallio (Kalix) Moto3: Luis Salom (KTM) |
| 25 | Formula One | 2013 Belgian Grand Prix | International | Sebastian Vettel ( Red Bull Racing) |
| 25 – 1 September | Rowing | 2013 World Rowing Championships | International | Italy |
| 26 – 1 September | Judo | 2013 World Judo Championships | International | Japan |
| 26 – 1 September | Mountain bike racing | 2013 UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships | International | Australia |
| 26–31 | Swimming | 2013 FINA World Junior Swimming Championships | International | Australia |
| 26 – 9 September | Tennis | 2013 US Open | International | Men's singles: Rafael Nadal Women's singles: Serena Williams |
| 28 – 1 September | Rhythmic gymnastics | 2013 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships | International | Russia |
| 29 – 1 September | Canoeing | 2013 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships | International | Germany (canoe); United Kingdom (paracanoe) |
| 29 – 14 December | American football | 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season | Domestic | Conference champions here |
| 30 | Association football | 2013 UEFA Super Cup | Continental | Bayern Munich |
| 30 – 11 September | Basketball | 2013 FIBA Americas Championship | Continental | Mexico |
| 31 – 11 September | Association football | 2013 SAFF Championship | Regional | Afghanistan |

### September

| Date | Sport | Venue/Event | Status | Winner/s |
| 1 | Motorcycle racing | 2013 British motorcycle Grand Prix | International | MotoGP: Jorge Lorenzo ( Yamaha) Moto2: Scott Redding (Kalex) Moto3: Luis Salom ( KTM) |
| 1 | Road cycling | 2013 GP Ouest-France – Plouay | International | Men: Filippo Pozzato Women: Marianne Vos |
| 2–12 | Multi-sport | / 2013 Pacific Mini Games | Regional | Tahiti |
| 3–8 | Badminton | 2013 Chinese Taipei Open Grand Prix Gold | International | Shon Wan-ho / Sung Ji-hyun |
| 4–22 | Basketball | FIBA EuroBasket 2013 | Continental | France |
| 4 – 3 March 2014 | Ice hockey | /////// 2013–14 KHL season | Regional | |
| 5 – 29 December | American football | 2013 NFL season | Domestic | |
| 6–14 | Volleyball | / 2013 Women's European Volleyball Championship | Continental | Russia |
| 6–15 | Multi-sport | 2013 Jeux de la Francophonie | International | France |
| 6 – 10 May 2014 | Rugby union | 2013–14 Aviva Premiership | Domestic | |
| 6 – 11 May 2014 | Rugby union | /// 2013–14 RaboDirect Pro12 | Continental | |
| 7 | Motorcycle speedway | 2013 Speedway Grand Prix of Slovenia | International | Jarosław Hampel |
| 7–25 | Sailing | 2013 America's Cup | International | Oracle Team USA |
| 8 | Formula One | 2013 Italian Grand Prix | International | Sebastian Vettel ( Red Bull–Renault) |
| 8 | WTCC | 2013 FIA WTCC Race of the United States | International | Tom Chilton ( RML Group) Gabriele Tarquini ( JAS Motorsport) |
| 11–15 | Canoeing | 2013 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships | International | Czech Republic |
| 12–15 | Squash | Malaysian Open 2013 | International | Nicol David |
| 12–15 | Golf | 2013 Evian Championship | International | Suzann Pettersen |
| 13 | Road cycling | 2013 Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec | International | Robert Gesink ( Belkin Pro Cycling Team) |
| 13–15 | WRC | 22nd Coates Hire Rally Australia | International | Sébastien Ogier ( Volkswagen) Julien Ingrassia |
| 13–21 | Volleyball | 2013 Asian Women's Volleyball Championship | Continental | Thailand |
| 15 | Motorcycle racing | 2013 San Marino and Rimini's Coast motorcycle Grand Prix | International | MotoGP: Jorge Lorenzo ( Yamaha) Moto2: Pol Espargaró (Kalex) Moto3: Álex Rins ( KTM) |
| 15 | Road cycling | 2013 Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal | International | Peter Sagan ( Cannondale Pro Cycling Team) |
| 16–22 | Snooker | 2013 Shanghai Masters | International | Ding Junhui |
| 16–22 | Tennis | 2013 St. Petersburg Open | International | Ernests Gulbis |
| 16–22 | Amateur wrestling | 2013 World Wrestling Championships | International | Iran |
| 17–6 October | Cricket | 2013 Champions League Twenty20 | International | Mumbai Indians |
| 18–28 | Beach soccer | 2013 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup | International | Russia |
| 19–29 | Field hockey | 2013 Women's Pan American Cup | Continental | Argentina |
| 20–29 | Basketball | 2013 FIBA Africa Championship for Women | Continental | Angola |
| 20–29 | Volleyball | / 2013 Men's European Volleyball Championship | Continental | Russia |
| 21 | Motorcycle speedway | 2013 Speedway Grand Prix of Scandinavia | International | Niels Kristian Iversen |
| 21–27 | Field hockey | 2013 Women's Hockey Asia Cup | Continental | Japan |
| 21–28 | Basketball | 2013 FIBA Americas Championship for Women | Continental | Cuba |
| 22–29 | Road cycling | 2013 UCI Road World Championships | International | Netherlands |
| 22 – October 1 | Multi-sport | 2013 Islamic Solidarity Games | International | Indonesia |
| 22 | WTCC | 2013 FIA WTCC Race of Japan | International | Norbert Michelisz ( Zengő Motorsport) Tom Coronel ( ROAL Motorsport) |
| 22 | Formula One | 2013 Singapore Grand Prix | International | Sebastian Vettel ( Red Bull–Renault) |
| 22–28 | Tennis | 2013 Toray Pan Pacific Open | Continental | Petra Kvitová |
| 22 – 6 October | Tennis | 2013 China Open | International | Men's Singles: Novak Djokovic Women's Singles: Serena Williams |
| 28 | Australian rules football | 2013 AFL Grand Final | Domestic | Hawthorn |
| 28 – 6 October | Volleyball | 2013 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship | Continental | Iran |
| 29 | Motorcycle racing | 2013 Aragon motorcycle Grand Prix | International | MotoGP: Marc Márquez (Honda) Moto2: Nicolás Terol (Eskil Suter) Moto3: Álex Rins (KTM) |
| 29 – 6 October | Archery | 2013 World Archery Championships | International | South Korea |
| 30 – 6 October | Artistic gymnastics | 2013 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships | International | Japan |

### October

| Date | Sport | Venue/Event | Status | Winner/s |
| 3–6 | Golf | 2013 Presidents Cup | International | United States |
| 4–6 | Basketball | 2013 Intercontinental Cup | International | Olympiacos |
| 4–6 | WRC | Rallye de France – Alsace 2013 | International | Sébastien Ogier ( Volkswagen) Julien Ingrassia |
| 4–13 | Table tennis | 2013 Table Tennis European Championships | Continental | Dimitrij Ovtcharov / Li Fen |
| 5 | Rugby league | 2013 Super League Grand Final | Regional | Wigan Warriors |
| 5 | Motorcycle speedway | 2013 Speedway Grand Prix of Poland Race 2 | International | Adrian Miedziński |
| 5–12 | Volleyball | 2013 FIVB Women's U23 Volleyball World Championship | International | China |
| 6 | Formula One | 2013 Korean Grand Prix | International | Sebastian Vettel ( Red Bull–Renault) |
| 6 | Road cycling | 2013 Giro di Lombardia | International | Joaquim Rodríguez |
| 6 | Rugby league | 2013 NRL Grand Final | Domestic | Sydney Roosters |
| 6–13 | Volleyball | 2013 FIVB Men's U23 Volleyball World Championship | International | Brazil |
| 6–15 | Multi-sport | 2013 East Asian Games | Regional | China |
| 7–13 | Tennis | 2013 Shanghai Rolex Masters | International | Novak Djokovic |
| 9–13 | Volleyball | 2013 FIVB Women's Club World Championship | International | Vakıfbank Spor Kulübü |
| 11-15 | Road cycling | 2013 Tour of Beijing | International | Beñat Intxausti |
| 11–18 | Squash | 2013 PSA & WSA US Open | International | Men: Grégory Gaultier Women: Nicol David |
| 12–11 May 2014 | Rugby sevens | //////// 2013–14 IRB Sevens World Series | International | |
| 13 | Formula One | 2013 Japanese Grand Prix | International | Sebastian Vettel ( Red Bull–Renault) |
| 13 | Motorcycle racing | 2013 Malaysian motorcycle Grand Prix | International | Moto GP: Dani Pedrosa ( Honda) Moto 2: Esteve Rabat (Kalex) Moto 3: Luis Salom ( KTM) |
| 14–18 | Snooker | 2013 Indian Open | International | Ding Junhui |
| 14–26 | Amateur boxing | 2013 AIBA World Boxing Championships | International | Kazakhstan |
| 15–20 | Volleyball | 2013 FIVB Men's Club World Championship | International | Sada Cruzeiro |
| 17–8 November | Association football | 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup | International | Nigeria |
| 18–26 | Multi-sport | 2013 World Combat Games | International | Russia |
| 20 | Motorcycle racing | 2013 Australian motorcycle Grand Prix | International | MotoGP: Jorge Lorenzo (Yamaha) Moto2: Pol Espargaró (Kalex) Moto3: Álex Rins (KTM) |
| 20–27 | Weightlifting | 2013 World Weightlifting Championships | International | China |
| 21–27 | Tennis | 2013 WTA Tour Championships | International | Serena Williams |
| 22–27 | Futsal | 2013 Grand Prix de Futsal | International | Brazil |
| 23–30 | Baseball | 2013 World Series | Domestic | Boston Red Sox |
| 25–27 | WRC | 49º Rally RACC Catalunya – Costa Daurada | International | Sébastien Ogier ( Volkswagen) Julien Ingrassia |
| 26–3 November | Baseball | 2013 Japan Series | Domestic | Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles |
| 26–30 November | Rugby league | / 2013 Rugby League World Cup | International | Australia |
| 27 | Motorcycle racing | 2013 Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix | International | MotoGP: Jorge Lorenzo (Yamaha) Moto2: Pol Espargaró (Kalex) Álex Márquez (KTM) |
| 27 | Formula One | 2013 Indian Grand Prix | International | Sebastian Vettel ( Red Bull–Renault) |
| 27–3 November | Basketball | 2013 FIBA Asia Championship for Women | Continental | Japan |
| 26–3 November | Tennis | 2013 BNP Paribas Masters | International | Novak Djokovic |
| 27–3 November | Snooker | 2013 International Championship | International | Ding Junhui |
| 27–3 November | Squash | 2013 PSA World Championship | International | Nick Matthew |
| 28–3 November | Tennis | 2013 Garanti Koza WTA Tournament of Champions | International | Simona Halep |

### November

| Date | Sport | Venue/Event | Status | Winner/s |
| 2–3 | Tennis | 2013 Fed Cup World Group Final | International | Italy |
| 3 | Formula One | 2013 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix | International | Sebastian Vettel ( Red Bull–Renault) |
| 3 | WTCC | 2013 FIA WTCC Race of China | International | Tom Chilton ( RML) Tiago Monteiro ( Castrol Honda WTC Team) |
| 3 | Marathon | 2013 New York City Marathon | International | Geoffrey Mutai / Priscah Jeptoo |
| 4–11 | Tennis | 2013 ATP World Tour Finals | International | Novak Djokovic David Marrero / Fernando Verdasco |
| 5 | Horse racing | 2013 Melbourne Cup | Domestic | Fiorente (jockey: Damien Oliver; trainer: Gai Waterhouse) |
| 7–10 | Trampolining | 2013 Trampoline World Championships | International | China |
| 8–10 | Speed skating | 2013–14 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – World Cup 1 | International | Netherlands |
| 9 | Endurance racing | 6 Hours of Shanghai | International | Audi Sport Team Joest ( André Lotterer/ Benoît Tréluyer/ Marcel Fässler) |
| 9 | Association football | 2013 AFC Champions League Final | Continental | Guangzhou Evergrande |
| 9-22 | Chess | World Chess Championship 2013 | International | Magnus Carlsen |
| 10 | Association football | 2013 CAF Champions League Final | Continental | Al Ahly |
| 10 | Motorcycle racing | 2013 Valencian Community Grand Prix | International | MotoGP: Jorge Lorenzo (Yamaha) Moto2: Nicolás Terol (Suter) Moto3: Maverick Viñales (KTM) |
| 10–15 | Squash | Qatar Classic 2013 | International | Mohamed El Shorbagy |
| 12–17 | Volleyball | 2013 FIVB Women's World Grand Champions Cup | International | Brazil |
| 14–17 | WRC | 2013 Wales Rally GB | International | Sébastien Ogier ( Volkswagen Motorsport) Julien Ingrassia |
| 15–17 | Speed skating | 2013–14 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – World Cup 2 | International | Netherlands |
| 15–17 | Tennis | 2013 Davis Cup World Group Final | International | Czech Republic |
| 16–30 | Multi-sport | 2013 Bolivarian Games | Regional | Colombia won the gold medal count; Venezuela won the overall medal count. |
| 17 | Formula One | 2013 United States Grand Prix | International | Sebastian Vettel ( Red Bull–Renault) |
| 17 | WTCC | 2013 Guia Race of Macau | International | Yvan Muller ( RML) Robert Huff ( Münnich Motorsport) |
| 19–24 | Volleyball | 2013 FIVB Men's World Grand Champions Cup | International | Brazil |
| 21 – 7 January 2014 | Cricket | 2013–14 Ashes series | International | Australia |
| 22 – 30 | Curling | 2013 European Curling Championships | Continental | Sven Michel / Margaretha Sigfridsson |
| 24 | Formula One | 2013 Brazilian Grand Prix | International | Sebastian Vettel ( Red Bull–Renault) |
| 24 | Canadian football | 2013 Grey Cup | Domestic | Saskatchewan Roughriders |
| 26–8 December | Snooker | 2013 UK Championship | International | Neil Robertson |
| 28–17 May 2014 | Rugby sevens | //// 2013–14 IRB Women's Sevens World Series | International | New Zealand |
| 29 – 1 December | Speed skating | 2013–14 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – World Cup 3 | International | United States |
| 29 – 16 March 2014 | Nordic skiing | 2013–14 FIS Cross-Country World Cup | International | |
| 30 – 8 December | Association football | 2013 International Women's Club Championship | International | INAC Kobe Leonessa |
| 30 – 8 December | Field hockey | 2012–13 Women's FIH Hockey World League Final | International | Netherlands |

### December

| Date | Sport | Venue/Event | Status | Winner/s |
| 1-14 | Kabaddi | 2013 Kabaddi World Cup | International | Women's: Indiap |
| 3–8 | Squash | 2013 PSA & WSA Hong Kong Open | International | Men's: Nick Matthew Women's: Nicol David |
| 6–8 | Speed skating | 2013–14 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – World Cup 4 | International | Netherlands |
| 6–15 | Field hockey | 2013 Men's Hockey Junior World Cup | International | Germany |
| 6–22 | Handball | 2013 World Women's Handball Championship | International | Brazil |
| 11–21 | Multi-sport | 2013 Winter Universiade | International | Russia |
| 11–22 | Association football | 2013 FIFA Club World Cup | International | Bayern Munich |
| 11–22 | Multi-sport | 2013 Southeast Asian Games | Regional | Thailand |
| 12–15 | Swimming | 2013 European Short Course Swimming Championships | Continental | Russia |
| 12–18 | Mind sport | 2013 SportAccord World Mind Games | International | China |
| 26–5 January | Ice hockey | 2014 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships | International | Finland |

## American football

* Super Bowl XLVII – the Baltimore Ravens (AFC) won 34–31 over the San Francisco 49ers (NFC)
** Location: Superdome
** Attendance: 71,024
** MVP: Joe Flacco, QB (Baltimore)
* 7 January: BCS National Championship Game at Sun Life Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida. (2012 season):
** The Alabama Crimson Tide defeat the Notre Dame Fighting Irish 42–14. It is the second consecutive national title, third in the last four years, and 15th overall for Alabama.
* June 28 – July 6: 2013 IFAF Women's World Championship in Vantaa (Helsinki), Finland
** Champions: United States (second consecutive title); Second: Canada; Third: Finland

## Archery

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

## Association football

* 5–18 January: The 21st Arabian Gulf Cup took place in Bahrain
** Champions: United Arab Emirates (second title), Second: Iraq, Third: Kuwait
* 19 January – 10 February: The 2013 Africa Cup of Nations was held in South Africa
** Champions: Nigeria (third title), Second: Burkina Faso, Third: Mali
* 18–27 January: The 2013 Copa Centroamericana was held in Costa Rica
** Champions: Costa Rica (seventh title), Second: Honduras, Third: El Salvador
* March 6–13: The 2013 Algarve Cup was held in Portugal.
** Champions: United States (ninth title), Second: Germany, Third: Norway
* 2013 AFC Champions League (First leg of final at the Seoul World Cup Stadium (South Korea); second leg at the Tianhe Stadium in Guangzhou, China)
** Guangzhou Evergrande F.C. defeated FC Seoul by the away goals rule. Guangzhou Evergrande represents the AFC region at the 2013 FIFA Club World Cup.
* 2013 CAF Champions League (First leg of final at the Orlando Stadium (Johannesburg, South Africa); second leg at the 30 June Stadium in Cairo, Egypt)
** Al Ahly defeated the Orlando Pirates 3–1 on aggregate. Al Ahly represents the CAF region at the 2013 FIFA Club World Cup.
* 2012–13 CONCACAF Champions League (First leg of final at Estadio Corona in Torreón; second leg at Estadio Tecnológico in Monterrey)
** Monterrey defeated fellow Mexican team, Santos Laguna, 4–2 on aggregate. Monterrey represents the CONCACAF region at the 2013 FIFA Club World Cup.
* 2013 Copa Libertadores (First leg of final at Estadio Defensores del Chaco in Asunción; second leg at Mineirão in Belo Horizonte)
** After a 2–2 tie on aggregate a.e.t., Atlético Mineiro defeated Olimpia 4–3 on penalties to claim its first title in this tournament. Atlético Mineiro represents the CONMEBOL region at the 2013 FIFA Club World Cup.
* 2012–13 OFC Champions League (final at Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland)
** Auckland City defeated fellow New Zealand team, Waitakere United, 2–1 in the final. Auckland City represents the OFC region at the 2013 FIFA Club World Cup.
* 2012–13 UEFA Champions League (final at Wembley Stadium, London)
** Bayern Munich defeated fellow German team, Borussia Dortmund, 2–1 to claim its fifth title in this tournament. Bayern Munich represents the UEFA region at the 2013 FIFA Club World Cup.
* 2012–13 UEFA Europa League (final at Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam)
** Chelsea defeated Benfica 2–1 to win the team's first Europa title.
* 2012–13 UEFA Women's Champions League (final at Stamford Bridge, London)
** Wolfsburg defeated Lyon 1–0 to win its first title.
* June 5–18: The 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship was held in Israel
** Spain defeated Italy 4–2 to claim its fourth title in this event.
* June 15–30: The 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup was held in Brazil (final at Estádio do Maracanã).
** Host nation Brazil defeated Spain 3–0 to win its fourth title in this event.
* June 21 – July 13: The 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup was held in Turkey
** After a 0–0 tie, France defeated Uruguay 4–1 on penalties to claim its first title in this event.
* July 7–28: The 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup was in the United States
** The United States defeated Panama 1–0 to claim its fifth title in this event, and advances to a playoff against the 2015 Gold Cup winner for a spot in the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup.
* July 10–28: The UEFA Women's Euro 2013 was held in Sweden
** Germany defeated Norway 1–0 to claim its eighth title for this event.
* October 17 – November 8: The 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup was held in the United Arab Emirates
** Nigeria defeated Mexico 3–0 to win its fourth title in this event.
* December 11–22: The 2013 FIFA Club World Cup will be held in Morocco
** FC Bayern Munich defeated Raja Casablanca, 2–0, to claim its first Club World Cup title.

## Athletics

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

## Baseball

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

## Basketball

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

## Beach soccer

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

## Canadian football

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

## Cricket

* June 6–23 – ICC Champions Trophy in England and Wales
** Winner: India

## Fencing

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

## Field hockey

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

## Floorball

* Women's World Floorball Championships
** Champion: Sweden
* Men's under-19 World Floorball Championships
** Champion: Sweden
* Champions Cup
** Men's champion: IBF Falun
** Women's champion: Rönnby IBK

## Golf
### Men's
#### Major championships

* April 11–14: Masters Tournament
** Winner: Adam Scott (first title and first major)
* June 13–16: U.S. Open
** Winner: Justin Rose (first title and first major)
* July 18–21: Open Championship
** Winner: Phil Mickelson (first title and fifth major)
* August 8–11: PGA Championship
** Winner: Jason Dufner (first title and first major)

#### Other significant events

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

### Women's
#### Major championships

* April 4–7: Kraft Nabisco Championship
** Winner: Inbee Park (first title and second major)
* June 6–9: LPGA Championship
** Winner: Inbee Park (first title and third major)
* June 27–30: U.S. Women's Open
** Winner: Inbee Park (second title and fourth major)
* August 1–4: Women's British Open
** Winner: Stacy Lewis (first title and second major)
* September 12–15: The Evian Championship
** Winner: Suzann Pettersen (first title and second major)

#### Other significant events

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

## Handball

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

## Indoor lacrosse

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

## Mixed martial arts

The following is a list of major noteworthy MMA events by month.
January
1/12 — Strikeforce: Marquardt vs. Saffiedine
1/19 — UFC on FX: Belfort vs. Bisping
1/26 — UFC on Fox: Johnson vs. Dodson
February
2/2 — ONE Fighting Championship: Return of Warriors
2/2 — UFC 156: Aldo vs. Edgar
2/16 — UFC on Fuel TV: Barão vs. McDonald
2/23 — UFC 157: Rousey vs. Carmouche
March
3/2 — UFC on Fuel TV: Silva vs. Stann
3/16 — UFC 158: St-Pierre vs. Diaz
April
4/5 — ONE Fighting Championship: Kings and Champions
4/6 — UFC on Fuel TV: Mousasi vs. Latifi
4/13 — The Ultimate Fighter: Team Jones vs. Team Sonnen Finale
4/20 — UFC on Fox: Henderson vs. Melendez
4/27 — UFC 159: Jones vs. Sonnen
May
5/18 — UFC on FX: Belfort vs. Rockhold
5/25 — UFC 160: Velasquez vs. Bigfoot 2
5/31 — ONE Fighting Championship: Rise to Power
June
6/8 — UFC on Fuel TV: Nogueira vs. Werdum
6/15 — UFC 161: Evans vs. Henderson
July
7/6 — UFC 162: Silva vs. Weidman
7/27 — UFC on Fox: Johnson vs. Moraga
August
8/3 — UFC 163: Aldo vs. Korean Zombie
8/17 — UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs. Sonnen
8/28 — UFC Fight Night: Condit vs. Kampmann 2
8/31 — UFC 164: Henderson vs. Pettis II
September
9/4 — UFC Fight Night: Teixeira vs. Bader
9/13 — ONE Fighting Championship: Champions & Warriors
9/21 — UFC 165: Jones vs. Gustafsson
October
10/9 — UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Shields
10/18 — ONE Fighting Championship: Total Domination
10/19 — UFC 166: Velasquez vs. Dos Santos 3
10/26 — UFC Fight Night: Machida vs. Muñoz
November
11/6 — UFC: Fight for the Troops 3
11/9 — UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs. Henderson 2
11/16 — UFC 167: St-Pierre vs. Hendricks
11/30 — The Ultimate Fighter: Team Rousey vs. Team Tate Finale
December
12/6 — UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Bigfoot
12/14 — UFC on Fox: Johnson vs. Benavidez 2
12/28 — UFC 168: Weidman vs. Silva 2

## Netball
### International tournaments

| Date | Tournament | Winners | Runners Up |
| 4–6 June | 2013 Pacific Netball Series | Fiji | Papua New Guinea |
| 24–28 June | 2013 African Netball Championship | South Africa | Malawi |
| 15 Sept–13 Oct | 2013 Constellation Cup | Australia | New Zealand |
| 24–31 October | 2013 Taini Jamison Trophy Series | New Zealand | Malawi |
| 27–30 October | 2013 Diamond Challenge | South Africa | Zimbabwe |
| 8–10 November | 2013 Fast5 Netball World Series | New Zealand | Australia |

### Major leagues

| Host | League | Winners | Runners Up |
| Australia/New Zealand | ANZ Championship | Adelaide Thunderbirds | Queensland Firebirds |
| United Kingdom | Netball Superleague | Team Bath | Celtic Dragons |

## Orienteering
### 2013 Orienteering World Cup

* January 6: #1 in New Zealand
** Winners: Fabian Hertner (m) / Helena Jansson (f)
* January 8: #2 in New Zealand
** Winners: Matthias Kyburz (m) / Tove Alexandersson (f)
* January 13: #3 in New Zealand
** Winners: Jerker Lysell (m) / Tove Alexandersson (f)
* June 1: #4 in Norway
** Winners: Matthias Kyburz (m) / Simone Niggli-Luder (f)
* June 2: #5 in Norway
** Winners: Carl Kaas Codager (m) / Simone Niggli-Luder (f)
* June 4: #6 in Sweden
* June 7: #7 in Finland
** Winners: Matthias Kyburz (m) / Simone Niggli-Luder (f)
* June 8: #8 in Finland
* October 5: #9 in Switzerland
** Winners: Daniel Hubmann (m) / Simone Niggli-Luder (f)
* October 6: #10 in Switzerland
** Winners: Matthias Kyburz (m) / Simone Niggli-Luder (f)

### International and Continental events

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

## Rink hockey

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

## Roller derby

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

## Rugby league

* October 26 – November 30: 2013 Rugby League World Cup at the United Kingdom ( England and Wales only)
** Australia won its 10th title by defeating New Zealand 34–2 in the final.

## Rugby union

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

### Domestic competitions

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

## Tennis

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

### Other events

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

## Wrestling

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

## Multi-sport events

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