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Sports Makers is a site all about sport, featuring answers to common questions (and some not so common ones) as well as schedules, stats and previews. We’re primarily a UK site but feature sports from across the globe, particularly where there is enough interest in the country to justify it.<\/p>\n
Jump to:\u00a0<\/strong>Football<\/a> \u00b7 Golf<\/a> \u00b7 Formula 1<\/a> \u00b7 Cricket<\/a> \u00b7 Calendar of Events<\/a><\/p>\n Here you’ll find a run down of the biggest events of the sporting calendar each year. For events which take place over a longer period we list according to the start date – for example, the Six Nations begins in February. There are some events where the interest is weighted towards the final where we have chosen to list it by that instead, where this is the case this is clearly marked as “Final”.<\/p>\n This is by no means a complete list of all sporting events that take place throughout the year, but should give you a pretty good idea of what there is to look forward to in the coming months.<\/p>\n\r\n Taking place at the famed Alexandra Palace, the World Darts Championship was founded in 1994. Staged between\u00a0December<\/b>\u00a0and\u00a0January<\/b>\u00a0with the final in the New Year, the tournament is known for its raucous crowds, is heavily televised and carries a prize fund of over \u00a32.5 million.<\/p>\n\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n The second-longest running pro tournament on the snooker circuit behind the World Championship, the Masters is a Triple Crown event and one of the most important in the sport. Staged in\u00a0mid-January<\/b>, the Masters is hosted at Alexandra Palace and involves the 16 highest ranked players in the sport.<\/p>\n\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n On the tour since 1905, the Australian Open is the first of four Grand Slam tennis tournaments of the year. Staged at Melbourne Park with the final at the Rod Laver Arena, the tournament runs from\u00a0mid-to-late January<\/b>\u00a0and boasts prize money totalling a cool $80 million.<\/p>\n\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n\n\r\n The Super Bowl is American Football\u2019s championship game, finishing the NFL season in\u00a0mid-February<\/b>. The game transcends sport and is usually America\u2019s most watched TV show of the year. Famed for its half-time show, the Super Bowl is second only to the Champions League final as the most-watched sports event annually and moves to a different city and stadium each time.<\/p>\n\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n Officially entitled the ICC Men\u2019s Cricket World Cup, this white-ball tournament is played in a one-day format every four years, moving to a different ICC nation each time. The World Cup is usually staged from\u00a0February<\/b>\u00a0to\u00a0March<\/b>\u00a0and consists of 10 teams at the finals in a round-robin format until the semi-finals.<\/p>\n\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n Known officially as the Six Nations Championship, this is the ever-popular yearly rugby union tournament that features England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, France and Italy. Teams play each other once each year, home advantage changing from year-to-year. The event begins on the\u00a0first weekend in February<\/b>\u00a0and runs to the\u00a0second or third weekend in March<\/b>.<\/p>\n\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n Known under sponsor names but affectionately by many as the League Cup, the EFL Cup runs from early August until the final on the\u00a0last Sunday in February<\/b>\u00a0or the\u00a0first Sunday in March<\/b>. The tournament is run for league teams only, culminating in a Wembley final.<\/p>\n\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n\n\r\n The biggest jumps meeting in horse racing, the Cheltenham Festival is staged over four days every year at Cheltenham Racecourse. Run in\u00a0mid-March<\/b>, the Festival comprises 28 races with the highlight being the Gold Cup, run on the final day. It is seen as the highlight of the entire jumps season.<\/p>\n\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n\n\r\n One of snooker\u2019s major ranking tournaments is the China Open, founded in 1997. The tournament is staged in Beijing in\u00a0early April<\/b>\u00a0and carries a total prize fund of around \u00a31 million.<\/p>\n\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n Known to golf fans simply as The Masters, or the US Masters, one of the sport\u2019s four major tournaments is hosted every year at Augusta National in Georgia. The event takes place in\u00a0early April<\/b>\u00a0and consists of four days of action with the prize fund topping $11 million.<\/p>\n\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n The Grand National is the best-known horse race on the jumps calendar, and is the single biggest betting event in Britain of any kind. Staged on either the first or second Saturday in\u00a0April<\/b>, the race is known for its large field of 40 horses and its extreme distance of some 4\u00bd miles. The \u2018National\u2019 is run at Aintree, near Liverpool, every year.<\/p>\n\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n As not only the most prestigious but also the longest running and most valuable tournament, the World Championship sits at the very pinnacle of snooker. Synonymous with its home at the Crucible in Sheffield, the tournament runs from\u00a0mid-April<\/b>\u00a0to the\u00a0Early May Bank Holiday Monday<\/b>. The World Championship is worth almost \u00a32.5 million in total.<\/p>\n\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n\n\r\nMost Popular Articles Today<\/h2>\r\n
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Formula 1<\/h3>\r\n
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Cricket<\/h3>\r\n
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Calendar of Major Sporting Events<\/h2>\n
January<\/h3>\r\n
PDC World Darts Championship<\/h4>\r\n
The Masters (Snooker)<\/h4>\r\n
Australian Open<\/h4>\r\n
February<\/h3>\r\n
Super Bowl<\/h4>\r\n
Cricket World Cup<\/h4>\r\n
Six Nations<\/h4>\r\n
EFL Cup (Final)<\/h4>\r\n
March<\/h3>\r\n
Cheltenham Festival<\/h4>\r\n
April<\/h3>\r\n
China Open<\/h4>\r\n
Masters Tournament<\/h4>\r\n
Grand National<\/h4>\r\n
World Snooker Championship<\/h4>\r\n