2012 in sports

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

Events by month

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January

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

February

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Date Sport Venue/Event Status Winner/s
3 – 6 October Rugby league England/France Super League XVII Binational England Leeds Rhinos
4 – 17 March Rugby union England/France/Ireland/Italy/Scotland/Wales 2012 Six Nations Championship Continental  Wales
5 American football Indiana, United StatesSuper Bowl XLVI Domestic New York (state) New York Giants
9 – 17 May Darts United Kingdom/Republic of Ireland 2012 Premier League Darts International England Phil Taylor
18 – 18 November Auto racing United States 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Domestic Michigan Brad Keselowski
20 - 25 Squash United States North American Open 2012 International England James Willstrop
24 – 4 August Rugby union Australia/New Zealand/South Africa 2012 Super Rugby season International New Zealand Chiefs
27 Auto racing United States 2012 Daytona 500 Wisconsin Matt Kenseth

March

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Date Sport Venue/Event Status Winner/s
1 – 30 September Rugby league Australia/New Zealand 2012 NRL season Binational Victoria (state) Melbourne Storm
10 – 1 December Association football United States/Canada 2012 Major League Soccer season Binational California Los Angeles Galaxy
11–22 Cricket Bangladesh 2012 Asia Cup Continental  Pakistan
13 – 2 April Basketball United States 2012 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament Domestic Kentucky University of Kentucky
17 – 3 April Basketball United States 2012 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament Domestic Texas Baylor University
18 Formula One Australia 2012 Australian Grand Prix (F1 #1) International United Kingdom Jenson Button (McLaren-Mercedes)
24 - 29 September Australian football Australia 2012 AFL season Domestic Sydney Swans
25 Formula One Malaysia 2012 Malaysian Grand Prix (F1 #2) International Spain Fernando Alonso (Ferrari)
25 - 15 September IndyCar United States 2012 IndyCar Series International Texas Ryan Hunter-Reay
26 - 31 Squash Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Open Squash Championships 2012 International Malaysia Nicol David
28 – 28 October Baseball United States/Canada 2012 Major League Baseball season Domestic California San Francisco Giants

April

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Date Sport Venue/Event Status Winner/s
4 – 27 May Cricket India 2012 Indian Premier League National Kolkata Knight Riders
8 Motorcycle racing Qatar 2012 Qatar motorcycle Grand Prix (MotoGP #1) International MotoGP: Spain Jorge Lorenzo (Yamaha)
Moto2: Spain Marc Márquez (Suter)
Moto3: Spain Maverick Viñales (FTR-Honda)
8 - 13 Squash Egypt El Gouna International 2012 International Egypt Ramy Ashour
15 Formula One China 2012 Chinese Grand Prix (F1 #3) International Germany Nico Rosberg (Mercedes)
16 Athletics United States 2012 Boston Marathon International Men: Kenya Wesley Korir
Women: Kenya Sharon Cherop
22 Association football Australia 2012 A-League Grand Final Continental Queensland Brisbane Roar
22 Formula One Bahrain 2012 Bahrain Grand Prix (F1 #4) International Germany Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull-Renault)
23 Athletics United Kingdom 2012 London Marathon International Men: Kenya Wilson Kipsang
Women: Kenya Mary Keitany
29 Motorcycle racing Spain 2012 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix (MotoGP #2) International MotoGP: Australia Casey Stoner (Honda)
Moto2: Spain Pol Espargaró (Kalex)
Moto3: Italy Romano Fenati (FTR-Honda)
29 Athletics Germany 2012 Hamburg Marathon International Men: Ethiopia Shami Abdulahi
Women: Ethiopia Netsanet Achamo

May

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Date Sport Venue/Event Status Winner/s
4 - 20 Ice hockey Sweden/Finland 2012 IIHF World Championship International  Russia
6 Motorcycle racing Portugal 2012 Portuguese motorcycle Grand Prix (MotoGP #3) International MotoGP: Australia Casey Stoner (Honda)
Moto2: Spain Marc Márquez (Suter)
Moto3: Germany Sandro Cortese (KTM)
6 Athletics Canada 2012 Toronto Marathon International Men: Canada Brendan Kenny
Women: Canada Jutta Merilainen
9 Association football Romania 2012 UEFA Europa League Final Continental Spain Atlético Madrid
11 - 13 Basketball Turkey 2012 Euroleague Final Four Continental Greece Olympiacos
11 - 30 Chess Russia World Chess Championship 2012 International India Viswanathan Anand
13 Formula One Spain 2012 Spanish Grand Prix (F1 #5) International Venezuela Pastor Maldonado (Williams-Renault)
14 - 20 Squash United Kingdom 2012 Men's British Open
United Kingdom 2012 Women's British Open
International Men: England Nick Matthew
Women: Malaysia Nicol David
18 Rugby union England 2012 European Challenge Cup Final Continental France Biarritz
19 Association football Germany 2012 UEFA Champions League Final Continental England Chelsea
19 Association football Scotland 2012 Scottish Cup Final Domestic Scotland Hearts
19 Rugby union England 2012 Heineken Cup Final Continental Ireland Leinster
20 Motorcycle racing France 2012 French motorcycle Grand Prix (MotoGP #4) International MotoGP: Spain Jorge Lorenzo (Yamaha)
Moto2: Switzerland Thomas Lüthi (Suter)
Moto3 France Louis Rossi (FTR Honda)
26 Rugby union England 2012 Aviva Premiership Final Domestic Harlequins
27 Formula One Monaco 2012 Monaco Grand Prix (F1 #6) International Australia Mark Webber (Red Bull-Renault)
27 IndyCar United States 2012 Indianapolis 500 International United Kingdom Dario Franchitti
27 Rugby union Ireland/Italy/Scotland/Wales 2012 RaboDirect Pro12 Final Continental Wales Ospreys
27 – 11 June Tennis France 2012 French Open International Men's Singles: Spain Rafael Nadal
Women's Singles: Russia Maria Sharapova
30–11 June Ice hockey United States/Canada 2012 Stanley Cup Finals Domestic California Los Angeles Kings

June

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Date Sport Venue/Event Status Winner/s
3 Motorcycle racing Spain 2012 Catalan motorcycle Grand Prix (MotoGP #5) International MotoGP: Spain Jorge Lorenzo (Yamaha)
Moto2: Italy Andrea Iannone (Speed Up)
Moto3: Spain Maverick Viñales (FTR-Honda)
4 – 22 Rugby union South Africa 2012 IRB Junior World Championship International  South Africa
8–1 July Association football Poland/Ukraine UEFA Euro 2012 Continental  Spain
9 Rugby union France 2012 Top 14 Final Domestic Toulouse
10 Formula One Canada 2012 Canadian Grand Prix (F1 #7) International United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton (Red Bull-Renault)
12 - 21 Basketball United States/Canada 2012 NBA Finals Domestic Florida Miami Heat
18 – 30 Rugby union United States 2012 IRB Junior World Rugby Trophy International  United States
17 Motorcycle racing United Kingdom 2012 British motorcycle Grand Prix (MotoGP #6) International MotoGP: Spain Jorge Lorenzo (Yamaha)
Moto2: Spain Pol Espargaró (Kalex)
Moto3: Spain Maverick Viñales (FTR-Honda)
24 Formula One Spain 2012 European Grand Prix (F1 #8) International Spain Fernando Alonso (Ferrari)
25 June–8 July Tennis United Kingdom 2012 Wimbledon Championships International Men's Singles: Switzerland Roger Federer
Women's Singles: United States Serena Williams
30 Motorcycle racing Netherlands 2012 Dutch TT (MotoGP #7) International MotoGP: Australia Casey Stoner (Honda)
Moto2: Spain Marc Márquez (Suter)
Moto3: Spain Maverick Viñales (FTR-Honda)

July

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Date Sport Venue/Event Status Winner/s
8 Motorcycle racing Germany 2012 German motorcycle Grand Prix (MotoGP #8) International MotoGP: Spain Dani Pedrosa (Honda)
Moto2: Spain Marc Márquez (Eskil)
Moto3: Germany Sandro Cortese (KTM)
14 Association football Romania 2012 Supercupa României Domestic Dinamo București
15 Motorcycle racing Italy 2012 Italian motorcycle Grand Prix (MotoGP #9) International MotoGP: Spain Jorge Lorenzo (Yamaha)
Moto2: Italy Andrea Iannone (Speed Up)
Moto3: Spain Maverick Viñales (FTR-Honda)
22 Formula One Germany 2012 German Grand Prix (F1 #10) International Spain Fernando Alonso (Ferrari)
28 – 12 August Multi-sport United Kingdom 2012 Summer Olympics International Most (gold) medals: United States USA
28 – 16 September Tennis United States 2012 World TeamTennis Domestic Washington, D.C.Washington Kastles
29 Formula One Hungary 2012 Hungarian Grand Prix (F1 #11) International United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton (McLaren-Mercedes)
29 Motorcycle racing United States 2012 United States motorcycle Grand Prix (MotoGP #10) International MotoGP: Australia Casey Stoner (Honda)

August

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Date Sport Venue/Event Status Winner/s
18–6 October Rugby union Argentina/Australia/New Zealand/South Africa 2012 Rugby Championship International  New Zealand
19 Motorcycle racing United States 2012 Indianapolis motorcycle Grand Prix (MotoGP #11) International MotoGP: Spain Dani Pedrosa (Honda)
Moto2: Spain Marc Márquez (Suter
Moto3: Spain Luis Salom (Kalex KTM)
19–8 September Association football Japan 2012 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup International  United States
22–2 September Association football India 2012 Nehru Cup International  India
27–9 September Tennis United States 2012 US Open International Men's Singles: United Kingdom Andy Murray
Women's Singles: United StatesSerena Williams
29–9 September Multi-sport United Kingdom 2012 Summer Paralympics International Most (gold) medals: China China

September

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Date Sport Venue/Event Status Winner/s
2 Formula One Belgium 2012 Belgian Grand Prix (F1 #12) International United Kingdom Jenson Button (McLaren-Mercedes)
9 Formula One Italy 2012 Italian Grand Prix (F1 #13) International United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton (McLaren-Mercedes)
12 - 15 Squash Malaysia Malaysian Open Squash Championships 2012 International Egypt Raneem El Weleily.
23 Formula One Singapore 2012 Singapore Grand Prix (F1 #14) International Germany Sebastian Vettel (McLaren-Mercedes)
30 Athletics Germany Berlin Marathon International Men: Kenya Geoffrey Kiprono Mutai
Women: Ethiopia Aberu Kebede.

October

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Date Sport Venue/Event Status Winner/s
5 - 9 Basketball Germany/Italy/Spain/Turkey 2012 NBA Europe Live Tour Continental various
6 - 12 Squash United States Men's United States Open 2012
United States Women's United States Open 2012
Internatinonal Men: Egypt Ramy Ashour
Women: Malaysia Nicol David
7 Formula One Japan 2012 Japanese Grand Prix (F1 #15) International Germany Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull-Renault)
7 Athletics United States Chicago Marathon International Men: Ethiopia Tsegaye Kebede
Women: Ethiopia Atsede Baysa
7 Athletics United States Twin Cities Marathon International Men: Kenya Christopher Kipyego
Women: United States Jeannette Faber
14 Formula One South Korea 2012 Korean Grand Prix (F1 #16) International Germany Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull-Renault)
14 Athletics Canada Toronto Waterfront Marathon International Men: Ethiopia Betona Warga
Women: New Zealand Mary Davies
23 - 28 Tennis Turkey 2012 WTA Tour Championships International Women's singles: United States Serena Williams
Women's doubles Russia Maria Kirilenko & Nadia Petrova
28 Formula One India 2012 Indian Grand Prix (F1 #17) International Germany Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull-Renault)
30–4 November Tennis Bulgaria 2012 Qatar Airways Tournament of Champions International Russia Nadia Petrova

November

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Date Sport Venue/Event Status Winner/s
1 - 18 Futsal Thailand 2012 FIFA Futsal World Cup International Brazil Brazil
3 – 4 Tennis 2012 Fed Cup World Group International  Czech Republic
4 Formula One United Arab Emirates 2012 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix (F1 #18) International Finland Kimi Räikkönen (Lotus-Renault)
4 Athletics United States New York City Marathon International Cancelled due to Hurricane Sandy
5 - 11 Tennis United Kingdom 2012 ATP World Tour Finals International Men's singles: Serbia Novak Djokovic
Men's doubles: Spain Marcel Granollers & Marc López
10 Association football 2012 AFC Champions League Final Continental South Korea Ulsan Hyundai FC
12–17 Squash 2012 Women's World Team Squash Championships International Egypt Egypt
16 – 18 Tennis 2012 Davis Cup World Group International  Czech Republic
18 Formula One United States 2012 United States Grand Prix (F1 #19) International United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton (McLaren-Mercedes)
25 Formula One Brazil 2012 Brazilian Grand Prix (F1 #20) International United Kingdom Jenson Button (McLaren-Mercedes)
27–2 December Squash Hong Kong Men's Hong Kong squash Open 2012
Hong Kong Women's Hong Kong squash Open 2012
International Men's singles: Egypt Ramy Ashour
Women's singles Malaysia Nicol David

December

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Date Sport Venue/Event Status Winner/s
1 - 10 Chess United Kingdom 2012 London Chess Classic International Norway Magnus Carlsen
6 - 16 Association football Japan 2012 FIFA Club World Cup International Brazil Corinthians
7 - 14 Squash Qatar 2012 PSA World Championship International Egypt Ramy Ashour
12 - 16 Swimming Turkey 2012 FINA World Swimming Championships International Most (gold) medals:  United States of America
13 - 21 Squash Cayman Islands 2012 WSA World Championship International Malaysia Nicol David
14–1 January 2013 Darts United Kingdom 2013 PDC World Darts Championship International England Phil Taylor
15–20 January 2013 Field hockey India 2012-13 World Series Hockey Domestic Cancelled
26–5 January 2013 Ice hockey Russia 2013 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships International United States United States of America
29 – 20 January 2013 Ice hockey Finland 2013 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship International Canada Canada
29–6 January 2013 Cross-country skiing Germany / Switzerland / Italy 2012–13 Tour de Ski International Men: Russia Alexander Legkov
Women: Poland Justyna Kowalczyk
29–6 January 2013 Ski jumping Germany / Austria 2012–13 Four Hills Tournament International Austria Gregor Schlierenzauer

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

WNBA Finals

The Indiana Fever defeat the Minnesota Lynx 3–1 in the best-of-5 series.

NBA Finals

Events

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

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

Steeplechases
Flat races

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

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

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

January

1/7 — Strikeforce: Rockhold vs. Jardine

1/14 — UFC 142: Aldo vs. Mendes

1/20 — UFC on FX: Guillard vs. Miller

1/27 — MFC 32 - Bitter Rivals

1/28 — UFC on Fox: Evans vs. Davis

February

2/4 — UFC 143: Diaz vs. Condit

2/11 — ONE Fighting Championship: Battle of Heroes

2/15 — UFC on Fuel TV: Sanchez vs. Ellenberger

2/25 — UFC 144: Edgar vs. Henderson

2/25 — KSW 18: Unfinished Sympathy

March

3/2 — UFC on FX: Alves vs. Kampmann

3/3 — Strikeforce: Tate vs. Rousey

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

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

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

April

4/14 — UFC on Fuel TV: Gustafsson vs. Silva

4/21 — UFC 145: Jones vs. Evans

May

5/4 — MFC 33 - Collision Course

5/5 — UFC on Fox: Diaz vs. Miller

5/12 — KSW 19: Pudzianowski vs. Sapp

5/15 — UFC on Fuel TV: Korean Zombie vs. Poirier

5/19 — Strikeforce: Barnett vs. Cormier

5/26 – UFC 146: dos Santos vs. Mir

June

6/1 — The Ultimate Fighter: Live Finale

6/8 — UFC on FX: Johnson vs. McCall 2

6/21 — M-1 Global - Fedor vs. Rizzo

6/22 — UFC on FX: Maynard vs. Guida

6/23 — UFC 147: Silva vs. Franklin II

6/23 — ONE Fighting Championship: Destiny of Warriors

July

7/7 — UFC 148: Silva vs. Sonnen II

7/11 — UFC on Fuel TV: Muñoz vs. Weidman

7/14 — Strikeforce: Rockhold vs. Kennedy

7/21 — UFC 149: Faber vs. Barão

August

8/4 — UFC on Fox: Shogun vs. Vera

8/10 — MFC 34 - Total Recall

8/11 — UFC 150: Henderson vs. Edgar II

8/18 — Strikeforce: Rousey vs. Kaufman

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

September

9/1 — UFC 151: Jones vs. Henderson

9/15 — KSW 20: Fighting Symphonies

9/22 — UFC 152: Jones vs. Belfort

9/29 — UFC on Fuel TV: Struve vs. Miocic

9/29 — Strikeforce: Melendez vs. Healy

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

October

10/5 — UFC on FX: Browne vs. Bigfoot

10/6 — ONE Fighting Championship: Rise of Kings

10/13 — UFC 153: Silva vs. Bonnar

10/26 — MFC 35 - Explosive Encounter

November

11/3 — Strikeforce: Cormier vs. Mir

11/10 — UFC on Fuel TV: Franklin vs. Le

11/17 — UFC 154: St-Pierre vs. Condit

December

12/1 — KSW 21: Ultimate Explanation

12/8 — UFC on Fox: Henderson vs. Diaz

12/14 — UFC on FX: Sotiropoulos vs. Pearson

12/15 — The Ultimate Fighter: Team Carwin vs. Team Nelson Finale

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

Ryder Hesjedal won the Giro, becoming the first Canadian to win a Grand Tour.
Bradley Wiggins won the Tour, becoming the first British to win a Grand Tour.
Alberto Contador won the title for the second time after his first success in 2008.[6]
Domestic competitions

See also

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