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 one before the 2014 Winter Olympics.

American football

 * 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.
 * 3 February: Super Bowl XLVII at Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans.
 * The Baltimore Ravens defeat the San Francisco 49ers 34–31 to win their second Super Bowl title.
 * June 28 – July 6: 2013 IFAF Women's World Championship in Vantaa (Helsinki), Finland
 * Champions: 🇺🇸 (second consecutive title); Second: 🇨🇦; Third: 🇫🇮

Archery

 * May 13 – August 25: 2013 FITA Archery World Cup
 * May 13 – 19 at 🇨🇳 Shanghai
 * 🇰🇷 won both gold and overall medal tallies.
 * June 10 – 16 at 🇹🇷 Antalya
 * 🇰🇷 won both gold and overall medal tallies.
 * July 15 – 21 at 🇨🇴 Medellín
 * 🇺🇸 and 🇨🇳 are tied in the gold medal tally. However, the 🇺🇸 won the overall medal tally, too.
 * August 19 – 25 at 🇵🇱 Wrocław
 * 🇰🇷 won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
 * September 21 & 22: FITA World Cup Final in Paris
 * 🇰🇷 won the gold medal tally. 🇰🇷 and the 🇺🇸 are tied for the overall medal tally.
 * September 29 – October 6: 2013 World Archery Championships at 🇹🇷 Belek (Antalya)
 * 🇰🇷 won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
 * October 8 – 12: 2013 World Archery 3D Championships at 🇮🇹 Sassari
 * Host nation, 🇮🇹, won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
 * October 13 – 20: 2013 World Archery Youth Championships at 🇨🇳 Wuxi
 * 🇰🇷 won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
 * November 1 – 7: 2013 World Archery Para Championships at 🇹🇭 Bangkok
 * 🇷🇺 won the gold medal tally. won the overall medal tally.

Association football

 * 5–18 January: The 2013 Gulf Cup of Nations took place in Bahrain
 * Champions: (second title), Second: 🇮🇶 iraq, Third:
 * 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: (seventh title), Second:, Third: 🇸🇻 el salvador
 * March 6 – 13: The 2013 Algarve Cup was held in Portugal.
 * Champions: (ninth title), Second:, Third:
 * 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
 * defeated 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, defeated  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
 * defeated 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
 * 🇷🇺 won both gold and overall medals tally.
 * March 24: 2013 IAAF World Cross Country Championships in Bydgoszcz, Poland
 * 🇰🇪 won the gold medal tally; 🇪🇹 won the overall medal tally.
 * April 6 – September 8: IAAF World Challenge
 * May 10 – September 6: 2013 IAAF Diamond League
 * The 🇺🇸 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
 * 🇯🇲 won the gold medal tally; 🇺🇸 won the overall medal tally.
 * August 10 – 18: 2013 World Championships in Athletics in Moscow
 * Host nation,, won the gold medal tally; won the overall medal tally.

Baseball

 * 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.  became the first undefeated team in the tournament's history, beating 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 Men's Division I 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 Women's Division I 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
 * defeated 70–69 to claim its second title in this event.
 * August 30 – September 11: 2013 FIBA Americas Championship for Men in 🇻🇪 Caracas
 * defeated 91–89 to win its first title.
 * September 4 – 22: FIBA EuroBasket 2013 in Slovenia; final at Arena Stožice in Ljubljana
 * defeated 80–66 to win its first title.
 * September 21 – 28: FIBA Americas Championship for Women in 🇲🇽 Xalapa
 * defeated 79–71 to claim its fourth title in this event.
 * October 4 – 6: 2013 FIBA Intercontinental Cup in 🇧🇷 Sao 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
 * wins its third EBSL title (Superfinal). won the Promotional final.
 * September 18 – 28: 2013 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup in Papeete
 * defeated 5–1 to claim its second title.  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 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 and 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿
 * Winner: 🇮🇳 india

Fencing

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

Field hockey

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

Men's

 * Major championships
 * April 11 – April 14: Masters Tournament
 * Winner: 🇦🇺 Adam Scott (first title and first major)
 * June 13 – June 16: U.S. Open
 * Winner: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Justin Rose (first title and first major)
 * July 18 – July 21: Open Championship
 * Winner: 🇺🇸 Phil Mickelson (first title and fifth major)
 * August 8 – August 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 – April 7: Kraft Nabisco Championship
 * Winner: 🇰🇷 Inbee Park (first title and second major)
 * June 6 – June 9: LPGA Championship
 * Winner: 🇰🇷 Inbee Park (first title and third major)
 * June 27 – June 30: U.S. Women's Open
 * Winner: 🇰🇷 Inbee Park (second title and fourth major)
 * August 1 – August 4: Women's British Open
 * Winner: 🇺🇸 Stacy Lewis (first title and second major)
 * September 12 – September 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
 *  defeated by the score of 35–19 to win their second title.  won the bronze medal.
 * December 7 – 22: 2013 World Women's Handball Championship in 🇷🇸 Serbia
 * defeated, 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

1/19 — UFC on FX: Belfort vs. Bisping

February

2/2 — ONE Fighting Championship: Return of Warriors

2/2 — UFC 156: Aldo vs. Edgar

2/23 — UFC 157: Rousey vs. Carmouche

March

April

4/5 — ONE Fighting Championship: Kings and Champions

May

5/31 — ONE Fighting Championship: Rise to Power

June

July

August

8/3 — UFC 163: Aldo vs. Korean Zombie

September

9/4 — UFC Fight Night: Teixeira vs. Bader

9/13 — ONE Fighting Championship: Champions & Warriors

October

10/18 — ONE Fighting Championship: Total Domination

10/19 — UFC 166: Velasquez vs. Dos Santos 3

November

December

2013 Orienteering World Cup

 * January 6: #1 in 🇳🇿
 * Winners: Fabian Hertner (m) / 🇸🇪 Helena Jansson (f)
 * January 8: #2 in 🇳🇿
 * Winners: Matthias Kyburz (m) / 🇸🇪 Tove Alexandersson (f)
 * January 13: #3 in 🇳🇿
 * Winners: 🇸🇪 Jerker Lysell (m) / 🇸🇪 Tove Alexandersson (f)
 * June 1: #4 in 🇳🇴
 * Winners: Matthias Kyburz (m) /  Simone Niggli-Luder (f)
 * June 2: #5 in 🇳🇴
 * Winners: 🇳🇴 Carl Kaas Codager (m) / Simone Niggli-Luder (f)
 * June 4: #6 in 🇸🇪
 * June 7: #7 in 🇫🇮
 * Winners: Matthias Kyburz (m) /  Simone Niggli-Luder (f)
 * June 8: #8 in 🇫🇮
 * October 5: #9 in
 * Winners: Daniel Hubmann (m) /  Simone Niggli-Luder (f)
 * October 6: #10 in
 * Winners: Matthias Kyburz (m) /  Simone Niggli-Luder (f)

International and Continental events

 * January 6 – 13: 2013 Oceania Orienteering Championships in 🇳🇿
 * 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: 🇦🇺 (m) / 🇦🇺 (f)
 * February 22 – 24: Mediterranean Championships in Orienteering 2013 in 🇹🇷
 * 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 🇸🇰
 * Sprint winners: 🇨🇿 Jan Procházka (m) / 🇦🇹 Elisa Elstner (f)
 * May 18: Baltic Championships in 🇪🇪
 * 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 🇷🇴
 * 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 🇧🇷
 * 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
 * defeated 4–3 to claim its sixteenth title.
 * October 6 – 12: 2013 FIRS Roller Hockey World Cup U-20 in 🇨🇴 Cartagena
 * defeated 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 (🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England and 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales only)
 * won its 10th title by defeating 34–2 in the final.

Rugby union

 * 2 February – 16 March: Six Nations Championship
 *  defended their RBS 6 Nations crown with a 30–3 victory against . 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 claim their second title and earn promotion to the 2014 IRB Junior World Championship.
 * June 1 – July 6: British and Irish Lions tour to Australia
 * The Lions win the three-Test series against 2–1. It is the Lions' first series win since defeating  in 1997.
 * IRB Sevens World Series:
 * ,,  . New Zealand claim their third consecutive series crown and 11th overall.
 * World Series Core Team Qualifier:, and  all retain their core team status for the 2013–14 series.
 * IRB Women's Sevens World Series:
 * ,,  . New Zealand claim the inaugural series crown.
 * June 5–23: 2013 IRB Junior World Championship in France
 * ,,  . England win their first title. The  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 win their second title.
 * Women's: , ,  . 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
 *  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:  defeat 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:  defeat  26–25 and are promoted to the 2014 ITM Premiership, replacing bottom-placed.
 * 🇿🇦 Currie Cup Final, October 26 at Newlands, Cape Town:
 * The  defeat Western Province 33–19 for their seventh Currie Cup crown.

Squash

 * PSA World Tour:
 * PSA World Series:
 * 🇺🇸 Tournament of Champions (18–24 January): 🇪🇬 Ramy Ashour defeated 🇫🇷 Grégory Gaultier 7–11, 6–11, 12–10, 11–3, 11–1.
 * 🇺🇸 North American Open (25 February – 2 March): 🇪🇬 Ramy Ashour defeated 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Nick Matthew 11–7, 11–8, 5–11, 11–7.
 * Kuwait PSA Cup (8–14 March): 🇪🇬 Ramy Ashour defeated 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 James Willstrop 6–11, 11–8, 11–3, 11–3.
 * 🇬🇧 British Open (20–26 May): 🇪🇬 Ramy Ashour defeated 🇫🇷 Grégory Gaultier 7–11, 11–4, 11–7, 11–8.
 * 🇺🇸 US Open (11–18 October): 🇫🇷 Grégory Gaultier defeated 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Nick Matthew 11–4, 11–5, 11–5.
 * 🇶🇦 Qatar Classic (10–15 November): 🇪🇬 Mohamed El Shorbagy defeated 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Nick Matthew 11–5, 5–11, 11–6, 6–11, 11–4.
 * 🇭🇰 Hong Kong Open (3–8 December): 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Nick Matthew defeated 🇪🇸 Borja Golán 11–1, 11-8, 5-11, 11-5.
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 PSA World Championship (26 October - 3 November): 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Nick Matthew defeated 🇫🇷 Grégory Gaultier 11-9, 11-9, 11-13, 7-11, 11-2.
 * WSA World Tour:
 * WSA World Series:
 * Kuala Lumpur Open (27–31 March): 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Laura Massaro defeated 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Alison Waters 11–9, 11–7, 11–6.
 * 🇬🇧 British Open (21–26 May): 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Laura Massaro defeated Nicol David 11–4, 3–11, 12–10, 11–8.
 * Malaysian Open (12–15 September): Nicol David defeated 🇪🇬 Raneem El Weleily 13–11, 11–13, 7–11, 11–8, 11–5.
 * 🇺🇸 US Open (13–18 October): Nicol David defeated 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Laura Massaro 11–8, 11–7, 11–6.
 * 🇭🇰 Hong Kong Open (4–8 December): Nicol David defeated 🇪🇬 Raneem El Weleily 11–7, 11–7, 12-10.
 * WSF World Team Championships:
 * 🇫🇷 Men's World Team Championships
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England,  🇪🇬 Egypt, 🇫🇷 France

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
 * defeated in the final by the score of 2–1 . Fourth title.
 * Fed Cup
 * defeated 4–0, to claim their fourth title.
 * Davis Cup
 * defeated 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.

Weightlifting

 * April 8 – 14: 2013 European Weightlifting Championships at Tirana, Albania
 * 🇷🇺 won both the gold and overall medal tallies, in terms of "big" and "small" categories.
 * June 20 – 26: 2013 Asian Weightlifting Championships at Astana, Kazakhstan
 * 🇰🇵 won both the gold and overall medal tallies, in terms of "big" and "small" categories.
 * October 16 – 27: IWF World Championships at Warsaw, Poland
 * 🇷🇺 and 🇨🇳 won the gold medal tally (Big category). 🇷🇺 won the overall medal tally (Big category).
 * 🇨🇳 won the gold medal tally (Big and Small). 🇨🇳 and 🇷🇺 won the overall medal tally (Big and Small).

Wrestling

 * September 16 – 22: 2013 World Wrestling Championships in 🇭🇺 Budapest
 * won the gold medal tally. 🇷🇺 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
 * won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
 * March 25 – 29: 2013 CSIM World Winter Games in Annecy, France
 * Host nation, 🇫🇷, 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, 🇱🇺, won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
 * June 20 – 30: 2013 Mediterranean Games in Mersin, Turkey
 * 🇮🇹 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)
 * 🇨🇳 won the gold medal tally. Host nation, 🇰🇷, 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
 * won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
 * July 18 – 30: 2013 Maccabiah Games in Jerusalem, Israel
 * Host nation, 🇮🇱, won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
 * July 25 – August 4: World Games 2013 in Cali, Colombia
 * 🇮🇹 won the gold medal tally; 🇷🇺 won the overall medal tally.
 * July 26 – August 4: 2013 Summer Deaflympics in Sofia, Bulgaria
 * 🇷🇺 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 🇺🇸 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. 🇵🇬 won the overall medal tally.
 * September 6 – 15: 2013 Jeux de la Francophonie in Nice
 * Host nation, 🇫🇷, won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
 * October 6 – 15: 2013 East Asian Games in Tianjin
 * Host nation, 🇨🇳, won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
 * October 18 – 26: SportAccord 2013 World Combat Games in Saint Petersburg
 * Host nation, 🇷🇺, won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
 * November 16 – 30: 2013 Bolivarian Games in Trujillo, Peru
 * 🇨🇴 won the gold medal tally. 🇻🇪 won the overall medal tally.
 * December 11 – 21: 2013 Winter Universiade in Trentino, Italy
 * 🇷🇺 won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
 * December 11 – 22: 2013 Southeast Asian Games in Naypyidaw, Myanmar
 * 🇹🇭 won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
 * December 12 – 18: 2013 SportAccord World Mind Games in Beijing
 * Host nation, 🇨🇳, won both the gold and overall medal tallies.