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From the PDC World Championship in January to the King George VI Chase at Kempton Park on Boxing Day, we've got you covered on the biggest sports events of the year.

Keep up with the biggest sports betting events of 2023 here at 888sport. We'll be constantly updating and adding new events as and when we can. Here's to another huge 12 months of sport!


May 2023

  • 28-11 Jun TENNIS French Open (Roland Garros)

  • 31 FOOTBALL Europa League final (Budapest)

June 2023

  • 1-4 FOOTBALL Scottish Premiership play-off final

  • 1-5 CRICKET First Test: England v Ireland (Lord’s)

  • 1-18 BASKETBALL NBA Finals (tbc)

  • 3 FOOTBALL FA Cup final (Wembley); Scottish Cup final (Hampden Park); Women’s Champions League final (Eindhoven); RACING The Derby (Epsom)

  • 3-4 RUGBY LEAGUE Super League Magic Weekend

  • 4 FORMULA ONE Spanish Grand Prix (Barcelona)

  • 4-11 JUN CYCLING Critérium du Dauphiné (France)

  • 6-11 CYCLING Women’s Tour (Colchester-Oxfordshire)

  • 7 FOOTBALL Europa Conference League final (Prague)

  • 10 FOOTBALL Champions League final (Istanbul)

  • 10-11 MOTOR RACING Le Mans 24 Hours

  • 12-14 RUGBY UNION Premiership semi-finals

  • 12-18 TENNIS Rothesay Open (Nottingham),

  • 14 FOOTBALL Nations League semi-final: Netherlands v tba (Rotterdam/Enschede)

  • 15 FOOTBALL Nations League semi-final: tba v tba (Rotterdam/Enschede)

  • 15-18 GOLF US Open (Los Angeles)

  • 16 FOOTBALL Euro 2024 qualifiers: Denmark v Northern Ireland, Greece v Republic of Ireland, Malta v England, Wales v Armenia

  • 16-20 CRICKET First Test: England v Australia (Edgbaston)

  • 16-16 JUL FOOTBALL Asian Cup (China)

  • 17 FOOTBALL Euro 2024 qualifier: Norway v Scotland

  • 18 FOOTBALL Nations League third-place play-off (Rotterdam/Enschede), Nations League final (Rotterdam/Enschede); FORMULA ONE Canadian Grand Prix (Montreal)

  • 19 FOOTBALL Euro 2024 qualifiers: England v North Macedonia, Northern Ireland v Kazakhstan, Republic of Ireland v Gibraltar, Turkey v Wales

  • 19-25 TENNIS Cinch Championships (Queen’s), Rothesay Classic (Birmingham)

  • 20 FOOTBALL Euro 2024 qualifier: Scotland v Georgia

  • 20-24 RACING Royal Ascot

  • 22-25 GOLF KPMG Women’s PGA Championship (Maryland)

  • 22-26 CRICKET First Test: England women v Australia women (Trent Bridge)

  • 24-25 BASEBALL London Series: St Louis v Chicago (London Stadium)

  • 25-1 JUL TENNIS Rothesay International (Eastbourne)

  • 27-2 JUL ROWING Henley Royal Regatta

  • 28-2 JUL CRICKET Second Test: England v Australia (Lord’s)

  • 29-2 JUL GOLF British Masters (Sutton Coldfield)

July 2023

  • 1 CRICKET First IT20: England women v Australia women (Edgbaston)

  • 1-23 CYCLING Tour de France (France & Spain)

  • 2 FORMULA ONE Austrian Grand Prix (Spielberg)

  • 3-16 TENNIS Wimbledon Championships (All England Club)

  • 5 CRICKET Second IT20: England women v Australia women (The Oval)

  • 6-9 GOLF US Women’s Open (Pebble Beach)

  • 6-10 CRICKET Third Test: England v Australia (Headingley)

  • 8 CRICKET Third T20I: England women v Australia women (Lord’s)

  • 9 FORMULA ONE British Grand Prix (Silverstone)

  • 12 CRICKET First ODI: England women v Australia women (Bristol);

  • 13-16 GOLF Scottish Open (North Berwick)

  • 14-30 SWIMMING World Aquatics Championships (Fukuoka)

  • 15 CRICKET T20 Blast finals day (Edgbaston)

  • 15-16 TRIATHLON World Championship (Hamburg)

  • 15-30 FOOTBALL Scottish League Cup group stage

  • 16 CRICKET Second ODI: England women v Australia women (Southampton)

  • 18 CRICKET Third ODI: England women v Australia women (Taunton)

  • 19-23 CRICKET Fourth Test: England v Australia (Old Trafford)

  • 20-20 AUG football Women’s World Cup (see panel)

  • 20-23 GOLF The Open Championship (Hoylake)

  • 22-23 RUGBY LEAGUE Challenge Cup semi-finals

  • 23 ATHLETICS London Diamond League (London); FORMULA ONE Hungarian Grand Prix (Budapest)

  • 23-30 CYCLING Women’s Tour de France

  • 27-31 CRICKET Fifth Test: England v Australia (The Oval)

  • 28-6 AUG NETBALL World Cup (South Africa)

  • 29-30 TRIATHLON World Championship (Sunderland)

  • 30 FORMULA ONE Belgian Grand Prix (Spa)

  • 31-6 Aug SWIMMING Para Swimming World Championships (Manchester)

August 2023

  • 1-5 RACING Glorious Goodwood

  • 1-16 SEP CRICKET One-Day Cup

  • 3-13 CYCLING UCI World Championships (Glasgow)

  • 5 FOOTBALL Scottish Premiership and lower league seasons start, RUGBY UNION Ireland v Italy, Scotland v France, Wales v England

  • 9-13 GOLF The Women’s Open (Walton Heath)

  • 12 FOOTBALL Premier League season starts; RUGBY LEAGUE Challenge Cup final, women’s Challenge Cup final (both Wembley); RUGBY UNION England v Wales, France v Scotland

  • 16 FOOTBALL Uefa Super Cup (Kazan);

  • 18-27 HOCKEY EuroHockey Championship (Mönchengladbach)

  • 19 RUGBY UNION Ireland v England, Wales v South Africa

  • 19-20 FOOTBALL Scottish League Cup second round

  • 19-27 ATHLETICS World Championship (Budapest)

  • 20 FOOTBALL Women’s World Cup final (Sydney)

  • 21-27 BADMINTON World Championships (Copenhagen)

  • 22-23 FOOTBALL Champions League play-off first legs

  • 24 FOOTBALL Europa League play-off first legs, Europa Conference League play-off first legs

  • 26 RUGBY UNION England v Fiji, Scotland v Georgia

  • 26-17 SEP CYCLING Vuelta a Espana

  • 27 FORMULA ONE Dutch Grand Prix (Zandvoort)

  • 28-10 SEP TENNIS US Open (Flushing Meadows)

  • 29-30 FOOTBALL Champions League play-off second legs

  • 30 CRICKET First IT20: England v New Zealand (Riverside)

September 2023

  • 1 CRICKET Second IT20: England v New Zealand (Old Trafford)

  • 2 CRICKET First IT20: England women v Sri Lanka women (Chelmsford)

  • 3 CRICKET Third IT20: England v New Zealand (Edgbaston); FORMULA ONE Italian Grand Prix (Monza)

  • 3-10 CYCLING Tour of Britain; ROWING World Championships (Belgrade)

  • 5 CRICKET Fourth IT20: England v New Zealand (Trent Bridge)

  • 6 CRICKET Second IT20: England women v Sri Lanka women (Derby)

  • 7 FOOTBALL Euro 2024 qualifiers: France v Republic of Ireland, Slovenia v Northern Ireland

  • 7-10 GOLF Irish Open (K Club);

  • 8 CRICKET First ODI: England v New Zealand (Sophia Gardens); FOOTBALL Euro 2024 qualifier: Cyprus v Scotland

  • 8-28 OCT RUGBY UNION World Cup (see panel)

  • 9 CRICKET Third IT20: England women v Sri Lanka women (Chester-le-Street); FOOTBALL Euro 2024 qualifier: Ukraine v England

  • 9-16 MULTISPORT Invictus Games (Düsseldorf)

  • 10 ATHLETICS Great North Run; CRICKET Second ODI: England v New Zealand (Ageas Bowl); FOOTBALL Euro 2024 qualifiers: Kazakhstan v Northern Ireland, Republic of Ireland v Netherlands

  • 11 FOOTBALL Euro 2024 qualifier: Latvia v Wales

  • 12 FOOTBALL Friendly: Scotland v England

  • 12-17 TENNIS Davis Cup final, group stages

  • 13 CRICKET Third ODI: England v New Zealand (The Oval)

  • 14 CRICKET First ODI: England women v Sri Lanka women (Canterbury)

  • 14-17 GOLF BMW PGA Championship (Wentworth)

  • 15 CRICKET Fourth ODI: England v New Zealand (Lord’s)

  • 16 CRICKET One-Day Cup final (Trent Bridge)

  • 17 CRICKET Second ODI: England women v Sri Lanka women (Hove); FORMULA ONE Singapore Grand Prix (Marina Bay)

  • 18-24 GOLF Solheim Cup (Andalucia)

  • 19 CRICKET Third ODI: England women v Sri Lanka women (Leicester)

  • 20 CRICKET First ODI: England v Ireland (Headingley)

  • 21-24 RUGBY LEAGUE Super League final weekend

  • 23 CRICKET Second ODI: England v Ireland (Trent Bridge)

  • 23-24 TRIATHLON World Championship (Pontevedra)

  • 24 ATHLETICS Berlin Marathon; CRICKET Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy final (Northampton); FORMULA ONE Japan Grand Prix (Suzuka)

  • 26 CRICKET Third ODI: England v Ireland (Bristol)

  • 26-28 FOOTBALL Scottish League Cup quarter-finals

  • 29 AUSTRALIAN RULES AFL Grand final (Melbourne);

  • 29-30 RUGBY LEAGUE Super League eliminators

  • 29-1 OCT GOLF Ryder Cup (Rome)

  • 30-8 OCT GYMNASTICS Artistic World Championships (Antwerp)

October 2023

  • 1-2 RACING Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe (Paris)

  • 5-8 GOLF Alfred Dunhill Links Championship (Scotland);

  • 6-7 RUGBY LEAGUE Super League play-off semi-finals

  • 8 ATHLETICS Chicago Marathon; FORMULA ONE Qatar Grand Prix (Lusail)

  • 12 FOOTBALL Euro 2024 qualifier: Spain v Scotland

  • 13 FOOTBALL Euro 2024 qualifier: Republic of Ireland v Greece

  • 14 FOOTBALL Euro 2024 qualifier: Northern Ireland v San Marino; RUGBY LEAGUE Super League Grand Final (Old Trafford)

  • 15 FOOTBALL Euro 2024 qualifier: Wales v Croatia

  • 16 FOOTBALL Euro 2024 qualifier: Gibraltar v Republic of Ireland

  • 17 FOOTBALL Euro 2024 qualifiers: England v Italy, Northern Ireland v Slovenia

  • 22 FORMULA ONE USA Grand Prix (Austin)

  • 25-26 NOV CRICKET World Cup (India)

  • 28 RUGBY UNION World Cup final (Paris)

  • 29 FORMULA ONE Mexican Grand Prix (Mexico City)

  • 30-5 Nov TENNIS Paris Masters,

  • 30-6 Nov TENNIS WTA Tour Finals (Shenzhen)

November 2023

  • 4-5 FOOTBALL Scottish League Cup semi-finals

  • 5 ATHLETICS New York Marathon; FORMULA ONE Brazilian Grand Prix (Sao Paulo)

  • 7 RACING Melbourne Cup

  • 13-20 TENNIS ATP Tour Finals (Turin), Next Gen ATP Finals (Milan)

  • 16 FOOTBALL Euro 2024 qualifier: Georgia v Scotland

  • 16-19 GOLF DP World Tour Championship (Dubai)

  • 17 FOOTBALL Euro 2024 qualifiers: England v Malta, Finland v Northern Ireland

  • 18 FOOTBALL Euro 2024 qualifiers: Armenia v Wales, Netherlands v Republic of Ireland

  • FORMULA ONE Las Vegas Grand Prix (Las Vegas)

  • 19 FOOTBALL Euro 2024 qualifier: Scotland v Norway

  • 20 FOOTBALL Euro 2024 qualifiers: North Macedonia v England, Northern Ireland v Denmark

  • 21 FOOTBALL Euro 2024 qualifier: Wales v Turkey

  • 22-26 TENNIS Davis Cup Finals (Malaga)

  • 26 FORMULA ONE Abu Dhabi Grand Prix (Yas Marina)

December 2023

  • 17 FOOTBALL Scottish League Cup final

  • 26 RACING King George VI Chase (Kempton)


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