As we enter the first day of 2017, we enter another year filled with new sporting events. January kicks off with the Brisbane International in tennis, and the Handball World Cup in France will begin in which Croatia will fight in Group C with Germany, Belarus, Hungary, Chile and Saudi Arabia.
Here is a list of all major sporting events we have to look forward to in 2017, as reported by Index.hr on January 1, 2017.
JANUARY
1-8: Brisbane International, the first tournament of the tennis season
11-29: World Handball Championship in France
14 – 5.2: African Cup of Nations
16-29: Australian Open
FEBRUARY
3-5: Davis Cup, World Group first round, Osijek: Croatia – Spain
5: Super Bowl, Houston
14-15: Champions League, Round of 16, first leg
16: Europa League, Round of 16, first leg (16.2.)
21-22: Champions League, Round of 16, first leg
23: Europa League, Round of 16
MARCH
3-5: European Indoor Championships in Athletics, Belgrade
7-8: Champions League, Round of 16, re-match
9: Europa League, Round of 16, first leg
14-15: Champions League, Round of 16, re-match
16: Europa League, Round of 16, re-match
24: World Cup Qualifiers 2018, Croatia – Ukraine
26: Formula 1, the first race of the season in Melbourne
APRIL
7-9: Davis Cup quarter-finals
11-12: Champions League, quarterfinal, first leg
12: End of the regular season in the NBA
13: Europa League, quarterfinal, first leg
15: Start of the playoffs in the NBA
18-19: Champions League, quarter-finals re-match
20: Europa League, quarter-finals re-match
29: Klitschko – Joshua, match for the world heavyweight champion, Wembley Stadium
MAY
2-3: Champions League, semi-final, first leg
4: Europa League, semi-final, first leg
5: World Championship in ice hockey, Cologne
6: World Rowing Cup, Belgrade
9-10: Champions League, semi-final, a re-match
11: Europa League, semi-final, a re-match
20: The last round of Bundesliga
21: The last round of the French Championship
21: The last round of English Premier League
24: Europa League Final, Stockholm
27: FA Cup Final, Wembley
28: The last round of the Italian Serie A
29 – 11.6: Roland Garros
JUNE
3: Champions League Final, Cardiff
11: World Cup Qualifiers 2018, Iceland – Croatia
16-30: EURO U-21, Poland
22: World Cup taekwondo, Muju, South Korea
JULY
2 – 15: U-19, Georgia
3-16: Wimbledon
11-12: Champions League, second qualifying round, first leg
13: Europa League, second qualifying round, first leg
17-23: ATP Umag
18-19: Champions League, second qualifying round, re-match
20: Europa League, second qualifying round, re-match
25-26: Champions League, third qualifying round, first leg
27: Europa League, third qualifying round, first leg
AUGUST
4: French Ligue 1
8: UEFA Supercup, Skopje
12: English Premier League
15-16: Champions League, play-off, first leg
17: Europa League, play-off, first leg
18: Bundesliga
21: Primera
21: Italian Serie A
22-23: Champions League, play-off, re-match
24: Europa League, play-off, re-match
24: Champions League group stage draw
25: Draw Europa League
28-10.9: US Open
31- 17.9: Eurobasket in Finland, Israel, Romania and Turkey
SEPTEMBER
2: World Cup qualifier 2018, Croatia – Kosovo
5: World Cup qualifier 2018, Turkey – Croatia
12-13: Champions League, Round 1
14: Europa League, Round 1
15-17: Davis Cup semifinal
OCTOBER
6: World Cup qualifier 2018, Croatia – Finland
9: World Cup qualifier 2018, Ukraine – Croatia
24 – 1.11: MLB playoffs, World Series
NOVEMBER
13-19: ATP World Tour Finals, London
24-26: Davis Cup Final
DECEMBER
1: Draw for the first group of World Cup 2018, Moscow
1: World Handball Championship (F), Germany
6-16: World Club Cup, UAE
