Years in sports |
2012 in sports |
---|
|
2012 in sports various events were held, notably the Summer Olympics were held in London, United Kingdom.
Main article: January 2012 in sports |
Date | Sport | Venue/Event | Status | Winner/s |
---|---|---|---|---|
5 - 11 | Squash | 2011 PSA World Series Finals | International | Amr Shabana, Nicol David |
9 | American football | 2012 BCS National Championship Game | Domestic | University of Alabama |
15 | Marathon | Mumbai Marathon | international | Laban Moiben, Netsanet Achamo |
16 - 29 | Tennis | 2012 Australian Open | International | Novak Djokovic, Victoria Azarenka |
20 - 26 | Squash | Tournament of Champions 2012 | International | Nick Matthew |
22 | Field hockey | 2012 World Series Hockey | International | Sher-e-Punjab |
24 – 4 July | Association football | 2012 Copa Libertadores | Continental | Corinthians |
26 – 12 February | Baseball | 2012 Australian Baseball League postseason | Domestic | Perth Heat |
27 | Marathon | Dubai Marathon | International | Ayele Abshero, Aselefech Mergia |
29 –5 February | Bandy | 2012 Bandy World Championship | International | Sweden |
Date | Sport | Venue/Event | Status | Winner/s |
---|---|---|---|---|
3 – 6 October | Rugby league | / Super League XVII | Binational | Leeds Rhinos |
4 – 17 March | Rugby union | ///// 2012 Six Nations Championship | Continental | Wales |
5 | American football | , Super Bowl XLVI | Domestic | New York Giants |
9 – 17 May | Darts | / 2012 Premier League Darts | International | Phil Taylor |
18 – 18 November | Auto racing | 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series | Domestic | Brad Keselowski |
20 - 25 | Squash | North American Open 2012 | International | James Willstrop |
24 – 4 August | Rugby union | // 2012 Super Rugby season | International | Chiefs |
27 | Auto racing | 2012 Daytona 500 | Matt Kenseth |
Date | Sport | Venue/Event | Status | Winner/s |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 – 30 September | Rugby league | / 2012 NRL season | Binational | Melbourne Storm |
10 – 1 December | Association football | / 2012 Major League Soccer season | Binational | Los Angeles Galaxy |
11–22 | Cricket | 2012 Asia Cup | Continental | Pakistan |
13 – 2 April | Basketball | 2012 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament | Domestic | University of Kentucky |
17 – 3 April | Basketball | 2012 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament | Domestic | Baylor University |
18 | Formula One | 2012 Australian Grand Prix (F1 #1) | International | Jenson Button (McLaren-Mercedes) |
24 - 29 September | Australian football | 2012 AFL season | Domestic | Sydney Swans |
25 | Formula One | 2012 Malaysian Grand Prix (F1 #2) | International | Fernando Alonso (Ferrari) |
25 - 15 September | IndyCar | 2012 IndyCar Series | International | Ryan Hunter-Reay |
26 - 31 | Squash | Kuala Lumpur Open Squash Championships 2012 | International | Nicol David |
28 – 28 October | Baseball | / 2012 Major League Baseball season | Domestic | San Francisco Giants |
Date | Sport | Venue/Event | Status | Winner/s |
---|---|---|---|---|
8 | Motorcycle racing | 2012 German motorcycle Grand Prix (MotoGP #8) | International | MotoGP: Dani Pedrosa (Honda) Moto2: Marc Márquez (Eskil) Moto3: Sandro Cortese (KTM) |
14 | Association football | 2012 Supercupa României | Domestic | Dinamo București |
15 | Motorcycle racing | 2012 Italian motorcycle Grand Prix (MotoGP #9) | International | MotoGP: Jorge Lorenzo (Yamaha) Moto2: Andrea Iannone (Speed Up) Moto3: Maverick Viñales (FTR-Honda) |
22 | Formula One | 2012 German Grand Prix (F1 #10) | International | Fernando Alonso (Ferrari) |
28 – 12 August | Multi-sport | 2012 Summer Olympics | International | Most (gold) medals: USA |
28 – 16 September | Tennis | 2012 World TeamTennis | Domestic | Washington Kastles |
29 | Formula One | 2012 Hungarian Grand Prix (F1 #11) | International | Lewis Hamilton (McLaren-Mercedes) |
29 | Motorcycle racing | 2012 United States motorcycle Grand Prix (MotoGP #10) | International | MotoGP: Casey Stoner (Honda) |
Date | Sport | Venue/Event | Status | Winner/s |
---|---|---|---|---|
18–6 October | Rugby union | /// 2012 Rugby Championship | International | New Zealand |
19 | Motorcycle racing | 2012 Indianapolis motorcycle Grand Prix (MotoGP #11) | International | MotoGP: Dani Pedrosa (Honda) Moto2: Marc Márquez (Suter Moto3: Luis Salom (Kalex KTM) |
19–8 September | Association football | 2012 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup | International | United States |
22–2 September | Association football | 2012 Nehru Cup | International | India |
27–9 September | Tennis | 2012 US Open | International | Men's Singles: Andy Murray Women's Singles: Serena Williams |
29–9 September | Multi-sport | 2012 Summer Paralympics | International | Most (gold) medals: China |
Date | Sport | Venue/Event | Status | Winner/s |
---|---|---|---|---|
2 | Formula One | 2012 Belgian Grand Prix (F1 #12) | International | Jenson Button (McLaren-Mercedes) |
9 | Formula One | 2012 Italian Grand Prix (F1 #13) | International | Lewis Hamilton (McLaren-Mercedes) |
12 - 15 | Squash | Malaysian Open Squash Championships 2012 | International | Raneem El Weleily. |
23 | Formula One | 2012 Singapore Grand Prix (F1 #14) | International | Sebastian Vettel (McLaren-Mercedes) |
30 | Athletics | Berlin Marathon | International | Men: Geoffrey Kiprono Mutai Women: Aberu Kebede. |
Main article: October 2012 in sports |
Main article: November 2012 in sports |
Main article: 2012 in skiing |
Further information: 2012 NFL season and 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season |
Kenneth To from Australia won the men's race, while Katinka Hosszú from Hungary won the women's race
Main article: 2012 in association football |
Main article: 2012 in athletics (track and field) |
Main article: 2012 in baseball |
See also: 2012 Major League Baseball season and 2012 Nippon Professional Baseball season |
Main article: 2012 in basketball |
WNBA Finals
The Indiana Fever defeat the Minnesota Lynx 3–1 in the best-of-5 series.
NBA Finals
Events
Main article: 2012 in skiing |
See also: PBA Bowling Tour: 2011–12 season |
See also: 2012 CFL season and 2012 CIS football season |
India defeated Australia in the final and clinched their third title.
West Indies defeated Sri Lanka in the final and clinched their first title.
Main articles: 2011–12 curling season, 2012–13 curling season, and 2012 in ice sports |
Main articles: 2011–2012 figure skating season, 2012–2013 figure skating season, and 2012 in ice sports |
Main article: 2012 in skiing |
Main article: 2012 in golf |
Main article: 2012 in handball |
Main article: 2012 in ice sports |
The following is a list of major noteworthy kickboxing events during 2012 in chronological order.
See also: 2012 NLL season and 2012 MLL season |
Main article: 2012 in ice sports |
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
Main articles: 2012 in motorsport and List of 2012 motorsport champions |
Main article: 2012 in skiing |
Main article: 2012 in rugby league |
Main article: 2012 in rugby union |
Main article: 2012 in skiing |
Main article: 2012 in skiing |
Main article: 2012 in squash sport |
Main article: 2012 in sumo |
Main article: 2012 in swimming |
Main article: 2012 in tennis |