With the new year having just begun, now is a good time to get excited about all the sporting action 2019 has in store. Here is a non-exhaustive list of the major sporting events of the year:
JANUARY
Football: AFC Asian Cup
When: January 5-February 1
Where: UAE
Cricket: Australia vs India ODI series
When: January 12-18
Where: Sydney, Adelaide, Melbourne
Tennis: Australian Open
When: January 14-27
Where: Melbourne, Australia
Cricket: New Zealand vs India ODIs, T20s
When: January 23-February 10
Where: Napier, Mount Maunganui, Hamilton, Wellington, Auckland
FEBRUARY
American football: Super Bowl LIII
When: February 3
Where: Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Football: Carabao Cup Final
When: February 24
Where: Wembley Stadium, London
Cricket: India vs Australia ODIs, T20s
When: February 24-March 13
Where: Mohali, Hyderabad, Nagpur, Delhi, Ranchi, Bengaluru, Visakhapatnam
MARCH
Badminton: All England Open
When: March 6-10
Where: Birmingham, England
Motorsport: Formula 1, 2019 season
When: March 17 (Australian Grand Prix) to December 1 (Abu Dhabi Grand Prix)
Where: 21 venues across the world
Cricket: IPL, Season 12
When: March 29-May 19
Where: To be determined
APRIL
Golf: The Masters
When: April 11-14
Where: Augusta, Georgia
Running: Boston Marathon
When: April 15
Where: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
MAY
Football: FA Cup Final
When: May 18
Where: Wembley Stadium, London
Tennis: French Open
When: May 20-June 9
Where: Roland Garros, Paris, France
Football: Europa League Final
When: May 29
Where: Baku Olympic Stadium, Baku, Azerbaijan
Cricket: Cricket World Cup
When: May 30-July 14
Where: England and Wales
Basketball: NBA Finals
When: May 30-June 16
Where: To be determined
JUNE
Football: Champions League Final
When: June 1
Where: Estadio Metropolitano, Madrid, Spain
Football: Nations League semi-finals, final
When: June 5-9
Where: Porto and Guimaraes, Portugal
Football: Women's World Cup
When: June 7-July 7
Where: France
Hockey Series Finals, Men's Olympic qualification
When: June 6-16
Where: Bhubaneswar, India
Hockey Series Finals, Women's Olympic qualification
When: June 15-23
Where: Hiroshima, Japan
JULY
Tennis: Wimbledon
When: July 1-14
Where: All England Club, Wimbledon, London
Cycling: Tour de France
When: July 6-28
Where: France
AUGUST
Cricket: Ashes
When: August 1-5, 14-18, 22-26 and September 4-8, 12-16
Where: Birmingham, London (Lord's), Leeds, Manchester, London (The Oval)
Badminton: World Championships
When: August 19-25
Where: Basel, Switzerland
Tennis: US Open
When: August 26-September 8
Where: Flushing Meadows, New York, USA
SEPTEMBER
Rugby World Cup
When: September 20-November 2
Where: Japan
Athletics World Championships
When: September 28-October 6
Where: Doha, Qatar
OCTOBER
Basketball: NBA India games (2019 preseason)
When: October 4, 5
Where: NSCI Dome, Mumbai, India
Tennis: WTA Finals
When: October 27-November 3
Where: Shenzhen, China
NOVEMBER
Tennis: ATP Tour Finals
When: November 10-17
Where: The O2, London
Tennis: Davis Cup Finals
When: November 18-24
Where: La Caja Magica, Madrid, Spain
DECEMBER
Badminton: World Tour Finals
When: December 11-15
Where: Guangzhou, China