2012 in sports
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Badminton
- Olympic badminton tournament
- European
- BWF Super Series
- National league
Bandy
- January 29-February 5 - 32 Bandy World Championship in Almaty, Kazakhstan
Basketball
- The Miami Heat win their second NBA title
- The U.S. team scored a record of 156:73 at the Summer Olympic Games in London against Nigeria. In this game, Carmelo Anthony posted 37 points in 14 minutes, which is also a record. In addition, the Team USA surpassed with 29 three-point throws your valid until it record by 16
- Olympic champion in the men was the USA, Spain and was third runner-up Russia. In the women also won the United States, Second were the French and the third place went to Australia.
Biathlon
Cricket
- ICC World Twenty20 2012 from September 18 to October 7, 2012 in Sri Lanka
Darts
- PDC World Darts Championship 2012 from December 15 2011 to January 2, 2012 in London
- 35 Darts BDO World Championship on January 7, 2012 to January 15, 2012 in Frimley Green
Hockey
- APRIL 24: Polar bears Berlin win the final series of the DEL Playoffs in the 5th game against Adler Mannheim and the sixth time champions. Already in Game 4 Mannheim had led 5-2, which would have the other hand, winning the championship means, but equally from the Berlin within about 7 minutes 3 goals and won the game in overtime then with 5:6.
- Top Division tournament of the World Ice Hockey Championship 2012 from 04 to 20 May
- JUNE 11: The LosAngeles Kings win the Stanleycup for the first time in team history
Football
- African Cup of Nations 2012 January 21 to February 12 in Equatorial Guinea and Gabon
- U-17 Football Championship 2012 4th to May 16th in Slovenia
- European Football Championship 2012, June 8, 2012 to July 1, 2012
- U-17 Football Championship Women's 2012, 26 to 29 June in Switzerland
- U-19 Football Championship Women's 2012, July 2 to 14 in Turkey
- U-19 Football Championship 2012, 3 to 15 July in Estonia
- U-20 World Cup Women's 2012, August 18 to September 8 in Japan
- U-17 World Cup Women 2012, 22 September to 13 October in Azerbaijan
- U-19 Asian Cup 2012, 3 to 17 November in the United Arab Emirates
- African Cup of Nations Women's 2012, November 4 to November 18 in Equatorial Guinea
Athletics
- June 27 -1. July: European Athletics Championships 2012
Motorcycle Racing
World Motorcycle Championship
- Motorcycle World Championship 2012
Between 8 April and 11 November a total of 18 races were held. The existing since 1949 125 - cc class has been this season replaced by the Moto3 class.
MotoGP class ( 800 cc )
- World Champion in MotoGP class ( 800 cc ), the Spaniard Jorge Lorenzo on Yamaha ahead of compatriot Dani Pedrosa and Australian Casey Stoner (both Honda). For the 25 -year-old Lorenzo, this is the first world title in the premier class and the total fourth of his career. In the Constructors' Championship, Honda enforces against Yamaha and Ducati.
Moto2 class (600 cc )
- In the Moto2 class, the 19- year-old Spaniard Marc Márquez wins on Suter the title. Second is his compatriot Pol Espargaró on Kalex, Third Italian Andrea Iannone ( Speed Up ). For Marquez, this is the second world title of his career after he was 2010 125 cc World Champion. In the Constructors' Championship Suter wins ahead of Kalex and Speed Up.
Moto3 class (250 cc )
- The title in the inaugural Moto3 class wins the 22 -year-old German Sandro Cortese on KTM before the Spanish Luis Salom ( Kalex -KTM) and Maverick Viñales (FTR - Honda). For Cortese is the first world title of his career. In the Constructors' Championship, KTM continues through before FTR - Honda and Kalex -KTM.
Superbike World Championship
- The 41 -year-old Italian Max Biaggi Aprilia RSV4 Factory wins at the Brit Tom Sykes on Kawasaki ZX -10R and his compatriot Marco Melandri (BMW S1000 RR) the drivers' standings. For Biaggi, who finished his career at the end of the season, this is the second title win in the World Superbike Championship and the sixth of his career total. In the constructors ' standings Aprilia prevails against BMW and Ducati and wins his second constructors' titles in this series.
Details: Superbike World Championship 2012
Supersport World Championship
- Kenan Sofuoglu The Turk wins on Kawasaki ZX -6R ahead of Frenchman Jules Cluzel and Briton Sam Lowes (both Honda CBR 600 RR) the drivers' standings. For the 28 -year-olds this is the third Supersport world title of his career. In the Constructors' Championship, Honda enforces against Kawasaki and Triumph.
Details: Supersport World Championship 2012
International German Motorcycle Championship
- IDM season 2012
Isle of Man TT
- The discharged between 2 and 9 June road race on the Isle of Man, the 40- year-old Englishman John McGuinness wins on the Honda Superbike and the Superstock race. In race A of the Supersport category wins the New Zealander Bruce Anstey (Honda ), Race B wins the Northern Irishman Michael Dunlop ( Yamaha). Over in the Lightweight class of the 36 -year-old Northern Irishman Ryan wins Farquahr on Kawasaki and in the TT Zero race in the 40 - year-old Englishman Michael Rutter on MotoCzysz. The 'Senior race, the pinnacle in the TT had to be postponed several times due to bad weather and eventually canceled.
- In the sidecar class, the local duo Dave Molyneux / Patrick Farrance wins DMR Honda both races. For the 48 -year-old Molineux these are the TT victories number 15 and 16 in his career.
Moto European Championships
- Moto Ball Championship 2012, May 23 to 28 in Germany
Chess
- Chess Olympiad 2012 from August 27 to September 10 in Istanbul: Armenia wins ahead of Russia and Ukraine.
- World Chess Championship 2012 from 10 to 30 MAI duel between Viswanathan Anand and Boris Gelfand: Anand defended his title in the tiebreak.
- At the Chess World Championship Women's 2012 knock-out system from November 10 to December 2 in Khanty-Mansiysk is Anna Uschenina new world chess champion. The current World Champion Hou Yifan already retired from in the second round.
Squash
- Ramy Ashour is in Doha for the second time world champion by 2008. In the final he defeated his compatriot Mohamed El Shorbagy of Egypt with 2:11, 11:6, 11:5, 11:8 and 9:11. Ashour advanced with this triumph for January 2013 back to the top of the world rankings. On Grand Cayman, the Malaysian Nicol David defended her world title against Laura Massaro of England. With 11:6, 11:8 and 11:6, David secured their seventh title.
- The Egyptian national women is world champion in Nîmes in France. Even for them it is the second title after 2008. Vice World Champion is the team from England, in Malaysia and Australia.
- Olli Tuominen (Finland) and Camille Serme (France ) each win their first European title. Tuominen defeat on home soil in Helsinki his Spanish opponent Borja Golan, Serme defeated defending champion Natalie Grinham.
- Simon Roesner wins for the sixth time the German championship. In the world ranking he achieved this year with 15th place, the best finish of his career.
Tennis
Olympic tennis tournament
July 28-August 5: Summer Olympic Games
Grand Slam tournaments
16 to 29 January: Australian Open
May 27-June 10: French Open
June 25-July 8: Wimbledon
August 27 to September 9: U.S. Open
World Tour Finals
ATP World Tour Finals
5th - 11th November: ATP World Tour Finals
WTA Tour Championships
23 - 28th October: WTA Championships
World Team Cup
20th - 26th Mai: World Team Cup