2022: Month in Sport
March
UFC 272
Covington vs Masvidal
5th March
World Snooker Tour
Nirvana Turkish Masters
7th – 13th March
ATP 1000
BNP Paribas Open
10th – 20th March
FA Cup
Quarter Finals
19th March
THE PLAYERS Championship
10th – 13th March
WGC - Dell Technologies Match Play
23rd – 27th March
Football
| Title | Matches | Key Match | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scottish Premier League | 18 | Dundee United vs Heart of Midlothian | 5th March |
| FA Cup | 12 | Middlesbrough vs Tottenham Hotspur | 1st March |
| Eredivisie | 27 | AZ Alkmaar vs FC Twente | 13th March |
| MLS | 45 | New York City vs Philadelphia | 19th March |
With the recent return of MLS and the next stages of the FA Cup, our football properties are once again offering fans a whole host of matches to engage with throughout March. In the FA Cup, the last 16 teams are battling it out in the fifth round at the start of the month before those who succeed will feature in the quarter finals on 19th March. Premier League giants including Chelsea, Manchester City and Tottenham are all still fighting for the trophy and are all travelling to Championship clubs for the fifth round. Having avoided each other so far, it looks like there could be some exciting action on display between the powerhouses in further rounds to come.
Tennis
| League | Tournaments | Date |
|---|---|---|
| ATP 1000 | 2 Tournaments – inc. BNP Paribas Open | 10th – 20th March |
| UTR | 22 Tournaments | Continuous |
The BNP Paribas Open is one of the biggest tennis events outside of the Grand Slams. Last year’s tournament brought in a record breaking number of views with over 23 million people tuning in, and the 2022 tournament is set to continue on the upward trajectory. Recent Australian Open champion Rafael Nadal will be playing at the tournament for the first time since 2019, looking to take his fourth Indian Wells title. However, most of this year’s top-10 players will be making an appearance, including Medvedev, Zverev and Tsitsipas who are all hoping to secure their maiden title in the desert, and so Nadal could be up for a challenge.
Golf
| Tour | Events | Date |
|---|---|---|
| PGA Tour | 7 events inc. THE PLAYERS Championship | 10th – 13th March |
| DP World Tour | 5 events inc. WGC – Dell Technologies Match Play | 23rd – 27th March |
| LPGA Tour | 4 events inc. the Chevron Championship | 31st March – 3rd April |
March brings a wealth of excitement to the global golf calendar, with both THE PLAYERS Championship and the first of this year’s four World Golf Championship events, The Dell Technologies Match Play. Both are seen as the highest ranked golf tournaments behind the four Majors and feature an array of the world’s greatest players. THE PLAYERS Championship will see the strongest players in the field reconvene at TPC Sawgrass, putting on a performance which will no doubt determine who to look out for at Austin Country Club later in the month.
Basketball
| League | Matches | Key Match |
|---|---|---|
| EuroLeague | 49 Matches | Real Madrid vs AX Armani Exchange Milan– 10th March |
| Liga ACB | 47 Matches | Valencia vs Barcelona – 5th March |
| Lega Basket Serie A | 32 Matches | Umana Venezia vs Virtus Bologna – 20th March |
March is a hugely influential month in the EuroLeague calendar, as teams put their Final Four credentials to the test. The EuroLeague title cannot be won in March, but it certainly can be lost, and so with a further 49 games throughout the month, teams face a marathon run of matches whose results will be key to their playoff hopes. After Barcelona dominated last month’s El Clasico they have reclaimed their place at the top of the standings and the battle with Madrid to remain in the top spot continues.
UFC
| Event | Fight to watch | Date |
|---|---|---|
| UFC 272 | Covington vs Masvidal | 5th March |
| UFC Fight Night | Santos vs Ankalaev | 12th March |
| UFC Fight Night | Volkov vs Aspinall | 19th March |
| UFC Fight Night | Blaydes vs Daukaus | 26th March |
UFC once again brings a host of action throughout the month, including Fight Night’s return to London for the first time since before the pandemic. In UFC 272, fans will see the grudge match between former best friends turned rivals Colby Covington and Jorge Masvidal. Both men have previously lost out in the welterweight title to current champion Kamaru Usman, and despite not being a title fight, both need to secure the win in a bid to stay relevant in the race.
Cricket
| Event | No. of Matches |
|---|---|
| ICC Pathway Events | 13 Matches inc. ICC Men’s CWC League 2 |
The qualification process for the 2023 Men’s World Cup continues this month in the United Arab Emirates, starting with UAE vs Oman on 5th March. Each set of fixtures takes place as a tri-series with each match played as one-day internationals. Oman are sitting at the top of the standings and look to take one of the three qualifying spots available in the World Cup, but who will fill the remaining two spaces looks yet to be seen.
Snooker
| Game | Date |
|---|---|
| BetVictor Welsh Open | 28th February – 6th March |
| Nirvana Turkish Masters | 7th – 13th March |
| BetVictor Gibraltar Open | 24th – 26th March |
64 of snookers’ best players are battling it out for the £100,000 prize fund on offer at the Turkish Masters which start on 7th March. The first professional snooker event to take place in Turkey, 15 of the top 16 players will make an appearance at the new event, with the main draw currently featuring front-runners John Higgins and Mark Allen, and other snooker greats Judd Trump and Neil Robertson also hoping to secure their place.
NASCAR
| Race | Date |
|---|---|
| Pennzoil 400 | 6th March |
| Ruoff Mortgage 500 | 13th March |
| Fold of Honour QuikTrip 500 | 20th March |
| Daytona 500 | 20th February |
| Wise Power 400 | 27th February |
NASCAR brings a further four races to fans this month after the Cup Series took off for another year at the end of February. The annual Folds of Honour QuikTrip 500 at the Atlanta Motor Speedway takes place on 20th March and although Austin Cindric took the first title of the series at last months Daytona 500, it is still all to play for this early on in the season.