For our sporting fanatics right across the globe, 2016 will see an array of exciting events, tournaments and matches. We’ve compiled a mini calendar of international and South African sporting events to add to your calendar for the next month. No matter where you are in the world or what sport you support, you’re sure to find something to entertain you below.

January

• 15 – 31: 2016 European Men’s Handball Championships, Poland
• 16 – 7 Feb: African Nations Football Championships, Rwanda
• 18 – 31: Australian Open Tennis, Melbourne (Australia)
• 25 – 31: 2016 European Figure Skating Championships, Kazakhstan
• 22 – 26: South Africa v England fourth test cricket, Centurion, South Africa
• 26 – 27: Football Leage Cup semi-finals
• 26 – 30: 2016 Asian Track & Paracycling Championships, Japan
• 26 – 2 Feb: 2016 IBU Youth/Junior World Biathlon Championships, Romania
• 27 – 30: European Tour Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championships, UAE
• 28 – 31: PGA Farmers Insurance Open, San Diego, USA
• 28 – 31: Web.com Tour – Panama Claro Golf Championship, Panama
• 29 – 31: 2016 World Junior Track Speed Skating Championships, Bulgaria
• 29 – 31: LPGA Tour – Pure Silk-Bahamas LPGA Classic golfing Championship, Bahamas
• 30 – 31: Football FA Cup fourth round
• 30 – 31: 2016 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships, Belgium
• 30 – 31: FIL World Luge Championships, Germany
• 30 – 31: Football Scottish League Cup semi-finals
• 31: 2016 Pro Bowl American football, USA
• 31: 2016 NHL All-Star Ice Hockey, USA

February

• 1 – 7: 2016 Latin American Table Tennis Championships, Puerto Rico
• 2 – 4: PGA of America Women’s Stroke Play Golfing Championships, Port St. Lucie, USA
• 2 – 5: PGA of America Winter Series Stroke Play Championship, Port St. Lucie, USA
• 2 – 21: England women’s cricket tour in South Africa
• 3: South Africa v England first ODI, Bloemfontein South Africa
• 4: Rugby Super League season kick-off
• 4 – 7: PGA Waste Management Phoenix Open, Scottsdale, USA
• 4 – 7: European Tour – Omega Dubai Desert Classic golf, UAE
• 5 – 7: Champions Tour Allianz Golf Championship, Boca Raton, USA
• 6: 2016 Buenos Aires Formula E ePrix, Argentina
• 6: South Africa v England second ODI, Port Elizabeth South Africa
• 6: Six Nations rugby, France v Italy and Scotland v England
• 6 – 7: 2016 FIL Junior World Luge Championships, Germany
• 7: Six Nations rugby, Ireland v Wales
• 7: Super Bowl 50, Santa Clara, USA
• 8 – 12: PGA of America Winter Series Match Play Championship, Port St. Lucie, USA
• 8 – 21: FIBT World Bobsleigh and Skeleton Championships 2016, Austria
• 9: South Africa v England third ODI, Centurion, South Africa
• 9 – 14: 2016 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships, Chinese Taipei
• 11 – 14: 2016 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships, Russia
• 11 – 14: PGA AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, Pebble Beach, USA
• 11 – 14: Sunshine Tour/European Tour golfing, Pretoria, South Africa
• 12: South Africa v England fourth ODI, Johannesburg, South Africa
• 12 – 14: 2016 Oceania Canoe Sprint Championships, Australia
• 12 – 14: Championship Tour – ACE Group Classic golfing, Naples, USA
• 12 – 21: Winter Youth Olympics, Lillehammer, Norway
• 13: Six Nations rugby, France v Ireland and Wales v Scotland
• 13 – 14: FIL European Luge Championships 2016, Germany
• 14: South Africa v England fifth ODI, Cape Town South Africa
• 14: Six Nations rugby: Italy v England
• 14: 2016 NBA All-Star Basketball, Canada
• 15 – 19: 2016 IIHF World U18 Ice Hockey Championships Division III, South Africa
• 16 – 17: Football Champions League first leg
• 17 – 21: 2016 Asian Wrestling Championships, Thailand
• 18: Football Europa League first leg
• 18 – 21: LPGA Tour – ISPS Handa Women’s Australian Golf Open, Australia
• 18 – 21: Golf Northern Trust Open, Pacific Palisades, USA
• 19: South Africa v England first T20, Cape Town, South Africa
• 19 – 21: 2016 Oceania Canoe Slalom Championships, Australia
• 20: Glasgow Indoor Grand Prix Athletics, Glasgow, Scotland
• 20 – 21: Football FA Cup fifth round
• 21: South Africa v England second T20, Johannesburg, South Africa
• 21 – 28: 2016 World Wheelchair Curling Championship, Switzerland
• 22 – 28: 2016 IBU Open European Biathlon Championships, Russia
• 22 – 28: 10m European Shooting Championships, Hungary
• 23 – 24: Football Champions League first leg
• 25: Football Europa League second leg
• 25 – 28: PGA Honda Classic, Palm Beach Gardens, USA
• 25 – 28: European Tour Perth International golf, Australia
• 26: Six Nations rugby, Wales v France
• 26 – 28: 2016 Pan-American Wrestling Championships, USA
• 26 – 28: LPGA Tour Honda LPGA Thailand golf, Thailand
• 27: Six Nations rugby, Italy v Scotland and England v Ireland
• 27: Cral Frampton v Scott Quigg, IBF and WBA super-bantamweight boxing titles
• 27 – 28: 2016 World Sprint Speed Skating Championships, South Korea
• 28: Football League Cup final, Wembley England
• 28: 2016 Tokyo Marathon, Japan
• 28 – 6 March: 2016 World Team Table Tennis Championships, Malaysia
• 29 – 6 March: 2016 IIHF Women’s World Championship Ice Hockey, division II, Turkey
• 29 – 13 March: Biathlon World Championships 2016, Norway

Remember to keep an eye out for your next finglobal.com newsletter for upcoming sporting events in March 2016.