The 2020 Olympics and Paralympics may have been postponed until 2021, as well as some of the major marathons, but that doesn’t mean that there won’t be any live sports happening for the rest of 2020. From the Roland Garros tennis tournament in France to the Liberty Bowl, there are many sporting events to look forward to for the remainder of the year.
10 sports to watch for the rest of 2020
According to recent sports news, dates have been confirmed for a number of major global sporting events for the rest of the year. While we’re still waiting for some event dates to be confirmed, there are more than enough sporting fixtures to note down for the next few months.
Here are some of the major highlights to look forward to on the online sports betting calendar, in both the US and abroad:
1.Football
The football calendar is well on the go, with many NFL and college football games to look forward to for the rest of the year.
Top NFL players Patrick Mahomes, Aaron Donald, and Russel Wilson are some of the names everyone is keeping track of on the field. As for teams, Kansas City Chiefs, Baltimore Ravens, and Tampa Bay Buccaneers are still coming in hot at the top of the list.
As for college football, there are a number of special events happening later in the year. These include the Pac 12 championship, Big 12 championship, Alamo Bowl, Peach Bowl, Liberty Bowl, SEC championship, ACC championship, and the Big 10 championship, which all take place in the month of December.
Basketball
The NBA Eastern Conference is scheduled to take place in October, which is good news for national league basketball fans.
Top players like Giannis Antetokounmpo, LeBron James and Kawhi Leonard are no doubt even more ready to shoot some hoops and stack up some points over the next while. The teams at the top of the list this season include the Los Angeles Lakers, Toronto Raptors and the Los Angeles Clippers, with some extra hype around the two LA-based teams.
As for NCAA fixtures, these are scheduled to begin in November, although this will be confirmed when the DI Council is scheduled to meet in mid-September.
Baseball
Major League Baseball (MLB) fans are certainly pleased that the league is back, with the MLB World Series tournament currently in full swing.
Everyone is keen to see how players like Mike Trout, Cody Bellinger, and Christian Yelich fare on the pitch this season, with top teams like the Los Angeles Dodgers, Tampa Bay Rays and the San Diego Padres currently putting forward their aces.
To round things off, the 2020 World Series Winner takes place on November 1 at the Texas Rangers’ new ballpark in Arlington, where we’ll see who takes home the Commissioner’s Trophy.
Hockey
The Stanley Cup is about to take place, which has certainly got hockey fans excited, and ready to see which team will lift the famous trophy.
With players like Sidney Crosby, Alex Ovechkin, and Connor McDavid putting skates to ice for probably the first time ever during the summer, teams like the Boston Bruins, St. Louis Blues and Philadelphia Flyers are currently top of the list when it comes to putting pucks in the net.
The NHL Eastern Conference is also set to take place towards the end of September, which will no doubt keep things interesting before the Men’s World Championships take place in 2021.
Motorsports
True to the spirit of NASCAR and its “need for speed”, there are races lined up each month for the rest of the year. This includes the Bass Pro Shops Night Race and the South Point 400 in September, the 1000 Bulbs 500, Hollywood Casino 400, and First Data 500 in October, as well as the Phoenix Fall Race in November.
Top racers to watch out for during the rest of the 2020 season include Ryan Blaney, Joey Logano, and Kevin Harvick.
As for Formula 1, several stages will be taking place throughout Europe for the rest of the year. This includes the Russian Grand Prix in September, and the Eifel Grand Prix, Portuguese Grand Prix, and Emilia Romagna Grand Prix taking place in October.
Tennis
All the big names in tennis are still going to get their chance to smash it out this year, including players like Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Simona Halep, and Naomi Osaka, who are set to battle it out on the clay in the French Open this September.
Tennis also starts off stateside in September with the US Open in New York, which builds on the hype of Roland Garros. Other international tennis highlights to look forward to include the Laver Cup in Switzerland, which is also in September, as well the ATP finals which will take place in November.
Soccer/World Football
The English Premier League has started once again in September, with several fixtures to look forward to for the rest of the year. Some of the English Premier League favorites include Manchester City, Chelsea, and Manchester United, who will all be vying against recent league winner Liverpool for the top spot.
La Liga, Bundesliga, Serie A Italy, and Ligue 1 in France are also going full steam ahead over the next few months.
Stateside, Major League Soccer (MLS) also has some regular fixtures on the books, including some airtime for top players like Carlos Vela, Nicolas Lodeiro, and Maxi Moralez. Teams to watch include Columbus Crew, Philadelphia Union, and the Seattle Sounders.
If you’re interested in soccer fixtures further afield, the Brazilian league has also started up again, with famous teams like Flamengo, Palmeiras, and Grêmio eager to play their beloved futebol.
Golf
The Ryder Cup at Whistling Straits will keep golf fans from both Europe and the US occupied at the end of September.
The Golf Masters is also set to take place at Augusta National in November, as well as the Women’s and Men’s PGA championship taking place in Pennsylvania and Wentworth respectively, in the month of October.
A few of the best-rated players at the top of the rankings in golf to look out for include Dustin Johnson and Dan Rahm in the men’s tournament and Jin Young Ko and Nelly Korda in the women’s tournament.
Mixed Martial Arts (MMA)
MMA fights are happening at full pace for the rest of 2020, with a number of scheduled events taking place for the remainder of the year.
Some highlights to look forward to are fights between top-rated fighters like Jon Jones, Khabib Nurmagomedov, Henry Cejudo, and Amanda Nunes.
Boxing
As with MMA above, there are a number of boxing fixtures scheduled for the rest of the year. If you’re a boxing fan, some fights to take a note of are those involving Canelo Alvarez, Anthony Joshua, and Mike Tyson.
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As you can tell, there are a lot of sporting events on the cards for the rest of 2020, despite the fact that many major global sporting events might have been canceled or postponed until 2021.
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