| Date
|
Sport
|
Venue/Event
|
Status
|
Winner/s
|
| 1–2
|
Rugby sevens
|
 2017 Dubai Sevens (WRSS #1)
|
International
|
 South Africa
|
| 1–9
|
Floorball
|
 2017 Women's World Floorball Championships
|
International
|
 Sweden
|
| 1–10
|
Field hockey
|
 2016–17 Men's FIH Hockey World League Final
|
International
|
 Australia
|
| 1–17
|
Handball
|
 2017 World Women's Handball Championship
|
International
|
 France
|
| 2–3
|
Formula E
|
 2017 Hong Kong ePrix (FE #1 & #2)
|
International
|
Race 1:  Sam Bird ( DS Virgin Racing)
Race 2: Felix Rosenqvist ( Mahindra Racing)
|
| 2–3
|
Taekwondo
|
 2017 World Taekwondo Grand Prix Final
|
International
|
 South Korea
|
| 3–17
|
Association football
|
 2017 CECAFA Cup
|
Regional
|
Kenya
|
| 3–17
|
Multi-sport
|
 2017 Central American Games
|
Regional
|
 Guatemala
|
| 4–7
|
Pool
|
 2017 Mosconi Cup
|
International
|
 Europe
|
| 4–15
|
Multi-sport
|
 2017 Pacific Mini Games
|
Regional
|
/ New Caledonia
|
| 5–6
|
Taekwondo
|
2017 World Taekwondo Team Championships
|
International
|
Men:  Iran
Women:  China
Mixed: China
|
| 6–13
|
Association football
|
 / 2017 Copa Sudamericana Finals
|
Continental
|
Independiente
|
| 6–16
|
Association football
|
2017 FIFA Club World Cup
|
International
|
 Real Madrid
|
| 7–10
|
Figure skating
|
 2017–18 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final
|
International
|
Men: Nathan Chen
Ladies:  Alina Zagitova
Pairs: Germany (Aliona Savchenko & Bruno Massot)
Ice dance: France (Gabriella Papadakis & Guillaume Cizeron)
|
| 8–16
|
Association football
|
2017 EAFF E-1 Football Championship
2017 EAFF E-1 Women's Football Championship
|
Regional
|
Men: South Korea
Women:  North Korea
|
| 8–17
|
Squash
|
 2017 PSA Men's World Championship
2017 PSA Women's World Championship
|
International
|
Men:  Mohamed El Shorbagy
Women: Raneem El Weleily
|
| 9–10
|
Rugby sevens
|
2017 South Africa Sevens (WRSS #2)
|
International
|
 New Zealand
|
| 9–15
|
Ice hockey
|
 2018 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships Division I – Group B
|
International
|
 Norway was promoted to Division I – Group A
 Lithuania was relegated to Division II – Group A
|
| 9–16
|
Sailing
|
2017 Youth Sailing World Championships
|
International
|
Medal Table:  United States
Nations' Trophy: Italy
|
| 10
|
Athletics
|
2017 European Cross Country Championships
|
Continental
|
Great Britain
|
| 10
|
Horse racing
|
2017 Hong Kong Cup
|
International
|
Horse: Time Warp
Jockey: Zac Purton
Trainer: Anthony S. Cruz
|
| 10–14
|
Multi-sport
|
2017 Asian Youth Para Games
|
Continental
|
Japan
|
| 10–16
|
Ice hockey
|
2018 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships Division II – Group A
|
International
|
Japan was promoted to Division I – Group B
 Netherlands was relegated to Division II – Group B
|
| 10–16
|
Ice hockey
|
2018 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships Division I – Group A
|
International
|
 Kazakhstan was promoted to Top Division
 Hungary was relegated to Division I – Group B
|
| 12–17
|
Volleyball
|
 2017 FIVB Volleyball Men's Club World Championship
|
International
|
VC Zenit-Kazan
|
| 13–17
|
Ice hockey
|
 / 2017 Channel One Cup
|
International
|
Russia
|
| 13–17
|
Badminton
|
2017 BWF Super Series Finals
|
International
|
Men:  Viktor Axelsen
Women: Akane Yamaguchi
|
| 13–17
|
Swimming
|
2017 European Short Course Swimming Championships
|
Continental
|
Russia
|
| 14–17
|
Table tennis
|
2017 ITTF World Tour Grand Finals
|
International
|
Men: Fan Zhendong
Women: Chen Meng
|
| 16
|
Ice hockey
|
 NHL 100 Classic
|
Domestic
|
 Ottawa Senators
|
| 22–5 January 2018
|
Association football
|
 23rd Arabian Gulf Cup
|
Regional
|
 Oman
|
| 26–5 January 2018
|
Ice hockey
|
2018 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
|
International
|
Canada
|
| 30–6 January 2018
|
Ski jumping
|
/ 2017–18 Four Hills Tournament
|
International
|
Kamil Stoch
|
| 30–7 January 2018
|
Cross-country skiing
|
 // 2017–18 Tour de Ski
|
International
|
Men: Dario Cologna
Women: Heidi Weng
|
