Best Sporting Events At the End of 2021

2021 is getting to its end, but there are still a few days left from this year. Some athletes are still competing in major competitions. Like cross-country skiers who will take part in the 2021 Tour de Ski. And darts players who fight for the 2022 PDC world title. And of course, Premier League continues as well. According to the traditions with its Christmas games belonging to the best sporting events at the end of 2021. 

While the time of Christmas and the last few days of the year usually mean a relaxing time for most of us, the following athletes won’t have a rest during this time. What’s more, some of them are taking part in the biggest events of their sport or getting prepared for the 2022 Winter Olympics. This also means that we won’t be without great sporting programs even at the end of the year. Luckily we can choose from a great variety of sports to follow from football to winter sports. 

Premier League Matches in Best Sporting Events At The End of 2021

As surely all football fans know, the English Premier League doesn’t halt during Christmas and New Year. In fact, they have a busy schedule if everything goes according to the plans. With teams playing three matches in the next 10 days. We can find some great fixtures in these games like Manchester City vs Leicester City or the Arsenal vs Wolves ties. Ahead of the top derby between Chelsea and Liverpool on the 2nd of January. 

La Liga will still have one game this year with Valencia hosting Espanyol on the 31st of December. The other 9 games are taking place on the first weekend of the new year. There will be an even more exciting game in the Portuguese league on the last day of 2021. A real derby between current leaders Porto and 3rd-place Benfica. With online sportsbooks in Portugal favoring the home team to win the game. The Turkish league will also have fixtures at Christmas offering another alternative within the best sporting events at the end of 2021. 

Best sporting events at the end of 2021: Winter Sports Continue On Full Steam

December is of course a prime time for winter sports, with several competitions taking place during and after Christmas. Alpine skiers will head to Bormio, Italy where the Men’s World Cup will continue with a downhill and two super giant slalom races. 

The women’s tournament has a giant slalom and slalom event in Linz, Austria next week. Even bigger races wait for us in cross-country. Where the Tour de Ski competition takes place between the 28th of December and the 4th of January. 

The tournament has six stages this year starting in Lenzerheide, Switzerland and finishing in Val di Fiemme, Italy. Russian Alexander Bolshunov and American Jesse Diggins are the defending champions and in the favorites again. Ski jumpers will also compete in a big event. At the Four Hills Tournament in Germany and Austria between 28 December – 6 January. The winners can take home a record prize money of 100,000 Swiss francs this year, giving some extra motivation for the athletes. Like the current leader, German Karl Geiger, and his chaser, Japanese Ryoyu Kobayashi. 

PDC World Championship, the Most Entertaining Sporting Event

Darts might not be as famous as the above-mentioned traditional sports, but the PDC World Championship is surely one of the most-watched sporting events at the end of the year. It’s great fun to watch the fans singing and having a great time during the competition  Which is held at Alexandra Palace in London between the 15th of December and the 3rd of January. With matches being held even on New Year’s Day. While we can also cheer on the best darts players like Gerwyn Price. The world No1 is the defending champion and has the smallest odds to win again by online gambling sites in Portugal. They also hope for a good performance from their local favorite, Jose de Sousa who is currently in 7th place in the world ranking. 

Big US Leagues Also Continue With Christmas Fixtures 

Fans of the biggest American leagues as the NFL, NBA, and the NHL can also follow their favorites in the last few days of the year. Games at NFL are taking place even on Christmas Day. Like the match between the Cleveland Browns and the Green Bay Packers. While the Arizona Cardinals will host the Indianapolis Colts on Saturday evening. The remaining games of the 16th round will follow in the next coming days. NBA is also scheduled to have five games on Christmas Day including the Bucks vs Celtics and the Lakers vs Nets games. Hopefully, they can all go ahead so fans can watch the best basketball players during the Holidays. NHL has an expected break at the moment, but the league’s leaders plan to continue the schedule on the 26th of December. 

A Top Race in Cyclo-cross On Christmas Day

Cyclo-cross has been getting more and more popular in recent years. This is mostly due to its fantastic cyclists: Wout Van Aert, Mathieu van der Poel, and Tom Pidcock. They also compete now on road with great results there as well. But all three of them will return to their origins and take part in the next Cyclo-cross World Cup race in Dendermonde, Belgium on Boxing Day.

A great race is expected between them with Van Aert being favored ahead of his big rivals. But they can take revenge on the following day at the next race of the Superprestige Heusden-Zolder. 

The women’s field will be strong as well. The world champion, Lucinda Brand will be competing against other top Dutch cyclists, Marianne Vos, Denise Betsema, Ceylin Alvarado, and Hungarian talent Blanka Kata Vass. So, there are plenty of great sporting events to choose from even on the last days of the year. Don’t miss to follow them and make a bet if you can. 

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