2018 was certainly an exciting year for sport with some huge moments across a range of sports including Europe’s Ryder Cup success, England’s march to the World Cup Semi Finals, Liverpool reaching the Champions League final and Manchester City deservedly claiming the Premier League title back in May. As 2018 draws to an end, we now take a look forward to 2019 and the different sporting events we can look forward to throughout the year which will provide sports betting enthusiasts with every opportunity to enjoy a bet. If you are new to online gambling and want to start, then the latest bet365 Sports New Customer Offer is a great value deal which also can see you earn up to £100 in bet credits when you are signed and betting on the site. So let’s begin our look through the year ahead starting with the first month of the year, January 2019.

January

The sporting New Year kicks off with a bang on New Year’s Day with the PDC World Darts Championship Final taking place at the Alexandra Palace. There’s also the resumption of Premier League action with Matchday 21 taking place from the 1^st to the 3^rd, with Manchester City v Liverpool the highlight of that group of games. We also see FA Cup action the first weekend in January with the 3^rd Round of the FA Cup taking place, while fro the 13^th, The Masters gets underway in London featuring many of the top World Snooker stars. There’s also the first Tennis major of the new year in Melbourne as the world’s best get together to compete in the Australian Open, while the NFL Playoffs also get underway culminating in the NFL Conference Championships on the 20^th January. Lastly, England’s cricketers also get their tour of the West Indies underway on the 23^rd as they face the first test match in Barbados against the host nation.

February

Rugby Union will be on many sports punters minds this month with the start of the Six Nations tournament for both men and women on the 1^st.  France take on Wales in a cracking opener in the men’s event, followed a day later by Scotland v Italy and then Ireland v England in a cracker at the Aviva Stadium The 3^rd sees Superbowl 53 take place in Atlanta Georgia, with the AFC and NFC Champions going head to head to claim the top prize in American football in what is always a massive sporting weekend. The middle of February sees the top football teams in Europe back in action as the Champions League and Europa League get back underway with the Round of 16 and Round of 32 respectively. There’s also silverware up for grabs later in the month as the Carabao Cup Final takes place at Wembley on the 24^th February.

March

March sees the completion of the Six Nations tournament with the final sets of fixtures played and it also will see the second leg of ties in the Champions League Round of 16 tournament early in the month. March is also a big time for horse racing fans as the Cheltenham Festival, one of the biggest meetings of the year, gets underway from the 12^th February featuring four days of top-quality jump racing, including the famous Cheltenham Gold Cup. The quarterfinals of the FA Cup will be contested in the middle of the month and on the same weekend, the Formula 1 World Championship will once again get underway in Melbourne, Australia with Britain’s Lewis Hamilton hoping to earn a sixth World Title following his success last season. Later in the month the qualifying campaign for a special 50^th anniversary European Championships will start with England facing the Czech Republic at Wembley followed by a trip to Montenegro a few days later.

April

April begins with the Grand National meeting at Aintree Liverpool in what is one of the biggest days for sports betting on the sporting calendar. Around 40 runners and riders will attempt to win what is the marquis event of an exciting meet at Aintree. A day later, Oxford will once again battle Cambridge in the University Boat Race in London, while in the week following the first legs of the quarterfinals in the Champions League and Europa League will also take place. The next weekend is another huge one for sport with the first golf major of the new season, The Masters, taking place from the 11^th through to the 14^th, while on the same weekend, Anthony Joshua will take on an as yet unnamed opponent at Wembley in a heavyweight boxing world title fight. The month concludes with the World Snooker Championship taking place from the 20^th April through until the 6^th May with Ronnie O’Sullivan seemingly the player to beat.

May

May sees the culmination of a number of top sporting events including the World Snooker Final, but the month begins with the first leg of the semifinals in the Champions League and Europa League. Pakistan’s tour of England begins with the Twenty20 clash between the teams in Cardiff on the 5^th while the first one dayer takes place three days later on the 8^th. The final round of Premier League games for the season takes place on the 12^th May followed by the USPGA Golf tournament taking place on the 16^th to the 19^th May, after having moved in the calendar from August from this year, while the FA Cup Final takes place on the 18^th at Wembley. The month ends with the EFL Playoffs, the Rugby League Super League Magic Weekend in Liverpool and the start of the second big tennis Grand Slam of the year, the French Open at Roland Garros from the 26^th May, the same weekend as the famous Monaco Grand Prix. On the 29^th, the Europa League final will be contested in Baku, Azerbaijan, while from the 30^th, the Cricket World Cup starts in England with the host nation facing South Africa at the Oval in what should be a cracking opening game.

June

June begins with the Champions League final taking place on the 1^st in Madrid, it is a busy date as we also have the Rugby Union Premiership Final and the Epsom Derby also taking place on June 1^st. A few days later, on the 6^th June, England’s footballers will take on the Netherlands in Portugal in their Nations League semifinal, with a place in the final a few days later up for grabs. From the 7^th, the Women’s World Cup will get underway in France, with both England and Scotland having qualified for the finals. The following weekend, the US Open Golf Championship takes place at the famous Pebble Beach course in California in what should be an intriguing third Major of the season. From the 14^th June, the top teams in North and South America will be competing in the Copa America in Brazil through until the 7^th July, while the Africa Cup of Nations gets underway a day later on the 15^th, with this running through to the 13^th July. Royal Ascot takes place from the 18^th to the 22^nd May while pre-Wimbledon warm up tournaments Queens and Eastbourne will also take place in the latter stages of the month.

July

July begins with strawberries and cream to enjoy at Wimbledon, which starts on the 1^st and a few days later the Tour de France gets underway on the 6^th, with Geraint Jones hoping to defend the yellow jersey he won last year.  The British Grand Prix at Silverstone takes place over the weekend of the 12^th to 14^th July while the cricket World Cup will come to a climax on the 14^th with the final of the tournament at Lotds. The fourth and final Golf Major or the year takes place at Royal Portrush when the world’s best will gather for the Open Golf Championship and the Anniversary Games athletics tournament will take place in London over the 20^th and 21^st July,

August

August is always a big month for sports betting enthusiasts as it sees the start of the new football season across England and many other countries across Europe. It is also a huge month for cricket fans as the first Ashes Test of the summer will take place following the World Cup as England face Australia at Edgbaston from the 1^st to the 5^th August. Rugby Union teams will also play a series of games to get them warmed up for the forthcoming World Cup in Japan, with England facing Wales at Twickenham on the 11^th with a return match between the teams in Wales a week later, followed by England taking on Ireland, also at Twickenham on the 24^th. The 26^th August also sees the US Open Tennis Tournament get underway in New York.

September

September sees Euro 2020 qualifiers continue over a couple of dates early on in the month, while the second half of the F1 season gets underway at Spa in Belgium on the 1^st. The Solheim Cup will take place at Gleneagles from the 13^th to the 15^th September and then on the 20^th September, the Rugby Union World Cup will begin running right the way through the autumn until the final on the 2^nd November. This month the Ashes series will also come to a close with the fifth and final test from the 12^th to the 16^th September, while it is T20 Blast Finals Day on the 21^st September and the World Athletics Championships from Doha runs from the 28^th September through to the 6^th October. Both the Champions League and Europa League 2019-2020 tournaments get underway in September with the Group Stages kicking off.

October

England’s cricketers will tour New Zealand following the Ashes throughout October on as yet unspecified dates and as well as the Rugby World Cup and Euro 2020 qualifiers continuing, October will also see the Super League Grand Final on the 12^th, as well as the British Champions Day at Ascot on the 19^th. The Champions League and Europa League, as well as all the domestic soccer action also continues throughout October in what is another busy month for top quality sport.

November

The Rugby World Cup final takes place on the 2^nd November, followed by the USA Grand Prix in Austin on the 3^rd. The track cycling World Cup takes place from the 8^th to 10^th in Glasgow, Scotland, while Federations Cup Final in Tennis will be contested over the 9^th to 10^th. Further European Championship qualifiers will also be played in November, including England v Montenegro and Kosovo v England, while the Davis Cup Final tennis will be contested in Madrid from the 18^th to the 24^th. November ends with the start of the UK Championship snooker from York.

December

The F1 season comes to an end on the 1^st December with the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix and we will also see the final group games played in the Champions League and Europa League in December, so we know which of the teams make it through to the knockout phase in the New Year. The Presidents Cup will take place in Melbourne from the 12^th to the 15^th between the US and the Rest of the World, while Boxing Day sees the King George VI Chase at Kempton one again in one of the highlight races of the festive period and of course, the PDC World Darts Championship gets underway midway through December. As you can see 2019 promises to be an exciting year for sport and I hope you join us here every week for the latest tips and previews at Bonus Referrer Code. I hope you have a very happy New Year!