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2022 International Darts Open
2022 International Darts Open, first of thirteen 2022 PDC European Tour events, held 25-27 February at the SACHSENarena in Riesa, Germany. Gerwyn Price beat Peter Wright 8-4 in the final to stay world number 1; 48 players, £140,000 prize money.
2022 Kansas City Chiefs season
2022 Kansas City Chiefs season: Andy Reid's 14-3 AFC West champions who, after trading Tyreek Hill, led the NFL in scoring (29.2 ppg) and EPA/play, beat Cincinnati 23-20 for the AFC title, and won Super Bowl LVII 38-35 over Philadelphia.
2022 Laver Cup
2022 Laver Cup, London, The O2, September 23-25, 2022: Team World beat Team Europe 13-8 for its first title, capped by Roger Federer's final professional match, a doubles loss with Nadal to Sock and Tiafoe.
2022 Major League Baseball draft
2022 MLB First-Year Player Draft: 616 players over 20 rounds, July 17-20, 2022. Orioles took Jackson Holliday first overall; four of the first five picks were Black players, a draft first.
2022 Major League Baseball season
2022 Major League Baseball season, played April 7 to October 5 after a 99-day lockout; 12-team playoffs and universal DH introduced; Aaron Judge hit a record 62 AL home runs; Houston Astros beat Philadelphia 4-2 for the World Series title.
2022 NBA All-Star Game
The 2022 NBA All-Star Game, the 71st edition, was played February 20, 2022 at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland. Team LeBron beat Team Durant 163-160 on LeBron James's fadeaway; Stephen Curry scored 50 points with a record 16 threes and won the Kobe Bryant MVP Award.
2022 NBA draft
2022 NBA draft: held June 23, 2022 in Brooklyn; Orlando Magic won the lottery (14% odds) and drafted Paolo Banchero No. 1 over Chet Holmgren and Jabari Smith Jr.; 58 picks, two forfeited; four future All-Stars including Jalen Williams (pick 12).
2022 NBA Finals
2022 NBA Finals: Golden State Warriors beat Boston Celtics 4-2 for their fourth title in eight seasons and seventh overall; Stephen Curry named Finals MVP (31.2 ppg).
2022 NBA playoffs
The 2022 NBA playoffs was the NBA's postseason tournament for the 2021-22 season, won by the Golden State Warriors over the Boston Celtics for their seventh title.
2022 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
2022 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament (March Madness): 68-team single-elimination bracket won by Kansas, 72-69 over North Carolina in New Orleans; featured Saint Peter's first 15-seed Elite Eight run.
2022 NFL Draft
2022 NFL Draft, held April 28-30, 2022 in Las Vegas at the LINQ Promenade; seven rounds, 262 picks; Jacksonville Jaguars selected Georgia's Travon Walker No. 1 overall; 39 compensatory picks to 16 teams.
2022 NFL season
The 2022 NFL season was the National Football League's 103rd season, ending with the Kansas City Chiefs defeating the Philadelphia Eagles 38-35 in Super Bowl LVII.
2022 Pan Continental Curling Championships
2022 Pan Continental Curling Championships, inaugural PCCC, held in Calgary 31 October to 6 November 2022; Japan won women's gold, Canada men's gold; replaced the Pacific-Asia and Americas events.
2022 PDC World Darts Championship
The 2022 PDC World Darts Championship was a darts tournament at Alexandra Palace in London, won by Peter Wright, who beat Michael Smith 7-5 for his second world title.
2022 Philadelphia Eagles season
The 2022 Philadelphia Eagles season was the franchise's 90th NFL season: a 14-3 record, an NFC East title, and a Super Bowl LVII loss to Kansas City.
2022 Premier League Darts
2022 Premier League Darts (Cazoo Premier League), 18th PDC Premier League edition, first under the eight-player nightly knockout format. Michael van Gerwen beat Joe Cullen 11-10 in the Berlin play-off final on 13 June 2022.
2022 Pro Bowl
2022 Pro Bowl: NFL all-star game for the 2021 season, played February 6, 2022 at Allegiant Stadium, Las Vegas; AFC beat NFC 41-35 before 56,206 fans, the last tackle-format Pro Bowl.
2022 Stanley Cup Finals
2022 Stanley Cup Finals: Colorado Avalanche beat two-time defending champion Tampa Bay Lightning 4-2, winning Game 6 by 2-1 on June 26, 2022, for Colorado's third Cup and first since 2001; Cale Makar won the Conn Smythe.
2022 Stanley Cup playoffs
2022 Stanley Cup playoffs: NHL postseason, May 2 to June 26, 2022. Colorado Avalanche beat Tampa Bay Lightning 4-2 in the Final for their first Cup since 2001; Cale Makar won the Conn Smythe.
2022 Thomas & Uber Cup
2022 Thomas & Uber Cup (TotalEnergies BWF Thomas & Uber Cup Finals 2022), world badminton team championships in Bangkok, May 8-15, 2022. India won its first Thomas Cup beating Indonesia 3-0; South Korea beat China 3-2 for its second Uber Cup.
2022 US Open – Men's singles
2022 US Open men's singles: Carlos Alcaraz, seeded 3, beat Casper Ruud 6-4, 2-6, 7-6(1), 6-3 on 11 September 2022 for his first Grand Slam title, becoming the youngest ATP world No. 1 at 19 years 129 days.
2022 US Open – Women's singles
2022 US Open women's singles: Iga Swiatek (POL) beat Ons Jabeur (TUN) 6-2, 7-6(5) in the September 10, 2022 final in New York for her first US Open and third major title.
2022 US Open (tennis)
2022 US Open (tennis), Grand Slam at Flushing Meadows, Aug 29-Sep 11, 2022. Won by Carlos Alcaraz and Iga Swiatek; Serena Williams's final tournament; set all-time attendance records (776,120 main draw, 888,044 total).
2022 WDF World Darts Championship
2022 WDF World Darts Championship, inaugural Lakeside WDF world championship, 2–10 April 2022, Frimley Green; Neil Duff and Beau Greaves won the men's and women's titles after postponement from January.
2022 Wimbledon Championships
The 2022 Wimbledon Championships (June 27–July 10) was the 135th grass-court Grand Slam, marked by the Centre Court centenary and the ATP/WTA stripping ranking points over the Russian and Belarusian player ban; Novak Djokovic won a seventh title and Elena Rybakina her first.
2022 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles
2022 Wimbledon men's singles: Novak Djokovic beat unseeded Nick Kyrgios 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 7-6(3) for a seventh Wimbledon and 21st Grand Slam title; Nadal withdrew injured; no ATP ranking points were awarded.
2022 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles
2022 Wimbledon women's singles: Elena Rybakina (17th seed, Kazakhstan) beat Ons Jabeur (3rd seed, Tunisia) 3-6, 6-2, 6-2 for her first Grand Slam title, Kazakhstan's first, youngest champion since Kvitova 2011.
2022 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
2022 IIHF World Junior Championship: cancelled 29 December 2021 after nine games amid a COVID outbreak, rerun in Edmonton 9-20 August 2022 with December results erased; Canada beat Finland 3-2 in overtime for gold.
2022 World Series
2022 World Series: Houston Astros beat Philadelphia Phillies 4-2 for their second title in six seasons; Game 4 combined no-hitter, Jeremy Peña first rookie position player WS MVP, Dusty Baker's first championship.
2022 WTA Tour
2022 WTA Tour: the elite women's tennis season, 51 events from Adelaide to the Fort Worth WTA Finals. Iga Swiatek dominated with 8 titles and a 37-match streak; Wimbledon lost ranking points; Chinese events stayed suspended.