| Date | Sport | Venue/Event | Status | Winner/s |
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| 1 | Ice hockey |  NHL Centennial Classic | Domestic |  Toronto Maple Leafs |
| 1–7 | Tennis |  2017 Hopman Cup | International |  France |
| 15 December 2016–2 | Darts |  2017 PDC World Darts Championship | International |  Michael van Gerwen |
| 2 | Ice hockey |  2017 NHL Winter Classic | Domestic |  St. Louis Blues |
| 2–14 | Rally raid |  /  /  2017 Dakar Rally | International | Bikes:  Sam Sunderland
Quads:  Sergey Karyakin
Cars: Stéphane Peterhansel
Trucks: Eduard Nikolaev
UTV:  Leandro Torres |
| 26 December 2016–5 | Ice hockey | 2017 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships | International | United States |
| 5–6 | Luge |  FIL European Luge Championships 2017 | Continental | Germany |
| 29 December 2016–6 | Ski jumping | /  2016–17 Four Hills Tournament | International |  Kamil Stoch |
| 6–8 | Speed skating | 2017 European Speed Skating Championships | Continental | Men's Allround: Sven Kramer
Women's Allround: Ireen Wüst
Men's Sprint: Kai Verbij
Women's Sprint:  Karolína Erbanová |
| 7–13 | Ice hockey |  2017 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships Division II – Group B | International |  South Korea was promoted to Division II – Group A
Australia was relegated to Division III |
| 7–14 | Ice hockey | 2017 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship | International | United States |
| 7–15 | Darts | 2017 BDO World Darts Championship | International | Men: Glen Durrant
Women: Lisa Ashton |
| 31 December 2016–8 | Cross-country skiing |  / /  2016–17 Tour de Ski | International | Men: Sergey Ustiugov
Women:  Heidi Weng |
| 8–14 | Ice hockey |  2017 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship Division I – Group A | International | Germany was promoted to the Top Division
France was relegated to Division I – Group B |
| 8–14 | Ice hockey | 2017 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship Division I – Group B | International | Italy was promoted to Division I – Group A
 Kazakhstan was relegated to Division I B Qualification |
| 9 | American football | 2017 College Football Playoff National Championship | Domestic |  Clemson Tigers |
| 11–29 | Handball | 2017 World Men's Handball Championship | International | France |
| 13–15 | Field hockey |  2017 EuroHockey Men's Indoor Junior Nations Championship | Continental | Poland |
| 13–15 | Short track speed skating | 2017 European Short Track Speed Skating Championships | Continental | Men: Semion Elistratov
Women: Arianna Fontana |
| 13–22 | Association football |  2017 Copa Centroamericana | Regional |  Honduras |
| 13–29 | Bowls | 2017 World Indoor Bowls Championship | International | Open:  Paul Foster
Women: Katherine Rednall |
| 14–5 February | Association football |  2017 Africa Cup of Nations | Continental |  Cameroon |
| 15–22 | Snooker | 2017 Masters | International | Ronnie O'Sullivan |
| 16–22 | Ice hockey |  2017 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division III | International |  Turkey was promoted to Division II – Group B |
| 16–29 | Tennis | 2017 Australian Open (Grand Slam #1) | International | Men: Roger Federer
Women: Serena Williams |
| 18–11 February | Association football |  2017 South American Youth Football Championship | Continental |  Uruguay |
| 6 November 2016–19 | Sailing | 2016–17 Vendée Globe | International | Armel Le Cléac'h |
| 19–22 | Rallying |  2017 Monte Carlo Rally (WRC #1) | International | Sébastien Ogier & Julien Ingrassia ( M-Sport) |
| 20–22 | Field hockey | 2017 EuroHockey Women's Indoor Junior Nations Championship | Continental | Czech Republic |
| 20–22 | 1:10 R/C off-road racing | 2017 Reedy International Off-Road Race of Champions | International | Invitational: Ryan Cavalieri ( Team Associated) |
| 21–22 | Luge | 2017 FIL Junior European Luge Championships | Continental | Germany |
| 24–28 | Skeleton |  2017 IBSF Junior Skeleton World Championships | International | Russia |
| 25–29 | Biathlon | 2017 IBU Open European Championships | Continental | Russia |
| 25–29 | Figure skating | 2017 European Figure Skating Championships | Continental | Men: Javier Fernández
Ladies: Evgenia Medvedeva
Pairs: Russia (Evgenia Tarasova & Vladimir Morozov)
Ice dance: France (Gabriella Papadakis & Guillaume Cizeron) |
| 26–29 | Ice hockey | 2017 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship Division I – Group B Qualification | International | Australia was promoted to Division I – Group B |
| 26–29 | Multi-sport | Winter X Games XXI | International |  United States |
| 27–29 | Bobsleigh | 2017 IBSF Junior Bobsleigh World Championships | International | Germany |
| 27–29 | Short track speed skating | 2017 World Junior Short Track Speed Skating Championships | International | South Korea |
| 27–29 | Luge | 2017 FIL World Luge Championships | International | Germany |
| 28 | Horse racing | 2017 Pegasus World Cup | International | Arrogate (Jockey: Mike E. Smith) |
| 28–29 | Cyclo-cross |  2017 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships | International | Netherlands |
| 28–29 | Ice hockey | 62nd National Hockey League All-Star Game | Domestic | Metropolitan Division
MVP: Wayne Simmonds (  Philadelphia Flyers) |
| 28–29 | Rugby sevens | 2017 Wellington Sevens (WRSS #3) | International |  South Africa |
| 28–29 | Sports car racing | 2017 24 Hours of Daytona (WTSCC #1) | Domestic | Ricky Taylor / Jordan Taylor / Max Angelelli / Jeff Gordon ( Wayne Taylor Racing) |
| 28–8 February | Multi-sport | 2017 Winter Universiade | International | Russia |
| 29 | American football | 2017 Pro Bowl | Domestic | American Football Conference (AFC)
Offensive MVP:  Travis Kelce
Defensive MVP:  Lorenzo Alexander |
| 29–5 February | Bandy |  2017 Bandy World Championship | International | Sweden |
| 30–5 February | Nordic skiing | 2017 Nordic Junior World Ski Championships | International | Russia |
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