Formula 1, volleyball, winter sports: these are the ten most important sporting events on the weekend. Formula 1 starts the new season in Bahrain, with defending champion Max Verstappen struggling with problems.

Will the title fight in Formula 1 finally be exciting again this season? Will Jonas Vingegaard also dominate the beginning of the cycling year? And will relegation candidate Cologne be able to thwart Leverkusen in the Bundesliga title fight and thus strengthen FC Bayern? Here are ten events that promise special excitement.