Without cheating and looking at the calendar, what do you think will be the biggest sporting event of 2019? Those who haven’t had a look at the schedule for next year will be racking their brains in search of an answer, shorn of the obvious big-ticket events like last year’s Winter Olympics and the World Cup in Russia. Those who have cheated and taken a sneak peek at the year ahead might not be too much better off. For the coming year is an interesting 12 months of sport that might yet prove to be an inflexion point, and one that we should embrace. It is a damning indictment of too many structural issues to even list that a women-only sporting competition has never been the most talked-about event in a calendar year in the United Kingdom. But I have a theory that this year, quite possibly for the first time in Britain, it will be a major competition with no men taking part that will become the talking point of the sporting year. Join Independent Minds For exclusive articles, events and an advertising-free read for just £5.99 €6.99 $9.99 a month Start your free trial Get the best of The Independent With…