Sports Calendar 2024: Full schedule, dates of major events

The year 2026 promises a packed global sports calendar, headlined by the Winter Olympics in Milan-Cortina, the expanded FIFA World Cup across North America, and the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. Cricket fans will enjoy ICC T20 World Cups, while athletics sees World Championships and Diamond League action.

Tennis kicks off with the United Cup and Australian Open, followed by the full Grand Slam cycle. Formula 1 expands further, rugby league hosts triple World Cups, and multi-sport events like the Asian Games round out a thrilling year.

Rundown of major events in the sports calendar 2026

January

• January 2–11: United Cup (Tennis)
• January 3–17: Dakar Rally (Rally raid)
• January 6–24: AFC U-23 Asian Cup (Football)
• January 8–11: Men’s EuroHockey Indoor Championship (Field hockey)
• January 9–11: Speed Skating European Championships
• January 9–25: World Indoor Bowls Championship
• January 10–18: IIHF U18 Women’s World Championship (Ice hockey)
• January 10–25: Men’s European Water Polo Championship
• January 11–18: Snooker Masters (Triple Crown #2)
• January 12–18: Bandy World Championships (Men’s & Women’s)
• January 12–18: European Figure Skating Championships
• January 15–18: Women’s EuroHockey Indoor Championship (Field hockey)
• January 15–31: Asian Men’s Handball Championship
• January 15–1 February: European Men’s Handball Championship
• January 18–1 February: Australian Open (Tennis)
• January 18–8 February: UEFA Futsal Euro 2026
• January 19: College Football Playoff National Championship (American football)
• January 19–25: South & Central American Men’s Handball Championship
• January 21–25: Four Continents Figure Skating Championships
• January 21–31: African Men’s Handball Championship
• January 22–25: Monte Carlo Rally (WRC #1)
• January 23–24: Ski Flying World Championships
• January 29–1 February: World Junior Short Track Speed Skating Championships
• January 30–1 February: UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships
• January 31: Miami ePrix (FE #3)

February

• February 1–3: Pro Bowl Games (American football)
• February 1: NHL Stadium Series (Ice hockey)
• February 6–22: Winter Olympics (Milan-Cortina, Italy)
• February 7–8 March: ICC Men’s T20 World Cup
• February 8: Super Bowl LX (American football)
• February 11–15: European Team Badminton Championships
• February 15–18: FIG World Cup Series I (Gymnastics)
• February 21–7 November: Major League Soccer season
• February 28: UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Almabayev

March

• March 1: Tokyo Marathon (WMM #1)
• March 1–15: Indian Wells Open (Tennis)
• March 5–8: World Sprint & Allround Speed Skating Championships
• March 5–17: World Baseball Classic
• March 6–15: Winter Paralympics (Milan-Cortina, Italy)
• March 7–9: Bahrain Grand Prix (F1 #1)
• March 15: Chinese Grand Prix (F1 #2)
• March 14–22: World Women’s Curling Championship
• March 15–29: Miami Open (Tennis)
• March 17–6 April: NCAA men’s basketball tournament
• March 20–22: World Athletics Indoor Championships (Toruń, Poland)
• March 20–5 April: NCAA women’s basketball tournament
• March 28–5 April: World Men’s Curling Championship
• March 29: Japanese Grand Prix (F1 #3)

April

• April 7–12: European Badminton Championships
• April 8–12: European Trampoline Gymnastics Championships
• April 8–12: FEI World Cup Finals (show jumping & dressage)
• April 9–12: Masters Tournament (Golf)
• April 12: Bahrain Grand Prix (F1 #4)
• April 18–4 May: World Snooker Championship
• April 19: Saudi Arabian Grand Prix (F1 #5)
• April 20: Boston Marathon (WMM #2)
• April 23–25: NFL draft
• April 26: London Marathon (WMM #3)
• April 28–10 May: World Team Table Tennis Championships

May

• May 2–3: World Athletics Relays (Gaborone, Botswana)
• May 3–5: Miami Grand Prix (F1 #6)
• May 6–13: Italian Open (Tennis)
• May 15–31: IIHF World Championship (Ice hockey)
• May 16: Preakness Stakes (Horse racing)
• May 20: UEFA Europa League final
• May 24–7 June: French Open (Tennis)
• May 24–26: Monaco Grand Prix (F1 #7)
• May 27: UEFA Conference League final
• May 27–31: European Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships
• May 30: UEFA Champions League final

June

• June 6: Belmont Stakes (Horse racing)
• June 7–9: Canadian Grand Prix (F1 #8)
• June 11–19 July: FIFA World Cup
• June 12–5 July: ICC Women’s T20 World Cup
• June 14: Spanish Grand Prix (F1 #9)
• June 18–21: U.S. Open (Golf)
• June 25: NBA draft
• June 26–27: NHL Entry Draft
• June 28: Austrian Grand Prix (F1 #10)
• June 29–12 July: Wimbledon Championships (Tennis)

July

• July 5: British Grand Prix (F1 #11)
• July 18–21: The Open Championship (Golf)
• July 19–21: Hungarian Grand Prix (F1 #12)
• July 22–28: World Rowing U23 Championships
• July 23–2 August: Commonwealth Games (Glasgow)
• July 26–28: Belgian Grand Prix (F1 #13)
• July 30–2 August: European Mountain Bike Cross Country Championships
• July 30–2 August: European Rowing Championships
• July 31–16 August: European Aquatics Championships

August

• August 5–9: World Rowing Junior Championships
• August 6–17: Cincinnati Open (Tennis)
• August 10–16: European Athletics Championships (Birmingham, UK)
• August 11–23: FEI World Championships (Equestrian)
• August 14–30: FIH Hockey World Cups (Men’s & Women’s)
• August 20–23: World Judo Cadet Championships
• August 20–30: Little League World Series (Baseball)
• August 23: Dutch Grand Prix (F1 #14)
• August 26–30: UCI Mountain Bike World Championships
• August 26–30: ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships
• August 30: Sydney Marathon (WMM #4)
• August 31–13 September: US Open (Tennis)

September

• September 4–13: FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup
• September 5–6: European Rowing U23 Championships
• September 6: Italian Grand Prix (F1 #15)
• September 9–19: IWBF Wheelchair Basketball World Championships
• September 11–13: World Athletics Ultimate Championship (Budapest)
• September 13: Spanish Grand Prix (F1 #16)
• September 19–4 October: Asian Games (Nagoya, Japan)
• September 20–27: UCI Road World Championships (Cycling)
• September 26: Azerbaijan Grand Prix (F1 #17)

October

• October 3–7: European Road Championships (Cycling)
• October 3–11: UCI Gravel World Championships
• October 9–11: World Rowing Coastal Championships
• October 11: Singapore Grand Prix (F1 #18)
• October 25–27: Austin Grand Prix (F1 #19)
• October 30–13 November: Wheelchair Rugby League World Cup

November

• November 1: New York Marathon (WMM #7)
• November 6–7: Breeders’ Cup (Horse racing)
• November 8: Sao Paulo Grand Prix (F1 #20)
• November 21: Las Vegas Grand Prix (F1 #21)
• November 29: Lusail Grand Prix (F1 #22)

December

• December 3–20: European Women’s Handball Championship
• December 6: Abu Dhabi Grand Prix (F1 #23)
• December 26–5 January 2027: World Junior Ice Hockey Championships