Sports Calendar: 2026
Calendar of the major sporting events for 2026
| Date(s) | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 21 2025–Jan 18 | Soccer | African Cup of Nations, Morocco |
| Jan 12–Feb 1 | Tennis | Australian Open, Melbourne, Australia |
| Jan 7–11 | Table Tennis | World Table Tennis Series, Doha, Qatar |
| Jan 8–11 | Biathlon | Biathlon World Cup, Oberhof, Germany |
| Jan 9–11 | Ski Jumping | Ski Jumping World Cup (Men), Zakopane, Poland |
| Jan 15–Feb 1 | Handball | 2026 European Men's Handball Championship, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden |
| Jan 23–25 | Extreme Sports | Winter X Games, Aspen, USA |
| Feb 6–22 | Multi-sports | Winter Olympics, Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy |
| Feb 8 | American Football | Super Bowl, Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, California |
| Feb 5–7 | Rugby | Rugby Six Nations Championship - Round 1, UK, Ireland, France & Italy |
| Feb 7–Mar 8 | Cricket | ICC World T20 (men), India & Sri Lanka |
| Feb 14–15 | Rugby | Rugby Six Nations Championship - Round 2, Scotland, Ireland, & Wales |
| Feb 16–22 | Cycling | UCI Cycling World Tour - UAE Tour, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates |
| Feb 19–22 | Gymnastics | Artistic Gymnastics World Cup, Cottbus, Germany |
| Feb 26–Mar 1 | Diving | World Aquatics Diving World Cup, Montreal, Canada |
| Mar 5–8 | Speed Skating | World Speed Skating Championships, Heerenveen, Netherlands |
| Mar 10–15 | Badminton | BWF Badminton World Tour - Swiss Open, Basel, Switzerland |
| Mar 13–15 | Ski Jumping | Ski Jumping World Cup, Oslo, Norway |
| Mar 6–15 | Multi-sports | Winter Paralympics, Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy |
| Mar 17–Apr 6 | Basketball | NCAA Finals (March Madness), USA |
| Mar 20–22 | Athletics | 21st IAAF World Indoor Athletics Championship, Toruń, Poland |
| Mar 28 | Table Tennis | World Team Championship, London, England |
| Mar 23–Apr 2 | Shooting | ISSF Shooting World Cup - Shotgun, Rabat, Morocco |
| Mar 28–Apr 5 | Curling | World Men's Curling Championship, Ogden City, United States |
| Apr 1–30 | Weightlifting | European Weightlifting Championships, Batumi, Georgia |
| Apr 7–12 | Archery | Archery World Cup, Puebla, Mexico |
| Apr 9–12 | Golf | Masters, Augusta, USA |
| Apr-11 | Horse Racing | Grand National, Aintree Racecourse, Liverpool |
| Apr 18–May 4 | Snooker | World Snooker Championship, Crucible Theatre, Sheffield, England |
| May-02 | Horse Racing | Kentucky Derby, Louisville, Kentucky, USA |
| May 14–17 | Golf | US PGA, Aronimink Golf Club, Newtown Square, Pennsylvania |
| May 15–31 | Ice Hockey | IIHF World Championship, Switzerland |
| May 16 | Soccer | FA Cup Final, Wembley Stadium, London |
| May 24 | Auto Racing | Indy 500, Indianapolis, USA |
| May 25–Jun 2 | Tennis | French Open, Paris, France |
| May 30 | Soccer | UEFA Champions League Final, Puskás Aréna, Budapest, Hungary |
| Jun 2–17 | Ice Hockey | Stanley Cup Finals, USA/Canada |
| Jun 4 | Basketball | NBA Finals Begin, USA |
| June 4–7 | Auto Racing | Monaco Grand Prix, Monte Carlo, Monaco |
| Jun 11–Jul 19 | Soccer | FIFA World Cup, USA, Canada, Mexico |
| Jun 12–Jul 5 | Cricket | ICC World T20 (women), England & Wales |
| Jun 18–21 | Golf | US Open, Shinnecock Hills Golf Club, New York |
| Jun 10–14 | Auto Racing | 24 Hours of Le Mans, Circuit de la Sarthe, Le Mans, France |
| Jun 27–Jul 5 | Multi-sports | Gay Games, Valencia, Spain |
| Jun 29–Jul 12 | Tennis | Wimbledon, London, England |
| Jul 16–19 | Golf | The Open Championship, Royal Birkdale, Southport, England |
| Jul 23–Aug 2 | Multi-sports | Commonwealth Games, Glasgow, Scotland, UK |
| Jul 24–Aug 2 | Lacrosse | World Lacrosse Women's Championship, Tokyo, Japan |
| Jul 24–Aug 8 | Multi-sports | Central American and Caribbean Games, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |
| Jul 4–26 | Cycling | Tour de France, France |
| Jul 24–26 | Extreme Sports | Summer X Games, New Orleans, USA |
| Aug 1–9 | Cycling | Tour de France Femmes, France |
| Aug 11–23 | Equestrian | FEI World Equestrian Games, Germany |
| Aug 13–16 | American Football | IFAF Women's American Football Championships, Düsseldorf, Germany |
| Aug 15–30 | Field Hockey | Hockey World Cup (men and women), Wavre, Belgium & Amstelveen, Netherlands |
| Aug 23–30 | Rowing | World Rowing Championships, Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Aug 30–Sep 13 | Tennis | US Open, New York, USA |
| Sep 4–13 | Basketball | FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup, Germany |
| Sep 7–13 | Golf | Solheim Cup, Bernardus Golf, Cromvoirt, Netherlands |
| Sep 22–27 | Golf | Presidents Cup, Medinah Country Club, Chicago, Illinois |
| Sep 20–27 | Cycling | UCI Road World Championships, Montreal, Canada |
| Sep 26 | Australian Football | AFL Grand Final, Melbourne, Australia |
| Sep 19–Oct 4 | Multi-sports | Asian Games, Nagoya, Japan |
| Oct 4 | Rugby League | NRL Grand Final, Sydney, Australia |
| Oct 15–Nov 15 | Rugby League | World Cup, Papua New Guinea and Australia |
| Oct 27–Nov 8 | Weightlifting | IWF World Championships, Ningbo, China |
| Oct | Baseball | World Series, USA |
| Oct 17–28 | Gymnastics | World Championships (Artistic), Rotterdam, Netherlands |
| Nov 3 | Horse Racing | Melbourne Cup, Victoria, Australia |
| Nov 11–22 | Badminton | BWF Badminton World Tour - Hong Kong Open, Hong Kong |
| Dec 8–20 | Surfing | World Surf League - Finals, Banzai Pipeline, Hawaii, USA |
| Dec 9–13 | Badminton | BWF Badminton World Tour - Finals, Hangzhou, China |
| Dec 1–6 | Swimming | FINA World Swimming Championships (25m), Beijing, China |
Lists from the year 2026:
- Top-10 Sporting Events of 2026
- 2026 Top-10 Highest Earners: Men
- 2026 FIFA World Cup Lists: Qualifying Teams, top goal scorers, Final Standings
- 2026 men's T20 World Cup Qualifying Teams
- 2026 women's T20 World Cup Qualifying Teams
- Winter Olympics Sports in Milano Cortina 2026, and Final 2026 Medal Table
- 2026 Winter Paralympics sports list, medal table
- Cricket Indian Premier League: Teams in 2026, 2026 auction results, Final Standings 2026
- 2026 Commonwealth Games
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