Here is a list of the major sporting events for the year 2026. Not every sporting event can be listed here, though we have tried to include all the big sporting events of the major sports, mostly the international competitions, that are known so far.

Major events for this 2026 calendar include the FIFA World Cup, Winter Olympics, Winter Paralympics, Commonwealth Games, Asian Games, as well as the usual annual events.

See the current Major World Sporting Events Calendar.

Let me know if you think something is missing or needs updating.

Date(s) Sport Event Location
Dec 21 2025–Jan 18 Soccer African Cup of Nations Morocco
Dec 11 2025 - Jan 3 2026 Darts PDC World Darts Championship
Jan 2 Hockey NHL Winter Classic Miami, Florida
Jan 6-11 Badminton Malaysia Open Badminton Bukit Jalil, Malaysia
Jan 13-18 Badminton India Open Badminton New Delhi, India
Jan 12–Feb 1 Tennis Australian Open Melbourne, Australia
Jan 2–9 Snooker BetVictor Championship League Snooker 2026 (Groups 1-4) England
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 11–18 Snooker John Stone's Paint Snooker Masters 2026 London, England
Jan 15 Basketball Berlin Game 2026 Berlin, Germany
Jan 17 Horse Racing The Winter Oaks 2026 Lingfield Park Racecourse in Surrey, United Kingdom
Jan 18 Basketball NBA London Games 2026 London, United Kingdom
Jan 19 American Football College Football Playoff National Championship Hard Rock Stadium, Miami
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
Jan 31–Feb 1 Horse Racing Dublin Racing Festival Dublin, Ireland
Feb 6–22 Multi-sports Winter Olympics Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy
Feb 8 Football Super Bowl Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, California
Feb 1–Mar 1 Cricket ICC World T20 (men) India & Sri Lanka
Feb 5–7 Rugby Rugby Six Nations Championship - Round 1 UK, Ireland, France & Italy
Feb 11-12 Football (Women) UEFA Women's Champions League Knockout phase play-offs Leg 1 Europe
Feb 7-15 Tennis (Men) Dallas Open Dallas, USA
Feb 7-15 Tennis (Men) ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament Rotterdam, Netherlands
Feb 13-14 Formula E Jeddah ePrix Round 4 & 5 Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Feb 14-22 Tennis (Men) Rio Open Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Feb 14–15 Rugby Rugby Six Nations Championship - Round 2 Scotland, Ireland, & Wales
Feb 17-18 Football (Men) UEFA Champions League Knockout phase play-offs Leg 1 Europe
Feb 18-19 Football (Women) UEFA Women's Champions League Knockout phase play-offs Leg 2 Europe
Feb 15-21 Tennis (Women) Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Feb 6-22 Multiple winter sports Olympic Winter Games Milan & Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy
Feb 11–22 Ice Hockey Winter Olympic Games - Men's Tournament Milan, Italy
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 23-28 Tennis (Men) Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Feb 23-28 Tennis (Men) Abierto Mexicano Acapulco, Mexico
Feb 24-25 Football (Men) UEFA Champions League Knockout phase play-offs Leg 2 Europe
Feb 27 Football (Men) UEFA Champions League Round of 16 to Final Draw Europe
Feb 27-March 1 MotoGP Thailand Grand Prix Buriram, Thailand
Feb 26–Mar 1 Diving World Aquatics Diving World Cup Montreal, Canada
March 1 Athletics Tokyo Marathon Tokyo, Japan
March 1-15 Tennis BNP Paribas Open Indian Wells Indian Wells, USA
Mar 5–8 Speed Skating ISU World Speed Skating Allround & Sprint Championships Heerenveen, Netherlands
March 6-8 Formula 1 Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix Melbourne, Australia
March 10-13 Horse Racing Cheltenham National Hunt Festival Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, in South West England
March 5-17 Baseball World Baseball Classic Japan, Puerto Rico & USA
March 10-11 Football (Men) UEFA Champions League Round of 16 Leg 1 Europe
Mar 10–15 Badminton BWF Badminton World Tour - Swiss Open Basel, Switzerland
March 13-15 Formula 1 Formula 1 Grand Prix Shanghai Shanghai, China
Mar 13–15 Ski Jumping Ski Jumping World Cup Oslo, Norway
March 13-15 Short track speed skating ISU World Short Track Speed Skating Championships Europe
March 15-29 Tennis Miami Open Miami, USA
March 17-18 Football (Men) UEFA Champions League Round of 16 Leg 2 Europe
Mar 6–15 Multi-sports Winter Paralympics Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy
Mar 17–Apr 6 Basketball NCAA Finals (March Madness) USA
March 20-22 Athletics World Athletics Indoor Championships Kujawy Pomorze, Poland
Mar 20–22 Athletics 21st IAAF World Indoor Athletics Championship Toruń, Poland
March 20-22 MotoGP Grand Prix Brazil Goiânia, Brazil
March 21 Formula E Madrid ePrix Round 6 Madrid, Spain
March 21 Road Cycling Milan – San Remo Italy
March 22 Football (Men) EFL Carabao Cup Final London, England
March 23-31 Football (Men) Official or Friendly Matches Worldwide
March 24-25 Football (Women) UEFA Women's Champions League Quarterfinals Leg 1 Europe
March 27-29 Formula 1 Formula 1 Japanese Grand Prix Suzuka, Japan
Mar 28 Table Tennis World Team Championship London, England
March 28 Horse Racing Dubai World Cup 2026 Meydan Racecourse
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
April 1-2 Football (Women) UEFA Women's Champions League Quarterfinals Leg 2 Europe
April 5 Road Cycling Tour of Flanders Belgium
April 4-12 Tennis (Men) Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters Monte Carlo, Monaco
April 6-12 Golf (Men) Golf Masters Tournament Augusta Augusta, Georgia, USA
April 7-8 Football (Men) UEFA Champions League Quarterfinals Leg 1 Europe
April 9-11 Horse Racing The Randox Grand National 2026 Aintree Racecourse in Liverpool, England
April 10-11 Synchronised skating ISU World Synchronised Skating Championships Salzburg, Austria
April 11-19 Tennis (Men) BMW Open Munich, Germany
April 11-19 Tennis (Men) Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell Barcelona, Spain
April 10-12 Formula 1 Formula 1 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix Sakhir, Bahrain
April 10-12 MotoGP Grand Prix of Qatar Doha, Qatar
April 12 Athletics Marathon Rotterdam Rotterdam, Netherlands
April 12 Athletics Schneider Electric Marathon de Paris Paris, France
April 12 Athletics World Athletics Race Walking Team Championships Brasilia, Brazil
April 12 Road Cycling Paris – Roubaix France
April 14-15 Football (Men) UEFA Champions League Quarterfinals Leg 2 Europe
April 17-19 Formula 1 Formula 1 Grand Prix Saudi Arabia Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
April 20 Athletics Boston Marathon Boston, USA
April 23-25 American Football NFL Draft Pittsburgh, PA, USA
April 25-26 Football (Women) UEFA Women's Champions League Semifinals Leg 1 Europe
April 25 or 26 Football (Women) UEFA Women's Europa Cup Final Leg 1 TBD
April 26 Athletics TCS London Marathon London, UK
April 26 Road Cycling Liège – Bastogne – Liège Belgium
April 28 - May 17 Tennis Internazionali BNL d'Italia Rome, Italy
April 24-26 MotoGP Gran Premio de España Europe
April 28-29 Football (Men) UEFA Champions League Semifinals Leg 1 Europe
April 20-May 3 Tennis Mutua Madrid Open Madrid, Spain
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 2 Horse Racing Kentucky Derby Louisville, Kentucky, USA
May 2-3 Formula E Berlin ePrix Round 7 & 8 Berlin, Germany
May 2-3 Football (Women) UEFA Women's Champions League Semifinals Leg 2 Europe
May 2-3 Athletics World Athletics Relays Gaborone, Botswana
May 2 or 3 Football (Women) UEFA Women's Europa Cup Final Leg 2 TBD
May 5-6 Football (Men) UEFA Champions League Semifinals Leg 2 Europe
May 8 Athletics Doha Diamond League Doha, Qatar
May 8-10 MotoGP Grand Prix de France Le Mans, France
May 16 Football (Men) FA Cup Final Wembley Stadium, London
May 16 Athletics Shanghai Diamond League Shanghai, China
May 16 Horse Racing Preakness Stakes Laurel Park, Laurel, MD, USA
May 16-17 Formula E Monaco ePrix Round 9 & 10 Monaco
May 18-June 7 Tennis French Open Paris, France
May 20 Football (Men) UEFA Europa League Final Istanbul, Turkey
May 22 Rugby (Men) Challenge Cup Final Bilbao, Spain
May 22, 23, or 24 Football (Women) UEFA Women's Champions League Final Oslo, Norway
May 15-17 MotoGP Gran Premi de Catalunya Barcelona, Spain
May 11-17 Golf (Men) PGA Championship Aronimink Golf Club, Newtown Square, PA, USA
May 3-16 Football (Women) UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship Northern Ireland
May 15–31 Ice Hockey IIHF World Championship Switzerland
May TBD Ice Hockey Stanley Cup Finals USA/Canada
May 23 Football (Men) Championship Play-Off Final Wembley, England
May 23 Athletics Xiamen Diamond League Xiamen, China
May 23 Rugby (Men) Investec Champions Cup Final Bilbao, Spain
May 24 Auto Racing Indy 500 Indianapolis, USA
May 27 Football (Men) UEFA Europa Conference League Final Leipzig, Germany
May 27-31 Rhythmic gymnastics European Championships in Rhythmic Gymnastics Varna, Bulgaria
May 30 Football (Men) UEFA Champions League Final Puskás Aréna, Budapest, Hungary
May 31 Athletics Rabat Diamond League Rabat, Morocco
May 29-31 MotoGP Gran Premio D'Italia Mugello, Italy
June 1-7 3×3 basketball FIBA 3×3 World Cup Warsaw, Poland
June 4 Basketball NBA Finals Begin USA
June 5-7 MotoGP Grand Prix of Hungary Balatonfőkajár, Hungary
June 5-7 Auto Racing Monaco Grand Prix Monte Carlo, Monaco
Jun 11–Jul 19 Soccer FIFA World Cup USA, Canada, Mexico
June 16-20 Horse Racing Royal Ascot 2026 Ascot, Berkshire, England
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 4–26 Cycling Tour de France France
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 TBD Extreme Sports Summer X Games Minneapolis, USA
Jul 30–Aug 9 Multi-sports European Sports Championships TBD
Aug 1–9 Cycling Tour de France Femmes France
Aug 11–23 Equestrian FEI World Equestrian Games Germany
Aug 13–16 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 22 - Sept 13 Cycling 2026 Vuelta a España Spain
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 TBD Volleyball World Volleyball Championship TBD
Sep 20–27 Cycling UCI Road World Championships Montreal, Canada
Sept 25-27 Tennis 2026 Laver Cup The 02 Arena, London, England
Sep 26 Australian Football AFL Grand Final Melbourne, Australia
Sep TBD Rugby League NRL Grand Final Sydney, Australia
Sep 19–Oct 4 Multi-sports Asian Games Nagoya, Japan
Oct TBD Rugby League World Cup Papua New Guinea and Australia
Oct TBD Weightlifting IWF World Championships Ningbo, China
Oct TBD Baseball World Series USA
Oct TBD Tennis 2026 WTA Finals Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Oct 11 Athletics 2026 Chicago Marathon Chicago, USA
Oct 17–28 Gymnastics World Championships (Artistic) Rotterdam, Netherlands
Oct 31–Nov 13 Multi-sports Summer Youth Olympics Dakar, Senegal
Nov 1 Athletics New York City Marathon New York City, USA
Nov 3 Horse Racing Melbourne Cup Victoria, Australia
Nov 11–22 Badminton BWF Badminton World Tour - Hong Kong Open Hong Kong
Nov 15-22 Tennis 2026 ATP Finals Pala Alpitour, Turin, Italy
Nov 24-29 Tennis Davis Cup 2026 (Final 8) Italy
Nov 20–22 Speed Skating Speed Skating World Cup Japan
Nov 27–29 Short Track Four Continents Short Track Speed Skating Championships Beijing, China
Nov TBD Tennis Billie Jean King Cup Finals Shenzhen Bay Sports Centre Arena (Shenzhen, China)
Dec 8–20 Surfing World Surf League - Finals Banzai Pipeline, Hawaii, USA
Dec TBD Darts 2026/2027 PDC World Darts Championship Alexandra Palace (London, England)
Dec 9–13 Badminton BWF Badminton World Tour - Finals Hangzhou, China
Dec TBD Swimming FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) Beijing, China

Note: Any date and time listed represents the local date and time. TBD = To Be Determined

Disclaimer: Please note that event dates are believed to be correct at the time of publication, though they are subject to change.