As the New Year begins, sports fans can look forward to a packed sporting calendar in 2026.
The expanded FIFA World Cup will be one of the marquee events of the year as Thomas Tuchel bids to fulfill his pledge to try to put another star on England’s shirt.
Team GB will be eyeing Winter Olympic success in Milan and Cortina in February, with the early months of the year also seeing snooker’s Masters, the Six Nations and the Australian Open beginning the Grand Slam tennis season.
England’s cricket teams have a packed schedule, which includes T20 World Cups for men and women, while the Rugby League World Cups will take place in October and November.
The summer will also see the Commonwealth Games return to Glasgow.
Check out our comprehensive sporting schedule for the next 12 months below.
AMERICAN FOOTBALL
Feb 8 – Super Bowl LX (Santa Clara, California)
ATHLETICS
March 20-22 – World Indoor Championships (Torun, Poland)
April 26 – London Marathon
August 10-16 – European Championships (Birmingham)
CRICKET
January 3-7 – Fifth Ashes Test (Sydney)
January 22-Feb 3 – England Men: 3 ODIs and 3 T20s in Sri Lanka
February 7-March 8 – Men’s T20 World Cup – India and Sri Lanka
May 10-May 25 – England Women: 3 ODIs and 3 T20s v New Zealand
May 28-June 2 – England Women: 3 T20s v India
June 4-July 19 – England Men: 3 Tests, 5 T20s and 3 ODIs v India
June 12-July 5 – Women’s T20 World Cup (England and Wales)
August 19-September 9 – England Men: 3 Tests v Pakistan
September 1-6 – England Women: 3 T20s v Ireland
September 15-27 – England Men: 3 T20s and 3 ODIs v Sri Lanka
November – England Men: 3 ODIs and 5 T20s in Australia
December-January – England Men: 3 ODIs and 3 T20s in South Africa
CYCLING
May 8-31 – Giro d’Italia
July 4-26 – Tour de France
August 22-September 13 – Vuelta a Espana
DARTS
January 3 – World Championship final, London
February 5-May 28 – Premier League
July 18-26 – World Matchplay
FOOTBALL
Jan 1-Feb 2 – Transfer window
January 18 – African Cup of Nations final (Morocco)
March 15 – League Cup final (Wembley)
May 16 – Men’s FA Cup final (Wembley)
May 17 – Women’s Super League final day
May 20 – Europa League final (Istanbul)
May 23 – Women’s Champions League final (Oslo)
May 24 – Premier League final day
May 27 – Conference League final (Leipzig)
May 30 – Men’s Champions League final (Budapest)
May 31 – Women’s FA Cup final (Wembley)
June 11-July 19 – World Cup (USA, Canada and Mexico)
August 12 – UEFA Super Cup (Salzburg)
August 22 – Premier League opening weekend
FORMULA ONE
March 8 – Australia GP (Melbounre)
March 15 – China (Shanghai)
March 29 – Japan (Suzuka)
April 12 – Bahrain (Sakhir)
April 19 – Saudi Arabia (Jeddah)
May 3 – Miami
May 24 – Canada (Montreal)
June 7 – Monaco (Monte-Carlo)
June 14 – Barcelona-Catalunya
June 28 – Austria (Spielberg)
July 5 – Great Britain (Silverstone)
July 19 – Belgium (Spa)
July 26 – Hungary (Budapest)
August 23 – Netherlands (Zandvoort)
September 6 – Italy (Monza)
September 13 – Spain (Madrid)
September 26 – Azerbaijan (Baku)
October 11 – Singapore (Marina Bay)
October 25 – USA (Austin)
November 1 – Mexico City
November 8 – Brazil (Sao Paolo)
November 21 – Las Vegas
November 19 – Qatar (Lusail)
December 6 – Abu Dhabi (Yas Marina)
GOLF
April 9-12 – The Masters (Augusta)
May 21-24 – USPGA Championship (Pennsylvania)
June 18-21 – US Open (New York)
July 16-19 – The Open (Royal Birkdale)
MULTI-SPORT EVENTS
February 6-22 – Winter Olympics (Italy)
March 6-15 – Winter Paralympics (Italy)
July 23-August 2 – Commonwealth Games (Glasgow)
ROWING
April 4 – Boat Race
RUGBY LEAGUE
February 12 – Super League opening night
July 4-5 – Magic Weekend (Hill Dickinson Stadium, Liverpool)
October 3 – Grand Final (Old Trafford)
October 15-November 15 – Men’s and Women’s World Cups (Australia, NZ and Papua New Guinea)
RUGBY UNION
February 5-March 14 – Men’s Six Nations
April 11-May 17 – Women’s Six Nations
May 22 – Challenge Cup final
May 23 – Champions Cup final (Bilbao)
June 20th – PREM Final (Twickenham)
RACING
March 10-13 – Cheltenham Festival
April 11 – Grand National (Aintree)
June 6 – The Derby (Epsom)
June 16-20 – Royal Ascot
July 28-Aug 1 – Glorious Goodwood
December 26 – King George VI Stakes (Kempton)
SNOOKER
January 11-18 – The Masters (Alexandra Palace, London)
April 18-May 4 – World Championship (The Crucible, Sheffield)
November 28-December 6 – UK Championship (York)
TENNIS
January 18-February 1 – Australian Open (Melbourne)
May 24-June 7 – French Open (Paris)
June 29-July 12 – Wimbledon
August 31-September 13 – US Open (New York)
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