Sports calendar month by month 2024

January

3: Darts – PDC World Championship final, Alexandra Palace, London

3-19: Football – Scottish Premiership winter break

4-8: Football – FA Cup third round

7: Tennis – United Cup final, Sydney

7-14: – Snooker – Masters, Alexandra Palace, London

9-10: Football – EFL Cup semi-finals first legs

10-14: Cycling – European Track Championships, Apeldoorn, Netherlands

13: Boxing – Artur Beterbiev v Callum Smith, undisputed light-heavyweight championship, Quebec, Canada

13-20: Football – Premier League mid-season break

13-21: Hockey – Olympic qualifiers for GB women in Valencia and GB men in Muscat, Oman

13 Jan to 11 Feb: Football – African Cup of Nations, Ivory Coast

14: Football – Women’s FA Cup fourth round

15-28: Tennis – Australian Open, Melbourne Park

20: Boxing – Natasha Jonas v Mikaela Mayer, IBF welterweight title, Liverpool

20: Mixed martial arts – UFC 297, Toronto, Canada

20-21: Football – Scottish Cup fourth round

20-21: Netball – Nations Cup, Wembley Arena

23-24: Football – EFL Cup semi-finals second legs

24: Cricket – Big Bash League final, venue TBC

24-25: Football – Women’s Champions League matchday five

25-29: Cricket – India v England first Test, Hyderabad

26-28: Winter sports – X Games, Aspen, Colorado

26-29: Football – FA Cup fourth round

27: Basketball – BBL Trophy final

27-28: Netball – Nations Cup, Leeds Arena

28: NFL – AFC and NFC Championship games

30-31: Football – Women’s Champions League match day six

February

1: Football – Premier League transfer window closes

1-4: Disability sport – British Para-Swimming International Winter Meet, Aberdeen

2: Rugby union – Six Nations round one: France v Ireland

2-6: Cricket – India v England second Test, Visakhapatnam

2-18: Aquatics – World Championships for swimming, water polo, artistic swimming, diving and high diving in Doha, Qatar

3: Rugby union – Six Nations round one: Italy v England, Wales v Scotland

3: Boxing – British light-heavyweight title: Joshua Buatsi v Dan Azeez, Wembley Arena

8-11: Ice hockey – GB in Pre-Qualifying Round for the Winter Olympics, Cardiff

10: Rugby union – Six Nations round two: Scotland v France, England v Wales

10-11: Football – Scottish Cup fifth round

11: Rugby union – Six Nations round two: Ireland v Italy

11: Football – Women’s FA Cup fifth round

11: NFL – Super Bowl, Allegiant Stadium, Las Vegas

11-14: Disability sport – World Para-Athletics Grand Prix, Dubai

13-14: Football – Champions League last-16 ties

15: Football – Europa League and Europa Conference League knockout round play-off first legs

15: Rugby league – Super League season starts with Hull FC v Hull KR

15-19: Cricket – India v England third Test, Rajkot

16-26: Table tennis – World Championship, Busan, South Korea

17: Boxing – Tyson Fury v Oleksandr Usyk, undisputed heavyweight world title fight, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

17: Netball – Superleague season starts in Nottingham

17: Mixed martial arts – UFC 298, Anaheim, United States

17-18: Athletics – UK Indoor Championships, Birmingham

20-21: Football – Champions League last-16 ties

21-23 February – Formula 1 – Pre-season testing, Bahrain

22: Football – Europa League and Europa Conference League knockout round play-off second legs

23: Football – Women’s Nations League Finals: Semi-finals – Spain v Netherlands, France v Germany

23: Basketball – EuroBasket 2025 Qualifiers: Great Britain v Netherlands

23-25: Cycling – British Track Championships, Manchester

23-27: Cricket – India v England fourth Test, Ranchi

24 Rugby union – Six Nations round three: Ireland v Wales, Scotland v England

24: Rugby league – World Club Challenge: Wigan Warriors v Penrith Panthers, DW Stadium, Wigan

25: Rugby union – Six Nations round three: France v Italy

25: Football – League Cup final, Wembley Stadium

26: Basketball – EuroBasket 2025 Qualifiers: Czech Republic v Great Britain

28: Football – FA Cup fifth round

28: Football – Women’s Nations League Finals: Final and third-place play-off

29 Feb to 2 March: Formula 1 – Bahrain Grand Prix, Sakhir

29 Feb to 3 March: Diving – World Cup, Montreal, Canada

March

1-3: World Athletics Indoor Championships, Emirates Arena, Glasgow

3: Athletics – Tokyo Marathon

5-6: Football – Champions League last-16 second legs

7: Football – Europa League and Europa Conference League last-16 first legs

7-9: Formula 1 – Saudia Arabia Grand Prix, Jeddah

7-11: Cricket – India v England fifth Test, Dharamsala

9: Rugby union – Six Nations round four: Italy v Scotland, England v Ireland

9: Mixed martial arts – UFC 299, venue TBC

9-10: Football – Scottish Cup quarter-finals

10: Rugby union – Six Nations round four: Wales v France

10: Football – Women’s FA Cup quarter-finals

11-17: Snooker – World Women’s Championship, Dongguan, China

12-13: Football – Champions League last-16 second legs

12-15: Horse racing – Cheltenham Festival

12-17: Badminton – All England Open Championships, Birmingham

14: Football – Europa League and Europa Conference League last-16 second legs

14-17: Golf – Players Championship, TPC Sawgrass, Florida

16: Rugby union – Six Nations round five: Wales v Italy, Ireland v Scotland, France v England

16-17: Football – FA Cup quarter-finals

18-24: Winter sports – World Figure Skating Championships, Montreal, Canada

19: Cricket – New Zealand v England, first women’s Twenty20 international, Dunedin

19-20: Football – Women’s Champions League quarter-finals first legs

20-24: Disability sport – Para-cycling Track World Champions, Rio de Janeiro

21: Football – European Championship qualifying play-off semi-finals including Wales v Finland

21-24: Diving – World Cup, Berlin

22: Cricket – New Zealand v England, second women’s Twenty20 international, Nelson

22: Football – Netherlands v Scotland, Amsterdam; Romania v Northern Ireland, Bucharest

22-24: Formula 1 – Australian Grand Prix, Melbourne

22-24: Rugby league – Challenge Cup sixth round (Super League clubs enter the competition)

23: Football – England v Brazil, Wembley Stadium

23: Rugby union – Women’s Six Nations round one: France v Ireland, Wales v Scotland

23 March to 29 May: Cricket – Indian Premier League

24: Cricket – New Zealand v England, third women’s Twenty20 international, Nelson

24: Rugby union – Women’s Six Nations round one: Italy v England

25-26: Football – European Championship qualifying play-off finals

26: Football – England v Belgium, Wembley Stadium; Scotland v Northern Ireland, Hampden Park

27: Cricket – New Zealand v England, fourth women’s Twenty20 international, Wellington

27-28: Football – Women’s Champions League quarter-final second legs

29: Cricket – New Zealand v England, fifth women’s Twenty20 international, Wellington

30: Rowing – The Boat Races, River Thames

30: Rugby union – Women’s Six Nations round two: Scotland v France, England v Wales

30: Athletics – World Cross Country Championships, Belgrade, Serbia

31: Rugby union – Women’s Six Nations round two: Ireland v Italy

31: Football – Women’s League Cup Final, Molineux

31 March to 6 April: Ice hockey – Great Britain in Women’s World Championships Division 1B, Riga, Latvia

April

1: Cricket – New Zealand v England, first women’s one-day international, Wellington

2-7: Swimming – British Championships, London Aquatics Centre

4: Cricket – New Zealand v England, second women’s one-day international, Wellington

5: Cricket – County Championship season starts

5-7: Formula 1 – Japanese Grand Prix, Suzuka

5-7: Rugby union – European Champions Cup and Challenge Cup round of 16

7: Cricket – New Zealand v England, third women’s one-day international, Wellington

7: Football – EFL Trophy final, Wembley Stadium

9-10: Football – Champions League quarter-final first legs

11: Football – Europa League and European Conference League quarter-final first legs

11-14: Golf – Masters, Augusta National, Georgia

12-13: Tennis – Billie Jean King Cup Qualifiers including France v Great Britain

12-14: Rugby league – Challenge Cup quarter-finals

12-14: Rugby union – European Champions Cup and Challenge Cup quarter-finals

13: Rugby union – Women’s Six Nations round three: Scotland v England, Ireland v Wales

13: Horse racing – Grand National at Aintree Racecourse, Liverpool

13-14: Rugby league – Challenge Cup quarter-finals

14: Rugby union – Women’s Six Nations round three: France v Italy

14: Football – Women’s FA Cup semi-finals

15: Athletics – Boston Marathon

15-20: Disability sport – World Para Ice Hockey Championships B-Pool, Skien, Norway

16-17: Football – Champions League quarter-final second legs

16-18: Disability sport – Quad Nations wheelchair rugby, Cardiff

18: Football – Europa League and Conference League quarter-final second legs

18-21: Golf – Women’s major: The Chevron Championships, The Woodlands, Texas

19-21: Formula 1 – Chinese Grand Prix, Shanghai

19-21: Diving – World Cup Super Final, Xi’an, China

20: Rugby union – Women’s Six Nations round four: England v Ireland, Italy v Scotland

20: Athletics – Diamond League season starts in Xiamen, China

20: Cricket – Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy season starts

20-21: Football – FA Cup semi-finals, Wembley Stadium

20-21: Football – Scottish Cup semi-finals

20-21: Football – Women’s Champions League semi-final first legs

20 April to 6 May: Snooker World Championship at Crucible Theatre, Sheffield

21: Rugby union – Women’s Six Nations round four: Wales v France

21: Athletics – London Marathon

21-27: Disability sport – Para-Swimming European Open Championships, Funchal, Madeira

24 April to 5 May: Gymnastics – European Artistic Championships, Rimini, Italy

25-27: American football – NFL Draft, Detroit

27: Rugby union – Women’s Six Nations round five: Wales v Italy, Ireland v Scotland, France v England

27: Athletics – Diamond League, Shanghai

27-28: Football – Women’s Champions League semi-final second legs

29 April to 5 May: Cycling – Women’s Tour of Spain

30 April to 1 May: Football – Champions League semi-final first legs

May

2: Football – Europa League and Europa Conference League semi-final first legs

3-5: Horse racing – Guineas Festival, Newmarket

3-5: Rugby union – European Champions Cup and Challenge Cup semi-finals

3-5: Formula 1 – Miami Grand Prix, Miami

4-5: Athletics – World Relays, Nassau, Bahamas

4-26: Cycling – Giro d’Italia

7-8: Football – Champions League semi-final second legs

7-12: Disability sport – Wheelchair Tennis World Team Cup, Antalya, Turkey

8-12: Equestrian – Badminton Horse Trials

9: Football – Europa League and Europa Conference League semi-final second legs

10: Athletics – Diamond League Doha, Qatar

10-26: Ice hockey – Men’s World Championship, Czech Republic

11: Cricket – England v Pakistan, first women’s Twenty20 international, Edgbaston

12: Football – Women’s FA Cup final, Wembley Stadium

16-19: Golf – US PGA Championship, Valhalla Golf Club, Louisville

17: Cricket – England v Pakistan, second women’s Twenty20 international, Northampton

17-19: Formula 1 – Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, Imola

17-25: Disability sport – World Para-Athletics Championships, Kobe, Japan

18: Football – League One Play-off Final, Wembley Stadium

18: Cricket – Charlotte Edwards Cup begins

18: Athletics – Night of 10,000m PBs including UK Championship, Parliament Hill Athletics Track, London

18-19: Athletics – Hypomeeting Gotzis, Austria

18-19: Rugby league – Challenge Cup semi-finals

19: Football – Final day of Premier League season

19: Football – League Two Play-off Final, Wembley Stadium

19: Cricket – England v Pakistan, third women’s Twenty20 international, Headingley

19: Athletics – Diamond League Rabat, Morocco

22: Football – Europa League final, Dublin Arena

22: Cricket – England v Pakistan first Twenty20 international, Headingley

23: Cricket – England v Pakistan, first women’s one-day international, Derby

23: Football – Scottish Premiership play-off final first leg

24: Football – Women’s Champions League final, San Mames Stadium, Bilbao

24: Rugby union – European Challenge Cup final, Tottenham Hotspur Stadium

24-26: Formula 1 – Monaco Grand Prix

24-26: Cycling – Ride London Classique, Saffron Walden to London

24-26: Snooker – British Women’s Open, Landywood Snooker Club, Walsall

25: Football – FA Cup final, Wembley Stadium

25: Football – Scottish Cup final, Hampden Park

25: Football – Women’s Champions League final, Bilbao

25: Cricket – England v Pakistan second Twenty20 international, Edgbaston

25: Rugby union – European Champions Cup final at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium

25: Athletics – Diamond League Eugene, United States

26: Football – Championship Play-off Final, Wembley Stadium

26: Football – Scottish Premiership play-off final second leg

26: Football – Women’s Scottish Cup final, Hampden Park

26: Cricket – England v Pakistan, second women’s one-day international, Taunton

26: Motorsport – Indy 500, Indianapolis

26 May to 9 June: Tennis – French Open, Paris

28: Cricket – England v Pakistan third Twenty20 international, Cardiff

29: Football – Europa Conference League final, Athens

29: Cricket – England v Pakistan, third women’s one-day international, Chelmsford

30: Cricket – England v Pakistan fourth Twenty20 international, The Oval

30: Cricket – T20 Blast season begins with the Blast Off

30: Athletics – Diamond League Oslo, Norway

30 May to 2 June: Golf – US Women’s Open, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

31: Horse racing – The Oaks, Epsom Downs

June

1: Football – Champions League final, Wembley Stadium

1: Horse racing – The Derby, Epsom Downs

1-12: Hockey – GB in Pro League mini-series, Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre, London

2: Athletics – Diamond League Stockholm, Sweden

4-9: Cycling – Women’s Tour

4-30: Cricket – Men’s T20 World Cup – hosts USA & West Indies (fixtures not announced yet)

6-23: Basketball – NBA Finals

7-9: Formula 1 – Canadian Grand Prix, Montreal

7-12: Athletics – European Championships, Rome

8: Rugby league – men’s and women’s Challenge Cup finals, Wembley

8: Rugby union – Premiership final, Twickenham

8 & 9: Baseball – MLB World Tour: London Series – New York Mets v Philadelphia Phillies, London Stadium

13-16: Golf – US Open, Pinehurst, North Carolina

14 June to 13 July: Football – Copa America, hosts USA

14 June to 14 July: Football – Euro 2024, hosts Germany (link to full fixtures)

15-16: Motorsport – Le Mans 24 Hour, France

17-23: Tennis – Cinch Championships, Queen’s Club & Rothesay Classic, Birmingham

18-22: Horse racing – Royal Ascot

19-26: Disability Sport – World Para Powerlifting World Cup, Manchester

20-23: Golf – Women’s PGA Championship, Sammamish, Washington

20-23: Cycling – National Road Championships, venue TBC

21-23: Formula 1 – Spanish Grand Prix, Barcelona

21-23: Rugby union – Rugby Sevens Olympic Repechage, Monaco – GB men in final qualifying tournament for Paris 2024

22: Cricket – Charlotte Edwards Cup Finals Day, Derby

22: Rugby union – United Rugby Championship final, Cape Town

22: Rugby union – Women’s Premiership Rugby final, venue TBC

22: Rugby union – Barbarians v Fiji, Twickenham

22: Rugby union – Japan v England

22: Netball – Superleague semi-finals

22-25: Hockey – GB in Pro League mini-series, Utrecht, Netherlands

22-29: Tennis – Rothesay International, Eastbourne

26: Cricket – England v New Zealand, first women’s one-day international, Chester-le-Street

27: Hockey – GB in Pro League mini-series, Amsterdam

28-30: Formula 1 – Austrian Grand Prix, Spielberg

29: Cricket – England v New Zealand, second women’s one-day international, Worcester

29: Netball – Superleague Grand Final

29 June to 2 July: Football – European Championship last-16 ties

29 June to 21 July: Cycling – Tour de France (starts in Italy)

July

1-14: Tennis – Wimbledon

3: Cricket – England v New Zealand, third women’s one-day international, Bristol

5-6: Football – European Championship quarter-finals

5-7: Formula 1 – British Grand Prix, Silverstone

6: England v New Zealand, first women’s Twenty20 international, Ageas Bowl

6: Rugby union – South Africa v Ireland (England, Wales & Scotland yet to confirm dates for their summer fixtures)

7: Athletics – Diamond League Paris, France

7-14: Cycling – Giro d’Italia Women

9: Cricket – England v New Zealand, second women’s Twenty20 international, Hove

9-10: Football – European Championship semi-finals, Munich and Dortmund

10-14: Cricket – England v West Indies first Test, Lord’s

11: Cricket – England v New Zealand, third women’s Twenty20 international, Canterbury

11-14: Golf – Women’s major: Evian Championship, Evian-les-Bains, France

11-14: Golf – Scottish Open, The Renaissance Club, North Berwick

12: Athletics – Diamond League Monte Carlo, Monaco

12-14: Motorcycling – British round of Superbike World Championship, Donington Park (TBC)

13: Cricket – England v New Zealand, fourth women’s Twenty20 international, Kia Oval

13: Rugby union – South Africa v Ireland

13-21: Darts – World Matchplay, Blackpool

14: Football – European Championship final, Berlin

17: Cricket – England v New Zealand, fifth women’s Twenty20 international, Lord’s

18-21: Golf – The Open, Royal Troon

18-22: Cricket – England v West Indies second Test, Trent Bridge

19-21: Formula 1 – Hungarian Grand Prix, Budapest

20: Athletics – London Diamond League, London Stadium

20: Men’s basketball – USA v South Sudan, O2 Arena, London

22: Men’s basketball – USA v Germany, O2 Arena, London

24: Cricket – One-Day Cup season begins

26-28: Formula 1 – Belgian Grand Prix, Spa-Francorchamps

26-28: Golf – LIV United Kingdom, JCB Golf and Country Club, Rocester

26-30: Cricket – England v West Indies third Test, Edgbaston

26 July to 11 August: Olympic Games, Paris

August

Dates TBC – Cricket – The Hundred

2-4: Motorcycling – British Grand Prix MotoGP, Silverstone

4: Football – Community Shield, Wembley

12-18: Cycling – Women’s Tour de France

14: Football – Uefa Super Cup, Warsaw, Poland

15-18: Golf – Women’s Scottish Open, venue TBC

17: Football – 2024-2025 Premier League season starts

17-18: Rugby league – Super League Magic Weekend, Elland Road, Leeds

17 Aug to 8 Sept: Cycling – Tour of Spain

18: Cricket – One-Day Cup semi-finals

18-25: Rowing – World Championships, Ontario, Canada

21-25: Cricket – England v Sri Lanka first Test, Old Trafford

22: Athletics – Diamond League Lausanne, Switzerland

22-25: Golf – Women’s Open, St Andrews

23-25: Formula 1 – Dutch Grand Prix, Zandvoort

25: Athletics – Diamond League Silesia, Poland

26 Aug to 8 Sept: Tennis – US Open, Flushing Meadows, New York

28 Aug to 8 Sept: Paralympic Games, Paris

29: Athletics – Diamond League Rome, Italy

29 Aug to 1 Sept: Golf – Tour Championship, Atlanta, Georgia

29 Aug to 2 Sept: Cricket – England v Sri Lanka second Test, Lord’s

29 Aug to 7 Oct: Sailing – America’s Cup Challenger Selection Series, Barcelona

30 Aug to 1 Sept: Formula 1 – Italian Grand Prix, Monza

Dates TBC in August and September: Rugby Championship

September

1-8: Cycling – Tour of Britain

3-6: Cricket – T20 Blast quarter-finals

5: Athletics – Diamond League Zurich, Switzerland

5-7: Football – Nations League matchday one

5-8: Equestrian – Burghley Horse Trials

6-10: Cricket – England v Sri Lanka third Test, Kia Oval

8: Athletics – Great North Run, Newcastle to South Shields

8-10: Football – Nations League matchday two

10-15: Tennis – Davis Cup Finals World Group II

11: Cricket – England v Australia first Twenty20 international, Ageas Bowl

12-15: Horse racing – St Leger Festival

13: Cricket – England v Australia second Twenty20 international, Cardiff

13-14: Athletics – Diamond League Final, Brussels, Belgium

13-15: Golf – Solheim Cup, Robert Trent Jones Golf Club, Gainesville, Virginia

13-15: Formula 1 – Azerbaijan Grand Prix, Baku

14: Cricket – T20 Blast Finals Day, Edgbaston

14: Cricket – Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy semi-finals

15: Cricket – England v Australia third Twenty20 international, Old Trafford

19: Cricket – England v Australia first one-day international, Trent Bridge

19-22: Golf – PGA Championship, Wentworth

20-22: Formula 1 – Singapore Grand Prix

20-22: Tennis – Laver Cup, Berlin

21: Cricket – England v Australia second one-day international, Headingley

21: Cricket – Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy final, Leicester

21-29: Cycling – World Road Championships, Zurich

22: Cricket – One-Day Cup final, Trent Bridge

24: Cricket – England v Australia third one-day international, Chester-le-Street

26-29: Cricket – final round of County Championship matches

26-29: Golf – Presidents Cup, Royal Montreal Golf Club, Quebec

26 Sept to 16 Oct: Sailing – Women’s America’s Cup, Barcelona

27: Cricket – England v Australia fourth one-day international, Lord’s

29: Cricket – England v Australia fifth one-day international, Bristol

29: Athletics – Berlin Marathon

Dates TBC in September & October: Cricket – Women’s T20 World Cup in Bangladesh

October

3-20 October – Cricket – Women’s T20 World Cup, United Arab Emirates

10-12: Football – Nations League matchday three

12: Rugby league – Super League Grand Final, Old Trafford

12-20: Sailing – America’s Cup, Barcelona

13: Athletics – Chicago Marathon

13-15: Football – Nations League matchday four

16-20: Cycling – World Track Championships, Ballerup, Denmark

17-20: Triathlon – World Championship Finals & Para-Triathlon Championships, Malaga

18-20: Formula 1 – United States Grand Prix, Austin

19: Horse racing – British Champions Day, Ascot

25-27: Formula 1 – Mexican Grand Prix, Mexico City

November

1-3: Formula 1 – Brazilian Grand Prix, Sao Paulo

2: Rugby union – England v New Zealand, Twickenham (Wales, Scotland and Ireland yet to announce dates)

3: Athletics – New York Marathon

3-10: Tennis – WTA Finals, venue TBC

4: Basketball – Women’s EuroBasket 2025 Qualifier: Sweden v Great Britain

7: Basketball – Women’s EuroBasket 2025 Qualifier: Great Britain v Denmark

7-10: Golf – Abu Dhabi Championship

9: Rugby union – England v South Africa, Twickenham

9-17: Darts – Grand Slam of Darts, Wolverhampton

10-17: Tennis – ATP Finals, Turin

12-17: Tennis – Billie Jean King Cup Finals, Seville

14-16: Football – Nations League matchday five

14-17: Golf – DP World Tour Championship, Jumeirah Golf Estates, Dubai

17-19: Football – Nations League matchday six

Dates TBC: Tennis – Davis Cup Finals, Malaga

21: Basketball – EuroBasket 2025 Qualifier: Great Britain v Greece

21-23: Formula 1 – Las Vegas Grand Prix

21-24: Golf – Group Tour Championship, Naples, Florida

23 Nov to 1 Dec: Snooker – UK Championship, York Barbican

24: Basketball – EuroBasket 2025 Qualifier: Greece v Great Britain

29 Nov to 1 Dec: Formula 1 – Qatar Grand Prix, Losail

December

6-8: Formula 1 – Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Yas Marina

8: Athletics – European Cross Country Championships, Antalya, Turkey

Dates TBC: Swimming – World Short Course Championships, Budapest

Dates TBC: Darts – PDC World Championship, Alexandra Palace, London

26: Horse racing – King George VI Chase, Kempton Park