Sporting Calendar 2024: Month-by-Month Guide For The Best Sporting Events This Year

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sports calendar 2024

Plan your year ahead with our sporting calendar 2024 which will showcase the best events and dates for each month. There’s a lot going on in 2024 for all sporting fans around the world, including the Summer Olympics and Euro 2024, you can see in more details below and add the big dates to your diaries.

Sporting Calendar 2024: Summer Olympics In Paris Headlines A Bumper Year Ahead

The sporting calendar 2024 is arguably one of the busiest schedules in recent times.

We’ve the stalwart events that come around every year, like the Grand Slam tennis competitions and the golfing Majors, not to mention Super Bowl LVIII, which is in Las Vegas this year, plus all the normal horse racing including the Grand National, the Epsom Derby and the Melbourne Cup.

However, the sporting calendar 2024 is also littered with some huge biannual and quadrennial events to make this year one that’s bulging with top sporting action throughout the twelve months.

These extra events are headlined by the Summer Olympics in Paris, France – which gets going on 26th July and runs through till the 11th of August.

While on the football front the Africa Cup Of Nations starts in January, with the Ivory Coast playing hosts. Then, sticking with football, and moving into the summer, it’s Euro 2024 (14th June-14th July) with soccer fans heading to Germany for this competition that’s held every four years.

Major Sporting Events In 2024 To Look For

January Sporting Calendar 2024

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Date Sport Event Location
1st-3rd Darts PDC World Championships Alexandra Palace
4th-8th Football FA Cup Third Round Various
5th-21st Bowls World Indoor Championships Hopton
7th-14th Snooker Masters Alexandra Palace
9th-10th Football Carabao Cup (semi-final 1st legs) Various
12th-14th Rugby Union European Challenge Cup (pool matches) Various
12th-10th Football Asian Cup Qatar
13th-11th Feb Football Africa Cup Of Nations Ivory Coast
13th-14th Rugby League Challenge Cup (1st Round) Various
14th Football Women’s FA Cup (4th Round) Various
14th-28th Tennis Australian Open Melbourne
18th-21st Golf Dubai Desert Classic Dubai
19th-21st Rugby Union European Challenge Cup (pool matches) Various
20th-21st Football Scottish Cup (4th Round) Various
20th Horse Racing Clarence House Chase Ascot
23rd-24th Football Carabao Cup (semi-final 2nd legs) Various
24th-27th Golf Farmers Insurance Open Torrey Pines
25th-27th Cycling Six Day Berlin Berlin
25th-28th Motorsport Monte Carlo Rally Monte Carlo
25th-29th Cricket First Test: India vs England Hyderabad
26th-29th Football FA Cup (4th Round) Various
27th-28th Rugby League Challenge Cup (2nd Round) Various
27th Horse Racing Pegasus World Cup Gulfstream Park
28th Basketball BBL Trophy Finals Birmingham

February Sporting Calendar 2024

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Date Sport Event Location
1st Darts Premier League Cardiff
2nd Rugby Union Six Nations (France vs Ireland) Paris
3rd-4th Horse Racing Dublin Racing Festival Leopardstown
2nd-6th Cricket Second Test: India vs England Visakhapatnam
3rd Rugby Union Six Nations (Italy vs England & Wales vs Scotland) Rome/Cardiff
7th-8th Football Women’s Continental Cup (Qtr-Finals) Various
10th Football Asian Cup Final Losail
11th Rugby Union Six Nations (Ireland vs Italy) Dublin
11th American Football Super Bowl LVIII Las Vegas
11th Football Africa Cup Of Nations Final Abidjan
11th Football Women’s FA Cup (5th Round) Various
12th-18th Snooker Welsh Open Llandudno
13th-14th Football Champions League (last 16, 1st legs) Various
15th Football Europa League knockout (1st legs) Various
15th Football Europa League Conference (1st legs) Various
15th Rugby League Super League season starts Various
15th-19th Cricket Third Test: India vs England Rajkot
17th Boxing Tyson Fury vs Oleksandr Usyk Riyadh
17th Horse Racing Ascot Chase Ascot
17th-18th Athletics UK Indoor Championships Birmingham
18th-2nd Mar Tennis Dubai Championships Dubai
19th-25th Snooker Players Championship Telford
22nd Football Europa League knockout (2nd legs) Various
22nd Football Europa Conference League knockout (2nd legs) Various
20th-21st Football Champions League (last 16, 1st legs) Various
23rd Football Woman’s Nations League semi-finals Various
24th Horse Racing Saudi Cup King Abdulaziz Racecourse
23rd-25th Motorcycling World Superbikes Phillip Island
23rd-27th Cricket Fourth Test: India vs England Ranchi
23rd-25th Motorcycling World Superbikes Phillip Island
24th Rugby League World Cup Challenge (Wigan Warriors vs Penrith Panthers)  –
24th Rugby Union Six Nations (Ireland vs Wales & Scotland vs England) Dublin / Edinburgh
25th Football Carabao Cup Final Wembley
25th Rugby Union Six Nations (France vs Italy) Paris
27th-28th Football FA Cup 5th Round Various
29th-3rd Mar Golf Honda Classic Florida

March Sporting Calendar 2024

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Date Sport Event Location
1st-3rd Athletics World Indoor Championships Glasgow
2nd Motor Racing Bahrain Grand Prix Sakhir
2nd-3rd Triathlon World Championship Abu Dhabi
3rd Athletics Tokyo Marathon Tokyo
4th-10th Golf Arnold Palmer Invitational Florida
4th-17th Tennis BNP Paribas Open Indian Wells
5th-6th Football Champions League (last 16, 1st legs) Various
7th Football Europa League (last 16 1st legs) Various
7th Football Europa Conference League (last 16 1st legs) Various
7th-11th Cricket Fifth Test: India vs England Dharamsala
9th Motor Racing Saudi Arabia Grand Prix Jeddah
9th Rugby Union Six Nations (Italy vs Scotland & England vs Ireland) Rome/ London
9th-10th Football Scottish Cup Qtr-finals Various
10th Motorcycling Qatar MotoGP Qatar
12th-13th Football Champions League (last 16, 1st legs) Various
12th-15th Horse Racing Cheltenham Festival Cheltenham
12th-17th Badminton All England Open Birmingham
14th Football Europa League (last 16 1st legs) Various
14th Football Europa Conference League (last 16 1st legs) Various
14th-17th Golf The Players Championship Florida
16th Rugby Union Six Nations (Wales v Italy, Ireland v Scotland, France v England Cardiff, Dublin, Paris
16th-17th Football FA Cup Qtr-finals Various
17th Rugby Union Premiership Cup Final
17th-31st Tennis Miami Open Miami
21st Football Euro 2024 play-off semi-final inc Wales vs Finland Various
22nd Football Friendly (Holland vs Scotland) Holland
23rd Football Friendlies inc England vs Brazil & Ireland vs Belgium Various
24th Motor Racing Australian Grand Prix Melbourne
26th Football Euro 2024 play-off semi-final inc Wales vs Finland Various
26th Football Friendlies inc England vs Belgium & Scotland vs N Ireland Various
30th Rowing Boat Race (Oxford vs Cambridge) London
30th Horse Racing Dubai World Cup Meydan
30th-7th Apr Tennis Charleston Open Charleston
31st Football Woman’s Continental Cup Final Molineux

April Sporting Calendar 2024

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Date Sport Event Location
1st Horse Racing Irish Grand National Fairyhouse
5th-8th Cricket County Champion season starts Various
6th Cycling Paris-Roubaix France
6th-14th Tennis Monte Carlo Masters Monte Carlo
7th Motor Racing Japanese Grand Prix Suzuka
9th-10th Football Champions League Qtr-Finals (1st legs) Various
11th Football Europa League Qtr-Finals (1st legs) Various
11th Football Europa League Conference Qtr-Finals (1st legs) Various
11th-14th Golf The Masters Augusta
11th-13th Horse Racing Grand National Festival Aintree
13th Horse Racing Grand National Aintree
13th MMA UFC 300 Las Vegas
13th-14th Rugby League European Challenge Cup (Qtr-finals) Various
16th-17th Football Champions League Qtr-Finals (2nd legs) Various
18th Football Europa League Qtr-Finals (1st legs) Various
18th Football Europa League Conference Qtr-Finals (1st legs) Various
17th-20th Gymnastics Artistic Gymnastics World Cup Doha
18th-21st Motorsport Croatia Rally Croatia
20th Horse Racing Scottish Grand National Ayr
20th-21st Football FA Cup Semi-finals Wembley
20th-21st Football Scottish FA Cup Semi-finals Various
20th-6th May Snooker World Championships Sheffield
21st Athletics London Marathon London
21st Motor Racing Chinese Grand Prix Shanghai
22nd-5th May Tennis Madrid Open Madrid
28th Football Scottish Cup semi-finals Various
30th-1st May Football Champions League semi-finals Various

May Sporting Calendar 2024

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Date Sport Event Location
2nd Football Europa League semi-Finals (1st legs) Various
2nd Football Europa Conference League semi-Finals (1st legs) Various
3rd-5th Horse Racing Guineas Festival Newmarket
3rd-5th Rugby Union European Challenge Cup semi-finals Various
4th Horse Racing Kentucky Derby Kentucky
4th Football Championship final fixtures Various
5th Motor Racing Miami Grand Prix Florida
7th-8th Football Champions League semi-finals (2nd legs) Various
8th-12th Equestrian Badminton Horse Trials Badminton
8th-10th Horse Racing Chester May Meeting Chester
9th Football Europa League semi-Finals (2nd legs) Various
9th Football Europa Conference League semi-Finals (2nd legs) Various
9th-12th Golf Wells Fargo Championship Charlotte
10th-26th Ice Hockey World Championship Prague & Ostrava
11th Football FA Trophy Final Wembley
11th Football FA Vase Final Wembley
11th Triathlon World Championship Yokohama
12th Football Woman’s FA Cup Final Wembley
15th-17th Horse Racing York Dante Festival York
16-19th Golf US PGA Championship Valhalla
18th Football League One Play-off Final Wembley
18th Horse Racing Preakness Stakes Pimlico
18th Rugby Union Final Premiership fixtures Various
18th-19th Football Final Scottish Premiership fixtures Various
18th-19th Rugby League Challenge Cup semi-finals Various
19th Football Premier League final fixtures Various
19th Basketball BBL play-off final London
19th Football League Two play-off Final Wembley
19th Motor Racing Emilia Romagna Grand Prix Imola
22nd Cricket First T20, England vs Pakistan Headingley
22nd Football Europa League Final Dublin
23rd Football Scottish Premiership play-off final (1st leg) Various
24th Rugby Union European Challenge Cup Final Tottenham
25th Cricket Second T20 England vs Pakistan Edgbaston
25th Football FA Cup Final Wembley
25th Football Scottish FA Cup Final Hampden Park
25th Football Woman’s Champions League Final Bilbao
25th Rugby Union European Champions Cup Final Tottenham
25th Horse Racing Irish 2000 Guineas Curragh
25th-26th Triathlon World Championship Cagliari
26th Football Championship Play-off Final Wembley
26th Football Scottish Championship Play-off Final (2nd leg)
26th Motor Racing Indianapolis 500 Indianapolis
26th Motor Racing Monaco Grand Prix Monaco
26th Horse Racing Irish 1000 Guineas Curragh
26th-9th June Tennis French Open Roland Garros
28th Cricket Third T20, England vs Pakistan Sophia Gardens
29th Football Europa Conference League Final Athens
30th Cricket Fourth T20, England vs Pakistan The Oval
30th Cricket T20 Blast starts Edgbaston
31st Horse Racing Epsom Oaks & Coronation Cup Epsom

June Sporting Calendar 2024

Euro 2024 Group Stage Draw

Date Sport Event Location
1st Horse Racing Epsom Derby
1st Football Champions League Final Wembley
1st Rugby Union Premier League semi-finals Various
4th-30th Cricket T20 World Cup US & West Indies
5th Rugby League State Of Origin (New South Wales vs Queensland) Sydney
6th-23rd Basketballs NBA Finals
7th-12th Athletics European Championships Rome
8th Rugby League Challenge Cup Final Wembley
8th Rugby Union Premiership Final Twickenham
8th Horse Racing Belmont Stakes Belmont Park
8th-9th Baseball London Series London Stadium
9th Motor Racing Canadian Grand Prix Montreal
10th-16th Tennis Rothesay Open Nottingham
13th-16th Golf US Open Pinehurst
14th-16th Motorcycling World Superbikes Misano
14th-14th July Football Euro 2024 Germany
15th-16th Motor Racing Le Mans 24 Hours Le Mans
16th Football Euro 2024: England vs Serbia Gelsenkirchen
17th-23rd Tennis Cinch Championships & Rothesay Classic Queen’s/Birmingham
18th-22nd Horse Racing Royal Ascot Ascot
19th Football Euro 2024: Scotland vs Switzerland Cologne
20th Football Euro 2024: England vs Denmark Frankfurt
20th-23rd Equestrian Derby Meeting Hickstead
20th-14th July Football Copa America USA
22nd Cricket Charlotte Edwards Finals Day County Ground
22nd Rugby Union Test Match: Japan vs England
22nd-29th Tennis Rothesay International Eastbourne
23rd Football Euro 2024: Scotland vs Hungary Stuttgart
23rd Motor Racing Spanish Grand Prix Barcelona
25th Football Euro 2024: England vs Slovenia Cologne
30th Cricket T20 World Cup Final Barbados
30th Horse Racing Irish Derby Curragh
30th Motor Racing Austrian Grand Prix Speilberg

July Sporting Calendar 2024

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Date Sport Event Location
1st-14th Tennis Wimbledon All England Club
2nd-7th Rowing Henley Regatta Henley
6th Rugby Union Test: South Africa vs Ireland Pretoria
6th Horse Racing Coral Eclipse Stakes Sandown
7th Motor Racing British Grand Prix Silverstone
10th-14th Cricket First Test: England vs West Indies Lord’s
11th-13th Horse Racing Newmarket July Meeting Newmarket
11th-14th Golf Scottish Open North Berwick
12th-14th Motorcycling World Superbikes Donnington Park
13th Rugby Union Second Test: South Africa vs Ireland Durban
14th Football Copa Ameria Final Miami
14th Football Euro 2024 Final Berlin
18th-21st Golf The Open Championship Royal Troon
18th-22nd Cricket Second Test: England vs West Indies Trent Bridge
20th Horse Racing Haskell Stakes Monmouth Park
19th-21st Motorcycling World Superbikes Most
21st Motor Racing Hungarian Grand Prix Budapest
24th Cricket One Day Cup Starts Various
24th-28th Equestrian Royal International Horse Show Hickstead
26th-30th Cricket Third Test: England vs West Indies Edgbaston
26th-11th Aug Olympic Games 2024 Olympics Paris/Tahiti
27th Horse Racing King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Stakes Ascot
28th Motor Racing Belgian Grand Prix Spa
30th-3rd Aug Horse Racing Glorious Goodwood Goodwood

August Sporting Calendar 2024

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Date Sport Event Location
4th Motorcycling MotoGP Great Britain Silverstone
9th-11th Motorcycling World Superbikes Algarve
14th Football UEFA Super Cup Warsaw
17th Football Premier League season starts Various
17th-18th Rugby League Super League Magic Weekend Headingley
18th-25th Rowing World Championships Ontario
21st-24th Horse Racing York Ebor Meeting York
21st-25th Cricket First Test: England vs Sri Lanka Old Trafford
21st-25th Golf Women’s Open St Andrews
23rd-25th Motorcycling World Superbikes Balaton
24th Horse Racing Travers Stakes Saratoga
25th Motor Racing Dutch Grand Prix Zandvoort
26th-8th Sept Tennis US Open Flushing Meadows
28th-8th Sept Paralympics Paralympics Games Paris
29th-1st Sept Golf British Masters Sutton Coldfield
29th-2nd Sept Cricket Second Test: England vs Sri Lanka Lord’s

September Sporting Calendar 2024

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Date Sport Event Location
1st Motor Racing Italian Grand Prix Monza
1st-8th Rowing World Championships Belgrade
5th-7th Football Nations League first fixtures Various
5th-8th Equestrian Burghley Horse Trials Burghley
6th-8th Motorcycling World Superbikes Magny-Cours)
6th-10th Cricket Third Test: England vs Sri Lanka The Oval
8th Athletics Great North Run
8th-10th Football Nations League second fixtures Various
9th-15th Tennis Davis Cup (group)
11th Cricket First T20 England vs Australia Ageas Bowl
12th-15th Golf Irish Open Royal County
12th-15th Horse Racing Doncaster St Leger Festival Doncaster
13th Cricket Second T20 England vs Australia Sophia Gardens
13th-15th Golf Solheim Cup Gainesville
14th Cricket T20 Blast Finals day Edgbaston
14th Horse Racing Irish Champion Stakes Leopardstown
15th Cricket Third T20 England vs Australia Old Trafford
15th Motor Racing Azerbaijan Grand Prix Baku
17th-19th Football Champions League Group Stage starts Various
19th Cricket First ODI England vs Australia Trent Bridge
19th-22nd Golf BMW PGA Wentworth
20th-22nd Motorcycling World Superbikes Cremona
20th-22nd Rugby League Super League Final Weekend
20th-22nd Tennis Laver Cup Berlin
21st Cricket Second ODI England vs Australia Headingley
22nd Cricket One Day Final Trent Bridge
22nd Motor Racing Singapore Grand Prix Marina Bay
24th Cricket Third ODI England vs Australia Chester-le-Street
25th-26th Football Europa League match day one Various
26th-29th Cricket County Cricket final fixtures Various
26th-28th Horse Racing Newmarket Cambridgeshire Meeting Newmarket
27th Cricket Fourth ODI England vs Australia Lord’s
27th-29th Motorcycling World Superbikes Aragon
28th Aussie Rules AFL Grand Final Melbourne
29th Cricket Fifth ODI England vs Australia Bristol

October Sporting Calendar 2024

Champions League Fixtures

Date Sport Event Location
1st-2nd Football Champions League Matchday two Various
3rd Football Europa League Matchday two Various
3rd Football Conference League Matchday one Various
3rd-6th Golf Alfred Dunhill Links Championship Scotland
3rd-10th Tennis WTA Finals
5th-6th Horse Racing Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe Longchamp
9th-13th Equestrian Horse Of The Year Show Birmingham
10th-12th Football Nations League Matchday three Various
11th-13th Motorcycling World Superbikes Jerez
11th-12th Horse Racing Newmarket Cesarewitch Meeting Newmarket
12th Rugby League Super League Grand Final Old Trafford
13th Athletics Chicago Marathon Chicago
13th-15th Football Nations League Matchday four Various
17th-20th Triathlon World Championship Finals Malaga
19th Horse Racing Champions Day Ascot
20th Motor Racing US Grand Prix Austin
22nd-23rd Football Champions League Matchday three Various
24th Football Europa League Matchday three Various
24th Football Conference League Matchday two Various
26th Horse Racing Futurity Trophy Stakes Doncaster
27th Motor Racing Mexico Grand Prix Mexico City
28th-3rd Nov Tennis Paris Masters Paris

November Sporting Calendar 2024

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Date Sport Event Location
1st-2nd Horse Racing Breeders’ Cup Del Mar
2nd Rugby Union Autumn Nations Series: England vs New Zealand
3rd Athletics New York Marathon New York
3rd-10th Tennis WTA Tour Finals Cancun
5th Horse Racing Melbourne Cup Melbourne Cup
5th-6th Football Champions League Matchday four Various
7th Football Europa League Matchday four Various
7th Football Conference League Matchday three Various
9th Rugby Union Autumn Nations Series: England vs New Zealand
10th-17th Tennis ATP Tour Finals Turin
12th-17th Tennis Billie Jean King Cup Finals Seville
14th-16th Football Nations League Matchday five Various
14th-17th Golf DP World Tour Championship Dubai
16th Rugby Union Autumn Nations Series: England vs New Zealand
15th-17th Horse Racing Cheltenham November Meeting Cheltenham
17th-19th Football Nations League Matchday six Various
19th-24th Tennis Davis Cup Finals Malaga
23rd Motor Racing Las Vegas Grand Prix Las Vegas
26th-27th Football Champions League Matchday five Various
28th Football Europa League Matchday five Various
28th Football Conference League Matchday four Various
30th Horse Racing Coral Gold Trophy Newbury
30th Horse Racing Japan Cup Tokyo

December Sporting Calendar 2024

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Date Sport Event Location
1st Motor Racing Qatar Grand Prix Qatar
8th Motor Racing Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Abu Dhabi
8th Horse Racing Hong Kong International Sha Tin
10th-11th Football Champions League Matchday six Various
12th Football Europa League Matchday six Various
12th Football Conference League Matchday five Various
13th-14th Horse Racing Cheltenham December Meeting Cheltenham
18th-22nd Tennis Next Gen ATP Tennis Finals Jeddah
26th Horse Racing King George VI Chase Kempton
27th Horse Racing Welsh Grand National Chepstow
28th Horse Racing Savills Chase Leopardstown

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