2026 in sports

2026 in sports describes the year's events in world sport. The main sporting events for 2026 are the 2026 Winter Olympics, the 2026 Winter Paralympics, both staged in Milano Cortina, the 2026 FIFA World Cup in the United States, Canada and Mexico, the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow and the 2026 World Baseball Classic in the United States, Puerto Rico and Japan. 2026 will also be the final year of the Rugby League World Cup to be staged as a trio, starting with the 2026 Men's Rugby League World Cup, followed by the 2026 Women's Rugby League World Cup and the 2026 Wheelchair Rugby League World Cup, all held in Australia and Papua New Guinea. From 2028 onwards, all future Rugby League World Cups will be held as standalone events. In rugby union, there will be a new international rugby union tournament, which will be known as the World Rugby Nations Championship.

Calendar by month

January

Date	Sport	Venue/Event	Status	Winner/s
26 December–5	Ice Hockey	2026 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships	International
8–11	Field hockey	2026 Men's EuroHockey Indoor Championship	Continental
10	Athletics	2026 World Athletics Cross Country Championships	International
12–18	Figure skating	2026 European Figure Skating Championships	Continental
15–18	Field hockey	2026 Women's EuroHockey Indoor Championship	Continental
15 – February 1	Handball	2026 European Men's Handball Championship	Continental
18 – February 1	Tennis	2026 Australian Open	Domestic
18 – February 8	Futsal	UEFA Futsal Euro 2026	Continental
19	American football	2026 College Football Playoff National Championship	Domestic

February

Date	Sport	Venue/Event	Status	Winner/s
1	American football	2026 Pro Bowl Games	Domestic
1	Ice Hockey	2026 NHL Stadium Series	Domestic
6–22	Winter Olympic Games	2026 Winter Olympics	International
8	American football	Super Bowl LX	Domestic
15	Auto Racing	2026 Daytona 500	Domestic
15	Basketball	2026 NBA All-Star Game	Domestic

March

Date	Sport	Venue/Event	Status	Winner/s
1–15	Tennis	2026 Indian Wells Open	International
5-17	Baseball	2026 World Baseball Classic	International
6–15	Winter Paralympic Games	2026 Winter Paralympics	International
8	Formula racing	2026 Australian Grand Prix (F1) #1
15	Formula racing	2026 Chinese Grand Prix (F1) #2	International
14–22	Curling	2026 World Women's Curling Championship	International
15–29	Tennis	2026 Miami Open	International
17–6 April	Basketball	2026 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament	Domestic
20–22	Athletics	2026 World Athletics Indoor Championships	International
20–5 April	Basketball	2026 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament	Domestic
28–5 April	Curling	2026 World Men's Curling Championship	International
24–29 April	Figure Skating	2026 World Figure Skating Championships	International
27–28 September	Baseball	2026 Major League Baseball season	Domestic
29	Formula racing	2026 Japanese Grand Prix (F1) #3	International

April

Date	Sport	Venue/Event	Status	Winner/s
8–12	Equestrian	2026 FEI World Cup Finals (show jumping and dressage)	International
9–12	Golf	2026 Masters Tournament	Domestic
12	Formula racing	2026 Bahrain Grand Prix (F1) #4	International
19	Formula Racing	2026 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix (F1) #5	International
20	Marathon	2026 Boston Marathon	International
23–25	American football	2026 NFL draft	Domestic

May

Date	Sport	Venue/Event	Status	Winner/s
2	Horse Racing	2026 Kentucky Derby	International
3	Formula racing	2026 Miami Grand Prix (F1) #6	International
14–17	Golf	2026 PGA Championship	International
16	Horse Racing	2026 Preakness Stakes	Domestic
24	Formula racing	2026 Canadian Grand Prix (F1) #7	International
24–7 June	Tennis	2026 French Open	Domestic

June

Date	Sport	Venue/Event	Status	Winner/s
6	Horse Racing	2026 Belmont Stakes	International
7	Formula racing	2026 Monaco Grand Prix (F1) #8	International
14	Formula racing	2026 Spainish Grand Prix (F1) #9	International
15–26	Sport shooting	2026 ISSF Junior World Championship	International
18–21	Golf	2026 U.S. Open	International
25	Basketball	2026 NBA draft	Domestic
26–27	Ice Hockey	2026 NHL Entry Draft	Domestic
28	Formula racing	2026 Austrian Grand Prix (F1) #10	International
29 – July 12	Tennis	2026 Wimbledon Championships	International
11 – July 19	Association Football	2026 FIFA World Cup	International

July

Date	Sport	Venue/Event	Status	Winner/s
5	Formula racing	2026 British Grand Prix (F1) #11	International
14	Baseball	2026 Major League Baseball All-Star Game	Domestic
19	Formula racing	2026 Belgian Grand Prix (F1) #12	International
22–26	Rowing	2026 World Rowing U23 Championships	International
23–2 August	Commonwealth Games	2026 Commonwealth Games	International
26	Formula racing	2026 Hungarian Grand Prix (F1) #13	International

August

Date	Sport	Venue/Event	Status	Winner/s
5–9	Rowing	2026 World Rowing Junior Championships	International
6–17	Tennis	2026 Cincinnati Open	International
10–16	Athletics	2026 European Athletics Championships	Continental
11–23	Equestrian	2026 FEI World Championships	International
13–30	Golf	2026 FedEx Cup Playoffs	International
14–30	Field hockey	2026 Men's FIH Hockey World Cup	International
20–30	Baseball	2026 Little League World Series	Domestic
23	Formula Racing	2026 Dutch Grand Prix (F1 #14)	International
21–3 September	Mediterranean Games	2026 Mediterranean Games	International
23–30	Rowing	2026 World Rowing Championships	International
31–13 September	Tennis	2026 US Open	International

September

Date	Sport	Venue/Event	Status	Winner/s
4–13	Basketball	2026 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup	International
5–12 December	American Football	2026 NCAA Division I FBS season	Domestic
6	Formula racing	2026 Italian Grand Prix (F1 #15)	International
9–19	Wheelchair Basketball	Ottawa 2026 IWBF Wheelchair Basketball World Championships	International
10–10 January	American Football	2026 NFL season	Domestic
11–13	Athletics	2026 World Athletics Ultimate Championship	International
5–27	Association football	2026 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup	International
13	Formula racing	2026 Spanish Grand Prix (F1 #16)	International
19–4 October	Asian Games	2026 Asian Games	International
26	Formula racing	2026 Azerbaijan Grand Prix (F1 #17)	International

October

Date	Sport	Event/Venue	Status	Winner/s
4	Marathon	Chicago Marathon	Domestic
9–11	Rowing	2026 World Rowing Coastal Championships	International
20	Baseball	2026 World Series	Domestic

November

Date	Sport	Venue/Event	Status	Winner/s
1	Marathon	2026 New York Marathon	Domestic
6–7	Horse Racing	2026 Breeders Cup	Domestic
15	Canadian football	113th Grey Cup	Domestic

December

Date	Sport	Venue/Event	Status	Winner/s
26–5 January 2027	Ice Hockey	2027 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships

American football

Main article: 2026 in American football

National Football League

• February 1: 2026 Pro Bowl Games in TBD
• February 8: Super Bowl LX in Santa Clara, California
• April 23–25: 2026 NFL draft in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
• September 10 – January 10: 2026 NFL season

Association football

Main article: 2026 in association football

FIFA World Cups

• 11 June–19 July: 2026 FIFA World Cup (co-host United States/ Canada/ Mexico)
• 2026 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Poland
• 2026 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Morocco
• 2026 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Qatar
• 2026 FIFA Series in TBA
• 2026 Finalissima
• 2026 FIFA Women's Champions Cup in TBA

CONMEBOL

• 2026 Superclásico de las Américas in Tokyo, Japan

Club competitions

• 2026 Copa Libertadores TBA
• 2026 Copa Sudamericana TBA
• 2026 Recopa Sudamericana in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

AFC

• 2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup in Australia
• 2026 AFC Futsal Asian Cup in Indonesia
• 2026 AFC U-23 Asian Cup in Saudi Arabia

UEFA

• 20 May: 2026 UEFA Europa League final in Istanbul, Turkey ^[1]
• 27 May: 2026 UEFA Conference League final in Leipzig, Germany
• 30 May: 2026 UEFA Champions League final in Budapest, Hungary
• 2026 UEFA Women's Champions League final in Oslo, Norway

Futsal

• TBD: UEFA Futsal Euro 2026 in Latvia and Lithuania

Baseball

Main article: 2026 in baseball

• If the Los Angeles Dodgers are still playing in their current city, they will have been playing in Los Angeles longer than in their original home in Brooklyn.
• 2026 World Baseball Classic ( Japan/ Puerto Rico/ United States)
• March 26 – September 27: 2026 Major League Baseball season
• July 12: 2026 MLB Draft
• July 14: 2026 Major League Baseball All-Star Game at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ^[2]
• October 20 : 2026 World Series

2026 Little League World Series

• August 20–30: Little League World Series at Little League Volunteer Stadium and Howard J. Lamade Stadium, both in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania

Basketball

Main article: 2026 in basketball

• TBD: 2026 FIBA Under-17 Basketball World Cup in Turkey
• TBD: 2026 FIBA Under-17 Women's Basketball World Cup in Czech Republic

National Basketball Association

• October 21, 2025 – June 2026 (Finals): 2025–26 NBA season
• February 15: 2026 NBA All-Star Game at Intuit Dome in Inglewood, California
• April 18: 2026 NBA Playoffs
• June 25: 2026 NBA draft

National Collegiate Athletic Association

• March 17 – April 5: 2026 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
• March 20 – April 4: 2026 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament

Canadian football

Canadian Football League

• April 28: 2026 CFL draft and 2026 CFL global draft
• June 4–October 24: 2026 CFL season
• November 15: 113th Grey Cup

Cricket

• ICC Men's T20 World Cup in India and Sri Lanka
• ICC Women's T20 World Cup in England and Wales

Cycling

Road

2026 UCI World Tour (men)

Main article: 2026 in men's cycling

2026 UCI Women's World Tour

Main article: 2026 in women's cycling

Track

Main article: 2026 in track cycling

Darts

Main article: 2026 in darts

Equestrianism

Horse Racing

• May 2: Kentucky Derby in Churchill Downs
• May 16: Preakness Stakes in Laurel Park
• June 6: Belmont Stakes in Belmont Park
• Nov 6–7: Breeders Cup in Santa Ana Park

Esports

Main article: 2026 in esports

Golf

• June 18–21 – 126th U.S. Open in Shinnecock Hills, New York.

Handball

• 15 January – 1 February 2026 European Men's Handball Championship in Denmark, Norway and Sweden
• 2026 European Women's Handball Championship in Czech Republic, Poland, Romania, Slovakia and Turkey
• 2026 Handball World Club Challenge in Croatia

Hockey

National Hockey League

• October 7, 2025 – June 2026: 2025–26 NHL season
• March 2026: 2026 National Hockey League All-Star Game
• April 19: 2026 NHL Playoffs
• June 26: 2026 NHL entry draft

Multi-sport events

• 6–22 February: 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan/Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy
• 6–15 March: 2026 Winter Paralympics in Milan/Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy
• 19 September–4 October: 2026 Asian Games in Nagoya, Japan
• 23 July-2 August: 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland
• 27 June–5 July: 2026 Gay Games in Valencia, Spain
• 13–22 June: 2026 Mediterranean Games in Taranto
• 31 October–13 November: 2026 Summer Youth Olympics, in Dakar, Senegal

Rugby

Rugby League World Cups

• October 2026 – November 2026: 2026 Men's Rugby League World Cup in Australia and Papua New Guinea
• October 2026 – November 2026: 2026 Women's Rugby League World Cup in Australia and Papua New Guinea
• October 2026 – November 2026: 2026 Wheelchair Rugby League World Cup in Australia and Papua New Guinea

Tennis

Main article: 2026 in tennis

Grand Slam

• January 11 – February 1: 2026 Australian Open
• May 24 – June 7: 2026 French Open
• June 29 – July 12: 2026 Wimbledon Championships
• August 31 – September 13: 2026 US Open

Wheelchair Basketball

Ottawa 2026 IWBF Wheelchair Basketball World Championships

References

1. Joe Mewis (September 26, 2024). "Where is the 2026 Europa League final going to be held?". fourfourtwo.com. Retrieved March 19, 2025.
2. Zolecki, Todd (April 16, 2019). "All-Star Game headed to Philly in 2026". MLB.com . Retrieved June 2, 2024.