2027 in sports

Last updated August 06, 2025

2027 in sports describes the year's events in world sport. The main sporting events for 2027 are the 2027 Men's Rugby World Cup in Australia, 2027 Cricket World Cup in South Africa, Zimbabwe and Namibia and the 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup in Brazil. In women's rugby union, there will be a new British & Irish Lions tour which will be known as the Women's British & Lions. The inaugural edition of the tour will be held in New Zealand.

Competitions by month

January

Date	Sport	Venue/Event	Status
TBD	Handball	2027 World Men's Handball Championship	International
TBD	Handball	2027 World Women's Handball Championship	International
25	American football	2027 College Football Playoff National Championship	Domestic

February

Date	Sport	Venue/Event	Status	Winner
14	American football	Super Bowl LXI	Domestic
21	Basketball	2027 NBA All-Star Game	Domestic

March

Date	Sport	Venue/Event	Status	Winner/s
16-5 April	Basketball	2027 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament	Domestic

April

Date	Sport	Venue/Event	Status	Event
29-1 May	American Football	2027 NFL draft	Domestic

May

Date	Sport	Venue/Event	Status	Winner
20–23	Golf	2027 PGA Championship	International

June

Date	Sport	Venue/Event	Status
17–20	Golf	2027 U.S. Open	International
16–27	Basketball	/ / / EuroBasket Women 2027	Continental
24–25 Jul	Association Football	2027 FIFA Women's World Cup	International
26–4 Jul	Basketball	2027 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup	International

July

Date	Sport	Venue/Event	Status
2–18	Multi-sport	2027 Pan American Games	Regional
3–11	Basketball	2027 FIBA Women's AmeriCup	Regional
10–18	Basketball	2027 FIBA Under-19 Women's Basketball World Cup	International
11–18	Basketball	2027 FIBA Women's Asia Cup	Continental
23–1 August	Basketball	2027 Women's Afrobasket	Continental

August

Date	Sport	Venue/Event	Status	Winner
27–12 September	Basketball	2027 FIBA Basketball World Cup	International

September

Date	Sport	Venue/Event	Status	Winner/s
01–13 November	Rugby union	2027 Rugby World Cup	International

October

Date	Sport	Venue/Event	Status	Winner/s

November

Date	Sport	Venue/Event	Status	Winner/s

December

Date	Sport	Venue/Event	Status	Winner
10–21	Multi-sport	2027 Southeast Asian Games	Regional

Multi-sport events

10 – 26 September: 2027 Pan American Games in Lima
8 – 17 October: 2027 Parapan American Games in Lima
10 – 21 December: 2027 SEA Games in Kuala Lumpur ^[1]
27 October - 4 November: 2027 Commonwealth Youth Games in Malta
TBD: 2027 Military World Games in Bogotá
TBD: 2027 Pacific Games in Tahiti ^[2]
TBD: 2027 Special Olympics World Summer Games in Santiago ^[3]

Air sports

American football

February 7: 2027 Pro Bowl Games in TBD
February 14: Super Bowl LXI in Inglewood, California
April 29 – May 1: 2027 NFL draft in Washington D.C.

Aquatics

TBD: 2027 World Aquatics Championships in Budapest ^[4]

Archery

Association football

7 January–5 February: 2027 AFC Asian Cup ^[5] in Saudi Arabia
June–July: 2027 Africa Cup of Nations in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda
24 June–25 July: 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup in Brazil
June 2026 and May 2027: 2026–27 UEFA Champions League

Athletics

11–19 September: 2027 World Athletics Championships in Beijing, China

Badminton

Baseball

TBD: 2027 Major League Baseball season
TBD: 2027 MLB draft
TBD: 2027 Major League Baseball All-Star Game at Wrigley Field in Chicago, Illinois
TBD: 2027 World Series

Basketball

16 – 27 June: EuroBasket Women 2027 ^[6] in Belgium/ Finland/ Sweden/ Lithuania
26 June – 4 July: 2027 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup ^[6] in Czech Republic
3 – 11 July: 2027 FIBA Women's AmeriCup ^[6]
10 – 18 July: 2027 FIBA Under-19 Women's Basketball World Cup ^[6]
11 – 18 July: 2027 FIBA Women's Asia Cup ^[6]
23 July – 1 August: 2027 Women's Afrobasket ^[6]
27 August – 12 September: 2027 FIBA Basketball World Cup ^[6] in Qatar

National Basketball Association

October 20, 2026 – June 2027 (Finals): 2026–27 NBA season
19–21 February: 2027 NBA All-Star Game at the Footprint Center in Phoenix, Arizona
April 17: 2027 NBA Playoffs
June 24: 2027 NBA draft

National Collegiate Athletic Association

March 16-April 4: 2027 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
March 19-April 3: 2027 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament

Boxing

Canoeing

Cheerleading

Chess

Cricket

TBD: 2027 Cricket World Cup in Namibia, South Africa and Zimbabwe ^[7]

Cycling – Road

TBD: 2027 UCI Road World Championships in Haute-Savoie ^[8]

Darts

Golf

20 – 23 May: 2027 PGA Championship in Texas ^[9]
17 – 20 June: 2027 U.S. Open in California ^[10]
TBD: 2027 Ryder Cup in County Limerick ^[11]
TBD: 2027 Women's PGA Championship in Maryland ^[12]
TBD: 2027 U.S. Women's Open in Ohio ^[13]

Handball

January: 2027 World Men's Handball Championship in Germany ^[14]
TBD: 2027 World Women's Handball Championship in Hungary ^[14]

Hockey

Bandy

Ice Hockey

National Hockey League

October 2026 - June 2027: 2026–27 NHL season
TBD: 2027 National Hockey League All-Star Game
TBD: 2027 NHL Playoffs
TBD: 2027 NHL entry draft

Netball

TBD: 2027 Netball World Cup in Sydney ^[15]

Rugby

Union

September 2027: 2027 British & Irish Lions tour to New Zealand New Zealand
10 September – 23 October: 2027 Rugby World Cup in Australia ^[16]

Skiing

Alpine skiing

TBD: FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2027 in Crans-Montana ^[17]

Nordic skiing

TBD: FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2027 in Falun ^[18]

References

↑ "Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore confirmed as hosts of future SEA Games". Inside the Games. 14 May 2022. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
↑ "Tahiti named host of 2027 Pacific Games". Inside the Games. 6 November 2021. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
↑ "Special Olympics World Games Perth 2027". Special Olympics Australia. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
↑ "PR 59 – Kazan 2025 and Budapest 2027, hosts of the FINA showcase". FINA. 21 July 2019. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
↑ "2027 AFC Asian Cup portal". AFC . Retrieved 25 April 2022.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "FIBA Basketball Calendar". FIBA . Retrieved 9 October 2022.
↑ "Namibia, South Africa and Zimbabwe to host 2027 Cricket World Cup". Super Sport. 16 November 2021. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
↑ "2027 UCI Cycling World Championships set for Haute-Savoie". Sports Pro Media. 23 September 2022. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
↑ Stricklin, Art (December 5, 2018). "Texas to host majors, perhaps Ryder Cup with PGA of America's move to Lone Star State". golf.com. Retrieved December 29, 2018.
↑ "Future US Opens". USGA . Retrieved 25 April 2022.
↑ "The 2027 Ryder Cup". Ryder Cup. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
↑ "PGA to bring Ryder Cup, other top events to Congressional". ESPN. Associated Press. 18 September 2018.
↑ "Future US Women's Opens". USGA . Retrieved 25 April 2022.
1 2 "Germany and Hungary to host 2027 Handball Championships". IHF. 28 February 2020. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
↑ "Sydney confirmed as 2027 Netball World Cup host city". Netball Australia. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
↑ "2027 & 2029 Rugby World Cup". Australia2027–29. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
↑ "Crans-Montana to host 2027 Alpine World Ski Championships". Inside the Games. 25 May 2022. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
↑ "Hosts for 2026 and 2027 FIS World Ski Championships Elected". International Ski Federation. 25 May 2022. Retrieved 13 January 2023.

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[1] "Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore confirmed as hosts of future SEA Games". Inside the Games. 14 May 2022. Retrieved 15 May 2022.

[2] "Tahiti named host of 2027 Pacific Games". Inside the Games. 6 November 2021. Retrieved 15 October 2022.

[3] "Special Olympics World Games Perth 2027". Special Olympics Australia. Retrieved 15 October 2022.

[4] "PR 59 – Kazan 2025 and Budapest 2027, hosts of the FINA showcase". FINA. 21 July 2019. Retrieved 25 April 2022.

[5] "2027 AFC Asian Cup portal". AFC . Retrieved 25 April 2022.

[FIBA_Calendar-6] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "FIBA Basketball Calendar". FIBA . Retrieved 9 October 2022.

[7] "Namibia, South Africa and Zimbabwe to host 2027 Cricket World Cup". Super Sport. 16 November 2021. Retrieved 25 April 2022.

[8] "2027 UCI Cycling World Championships set for Haute-Savoie". Sports Pro Media. 23 September 2022. Retrieved 15 October 2022.

[9] Stricklin, Art (December 5, 2018). "Texas to host majors, perhaps Ryder Cup with PGA of America's move to Lone Star State". golf.com. Retrieved December 29, 2018.

[10] "Future US Opens". USGA . Retrieved 25 April 2022.

[11] "The 2027 Ryder Cup". Ryder Cup. Retrieved 15 October 2022.

[12] "PGA to bring Ryder Cup, other top events to Congressional". ESPN. Associated Press. 18 September 2018.

[13] "Future US Women's Opens". USGA . Retrieved 25 April 2022.

[Handball_Championships-14] 1 2 "Germany and Hungary to host 2027 Handball Championships". IHF. 28 February 2020. Retrieved 25 April 2022.

[15] "Sydney confirmed as 2027 Netball World Cup host city". Netball Australia. Retrieved 15 October 2022.

[16] "2027 & 2029 Rugby World Cup". Australia2027–29. Retrieved 9 October 2022.

[17] "Crans-Montana to host 2027 Alpine World Ski Championships". Inside the Games. 25 May 2022. Retrieved 13 January 2023.

[18] "Hosts for 2026 and 2027 FIS World Ski Championships Elected". International Ski Federation. 25 May 2022. Retrieved 13 January 2023.

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