Sports schedule, October 2024: Women’s T20 World Cup, ITTF-Asian Table Tennis Championships, PKL and more
CRICKET
Women’s T20 World Cup – UAE
Bangladesh tour of India
September 27 – October 1: 2nd Test – Green Park, Kanpur
October 6: 1st T20I – Shrimant Madhavrao Scindia Cricket Stadium, Gwalior
October 9: 2nd T20I – Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi
October 12: 3rd T20I – Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad
New Zealand tour of India
October 16-20: 1st Test – M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
October 24-28: 2nd Test – Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune
Irani Cup – Mumbai vs Rest of India
October 1-5: Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow
Ranji Trophy
October 11 onwards
Ireland and South Africa tour of UAE
October 2: 1st ODI – Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi
October 4: 2nd ODI – Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi
October 7: 3rd ODI – Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi
England tour of Pakistan
October 7-11: 1st Test – Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan
October 15-19: 2nd Test – Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan
October 24-28: 3rd Test – Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi
West Indies tour of Sri Lanka
October 13: 1st T20I – Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium, Dambulla
October 15: 2nd T20I – Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium, Dambulla
October 17: 3dr T20I – Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium, Dambulla
October 20: 1st ODI – Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy
October 23: 2nd ODI – Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy
October 26: 3rd ODI – Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy
England tour of West Indies
October 31: 1st ODI – Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound, Antigua
Women’s Under-19 T20 Trophy
October 1-18
Women’s Under-19 T20 Challenger Trophy
October 24-30
Vinoo Mankad Trophy
October 4-26
Senior Women’s T20 Trophy
October 17 – November 12
Col. C K Nayudu Trophy
October 13, 2024 – March 1, 2025
FOOTBALL
Indian Super League 2024-25
UEFA Champions League (select fixtures)
October 2: Arsenal vs PSG
October 2: Barcelona vs Young Boys
October 2: Bayer Leverkusen vs AC Milan
October 2: Borussia Dortmund vs Celtic
October 2: Slovan Bratislava vs Manchester City
October 3: Aston Villa vs Bayern Munich
October 3: Lille vs Real Madrid
October 3: Liverpool vs Bologna
October 23: Arsenal vs Shakhtar Donetsk
October 23: Real Madrid vs Borussia Dortmund
October 24: Barcelona vs Bayern Munich
October 24: Manchester City vs Sparta Prague
October 24: RB Leipzig vs Liverpool
AFC Women’s Champions League (select fixtures)
October 6: Group C – Urawa Reds Diamonds vs Odisha FC
AFC Champions League 2 (select fixtures)
October 2: Tractor FC vs Mohun Bagan Super Giant
October 23: Mohun Bagan Super Giant vs Al-Wakrah
Premier League
August 16, 2024 – May 25, 2025
La Liga (select fixtures)
October 6: Real Madrid vs Villarreal
October 6: Deportivo Alaves vs Barcelona
October 20: Celta Vigo vs Real Madrid
October 21: Barcelona vs Sevilla
October 27: Real Madrid vs Barcelona
Serie A (select fixtures)
October 6: Inter Milan vs Torino
October 6: Juventus vs Cagliari
October 7: Fiorentina vs AC Milan
October 19: AC Milan vs Udinese
October 20: Juventus vs Lazio
October 21: Roma vs Inter Milan
October 26: Bologna vs AC Milan
October 27: Inter Milan vs Juventus
October 30: AC Milan vs Napoli
October 30: Empoli vs Inter Milan
October 31: Juventus vs Parma
Bundesliga (select fixtures)
October 5: Bayer Leverkusen vs Holstein Kiel
October 5: Union Berlin vs Borussia Dortmund
October 6: Frankfurt vs Bayern Munich
October 19: Borussia Dortmund vs St. Pauli
October 19: Bayer Leverkusen vs Frankfurt
October 19: Bayern Munich vs VfB Stuttgart
October 26: Augsburg vs Borussia Dortmund
October 26: Werder Bremen vs Bayer Leverkusen
October 27: Bochum vs Bayern Munich
UEFA Europa League (select fixtures)
October 4: FC Porto vs Manchester United
October 25: Fenerbahce vs Manchester United
EFL Cup (select round-four fixtures)
October 30: Brighton vs Liverpool
October 30: Manchester United vs Leicester
October 30: Spurs vs Manchester City
October 30: Preston vs Arsenal
October 30: Newcastle/AFC Wimbledon vs Chelsea
TENNIS
ATP 500 Japan Open – Tokyo
September 25 – October 1
WTA 1000 China Open – Beijing
September 25 – October 6
ATP 500 China Open – Beijing
September 26 – October 2
Shanghai Masters
October 2-13
WTA 1000 Wuhan Open
October 7-13
ATP 250 Almaty Open
October 14-20
ATP 250 Nordic Open – Sweden
October 14-20
ATP 250 European Open – Antwerp
October 14-20
WTA 250 Japan Open – Osaka
October 14-20
WTA 500 Ningbo Open
October 14-20
ATP 500 Erste Bank Open – Vienna
October 21-27
ATP 500 Swiss Indoors Basel
October 21-27
WTA 250 Guangzhou Open
October 21-27
WTA 500 Pan Pacific Open – Tokyo
October 21-27
Paris Masters
October 28 – November 3
WTA 250 Hong Kong Open
October 28 – November 3
WTA 250 Jiangxi Open
October 28 – November 3
WTA 250 Merida Open
October 28 – November 3
ATHLETICS
SAAF Athletics Championships – Ranchi
October 4-6
National Open Marathon – Bengaluru
October 6
Chicago Marathon
October 13
Amsterdam Marathon
October 20
Vedanta Delhi Half Marathon
October 20
Junior National Athletics Championships – Bhubaneswar
October 25-29
BADMINTON
BWF World Junior Mixed Team Championships 2024 – Nanchang, China
September 30 – October 5
BWF World Junior Championships 2024 – Nanchang, China
October 7-13
Arctic Open (BWF World Tour Super 500) – Vantaa, Finland
October 8-13
Denmark Open (BWF World Tour 750) – Odense, Denmark
October 15-20
Indonesia Masters (BWF Tour Super 100) – Surabaya, Indonesia
October 29 – November 3
Hylo Open (BWF World Tour Super 500) – Saarbrucken, Germany
October 29 – November 3
ARCHERY
Archery World Cup Final – Tlaxcala, Mexico
October 19-20
MOTORSPORT
MotoGP: Grand Prix of Japan – Motegi
October 4-6
F1 United States Grand Prix – Austin
October 18-20
MotoGP: Australian GP – Phillip Island
October 18-20
F1 Mexican Grand Prix – Mexico City
October 25-27
MotoGP: Thailand GP
October 25-27
HOCKEY
12th Sultan of Johor Cup – Johor Bahru, Malaysia
October 19 -26
India vs Germany Men’s Bilateral Series – New Delhi
October 23-24
TABLE TENNIS
China Smash
September 26 – October 6
CYCLING
UCI Track World Championships – Ballerup, Denmark
October 16-20
BOXING
Youth World Championships – Budva, Montenegro
October 22 – November 3
SHOOTING
ISSF Junior World Championship Rifle / Pistol / Shotgun – Lima, Peru
September 26 – October 7
ISSF World Cup Final Rifle / Pistol / Shotgun – New Delhi
October 13-18
WRESTLING
U32 World Championships – Tirana, Albania
October 21-27
TABLE TENNIS
Asian Championships – Astana, Kazakhstan
October 6-13
WTT Champions Montpellier
October 22-27
WTT Contender Muscat
October 28 – November 2
CHESS
FIDE World Youth Chess Championships – Florianopolis, Brazil
October 28 – November 10
FIDE Women’s Grand Prix Series (2nd Leg) – Shimkent, Kazakhstan
October 29 – November 9
PRO KABADDI LEAGUE (League stage)
SQUASH
Q-Terminals Qatar Classic – Doha
September 30 – October 5
Silicon Valley Open – Redwood City
October 11-16
Hamilton Open – Lancaster, USA
October 14-18
Richardson Wealth Men’s PSA Open
October 16-20
US Open Championships
October 19-26
Canadian Women’s Open
October 27-31
GOLF
LPGA Shanghai
October 10-13
BMW Ladies Championship – Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea
October 17-20
Zozo Championship – Chiba, Japan
October 24-27
Maybank Championship – Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
October 24-27
Japan Classic – Shiga, Japan
October 31 – November 3
SWIMMING
World Cup Stop 1 – Shanghai
October 18-20
World Cup Stop 2 – Incheon, Korea
October 24-26
World Cup Stop 3 – Singapore
October 31 – November 2
BASKETBALL
NBA (League Stage)
October 22, 2024 – April 13, 2025