March 2026 Sports Events ft. T20 World Cup Final, IPL, AFC Women’s Asian Cup, All England Open, FIDE Candidates and more
CRICKET
ICC Men’s T20 World Cup – India and Sri Lanka
March 1: Super 8s, Group 1 – Zimbabwe vs South Africa – Arun Jaitley Stadium, New Delhi – 3 p.m.
March 1: Super 8s, Group 1 – India vs West Indies – Eden Gardens, Kolkata – 7 p.m.
March 4: Semifinal 1 – South Africa vs New Zealand – Eden Gardens, Kolkata – 7 p.m.
March 5: Semifinal 2 – India vs England – Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai – 7 p.m.
March 8: Final – Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad – 7 p.m.
India Women tour of Australia
March 1: 3rd ODI – Bellerive Oval, Hobart – 9:20 a.m.
March 6-10: One-off Test – W.A.C.A. Ground, Perth – 10:50 a.m.
Pakistan tour of Bangladesh
March 11: 1st ODI – Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur, Dhaka – 1:45 p.m.
March 13: 2nd ODI – Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur, Dhaka – 1:45 p.m.
March 15: 3rd ODI – Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur, Dhaka – 1:45 p.m.
Afghanistan and Sri Lanka tour of UAE
March 13: 1st T20I – Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah – 8 p.m.
March 15: 2nd T20I – Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah – 8 p.m.
March 17: 3rd T20I – Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah – 8 p.m.
March 20: 1st ODI – Dubai International Stadium, Dubai – 11:30 a.m.
March 22: 2nd ODI – Dubai International Stadium, Dubai – 11:30 a.m.
March 25: 3rd ODI – Dubai International Stadium, Dubai – 11:30 a.m.
South Africa tour of New Zealand
March 15: 1st T20I – Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui – 7:15 a.m.
March 17: 2nd T20I – Seddon Park, Hamilton – 7:15 a.m.
March 20: 3rd T20I – Eden Park, Auckland – 7:15 a.m.
March 22: 4th T20I – Sky Stadium, Wellington – 7:15 a.m.
March 25: 5th T20I – Hagley Oval, Christchurch – 7:15 a.m.
Indian Premier League (IPL)
March 28 – May 31
HOCKEY
FIH Women’s World Cup Qualifiers – Hyderabad
March 8: Pool B – India vs Uruguay – 7:30 p.m.
March 9: Pool B – India vs Scotland – 7:30 p.m.
March 11: Pool B – India vs Wales – 7:30 p.m.
March 13: Semifinal 1 – 5:15 p.m.
March 13: Semifinal 2 – 7:30 p.m.
March 14: 3rd place play-off – 5:15 p.m.
March 14: Final – 7:30 p.m.
FOOTBALL
Indian Super League
Indian Football League
AFC Women’s Asian Cup – Australia
Premier League (select fixtures)
March 1: Fulham vs Tottenham Hotspur – 7:30 p.m.
March 1: Manchester United vs Crystal Palace – 7:30 p.m.
March 1: Arsenal vs Chelsea – 10 p.m.
March 4: Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Liverpool – 1:45 a.m.
March 5: Aston Villa vs Chelsea – 1 a.m.
March 5: Brighton vs Arsenal – 1 a.m.
March 5: Manchester City vs Nottingham Forest – 1 a.m.
March 5: Newcastle United vs Manchester United – 1:45 a.m.
March 6: Tottenham Hotspur vs Crystal Palace – 1:30 a.m.
March 14: Arsenal vs Everton – 11 p.m.
March 14: Chelsea vs Newcastle United – 11 p.m.
March 15: West Ham United vs Manchester United – 1:30 a.m.
March 15: Manchester United vs Aston Villa – 7:30 p.m.
March 15: Liverpool vs Tottenham Hotspur – 10 p.m.
March 21: Bournemouth vs Manchester United – 1:30 a.m.
March 21: Brighton vs Liverpool – 6 p.m.
March 21: Manchester City vs Crystal Palace – 8:30 p.m.
March 21: Everton vs Chelsea – 11 p.m.
March 22: Tottenham Hotspur vs Nottingham Forest – 7:45 p.m.
FA Cup – 5th Round (select fixtures)
March 7: Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Liverpool – 1:30 a.m.
March 7: Mansfield vs Arsenal – 5:45 p.m.
March 7: Wrexham vs Chelsea – 11:15 p.m.
March 8: Newcastle United vs Manchester City – 1:30 a.m.
Carabao Cup
March 22: Final – Arsenal vs Manchester City – 10 p.m.
La Liga (select fixtures)
March 3: Real Madrid vs Getafe – 1:30 a.m.
March 7: Celta Vigo vs Real Madrid – 1:30 a.m.
March 8: Athletic Bilbao vs Barcelona – 1:30 a.m.
March 15: Real Madrid vs Elche – 1:30 a.m.
March 15: Barcelona vs Sevilla – 8:45 p.m.
March 22: Barcelona vs Rayo Vallecano – 6:30 p.m.
March 23: Real Madrid vs Atletico Madrid – 1:30 a.m.
Copa del Rey
March 4: Semifinal, 2nd leg – Barcelona vs Atletico Madrid – 1:30 a.m.
March 5: Semifinal, 2nd leg – Real Sociedad vs Athletic Bilbao – 1:30 a.m.
Bundesliga (select fixtures)
March 7: Bayern Munich vs Borussia Moenchengladbach – 1 a.m.
March 14: Bayer Leverkusen vs Bayern Munich – 8 p.m.
March 21: Bayern Munich vs Union Berlin – 8 p.m.
Serie A (select fixtures)
March 1: Inter Milan vs Genoa – 1:15 a.m.
March 1: Cremonese vs AC Milan – 5 p.m.
March 7: Napoli vs Torino – 1:15 a.m.
March 9: AC Milan vs Inter Milan – 1:15 a.m.
March 14: Inter Milan vs Atalanta – 7:30 p.m.
March 14: Napoli vs Lecce – 10:30 p.m.
March 16: Lazio vs AC Milan – 1:15 a.m.
March 20: Cagliari vs Napoli – 11 p.m.
March 21: AC Milan vs Torino – 10:30 p.m.
March 23: Fiorentina vs Inter Milan – 1:15 a.m.
Coppa Italia
March 4: Semifinal, 1st leg – Como vs Inter Milan – 1:30 a.m.
March 5: Semifinal, 1st leg – Lazio vs Atalanta – 1:30 a.m.
Ligue 1 (select fixtures)
March 7: PSG vs Monaco – 1:15 a.m.
March 22: Nice vs PSG – 9:30 p.m.
UEFA Champions League – Round of 16
March 10: Galatasaray vs Liverpool – 11:15 p.m.
March 11: Atalanta vs Bayern Munich – 1:30 a.m.
March 11: Atletico Madrid vs Tottenham Hotspur – 1:30 a.m.
March 11: Newcastle United vs Barcelona – 1:30 a.m.
March 11: Bayer Leverkusen vs Arsenal – 11:15 p.m.
March 12: Bodo/Glimt vs Sporting CP – 1:30 a.m.
March 12: PSG vs Chelsea – 1:30 a.m.
March 12: Real Madrid vs Manchester City – 1:30 a.m.
March 17: Sporting CP vs Bodo/Glimt – 11:15 p.m.
March 18: Arsenal vs Bayer Leverkusen – 1:30 a.m.
March 18: Chelsea vs PSG – 1:30 a.m.
March 18: Manchester City vs Real Madrid – 1:30 a.m.
March 18: Barcelona vs Newcastle United – 11:15 p.m.
March 19: Bayern Munich vs Atalanta – 1:30 a.m.
March 19: Liverpool vs Galatasaray – 1:30 a.m.
March 19: Tottenham Hotspur vs Atletico Madrid – 1:30 a.m.
World Cup Qualifiers (UEFA)
March 26: Playoff Semifinals – Turkiye vs Romania – 10:30 p.m.
March 27: Playoff Semifinals – Czechia vs Ireland – 1:15 a.m.
March 27: Playoff Semifinals – Denmark vs North Macedonia – 1:15 a.m.
March 27: Playoff Semifinals – Italy vs Northern Ireland – 1:15 a.m.
March 27: Playoff Semifinals – Poland vs Albania – 1:15 a.m.
March 27: Playoff Semifinals – Slovakia vs Kosovo – 1:15 a.m.
March 27: Playoff Semifinals- Ukraine vs Sweden – 1:15 a.m.
March 27: Playoff Semifinals – Wales vs Bosnia & Herzegovina – 1:15 a.m.
April 1: Playoff Final – Czechia/Ireland vs Denmark/North Macedonia – 12:15 a.m.
April 1: Playoff Final – Slovakia/Kosova vs Turkiye/Romania – 12:15 a.m.
April 1: Playoff Final – Ukraine/Sweden vs Poland/Albania – 12:15 a.m.
April 1: Playoff Final – Wales/Bosnia & Herzegovina vs Italy/Northern Ireland – 12:15 a.m.
World Cup Qualifiers (Inter-confederation)
March 27: Semifinal – New Caledonia vs Jamaica – 12:30 a.m.
March 27: Semifinal – Bolivia vs Suriname – 4:30 a.m.
March 31: Final – DR Congo vs New Caledonia/Jamaica – 11:30 p.m.
March 31: Final – Iraq vs Bolivia/Suriname – 11:30 p.m.
AFC Asian Cup Qualifiers (Round 6)
March 31: India vs Hong Kong – 3:30 p.m.
TENNIS
February 23 – March 1: ATP 250 Santiago
February 23 – March 1: ATP Pune Challenger (CH 75)
February 23 – March 1: WTA 500 Merida
February 23 – March 1: WTA 250 Austin
March 4-15: Indian Wells Masters (ATP & WTA 1000)
March 17-29: Miami Open (WTA 1000)
March 18-29: Miami Open (ATP 1000)
March 30 – April 5: Charleston Open (WTA 500)
March 30 – April 5: ATP 250 Houston
March 30 – April 5: ATP 250 Marrakech
March 30 – April 5: ATP 500 Bucharest
March 30 – April 5: WTA 250 Bogota
SHOOTING
March 25 – April 3: ISSF World Cup Shotgun – Tangier, Morocco
BADMINTON
February 24 – March 1: German Open (BWF World Tour Super 300) – Muelheim an der Ruhr, Germany
March 3-8: All England Open (BWF World Tour Super 1000) – Birmingham, England
March 10-15: Swiss Open (BWF World Tour Super 300) – Basel, Switzerland
March 10-15: China Masters (BWF Tour Super 100) – Ruichang, China
March 17-22: Orleans Masters (BWF World Tour Super 300) – Orleans, France
ATHLETICS
March 7-8: 5th Indian Open Throws Competition – Patiala
March 14-15: 5th Indian Open Jumps Competition – ABG Foundation, Bengaluru
March 15: Asian Race Walking Championships – Nomi, Japan
March 20-22: World Athletics Indoor Championships – Torun, Poland
March 21: 7th Indian Open 400m Meet (All categories) – LNCPE, Trivandrum
March 24-25: 1st National Indoor Athletics Championships – Bhubaneswar
March 28: 3rd National Open Relay Competitions – Chandigarh
CHESS
February 24 – March 6: Prague Masters
February 25 – March 1: Saint Louis Masters
March 28 – April 16: FIDE Candidates – Paphos, Cyprus
FORMULA ONE
March 6-8: Australian Grand Prix – Melbourne
March 13-15: Chinese Grand Prix – Shanghai
March 27-29: Japanese Grand Prix – Suzuka
MOTOGP
February 27-March 1: Thailand Grand Prix – Buriram
March 20-22: Brazilian Grand Prix – Goiânia
March 27-29: US Grand Prix – Austin
BOXING
March 28 – April 11: Asian Boxing Championships – Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
BASKETBALL
October 21, 2025 – April 12, 2026: NBA Regular Season
TABLE TENNIS
March 10-15: WTT Champions Chongqing
March 14-21: 87th Senior National & Inter-State Table Tennis Championships – Indore, Madhya Pradesh
March 24-29: WTT Contender Tunis
March 30 – April 5: ITTF Men’s & Women’s World Cups – Macao, China
SQUASH
March 18-22: JSW Indian Open – Mumbai
CYCLING
March 6-8: UCI Track World Cup – Perth, Australia
March 25-31: Asian Track Cycling Championships – Tagaytay, Philippines
Note: All timings are in IST (Indian Standard Time).
Published on Mar 02, 2026