May 2026 Sports Events ft. IPL, Champions League Final, French Open, Norway Chess and more
CRICKET
IPL
New Zealand tour of Bangladesh
May 2: 3rd T20I – Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur, Dhaka – 1:30 p.m.
Pakistan tour of Bangladesh
May 8-12: 1st Test – Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur, Dhaka – 9 a.m.
May 16-20: 2nd Test – Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Sylhet – 9 a.m.
ICC Men’s T20 World Cup East Asia-Pacific Qualifier – Sano, Japan
May 8-18
ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Europe Sub Regional Qualifier A – Episkopi, Cyprus
May 16-24
New Zealand tour of Ireland
May 27-31: One-off Test – Civil Service Cricket Club, Belfast – 3:30 p.m.
India Women tour of England
May 28: 1st T20I – County Ground, Chelmsford – 11 p.m.
May 30: 2nd T20I – Bristol County Ground, Bristol – 3:30 p.m.
FOOTBALL
Indian Super League
Indian Football League
Till May 17
Indian Women’s League
Till May 18
AFC U17 Asian Cup – Saudi Arabia
May 5-22
Premier League (select fixtures)
May 2: Arsenal vs Fulham – 10 p.m.
May 3: Manchester United vs Liverpool – 8 p.m.
May 3: Aston Villa vs Tottenham Hotspur – 11:30 p.m.
May 4: Chelsea vs Nottingham Forest – 7:30 p.m.
May 5: Everton vs Manchester City – 12:30 a.m.
May 9: Liverpool vs Chelsea – 5 p.m.
May 9: Sunderland vs Manchester United – 7:30 p.m.
May 9: Manchester City vs Brentford – 10 p.m.
May 10: West Ham United vs Arsenal – 9 p.m.
May 12: Tottenham Hotspur vs Leeds United – 12:30 a.m.
May 14: Manchester City vs Crystal Palace – 12:30 a.m.
FA Cup
May 16: Final – Chelsea vs Manchester City – 7:30 p.m.
May 17: Aston Villa vs Liverpool – 5 p.m.
May 17: Manchester United vs Nottingham Forest – 5 p.m.
May 19: Arsenal vs Burnley – 12:30 a.m.
May 20: Bournemouth vs Manchester City – 12 midnight
May 20: Chelsea vs Tottenham Hotspur – 12:45 a.m.
May 24: Brighton & Hove Albion vs Manchester United – 8:30 p.m.
May 24: Crystal Palace vs Arsenal – 8:30 p.m.
May 24: Liverpool vs Brentford – 8:30 p.m.
May 24: Manchester City vs Aston Villa – 8:30 p.m.
May 24: Sunderland vs Chelsea – 8:30 p.m.
May 24: Tottenham Hotspur vs Everton – 8:30 p.m.
La Liga (select fixtures)
May 3: Osasuna vs Barcelona – 12:30 a.m.
May 4: Espanyol vs Real Madrid – 12:30 a.m.
May 11: Barcelona vs Real Madrid – 12:30 a.m.
May 14: Deportivo Alaves vs Barcelona – 1 a.m.
May 15: Real Madrid vs Real Oviedo – 1 a.m.
May 17: Barcelona vs Real Betis – 10:30 p.m.
May 17: Sevilla vs Real Madrid – 10:30 p.m.
May 24: Valencia vs Barcelona – 10:30 p.m.
May 24: Real Madrid vs Athletic Club – 10:30 p.m.
Bundesliga (select fixtures)
May 2: Bayern Munich vs FC Heidenheim – 7 p.m.
May 9: Wolfsburg vs Bayern Munich – 10 p.m.
May 16: Bayern Munich vs FC Koln – 7 p.m.
DfB-Pokal Cup
May 23: Final – Bayern Munich vs VfB Stuttgart – 11:30 p.m.
Serie A (select fixtures)
May 2: Como vs Napoli – 9:30 p.m.
May 3: Sassuolo vs AC Milan – 6:30 p.m.
May 3: Juventus vs Hellas Verona – 9:30 p.m.
May 4: Inter Milan vs Parma – 12:15 a.m.
May 9: Lazio vs Inter Milan – 9:30 p.m.
May 10: Lecce vs Juventus – 12:15 a.m.
May 11: AC Milan vs Atalanta – 12:15 a.m.
May 12: Napoli vs Bologna – 12:15 a.m.
Coppa Italia
May 14: Final – Lazio vs Inter Milan – 12:30 a.m.
May 17: Genoa vs AC Milan – 9:30 p.m.
May 17: Inter Milan vs Hellas Verona – 9:30 p.m.
May 17: Juventus vs Fiorentina – 9:30 p.m.
May 17: Pisa vs Napoli – 9:30 p.m.
May 24: AC Milan vs Cagliari – 9:30 p.m.
May 24: Bologna vs Inter Milan – 9:30 p.m.
May 24: Napoli vs Udinese – 9:30 p.m.
May 24: Torino vs Juventus – 9:30 p.m.
Ligue 1 (select fixtures)
May 2: PSG vs Lorient – 8:30 p.m.
May 11: PSG vs Brest – 12:30 a.m.
May 14: Lens vs PSG – 12:30 a.m.
May 18: Paris FC vs PSG – 12:30 a.m.
Coupe de France
May 23: Final – Lens vs Nice – 12:30 a.m.
UEFA Champions League
May 6: Semifinal, 2nd leg – Arsenal vs Atletico Madrid – 12:30 a.m.
May 7: Semifinal, 2nd leg – Bayern Munich vs PSG – 12:30 a.m.
May 30: Final – 9:30 p.m. – Budapest, Hungary
UEFA Europa League
May 8: Semifinal, 2nd leg – Aston Villa vs Nottingham Forest
May 8: Semifinal, 2nd leg – Freiburg vs Braga
May 21: Final – Istanbul, Turkiye
Conference League
May 8: Semifinal, 2nd leg – Crystal Palace vs Shakhtar Donetsk – 12:30 a.m.
May 8: Semifinal, 2nd leg – Strasbourg vs Rayo Vallecano – 12:30 a.m.
May 28: Final – Leipzig, Germany – 12:30 a.m.
Women’s Champions League
May 2: Semifinal, 2nd leg – OL Lyonnes vs Arsenal – 6:30 p.m.
May 3: Semifinal, 2nd leg – Barcelona vs Bayern Munich – 8 p.m.
May 23: Final – Oslo, Norway – 9:30 p.m.
ATHLETICS
May 2-3: World Athletics Relay – Gaborone, Botswana
May 2: Indian Indoor Open Combined Events & Pole Vault Competition – Bhubaneswar
May 9: Indian Athletics Series 5 – Sangrur
May 10: Indian Athletics Series 6 – Chennai
May 16: Diamond League Meeting – China Textile City Sports Centre, Shaoxing/Keqiao, China
May 17: SEIKO Golden Grand Prix (World Athletics Continental Tour – Gold) – National Stadium, Tokyo, Japan
May 22-25: Federation Cup – Ranchi
May 23: Diamond League Meeting – Egret Stadium, Xiamen, China
May 28-31: Asian U20 Athletics Championships – Hong Kong
May 29: 8th Irena Szewińska Memorial (World Athletics Continental Tour – Gold) – Zdzisław Krzyszkowiak Stadium, Bydgoszcz, Poland
May 31: Diamond League Meeting – Complexe Sportif Prince Moulay Abdellah, Rabat, Morocco
ARCHERY
May 5-10: World Cup Stage 2 – Shanghai, China
May 19-21: 2nd Assessment Trial for the Para Asian Games (Aichi-Nagoya) & World Archery Para Series (Czech Republic) – SAI NCOE, Sonipat
BADMINTON
April 24 – May 3: Thomas & Uber Cup Finals – Horsens, Denmark
May 12-17: Thailand Open (BWF World Tour Super 500) – Patumwan
May 12-17: China Masters (BWF Tour Super 100) – Baoji
May 19-24: Malaysia Masters (BWF World Tour Super 500) – Kuala Lumpur
May 26-31: Singapore Open (BWF World Tour Super 750)
TENNIS
April 21 – May 3: WTA 1000 Madrid
April 22 – May 3: ATP 1000 Madrid
May 6-17: ATP 1000 Rome
May 11-16: ATP Challenger 50 – Bengaluru
May 17-23: ATP 500 Hamburg
May 17-23: ATP 250 Geneva
May 18-23: ATP Challenger 50 – Bengaluru
May 24 – June 7: French Open
TABLE TENNIS
April 28 – May 10: ITTF World Team Championships Finals – London
May 19-24: WTT Contender Lagos
WRESTLING
May 10-12: Senior Open Ranking Tournament – Gonda
May 23-31: Asian U17 & U23 Championships – Da Nang, Vietnam
BOXING
May 1-16: Asian U15 & U17 Championships – Tashkent, Uzbekistan
HOCKEY
May 15-20: India vs Australia (U18 Men &. Women) – Bhopal
May 29 – June 6: Asia Cup (U18 Men & Women) – Kakamigahara, Japan
CHESS
May 1-8: TePe Sigeman & Co Chess Tournament – Malmo, Sweden
May 5-10: Grand Chess Tour: Super Rapid & Blitz Poland
May 14-24: Grand Chess Tour: Super Chess Classic Romania
May 16-26: Commonwealth Chess Championship – Kaluthara, Sri Lanka
May 25 – June 6: Norway Chess – Oslo
May 28 – June 7: Asian Individual Chess Championship (Men & Women) – Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
SHOOTING
May 4-10: ISSF World Cup Shotgun – Almaty, Kazakhstan
May 26-30: ISSF World Cup (Rifle/Pistol) – Munich, Germany
FORMULA ONE
May 1-3: Miami Grand Prix
May 22-24: Canadian Grand Prix – Montreal
MOTO GP
May 8-10: French Grand Prix – Le Mans
May 15-17: Grand Prix of Catalunya – Barcelona
May 29-31: Italian Grand Prix – Mugello
WEIGHTLIFTING
May 2-8: Junior World Championships – Ismailia, Egypt
May 10-17: Asian Championships – Gandhinagar
BASKETBALL
NBA Playoffs
GOLF
May 14-17: PGA Championship
SQUASH
May 8-16: World Championships – Giza, Egypt
May 26 – June 7: British Open – Birmingham
Note: All timings are in IST (Indian Standard Time).
Published on May 01, 2026