Sports schedule, October 2025: ICC Women’s World Cup, World Para Athletics Championships, World Junior Badminton C’ships and more
PRO KABADDI LEAGUE
WORLD PARA ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS
September 27 – October 5: New Delhi
ASIAN YOUTH GAMES
October 22-31: Bahrain
CRICKET
ICC Women’s ODI World Cup
West Indies tour of India
October 2-6: 1st Test – Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
October 10-14: 2nd Test – Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi
Australia tour of New Zealand
October 1: 1st T20I – Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui
October 3: 2nd T20I – Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui
October 4: 3rd T20I – Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui
Afghanistan and Bangladesh tour of UAE
October 2: 1st T20I – Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
October 3: 2nd T20I – Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
October 5: 3rd T20I – Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
October 8: 1st ODI – Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi
October 11: 2nd ODI – Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi
October 14: 3rd ODI – Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi
South Africa tour of Namibia
October 11: One-off T20I – Namibia Cricket Ground, Windhoek
India tour of Australia
October 19: 1st ODI – Perth Stadium, Perth
October 23: 2nd ODI – Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
October 25: 3rd ODI – Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
October 29: 1st T20I – Manuka Oval, Canberra
October 31: 2nd T20I – Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
South Africa tour of Pakistan
October 12-16: 1st Test – Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
October 20-24: 2nd Test – Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi
October 28: 1st T20I – Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi
October 31: 2nd T20I – Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
England tour of New Zealand
October 18: 1st T20I – Hagley Oval, Christchurch
October 20: 2nd T20I – Hagley Oval, Christchurch
October 23: 3rd T20I – Eden Park, Auckland
October 26: 1st ODI – Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui
October 29: 2nd ODI – Seddon Park, Hamilton
West Indies tour of Bangladesh
October 18: 1st ODI – Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur
October 20: 2nd ODI – Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur
October 23: 3rd ODI – Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur
October 27: 1st T20I – Bir Shrestho Flight Lieutenant Matiur Rahman Cricket Stadium, Chattogram
October 30: 2nd T20I – Bir Shrestho Flight Lieutenant Matiur Rahman Cricket Stadium, Chattogram
Irani Cup
October 1-5: Vidarbha vs Rest Of India – Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Jamtha, Nagpur
Ranji Trophy
October 15, 2025 – February 28, 2026
Australia A tour of India
October 3: 2nd Unofficial ODI – Kanpur
October 5: 3rd Unofficial ODI – Kanpur
India Under-19 tour of Australia
September 30 – October 3: 1st Youth Test – Ian Healy Oval, Brisbane, Queensland
October 7-10: 2nd Youth Test – Great Barrier Reef Arena, Mackay
South Africa Men’s A tour of India
October 30 – November 2: 1st Unofficial Test – Bengaluru
Senior Women’s T20 Trophy (Elite)
October 8-31
FOOTBALL
AFC Asian Cup Qualifiers
October 9: Singapore vs India – Singapore
October 14: India vs Singapore – Margao
World Cup Qualifiers – UEFA (select fixtures)
October 10: Czechia vs Croatia
October 10: Malta vs Netherlands
October 11: Belgium vs North Macedonia
October 11: France vs Azerbaijan
October 11: Germany vs Luxembourg
October 11: Sweden vs Switzerland
October 11: Norway vs Israel
October 12: Estonia vs Italy
October 12: Portugal vs Ireland
October 12: Spain vs Georgia
October 12: Netherlands vs Finland
October 13: Croatia vs Gibraltar
October 13: Lithuania vs Poland
October 14: Iceland vs France
October 14: Northern Ireland vs Germany
October 14: Slovenia vs Switzerland
October 14: Wales vs Belgium
October 15: Italy vs Israel
October 15: Latvia vs England
October 15: Portugal vs Hungary
October 15: Spain vs Bulgaria
AFC Champions League Two
October 1: Group D – FC Istiklol vs FC Goa
October 21: Group C – Al-Hussein SC vs Mohun Bagan SG
October 22: Group D – FC Goa vs Al Nassr
Super Cup
Premier League (select fixtures)
October 4: Arsenal vs West Ham United
October 4: Manchester United vs Sunderland
October 4: Chelsea vs Liverpool
October 5: Brentford vs Manchester City
October 18: Nottingham Forest vs Chelsea
October 18: Manchester City vs Everton
October 18: Fulham vs Arsenal
October 19: Liverpool vs Manchester United
October 25: Chelsea vs Sunderland
October 25: Manchester United vs Brighton
October 26: Brentford vs Liverpool
October 26: Arsenal vs Crystal Palace
October 26: Aston Villa vs Manchester City
Carabao Cup (Round of 16)
October 28
Arsenal vs Brighton
Grimsby vs Brentford
Liverpool vs Crystal Palace
Newcastle vs Tottenham Hotspur
Swansea vs Manchester City
Wolves vs Chelsea
Wrexham vs Cardiff
Wycombe vs Fulham
La Liga (select fixtures)
October 5: Real Madrid vs Villarreal
October 5: Sevilla vs Barcelona
October 18: Barcelona vs Girona
October 20: Getafe vs Real Madrid
October 26: Real Madrid vs Barcelona
Bundesliga (select fixtures)
October 4: Borussia Dortmund vs RB Leipzig
October 4: Eintracht Frankfurt vs Bayern Munich
October 18: Bayern Munich vs Borussia Dortmund
October 25: Borussia Moenchengladbach vs Bayern Munich
October 25: Borussia Dortmund vs FC Koln
Serie A (select fixtures)
October 4: Inter Milan vs Cremonese
October 5: Napoli vs Genoa
October 6: Juventus vs AC Milan
October 18: Torino vs Napoli
October 19: Roma vs Inter Milan
October 19: Como vs Juventus
October 20: AC Milan vs Fiorentina
October 25: AC Milan vs Pisa
October 25: Napoli vs Inter Milan
October 27: Lazio vs Juventus
October 28: Lecce vs Napoli
October 29: Atalanta vs AC Milan
October 29: Juventus vs Udinese
October 30: Inter Milan vs Fiorentina
Ligue 1 (select fixtures)
October 6: Lille vs PSG
October 18: PSG vs Strasbourg
October 25: Brest vs PSG
October 29: Lorient vs PSG
UEFA Champions League – League Stage (select fixtures)
October 1: Chelsea vs Benfica
October 1: Galatasaray vs Liverpoo
October 1: Pafos FC vs Bayern Munich
October 2: Arsenal vs Olympiacos
October 2: Barcelona vs PSG
October 2: AS Monaco vs Manchester City
October 21: Barcelona vs Olympiacos
October 22: Arsenal vs Atletico Madrid
October 22: Bayer Leverkusen vs PSG
October 22: Villarreal vs Manchester City
October 23: Bayern Munich vs Club Brugge
October 23: Chelsea vs Ajax
October 23: Eintracht Frankfurt vs Liverpool
October 23: Real Madrid vs Juventus
TENNIS
September 24 – October 5: WTA 1000 China – Beijing
September 25 – October 1: ATP 500 Beijing
October 1-12: Shanghai Masters
October 6-12: WTA 1000 Wuhan
October 13-19: ATP 250 Almaty
October 13-19: ATP 250 Brussels
October 13-19: ATP 250 Stockholm
October 13-19: WTA 500 Ningbo
October 13-19: WTA 250 Osaka
October 20-26: ATP 500 Vienna
October 20-26: ATP 500 Basel
October 20-26: WTA 500 Tokyo
October 20-26: WTA 250 Guangzhou
October 27 – November 2: Paris Masters
October 27 – November 2: WTA 250 Hong Kong
October 27 – November 2: WTA 250 Jiujiang
October 27 – November 2: WTA 250 Chennai
ATHLETICS
October 10-14: National Junior Athletics Championships – Bhubaneswar
October 12: Delhi Half Marathon
October 12: Chicago Marathon
October 16: Indian Open U23 Athletics – Hanumankonda, Warangal
October 19: TCS Amsterdam Marathon
BADMINTON
October 6-11: BWF World Junior Mixed Team Championships – Guwahati
October 7-12: Arctic Open (BWF World Tour Super 500) – Vantaa, Finland
October 13-19: BWF World Junior Championships – Guwahati
October 14-19: Denmark Open (BWF World Tour Super 750) – Odense, Denmark
October 21-16: Badminton Asia U15 & U17 Junior Championships – Chengdu, China
October 21-26: French Open (BWF World Tour Super 750) – Cesson-Sévigné, France
October 27-30: Asian Youth Games – Bahrain
October 28 – November 2: Hylo Open (BWF World Tour Super 500) – Saarbrucken, Germany
HOCKEY
October 11-18: 31st Sultan Azlan Shah Cup – Johor Bahru, Malaysia
ARCHERY
October 17-19: Archery World Cup Final – Nanjing, China
SHOOTING
September 24 – October 2: ISSF Junior World Cup – New Delhi
October 8-19: ISSF World Championship (Shotgun) – Athens, Greece
WRESTLING
October 20-27: U23 World Championships – Novi Sad, Serbia
TABLE TENNIS
September 25 – October 5: China Smash – Beijing
October 11-15: 28th ITTF-ATTU Asian Team Championships – Bhubaneswar
October 21-26: WTT Star Contender London
October 28 – November 2: WTT Champions Montpellier
CHESS
September 27 – October 2: Grand Chess Tour Finals – Sao Paulo, Brazil
October 3-16: FIDE World Youth U14, U16 & U18 Championships – Durrës, Albania
October 30 – November 27: FIDE World Cup – Goa
SWIMMING
September 28 – October 10: Asian Aquatics Championships – Ahmedabad
October 10-12: World Aquatics Swimming World Cup (Stop 1) – Carmel, USA
October 17-19: World Aquatics Swimming World Cup (Stop 2) – Westmont, USA
October 23-25: World Aquatics Swimming World Cup (Stop 3) – Toronto, Canada
MOTOGP
October 3-5: Indonesia Grand Prix
October 17-19: Australia Grand Prix
October 24-26: Malaysia Grand Prix
FORMULA ONE
October 3-5: Singapore Grand Prix
October 17-19: U.S. Grand Prix
October 24-26: Mexican Grand Prix
BASKETBALL
October 21, 2025 – April 12, 2026: NBA Regular Season
SQUASH
September 28 – October 4: Qatar Classic – Doha
October 19-25: U.S. Open – Philadelphia, U.S.
WEIGHTLIFTING
October 2-11: World Championships – Forde, Norway
Published on Sep 30, 2025