2024 is a great year for sports enthusiasts, with various events throughout the year from January to December. Aside from popular sports like football and basketball, there are other competitions and events that are set to take place. We’ll provide details on all of them on this page.
Events to Watch Out For
The tables below features the sports events scheduled to take place in 2024 month after month:
January
| Sports | Date(s) | Events | Locations |
| Football | 12th Jan – 10th Feb | AFC Asian Cup 2023 | Qatar |
| Football | 13th Jan – 11th Feb | Africa Cup of Nations | Ivory Coast |
| Boxing | 13th Jan | Artur Beterbiev vs Callum Smith (Undisputed Light-Heavyweight Championship) | Quebec, Canada |
| American Football | 13th Jan – 11th Feb | NFL Playoffs | Paradise, Nevada and Other Locations |
| Hockey | 13th – 19th Jan | FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifiers 2024 | Valencia, Muscat |
| Tennis | 14th – 28th Jan | Australian Open | Melbourne, Australia |
| Multi-sports | 19th Jan – 2nd Feb | Winter Youth Olympics | Gangwon, South Korea |
| Mixed Martial Arts | 20th Jan | UFC 297 | Toronto, Canada |
| Cricket | 25th Jan – 11th Mar | India vs England five-Test series | India and Other Locations |
| Extreme Sports | 26th – 28th Jan | Winter X Games | Aspen, Colorado, USA |
| Wrestling | 27th Jan | WWE Royal Rumble | St. Petersburg, Florida |
February
| Sports | Date(s) | Events | Locations |
| Rugby | 2nd Feb – 16th Mar | Six Nations | France, England, Scotland, Italy |
| Swimming | 2nd – 18th Feb | World Aquatics Championships | Doha, Qatar |
| Boxing | 3rd Feb | Joshua Bautsi vs Dan Azeez (British Light-Heavyweight Title) | London, England |
| American Football | 11th Feb | Superbowl 59 | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Table Tennis | 16th – 25th Feb | World Championship | Busan, South Korea |
| Mixed Martial Arts | 17th Feb | UFC 298 | Anaheim, California |
| Football | 28th Feb | Women’s Nations League Final | La Cartuja, Seville |
| Formula 1 | 29th Feb – 2nd Mar | Bahrain Grand Prix | Sakhir, Bahrain |
March
| Sports | Date(s) | Events | Locations |
| Athletics | 1st – 3rd March | World Indoor Championships | Glasgow, Scotland |
| Formula 1 | 7th – 9th March | Saudi Arabian Grand Prix | Jeddah, Mecca |
| Multi-Sports | 8th – 23rd March | African Games | Ghana (Accra, Kumasi, and Cape Coast) |
| Mixed Martial Arts | 9th March | UFC 299 | Biscayne Blvd, Miami |
| Horse Racing | 12th – 15th March | Cheltenham Festival | Cheltenham, England |
| Badminton | 12th – 17th March | All England Open | Birmingham, England |
| Basketball | 19th Mar – 8th Apr | NCAA finals (March Madness) | USA |
| Formula 1 | 22nd – 23rd March | Australian Grand Prix | Melbourne, Australia |
| Rugby Union | 23rd Mar – 7th Apr | Women’s Six Nations | France, England, Scotland, Italy |
| Cricket | 23rd March – 29th May | Indian Premier League | India |
April
| Sports | Date(s) | Events | Locations |
| Chess | 2nd – 25th April | Candidates Tournament 2024 | Toronto, Canada |
| Formula 1 | 5th – 7th April | Japanese Grand Prix | Suzuka, Japan |
| Golf | 11th – 14th April | The Masters | Augusta, Georgia |
| Horse Racing | 13th April | Grand National | Liverpool, England |
| Formula 1 | 19th – 21st April | Shanghai Grand Prix | Shanghai, China |
| Snooker | 20th April – 6th May | World Championship | Sheffield, England |
| Athletics | 20th April – 14th September | Diamond League | Stockholm, Sweden |
| Athletics | 21st April | London Marathon | London, England |
| Badminton | 28th Apr – 5th May | Thomas & Uber Cup Finals | Chengdu, China |
May
| Sports | Date(s) | Events | Locations |
| Formula 1 | 3rd – 5th May | Miami Grand Prix | Miami, Florida |
| Football | 12th May | Women’s FA Cup Final | London, England |
| Golf | 16th – 19th May | US PGA | Louisville, USA |
| Formula 1 | 17th – 19th May | Emilia Romagna Grand Prix | Imola, Italy |
| Athletics | 17th – 25th May | World Para-Athletics Championships | Kobe, Japan |
| Boxing | 18th May | Tyson Fury vs Oleksander Usyk | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
| Football | 22nd May | Europa League Final | Dublin, Ireland |
| Football | 25th May | FA Cup Final | London, England |
| Football | 25th May | Scottish Cup Final | Glasgow, Scotland |
| Football | 25th May | Women’s Champions League Final | Bilbao, Spain |
| Rugby Union | 25th May | European Champions Cup Final | London, England |
| Tennis | 26th – 9th June | French Open | Paris, France |
| Formula 1 | 26th May | Monaco Grand Prix | Monte Carlos, Monaco |
| Formula 1 | 26th May | Indy 500 | Indianapolis, USA |
| Football | 29th May | Europa Conference League Final | Athens, Greece |
| Shooting | 31st – 6th June | ISSF World Championships Rifle/Pistol | Munich, Germany |
June
| Sports | Date(s) | Events | Locations |
| Football | 1st June | Champions League Final | London, England |
| Cricket | 4th – 30th June | Men’s T20 World Cup | USA and West Indies |
| Basketball | 6th – 23rd June | NBA Finals | Boston and Dallas, USA |
| Formula 1 | 7th – 9th June | Canadian Grand Prix | Montreal, Canada |
| Rugby | 8th June | Challenge Cup Finals | London, England |
| Baseball | 8th – 9th June | MLB World Tour: London Series | London, England |
| Shooting | 10th – 19th June | ISSF World Championships Shotgun | Lonato, Italy |
| Football | 14th June – 14th July | Euro 2024 | Germany |
| Formula 1 | 15th – 16th June | 24 Hours of Le Mans | Circuit de la Sarthe, Le Mans, France |
| Football | 20th June – 14th July | Copa America 2024 | USA |
| Formula 1 | 21st – 23rd June | Spanis Grand Prix | Barcelona, Catalonia |
| Cricket | 26th June – 17th July | England vs New Zealand Women’s ODI and T20 Series | England |
| Formula 1 | 28th – 30th June | Austrian Grand Prix | Spielberg, Austria |
| Cycling | 29th June – 21st July | Tour de France | France |
July
| Sports | Date(s) | Events | Locations |
| Tennis | 1st – 14th July | Wimbledon | London, England |
| Formula 1 | 7th July | British Grand Prix | Northampton, England |
| Cricket | 10th – 30th July | England vs West Indies Test Series | England |
| Golf | 18th – 21st July | The Open | South Ayrshire, Scotland |
| Formula 1 | 19th – 21st July | Hungarian Grand Prix | Budapest, Hungary |
| Olympics | 26th – 11th Aug | 2024 Olympic Games | Paris, France |
| Formula 1 | 26th – 28th July | Belgian Grand Prix | Stavelot, Belgium |
August
| Sports | Date(s) | Events | Locations |
| Football | 4th Aug | Community Shield | London, England |
| Cycling | 12th – 18th Aug | Tour de France Femmes | France |
| Football | 14th Aug | UEFA Super Cup | Warsaw, Poland |
| Golf | 22nd – 25th Aug | Women’s Open | Andrews, Scotland |
| Formula 1 | 23rd – 25th Aug | Dutch Grand Prix | Zandvoort, Netherlands |
| Tennis | 26th Aug – 8th Sept | US Open | Queens, New York |
| Paralympics | 28th Aug – 8th Sept | 2024 Paralympics | Paris, France |
| Formula 1 | 20 Aug – 1st Sept | Italian Grand Prix | Monza, Italy |
September
| Sports | Date(s) | Events | Locations |
| Golf | 13th – 15th Sept | Solheim Cup | Gainesville, Virginia |
| Formula 1 | 13th – 15th Sept | Azerbaijan Grand Prix | Baku, Azerbaijan |
| Cricket | 14th Sept | T20 Blast Finals | Birmingham, England |
October
| Sports | Date(s) | Events | Locations |
| Cricket | 3rd – 20th Oct | Women’s T20 World Cup | Bangladesh |
| Formula 1 | 18th – 20th Oct | USA Grand Prix | Austin, Texas |
| Formula 1 | 25th – 27th Oct | Mexican Grand Prix | Mexico City, Mexico |
November
| Sports | Date(s) | Events | Locations |
| Formula 1 | 1st – 3rd Nov | Brazilian Grand Prix | Sao Paulo, Brazil |
| Tennis | 3rd – 10th Nov | WTA Finals | Saudi Arabia |
| Horse Racing | 5th Nov | Melbourne Cup | Victoria, Australia |
| Golf | 7th – 10th Nov | Abu Dhabi Championship | Abu Dhabi |
| Darts | 9th – 17th Nov | Grand Slam of Darts | Wolverhampton, England |
| Formula 1 | 21st – 13th Dec | Las Vegas Grand Prix | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Formula 1 | 29th – 1st Dec | Qatar Grand Prix | Losail, Qatar |
December
| Sports | Date(s) | Events | Locations |
| Weightlifting | 4th – 14th Dec | IWF World Championships | Manama, Bahrain |
| Formula 1 | 6th – 8th Dec | Abu Dhabi Grand Prix | Yas Island, Abu Dabhi |
| Swimming | 10th – 15th Dec | FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) | Budapest, Hungary |
| Darts | 15th Dec – 3rd Jan | PDC World Championship | London, England |
Conclusion
You can keep up to date with your favourite matches with this guide, which provides sports events and tournaments in 2024. We’ve also provided the dates and locations for each competition on the table.