Sports schedule, October 2024: Women’s T20 World Cup, ITTF-Asian Table Tennis Championships, PKL and more


CRICKET

Women’s T20 World Cup – UAE

October 3-20

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

September 13 – December 30

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)

October 18 – December 24

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