December 2025 Sporting events ft. Junior Hockey World Cup, The Ashes, FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships

Asian youth paragames

December 7-14: Dubai

CRICKET

South Africa Tour of India

December 3: 2nd ODI – Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium, Raipur

December 6: 3rd ODI – Dr. YS Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam

December 9: 1st T20I – Barabati Stadium, Cuttack

December 11: 2nd T20I – Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, Mullanpur

December 14: 3rd T20I – Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala

December 17: 4th T20I – Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow

December 19: 5th T20I – Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad

The ash

December 4-8: 2nd Test – The Gabba, Brisbane

December 17-21: 3rd Test – Adelaide Oval, Adelaide

December 26-30: 4th Test – Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), Melbourne

West Indies tour of New Zealand

December 2-6: 1st Test – Hagley Oval, Christchurch

December 10-14: 2nd Test – Cello Basin Reserve, Wellington

December 18-22: 3rd Test – Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui

Ireland Tour of Bangladesh

December 2: 3rd T20I – Bir Shrestho Flight Lieutenant Matiur Rahman Cricket Stadium, Chattogram

Asia Cup U-19 Men

December 12-21

Sri Lanka Women’s Tour of India

December 21: 1st T20I – Dr. YS Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam

December 23: 2nd T20I – Dr. YS Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam

December 26: 3rd T20I – Greenfield International Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram

December 28: 4th T20I – Greenfield International Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram

December 30: 5th T20I – Greenfield International Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram

Ireland Women’s trip through South Africa

December 5: 1st T20I – Newlands, Cape Town

December 7: 2nd T20I – Boland Park, Paarl

December 10: 3rd T20I – Willowmoore Park, Benoni

December 13: 1st ODI – Buffalo Park, East London

December 16: 2nd ODI – St George’s Park, Gqeberha

December 19: 3rd ODI – The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg

Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy

November 26 – December 18

Vijay Hazare Trophy

December 24 – January 18

Women’s U23 T20 Trophy

November 24 – December 11

One day trophy ladies U19

December 13 – January 1

HOCKEY

November 28 – December 10: FIH Men’s Junior Hockey World Cup – Chennai and Madurai

December 1-13: FIH Hockey Women’s Junior World Cup – Santiago, Chile

December 28 – January 10: Women’s Hockey India League – Ranchi

FOOTBALL

Super cup

December 4: Semi-final 1 – East Bengal FC vs Punjab FC – JLN Stadium, Fatorda

December 4: Semi-final 2 – FC Goa vs Mumbai City FC – JLN Stadium, Fatorda

December 7: Final – JLN Stadium, Fatorda

Premier League (select matches)

December 3: Fulham vs Manchester City

December 3: Newcastle United v Tottenham Hotspur

December 4: Arsenal vs Brentford

December 4: Leeds United vs Chelsea

December 4: Liverpool vs Sunderland

December 5: Manchester United vs West Ham United

December 6: Aston Villa vs Arsenal

December 6: Bournemouth vs Chelsea

December 6: Manchester City vs Sunderland

December 6: Tottenham Hotspur vs Brentford

December 6: Leeds United vs Liverpool

December 9: Wolves vs Manchester United

December 13: Chelsea vs Everton

December 13: Liverpool vs Brighton

December 14: Arsenal vs Wolves

December 14: Crystal Palace vs Manchester City

December 14: Nottingham Forest vs Tottenham Hotspur

December 16: Manchester United vs Bournemouth

December 20: Newcastle United vs Chelsea

December 20: Manchester City vs West Ham United

December 20: Tottenham Hotspur vs Liverpool

December 21: Everton vs Arsenal

December 21: Aston Villa vs Manchester United

December 27: Manchester United vs Newcastle United

December 27: Nottingham Forest vs Manchester United

December 27: Arsenal vs Brighton

December 27: Liverpool vs Wolves

December 27: Chelsea vs Aston Villa

December 28: Crystal Palace vs Tottenham Hotspur

December 31: Chelsea vs Bournemouth

December 31: Arsenal vs Aston Villa

December 31: Manchester United vs Wolves

La Liga (select matches)

December 1: Girona vs Real Madrid

December 3: Barcelona vs Atletico Madrid

December 3: Athletic Bilbao vs Real Madrid

December 6: Real Betis vs Barcelona

December 8: Real Madrid vs. Celta Vigo

December 13: Barcelona vs Osasuna

December 15: Deportivo Alaves vs Real Madrid

December 21: Real Madrid vs Sevilla

December 21: Villarreal vs Barcelona

Bundesliga (select matches)

December 6: VfB Stuttgart vs Bayern Munich

December 14: Bayern Munich vs. Mainz

December 21: FC Heidenheim vs Bayern Munich

Serie A (select matches)

December 1: Roma vs. Napoli

December 6: Inter Milan vs. Como

December 8: Napoli vs. Juventus

December 9: Torino vs. AC Milan

December 14: AC Milan vs. Sassuolo

December 14: Udinese vs. Napoli

December 14: Genoa vs. Inter

December 15: Bologna vs. Juventus

December 21: Juventus vs Roma

December 28: Pisa vs. Juventus

December 28: AC Milan vs Hellas Verona

December 28: Cremonese vs. Napoli

December 29: Atalanta vs. Inter Milan

Ligue 1 (select matches)

December 7: PSG vs Rennes

December 13: Metz vs PSG

UEFA Champions League – League Stage (select matches)

December 9: Bayern Munich vs Sporting CP

December 10: Atalanta vs Chelsea

December 10: Barcelona vs Eintracht Frankfurt

December 10: Inter Milan vs Liverpool

December 11: Athletic Bilbao vs PSG

December 11: Club Brugge – Arsenal

December 11: Real Madrid vs Manchester City

TENNIS

December 17-21: Next Gen ATP Finals – Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

ATHLETICS

December 7: Valencia Marathon

December 14: Pune Marathon

December 21: Tata Steel World 25K – Calcutta

BADMINTON

December 1-6: 37th National Sub Junior Badminton Championships – Bhubaneswar

December 2-7: Guwahati Masters (BWF Tour Super 100)

December 9-14: Odisha Masters (BWF Tour Super 100) – Cuttack

December 10-13: Asian Youth Para Games – Dubai

December 15-21: 87th National Senior Badminton Championships (team and individual) – Vijayawada

December 17-21: BWF World Tour Final – Hangzhou, China

ARCHERY

December 7-14: Asian Youth Para Games – Dubai

TO SHOOT

December 4-9: ISSF World Cup Final (Rifle/Pistol/Shotgun) – Doha, Qatar

TABLE TENNIS

December 10-13: Asian Youth Para Games – Dubai

December 10-14: WTT final – Hong Kong

TO PLAY CHESS

December 13-24: Global Chess League – Mumbai

December 25-31: FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Championships – Doha, Qatar

December 25-31: FIDE Women’s Rapid and Blitz World Championships – Doha, Qatar

FORMULA ONE

December 5-7: Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

BASKETBALL

October 21, 2025 – April 12, 2026: NBA regular season

SQUASH

December 1-5: HCL Squash Indian Tour 4 – Chennai

December 9-14: Squash World Cup – Chennai

Published on November 29, 2025