January 2026 Sporting events ft. Women’s Premier League, Australian Open, Men’s U-19 World Cup and more

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Women’s Premier League – Navi Mumbai and Vadodara

January 9 – February 5

New Zealand Tour of India

January 11: 1st ODI – Cotambi Stadium, Vadadar

January 14: 2nd ODI – Niranjan Shah Shah Shah Shah Shah Shah Shah

January 18: 3rd ODI – Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore

January 21: 1st T20I – Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur

January 23: 2nd T20I – Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium, Raipur

January 25: 3rd T20I – Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati

January 28: 4th T20I – Dr. YS Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam

January 31: 5th T20I – Greenfield International Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram

The ash

January 4-8: 5th Test – Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney

Pakistan tour of Sri Lanka

January 7: 1st T20I – Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium, Dambulla

January 9: 2nd T20I – Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium, Dambulla

January 11: 3rd T20I – Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium, Dambulla

England Tour of Sri Lanka

January 22: 1st ODI – R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo

January 24: 2nd Odi – R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo

January 27: 3rd ODI – R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo

January 30: 1st T20I – Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy

Afghanistan and West Indies UAE Tour

January 19: 1st T20I – Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah

January 21: 2nd T20I – Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah

January 22: 3rd T20I – Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah

West Indies tour through South Africa

January 27: 1st T20I – Boland Park, Paarl

January 29: 2nd T20I – SuperSport Park, Centurion

January 31: 3rd T20I – The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg

Ireland and Italy UAE Tour

January 23: Ireland vs Italy, 1st T20I – The Sevens Stadium, Dubai

January 25: Ireland vs Italy, 2nd T20I – The Sevens Stadium, Dubai

January 26: Ireland vs Italy, 3rd T20I – The Sevens Stadium, Dubai

January 29: UAE vs Ireland, 1st T20I – Dubai International Stadium, Dubai

January 31: UAE vs Ireland, 2nd T20I – Dubai International Stadium, Dubai

India Under-19 Tour of South Africa

January 3: 1st Youth Day – Willowmoore Park, Benoni

January 5: 2nd Youth Day – Willowmoore Park, Benoni

January 7: 3rd Youth Day – Willowmoore Park, Benoni

ICC Men’s U-19 World Cup – Zimbabwe and Namibia

January 15: Group A – USA vs India – Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo

January 15: Group B – Zimbabwe vs Scotland – Takashinga Sports Club, Harare

January 15: Group D – Tanzania vs West Indies – High Performance Oval, Windhoek

January 16: Group B – Pakistan vs England – Takashinga Sports Club, Harare

January 16: Group C – Australia vs Ireland – Namibia Cricket Ground, Windhoek

January 16: Group D – Afghanistan vs South Africa – High Performance Oval, Windhoek

January 17: Group A – India vs Bangladesh – Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo

January 17: Group C – Japan vs Sri Lanka – Namibia Cricket Ground, Windhoek

January 18: Group A – New Zealand vs. USA – Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo

January 18: Group B – England vs Zimbabwe – Takashinga Sports Club, Harare

January 18: Group D – West Indies vs Afghanistan – High Performance Oval, Windhoek

January 19: Group B – Pakistan vs Scotland – Takashinga Sports Club, Harare

January 19: Group C – Sri Lanka vs Ireland – Namibia Cricket Ground, Windhoek

January 19: Group D – South Africa vs Tanzania – High Performance Oval, Windhoek

January 20: Group A – Bangladesh vs New Zealand – Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo

January 20: Group C – Australia vs Japan – Namibia Cricket Ground, Windhoek

January 21: Group B – England vs Scotland – Takashinga Sports Club, Harare

January 21: Group D – Afghanistan vs Tanzania – High Performance Oval, Windhoek

January 22: Group B – Zimbabwe vs Pakistan – Takashinga Sports Club, Harare

January 22: Group C – Ireland vs Japan – Namibia Cricket Ground, Windhoek

January 22: Group D – West Indies vs South Africa – High Performance Oval, Windhoek

January 23: Group A – Bangladesh vs. USA – Takashinga Sports Club, Harare

January 23: Group C – Sri Lanka vs Australia – Namibia Cricket Ground, Windhoek

January 24: 1st play-off – A4 vs D4 – High Performance Oval, Windhoek

January 24: Group A – India vs New Zealand – Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo

January 25 – February 1: Super Six Stage

February 3: 1st Semi-Final – Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo

February 4: 2nd Semi-Final – Harare Sports Club, Harare

February 6: Final – Harare Sports Club, Harare

ICC Women’s T20 World Cup, Global Qualifier

January 18 – February 1

Vijay Hazare Trophy

December 24 – January 18

One day trophy ladies U19

December 13 – January 1

Ranji Trophy

January 22-25: Odisha vs Tamil Nadu – Kiit Cricket Stadium, Bhunaneshwar

January 22-25: Rajasthan vs Himachal Pradesh – Madan Paliwal Miraj Sports Centre, Rajsamand

January 22-25: Chhattisgarh vs Delhi – BCCI COE Ground 1, Bengaluru

January 22-25: Hyderabad vs Mumbai – Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad

January 22-25: Pondicherry vs J&K – Siechem Stadium, Pondicherry

January 22-25: Assam vs Haryana – ACA Cricket Academy Ground, Fulung, North Guwahati

January 22-25: Bengal vs Services – Bengal Cricket Academy Ground, Kalyani

January 22-25: Gujarat vs Railways – Gokulbhai Somabhai Patel Stadium, Nadiad

January 22-25: Tripura vs Uttarakhand – MBB Stadium, Agartala

January 22-25: Kerala vs Chandigarh – KCA Cricket Ground, Mangalapuram, Trivandrum

January 22-25: Saurashtra vs Punjab – Niranjan Shah Stadium Ground C, Rajkot

January 22-25: Karnataka vs Madhya Pradesh – M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru

January 22-25: Maharashtra vs Goa – MCA Cricket Stadium, Gahunje, Pune

January 22-25: Baroda vs Nagaland – Kotambi Stadium, Vadodara

January 22-25: Andhra vs Vidarbha – Dr. PVG Raju ACA Sports Complex, Vizianagaram

January 22-25: Uttar Pradesh vs Jharkhand – Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow

January 29 – February 1: Himachal Pradesh vs J&K – Atal Bihari Vajpayee Cricket Stadium, Amtar

January 29 – February 1: Hyderabad vs Chhattisgarh – Gymkhana Ground, Hyderabad

January 29 – February 1: Mumbai vs Delhi – BKC Ground, Mumbai

January 29 – February 1: Pondicherry vs Rajasthan – Siechem Stadium, Pondicherry

January 29 – February 1: Services vs Railways – Airforce Complex Ground, Palam, New Delhi

January 29 – February 1: Uttarakhand vs Assam – Abhimanyu Cricket Academy, Dehradun

January 29 – February 1: Haryana vs Bengal – Chaudhry Bansi Lal Cricket Stadium, Lahli

January 29 – February 1: Tripura vs Gujarat – MBB Stadium, Agartala

January 29 – February 1: Chandigarh vs Saurashtra – Cricket Stadium, Sector-16, Chandigarh

January 29 – February 1: Punjab vs Karnataka – PCA New Cricket Stadium, New Chandigarh

January 29 – February 1: Goa vs Kerala – Goa Cricket Association Academy, Porvorim

January 29 – February 1: Madhya Pradesh vs Maharashtra – Holkar Stadium, Indore

January 29 – February 1: Jharkhand vs Odisha – Keenan Stadium, Jamshedpur

January 29 – February 1: Nagaland vs Andhra – Nagaland Cricket Stadium, Sovima

January 29 – February 1: Tamil Nadu vs Baroda – Sri Ramakrishna College of Arts and Science Ground, Coimbatore

January 29 – February 1: Vidarbha vs Uttar Pradesh – Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Jamtha, Nagpur

HOCKEY

Women’s Hockey India League – Ranchi

December 28 – January 10

Men’s Hockey India League – Chennai, Ranchi and Bhubaneswar

January 3-26

FOOTBALL

Premier League (select matches)

January 1: Liverpool vs Leeds United

January 2: Brentford vs Spurs

January 2: Sunderland vs Manchester City

January 3: Bournemouth vs Arsenal

January 4: Leeds United vs Manchester United

January 4: Fulham vs Liverpool

January 4: Spurs vs Sunderland

January 4: Manchester City vs Chelsea

January 8: Bournemouth vs Spurs

January 8: Fulham vs Chelsea

January 8: Manchester City vs Brighton

January 8: Burnley vs Manchester United

January 9: Arsenal vs Liverpool

January 17: Manchester United vs Manchester City

January 17: Chelsea vs Brentford

January 17: Liverpool vs Burnley

January 17: Spurs vs West Ham United

January 17: Nottingham Forest vs Arsenal

January 24: Burnley vs Spurs

January 24: Manchester City vs Wolves

January 24: Bournemouth vs Liverpool

January 25: Crystal Palace vs Chelsea

January 25: Arsenal vs Manchester United

January 31: Leeds United vs Arsenal

January 31: Chelsea vs West Ham United

La Liga (select matches)

January 4: Espanyol vs Barcelona

January 4: Real Madrid vs Real Betis

January 17: Real Madrid vs Levante

January 19: Real Sociedad vs. Barcelona

January 25: Barcelona vs Real Oviedo

January 25: Villarreal vs Real Madrid

Bundesliga (select matches)

January 11: Bayern Munich vs. Wolfsburg

January 15: Cologne vs Bayern Munich

January 17: RB Leipzig vs Bayern Munich

January 24: Bayern Munich vs. Augsburg

January 31: Hamburger SV vs Bayern Munich

Serie A (select matches)

January 3: Cagliari vs. AC Milan

January 3: Juventus vs. Lecce

January 4: Atalanta vs Roma

January 4: Lazio vs. Napoli

January 5: Inter Milan vs. Bologna

January 6: Lecce vs. Roma

January 7: Sassuolo vs. Juventus

January 7: Napoli vs Hellas Verona

January 8: Parma vs. Inter Milan

January 9: AC Milan vs Genoa

January 10: Roma vs. Sassuolo

January 11: Fiorentina vs. AC Milan

January 12: Inter Milan vs Napoli

January 13: Juventus vs. Cremonese

January 14: Napoli vs. Parma

January 15: Inter Milan vs Lecce

January 16: Como vs. AC Milan

January 17: Udinese vs. Inter Milan

January 17: Napoli vs Sassuolo

January 18: Cagliari vs. Juventus

January 18: Torino vs Roma

January 19: AC Milan – Lecce

January 24: Inter Milan vs Pisa

January 25: Juventus vs Napoli

January 26: Roma vs. AC Milan

Ligue 1 (select matches)

January 5: PSG vs Paris FC

January 17: PSG vs Lille

January 24: Auxerre vs PSG

UEFA Champions League – League Stage (select matches)

January 20: Bodo/Glimt vs. Manchester City

January 21: Inter Milan vs Arsenal

January 21: Real Madrid vs Monaco

January 21: Sporting CP vs PSG

January 21: Spurs vs Borussia Dortmund

January 22: Bayern Munich vs. Union St. Gilloise

January 22: Chelsea vs Pafos FC

January 22: Marseille vs Liverpool

January 22: Slavia Prague vs Barcelona

January 29: Arsenal vs Kairat Almaty

January 29: Barcelona vs FC Copenhagen

January 29: Benfica vs Real Madrid

January 29: Borussia Dortmund vs. Inter Milan

January 29: Eintracht Frankfurt vs Spurs

January 29: Liverpool vs Qarabag FK

January 29: Manchester City – Galatasaray

January 29: PSG vs Newcastle United

January 29: PSV Eindhoven vs Bayern Munich

January 29: Napoli vs Chelsea

African Cup Of Nations – Morocco

December 21 – January 18

TENNIS

January 2-11: United Cup – Perth and Sydney

January 4-11: ATP 250 Brisbane

January 4-11: WTA 500 Brisbane

January 5-11: ATP 250 Hong Kong

January 5-11: WTA 250 Auckland

January 12-17: ATP 250 Adelaide

January 12-17: ATP 250 Auckland

January 12-17: WTA 500 Adelaide

January 12-17: WTA 250 Hobart

January 18 – February 1: Australian Open – Melbourne

BADMINTON

January 6-11: Malaysia Open (BWF World Tour Super 1000) – Kuala Lumpur

January 13-18: India Open (BWF World Tour Super 750) – New Delhi

January 20-25: Indonesia Masters (BWF World Tour Super 500) – Jakarta

January 27 – February 1: Thailand Masters (BWF World Tour Super 300) – Patumwan

ATHLETICS

January 10: 46th World Cross Country Championships in Athletics – Tallahassee, Florida

January 24: National Cross Country Championships – Ranchi

TO PLAY CHESS

January 7-11: Tata Steel Chess India – Kolkata

January 16 – February 1: Tata Steel Chess Tournament – Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands

BASKETBALL

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

TABLE TENNIS

January 2-5: WTT Youth Candidate Vadodara

January 7-11: WTT Feeder Vadodara

January 7-11: WTT Champions Doha

January 13-18: WTT Star Conender Doha

January 19-24: WTT contender Muscat

SQUASH

January 27-31: HCL Squash Indian Tour 5 – Ahmedabad

Published on December 31, 2025