March 2026 Sporting events ft. T20 World Cup Final, IPL, AFC Women’s Asian Cup, All England Open, FIDE Candidates and more

CRICKET

ICC Men’s T20 World Cup – India and Sri Lanka

March 1: Super 8s, Group 1 – Zimbabwe vs South Africa – Arun Jaitley Stadium, New Delhi – 3:00 PM

March 1: Super 8s, Group 1 – India vs West Indies – Eden Gardens, Kolkata – 7:00 PM

March 4: Semi-final 1 – South Africa vs New Zealand – Eden Gardens, Kolkata – 7:00 PM

March 5: Semi-final 2 – India vs England – Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai – 7:00 PM

March 8: Final – Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad – 7:00 PM

India Women tour of Australia

March 1: 3rd ODI – Bellerive Oval, Hobart – 9.20am

March 6-10: One-off test – WACA Ground, Perth – 10:50am

Pakistan tour of Bangladesh

March 11: 1st ODI – Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur, Dhaka – 1:45 PM

March 13: 2nd ODI – Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur, Dhaka – 1:45 PM

March 15: 3rd ODI – Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur, Dhaka – 1:45 PM

UAE tour of Afghanistan and Sri Lanka

March 13: 1st T20I – Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah – 8:00 PM

March 15: 2nd T20I – Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah – 8:00 PM

March 17: 3rd T20I – Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah – 8:00 PM

March 20: 1st ODI – Dubai International Stadium, Dubai – 11:30 AM

March 22: 2nd ODI – Dubai International Stadium, Dubai – 11:30 am

March 25: 3rd ODI – Dubai International Stadium, Dubai – 11:30 am

South Africa tour through New Zealand

March 15: 1st T20I – Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui – 7.15am

March 17: 2nd T20I – Seddon Park, Hamilton – 7.15am

March 20: 3rd T20I – Eden Park, Auckland – 7.15am

March 22: 4th T20I – Sky Stadium, Wellington – 7.15am

March 25: 5th T20I – Hagley Oval, Christchurch – 7.15am

Indian Premier League (IPL)

March 28 – May 31

HOCKEY

FIH Women’s World Cup Qualifier – Hyderabad

March 8: Pool B – India vs Uruguay – 7:30 PM

March 9: Pool B – India vs Scotland – 7:30 PM

March 11: Pool B – India vs Wales – 7:30 PM

March 13: Semi-final 1:00 PM – 5:15 PM

March 13: Semi-final 2 – 7.30 pm

March 14: 3rd Place Playoff – 5:15 PM

March 14: Final – 7:30 PM

FOOTBALL

Indian Super League

February 14 – May 11

Indian Football League

February 27 – April 19

AFC Asian Cup Women – Australia

March 1-21

Premier League (select matches)

March 1: Fulham vs. Tottenham Hotspur – 7.30pm

March 1: Manchester United vs Crystal Palace – 7.30pm

March 1: Arsenal vs Chelsea – 10pm

March 4: Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Liverpool – 1.45am

March 5: Aston Villa vs Chelsea – 1 hour

March 5: Brighton vs Arsenal – 1 hour

March 5: Manchester City vs Nottingham Forest – 1 hour

March 5: Newcastle United vs Manchester United – 1.45am

March 6: Tottenham Hotspur vs Crystal Palace – 1:30 am

March 14: Arsenal vs Everton – 11pm

March 14: Chelsea vs Newcastle United – 11pm

March 15: West Ham United vs Manchester United – 1:30 am

March 15: Manchester United vs Aston Villa – 7.30pm

March 15: Liverpool vs. Tottenham Hotspur – 10pm

March 21: Bournemouth vs Manchester United – 1.30am

March 21: Brighton vs Liverpool – 6pm

March 21: Manchester City vs Crystal Palace – 8:30 PM

March 21: Everton vs Chelsea – 11pm

March 22: Tottenham Hotspur vs Nottingham Forest – 7:45 PM

La Liga (select matches)

March 3: Real Madrid vs Getafe – 1:30 am

March 7: Celta Vigo vs Real Madrid – 1:30 am

March 8: Athletic Bilbao vs Barcelona – 1:30 am

March 15: Real Madrid vs Elche – 1:30 am

March 15: Barcelona vs Sevilla – 8:45 PM

March 22: Barcelona vs Rayo Vallecano – 6:30 PM

March 23: Real Madrid vs Atletico Madrid – 1:30 am

Bundesliga (select matches)

March 7: Bayern Munich vs Borussia Mönchengladbach – 1 hour

March 14: Bayer Leverkusen vs Bayern Munich – 8 p.m

March 21: Bayern Munich vs Union Berlin – 8 p.m

Serie A (select matches)

March 1: Inter Milan vs Genoa – 1:15 am

March 1: Cremonese vs AC Milan – 5 p.m

March 7: Napoli vs Torino – 1:15

March 9: AC Milan vs Inter Milan – 1:15 am

March 14: Inter Milan vs Atalanta – 7:30 PM

March 14: Napoli vs Lecce – 10:30 PM

March 16: Lazio vs AC Milan – 1:15

March 20: Cagliari vs Napoli – 11pm

March 21: AC Milan vs Torino – 10:30 PM

March 23: Fiorentina vs Inter Milan – 1:15

Ligue 1 (select matches)

March 7: PSG vs Monaco – 1:15 am

March 22: Nice vs PSG – 9:30 PM

UEFA Champions League – Round of 16

March 10: Galatasaray vs Liverpool – 11:15 PM

March 11: Atalanta vs Bayern Munich – 1:30 am

March 11: Atletico Madrid vs. Tottenham Hotspur – 1.30am

March 11: Newcastle United vs Barcelona – 1.30am

March 11: Bayer Leverkusen vs Arsenal – 11:15 PM

March 12: Bodo/Glimt vs Sporting CP – 1:30 am

March 12: PSG vs Chelsea – 1:30 am

March 12: Real Madrid vs Manchester City – 1:30 am

March 17: Sporting CP vs Bodo/Glimt – 11:15 PM

March 18: Arsenal vs Bayer Leverkusen – 1:30 am

March 18: Chelsea vs PSG – 1:30 am

March 18: Manchester City vs Real Madrid – 1:30 am

March 18: Barcelona vs Newcastle United – 11:15 PM

March 19: Bayern Munich vs Atalanta – 1:30 am

March 19: Liverpool vs Galatasaray – 1:30 am

March 19: Tottenham Hotspur vs Atletico Madrid – 1:30 am

World Cup Qualifiers (UEFA)

March 26: Play-off semi-finals – Turkiye vs Romania – 10:30 PM

March 27: Playoff semi-finals – Czech Republic vs. Ireland – 1:15 am

March 27: Playoff semi-finals – Denmark vs. North Macedonia – 1:15 am

March 27: Playoff semi-finals – Italy vs. Northern Ireland – 1:15 am

March 27: Playoff semi-finals – Poland vs. Albania – 1:15 am

March 27: Playoff semi-finals – Slovakia vs. Kosovo – 1:15 am

March 27: Play-off semi-finals – Ukraine vs. Sweden – 1:15 am

March 27: Play-off semi-finals – Wales vs Bosnia and Herzegovina – 1.15am

April 1: Playoff Final – Czech Republic/Ireland vs. Denmark/North Macedonia – 12:15 PM

April 1: Playoff Final – Slovakia/Kosovo vs. Turkey/Romania – 12:15 PM

April 1: Playoff Final – Ukraine/Sweden vs. Poland/Albania – 12:15 PM

April 1: Playoff Final – Wales/Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Italy/Northern Ireland – 00:15

World Cup qualifiers (interconfederation)

March 27: Semi-final – New Caledonia vs Jamaica – 12.30pm

March 27: Semi-final – Bolivia vs Suriname – 4:30 am

March 31: Final – DR Congo vs New Caledonia/Jamaica – 11:30 PM

March 31: Final – Iraq vs Bolivia/Suriname – 11:30 PM

AFC Asian Cup Qualifiers (Round 6)

March 31: India vs Hong Kong – 3:30 PM

TENNIS

February 23 – March 1: ATP 250 Santiago

February 23 – March 1: ATP Pune Challenger (CH 75)

February 23 – March 1: WTA 500 Merida

February 23 – March 1: WTA 250 Austin

March 4-15: Indian Wells Masters (ATP & WTA 1000)

March 17-29: Miami Open (WTA 1000)

March 18-29: Miami Open (ATP 1000)

March 30 – April 5: Charleston Open (WTA 500)

March 30 – April 5: ATP 250 Houston

March 30 – April 5: ATP 250 Marrakech

March 30 – April 5: ATP 500 Bucharest

March 30 – April 5: WTA 250 Bogota

TO SHOOT

March 25 – April 3: ISSF World Cup Shotgun – Tangier, Morocco

BADMINTON

February 24 – March 1: German Open (BWF World Tour Super 300) – Muelheim an der Ruhr, Germany

March 3-8: All England Open (BWF World Tour Super 1000) – Birmingham, England

March 10-15: Swiss Open (BWF World Tour Super 300) – Basel, Switzerland

March 10-15: China Masters (BWF Tour Super 100) – Ruichang, China

March 17-22: Orleans Masters (BWF World Tour Super 300) – Orleans, France

ATHLETICS

March 7-8: 5th Indian Open Throws Competition – Patiala

March 14-15: 5th Indian Open Jumps Competition – ABG Foundation, Bengaluru

March 15: Asian Race Walking Championships – Nomi, Japan

March 20-22: World Indoor Athletics Championships – Torun, Poland

March 21: 7th Indian Open 400m Meet (all categories) – LNCPE, Trivandrum

March 24-25: 1st National Indoor Athletics Championships – Bhubaneswar

March 28: 3rd National Open Relays – Chandigarh

TO PLAY CHESS

February 24 – March 6: Prague Masters

February 25 – March 1: Saint Louis Masters

March 28 – April 16: FIDE Candidates – Paphos, Cyprus

FORMULA ONE

March 6-8: Australian Grand Prix – Melbourne

March 13-15: Grand Prix of China – Shanghai

March 27-29: Japanese Grand Prix – Suzuka

MOTO GP

February 27 – March 1: Grand Prix of Thailand – Buriram

March 20-22: Grand Prix of Brazil – Goiânia

March 27-29: US Grand Prix – Austin

BOXING

March 28 – April 11: Asian Boxing Championships – Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

BASKETBALL

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

TABLE TENNIS

March 10-15: WTT champions Chongqing

March 14-21: 87th National and Inter-State Senior Table Tennis Championships – Indore, Madhya Pradesh

March 24-29: WTT Contender Tunis

March 30 – April 5: ITTF Men’s and Women’s World Cups – Macau, China

SQUASH

March 18-22: JSW Indian Open – Mumbai

MISUSE

March 6-8: UCI Track World Cup – Perth, Australia

March 25-31: Asian Track Cycling Championships – Tagaytay, Philippines

Note: All times are in IST (Indian Standard Time).

Published on March 2, 2026