2025 sporting events calendar: Euro 2025, Ashes series and Lions
2024-12-30
Category: sports

Women's sport takes centre stage in the 2025 sporting calendar with major tournaments in football, rugby union and cricket.England's Lionesses will be the defending champions at Euro 2025 in Switzerland in July, England's Red Roses are favourites to lift the Women's Rugby World Cup at Twickenham's Allianz Stadium in September and England will bid to bring home the Women's Cricket World Cup from India in October.Other big events include Ashes cricket series down under for England's men and women, a British and Irish Lions rugby tour in Australia and a Ryder Cup in the United States.Meanwhile, BBC Sports Personality of the Year Keely Hodgkinson has the chance to add indoor and outdoor world athletics titles to the Olympic 800m gold she won in Paris.Here's our guide to the highlights of the year and a calendar which lists the main events each month.
Lionesses to repeat Euros glory?
The 2025 Women's European Championships take place from 2-27 July, with Sarina Wiegman's England seeking to make a third successive major final.The Lionesses, who won the Euros in dramatic fashion at Wembley in 2022 before finishing runners-up to Spain in a similarly nail-biting final at the 2023 World Cup, face Wales, France and Netherlands in the group stage.Rhian Wilkinson's Wales beat the Republic of Ireland in the play-offs to reach a major tournament for the first time and play England in their final group game on 13 July.Germany's Thomas Tuchel will take charge of England's men for the first time on 21 March when the Three Lions take on Albania in their opening World Cup qualifying match at Wembley. The former Chelsea, Paris St-Germain and Bayern Munich boss will oversee England v Latvia at Wembley three days later, as he bids to steer the Three Lions to the 2026 finals in Canada, Mexico and the United States.Meanwhile, just in case that's not enough football, the revamped Fifa Club World Cup takes place in the United States from 15 June to 13 July, with 32 teams competing including Manchester City and Chelsea.
England favourites to win home Rugby World Cup
Having won 50 of their past 51 Tests, England are favourites to lift the Women's Rugby World Cup, with the final at Twickenham's Allianz Stadium on 27 September.The world's number one side, beaten by New Zealand in the last World Cup final, will aim to win a fourth successive Women's Six Nations Grand Slam in March and April.They will start their World Cup bid against United States on 22 August at the Stadium of Light in Sunderland.Scotland, Ireland and Wales also feature in a 16-team tournament staged at eight venues that looks set to break attendance records for women's rugby.In a busy year for rugby union, Andy Farrell's British and Irish Lions head to Australia seeking to emulate the successful class of 2013. Their three-Test series against the Wallabies starts on 19 July.The selection race for the tour will give an extra edge to the Men's Six Nations, which starts on 31 January with France hosting Wales.
England men and women face Ashes series in Australia
England's cricketing year starts on 12 January with Heather Knight's side bidding to regain the Women's Ashes in Australia in a multi-format series. They will play three one-day internationals, three T20 internationals and a four-day day-night Test match at the 100,000-capacity Melbourne Cricket Ground.After summer white-ball series against West Indies and India, England will also aim to regain the 50-over Women's World Cup they last held in 2017, although holders Australia will be favourites to win it for an eighth time.The tournament is due to take place in September and October in India but the exact dates are still to be confirmed.England men will seek to win the Champions Trophy for the first time when the tournament is staged by holders Pakistan in February.They will also play Zimbabwe, West Indies, India, South Africa and Ireland at home during the summer, with the five-match Test series against India the highlight of the schedule. Then the five-match men's Ashes series starts on 21 November with Ben Stokes' side taking on holders Australia in the first Test in Perth.
Hodgkinson seeks indoor and outdoor world titles
Athletics star Keely Hodgkinson will start her bid for double world gold at the World Indoor Championships in Nanjing, China from 21-23 March.If all goes to plan, Hodgkinson will aim to complete the double at the outdoor World Athletics Championships in Tokyo from 13-21 September.Olympic silver medallist Katarina Johnson-Thompson will bid to retain the world outdoor title she won in Budapest, while Matthew Hudson-Smith and Josh Kerr will be looking to improve on their Paris 2024 silver medals.In tennis, Novak Djokovic will look to win a record 25th Grand Slam singles title in 2025 and overtake Margaret Court as the sport's all-time greatest major winner.The Serb, who will be 38 in May, failed to add to his tally in 2024 but has signed up former rival Sir Andy Murray as his coach in a bid to win the Australian Open in January for an 11th time. Elsewhere, Max Verstappen will start his quest for a fifth Formula 1 title in Australia on 16 March, with Lewis Hamilton set to make his debut in the red of Ferrari after leaving Mercedes.Meanwhile, Luke Donald's European team will seek to retain golf's Ryder Cup at New York's Bethpage Black Course from 26-28 September.
Top 16 sporting events of 2025
12 January to 2 February: Women's Ashes in Australia31 January to 15 March: Men's Six Nations22 March to 26 April: Women's Six Nations17 May: Men's FA Cup final, Wembley Stadium18 May: Women's FA Cup final, Wembley Stadium15 June to 13 July: Fifa Club World Cup, United States30 June to 13 July: Wimbledon2-27 July: Women's Euro 2025, Switzerland28 June to 2 August: British & Irish Lions tour to Australia4-6 July: British Formula 1 Grand Prix, Silverstone17-20 July: The Open, Royal Portrush, Northern Ireland22 August to 27 September: Women's Rugby World Cup, England13-21 September: World Athletics Championships, TokyoDates TBC in September & October: Women's Cricket World Cup, India26-28 September: Ryder Cup, Bethpage Black, New York21 November to 8 January 2026: The Ashes, Australia
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Month-by-month listings
Fixtures and start times are subject to change. The BBC is not responsible for any changes that may be made. Some events, fixtures and venues have yet to be announced or confirmed.
January
3 January - Darts - PDC World Championship final, Alexandra Palace, London7 January - Football - EFL Cup semi-final first leg: Arsenal v Newcastle7 January - Golf - Tomorrow's Golf League starts at SoFi Centre, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida - full details8 January - Football - EFL Cup semi-final first leg: Tottenham v Liverpool10-13 January - Football - FA Cup third round - full draw11 January - Boxing - WBC lightweight title fight: Caroline Dubois v Jessica Camara,  Canon Medical Arena, Sheffield12-19 January - Snooker - The Masters, Alexandra Palace, London12-26 January - Tennis - Australian Open, Melbourne12 January to 2 February - Cricket - Women's Ashes in Australia â three one-day internationals, three T20 internationals and four-day Test match18 January - Mixed Martial Arts - UFC 311, California18-23 January - Snooker - Women's World Championship, Saidia, Morocco22 January to 12 February - Cricket - England men in India - five T20 internationals and three one-day internationals23-25 January - Winter Sports - X Games Aspen, Buttermilk, Colorado25 January - Boxing - IBF & WBO super-bantamweight title fight: Ellie Scotney v Mea Motu, Nottingham Arena26 January - Basketball - Super League Trophy finals, Birmingham Arena31 January to 1 February - Tennis - Davis Cup Qualifiers first round: Japan v Great Britain, Miki City31 January to 15 March - Rugby Union - Men's Six Nations - fixtures
February
1-2 February - Netball - England host the Nations Cup, Nottingham Arena4-16 February - Winter Sports - Alpine Skiing World Championships, Saalbach, Austria5 February - Football - EFL Cup semi-final second leg: Newcastle v Arsenal6 February - Football - EFL Cup semi-final second leg: Liverpool v Tottenham6 February - Darts - Premier League season starts in Belfast7-8 February - Netball - Nations Cup concludes, Copper Box Arena, London8 February - Boxing - Heavyweight fight: Derek Chisora v Otto Wallin, Co-op Live, Manchester9 February - American Football - NFL Super Bowl, Caesars Superdome, New Orleans9 February - Mixed Martial Arts - UFC 312, Sydney12-16 February - Cycling - European Track Cycling Championships, Heusden-Zolder, Belgium13-16 February - Rugby League - Opening round of Super League season15 February - Athletics - The Keely Classic, Birmingham Arena19 February to 9 March - Cricket - Champions Trophy, Pakistan (India games to be played in Dubai)21 February - Football - Women's Nations League: Austria v Scotland, Poland v Northern Ireland, Portugal v England, Italy v Wales22 February - Boxing - IBF heavyweight title fight: Daniel Dubois v Joseph Parker, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia25 February - Football - Women's Nations League: Northern Ireland v Bosnia-Herzegovina, Scotland v Netherlands, Wales v Sweden26 February - Football - Women's Nations League: England v Spain26-28 February - Formula 1 - Pre-season testing, Bahrain
March
1 March - Rugby League - England women v Australia women, plus men's Super League match between Wigan and Warrington at Allegiant Stadium, Las Vegas6-9 March - Athletics - European Championships, Apeldoorn, Netherlands6-16 March - Winter Sports - Bobsled and Skeleton World Championships, Lake Placid, United States7 March - Boxing - WBC, WBA & IBF welterweight title fight: Natasha Jonas v Lauren Price, Royal Albert Hall, London8-10 March - Football - FA Cup quarter-finals11-14 March - Horse Racing - Cheltenham Festival13-16 March - Golf - Players Championship, TPC Sawgrass, Florida16 March - Football - English League Cup final, Wembley Stadium16 March - Formula 1 - Season starts at Australian Grand Prix, Melbourne - full calendar16 March - Rugby Union - Premiership Women's Rugby final, StoneX Stadium, London17-30 March - Winter Sports - Freestyle World Championships, St Moritz, Switzerland20 March - Football - Nations League play-off first leg: Greece v Scotland21 March - Football - World Cup qualifying: England v Albania21-23 March - World Indoor Athletics Championships, Nanjing, China22 March to 26 April - Rugby Union - Women's Six Nations - fixtures22 March - Mixed Martial Arts - UFC London, O2 Arena, London23 March - Formula 1 - Chinese Grand Prix, Shanghai24 March - Football - World Cup qualifying: England v Latvia25-30 March - Winter Sports - World Figure Skating Championships, Boston, United States29 March to 6 April - Winter Sports - World Men's World Curling Championship, Moose Jaw, Canada
April
4 April - Football - Women's Nations League: Romania v Northern Ireland, Scotland v Germany, England v Belgium, Wales v Denmark4-6 April - Athletics - Inaugural Grand Slam Track meeting, Kingston, Jamaica4-7 April - Cricket - opening round of County Championship matches6 April - Formula 1 - Japanese Grand Prix, Suzuka8 April - Football - Women's Nations League: Germany v Scotland, Northern Ireland v Romania, Belgium v England, Sweden v Wales10-13 April - Golf - Masters, Augusta National12 April - Horse racing - Grand National, Aintree Racecourse, Liverpool13 April - Formula 1- Bahrain Grand Prix, Sakhir13 April - Rowing - The Boat Race, River Thames15-20 April - Swimming - Aquatics GB Championships, London Aquatics Centre19-20 April - Football - Scottish Cup semi-finals19-20 April - Football - Women's Champions League semi-final first legs19 April to 5 May - Snooker - World Championship, Crucible Theatre, Sheffield20 April - Formula 1 - Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, Jeddah24-27 April - Golf - Women's major: The Chevron Championship, Carlton Woods, Texas26 April - Athletics - Diamond League season starts in Xiamen, China - full calendar26-27 April - Football - FA Cup semi-finals, Wembley Stadium26-27 April - Football - Women's Champions League semi-final second legs27 April - Athletics - London Marathon29-30 April - Football - Champions League semi-final first legs
May
1 May - Football - Europa League & Conference League semi-final first legs2-4 May - Rugby Union - European Champions Cup semi-finals3 May - Athletics - Yangtze Delta Diamond League Gala, Suzhou, China3-4 May - Rugby League - Magic Weekend, Newcastle4 May - Formula 1 - Miami Grand Prix5-11 May - Cycling - Women's Tour of Spain6-7 May - Football - Champions League semi-final first legs8 May - Football - Europa League & Conference League semi-final second legs9-30 May - Cycling - Giro d'Italia10-11 May - Athletics - World Relays, Guangzhou, China15-18 May - Golf - US PGA Championship, Quail Hollow Club, Charlotte16 May - Athletics - Doha Diamond League17 May - Football - FA Cup final, Wembley Stadium18 May - Football - Women's FA Cup final, Wembley Stadium18 May - Formula 1 - Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, Imola21 May - Football - Europa League final, San Mames Stadium, Bilbao21 May to 7 June - Cricket - West Indies women in England for three T20 internationals and three one-day internationals22 May - Football - Scottish Premiership play-off final first leg22-25 May - Cricket - England v Zimbabwe Test, Trent Bridge23 May - Rugby Union - European Challenge Cup final, Principality Stadium, Cardiff23-25 May - Motorsport- British Grand Prix MotoGP, Silverstone24 May - Football - Scottish Cup final, Hampden Park24 May - Rugby Union - Champions Cup final, Principality Stadium, Cardiff24-26 May - Football - English Football League play-off finals, Wembley Stadium25 May - Football - Final round of Premier League games25 May - Football - Women's Scottish Cup final, Hampden Park25 May - Football - Women's Champions League final, Estadio Jose Alvalade, Lisbon25 May - Football - Scottish Premiership play-off final second leg25 May - Formula 1 - Monaco Grand Prix, Monte Carlo25 May - Athletics - Rabat Diamond League, Morocco25 May to 8 June - Tennis - French Open, Roland Garros, Paris26 May - Motorsport - Indy 500, Indianapolis Motor Speedway26-31 May - Gymnastics - European Artistic Championships, Leipzig, Germany28 May - Football - Conference League final, Wroclaw Stadium, Poland29 May - Darts - Premier League play-offs, O2, London29 May - Cricket - T20 Blast starts29 May to 1 June - Golf - US Women's Open, Erin Hills Country Club, Wisconsin29 May to 1 June - Rowing - European Championships, Plovdiv, Bulgaria 29 May to 10 June - Cricket - West Indies men in England for three one-day internationals and three T20 internationals30 May - Football - Women's Nations League: England v Portugal, Scotland v Austria, Denmark v Wales, Northern Ireland v Poland31 May - Football - Champions League final, Allianz Arena, Munich
June
1 June - Formula 1 - Spanish Grand Prix, Barcelona3 June - Football - Women's Nations League: Spain v England, Netherlands v Scotland, Wales v Italy, Bosnia and Herzegovina v Northern Ireland5-8 June - Cycling - Tour of Britain Women5-22 June - Basketball - NBA Finals6 June - Athletics - Rome Golden Gala Diamond League6 June - Horse Racing - The Oaks, Epsom Downs Racecourse6 June - Football - World Cup qualifying: Wales v Liechtenstein7 June - Football - World Cup qualifying: Andorra v England7 June - Horse Racing - The Derby, Epsom Downs Racecourse7 June - Rugby League - Challenge Cup finals, Wembley Stadium8 June - Football - Men's Nations League final (semi-finals on 4&5 June)9 June - Football - World Cup qualifying: Belgium v Wales9-15 June - Tennis - WTA event, Queen's Club, London 11-15 June - Cricket - World Test Championship final, Lord's12 June - Athletics - Oslo Bislett Games Diamond League12-15 June - Golf - US Open, Oakmont Country Club, Oakmont, Pennsylvania12-15 June - Darts - World Cup, Frankfurt14 June - Rugby Union - Premiership final, Allianz Stadium, Twickenham14 June - Rugby Union - United Rugby Championship Grand Final, venue TBC14-15 June - Motorsport - Le Mans 24 Hours14-22 June - Hockey - Pro League mini-tournament, Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre, London15 June - Formula 1 - Canadian Grand Prix, Montreal15 June - Athletics - Stockholm Diamond League15 June to 13 July - Football - Fifa Club World Cup in United States - full draw16-22 June - Tennis - Cinch Championships, Queen's Club, London17-21 June - Horse Racing - Royal Ascot19-22 June - Golf - Women's PGA Championship, PGA Frisco, Texas20 June - Rugby Union - British and Irish Lions v Argentina, Aviva Stadium, Dublin20 June - Athletics - Paris Diamond League20-24 June - Cricket - England v India, first Test of five-match series, Headingley - full schedule21 June - Rugby Union - England XV v France XV, Allianz Stadium, Twickenham23-29 June - Tennis - Eastbourne International, Devonshire Park, Sussex27-29 June - Athletics - European Team Championships Division 1, Madrid28 June to 22 July - Cricket - India women in England for five T20 internationals and three one-day internationals28 June to 2 August - Rugby Union - British & Irish Lions tour to Australia - Tests on 19 July, 26 July and 2 August - full schedule, external29 June - Formula 1 - Austrian Grand Prix, Spielberg30 June to 13 July - Tennis - Wimbledon Championships, London
July
Dates TBC - Rugby Union - summer tours for England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales TBA2-6 July - Cricket - England v India second Test, Edgbaston2-27 July - Football - Women's Euros, Switzerland - fixtures5 July - Athletics - Prefontaine Classic Diamond League, Eugene5-27 July - Cycling - Tour de France (Lille to Paris) - full route6 July - Formula 1 - British Grand Prix, Silverstone6 July - Netball - Super League Grand Final, O2, London10-13 July - Golf - Women's major: Evian Championships, Evian-les-Bains, France10-14 July - Cricket - England v India third Test, Lord's11 July - Athletics - Monaco Diamond League11 July to 3 August - Aquatics - World Championships, Singapore13 July - Motorsport - British round of World Superbike Championship, Donington Park17-20 July - Golf - The Open, Royal Portrush, Northern Ireland19 July - Athletics - London Diamond League, London Stadium19-20 July - Sailing - Great Britain Sail Grand Prix, Portsmouth19-27 July - Darts - World Matchplay plus Women's World Matchplay, Blackpool23-27 July - Cricket - England v India fourth Test, Old Trafford25-27 July - Golf - LIV UK, JCB Golf & Country Club, Rocester26-27 July - Motorsport - Formula E rounds 15 and 16, ExCeL London26 July to 3 August - Cycling - Women's Tour de France (Vannes to Chatel)27 July - Formula 1 - Belgian Grand Prix, Spa-Francorchamps27 July - Cricket - Women's T20 Blast finals day, The Oval31 July to 3 August - Golf - Women's Open, Royal Porthcawl, Wales31 July to 4 August - Cricket - England v India fifth Test, The Oval
August
Dates TBC - Cricket - The Hundred2-3 August - Athletics - UK Championships, Alexander Stadium, Birmingham3 August - Formula 1 - Hungarian Grand Prix, Budapest8-17 August - Hockey â Men's and women's EuroHockey Championships, Monchengladbach9 August - Football - FA Community Shield, Wembley Stadium13 August - Football - Uefa Super Cup, Udine, Italy16 August - Football - New Premier League season starts16 August - Athletics - Silesia Kamila Skolimowska Memorial Diamond League, Chorzow, Poland16 August to 4 October - Rugby Union - Rugby Championship20 August - Athletics - Lausanne Diamond League, Switzerland22 August - Athletics - Memorial van Damme Diamond League, Brussels22 Aug to 27 September - Rugby Union - Women's Rugby World Cup in England - fixtures23 August to 14 September - Cycling - Tour of Spain25 August to 7 September - Tennis - US Open, Flushing Meadows, New York27-28 August - Athletics - Diamond League Grand Final, Zurich28-31 August - Disability Sport - Para-cycling Road World Championships, Ronse, Belgium31 August - Formula 1 - Dutch Grand Prix, Zandvoort
September
2-7 September - Cycling - Tour of Britain2-14 September - Cricket - South Africa men in England for three one-day internationals and three T20 internationals4 September - Football - World Cup qualifying: Luxembourg v Northern Ireland, Kazakhstan v Wales5 September - Football - World Cup qualifying: Portugal/Denmark TBC v Scotland6 September - Football - World Cup qualifying: England v Andorra7 September - Athletics - Great North Run, Newcastle7 September - Formula 1 - Italian Grand Prix, Monza8 September - Football - World Cup qualifying: Belarus v Scotland9 September - Football - World Cup qualifying: Serbia v England11-14 September - Golf - PGA Championship, Wentworth12-14 September - Darts - World Series, Amsterdam12-13 or 13-14 September - Tennis - Davis Cup Qualifying second round13 September - Cricket - T20 Blast finals day, Edgbaston13-21 September - Athletics - World Championships, TokyoDates TBC September to October - Cricket - Women's World Cup, India17-21 September - Cricket - England men in Ireland for three one-day internationals19-21 September - Tennis - Laver Cup, Chase Center, San Francisco20 September - Cricket - Men's One-Day Cup final, Trent Bridge21 September - Formula 1 - Azerbaijan Grand Prix, Baku21 September - Cricket - Women's One-Day Cup final, Rose Bowl21-27 September - Disability Sport - Para-swimming World Championships, Singapore21-28 September - Cycling - Road World Championships, Kigali, Rwanda21-28 September - Rowing - World Championships, Sydney, Australia26-28 September - Golf - Ryder Cup, Bethpage Black, New York26 September to 5 October - Disability Sport - Para-athletics World Championships, New Delhi, India28 September - Disability Sport - Wheelchair Rugby League Grand Final, Manchester
October
Dates TBC - Baseball - World Series5 October - Formula 1 - Singapore Grand Prix, Singapore5 October - Rugby League - Women's Super League Grand Final, venue TBC6-12 October - Darts - World Grand Prix, Leicester9 October - Football - World Cup qualifying: Scotland v Greece10 October - Football - World Cup qualifying: Northern Ireland v Slovakia11 October - Rugby League - Super League Grand Final, Old Trafford12 October - Football - World Cup qualifying: Scotland v Belarus13 October - Football - World Cup qualifying: Northern Ireland v TBC, Wales v Belgium14 October - Football - World Cup qualifying: Latvia v England15-19 October - Triathlon - World Championship Finals, Wollongong, Australia18 October - Horse Racing - British Champions Day, Ascot Racecourse19 October - Formula 1 - United States Grand Prix, Austin, Texas19-25 October - Gymnastics - World Artistic Championships, Jakarta, Indonesia22-26 October - Cycling - World Track Championships, Santiago, Chile23-26 October - Darts - European Championships, Dortmund26 October - Formula 1 - Mexico City Grand Prix, Mexico City
November
Games & dates TBC - Rugby Union - Autumn Nations SeriesDates TBC - Tennis - Billie Jean King Cup Finals, venue TBCDates TBC - Tennis - Davis Cup Final 8, Bologna, Italy1-8 November - Tennis - WTA Finals, Riyadh8-16 November - Darts - Grand Slam of Darts, Wolverhampton9 November - Formula 1 - Brazilian Grand Prix, Sao Paulo9-16 November - Tennis - ATP Finals, Turin13 November - Football - World Cup qualifying: England v Serbia13-16 November - Golf - DP World Tour Championship, Jumeirah Golf Estates, Dubai14 November - Football - World Cup qualifying: Slovakia v Northern Ireland15 November - Football - World Cup qualifying: Greece v Scotland, Liechtenstein v Wales16 November - Football - World Cup qualifying: Albania v England17 November - Football - World Cup qualifying: Northern Ireland v Luxembourg18 November - Football - World Cup qualifying: Scotland v Portugal/Denmark TBC, Wales v North Macedonia21-23 November - Darts - Players Championship Finals, Minehead21 November to 8 January - Cricket - Ashes series in Australia - full schedule22 November - Formula 1 - Las Vegas Grand Prix, Las Vegas26 November to 2 December - Football - Women's Nations League finals, venue TBC29 November to 7 December - Snooker - UK Championship, York Barbican30 November - Formula 1 - Qatar Grand Prix, Lusail
December
Dates TBC - Darts - PDC World Championship, Alexandra Palace, London 7 December - Formula 1 - Season ends with Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Yas Marina14 December - Athletics - European Cross Country Championships, Lagoa, Portugal21 December to 18 January - Football - Africa Cup of Nations, Morocco