Sports Calendar 2024: ICC T20 World Cup in Cricket, Paris Olympics, Euro in Football and Other Events to Look Forward to in New Year
The year 2024 is packed with some high-octane sports events across several sporting disciplines. Read below to check what those are when these would be held.
Sports fans, brace yourselves! 2024 is set to be a massive year with several major sporting events lined up and they are sure to keep the fans glued to their TV sets or phone screens. From cricket to football, a number of competitions will be held next year and teams, which have been preparing and doing all the hard yards will finally have to battle it out in a fight to attain glory. The year 2023 saw several sporting events take place, with the highlights being the ICC Cricket World Cup, the Asian Games and Para Games and also the FIFA Women's World Cup. Besides, there were also the athletics World Championships and the four grand slam events tennis, which captivated the attention of the audience. Indian Cricket Team Schedule in 2024: List of Series, Tournaments to be Played by Men’s National Side Including ICC T20 World Cup.
Along similar lines, 2024 is also set to be a blockbuster year with a number of competitions set to take place. Among the crucial ones include the Paris Olympics, T20 World Cup in cricket (both men and women) and also the European Championships as well as Copa America. Germany will host the Euros and it will be fascinating to see some of the top European teams take on each other for bragging rights, with Italy entering as the defending champions. Copa America will see Lionel Messi's Argentina defend their continental title against the likes of Brazil as well as Uruguay among other challengers. In cricket, both the men's and the women's teams would have the opportunity of winning ICC trophies. Also, an array of top athletes and para-athletes in the world will be in action in several disciplines at the Paris Olympics and Paralympics. In this article, we shall take a look at the list of competitions as per sporting discipline, to look forward to in 2024. Year Ender 2023: Lionel Messi – A Year After World Cup Triumph.
Cricket:
Cricket has a lot of things in 2024 that fans can look forward to. The gentlemen's game will see two T20 World Cups (for both men and women) and besides along with the IPL and WPL tournaments. Besides this, England are touring India and the series between these two sides would determine a lot of things going ahead into the future.
| Major Events | Date |
| ICC U19 World Cup 2024 | January 19-February 11 |
| ICC T20 World Cup | June 4-June 30 |
| England's tour of India | January 25-March 11 |
| Pakistan’s tour of New Zealand | January 12-January 21 |
| ICC Women’s T20 World Cup | TBD |
| IPL | TBD |
| WPL | TBD |
| India’s tour of Australia | TBD |
| India vs Bangladesh | TBD |
| India vs New Zealand | TBD |
| Australia’s tour of England | September 11-September 29 |
Football:
European Championships in Germany and Copa America headline football events in 2024. The next year will have these continental competitions as major events like club football, which includes the different domestic leagues as well as the UEFA Champions League.
| Major Events | Date |
| Euro | June 14- July 14 |
| Copa America | June 20-July 14 |
| AFCON | January 14- February 12 |
| AFC Asian Cup 2023 | January 10- February 10 |
| European Leagues | TBD |
| UEFA Champions League final | June 1 |
| UEFA Europa League final | May 22 |
| UEFA Conference League final | May 29 |
| ISL | TBD |
| I-League | TBD |
Other Sports:
Paris Olympics 2024 is the highlight of the sports events which will be held in the French capital. Besides this, there's also the F1 as well as Moto GP.
| Other Major Sports | Date |
| Paris Olympics | July 26- August 11 |
| Pro Kabaddi League | TBD |
| Formula 1 | TBD |
| Moto GP | TBD |
| India’s Four Nation Tour of South Africa (Hockey) | January 22 |
| FIH Men’s Hockey Pro League | February 2- June 9 |
| Women’s Hockey Olympic Qualifiers | January 13- January 19 |
| FIH Hockey 5s Women’s World Cup | January 24- January 27 |
| FIH Hockey 5s Men’s World Cup | January 28- January 31 |
Tennis:
Tennis will also have several big events in 2024. Some of these include the four Grand Slam events and also the ATP and WTA finals.
Grand Slam Events--Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon 2024, US Open, WTA Finals, ATP Finals
| Tennis Events | Date |
| Australian Open 2024 | January 15-January 28 |
| French Open 2024 | May 26-June 9 |
| Wimbledon 2024 | July 1-July 14 |
| US Open 2024 | August 26- September 8 |
| ATP Finals | TBD |
| WTA Finals | TBD |
Badminton:
Shuttlers will also have a packed schedule in 2024. Some of the most anticipated badminton tournaments include India Open (January 16-21), the All England Open Badminton Championships 2024 (March 12-17) and the BWF World Tour Finals (December 11-15).
| Major Events | Date |
| Malaysia Open | January 9- January 14 |
| India Open | January 16-January 21 |
| Indonesia Masters | January 23- January 28 |
| All England Open Badminton Championships 2024 | March 12-March 17 |
| Thomas and Uber Cup | April 27-May 5 |
| Thailand Open | May 14-May 19 |
| Malaysia Masters | May 21- May 26 |
| Indonesian Open | June 4- June 9 |
| US Open | June 25- June 30 |
| Canada Open | July 2- July 7 |
| Japan Open | August 20- August 25 |
| Korea Open | August 27- September 1 |
| Denmark Open | October 15-October 20 |
| Dutch Open | October 23-October 27 |
| Korea Masters | November 5- November 10 |
| China Masters | November 19- November 24 |
| Syed Modi International | November 26- December 1 |
| BWF World Tour Finals | December 11-December 15 |
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