2025 in sports describes the year's events in world sports. The main events for this year are the 2025 Women's Rugby World Cup in England and the 2025 Women's Cricket World Cup in India.
Calendar by month
January
Date | Sport | Venue/Event | Status | Winner/s |
---|---|---|---|---|
26 December – 5 January | Ice hockey | 2025 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships | Domestic | |
1 | Ice hockey | 2025 NHL Winter Classic | Domestic | |
12–26 | Tennis | 2025 Australian Open | International | |
20 | American football | 2025 College Football Playoff National Championship | Domestic |
February
Date | Sport | Venue/Event | Status | Winner/s |
---|---|---|---|---|
2 | American football | 2025 Pro Bowl | Domestic | |
9 | American football | Super Bowl LIX | Domestic | |
15 | Ice Hockey | 2025 NHL Stadium Series | Domestic | |
16 | NASCAR | 2025 Daytona 500 | Domestic | |
16 | Basketball | 2025 NBA All-Star Game | Domestic |
March
Date | Sport | Venue/Event | Status | Winner/s |
---|---|---|---|---|
18–7 April | Basketball | 2025 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament | Domestic | |
21–6 April | Basketball | 2025 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament | Domestic | |
21–23 | Athletics | 2025 World Athletic Indoor Championships | International | |
27–September 28 | Baseball | 2025 Major League Baseball season | Domestic |
April
Date | Sport | Venue/Event | Status | Winner/s |
---|---|---|---|---|
2-6 | Equestrian | 2025 FEI World Cup Finals (show jumping and dressage) | International | |
7-13 | Golf | 2025 Masters Tournament | International | |
14 | Marathon | 2025 Boston Marathon | International | |
24-26 | American football | 2025 NFL draft | Domestic |
May
Date | Sport | Venue/Event | Status | Winner/s |
---|---|---|---|---|
1–11 | Beach soccer | 2025 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup | International | |
3 | Horse Racing | 2025 Kentucky Derby | Domestic | |
12–18 | Golf | 2025 PGA Championship | Domestic | |
17 | Horse Racing | 2025 Preakness Stakes | Domestic | |
25-7 June | Tennis | 2025 French Open | Domestic |
June
Date | Sport | Venue/Event | Status | Winner/s |
---|---|---|---|---|
7 | Horse Racing | 2025 Belmont Stakes | Domestic | |
25-26 | Ice hockey | 2025 NHL Entry Draft | Domestic | |
26 | Basketball | 2025 NBA draft | Domestic | |
30-13 July | Tennis | 2025 Wimbeldon Championships | International |
July
Date | Sport | Venue/Event | Status | Winner/s |
---|---|---|---|---|
2–27 July | Association football | UEFA Women's Euro 2025 | Continental | |
15 | Baseball | 2025 Major League Baseball All-Star Game | Domestic | |
17–20 | Golf | 2025 British Open | International |
August
Date | Sport | Venue/Event | Status | Winner/s |
---|---|---|---|---|
14–24 | Baseball | 2025 Little League World Series | Domestic | |
22–September 27 | Rugby union | 2025 Rugby World Cup | International | |
25–September 7 | Tennis | 2025 US Open | International | |
30–December 13 | American football | 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football season | Domestic |
September
Date | Sport | Venue/Event | Status | Winner/s |
---|---|---|---|---|
4–4 January | American football | 2025 NFL season | Domestic | |
13–21 | Athletics | 2025 World Athletics Championships | International |
October
Date | Sport | Venue/Event | Status | Winner/s |
---|---|---|---|---|
5 | Marathon | 2025 Chicago Marathon | Domestic | |
21 | Baseball | 2025 World Series | Domestic |
November
Date | Sport | Venue/Event | Status | Winner/s |
---|---|---|---|---|
31 Oct–1 | Horse Racing | 2025 Breeders Cup | Domestic | |
2 | Marathon | 2025 New York City Marathon | Domestic |
December
Date | Sport | Venue/Event | Status | Winner/s |
---|---|---|---|---|
1-14 | Equestrian | 2025 FEI Asian Equestrian Championships | Continental | |
9–20 | Multi-sport | 2025 SEA Games | Regional |
Air sports
Alpine skiing
American football
International Federation of American Football
- TBA: 2025 IFAF World Championship (location TBA)
National Football League
- February 2: 2025 Pro Bowl Games in TBD
- February 9: Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans, Louisiana
- April 24–26: 2025 NFL draft in Green Bay, Wisconsin
- September 4, 2025 – January 4, 2026: 2025 NFL season
Aquatics
TBD: 2025 World Aquatics Championships in Singapore
Archery
Association football
FIFA
- 15 June – 13 July: 2025 FIFA Club World Cup in United States
- TBD: 2025 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Morocco
- TBD: 2025 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Qatar
- TBD: 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Chile
CAF
- TBD: 2025 Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco
UEFA
- July 2–27: UEFA Women's Euro 2025 in Switzerland
Athletics
13–21 September: 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan
Badminton
Bandy
Baseball
Major League Baseball
- March 27 – September 28: 2025 Major League Baseball season
- TBD: 2025 Major League Baseball All-Star Game at Truist Field in Georgia (U.S. state) Cumberland, Georgia
- TBD: 2025 Major League Baseball draft
- TBD: 2025 World Series
2025 Little League World Series
- August 14–24: Little League World Series at both Little League Volunteer Stadium and Howard J. Lamade Stadium in South Willamsport
Basketball
- June 28–July 6: 2025 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup in Switzerland
- July 12–20: 2025 FIBA Under-19 Women's Basketball World Cup in Czech Republic
FIBA Africa
- 25 July–3 August: 2025 Women's Afrobasket in Ivory Coast
- 12–24 August: AfroBasket 2025 in Angola
FIBA Americas
- 28 June–6 July: 2025 FIBA Women's AmeriCup
- 23–31 August: 2025 FIBA AmeriCup in Nicaragua
FIBA Asia
- 13–20 July: 2023 FIBA Women's Asia Cup in China
- 5–17 August: 2025 FIBA Asia Cup in Saudi Arabia
FIBA Europe
- 18–29 June: EuroBasket Women 2025 in Czech Republic, Germany, Greece and Italy
- August 27–September 14: EuroBasket 2025 in Cyprus, Finland, Latvia and Poland
National Basketball Association
- October 22, 2024 – April 13: 2024–25 NBA season
- February 16: 2025 NBA All-Star Game at the Chase Center in San Francisco, California
- April 19: 2025 NBA playoffs
- June 26: 2025 NBA draft
National Collegiate Athletic Association
- March 18–April 7: 2025 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
- March 21–April 6: 2025 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament
Beach handball
Beach soccer
- 1–11 May: 2025 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup in Seychelles
Beach tennis
Beach volleyball
Biathlon
Bobsleigh & skeleton
Boccia
Bowling
Bowls
Boxing
Canoeing
Cheerleading
Chess
Cricket
- 2025 ICC Champions Trophy
- 2023-25 ICC World Test Championship Final
- September 2025–TBD 2025 Women's Cricket World Cup in India
Cross-country skiing
Cue sports
Curling
Cycle ball
Cycling – BMX
Cycling – Cross
Cycling – Road
Cycling – Track
Darts
Dance sport
Disc golf
Dodgeball
Fencing
Field hockey
Figure skating
Fistball
Floorball
Freestyle Skiing
Football (soccer)
Futsal
Goalball
Golf
Gymnastics
Handball
- 14 January – 2 February: 2025 World Men's Handball Championship in Croatia, Denmark and Norway
- 27 November – 14 December: 2025 World Women's Handball Championship in Germany and Netherlands
Horse racing
- May 3: Kentucky Derby in Churchill Downs
- May 17: Preakness Stakes in Pimlico
- June 7: Belmont Stakes in Belmont Park
- Oct 31–Nov 1: Breeders Cup in Santa Ana Park
Ice climbing
Ice hockey
National Hockey League
- October 8 – April 2025: 2024–25 NHL season
- February 1: 2025 National Hockey League All-Star Game
- April 20, 2025: 2025 NHL playoffs
- June 26–27: 2025 NHL Entry Draft
Indoor soccer
Judo
Karate
Kendo
Kickboxing
Korfball
Kurash
Lacrosse
Luge
Minigolf
Motorsports
Modern pentathlon
Mountain running
Multi-sport events
- 13–23 January: 2025 Winter World University Games in Turin, Italy
- 8–17 March: 2025 Special Olympics World Winter Games in Turin, Italy
- 7–14 February: 2025 Asian Winter Games in Harbin, China
- 16–27 July: 2025 Summer World University Games in Rhine-Ruhr, Germany
- 7–17 August: 2025 World Games in Chengdu, China
- 9–20 December: 2025 SEA Games in Thailand
- TBD: 2025 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- TBD: 2025 Asian Youth Games in Tashkent, Uzbekistan
- TBD: 2025 Caribbean Games in Nassau, Bahamas
Netball
Nordic combined
Racquetball
Rowing
Rugby league
- 2025 Rugby League World Cup in France (Cancelled)
Swimming
Tennis
Grand Slam
- January 13–26: 2025 Australian Open
- May 25 – June 7: 2025 French Open
- June 30 – July 13: 2025 Wimbeldon Championships
- August 25 – September 7: 2025 US Open
Volleyball
Wrestling
References
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