SPORTS CALENDAR OF THE YEAR 2025: Bazballers go for Ashes glory and Lionesses defend Euros crown
What a year of sport 2024 was.
Paris delivered a brilliant Olympic summer, England reached the final of Euro 2024 and Oleksandr Usyk beat Tyson Fury… twice.
But 2025 is looking pretty tasty too.
Will Bazball be strong enough to help England win the Ashes Down Under?
And will the Lionesses retain their European Championship crown?
Check out our comprehensive sporting schedule for the next 12 months below.
England won UEFA Women’s Euro 2022 and the Lionesses will try to defend their title in 2025
AMERICAN FOOTBALL
FEBRUARY 9: Super Bowl LIX (New Orleans)
ATHLETICS
FEBRUARY 22-23: UK Indoor Championships (Birmingham)
MARCH 21-23: World Indoor Championships (Nanjing)
April 27: London Marathon
September 13-21: World Championships (Tokyo)
Boxing
FEBRUARY 8: Derek Chisora v Otto Wallin (Manchester)
FEBRUARY 22: Daniel Dubois v Joseph Parker (Saudi Arabia)
MARCH 7: Natasha Jonas v Lauren Price (London)
CRICKET
JANUARY 12-FEBRUARY 2: Women’s Ashes — 3 ODIs, 3 T20s and 1 Test (Australia)
JANUARY 22-FEBRUARY 12: India v England — 5 T20s and 3 ODIs
FEBRUARY 19-MARCH 9: Champions Trophy (Pakistan, UAE)
April 4-7: Opening round of County Championship
MAY 21-JUNE 7: England Women v West Indies Women — 3 T20s, 3 ODIs
MAY 22-25: England v Zimbabwe, one-off Test (Trent Bridge)
MAY 29-JUNE 10: England v West Indies — 3 ODIs, 3 T20s
JUNE 20-AUGUST 4: England v India — 5 Tests
JUNE 28-JULY 22: England Women v India Women — 5 T20s, 3 ODIs
AUGUST-SEPTEMBER: Women’s World Cup (India)
SEPTEMBER 2-14: England v South Africa — 3 ODIs, 3 T20s
SEPTEMBER 17-21: Ireland v England — 3 ODIs (Ireland)
SEPTEMBER 24-27: Final round of County Championship
SEPTEMBER: England Women v New Zealand Women — 3 ODIs
NOVEMBER 21-JANUARY 8: Ashes — 5 Tests (Australia)
Brendon McCullum’s quest to win the Ashes for England will begin in Australia on November 21
CYCLING
MAY 10-JUNE 1: Giro d’Italia
JULY 5-27: Tour de France
DARTS
JANUARY 3: PDC World Championship final (Alexandra Palace, London)
NOVEMBER 8-16: Grand Slam of Darts (Wolverhampton)
FOOTBALL
JANUARY 1: Premier League and EFL transfer windows open
FEBRUARY 3: Premier League and EFL transfer windows close
MARCH 16: Carabao Cup final (Wembley)
MAY 17: FA Cup final (Wembley)
MAY 18: Women’s FA Cup final (Wembley)
MAY 21: Europa League final (Bilbao)
MAY 24: Women’s Champions League final (Lisbon)
MAY 24-26: EFL play-off finals (Wembley)
MAY 25: Last day of the Premier League season
MAY 28: Conference League final (Wroclaw)
MAY 31: Champions League final (Munich)
JUNE 11-28: European Under 21 Championship (Slovakia)
JUNE 14-July 13: Club World Cup (USA)
JULY 2-27: Women’s European Championship (Switzerland)
AUGUST 9: Community Shield (Wembley)
AUGUST 16: First round of Premier League fixtures
England will face France, Wales and the Netherlands in their group campaign at Euro 2025
FORMULA ONE
MARCH 16: Australian Grand Prix (Melbourne)
MARCH 23: China (Shanghai)
APRIL 6: Japan (Suzuka)
APRIL 13: Bahrain (Sakhir)
APRIL 20: Saudi Arabia (Jeddah) MAY 4: Miami
MAY 18: Emilia Romagna (Imola)
MAY 25: Monaco
JUNE 1: Spain (Barcelona)
JUNE 15: Canada (Montreal)
JUNE 29: Austria (Spielberg)
JULY 6: Britain (Silverstone)
JULY 27: Belgium (Spa)
AUGUST 3: Hungary (Budapest)
AUGUST 31: Netherlands (Zandvoort)
SEPTEMBER 7: Italy (Monza)
SEPTEMBER 21: Azerbaijan (Baku)
OCTOBER 5: Singapore
OCTOBER 19: United States (Austin)
OCTOBER 26: Mexico (Mexico City)
NOVEMBER 9: Brazil (Sao Paulo)
NOVEMBER 23: Las Vegas
NOVEMBER 30: Qatar (Lusail)
DECEMBER 7: Abu Dhabi
GOLF
APRIL 10-13: Masters (Augusta National, Georgia)
MAY 15-18: PGA Championship (Quail Hollow, North Carolina)
JUNE 12-15: US Open (Oakmont, Pennsylvania)
JULY 17-20: The Open (Royal Portrush, Northern Ireland)
SEPTEMBER 26-28: Ryder Cup (Bethpage Black, New York)
New York’s Bethpage Black Course will host the 2025 edition of the Ryder Cup in September
RUGBY LEAGUE
JUNE 7: Challenge Cup final (Wembley)
OCTOBER 11: Super League Grand Final (Old Trafford)
RUGBY UNION
JANUARY 31-MARCH 15: Six Nations
MARCH 22-APRIL 26: Women’s Six Nations
MAY 23: Challenge Cup final (Cardiff)
MAY 24: Champions Cup final (Cardiff)
JUNE 14: Premiership final (Twickenham)
JUNE 28-AUGUST 2: British & Irish Lions tour of Australia — 3 Tests
AUGUST 22-SEPTEMBER 27: Women’s World Cup (England)
RACING
MARCH 11-14: Cheltenham Festival
APRIL 5: Grand National (Aintree)
JUNE 7: The Derby (Epsom)
JUNE 17-21: Royal Ascot
JULY 29-AUGUST 2: Glorious Goodwood
OCTOBER 4-5: Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe (Longchamp)
Rowing
APRIL 13: The Boat Race (London)
SNOOKER
JANUARY 12-19: Masters (London)
APRIL 19-MAY 5: World Championship (Sheffield)
TENNIS
JANUARY 12-26: Australian Open (Melbourne)
MAY 25-JUNE 8: French Open (Paris)
JUNE 30-JULY 13: Wimbledon (London)
AUGUST 25-SEPTEMBER 7: US Open (New York)
