2025 in sports describes the year's events in world sports.
As an odd-numbered year, 2025 is both a non-Olympic Games and non-FIFA World Cup year. Women's sport takes centre stage in the 2025 sporting calendar with major tournaments in rugby union and cricket. The most prominent quadrennial events for this year are the 2025 Women's Rugby World Cup in England and the 2025 Women's Cricket World Cup in India.
In men's association football, the expanded 2025 FIFA Club World Cup will have its first edition in its new quadrennial format, mirroring other FIFA World Cups, with the former annual format being rebranded as the FIFA Intercontinental Cup. In women's association football, the UEFA Women's Euro 2025 will be held in Switzerland in July. In women's futsal, the 2025 FIFA Futsal Women's World Cup will be hosted by the Philippines in November and this will be the first time that the FIFA will host the FIFA Futsal Women's World Cup. In men's rugby, the British & Irish Lions will tour Australia while in men's cricket, Lord's Cricket Ground in London will host the 2025 ICC World Test Championship final. Other major events for the year include the Ashes test series between Australia and England for both men and women, the 2025 Ryder Cup in men's golf, the biennial world championships in athletics and aquatics and annual major events in tennis and golf, and annual world championship events in a range of sports including gymnastics, cycling, triathlon, weightlifting and badminton. Winter sports will also hold their annual events, but will also gear up qualification processes for the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy.
As a consequence of the pandemic, an extra edition of the World Athletics Indoor Championships originally planned for 2020 will also be held in 2025 in Nanjing, China. It will be the first time since 2003 that the indoor and outdoor events will occur in the same year, before the indoor championships revert to an even-numbered year schedule in 2026.
In multi-sports, the 2025 World Games for non-Olympic disciplines and events took place in Chengdu, China while the 2025 Deaflympics, the premier event for the non-Paralympic disability sport classification of hearing impairment took place in Tokyo, Japan. For student athletes, the 2025 FISA World University Summer Games took place in July in Germany.
Calendar by month
January Date Sport Venue/Event Status Winner(s) 15 December – 3 Darts 2025 PDC World Darts Championship International Luke Littler 26 December – 5 Ice hockey 2025 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships International 27 December – 5 Tennis 2025 United Cup International 28 December – 5 Cross-country skiing 2024–25 Tour de Ski International 29 December – 6 Ski jumping / 2024–25 Four Hills Tournament International Daniel Tschofenig 3–17 Rally raid 2025 Dakar Rally (WRRC #1) International 4–12 Ice hockey 2025 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship International 10–12 Speed skating 2025 European Speed Skating Championships Continental 10–26 Bowls 2025 World Indoor Bowls Championship International 11 Formula racing 2025 Mexico City ePrix (FE #2) International Oliver Rowland ( Nissan Formula E Team) 12–19 Snooker 2025 Masters (Triple Crown #2) International Shaun Murphy 12–26 Tennis 2025 Australian Open International 13–19 Kho kho 2025 Kho Kho World Cup International 13–23 Multi-sport 2025 Winter World University Games International 14–18 Skeleton IBSF Junior World Skeleton Championships 2025 International 14–2 February Handball // 2025 World Men's Handball Championship International 17–19 Luge FIL World Luge Natural Track Championships 2025 International 17–19 Speed skating 2025 European Short Track Speed Skating Championships Continental 18 Mixed martial arts UFC 311: Makhachev vs. Tsarukyan 2 International Islam Makhachev 18–19 Luge 2025 FIL European Luge Championships Continental 18–2 February Cricket 2025 Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup International 20 American football 2025 College Football Playoff National Championship Domestic Ohio State Buckeyes 22–25 Bobsleigh & Skeleton / IBSF Pan American Championships 2025 Continental Bobsleigh: Skeleton: 22–26 Biathlon 2025 IBU Junior Open European Championships Continental 23–26 Rallying 2025 Monte Carlo Rally (WRC #1) International 23–16 February Association football 2025 South American U-20 Championship Continental 24–26 Canoe slalom 2025 Oceania Canoe Slalom Championships Continental 28–2 February Figure skating 2025 European Figure Skating Championships Continental 29–2 February Biathlon 2025 IBU Open European Championships Continental 30–2 February Darts 2025 PDC World Masters International Luke Humphries 30–2 February Field hockey 2025 Men's Junior Oceania Cup 2025 Women's Junior Oceania Cup Continental 31–2 February Cyclo-cross 2025 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships International 31–15 March Rugby union ///// 2025 Six Nations Championship Continental
February Date Sport Venue/Event Status Winner/s 1–2 Luge 2025 Junior World Luge Championships International 2 American football 2025 Pro Bowl Games Domestic National Football Conference 2–11 Para-alpine skiing 2025 World Para Alpine Skiing Championships International 3–9 Indoor hockey 2025 Men's FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup 2025 Women's FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup International 3–15 Nordic skiing / 2025 Nordic Junior World Ski Championships International 4–16 Alpine skiing FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2025 International 4–29 November Association football 2025 Copa Libertadores Continental Flamengo 6–8 Luge 2025 FIL World Luge Championships International 7–9 Speed skating 2025 World Junior Speed Skating Championships International 7–14 Multi-sport 2025 Asian Winter Games Continental 7–16 Road bicycle racingPara-cycling 2025 Asian Road Cycling Championships Continental 8 Boxing Derek Chisora vs. Otto Wallin International Derek Chisora 9 American football Super Bowl LIX Domestic Philadelphia Eagles 9 Mixed martial arts UFC 312: du Plessis vs. Strickland 2 International Dricus du Plessis 9–14 Bobsleigh IBSF Para Sport World Championships 2025 International Corie Mapp 9–16 Multi-sport 2025 European Youth Olympic Winter Festival Continental 10–16 Badminton 2025 African Badminton Championships Continental 10–16 Badminton 2025 Oceania Badminton Championships Continental 10–16 Bobsleigh IBSF Junior World Bobsleigh Championships 2025 International 11–15 Track cycling 2025 Oceania Track Championships Continental 11–16 Badminton 2025 Badminton Asia Mixed Team Championships Continental 12–14 Para-Nordic skiing 2025 World Para Nordic Skiing Championships International 12–16 Badminton 2025 European Mixed Team Badminton Championships Continental 12–16 Track cycling 2025 UEC European Track Championships Continental 12–20 Ice hockey / 2025 4 Nations Face-Off International 12–23 Biathlon Biathlon World Championships 2025 International 12–1 March Association football 2025 AFC U-20 Asian Cup Continental 13–16 Badminton 2025 Pan Am Badminton Championships (Team) Continental 13–16 Rallying 2025 Rally Sweden (WRC #2) International 14–15 Formula racing 2025 Jeddah ePrix (FE #3/4) International 15–16 Luge 2025 FIL America-Pacific Luge Championship 2025 FIL Asian Luge Championship Continental United States South Korea 15–16 Table tennis 2025 ITTF-Oceania Cup Continental 15–23 Rowing 2025 World Indoor Rowing Championships International 16 Stock car racing 2025 Daytona 500 Domestic William Byron (Hendrick Motorsports) 16 Basketball 2025 NBA All-Star Game Domestic Shaq's OGs 17–23 Archery 2025 European Indoor Archery Championships Continental 18 Ice hockey 2025 Champions Hockey League Final Continental ZSC Lions 19–23 Figure skating 2025 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships International 19–23 Table tennis 2025 ITTF-ATTU Asian Cup Continental 19–9 March Cricket / 2025 ICC Champions Trophy International 20–23 Table tennis 2025 Europe Top 16 Cup Continental 20–27 Association football / 2025 Recopa Sudamericana Continental Racing 21–23 Table tennis 2025 ITTF Pan American Cup Continental 21–27 Track cycling 2025 Asian Track Cycling Championships Continental 22 Boxing Artur Beterbiev vs. Dmitry Bivol II International Dmitry Bivol 22 Horse racing 2025 Saudi Cup International 22–23 Motorcycle racing 2025 WSBK Australian round International 22–23 Athletics 2025 South American Indoor Championships in Athletics Continental 22–2 March Beach soccer 2025 Copa América of Beach Soccer Continental 22–6 December Association football / 2025 Major League Soccer season Binational Inter Miami CF 25–27 Table tennis 2025 ITTF African Cup Continental 25–1 March Figure skating 2025 World Junior Figure Skating Championships International 25–2 March Water polo 2025 Asian Water Polo Championship Continental 25–6 March Alpine skiing World Junior Alpine Skiing Championships 2025 International 26–1 March Fencing 2025 Pan American Cadets and Juniors Fencing Championships Continental 26–5 March Biathlon Biathlon Junior World Championships 2025 International 26–9 March Nordic skiing FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2025 International 27–2 March Speed skating 2025 World Junior Short Track Speed Skating Championships International 27–2 March Fencing 2025 European Cadets and Juniors Fencing Championships Continental 28 Endurance racing 2025 Qatar 1812 km (WEC #1) International
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