Big sporting events of 2024:
January
3: Darts - PDC World Championship final, Alexandra Palace, London
4-8: Football - FA Cup third round
7: Tennis - United Cup final, Sydney
7-14: - Snooker - Masters, Alexandra Palace, London
9-10: Football - EFL Cup semi-finals first legs
13: Boxing - Artur Beterbiev v Callum Smith, undisputed light-heavyweight championship, Quebec, Canada
14: Football - Women's FA Cup fourth round
15-28: Tennis - Australian Open, Melbourne Park
20: Boxing - Natasha Jonas v Mikaela Mayer, IBF welterweight title, Liverpool
23-24: Football - EFL Cup semi-finals second legs
24: Cricket - Big Bash League final, venue TBC
24-25: Football - Women's Champions League matchday five
25-29: Cricket - India v England first Test, Hyderabad
26-29: Football - FA Cup fourth round
27: Basketball - BBL Trophy final
28: NFL - AFC and NFC Championship games
30-31: Football - Women's Champions League match day six
February
2: Rugby union - Six Nations round one: France v Ireland
2-6: Cricket - India v England second Test, Visakhapatnam
3: Rugby union - Six Nations round one: Italy v England, Wales v Scotland
3: Boxing - British light-heavyweight title: Joshua Buatsi v Dan Azeez, Wembley Arena
10: Rugby union - Six Nations round two: Scotland v France, England v Wales
11: Rugby union - Six Nations round two: Ireland v Italy
11: Football - Women's FA Cup fifth round
11: NFL - Super Bowl, Allegiant Stadium, Las Vegas
13-14: Football - Champions League last-16 ties
15: Football - Europa League and Europa Conference League knockout round play-off first legs
15: Rugby league - Super League season starts with Hull FC v Hull KR
15-19: Cricket - India v England third Test, Rajkot
17: Boxing - Tyson Fury v Oleksandr Usyk, undisputed heavyweight world title fight, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
17-18: Athletics - UK Indoor Championships, Birmingham
20-21: Football - Champions League last-16 ties
22: Football - Europa League and Europa Conference League knockout round play-off second legs
23: Football - Women's Nations League Finals: Semi-finals - Spain v Netherlands, France v Germany
23: Basketball - EuroBasket 2025 Qualifiers: Great Britain v Netherlands
23-27: Cricket - India v England fourth Test, Ranchi
24 Rugby union - Six Nations round three: Ireland v Wales, Scotland v England
24: Rugby league - World Club Challenge: Wigan Warriors v Penrith Panthers, DW Stadium, Wigan
25: Rugby union - Six Nations round three: France v Italy
25: Football - League Cup final, Wembley Stadium
26: Basketball - EuroBasket 2025 Qualifiers: Czech Republic v Great Britain
28: Football - FA Cup fifth round
28: Football - Women's Nations League Finals: Final and third-place play-off
29 Feb to 2 March: Formula 1 - Bahrain Grand Prix, Sakhir
March
1-3: World Athletics Indoor Championships, Emirates Arena, Glasgow
5-6: Football - Champions League last-16 second legs
7: Football - Europa League and Europa Conference League last-16 first legs
7-9: Formula 1 - Saudia Arabia Grand Prix, Jeddah
7-11: Cricket - India v England fifth Test, Dharamsala
9: Rugby union - Six Nations round four: Italy v Scotland, England v Ireland
10: Rugby union - Six Nations round four: Wales v France
10: Football - Women's FA Cup quarter-finals
11-17: Snooker - World Women's Championship, Dongguan, China
12-13: Football - Champions League last-16 second legs
12-15: Horse racing - Cheltenham Festival
14: Football - Europa League and Europa Conference League last-16 second legs
14-17: Golf - Players Championship, TPC Sawgrass, Florida
16: Rugby union - Six Nations round five: Wales v Italy, Ireland v Scotland, France v England
16-17: Football - FA Cup quarter-finals
19: Cricket - New Zealand v England, first women's Twenty20 international, Dunedin
19-20: Football - Women's Champions League quarter-finals first legs
21: Football - European Championship qualifying play-off semi-finals including Wales v Finland
22: Cricket - New Zealand v England, second women's Twenty20 international, Nelson
22: Football - Netherlands v Scotland, Amsterdam; Romania v Northern Ireland, Bucharest
22-24: Formula 1 - Australian Grand Prix, Melbourne
22-24: Rugby league - Challenge Cup sixth round (Super League clubs enter the competition)
23: Football - England v Brazil, Wembley Stadium
23: Rugby union - Women's Six Nations round one: France v Ireland, Wales v Scotland
23 March to 29 May: Cricket - Indian Premier League
24: Cricket - New Zealand v England, third women's Twenty20 international, Nelson
24: Rugby union - Women's Six Nations round one: Italy v England
25-26: Football - European Championship qualifying play-off finals
26: Football - England v Belgium, Wembley Stadium; Scotland v Northern Ireland, Hampden Park
27: Cricket - New Zealand v England, fourth women's Twenty20 international, Wellington
27-28: Football - Women's Champions League quarter-final second legs
29: Cricket - New Zealand v England, fifth women's Twenty20 international, Wellington
30: Rowing - The Boat Races, River Thames
30: Rugby union - Women's Six Nations round two: Scotland v France, England v Wales
31: Rugby union - Women's Six Nations round two: Ireland v Italy
31: Football - Women's League Cup Final, Molineux
April
2-7: Swimming - British Championships, London Aquatics Centre
4: Cricket - New Zealand v England, second women's one-day international, Wellington
5-7: Formula 1 - Japanese Grand Prix, Suzuka
5-7: Rugby union - European Champions Cup and Challenge Cup round of 16
7: Cricket - New Zealand v England, third women's one-day international, Wellington
7: Football - EFL Trophy final, Wembley Stadium
9-10: Football - Champions League quarter-final first legs
11: Football - Europa League and European Conference League quarter-final first legs
11-14: Golf - Masters, Augusta National, Georgia
12-13: Tennis - Billie Jean King Cup Qualifiers including France v Great Britain
12-14: Rugby league - Challenge Cup quarter-finals
12-14: Rugby union - European Champions Cup and Challenge Cup quarter-finals
13: Rugby union - Women's Six Nations round three: Scotland v England, Ireland v Wales
13: Horse racing - Grand National at Aintree Racecourse, Liverpool
13-14: Rugby league - Challenge Cup quarter-finals
14: Rugby union - Women's Six Nations round three: France v Italy
14: Football - Women's FA Cup semi-finals
16-17: Football - Champions League quarter-final second legs
18: Football - Europa League and Conference League quarter-final second legs
18-21: Golf - Women's major: The Chevron Championships, The Woodlands, Texas
19-21: Formula 1 - Chinese Grand Prix, Shanghai
20: Rugby union - Women's Six Nations round four: England v Ireland, Italy v Scotland
20: Cricket - Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy season starts
20-21: Football - FA Cup semi-finals, Wembley Stadium
20-21: Football - Women's Champions League semi-final first legs
20 April to 6 May: Snooker World Championship at Crucible Theatre, Sheffield
21: Rugby union - Women's Six Nations round four: Wales v France
27: Rugby union - Women's Six Nations round five: Wales v Italy, Ireland v Scotland, France v England
27-28: Football - Women's Champions League semi-final second legs
30 April to 1 May: Football - Champions League semi-final first legs
May
2: Football - Europa League and Europa Conference League semi-final first legs
3-5: Horse racing - Guineas Festival, Newmarket
3-5: Rugby union - European Champions Cup and Challenge Cup semi-finals
3-5: Formula 1 - Miami Grand Prix, Miami
4-5: Athletics - World Relays, Nassau, Bahamas
7-8: Football - Champions League semi-final second legs
9: Football - Europa League and Europa Conference League semi-final second legs
11: Cricket - England v Pakistan, first women's Twenty20 international, Edgbaston
12: Football - Women's FA Cup final, Wembley Stadium
16-19: Golf - US PGA Championship, Valhalla Golf Club, Louisville
17: Cricket - England v Pakistan, second women's Twenty20 international, Northampton
17-19: Formula 1 - Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, Imola
18: Football - League One Play-off Final, Wembley Stadium
18: Cricket - Charlotte Edwards Cup begins
18-19: Rugby league - Challenge Cup semi-finals
19: Football - League Two Play-off Final, Wembley Stadium
19: Cricket - England v Pakistan, third women's Twenty20 international, Headingley
22: Football - Europa League final, Dublin Arena
22: Cricket - England v Pakistan first Twenty20 international, Headingley
23: Cricket - England v Pakistan, first women's one-day international, Derby
24: Football - Women's Champions League final, San Mames Stadium, Bilbao
24: Rugby union - European Challenge Cup final, Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
24-26: Formula 1 - Monaco Grand Prix
24-26: Snooker - British Women's Open, Landywood Snooker Club, Walsall
25: Football - FA Cup final, Wembley Stadium
25: Football - Women's Champions League final, Bilbao
25: Cricket - England v Pakistan second Twenty20 international, Edgbaston
25: Rugby union - European Champions Cup final at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
26: Football - Championship Play-off Final, Wembley Stadium
26: Cricket - England v Pakistan, second women's one-day international, Taunton
26 May to 9 June: Tennis - French Open, Paris
28: Cricket - England v Pakistan third Twenty20 international, Cardiff
29: Football - Europa Conference League final, Athens
29: Cricket - England v Pakistan, third women's one-day international, Chelmsford
30: Cricket - England v Pakistan fourth Twenty20 international, The Oval
30: Cricket - T20 Blast season begins with the Blast Off
30 May to 2 June: Golf - US Women's Open, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
June
1: Football - Champions League final, Wembley Stadium
4-30: Cricket - Men's T20 World Cup - hosts USA & West Indies (fixtures not announced yet)
7-9: Formula 1 - Canadian Grand Prix, Montreal
8: Rugby league - men's and women's Challenge Cup finals, Wembley
8: Rugby union - Premiership final, Twickenham
13-16: Golf - US Open, Pinehurst, North Carolina
14 June to 14 July: Football - Euro 2024, hosts Germany
15-16: Motorsport - Le Mans 24 Hour, France
18-22: Horse racing - Royal Ascot
21-23: Formula 1 - Spanish Grand Prix, Barcelona
21-23: Rugby union - Rugby Sevens Olympic Repechage, Monaco - GB men in final qualifying tournament for Paris 2024
22: Cricket - Charlotte Edwards Cup Finals Day, Derby
22: Rugby union - United Rugby Championship final, Cape Town
22: Rugby union - Women's Premiership Rugby final, venue TBC
22: Rugby union - Barbarians v Fiji, Twickenham
22-29: Tennis - Rothesay International, Eastbourne
24: Rugby union - Japan v England TBC
26: Cricket - England v New Zealand, first women's one-day international, Chester-le-Street
28-30: Formula 1 - Austrian Grand Prix, Spielberg
29: Cricket - England v New Zealand, second women's one-day international, Worcester
29 June to 2 July: Football - European Championship last-16 ties
29 June to 21 July: Cycling - Tour de France (starts in Italy)
July
1-14: Tennis - Wimbledon
3: Cricket - England v New Zealand, third women's one-day international, Bristol
5-6: Football - European Championship quarter-finals
5-7: Formula 1 - British Grand Prix, Silverstone
6: England v New Zealand, first women's Twenty20 international, Ageas Bowl
6: Rugby union - South Africa v Ireland (England, Wales & Scotland yet to confirm dates for their summer fixtures)
9: Cricket - England v New Zealand, second women's Twenty20 international, Hove
9-10: Football - European Championship semi-finals, Munich and Dortmund
10-14: Cricket - England v West Indies first Test, Lord's
11: Cricket - England v New Zealand, third women's Twenty20 international, Canterbury
11-14: Golf - Scottish Open, The Renaissance Club, North Berwick
13: Cricket - England v New Zealand, fourth women's Twenty20 international, Kia Oval
13: Rugby union - South Africa v Ireland
13-21: Darts - World Matchplay, Blackpool
14: Football - European Championship final, Berlin
17: Cricket - England v New Zealand, fifth women's Twenty20 international, Lord's
18-21: Golf - The Open, Royal Troon
18-22: Cricket - England v West Indies second Test, Trent Bridge
19-21: Formula 1 - Hungarian Grand Prix, Budapest
24: Cricket - One-Day Cup season begins
26-28: Formula 1 - Belgian Grand Prix, Spa-Francorchamps
26-28: Golf - LIV United Kingdom, JCB Golf and Country Club, Rocester
26-30: Cricket - England v West Indies third Test, Edgbaston
26 July to 11 August: Olympic Games, Paris
August
Dates TBC - Cricket - The Hundred
2-4: Motorcycling - British Grand Prix MotoGP, Silverstone
4: Football - Community Shield, Wembley
12-18: Cycling - Women's Tour de France
14: Football - Uefa Super Cup, Warsaw, Poland
15-18: Golf - Women's Scottish Open, venue TBC
17: Football - 2024-2025 Premier League season starts
17-18: Rugby league - Super League Magic Weekend, Elland Road, Leeds
18: Cricket - One-Day Cup semi-finals
21-25: Cricket - England v Sri Lanka first Test, Old Trafford
22-25: Golf - Women's Open, St Andrews
23-25: Formula 1 - Dutch Grand Prix, Zandvoort
26 Aug to 8 Sept: Tennis - US Open, Flushing Meadows, New York
28 Aug to 8 Sept: Paralympic Games, Paris
29 Aug to 1 Sept: Golf - Tour Championship, Atlanta, Georgia
29 Aug to 2 Sept: Cricket - England v Sri Lanka second Test, Lord's
30 Aug to 1 Sept: Formula 1 - Italian Grand Prix, Monza
Dates TBC in August and September: Rugby Championship
September
3-6: Cricket - T20 Blast quarter-finals
5-7: Football - Nations League matchday one
6-10: Cricket - England v Sri Lanka third Test, Kia Oval
8-10: Football - Nations League matchday two
10-15: Tennis - Davis Cup Finals World Group II
11: Cricket - England v Australia first Twenty20 international, Ageas Bowl
13: Cricket - England v Australia second Twenty20 international, Cardiff
13-15: Golf - Solheim Cup, Robert Trent Jones Golf Club, Gainesville, Virginia
Dates TBC in September & October: Cricket - Women's T20 World Cup, Bangladesh
13-15: Formula 1 - Azerbaijan Grand Prix, Baku
14: Cricket - T20 Blast Finals Day, Edgbaston
14: Cricket - Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy semi-finals
15: Cricket - England v Australia third Twenty20 international, Old Trafford
19: Cricket - England v Australia first one-day international, Trent Bridge
19-22: Golf - PGA Championship, Wentworth
20-22: Formula 1 - Singapore Grand Prix
20-22: Tennis - Laver Cup, Berlin
21: Cricket - England v Australia second one-day international, Headingley
21: Cricket - Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy final, Leicester
22: Cricket - One-Day Cup final, Trent Bridge
24: Cricket - England v Australia third one-day international, Chester-le-Street
26-29: Cricket - final round of County Championship matches
26-29: Golf - Presidents Cup, Royal Montreal Golf Club, Quebec
27: Cricket - England v Australia fourth one-day international, Lord's
29: Cricket - England v Australia fifth one-day international, Bristol
Dates TBC in September & October: Cricket - Women's T20 World Cup in Bangladesh
October
10-12: Football - Nations League matchday three
12: Rugby league - Super League Grand Final, Old Trafford
13-15: Football - Nations League matchday four
18-20: Formula 1 - United States Grand Prix, Austin
19: Horse racing - British Champions Day, Ascot
25-27: Formula 1 - Mexican Grand Prix, Mexico City
November
1-3: Formula 1 - Brazilian Grand Prix, Sao Paulo
2: Rugby union - England v New Zealand, Twickenham (Wales, Scotland and Ireland yet to announce dates)
3-10: Tennis - WTA Finals, venue TBC
7-10: Golf - Abu Dhabi Championship
9: Rugby union - England v South Africa, Twickenham
9-17: Darts - Grand Slam of Darts, Wolverhampton
10-17: Tennis - ATP Finals, Turin
12-17: Tennis - Billie Jean King Cup Finals, Seville
14-16: Football - Nations League matchday five
14-17: Golf - DP World Tour Championship, Jumeirah Golf Estates, Dubai
17-19: Football - Nations League matchday six
Dates TBC: Tennis - Davis Cup Finals, Malaga
21-23: Formula 1 - Las Vegas Grand Prix
21-24: Golf - Group Tour Championship, Naples, Florida
23 Nov to 1 Dec: Snooker - UK Championship, York Barbican
29 Nov to 1 Dec: Formula 1 - Qatar Grand Prix, Losail
December
6-8: Formula 1 - Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Yas Marina
8: Athletics - European Cross Country Championships, Antalya, Turkey
Dates TBC: Darts - PDC World Championship, Alexandra Palace, London
26: Horse racing - King George VI Chase, Kempton Park