Sports schedule, January 2025: ICC Women’s Under-19 T20 World Cup, Australian Open, Hockey India League and more

Kho Kho World Cup – New Delhi

January 13-19

38th National games – Uttarakhand

January 28 – February 14

CRICKET

India Tour of Australia (Border Gavaskar Trophy)

January 3-7: Fifth Test – Sydney

England Tour of India

January 22: First T20I – Kolkata

January 25: Second T20I – Chennai

January 28: Third T20I – Rajkot

January 31: Fourth T20I – Pune

Pakistan Tour of South Africa

January 3-7: Second Test – Cape Town

Afghanistan Tour of Zimbabwe

January 2-6: Second Test – Bulawayo

Sri Lanka Tour of New Zealand

January 2: Third T20I – Nelson

January 5: First ODI – Wellington

January 8: Second ODI – Hamilton

January 11: Third ODI – Auckland

West Indies Tour of Pakistan

January 17-21: First Test – Multan

January 25-29: Second Test – Multan

Australia Tour of Sri Lanka

January 29 – February 2: First Test – Galle

Ireland Women Tour of India

January 10: First ODI – Rajkot

January 12: Second ODI – Rajkot

January 15: Third ODI – Rajkot

England Women Tour of Australia (Ashes)

January 12: First ODI – Sydney

January 14: Second ODI – Melbourne

January 17: Third ODI – Hobart

January 20: First T20I – Sydney

January 23: Second T20I – Canberra

January 25: Third T20I – Adelaide

January 30 – February 2: One-off Test – Melbourne

ICC Women’s Under-19 T20 World Cup – Malaysia

January 18 – February 2

Ranji Trophy

October 11, 2024 – March 2, 2025

Col. C K Nayudu Trophy

October 13, 2024 – March 1, 2025

Cooch Behar Trophy

November 6, 2024 – January 10, 2025

Vijay Hazare Trophy

December 21, 2024 – January 5, 2025

Senior Women’s One Day Challenger Trophy

January 5-15

FOOTBALL

Indian Super League 2024-25

September 13 – March 12

UEFA Champions League (select fixtures)

January 22: Benfica vs Barcelona

January 22: Liverpool vs Lille

January 23: Arsenal vs Dinamo Zagreb

January 23: Feyenoord vs Bayern Munich

January 23: PSG vs Manchester City

January 23: Real Madrid vs Salzburg

January 30: Barceona vs Atalanta

January 30: Bayern Munich vs Slovan Bratislava

January 30: Brest vs Real Madrid

January 30: Girona vs Arsenal

January 30: Manchester City vs Club Brugge

January 30: PSV Eindhoven vs Liverpool

Premier League

August 16, 2024 – May 25, 2025

La Liga (select fixtures)

January 4: Valencia vs Real Madrid

January 12: Atletico Madrid vs Osasuna

January 18: Leganes vs Atletico Madrid

January 19: Getafe vs Barcelona

January 19: Real Madrid vs Las Palmas

January 25: Atletico Madrid vs Villarreal

January 26: Real Valladolid vs Real Madrid

January 27: Barcelona vs Valencia

Serie A (select fixtures)

January 4: Fiorentina vs Napoli

January 11: Torino vs Juventus

January 12: AC Milan vs Cagliari

January 12: Venezia vs Inter Milan

January 13: Napoli vs Hellas Verona

January 14: Como vs AC Milan

January 15: Atalanta vs Juventus

January 16: Inter Milan vs Bologna

January 18: Juventus vs AC Milan

January 19: Atalanta vs Napoli

January 20: Inter Milan vs Empoli

January 25: Napoli vs Juventus

January 26: AC Milan vs Parma

January 26: Lecce vs Inter Milan

Bundesliga (select fixtures)

January 11: Borussia Dortmund vs Bayer Leverkusen

January 11: Borussia Moenchengladbach vs Bayern Munich

January 15: Bayer Leverkusen vs Mainz

January 16: Bayern Munich vs Hoffenheim

January 18: Bayern Munich vs Wolfsburg

January 18: Bayer Leverkusen vs Borussia Moenchengladbach

January 25: Freiburg vs Bayern Munich

January 25: RB Leipzig vs Bayer Leverkusen

UEFA Europa League (select fixtures)

January 24: Manchester United vs Rangers

January 31: FCSB vs Manchester United

TENNIS

December 27, 2024 – January 5, 2025: United Cup – Perth and Sydney

December 29, 2024 – January 5, 2025: ATP250 Brisbane

December 29, 2024 – January 5, 2025: WTA500 Brisbane

December 30, 2024 – January 5, 2025: WTA250 Auckland

December 30, 2024 – January 5, 2025: ATP250 Hong Kong

January 6-11: ATP250 Adelaide

January 6-11: ATP250 Auckland

January 6-11: WTA250 Hobart

January 6-11: WTA500 Adelaide

January 12-26: Australian Open – Melbourne

January 27 – February 2: ATP250 Montpellier

January 27 – February 2: WTA500 Linz

January 27 – February 2: WTA250 Singapore

ATHLETICS

January 12: 59th National Cross-Country Championships – Uttar Pradesh

January 19: Mumbai Marathon

BADMINTON

January 7-12: Malaysia Open (BWF World Tour Super 1000) – Kuala Lumpur

January 14-19: India Open (BWF World Tour Super 750) – New Delhi

January 21-26: Indonesia Masters (BWF World Tour 500) – Jakarta

January 28 – February 2: Thailand Masters (BWF World Tour Super 300) – Patumwan

HOCKEY

Hockey India League (Men) – Rourkela & Ranchi

December 28, 2024 – February 1, 2025

Hockey India League (Women) – Rourkela & Ranchi

January 12-26

TABLE TENNIS

January 6-11: WTT Star Contender – Doha

January 11-17: WTT Contender – Muscat

January 30 – February 9: Singapore Smash

CHESS

World Rapid & Blitz Championships – New York, USA

December 25, 2024 – January 1, 2025

Women’s World Rapid & Blitz Championships – New York, USA

December 25, 2024 – January 1, 2025

Tata Steel Chess Tournament – Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands

January 18 – February 2

BASKETBALL

NBA (League Stage)

October 22, 2024 – April 13, 2025