10th to 16th October
Your guide to major world sports events bringing you World Championships, World Cups, Continental and Regional Championships, Multi-Sport Games, World Series, and premier dates within World Tours over the next seven days.
Air Sports
11-16 October - 20th FAI World Canopy Formation Championships; 9th FAI World Canopy Piloting Championships; 3rd FAI World Canopy Piloting Freestyle Championships; 4th FAI World Wingsuit Flying Championships - Eloy, AZ, USA
Archery
15-16 October - Hyundai Archery World Cup - Tlaxcala City, Mexico
Arm Wrestling
14-23 October - World Armwrestling, Para-armwrestling, and Deaf Armwrestling Championship - Antalya, Turkey
Backgammon
11-16 October - WBGF 2022 Club World Championships - Neum, Bosnia Herzegovina
13-16 October - 2022 Jamaica International Tournament - Mammee Bay, Jamaica
Baseball
13-23 October - IV U23 Baseball World Cup 2022 - Taipei City, Taiwan
Beach Volleyball
13-16 October - FIVB Beach Volleyball Pro Tour Challenge (M/W) - Maldives
Bodyboarding
15-30 October - IBC Pro Tour - Gran Canaria Frontón King 2022 - Cáldar, Gran Canaria, Spain
Bodybuilding & Fitness
13-16 October - IFBB African Championships - Constantine, Algeria
14-16 October - IFBB Diamond Cup - Skopje, North Macedonia
16 October - IFBB Diamond Cup Austria - Graz, Austria
Boule Lyonnaise
15-16 October - International Tournament - Monte-Carlo, Monaco
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
14-16 October - Campeonato Sul-Americano de Jiu-Jistu 2022 - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Pan IBJJF No-Gi Championships 2022 - Garland, TX, USA
15-16 October - London Fall International Open IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu and Jiu-Jitsu No-Gi Championship 2022 - London, United Kingdom
Chess
1-11 October - World Youth U16 Chess Olympiad 2022 - Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan
11-23 October - World Juniors U20 Championships 2022 - Club Esse Palmasera Resort, Sardinia, Italy
12-17 October - 2nd IPCA World Chess Championship, Rapid & Blitz - Torrevieja, Spain
13-22 October - Asian Youth Chess Championships - Bali, Indonesia
14-22 October - Asian Seniors Chess Championship - Auckland, New Zealand
Cliff Diving
15 October - Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series Finals - Sydney, Australia
Cricket
1-16 October - ACC Women's T20 Asia Cup 2022 - Bangladesh
11 October - New Zealand v Pakistan (4th T20I) - Christchurch, New Zealand; India v South Africa (3rd ODI) - Delhi, India
12 October - New Zealand v Bangladesh (5th T20I) - Christchurch, New Zealand; Australia v England (2nd T20I) - Canberra, Australia
13 October - Bangladesh v Pakistan (6th T20I) - Christchurch, New Zealand
14 October - Australia v England (3rd T20I) - Canberra, Australia
16 October to 13 November - ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2022 - Australia
16 October - Sri Lanka v Namibia (First Round - Match 1); UAE v Netherlands (First Round - Match 2) - Geelong, Australia; West Indies v Scotland (First Round - Match 3) - Hobart, Australia
Crossminton
15 October - ICO Crossminton Spanish Open 2022 - World Series 500 - Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Gran Canaria, Spain
Curling
15-22 October - World Mixed Curling Championship 2022 - Aberdeen, Scotland
Cycling
11-18 October - UCI ProSeries - Petronas le Tour de Langkawi - Malaysia
12-16 October - Tissot UCI Track World Championships - Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, France
14-16 October - UCI Gran Fondo World Series - Tour de Bintan - Bintan Island, Indonesia
15 October - UCI Cycle-Ball World Cup V - St. Gallen, Switzerland; UCI E-MTB Cross-Country World Cup - Barcelona, Spain
16 October - 2022-2023 UCI Cyclo-Cross World Cup - Fayetteville, AR, USA
Dance Sport
10-13 October - 2022 International Open Championships - London, United Kingdom
14 October - WDSF World Cup - Masters I, II & III (Standard) - Rotterdam, Netherlands
14-15 October - WDSF World Championship - U21, Senior I & III (Standard, Ten Dance, Latin) - Rotterdam, Netherlands
15 October - World Rock 'n' Roll World Cup - Ljubljana-Dobrova, Slovenia; WDSF PD World Championship - Adult (Latin/Show Dance Standard) - Leipzig, Germany; WDSF World Championship - Adult (Formation Standard/Latin) - Braunschweig, Germany; World Rock 'n' Roll World Championship - Geneva - Grand Saconnex, Switzerland
Draughts
16-21 October - Damweek Hijken DTC World Cup - Beilen, Netherlands
Equestrian
4-10 October - 23rd World Military Championship Equestrian - Fontainebleau, France
12 October - Group One Racing - Thousand Guineas - Caulfield, Australia
14-16 October - Kingsland Oslo Horse Show - Oslo, Norway
15 October - Group One Racing - Caulfield Cup - Caulfield, Australia; Qipco British Champion Sprint Stakes; Qipco Champion Stakes; Qipco British Champions Fillies & Mares Stakes; Queen Elizabeth II Stakes - Ascot, England; Jockey Club - San Isidro, Argentina; Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup Stakes presented by Dixiana - Keeneland, KY, USA
16 October - Group One Racing - Shuka Sho - Hanshin, Japan; San Isidro Copa Melchor Angel Posse; Suipacha - San Isidro, Argentina
Esports
12-14 October - Formula One Pro Championship - Event 2
Football
11-30 October - FIFA U17 Women's World Cup India 2022
Games
1-15 October - XXII South American Regional Games - Asunción, Paraguay
Goalball
7-10 October - IBSA Nation's Cup - Berlin, Germany
14-16 October - FEDC International Goalball Tournament 2022 - Madrid, Spain
Golf
12-15 October - Blue Label Challenge - Gary Player Country Club, Sun City, South Africa; Aramco Team Series - New York - Trump Golf Links At Ferry Point, USA
13-16 October - 2022 CKB WA PGA Championship - Kalgoorlie Golf Course, Australia; Estrella Damm N.A. Andalucia Masters - Real Club Valderrama, Spain
14-16 October - LIV Golf Invitational Jeddah - Royal Greens G&CC, Saudi Arabia
Gymnastics
14-16 October - 1st FIG Parkour World Championships - Tokyo, Japan
Judo
6-13 October - Tashkent World Championship Senior & Senior Mixed Teams 2022 - Tashkent, Uzbekistan
15-16 October - Malaga Senior European Cup 2022 - Malaga, Spain
Kickboxing
15-16 October - WAKO Bristol Open 2022 - Bristol, England
Kite Sports
8-16 October - Formula Kite Women's and Men's World Championships - Poetto Beach, Italy
Korfball
13-15 October - IKF All-Africa Korfball Championship North-West 2022 - Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Mixed Martial Arts
15 October - Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship - Mike Richman v Isaac Doolittle; Brandon Girtz v Jake Lindsey; Chris Camozzi v Bubba McDaniel; Josh Copeland v Levi Costa; Cory Madden v Christian Torres; Andrew Yates v Nolan McGlaughlin; Van Vo v Andrew Angelcor - Denver, CO, USA
16 October - UFC Main Card - Alexa Grasso v Viviane Araujo; Cub Swanson v Jonathan Martinez; Askar Askarov v Brandon Royval; Jordan Wright v Duško Todorović; Neil Magny v Daniel Rodriguez - Las Vegas, NV, USA
Modern Pentathlon
3-13 October - 52nd World Military Championship Naval Pentathlon - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
12-15 October - Yuri Horishko Memorial International Pentathlon & Tetrathlon Competition - Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
Motor Racing
12-15 October - International Hot Rod Association Summit SuperSeries World Finals - Holly Springs, MS, USA
14-15 October - Formula Drift Round 8 - Irwindale, CA, USA
16 October - 2022 NASCAR Cup Series Round of 8 - Las Vegas Motor Speedway, NV, USA
Motorcycling
14-16 October - FIM MotoGP World Championship - 2022 Australian MotoGP - Phillip Island, Australia; FIM EnduroGP World Championship Round 7 - Zschopau, Germany
14 October - Progressive American Flat Track - Volusia Half-Mile Finale I - Volusia Speedway Park, FL, USA
15 October - Progressive American Flat Track - Volusia Half-Mile Finale II - Volusia Speedway Park, FL, USA
16 October - FIM Supermoto World Championship - GP of France - Carole, France
Netball
12-23 October - The Constellation Cup 2022 - Australia/New Zealand
12-16 October - Netball World Cup Qualifiers - Europe - Glasgow, Scotland
16-21 October - Netball World Cup Qualifiers Americas - Kingston, Jamaica
Obstacle Racing
15 October - Hyrox World Fitness Series - Valencia, Spain; Hyrox World Fitness Series - Birmingham, England
Orienteering
13-15 October - South American Orienteering Championships - Paraná, Brazil
Padel
9-15 October - FIP World Tour - FIP Platinum - Mexico City, Mexico
10-15 October - Juniors European Padel Championship - Valencia, Spain
Pickleball
13-16 October - PPA Tour Round Up - Dallas, TX, USA
Poker
21 September to 11 October - WSOP International Circuit - King's Resort, Rozvadov, Czech Republic
Pool Billiards
8-15 October - EPBF Dynamic Billiard European Championships Seniors & Ladies - Lasko, Slovenia
10-15 October - World Blackball Pool Championships 2022 - Albi, France; U.S. Open Pool Championship - Harrahs Resort, Atlantic City, USA
Powerboating
14-15 October - F1H2O UIM World Championship - Italian GP of Regione Sardegna - Olbia, Italy
Powerlifting
1-10 October - 2022 IBSA Powerlifting and Bench Press World Championships - Alexandria, Egypt
8-15 October - World Classic & Equipped Masters Powerlifting Championships - St. Johns, Newfoundland, Canada
12-13 October - 3rd ORPF Oceania Regional Bench Press and Powerlifting Championships - Alofi, Niue
Racketlon
14-15 October - FIR World Tour 2022 - Romania Open Challenger - Bucharest, Romania
Real Tennis
8-15 October - Bathurst Cup 2022 - London, United Kingdom
Rodeo (Pro)
11-14 October - Texas Circuit Finals - Waco, TX, USA
13-15 October - Austin Co. Fair & Rodeo - Bellville, TX, USA; Ram Prairie Circuit Finals - Duncan, OK, USA
14-16 October - Badlands Circuit Finals - Minot, ND, USA
15-16 October - 9th Annual Arcadia Fall Rodeo - Arcadia, FL, USA
(Prize money from $20k)
Rowing
14-16 October - 2022 World Beach Rowing Sprint Finals - Saundersfoot, Wales
Rugby League
15 October to 19 November - International Rugby League World Cup - England
15 October - England v Samoa - Newcastle, England; Australia v Fiji - Leeds, England
16 October - Scotland v Italy - Newcastle, England; Jamaica v Ireland - Leeds, England; New Zealand v Lebanon - Warrington, England
Rugby Union
8 October to 12 November - Women's 2021 Rugby World Cup - New Zealand
14-15 October - Rugby Tens Championship 2022 - Stellenbosch, South Africa
15 October - Scotland v Australia - Whangarei, New Zealand; USA v Japan - Whangarei, New Zealand; France v England - Whangarei, New Zealand
16 October - Italy v Canada - Auckland, New Zealand; Wales v New Zealand - Auckland, New Zealand; Fiji v South Africa - Auckland, New Zealand
Running
10-14 October - 58th World Military Championship Cross-Country - Beja, Portugal
15 October - World Athletics Cross-Country Tour Gold - Cardiff, Wales
16 October - Oceania Trail Championships - Christchurch, New Zealand; Shanghai International Elite 10km Race - Shanghai, China; Changzhou West Taihu Lake Half Marathon - Changzhou, China; Chizhou Marathon - Chizhou, China; Yellow River Estuary Marathon - Dongying, China; Vedanta Delhi Half Marathon - New Delhi, India; Sanlam Cape Town Marathon - Cape Town, South Africa; TCS Toronto Waterfront Marathon - Toronto, Canada
Sailing
7-14 October - Optimist South American Championship - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
9-16 October - ILCA 6 Women's & Men's World Championship - Kemah, TX, USA
12-16 October - 49er, 49erfx, and Nacra 17 Junior European Championships - Lake Balaton, Hungary; EUROSAF Women Match Race Europeans 2022 - Corfu, Greece
12-18 October - F18 World Championship - Clearwater, FL, USA
14-22 October - J/70 World Championship - Yacht Club de Monaco, Monaco
15-22 October - IQFoil World Championships - Brest, France
Sambo
14-16 October - World Cadet, Youth and Junior Sambo Championships - Yerevan, Armenia
Shooting Sport
19 September to 10 October - ISSF World Championship Shotgun - Osijek, Croatia
12-25 October - ISSF World Championship Rifle/Pistol - Cairo, Egypt
Skating
12-15 October - ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating - Egna, Italy
Snooker
16-21 October - BetVictor European Masters - Fürth, Germany
Squash
8-15 October - PSA World Tour - U.S. Open 2022 - Philadelphia, USA
Surfing
3-13 October - WSL Longboard Tour Event 3 - Malibu, CA, USA
15-17 October - WSL Junior Pro Tour (M/W) - Mandurah, Western Australia, Australia
Swimming
14-16 October - LEN 52nd International Swimming Festival - Aachen, Germany
Table Hockey
15 October - ITHF World Tour 2022 - Bern, Switzerland
Table Soccer
15 October - ITFS Pro Tour - Manoncourt-en-Woëvre, France
Table Tennis
14-19 October - Caribbean U11 & U13 Championships - Georgetown, Guyana
Taekwondo
30 September to 15 October - Muju Taekwondo Online 2022 World Taekwondo Poomsae Open Challenge Final
Tennis
10-16 October - Transylvania Open by Verdino (WTA) - Cluj-Napoca, Romania; UniCredit Firenze Open (ATP) - Florence, Italy; Gijon Open (ATP) - Gijon, Spain; San Diego Open (WTA) - San Diego, CA, USA
Triathlon
14 October - 2022 Americas Triathlon Cup - Stockton, MO, USA
15 October - 2022 World Triathlon Cup - Tongyeong, South Korea; 2022 World Triathlon Para Cup - Alanya, Turkey; IRONMAN Portugal - Cascais, Portugal; IRONMAN Waco - TX, USA
16 October - 2022 Europe Triathlon Cup - Alanya, Turkey; 2022 World Triathlon Development Regional Cup - Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Underwater Sports
6-11 October - VIII Campeonato Panamericano de Apnea Indoor - Guayaquil, Ecuador
Volleyball
23 September to 15 October - FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship Netherlands - Poland 2022 - Arnhem / Gdańsk
Weightlifting
6-16 October - Asian Championships - Manama, Bahrain
13-25 October - European Junior & U23 Championships - Durres, Albania
Wheelchair Rugby
10-16 October - 2022 WWR World Championship - Vejle, Denmark
Windsurfing
12-16 October - IWA Raceboard Masters World Championships - Campione del Garda, Italy
* The list is based on the best information we can obtain. Some of the sports events may be postponed or cancelled at the last moment.