25th to 31st October
The twelve teams to contest the ICC Men's T20 World Cup were finalised yesterday. The tournament started first with a qualifying round involving Ireland, Scotland, Namibia, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, the Netherlands, Oman and Papua New Guinea. Unsurprisingly, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka advanced to the main competition, but the surprises would be in Scotland and Namibia also qualifying. Ireland can be proud of Curtis Campher who took four wickets in four balls in their match against the Netherlands. The quest for the trophy started in earnest today in Abu Dhabi with South Africa and Australia contesting the first match. England play the West Indies later today. Spain are the new Women's Junior Water Polo World Champions after beating Greece 10-5 in the final. In the bronze medal match, Hungary beat Italy 12-10. Manchester, England, entertained the FIM Speedway of Nations final last weekend. The championship took place over two days with the local stars Robert Lambert and Daniel Bewley taking Great Britain to victory. Poland claimed second and Denmark third. Lisbon hosted the UCI Pump Track World Championship, a BMX Racing event. Eddy Clerte of France and Aiko Gommers of Belgium were crowned as the new champions.
Over to Darts where Salzburg hosted the European Championship. Rob Cross ended his two-year wait for a PDC title after defeating Michael van Gerwen in the final. Boule Lyonnaise had a Youth World Cup for U18 and U23 categories in Martigues, France. Unsurprisingly, the host nation claimed the most medals, but were very closely followed by Slovenia. In Motor Sport, the FIM Superbike World Championship, the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series, the W Series, Extreme E, and the FIM MotoGP World Championship are all approaching the final few races of the season. Undoubtedly, the biggest events in progress are the UCI Track Cycling World Championship in Belgium and the 50th FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championship in Japan. Some of the standout performances in the cycling are Germany's Women setting a new World Record in the Team Sprint and Italy's Martina Fidanza winning the Women's Scratch Race, a debut for the discipline at the event. In Japan, Angelina Melnikova of Russia and Zang Boheng of China won the Women's and Men's All-Around gold. The winter season is nearly upon us as Chur in Switzerland and Soelden in Austria are currently hosting Freestyle and Alpine World Cup events.
Traditionally, the end of March and October are transitional periods into a new season. This means the sports calendar is often shorter than at the peak of the summer or winter. Until next time, have a great week in sport.
Air Sports
20-27 October - Paragliding World Cup Tour - La Rioja, Argentina
31 October to 13 November - 17th FAI World Paragliding Championship - Loma Bola, Sierra de San Javier, Tucuman, Argentina
Arm Wrestling
23 October to 1 November - European Armwrestling, Para-armwrestling, and Deaf Armwrestling Championships - Vilnius, Lithuania
Badminton
26-31 October - HSBC BWF World Tour - Yonex French Open 2021 - Paris, France
Bocce
26-31 October - CBI 12th International Belt Open Tournament - Kemer, Turkey
Bodybuilding
29-31 October - IFBB Diamond Cup Serbia - Casak, Serbia
30 October to 1 November - IFBB Fit Model World Championships - Riga, Latvia
Boxing
24 October to 6 November - AIBA Men's World Boxing Championships - Belgrade, Serbia
Chess
16-26 October - World Amateur Championship 2021 - Rhodes, Greece
22-31 October - Asian Youth Chess Championships 2021 - Online
25 October to 8 November - FIDE Chess.com Grand Swiss and Women's Grand Swiss 2021 - Riga, Latvia
Cricket
17 October to 14 November - ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2021 - UAE and Oman
25 October - Afghanistan v Scotland - Sharjah, UAE
26 October - South Africa v West Indies - Dubai, UAE; Pakistan v New Zealand - Sharjah, UAE
27 October - England v Bangladesh; Scotland v Namibia - Abu Dhabi, UAE
28 October - Australia v Sri Lanka - Dubai, UAE
29 October - West Indies v Bangladesh - Sharjah, UAE; Pakistan v Afghanistan - Dubai, UAE
30 October - South Africa v Sri Lanka - Sharjah, UAE; Australia v England - Dubai, UAE
31 October - Afghanistan v Namibia - Abu Dhabi, UAE; India v New Zealand - Dubai, UAE
Curling
23-30 October - World Wheelchair Curling Championship 2021 - Beijing, China
Cycling
26-31 October - Six Day London - United Kingdom
29-31 October - UCI Indoor Cycling World Championships - Cycle-Ball/Artistic Cycling - Stuttgart, Germany
30 October - UCI BMX World Cup - Round 7 - Sakarya, Turkey
31 October - UCI BMX World Cup - Round 8 - Sakarya, Turkey
Dance Sport
30-31 October - IDO World Street Dance Show Championships & IDO World Disco Dance Cups - Follonica, Italy
Darts
29-31 October - Jack's World Series of Darts Finals - Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Equestrian
27-31 October - Longines Equita Lyon Concours Hippique International - Lyon, France
30 October - Group One Racing - Cantala Stakes; Victoria Derby; Coolmore Stud Stakes; Empire Rose Stakes - Flemington, Australia
31 October - Group One Racing - Tenno Sho - Tokyo, Japan
Esports
27-28 October - F1 Esport Series Pro Championship 2021 - Event 2
Freestyle Football
16 August to 10 November - World Youth Freestyle Football Championship - Online
Football
25-31 October - UEFA European Women's U19 Championship; UEFA European U17 Championship; FIFA Women's World Cup - Various
Golf
27-29 October - Dubai Moonlight Classic presented by EGA - Emirates Golf Club, UAE
28-31 October - ISPS HANDA Gatsu-n to tobase Tour tournament - Ibaraki, Japan; Butterfield Bermuda Championship - Southampton, Bermuda
Gymnastics
27-31 October - 38th FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships - Kitakyushu, Japan
Judo
26-27 October - World Championships Kata 2021 - Lisbon, Portugal
27-30 October - 2021 World Deaf Judo Championships - Versailles, France
28 October to 4 November - International Military Sports Council 40th WMC Judo - Paris, France
Jump Rope
1-31 October - IJRU Virtual World Championship Series
Kite Sports
27-31 October - GKA Kite-Surf World Cup - Dakhla, Morocco
Korfball
25-30 October - IKF European Korfball Championship A-Division 2021 - Antwerp, Belgium
Mixed Martial Arts
30 October - UFC Main Card - Jan Blachowicz v Glover Teixeira; Petr Yan v Cory Sandhagen; Islam Makhachev v Dan Hooker; Alexander Volkov v Marcin Tybura; Li Jingliang v Khamzat Chimaev; Magomed Ankalaev v Volkan Oezdemir - Abu Dhabi, UAE
Modern Pentathlon
29-31 October - UIPM Global Laser Run City Tour - Kunming, China
October 31 - UIPM Global Laser Run City Tour - San Antonio, TX, USA
Mountain Running
31 October - WMRA Nations Cup - Held at the Val Bregaglia Trail - Chiavenna, Italy
Motorcycling
27 October - FIM Motocross World Championship - MXGP of Pietramurata - Pietramurata, Italy
31 October - FIM Motocros World Championship - MXGP of Garda - Pietramurata, Italy
Motor Racing
October 31 - 2021 NASCAR Cup Series Round of 8 Playoffs - Kansas Speedway, KS, USA
Padel
25-31 October - FIP World Tour 2021 - Mijas, Spain
28 October to 1 November - FIP Tour 2021 - Viña del Mar, Chile
Polo
22 October to 9 November - FIP Tour - Hurlingham Open - Argentina
Pool-Billiards
28-30 October - EPBF Euro Tour - Men & Women - Antalya, Turkey
Powerlifting
21-31 October - World Open, Sub Junior, Junior & Masters Classic & Equipped Bench Press Championship - Vilnius, Lithuania
23-30 October - IBSA Powerlifting & Bench Press World and European Championships - Tbilisi, Georgia
Sailing
27-31 October - 2021 Women's Match Racing World Championship - Cherbourg, France
29 October to 5 November - Nacra 15 World Championship - Yacht Club De La Grande Motte, France
31 October to 5 November - International 505 World Championship - Hamilton, Bermuda
Showdown
28-30 October - IBSA 2021 Showdown European Top Twelve - Les Issambres, France
Skating
28-31 October - ISU World Cup Short Track Speed Skating - Nagoya, Japan
October 29-31 - ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating - Skate Canada International - Vancouver, Canada
Sled Dog Racing
30-31 October - IFSS World Cup - Balto Sügiskross - Mäegebe, Estonia; IFSS World Cup - Virpa SM 2021 - Haukipudas, Finland; IFSS World Cup - Western Montana Dirt Derby - Greenough, MT, USA; IFSS World Cup - Jump River Run - Keznan, WI, USA
Swimming
28-30 October - FINA Swimming World Cup 2021 Leg 4 - Kazan, Russia
Taekwondo
2 September to 31 October - 2021 World Taekwondo Poomsae Open Challenge III - Online
30 October - 2021 World Martial Arts Masterships (Poomsae) - Online
Tennis
25-31 October - Courmayeur Ladies Open 2021 (WTA) - Courmayeur, Italy; Transylvania Open (WTA) - Cluj-Napoca, Romania; Erste Bank Open (ATP) - Vienna, Austria; St. Petersburg Open (ATP) - St. Petersburg, Russia
Tower Running
26 October - Towerrunning Tour 2021 - Empire State Building Run Up - New York, USA
Triathlon
30-31 October - 2021 World Triathlon Cup - Tongyeong, South Korea; 2021 World Triathlon Para Cup - Alhandra, Portugal; 2021 Americas Triathlon Championships - St George, UT, USA
30 October - 2021 World Triathlon Aquathlon Championships - El Anillo, Extremadura, Spain
31 October - 2021 World Triathlon Cross Championships - El Anillo, Extremadura, Spain
Waterski
29-31 October - 2020 IWWF Pan-American Senior Waterski Championships - Chapala, Mexico
Wrestling
30-31 October - Mediterranean Championships Cadets & Juniors - Xanthi, Greece
* We have listed the above events based on the best information we can obtain. The current circumstances mean some of these may be postponed or cancelled at the last moment.