The most comprehensive agenda for top sport events around the world. October 19-25 2021 includes World Championships in Track Cycling, Rowing, Gymnastics and more...

Week Preview

Some sports will conclude their respective World Championships that started last week, including Artistic Gymnastics, and Rowing. The Track Cycling World Championships take place this week as well.

Major League Baseball will define and start its World Series. The Atlanta Braves and the Los Ángeles Dodgers will battle for one spot while either the Houston Astros or the Boston Red Sox will take the other.

Formula 1 returns to North America with its race at Circuit of the Americas. FIM MotoGP World Championship will visit Misano. Some motorsport Championships conclude this weekend, including the European Le Mans Series, the AMA Kenda SRT National Hare & Hound Championship and Formula DRIFT.

In Esports, DOTA has its The International 10 and League of Legends its World Championship (ISL), the two most important events of each game in the year.
Kickboxing will have a total of nine World Title fights plus the Amateur WAKO World Championship.

The Winter Season is starting, with the first FIS World Cups in Alpine Skiing, Freestyle Skiing and Snowboard. Also Short Track Speed Skating will hold its first World Cup in almost two years, and Figure Skating will hold its Skate America Grand Prix.

The PGA Tour will finally be able to host the ZOZO Championship in Japan, while the LPGA also visits Asia with the BMW Ladies Championship,in South Korea.

In Equestrian, the Longines Global Champions Tour defines its regular season Champion. It will be an Olympic Champion either way: Peder Fredricson (SWE) or Ben Maher (ENG).

Basketball’s NBA season starts this week as well.


GLOBAL SPORTS AGENDA

Alpine Skiing:
FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup (AUT)

American Football:
National Football League Regular season

American Handball:
3WallBall World Championships

Artistic Gymnastics:
50th FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships

Association Football:
Domestic Cups (Copa do Brasil de Futebol de 2021 Finals Leg 1, Carabao Cup Round Four, etc.)
Domestic Leagues (Bundesliga, Premier League, Ligue 1, La Liga, Serie A, Brazilian Série A, Argentine Primera División, Liga MX, Major League Soccer etc.)
UEFA Champions League Group stage Matchday

Athletics:
67 Cross Internacional Zornoza (ESP)
Namib Race (NAM)
Skyrunner® World Series (FRA)

Automobilism:
AMSOIL USAC/CRA – Perris (California)
British Touring Car Championship – Brands Hatch x3 (ENG)
European Le Mans Series – Algarve International Circuit (POR)
Extreme E – Sardinia (ITA)
FIA European Historic Sporting Rally Championship – Rallye International du Valais (CHE)
FIA Formula One World Championship – Circuit of the Americas (Texas)
Formula DRIFT – Irwindale (California)
International GT Open – Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya x2 (ESP)
NASCAR Cup – Kansas Speedway (USA)
Super GT – Autopolis (JPN)
W Series – Circuit of the Americas x2 (Texas)
World of Outlaws Sprint Cars – Lakeside Speedway (USA)

Badminton:
HSBC BWF World Tour Super 750 – VICTOR Denmark Open (DNK)

Baseball:
Liga Mexicana del Pacífico
Major League Baseball Postseason
NPB Regular Season

Basketball:
Basketball Champions League Regular season Round
EuroLeague Women Regular Season Matchday
NBA regular season

Basque Pelota:
Esku Pilota Pro Tour (FRA)
Innpala (ESP)
Jai Alai Dania Beach Season (USA)
Jai Alai Pro Tour Series (FRA)
Magic City Jai-Alai (USA)
Master Laboral Kutxa 4 1/2 (ESP)

Bowling:
nine-pin bowling World Team Championships (POL)

Boxing:
World Boxing Organisation World Female Minimum Title – Etsuko Tada (JPN) vs Thi Thu Nhi Nguyen (VNM)

Bull riding:
PBR Unleash The Beast (USA)

Canadian Football:
Canadian Football League Regular Season

Chess:
FIDE Chess.com Isle of Man Grand Swiss
FIDE Chess.com Isle of Man Women Grand Swiss

Cricket:
ICC Men’s T20 World Cup

Cue Sports:
APA 8-Ball World Championship
APA 9-Ball World Championship
WPA International 9-Ball Open

Cycling (Artistic):
UCI Artistic Cycling World Cup Final (DEU)

Cycling (BMX Racing):
UCI BMX World Cup (TUR)

Cycling (Cyclocross):
Telenet Superprestige Ruddervoorde (BEL)
UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup (BEL)
USCX Cyclocross – Kings CX (USA)

Cycling (Mountain Bike):
UCI MTB MARATHON SERIES – Absa Cape Epic (ZAF)

Cycling (Road):
UCI Women’s World Tour – Ronde van Drenthe (NED)

Cycling (Track):
UCI Track Cycling World Championships presented by Tissot

Dance Sport:
WDSF PD World Championship Show Dance – Leipzig (DEU)
WDSF PD World Championship – Ten Dance (ITA)

Darts:
PDC Tour – Players Championships 24-27 (ENG)
PDC Tour – Women’s Series Events 7-12 (ENG)

English Checkers:
World Cup – Irish Open

Equestrian (Jumping):
CSI5* (SVK)
Global Champions League/Global Champions Tour (SVK)

Esports:
Arena of Valor World Cup 2022
Battleground of the Gods – SMITE Pro League Phase 3 Regular Season
League of Legends – World Championship (ISL)
Madden NFL Ultimate Thanksgiving Double Elimination
Starcraft Brood War – ASL Season 12 (KOR)
StarCraft II – World Team League 2021 Winter

Figure Skating:
Grand Prix – Skate America

Freestyle Skiing:
FIS Freestyle Skiing World Cup (SUI)

Golf:
European Tour – Mallorca Golf Open (ESP)
LPGA Tour – BMW Ladies Championship (KOR)
PGA Tour – ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP (JPN)

Handball:
EHF Champions League group stage
Women’s EHF Champions League Group Stage

Harness Racing:
UET Group I races (ITA x2)

Horse Racing (Flat):
Manikato S., Cox Plate (AUS)
Criterium De Saint-Cloud, Criterium International, Prix Royal-Oak (FRA)
The Kikuka Sho (Japanese St.leger) (JPN)

IBSA Powerlifting:
IBSA World Bench Press and Powerlifting Championships 2021 (GEO)

Ice Hockey:
Kontinental Hockey League Regular Season
NHL season

Kickboxing:
Enfusion – Light Heavyweight World Title – Jermaine Puljhun (SUR) vs Dominik Santl (DEU)
Enfusion – Featherweight World Title – JERICA BJÖRNESTRAND (SWE) vs CHRISTINA BREUER (DEU)
Enfusion – Middleweight ECE World Title – JMILES SIMSON (SUR) vs KEVIN VAN HEECKEREN (NED)
Enfusion – Welterweight ECE World Title – JJOHN KALLENBACH (DEU) vs KEVIN HESSLING (NED)
Enfusion – Bantamweight ECE World Title – SPYRIDON MITSELOS (GRC) vs MATTHEW DAALMAN (NED)
Enfusion – Bantamweight World Title – NORA MISTELI (CHE) vs VIKTORIJA MOLCANOVA (DEU)
Glory Heavyweight Championship – Rico Verhoeven (NED) vs Jamal Ben Saddik (MAR)
WAKO Senior and Master World Championship 2021 (All Disciplines)
WKN World flyweight title, oriental rules – Samvel Babayan (ESP) vs Giang Hoang (VNM/SWE)
WKN World lightweight title, Muay Thai – Khyzer Hayat (ESP) vs. Kim Falk (SWE)

Mixed Martial Arts:
Rizin Featherweight Championship – Yutaka Saito (JPN) vs Juntaro Ushiku (JPN)

Motorcycling:
AMA EnduroCross – FTC – Prescott Valley (USA)
AMA Kenda SRT National Hare & Hound Championship – 100’s MC (California)
FIM Enduro Vintage Trophy – Isola d’Elba (ITA)
FIM Motocross World Championship – Trentino x2 (ITA)
FIM MotoGP, Moto2, Moto3 World Championship – Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli (ITA)
GNCC Racing – Crawfordsville (USA)
World Off-Road Championship Series Motorcycling – Mesqute (Nevada)

Mushing:
IFSS World Cup (USA)

Padel:
World Padel Tour Open

Paragliding:
Paragliding World Cup Argentina 2021 – La Rioja

Platform Tennis:
APTA Tour Tournament (USA)

Polo:
Copa Pilar (ARG)
Tortugas Open (ARG)

Powerlifting:
IPF World Open, Sub Junior, Junior & Masters Classic & Equipped Bench Press Championship

Racquetball:
IRT – 3WallBall World Championships
LPRT – 3WB Outdoor World Championships

Rowing:
World Rowing Championships (CHN)

Rugby Union:
Autumn Nations Series 2021
Premiership Rugby League Season (ENG)
United Rugby Championship
Top 14 (FRA)

Sailing:
INCLUSIVE NEO 495 NATIONS MATCH RACE
Rolex Middle Sea Race
SUNFISH WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
SWAN ONE DESIGN WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS (FRA)
TECHNO 293 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

Shinty:
MOWI SENIOR LEAGUE A

Shogi:
1st Hulic Cup Hakurei Battle / Women’s Ranking Battle 5th Station
Female King General 2nd station
Hakurei Battle Game 5

Shooting:
ISSF Champions Cup (Final tournament) Rifle / Pistol / Shotgun

Short Track Speed Skating:
ISU World Cup Short Track Speed Skating )JPN)

Simracing:
GPVWC Superleague

Snowboard:
FIS World Cup (CHE)

Speed Skating:
Marathon Cup (NED)

Sport karate:
WKC World Championships

Squash:
PSA Tour – Qatar Classic

Swimming:
FINA Swimming World Cup (QAT)

Tennis:
WTA – Kremlin Cup (RUS)

Wheelchair Curling:
World Wheelchair Curling Championship (CHN)

Wushu:
IWUF Wushu Talou Virtual Competition

*This agenda is based on official information at time of publication. All events are subject to change and/or cancellation.