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Whatever sports you’re into (or if you’re into pretty much any of ’em), London will have something for you in 2026. Over the next 12 months the capital will host a vast range of sporting events, truly living up to its rep as the planet’s greatest city for sport.
Those events will include notable firsts, like Wembley hosting its first ever college American football game) and the inaugural rugby union Nations Championship finals, plus important returns, such as NBA at the O2 and tennis’ Laver Cup. In September London will become the first city to have ever hosted the Laver twice.
That’s not to mention all the annual events that will once again take place in London, like Wimbledon, Wembley’s footie cup finals and the Ally Pally’s PDC World Darts Championship – though the latter is upgrading to a bigger venue within Alexandra Palace for its next edition.
London’s sporting prowess isn’t stopping in 2026, either. Mayor of London Sadiq Khan says the capital is looking to host the 2027 Tour de France Femmes, while further ahead the city is also bidding to host part of the 2029 World Athletics Championships and the 2035 FIFA Women’s World Cup.
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Major sporting events taking place in London this year
Here is the UK’s calendar for huge sports events in 2026, with dates and venues (not including very frequent events like the Premier League and Women’s Super League games).
- January 18: NBA basketball (Orlando Magic v Memphis Grizzlies, O2 Arena)
- February 1: FIFA Women’s Champions Cup (Emirates Stadium)
- February 7 and 21: Men’s Six Nations rugby (Twickenham)
- March 22: EFL Carabao Cup final (Wembley)
- April 11: Women’s Six Nations rugby (Twickenham)
- April 26: TCS London Marathon
- April 28-May 10: World Table Tennis Championships (OVO Arena Wembley and Copper Box)
- May 16: Men’s FA Cup Final (Wembley)
- May 30: Challenge Cup Final (Wembley)
- May 31: Women’s FA Cup Final (Wembley)
- June 4-21: England men v New Zealand men Test series (Lord’s and The Oval)
- June 8-21: The Queen’s Club Championships
- June 12-July 5: ICC Women’s T20 Cricket World Cup (Lord’s, The Oval)
- June 29-July 12: Wimbledon Championships
- July 18: London Athletics Meet (London Stadium)
- August 9-10: London T100 Triathlon (ExCeL)
- August 15-16: Formula E (ExCeL)
- September 19: Union Jack Classic (Kansas Jayhawks vs. Arizona State Sun Devils, Wembley)
- September 25-27: Laver Cup (The O2)
- October: NFL London Games (Wembley and Tottenham Hotspur Stadium)
- November 27-29: Rugby Nations Championship Finals (Twickenham)
- December 2026-January 2027: PDC World Darts Championship (Alexandra Palace)
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