Sports schedule, December 2024: World Chess Championship, Border Gavaskar Trophy, Hockey India League and more


CRICKET

India Tour of Australia (Border Gavaskar Trophy)

December 6: Second Test (D/N) – Adelaide

December 14-18: Third Test – Brisbane

December 26-30: Fourth Test – Melbourne

Bangladesh Tour of West Indies

November 30 – December 4: Second Test – Jamaica

December 8: First ODI – St. Kitts

December 10: Second ODI – St. Kitts

December 12: Third ODI – St. Kitts

December 16: First T20I – St. Vincent

December 18: Second T20I – St. Vincent

December 20: Third T20I – St. Vincent

Sri Lanka Tour of South Africa

November 27 – December 1: First Test – Durban

December 5-9: Second Test – Gqeberha

England Tour of New Zealand

November 28 – December 2: First Test – Christchurch

December 6-10: Second Test – Wellington

December 14-18: Third Test – Hamilton

Pakistan Tour of Zimbabwe

December 1: First T20I – Bulawayo

December 3: First T20I – Bulawayo

December 5: Third T20I – Bulawayo

Pakistan Tour of South Africa

December 10: First T20I – Durban

December 13: Second T20I – Centurion

December 14: Third T20I – Johannesburg

December 17: First ODI – Paarl

December 19: Second ODI – Cape Town

December 22: Third ODI – Johannesburg

December 26-30: First Test – Centurion

Afghanistan Tour of Zimbabwe

December 11: First T20I – Harare

December 13: Second T20I – Harare

December 14: Third T20I – Harare

December 17: First ODI – Harare

December 19: Second ODI – Harare

December 21: Third ODI – Harare

December 26-30: First Test – Bulawayo

Sri Lanka Tour of New Zealand

December 28: First T20I – Mount Maunganui

December 30: Second T20I – Mount Maunganui

India Women Tour of Australia

December 5: First ODI – Brisbane

December 8: Second ODI – Brisbane

December 11: Third ODI – Perth

West Indies Women Tour of India

December 15: First T20I – Navi Mumbai

December 17: Second T20I – Navi Mumbai

December 19: Third T20I – Navi Mumbai

December 22: First ODI – Vadodara

December 24: Second ODI – Vadodara

December 27: Third ODI – Vadodara

Col. C K Nayudu Trophy

October 13, 2024 – March 1, 2025

Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy

November 23 – December 15

Cooch Behar Trophy

November 6, 2024 – January 10, 2025

Vijay Hazare Trophy

December 21, 2024 – January 5, 2025

Vijay Merchant Trophy

December 6-30

Senior Women’s One Day Trophy

December 4-16

FOOTBALL

Indian Super League 2024-25

September 13 – March 12

UEFA Champions League (select fixtures)

December 10: Girona vs Liverpool

December 11: Atalanta vs Real Madrid

December 11: Shakhtar Donetsk vs Bayern Munich

December 12: Arsenal vs Monaco

December 12: Borussia Dortmund vs Barcelona

December 12: Juventus vs Manchester City

Premier League

August 16, 2024 – May 25, 2025

La Liga (select fixtures)

December 1: Real Madrid vs Getafe

December 3: Mallorca vs Barcelona

December 5: Athletic Bilbao vs Real Madrid

December 7: Real Betis vs Barcelona

December 8: Girona vs Real Madrid

December 16: Barcelona vs Leganes

December 22: Barcelona vs Atletico Madrid

December 22: Real Madrid vs Sevilla

Serie A (select fixtures)

December 1: Torino vs Napoli

December 1: Fiorentina vs Inter Milan

December 2: Lecce vs Juventus

December 7: Atalanta vs AC Milan

December 7: Juventus vs Bologna

December 9: Napoli vs Lazio

December 14: Udinese vs Napoli

December 15: Juventus vs Venezia

December 16: AC Milan vs Genoa

December 17: Lazio vs Inter Milan

December 21: Hellas Verona vs AC Milan

December 21: Genoa vs Napoli

December 23: Monza vs Juventus

December 24: Inter Milan vs Como

December 28: Cagliari vs Inter Milan

December 29: Napoli vs Venezia

December 29: Juventus vs Fiorentina

December 30: AC Milan vs Roma

Bundesliga (select fixtures)

December 7: Bayer Leverkusen vs St. Pauli

December 7: Bayern Munich vs FC Heidenheim

December 7: Borussia Moenchengladbach vs Borussia Dortmund

December 14: Augsburg vs Bayer Leverkusen

December 14: Mainz vs Bayern Munich

December 15: Borussia Dortmund vs Hoffenheim

December 21: Bayern Munich vs RB Leipzig

December 21: Bayer Leverkusen vs Freiburg

December 22: Wolfsburg vs Borussia Dortmund

UEFA Europa League (select fixtures)

December 12: Viktoria Plzen vs Manchester United

TENNIS

December 18-22: Next Gen ATP Finals – Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

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

ATHLETICS

December 7-11: Junior National Athletics Championships – Bhubaneswar

BADMINTON

November 26 – December 1: Syed Modi India International (BWF World Tour Super 300) – Lucknow

December 3-8: Guwahati Masters (BWF World Tour Super 100)

December 10-15: Odisha Masters (BWF World Tour Super 100) – Cuttack

December 11-15: BWF World Tour Finals – Hangzhou, China

MOTORSPORT

November 29 – December 1: F1 Qatar Grand Prix – Doha

December 6-8: F1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

HOCKEY

Men’s Junior Asia Cup – Muscat, Oman

November 26 – December 4

Women’s Junior Asia Cup – Muscat, Oman

December 7 – December 15

Hockey India League (Men) – Rourkela & Ranchi

December 28, 2024 – February 1, 2025

TABLE TENNIS

December 1-8: ITTF Mixed Team World Cup – Chengdu, China

BOXING

World Boxing Cup Finals – Sheffield, England

November 26 – December 1

CHESS

World Chess Championship Match – Singapore

November 20 – December 15

Qatar Masters – Doha

December 2-13

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

WRESTLING

December 6-8: National Championships – Bengaluru

PRO KABADDI LEAGUE

League Stage: October 18 – December 24

Playoffs: December 26-29

BASKETBALL

NBA (League Stage)

October 22, 2024 – April 13, 2025