{"id":662085,"date":"2025-12-30T08:35:11","date_gmt":"2025-12-30T08:35:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/662085\/"},"modified":"2025-12-30T08:35:11","modified_gmt":"2025-12-30T08:35:11","slug":"2026-sporting-calendar-fifa-world-cup-winter-olympics-t20-world-cups-commonwealth-games-and-other-events","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/662085\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 sporting calendar: Fifa World Cup, Winter Olympics, T20 World Cups, Commonwealth Games and other events"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">1-3: Formula 1 &#8211; Miami Grand Prix<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">2-3: Football &#8211; Women&#8217;s Champions League semi-finals, second legs<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">2 or 3 TBC: Football &#8211; Women&#8217;s Europa Cup final, second leg<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">2-3: Football &#8211; Women&#8217;s Scottish Cup semi-finals<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">2-3: Athletics &#8211; World Athletics Relays, Gaborone, Botswana<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">2-3: Rugby union &#8211; European Champions Cup rugby semi-finals<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">3-10: Cycling &#8211; La Vuelta Femenina<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">5-6: Football &#8211; Champions League semi-finals, second legs<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">7: Football &#8211; European League and Conference League semi-finals, second legs<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">8: Athletics &#8211; Doha Diamond League<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">8-31: Cycling &#8211; Giro d&#8217;Italia, from Nessebar, Bulgaria to Rome, Italy<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">9: Rugby union &#8211; Women&#8217;s Six Nations: Italy v England, Scotland v France, Ireland v Wales<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">9-10: Rugby league &#8211; Challenge Cup semi-finals<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">10: Football &#8211; 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