Here are the events you can look forward to across Sports in August.

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First, here are the top sports news from July:

1. PV Sindhu won the Japan Open 2026.
2. Neeru won Gold in Women’s Trap at the ISSF Italy World Cup.
3. Sarvesh Khushare finished 3rd in High Jump at the Monaco Diamond League.
4. India won 4 medals (1 Gold, 1 Silver & 2 Bronze) at ISSF World Cup in China.

On to the calendar for August. We have a blockbuster month of Sports ahead of us…

Cricket

Indian Men’s cricket will resume their World Test Championship 2027 campaign with a 2-match Test Series in Sri Lanka.

Sri Lanka v India:
1st Test: 15-19 August
2nd Test: 23-27 August

Badminton

On the BWF World Tour, the following event is scheduled:

4 -9 August: Korea Masters (BWF 300)

After this event, we will have the 2026 BWF World Championships in New Delhi between 17-23 August.

Table Tennis

Here are the events scheduled on the World Table Tennis tour:

4-9 August: WTT Champions Yokohoma
4-8 August: WTT Feeder Laos
8-16 August: WTT Europe Smash – Sweden
19-23 August: WTT Feeder Berlin
24-28 August: WTT Feeder Olomouc

Tennis

The Tennis Tour will be in North America ahead of the US Open. You can catch Indian Tennis players on the ATP Tour and Challenger Tour there.

Hockey

The 2026 Hockey World Cup takes place in Netherlands and Belgium between 14-30 August.

Tournament Format: Group Stage -> Super 8 -> Semis -> Final

Here are the group stage fixtures for both the Indian Men’s and Women’s teams.

Men’s Fixtures:
15 Aug: India v Wales
17 Aug: India v England
19 Aug: Pakistan v India

Women’s Fixtures:
16 Aug: China v India
18 Aug: India v South Africa
20 Aug: India v England

Equestrian

The 2026 World Equestrian Championships will take place in Germany between 11-23 August.

Rowing

The 2026 World Rowing Championships will take place in Netherlands between 23-30 August.

Athletics

3 meetings are scheduled in August in the Diamond League 2026 season.

21 August: Lausanne Diamond League
23 August: Poland Diamond League
27 August: Zurich Diamond League

The 2026 World Athletics U20 Championships will take place in Eugene, USA between 27-31 August.

The World Athletics Continental Tour will also be in India for A Silver event.

Indian Open: 22 August, Bhubaneswar

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