Here is the sports calendar for November.

If you are interested in following India’s Road to LA 2028 Olympics, check our articles here.

First, here is the top sports news from October:

1. India finished 4th at the 2026 Asian Games with 85 medals – 21 Gold, 27 Silver and 37 Bronze.
2. Both the Indian Men’s and Women’s teams qualified for the LA 2028 Olympics.
3. PV Sindhu finished runner-up at BWF French Open.
4. Harmeet/Yashaswini won Bronze in Mixed Doubles at 2026 Asian Table Tennis Championships.

On to the calendar for November:

Summer Youth Olympics 2026

All eyes will be on Dakar, Senegal as they host the 4th edition of the Youth Olympics. 2700 athletes will compete in 153 events across 25 sports. Only athletes aged 14 to 17 take part in the Youth Olympics.

India will be represented by a 17 athlete team.

2026 Youth Olympics: 31 Oct – 13 Nov

It will be telecast LIVE on the Olympics website.

Cricket

India will complete their tour of New Zealand with the 5 ODIs and 2 Test matches.

ODI Series: 4 Nov, 7 Nov, 10 Nov, 13 Nov, 15 Nov

Test Series:
1st Test: 19-23 Nov | 2nd Test: 27 Nov – 1 Dec

This Test series is part of the 2025-27 World Test Championships and India is in desperate need of wins to keep their final hopes alive.

Badminton

The BWF World Tour will be back in Asia for the last set of tournaments on the 2026 tour.

3-8 Nov: Korea Open (BWF 500)
10-15 Nov: Japan Masters (BWF 500)
17-22 Nov: Hong Kong Open (BWF 500)
24-29 Nov: Syed Modi International (BWF 300)

Table Tennis

World Table Tennis Tour has the following events scheduled in November.

3-8 Nov: WTT Champions Frankfurt
10-15 Nov: WTT Contender Istanbul
16-21 Nov: WTT Star Contender Muscat

Golf

The 2026 Golf tour will close the year-end tournaments…

19-22 Nov: LPGA CME Group Tour Championships
26-29 Nov: LET Costa Del Sol Open

Football

Indian Men’s football team will be participating in 2026 SAFF Championships.

2026 SAFF Championships: 4-17 Nov, Bangladesh

India is also expected to play 2 international friendlies against New Zealand.

12 Nov: India v New Zealand, 11:30 AM
15 Nov: India v New Zealand, 8:30 AM

Shooting

The 2026 ISSF World Shooting Championships will take place in Doha, Qatar.

This is a LA 2028 Olympic qualification event. Details on qualification spots are available here…

1-14 Nov: ISSF World Championships

Boxing

2026 World Cup Finals are scheduled to take place in Uzbekistan between 26 November to 4 December.

Tennis

On the WTA tour 2026, India will host a WTA 250 event in Chennai.

Chennai Open 2026: 2-8 November

Fencing

In Fencing, 4 World Cups are scheduled in November:

12-14 Nov: Epee Men World Cup, Switzerland
12-15 Nov: Foil World Cup, Bulgaria
12-15 Nov: Sabre World Cup, Egypt
13-15 Nov: Epee Women World Cup, China

Hockey

Indian Men’s Hockey team will be participating in the Asian Champions Trophy.

2026 Men’s Asian Champions Trophy: 27 Oct – 5 Nov, Punjab

Squash

On the World Squash Tour, the following events are scheduled:

1-7 Nov: US Open
17-22 Nov: China Open
24-28 Nov: Hong Kong Open

Wishing all Indian athletes the very best!

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