2025 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships Jakarta will showcase the planet’s top gymnasts as they compete for individual all-around and apparatus titles. The action kicks off on Sunday, 19 October, with three days of qualification rounds, leading into the finals from 22–25 October. With no team competition this year, attention turns to standout athletes, including Olympic champions Kaylia Nemour of Algeria and Angelina Melnikova, both strong contenders for the all-around title at the prestigious event. In the men’s division, Japan and China are expected to clash once more in the all-around final, with Olympic all-around gold medallists Oka Shinnosuke and Hashimoto Daiki aiming to add to their accolades. They will be challenged by former world all-around champion Zhang Boheng, American Asher Hong, and 2025 European all-around champion Adem Asil of Türkiye.

2025 World Athletics Championships Tokyo saw a six-member Athlete Refugee Team (ART) take part, marking the team’s fifth consecutive appearance at these global championships, representing a community of over 120 million displaced individuals worldwide. Omar Hassan and Emmanuel Ntagunga led the ART campaign in the men’s marathon on Monday (15). Battling extremely hot and humid conditions, Ntagunga crossed the finish line in 39th place with a time of 2:19:11, while Hassan came in 41st at 2:19:47. Hassan had finished 40th at the previous World Championships, whereas this was Ntagunga’s debut representing ART. Hassan, originally from Ethiopia and now residing in Denmark, holds a personal best of 2:12:29 set in 2022. Ntagunga, from the Democratic Republic of Congo and currently based in Norway, achieved his best time of 2:17:48 earlier this year in Copenhagen.

Tokyo 2025 Athletics World Championships Schedule: The Tokyo 2025 Athletics World Championships will be held at the iconic Japan National Stadium, which previously hosted athletics for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and the 1964 Games. Historic athletics legacy – The stadium witnessed Kinue Hotomi earn Japan’s first female Olympic athletics medal (800m) and is the training ground of reigning women’s javelin champion Haruka Kitaguchi and race walking double World medalist Masatora Kawano. Global timing – All events follow Japan Standard Time (JST), which is 7 hours ahead of Central European Time (CET) and 8 hours ahead of British Summer Time (BST). Prestigious venue – A legendary arena set to host the world’s top athletes in 2025. The World Athletics Championships, held biennially since 1983, is the premier global track and field event outside of the Olympics. Features all Olympic disciplines plus mixed relays and combined events such as the decathlon and heptathlon.

2025 FIFA Club World Cup United States will take place from June 14 to July 13, featuring an expanded format. The tournament has grown from an annual seven-team event to a 32-team competition held every four years. Twelve European clubs, including Manchester City and Chelsea, are set to participate, while Lionel Messi’s Inter Miami will also be featured. The revamped Club World Cup will involve 32 teams and is scheduled to occur every four years starting in the summer of 2025. Previously, the tournament was held annually with only seven clubs from around the world. The competition kicks off on June 14, with the opening match between Al Ahly and Messi’s Inter Miami taking place at 1am UK time on June 15 at Miami’s Hard Rock Stadium. Check out the full schedule for the Club World Cup.

2025 Las Vegas Grand Prix Formula 1 is shaping up to be a season-defining showdown, with only 40 points separating the top three drivers in the Championship. After the first two Las Vegas races delivered edge-of-your-seat action, this year promises even more drama. With the title fight tightening, the 50 laps around the iconic Las Vegas circuit could prove decisive. Will Oscar Piastri fend off his rivals? Can Lando Norris challenge his McLaren teammate for the top step of the podium? Or will Verstappen claim a fifth Drivers’ Championship? Las Vegas always delivers spectacular racing, with over 300,000 fans witnessing a dazzling night-time spectacle. Tickets are still available across General Admission, Grandstands, and Hospitality packages, including single-day passes.

2025 Rugby World Cup calendar saw thrilling moments across the tournament. In the Pool C decider on 7 September, New Zealand secured a commanding 40-0 win over Ireland, highlighted by Maia Joseph’s try in the 81st minute. As the match drew to a close, Jorja Miller raced down the right wing and delivered a precise offload to Joseph, who completed the impressive move. This score crowned a dominant performance from the Black Ferns, ensuring their progression to the knockout stage as pool leaders. Meanwhile, Canada’s second-row Sophie de Goede was named Player of the Year following an outstanding Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025 campaign, steering her side to the final at Allianz Stadium. Returning from an ACL injury in July, De Goede showcased remarkable leadership and scoring ability, accumulating 61 points through three tries, a penalty, and 20 conversions. Her talent, resilience, and impact on the field were instrumental in Canada’s success.

2025 Super Bowl LX February 2025: The Philadelphia Eagles begin the new season as reigning Super Bowl champions after defeating the Kansas City Chiefs 40-22 in New Orleans last February. In doing so, they prevented Andy Reid and Patrick Mahomes’ Chiefs from achieving a historic three-peat, avenging their loss to Kansas City in Super Bowl LVII two years earlier. This will mark the second occasion the Super Bowl takes place at Levi’s Stadium, following Super Bowl 50 in 2016 when the Denver Broncos overcame the Carolina Panthers 24-10, and the third overall in the San Francisco Bay Area since the 49ers triumphed over the Miami Dolphins 38-16 in Super Bowl XIX at the conclusion of the 1984 season. Kendrick Lamar headlined the highest-rated Super Bowl halftime performance ever in New Orleans, drawing 133.5 million viewers to see the 22-time Grammy-winning artist take shots at Drake, surpassing Michael Jackson’s 1993 record of 133.4 million.

2025 ICC Champions Trophy Pakistan UAE: On 30 January 2025, it was announced that the tournament would proceed without a captains’ event. The official anthem of the tournament, titled “Jeeto Baazi Khel Ke”, produced by Abdullah Siddiqui and sung by Atif Aslam, was unveiled on 7 February 2025. On 12 February 2025, the ICC named Sarfaraz Ahmed, Shane Watson, Shikhar Dhawan, and Tim Southee as the tournament’s ambassadors. A curtain-raiser ceremony took place at Lahore Fort on 16 February 2025 to officially kick off the event. Following this, the opening ceremony was held on 19 February 2025 at Karachi’s National Stadium, featuring an aerobatic performance by the Pakistan Air Force’s Sherdils Squadron, with President Asif Ali Zardari attending as the chief guest.

2025 Tour de France cycling dates ran from 5 July, starting in Lille, to 27 July, concluding with the final stage on the Champs-Élysées in Paris. Tadej Pogačar of UAE Team Emirates XRG claimed the overall title, achieving his fourth Tour win in the last six years. He began building his lead after triumphing on the fourth stage to Rouen and finishing second in the opening individual time trial. Following his victory on the seventh stage to Mûr-de-Bretagne, Pogačar extended his advantage in the Pyrenees, excelling in the first mountain stage to Hautacam and then winning the mountain time trial to Peyragudes the next day.

2025 The Masters at Augusta National will feature 95 players teeing off after Vijay Singh withdrew on Monday, including world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler, who has claimed two of the last three titles at the year’s opening major. Despite a brief absence earlier this year due to a hand injury, Scheffler has remained remarkably consistent, never finishing outside the top 25. Although he hasn’t added a victory since the Hero World Challenge last December, he enters as the clear favorite to secure his third green jacket. This year, Augusta National presents a slightly altered look, largely because Hurricane Helene damaged many trees. Rory McIlroy also noted four new greens—Nos. 1, 8, 15, and 16—but the course still rewards precision on second shots, staying true to its traditional challenge.