Sports Events in December 2023: IPL, WPL Auction; Junior Hockey World Cup; Pro Kabaddi League, Champions League and more

Here’s the complete list of major sports events for December 2023 which features IPL and WPL Auctions, FIH Junior Hockey World Cups (Men & Women), Pro Kabaddi League Season 10 and more.

REPRESENTATIVE IMAGE: The auction for 2024 season of the Indian Premier League will be held on December 19 in Dubai. | Photo Credit: Sportzpics for IPL

December 2 onwards: Pro Kabaddi League 10

CRICKET

November 28 - December 2: Bangladesh vs New Zealand, 1st Test - Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Sylhet

December 1: India vs Australia, 4th T20I - Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Cricket Stadium, Raipur

December 3: West Indies vs England, 1st ODI - Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound

December 3: India vs Australia, 5th T20I - Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad

December 3: New Zealand Women vs Pakistan Women, 1st T20I - University Oval, Dunedin

December 3: South Africa Women vs Bangladesh Women, 1st T20I - Willowmoore Park, Benoni

December 5: New Zealand Women vs Pakistan Women, 2nd T20I - University Oval, Dunedin

December 6-10: Bangladesh vs New Zealand, 2nd Test - Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Mirpur

December 6: West Indies vs England, 2nd ODI - Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound

December 6-17: India Women vs England Women Series

December 6: South Africa Women vs Bangladesh Women, 2nd T20I - De Beers Diamond Oval, Kimberley

December 7: Zimbabwe vs Ireland, 1st T20I - Harare Sports Club, Harare

December 8: South Africa Women vs Bangladesh Women, 3rd T20I - De Beers Diamond Oval, Kimberley

December 9: Women’s Premier League 2024 Auction

December 9: Zimbabwe vs Ireland, 2nd T20I - Harare Sports Club, Harare

December 9: West Indies vs England, 3rd ODI - Kensington Oval, Bridgetown

December 9: New Zealand Women vs Pakistan Women, 3rd T20I -  John Davies Oval, Queenstown

December 10: Zimbabwe vs Ireland, 3rd T20I - Harare Sports Club, Harare

December 10 - January 7: India vs South Africa series

December 12: New Zealand Women vs Pakistan Women, 1st ODI - John Davies Oval, Queenstown

December 13: West Indies vs England, 1st T20I - Kensington Oval, Bridgetown

December 13: Zimbabwe vs Ireland, 1st ODI - Harare Sports Club, Harare

December 14-18: Australia vs Pakistan, 1st Test - Perth Stadium, Perth

December 14: West Indies vs England, 2nd T20I - National Cricket Stadium, St George’s

December 15: Zimbabwe vs Ireland, 2nd ODI - Harare Sports Club, Harare

December 15: New Zealand Women vs Pakistan Women, 2nd ODI - Hagley Oval, Christchurch

December 16: West Indies vs England, 3rd T20I - National Cricket Stadium, St George’s

December 16: South Africa Women vs Bangladesh Women, 1st ODI - Buffalo Park, East London

December 17: Zimbabwe vs Ireland, 3rd ODI - Harare Sports Club, Harare

December 17: New Zealand vs Bangladesh, 1st ODI - University Oval, Dunedin

December 18: New Zealand Women vs Pakistan Women, 3rd ODI - Hagley Oval, Christchurch

December 19: Indian Premier League 2024 Auction

December 20: West Indies vs England, 4th T20I - Brian Lara Cricket Academy, Tarouba

December 20: New Zealand vs Bangladesh, 2nd ODI - Saxton Oval, Nelson

December 20: South Africa Women vs Bangladesh Women, 2nd ODI - JB Marks Oval, Potchefstroom

December 21 - January 9: India Women vs Australia Women Series

December 22: West Indies vs England, 5th T20I - Brian Lara Cricket Academy, Tarouba

December 23: New Zealand vs Bangladesh, 3rd ODI - McLean Park, Napier

December 23: South Africa Women vs Bangladesh Women, 3rd ODI - Willowmoore Park, Benoni

December 26-30: Australia vs Pakistan, 2nd Test - MCG, Melbourne

December 27: New Zealand vs Bangladesh, 1st T20I - McLean Park, Napier

December 29: New Zealand vs Bangladesh, 2nd T20I - Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui

December 31: New Zealand vs Bangladesh, 3rd T20I - Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui

FOOTBALL

August 11, 2023 - May 19, 2024: Premier League

Indian football calendar, Men: AFC Asian Cup, Merdeka Cup, Indian Super League lined up in 2023-24 schedule

UEFA Champions League (select fixtures)

December 12: PSV Eindhoven vs Arsenal

December 13: Inter Milan vs Real Sociedad

December 13: Manchester United vs Bayern Munich

December 13: Union Berlin vs Real Madrid

December 13: FK Crvena Zvezda vs Manchester City

December 14: Borussia Dortmund vs PSG

December 14: Newcastle United vs AC Milan

December 14: Royal Antwerp vs FC Barcelona

La Liga (select fixtures)

December 2: Real Madrid vs Granada

December 4: Barcelona vs Atletico Madrid

December 9: Real Betis vs Real Madrid

December 11: Barcelona vs Girona

December 17: Valencia vs Barcelona

December 18: Real Madrid vs Villarreal

December 20: Barcelona vs Almeria

December 22: Deportivo Alaves vs Real Madrid

Bundesliga (select fixtures)

December 2: Bayern Munich vs Union Berlin

December 3: Bayer Leverkusen vs Borussia Dortmund

December 9: Eintracht Frankfurt vs Bayern Munich

December 9: Borussia Dortmund vs RB Leipzig

December 10: VfB Stuttgart vs Bayer Leverkusen

December 16: Augsburg vs Borussia Dortmund

December 17: Bayer Leverkusen vs Eintracht Frankfurt

December 18: Bayern Munich vs VfB Stuttgart

December 20: Borussia Dortmund vs Mainz

December 21: Bayer Leverkusen vs VfL Bochum

December 21: Wolfsburg vs Bayern Munich

Serie A (select fixtures)

December 2: Monza vs Juventus

December 3: AC Milan vs Frosinone

December 4: Napoli vs Inter Milan

December 9: Juventus vs Napoli

December 9: Atalanta vs AC Milan

December 10: Inter Milan vs Udinese

December 16: Genoa vs Juventus

December 16: Napoli vs Cagliari

December 17: AC Milan vs Monza

December 18: Lazio vs Inter Milan

December 23: Salernitana vs AC Milan

December 23: Frosinone vs Juventus

December 23: Inter Milan vs Lecce

December 24: Roma vs Napoli

December 29: Napoli vs Monza

December 30: Genoa vs Inter Milan

December 30: AC Milan vs Sassuolo

December 31: Juventus vs Roma

TENNIS

Till December 2: Next Gen. ATP Finals - Jeddah

December 29 - January 7: United Cup - Brisbane, Perth, Sydney

December 31 - January 7: ATP250 Brisbane

December 31 - January 7: WTA500 Brisbane

HOCKEY

Till December 10: FIH Junior Women’s World Cup - Santiago, Chile

December 5-16: FIH Junior Men’s World Cup - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

December 15-22: Five Nations Tournament Valencia (Men)

BADMINTON

Till December 3: Syed Modi India International (BWF World Tour Super 300) - Lucknow

December 13-17: BWF World Tour Finals - Hangzhou

SQUASH

December 11-17: WFS Men’s World Team Championships - Tauranga, New Zealand

CHESS

December 26-30: FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Championships - Samarkand, Uzbekistan

WEIGHTLIFTING

December 4-14: IWF Grand Prix II (Paris Olympics Qualifying Event) - Doha, Qatar

BOXING

Till December 4: World Junior Championships - Yerevan, Armenia

TABLE TENNIS

Till December 3: ITTF World Youth Championships - Nova Gorica, Slovenia

December 15-17: WTT Finals (Women) - Nagoya, Japan

BASKETBALL

October 24, 2023 - April 14, 2024: NBA Regular Season

GOLF

Till December 3: Hero World Challenge (PGA)

December 8-10: Grant Thornton Invitational (PGA & LPGA)

December 14-17: PGA TOUR Q-School