October Athletic Extravaganza: Highlights from the 2024 Sports Calendar

Sports Calendar Highlights: October 2023

1 — Major League Baseball, postseason begins.

2-15 — Men’s tennis, ATP Tour, Rolex Shanghai Masters, Shanghai.

• 3-6 — Men’s golf, DP World Tour, The Alfred Dunhills Links Championship, St. Andrews, Scotland.
• 3-6 — Men’s golf, Korn Ferry Tour, The Korn Ferry Tour Championship presented by United Leasing & Finance, French Lick, Ind.

4 — Auto racing, NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, Love’s RV Stop 250, Talladega, Ala.

• 4-6 — Men’s golf, PGA Tour Champions, The Constellation FURYK & FRIENDS, Jacksonville, Fla.
• 4-6 — Gymnastics, FIG World Challenge Cup, Szombathely, Hungary.
• 4-6 — Motorcycle, MotoGP, Japan Grand Prix, Mobility Resort Motegi, Japan.

5 — Auto racing, NASCAR Xfinity Series, Race at Talladega, Talladega, Ala.

6 — Auto racing, NASCAR Cup Series, YellaWood 500, Talladega, Ala.

7-13 — Women’s tennis, WTA Tour, Wuhan Open, Wuhan, China.

8-13 — Cycling, UCI Women’s WorldTour, Simac Ladies Tour, Netherlands.

9-12 — Auto racing, IMSA SportsCar, Motul Petit Le Mans, Braselton, Ga.

10-13 — Auto racing, NHRA, Texas NHRA Fall Nationals, Ennis, Texas.

• 10-13 — Men’s golf, DP World Tour, The Open de France, Paris.
• 10-13 — Women’s golf, LPGA Tour, The Buick LPGA Shanghai, Shanghai.

11-13 — Men’s golf, PGA Tour Champions, The SAS Championship, Cary, N.C.

12 — Auto racing, NASCAR Xfinity Series, Race at Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course, Concord, N.C.

• 12 — Cycling, UCI WorldTour, Tour of Lombardia, Italy.

12-20 — Sailing, America’s Cup, Barcelona, Spain.

13 — Running, Chicago Marathon.

• 13 — Auto racing, NASCAR Cup Series, Bank of America ROVAL 400, Concord, N.C.

14-20 — Women’s tennis, WTA Tour, Zhengzhou Open, Zhengzhou, China.

14-20 — Men’s tennis, ATP Tour, Astana Open, Astana, Kazakhstan.

14-22 — Women’s tennis, WTA Tour, Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships, Tokyo.

• 14-22 — Men’s tennis, ATP Tour, Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships, Tokyo.

15-17 — Cycling, UCI Women’s WorldTour, Tour of Chongming Island, China.

• 15-20 — Cycling, UCI WorldTour, Gree-Tour of Guangxi, China.
• 15-22 — Men’s tennis, ATP Tour, European Open, Antwerp, Belgium.

16-20 — Cycling, UCI Track World Championships, Ballerup, Denmark.

17-20 — Men’s golf, DP World Tour, The Andalucia Masters, Andalucia, Spain.

17-20 — Triathlon, World Championship Finals, Malaga, Spain.

17-20 — Women’s golf, LPGA Tour, The BMW Ladies Championship, TBD, South Korea.

18-20 — Auto racing, F1, United States Grand Prix, Austin, Texas.

• 18-20 — Men’s golf, PGA Tour Champions, The Dominion Energy Charity Classic, Richmond, Va.
• 18-20 — Motorcycle, MotoGP, Australian Grand Prix, Phillip Island, Australia.

19 — Auto racing, NASCAR Xfinity Series, Playoff Race at Las Vegas, Las Vegas.

19-27 — Men’s tennis, ATP Tour, Swiss Indoors Basel, Basel, Switzerland.

• 19-27 — Men’s tennis, ATP Tour, Erste Bank Open, Vienna.

20 — Auto racing, NASCAR Cup Series, South Point 400, Las Vegas.

• 20 — Cycling, UCI Women’s WorldTour, Tour of Guangxi, China.
• 20-Nov. 6 — Boxing, IBA Youth Men’s & Women’s World Championships, Porec, Croatia.

22 — Pro Basketball, NBA regular season begins.

24-27 — Women’s golf, LPGA Tour, The Maybank Championship, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

25-27 — Auto racing, F1, Mexico City Grand Prix, Mexico City.

• 25-27 — Men’s golf, PGA Tour Champions, The Simmons Bank Championship, Little Rock, Ark.
• 25-27 — Motorcycle, MotoGP, Thai Grand Prix, Chang International Circuit, Thailand.

26 — Auto racing, NASCAR Xfinity Series, Race at Homestead-Miami, Homestead, Fla.

• 26 — Auto racing, NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, Playoff Race at Homestead-Miami, Homestead, Fla.

27 — Auto racing, NASCAR Cup Series, Race at Homestead-Miami, Homestead, Fla.

• 27 — Running, Marine Corps. Marathon.

28-Nov. 3 — Women’s tennis, WTA Tour, Jiangxi Open, Nanchang, China.

• 28-Nov. 3 — Women’s tennis, WTA Tour, Mérida Open Akron, Mérida, Mexico.
• 28-Nov. 3 — Women’s tennis, WTA Tour, Hong Kong Open, Hong Kong.
• 28-Nov. 3 — Men’s tennis, ATP Tour, Rolex Paris Masters, Paris.

31 — Pro football, NFL Trade Deadline.

• 31-Nov. 3 — Auto racing, NHRA, NHRA Nevada Nationals, Las Vegas.
• 31-Nov. 3 — Women’s golf, LPGA Tour, The TOTO Japan Classic, Shiga, Japan.

TBD — Major League Baseball, World Series.