Your epic 2021 sporting calendar

Ready to fill your boots with live sport? After a host of events were postponed in 2020, the next 12 months of action is looking bigger than ever – and you can watch it all on Virgin TV!

From the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics to football’s European Championship, a massive summer of English cricket and so much more, we’re here to bring you bang up to speed with where you can follow the drama.

Read on for our month-by-month guide to find out the key sporting dates in 2021, and remember to revisit this page as we update it throughout the year...

Darts: PDC World Darts Championship Final

Sunday 3 January, Sky Sports

Cricket: 1st Test: Sri Lanka v England

From Thursday 14 January, Sky Sports

Cricket: 2nd Test: Sri Lanka v England

From Friday 22 January, Sky Sports

Darts: 2021 Premier League

From Thursday 4 February, Sky Sports

Cricket: 1st Test: India v England

From Friday 5 February, Sky Sports

Rugby Union: Guinness Six Nations

From Saturday 6 February, BBC + ITV

American Football: Super Bowl LV

Sunday 7 February, Sky Sports + BBC

Cricket: 2nd Test: India v England

From Saturday 13 February, Sky Sports

Football: UEFA Champions League last 16

From Tuesday 16 February, BT Sport

Football: UEFA Europa League last 32

From Thursday 18 February, BT Sport

Cricket: 3rd Test: India v England

From Wednesday 24 February, Sky Sports

Rugby League: 2021 Super League season

From Thursday 11 March, Sky Sports

Football: UEFA Europa League last 16

From Thursday 11 March, BT Sport

Cricket: 1st T20: India v England

Friday 12 March, Sky Sports

Cricket: 2nd T20: India v England

Sunday 14 March, Sky Sports

Cricket: 3rd T20: India v England

Tuesday 16 March, Sky Sports

Cricket: 4th T20: India v England

Thursday 18 March, Sky Sports

Cricket: 5th T20: India v England

Saturday 20 March, Sky Sports

Athletics: World Athletics Indoor Championship

From Tuesday 23 March, BBC

Cricket: 1st ODI: India v England

Tuesday 23 March, Sky Sports

Football: FIFA World Cup qualifying

From Wednesday 24 March, ITV + Sky Sports

Cricket: 2nd ODI: India v England

Friday 26 March, Sky Sports

Cricket: 3rd ODI: India v England

Sunday 28 March, Sky Sports

Motorsport: Formula One® Bahrain Grand Prix

Sunday 28 March, Sky Sports

Motorsport: MotoGP™ Qatar Grand Prix

Sunday 28 March, BT Sport

Football: UEFA Champions League quarter-finals

From Tuesday 6 April, BT Sport

Football: UEFA Europa League quarter-finals

From Thursday 8 April, BT Sport

Golf: The Masters

From Thursday 8 April, Sky Sports

Horse racing: The Grand National

Saturday 10 April, ITV

Motorsport: MotoGP™ Argentina

Sunday 11 April, BT Sport

Snooker: World Snooker Championship

From Saturday 17 April, BBC + Eurosport

Motorsport: Formula One® Emilia Romagna Grand Prix

Sunday 18 April, Sky Sports

Motorsport: MotoGP™ USA

Sunday 18 April, BT Sport

Carabao Cup Final

Sunday 25 April, Sky Sports

Football: UEFA Champions League semi-finals

From Tuesday 27 April, BT Sport

Football: UEFA Europa League semi-finals

From Thursday 29 April, BT Sport

Motorsport: Formula One® Portuguese Grand Prix

Sunday 2 May, Sky Sports

Motorsport: MotoGP™ Spain

Sunday 2 May, BT Sport

Football: Scottish Cup Final

Saturday 8 May, BBC + Premier Sports

Motorsport: Formula One® Spanish Grand Prix

Sunday 9 May, Sky Sports

Football: FA Cup Final

Saturday 15 May, BBC + BT Sport

Motorsport: MotoGP™ France

Sunday 16 May, BT Sport

Golf: PGA Championship

From Thursday 20 May, Sky Sports

Football: Women’s FA Cup Final

Saturday 22 May, BBC + BT Sport

Motorsport: Formula One® Monaco Grand Prix

Sunday 23 May, Sky Sports

Tennis: French Open

From Sunday 23 May, ITV + Eurosport

Football: UEFA Europa League Final

Wednesday 26 May, BT Sport

Football: UEFA Champions League Final

Saturday 29 May, BT Sport

Football: League Two Play-off Final

Saturday 29 May, Sky Sports

Multi-sport: Invictus Games

From Saturday 29 May, BBC

Football: League One Play-off Final

Sunday 30 May, Sky Sports

Motorsport: MotoGP™ Italy

Sunday 30 May, BT Sport

Football: Championship Play-off Final

Monday 31 May, Sky Sports

Motorsport: Formula One® Azerbaijan Grand Prix

Sunday 6 June, Sky Sports

Motorsport: MotoGP™ Catalunya

Sunday 6 June, BT Sport

Football: Euro 2020

From Friday 11 June, BBC + ITV

Motorsport: Formula One® Canadian Grand Prix

Sunday 13 June, Sky Sports

Golf: US Open

From Thursday 17 June, Sky Sports

Motorsport: MotoGP™ Germany

Sunday 20 June, BT Sport

Rugby Union: Gallagher Premiership Final

Saturday 26 June, BT Sport

Cycling: Tour de France

From Saturday 26 June, ITV + Eurosport

Motorsport: Formula One® French Grand Prix

Sunday 27 June, Sky Sports

Motorsport: MotoGP™ Assen

Sunday 27 June, BT Sport

Tennis: Wimbledon

From Monday 28 June, BBC + Eurosport

Cricket: 1st ODI: England v Sri Lanka

Tuesday 29 June, Sky Sports

Cricket: 2nd ODI: England v Sri Lanka

Thursday 1 July, Sky Sports

Cricket: 3rd ODI: England v Sri Lanka

Sunday 4 July, Sky Sports

Motorsport: Formula One® Austrian Grand Prix

Sunday 4 July, Sky Sports

Cricket: 1st ODI: England v Pakistan

Thursday 8 July, Sky Sports

Cricket: 2nd ODI: England v Pakistan

Saturday 10 July, Sky Sports

Motorsport: MotoGP™ Finland

Sunday 11 July, BT Sport

Cricket: 3rd ODI: England v Pakistan

Tuesday 13 July, Sky Sports

Golf: The Open Championship

From Thursday 15 July, Sky Sports

Cricket: 1st T20: England v Pakistan

Friday 16 July, Sky Sports

Cricket: 2nd T20: England v Pakistan

Sunday 18 July, Sky Sports

Motorsport: Formula One® British Grand Prix

Sunday 18 July, Sky Sports

Cricket: 3rd T20: England v Pakistan

Tuesday 20 July, Sky Sports

Multi-sport: Summer Olympics

From Friday 23 July, BBC + Eurosport

Football: 2021-22 Scottish Premiership season

Date TBC, Sky Sports

Motorsport: Formula One® Hungarian Grand Prix

Sunday 1 August, Sky Sports

Cricket: 1st Test: England v India

From Wednesday 4 August, Sky Sports

Cricket: 2nd Test: England v India

From Thursday 12 August, Sky Sports

Motorsport: MotoGP™ Austria

Sunday 15 August, BT Sport

Multi-sport: Paralympic Games

From Tuesday 24 August, Channel 4

Cricket: 3rd Test: England v India

From Wednesday 25 August, Sky Sports

Motorsport: Formula One® Belgian Grand Prix

Sunday 29 August, Sky Sports

Motorsport: MotoGP™ Great Britain

Sunday 29 August, BT Sport

Tennis: US Open

From Monday 30 August, Amazon Prime Video

Football: 2021-22 UEFA Champions League group stage

Date TBC, BT Sport

Cricket: 4th Test: England v India

From Thursday 2 September, Sky Sports

Motorsport: Formula One® Dutch Grand Prix

Sunday 5 September, Sky Sports

Cricket: 5th Test: England v India

From Friday 10 September, Sky Sports

Motorsport: Formula One® Italian Grand Prix

Sunday 12 September, Sky Sports

Motorsport: MotoGP™ Aragón

Sunday 12 September, BT Sport

Rugby: Women’s World Cup

From Saturday 18 September, ITV

Motorsport: MotoGP™ San Marino

Sunday 19 September, BT Sport

Golf: The Ryder Cup

From Friday 24 September, Sky Sports

Motorsport: Formula One® Singapore Grand Prix

Sunday 3 October, Sky Sports

Motorsport: MotoGP™ Japan

Sunday 3 October, BT Sport

Motorsport: Formula One® Brazilian Grand Prix

Sunday 14 November, Sky Sports

Motorsport: MotoGP™ Valencia

Sunday 14 November, BT Sport

Motorsport: Formula One® Australian Grand Prix

Sunday 21 November, Sky Sports

Motorsport: Formula One® Saudi Arabian Grand Prix

Sunday 28 November, Sky Sports

Motorsport: Formula One® Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

Sunday 5 December, Sky Sports

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