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Welcome to the October 2016 Sporting Events calendar.
We’ll see the return of the NBA and NHL in this month.
There’ll also be some crucial games in the NFL and of course in soccer leagues all over the world. Especially in the EPL where all the transfers and changes start to gel.
Should be a good month – especially with the WWE brand split and two separate PPVs to look forward to.
Let’s get to it:
Baseball:
The post season begins on October 4th going on until the 23rd approximately. The World Series will begin on October 25th.
Basketball:
October 25th, 2016 sees the return of the NBA with the Knicks vs Cavaliers the opening game. Should be a great season!
Boxing:
Here are the big boxing cards this month:
October 1st: Nathan Cleverly vs Juergen Braehmer
October 1st: Alexander Dimitrenko vs Joseph Parker
October 3rd: Jonathan Victor Barros vs Satoshi Hosono
October 8th: Andrey Klimov vs Liam Walsh
October 8th: Ryuto Maekawa vs Rex Tso
October 8th: Wilfredo Vazques Jr. vs Juan Manuel Lopez
October 14th: Renold Quinlan vs Daniel Geale
October 15th: Dennis Ceylan vs Ryan Walsh (European Featherweight Title)
October 15th: Tony Bellow vs BJ Flores
October 15th: Erkan Teper vs Christian Hammer
October 22nd: Tommy Langford vs Chris Eubank Jr.
October 22nd: Gervonta Davis vs Jason Sosa
October 29th: Tyson Fury vs Wladimir Kitschko
For those wondering the Pacquiao fight is on November 5th.
Cricket:
Cycling:
The Road World Cycling Championships in Doha takes place over the 9th-16th.
Darts:
The World Grand Prix in Dublin takes place from October 2nd through October 8th, 2016.
The European Championship in Germany begins on the 28th.
Golf:
The Ryder Cup will be wrapping up over October 1st-2nd.
October 6th: Fiji International (European Tour), Alfred Dunhill Links Championship (European Tour)
October 6th: Fubon Taiwan Championship (LPGA)
October 7th: Toshiba Classic (Champions Tour)
October 10th: Safeway Open (PGA)
October 13th: KEB HanaBank Championship (LPGA)
October 14th: SAS Championship (Champions Tour)
October 13th: British Masters (European Tour)
October 17th: CIMB Classic (PGA)
October 20th: Portugal Masters (European Tour), Blue Bay (LPGA)
October 24th: HSBC Champions (WGC), Sanderson Farms Championship (PGA)
October 27th: Sime Darby Malaysia (LPGA)
October 28th: SAS Championship (Champions Tour)
October 31st: Shriners Hospital for Children Open
Hockey:
The NHL season returns on Wednesday, October 12th with 4 games. Maple Leafs vs Senators will kick off the season in the Battle of Ontario.
The 2016 Heritage Classic takes place on October 23rd.
Horse Racing:
The Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe is on October 2nd. British Champions Day at Ascot is on the 15th of the month.
Mixed Martial Arts:
October 1st: UFC Fight Night – John Dodson vs John Lineker
October 7th: WSOF 33: David Branch vs Vinny Magalhaes
October 8th: UFC 204 – Michael Bisping vs Dan Henderson
October 15th: UFC Fight Night – BJ Penn vs Ricardo Lamas
October 21st: Bellator 162 – Alexander Shlemenko vs Kendall Grove
Motor Sports:
NASCAR has the following races coming up in October:
Sunday, October 2nd: Dover International Speedway
(Round of 12)
Saturday, October 8th: Charlotte Motor Speedway
Sunday, October 16th: Kansas Speedway
Sunday, October 23rd: Talladega Superspeedway
(Round of 8)
Sunday, October 30th: Martinsville Speedway
Formula 1 has the Malaysian Grand Prix on the 2nd, Japanese Grand Prix on the 9th, the American Grand Prix on the 23rd and the Mexican Grand Prix on the 30th.
In Motorsport the Wales Rally GB is on the 28th-30th.
Rugby:
The Super League Grand Final is on the 8th.
Running:
The Chicago Marathon is on October 9th, 2016.
Soccer:
World Cup qualifying will take place on October 6th-8th weekend.
Wrestling:
WWE has two PPVs in October.
The Smackdown Brand has No Mercy on October 9th, and the RAW brand has Hell in a Cell on October 30th. No Mercy is in Sacramento, California and Hell in a Cell is in Boston, Massachusetts.
