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Myrtha Pools installed a 25-meter, 1-million-liter competition pool inside the Mandalay Bay Events Center in seven days for the International Swimming League's inaugural Grand Final, held 20-21 December 2019.

The Las Vegas Raiders open Allegiant Stadium, a 65,000-seat, climate-controlled venue with a retractable end-zone wall built in three years and nine months on the Las Vegas Strip.

The most expensive stadium ever built opened as the new home of the LA Rams and Chargers, with its first NFL game days later.

Deep Dive Dubai opened to the public, a 60-metre dive facility with a sunken-city set built inside a giant oyster-shaped building.

Chengdu opened Phoenix Hill Sports Park, a stadium-and-arena complex built for international sporting events, after more than a decade of construction.

Formula 1 held its first Las Vegas Grand Prix after builders threw up a purpose-built paddock and resurfaced dozens of miles of Strip-area roads to track-grade tolerances in under a year.

The Clippers' new $2BN Intuit Dome arena opened in Inglewood on August 15, 2024, giving the team its first standalone home after decades sharing a venue with the Lakers.

Diriyah Company awarded a branch of China Harbour Engineering the contract to build the Arena Superblock: the multi-purpose indoor Diriyah Arena seating 20,000 spectators, three mixed-use office buildings and a parking facility with more than 4,000 spaces. The arena sits on the edge of historic At-Turaif and anchors the Grand Avenue district alongside Diriyah's Grand Mosque.

Zaha Hadid Architects' 60,000-seat Xi'an International Football Center hosted its first official match, years after construction began in a city better known for ancient dynasties than football.

The ground reopened with Mexico against Portugal after closing in May 2024 for a rebuild covering modern screens, new lighting and redeveloped press areas and entrances, leaving a capacity of about 90,000. It will host five 2026 World Cup matches, making it the only stadium to stage three tournaments.

Work started on the foundational infrastructure for a 65,000-seat domed stadium on the old RFK Stadium site in southeast Washington, with the full groundbreaking held back to early 2027 and opening expected in 2030. The Commanders are putting up $2.7 billion towards a project projected at $3.8 billion; the District is spending $500 million on infrastructure and will own the building.

Inter Miami played its first match at the 26,700-seat Nu Stadium, the centrepiece of the 131-acre Miami Freedom Park built on the former Melreese golf course beside Miami International Airport, drawing 2-2 with Austin FC. The club had played out of Fort Lauderdale since 2020 while the site was fought over and built.

The Korea Football Association's national training campus, designed by UNStudio around a 'total football' philosophy, officially opened.

The second edition brought 2,056 robots from 666 teams to the National Speed Skating Oval for 51 events, from football and tug of war to firefighting drills. Tiangong Ultra took the humanoid 100 m to 8.86 seconds - faster than Usain Bolt's human record.

Nike’s “Caitlin Blue” colorway of Caitlin Clark’s Caitlin 1 signature basketball shoe goes on sale October 1 for $140 in adult sizes.

Nike’s “Warning Code” colorway of Caitlin Clark’s Caitlin 1 signature basketball shoe goes on sale October 1 for $140 in adult sizes.

Nike’s “Midnight Fever” colorway of Caitlin Clark’s Caitlin 1 signature basketball shoe goes on sale October 14 for $140 in adult sizes.

Major League Baseball's published postseason schedule puts World Series Game 1 on Friday 23 October 2026, with Game 7 on Saturday 31 October if the series goes the distance. On 20 September 2026 Kalshi's champion market had no runaway favourite: the Dodgers sat at 29%, Milwaukee at 16% and the Yankees at 10%.

For the first time the Ballon d'Or leaves Paris: the 2026 ceremony is on Monday 26 October 2026 in London, marking 70 years since the first award. On 20 September 2026 Harry Kane was a clear favourite on both exchanges at 55-56%, with Lamine Yamal at 22% and Kylian Mbappé at 8%.

Nike’s “Cave Stone” colorway of Caitlin Clark’s Caitlin 1 signature basketball shoe goes on sale November 3 for $140 in adult sizes.

Pryce Cahill is an over-the-hill, ex-pro golfer whose career was derailed prematurely 20 years ago. After the collapse of his marriage and getting fired from his job at an Indiana sporting goods store, Pryce hedges his bets, and future, entirely on a troubled 17-year-old golf phenom named Santi. Stick is a heartfelt, feel-good comedy about a found family and their relationships set within the world of golf as it's never been shown before. Season 2 starts on Apple TV.

The heavyweight fight British boxing spent a decade failing to make is being put together for Cardiff's Principality Stadium, with its roof closed and around 75,000 seats sold. The date is reported rather than contracted: 28 November is the front-runner, with 4 and 11 December also in play.

Nike’s “Ice Cold” colorway of Caitlin Clark’s Caitlin 1 signature basketball shoe goes on sale December 1 for $140 in adult sizes.

Formula 1's first season under the 2026 rules ends with the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix at Yas Marina on Sunday 6 December 2026, the 24th and final round. On 20 September 2026 Kalshi priced the constructors' championship as all but over: Mercedes sat at 95-96%, with Ferrari, McLaren and Red Bull all at 1-2%.

Nike’s “Purple Venom” colorway of Caitlin Clark’s Caitlin 1 signature basketball shoe goes on sale December 12 for $140 in adult sizes.

The UFC closes its 2026 numbered calendar at T-Mobile Arena, with two-time middleweight champion Sean Strickland defending against Nassourdine Imavov in the main event.

The Heisman Trophy is presented on Saturday 12 December 2026, at a televised ceremony on ABC that the Heisman Trophy Trust marks as a private event. On 20 September 2026 Kalshi's market was the tightest in years: Trinidad Chambliss led at 24% and Darian Mensah at 22%, with Kamario Taylor at 10%.

The Betty Knoebel Arena, given a ceremonial groundbreaking in September 2026, is the centrepiece of a new Equestrian Center on the National Western Center campus in north Denver, paid for by the Knoebel family and the Knoebel Foundation. Plans put a 4,000-seat arena alongside a climate-controlled horse barn with close to 600 stalls.

The women's singles final closes the Australian Open's second Saturday on Rod Laver Arena, a day before the men decide theirs. The winner lifts the Daphne Akhurst Memorial Cup.

The first Grand Slam final of the season closes the Australian Open on Rod Laver Arena. Melbourne Park's centre court seats about 15,000 under a roof that keeps the match on whatever the Melbourne heat does, and the winner takes the Norman Brookes Challenge Cup.

The NFL's 61st championship game is set for 14 February 2027 at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, the ninth Super Bowl staged in greater Los Angeles. On 20 September 2026 Kalshi's futures market was unusually flat: Buffalo and the Los Angeles Rams led at about 12% each, with Baltimore, San Francisco, Kansas City and Seattle bunched at 7-8%.

The season opens under the floodlights at Sakhir, and for the first time the opening round is a Sprint weekend.

Round two runs at night along the Red Sea on the fastest street circuit Formula 1 uses.

The championship reaches Melbourne, where public parkland roads around Albert Park lake become a circuit for the weekend.

The championship game of the 88th NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament is played at Ford Field in Detroit, ending a tournament that begins on 16 March and is expanded to 76 teams.

Suzuka is the only figure-of-eight layout in Formula 1, its back straight crossing over the first sector on a bridge.

Shanghai's opening complex spirals tighter and tighter through Turns 1 to 3 before the longest straight of the season's early rounds.

The temporary circuit laid out around Hard Rock Stadium hosts the first of three United States rounds.