- NFL: Week 2 is concluding with the New York Giants facing the Los Angeles Rams on Monday night; Week 3 is already taking shape, with Buffalo, Kansas City, San Francisco and other teams among the early betting-market favorites for upcoming matchups.
- NCAAF / College Football: Texas remains No. 1 in the AP Top 25 at 3-0, followed by Georgia and Notre Dame; Ole Miss jumped to No. 4 after defeating LSU, while Texas A&M fell sharply after losing to Kentucky.
- NBA: The league is in its offseason/preseason-building period, with major attention on free-agent signings, extensions and offseason trades ahead of the 2026-27 season.
- WNBA: The regular season is entering its final week, with all eight playoff seeds still unsettled even though the eight postseason teams have been determined; award discussions are also intensifying.
- NHL: The preseason is underway. Brady Tkachuk scored twice with an assist in his Florida debut as the Panthers beat Carolina 6-3; Colorado also defeated Utah 4-1.
- MLB: The regular season is approaching its decisive final stretch. Monday has only three games, leaving most playoff-race attention focused on the remaining September schedule.
- MLS: Nashville has clinched a playoff berth, while the Philadelphia Union’s long unbeaten run ended in a dramatic 3-3 draw with Sporting Kansas City; Columbus also reached the U.S. Open Cup final.
- EPL: Manchester City remained perfect after an eight-goal 5-3 victory over Sunderland, while Manchester United drew 1-1 at Fulham. The international window now shifts attention toward national teams.
- World Cup / international football: The 2026 FIFA World Cup is over, with no World Cup matches scheduled today. Spain has extended coach Luis de la Fuente’s contract through 2032 following its World Cup triumph.
- International football: Germany’s new coach Jürgen Klopp is preparing a two-squad approach for four Nations League matches, while England has lost five players—including Cole Palmer, Declan Rice and Marcus Rashford—to injuries.
- ATP / WTA / Grand Slams: The post-U.S.-Open Asian swing begins. The WTA Singapore Open starts today as a WTA 500 event, while ATP and WTA tournaments across Asia launch the next phase of the season.
- Golf: J.J. Spaun won the BMW PGA Championship by two shots at Wentworth, with Rory McIlroy finishing tied second. On the PGA Tour, Sandy Scott won the Nationwide Children’s Championship and earned his 2027 PGA Tour card.
- F1: Kimi Antonelli’s Italian Grand Prix victory at Monza has become a major championship storyline; the Mercedes driver took a substantial step in the title standings after winning from 19th on the grid.
- MotoGP: Marc Márquez won the San Marino Grand Prix at Misano, with Alex Márquez second and Pedro Acosta third; the championship battle remains a central storyline heading into the next rounds.
- NASCAR / Xfinity: Bristol was a major weekend focal point, with the Cup Series postseason continuing and Ryan Blaney and Carson Hocevar becoming involved in a highly publicized confrontation. NASCAR’s renamed second-tier series is now the O’Reilly Auto Parts Series.
- Rugby Union: Canada ended England’s remarkable 39-Test winning streak with a 26-26 draw in the WXV Global Series; New Zealand subsequently defeated Scotland 66-14.
- Rugby League: Attention is building toward the 2026 Rugby League World Cup, with England’s men’s and women’s campaigns approximately one month away.
- ICC / Cricket: Asian cricket remains active, including the Women’s Asia Cup and men’s T20 World Cup qualifying competitions, while international teams continue preparations across the region.
- Boxing / MMA: UFC 331 produced a notable flyweight result, with Joshua Van retaining his title against Alexandre Pantoja by unanimous decision; UFC Fight Night action is also scheduled this week.
- Cycling: The 2026 UCI Road World Championships are underway in Montreal, with the championship program featuring 13 races and rainbow jerseys being awarded throughout the week.
- Swimming / Asian Games: The Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games are generating major stories across Olympic sports; 13-year-old Chinese swimmer Yu Zidi won the women’s 200m butterfly and set an Asian Games record.
- Gymnastics: China’s Zhang Boheng won the men’s artistic gymnastics all-around gold at the Asian Games, defeating Japanese Olympic champions Oka Shinnosuke and Hashimoto Daiki.
- Volleyball: The Asian Games women’s volleyball tournament is reaching its semifinal stage, with Thailand scheduled to face China; the CAVB Men’s African Championship is also underway in Tunisia.
- Track & field: Global athletics is transitioning into the post-championship portion of the season, while the Asian Games provide another major international platform for Olympic sports this month.
- Esports: Global competitive gaming continues expanding commercially: Visa and MOONTON Games announced a new three-year partnership covering Mobile Legends: Bang Bang’s M8-M10 World Championships.
Bottom line: September 21 is a transition-heavy sports day: NFL and college football are accelerating, MLB and WNBA races are approaching decisive stages, NHL preseason has begun, European football is entering a new international window, while the Asian Games, UCI Worlds, tennis Asian swing and global combat-sports calendar provide major international action.
