Sports fans face a packed schedule across television and streaming platforms for Thursday, October 8, featuring international competitions spanning multiple continents from early morning until late night.
Global Tennis Showdowns in Shanghai and Beijing
Action gets underway early on the court as the ATP Masters 1000 in Shanghai opens its first-round fixtures starting at 10:00 local time. Viewers across international markets can watch matches including Landaluce against Struff, J.M. Cerundolo versus Mejia, and Norrie meeting Svrcina via Sky Sport Tennis, Sky Sport Uno, Sky Sport Arena, and digital platforms like Tennis TV, Sky Go, and NOW. Later in the day at 13:00, attention shifts to the WTA 1000 tournament in Beijing for the quarterfinal clash between Alexandrova and Andreeva, broadcast on SuperTennis HD and Sky Sport Max.
Italian Clubs Face Maccabi Tel Aviv and Bayern Monaco
Evening primetime brings a heavy slate of EuroLeague basketball contests involving Italian clubs. Olimpia Milano travels to face Maccabi Tel Aviv at 18:00, with live coverage on Sky Sport Basket, Sky Sport Uno, Sky Go, and NOW. Virtus Bologna meets Bayern Monaco later in the evening at 20:00, airing across the same television and streaming networks. Additional EuroLeague matches feature Dubai against Stella Rossa at 18:00 on EuroLeague TV, alongside Panathinaikos squaring off against Fenerbahce at 20:15.
International Cycling and Combat Sports Action
The Gran Piemonte 2026 cycling race covers a 181-kilometer route from Asti to Bra, with broadcast coverage beginning at 14:50 on Rai Sport HD, Rai Play, Discovery+, HBO Max, Eurosport 1 HD, and DAZN. On the mats, the 2026 Judo World Championships stage the -70kg women’s and -90kg men’s final blocks starting at 16:00 on Sky Sport Max and Judo TV, with additional coverage on Rai Sport HD beginning at 16:50.
Aquatics, Handball, and Rink Hockey Schedules
In Tashkent, the World Cup swimming events open with morning heats at 07:00 on Eurovision Sport, followed by evening finals at 15:00 on Rai Sport HD and Eurovision Sport. Handball fans can follow EHF Champions League play starting at 18:45 with Füchse Berlin taking on Porto, and RK Zagreb meeting Aalborg, with all fixtures streamed live on EHFTV. Closing out the late-night slate, Italy takes on Colombia in the senior women’s group stage of the Rink Hockey World Championships at 22:45 via World Skate TV and Skate Italia TV.
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