The sports schedule on Monday, Oct. 5, delivers a packed lineup of live events spanning international tennis tournaments in Asia, the Judo World Championships in Baku, Italian road cycling, women’s roller hockey, domestic basketball, and crucial European football fixtures, as reported across international sports schedules.
Tennis Semifinals and WTA Showdowns in Beijing and Tokyo
The Asian autumn tennis swing hits its penultimate stages on Monday. Action in the capital of China features the WTA 1000 Beijing tournament with the remaining round-of-32 matches getting underway at 07:30 local time (01:30 UTC), showcasing matchups such as Jovic versus Rakhimova, Bouzkova versus Zheng, Charaeva versus Kartal, Bencic versus Li, Ostapenko versus Mertens, Sakkari versus Svitolina, and Gauff versus Sun. Fans can follow the WTA action on SuperTennis and Sky Sport Tennis, with streaming options via SuperTennis.tv, SuperTenniX, Sky Go, and NOW. Meanwhile, the ATP 500 semifinals in Beijing and Tokyo start at 09:00 local time (03:00 UTC). In Beijing, De Minaur faces Hurkacz while Djokovic takes on Medvedev, broadcast on Sky Sport Tennis with streaming on Sky Go, NOW, and Tennis TV. In Tokyo, Alcaraz meets Munar and Lehecka plays Vacherot, available on Sky Sport Uno and Tennis TV.
Judo World Championships Day 2 in Baku
The 2026 Judo World Championships continue in Baku, Azerbaijan, with the second day of competition. Preliminary eliminatory rounds open at 08:00 local time (04:00 UTC) on Judo TV. The afternoon medal blocks and finals start at 16:00 local time (12:00 UTC), broadcast on Sky Sport Arena and from 16:45 on RaiSport HD, with streaming coverage on Judo TV, RaiPlay, Sky Go, and NOW.
Coppa Bernocchi Cycling and Women’s Roller Hockey
Road cycling in Italy moves forward with the Coppa Bernocchi, completing the traditional Trittico Lombardo block. The race starts at 12:30 local time (11:30 UTC), with live television coverage beginning at 15:00 on RaiSport HD. Viewers can also stream the race on Rai Play, Discovery Plus, HBO Max, Eurosport 1, and DAZN. Elsewhere in team sports, the Women’s Roller Hockey World Championships feature a matchup between Italy and India at 16:00 local time, broadcast via streaming on Skate Italia TV.
Nations League and Under-21 European Qualifiers
Evening primetime belongs to association football, anchored by continental matches in the UEFA Nations League and the UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifiers. At 18:00 local time (16:00 UTC), Cyprus faces Latvia in the Nations League on Sky Sport Calcio and streaming services Sky Go and NOW. At 18:15, Italy’s Under-21 team plays Poland in a crucial qualifying fixture in Pescara, broadcast on Rai 2 and Rai Play. Under-21 manager Silvio Baldini’s squad enters the match needing a victory by at least two goals to secure the top spot in the group, though a narrow win could still suffice as the best-performing runner-up across all groups, OA Sport reported. At 20:45 (18:45 UTC), Italy’s senior national team hosts Turkey in Bologna for their fourth Nations League fixture, shown live on Rai 1 and RaiPlay, with the squad seeking a victory to secure their League A status and stay in contention for the quarterfinals. Simultaneous Nations League fixtures feature France against Belgium on Sky Sport Uno, alongside multiple matches carried via Diretta Gol on Sky Sport Calcio: Bosnia-Herzegovina versus Poland, Northern Ireland versus Georgia, Romania versus Sweden, Ukraine versus Hungary, and Montenegro versus Armenia. All Sky fixtures are accessible via Sky Go and NOW.
Serie A Basketball Tip-Offs
Domestic basketball action features two games from the second round of the Serie A season on Monday evening. Cantù hosts Udine with a 20:00 local time tip-off (19:00 UTC), followed at 20:45 by Scaligera Verona taking on Olimpia Milano. Both games are broadcast via live streaming on LBA TV.
Early Morning NFL Action
Rounding out the schedule for early risers, professional American football from the NFL features the Carolina Panthers meeting the Detroit Lions, broadcast via live streaming on DAZN starting at 02:20 local time (00:20 UTC).
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