Last summer, the Lionesses captured a nation. Their historic Euros victory became the most-watched sports moment of the year across all UK broadcasters, and the Red Roses faced France at Twickenham in the most-watched rugby match of 2025—men's or women's. But those glittering moments, as thrilling as they were, have yet to transform the landscape on the ground. In England, 24% fewer girls than boys play team sport, meaning nearly one million young women are locked out of the belonging, joy, and camaraderie that sport offers.
This summer, women's sport returns to screens across the globe with unprecedented scale and ambition. From June through September, women athletes will compete for history at some of the world's most prestigious tournaments, and the calendar reads like a manifesto: the ICC Women's T20 World Cup lands in England and Wales; Wimbledon opens its courts; the Commonwealth Games descend on Glasgow; the Tour de France Femmes roars across France; and the US Open Tennis championships conclude the Grand Slam season in New York. These aren't afterthoughts or secondary events—they are the centerpiece tournaments of the sporting world.
June alone bristles with marquee moments. The US Women's Open golf championship kicks off on the 4th, followed by the HSBC Championships at Queen's Club and the ICC Women's T20 World Cup beginning the 12th. Wimbledon, tennis's most iconic stage, runs from late June into early July. The Premiership Women's Rugby Final on the 28th brings English rugby's fiercest rivalry to a climax. Each event carries the weight of tradition and the electricity of world-class competition.
July and August intensify the momentum. The Commonwealth Games in Glasgow (23 July – 2 August) reunite elite athletes from across the Commonwealth in a showcase of diversity and achievement. The Tour de France Femmes (1–9 August) finally gives women cyclists the same three-week, continent-spanning platform their male counterparts have enjoyed for over a century. The European Athletics Championships come to Birmingham on 10–16 August, while the Women's FIH Hockey World Cup runs from 14–30 August, offering players the biggest stage in their sport.
Into September, the calendar doesn't relent. The FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup (4–13 September) brings the planet's elite basketball nations together. The Solheim Cup renews golf's greatest team rivalry between Europe and the USA. The Cycling Road World Championships and Billie Jean King Cup Finals, women's tennis's premier team event, conclude a summer of relentless achievement.
Yet as the Women in Sport Charity emphasizes, this summer is about far more than elite tournaments. The calendar is also a call to action—a reminder that the gap between what women's sport can inspire and what young girls can actually access remains vast. The goal is simple but transformative: ensuring every girl feels she belongs in sport, with more teams, more female coaches, more girls-only opportunities, and stronger PE programs in schools. Hosting watch parties, sweepstakes, and community events can channel the energy of this exceptional summer toward lasting change. The tournaments are the spark; what matters now is whether communities will kindle them into a genuine transformation of women's sport at every level.