Oct 1-3 Golf Newport, The Ryder Cup Oct 1 Ice Hockey North America, NHL season starts Oct 2 Rugby League Manchester, engage Super League Grand Final Oct 2-3 Racing France, Prix de L'Arc de Triomphe Oct 3 Motorsport Epinal, WRC - Rallye d'Alsace Oct 3 Rugby League Australia, NRL Grand Final Oct 3 Baseball America, MLB regular season ends Oct 3-14 Athletics New Delhi, Commonwealth Games Oct 4-10 Tennis Beijing, China Open Oct 4-10 Tennis Tokyo, Japan Open Oct 6-10 Equestrian Birmingham, Horse of the Year Show Oct 7-10 Golf St Andrews, Alfred Dunhill Links Championship Oct 10 Formula One Suzuka, Japanese Grand Prix Oct 10 Motor Cycling Malaysia, MotoGP Oct 11-17 Tennis Shanghai, Shanghai Masters Oct 14-17 Golf Vilamoura, Portugal Masters Oct 16 Athletics China, 19th IAAF World Half Marathon Championships Oct 17 Motor Cycling Australia, MotoGP Oct 18-24 Tennis Moscow, Kremlin Cup Oct 20-24 Motor Racing Salou, WRC - Rally Catalunya Oct 21-24 Golf Valencia, Castello Masters Costa Azahar Oct 24 Formula One Korea, Korean Grand Prix Oct 27-Nov 1 Tennis Doha, Sony Ericsson Championships Oct 28-31 Golf Sotogrande, Andalucia Masters Oct 31 Motor Cycling Portugal, MotoGP Oct 31-Nov 7 Tennis Valencia, Valencia Open Oct 31-Nov 7 Rowing Karapiro, World Championships