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2026 Belgian Darts Open

2026 Lecot Belgian Darts Open: PDC European Tour darts event, 20-22 March 2026, Oktoberhallen, Wieze, Belgium. Luke Humphries won his first Belgian title, beating Jonny Clayton 8-6; £230,000 prize fund; Littler's title run ended.

2026 Belgian Grand Prix

2026 Belgian Grand Prix (Formula 1 Moët & Chandon Belgian Grand Prix 2026), Round 10 of the 2026 F1 season at Spa-Francorchamps, 19 July: Kimi Antonelli won from pole, his sixth 2026 win, as title rival George Russell retired on lap one.

2026 Beninese presidential election

Benin presidential election held 12 April 2026; Romuald Wadagni (UPR–Republican Bloc) won 94.27% against Paul Hounkpè after opposition exclusions, a failed December 2025 coup, and constitutional reforms extending terms to seven years.

2026 Berlin Pride attack

The 2026 Berlin Pride attack (CSD attack, Tiergarten, 25 July 2026) was an IS-inspired vehicle-ramming and machete assault that killed a Polish woman and injured about 29-31; suspect Abdul Ballout, 21, previously convicted of terrorism offenses, was shot dead by police in Spandau.

2026 BFI London Film Festival

70th BFI London Film Festival, 7–18 October 2026, London; 251 titles from 88 countries, opens with Elsinore, closes with The Debut, Best Film jury award on 18 October.

2026 Big 12 Conference football season

2026 Big 12 Conference football season: 30th Big 12 football season, 16 teams playing nine conference games; title game Dec. 4 on ABC at AT&T Stadium; Texas Tech defends; Union Jack Classic at Wembley.

2026 Big Ten Conference football season

2026 Big Ten football season: 18-team college football season, Aug 29 opener (USC vs San Jose State), Dec 5 title game at Lucas Oil Stadium; defending champion Indiana, Ohio State preseason No. 1, four new coaches.

2026 Bilderberg Conference

The 2026 Bilderberg Conference was the 72nd annual private meeting of the Bilderberg Group, held 9 to 12 April 2026 in Washington, D.C. with 128 listed participants.

2026 Billie Jean King Cup

2026 Billie Jean King Cup by Gainbridge Finals, Shenzhen, 22-27 September 2026: Czechia beat Ukraine 2-0 in the final for a 12th title, its first since 2018, under first-year captain Barbora Strycova.

2026 Billings shooting

The 2026 Billings shooting, also called the White Star Circle shooting, was the August 23, 2026 mass shooting and house fire in Billings, Montana, in which Alan Smith, 44, killed eight relatives including four children before dying of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

2026 Birmingham City Council election

Whole-council election held 7 May 2026 for all 101 Birmingham City Council seats across 69 wards; also called Birmingham local elections 2026. Reform UK became largest party with 23 seats, Labour fell from 65 to 17, no overall control, and a Lib Dem-Green-Independent minority coalition took over.

2026 Bledisloe Cup

2026 Bledisloe Cup: two-Test rugby union series, New Zealand v Australia. All Blacks won Game 1 50-19 at Eden Park on 10 October 2026, retaining the Cup for a 24th year; Game 2 at Accor Stadium, Sydney, 17 October.

2026 Blue Nile campaign

The 2026 Blue Nile campaign is the RSF-SPLM-N offensive opened in early 2026 in Sudan's Blue Nile State against the SAF, focused on Kurmuk, Geissan and Bau, displacing tens of thousands and drawing in Ethiopia.

2026 BNP Paribas Open

2026 BNP Paribas Open, 50th edition of the Indian Wells ATP Masters 1000/WTA 1000 tournament, 4-15 March 2026. Jannik Sinner and Aryna Sabalenka won their first titles there; record 527,626 attendance and $887m economic impact.

2026 BNP Paribas Open – Men's singles

2026 BNP Paribas Open men's singles, Indian Wells Masters 1000, 4-15 March 2026: Jannik Sinner beat Daniil Medvedev 7-6(6), 7-6(4) for his first title, without dropping a set, completing all six hard-court Masters 1000 trophies.

2026 Bolivian Air Force Lockheed C-130 crash

2026 Bolivian Air Force Lockheed C-130 crash: FAB-81, a C-130H Hercules carrying unissued Central Bank of Bolivia banknotes, overran the runway landing at El Alto on 27 February 2026, killing at least 22; blamed on weather and operational failures.

2026 Bolivian protests

2026 Bolivian protests: strikes, marches, and road blockades from late April to late June 2026 against President Rodrigo Paz, triggered by Land Reform Law 1720 and austerity, led by COB, miners, and rural groups, ending with a state of emergency.

2026 Bosnian general election

The 2026 Bosnian general election, held in Bosnia and Herzegovina on 4 October 2026, elected the three-member Presidency, the state House of Representatives, and entity legislatures.

2026 Boston College Eagles football team

2026 Boston College Eagles football team, the Boston College Eagles' ACC season under head coach Bill O'Brien at Alumni Stadium; picked 16th of 17 in the ACC preseason poll and 2–3 (0–2 ACC) through five games.

2026 Boston Marathon

2026 Boston Marathon, 130th edition, April 20, 2026, Hopkinton to Boston. John Korir won in a course-record 2:01:52; Sharon Lokedi repeated in 2:18:51; Marcel Hug took a ninth wheelchair title.

2026 Boston Red Sox season

2026 Boston Red Sox season: AL East club managed by Alex Cora under CBO Craig Breslow. Finished 87-75, lost AL Wild Card Series 2-0 to the Yankees; signed Ranger Suárez, traded for Adley Rutschman.

2026 Bowling Green Falcons football team

2026 Bowling Green Falcons football team, MAC member coached by Eddie George in his second season. Played at Doyt Perry Stadium; 2-4 overall, 2-0 MAC through Oct. 10, 2026, with wins over Miami (OH) and Sacramento State.

2026 Boyle Heights warehouse fire

The 2026 Boyle Heights warehouse fire, officially the Los Palos Incident, broke out at a Lineage Logistics cold storage warehouse in Los Angeles on June 17, 2026.

2026 Brampton municipal election

2026 Brampton municipal election: Brampton, Ontario local election on October 26, 2026 for mayor, city and regional councillors, and school trustees; incumbent Patrick Brown seeks a third term against ten certified mayoral candidates.

2026 British Columbia municipal elections

2026 British Columbia general local elections: province-wide municipal, regional district, school board, parks board, community commission, and Islands Trust elections on October 17, 2026, run by each local government with Elections BC administering campaign financing, one week before a snap provincial election.

2026 British Grand Prix

2026 British Grand Prix, round 9 of the 2026 F1 season at Silverstone, 5 July 2026, 52 laps, Sprint weekend; won by Charles Leclerc before a record 564,000 fans, with five British drivers on the grid.

2026 British GT Championship

2026 British GT Championship, 34th season of the UK GT3/GT4 series run by SRO and BRSCC. Eight rounds April–September 2026 from Silverstone to Brands Hatch; Optimum and Barwell won GT3 rounds; 26-car entry.

2026 British motorcycle Grand Prix

The 2026 British motorcycle Grand Prix, the twelfth round of the 2026 MotoGP season, was held at Silverstone in August and won by Raul Fernandez of Trackhouse.

2026 British Open

2026 British Open snooker ranking event, 31 Aug–6 Sep 2026 at The Centaur, Cheltenham; Jak Jones beat Mark Selby 10-6 for his second ranking title, winning £100,000; random-draw format with Channel 5 coverage.

2026 British shadow cabinet reshuffle

2026 British shadow cabinet reshuffle: Kemi Badenoch's August-September 2026 Conservative frontbench reorganization, triggered by James Cleverly's exit; Mel Stride and Priti Patel replaced by Andrew Griffith and Tom Tugendhat.