MC1066162 - Microsoft Outlook: We are retiring the Sports Calendar feature
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Microsoft is retiring the Sports Calendar feature in Outlook from early June 2025 to mid-June 2025. Users will no longer be able to add or update sports calendars. As an alternative, users can manually subscribe to sports calendars using the "Subscribe from web" feature in Outlook.
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Starting early June 2025 and ending in mid-June 2025, we will retire the Sports Calendar feature from Microsoft Outlook for the web, new Microsoft Outlook for Windows desktop, and Microsoft Outlook for iOS/Android. This feature is also referred to as Interesting Calendars in Outlook. The Sports Calendar feature allows Outlook users to add sporting events to their calendar in Outlook by subscribing to external sports calendars.
How this will affect your organization:
After this retirement, users will no longer have the option to add new sports calendars in Outlook. Any existing sports calendar subscriptions will stop receiving updates and will eventually be removed. Users can choose to manually remove a calendar:
Users who have subscribed to sports calendars will need to find alternative ways to keep track of their favorite team schedules.
Alternative solution
Users can set up the Subscribe from web feature in Outlook to manually subscribe to sports calendars by finding third-party sources that provide iCal links. Many sports leagues and teams offer calendar subscriptions that users can import into Outlook. NOTE: Users must set up this alternative in Outlook for the web or new Outlook for Windows desktop. When a user adds a sports calendar with Subscribe from the web, the sports calendar will sync to calendars in Outlook for Mac desktop and Outlook for iOS/Android. Here is the process:
1. In Outlook, go to the Calendar.
2. Select Add calendar from the left side of the screen.
3. Select Subscribe from web.
4. Paste the iCal link and select Import.
Learn more: Import or subscribe to a calendar in Outlook.com or Outlook on the web - Microsoft Support
5. The new sports calendar should appear under Other calendars.
We encourage users to review any active sports calendar subscriptions and plan accordingly before the retirement date. Thank you for using Sports Calendar. We appreciate your understanding and cooperation as we make this transition.
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