Pool A, Canberra: Afghanistan v Bangladesh League; Allianz National League Rugby Union – May 2: : European Rugby Soccer – Jun 6: Berlin: Champions League final Lingfield, Sandown Racing – Feb 18: Punchestown, Doncaster, Cricket – Mar 14: Pool A Champions Cup final Racing – Jun 6: Limerick, Doncaster, Epsom, Hexham, Golf – Jul 23-26: Crans Montana: Omega European JANUARY Kempton, Lingfield, Ludlow Rugby Union – Mar 14: Six Nations, Twickenham: APRIL Racing – May 2: Punchestown, Doncaster, Lingfield, Musselburgh, Newcastle, Worcester Masters Soccer – Feb 19: Europa League round of 32 v Cardiff: v Goodwood, Hexham, Newmarket, Thirsk, Uttoxeter Swimming: Jun 6-7: Fort William: UCI Mountain Bike Racing – Jul 23: Leopardstown, Limerick, Doncaster, Rugby Union – Jan 15-18: European Rugby first legs Racing – Mar 14: Limerick, Kempton, Lingfield, Racing – Apr 1: Dundalk, Chelmsford, Kempton, GAA – May 3: Allianz National Hurling League; World Cup Newbury, Sandown, Worcester, Yarmouth matchday five Cricket – Feb 19: World Cup Pool B Newcastle, Uttoxeter, Wolverhampton Towcester, Wincanton SFC preliminary round; SHC Soccer – Jun 6-Jul 5: Canada: Women’s World Cup Racing – Jul 24: Down Royal, Ascot, Chepstow, Racing – Jan 16: Dundalk, Chepstow, Lingfield, Racing – Feb 19: Clonmel, Chelmsford, GAA – Mar 15: Allianz National Football League; Racing – Apr 2: Clonmel, Ludlow, Taunton, qualifying group round one GAA – Jun 7: SFC quarter-final: Leinster SHC Newmarket, Thirsk, Uttoxeter, York Musselburgh, Wolverhampton Huntingdon, Musselburgh, Sedgefield Allianz National Hurling League Wolverhampton Soccer – May 3: Final round of League One quarter-finals; Munster SHC semi-final Athletics – Jul 24-25: London: London Grand Prix Rugby Union – Jan 16-18: European Rugby GAA – Feb 20-21: Higher Education GAA Soccer – Mar 15: Scottish League Cup final Golf – Apr 2-5: Texas: Shell Houston Open fixtures Soccer – Jun 7: : v England GAA – Jul 25: All-Ireland SFC round 4A; All-Ireland JFC Champions Cup matchday five () Cricket – Mar 15: World Cup Pool B Racing – Apr 3: Lingfield, Musselburgh Racing – May 3: Sligo, Hamilton, Newmarket, Racing – Jun 7: Curragh, Goodwood, Perth semi-finals Racing – Jan 17: Naas, Ascot, Haydock, Lingfield, Cricket – Feb 20: World Cup Pool A Rugby Union – Mar 15: Six Nations, Rome: Rugby Union – Apr 3-5: European Champions Salisbury Racing – Jun 8: Roscommon, Ayr, Pontefract, Thirsk, Soccer – Jul 25: St Petersburg: 2018 World Cup Taunton – Feb 20: World Club Challenge, Italy v Cup knockout stages Racing – May 4: Down Royal, Curragh, Bath, Windsor preliminary draw Soccer – Jan 17-Feb 8: Equatorial Guinea: Warrington: Warrington v St George Illawarra Rugby Union – Apr 3-5: European Challenge Cup Beverley, Kempton, Warwick, Windsor Racing – Jun 9: Roscommon, Fontwell, Lingfield, Racing – Jul 25: , Ascot, Lingfield, Newcastle, African Cup of Nations Racing – Feb 20: Dundalk, Exeter, Lingfield, knockout stages Racing – May 5: Ballinrobe, Brighton, Catterick, Salisbury, Southwell Newmarket, Salisbury, York Racing – Jan 18: Leopardstown, Fontwell, Warwick, Wolverhampton GAA – Apr 4: Allianz National Hurling League Exeter, Fakenham, Sedgefield Racing – Jun 10: Fairyhouse, Beverley, Brighton, GAA – Jul 25/26: All-Ireland MHC quarter-finals Kempton GAA – Feb 21: Allianz National Hurling League finals (2A, 2B, 3A and 3B) Soccer – May 5-6: Champions League semi-final Hamilton, Haydock, Kempton GAA – Jul 26: All-Ireland SHC quarter-finals Racing – Jan 19: Bangor, Exeter, Wolverhampton Cricket – Feb 21: World Cup Pool A and Pool B Racing – Apr 4: Cork, Carlisle, Haydock, first legs Athletics – Jun 11: Oslo: meeting (replays August 1/2) Tennis – Jan 19-Feb 1: : – Feb 21: World Club Challenge, Kempton, Newton Abbot Racing – May 6: Brighton, Chelmsford, Chester, Racing – Jun 11: Leopardstown, Haydock, Newbury, Motor Racing – Jul 26: Budapest: Hungarian Grand Prix Open : Wigan v Broncos GAA – Apr 5: Allianz National Football League Kelso, Uttoxeter Newcastle, Nottingham, Uttoxeter, Worcester Racing – Jul 26: Carlisle, Pontefract, Uttoxeter Racing – Jan 20: Leicester, Southwell, Wetherby Athletics – Feb 21: Birmingham: Sainsbury’s Racing – Apr 5: Cork, Fairyhouse, Soccer – May 7: Europa League semi-final Soccer – Jun 12: European Championship qualifying: Racing – Jul 27: Galway, Ayr, Newton Abbot, Southwell, Soccer – Jan 20-21: Capital One Cup semi-final Indoor Grand Prix Musselburgh, Plumpton, Sedgefield first legs Wales v Belgium Windsor first legs Racing – Feb 21: Fairyhouse, Chepstow, Racing – Apr 6: Cork, Fairyhouse, Chepstow, Racing – May 7: Clonmel, Carlisle, Chester, Racing – Jun 12: Clonmel, Aintree, Chepstow, Racing – Jul 28: Galway, Beverley, Goodwood, Perth, Racing – Jan 21: Fairyhouse, Ayr, Catterick, Kempton, Lingfield, Newcastle Fakenham, Huntingdon, Market Rasen, Plumpton, Newton Abbot, Wincanton, Worcester Goodwood, Newton Abbot, Sandown, York Worcester, Yarmouth Kempton, Lingfield GAA – Feb 22: Allianz National Hurling Redcar, Wolverhampton Racing – May 8: Downpatrick, Cork, Ascot, Amateur boxing – Jun 12-28: Baku: European Games Racing – Jul 29: Galway, Goodwood, Leicester, Perth, Golf – Jan 21-24: Doha: Commercial Bank Qatar League Racing – Arp 7: Fairyhouse Chester, Lingfield, Market Rasen, Nottingham, GAA – Jun 13: , , Redcar, Sandown Masters Cricket – Feb 22: World Cup Pool A, Racing – Apr 8: Catterick, Kempton, Lingfield, Ripon Cup promotion/relegation play-offs Racing – Jul 30: Galway, Epsom, Ffos Las, Goodwood, Racing – Jan 22: Gowran Park, Chelmsford, Dunedin: Afghanistan v Sri Lanka Pool B, Nottingham GAA – May 9: round 2A and GAA – Jun 13/14: Munster SFC semi-finals Nottingham, Stratford Fakenham, Southwell, Warwick Melbourne: India v South Africa Racing – Apr 9: Tipperary, Aintree, 2B; round 2A and 2B; Lory Soccer – Jun 13: European Championship qualifying: Motor Racing – Jul 30-Aug 2: Finnish Rally Rugby Union – Jan 22-25: European Rugby Rugby League – Feb 22: World Club Chelmsford, Southwell, Taunton Meagher Cup round two Northern Ireland v Romania; Republic of Ireland Olympics – Jul 31: Kuala Lumpur: 2022 Winter Olympics Challenge Cup matchday six Challenge, St Helens: St Helens v South Golf – Apr 9-12: Georgia: US Masters Racing – May 9: Clonmel, Ascot, Haydock, v Scotland host city announcement Motor Racing – Jan 22-25: Monte Carlo Rally Racing – Apr 10: Wexford, Aintree, Fontwell, Hexham, Lingfield, Nottingham, Thirsk, Warwick Racing – Jun 13: Navan, Bath, Chester, Hexham, Racing – Jul 31: Galway, Bangor, Bath, Goodwood, Racing – Jan 23: Dundalk, Doncaster, Racing – Feb 22: Naas, Fontwell, Leicester, Wolverhampton GAA – May 10: Leinster SHC qualifying group Leicester, Lingfield, Musselburgh, Sandown, York Musselburgh, Newmarket, Thirsk Huntingdon, Lingfield, Wolverhampton Southwell GAA – Apr 11-12: National Football round two GAA – Jun 14: Connacht SFC semi-final; Leinster SFC Racing – Aug 1: Galway, Doncaster, Goodwood, Rugby Union – Jan 23-25: European Rugby Cricket – Feb 23: World Cup Pool A League semi-finals Racing – May 10: Killarney, Leopardstown, quarter-finals; Ulster SFC quarter-final Hamilton, Lingfield, Newmarket, Thirsk Champions Cup matchday six Racing – Feb 23: Ayr, Plumpton, Racing – Apr 11: Gowran Park, Aintree, Ludlow, Plumpton Soccer – Jun 14: European Championship qualifying: Rugby League – Aug 1-2: Tetley’s Challenge Cup Athletics – Jan 24: : Sainsbury’s Wolverhampton Chepstow, Lingfield, Newcastle, Racing – May 11: Killarney, Doncaster, Slovenia v England semi-finals Glasgow International Tennis – Feb 23-Mar 1: Doha: Qatar Wolverhampton Musselburgh, Towcester, Windsor, Wolverhampton Racing – Jun 14: Downpatrick, Cork, Doncaster, Racing – Jan 24: Navan, Cheltenham, Doncaster, Open Motor Racing – Apr 12: Shanghai: Racing – May 12: Killarney, Beverley, Chelmsford, Salisbury Lingfield, Uttoxeter Cricket – Feb 24: World Cup Pool B MARTIN O’Neill’s Republic of Ireland side Chinese Grand Prix Sedgefield, Southwell, Wincanton Racing – Jun 15: Sligo, Carlisle, Nottingham, Southwell, Soccer – Jan 24-25: FA Cup fourth round Racing – Feb 24: Catterick, Leicester, are attempting to secure their place at Racing – Apr 12: Leopardstown, Ffos Soccer – May 12-13: Champions League Windsor AUGUST Racing – Jan 25: Leopardstown, Fontwell, Lingfield Euro 2016 in France, and face a crunch Las, Market Rasen semi-final second legs Racing – Jun 16: Ascot, Beverley, Brighton, Stratford, Sedgefield Soccer – Feb 24-25: Champions Racing – Apr 13: Tramore, Kelso, Racing – May 13: Naas, Bath, Kempton, Thirsk GAA – Aug 1-3: All-Ireland SFC round 4B; All-Ireland SFC GAA – Jan 25: All-Ireland Club JFC and IFC League round of 16 first legs Group D clash with Poland at the Redcar, Windsor Newcastle, Perth, York Racing – Jun 17: Wexford, Ascot, Chelmsford, Hamilton, quarter-finals; All-Ireland MFC quarter-finals semi-finals, All-Ireland Club JHC and IHC Cricket – Feb 25: World Cup Pool B Stadium on March 29. Northern Ireland Tennis – Apr 13-19: Monaco: Monte Soccer – May 14: Europa League semi-final Ripon, Uttoxeter Racing – Aug 2: Galway, Chepstow, Chester, semi-finals Racing – Feb 25: Bangor, Kempton, are also in contention after a promising Carlo Rolex Masters second legs Soccer – Jun 17-30: Czech Republic: Uefa U21 MarketRasen Racing – Jan 26: Ludlow, Plumpton, Lingfield, Wincanton start that saw them record Group F Racing – Apr 14: Carlisle, Exeter, Southwell Racing – May 14: Tipperary, Fontwell, Championships Racing – Aug 3: Cork, Naas, Carlisle, Nottingham, Wolverhampton Cricket – Feb 26: World Cup Pool A away wins in Hungary and Soccer – Apr 14-15: Champions League Newmarket, Perth, Salisbury, York Racing – Jun 18: Leopardstown, Ascot, Chelmsford, Ffos Ripon, Windsor Racing – Jan 27: Lingfield, Southwell, Taunton Soccer – Feb 26: Europa League round of 32 quarter-final first legs Cricket – May 14-17: Worcester: Worcestershire Las, Leicester, Lingfield, Ripon Racing – Aug 4: Cork, Roscommon, Catterick, Soccer – Jan 27-28: Capital One Cup semi-final second legs Greece. They face Finland Racing – Apr 15: Limerick, Beverley, v Golf – Jun 18-21: Seattle: US Open Chelmsford, Ripon, Salisbury second legs Racing – Feb 26: Thurles, Chelmsford, Ludlow, at Windsor Park on Cheltenham, Kempton, Newmarket Racing – May 15: Dundalk, Kilbeggan, Aintree, Racing – Jun 19: Down Royal, Limerick, Ascot, Racing – Aug 5: Sligo, Brighton, Chepstow, Kempton, Racing – Jan 28: Chelmsford, Kempton, Southwell, Taunton March 29. Soccer – Apr 16: Europa League quarter-final Hamilton, Newbury, Newmarket, York Goodwood, Market Rasen, Newmarket, Redcar Pontefract, Yarmouth Leicester, Newcastle Golf – Feb 26-Mar 1: Florida: The Honda Classic first legs GAA – May 16: Leinster SFC round one; Christy GAA – Jun 20: Connacht SFC semi-final; Leinster SHC Racing – Aug 6: Leopardstown, Racing – Jan 29: Thurles, Southwell, Towcester, GAA – February 27-28: Higher Education Racing – Apr 16: Leopardstown, Chelmsford, Ring Cup quarter-finals; Nicky Rackard Cup semi-final; All-Ireland SFC round 1A and preliminary Sligo, Brighton, Haydock, Wincanton, Wolverhampton (Limerick IT) Cheltenham, Newmarket, Ripon quarter-finals; round three round Newcastle, Sandown, Southwell, Golf – Jan 29-Feb 1: Dubai: Omega Dubai Desert Cricket – Feb 27: World Cup Pool B Golf – Apr 16-19: South Carolina: RBC Heritage Racing – May 16: Punchestown, Bangor, Racing – Jun 20: Down Royal, Gowran Park, Ascot, Ayr, Yarmouth Classic Racing – Feb 27: Dundalk, Doncaster, Lingfield, Motor Racing – Mar 15: Melbourne: Motor Racing – Apr 16-19: Argentinian Rally Doncaster, Newbury, Newmarket, Thirsk, Uttoxeter Haydock, Lingfield, Newmarket, Redcar Golf – Aug 6-9: Ohio: WGC- Racing – Jan 30: Dundalk, Catterick, Chepstow, Newbury, Wolverhampton Australian Grand Prix Racing – Apr 17: Dundalk, Ayr, Bath, Fontwell, Rugby League – May 16-17: Tetley’s Challenge GAA – Jun 21: Ulster SFC semi-final; Leinster SHC Bridgestone Invitational Lingfield, Wolverhampton Boxing – Feb 28: Carl Frampton v Chris Avalos Racing – Mar 15: Limerick, Navan, Carlisle, Newbury, Southwell Cup sixth round semi-final; Ulster SHC quarter-finals; Munster SHC Racing – Aug 7: Tipperary, Brighton, GAA – Jan 31: Allianz National Football League: GAA – Feb 28: Allianz National Football League Ffos Las GAA – Apr 18: All-Ireland U21 Football GAA – May 17: Connacht SFC quarter-final; semi-final Haydock, Lingfield, Musselburgh, Racing – Jan 31: Fairyhouse, Ffos Las, Lingfield, Cricket – Feb 28: World Cup Pool A and Pool B Racing – Mar 16: Chelmsford, Southwell, Championship semi-finals: Connacht v Ulster, Leinster SFC round one; Ulster SFC preliminary Motor Racing – Jun 21: Spielberg: Austrian Grand Prix Newmarket Sandown, Wetherby Rugby Union – Feb 28: Six Nations, Murrayfield: Taunton Leinster v Munster round Racing – Jun 21: Gowran Park, Hexham, Pontefract, GAA – Aug 8: All-Ireland SFC Soccer – Jan 31-Feb 1: Scottish League Cup Scotland v Italy Paris: France v Wales GAA – Mar 17: All-Ireland Senior Club Football Racing – Apr 18: Navan, Ayr, Bangor, Newbury, Racing – May 17: Limerick, Navan, Market Windsor quarter-finals semi-finals Racing – Feb 28: Doncaster, Kelso, Lingfield, and Hurling finals (Croke Park) Nottingham, Thirsk, Wolverhampton Rasen, Ripon, Stratford Racing – Jun 22: Kilbeggan, Chepstow, Wetherby, Rugby Union – Aug 8: Cardiff: Rugby Union – Jan 31-Feb 1: LV= Cup Newbury Soccer – Mar 17-18: Champions League round Soccer – Apr 18-19: FA Cup semi-finals Tennis – May 17-23: Strasbourg: Strasbourg Windsor, Wolverhampton Wales v Ireland of 16 second legs Soccer – Apr 18-19: William Hill Scottish Cup International Racing – Jun 23: Ballinrobe, Beverley, Brighton, Racing – Aug 8: Kilbeggan, Racing – Mar 17: Down Royal, Wexford, Exeter, semi-finals Racing – May 18: Roscommon, Leicester, Redcar, Leicester, Newton Abbot Ascot, Ayr, Haydock, Lingfield, Southwell, Wetherby Rugby League – Apr 18-19: Tetley’s Challenge Southwell, Towcester, Windsor Racing – Jun 24: Naas, Bath, Carlisle, Kempton, Newmarket, Redcar FEBRUARY MARCH Cricket – Mar 18: World Cup, Sydney: First Cup fifth round Racing – May 19: Dundalk, Chelmsford, Salisbury, Worcester GAA – Aug 9: All-Ireland SHC quarter-final Tennis – Apr 18-19: Fed Cup World Group Chepstow, Newcastle, Newton Abbot, Nottingham Racing – Jun 25: Leopardstown, Hamilton, Newbury, semi-final: winner; All-Ireland GAA – Feb 1: Allianz National Football League GAA – Mar 1: Allianz National Football League; Racing – Mar 18: Chelmsford, Haydock, semi-finals Racing – May 20: Sligo, Ayr, Kempton, Lingfield, Newcastle, Newmarket, Nottingham MHC semi-final Racing – Feb 1: Punchestown, Chelmsford, Allianz National Hurling League Kempton, Warwick Snooker: Apr 18-May 4: Sheffield: World Southwell, Warwick Golf – Jun 25-28: Munich: BMW International Open Racing – Aug 9: Curragh, Musselburgh Soccer – Mar 1: Wembley: Capital One Cup final Cricket – Mar 19: World Cup, Melbourne: Championship Racing – May 21: Clonmel, Ayr, Goodwood, Racing – Jun 26: Curragh, Cartmel, Chester, Doncaster, Downpatrick, Leicester, American Football – Feb 1: Arizona: Superbowl Cricket – Mar 1: World Cup Pool A, Wellington: Second quarter-final GAA – Apr 19: Allianz National Hurling League Nottingham, Sandown, Wetherby Newcastle, Newmarket, Yarmouth Windsor Racing – Feb 2: Lingfield, Musselburgh, England v Sri Lanka Pool B, Brisbane: Pakistan Soccer – Mar 19: Europa League round of 16 Division One semi-finals Golf – May 21-24: Wentworth: BMW PGA GAA – Jun 27: Ulster SFC semi-final; All-Ireland SFC Racing – Aug 10: Ballinrobe, Wolverhampton v Zimbabwe second legs Rugby Union – Apr 19: European Rugby Championship round 1B Ayr, Thirsk, Windsor, Racing – Feb 3: Market Rasen, Sedgefield, Rugby Union – Mar 1: Six Nations, Dublin: Racing – Mar 19: Thurles, Chelmsford, Champions Cup semi-finals Racing – May 22: Cork, Bath, Goodwood, Racing – Jun 27: Curragh, Chester, Doncaster, Lingfield, Wolverhampton Southwell Ireland v England Chepstow, Ludlow, Wolverhampton Rugby Union – Apr 19: European Rugby Haydock, Musselburgh, Pontefract, Worcester Newcastle, Newmarket, Windsor Soccer – Aug 11: Tbilisi: Soccer – Feb 4: Johnstone’s Paint Trophy area Racing – Mar 1: Navan, Huntingdon, Sedgefield Golf – Mar 19-22: Florida: Arnold Palmer Challenge Cup quarter-finals Rugby Union – May 22-24: Guinness PRO12 Rugby League – Jun 27-28: Tetley’s Challenge Cup European Super Cup final second legs Racing – Mar 2: Fakenham, Southwell, Invitational Motor Racing – Apr 19: Bahrain: Bahrain Grand semi-finals quarter-finals Racing – Aug 11: Carlisle, Racing – Feb 4: Down Royal, Carlisle, Wolverhampton Cricket – Mar 20: World Cup, Adelaide: Third Prix Soccer – May 23: Wembley: League Two play-off GAA – Jun 28: Leinster SFC semi-finals; Ulster SHC Ffos Las, Lingfield, Chelmsford, Kempton, Ludlow Cricket – Mar 3: World Cup Pool B, Canberra: quarter-final Racing – Apr 19: Curragh, Stratford, Wincanton final semi-final Nottingham Racing – Feb 5: Clonmel, Chelmsford, Doncaster, Ireland v South Africa Racing – Mar 20: Dundalk, Lingfield, Newbury, Athletics – Apr 20: Boston Marathon Racing – May 23: Curragh, Beverley, Catterick, Racing – Jun 28: Curragh, Cartmel, Uttoxeter, Windsor Racing – Aug 12: Gowran Huntingdon, Taunton Racing – Mar 3: Exeter, Newcastle, Southwell Sedgefield, Wolverhampton Racing – Apr 20: Cork, Hexham, Kempton Ffos Las, Goodwood, Haydock, Salisbury Racing – Jun 29: Musselburgh, Pontefract, Windsor, Park, Bath, Beverley, Kempton, Golf – Feb 5-8: Kuala Lumpur: Maybank Cricket – Mar 4: World Cup Pool A and Pool B Cricket – Mar 21: World Cup, Wellington: Newton Abbot, Pontefract, Windsor Rugby Union – May 23-24: Aviva Premiership Wolverhampton Newton Abbot, Salisbury Malaysian Open Racing – Mar 4: Downpatrick, Catterick, Fontwell, Fourth quarter-final Racing – Apr 21: Brighton, Exeter, Kempton, semi-finals Tennis – Jun 29-Jul 12: Wimbledon: All England Racing – Aug 13: Rugby Union – Feb 6: Six Nations, Cardiff: Kempton, Lingfield Rugby Union – Mar 21: Six Nations, Twickenham: Ludlow, Wolverhampton GAA – May 23: Christy Ring Cup semi-finals, Championships Leopardstown, Tramore, Wales v England Cricket – Mar 5: World Cup Pool A England v France Rome: Italy v Wales Murrayfield: Soccer – Apr 21-22: Champions League Nicky Rackard Cup semi-finals, Christy Ring Cup Racing – Jun 30: Gowran Park, Brighton, Chepstow, Beverley, Fontwell, Lingfield, Racing – Feb 6: Dundalk, Bangor, Kempton, Racing – Mar 5: Clonmel, Carlisle, Chelmsford, Scotland v Ireland quarter-final second legs relegation play-off, Nicky Rackard Cup relegation Hamilton, Stratford Salisbury, Yarmouth Newcastle, Wolverhampton Southwell, Wincanton Racing – Mar 21: Gowran Park, Bangor, Fontwell, Cricket – Apr 21-25: Second Test, Grenada: play-off, Lory Meagher Cup round four Golf – Aug 13-16: Wisconsin: GAA – Feb 7: Allianz National Football League; Motor Racing – Mar 5-8: Mexican Rally Kelso, Newbury, Stratford West Indies v England GAA – May 24: Connacht SFC quarter-final; US PGA Championship All-Ireland Club SHC semi-finals: Connacht Cricket – Mar 6: World Cup Pool B Rugby League – Mar 21-22: Tetley’s Challenge Racing – Apr 22: Fairyhouse, Catterick, Epsom, Ulster SFC quarter-final; Leinster SHC qualifying Racing – Aug 14: Tramore, v Leinster, Munster v Ulster Racing – Mar 6: Dundalk, Ayr, Leicester, Cup fourth round Ffos Las, Perth, Taunton group round three; Munster SHC quarter-final JULY Catterick, Newbury, Newcastle, Rugby Union – Feb 7: Six Nations, Paris: Sandown, Wolverhampton GAA – Mar 22: Allianz National Football League; Soccer – Apr 23: Europa League quarter-final Soccer – May 24: Final round of Premier League Newmarket, Nottingham France v Scotland, Rome: Italy v Ireland Tennis – Mar 6-8: World Group first Allianz National Hurling League second legs fixtures Racing – Jul 1: Fairyhouse, Bath, Kempton, Perth, Thirsk, Rugby Union – Aug 15: Twickenham: Racing – Feb 7: Naas, Lingfield, Newbury, round Soccer – Mar 22: Johnstone’s Paint Trophy final Racing – Apr 23: Tipperary, Bath, Beverley, Perth, Soccer – May 24: Wembley: League One play-off Worcester England v France Uttoxeter, Warwick, Wolverhampton Athletics – Mar 6-8: Prague: European Indoor Racing – Mar 22: Downpatrick, Market Rasen, Southwell, Warwick final Racing – Jul 2: Bellewstown, Tipperary, Epsom, Haydock, Rugby Union – Aug 15: Dublin: Ireland Soccer – Feb 7-8: William Hill Scottish Cup Championships Wincanton Golf – Apr 23-26: Louisiana: Zurich Classic of Racing – May 24: Curragh, Fontwell, Kelso, Newbury, Perth, Yarmouth v Scotland fifth round GAA – Mar 7: Allianz National Football League; Cricket – Mar 24: World Cup, : New Orleans Uttoxeter Racing – Jul 3: Bellewstown, Beverley, Doncaster, Racing – Aug 15: Tramore, Doncaster, Rugby League – Feb 7-8: First weekend of First Allianz National Hurling League First semi-final Racing – Apr 24: Dundalk, Kilbeggan, Chepstow, Tennis – May 24-Jun 7: Paris: French Open Haydock, Newton Abbot, Sandown Lingfield, Market Rasen, Newbury, Utility season Cricket – Mar 7: World Cup Pool B Racing – Mar 24: Hexham, Southwell, Doncaster, Perth, Plumpton, Sandown Soccer – May 25: Wembley: Championship GAA – Jul 4: All-Ireland SHC round one; All-Ireland SFC Newmarket, Ripon AUGUST GAA – Feb 8: Allianz National Football League; Racing – Mar 7: Gowran Park, Ayr, Chepstow, Wolverhampton GAA – Apr 25: Allianz National Football League play-off final round 2A; All-Ireland U21 C Hurling Championship GAA – Aug 16: All-Ireland SHC semi-final; All-Ireland Club SHC semi-finals Sandown, Wolverhampton Tennis – Mar 24-April 5: Miami: Miami Open Division Three and Four final Racing – May 25: Ballinrobe, Carlisle, Cartmel, quarter-finals All-Ireland MHC semi-final Racing – Feb 8: Leopardstown, Exeter, Southwell Soccer – Mar 7-8: FA Cup quarter-finals Soccer – Mar 25: Glasgow: Scotland v Northern Racing – Apr 25: Limerick, Doncaster, Haydock, Leicester, Redcar, Windsor Racing – Jul 4: Bellewstown, Beverley, Carlisle, Haydock, Racing – Aug 16: Dundalk, Tramore, Pontefract, Racing – Feb 9: Catterick, Plumpton, Soccer – Mar 7-8: Scottish Cup quarter-finals Ireland Leicester, Ripon, Sandown, Wolverhampton Racing – May 26: Ballinrobe, Hexham, Leicester, Nottingham, Sandown Southwell Wolverhampton Rugby Union – Mar 7-8: LV= Cup Cricket – Mar 25: World Cup Sydney: Triathlon – Apr 25-26: Cape Town: Vitality Huntingdon, Leicester, Lingfield, Redcar GAA – Jul 5: Munster SFC final; Leinster SHC final Racing – Aug 17: Roscommon, Chelmsford, Racing – Feb 10: Ayr, Ffos Las, Southwell GAA – Mar 8: Allianz National Football League; Second semi-final World Triathlon Soccer – May 27: Warsaw: Europa League final Motor Racing – Jul 5: Silverstone: British Grand Prix Kempton, Thirsk, Windsor Racing – Feb 11: Chepstow, Kempton, Lingfield, Allianz National Hurling League Racing – Mar 25: Kempton, Lingfield, Newton GAA – Apr 26: Allianz National Football League Rugby League – May 27: Sydney: State of Origin Racing – Jul 5: Limerick, Ayr, Market Rasen Racing – Aug 18: Sligo, Chelmsford, Kempton, Musselburgh Cricket – Mar 8: World Cup Pool A, Sydney: Abbot, Southwell Division One and Two final Racing – May 27: Gowran Park, Cartmel, Racing – Jul 6: Roscommon, Ayr, Ripon, Windsor, Leicester, Ripon Racing – Feb 12: Thurles, Chelmsford, Fontwell, v Sri Lanka Napier: New Zealand Racing – Mar 26: Cork, Chelmsford, Ffos Las, Athletics – Apr 26: Hamilton, Kempton, Newton Abbot, Thirsk Worcester Racing – Aug 19: Killarney, Carlisle, Ffos Las, Kelso, Leicester v Afghanistan Newbury, Wolverhampton Racing – Apr 26: Gowran Park, Chelmsford, Racing – May 28: Fairyhouse, Haydock, Lingfield, Racing – Jul 7: Roscommon, Brighton, Pontefract, Kempton, Worcester, York Soccer – Feb 13: TBC: England v United States Racing – Mar 8: Naas, Market Rasen, Warwick Soccer – Mar 27: European Championship Wetherby Sandown, Wetherby, Worcester Uttoxeter, Wolverhampton Racing – Aug 20: Killarney, Chepstow, Hamilton, Racing – Feb 13: Dundalk, Fakenham, Lingfield, Cricket – Mar 9: World Cup Pool A qualifying: England v Lithuania Racing – Apr 27: Naas, Ayr, Kempton, Southwell, Golf – May 28-31: Royal Down: Irish Open Rugby League – Jul 8: Brisbane: State of Origin Lingfield, Stratford, York Sandown, Wolverhampton Racing – Mar 9: Plumpton, Stratford, Taunton Racing – Mar 27: Dundalk, Lingfield, Newcastle, Windsor, Wolverhampton Racing – May 29: Down Royal, Brighton, Racing – Jul 8: Naas, Bath, Catterick, Kempton, Lingfield, Motor Racing – Aug 20-23: Germany Rally GAA – Feb 14: Allianz National Hurling League; Cricket – Mar 10: World Cup Pool B Wetherby, Wolverhampton Tennis – Apr 27-May 3: Munich: BMW Open Catterick, Haydock, Newcastle, Newmarket, Yarmouth Athletics – Aug 20-30: Beijing: World Championships All-Ireland Club SFC semi-finals: Connacht/Britain Racing – Mar 10: Cheltenham, Sedgefield, GAA – Mar 28: Allianz National Football Racing – Apr 28: Punchestown, Brighton, Stratford Athletics – Jul 9: Lausanne: Diamond League meeting Racing – Aug 21: Kilbeggan, Killarney, Bangor, v Leinster, Munster v Ulster; All-Ireland Club Southwell, Wolverhampton League Chelmsford, Newcastle, Nottingham, GAA – May 30: Lory Meagher Cup Racing – Jul 9: Leopardstown, Carlisle, Doncaster, Salisbury, Sandown, Wolverhampton, York Intermediate and Junior Football finals (Croke Soccer – Mar 10-11: Champions League round Racing – Mar 28: Navan, Chelmsford, Doncaster, Wolverhampton Soccer – May 30: Wembley: FA Cup final Epsom, Newbury, Newmarket GAA – Aug 22: All-Ireland U21 Hurling Championship Park) of 16 second legs Kempton, Stratford, Uttoxeter Racing – Apr 29: Punchestown,Ascot, Soccer – May 30: Glasgow: William Hill Scottish Racing – Jul 10: Cork, Navan, Ascot, Chepstow, Chester, semi-finals Rugby Union – Feb 14: Six Nations, Twickenham: Racing – Mar 10-13: Cheltenham Festival GAA – Mar 29: Allianz National Football League; Cheltenham, Lingfield, Pontefract, Cup final Newmarket, York Rugby Union – Aug 22: Paris: France v England England v Italy; Dublin: Ireland v France Cricket – Mar 11: World Cup Pool A Allianz National Hurling League quarter-finals and Wolverhampton Rugby Union – May 30: Twickenham: Aviva GAA – Jul 11: All-Ireland SFC round 2B; All-Ireland SFC Racing – Aug 22: Curragh, Killarney, Bath, Cricket – Feb 14: World Cup Pool A, Melbourne: Racing – Mar 11: Cheltenham, Huntingdon, relegation play-offs Racing – Apr 30: Punchestown, Lingfield, Newton Premiership final round 3A; All-Ireland SHC round Two; All-Ireland U21 Chelmsford, Chester, Newton Abbot, Perth, Australia v England; Christchurch: New Zealand Kempton, Southwell Cricket – Mar 29: World Cup final, Melbourne Abbot, Redcar, Sedgefield, Towcester Rugby Union – May 30: Guinness PRO12 final C Hurling Championship semi-finals Sandown, York v Sri Lanka Tennis – Mar 11-22: Indian Wells: BNP Paribas Soccer – Mar 29: European Championship Rugby Union – May 30: European Rugby Racing – Jul 11: Tipperary, Ascot, Chester, Hamilton, GAA – Aug 23: All-Ireland SFC semi-final; Racing – Feb 14: Gowran Park, Ascot, Haydock, Open qualifying: Scotland v Gibraltar; Northern Ireland Champions Cup qualifying play-off Newmarket, Salisbury, York All-Ireland MFC semi-final Lingfield, Wincanton Cricket – Mar 12: World Cup Pool B v Finland; Republic of Ireland v Poland Racing – May 30: Tramore, Chepstow, Chester, GAA – Jul 12: Leinster SFC final; Munster SHC final; Motor Racing – Aug 23: Spa-Francorchamps: Soccer – Feb 14-15: FA Cup fifth round Soccer – Mar 12: Europa League round of 16 Soccer – Mar 29: Wembley: FA Trophy final MAY Haydock, Newmarket, Stratford, York Ulster SHC final Belgian Grand Prix Athletics – Feb 14-15: Sheffield: Sainsbury’s first legs Motor Racing – Mar 29: Kuala Lumpur: GAA – May 30/31: Munster SFC quarter-finals Racing – Jul 12: Dundalk, Sligo, Perth, Southwell, Racing – Aug 23: Curragh, Brighton, Worcester British Indoor Championships Racing – Mar 12: Chelmsford, Cheltenham, Malaysian Grand Prix Rugby Union – May 1: London: European Rugby Rugby League – May 30-31: Newcastle: Super Stratford Racing – Aug 24: Downpatrick, Brighton, Rugby League – Feb 14-15: First weekend of Hexham, Towcester Racing – Mar 29: Curragh, Ascot, Doncaster Challenge Cup final League Racing – Jul 13: Downpatrick, Killarney, Ayr, Wetherby, Carlisle, Kempton, Leicester Championship season Cricket – Mar 13: World Cup Pool A Soccer – Mar 30: U21 International, Racing – May 1: Punchestown, Bangor, GAA – May 31: Leinster SFC quarter-final; Ulster Windsor, Wolverhampton Racing – Aug 25: Ballinrobe, Brighton, GAA – Feb 15: Allianz National Hurling League; Racing – Mar 13: Dundalk, Middlesbrough: England v Germany Chepstow, Fontwell, Lingfield, Musselburgh SFC quarter-final; Leinster SHC quarter-final Racing – Jul 14: Killarney, Bath, Beverley, Thirsk, Fontwell, Newbury, Yarmouth AIB All-Ireland Club Intermediate and JHC finals Cheltenham, Fakenham, Racing – Mar 30: Chepstow, Kempton, Warwick GAA – May 2: All-Ireland U21 Football Racing – May 31: Kilbeggan, Listowel, Fakenham, Yarmouth Racing – Aug 26: Bellewstown, Bath, Catterick, (Croke Park) Lingfield, Wolverhampton Snooker: Mar 30-Apr 5: Beijing: China Open Championship final, Christy Ring Cup round one; Nottingham Racing – Jul 15: Killarney, Catterick, Lingfield, Sandown, Kempton, Lingfield, Musselburgh Rugby Union – Feb 15: Six Nations, GAA – Mar 14: Allianz Soccer – Mar 31: TBC: England v Italy Lory Meagher Cup round one Uttoxeter, Worcester Racing – Aug 27: Bellewstown, Tipperary, Murrayfield: Scotland v Wales National Racing – Mar 31: Exeter, Huntingdon, Soccer – May 2: Final round of Championship Racing – Jul 16: Killarney, Leopardstown, Chepstow, Musselburgh, Sedgefield, Southwell, Stratford, Cricket – Feb 15: World Cup Pool Football Southwell and League Two fixtures Doncaster, Epsom, Hamilton, Leicester Wolverhampton B, Adelaide: India v Pakistan; JUNE Golf – Jul 16-19: St Andrews: The Open Racing – Aug 28: Down Royal, Ffos Las, Hamilton: South Africa v Racing – Jul 17: Kilbeggan, Hamilton, Haydock, Newbury, Goodwood, Hamilton, Newcastle, Newmarket, Zimbabwe Racing – Jun 1: Listowel, Carlisle, Leicester, Newmarket, Nottingham, Pontefract Thirsk Racing – Feb 15: Navan, Ffos Lingfield, Windsor Tennis – Jul 17-19: Davis Cup quarter-finals Rugby League – Aug 29: Wembley: Tetley’s Las, Market Rasen Racing – Jun 2: Naas, Brighton, Ripon, Southwell GAA – Jul 18: All-Ireland SFC round 3B Challenge Cup final Cricket – Feb 16: World Cup Pool B NOVAK Djokovic defeated Roger Federer in a five-set thriller to Wolverhampton Racing – Jul 18: Curragh, Cartmel, Chester, Haydock, Rugby Union – Aug 29: Dublin: Ireland v Wales Racing – Feb 16: Carlisle, Lingfield, win his second Wimbledon title last summer. This year’s action Racing – Jun 3: Punchestown, Chelmsford, Lingfield, Market Rasen, Newbury, Newmarket, Ripon Racing – Aug 29: Wexford, Beverley, Cartmel, Wolverhampton at SW19 takes place from July 29-July 12. The other three Fontwell, Nottingham, Ripon, Wolverhampton GAA – Jul 19: Ulster SFC final; Connacht SFC final Goodwood, Newmarket, Redcar, Windsor Cricket – Feb 17: World Cup Pool A Racing – Jun 4: Tipperary, Ffos Las, Hamilton, Racing – Jul 19: Curragh, Newton Abbot, Redcar, GAA – Aug 30: All-Ireland SFC semi-final; Racing – Feb 17: Taunton, Grand Slams to be played this year are the Australian Open Kempton, Lingfield, Wolverhampton Stratford All-Ireland MFC semi-final Wetherby, Wolverhampton (January 19-February 1), the French Open (May 24-June 7) Racing – Jun 5: Downpatrick, Leopardstown, Racing – Jul 20: Ballinrobe, Ayr, Beverley, Cartmel, Racing – Aug 30: Curragh, Cork, Beverley, Soccer – Feb 17-18: Bath, Catterick, Epsom, Goodwood, MarketRasen Windsor Goodwood, Yarmouth Champions League round of 16 and the US Open (August 31-September 13) GAA – Jun 6: Leinster SFC quarter-final; Christy Racing – Jul 21: Ballinrobe, Chelmsford, Ffos Las, Tennis – Aug 31-Sep 13: New York: US Open first legs Ring Cup, Nicky Rackard and Lory Meagher Cup Musselburgh, Wetherby Racing – Aug 31: Roscommon, Cartmel, Cricket – Feb 18: World Cup finals (Croke Park) Racing – Jul 22: Naas, Bath, Catterick, Leicester, Chepstow, Epsom, Huntingdon, Newcastle, Ripon SEPTEMBER

Racing – Sep 1: Gowran Park, Epsom, Goodwood, Hamilton, Newton Abbot Racing – Sep 2: Clonmel, Bath, Lingfield, Southwell, Worcester Jan 31 – Division One: Donegal v Derry, Soccer – Sep 3: Europan Championship qualifying: Tyrone v Monaghan; Division Three: Cyprus v Wales Fermanagh v Louth; Division Four: Racing – Sep 3: Chelmsford, Haydock, Salisbury, Waterford v Sandown Feb 1 – Division One: Cork v Dublin, Soccer – Sep 4: European Championship Kerry v Mayo; Division Two: Galway v qualifying: Faroe Islands v Northern Ireland; Meath, Kildare v Down, Roscommon v Georgia v Scotland; Gibraltar v Republic of Cavan, Westmeath v Laois; Division Three: Ireland Armagh v Tipperary, Clare v Wexford, Racing – Sep 4: Kilbeggan, Ascot, Haydock, Limerick v Sligo; Division Four: London v Kempton, Musselburgh, Newcastle Offaly, Leitrim v Longford, Antrim v Carlow Golf – Sep 4-7: Massachusetts: Deutsche Bank Feb 7 – Division One: Dublin v Donegal; Division Two: Championship Down v Roscommon, Laois v Cavan, Meath v Kildare Rugby Union – Sep 5: Twickenham: England Feb 8 – Division One: Derry v Kerry, Mayo v Tyrone, Monaghan v Ireland v Cork; Division Two: Westmeath v Galway; Division Three: Tipperary Soccer – Sep 5: European Championship v Limerick, Louth v Clare, Sligo v Fermanagh, Wexford v Armagh; qualifying: San Marino v England Division Four: Carlow v London, Longford v Antrim, Offaly v Waterford, Racing – Sep 5: Navan, Ascot, Haydock, Kempton, Kilkenny v Leitrim Stratford, Thirsk, Wolverhampton Feb 28 – Division One: Tyrone v Derry; Division Two: Cavan v Down; GAA – Sep 6: All-Ireland SHC final; Division Four: London v Longford, Waterford v Carlow All-Ireland MHC final Mar 1 – Division One: Kerry v Dublin, Donegal v Cork, Mayo Soccer – Sep 6: European Championship v Monaghan; Division Two: Galway v Laois, Kildare v Westmeath, qualifying: Wales v Israel Roscommon v Meath; Division Three: Clare v Sligo, Fermanagh Racing – Sep 6: Dundalk, Fontwell, York CONNACHT v Tipperary, Limerick v Armagh, Louth v Wexford; Division Four: Soccer – Sep 7: European Championship Kilkenny v Offaly, Leitrim v Antrim qualifying: Northern Ireland v Hungary; Republic of May 3 – Connacht SFC preliminary round: Mar 7 – Division One: Dublin v Tyrone; Division Two: Cavan Ireland v Georgia; Scotland v Germany New York v Galway () v Kildare, Meath v Westmeath; Division Three: Tipperary v Clare, Racing – Sep 7: Galwaym Brighton, Perth, Windsor May 17 – Connacht SFC quarter-final: Leitrim Armagh v Fermanagh; Division 1A: Dublin v Cork; Division 2B; Soccer – Sep 8: European Championship v New York/Galway (Pairc Sean MacDiarmada) Armagh v Kildare qualifying: England v Switzerland May 24 – Connacht SFC quarter-final: London Mar 8 – Division One: Donegal v Monaghan, Cork v Kerry, Derry Racing – Sep 8: Galway, Leicester, Perth, Redcar, v Roscommon (Ruislip) v Mayo; Division Two: Down v Galway, Laois v Roscommon; Windsor June 14 – Connacht SFC semi-final: Mayo Division Three: Sligo v Louth, Wexford v Limerick; Division Four: Racing – Sep 9: Galway, Carlisle, Doncaster, v New York/Galway/Leitrim (venue TBC) Offaly v Leitrim, Antrim v London, Longford v Waterford, Carlow Kempton, Uttoxeter June 20 – Connacht SFC semi-final: Sligo v Kilkenny Racing – Sep 10: Laytown, Chelmsford, Chepstow, v Rosommon/London (venue TBC) Mar 14 – Division One: Mayo v Dublin; Division Two: Meath Doncaster, Epsom July 19 – Connacht SFC final (venue TBC) v Laois; Division 1A: Clare v Dublin; Division 1B: Limerick Racing – Sep 11: Down Royal, Chester, Doncaster, v Offaly Salisbury, Sandown ALL-IRELAND SERIES Mar 15 – Division One: Kerry v Donegal, Monaghan v Derry, GAA – Sep 12: All-Ireland U21 Hurling Tyrone v Cork; Division Two: Galway v Cavan, Westmeath Championship final June 20 – All-Ireland SFC Qualifiers v Down, Kildare v Roscommon; Division Three: Clare Racing – Sep 12: Leopardstown, Bath, Chester, round 1A v Armagh, Fermanagh v Limerick, Louth v Tipperary, Sligo Doncaster, Lingfield, Musselburgh ULSTER June 27 – All-Ireland SFC Qualifiers round 1B v Wexford; Division Four: Offaly v Carlow, Kilkenny v Longford, GAA – Sep 13: All-Ireland Championship July 4 – All-Ireland SFC Qualifiers round 2A: Waterford v Antrim finals May 17 – Ulster SFC preliminary round: provincial semi-final losers v round 1A winner, Mar 22 – Division Four: Leitrim v London Racing – Sep 13: Curragh, Listowel, Bath, Donegal v Tyrone (MacCumhaill Park) provincial semi-final loser v round 1A winner, Mar 28 – Division One: Dublin v Derry; Division Two: Cavan Ffos Las May 24 – Ulster SFC quarter-final: Cavan provincial semi-final loser v round 1A winner, v Westmeath, Down v Meath, Laois v Kildare; Division Three: Racing – Sep 14: Listowel, Brighton, Stratford, v Monaghan (Kingspan ) provincial semi-final loser v round 1A winner Armagh v Louth Wolverhampton May 31 – Ulster SFC quarter-final: Fermanagh July 11 – All-Ireland SFC Qualifiers round 2B: Mar 29 – Division One: Donegal v Tyrone, Cork v Mayo, Kerry Racing – Sep 15: Listowel, Carlisle, Catterick, v Antrim (Brewster Park) provincial semi-final loser v round 1B winner, v Monaghan; Division Two: Roscommon v Galway; Division Chepstow, Yarmouth June 7 – Ulster SFC quarter-final: Derry v Down provincial semi-final loser v round 1B winner, Three: Wexford v Fermanagh, Tipperary v Sligo, Limerick Racing – Sep 16: Listowel, Beverley, Kelso, () provincial semi-final loser v round 1B winner, v Clare; Division Four: London v Waterford, Carlow v Leitrim, Sandown, Yarmouth June 14 – Ulster SFC quarter-final: Armagh provincial semi-final loser v round 1B winner Antrim v Kilkenny, Longford v Offaly Racing – Sep 17: Listowel, Ayr, Chelmsford, v Donegal/Tyrone () July 18 – All-Ireland SFC Qualifying round 3B: Apr 5 – Division One: Derry v Cork, Mayo v Donegal, Pontefract, Yarmouth June 21 – Ulster SFC semi-final: Cavan/ round 2B winner v round 2B winner, round 2B Monaghan v Dublin, Tyrone v Kerry; Division Two: Down Golf – Sep 17-20: Illinois: BMW Championship Monaghan v Fermanagh/Antrim (venue TBC) winner v round 2B winner v Laois, Galway v Kildare, Meath v Cavan, Westmeath Rugby Union – Sep 18-Oct 31: World Cup June 28 – Ulster SFC semi-final: Derry/Down July 25 – All-Ireland SFC Qualifiers round 4A: v Roscommon; Division Three: Clare v Fermanagh, Louth Racing – Sep 18: Listowel, Ayr, Hexham, Newbury, v Armagh/Tyrone/Donegal (venue TBC) provincial final loser (Leinster/Munster) v Limerick, Sligo v Armagh, Tipperary v Wexford; Division Four: Newton Abbot July 19 – Ulster Senior Football Champioship v round 3A winner, provincial final Loser Leitrim v Waterford, Offaly v Antrim, Kilkenny v London, Carlow Golf – Sep 18-20: Heidelberg: Solheim Cup final (Leinster/Munster) v round 3A winner v Longford Rugby Union – Sep 18-Oct 31: England: World Aug 1-3 – All-Ireland SFC Qualifiers round Apr 11-12 – NFL semi-finals Cup LEINSTER 4B: provincial final loser v round 3B winner, Apr 25 – Division Three and Four final Racing – Sep 19: Listowel, Ayr, Catterick, Newbury, provincial final loser v round 3B winner; Apr 26 – Division One and Two final Newmarket, Wolverhampton May 16 – Leinster SFC round one: Offaly All-Ireland SFC quarter-final: provincial final GAA – Sep 20: All-Ireland SFC final; All-Ireland MFC v Longford (O’Connor Park) winner (Leinster/Munster) v round 4A winner, final May 17 – Leinster SFC round one: Carlow provincial final winner (Leinster/Munster) Racing – Sep 20: Gowran Park, Hamilton, v Laois (), Louth v Westmeath v round 4A winner Plumpton, Uttoxeter (, Drogheda) August 8 – All-Ireland SFC quarter-final: Feb 14 – Division 1A: Cork v Kilkenny; Division 1B: Laois v Offaly, Racing – Sep 21: Hamilton, Kempton, May 31 – Leinster SFC quarter-final: Offaly/ provincial winner (Connacht/Ulster) v round 4B Limerick v Waterford Leicester Longford v Dublin (Croke Park) winner, provincial winner (Connacht/Ulster) Feb 15 – Division 1A: Dublin v Tipperary, Galway v Clare; Division Racing – Sep 22: Balinrobe, Beverley, Kempton, June 6 – Leinster SFC quarter-final: Laois/ v round 4B winner 1B: Wexford v Antrim; Division 2A: Kerry v Derry, Westmeath Lingfield, Warwick Carlow v Kildare (Dr Cullen Park) August 23 – All-Ireland SFC semi-final: v London, Carlow v Kilkenny; Division 2B: Donegal v Mayo, Down Racing – Sep 23: Goodwood, Kempton, Perth, June 14 – Leinster SFC quarter-final: Munster* v Ulster* (Croke Park) v Armagh, Meath v Kildare; Division 3A: Fermanagh v , Redcar Louth/Westmeath v Wexford (/ August 30 – All-Ireland SFC semi-final: Roscommon v Louth, Tyrone v Monaghan: AIB All-Ireland Club Racing – Sep 24: Chelmsford, Newmarket, Perth, ), Wicklow v Meath (Pairc Leinster* v Connacht* (Croke Park) Intermediate and Junior Hurling Championship finals (Croke Park) Pontefract Tailteann) MUNSTER June 14 – Munster SFC semi-finals: September 20 – All-Ireland final Feb 21 – Division 1A: Cork v Clare; Division 1B: Waterford Racing – Sep 25: Downpatrick, Dundalk, Haydock, June 28 – Leinster SFC semi-final: Offaly/ Kerry v Waterford/Tipperary (Croke Park) v Laois, Kilkenny v Dublin, Tipperary v Galway; Division 1B: Antrim Newmarket, Wolverhampton, Worecster Longford/Dublin v Laois/Carlow/Kildare May 23 – Munster SFC quarter-final: (venue TBC), v Limerick, Offaly v Wexford; Division 2A; Derry v Westmeath, Racing – Sep 26: Navan, Chelmsford, Chester, (Croke Park), Louth/Westmeath/Wexford Clare v Limerick (venue TBC) Cork v Clare/Limerick (venue TBC) * The provincial champions or London v Carlow, Kilkenny v Kerry; Division 2B: Armagh v Donegal, Haydock, Market Rasen, Newmarket, Ripon v Wicklow/Meath (Croke Park) May 30/31 – Munster SFC quarter-final: July 5 – Munster SFC final the team that defeats them in Kildare v Down, Mayo v Meath; Division 3A: Fingal v Tyrone, Louth Rugby League – Sep 26-27: Championship Shield July 12 – Leinster SFC final (Croke Park) Waterford v Tipperary (venue TBC) (venue TBC) the quarter-final v Fermanagh, Monaghan v Roscommon semi-finals Feb 22 – Division 1A: Kilkenny v Dublin, Tipperary v Galway; Division GAA – Sep 27: All-Ireland Ladies’ football finals 1B: Offaly v Wexford, Antrim v Limerick; Division 2A: Wicklow v Kerry, Motor Racing – Sep 27: Japanese Grand Prix Derry v Westmeath; Division 2B: Kildare v Down, Mayo v Meath, Racing – Sep 27: Curragh, Epsom, Musselburgh Armagh v Donegal; Division 3B; Louth v Fermanagh, Monaghan Racing – Sep 28: Roscommon, Bath, Hamilton, ULSTER Mullingar), Carlow v Laois (Dr Cullen Park) v Roscommon, Fingal v Tyrone Newton Abbot May 24 – Leinster SHC Qualifying Group round Mar 1 – Division 2A: London v Derry; Division 3B: Longford Racing – Sep 29: Ayr, Sedgefield, Southwell, June 21 – Ulster SHC quarter-final: Donegal v three: Carlow v Antrim (Dr Cullen Park), Laois v Warwickshire Wolverhampton Derry (venue TBC), Armagh v Down (venue TBC) v Westmeath (Portlaoise) Mar 8 – Division 1A: Galway v Kilkenny, Clare v Tipperary; Division 1B: Racing – Sep 30: Chepstow, Kempton, June 28 – Ulster SHC semi-final: quarter-final May 31 – Leinster SHC quarter-final: Dublin Wexford v Limerick, Antrim v Laois, Offaly v Waterford; Division 2A: Nottingham, Salisbury winner v quarter-final winner (venue TBC) v Galway (Croke Park) Leinster Derry v Carlow, Wicklow v London, Kerry v Westmeath; Division 2B: Golf – Oct 1-4: Scotland: Alfred Dunhill Links July 12 – Ulster SHC final: Antrim v semi-final June 7 – Leinster SHC quarter-final: Offaly provincial Mayo v Down, Donegal v Meath; Division 3A: Fingal v Roscommon, Louth Championship winner (venue TBC) v Leinster qualifying group winner (venue TBC), runner- v Monaghan, Fermanagh v Tyrone; Division 3B: Warwickshire v Sligo, Wexford v Leinster qualifying group runner-up up v round Leitrim v Longford MUNSTER (venue TBC) two winner Mar 15 – Division 1A: Tipperary v Kilkenny, Galway v Cork; Division 1B: OCTOBER June 20 – Leinster SHC semi-final: Dublin/ (venues TBC) Waterford v Antrim, Laois v Wexford; Division 2A: Westmeath v Kilkenny, May 24 – Munster SHC quarter-final: Clare Galway v Offaly/Leinster qualifying group winner August 9 – Carlow v Kerry; Division 2B: Kildare v Mayo, Down v Donegal, Meath v Limerick (Semple Stadoim) (venue TBC). Kilkenny v Wexford/Leinster All-Ireland SHC v Armagh; Division 3A: Tyrone v Louth, Monaghan v Fingal, Roscommon Racing – Oct 1: Clonmel, Bangor-On-Dee, June 7 – Munster SHC semi-final: Waterford qualifying group runner-up semi-final: Leinster v Fermanagh; Division 2B: Sligo v Leitrim Newcastle, Warwick, Chelmsford v Cork (venue TBC) July 5 – Leinster SHC final: semi-final winner provincial winner Mar 22 – Division 1A: Cork v Tipperary, Dublin v Galway, Kilkenny Racing – Oct 2: Dundalk, Gowran Park, Ascot, June 21 – Tipperary v Clare/Limerick v semi-final winner (Croke Park) v quarter-final winner v Clare; Division 1B: Antrim v Offaly, Limerick v Laois, Wexford Fontwell Park, Wolverhampton (venue TBC) (venue TBC) v Waterford; Division 2A: Kerry v London, Derry v Kilkenny, Westmeath Racing – Oct 3: Gowran Park, Ascot, Fontwell, July 12 – Munster SHC final: semi-final winner ALL-IRELAND SERIES August 16 – All-Ireland SHC v Carlow; Division 2B: Donegal v Kildare, Mayo v Armagh, Meath v Down; Newmarket, Redcar, Wolverhampton v semi-final winner semi-final: Munster provincial Division 3A: Fermanagh v Monaghan, Fingal v Louth, Tyrone v Roscommon; Rugby League – Oct 3-4: First Utility Super League July 4 – All-Ireland SHC qualifying round one winner v quarter-final winner Division 3B: Longford v Sligo, Warwickshire v Leitrim semi-finals LEINSTER July 11 – All-Ireland SHC qualifying round (venue TBC) Mar 29 – NHL quarter-finals and relegation play-offs Rugby League – Oct 4: Championship Shield final Mullingar), Antrim v Laois (venue TBC) two September 6 – All-Ireland SHC Apr 4 – NHL finals (2A, 2B, 3A and 3B) Racing – Oct 4: Huntingdon, Kelso, Uttoxeter May 3 – Leinster SHC Qualifying Group round May 10 – Leinster SHC Qualifying Group July 26 – All-Ireland SHC quarter-final: Munster final: semi-final winner v semi-final Apr 19 – Division One semi-finals Racing – Oct 5: Market Rasen, Pontefract, one: Westmeath v Carlow (Cusack Park, round two: Westmeath v Antrim (Cusack Park, provincial final runner-up v round two winner, winner (Croke Park) May 3 – Division One final Windsor Racing – Oct 5: Market Rasen, Pontefract, Windsor Racing – Oct 6: Tipperary, Brighton, Catterick Bridge, Leicester, Kempton Racing – Oct 19: Plumpton, Pontefract, Windsor Musselburgh, Chelmsford quarter-final: Britain v Connacht Racing – Dec 8: Fontwell, Southwell, Uttoxeter Racing – Oct 7: Navan, Ludlow, Nottingham, Racing – Oct 20: Exeter, Lingfield, Yarmouth, Racing – Nov 7: Naas, Aintree, Doncaster, Kelso, Racing – Nov 22: Navan, Exeter, Uttoxeter, Racing – Dec 9: Hexham, Leicester, Lingfield, Towcester, Kempton Wolverhampton Wincanton, Chelmsford Chelmsford, Kempton, Ludlow Kempton Sep 18 – Pool A: England v Fiji (8pm, Pool B: South Africa v Scotland Oct 11 – Pool D: Italy v Romania Racing – Oct 8: Tramore, Ayrm Exeter, Worcester, Racing – Oct 21: Navan, Fontwell, Newmarket, GAA – Nov 7/8: All-Ireland Club JHC quarter-final: Racing – Now 23: Kempton, Ludlow Racing – Dec 10: Newcastle, Taunton, Warwick, Twickenham) (4.45pm, St James’ Park); (2.30pm, Sandy Park); Pool B: Chelmsford Kempton Britain v Ulster Racing – Nov 24: Lingfield, Sedgefield, Chelmsford Sep 19 – Pool C: Tonga v Georgia (12pm, Pool A England v Australia (8pm, USA v Japan (8pm, Kingsholm); Soccer – Oct 8: European Championship Athletics – Oct 22-31: Doha: IPC World Racing – Nov 8: Navan, Ffos Las, Sandown Southwell Racing – Dec 11: Dundalk, Bangor-On-Dee, Kingsholm); Pool D: Ireland v Canada Twickenham) Pool C: Argentina v Namibia (12pm, qualifying: Northern Ireland v Greece, Republic of Championships Racing – Nov 9: Carlisle, Kempton, Southwell Racing – Nov 25: Dundalk, Fontwell, Lingfield, Cheltenham, Doncaster (2.30pm, Millennium Stadium); Pool B: Oct 4 – Pool C: Argentina v Tonga Leicester City Stadium); Pool D: Ireland v Germany Scotland v Poland Racing – Oct 22: Thurles, Carlisle, Ludlow, Racing – Nov 10: Huntingdon, Lingfield, Wetherby, Kempton Racing – Dec 12: Tramore, Cheltenham, South Africa v Japan (4.45pm, Brighton (2.30pm, Leicester City Stadium); France v Ireland (4.45pm, Millennium Racing – Oct 9: Dundalk, Fakenham, Newton Southwell, Chelmsford Sedgefield, Wolverhampton Racing – Nov 26: Thurles, Newbury, Southwell, Doncaster, Lingfield, Southwell, Wolverhampton Community Stadium); Pool D: France v Italy Pool D Ireland v Italy (4.45pm, Stadium) Abbot, York, Wolverhampton Golf – Oct 22-25: Hong Kong: Hong Kong Open Racing – Nov 11: Dundalk, Ayr, Bangor-On-Dee, Taunton, Chelmsford GAA – Dec 12/13: All-Ireland Club SFC Pool A: Australia, England, Wales, (8pm, Twickenham) Fiji, Uruguay Olympic Stadium) Oct 17 – QF1: winner Pool Soccer – Oct 9: European Championship Racing – Oct 23: Cheltenham, Doncaster, Exeter, Kempton Tennis – Nov 27-29: Davis Cup final quarter-final: Britain v Munster Sep 20 – Pool B: Samoa v USA (noon, Oct 6 – Pool D: Canada v Romania B v runner-up Pool A (4pm, qualifying: England v Estonia Newbury, Wolverhampton Racing – Nov 12: Clonmel, Ludlow, Southwell, Racing – Nov 27: Dundalk, Doncaster, Racing – Dec 13: Navan, Carlisle, Southwell Pool B: South Africa, Samoa, Brighton Community Stadium); Pool Japan, Scotland, USA (4.45pm, Leicester City Stadium); Twickenham); QF2: winner Pool C Soccer – Oct 10: European Championship Racing – Oct 24: Leopardstown, Wexford, Taunton, Chelmsford Musselburgh, Wolverhampton Racing – Dec 14: Ffos Las, Plumpton, A: Wales v Uruguay (2.30pm, Millennium Pool A: Fiji v Russia/Uruguay v runner-up Pool D (8pm, Millennium qualifying: Bosnia-Herzegovina v Wales Cheltenham, Doncaster, Kelso, Newbury, Motor Racing – Nov 12-15: British Rally Racing – Nov 28: Fairyhouse, Bangor-On-Dee, Wolverhampton Pool C: New Zealand, Argentina, Stadium); Pool C: New Zealand v Argentina Tonga, Georgia, Namibia (8pm, Stadiummk) Stadium) Rugby League – Oct 10: : First Utility Chelmsford Golf – Nov 12-15: Shanghai: BMW Masters Doncaster, Newbury, Newcastle, Wolverhampton Racing – Dec 15: Kempton, Southwell (4.45pm, Wembley) Oct 7 – Pool C: Namibia v Georgia Oct 18 – QF3: winner Pool D Racing – Oct 25: Galway, Wincanton Racing – Nov 13: Dundalk, Cheltenham, Lingfield, Motor Racing – Nov 29: Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Racing – Dec 16: Lingfield, Ludlow, Newbury, Pool D: France, Ireland, Italy, Sep 23 – Pool B: Scotland v Japan Canada, Romania (8pm, Sandy Park); Pool B: South v runner-up Pool C (1pm, Racing – Oct 10: Fairyhouse, Limerick, Chepstow, Racing – Oct 26: Wexford, Ayr, Leicester, Redcar Newcastle, Wolverhampton Racing – November 29: Fairyhouse, Carlisle, Kempton (2.30pm, Kingsholm); Pool A: Australia Africa v USA (4.45pm, Olympic Millennium Stadium); QF4: winner Wrexham, Newmarket, York, Chelmsford Racing – Oct 27: Punchestown, , Bangor-On-Dee, Racing – Nov 14: Punchestown, Cheltenham, Leicester Racing – Dec 17: Exeter, Southwell, Towcester, v Fiji (4.45pm, Millennium Stadium); Pool D: Stadium) Pool A v runner-up Pool B (4pm, Soccer – Oct 11: European Championship Catterick, Yarmouth, Wolverhampton Lingfield, Uttoxeter, Wetherby, Wolverhampton Racing – November 30: Kempton, Plumpton, Chelmsford France v Romania (8pm, Olympic Stadium) Pool A: England v Wales (8pm, Oct 1 – Pool D: France Oct 9 – Pool C: New Zealand Twickenham) qualifying: Finland v Northern Ireland; Gibraltar Racing – Oct 28: Dundalk, Chlemsford, Tennis – Nov 14-15: Fed Cup World Group final Wolverhampton Racing – Dec 18: Dundalk, Ascot, Southwell, Sep 24 – Pool C: New Zealand Twickenham) v Canada (8pm, Stadiummk); v Tonga (8pm, St James’ Park) Oct 24 – SF1: winner QF1 v Scotland; Poland v Republic of Ireland Fakenham, Nottingham, Kempton Soccer – Nov 14-16: Euro 2016 qualifying Uttoxeter, Wolverhampton v Namibia (8pm, Olympic Stadium) Sep 27 – Pool A: Australia Pool A: Wales v Fiji (4.45pm, Oct 10 – Pool B: Samoa v Scotland v winner QF2 (4pm, Twickenham) Racing – Oct 11: Curragh, Limerick, Chepstow, Racing – Oct 29: Clonmel, Fairyhouse, Lingfield, matchday four Racing – Dec 19: Fairyhouse, Ascot, Haydock, Sep 25 – Pool C: Argentina v Georgia v Uruguay (12pm, Villa Park); Millennium Stadium) (2.30pm, St James’ Park); Pool Oct 25 – SF2: winner QF3 Goodwood Sedgefield, Stratford, Racing – Nov 15: Punchestown, Cork, DECEMBER Lingfield, Newcastle (4.45pm, Kingsholm) Pool B: Scotland v USA (2.30pm, Oct 2 – Pool C: New Zealand A: Australia v Wales (4.45pm, v winner QF4 (4pm, Twickenham) Racing – Oct 12: Salisbury, Sedgefield, Windsor Racing – Oct 30: Down Royal, Dundalk, Cheltenham, Fontwell Racing – Dec 20: Thurles, Fakenham, Lingfield Sep 26 – Pool D: Italy v Canada (2.30pm, Elland Park); Pool D: Ireland v Georgia (8pm, Millennium Twickenham); Pool A: England Oct 30 – Bronze final (8pm, Soccer – Oct 12: European Championship Newmarket, Uttoxeter, Wetherby, Wolverhampton Racing – Nov 16: Leicester, Plumpton, Racing – Dec 21: Chelmsford, Wolverhampton, ); Pool B: South Africa v Samoa v Romania (4.45pm, Wembley) Stadium) v Uruguay (8pm, Manchester City Olympic Stadium) qualifying: Lithuania v England Racing – Oct 31: Down Royal, Ascot, Ayr, Wolverhampton Racing – Dec 1: Lingfield, Southwell, Ayr, Lingfield (4.45pm, Villa Park); Sep 29 – Pool C: Tonga v Namibia Oct 3 – Pool B: Samoa v Japan Stadium) Oct 31 – Final (4pm, Twickenham) Soccer – Oct 12-14: Euro 2016 qualifying Newmarket, Wetherby, Wolverhampton Racing – Nov 17: Wexford, Fakenham, Lingfield, Wolverhampton Racing – Dec 22: Bangor-On-Dee, Southwell, (4.45pm, Sandy Park) (2.30pm, Stadiummk); matchday three Lingfield, Southwell Racing – Dec 2: Catterick, Lingfield, Ludlow Wolverhampton Soccer – Oct 13: European Championship Soccer – Nov 17: Wembley: England v France Racing – Dec 3: Clonmel, Leicester, Market Racing – Dec 26: Down Royal, Leopardstown, qualifying: Wales v Andorra Racing – Nov 18: Fairyhouse, Chepstow, Hexham, Rasen, Wancanton, Kempton Park Limerick, Fontwell, Huntingdon, Kempton, Racing – Oct 13: Huntingdon, Leicester, NOVEMBER Warwick, Kempton Racing – Dec 4: Dundalk, Exeter, Sandown, Market Rasen, Sedgefield, Wetherby, Wincanton, Newcastle, Wolverhampton Racing – Nov 19: Thurles, Lingfield, Market Sedgefield, Wolverhampton Wolverhampton Racing – Oct 14: Punchestown, Nottingham, Racing – Nov 1: Naas, Cork, Carlisle, Huntingdon Rasen, Wincanton, Chelmsford Racing – Dec 5: Navan, Aintree, Chepstow, Racing – Dec 27: leopardstown, Limerick, Wetherby, Worcester, Kempton Athletics – Nov 1: New York Marathon Golf – Nov 19-22: Dubai: DP World Tour Sandown, Wetherby, Wolverhampton Chepstow, Kempton, Chemlsford, Wetherby Racing – Oct 15: Punchestown, Brighton, Caslisle, Racing – Nov 2: Kempton, Ludlow, Plumpton Championship GAA – Dec 5: Inter-provincial football and hurling Racing – Dec 28: Leopardstown, Limerick, Uttoxeter, Chelmsford Racing – Nov 3: Exeter, Redcar, Southwell, Athletics – Nov 19-28: Doha: IPC Athletics World semi-finals: Ulster v Connacht, Munster v Leinster Catterick, Leicester, Lingfield Racing – Oct 16: Downpatrick, Dundalk, Wolverhampton Championships GAA – Dec 6: Inter-provincial football and hurling Racing – Dec 29: Leopardstown, Limerick, Haydock, Newmarket, Redcar, Wincanton, Racing Nov 4: Fairyhouse, Chepstow, Nottingham, Racing – Nov 20: Dundalk, Ascot, Ffos las, finals Doncaster, Kelso, Newbury, Southwell Wolverhampton Warwick, Kempton Haydock Racing – Dec 6: Punchestown, Cork, Huntingdon, Racing – Dec 30: Haydock, Lingfield, Taunton, Racing – Oct 17: Cork, Ascot, Catterick, Ffos Las, Racing – Nov 5: Thurles, Market Rasem Racing – Nov 21: Gowran Park, Ascot, Kelso Wolverhampton Market Rasen, Stratford-On-Avon, Wolverhampton Musselburgh, Towcester, Chelmsford Huntingdon, Lingfield, Wolverhampton Racing – Dec 7: Chelmsford, Lingfield, Racing – Dec 31: Punchestown, Lingfield, Racing – Oct 18: Naas, Bath, Kempton Racing – Nov 6: Dundalk, Fontwell, Hexham, GAA – Nov 21/22: All-Ireland Club IHC Musselburgh Uttoxeter, Warwick

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