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JANUARY 22 Lisbon: Women’s Champions League CRICKET MOTORCYCLING ATHLETICS final v India 1-3 Thruxton: British Superbikes 7 Final round of Kingstone Press 24 Wembley: League Two play-off final 25 : International match The : June 12 - July 13 9-13 Trent Bridge: 1st Test 8-10 Oulton Park triple header: British Championship 24 Lisbon: Champions League final 17-21 Lord’s: 2nd Test Superbikes 11-14 Final round of 25 Wembley: League One play-off final 27-31 Southampton: 3rd Test 10 Indianapolis MotoGP 13-14 Championship play-offs begin 12 : BBL Cup final England may not have been given the kindest draw for next summer’s World Cup in THE BIG Brazil with Italy and Uruguay in their group but skipper Steven Gerrard will still be KICK OFF 26 Wembley: Championship play-off final CYCLING 17 Brno: Czech Republic MotoGP 18 Super League play-offs begin CRICKET GOLF 22-27 Rotterdam: BMX world 23-25 Cadwell Park: British Superbikes TENNIS v England confident of leading his side into the knockout stages. June 12 8-11 TPC Sawgrass: The Players championships 31 Silverstone: British MotoGP 15 Tokyo: Toray Pan Pacific Open 3-7 : 5th Test Neymar will carry the weight of the host nation Brazil’s expectations on his Brazil v Croatia Championship MOTOR RACING 29 Beijing: China Open 10-14 Perth: Women’s Test GOLF shoulders as the 21-year-old bids to see his team lift the World Cup for the sixth time. Sao Paulo, 22-25 Wentworth: PGA Championship 22-24 Spa-Francorchamps: Belgian Grand 29 Tokyo: 12 : 1st ODI 3-6 Paris: 9pm Prix 17 : 2nd ODI HOCKEY 10-13 Royal Aberdeen: october 19 Sydney: 3rd ODI ENGLAND’S June 14 THE GROUPS 31-Jun 15 The Hague: World Cup 17-20 Hoylake: The Open ROWING AMERICAN FOOTBALL 24-31 Amsterdam: World Championships 19 Melbourne: 1st women’s ODI England v Italy MOTORCYCLING 31-Aug 3 Firestone: WGC Bridgestone 26 NFL, Wembley: Atlanta Falcons v POTENTIAL Invitational 23 Melbourne: 2nd women’s ODI Manaus, 11pm Group A Group B 3-5 Oulton Park: British Superbikes RUGBY LEAGUE Detroit Lions ROUTE TO 4 Jerez: Spanish MotoGP 23 Wembley: final 24 Perth: 4th ODI Brazil Spain MOTORCYCLING GOLF 26 Adelaide: 5th ODI GLORY 11 Imola: World Superbikes 6 Algarve: World Superbikes TENNIS 2-5 St Andrews, Carnoustie, Kingsbarns: June 19 Croatia Holland 18 Le Mans: MotoGP 13 Laguna Seca: World Superbikes 26 Hobart: 3rd women’s ODI All times BST 4 Toronto: Rogers Cup Alfred Dunhill Links Champs 29 Hobart: 1st T20 Uruguay v England Mexico Chile 25 Donington: World Superbikes (provisional) 11 Cincinnati: Western & Southern Open 16-19 TBC: Volvo World Matchplay Sao Paulo, 8pm 13 Sachsenring: German MotoGP 29 Hobart: 1st women’s T20 Cameroon Australia MOTOR RACING 25-Sep 7 New York: US Open Championship 31 Melbourne: 2nd T20 9-11 Barcelona: Spanish Grand Prix 18-20 Brands Hatch: British Superbikes TRIATHLON 30-Nov 2 Shanghai: BMW Masters 31 Melbourne: 2nd women’s T20 June 24 22-25 Monte Carlo: Monaco Grand MOTOR RACING 26-Sep 2 Edmonton: World Grand Final GYMNASTICS CYCLING Costa Rica v England Group C Group D Prix 4-6 Silverstone: British Grand september 3-12 Nanning: Artistic World 17-19 Guadalajara: Track World Cup Belo Horizonte, 5pm RUGBY LEAGUE Prix Championships Colombia Uruguay tour de 18-20 Hockenheim: AMERICAN FOOTBALL 17-18 : Magic 28 NFL, Wembley: Oakland Raiders v MOTORCYCLING If England qualify they will face an opponent from Group C Greece Costa Rica German Grand Prix 4-12 Frimley Green: BDO World Weekend france July 5-27 Miami Dolphins 3-5 Silverstone: British Superbikes (Colombia, Greece, Ivory Coast and Japan) in the second round... Ivory Coast England RUGBY UNION 25-27 Budapest: 5 Magny-Cours: World Superbikes Championships Britain’s Chris ATHLETICS FOOTBALL 17-18 Aviva Premiership Hungarian Grand 12 Sepang: Malaysian MotoGP June 28 June 29 Japan Italy Froome will Prix 5 Brussels: Diamond League 4-5 FA Cup third round semi-finals 7 Newcastle/Gateshead: Great North Run 17-19 Brands Hatch triple header: British Winner C v Runner-up D Winner D v Runner-up C 23 Cardiff: Amlin begin the TENNIS Superbikes 7-8 Capital One Cup semi-final, defence of his BADMINTON first legs Rio, 9pm Recife, 9pm Group E Group F Challenge Cup 14 Hamburg: 19 Motegi: Japanese MotoGP final title when the 30-Oct 5 London: Grand Prix Gold 19 Phakisa: World Superbikes (provisional) 21-22 Capital One Cup semi-final, Switzerland Argentina A win in Rio would lead to… A second round win in Recife would lead to… 24 Cardiff: race gets 28 Washington: Citi CRICKET 26 Phillip Island: Australian MotoGP second legs under way in England v India 25-26 FA Cup fourth round France Bosnia and Heineken Cup Open MOTOR RACING July 4 July 5 Herzegovina final Yorkshire 28 Stanford: Bank of the 2 Edgbaston: 4th ODI 3-5 Suzuka: Japanese Grand Prix GOLF Ecuador 5 Headingley: 5th ODI Quarter-final Quarter-final Iran 31 Twickenham: Aviva West Classic 10-12 Sochi: Russian Grand Prix 9-12 Durban: Volvo Champions Honduras 7 Edgbaston: T20 16-19 Abu Dhabi Championship Fortaleza, 9pm Salvador, 9pm Premiership final august 31-Nov 2 Austin: USA Grand Prix Nigeria 20 Lord’s: Royal London One-Day Cup final 22-25 Doha: Qatar Masters SQUASH ATHLETICS RUGBY LEAGUE 23-26 Final County Championship matches 30-Feb 2 Dubai Desert Classic July 8 July 9 12-18 Hull: British Open 12-17 Zurich: European Championships 4 or 5 TBC: Championship Grand Final Semi-final Semi-final Group G Group H TENNIS 21 Stockholm: Diamond League CYCLING 11 Manchester: SNOOKER 7-14 Tour of Britain 12-19 London: The Masters Belo Horizonte, 9pm Sao Paulo, 9pm Germany Belgium 5 Madrid: Mutua Madrid Open 24 Birmingham: Diamond League SQUASH 12 Rome: BNL d’Italia 28 Zurich: Diamond League 21-28 Spain: World road championships TBC Manchester: World Championships SQUASH Portugal Algeria FOOTBALL 17-24 New York: Tournament of July 13 26-Jun 8 Roland Garros: French Open BADMINTON TENNIS 16 Champions League group stage Champions World Cup Final Ghana Russia TRIATHLON 25-31 Copenhagen: World Championships 6 Shanghai: Rolex Masters starts Rio, 8pm 31-June 1 Hyde Park: World Series CRICKET 13 Moscow: Kremlin Cup TENNIS USA South Korea GOLF 13-26 Melbourne: Australian Open England v India 20 Basle: Swiss Indoors june 4-7 Crans Montana: ryder cup 31-Feb 2 San Diego: USA v Great 7-11 : 4th Test 20 Singapore: WTA ATHLETICS European Masters September 26-28 Britain, world group 12-13 FA Cup semi-finals 15-19 The Oval: 5th Test Championships RUGBY LEAGUE march 27 Chittagong: England v Sri Lanka Grand Prix BASKETBALL 5 Rome: Diamond League 18-21 Celtic Manor: 28 Sylhet: Bangladesh women v 12-13 Scottish Cup semi-finals 25 Bristol: 1st ODI Ian Poulter was 27 Paris: BNP Paribas febrUARY 7 Start of Super League: v ATHLETICS RACING 11 London: BBL play-off final 11 Oslo: Diamond League Open Masters England women 11-14 Cheltenham Festival 22-23 Champions League semi- CRICKET 14 New York: Diamond League 27 Cardiff: 2nd ODI the European AMERICAN FOOTBALL 7-9 Sopot: World Indoor 30 Trent Bridge: 3rd ODI GYMNASTICS 22 Sydney: Roosters v Wigan, Championships 29 Chittagong: England v South RUGBY UNION final, first legs 9 Aberdeen: Scotland v England ODI 27-29 Birmingham: UK Championships inspiration as november 2 New York: Super Bowl Africa 21-28 Izmir: Rhythmic they won on AMERICAN World Club Challenge BADMINTON 7-9 LV= Cup semi-finals 24 Europa League semi-final, first England v Sri Lanka CRICKET 23 Edgbaston: NatWest T20 Blast finals World Championships ATHLETICS 30 Sylhet: England women v Sri legs US soil – will FOOTBALL RUGBY UNION 4-9 Birmingham: All England Six Nations 20 The Oval: T20 England v Sri Lanka CYCLING MODERN 8-9 : UK Indoor Lanka women 8 Ireland v Italy, Scotland v France 29-30 Champions League semi- he deliver 9 NFL, Wembley: Six Nations Open Champs 22 The Oval: 1st ODI 3 Edgbaston: 5th ODI 23-Sep 14 Vuelta a Espana PENTATHLON Championships 1 Wales v Italy, France v England 31 Chittagong: England v TBC 9 England v Wales final, second legs 25 Chester-le-Street: 2nd ODI 12-16 Lord’s: 1st Test FOOTBALL again at Jacksonville Jaguars v 15 Birmingham: IAAF Indoor BASKETBALL 1-9 Warsaw: World Gleneagles? 2 Ireland v Scotland FOOTBALL 15 Italy v England, Wales v GOLF 28 Old Trafford: 3rd ODI 20-24 Headingley: 2nd Test 9 Football League season starts Dallas Cowboys Grand Prix 30 Glasgow: BBL Trophy final 2 Wembley: Capital One Cup final Scotland, France v Ireland Championships CRICKET 8 Ireland v Wales, Scotland v CRICKET 10-13 Augusta: US Masters 31 Lord’s: 4th ODI GOLF 12 Cardiff: Uefa Super Cup BADMINTON 5 International friendly: 16 LV= Cup final 24-27 Shenzhen: China Open 16 Premier League season starts MOTORCYCLING TBC Nov-early Dec England England CYCLING 19-22 Forta Island: The Irish Open 5-7 Donington: British Superbikes 8-9 Milton Keynes: English West Indies v England England v Denmark SQUASH 19-20 Champions League play-off round, in Sri Lanka, five ODIs and 9 France v Italy MOTORCYCLING 9-Jun 1 Giro d’Italia 26-29 Cologne: BMW International 7 Jerez: World Superbikes Championships 2 Antigua: 2nd ODI 8-9 FA Cup quarter-finals 24-28 London: Canary Wharf first legs two T20 internationals 21 Wales v France 13 Austin: Americas MotoGP FOOTBALL MOTORCYCLING 14 San Marino MotoGP CRICKET 5 Antigua: 3rd ODI 8-9 Scottish Cup Classic 21 Europa League play-off round, first legs GOLF 22 Italy v Scotland, England v 13 Aragon: World Superbikes 1 Europa League semi-final, second legs 1 Mugello: Italian MotoGP 19-21 Assen: British Superbikes Australia v England 9 Bridgetown: 1st T20 quarter-finals 26-27 Champions League play-off round, 6-9 Shanghai: WGC HSBC Champions Ireland TENNIS 18-21 Brands Hatch: British 14 Turin: Europa League final 5 Barcelona: Catalunya MotoGP 21 Aragon MotoGP 2 Sydney: 3rd T20 11 Bridgetown: 2nd T20 11-12 Champions us open 3-16 Indian Wells: second legs 13-16 Antalya: TENNIS 13 Bridgetown: 3rd T20 Superbikes 17 Wembley: FA Cup final 8 Sepang: World Superbikes (provisional) 21 Moscow: World Superbikes 2 Sydney: 3rd women’s T20 League last 16, BNP Paribas 13-15 Snetterton 300: British Superbikes 28 Europa League play-off round, second 20-23 Dubai: World Tour Championship 6-9 Budapest: Fed Cup Europe/ World T20 second legs June 12-15 27 Assen: World Superbikes 17 Glasgow: Scottish Cup final 28 Brasilia: Brazil MotoGP 28 Antigua: West Indies v Open 22 Misano: World Superbikes legs MOTOR CYCLING Africa Group 1 22 Chittagong: England v New 13 Europa 27 Argentina MotoGP (provisional) England, 1st ODI Justin Rose 17-30 Miami: 27-29 Knockhill: British Superbikes 28 Champions League group stage draw 9 Valencia MotoGP 10 Rotterdam: ABN AMRO World Zealand League last MOTOR RACING MOTOR RACING CYCLING will bid to Sony Open 28 Assen: Netherlands MotoGP 29 Europa League group stage draw MOTOR RACING 26-Mar 2 Cali: World Track Tennis 500 24 Sylhet: England women v West 16, first legs defend his 4-6 Sakhir: Bahrain Grand Prix GOLF 5-7 Monza: Italian 7-9 Sao Paulo: Brazilian Grand Prix april MOTOR RACING Grand Prix Championships 10 Doha: Qatar Total Open Indies women 18-19 title at this 18-20 Shanghai: Chinese Grand 7-10 Valhalla: USPGA Championship 21-23 Yas Marina: Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 24 Dubai: Dubai Duty Free 26 Sylhet: England women v India Champions year’s ATHLETICS Prix 6-8 Montreal: Canadian Grand Prix 19-21 Singapore FOOTBALL 13 Virgin 20-22 Spielberg: Austrian Grand Prix 28-31 Turin: Italian Open RUGBY UNION 8-9 Scottish Cup fifth round Championships women League last 16, event at RACING Grand Prix Money RACING 8 Twickenham: England v New Zealand 15-16 FA Cup fifth round second legs Pinehurst 5 Aintree: Grand National London 7 Epsom: Derby 15 Twickenham: England v South Africa 18-19 Champions League last 16, 20 Europa ROWING Marathon RUGBY UNION 22 Twickenham: England v Samoa first legs League last 16, 6 London: Boat Race 29 Twickenham: England v Australia Winter Olympics February 7-23 New Zealand v England Commonwealth Games 20 Europa League last 32, first legs second legs CRICKET SNOOKER TBC Cardiff: Wales to play New Zealand, 7 : First Test July 23-August 3 23 Nice: Euro 2016 qualifying draw While skeleton world champion Shelley Rudman 30 Wembley: Johnstone’s World T20 19-May 5 Sheffield: World Australia, South Africa and Fiji this month 25-26 Champions League last 16, Paint Trophy final 3-4 Dhaka: Semi-finals 14 Dunedin: Second Test will be hoping to go one better in Sochi than Championship 21 Hamilton: Third Test TENNIS first legs the silver medal she won in Turin in GOLF 6 Dhaka: Final and women’s final SWIMMING Christine Ohuruogu (right) will be 10-17 London: Barclays ATP World Tour 6-9 Florida: WGC Cadillac 6 County Championship starts TENNIS 27 Europa League last 32, second 2006, Elise Christie (pictured) leads a 10-15 Glasgow: British hoping for another gold medal in Finals Championship 9 London: Aegon Championships legs largely new pack of top British talent FOOTBALL Championships Glasgow in the 400m. She won 21-23 Davis Cup Final GOLF 13-16 Morocco: Hassan Trophy 1-2 Champions League quarter- 9 Birmingham: Aegon Classic Commonwealth gold in Melbourne in aiming for medals. The short track 28-30 Kuala Lumpur: Eurasia Cup final, first legs TENNIS wimbledon 16 Eastbourne: Aegon International december 6-9 Johannesburg: Joburg Open speed skater is the reigning 14 Monte Carlo: Rolex Masters 2006 to go with one Olympic and two DARTS 13-16 East London: Africa Open MOTORCYCLING 3 Europa League quarter-final, first June 23-July 6 july European champion over golds. World TBC London: PDC World Championships 19-23 Tucson: WGC Matchplay 23 Losail: Qatar MotoGP legs may ATHLETICS champion Nick Matthew (left) will also be 1,000m and 1,500m while Eve 8-9 Champions League quarter- ATHLETICS Andy Murray will attempt SWIMMING Championship MOTOR RACING 3 Lausanne: Diamond League going for gold on one of the biggest stages Muirhead led Scotland to the final, second legs 9 Doha: Diamond League a repeat of his historic 3-7 Doha: World Championships (25m) MOTORCYCLING 14-16 Melbourne: Australian Grand 5 Paris: Diamond League for squash. 23 Phillip Island, Australia: world curling title in March. Prix 10 Europa League quarter-final, 17 Shanghai: Diamond League title last year 11-12 London: Diamond League n Please note, some dates are not yet World Superbikes 28-30 Sepang: Malaysian second legs 31 Eugene: Diamond League 18 Monaco: Diamond League available and all are subject to change