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The Sporting Agenda Calendar 2020 [email protected] telephone: +44 (0) 1488 649 770 The Sporting Agenda Calendar 2020 DATE SPORT EVENT LOCATION January William Hill World Darts 1st Darts Alexandra Palace championships 1st Horse Racing New Year’s Day Cheltenham Racecourse 12th – 19th Snooker Dafabet Masters Alexandra Place 20th – 2nd Feb Tennis Australian Open Melbourne Park 25th Horse Racing Festival trial’s day Cheltenham Racecourse February 1st Concert Kaiser Chiefs O2 Arena 1st Rugby Six Nations: Wales v Italy Principality Stadium 1st Rugby Six Nations: Ireland v Scotland Aviva Stadium 2nd Concert Jonas Brothers O2 Arena 2nd NFL Super Bowl LIV Miami Gardens, Florida 8th Rugby Six Nations: Ireland v Wales Aviva Stadium 8th Rugby Six Nations: Scotland v England Murrayfield 21st – 22nd Concerts The 1975’s O2 Arena 22nd Rugby Six Nations: Wales v France Principality Stadium 22nd Rugby Six Nations: England v Ireland Twickenham 25th Concert Lana Del Rey O2 Arena March 1st Basketball Harlem Globetrotters O2 Arena 1st Football Carabao Cup Final Wembley Stadium 7th Rugby Six Nations: Ireland v Italy Aviva Stadium 7th Rugby Six Nations: England v Wales Twickenham 8th Rugby Six Nations: Scotland v France Murrayfield 10th – 14th Horse racing Cheltenham Festival Cheltenham 14th Rugby Six Nations: Wales v Scotland Principality Stadium 28th Horse racing Dubai World Cup Meydan Racecourse, UAE [email protected] telephone: +44 (0) 1488 649 770 April 2nd – 4th Horse Racing Randox Health Grand National Aintree Racecourse 9th – 12th Golf US Masters Augusta Golf Club 11th – 19th Tennis Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters Monte Carlo 15th Concert Snoop Dogg O2 Arena 15th – 16th Horse Racing The April Meeting Cheltenham racecourse 18th Football FA Cup semi-final 1 Wembley Stadium 19th Football FA Cup semi-final 2 Wembley Stadium 25th – 26th Concert Craig David O2 Arena 28th – 2nd May Horse racing Punchestown Festival Punchestown Racecourse May 1st Horse Racing Hunter Chase Evening Cheltenham Racecourse 2nd Horse racing Kentucky derby Kentucky Racecourse 2nd – 3rd Horse racing Qipco Guineas Festival Newmarket Racecourse 6th – 10th Eventing Badminton Horse Trials Badminton estate 14th Horse racing Dante Festival York Racecourse 16th Horse racing Al Shaqab Lockinge Day Newbury Racecourse 17th Basketball Play Off Finals O2 Arena 19th – 23rd Horticultural RHS Chelsea Flower Show Chelsea 21st Darts Unibet Premier League O2 Arena 21st – 24th F1 Monaco Grand Prix Monaco 23rd Football FA Cup Finals Wembley Stadium 24th – 7th June Tennis French Open Roland Garros 27th Football UEFA Europa League Final Gdansk, Poland 28th Concert Pet Shop Boys O2 Arena 30th Football UEFA Champions League Final Istanbul June 2nd – 9th Concert Queen & Adam Lambert O2 Arena 4th – 20th Concert Hampton Court Palace Festival Hampton Court 5th - 6th Horse racing Investec Derby Festival Epsom Racecourse 12th Polo Cartier Queen’s Cup Final Guards Polo Club 13th – 14th Motor racing Le Mans 24-hour race Le Mans 14th, 19th, 23rd Football UEFA European Championships Wembley Stadium 15th – 21st Tennis Fever-Tree Championships Queen’s Club 16th – 20th Horse Racing Royal Ascot Ascot Racecourse 23rd Tennis Twilight Tennis Hurlingham Club 24th – 26th Tennis Tennis Classic Hurlingham Club 24th – 28th Festival Glastonbury Festival Glastonbury UEFA European Championships 27th Football Wembley Stadium (round of 16) 27th – 19th July Cycling Tour de France Various, France 29th – 12th July Tennis Wimbledon Wimbledon [email protected] telephone: +44 (0) 1488 649 770 July 1st – 5th Rowing Henley Royal Regatta Henley-on-Thames 3rd – 5th Cricket England v Australia IT20 series Various, UK 3rd – 12th Concert British Summer Time Hyde Park 8th - 12th Music Henley Festival Henley-on-Thames UEFA European Championships 7th – 8th Football Wembley Stadium (semi-finals) 9th – 12th Motor racing Goodwood festival of Speed Goodwood 11th – 16th Cricket England v Australia ODI Series Various, UK UEFA European championships 12th Football Wembley Stadium (finals) 11th - 12th Tennis Wimbledon Finals Wimbledon 12th – 19th Golf The Open Championship Royal St. George’s 17th – 19th F1 British Grand Prix Silverstone 18th – 21st Golf US Open Mamaroneck, NY 19th Polo Gold Cup Cowdray Polo club 24th – 9th Aug. Olympics Summer Olympics Tokyo 26th – 30th Concert Billie Eilish O2 Arena 28th – 1st Aug. Horse racing Qatar Goodwood Festival Goodwood 30th – 3rd Aug. Cricket 1st test England v Pakistan Lord’s August 2nd Football Community Shield Wembley Stadium 7th – 11th Cricket 2nd Test England v Pakistan Old Trafford 7th – 29th Show The Royal Military Tattoo Edinburgh 12th Field sports Grouse season starts UK 20th - 24th Cricket 3rd Test England v Pakistan Trent Bridge 29th – 1st Sep. Cricket 1st IT20 England v Pakistan Headingley 31st – 2nd Sep. Cricket 2nd IT20 England v Pakistan Sophia Gardens 31st – 13th Sept. Tennis US Open Flushing Meadows September 1st Field sports Partridge season starts UK 2nd – 3rd Cricket 3rd IT20 England v Pakistan Ageas Bowl 8th – 13th Golf BMW PGA Championships Wentworth Club 11th – 13th Motor racing Goodwood Revival Goodwood 12th Horse racing St Leger Meeting Doncaster Racecourse 12th Concert Last Night of the Proms Royal Albert Hall Longines Irish Champions 12th – 13th Horse racing Leopardstown Racecourse Weekend 25th - 27th Golf The Ryder Cup Wisconsin October 1st Field sports Pheasant season starts UK 4th Horse Racing Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe Longchamp 18th – 15th Nov Cricket ICC World T20 Australia ? Equestrian Horse of the Year Show NEC Birmingham ? Horse racing British Champions Day Ascot racecourse [email protected] telephone: +44 (0) 1488 649 770 ? Cycling Six Day London ? NFL NFL London November 2nd – 17th Dec Concert Elton John O2 Arena 27th – 28th Horse racing Ladbrokes Winter Carnival Newbury Racecourse ? Horse racing Breeder’s Cup Santa Anita Park, California ? F1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Yas Marina, Abu Dhabi ? Tennis Nitto ATP Finals O2 Arena ? Tennis Champions Tennis Royal Albert Hall ? Rugby Autumn Internationals December ? Equestrian London International Horse Show Olympia, London ? Horse racing Christmas Racing Weekend Ascot Racecourse .
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