Sporting Calendar
April 2008
- Football
- Champions League: Qtr-Finals, 1st Leg
- Tue 1 Apr to Wed 2 Apr
- Football
- UEFA Cup: Qtr-finals 1st leg
- Thu 3 Apr
- Rugby
- UNION - Heineken Cup and European Challenge Cup quarter- finals
- Fri 4 Apr to Sun 6 Apr
- Football
- FA Cup semi-finals
- Sat 5 Apr to Sun 6 Apr
- Horseracing
- Grand National (Aintree)
- Sat 5 Apr
- Formula One
- Bahrain GP (Bahrain)
- Sun 6 Apr
- Football
- Champions League: Qtr-finals, 2nd leg
- Tue 8 Apr to Wed 9 Apr
- Football
- UEFA Cup: Qtr-finals, 2nd leg
- Thu 10 Apr
- Golf
- US Masters (Augusta)
- Thu 10 Apr to Sun 13 Apr
- Tennis
- Davis Cup World Group quarter-finals
- Fri 11 Apr to Sun 13 Apr
- Rugby
- UNION - EDF Energy Cup finals day (Twickenham)
- Sat 12 Apr
- Cricket
- County Championship starts
- Wed 16 Apr
- Horseracing
- Scottish Grand National
- Sat 19 Apr
- Snooker
- 888.com World Championship (Sheffield)
- Sat 19 Apr to Mon 5 May
- Cricket
- Friends Provident Trophy starts
- Sun 20 Apr
- Tennis
- Monte Carlo Masters
- Mon 21 Apr to Sun 27 Apr
- Football
- Champions Leauge: Semi-finals, 1st leg
- Tue 22 Apr to Wed 23 Apr
- Football
- UEFA Cup: Semi-finals, 1st leg
- Thu 24 Apr
- Equestrianism
- FEI World Cup final (Gothenburg)
- Thu 24 Apr to Sun 27 Apr
- Rugby
- UNION - Heineken Cup and European Challenge Cup semi-finals
- Fri 25 Apr to Sun 27 Apr
- Formula One
- Spanish GP (Barcelona)
- Sun 27 Apr
- Football
- Champions League: Semi-finals, 2nd leg
- Tue 29 Apr to Wed 30 Apr
May 2008
- Football
- UEFA Cup: Semi-finals 2nd leg
- Thu 1 May
- Equestrianism
- Badminton Horse Trials
- Thu 1 May to Sun 4 May
- Football
- Coca-Cola League One and Two final day
- Sat 3 May
- Horseracing
- 2000 Guineas (Newmarket)
- Sat 3 May
- Rugby
- LEAGUE - Millennium Magic Weekend
- Sat 3 May to Sun 4 May
- Horseracing
- 1000 Guineas, Newmarket
- Sun 4 May
- Football
- Coca-Cola Championship final day
- Sun 4 May
- Equestrianism
- Royal Windsor Horse Show
- Thu 8 May to Sun 11 May
- Football
- Premier League final day
- Sun 11 May
- Formula One
- Turkish GP (Istanbul)
- Sun 11 May
- Football
- UEFA Cup Final (City of Manchester Stadium)
- Wed 14 May
- Cricket
- First Test: England v New Zealand (Lord’s)
- Thu 15 May to Mon 19 May
- Rugby
- UNION - Guinness Premiership semi-finals.
- Fri 16 May to Sun 18 May
- Football
- FA Cup Final (Wembley)
- Sat 17 May
- Football
- Champions League Final (Moscow)
- Wed 21 May
- Cricket
- Second Test: England v New Zealand (Old Trafford)
- Fri 23 May to Tue 27 May
- Rugby
- Heineken Cup final (Millennium Stadium)
- Sat 24 May
- Rugby
- European Challenge Cup final
- Sat 24 May
- Football
- Championship play-off final (Wembley)
- Sat 24 May
- Football
- League One play-off final (Wembley)
- Sun 25 May
- Formula One
- Monaco GP (Monte Carlo)
- Sun 25 May
- Tennis
- French Open (Paris)
- Sun 25 May to Sun 8 Jun
- Football
- League Two play-off final (Wembley)
- Mon 26 May
- Rugby
- UNION - Guinness Premiership final (Twickenham)
- Sat 31 May
June 2008
- Cricket
- Third Test: England v New Zealand (Trent Bridge)
- Thu 5 Jun to Mon 9 Jun
- Horseracing
- The Oaks (Epsom)
- Fri 6 Jun
- Rugby
- UNION - International: New Zealand v Ireland (Westpac Stadium)
- Sat 7 Jun
- Rugby
- UNION International South Africa v Wales (Vodacom Park)
- Sat 7 Jun
- Football
- Euro 2008, Group phase
- Sat 7 Jun to Wed 18 Jun
- Horseracing
- The Derby (Epsom)
- Sat 7 Jun
- Formula One
- Canadian GP (Montreal)
- Sun 8 Jun
- Cricket
- Twenty20 Cup Group stages
- Wed 11 Jun to Fri 27 Jun
- Golf
- US Open (Torrey Pines)
- Thu 12 Jun to Sun 15 Jun
- Cricket
- Twenty20 International: England v New Zealand (Old Trafford)
- Fri 13 Jun
- Rugby
- UNION - International: New Zealand v England (Eden Park);
- Sat 14 Jun
- Rugby
- UNION - International: South Africa v Wales (Loftus Versfeld)
- Sat 14 Jun
- Cricket
- First One-Day International: England v New Zealand (Riverside)
- Sun 15 Jun
- Horseracing
- Royal Ascot
- Tue 17 Jun to Sat 21 Jun
- Cricket
- Second One-Day International: England v New Zealand (Edgbaston)
- Wed 18 Jun
- Football
- Euro 2008 Quarter-finals
- Thu 19 Jun to Sun 22 Jun
- Cricket
- Third One-Day International: England v New Zealand (Bristol)
- Sat 21 Jun
- Rugby
- UNION - International: New Zealand v England (AMI Stadium)
- Sat 21 Jun
- Formula One
- French GP (Magny-Cours)
- Sun 22 Jun
- Tennis
- (Wimbledon)
- Mon 23 Jun to Sun 6 Jul
- Cricket
- Fourth One-Day International: England v New Zealand (The Oval)
- Wed 25 Jun
- Football
- Euro 2008: Semi-finals
- Wed 25 Jun to Thu 26 Jun
- Cricket
- Fifth One-Day International: England v New Zealand (Lord's)
- Sat 28 Jun
- Football
- Euro 2008 Final (Vienna)
- Sun 29 Jun
July 2008
- Cricket
- Friends Provident Trophy quarter-finals
- Fri 4 Jul
- Cycling
- Tour de France
- Sat 5 Jul to Sun 27 Jul
- Formula One
- British GP (Silverstone)
- Sun 6 Jul
- Cricket
- Twenty20 Cup quarter-finals
- Mon 7 Jul to Wed 9 Jul
- Cricket
- First Test: England v South Africa (Lord's)
- Thu 10 Jul to Mon 14 Jul
- Cricket
- NatWest Pro40 starts
- Tue 15 Jul
- Golf
- Open Championship (Royal Birkdale)
- Thu 17 Jul to Sun 20 Jul
- Cricket
- Second Test: England v South Africa (Headingley)
- Fri 18 Jul to Tue 22 Jul
- Cricket
- Twenty20 Cup finals day (Rose Bowl)
- Sat 26 Jul
- Horseracing
- King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Stakes, Ascot
- Sat 26 Jul
- Horseracing
- Glorious Goodwood
- Tue 29 Jul to Sat 2 Aug
- Cricket
- Third Test: England v South Africa (Edgbaston)
- Wed 30 Jul to Sun 3 Aug
August 2008
- Formula One
- Hungarian GP (Budapest)
- Sun 3 Aug
- Golf
- USPGA Championship (Oakland Hills)
- Thu 7 Aug to Sun 10 Aug
- Cricket
- Fourth Test: England v South Africa (The Oval)
- Thu 7 Aug to Mon 11 Aug
- General
- 29th Olympic Games, Beijing
- Fri 8 Aug to Sun 24 Aug
- Cricket
- Friends Provident Trophy final (Lord's)
- Sat 16 Aug
- Cricket
- One-Day International: Scotland v England (Edinburgh)
- Mon 18 Aug
- Cricket
- Twenty20 International: England v South Africa (Riverside)
- Wed 20 Aug
- Cricket
- First One-Day International: England v South Africa (Headingley)
- Fri 22 Aug
- Formula One
- European GP (Valencia)
- Sun 24 Aug
- Tennis
- US Open (New York)
- Mon 25 Aug to Sun 7 Sep
- Cricket
- Second One-Day International: England v South Africa (Trent Bridge)
- Tue 26 Aug
- Cricket
- Third One-Day International: England v South Africa (The Oval)
- Fri 29 Aug
- Rugby
- LEAGUE - Challenge Cup Final
- Sat 30 Aug
- Cricket
- Fourth OneDay International: England v South Africa (Lord's)
- Sun 31 Aug
September 2008
- Cricket
- Fifth One-Day International: England v South Africa (Cardiff)
- Wed 3 Sep
- Equestrianism
- Burghley Horse Trials
- Thu 4 Sep to Sun 7 Sep
- General
- Paralympic Games, Beijing
- Sat 6 Sep to Wed 17 Sep
- Formula One
- Italian GP (Monza)
- Sun 7 Sep
- Cycling
- Tour of Britain
- Sun 7 Sep to Sun 14 Sep
- Horseracing
- Doncaster St Leger Meeting
- Wed 10 Sep to Sat 13 Sep
- Cricket
- NatWest Pro40 ends
- Sun 14 Sep
- Formula One
- Belgian GP (Spa-Francorchamps)
- Sun 14 Sep
- Golf
- Ryder Cup (Valhalla)
- Fri 19 Sep to Sun 21 Sep
- Tennis
- Davis Cup World Group semi-finals and play-offs
- Fri 19 Sep to Sun 21 Sep
- Horseracing
- Ayr Gold Cup
- Sat 20 Sep
- Athletics
- World Athletics Final (Stuttgart)
- Sat 20 Sep to Sun 21 Sep
- Cricket
- County Championship ends
- Sat 27 Sep
- Formula One
- Singapore GP (Singapore)
- Sun 28 Sep
October 2008
- Rugby
- LEAGUE - engage Super League XIII Grand Final (Old Trafford)
- Sat 4 Oct
- Equestrianism
- Horse of the Year Show (NEC, Birmingham)
- Wed 8 Oct to Sun 12 Oct
- Golf
- HSBC World Match Play Championship (Wentworth)
- Thu 9 Oct to Sun 12 Oct
- Formula One
- Chinese GP (Shanghai)
- Sun 12 Oct
- Horseracing
- Champions Day (Newmarket)
- Sat 18 Oct
- Formula One
- Japanese GP (Fuji)
- Sun 19 Oct
- Horseracing
- Breeders' Cup (Santa Anita)
- Fri 24 Oct to Sat 25 Oct
- Rugby
- LEAGUE - World Cup (Australia)
- Sat 25 Oct to Sat 22 Nov
- Golf
- Volvo Masters (Valderrama)
- Thu 30 Oct to Sun 2 Nov
November 2008
- Formula One
- Brazilian GP (Interlagos)
- Sun 2 Nov
- Rugby
- LEAGUE - World Cup Final (Brisbane)
- Sat 22 Nov
- Horseracing
- Hennessy Cognac Gold Cup (Newbury)
- Sat 29 Nov
December 2008
- Horseracing
- Boylesports Gold Cup (Cheltenham)
- Sat 13 Dec
- Equestrianism
- (Olympia)
- Tue 16 Dec to Mon 22 Dec
- Horseracing
- King George VI Chase (Kempton)
- Fri 26 Dec