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