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64 65 Daily Mail, Monday, January 1, 2018 Daily Mail, Monday, January 1, 20182018 Sporting Calendar 2018 Sporting Calendar
THE SPORTS DIARY FOR 2018 DARTS1: PDC World Championship final, Alexandra PalacePhil Taylor v Rob Cross6-14: BDO World Championship, Lakeside, Surrey
CRICKET3-8: Ashes, 5th Test, Sydney14, 19, 21, 26, 28: Australia v England ODIs
FOOTBALL5-8: FA Cup 3rd round
Carabao Cup semi-final 1st legs9: Man City v Bristol City10: Chelsea v Arsenal19-21: Scottish Cup 4th roundCarabao Cup semi-final 2nd legs23-24: Carabao Cup semi-final 2nd legs27-28: FA Cup 4th round
SNOOKER14-21: Masters, Alexandra Palace
TENNIS15-28: Australian Open, Melbourne
ATHLETICS1-4: World Indoor Championships, Birmingham
BOXING3: Kell Brook v Siarhei Rabchanka, Sheffield Arena
CRICKETOne-day internationals3, 6, 9: NZ v England22-26: 1st Test, Auckland, NZ v EnglandMar 30-Apr 3: 2nd Test, Christchurch
FOOTBALL3-4: Scottish Cup quarter-finals6-7 & 13-14: Champions League last 16, 2nd leg8: Europa League last 16, 1st leg15: Europa League last 16, 2nd leg17-18: FA Cup quarter-finals
23: Holland v England, Amsterdam27: England v Italy, Wembley
RUGBY UNIONNatWest 6 Nations10: Ireland v Scotland, France v England11: Wales v Italy17: England v Ireland, Italy v Scotland, Wales v FranceMar 29-Apr 1: European Champions Cup and Challenge Cup quarter-finals
RACING13-16: Cheltenham Festival
ROWING24: The Boat Races
FORMULA ONE25: Australian Grand Prix
CRICKET1-5: 2nd Test, Headingley, England v Pakistan10: One-day international, Edinburgh, Scotland v EnglandOne-day internationals13, 16, 19, 21, 24: England v AustraliaRoyal London One-Day Cup14: Quarter-finals17-18: Semi-finals30: Final, Lord’s27: T20, Edgbaston, England v Australia
RACING2: Epsom Derby
19-23: Royal Ascot
RUGBY UNIONSouth Africa v England9: Johannesburg16: Bloemfontein23: Cape Town
FORMULA ONE10: Canadian Grand Prix24: French Grand Prix
GOLF14-17: US Open, Shinnecock Hills, New York
TENNIS18-24: Aegon Championships, Queen’s Club
FORMULA ONE1: Austrian Grand Prix8: British Grand Prix22: German Grand Prix29: Hungarian Grand Prix
TENNIS2-15: Wimbledon
CRICKET3, 6, 8: T20s, England v IndiaJul 4-Aug 17: NatWest T20 Blast group matches12, 14, 17: ODIs England v India
CYCLING7-29: Tour de France
GOLF19-22: The Open Championship, Carnoustie
ATHLETICS21-22: Anniversary Games, London Stadium
RACINGJul 31-Aug 4: Glorious Goodwood
RUGBY UNION3: England v South Africa, Twickenham10: England v New Zealand, Twickenham17: England v Japan, Twickenham24: England v Australia, Twickenham
SWIMMING11-16: World Championships, Hangzhou
DARTSTBC: PDC World Championship, Alexandra Palace
RACING26: King George VI Chase, Kempton
JANUARY
FEBRUARY
MARCH
APRIL MAY
DECEMBER
NOVEMBER
OCTOBER
AUGUST
JUNE
JULY
FOOTBALL1-2: Champions League semi-finals, 2nd leg3: Europa League semi-finals, 2nd leg4-20: European Under 17 Championship5-6: Final round of Football League fixtures5: Women’s FA Cup final, Wembley13: Final round of Premier League and Scottish Premiership fixtures16: Europa League final, Lyon19: FA Cup final, Wembley;Scottish Cup final, Hampden Park 26: Champions League final, Kiev; Championship play-off final, Wembley27: League One play-off final, Wembley28: League Two play-off final, Wembley
CYCLING3-6: Tour de Yorkshire4-27: Giro d’Italia
BOXING5: Tony Bellew v David Haye, O2 Arena
RUGBY UNION11: European Champions Cup final, Bilbao
12: European Challenge Cup final, Bilbao19: Premiership semi-finals26: Premiership final, Twickenham
CRICKET11-15: 1st Test, Malahide, Ireland v PakistanMay 17-Jun 7: Royal London One-Day Cup group matches24-28: 1st Test, Lord’s, England v Pakistan
FORMULA ONE13: Spanish Grand Prix27: Monaco Grand Prix
TENNISMay 27-Jun 10: French Open, Roland Garros
FOOTBALL3-4: Champions League quarter-finals, 1st leg5: Europa League qtr-finals, 1st leg8: Checkatrade Trophy final, Wembley10-11: Champions League quarter-finals, 2nd leg12: Europa League quarter-finals, 2nd leg14-15: Scottish Cup semi-finals21-22: FA Cup semi-finals24-25: Champions League semi-finals, 1st leg26: Europa League semi-finals, 1st leg
COMMONWEALTH GAMES4-15: Queensland, Australia
GOLF5-8: The Masters, Augusta
TENNIS6-8: Davis Cup quarter-finals
FORMULA ONE8: Chinese Grand Prix15: Bahrain Grand Prix29: Azerbaijan Grand Prix
CRICKET13: County Championship begins
RACING14: Grand National, Aintree
RUGBY UNION20-22: European Champions Cup and Challenge Cup semi-finals
SNOOKERApr 21-May 7: World Championship, Sheffield
ATHLETICS22: London Marathon
Rivals: Haye and Bellew
Scottish hope: Eilish McColgan
RUGBY LEAGUE1: Super League season starts
World Club Series 16: Melbourne v Leeds Rhinos17: South Sydney Rabbitohs v Wigan Warriors, St George Illawarra Dragons v Hull FC
TENNIS2-4: Davis Cup 1st round, Marbella, Spain v Great Britain7-10: Fed Cup, Tallinn, Estonia: GB in Euro/Africa Zone Group 1
RUGBY UNION NatWest 6 Nations 3: France v Ireland, Wales v Scotland4: Italy v England10: England v Wales, Ireland v Italy11: Scotland v France23: France v Italy24: Ire v Wales, Scotland v England
CRICKETTri-Nations Series3: Australia v NZ, Sydney7: Australia v England, Hobart10: Australia v England, Melbourne13: NZ v England, Wellington16: NZ v Australia, Auckland18: NZ v England, Hamilton21: Final, Auckland
One-day internationals25, 28: New Zealand v England
AMERICAN FOOTBALL4: Super Bowl LII, Minneapolis
WINTER OLYMPICS9-25: Pyeongchang, South Korea
FOOTBALL10-11: Scottish Cup 5th roundChampions League last 16, 1st leg13: Juventus v Tottenham, Basle v Man City
14: Porto v Liverpool, Real Madrid v Paris Saint-GermainEuropa League last 32, 1st leg 15: Celtic v Zenit Saint Petersburg, Ostersunds v Arsenal17-18: FA Cup 5th roundChampions League last 16, 1st leg20: Chelsea v Barcelona, B Munich v Besiktas21: Sevilla v Man Utd, Shakhtar v Roma22: Europa League last 32, 2nd leg25: Carabao Cup final, Wembley
BOXING17: George Groves v Chris Eubank Jr, Manchester Arena
ATHLETICS25: Indoor Grand Prix, Glasgow
CYCLINGFeb 28-Mar 4: Track World Championships, Holland
Machine: England’s Maro Itoje
Golden boy: Adam Peaty
Focused: India’s Virat Kohli
CRICKETEngland v India1-5: 1st Test, Edgbaston9-13: 2nd Test, Lord’s18-22: 3rd Test, Trent BridgeAug 30-Sep 3: 4th Test, Southampton Sep 7-11: 5th Test, The Kia Oval23-26: NatWest T20 Blast quarter-finals
ATHLETICS7-12: European Championships, Berlin18: Diamond League, Birmingham
GOLF9-12: US PGA Championship, Missouri
FOOTBALL4-5: Football League starts5: Community Shield, Wembley11-12: Premier League season starts15: UEFA Super Cup, Tallinn
DISABILITY SPORT20-26: World Para-Athletics Championships, Berlin
RUGBY LEAGUE25: Challenge Cup final, Wembley
CYCLINGAug 25-Sep 16: La Vuelta, Spain
FORMULA ONE26: Belgian Grand Prix
TENNISAug 27-Sep 9: US Open, Flushing Meadows
can hotshot kane deliver for england in russia?
WHEN ENGLAND PLAYJune 18
TUNISIA v ENGLANDVolgograd, 7pm
June 24ENGLAND v PANAMA
Nizhny Novgorod, 1pm
June 28ENGLAND v BELGIUM
Kaliningrad, 7pm
Tunisia
BelgiumEngland
England
England
WORLD CUP FIXTURESJune 14: Group A – Russia v Saudi Arabia
15: Group A – Egypt v Uruguay Group B – Morocco v Iran, Portugal v Spain
16: Group C – France v Australia, Peru v Denmark Group D – Argentina v Iceland, Croatia v Nigeria
17: Group E – Costa Rica v Serbia, Brazil v Switzerland Group F – Germany v Mexico
18: Group F – Sweden v South Korea Group G – Belgium v Panama, Tunisia v EnglAnd
19: Group A – Russia v Egypt Group H – Colombia v Japan, Poland v Senegal
20: Group A – Uruguay v Saudia Arabia Group B – Portugal v Morocco, Iran v Spain
21: Group C – Denmark v Australia, France v Peru Group D – Argentina v Croatia
22: Group D – Nigeria v Iceland Group E – Brazil v Costa Rica, Serbia v Switzerland
23: Group F – Germany v Sweden, S Korea v Mexico Group G – Belgium v Tunisia
24: Group G – EnglAnd v Panama Group H – Japan v Senegal, Poland v Colombia
25: Group A – Saudi Arabia v Egypt, Uruguay v Russia Group B – Iran v Portugal, Spain v Morocco
26: Group C – Australia v Peru, Denmark v France Group D – Iceland v Croatia, Nigeria v Argentina
27: Group E – Serbia v Brazil, Switzerland v Costa Rica Group F – Mexico v Sweden, S Korea v Germany
28: Group G – EnglAnd v Belgium, Panama v Tunisia Group H – Japan v Poland, Senegal v Colombia
June 30-July 3: Last 16
July 6-7: Quarter-finals
10-11: Semi-finals
14: Third-place play-off
15: World Cup final
SEPTEMBER
Showdown: can McIlroy help Europe
triumph?
FORMULA ONE2: Italian Grand Prix16: Singapore Grand Prix30: Russian Grand Prix
CYCLING2-9: Tour of Britain22-30: Road World Championships, Innsbruck
FOOTBALL6-11: UEFA Nations League group matches, Matchday 1 & 2
CRICKET7-11: 5th Test, The Kia Oval, England v India 15: NatWest T20 Blast finals day
ATHLETICS9: Great North Run,
NewcastleTENNIS 14-16: Davis Cup semi-finalsRACING15: St Leger, DoncasterGOLF28-30: Ryder Cup, Paris
RUGBY LEAGUE3: England v New Zealand, Liverpool11: England v New Zealand, Leeds
FORMULA ONE11: Brazilian Grand Prix25: Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
TENNIS12-18: ATP World Tour finals23-25: Davis Cup final
RACING20: British Champions Day, Ascot (including Champion Stakes and Queen Elizabeth II Stakes)
FOOTBALL15-20: UEFA Nations League group matches, Matchday 5 & 6
FORMULA ONE7: Japanese Grand Prix21: USA Grand Prix28: Mexican Grand Prix
RUGBY LEAGUE13: Super League Grand Final, Old Trafford27: England v New Zealand, Hull
TENNIS22-28: WTA Finals, Singapore
FOOTBALL11-16: UEFA Nations League group, Matchday 3 & 4
Titledefence:LewisHamilton
Marksman: England’s hopes in Russia rest on Kane’s shoulders