World sports diary August 2015

Reuters

LONDON, Dec 23 (Reuters) - AUGUST 2015 - - - - SATURDAY, AUGUST 1 TENNIS ATP: German Open, Hamburg (to 2) Atlanta Open, U.S. (to 2) Swiss Open, Gstaad (to 2) WTA: Baku Cup, Azerbaijan (to 2) Brazil Cup, Florianopolis, Brazil GOLF European Tour: Saltire Energy Matchplay, Aberdeen (to 2) PGA Tour: Quicken Loans National, Virginia (to 2) SWIMMING World championships, Kazan, Russia (to 2) SAILING Louis Vuitton Challenger series, San Francisco (to 30) CYCLING San Sebastian Classic, Spain RALLYING Rally of Finland (to 2) CRICKET England v Australia, Birmingham, third test (to 2) SOCCER EAFF East Asia Cup, Wuhan, China (to 9) - - - - SUNDAY, AUGUST 2 No new entries - - - - MONDAY, AUGUST 3 TENNIS ATP: Austrian Open, Kitzbuehel, Austria (to 9) ATP/WTA: Citi Open, Washington, U.S. (to 9) WTA: Bank of the West Classic, Stanford, CA (to 9) - - - - TUESDAY, AUGUST 4 SOCCER Champions League third qualifying round, second leg (to 5) - - - - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 5 SOCCER Libertadores Cup Final, second leg - - - - THURSDAY, AUGUST 6 GOLF PGA Tour: WGC-Bridgestone Invitational, Akron, Ohio (to 9) Barracuda Championship, Reno, Nevada (to 9) CRICKET England v Australia, Nottingham, fourth test (to 10) SOCCER Europa League third qualifying round second legs - - - - FRIDAY, AUGUST 7 MOTORCYCLING MotoGP: Indianapolis GP, Indianapolis (to 9) SOCCER Draw for UEFA Champions League and Europa League playoff round - - - - SATURDAY, AUGUST 8 SOCCER Premier League season starts RUGBY Rugby Championship Australia v New Zealand, Sydney South Africa v Argentina, Durban - - - - SUNDAY, AUGUST 9 No new entries - - - - MONDAY, AUGUST 10 SOCCER Capital One Cup round one (to 12) TENNIS WTA: Rogers Cup, Toronto, Canada (to 16) ATP: Rogers Cup, Montreal, Canada (to 16) BADMINTON World Badminton Championships, Jakarta (to 16) - - - - TUESDAY, AUGUST 11 SOCCER UEFA Super Cup, Tbilisi - - - - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 12 No new entries - - - - THURSDAY, AUGUST 13 GOLF PGA Tour: PGA Championship, Kohler, Wisconsin (to 16) - - - - FRIDAY, AUGUST 14 SOCCER Bundesliga season starts MOTORCYCLING MotoGP: Czech Republic GP, Brno (to 16) - - - - SATURDAY, AUGUST 15 RUGBY Rugby World Cup warm up matches Argentina v South Africa, TBC New Zealand v Australia, Auckland - - - - SUNDAY, AUGUST 16 No new entries - - - - MONDAY, AUGUST 17 TENNIS ATP/WTA: Western & Southern Open, Cincinnati (to 23) - - - - TUESDAY, AUGUST 18 RUGBY New Zealand v Australia SOCCER Champions League playoff round first legs (to 19) - - - - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 19 No new entries - - - - THURSDAY, AUGUST 20 CRICKET England v Australia, The Oval, fifth test (to 24) GOLF PGA Tour: Wyndham Championship, Greensboro, North Carolina (to 23) European Tour: Made in Denmark, Farso, Denmark (to 23) RALLYING Rally of Germany (to 23) SOCCER Europa League playoff round first legs - - - - FRIDAY, AUGUST 21 MOTOR RACING Formula One: Belgian Grand Prix, Spa-Francorchamps (23) - - - - SATURDAY, AUGUST 22 CYCLING Tour of Spain (to Sept 13) ATHLETICS World Athletics Championships, Beijing (to 30) - - - - SUNDAY, AUGUST 23 No new entries - - - - MONDAY, AUGUST 24 TENNIS ATP: Winston-Salem Open (to 30) WTA: Connecticut Open (to 30) - - - - TUESDAY, AUGUST 25 SOCCER Champions League playoff round second legs (to 26) - - - - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 26 No new entries - - - - THURSDAY, AUGUST 27 SOCCER Champions League group stage draw, Monaco Europa League play off round, second legs GOLF European Tour: Czech Masters, Prague (to 30) PGA Tour: Barclays Classic, New Jersey (to 30) CRICKET England v Australia, Belfast, Only ODI - - - - FRIDAY, AUGUST 28 MOTORCYCLING MotoGP: British GP, Donnington Park (to 30) SOCCER Europa League group stage draw, Monaco - - - - SATURDAY, AUGUST 29 No new entries - - - - SUNDAY, AUGUST 30 ROWING World Championships, Lac d'Aiguebelette, France (to Sept 6) - - - - MONDAY, AUGUST 31 SOCCER International matches (to Sept 8) TENNIS U.S. Open, Flushing Meadows, New York (to Sept 13) CRICKET England v Australia, Cardiff, Only T20I (Editing by Caroline Helly)