World sports diary July 30 - August 26
July 30 (Reuters) - World sports diary from July 30 - August 26 - - - - WEDNESDAY, JULY 30 SOCCER Champions League qualifying, third round GAMES 20th Commonwealth Games, Glasgow (to Aug 3) CRICKET England v India, Southampton, third test (to 31) SWIMMING World championships, Montreal (to Aug 10) TENNIS ATP: Kitzbuehel Cup, Austria (to Aug. 3) ATP/WTA: Washington Classic, U.S. (to Aug. 3) Stanford Classic, California (to Aug. 3) - - - - THURSDAY, JULY 31 SOCCER Europa League qualifying, third round GOLF WGC-Bridgestone Invitational, Akron, Ohio (to 3) PGA Tour: Reno-Tahoe Open, Reno, Nevada (to 3) - - - - FRIDAY, AUGUST 1 SOCCER African Nations Cup - qualifiers Second round, second leg matches (to 3) RALLYING Rally of Finland (to 3) - - - - SATURDAY, AUGUST 2 RUGBY Super Rugby final New South Wales Waratahs v Canterbury Crusaders, Sydney CYCLING San Sebastian Classic, Spain - - - - SUNDAY, AUGUST 3 CYCLING Tour of Poland (to 9) - - - - MONDAY, AUGUST 4 TENNIS WTA: Rogers Cup, Montreal, Canada (to 10) ATP: Rogers Cup, Toronto, Canada (to 10) - - - - TUESDAY, AUGUST 5 SOCCER Champions League qualifying, third round - - - - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 6 CRICKET Sri Lanka v Pakistan, Galle, first test (to 10) - - - - THURSDAY, AUGUST 7 GOLF U.S. PGA Championship, Valhalla GC, Louisville, Kentucky (to 10) CRICKET England v India, Manchester, fourth test (to 11) - - - - FRIDAY, AUGUST 8 SOCCER Draw for UEFA Champions League and Europa League playoff round Ligue 1 starts Dutch championship starts African Champions League, African Confederation Cup group matches (to 10) MOTORCYCLING MotoGP: Indianapolis, Indianapolis (to 10) - - - - SATURDAY, AUGUST 9 SOCCER Ligue 1, Dutch championship CRICKET Zimbabwe v South Africa, Harare, Only test (to 13) - - - - SUNDAY, AUGUST 10 SOCCER Ligue 1, Dutch championship TENNIS ATP/WTA: Cincinnati Open (to 17) ATHLETICS IAAF World Challenge meeting, Belem, Brazil African Championship, Marrakech (to 14) - - - - MONDAY, AUGUST 11 CYCLING Eneco Tour (17) - - - - TUESDAY, AUGUST 12 ATHLETICS 22nd European Athletics Championships, Zurich (17) Summer Youth Olympic Games, Nanjing, China (to 28) - - - - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 13 No new entries - - - - THURSDAY, AUGUST 14 GOLF PGA Tour: Wyndham Championship, Greensboro, North Carolina (to 17) European Tour: Made in Denmark, Farso, Denmark (to 17) CRICKET Sri Lanka v Pakistan, Colombo, second test (to 18) - - - - FRIDAY, AUGUST 15 SOCCER Ligue 1, Dutch championship MOTORCYCLING MotoGP: Czech Republic, Brno (to 17) CRICKET England v India, The Oval, fifth test (to 19) - - - - SATURDAY, AUGUST 16 SOCCER Premier League season begins Ligue 1, Dutch championship RUGBY Rugby championship Australia v New Zealand, Sydney South Africa v Argentina, Pretoria - - - - SUNDAY, AUGUST 17 SOCCER Premier League, Ligue 1, Dutch championship CRICKET Zimbabwe v South Africa, Bulawayo, first ODI - - - - MONDAY, AUGUST 18 SOCCER Premier League TENNIS ATP: Winston-Salem Open (to 24) WTA: New Haven Open, Connecticut (to 24) - - - - TUESDAY, AUGUST 19 SOCCER Champions League playoff round first legs (to 20) CRICKET Zimbabwe v South Africa, Bulawayo, second ODI - - - - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 20 No new entries - - - - THURSDAY, AUGUST 21 GOLF European Tour: Czech Masters, Prague (to 24) PGA Tour: Barclays Classic, New Jersey (to 24) ATHLETICS Diamond League: Stockholm SOCCER Europa League playoff round first legs CRICKET Zimbabwe v South Africa, Bulawayo, third ODI - - - - FRIDAY, AUGUST 22 SOCCER Bundesliga season begins Dutch Championship African Champions League, African Confederation Cup group matches (to 24) MOTOR RACING Formula One: Belgian Grand Prix, Spa-Francorchamps (24) RALLYING Rally of Germany (to 24) CRICKET West Indies v Bangladesh, St George's, second ODI - - - - SATURDAY, AUGUST 23 SOCCER Premier League, Ligue 1, Bundesliga, Dutch Championship CYCLING Tour of Spain (to Sept. 14) RUGBY Rugby championship New Zealand v Australia, Auckland Argentina v South Africa, Salta CRICKET Sri Lanka v Pakistan, Hambantota, first ODI - - - - SUNDAY, AUGUST 24 SOCCER Premier League, La Liga, Bundesliga, Dutch Championship ATHLETICS British Athletics Grand Prix Diamond League meeting, Birmingham CYCLING Vattenfall Cyclassic ROWING World championships (to 31) - - - - MONDAY, AUGUST 25 SOCCER Premier League TENNIS U.S. Open, Flushing Meadows, New York (to Sept. 7) CRICKET England v India, Bristol, first ODI West Indies v Bangladesh, Basseterre, third ODI - - - - TUESDAY, AUGUST 26 SOCCER Champions League qualifying round second legs (to 27) CRICKET Zimbabwe v Australia, Harare, ODI triangular series - - - - (Edited by Caroline Helly)
