WORLD SPORTS DIARY JULY 2003 July 01 - Athletics: Athletissima 2003 Super Grand Prix, Lausanne, Switzerland July 02-05 - Sailing: Rolex Farr 40 One Design World Championship, Porto Cervo, Sardinia, Italy July 02-06 - Rowing: Henley Royal Regatta, Henley, Great Britain July 03 05 - Fencing: MenÕs World Cup, Persepolis / Shiraz, Iran July 03-06 - Golf: Western Open, Lemont, Illinois July 03-06 - Golf: Smurfit European Open, The K Club, Dublin, Ireland July 03-06 - Golf: U.S. WomenÕs Open, North Plains, Oregon July 03-12 - Boxing: World Amateur Championships, Bangkok, Thailand July 04 - Athletics: IAAF Golden League, Gaz de France, Saint-Denis, Paris, France July 04 - Horseracing: Prioress Stakes, Belmont Park, New York July 04-05 - Horseracing: Coral Eclipse meeting, Sandown Park, Great Britain July 04-06 - Canoe/Kayak: Flatwater Racing World Cup round 5, Zagreb, Croatia July 05 - Motor racing: NASCAR Winston Cup, Daytona International Speedway, Florida July 05 - Horseracing: Suburban Handicap, Belmont Park, New York July 05 - Horseracing: Triple Bend BreedersÕ Cup Handicap, Hollywood Park, California July 05-06 - Canoe/Kayak: Slalom World Cup, La Seu dÕUrgell, Spain July 05-06 - Cycling: Mountain Bike World Cup, Telluride, Colorado July 05-06 - Rowing: Tampere International Regatta, Tampere, Finland July 05-12 - Raquetball: European Championships, Zootermeer, Netherlands July 05-27 - Cycling: Tour de France, France July 06 - Formula 1: French Grand Prix, Magny-Cours, France July 06 - Motor racing: CART Round 10, Cleveland, Ohio July 06-12 - Sailing: Raceboard World Championship, Greece July 07 - Athletics: IAAF Grand Prix, Zagreb, Croatia July 07-13 - Tennis: Allianz Suisse Open, men, Gstaad, Switzerland July 07-13 - Tennis: Hall of Fame Tennis Championships, men, Newport, Rhode Island July 07-13 - Tennis: Swedish Open, Bastad, Sweden July 07-13 - Tennis: Internazionali Femminili di Palermo, women, Palermo, Italy July 07-13 - Sailing: Formula 18 World Championship, Koksijde, Belgium July 08-10 - Horseracing: July meeting, Newmarket, Great Britain July 08-13 - Volleyball: World League Finals, Madrid, Spain July 10-13 - Golf: Greater Milwaukee Open, Milwaukee, Wisconsin July 10-13 - Golf: Scottish Open, Loch Lomond, Scotland July 10-13 - Golf: Canadian WomenÕs Open, Vancouver, Canada July 10-13 - Athletics: IAAF World Youth Championships, Sherbrooke, Canada July 10-13 - Canoe/Kayak: Wild Water World Championship, Mayhofen Zillerthal, Austria July 10-20 - Basketball: World Junior Championship, men, Thessaloniki, Greece July 10-23 - Sailing: Admirals Cup, Cowes, Isle of Wight, Great Britain July 11 - Athletics: IAAF Golden League, Golden Gala, Rome, Italy July 11-13 - Motorcycling: MotoGP British Grand Prix, Donington Park, Great Britain July 11-13 - Motorcycling: Superbike World Championship, Laguna Seca, California July 11-13 - Rowing: 3rd World Cup, Lucerne, Switzerland July 11-13 - Golf: Ladies Taiwan Open, Ta Shee Resort, Tao Yuan, Taiwan July 12 - Rugby Union: South Africa v Australia, Cape Town, South Africa July 12 - Rugby Union: Namibia v Samoa, Windhoek, Namibia July 12 - Cricket: NW Series Final, LordÕs, London, Great Britain July 12-13 - Canoe/Kayak: Slalom World Cup, Ljubljana / Tacen, Slovenia July 12-13 - Cycling: Mountain Bike World Cup, Grouse Mountain Canada July 12-19 - Sailing: X99 World Championship, Sandefjord, Norway July 12-20 - Ice Hockey: World In-Line Championships, Nuremberg / Pfaffenhofen, Germany July 13 - Athletics: IAAF Super Grand Prix, Gateshead, Great Britain July 13 - Baseball: All-Star Game, Chicago, Illinois July 13 - Motor racing: NASCAR Winston Cup, Chicagoland Speedway, Illinois July 13 - Motor racing: CART Round 11, Toronto, Canada July 13 - Horseracing: Irish Oaks, The Curragh, Co. Kildare, Ireland July 13 - Horseracing: Hollywood Gold Cup, Hollywood Park, California July 13 - Triathlon: World Cup, Edmonton, Canada July 13-18 - Sailing: Laser 4.7 World Championship, Izmir, Turkey July 13-27 - Swimming: World Championships, Barcelona, Spain July 14-20 - Tennis: Mercedes Cup, men, Stuttgart, Germany July 14-20 - Tennis: Dutch Open, men, Amersfoort, Netherlands July 14-20 - Modern Pentathlon: World Championships, Pesaro, Italy July 14-20 - Archery: World Outdoor Target Championships, New York July 16-28 - Shooting: European Championships; Rifle, Pistol, Running Target, Rifle 300m, Plzen, Czech Republic July 17-20 - Golf: 132nd Open Championship, Royal St GeorgeÕs, Sandwich, Great Britain July 17-20 - Golf: BC Open, Endicott, New York July 17-20 - Golf: LPGA Sybase Big Apple Classic, New Rochelle, New York July 17-20 - Athletics: European Under 23 Championships, Bydgoszcz, Poland July 17-26 - Sailing: World Youth Championship, Madeira, Portugal July 18-22 - Cricket: Australia v Bangladesh, 1st Test, Darwin, Australia July 18-25 - Sailing: Open Yngling World Championship, Rostock, Germany July 19 - Athletics: IAAF Super Grand Prix, Madrid, Spain July 19 - Rugby Union: South Africa v New Zealand, Pretoria, South Africa July 19 - Rugby Union: Russia v United States, Moscow, Russia July 19 - Horseracing: Coaching Club American Oaks, Belmont Park, New York July 19-20 - Tennis: Fed Cup quarterfinals, U.S., Belgium, Slovenia, Spain July 19-24 - Sailing: Shark World Cup Championship, Ottawa, Canada July 19-26 - Sailing: Vaurien World Championship, Stavoren, Netherlands July 19-27 - Sailing: 14 Hobie World Championship, Lubecker Bucht, Germany July 19-Aug 10 - Gliding: World Championships, Leszno, Poland July 20 - Formula 1: British Grand Prix, Silverstone, Great Britain July 20 - Motor racing: NASCAR Winston Cup, New Hampshire International Speedway, Loudon, New Hampshire July 20 - Horseracing: Prince of Wales Stakes, Fort Erie, Ontario, Canada July 20 - Fencing: Team World Cup, Sydney, Australia July 20 -Triathlon: World Cup, Cornr Brook, Canada July 21-26 - Shooting: World Long Range Rifle Championships, Bisley, Great Britain July 21-27 - Tennis: Generali Open, men, KitzbŸhel, Austria July 21-27 - Tennis: RCA Championships, men, Indianapolis, Indiana July 21-27 - Tennis: Croatia Open, men, Umag, Croatia July 21-27 - Tennis: Bank of the West Classic, women, Stanford, California July 21-Aug 02 - Sailing: International 505 Class World Championship, Malmš, Sweden July 22-27 - Canoe/Kayak: Slalom World Championship, Augsburg, Germany July 22-Aug 02 - Sailing: IODA World Championship, Las Palmas, Spain July 23-26 - Golf: Ladies Evian Masters, Evian Les Bains, France July 23-27 - Equestrian: Royal International Horse Show, Hickstead, Great Britain July 23-Sep 01 - Horseracing: Saratoga Summer Meeting, Saratoga Springs, New York July 23-Sep 10 - Horseracing: Del Mar Summer Meeting, Del Mar, California July 24-27 - Golf: Greater Hartford Open, Connecticut, United States July 24-27 - Golf: Nissan Irish Open, Dublin, Ireland July 24-27 - Athletics: European Junior Championships, Tampere, Finland July 24-28 - Cricket: England v South Africa, 1st Test, Birmingham, Great Britain July 24-Aug 02 - Athletics: Pan-American Games, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic July 25-27 - Motor racing: World Rally Championship, Deutschland Rally July 25-27 - Motorcycling: MotoGP German Grand Prix, Sachsenring, Germany July 25-27 - Motorcycling: Superbike World Championship, Brands Hatch, Great Britain July 25-27 - Horseracing: King George VI & Queen Elizabeth meeting, Ascot, Great Britain July 25-29 - Cricket: Australia v Bangladesh, 2nd Test, Cairns, Australia July 25-Aug 03 - Sailing: Copa del Rey, Palma de Mallorca, Spain July 26 - Rugby Union: Australia v New Zealand, Sydney, Australia July 26 - Rugby Union: Canada v NZ Maori, Calgary, Canada July 26-27 - Cycling: World BMX Championships, Perth, Australia July 27 - Motor racing: CART Round 12, Vancouver, Canada July 27 - Motor racing: NASCAR Winston Cup, Pocono Raceway, Long Pond, Pennsylvania July 27 - Triathlon: World Cup, Salford, Great Britain July 28-Aug 03 - Tennis: Legg Mason Tennis Classic, men, Washington DC July 28-Aug 03 - Tennis: Acura Classic, San Diego, women, California July 28-Aug 03 - Tennis: Mercedes-Benz Cup, men, Los Angeles, California July 28-Aug 03 - Tennis: Idea Prokom Open, Sopot, Poland July 28-Aug 03 - Badminton: World Championships, Birmingham, Great Britain July 28-Aug 03 - Modern Pentathlon: World Junior Championships, Athens, Greece July 29-Aug 02 - Horseracing: Glorious Goodwood, Sussex, Great Britain July 29-Aug 05 - Shooting: European Championships; Skeet, Trap, Double Trap, Brno, Czech Republic July 30-Aug 03 - Cycling: Track World Championships, Stuttgart, Germany July 31 - Athletics: IAAF Grand Prix, Raiffeisen Gugl-Meeting, Linz, Austria July 31 - Triathlon: World Team Championship, Tiszaujvaros, Hungary July 31-Aug 03 - Golf: Buick Open, Grand Blanc, Minnesota July 31-Aug 03 - Golf: Scandinavian Masters, Malmo, Sweden July 31-Aug 03 - Golf: WomenÕs British Open, Royal Lytham, Blackpool, Great Britain July 31-Aug 04 - Cricket: England v South Africa, 2nd Test, LordÕs, London, Great Britain July 31-Aug 04 - Gymnastics: Rhythmic World Cup, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia