WORLD SPORTS DIARY AUGUST 2003

01-03	Canoeing: Slalom World Cup Final, Bratislava, Slovakia
01-31	Horseracing: Deauville Summer Festival, Deauville, France
02	Rugby Union: Tri-Nations; Australia v South Africa, Brisbane, Australia
02	Soccer: Major League All-Star game, Home Depot Center, Carson, California
02	Cricket: Australia v Bangladesh, 1st ODI, Cairns, Australia
02-03	Motor Racing: CART Round 13: Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin
02-03	Motor Racing: NASCAR Winston Cup Round 21, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indiana
02-09	Sailing: Cowes Week, Isle of Wight, UK
02-09	Sailing: Snipe World Championship, Borstahusen, Sweden
03	Formula 1: German Grand Prix, Hockenheim, Germany
03	Cricket: Australia v Bangladesh, 2nd ODI, Cairns, Australia
03	Triathlon: World Cup, Tiszaujvaros, Hungary
04-09	Squash: World Masters Championships, Espoo, Finland
04-10	Tennis: ATP Masters series, Montreal, Canada
04-10	Tennis: JP Morgan Chase Open, women, Los Angeles, California 
04-10	Tennis: Nordea Nordic Light Open, women, Helsinki, Finland
05	Athletics: IAAF Super Grand Prix, Stockholm, Sweden
05-09	Rowing: World Junior Championships, Athens, Greece
06	Cricket: Australia v Bangladesh, 3rd ODI, Darwin, Australia
06-10	Equestrian: Kerrygold Horse Show, Dublin, Ireland
06-10	Rowing: Royal Canadian Henley Regatta, St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada
06-10	Volleyball: World U-21 Beach Championship, Portrieux, France
07-10	Golf: US PGA Tour; The International, Castle Rock, Colorado
07-10	Golf: European Tour; Nordic Open, Copenhagen, Denmark
07-10	Golf: Ladies European Tour; HP Open, Stockholm, Sweden
07-10	Table Tennis: Malaysia Open, Johor Bahru, Malaysia
08	Athletics: IAAF Super Grand Prix, Crystal Palace, London, UK
08-10	Motor racing: World Rally Championship, Rally Finland
08-10	Golf: LPGA Tour; WendyÕs Championship for Children, Dublin, Ohio
08-14	Sailing: IMS 50 World Championship, Mallorca, Spain
08-17	Baseball: World Youth Championship, Taipei, PeopleÕs Republic of China
09	Rugby Union: Tri-Nations; New Zealand v South Africa, Dunedin, New Zealand
09	Soccer: English Football League season starts, UK
09	Horseracing: BreedersÕ Stakes, Woodbine, Toronto, Canada
09	Horseracing: Shergar Cup Day, Ascot, UK
10	Athletics: IAAF Golden League, ISTAF 2003, Berlin, Germany
10	Motor Racing: NASCAR Winston Cup, Watkins Glen, New York
10	Motor Racing: Indy Racing League Round 11, Gateway International Raceway, St Louis, Missouri
10	Soccer: FA Community Shield; Arsenal v Manchester Utd, Millennium Stadium, Wales
10-15	Sailing: Laser II World Championship, Hoorn, Netherlands
11-17- Tennis: ATP Masters series, Cincinnati, Ohio
11-17- Tennis: Rogers AT&T Cup, women, Toronto, Canada
13-17	Equestrian: European Dressage Championships, Hickstead, UK
13-30	Soccer: FIFA U-17 World Championship, Finland
14-15	Modern Pentathlon: Biathle World Tour, Havana, Cuba
14-17	Golf: U.S. PGA Championship, Oak Hill Country Club, Rochester, New York
14-17	Golf: European Tour; BMW Russian Open, Moscow, Russia
14-17	Golf: LPGA Tour; Jamie Farr Kroger Classic, Sylvania, Ohio
14-17	Archery: IBO World Championships, Snowshoe, West Virginia
14-17	Table Tennis: Singapore Open, Singapore
14-18	Cricket: England v South Africa, 3rd Test, Nottingham, UK
15	Athletics: IAAF Golden League, Weltklasse, Zurich, Switzerland
15-23	Sailing: J/24 World Championship, Medemblik, Netherlands
16	Soccer: English Premiership season starts, UK
16	Rugby Union: Tri-Nations; New Zealand v Australia, Auckland, New Zealand
16	Rugby Union: Ireland v Wales, Dublin, Ireland
16	Horseracing: Arlington Million, (World Series Racing Championship), Arlington Park, Chicago, Illinois
16-17	Canoeing: Pan American Slalom Championships, Wausau, Wisconsin
16-24	Gymnastics: World Artistic Championships, Anaheim, California
16-24	Hockey: Champions Trophy, men, Amstelveen, Netherlands
17	Motorcycling: Moto GP round 10, Czech Grand Prix, Brno, Czech Republic
17	Motor Racing: CART Round 14: Lexington, Ohio,
17	Motor Racing: Indy Racing League Round 12, Kentucky Speedway
17	Motor Racing: NASCAR Winston Cup Rd 24, Bristol Motor Speedway, Tennessee
18-24- Tennis: TD Waterhouse Cup, men, Long Island, New York
18-24- Tennis: Pilot Pen, women, New Haven, Connecticut
18-24	Golf: U.S. Amateur Championships, Oakmont Country Club, Pennsylvania
19-21	Horseracing: York August meeting, York, UK
20	Soccer: Euro2004 qualifiers: Faroe Islands v Iceland, Serbia and Montenegro v Wales
20-24	Equestrian: European Show Jumping Championship, Donaueschingen, Germany
20-24	Cricket: Pakistan v Bangladesh, 1st Test, Karachi, Pakistan
20-24	Cycling: World Junior Track Championships, Moscow, Russia
21-24	Golf: World Golf Championship, NEC Invitational, Akron, Ohio
21-24	Golf: US PGA Tour; Reno-Tahoe Open, Reno, Nevada
21-24	Golf: LPGA Tour Wachovia Classic, Kutztown, Pennsylvania
21-31	Various: World Student Games, Daegu, South Korea
22-25	Golf: Ladies European Tour;  WPGA Championship of Europe, Royal Porthcawl, Wales
23	Rugby Union: Wales v England, Scotland v Italy, Cardiff / Edinburgh, UK
23	Horseracing: Celebration Mile, Goodwood, UK
23-31	Athletics: World Championships, Paris, France
24	Formula 1: Hungarian Grand Prix, Budapest, Hungary
24	Motor Racing: Indy Racing League Round 13, Nazareth Speedway, Pennsylvania
24-30	Sailing: International Moth Class World Championship, Les Sables dÕOlonne, France
24-31	Rowing: World Championships, Milan, Italy
24-31	Sailing: Match Racing World Championship, Riva del Garda, Italy
24-31	Wrestling: World Junior Championships, Istanbul, Turkey
25-September 07	Tennis: U.S. Open, Flushing Meadows, New York
26-September 01	Cycling: World Masters Mountain Bike Championships, Bromont, Quebec, Canada
27-31	Dragon Boat: World Championships, Shanghai, China
27-31	Cricket: Pakistan v Bangladesh, 2nd Test, Multan, Pakistan
27-31	Cycling: World Masters Road Championships, St-Johann, Austria
28-31	Golf: European Tour; BMW International Open, Munich, Germany
28-31	Golf: LPGA State Farm Classic, Springfield, Illinois
29	Soccer: UEFA Super Cup; AC Milan and FC Porto, Stade Louis II, Monaco
29-30: Triathlon: Duathlon World Championship, Affoltern, Switzerland
29-31	Skiing: Grass Skiing World Cup Final, Lanzo dÕIntelvi, Italy
29-September 01	Golf: US PGA Tour; U.S. Championships, Norton, Minnesota
29-September 07	Horseracing: Baden-Baden Summer Festival, Baden-Baden,, Germany
30	Rugby Union: France v England, Wales v Scotland, Ireland v Italy
30-31	Motor Racing: NASCAR Winston Cup Rd 25, Darlington Raceway, South Carolina
30-31	Motor Racing: CART Round 15: Denver, Colorado
31-September 07	Cycling: World Mountain Bike Championships, Lugano, Switzerland