WORLD SPORTS DIARY AUGUST 2005

August 01-07	Tennis: ATP/WTA Idea Pokom Open, Sopot, Poland
August 01-07	Tennis: Legg Mason Tennis Classic, Washington DC
August 01-07	Tennis: WTA Acura Classic, San Diego, California
August 02	Cricket: Sri Lanka v West Indies, Dambulla, Sri Lanka
August 02-07	Rowing: Royal Canadian Henley Regatta, St Catharines, Ontario, Canada
August 03	Cricket: India v Sri Lanka, Dambulla, Sri Lanka
August 03-07	Equestrian: Dublin Horse Show, Dublin, Ireland
August 03-09	Modern Pentathlon: World Championships, Warsaw, Poland
August 03-10	Cycling: Tour du Benelux, Netherlands
August 04-07	Golf: The International, Castle Pines GC, Castle Rock, Colorado
August 04-07	Golf: Diageo Championship at Gleneagles, Perthshire, Scotland
August 04-07	Golf: Ladies European Tour; Swedish Open, Vasatorp GC, Helsingborg, Sweden
August 04-08	Cricket: England v Australia, 2nd Test, Edgbaston, England
August 05-07	Motor sport: WRC round 10, Neste Rally, Finland
August 05-07	Motorcycling: World Superbikes round 8, Brands Hatch, Great Britain
August 06	Rugby Union: Tri-Nations; South Africa v New Zealand, Cape Town, South Africa
August 06	Soccer: Coca Cola Football League season starts, Great Britain
August 06	Cricket: Sri Lanka v West Indies, Colombo, Sri Lanka
August 06-07	Motor sport: NASCAR Nextel Cup; Brickyard 400, Indianapolis, Indiana
August 06-07	Athletics: Long Distance Triathlon World Championships, Fredericia, Denmark
August 06-14	Athletics: IAAF World Championships, Helsinki, Finland
August 07	Horseracing: BreedersÕ Stakes, Woodbine, Toronto, Canada
August 07	Athletics: Triathlon Hamburg World Cup, Germany
August 07	Cricket: India v West Indies, Colombo, Sri Lanka
August 07-11	Cricket: Zimbabwe v New Zealand, 1st Test, Harare, Zimbabwe
August 07-20	Sailing: Rolex Fastnet Race, Cowes, England
August 08	Soccer: FA Community Shield; Chelsea v Arsenal, Millennium Stadium, Wales
August 08-13	Sailing: Laser 4.7 World Championships, Barrington Yacht Club, Rhode Island
August 08-14	Tennis: ATP Rogers Masters, Montreal, Canada
August 08-14	Tennis: WTA JP Morgan Chase Open, Los Angeles, California
August 08-14	Tennis: WTA Nordea Nordic Light Open, Stockholm, Sweden
August 09	Cricket: Triangular tournament Final, Colombo, Sri Lanka
August 11-14	Golf: USPGA Championship, Baltusrol GC, Springfield, New Jersey
August 11-14	Golf: BMW Russian Open, Le Meridien Moscow Country Club, Moscow, Russia
August 11-14	Golf: Ladies European Tour: Ladies Championship of Europe, Llanelli, Wales
August 11-15	Cricket: England v Australia 3rd Test, Old Trafford, England
August 13	Soccer: Barclays Premiership season kicks off, England
August 13	Rugby Union: Tri-Nations; Australia v New Zealand, Sydney, Australia
August 13	Horseracing: Arlington Million, Arlington Park, Illinois
August 13	Cycling: Clasica San Sebastian, Spain
August 13-14	Motor sport: NASCAR Nextel Cup; Sirius Satellite Radio at the Glen, Watkins Glen, New York
August 13-14	Motor sport: Cart Championship rd 9; Centrix Financial Grand Prix of Denver, Denver, Colorado
August 13-14	Motor sport: IndyCar round12; Sparta, Kentucky
August 13-14	Golf: The Walker Cup, Chicago Golf Club, Illinois
August 14	Athletics: Triathlon World Cup, Tiszaujvaros, Hungary
August 15-19	Cricket: Zimbabwe v New Zealand, 2nd Test, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
August 15-20	Athletics: World Student Games, Izmir, Turkey
August 15-21	Badminton: World Championships, Anaheim, California
August 15-21	Tennis: ATP Western and Southern Masters, Cincinnati, Ohio
August 15-21	Tennis: WTA Rogers Cup, Toronto, Canada
August 15-23	Cycling: Tour of Deutschland, Germany
August 16-18	Horseracing: York August Meeting, York, England
August 18-21	Golf: Reno-Tahoe Open, Montreux, Reno, Nevada
August 18-21	Golf: WGC-NEC Invitational, Firestone CC, Akron, Ohio
August 18-21	Equestrian: Show Jumping Derby, Hickstead, England
August 19	Athletics: Golden League Weltklasse Zurich, Switzerland
August 19-21	Golf: LPGA Tour Safeway Classic, Dublin, Ohio
August 19-21	Golf: Ladies Norwegian Masters, venue tbc
August 19-28	Sailing: 470 World Championship, San Francisco, California
August 20	Rugby Union: Tri-Nations; Australia v South Africa, Perth, Australia
August 20-21	Modern Pentathlon: World Cup Final, Uppsala, Sweden
August 20-21	Motor sport: IndyCar round 13; Honda Indy 225, Pikes Peak, Colorado
August 20-21	Motor sport:  NASCAR Nextel Cup; GFS Marketplace 400, Brooklyn, Michigan
August 20-24	Sailing: Laser 2 World Championship, Ontario, Canada
August 21	Formula 1: Turkish Grand Prix, Istanbul, Turkey
August 21	Athletics: Norwich Union Super Grand Prix, Sheffield, England
August 22-28	Tennis: ATP/WTA Pilot Pen Tennis, New Haven, Connecticut
August 22-28	Tennis: WTA Forest Hills Classic, Forest Hills, New York
August 23	Athletics: Intersport Gugi-Meeting, Linz, Austria
August 24	Cricket: New Zealand v Zimbabwe, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
August 25-28	Golf: Buick Championship, TPC at River Highlands, Cromwell, Connecticut
August 25-28	Golf: BMW International Open, Munich, Germany
August 25-28	Golf: LPGA WendyÕs Championship for Children, Tartan Fields, Dublin, Ohio
August 25-29	Cricket: England v Australia 4th Test, Trent Bridge, England
August 25-September 04	Sailing: Louis Vuitton Acts 6-7, Malmo, Sweden
August 25-September 06	Sailing: 49er World Championships, Moscow, Russia
August 26	Athletics: Golden League Memorial Van Damme, Brussels, Belgium
August 26	Cricket: India v New Zealand, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
August 26-28	Motor sport: WRC round 11; Rallye Deutschland, Germany
August 26-28	Motorcycling: MotoGP round 11, Brno, Czech Republic
August 26-28	Golf: Ladies Finnish Masters, Helsinki, Finland
August 26-September 04	Horseracing: Baden-Baden Summer Festival, Germany
August 27	Rugby Union: Tri-Nations; New Zealand v South Africa, Dunedin, New Zealand
August 27	Rugby League: Powergen Challenge Cup Final, Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales
August 27	Horseracing: Celebration Mile, Goodwood, England
August 27	Motor sport: NASCAR Nextel Cup; Sharpie 500, Bristol Motor Speedway, Tennessee
August 27-28	Motor sport: Cart Championship rd 10; Molson Indy Montreal, Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal, Canada
August 27-28	Motor sport: IndyCar round 14; Infineon Raceway, Sonoma, California
August 27-September 18	Cycling: Vuelta a Espana, Spain
August 28	Athletics: Rieti 2005, Rieti, Italy
August 28	Cycling: GP Ouest, France
August 28-September 04	Rowing: World Championships, Gifu, Japan
August 29	Cricket: India v Zimbabwe, Harare, Zimbabwe
August 29-September 11	Tennis: U.S. Open, Flushing Meadows, New York
August 30-September 03	Racquetball: World Senior Championships, Albuquerque, New Mexico
August 30-September 04	Cycling: Tour of Britain, England and Wales
August 31	Cricket: New Zealand v Zimbabwe, Harare, Zimbabwe