WORLD SPORTS DIARY JULY 2006

July 01	Motorsport: NASCAR Nextel Cup Pepsi 400, Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, Florida
July 01	Cricket: England v Sri Lanka, 5th ODI, Headingley, Leeds, England
July 01-08	Sailing: World Championship X99, Borgholm, Sweden
July 01-23	Cycling: Tour de France, France
July 02	Formula 1: U.S. Grand Prix, Indianapolis, Indiana
July 03	Athletics: Athens Super Grand Prix, Athens, Greece
July 04	Cricket: Netherlands v Sri Lanka, Amsterdam, Netherlands
July 04-21	Sailing: Clipper Round The World Yacht Race, New York-Jersey, UK
July 06	Cricket: Netherlands v Sri Lanka, Amsterdam, Netherlands
July 06-09	Golf: USPGA Cialis Western Open, Cog Hill, Lemont, Illinois
July 06-09	Golf: European Tour Smurfit European Open, The K Club, Co. Kildare, Ireland
July 06-09	Golf: LPGA Tour HSBC WomenÕs World Match Play Championship, Gladstone, New Jersey
July 06-09	Swimming: European Junior Swimming & Diving Championships, Palma de Mallorca, Spain
July 07-08	Horseracing: Coral Eclipse Meeting, Sandown Park, England
July 07-09	Rowing: World Cup III, Lucerne, Switzerland
July 08	Athletics: Meeting Gaz de France (IAAF Golden League), Paris Saint-Denis, France
July 08	Rugby Union: Tri-Nations opening match; New Zealand v Australia, Jade Stadium, Christchurch, New Zealand
July 08	Horseracing: Hollywood Gold Cup, Hollywood Park, Inglewood, California
July 08-15	Sailing: J/80 World Championship, Texas
July 09	Motorsport: NASCAR Nextel Cup USG Sheetrock 400, Chicagoland Speedway, Illinois
July 10-16	Tennis: ATP Allianz Suisse Open Gstaad, Gstaad, Switzerland
July 10-16	Tennis: ATP Synsam Swedish Open, Bastad, Sweden
July 10-16	Tennis: ATP CampbellÕs Hall of Fame Tennis Championships, Newport, Rhode Island
July 10-16	Sailing: Rolex IMS Offshore World Championship, Mahon, Spain
July 11	Athletics: Athletissima 2006 Super Grand Prix, Lausanne, Switzerland
July 12	Baseball: 77th All-Star Game, PNC Park, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
July 12-14	Horseracing: July Festival, Newmarket, England
July 13-15	Motorsport: Indy Car Series rd 9; FireStone Indy 200, Nashville Superspeedway, Tennessee
July 13-15	Golf: Ladies European Tour: OTP Bank Ladies Central European Open, Tata, Hungary
July 13-16	Golf: USPGA John Deere Classic, TPC at Deere Run, Silvis, Illinois
July 13-16	Golf: European Tour Barclays Scottish Open, Loch Lomond, Glasgow, Scotland
July 13-16	Golf: LPGA Tour Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic, Sylvania, Ohio
July 13-17	Cricket: England v Pakistan, 1st Test, LordÕs, London, England
July 13-18	Modern Pentathlon: European Championships, men & women, Budapest, Hungary
July 14	Athletics: Golden Gala (IAAF Golden League), Rome, Italy
July 14-16	Motorcycling: MotoGP rd 10; German Grand Prix, Sachsenring, Germany
July 15	Rugby Union: Tri-Nations; Australia v South Africa, Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane, Australia
July 15	Swimming: European Junior Open Water Swimming Championships, Mueritz, Germany
July 15-16	Tennis: Fed Cup Semi-finals; Spain v Italy, Zaragoza, Spain / Belgium v USA, Ostend, Belgium
July 16	Formula 1: French Grand Prix, Magny-Cours, France
July 16	Motorsport: NASCAR Nextel Cup New England 300, New Hampshire International Speedway, New Hampshire
July 16	Horseracing: Darley Irish Oaks, The Curragh, Ireland
July 17	Athletics: Meeting de Atletismo, Madrid, Spain
July 17-22	Squash: World Junior Championships, Palmerston North, New Zealand
July 17-23	Tennis: ATP Mercedes Cup, Stuttgart, Germany
July 17-23	Tennis: ATP RCA Championships, Indianapolis, Indiana
July 17-23	Tennis: ATP Priority Telecom Open , Amersfoort, Netherlands
July 17-23	Tennis: WTA Western & Southern Financial Group WomenÕs Open, Cincinnati, Ohio
July 17-23	Tennis: WTA Internazionali Femminili di Palermo, Palermo, Italy
July 18	Cricket: Start of National League season, Great Britain
July 19	Cricket: Kenya v Bangladesh, 1st ODI, Nairobi, Kenya
July 19-23	Diving: 15th FINA World Cup, Chang Shu, China
July 19-23	Cycling: European Junior/U23 Track Championships, Athens, Greece
July 20-23	Golf: 135th British Open Golf Championships, Royal Liverpool, Hoylake, Liverpool, England
July 20-23	Golf: USPGA B.C. Open, En-Joie GC, Endicott, New York
July 20-23	Rowing: World U23 Regatta, Hazewinkel, Belgium
July 21-23	Motorcycling: MotoGP rd 11; United States Grand Prix, Laguna Seca, California
July 21-23	Motorcycling: World Superbike Championship rd 7, Brno, Czech Republic
July 21-23	Motorsport: Indy Car Series rd 10; ABC Supply Co/A.J Foyt 225, The Milwaukee Mile, Wisconsin
July 21-23	Golf: Ladies European Tour: Catalonia Ladies Masters, venue tbc
July 22	Rugby Union: Tri-Nations; New Zealand v South Africa, Westpac Stadium, Wellington, New Zealand
July 22	Cricket: Kenya v Bangladesh, 2nd ODI, Nairobi, Kenya
July 22-29	Swimming: European Junior Mens Water Polo Championships, Oradea, Romania
July 23	Motorsport: NASCAR Nextel Cup Pennsylvania 500, Pocono Raceway, Pennsylvania
July 23	Cricket: Kenya v Bangladesh, 3rd ODI, Nairobi, Kenya
July 23-29	Darts: Stan James World Matchplay, Winter Gardens, Blackpool, England
July 23-31	Sailing: Snipe World Championship, Gamagori, Japan
July 24-28	Sailing: Hobie Tiger / Dragon World Championships, Cangas, Spain
July 24-30	Tennis: ATP Generali Open, Kitzbuhel, Austria
July 24-30	Tennis: ATP Mercedes-Benz Cup, Los Angeles, California
July 24-30	Tennis: ATP Croatia Open Umag, Umag, Croatia
July 24-30	Tennis: WTA Bank of the West Classic, Stanford, California
July 24-30	Tennis: WTA Budapest Grand Prix, Budapest, Hungary
July 24-30	Sailing: 29er World Championship, Weymouth, England
July 25	Athletics: DN Galan Super Grand Prix, Stockholm, Sweden
July 25-29	Sailing: Clipper Round The World Yacht Race, Jersey-Liverpool, UK
July 26-29	Golf: Ladies European Tour: Evian Masters, Evian Les Bains, France
July 26-30	Equestrian: Longines Royal International Horse Show, All England Jumping Course, Hickstead, England
July 26-30	Swimming: European Open Water Swimming Championships, Lake Balaton, Hungary
July 27-30	Golf: USPGA U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee, Brown Deer Park GC, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
July 27-30	Golf: European Tour The Deutsche Bank Players Championship of Europe, Gut Kaden, Hamburg, Germany
July 27-31	Cricket: Sri Lanka v South Africa, 1st Test, Colombo, Sri Lanka
July 27-31	Cricket: England v Pakistan, 2nd Test, Old Trafford, Manchester, England
July 28	Athletics: IAAF Norwich Union London Grand Prix, Crystal Palace, London, England
July 28-30	Motorsport: Indy Car Series rd 11; Firestone Indy 400, Michigan International Speedway, Michigan
July 28-30	Cycling: BMX World Championships, Sao Paolo, Brazil
July 28-August 02	Sailing: 5.5 Metre World Championship, Medemblik, Netherlands
July 28-August 04	Sailing: Laser Radial World Championships, Los Angeles, California
July 28-August 06	Sailing: 420 World and Ladies Championship 2006, Palma, Spain
July 29	Rugby Union: Tri-Nations; Australia v New Zealand, Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane, Australia
July 29	Horseracing: King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Diamond Stakes, Ascot, England
July 29	Horseracing: Diamond Day, Ascot, England
July 29	Sailing: Clipper Round World Yacht Race ends, Liverpool, UK
July 29	Cricket: Zimbabwe v Bangladesh 1st ODI, Harare, Zimbabwe
July 29	Cricket: Ireland Women v India Women, Dublin, Ireland
July 29-30	Golf: Curtis Cup, Bandon Dunes Golf Resort, Bandon, Oregon
July 29-August 05	Sailing: Cowes Week, Isle of Wight, England
July 29-August 06	Sailing: Copa del Rey, Palma de Mallorca, Spain
July 29-August 08	Sailing: Vaurien World Championship, Vada, Italy
July 30	Formula 1: German Grand Prix, Hockenheim, Germany
July 30	Cycling: Pro Tour HEW Cyclassics Cup, Hamburg, Germany
July 30	Cricket: Zimbabwe v Bangladesh 2nd ODI, Harare, Zimbabwe
July 30	Cricket: Ireland Women v India Women, Dublin, Ireland
July 31-August 06	Tennis: ATP Legg Mason Tennis Classic , Washington DC
July 31-August 06	Tennis: ATP Orange Prokom Open, Sopot, Poland
July 31-August 06	Tennis: WTA Acura Classic, San Diego, California