WORLD SPORTS DIARY AUGUST 2006

August 01-05	Horseracing: Glorious Goodwood, Sussex, England
August 01-09	Cycling: Deutschland-Tour, Germany
August 01-31	Horseracing: Deauville Summer Festival, Deauville, France
August 02	Cricket: Zimbabwe v Bangladesh 3rd ODI, Harare, Zimbabwe
August 02-05	Rowing: World Junior Championships, Amsterdam, Netherlands
August 03-06	Golf: Buick Open, Warwick Hills, Grand Blanch, Michigan
August 03-06	Golf: Scandinavian Masters, Barseback, Malmo, Sweden
August 03-06	Golf: WomenÕs British Open, Royal Lytham & St Annes, England
August 03-11	Racquetball: World Championships, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
August 04	Cricket: Zimbabwe v Bangladesh 4th ODI, Harare, Zimbabwe
August 04-06	Motorcycling: World Superbike Championship rd 8, Brands Hatch, Great Britain
August 04-08	Cricket: Sri Lanka v South Africa, 2nd Test, Colombo, Sri Lanka
August 04-08	Cricket: England v Pakistan, 3rd Test, Headingley, Leeds, UK
August 04-17	Swimming: Masters World Championships, San Francisco, California
August 05	Rugby Union: Tri-Nations; Australia v South Africa, Telstra Stadium, Sydney, Australia
August 05	Soccer: Coca Cola Football League season starts, Great Britain
August 05	Cricket: Scotland v Ireland, ODI, Ayr, UK
August 05	Cricket: England Women v India Women, Twenty20 International, Derby, UK
August 05	Cricket: Canada v Kenya, Toronto, Canada
August 06	Horseracing: BreedersÕ Stakes, Woodbine, Toronto, Canada
August 06	Motorsport: NASCAR Nextel Cup, Brickyard 400, Indianapolis, Indiana
August 06	U.S. Football: NFL pre-season games start, United States
August 06	Cricket: Zimbabwe v Bangladesh 5th ODI, Harare, Zimbabwe
August 06	Cricket: Scotland v Netherlands, ODI, Ayr, UK
August 06	Cricket: Canada v Kenya, Toronto, Canada
August 06-13	Athletics: European Championships, Gothenburg, Sweden
August 07	Sailing: Sevenstar Round Britain and Ireland Race, Cowes, Great Britain
August 07-13	Tennis: ATP Rogers Masters, Toronto, Canada
August 07-13	Tennis: WTA JPMorgan Chase Open, Los Angeles, California
August 07-13	Tennis: WTA Nordea Nordic Light Open, Stockholm, Sweden
August 07-13	Modern Pentathlon: World Junior Championships, Shanghai, China
August 08	Cricket: Ireland v Netherlands, ODI, Ayr, UK
August 08-11	Cricket: England Women v India Women, T1, Leicester, UK
August 08-13	Rowing: Royal Canadian Henley Regatta, St Catharines, Ontario, Canada
August 09-13	Athletics: African Championships, Reduit, Mauritius
August 09-13	Equestrian: Dublin Horse Show, Dublin, Ireland
August 10-13	Golf: The International, Castle Rock, Ohio
August 10-13	Golf: KLM Open, Kennemer, Zandvoort, Netherlands
August 10-13	Golf: Canadian WomenÕs Open, London, Ontario, Canada
August 10-13	Golf: Ladies Scandinavian TPC hosted by Annika, Stockholm, Sweden
August 11-13	Motorsport: World Rally Championship rd 9, Rallye Deutschland, Trier, Germany
August 11-13	Motorsport: Indy Car Series rd 12: AMBER Alert Portal Indy 300, Kentucky Speedway, Kentucky
August 11-13	Cycling: Junior World Road Championships, Spa Francorchamps, Belgium
August 12	Horseracing: Arlington Million, Chicago, Illinois
August 12	Cycling: Clasica Ciclista San Sebastian, Spain
August 12	Cricket: Kenya v Bangladesh, 1st ODI, Nairobi, Kenya
August 12	Cricket: Twenty20 Cup Final, Trent Bridge, Nottingham, England
August 12-13	Motorsport: Grand Prix Masters of Great Britain, Silverstone, Great Britain
August 13	Motorsport: NASCAR Nextel Cup, Watkins Glen International, New York
August 13	Soccer: FA Community Shield; Liverpool v Chelsea, Millennium Stadium, Wales
August 13	Cricket: Kenya v Bangladesh, 2nd ODI, Nairobi, Kenya
August 14	Cricket: England Women v India Women, LordÕs, London, UK
August 14-20	Tennis: ATP Western & Southern Masters, Cincinnati, Ohio
August 14-20	Tennis: WTA Rogers Cup, Montreal, Canada
August 14-29	Cricket: Triangular tournament; Sri Lanka v South Africa v India, Colombo, Sri Lanka
August 15	Cricket: Kenya v Bangladesh, 3rd ODI, Nairobi, Kenya
August 15-20	Athletics: World Junior Championships, Beijing, China
August 16-23	Cycling: Eneco Tour, venue tbc
August 17	Cricket: England Women v India Women, Shenley, UK
August 17-20	Golf: U.S. PGA Championship, Medinah, Illinois
August 17-20	Golf: The Cadillac Russian Open, Moscow, Russia
August 17-20	Golf: Wales Ladies Championship of Europe, Llanelli, Wales
August 17-21	Cricket: England v Pakistan, 4th Test, The Oval, London, UK
August 17-September 03	Soccer: U20 WomenÕs World Championship, Russia
August 18	Athletics: Golden League Weltklasse Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
August 18-20	Motorsport: World Rally Championship rd 10: Neste Rally Finland, Jyvaskyla, Finland
August 18-20	Motorcycling: MotoGP rd 12, Czech Grand Prix, Brno, Czech Republic
August 18-20	Golf: LPGA Safeway Classic, Portland, Oregon
August 19	Soccer: Barclays Premiership season kicks off, England
August 19	Rugby Union: Tri-Nations; New Zealand v Australia, Eden Park, Auckland, New Zealand
August 19	Cricket: Canada v Bermuda, Toronto, Canada
August 19	Cricket: England Women v India Women, Arundel, UK
August 20	Athletics: Herculis Super Grand Prix, Monaco
August 20	Motorsport: NASCAR Nextel Cup, GFS Marketplace 400, Brooklyn, Michigan
August 20-27	Rowing: World Championships, Dorney Lake, Eton, Great Britain
August 20-September 03	Equestrian: World Equestrian Games, Aachen, Germany
August 21	Cricket: Canada v Bermuda, Toronto, Canada
August 21-27	Tennis: ATP / WTA Pilot Pen, New Haven, Connecticut
August 21-27	Tennis: WTA Forest Hills WomenÕs Classic, Forest Hills, New York
August 22-24	Horseracing: Ebor Festival, York, England
August 23-27	Swimming: World Youth Swimming Championships, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
August 23-September 01	Sailing: Melges 24 World Championship, Hyeres, France
August 24	Cricket: England Women v India Women, Southampton, UK
August 24-27	Golf: WCG-Bridgestone Invitational, Firestone, Akron, Ohio
August 24-27	Golf: Reno Tahoe Open, Reno, Nevada
August 24-27	Golf: LPGA WendyÕs Championship for Children, Dublin, Ohio
August 25	Athletics: Golden League Memorial Van Damme, Brussels, Belgium
August 25	Cricket: England Women v India Women, Southampton, UK
August 25-27	Formula 1: Turkish Grand Prix, Istanbul Park, Istanbul, Turkey
August 25-27	Motorsport: Indy Car Series rd 13: Argent Mortgage Indy Grand Prix, Infineon Raceway, California
August 25-27	Golf: Ladies Norwegian Masters, Oslo, Norway
August 26	Rugby Union: Tri-Nations; South Africa v New Zealand, Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria, South Africa
August 26	Rugby League: Powergen Challenge Cup Final, Twickenham, London, England
August 26	Motorsport: NASCAR Nextel Cup, Sharpie 500, Bristol Motor Speedway, Tennessee
August 26	Cricket: C&G Trophy Final, LordÕs, London, England
August 26-September 03	Horseracing: BadenÐBaden Summer Festival, Baden-Baden, Germany
August 26-September 17	Cycling: Vuelta a Espana, Spain
August 27	Athletics: Rieti 2006 Grand Prix, Rieti, Italy
August 27	Cycling: GP Ouest France, Plouay, France
August 28	Cricket: England v Pakistan, Twenty20 International, Bristol, UK
August 28-September 02	Archery: World Field Championships, Gothenburg, Sweden
August 28-September 11	Tennis: U.S. Open, Flushing Meadows, New York
August 29-September 01	Cricket: England Women v India Women, T2, Taunton, UK
August 29-September 02	Squash: World University Championship, Szeged, Hungary
August 29-September 03	Swimming: World Open Water Championships, Naples, Italy
August 30	Cricket: England v Pakistan, 1st ODI, Cardiff, UK
August 31	Athletics: Zagreb 2006 Grand Prix, Zagreb, Croatia
August 31-September 03	Golf: BMW International Open, Munich, Germany
August 31-September 03	Golf: LPGA State Farm Classic, Springfield, Illinois
August 31-September 03	Equestrian: Blenheim International Horse Trials, Oxfordshire, England