WORLD SPORTS DIARY AUGUST 2008

August 01-03	Formula 1: Hungarian Grand Prix, Hungaroring, Budapest, Hungary
August 01-03	Motorcycling: World Superbike Championship rd 10, Brands Hatch, England
August 01-10	Racquetball: World Championships, Kingscourt, Ireland
August 01-31	Horseracing: Deauville Summer Festival, Deauville, France
August 02	Rugby Union: New Zealand v Australia, Auckland, New Zealand
August 02	Cycling: UCI Pro Tour, Clasica Ciclista San Sebastian, San Sebastian, Spain
August 02-05	Cricket: ICC World Twenty20 qualifying matches, Belfast, Northern Ireland
August 02-09	Sailing: Vaurien World Championship, Matosinhos, Portugal
August 02-09	Sailing: Skandia Life Cowes Week, Cowes, Great Britain
August 03	Horseracing: BreedersÕ Stakes, Woodbine, Toronto, Canada
August 03	U.S. Football: NFL Hall of Fame Game, Indianapolis Colts v Washington Redskins, Canton, Ohio
August 03	Motorsport: NASCAR Pennsylvania 500, Pocono Raceway, Pennsylvania
August 04-10	Tennis: ATP Countrywide Classic, Los Angeles, California
August 06-10	Equestrian: Dublin Horse Show, Dublin, Ireland
August 07-09	Motorsport: IndyCar Series rd 13, Kentucky Speedway, Kentucky
August 07-10	Golf: U.S. PGA Championship, Oakland Hills, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
August 07-10	Golf: Ladies European Tour; Scandinavian TPC hosted by Annika, Vasteras, Sweden
August 07-11	Cricket: England v South Africa, 4th Test, The Oval, London, England
August 08	U.S. Football: NFL Pre-Season Games begin, United States
August 08-12	Cricket: Sri Lanka v India, 3rd Test, Colombo, Sri Lanka
August 08-24	Various: XXIX Olympic Games, Beijing, China
August 09	Horseracing: Arlington Million, Arlington Park, Chicago, Illinois
August 09	Rugby Union: South Africa v Argentina, Johannesburg, South Africa
August 09	Soccer: Football League season starts, UK
August 10	Soccer: FA Community Shield; Manchester Utd v Portsmouth, Wembley, London, England
August 10	Motorsport: NASCAR Centurion Boats at The Glen, Watkins Glen, New York
August 11-17	Tennis: ATP Legg Mason Tennis Classic, Washington DC
August 11-17	Tennis: WTA Western & Southern Financial Group WomenÕs Open, Cincinnati, Ohio
August 14-17	Golf: USPGA FedEx; Wyndham Championship, Greensboro, North Carolina
August 14-17	Golf: European Tour; Scandinavian Masters, Stockholm, Sweden
August 14-17	Golf: LPGA Tour; CN Canadian WomenÕs Open, Ottawa, Canada
August 14-17	Golf: Ladies Championship of Europe, Machynys Peninsula, Wales
August 14-17	Cricket: Canada Cup Four Nation 20/20, Canada v Bangladesh v West Indies v Pakistan, King City, Canada
August 15-17	Motorsport: World Rally Championship ADAC Rallye Deutschland, Trier, Germany
August 15-17	Motorcycling: MotoGP rd 12, Brno, Czech Republic
August 16	Rugby Union: South Africa v New Zealand, Cape Town, South Africa
August 16	Soccer: Premier League season kicks off, England
August 16-20	Sailing: Cork Regatta, Kingston, Canada
August 16-22	Sailing: Tempest World Championship, Weymouth, England
August 17	Motorsport: NASCAR 3M Performance 400, Brooklyn, Michigan
August 18	Cricket: Scotland v England, Only ODI, Edinburgh, Scotland
August 18	Cricket: Sri Lanka v India, 1st ODI, Dambulla, Sri Lanka
August 18-24	Tennis: ATP/WTA Pilot Pen Tennis, New Haven, Connecticut
August 18-24	Tennis: WTA Tour Classic, Forest Hills, New York
August 18-24	Sailing: J/22 World Championship, Rochester, New York
August 19-22	Horseracing: Ebor Festival, York, England
August 20	Cricket: Sri Lanka v India, 2nd ODI, Dambulla, Sri Lanka
August 20	Cricket: England v South Africa, Only Twenty20 International, Chester-le-Street, England
August 20	Soccer: International friendlies, various venues
August 20-27	Cycling: UCI Pro Tour, Eneco Tour, TBC
August 20-29	Sailing: 470 World Championships, Copenhagen, Denmark
August 21-24	Golf: USPGA Playoffs; The Barclays, Paramus, New Jersey
August 21-24	Golf: European Tour; The KLM Open, Zandvoort, Netherlands
August 22	Cricket: England v South Africa, 1st ODI, Leeds, England
August 22-24	Formula 1: European Grand Prix, Valencia, Spain
August 22-24	Motorsport: IndyCar Series rd 14, Infineon Raceway, Sonoma, California
August 22-24	Golf: LPGA Tour; Safeway Classic Presented by Pepsi, Portland, Oregon
August 22-24	Golf: Ladies European Tour; SAS Masters, Oslo, Norway
August 22-28	Cricket: Associates Tri-Series, Canada v West Indies v Bermuda, Toronto, Canada
August 22-29	Sailing: Laser 4.7 World Championships, Trogir, Croatia
August 23	Rugby Union: South Africa v Australia, Durban, South Africa
August 23	Motorsport: NASCAR Sharpie 500, Bristol Motor Speedway, Tennessee
August 24	Cricket: Pakistan v New Zealand, 1st ODI, Multan, Pakistan
August 24	Cricket: Sri Lanka v India, 3rd ODI, Colombo, Sri Lanka
August 25	Cycling: UCI Pro Tour, GP Ouest France-Plouay, France
August 25-September 07	Tennis: U.S. Open, Flushing Meadows, New York
August 26	Cricket: England v South Africa, 2nd ODI, Nottingham, England
August 26	Cricket: Sri Lanka v India, 4th ODI, Colombo, Sri Lanka
August 27	Cricket: Pakistan v New Zealand, 2nd ODI, Faisalabad, Pakistan
August 28-31	Motorsport: World Rally Championship Rally New Zealand, Waikato, New Zealand
August 28-31	Golf: European Tour; Johnnie Walker Championship, Gleneagles, Scotland
August 28-31	Golf: Asian Tour; Brunei Open, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei
August 29	Athletics: Weltklasse Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
August 29	Cricket: England v South Africa, 3rd ODI, The Oval, London, England
August 29	Cricket: Sri Lanka v India, 5th ODI, Colombo, Sri Lanka
August 29-31	Golf: Ladies European Tour; Finnair Masters, Helsinki, Finland
August 29-31	Motorsport: IndyCar Series rd 15, Belle Isle Park, Michigan
August 29-31	Motorcycling: MotoGP rd 13, Misano, San Marino
August 29-September 01	Golf: USPGA Playoffs; Deutsche Bank Championship, TPC Boston, Norton, Massachusetts
August 29-September 06	Cycling: UCI Pro Tour, Deutschland Tour, Germany
August 30	Rugby Union: South Africa v Australia, Johannesburg, South Africa
August 30	Rugby League: Challenge Cup Final, Wembley, London, England
August 30	Cricket: Pakistan v New Zealand, 3rd ODI, Faisalabad, Pakistan
August 30-September 07	Horseracing: BadenÐBaden Summer Festival, Baden-Baden, Germany
August 30-September 21	Cycling: La Vuelta de Espana, Granada-Madrid, Spain
August 31	Cricket: Australia v Bangladesh, 1st ODI, Darwin, Australia
August 31	Cricket: England v South Africa, 4th ODI, LordÕs, London, England
August 31	Athletics: Aviva Grand Prix, Gateshead, England
August 31	Motorsport: NASCAR Pepsi 500, California Speedway, Fontana, California