Telegraph Sport's ultimate 2016 sporting calendar

American Football

(NFL unless stated)
JAN 9-10 Play-offs begin, Wild Card round.
11 US College Play-off National Ch’ship (Glendale, Arizona).
16-17 Divisional play-offs.
24 AFC & NFC Ch’ship games.
31 Pro Bowl (Honolulu, Hawaii).
FEB 7 Super Bowl 50 (Santa Clara, California).
APRIL 28-30 Draft (Chicago).
SEPT 8 2016 season begins.
OCT 2 Jacksonville v Indianapolis (Wembley).
23 St Louis v NFC East team tbc (Philadelphia, Dallas, New York Giants or Washington) (Twickenham).
30 Cincinnati v Washington (Wembley).

Diving
JAN 15-17 Grand Prix (Madrid).
22-24 British National Cup (Southend).
29-31 Grand Prix (Rostock, Germany).
FEB 19-24 World Cup/Olympic test event (Rio de Janeiro).
MARCH 11-13 World Series (Beijing).
17-19 World Series (Dubai).
31-APRIL 3 Grand Prix (San Juan, Puerto Rico).
APRIL 7-10 Grand Prix (Gatineau, Canada)
15-17 World Series (Windsor, Canada).
22-24 World Series (Kazan, Russia).
MAY 9-22 European Ch’ships (London Aquatics Centre, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park).
JUNE 10-12 British Ch’ships & Olympic trials (Sheffield).
28-JULY 3 European Junior Ch’ships (Rijeka, Croatia).
JULY 7-10 ASA National Age Group Ch’ships (Sheffield).
15-17 Grand Prix (Bolzano, Italy).
OCT 21-23 Grand Prix (Kuching, Malaysia).
27-30 Grand Prix (Gold Coast, Australia).
NOV 4-6 Grand Prix (Singapore).

Marathon swimming
FEB 7 10km Marathon World Cup (Patagones-Viedma, Argentina); Grand Prix (Santa Fe Coronda, Argentina).
13 Grand Prix (Villa Urquiza-Parana, Argentina).
26 10km Marathon World Cup (Abu Dhabi).
JUNE 10-12 Great North Swim (Windermere).
11-12 Olympic Marathon q’fying (Setubal, Portugal).
18 10km Marathon World Cup (Balatonfured, Hungary); Great East Swim (Alton Water, Suffolk).
JULY 2 Gt Manchester Swim.
10-14 European Ch’ships (Hoorn, Holland).
16 Gt Newham London Swim.
23-24 ASA National Ch’ships (Rother Valley).
28 10km Marathon World Cup (Lac St Jean, Canada).
30 Grand Prix (Lac St-Jean, Canada).
AUG 13 10km Marathon World Cup (Lac Megantic, Canada).
20 Grand Prix (Lake Ohrid, Macedonia).
26-27 Gt Scottish Swim (Loch Lomond).
SEPT 4 Grand Prix (Capri-Naples, Italy).
OCT 9 10km Marathon World Cup (Chun’An, China).
15 10km Marathon World Cup (Hong Kong).

Swimming
JAN 23-24 Flanders Cup (Antwerp, Belgium).
MARCH 4-6 Int’nal meeting (Berlin).
11-13 Edinburgh Int’nal (50m).
25-28 Swim Wales Long-Course Ch’ships (Swansea).
30-APRIL 3 Scottish National Age Group Ch’ships (Glasgow).
APRIL 12-17 British Ch’ships & Olympic trials (Glasgow).
15-20 Olympic Games test event (Rio de Janeiro).
MAY 9-22 European Ch’ships (London Aquatics Centre, Olympic Park).
JUNE 4-5 Mare Nostrum series (Monaco).
8-9 Mare Nostrum series (Canet-en-Roussillon, France).
11-12 Mare Nostrum series (Barcelona).
26-JULY 3 US Olympic trials (Omaha, Nebraska).
30-JULY 3 Scottish National & Open Ch’ships (50m – Glasgow).
JULY 6-10 European Junior Ch’ships (Hodmezovasarhely, Hungary).
15-17 Scottish Summer Meet (Aberdeen).
26-31 British Summer Ch’ships (Sheffield).
AUG 1-5 ASA National Summer Ch’ships (50m – Sheffield).
1-7 Swim Wales Summer Open Meet (Swansea).
26-27 World Cup (Paris-Chartres).
30-31 (tbc) World Cup (Berlin).
SEPT 3-4 World Cup (Moscow).
30-OCT 1 World Cup (Beijing).
OCT 4-5 World Cup (Dubai).
8-9 World Cup (Doha).
21-22 World Cup (Singapore).
25-26 World Cup (Tokyo).
23 ASA National County Team Ch’ships (Sheffield).
29-30 World Cup (Hong Kong).
DEC 6-11 World Short-Course Ch’ships (Windsor, Canada).
9-11 Scottish National Short-Course Ch’ships (tbc).
16-19 Swim Wales Short-Course Ch’ships (Swansea).

Synchronised swimming
MARCH 2-6 Olympic Games test event (Rio de Janeiro).
APRIL 16-17 ASA National Ch’ships (Nottingham).
MAY 9-22 European Ch’ships (London Aquatics Centre, Olympic Park).
DEC 2-4 ASA National Age Group Ch’ships (Gloucester).

Water Polo
JAN 10-23 European Ch’ships (Belgrade).
MARCH 21-28 Women’s Olympic q’fying t’ment (Gouda, Holland).
APRIL 3-10 Men’s Olympic q’fying t’ment (Trieste, Italy).
23-24 ASA National Age Group Ch’ships (Manchester).
26-29 Olymipc Games test event (Rio de Janeiro).
JUNE 7-12 Women’s World Lge Super Final (Shanghai).
21-26 Men’s World Lge Super Final (tbc).

Archery

JAN 15-17 Indoor World Cup (Nimes, France). 17 Welsh & Open Snr Indoor (Cardiff); Durham City Archers World Archery 18m (Durham). 29-31 Indoor World Cup (Las Vegas).
FEB 7 Scottish Indoor Ch’ships (Bonnyrigg).
MARCH 1-6 World Indoor Ch’ships (Ankara). 6 Kettering Clout t’ment. 28 Cheltenham Easter Bunny t’ment.
APRIL 9-11 European Ch’ships & Olympic selection event (Lilleshall, Shropshire). 23-24 Scottish Archery Association Field Ch’ships & Open (Inverawe Forest, Argyll). 23-25 Paralympic selection event (Lilleshall). 26-MAY 1 World Cup (Shanghai).
MAY 10-15 World Cup (Medellin, Colombia). 23-27 European Ch’ships q’fying (Nottingham Univ). 28-29 European Ch’ships finals (Old Market Square, Nottingham).
JUNE 2-5 Paralympic selection event (Lilleshall). 4-5 UK Masters (Lilleshall, invitation only). 11-12 All British & Open Field Ch’ships (Antrim). 12-19 World Cup (Antalya, Turkey). 25-26 National county team t’ment (Lilleshall).
JULY 2-3 Jnr National Outdoor Ch’ships (Lilleshall).
AUG 13-14 British Target Ch’ships (Lilleshall). 15-20 Archery GB Youth Festival (Lilleshall). 20 National Flight Ch’ships (tbc).
SEPT 11 The Battle of Britain WA Star (Wrington, Somerset). 24 Archery GB National Series final (Wollaton Hall, Notts). 27-OCT 2 World Archery Field Ch’ships (Dublin).
OCT 15 National Clout Ch’ships (Apperley Bridge, West Yorks).
NOV 27 Cumbria Indoor t’ment (Penrith).
DEC 3-4 National Indoor Ch’ships (tbc).

Athletics

JAN 9 Gt Edinburgh Cross Country & Winter Run 5k.
16 Antrim Int’nal & British Cross Country Challenge.
24 British Cross Country Challenge (Cardiff).
FEB 6 Indoor meeting (Karlsruhe, Germany).
14 Indoor Grand Prix (Boston, Massachusetts).
17 Indoor Meeting (Stockholm).
20 Glasgow Indoor Grand Prix.
27 English National Cross Country Ch’ships (Donington).
27-28 Indoor British Ch’ships (& World Indoor Ch’ship trials – Sheffield).
28 Tokyo marathon; World’s Best 10k (San Juan, Puerto Rico).
MARCH 5 World Challenge (Melbourne).
12 British Inter Counties Cross Country Ch’ships & Cross Challenge final (Birmingham).
17-20 World Indoor Ch’ships (Portland, Oregon).
26 World Half Marathon Ch’ships (Cardiff).
APRIL 10 Gt Ireland Run 10k (Dublin).
14-16 Olympic Games test event (Rio de Janeiro).
16 Boston marathon.
17 Gt Edinburgh Run 10 miles (adding 10 miles)
17 Brighton marathon, Gt Edinburgh Run.
24 Virgin Money London marathon.
29-30 World Combined Events Challenge (Florence, Italy).
MAY 1 Gt Birmingham 10k.
6 Diamond Lge (Doha).
7 World Challenge (Kingston, Jamaica).
8 World Challenge (Kawasaki, Japan).
14 Diamond Lge (Shanghai).
15 Gt Bristol 10k.
18 World Challenge (Beijing).
20 World Challenge (Ostrava, Czech Rep), Great City Games (Manchester).
22 World Challenge (Rabat), World Challenge (Hengelo, Holland); Loughborough Int’nal (England, Wales, Scotland, BUCS, Loughborough, GB U-20); Gt Manchester Run 10k.
25 World Challenge (Dakar).
28 Diamond Lge (Eugene, Oregon).
28-29 World Combined Events Challenge (Gotzis, Austria).
29 Bedford Int’nal Games, Edinburgh marathon.
JUNE 2 Diamond Lge (Rome).
5 Diamond Lge (Birmingham); European Cup 10,000m (Mersin, Turkey), Gt Women’s 10k (Glasgow).
9 Diamond Lge (Oslo).
10-11 World Combined Events Challenge (Kladno, Czech Rep).
11 Belfast Int’nal.
16 Diamond Lge (Stockholm).
17-19 World Combined Events Challenge (Ottawa).
18 Diamond Lge (New York).
18-19 English U-23 & U-20 Ch’ships (Bedford).
22-26 African Ch’ships (Durban, S Africa).
23 World Challenge (Madrid).
24-26 British Ch’ships (& Olympic trials – Birmingham).
25-26 World Combined Events Challenge (Ratingen, Germany).
26 World Challenge (Sao Bernardo do Campo, Brazil).
JULY 1-10 US Olympic trials (Eugene, Oregon).
3 Great North 10k (Gateshead).
6-10 European Ch’ships (Amsterdam).
15 Diamond Lge (Monaco).
17 Great Newham London Run 10k.
22-24 London Anniversary Games (The Stadium, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park – 22-23 Diamond Lge; 24 IPC Grand Prix final).
AUG 25 Diamond Lge (Lausanne).
27 Diamond Lge (Paris).
SEPT (tbc) Great Yorkshire Run 10k (Sheffield).
1 Diamond Lge (Zurich).
4 World Challenge (Berlin).
6 World Challenge (Zagreb).
9 Diamond Lge (Brussels).
10 Great North City Games, Great North 5k (both Newcastle/Gateshead).
11 Gt North Run (Newcastle-Gateshead-South Shields), World Challenge (Rieti, Italy).
17-18 World Combined Events Challenge (Talence, France).
25 Berlin marathon, Gt Bristol half marathon.
OCT 1-2 Gt Scottish Run 10k & half marathon (Glasgow).
9 Chicago marathon.
16 Gt Birmingham Run half marathon.
22 Gt South Run 5k (Southsea/Portsmouth).
23 Gt South Run (Southsea/Portsmouth).
NOV 6 New York City marathon.
26 British European cross country trials (Liverpool).
DEC 11 European Cross Country Ch’ships (Chia, Italy).

Badminton

JAN 11 National Lge Rd 4.
FEB 5-7 English Nat’l Ch’ships (Derby); Yonex Scottish Nat’l Ch’ships (Perth).
6-7 Yonex Welsh Nationals (Cardiff); Irish Nat’l Ch’ships (Baldoyle).
8 National Lge Rd 5.
16-21 European Men’s & Women’s Team Ch’ships (Kazan, Russia).
MARCH 8-13 Yonex All England Open Ch’ships Superseries Premier (Birmingham).
21 National Lge Rd 6.
29-APRIL 3 India Open Superseries (New Delhi).
APRIL 5-10 Malaysia Open SSP (Shah Alam).
12-17 Singapore Open SS (Singapore City).
26-MAY 1 European Ch’ships (La Roche-sur-Yon, France).
MAY 8 National Lge finals (Birmingham).
15-22 Men’s Thomas Cup & Women’s Uber Cup finals (world team ch’ships – Kunshan, China).
30-JUNE 5 Indonesia Open SSP (Jakarta).
JUNE 7-12 Australian Open SS (Sydney).
22-26 European Club Ch’ships (Tours, France).
SEPT 20-25 Japan Open SS (Tokyo).
27-OCT 2 Korea Open SS (Seoul).
OCT 18-23 Denmark Open SSP (Odense).
25-30 French Open SS (Paris).
NOV 15-20 China Open SSP (Fuzhou).
22-27 Hong Kong Open SS (Kowloon).
23-27 Scottish Open (Glasgow).
30-DEC 3 Yonex Welsh Int’nal (Cardiff).
DEC 14-18 Dubai World Superseries finals.

Baseball

(Major League unless stated)
FEB 11-14 World Classic qualifier (Sydney).
MARCH 17-20 World Classic qualifiers (Mexicali, Mexico & Panama City).
APRIL 3 Major Lge opening day.
JUNE 9 Draft (first day).
17-26 U-21 World Cup (Sinaloa, Mexico).
JULY 12 All-Star Game (San Diego, California).
SEPT 3-11 Women’s World Cup (Gijang City, S Korea).
9-18 European Ch’ship (Hoofddorp, Holland).
22-25 World Classic qualifier (inc GB – New York).
OCT 2 Regular season ends.
4-5 (tbc) Wild card play-offs.
6 (tbc) Divisional play-offs start.
14 (tbc) Championship Series start.
25 (tbc) World Series starts.

Basketball

JAN 14 NBA Global Games (regular season) – Orlando v Toronto (The O2, London).
15-17 Olympic Games test event (Rio de Janeiro).
17 British Lge Cup final (Birmingham).
FEB 14 NBA All-Star Game (Toronto, Canada).
20 Women’s 2017 European Ch’ship q’fying: Gt Britain v Albania (Manchester).
24 Women’s 2017 European Ch’ship q’fying: Gt Britain v Montenegro (Manchester).
27 BBL Trophy final (Glasgow).
APRIL 2-4 NCAA Men’s Final Four (Houston, Texas).
13 NBA regular season ends.
15-17 Women’s Euroleague Final Four (tbc)
16 NBA play-offs begin.
APRIL 17 BBL Ch’ship season ends.
23-24 BBL play-off qtr-finals.
30-MAY 1 BBL play-off semi-finals.
MAY 2 (tbc) NBA conference semi-finals begin.
8 BBL play-off final (The O2, London).
12-15 Men’s Euroleague Final Four (Berlin).
17 (tbc) NBA conference finals begin.
JUNE 2 NBA finals, Game 1. 5 Game 2. 8 Game 3. 10 Game 4. 13 Game 5 (if required). 16 Game 6 (if required). 19 Game 7 (if required). 23 NBA draft.
NOV 19 Women’s 2017 European Ch’ship q’fying: Italy v Gt Britain.
23 Women’s 2017 European Ch’ship q’fying: Albania v Gt Britain.

Bowls

JAN 7-24 World Bowls Tour World Indoor Ch’ships (Potters Resort, Hopton-on-Sea, Norfolk).
29-31 English National Champion of Champions singles (men & women – Warners Lakeside, Hayling Island).
30 Welsh men’s national singles semi finals & final (Merthyr Tydfil).
FEB 6-7 English men’s & women’s U-25 singles ch’ship (Swanley, Kent).
6-7 British men’s over-50 int’nal series (Warners Lakeside, Hayling Island).
13-14 British women’s U-25 int’nal series (Paisley).
20-21 British men’s U-25 int’nal series (Bristol).
26-27 English nat’l mixed fours finals (Lincoln).
28-29 English nat’l mixed pairs finals (Lincoln).
MARCH 6-11 WBT Int’nal Open (Blackpool Newton Hall).
11-13 British women’s home int’nal indoor series (Llanelli).
7-15 World Bowls U-25 singles ch’ships (men & women – Broadbeach, Australia).
13 English mixed U-18 singles (Spalding).
14-16 British individual ch’ships (men & women – Llanelli).
15-23 World Cup (Warilla, Australia).
17-19 British men’s home int’nal indoor series (Llanelli).
26-APRIL 2 English nat’l ch’ships (phase one, Nottingham – finals of mixed U-25 inter-club, men’s over-60 inter-county, women’s inter-club (Vivienne Trophy), men’s over-60 double rink, women’s over-60 double rink, men’s inter-club (Denny Plate), women’s inter-club (Yetton Plate) ch’ships).
APRIL 2 Welsh men’s team ch’ship final (Llanelli).
2-3 Welsh women’s nat’l ch’ships semi-finals & finals (Pontllanfraith).
3 Welsh men’s inter-club KO Cup final (Merthyr Tydfil).
3 English nat’l mixed inter-club ch’ship (Egham Trophy) final (Boston, Lincs).
5-8 World Indoor Bowls Council men’s & women’s singles & mixed pairs ch’ships (Grainville, Jersey).
8-17 English national ch’ships (phase 2, Melton Mowbray – finals of men’s U-25 inter-county double rink, women’s inter-county (Atherley Trophy), men’s inter-county (Liberty Trophy), men’s & women’s singles, pairs, triples & fours ch’ships).
9-10 Welsh men’s nat’l ch’ships semis & finals (venue tbc).
9-15 Junior World Cup (Broadbeach, Queensland).
23 English men’s inter-club ch’ship (Denny Cup) semi-finals & final (Bristol).
24 English women’s inter-club ch’ship (Yetton Trophy) semi-finals & final (Bristol).
30 English nat’l mixed Top Club ch’ship semi-finals & final (York).
MAY 6-8 WBT European Masters finals (Blackpool Newton Hall).
7-9 Dutch Open (Haarlem).
25 English U-25 outdoor int’nal trials (men & women – Royal Leamington Spa).
JUNE 17-21 British women’s ch’ships & home int’nal series (Sighthill, Edinburgh).
26-JULY 1 VIBE (visually impaired) ch’ships (Leamington Spa).
30-JULY 3 British men’s champions & home int’nal series (Llandrindod Wells).
JULY 23-25 British women’s U-25 ch’ships & series (Bridgend, Wales).
26-31 Scottish men’s & women’s nat’l ch’ships (Ayr Northfield).
AUG 6-SEPT 4 English nat’l outdoor ch’ships (men & women – Leamington Spa).
AUG 14-19 Welsh men’s nat’l ch’ships (Llandrindod Wells).
20 Welsh men’s inter-club (Carruthers Shield) semi-finals & final (Llandrindod Wells).
21 Welsh men’s inter-county (Alec Crate Shield) final (Llandrindod Wells).
SEPT 2 Welsh women’s nat’l inter-club ch’ship (double rink) semi-finals & final (Brynhyfryd, Neath).
3-4 Welsh women’s nat’l ch’ships semi-finals & finals (Llandysul).
10-11 British men’s U-25 int’nal series (Elgin).
17-18 English nat’l Top Club finals (men & women – Leamington Spa).
NOV 5-12 WBT Scottish Int’nal Open (Perth).
5-13 Hong Kong Int’nal Classic singles & pairs.
14-20 World Outdoor Champion of Champions (men & women – Helensvale, Australia).
29-DEC 11 World Outdoor Ch’ships (Christchurch, NZ).

Boxing

JAN 16 (New York) WBC heavyweight title: Deontay Wilder (US, holder) v Artur Szpilka (Poland); Vacant IBF heavyweight title: Charles Martin (US) v Vyacheslav Glazkov (Ukraine). (The O2, London) Heavyweight (non-title): David Haye (Bermondsey) v Mark de Mori (Australia).
22 (Bethnal Green, London) British featherweight title: Ryan Walsh (Cromer, holder) v Ryan Doyle (Gorton).
30 (Copper Box Arena, London) Vacant WBA Int’nal middleweight title: John Ryder (Islington) v Sergey Khomitsky (Belarus); Commonwealth super lightweight title: John Wayne Hibbert (Horndon-on-the-Hill, holder) v Tommy Martin (St Neots).
FEB 6 (Rotherham) Vacant Commonwealth bantamweight title: Muheeb Fazeldin (Sheffield) v Klaas Mboyane (S Africa).
12-14 England Youth National Ch’ships (Rotherham).
13 (Echo Arena, Liverpool) WBO lightweight title: Terry Flanagan (Manchester, holder) v Derry Mathews (Liverpool).
27 (Manchester Arena) IBF & WBA super bantamweight titles: Carl Frampton (Belfast, IBF holder) v Scott Quigg (Bury, WBA holder). (Halle, Germany) IBO cruiserweight title: Ola Afolabi (GB, holder) v Marco Huck (Germany).
MARCH 5 (Grozny, Russia) WBA heavyweight title: Ruslan Chagaev (Uzbekistan, holder) v Lucas Browne (Australia).
APRIL 2-3 England Junior National Ch’ships (Sheffield tbc).
20-MAY 1 European Olympic qualifier (Istanbul).
29-MAY 1 England Elite National Ch’ships (Liverpool).
MAY 19-27 Elite Women’s World Ch’ships (Astana, Kazakhstan).
JUNE 5 (tbc) England Schools National Ch’ships (Sheffield tbc).
OCT 24-NOV 6 Men’s Youth World Ch’ships (St Petersburg, Russia).

Canoeing

MARCH 25-28 Devizes to Westminster.
APRIL 8-10 Marathon World Cup 1 (Pietermaritzburg, S Africa).
9-10 Sprint national regatta (Holme Pierrepont, Nottingham); U-23 & Junior British Slalom selection (Lee Valley White Water Centre, Herts).
18-19 GB Olympic sprint selection (Nottingham).
MAY 7-8 Sprint national regatta (Nottingham).
12-15 European Slalom Ch’ships (Liptovsk, Slovakia) .
17-19 Paracanoe World Ch’ships (Duisburg, Germany).
18-19 Sprint European Olympic qualifier (Duisburg).
20-22 Sprint World Cup 1 (Duisburg).
27-29 Sprint World Cup 2 (Racice, Czech Rep).
JUNE 1-5 Wildwater World Ch’ships (River Vrbas, Banja Luka, Bosnia & Herzegovina).
3-5 Sprint World Cup 3 (Montemor, Portugal); Slalom World Cup 1 (Ivrea, Italy).
4-5 Sprint national regatta (Nottingham) inc paracanoe selection.
9-11 Wildwater World Cup Races 1 & 2 (River Savinja, Celje, Slovenia).
10-12 Slalom World Cup 2 (La Seu d’Urgell, Spain).
17-19 Wildwater World Cup (Pau, France); Slalom World Cup 3 (Pau).
24-26 European Sprint Ch’ships (Moscow).
JULY 2-3 Sprint national regatta (Nottingham).
13-17 Junior & U-23 Slalom World Ch’ships (Krakow, Poland).
14-17 Junior & U-23 European Sprint Ch’ships (Krakow, Poland).
30-31 Marathon World Cup 2 (Prado Vila Verde, Portugal).
AUG 4-7 Junior & U-23 Sprint World Ch’ships (Minsk).
25-28 Junior & U-23 European Slalom Ch’ships (Solkan, Slovenia).
29-SEPT 4 Canoe Polo World Ch’ships (Syracuse, Sicily).
SEPT 2-4 Slalom World Cup 4 (Prague).
3-4 Sprint national regatta (Nottingham).
8-11 Dragon Boat World Ch’ships (Moscow).
9-11 Slalom World Cup final (Tacen, Ljubljana).
14-15 Marathon Masters World Cup (Brandenburg, Germany).
16-18 Marathon World Ch’ships (Brandenburg).
17-18 British Open Slalom (Lee Valley White Water Centre, Herts).
OCT 12-15 Freestyle World Ch’ships (San Juan, Argentina).
19-22 Freestyle World Cup (Rio de Janeiro).

Cricket

JAN 2 New Zealand v Sri Lanka 4th ODI (Nelson), Afghanistan v Zimbabwe 3rd ODI (Sharjah).
3-7 Australia v West Indies 2nd Test (Sydney).
4 Afghanistan v Zimbabwe 4th ODI (Sharjah).
5 New Zealand v Sri Lanka 5th ODI (Mount Maunganui).
6 Afghanistan v Zimbabwe 5th ODI (Sharjah).
7 New Zealand v Sri Lanka 1st T20 (Mt Maunganui).
8 Afghanistan v Zimbabwe 1st T20 (Sharjah).
10 New Zealand v Sri Lanka 2nd T20 (Auckland), Afghanistan v Zimbabwe 2nd T20 (Sharjah).
12 Australia v India 1st ODI (Perth).
15 Australia v India 2nd ODI (Brisbane), New Zealand v Pakistan 1st T20 (Auckland).
17 Australia v India 3rd ODI (Melbourne), New Zealand v Pakistan 2nd T20 (Hamilton).
20 Australia v India 4th ODI (Canberra).
21-24 Hong Kong v Scotland Intercontinental Cup (Mong Kok).
22 New Zealand v Pakistan 3rd T20 (Wellington).
23 Australia v India 5th ODI (Sydney), England U-19 v Namibia U-19 (Chittagong).
25 New Zealand v Pakistan 1st ODI (Wellington), Bangladesh U-19 v England U-19 (Chittagong).
26 Australia v India 1st T20 (Adelaide), Hong Kong v Scotland World Lge Ch’ship ODI (Mong Kok).
27-FEB 14 U-19 World Cup (Bangladesh) – Gp C: England v Fiji (Chittagong).
28 New Zealand v Pakistan 2nd ODI (Napier), Hong Kong v Scotland World Lge Ch’ship ODI (Mong Kok).
29 Australia v India 2nd T20 (Melbourne); U-19 World Cup (Bangladesh), Gp A: Scotland v Namibia (Cox’s Bazaar). Gp C: England v West Indies (Chittagong).
30 Hong Kong v Scotland 1st T20 (Mong Kok).
31 New Zealand v Pakistan 3rd ODI (Auckland), Australia v India 3rd T20 (Sydney), Hong Kong v Scotland 2nd T20 (Mong Kok); U-19 World Cup (Bangladesh), Gp A Bangladesh v Scotland (Cox’s Bazaar). Gp C: England v Zimbabwe (Chittagong).
31-FEB 3 Papua New Guinea v Ireland Intercontinental Cup (Townsville).
FEB 2 U-19 World Cup (Bangladesh), Gp A S Africa v Scotland (Cox’s Bazaar).
3 New Zealand v Australia 1st ODI (Auckland).
4-23 Pakistan Super Lge T20 (Dubai & Sharjah).
6 New Zealand v Australia 2nd ODI (Wellington).
8 New Zealand v Australia 3rd ODI (Hamilton).
12-16 New Zealand v Australia 1st Test (Wellington).
20-24 New Zealand v Australia 2nd Test (Christchurch).
MARCH 4 S Africa v Australia 1st T20 (Durban).
6 S Africa v Australia 2nd T20 (Johannesburg).
8-APRIL 3 World Twenty20 (India).
9 S Africa v Australia 3rd T20 (Cape Town).
20-23 Champion County match: MCC v Yorkshire (Abu Dhabi).
APRIL 8-MAY 29 Indian Premier Lge.
10 County Championship starts.
15-APRIL 3 Women’s World Twenty20 (India).
24 Unicorns KO Trophy starts.
MAY 20 NatWest T20 Blast starts.
29-31 Unicorns Ch’ship starts (one match, rest start on June 5-7).
JUNE 5 Royal London One-Day Cup starts.
6 Tri-Nations series Australia v S Africa (Providence, Guyana).
8 Tri-Nations West Indies v S Africa (Providence).
10 Tri-Nations West Indies v Australia (Providence).
13 Tri-Nations Australia v S Africa (Basseterre, St Kitts).
15 Tri-Nations West Indies v Australia (Basseterre).
17 Tri-Nations West Indies v S Africa (Basseterre).
20 Tri-Nations Australia v S Africa (Bridgetown, Barbados).
22 Tri-Nations West Indies v Australia (Bridgetown).
24 Tri-Nations West Indies v S Africa (Bridgetown).
26 Tri-Nation series final (Bridgetown).
JULY 19 Triangular series England Lions v Pakistan A (Cheltenham).
21 Triangular series England Lions v Sri Lanka A (Northampton).
21-22 England U-19 v tbc warm-up (tbc).
24 Triangular series England Lions v Pakistan A (Canterbury).
25 Triangular series England Lions v Sri Lanka A (Canterbury).
26-29 1st U-19 Test: England v Sri Lanka (tbc).
AUG 3-6 2nd U-19 Test: England v Sri Lanka (Northampton).
10 1st U-19 ODI: England v Sri Lanka (tbc).
13 2nd U-19 ODI: England v Sri Lanka (Chelmsford).
16 3rd U-19 ODI: England v Sri Lanka (Canterbury).
19-23 S Africa v New Zealand 1st Test (Durban).
20 NatWest T20 Blast finals day (Edgbaston).
24 Unicorns KO Trophy final (Wormsley).
27-31 S Africa v New Zealand 2nd Test (Centurion).
28-31 Unicorns Ch’ship final (Wormsley).
SEPT 17 Royal London One-Day Cup final (Lord’s).
20 Final County Championship fixtures start.
25 S Africa v Ireland ODI (Benoni).
27 Australia v Ireland ODI (Benoni).
30 S Africa v Australia 1st ODI (Centurion).
OCT 2 2nd ODI S Africa v Australia (Johannesburg).
5 3rd ODI S Africa v Australia (Durban).
9 4th ODI S Africa v Australia (Port Elizabeth).
12 5th ODI S Africa v Australia (Cape Town).
DEC 15-19 S Africa v Sri Lanka 1st Test (Johannesburg).
26-30 S Africa v Sri Lanka 2nd Test (Port Elizabeth).

Croquet

APRIL 30-MAY 2 Western Ch’ship (Poole).
MAY 15-21 Golf Croquet World Team Ch’ships (Surbiton).
JUNE 8-12 Men’s & Women’s Ch’ship (Budleigh Salterton).
14-16 Golf Croquet Open (Brighton).
JULY 2-10 Open Ch’ship (Cheltenham).
22-24 Eastern Ch’ship (Colchester).
AUG 26-29 North of England Ch’ship (Bowdon, Altrincham).
SEPT 23-25 South of England Ch’ship (Eastbourne).

Curling

JAN 7-10 Mercure Perth Masters.
14-17 World Financial Group Continental Cup (Las Vegas).
15-17 Glynhill Women’s Int’nal (Braehead, Glasgow).
16-17 Four Nations (Howwood, Renfrewshire).
19-21 British Wheelchair Open (Hamilton).
26-31 Scottish Junior Ch’ships (Aberdeen).
FEB 4-7 National Masters Ch’ships (Howwood).
5-7 Aberdeen City Open.
13-20 Scottish Ch’ships (Perth). 18-21 English Nat’l Ch’ships (Dumfries).
21-28 World Wheelchair Ch’ship (Lucerne, Switzerland).
24-28 Scottish Senior Ch’ships (Hamilton).
MARCH 2-4 Scottish Wheelchair Ch’ship (Stirling).
5-13 World Junior Ch’ships (Erzurum, Turkey).
17-20 Elite 10 (Victoria, Canada).
18-20 Scottish Pairs Ch’ship (Stranraer).
19-27 World Women’s Ch’ship (Swift Current, Canada).
25-27 Aberdeen Int’nal Ch’ship.
APRIL 1-3 Scottish Mixed Ch’ship (Aberdeen), City of Perth Women’s Int’nal.
2-10 World Men’s Ch’ship (Basel, Switzerland).
12-17 Players’ Ch’ship (Toronto, Canada).
13-16 European Masters (St Gallen, Switzerland).
16-23 World Senior Ch’ships & World Mixed Doubles Ch’ship (Karlstad, Sweden).
26-MAY 1 Champions Cup (Sherwood Park, Canada).
OCT 15-22 World Mixed Ch’ship (Kazan, Russia).
NOV 18-26 European Ch’ships (Braehead).
DEC 7-11 Scottish Mixed Doubles Ch’ship (Braehead).

Cycling

Road – International (inc World Tour) JAN 19-24 Santos Tour Down Under (Australia).
MARCH 6-13 Paris-Nice. 9-15 Tirreno-Adriatico (Italy). 19 Milan-Sanremo. 21-27 Volta a Catalunya (Spain). 25 E3 Harelbeke (Belgium). 27 Gent-Wevelgem (Belgium).
APRIL 3 Ronde van Vlaanderen (Belgium). 4-9 Vuelta Ciclista al Pais Vasco (Spain). 10 Paris-Roubaix. 17 Amstel Gold Race (Holland). 20 La Fleche Wallonne (Belgium). 24 Liege-Bastogne-Liege (Belgium). 26-MAY 1 Tour de Romandie (Switzerland).
APRIL 29-MAY 1 Tour de Yorkshire (Stage 1 Beverley to Settle, 185km; Stage 2 Otley to Doncaster, 135.5km; Stage 3 Middlesbrough to Scarborough, 198km).
MAY 6-29 Giro d’Italia.
JUNE 5-12 Criterium du Dauphine (France). 11-19 Tour de Suisse.
JUNE 23 British National Road Ch’ships time trials (Stockton-on-Tees).
26 British National Ch’ships road races (Stockton-on-Tees).
JULY 2-24 Tour de France. 12-18 Tour de Pologne.
30 Clasica San Sebastian (Spain).
31 Prudential RideLondon-Surrey Classic.
AUG 20-SEPT 11 Vuelta a Espana. AUG 21 Cyclassics Hamburg (Germany). 28 Bretagne Classic-Ouest-France.
SEPT 4-11 Aviva Tour of Britain (Stage 1 Beaumaris to Wrexham, 177.7km; Stage 2 Clitheroe to Colne, 159.3km; Stage 3 Cockermouth to Floors Castle, 216km; Stage 4 Edinburgh to Blyth, 217.4km; Stage 5 Prudhoe to Hartside, 166.2km; Stage 6 Stoke-on-Trent to Nottingham, 192.8km; Stage 7 Fakenham to Ipswich, 227.4km; Stage 8 The London Stage, 86.8km).
9 Grand Prix de Quebec. 11 Grand Prix de Montreal.
14-18 Road European Ch’ships (Monaco/Nice).
19-25 Eneco Tour (Belgium & Holland).
OCT 1 Il Lombardia (Italy).
OCT 9-16 Road World Ch’ships (Doha).

Tour de France

JULY 2 Stage 1 Mont-St-Michel to Utah Beach Ste-Marie-du-Mont, 188km.
3 Stage 2 Saint-Lo to Cherbourg-Octeville, 182km.
4 Stage 3 Granville to Angers, 222km.
5 Stage 4 Saumur to Limoges, 232km.
6 Stage 5 Limoges to Le Lioran, 216km.
7 Stage 6 Arpajon-sur-Cere to Montauban, 187km.
8 Stage 7 L’Isle-Jourdain to Lac de Payolle, 162km.
9 Stage 8 Pau to Bagneres-de-Luchon, 183km.
10 Stage 9 Vielha Val d’Aran to Andorra Arcalis, 184km.
11 Rest day, Andorra.
12 Stage 10 Escaldes-Engordany to Revel, 198km.
13 Stage 11 Carcassonne to Montpellier, 164km.
14 Stage 12 Montpellier to Mont Ventoux, 185km.
15 Bourg-St-Andeol to La Caverne du Pont-d’Arc, individual time trial, 37km.
16 Stage 14 Montelimar to Villars-les-Dombes Parc des Oiseaux, 208km.
17 Stage 15 Bourg-en-Bresse to Culoz, 159km.
18 Stage 16 Moirans-en-Montagne to Berne, Switzerland, 206km.
19 Rest day, Berne.
20 Stage 17 Berne to Finhaut-Emosson, 184km.
21 Stage 18 Sallanches to Megeve, individual time trial, 17km.
22 Stage 19 Albertville to St-Gervais Mont Blanc, 146km.
23 Stage 20 Megeve to Morzine, 146km.
24 Stage 21 Chantilly to Paris Champs-Elysees, 113km. Total 3,519 km.

Women (inc World Tour)

MARCH 5 Strade Bianche (Italy). 12 Ronde van Drenthe (Holland). 20 Trofeo Alfredo Binda (Italy). 27 Gent-Wevelgem (Belgium).
APRIL 3 Tour des Flandres (Belgium). 20 La Fleche Wallonne (Belgium). 30 Tour de Yorkshire.
MAY 6-8 Tour of Chongming Island (China). 19-22 Amgen Tour of California.
JUNE 5 Philadelphia Int’nal Classic. 15-19 Aviva Women’s Tour (GB).
23 British National Road Ch’ships time trials (Stockton-on-Tees).
26 British National Ch’ships road races (Stockton-on-Tees).
JULY 1-10 Giro d’Italia. 24 La Course by Le Tour de France (Paris). 30 Prudential RideLondon GP.
AUG 19 Crescent World Cup team time trial (Vargarda, Sweden). 21 Crescent World Cup (Vargarda). 27 GP de Plouay-Bretagne (France).
SEPT 11 Madrid Challenge by la Vuelta.
14-18 Road European Ch’ships (Monaco/Nice).
OCT 9-16 Road World Ch’ships (Doha).

Road World Ch’ships (Doha, Oct 9-16)

OCT 9 Men, Team time trial; Women, Team time trial.
10 Men, U-23 Individual time trial; Women, Junior individual time trial.
11, Men Junior individual time trial.
Women, Elite individual time trial.
12 Men, Elite individual time trial.
13 Men, U-23 road race.
14 Men, Junior road race; Women, Junior road race.
15 Women, Elite road race.
16 Men, Elite road race.

BMX APRIL 9-10 Supercross World Cup (Manchester).
MAY 25-29 World Ch’ships (Medellin, Colombia).
JULY 8-10 European Ch’ships (Verona, Italy).
AUG 27-28 British Ch’ships (Derby).
Cyclo-Cross JAN 9-10 British Ch’ships (Shrewsbury).
17 World Cup (Lignieres-en-Berry, France).
24 World Cup (Hoogerheide, Holland).
30-31 World Ch’ships (Heusden-Zolder, Belgium).
Mountain Bike JUNE 4-5 World Cup (Fort William, Inverness).
25-26 Marathon World Ch’ships (Laissac, France).
28-JULY 3 World Ch’ships (Nove Mesto na Morave, Czech Rep).
JULY 16-17 Cross-Country National Ch’ships (Cathkin Braes, Glasgow); Downhill National Ch’ships (Llangynog, Powys).
Track JAN 16-17 World Cup III (Hong Kong). MARCH 2-6 World Ch’ships (Lee Valley VeloPark, London). 18-20 Olympic Games test event (Rio Janeiro). OCT 19-23 European Ch’ships (tbc).
Trials AUG 29-SEPT 3 World Ch’ships (Vermiglio-Val di Sole, Italy).
National JAN 2 Revolution Track Series (Manchester).
17 National Trophy Cyclo-Cross Series (Rd 6, Milton Keynes).
23 Revolution Track Series (Manchester).
MARCH 20 RTTC Classic TT Series (Rd 1, Finchingfield, Essex).
25 RTTC Classic TT Series (Rd 2, Longnor, Staffs).
26 Elite Road Series Spring Cup (Rd 1, Chorley Grand Prix, Lancs).
APRIL 10 Elite Road Series Spring Cup (Rd 2, Manx Int’l GP, Douglas); Women’s National Road Series (Rd 1, Manx Int’l GP, Douglas)
16-17 Elite Road Series Spring Cup (Rd 3, Tour of the Reservoir, Northumberland); Women’s National Road Series (Rd 2, Edmundbyers, Northumberland).
24 Rutland-Melton Int’onal CiCLE Classic; Women’s National Road Series (Rd 3, Cheshire Classic, Weaverham); RTTC Classic TT Series (Rd 3, Gt Witley, Worcs). 29-MAY 2 Tour de Yorkshire.
MAY 1 RTTC Classic TT Series (Rd 4, Bassenthwaite, Cumbria).
8 Elite Road Series Spring Cup (Rd 4, Wilton GP, Salisbury).
15 Elite Road Series – Spring Cup (Rd 5, Lincoln GP); Women’s National Road Series (Rd 4, Lincoln GP)
22 Velothon Wales (Men & women, Cardiff); RTTC Classic TT Series (Rd 5, Carmel, Carmarthenshire)
29 Women’s National Road Series (Rd 5, Newton Longville, North Bucks).
JUNE 5 National Team Time Trial Ch’ship (Hatherleigh, Devon).
11-12 Women’s National Road Series (Round 6, Essex Giro Two-Day).
12 National 50-Mile TT Championship (Ermington, Devon).
19 Beaumont Trophy (Stamfordham, Northumberland); Women’s National Road Series (Rd 7, Curlew Cup, Stamfordham).
26 National 12-Hour TT Ch’ship (South Wales)
29 Elite Circuit Series (Rd 1, Otley GP, West Yorks); Women’s National Road Series (Rd 8, Otley, West Yorks).
JULY 1 Elite Circuit Series (Rd 2, Stafford GP).
2 Elite Road Series GP (Rd 6, Stafford Kermesse, Shugborough).
8 Elite Circuit Series (Rd 3, Beverley GP, East Yorks).
10 Elite Road Series GP (Rd 7, Ryedale GP, Ampleforth, North Yorks); Women’s National Road Series (Rd 9, Ryedale GP, Ampleforth); National 100-Mile TT Ch’ship (Teesside).
13 Elite Circuit Series (Rd 4, Chepstow GP).
15 Elite Circuit Series (Rd 5, Wales Open Criterium, Abergavenny).
17 Elite Road Series GP (Rd 8, GP of Wales, Abergavenny).
22 Elite Circuit Series (Rd 6, Sheffield GP).
23 National 24-Hour TT Ch’ship (Farndon, Cheshire).
24 Elite Road Series GP (Rd 9, Manchester area).
27 Elite Circuit Series (Rd 7, Colne GP, Lancs).
AUG 6 National Women’s & Juniors’ 25-Mile TT Ch’ship (Alconbury, Cambs).
7 National Men’s 25-Mile TT Ch’ship (Morley, Norfolk).
14 Elite Road Series GP (Rd 10, Leicester Castle Classic).
20 National Women’s & Juniors’ 10-Mile TT Ch’ship (North Holmwood, Surrey)
21 National Men’s 10-Mile TT Ch’ship (Rake, Hants).
SEPT 10 National GHS Schools TT Ch’ship (Dunnington, Warwicks). 11 RTTC Classic TT Series (Rd 6) & National Circuit Ch’ships (Alcester, Warwicks).
OCT 16 National Closed Circuit TT Ch’ships (Thruxton, Hants).
30 National Hill-Climb TT Ch’ships (Bank Hill, Matlock, Derbys).

Darts

TO JAN 3 William Hill PDC World Ch’ship (Alexandra Palace, London). 2-10 BDO Lakeside World Professional Ch’ships (Lakeside Country Club, Frimley Green, Surrey). 15-17 Quebec Open (Drummondville, Canada). 29-31 Dutch Open (Assen).
FEB 4 Premier Lge (Leeds). 11 Premier Lge (Newcastle). 12-14 Scottish Open (Renfrew). 18 Premier Lge (Dublin). 25 Premier Lge (Aberdeen).
MARCH 3 Premier Lge (Exeter). 10 Premier Lge (Nottingham). 10-13 Isle of Man Open (Douglas). 17 Premier Lge (Glasgow). 24 Premier Lge (Liverpool). 31 Premier Lge (Cardiff).
APRIL 8-10 British Int’nals (tbc, Scotland). 7 Premier Lge (Sheffield). 14 Premier Lge (Belfast). 15-17 German Open (Bochum). 21 Premier Lge (Bournemouth). 28 Premier Lge (Birmingham).
MAY 5 Premier Lge (Manchester). 12 Welsh Open (Prestatyn). 19 Premier Lge play-offs (The O2, London). 27-30 World Trophy (tbc).
JUNE 2-5 World Cup (Frankfurt). 3-5 Int’nal Open (tbc). 17-19 England Open (Selsey, West Sussex).
JULY 2 BDO Gold Cup (Lakeside Country Club, Frimley Green). 16-24 World Matchplay (Blackpool).
AUG 19-21 Swedish Open (Malmo).
SEPT 9 England Masters (Selsey). 10-12 England Classic (Selsey). 16-18 British Open (Bridlington).
OCT 2-8 World Grand Prix (Dublin).
NOV 12-20 Grand Slam of Darts (Wolverhampton). 25-27 Players Ch’ship final (Minehead).

Equestrianism

JAN 1-3 Liverpool International Horse Show.
MARCH 24-28 Longines World Cup Jumping Dressage & Driving finals (Gothenburg, Sweden).
APRIL 1-3 Int’nal eventing (Burnham Market, Norfolk). 28-MAY 1 Rolex Int’nal 3-Day Event (Lexington, Kentucky).
MAY 4-8 Mitsubishi Badminton Horse Trials. 11-15 Royal Windsor Horse Show. 13-15 Int’nal eventing (Chatsworth, Derbys).
JUNE 9-12 Int’nal 3-Day Event (Bramham, Yorks). 16-19 Int’nal jumping (Bolesworth Castle, Cheshire); Int’nal 3-Day Event (Luhmuhlen, Germany). 23-26 British Jumping Derby (Hickstead, Sussex).
JULY 7-10 Int’nal Horse Trials (Barbury Castle, Wilts). 8-17 World Equestrian Festival (Aachen, Germany). 20-24 Nations Cup Jumping (Dublin). 26-31 Longines Royal Int’nal Horse Show (Hickstead).
AUG 5-7 Festival of Eventing (Gatcombe Park, Gloucs).
SEPT 1-4 Land Rover Int’nal 3-day Event (Burghley, Lincs). 8-11 Int’nal 3-day Event (Blenheim, Oxfordshire).
OCT 5-9 Horse of the Year Show (NEC, Birmingham).
DEC 13-19 London Int’nal Horse Show (Olympia).

Fencing

JAN 9 Eden Cup U-20 men’s foil ((Univ of East London). 9-10 Scottish Open (Edinburgh). 10 Leon Paul Cup (men’s foil int’nal – Univ of East London). 23-24 N Ireland Open (Belfast).
FEB 6-7 British Cadet & Jnr Ch’ships (Univ of East London).
MARCH 12-13 Edinburgh Int’nal Open. 26-27 Birmingham Int’nal. 28-29 Belfast Open.
APRIL 15-16 Olympic Games European q’’fying (Prague). 16-17 British Snr Ch’ships (Univ of East London). 23-24 Bill Hoskins Open (Kidderminster). 23-27 World Ch’ships (men’s team sabre & women’s team foil/Olympic test event (Rio de Janeiro).
MAY 7-8 Cole Cup FIE satellite sabre t’ment (Leon Paul Centre, London); Hampshire Open (Portsmouth).
JUNE 2-3 British Cadet & Jnr Cadet Ch’ships (Univ of East London). 9-10 Snr Winton Cup inter-region competition. 20-25 European Ch’ships (Torun, Poland).
SEPT 10-11 Essex Open (Colchester). 17-18 Bristol Open.
OCT 9 Bedford Open.
NOV 11-12 Welsh Open (Cardiff). 19-20 Derry Open (Londonderry).

Football

JAN 5 Capital One Cup semi-final 1st leg: Stoke v Liverpool.
6 Capital One Cup semi-final 1st leg: Everton v Man City.
8-10 Emirates FA Cup 3rd rd.
9 Johnstone’s Paint Trophy, Northern area final 1st leg: Barnsley v Fleetwood; FA Vase 4th rd.
9-10 William Hill Scottish Cup 4th rd.
10 Women’s FA Cup 2nd rd.
11 Fifa Ballon d’Or Gala (Zurich).
14 Johnstone’s Paint Trophy, Southern area final 1st leg: Millwall v Oxford Utd.
16 FA Trophy 2nd rd; FA Youth Cup 4th rd (round closing date).
26 Capital One Cup semi-final 2nd leg: Liverpool v Stoke; Women’s friendly int’nal: Sweden v Scotland (Gothenburg).
27 Capital One Cup semi-final 2nd leg: Man City v Everton.
30 Scottish Lge Cup semi-final: St Johnstone v Hibernian (Tynecastle); FA Vase 5th rd.
30-31 FA Cup 4th rd.
31 Scottish Lge Cup semi-final: Ross County v Celtic (Hampden Park).
FEB 2 Johnstone’s Paint Trophy, Northern area final 2nd leg: Fleetwood v Barnsley.
3 Johnstone’s Paint Trophy, Southern area final 2nd leg: Oxford Utd v Millwall.
6 Scottish Cup 5th rd; FA Trophy 3rd rd; FA Youth Cup 5th rd (round closing date).
7 Women’s FA Cup 3rd rd.
16 Champions Lge Rd of 16 1st leg: Paris St-Germain v Chelsea, Benfica v Zenit St Petersburg. Europa Lge Rd of 32 1st leg: Fenerbahce v Lokomotiv Moscow.
17 Champions Lge Rd of 16 1st leg: Gent v Wolfsburg, Roma v Real Madrid.
18 Europa Lge Rd of 32 1st leg: Augsburg v Liverpool, Fiorentina v Tottenham, Midtjylland v Man Utd, Valencia v Rapid Vienna, Borussia Dortmund v Porto, Anderlecht v Olympiakos, Sparta Prague v Krasnodar, Galatasaray v Lazio, Sion v Braga, Shakhtar Donetsk v Schalke, Marseille v Athletic Bilbao, Sevilla v Molde, Sporting Lisbon v Bayer Leverkusen, Villarreal v Napoli, St Etienne v Basle.
20 FA Vase 6th rd.
20-21 FA Cup 5th rd.
23 Champions Lge Rd of 16 1st leg: Arsenal v Barcelona, Juventus v Bayern Munich.
24 Champions Lge Rd of 16 1st leg: PSV Eindhoven v Atletico Madrid, Dynamo Kiev v Man City. Europa Lge Rd of 32 2nd leg: Braga v Sion.
25 Europa Lge Rd of 32 2nd leg.
27 FA Trophy 4th rd, FA Youth Cup 6th rd (round closing date).
28 Capital One Cup final (Wembley); Women’s FA Cup 4th rd.
MARCH 5 Scottish Cup qtr-finals.
8 Champions Lge Rd of 16 2nd leg: Wolfsburg v Gent, Real Madrid v Roma.
9 Champions Lge Rd of 16 2nd leg: Zenit St Petersburg v Benfica, Chelsea v Paris St-Germain.
10 Europa Lge Rd of 16 1st leg.
12 FA Trophy semi-finals 1st leg; FA Vase semi-finals 1st leg.
12-13 FA Cup 6th rd.
13 Scottish Lge Cup final (Hampden Park).
15 Champions Lge Rd of 16 2nd leg: Atletico Madrid v PSV Eindhoven, Man City v Dynamo Kiev.
16 Champions Lge Rd of 16 2nd leg: Barcelona v Arsenal, Bayern Munich v Juventus..
17 Europa Lge Rd of 16 2nd leg.
19 FA Trophy semi-finals 2nd leg; FA Vase semi-finals 2nd leg; FA Youth Cup semi-finals 1st leg (round closing date).
20 Women’s FA Cup 5th rd.
23-24 Women’s Champions Lge qtr-finals 1st leg: Wolfsburg v Brescia (Italy), Frankfurt v Rosengard (Sweden), Lyon v Slavia Prague, Barcelona v Paris St-Germain.
24 European U-21 Ch’ship q’fying, Gp 2: Rep of Ireland v Italy. Gp 3: France v Scotland.
25 European U-21 Ch’ship q’fying, Gp 5: Bulgaria v Wales.
26 European U-21 Ch’ship q’fying Gp 9: Switzerland v England.
28 European U-21 Ch’ship q’fying Gp 2: Slovenia v Rep of Ireland.
29 European U-21 Ch’ship q’fying, Gp 3: Scotland v N Ireland. Gp 5: Romania v Wales.
30-31 Women’s Champions Lge qtr-finals 2nd leg.
APRIL 3 Johnstone’s Paint Trophy final (Wembley); Women’s FA Cup 6th rd.
5 Champions Lge qtr-finals 1st leg.
6 Champions Lge qtr-finals 1st leg.
7 Europa Lge qtr-finals 1st leg; Women’s 2017 European Ch’ship q’fying Gp 2: Montenegro v Rep of Ireland.
8 Women’s 2017 European Ch’ship q’fying, Gp 1: Scotland v Slovenia. Gp 6: N Ireland v Czech Rep. Gp 7: England v Belgium.
9 FA Youth Cup semi-finals 2nd leg (round closing date – dates for final tbc).
10 Petrofac Training Cup final: Rangers v Peterhead (Hampden Park).
12 Champions Lge qtr-finals 2nd leg; Women’s 2017 European Ch’ship q’fying, Gp 2: Spain v Rep of Ireland. Gp 6: Italy v N Ireland. Gp 7: Bosnia-Herzegovina v England. Gp 8: Kazakhstan v Wales.
13 Champions Lge qtr-finals 2nd leg.
14 Europa Lge qtr-finals 2nd leg.
15 Uefa Youth Lge semi-finals (Nyon, Switzerland).
16-17 Scottish Cup semi-finals (Hampden Park).
17 FA Sunday Cup final (date & venue tbc); Women’s FA Cup semi-finals.
18 Uefa Youth Lge final (Nyon).
23 Scottish pyramid play-off 1st leg (Highland & Lowland Lges champions).
23-24 FA Cup semi-finals (Wembley); Women’s Champions Lge semi-finals 1st leg: Lyon or Slavia Prague v Barcelona or Paris St-Germain, Wolfsburg or Brescia v Frankfurt or Rosengard.
26-27 Champions Lge semi-finals 1st leg.
28 Europa Lge semi-finals 1st leg.
30 Vanarama National Lge season ends; Scottish pyramid play-off 2nd leg.
30-MAY 1 Women’s Champions Lge semi-finals 2nd leg.
MAY 3-4 Champions Lge semi-finals 2nd leg.
4 National Lge play-off semi-finals (to May 8); Scottish Premiership play-off qtr-final 1st leg; Scottish Ch’ship & Lge 1 play-off semi-finals 1st leg.
4-16 Women’s European U-17 Ch’ship finals (Belarus).
5 Europa Lge semi-finals 2nd leg.
5-21 European U-17 Ch’ship finals (Azerbaijan).
7 Championship & League 2 seasons end; Scottish Premiership play-off qtr-final 2nd leg; Scottish Ch’ship & Lge 1 play-off semi-finals 2nd leg, Scottish Lge 2 play-off final 1st leg.
8 League 1 season ends.
11 Scottish Premiership play-off semi-final 1st leg; Scottish Ch’ship & Lge 1 play-off finals 1st leg.
12-20 Football Lge play-off semi-finals.
14 Scottish Premiership play-off semi-final 2nd leg; Scottish Lge 1 & Lge 2 play-off finals 2nd leg; National Lge North & South promotion finals; Women’s FA Cup final (Wembley).
14-15 Scottish Premiership season ends.
15 Premier Lge season ends; National Lge Prem Div promotion final (Wembley); Scottish Ch’ship play-off final 2nd leg.
18 Europa Lge final (Basel).
19 Scottish Premiership play-off final 1st leg.
21 FA Cup final (Wembley); Scottish Cup final (Hampden Park).
22 Scottish Premiership play-off final 2nd leg; FA Trophy & FA Vase finals (double header, Wembley).
26 Women’s Champions Lge final (Reggio Emilia, Italy).
28 Champions Lge final (Milan); Championship play-off final (Wembley).
29 League 1 play-off final (Wembley).
30 League 2 play-off final (Wembley).
JUNE 3 Women’s 2017 European Ch’ship q’fying, Gp 1 Scotland v Iceland. Gp 2: Finland v Rep of Ireland. Gp 6: N Ireland v Georgia.
3-26 Copa America Centenario (US – Final in East Rutherford, New Jersey). Teams: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela, US, Mexico, Costa Rica, Jamaica and winners of Trinidad & Tobago v Haiti and Panama v Cuba play-offs).
4 Women’s 2017 European Ch’ship q’fying Gp 7: England v Serbia.
7 Women’s 2017 European Ch’ship q’fying, Gp 1: Belarus v Scotland. Gp 2: Rep of Ireland v Montenegro. Gp 6: Czech Rep v N Ireland. Gp 7: Serbia v England. Gp 8 Wales v Norway.
10-JULY 10 European Ch’ship (France).
28-29 Champions Lge 1st q’fying rd 1st leg.
30 Europa Lge 1st q’fying rd 1st leg.
JULY 5-6 Champions Lge 1st q’fying rd 2nd leg.
7 Europa Lge 1st q’fying rd 2nd leg.
10 European Ch’ship final (Paris).
11-24 European U-19 Ch’ship finals (Germany).
12-13 Champions Lge 2nd q’fying rd 1st leg.
14 Europa Lge 2nd q’fying rd 1st leg.
16 Scottish Lge Cup group stage starts (also July 20, 23, 27 & 30).
19-20 Champions Lge 2nd q’fying rd 2nd leg.
19-31 Women’s European U-19 Ch’ship finals (Slovakia).
21 Europa Lge 2nd q’fying rd 2nd leg.
26-27 Champions Lge 3rd q’fying rd 1st leg.
28 Europa Lge 3rd q’fying rd 1st leg.
AUG 2-3 Champions Lge 3rd q’fying rd 2nd leg.
4 Europa Lge 3rd q’fying rd 2nd leg.
9 Uefa Super Cup (Trondheim, Norway).
16-17 Champions Lge play-off rd 1st leg.
18 Europa Lge 3rd play-off rd 1st leg.
23-24 Champions Lge play-off rd 2nd leg.
25 Champions Lge group stage draw (Monte Carlo); Europa Lge 3rd play-off rd 2nd leg.
26 Europa Lge group stage draw (Monte Carlo).
SEPT 2 European U-21 Ch’ship q’fying, Gp 2: Rep of Ireland v Slovenia. Gp 3: N Ireland v Iceland, Scotland v Macedonia. Gp 5: Wales v Denmark.
4 World Cup 2018 European q’fying starts.
6 European U-21 Ch’ship q’fying, Gp 2: Serbia v Rep of Ireland. Gp 3: FYR Macedonia v N Ireland, Ukraine v Scotland. Gp 5: Wales v Luxembourg. Gp 9: England v Norway.
10-OCT 1 Futsal World Cup (Colombia).
13–14 Champions Lge group stage match day 1.
15 Europa Lge group stage match day 1; Women’s 2017 European Ch’ship q’fying, Gp 7: England v Estonia. Gp 8: Wales v Israel.
16 Women’s 2017 European Ch’ship q’fying Gp 6: N Ireland v Italy.
20 Women’s 2017 European Ch’ship q’fying, Gp 1: Iceland v Scotland. Gp 2: Rep of Ireland v Portugal. Gp 6: Switzerland v N Ireland. Gp 7: Belgium v England. Gp 8: Wales v Austria.
27–28 Champions Lge group stage match day 2.
29 Europa Lge group stage match day 2.
30-OCT 21 U-17 Women’s World Cup (Jordan).
OCT 5 European U-21 Ch’ship q’fying Gp 3: Iceland v Scotland.
6 European U-21 Ch’ship q’fying, Gp 3: Ukraine v N Ireland. Gp 9: Kazakhstan v England.
7 European U-21 Ch’ship q’fying Gp 2: Rep of Ireland v Serbia.
8 European U-21 Ch’ship q’fying Gp 3: Macedonia v Scotland.
11 European U-21 Ch’ship q’fying, Gp 3: N Ireland v France. Gp 5: Armenia v Wales. Gp 9: England v Bosnia-Herzegovina.
18–19 Champions Lge group stage match day 3.
20 Europa Lge group stage match day 3.
NOV 1–2 Champions Lge group stage match day 4.
3 Europa Lge group stage match day 4.
13-DEC 3 U-20 Women’s World Cup (Papua New Guinea).
22–23 Champions Lge group stage match day 5.
24 Europa Lge group stage match day 5.
DEC 6–7 Champions Lge group stage match day 6.
8 Europa Lge group stage match day 6.
8-18 Club World Cup (Japan).
AUGUST
FA Community Shield (Wembley)
Scottish season starts
Football Lge season starts
Premier Lge season starts


Golf

PGA Tour
JAN 7-10 Hyundai T’ment of Champions (Kapalua, Hawaii). 14-17 Sony Open (Honolulu, Hawaii). 21-24 CareerBuilder Challenge (La Quinta, California). 28-31 Farmers Insurance Open (San Diego, California).
FEB 4-7 Waste Management Phoenix Open (Scottsdale, Arizona).
11-14 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am (California).
18-21 Northern Trust Open (Pacific Palisades, California).
25-28 Honda Classic (Palm Beach Gardens, Florida).
MARCH 3-6 WGC-Cadillac Ch’ship (Miami, Florida).
10-13 Valspar Ch’ship (Palm Harbor, Florida).
17-20 Arnold Palmer Invitational (Orlando, Florida).
23-27 WGC-Dell Match Play (Austin, Texas).
24-27 Puerto Rico Open (Rio Grande).
31-APRIL 3 Shell Houston Open (Texas).
APRIL 7-10 Masters T’ment (Augusta, Georgia).
14-17 RBC Heritage (Hilton Head Island, South Carolina).
21-24 Valero Texas Open (San Antonio).
28-MAY 1 Zurich Classic of New Orleans (Avondale, Louisiana).
MAY 5-8 Wells Fargo Ch’ship (Charlotte, North Carolina).
12-15 Players Ch’ship (Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida).
19-22 AT&T Byron Nelson Ch’ship (Irving, Texas).
26-29 Colonial National Invitation T’ment (Fort Worth, Texas).
JUNE 2-5 Memorial T’ment (Dublin, Ohio).
9-12 FedEx St Jude Classic (Memphis, Tennessee).
16-19 US Open (Oakmont, Pennsylvania).
23-26 Quicken Loans National (Bethesda, Maryland).
30-JULY 3 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational (Akron, Ohio); Barracuda Ch’ship (Reno, Nevada).
JULY 7-10 Greenbrier Classic (White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia).
14-17 The Open Championship (Royal Troon, Ayrshire); Barbasol Ch’ship (Auburn, Alabama).
21-24 RBC Canadian Open (Oakville, Ontario).
28-31 PGA Ch’ship (Springfield, New Jersey).
AUG 4-7 Travelers Ch’ship (Cromwell, Connecticut).
11-14 Olympic men’s t’ment (Rio de Janeiro); John Deere Classic (Silvis, Illinois).
18-21 Wyndham Ch’ship (Greensboro, North Carolina).
25-28 The Barclays (Farmingdale, New York).
SEPT 2-5 Deutsche Bank Ch’ship (Norton, Massachusetts).
8-11 BMW Ch’ship (Carmel, Indiana).
22-25 Tour Ch’ship (Atlanta, Georgia).
30-OCT 2 Ryder Cup (Chaska, Minnesota).

European Tour

JAN 7-10 BMW SA Open (Johannesburg). 14-17 Joburg Open (Johannesburg). 15-17 EurAsia Cup (Kuala Lumpur – Asia v Europe 12-man team t’ment). 21-24 Abu Dhabi HSBC Ch’ship. 27-30 Commercial Bank Qatar Masters (Doha).
FEB 4-7 Omega Dubai Desert Classic. 11-14 Tshwane Open (Waterkloof, S Africa). 18-21 Maybank Ch’ship Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur). 25-28 Perth Int’nal (Australia).
MARCH 3-6 WGC-Cadillac Ch’ship (Miami, Florida). 10-13 True Thailand Classic (Hua Hin). 17-20 Hero Indian Open (venue tbc). 23-27 WGC-Dell Match Play (Austin, Texas).
APRIL 7-10 Masters T’ment (Augusta, Georgia).
14-17 Open de Espana (venue tbc).
21-24 Shenzhen Int’nal (China).
28-MAY 1 Volvo China Open (tbc).
MAY 5-8 Trophee Hassan II (Rabat, Morocco).
12-15 AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open (Beau Champ).
19-22 Dubai Duty Free Irish Open (Straffan, Co Kildare).
26-29 BMW PGA Ch’ship (Wentworth, Surrey).
JUNE 2-5 Nordea Masters (Stockholm).
9-12 Lyoness Open (Atzenbrugg, Austria).
16-19 US Open (Oakmont, Pennsylvania).
23-26 BMW Int’nal Open (Pulheim, Germany).
30-JULY 3 Alstom Open de France (Paris).
JULY 7-10 AAM Scottish Open (Castle Stuart, Inverness).
14-17 Open Championship (Royal Troon, Ayrshire).
28-31 US PGA Ch’ship (Springfield, New Jersey).
AUG 4-7 Saltire Energy Paul Lawrie Match Play (Murcar Links, Aberdeen).
11-14 Olympic men’s t’ment (Rio de Janeiro).
18-21 D+D Real Czech Masters (Prague).
25-28 Made In Denmark (Farso, Denmark).
SEPT 1-4 Omega European Masters (Crans Montana, Switzerland).
8-11 KLM Open (Spijk, Holland).
15-18 Italian Open (Milan).
22-25 Porsche European Open (Bad Griesbach, Germany).
30-Oct 2 Ryder Cup (Chaska, Minnesota).
OCT 6-9 Alfred Dunhill Links Ch’ship (Old Course St Andrews, Carnoustie & Kingsbarns).
13-16 British Masters (Chandlers Cross, Herts).
20-23 Portugal Masters (Vilamoura).
27-30 WGC-HSBC Champions (tbc, China).

Final Series
NOV 3-6 Turkish Airlines Open (Belek, Turkey).
10-13 Nedbank Challenge (Sun City, S Africa).
17-20 DP World Tour Ch’ship (Dubai).

Other

JUNE 20 Open Ch’ship regional q’fying (13 courses). 28 Open Ch’ship final q’fying (Gailes Links, Hillside, Royal Cinque Ports, Woburn). NOV 12-17 European Tour q’fying school final stage (Girona, Spain).

Seniors (majors only)

MAY 19-22 Regions Tradition (Birmingham, Alabama).
MAY 26-29 Senior PGA Ch’ship (Benton Harbor, Michigan).
JUNE 9-12 Constellation Senior Players Ch’ship (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania).
AUG 11-14 US Senior Open (Columbus, Ohio).
JULY 21-24 Senior Open Ch’ship (Carnoustie, Angus).
Women LPGA JAN 28-31 Pure Silk-Bahamas Classic (Paradise Island).
FEB 3-6 Coates Ch’ship (Ocala, Florida).
18-21 ISPS Handa Australian Open (Adelaide).
25-28 Honda Thailand (Chomburi).
MARCH 3-6 HSBC Champions (Singapore).
17-20 JTBC Founders Cup (Phoenix, Arizona).
24-27 Kia Classic (Carlsbad, California).
31-APRIL 3 (major) ANA Inspiration (Rancho Mirage, California).
APRIL 13-16 Lotte Ch’ship (Oahu, Hawaii).
21-24 Swinging Skirts Classic (San Francisco).
28-MAY 1 Volunteers of America Texas Shootout (Irving).
MAY 5-8 Yokohama Tire Classic (Prattville, Alabama).
19-22 Kingsmill Ch’ship JTBC (Williamsburg, Virginia).
26-29 Volvik Ch’ship (Ann Arbor, Michigan).
JUNE 3-5 ShopRite Classic (Galloway, New Jersey).
9-12 (major) KPMG PGA Ch’ship (Sammamish, Washington).
16-19 Meijer Classic (Belmont, Michigan).
24-26 Walmart NW Arkansas Ch’ship (Rogers, Arizona).
30-JULY 3 Cambia Portland Classic (Oregon).
JULY 7-10 (major) US Women’s Open (CordeValle, California).
14-17 Marathon Classic (Sylvania, Ohio).
21-24 International Crown (biennial team matchplay t’ment – Chicago, Illinois).
28-31 (major) Ricoh British Open (Woburn, Bucks).
AUG 17-20 Olympic women’s t’ment (Rio de Janeiro).
25-28 Canadian Pacific Open (Calgary, Canada).
SEPT 1-4 Manulife Classic (Cambridge, Canada).
15-18 (major) Evian Ch’ship (Evian-les-Bains, France).
29-OCT 2 China tbc.
OCT 6-9 Sime Darby Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur).
13-16 KEB-Hana Bank Ch’ship (Incheon, S Korea).
20-23 Fubon Taiwan Ch’ship (Taipei).
27-30 Blue Bay t’ment (Hainan Island, China).
NOV 4-6 Toto Japan Classic (tbc).
10-13 Lorena Ochoa Invitational (Mexico City).
17-20 CME Group Tour Ch’ship (Naples, Florida).

European Tour

FEB 12-14 ISPS Handa New Zealand Open (Harewood).
18-21 ISPS Handa Australia Open (Adelaide).
25-28 RACV Masters (Gold Coast, Australia).
MARCH 10-13 World Ch’ship (Dongguan, China).
MAY 5-8 Lalla Meryem Cup (Rabat, Morocco).
12-15 Buick Invitational (Shanghai).
JUNE 5-8 Turkish Airlines Open (Belek, Turkey).
17-19 Pilsen Masters (Dysina, Czech Rep).
JULY 22-24 Aberdeen Asset Management Scottish Open (Dundonald Links, Troon).
28-31 Ricoh British Open (Woburn).
25-28 ISPS Handa European Masters (tbc).
AUG 17-20 Olympic women’s t’ment (Rio de Janeiro).
SEPT 8-11 Swedish Open (tbc).
15-18 Evian Ch’ship (Evian-les-Bains, France).
OCT 6-9 Lacoste Open de France (St-Jean-de-Luz).
13-16 Xiamen Int’nal Open (China).
20-23 Sanya Open (China).
NOV 4-6 Hero Indian Open (Gurgaon).
DEC 2-4 Kowa Queens Cup (Team matchplay – Miyoshi, Japan).
7-10 Omega Dubai Masters.

Amateur golf

AMATEUR JAN 6-9 Masters of the Amateurs (Royal Melbourne, Australia). 6-10 President’s Putter (Rye). 12-17 Australian Amateur (Metropolitan & Peninsula-Kingswood CC, Victoria). 21-24 Lake Macquarie Men’s & Women’s Int’nal (Belmont, Australia). 27-29 New South Wales Strokeplay Ch’ship (Riverside Oaks & Lynwood). 27-30 Portuguese Women’s Ch’ship (Montado). 31-FEB 2 New South Wales Matchplay (Lynwood).

FEB 5-7 Jones Cup (Ocean Forest, Georgia); Scottish Club Handicap Grand Final (Carya, Belek, Turkey). 9-10 Spanish Double Senior Men’s Ch’ship (Costa Ballena). 10-13 Portuguese Amateur (Montado). 11-13 Spanish Senior Men’s Ch’ship (Costa Ballena). 24-27 European Nations Ch’ship (La Reserva, Sotogrande, Spain).

MARCH 2-6 Spanish Int’nal Women’s Ch’ship (Escorpion); Spanish Int’nal Amateur Ch’ship (Seville). 8-11 Sunningdale Foursomes (Sunningdale). 10-12 Spanish Int’nal Senior Women’s Ch’ship (Pineda, Seville). 15-16 Darwin Youth Salver (Rye). 16-18 Bonallack Trophy & Patsy Hankins Trophy (Carya, Belek, Turkey). 17-20 Italian Int’nal Ch’ship (Is Molas); Italian Int’nal Women’s Ch’ship (Garlenda). 23-29 West of Ireland Open Ch’ship (Co Sligo). 24-27 French Int’nal Girls’ Ch’ship (St Cloud); French Int’nal Boys’ Ch’ship (Omaha Beach). 27 Comboy Women’s Scratch Trophy (Delamere Forest). 30-31 Wales Boys v Ireland Boys (Cardigan).

APRIL 2 Berkhamsted Trophy (Berkhamsted); The Leveret (Formby Ladies). 4-9 Scottish Boys’ Ch’ship (Murcar Links). 6-8 Scottish Girls U-18 Strokeplay Ch’ship (Strathmore); French Senior Women’s Open Ch’ship (Chantaco). 7-10 Halford Hewitt Public Schools Old Boys t’ment (Royal Cinque Ports & Royal St George’s). 8-10 Irish Women’s Open Strokeplay Ch’ship (The Island). 9-10 Duncan Putter (Southerndown); Irish Women’s Open Strokeplay Ch’ship (The Island). 10 Hampshire Rose (North Hants). 13-14 McEvoy Trophy (Copt Heath). 13-15 Italian Int’nal Senior Women’s Ch’ship (Roma Acquasanta). 15-17 Irish Girls’ Open Strokeplay Ch’ship (Roganstown). 16 Selborne Salver (Blackmoor); Roehampton Women’s Gold Cup (Roehampton). 17 Hampshire Hog (North Hants). 19-20 Portuguese Senior Pairs Ch’ship (Estoril). 21-23 Portuguese Senior Men’s Ch’ship (Estoril). 22-24 West of England Amateur (Royal North Devon); Scottish Women’s Open Strokeplay Ch’ship (Helen Holm Trophy – Troon Portland & Old). 24-25 Independent Schools National Finals (St Andrews Bay). 26-27 West of England Senior Open (Burnham & Berrow). 29-MAY 1 Lytham Trophy (Royal Lytham); Welsh Women’s Open Strokeplay Ch’ship (Conwy).

MAY 5 South Region Women’s Medal final (Blackmoor). 5-6 British Schools & Colleges National finals (Trevose). 5-8 Irish Amateur Open Ch’ship (Royal Dublin). 6 English Golf Captains q’fier (Tiverton). 6-8 Spanish Int’nal Women’s Strokeplay Ch’ship (Costa Dorada). 9-10 North Wales Senior Open (Vale of Llangollen). 10-13 English Senior Women’s Amateur Ch’ship (Ross-on-Wye). 12 Midland Mid Amateur Ch’ship (Drayton Park). 12-15 Irish Women’s Close Ch’ship (Lahinch). 14-15 England v France men’s int’nal (Formby); North Wales Boys Open (Rhuddlan/Abergele). 15 South West Region Women’s Medal final (Kingsdown). 15-17 Welsh Women’s Close Ch’ship ( Cardiff). 17 Brabazon Trophy, Northern q’fier (Fulford) & Southern q’fier (Hadley Wood). 18-20 Irish Senior Men’s Open Ch’ship (Ardee). 19 East Region Women’s Medal final (Thetford). 20 English Golf Captains q’fier (Royal Mid Surrey). 20-22 Welsh Open Strokeplay Ch’ship (Royal St David’s); French Men’s Strokeplay Ch’ship (Chantilly). 21 Midland Closed Ch’ship (Hinckley). 24 Women’s Critchley Salver (Sunningdale). 25-26 Lagonda Trophy (Gog Magog). 26 SE Group Junior Ch’ship (John O’Gaunt). 27-29 Welsh Open Youths Ch’ship (Whitchurch); Scottish Open Strokeplay Ch’ship (Gullane). 29 Midlands North Women’s Medal final (Penn). 31 North Region Women’s Medal final (Lancaster). 31-JUNE 4 Scottish Women’s Close Ch’ship (West Kilbride).

JUNE 1 SE Group Jar Ch’ship (John O’Gaunt). 1-3 English Senior Men’s Open Ch’ship (Kirby Muxloe & Rothley Park). 2 Midland Boys County q’fying (Kidderminster); SW Boys U-14 & U-16 Ch’ship (Honiton). 2-4 European Mid Amateur Ch’ship (Karlovy Vary, Czech Rep). 3 English Golf Captains q’fier (Southport & Ainsdale). 3-5 German Boys & Girls Open Ch’ship (St Leon-Rot). 4-5 St Andrews Links Trophy (St Andrews); Aberconwy Trophy (Maesdu & Conwy). 4-6 East of Ireland Open Ch’ship (Co Louth). 4-10 South West Week (St Enodoc). 5 Scottish Boys Area Team Ch’ships (Grangemouth). 6-10 Midlands North Region Women’s County Match Week (Holme Hall). 7-9 Welsh Seniors Ch’ship (Aberdovey). 9-11 European Senior Men’s & Women’s Ch’ships (Pula, Spain). 10-12 Women’s Curtis Cup (Dun Laoghaire, Co Wicklow). 12 West of England Open Women’s Ch’ship (Bath); Bridget Jackson Bowl (Handsworth). 12-14 French Int’nal Senior Men’s Ch’ship (Hardelot). 13-18 Amateur Ch’ship (Royal Porthcawl and Pyle & Kenfig). 14-16 English Senior Women’s Open Strokeplay Ch’ship (Burnham Beeches). 15-17 Scottish Senior Men’s Open Strokeplay Ch’ship (Glasgow Killermont). 16 English Golf Captains q’fier (Druids Heath). 16-19 Sir Henry Cooper Jnr Masters (Nizels); Welsh Women’s Team Ch’ship (Wenvoe Castle). 18 Midland Men’s County q’fying (Shrewsbury). 18-19 Berkshire Trophy (The Berkshire); Irish Mid Amateur Open Ch’ship (Limerick). 21-23 Welsh Open Seniors Ch’ship (Newport). 21-25 British Women’s Open Ch’ship (Dundonald Links). 22-25 English Open Strokeplay Ch’ship (Brabazon Trophy – The London Club). 23-26 German Int’nal Women’s Ch’ship (Mulheim); Spanish U-18 Strokeplay Ch’ship (Alicante). 24-26 Swiss Int’nal Men’s & Women’s Ch’ship (Schonenberg G&CC). 28-JULY 1 Irish Senior Women’s Close Ch’ship (Birr). 29-JULY 1 Irish Boys’ Open Ch’ship (Castle). 29-JULY 2 Scottish Senior Women’s Ch’ship (Fortrose & Rosemarkie); Danish Int’nal Men’s & Women’s Ch’ship (Silkeborg). 30 Midland Boys’ Ch’ship (St Ives); English Golf Captains q’fier (Collingtree Park). 30-JULY 3 English Women’s Open Matchplay Ch’ship (Holme Hall).

JULY 1-3 English Men’s Open Mid Amateur Ch’ship (Logan Trophy – Brokenhurst Manor); German Senior Men’s & Women’s Open Ch’ship (Bad Ems). 5-7 Scottish Boys U-16 Open Ch’ship (West Lothian). 5-9 European Amateur Team Ch’ship (Chantilly, France); European Women’s Team Ch’ship (Oddur, Iceland); European Girls’ Team Ch’ship (Oslo); European Boys’ Team Ch’ship (Diamond, Austria). 6 English Schools’ Team Ch’ship (Woodhall Spa); Northern Counties Boys q’fying (Lindrick). 6-8 Midland Youths Ch’ship (Stoke Rochford); Irish Seniors Close Ch’ship (Tralee). 6-9 European Team Ch’ship Div 2 (Kikuoka, Luxembourg). 7 SW Boys Ch’ship (Bristol & Clifton). 7-8 Senior Men’s & Women’s t’ment (Sherwood Forest). 7-9 Belgian Boys & Girls U-14 Open Ch’ship (Royal Waterloo). 8-10 Dutch Senior Men’s & Women’s Open Ch’ship (Het Rijk van Nunspeet). 9 SE Men’s County q’fying (Calcot Park). 11 English Golf Captains q’fier (Pannal). 11-13 Junior Open Ch’ship (Kilmarnock Barassie); Scottish Youths Open Strokeplay Ch’ship (Fairmont St Andrews). 11-15 North of Ireland Open Ch’ship (Royal Portrush). 12-13 Northern Counties Seniors Ch’ship (Hexham). 12-14 English Boys’ U-16 Open Strokeplay Ch’ship (McGregor Trophy – Royal Ashdown Forest); English Women’s Ch’ship (West Lancs); Tillman Trophy (East Sussex National); Danish Int’nal Girls’ & Youth Ch’ship (Smorum); French Senior Men’s Open Ch’ship (Hardelot). 13-16 Dutch Int’nal Boys’ & Girls’ Open Ch’ship (Toxandria); Irish Girls’ Close Ch’ship (Kilkenny). 14 SE Boys County q’fying (King’s Lynn). 14-16 Luxembourg Men’s & Women’s Ch’ships (Clervaux). 19-20 SE Senior Men’s County q’fying (Littlestone). 19-21 South of England Open Ch’ship (Walton Heath); Scottish Boys’ U-18 Open Strokeplay Ch’ship (Lanark). 19-22 English Boys’ U-18 Strokeplay Ch’ship (Carris Trophy – Hunstanton); Welsh Boys’ & Girls’ Ch’ship (Pennard); Scottish Girls’ Ch’ship (Baberton). 20-21 St Andrews Trophy (Prince’s, Sandwich). 20-23 European Women’s Ch’ship (Hooks, Sweden). 20-24 South of Ireland Open Ch’ship (Lahinch). 21-22 SW Seniors Ch’ship (Launceston). 21-23 European Young Masters (Domaine Imperial, Switzerland). 21-24 Seniors Open Ch’ship (Carnoustie); German Int’nal Ch’ship (Hubbelrath). 22 Midland Senior Men’s Ch’ship (The Worcestershire). 25-29 Welsh Amateur Ch’ship (Southerndown). 25-30 English Amateur Ch’ship (Ganton & Scarborough South Cliff); Scottish Amateur Ch’ship (Royal Aberdeen). 26-28 English Girls’ Open Ch’ship (The Nottinghamshire); English Girls U-14 & U-16 Ch’ship (The Nottinghamshire). 27-30 Belgian Int’nal Men’s & Women’s Ch’ship (Royal Hainaut). 28 SW Men’s Mid Amateur Ch’ship (Exeter G&CC). 28-30 European Team Shield (Pannonia, Hungary); Scandinavian Senior Men’s & Women’s Open Ch’ship (PGA Sweden National, Bara).

AUG 2-4 Boys’ Home Int’nals (Ballyliffin); North of England Youth Ch’ship (Middlesbrough); English Boys’ U-14 Strokeplay Ch’ship (Reid Trophy – Porters Park); Swedish Senior Men’s & Women’s Ch’ships (Kungsangen). 3 Northern Counties Men’s q’fying (Delamere Forest). 3-4 English Senior Men’s & Women’s South t’ment (Tandridge). 3-5 British Senior Men’s Open Ch’ship (Formby); Women’s & Girls’ Home Int’nals (Conwy). 3-6 European Men’s Ch’ship (Estonian, Estonia). 4-6 German Int’nal Women’s Ch’ship (Mulheim). 8-9 Scottish Boys’ & Girls’ U-14 Open Ch’ship (Craigielaw). 8-12 England Golf Week (Frilford Heath); Welsh Medal & Bowls finals (Llandrindod Wells). 9-10 England Golf Captains final (Frilford Heath). 9-12 Men’s Home Int’nals (Nairn). 9-13 British Girls’ Open Ch’ship (Royal St David’s). 9-14 Boys Amateur Ch’ship (Muirfield & The Renaissance). 10-12 North of England U-14 Open Strokeplay Ch’ship (South Moor); Midland Seniors County q’fying (Shirley). 11-12 English Jnr Champion Club (Frilford Heath). 12-14 Welsh Team Ch’ship (Wrexham); Dutch Int’nal Men’s & Women’s Open Ch’ship (Eindhoven). 16 English Women’s Par 3 Ch’ship (Ampfield). 16-17 Wales v England U-16 Boys’ Int’nal (Newport). 16-18 Lee Westwood Trophy (Rotherham); English Women’s Open Strokeplay Ch’ship (Bristol & Clifton). 17-19 Irish Boys U-16 Open Ch’ship (Clonmel). 19 Welsh Boys U-13 & U-15 Ch’ships (Vale of Llangollen). 19-20 Midland Open Ch’ship (Kedleston Park & Mickleover). 23-25 English Boys’ County Team Ch’ship (Cumberwell Park). 24-26 North of England U-16 Ch’ship (Pannal); Irish Youths Open Ch’ship (Galway). 24-27 Belgian Int’nal Boys’ & Girls’ U-18 Ch’ship (Ravenstein). 25-26 Waterford Trophy (Sundridge Park). 25-27 Finnish Men’s & Women’s Ch’ship (Helsinki). 26 Welsh Inter-County Girls Ch’ship (North Wales). 26-27 Jacques Leglise Trophy (Prince’s, Sandwich). 27 Midland Boys’ U-14 Ch’ship (Broughton Heath). 27-28 Scottish Girls U-16 Open Ch’ship (Aberdour). 30-SEPT 1 Italian Int’nal U-16 Ch’ship (Biella). 30-SEPT 3 European Senior Women’s Team Ch’ship (Sierra, Poland); European Senior Men’s Team Ch’ship (Diners G&CC, Ljubljana). 31-SEPT 1 Welsh Senior Women’s Open Ch’ship (Radyr); English Senior Men’s & Women’s North t’ment (Wetherby). 31-SEPT 2 British Women’s Open Strokeplay Ch’ship (Knock).

SEPT 2-4 Scottish Area Team Ch’ship (Marriott Dalmahoy). 4 Midland Jnr Champion of Champions (Shifnal). 5-6 Ping Women’s Fourball betterball t’ment (Gainsborough). 6 Northern Counties Seniors q’fying (Morecambe). 7-9 Irish Senior Women’s Open Strokeplay Ch’ship (Arklow). 9-11 Skandia Boys & Girls Youth Open (Barseback). 10 English Junior County Champion of Champions (Woodhall Spa). 10-11 English Senior Men’s County Champion of Champions (Woodhall Spa). 11 English Men’s County Champion of Champions (Woodhall Spa); Welsh Handicap Team Ch’ship (Celtic Manor). 12-16 English Women’s County finals (Waterlooville). 13-14 Evian Jnr Ch’ship Cup (Evian Resort, France). 14-16 British Senior Women’s Open Ch’ship (Caldy). 14-17 Espirito Santo Trophy (Cancun, Mexico), European Boys’ Team Ch’ship Div 2 (Mlada Boleslav, Czech Rep). 16-18 Scottish Women’s County finals (Aboyne). 17-18 English Champion Club t’ment (Stoke-by-Nayland). 18 Welsh Men’s Inter-Counties Ch’ship (Borth & Ynyslas); Scottish Club Ch’ship (Stranraer). 19-20 Junior Ryder Cup (Interlaken, Minnesota). 20-21 SE Counties Senior Men’s Ch’ship (The Warren); Evian U-14 Jnr Ch’ships (Evian Resort, France). 20-22 Senior Men’s Home Int’nals (Machynys). 21-24 Eisenhower Trophy (Cancun, Mexico). 23-25 English Men’s County Finals (Sandwell Park). 27 Southern Counties Senior Foursomes final (Haverhill). 27-28 Brenda King Foursomes (Clevedon). 27-29 North of England Men’s Open Ch’ship (Alwoodley), Senior Women’s Home Int’nals (Alyth). 27-OCT 1 Italian Int’nal Senior Men’s Ch’ship (individual & pairs – Royal Park). 29-Oct 1 European Women’s Club Trophy (Pravets, Bulgaria).

OCT 2 SE County Lge final (Army). 3 Ping Welsh Mixed Team Ch’ship (Cradoc). 4-6 English Senior Men’s County finals (Chipping Sodbury). 7-9 Grafton Morrish Public Schools Old Boys finals (Hunstanton & Royal West Norfolk). 9 SE Colts Lge final (Seaford). 13 SE Seniors Lge final (Hadley Wood). 14-16 Dutch Mid Amateur Ch’ship (De Purmer). 20-22 European Men’s Club Trophy (Crete). 23 Midland Boys U-16 Ch’ship (Great Barr). 26 Welsh Jnr Inter Club Ch’ship (Builth Wells).

Gymnastics

Artistic

FEB 19-21 World Challenge Cup (Baku).
MARCH 4-5 Austrian Team Open (women – Linz, Austria).
5-6 World Cup (women – Newark, New Jersey); L’International Gymnix (women – Montreal).
12-13 World Cup (Glasgow).
19-20 World Cup (Stuttgart, Germany).
24-26 World Challenge Cup (Doha).
31-APRIL 3 World Challenge Cup (Cottbus, Germany).
APRIL 8-10 British Ch’ships (Liverpool).
16-19 Olympic Games test event (Rio de Janeiro).
28-MAY 1 World Challenge Cup (Osijek, Croatia).
MAY 13-15 World Challenge Cup (Varna, Bulgaria).
20-22 World Challenge Cup (Sao Paulo, Brazil).
25-29 Men’s European Ch’ships (Berne).
JUNE 1-5 Women’s European Ch’ships (Berne).
23-26 World Challenge Cup (Anadia, Portugal).
SEPT 10-11 Bill McLoughlin Apparatus Team Ch’ships (women – Lilleshall).

Rhythmic

FEB 5-7 Gracia Fair Cup (Budapest).
12-14 Miss Valentine (Tartu, Estonia).
26-28 World Cup (Espoo, Finland).
MARCH 11-13 Aphrodite Cup (Faliro, Greece).
18-20 National Open Apparatus Ch’ships (Stoke-on-Trent).
APRIL 1-3 World Cup (Pesaro, Italy).
22-24 Olympic Games test event (Rio de Janeiro).
MAY 20-22 World Cup (Minsk).
27-29 World Cup (Sofia).
JUNE 3-5 World Cup (Guadalajara, Spain).
17-19 European Ch’ships (Holon, Israel).
JULY 8-10 World Cup (Kazan, Russia).
22-24 World Cup (Baku).
27-30 British Ch’ships (Liverpool).
NOV 26-27 National Team Ch’ships (Stoke-on-Trent).

Trampoline

MARCH 5-6 World Cup (Baku).
31-APRIL 3 European Ch’ships (Valladolid, Spain).
APRIL 17-18 Olympic Games test event (Rio de Janeiro).
MAY 14-15 World Cup (Shanghai).
JUNE 18-19 World Cup (Brescia, Italy).
24-25 World Cup (Arosa, Switzerland).
JULY 1-3 British Ch’ships (Liverpool).
8-9 World Cup (Coimbra, Portugal).
NOV 4-5 David Ward Hunt Cup (Gillingham).

Aerobic

MARCH 19-20 World Cup (Aix-les-Bains, France).
APRIL 2-3 World Cup (Tokyo).
22-24 Borovets Open (Samokov, Bulgaria).
MAY 6-8 World Cup (Cantanhede, Portugal).
JULY 27-30 British Ch’ships (Liverpool).
SEPT 16-18 Alex Strachan Cup (Guildford).

Acrobatics & Tumbling

FEB 11-13 World Cup (acrobatics – Puurs, Belgium).
MARCH 31–APRIL 3 European Ch’ships (tumbling – Valladolid, Spain).
APRIL 1-3 World Ch’ships (acrobatics – Putian City, China).
MAY 14-15 World Cup (tumbling – Shanghai).
JUNE 4-6 World Cup (acrobatics – Maia, Portugal).
JULY 1-3 British Ch’ships (tumbling – Liverpool). 8-9 World Cup (tumbling – Coimbra, Portugal).
OCT 7-9 World Cup (acrobatics – Rzeszow, Poland).
NOV 12-13 National Club Team Ch’ships (acrobatics – Stoke-on-Trent).

Handball

JAN 15-31 Men’s European Ch’ship (Poland – final in Krakow).
MARCH 18-20 Women’s Olympic q’fying (three venues tbc).
APRIL 8-10 Men’s Olympic q’fying (three venues tbc).
29-MAY 1 Olympic Games test event (Rio de Janeiro).
MAY 7-8 Women’s European Champions Lge Final Four (Budapest).
14 English National Cup finals (men & women – Copper Box Arena, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park).
14-15 Men’s EHF Cup finals (Nantes, France or Goppingen, Germany).
28-29 Men’s Velux European Champions Lge Final Four (Cologne, Germany).
DEC 4-18 Women’s European Ch’ship (Sweden – final in Gothenburg).

Hockey

Men

JAN 9-10 Indoor Super 6s Ch’ship 2nd rd (Prem Div at Kettering).
15-17 EuroHockey Nations Indoor Ch’ship (Prague), Ch’ship 2 (inc England & Scotland – Espinho, Portugal), Ch’ship 3 (inc Wales -Vantaa, Finland).
18-FEB 21 Hockey India Lge.
JAN 24 English Lge resumes (one match).
30 English Lge (full programme).
31 Super 6s National indoor finals (SSE Arena, Wembley – semi-finals & final).
FEB 7 English Cup qtr-finals: Banbury v City of Peterborough, Chichester Priory Park v Havant, Sheffield Univ Bankers v Beeston, Univ of Birmingham v Surbiton.
12-14 EuroHockey Club Indoor Ch’ship (inc England – Hamburg), EuroHockey Club Indoor Trophy (inc Scotland – Pavlovski Posad, Russia), Club Indoor Challenge 1 (inc Ireland & Wales – Varna, Bulgaria).
MARCH 6 Oxford v Cambridge Varsity match (Southgate).
20 English Cup semi-finals.
25-28 EuroHockey Lge Rounds 2 & 3.
28-APRIL 10 Masters World Cup (Canberra).
APRIL 16-17 English Lge finals (Lee Valley Centre, London).
MAY 1 English Cup final (Lee Valley Centre).
MAY 13-16 EuroHockey Club Trophy (inc Ireland, Scotland & Wales – Glasgow), Club Challenge 1 (inc Wales – Vienna).
14-15 EuroHockey Lge semi-finals & final (Barcelona).
JUNE 11-19 Champions Trophy (tbc, Argentina).
DEC 1-11 Junior World Cup (tbc, India).

Women

JAN 9-10 Indoor Super 6s Ch’ship 2nd rd (Prem Div at Telford).
22-24 EuroHockey Nations Indoor Ch’ship (Minsk), Ch’ship 2 (inc England, Scotland & Wales – Cambrai, France).
31 Super 6s National indoor finals (SSE Arena, Wembley – semi-finals & final).
FEB 6 Investec Lge resumes.
FEB 14 Investec Cup qtr-finals: Barnes v Brooklands Poynton, Buckingham v Ben Rhydding, Clifton v Univ of Birmingham, Holcombe v Bowdon Hightown.
19-21 EuroHockey Club Indoor Ch’ship (Dundee), Club Indoor Trophy (inc England & Scotland – Minsk), Club Indoor Challenge 1 (Ireland & Wales – Pavlovski Posad, Russia).
MARCH 6 Oxford v Cambridge Varsity match (Southgate).
13 Investec Cup semi-finals.
28-APRIL 10 Masters World Cup (Canberra).
APRIL 2-10 Eight Nations Invitational (Hastings, NZ).
APRIL 16-17 English Lge finals (Lee Valley Centre, London).
30 Investec Cup final (Lee Valley Centre).
MAY 13-16 EuroHockey Club Champions Cup (inc England & Ireland – tbc), Club Challenge 1 (inc Ireland, Scotland & Wales – Prague), Club Challenge 2 (inc Scotland – Lille, France), Club Challenge 3 (inc Wales – Gibraltar).
JUNE 18-26 Champions Trophy (inc GB – Lee Valley Hockey Centre, London).
NOV 24-DEC 4 Junior World Cup (inc England – Santiago, Chile).

Horse racing

JAN 30 Festival Trials Day (Cheltenham).
FEB 13 Betfair Hurdle (Newbury).
27 Eider Chase (Newcastle).
MARCH 15-18 Cheltenham Festival.
19 Midlands Grand National (Uttoxeter).
26 Dubai World Cup.
APRIL 2 William Hill Lincoln Handicap (Doncaster).
9 Crabbie’s Grand National (Aintree).
16 Greenham Stakes (Newbury); Scottish Grand National (Ayr).
12-14 Craven Meeting (Newmarket).
30 2,000 Guineas (Newmarket).
MAY 1 1,000 Guineas (Newmarket).
7 Kentucky Derby (Louisville).
11-13 Dante Meeting (York).
21 Irish 2,000 Guineas (Curragh).
22 Irish 1,000 Guineas (Curragh).
JUNE 3 Investec Oaks (Epsom).
4 Investec Derby (Epsom).
14-18 Royal Ascot.
25 Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby (Curragh).
JULY 2 Coral Eclipse (Sandown Park).
7-9 July Meeting (Newmarket).
23 King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Stakes (Ascot).
16 Darley Irish Oaks (Curragh).
26-30 Qatar Glorious Goodwood.
AUG 6 Shergar Cup (Ascot).
17-20 Ebor Meeting (York).
SEPT 10 Ladbrokes St Leger (Doncaster).
OCT 2 Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe (Longchamp).
15 British Champions Day (Ascot).
22 Racing Post Trophy (Doncaster).
NOV 1 Melbourne Cup (Flemington, Australia), Haldon Gold Cup (Exeter).
4-5 Breeders’ Cup (Santa Anita, California).
26 Bet 365 Hennessy Gold Cup (Newbury).
DEC 3 Tingle Creek Chase (Sandown Park).
26 King George VI Chase (Kempton).
27 Coral Welsh National (Chepstow).

Ice Hockey

To JAN 5 World Junior (U-20) Ch’ship (Helsinki).
JAN 1 NHL Winter Classic: Boston v Montreal (Foxborough, Massachusetts).
31 NHL All-Star Game (Nashville, Tennessee).
FEB 21 NHL Stadium Series: Minnesota v Chicago.
27 NHL Stadium Series: Colorado v Detroit.
MARCH 6 Elite Lge Challenge Cup final (Sheffield).
19-20 Elite Lge regular season ends.
26-27 (tbc) Elite Lge play-offs qtr-finals (two legs).
28-APRIL 4 Women’s World Ch’ship (Kamloops, Canada).
APRIL 1-7 Women’s World Ch’ship Div II Gp A (inc GB – Bled, Slovenia).
2-3 Elite Lge play-off finals weekend (Nottingham).
9 NHL regular season ends.
13 (tbc) NHL play-offs begin.
17-23 World Ch’ship Div I Gp B (inc GB – Zagreb).
23-29 World Ch’ship Div I Gp A (Krakow, Poland).
MAY 6-22 World Ch’ship (Moscow & St Petersburg).
SEPT 17-OCT 1 World Cup (Toronto – eight teams: Canada, US, Russia, Sweden, Finland, Czech Rep, N America U-23, Europe).
DEC 26-JAN 5, 2017 World Junior (U-20) Ch’ship (Canada – Montreal, Quebec & Toronto).


Ice Skating

Figure Skating
JAN 25-31 European Ch’ships (Bratislava). FEB 16-21 Four Continents Ch’ships (Taipei City). MARCH 14-20 World Junior Ch’ships (Debrecen, Hungary). 28-APRIL 3 World Ch’ships (Boston, Massachusetts). NOV 29-DEC 4 British Ch’ships (Sheffield). Speed Skating Long track JAN 9-10 European Ch’ships (Minsk). FEB 11-14 World Singles Distances Ch’ships (Kolomna, Russia). 27-28 World Sprint Ch’ships (Seoul). MARCH 5-6 World Allround Ch’ships (Berlin). 11-13 World Cup final (Heerenveen, Holland); World Junior Ch’ships (Changchun, China).

Short track
JAN 2-3 British Ch’ships (Nottingham).
8-10 Star Class int’nal series (Nottingham).
22-24 European Ch’ships (Sochi, Russia).
29-31 World Junior Ch’ships (Sofia).
MARCH 11-13 World Ch’ships (Seoul).

Synchronised Skating
JAN 16-17 British Ch’ships (Nottingham).
MARCH 11-12 World Junior Ch’ships (Zagreb).
APRIL 8-9 World Ch’ships (Budapest).

JUDO

FEB 6-7 Grand Slam (Paris).
MARCH 8-9 Olympic test event (Rio de Janeiro). 13 English Open (Senior & Junior – venue tbc).
APRIL 2-3 British Schools Ch’ships (tbc). 21-24 European Ch’ships (Kazan, Russia).
MAY 6-8 Grand Slam (Baku, Azerbaijan). 28-29 World Masters (Guadalajara, Mexico).
JULY 16-17 Grand Slam (Tyumen, Russia).
SEPT 16-18 Junior European Ch’ships (Malaga, Spain).
OCT 15-16 Glasgow European Open (Men & Women).
NOV 5-7 Grand Slam (Abu Dhabi).
11-12 European U-23 Ch’ships (Tel Aviv).
DEC 2-4 Grand Slam (Tokyo).
3-4 British Ch’ships (Pre-Cadet & Cadet – Sheffield tbc). 10-11 British Ch’ships (Junior & Senior – Sheffield tbc).

Lacrosse

FEB 20-21 Rathbones National University t’ment (Men & Women).
26-MARCH 2 Rathbones Girls’ National Schools Ch’ships (Guildford).
MARCH 16 BUCS Ch’ship Finals (Men & Women’s – Guildford).
APRIL 9 Southern Men’s Flags Festival (Reading).
15-17 Women’s Home Int’nals (Guildford).
23-24 Northern Men’s Flags Festival (Rochdale).
MAY 1-2 Men’s British National Ch’ships (Wilmslow).
14-15 English National Club Ch’ships (Men & Women – (Broughton Park RFC, Manchester).
JUNE 26 English POP Ch’ships (Sheffield).
JULY 7-16 Men’s U-19 World Ch’ships (Coquitlam, Canada).
10 Women’s Super Lge Finals (Guildford).
25-AUG 3 Men’s European Ch’ships (Budapest).

Mixed Martial Arts

(US unless stated) JAN 2 UFC 195: Robbie Lawler v Carlos Condit (Las Vegas).
17 UFC Fight Night: TJ Dillashaw v Dominic Cruz (Boston, Massachusetts).
30 UFC on Fox: Anthony Johnson v Ryan Bader (Newark, New Jersey).
FEB 6 UFC 196: Fabricio Werdum (Brazil) v Cain Velasquez fight 2 (Las Vegas).
21 UFC Fight Night 82 (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania).
27 UFC Fight Night 83 (The O2, London).
MARCH 5 UFC 197 (Rio de Janeiro).
20 UFC Fight Night (Brisbane, Australia).
APRIL 23 UFC 198 (New York).
JULY 9 UFC 200 (Las Vegas).

Modern Pentathlon

JAN 9 National ranking competition 2 (Bath).
FEB 24-28 World Cup 1 (Cairo).
MARCH 5 Youth Int’nal (Solihull).
10-14 World Cup 2/Olympic Games test event (Rio de Janeiro).
31-APRIL 4 World Cup 3 (Rome).
APRIL 14-18 World Cup 4 (Kecskemet, Hungary).
MAY 6-8 World Cup final (Sarasota, Florida). 22-29 World Ch’ships (Moscow).
JUNE 6-12 Junior European Ch’ships (Drzonkow, Poland). 25-26 British Ch’ships (Solihull).
JULY 4-11 European Ch’ships (Sofia). 14-18 World Youth Ch’ships (Limerick). 27-31 European Youth Ch’ships (Barcelona).
SEPT 12-17 Junior World Ch’ships (Cairo).
NOV 5-6 Champion of Champions (Doha).

Motorcycling

MotoGP World Ch’ship
(provisional) MARCH 20 Qatar (Losail).
APRIL 3 Argentina (Termas de Rio Hondo).
10 Americas (Austin, Texas).
24 Spain (Jerez de la Frontera) subject to contract.
MAY 8 France (Le Mans).
22 Italy (Mugello).
JUNE 5 Catalunya (Barcelona).
26 Holland (Assen).
JULY 17 Germany (Sachsenring).
AUG 14 Austria (Spielberg).
21 Czech Rep (Brno) subject to contract.
SEPT 4 Silverstone.
11 San Marino (Misano).
25 Aragon (Alcaniz, Spain).
OCT 16 Japan (Motegi).
23 Australia (Phillip Island).
30 Malaysia (Sepang).
NOV 13 Valencia.

World Superbike Championship

(provisional) FEB 28 Phillip Island, Australia.
MARCH 13 Buriram, Thailand.
APRIL 3 Alcaniz, Spain.
17 Assen, Holland.
MAY 1 Imola, Italy.
15 Sepang, Malaysia.
29 Donington Park.
JUNE 19 Misano, Italy.
JULY 10 Monterey, California.
24 Monza, Italy (subject to homologation).
SEPT 18 Klettwitz, Germany.
OCT 2 Magny-Cours, France.
16 Jerez, Spain (subject to contract).
30 Losail, Qatar.

British Superbike Ch’ship APRIL 10 Silverstone GP. MAY 2 Oulton Park. 22 Brands Hatch Indy. JUNE 26 Knockhill. JULY 10 Snetterton. 24 Thruxton. AUG 7 Brands Hatch GP. 29 Cadwell Park. SEPT 10-11 Oulton Park. 18 Donington Park GP. OCT 2 Assen, Holland. 15-16 Brands Hatch GP.
Isle of Man TT MAY 28-JUNE 3 Qualifying. JUNE 4 Superbike, Sure Sidecar race 1. 6 Monster Energy Supersport race 1, RL360 Superstock. 8 Bennetts Lightweight TT, Monster Energy Supersport race 2. 10 Championship day: PokerStars Senior TT, Sure Sidecar race 2.
JULY 11-14 Southern 100.
Classic TT AUG 20-26 Qualifying. 27 Senior Classic, Lightweight Classic. 29 Junior Classic, Superbike Classic.
AUG 31-SEPT 2 Manx Grand Prix races.
Moto-Cross JUNE 19 World Ch’ship, British round (Matterley Basin, Winchester).
British Ch’ship
MARCH 20 Lyng, Norfolk.
APRIL 24 Swanley, Kent.
MAY 22 Hawkstone Park, Shropshire.
JUNE 12 Desertmartin, Co Londonderry.
JULY 3 Tbc. 17 Blaxhall, Suffolk. AUG 21 Preston Docks.
SEPT 18 Foxhill, Swindon.
Trial MAY 2-7 Scottish Six Days Trial (Fort William). JULY 16-17 World Ch’ship, British round (Tong Village, Bradford).

Motor racing

IndyCar
MARCH 13 St Petersburg, Florida.
APRIL 2 Avondale, Arizona.
APRIL 17 Long Beach, California.
24 Birmingham, Alabama.
MAY 14 Indianapolis road course.
21-22 Indianapolis 500 q’fying.
29 100th Indianapolis 500.
JUNE 4-5 Detroit, Michigan.
11 Fort Worth, Texas.
26 Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin.
JULY 10 Newton, Iowa.
17 Toronto.
31 Lexington, Ohio.
AUG 21 Long Pond, Pennsylvania.
SEPT 4 Boston, Massachusetts.
18 Sonoma, California.

World Endurance Ch’ship (races six hours unless stated)
APRIL 17 Silverstone.
MAY 7 Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium.
JUNE 18-19 Le Mans 24 Hours.
JULY 24 Nurburgring, Germany.
SEPT 3 Mexico City.
17 Austin, Texas.
OCT 16 Fuji, Japan.
NOV 6 Shanghai.
19 Sakhir, Bahrain.

Formula E Ch’ship
FEB 6 Buenos Aires.
MARCH 12 Mexico City.
APRIL 2 Long Beach, California.
23 Paris.
MAY 21 Berlin.
JUNE 4 Moscow.
JULY 2-3 London.
World Touring Car Ch’ship
MARCH 20 Tbc.
APRIL 3 Le Castellet, France.
17 Orechova Poton, Slovakia.
24 Mogyorod, Hungary.
MAY 8 Marrakech, Morocco.
28 Nurburgring, Germany.
JUNE 12 Vila Real, Portugal.
AUG 7 Termas de Rio Hondo, Argentina*.
SEPT 4 Motegi, Japan.
25 Shanghai.
NOV 6 Buriram, Thailand*.
27 Losail, Qatar. * Pending signing of event agreement.

British Touring Car Ch’ship
APRIL 3 Brands Hatch.
17 Donington Park.
MAY 8 Thruxton.
JUNE 5 Oulton Park.
19 Croft.
JULY 31 Snetterton.
AUG 14 Knockhill.
28 Rockingham.
SEPT 18 Silverstone.
OCT 2 Brands Hatch.

Multi-Sport events

FEB 12-21 Winter Youth Olympics (Lillehammer, Norway).
MARCH 6-11 Arctic Winter Games (Nuuk, Greenland).
MAY 8-12 Invictus Games (Orlando, Florida).
JULY 12-25 European Universities Games (Zagreb & Rijeka, Croatia).
AUG 5-21 Summer Olympic Games (Rio de Janeiro).
SEPT 1-4 School Games national finals (Loughborough).
7-18 Summer Paralympic Games (Rio de Janeiro).

Netball

JAN 20 England v Australia (Echo Arena, Liverpool).
22 England v Australia (Copper Box Arena, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, London).
24 England v Australia (Copper Box Arena).
30 Vitality Superlge starts, ‘Super Saturday’ (Birmingham).
MARCH 2 Shots University t’ment (Copper Box Arena).
4-6 Europe U-17 Ch’ships (Gibraltar).
APRIL 30-MAY 1 National U-16 Clubs’ finals (Newcastle).
MAY 7 Superleague Grand Final (Copper Box Arena).
8 Scottish Cup final (Bellahouston, Glasgow tbc).
13-15 Europe Open Ch’ships (Newcastle).
14-15 Premier Lge Play-Offs (Sheffield).
28-29 National U-14 Clubs’ finals (Redbridge Sports Centre, Essex).
JUNE 4 Marion Smith Disability Ch’ships (tbc).
JULY 2-3 Netball 16-19 Clubs’ Open (tbc).
13-17 World University Ch’ship (Miami, Florida).
OCT 7-9 Europe U-21 Ch’ships (Cardiff).
29-30 Fast5 World Series (Melbourne, Australia).

Paralympic sport

JAN 27-30 Wheelchair Tennis Australian Open (Melbourne).
FEB 5-7 Athletics Grand Prix (Canberra).
26-28 Wheelchair rugby Paralympic Games test event (Rio de Janeiro).
29-MARCH 5 Int’nal seven-a-side football t’ment (Burton upon Trent).
MARCH 17-20 Track World Ch’ships (Montichiari, Italy); Athletics GP (Dubai).
19-26 Boccia World Individual Ch’ships (Beijing).
24-26 Athletics GP (Tunis).
APRIL 8-10 Athletics GP (Grosseto, Italy).
18-21 Shooting World Cup (Stoke Mandeville); Paralympic Games athletics test event (Rio de Janeiro).
22-24 Athletics GP (Beijing); Paralympic Games swimming test event (Rio de Janeiro).
23-27 British Int’nal Swimming meet (Glasgow).
30-MAY 7 Swimming European Open Ch’ships (Funchal, Portugal).
MAY 6-8 Road Cycling World Cup ( (Pietermaritzburg, S Africa)
13-14 Athletics GP (Tempe, Arizona).
17-19 World Ch’ships (Duisburg, Germany).
19-21 Athletics GP (Rio de Janeiro).
20-22 Road Cycling World Cup (Road) (Ostend, Belgium).
23-28 Wheelchair Tennis World Team Cup (Tokyo).
26-29 Athletics GP (Nottwil, Switzerland).
JUNE 2-4 Wheelchair Tennis French Open (Paris).
5 World triathlon event (Strathclyde).
8-14 Sailing World Cup (Weymouth & Portland).
10-16 Athletics European Ch’ships (Grosseto, Italy).
24-26 Wheelchair Rugby Canada Cup (Richmond, Canada).
JULY 7-10 Wimbledon Wheelchair Tennis.
16-17 Athletics GP (Berlin).
23-24 Athletics GP final (London Anniversary Games – Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park); Triathlon World Ch’ships (Rotterdam).
26-31 Wheelchair Tennis British Open (Nottingham).
SEPT 7-18 Paralympic Games (Rio de Janeiro).

Polo

MAY 7-14 Prince of Wales Trophy (Royal County of Berkshire Club, Windsor).
17-JUNE 12 Queen’s Cup (Guards Club, Egham).
JUNE 14-19 Warwickshire Cup (Cirencester Park).
18 England v tbc (Beaufort Club, Gloucs).
21-JULY 17 Gold Cup for the British Open (Cowdray Park, West Sussex).
JULY 23 International Day for the Coronation Cup, England v tbc (Guards Club).

Powerboats

MARCH 13-14 ThunderCat Basic event (Hamble, Hants).
APRIL 16-17 ThunderCat Ch’ship rd 1 (Bournemouth); Barrow GP, RYA PGP Ch’ship rd 1 (Barrow).
MAY 1-2 Lowestoft GP, RYA PGP Ch’ship rd 2 (Oulton Broad). 14-15 Superstock Ch’ship rd 1 (Scarborough). 15 ThunderCat Ch’ship rd 2 (Newquay). 28-29 Lancashire GP, RYA PGP Ch’ship rd 3 (Carr Mill Dam, Lancs). 28-29 Stanley Gibbons Investment Series rd 1 (Guernsey).
JUNE 4 ThunderCat Ch’ship rd 3 (Stewartby, Beds). 12-26 Venture Cup (Round Ireland). 18-19 ThunderCat Ch’ship rd 4 (Dublin). 18-19 Superstock Ch’ship rd 2 (Greenock). 25-26 SG Investment Series rd 2 (Guernsey).
JULY 2-3 Kingsbury GP, RYA PGP Ch’ship rd 4 (Bodymoor Heath, Warwicks). 9-10 Superstock Ch’ship rd 3 (Gosport). 9-10 ThunderCat Ch’ship rd 5 (Southsea, Hants). 16-17 Cannock GP, RYA PGP Ch’ship rd 5 (Chasewater). 23-24 SG Investment Series rd 3 (Guernsey).
AUG 6-7 Bedford Sprint, RYA PGP Ch’ship rd 6 (Stewartby). 6-7 SG Investment Series rd 4 (Guernsey). 20-21 SG Investment Series rd 5. 27-28 Superstock Ch’ship rd 4 (Cardiff). 27-28 ThunderCat Ch’ship rd 6 (Clevedon, Somerset). 27-28 Nottingham GP, RYA PGP Ch’ship final rd (Holme Pierrepont).
SEPT 4 Cowes-Torquay Classic (Isle of Wight). 10-11 Superstock Ch’ship final rd (Bournemouth). 17-18 SG Investment Series final rd (Guernsey). 23-25 UIM European Ch’ships (Stewartby). 24-25 ThunderCat Ch’ship rd 7 (Newquay).
OCT 14-16 ThunderCat Ch’ship final rd (Gibraltar).
31-NOV 4 RYA All-class record water speed attempts week (Lake Coniston).

Rackets

(venue Queen’s Club, London, unless stated) JAN 13-24 Brown Advisory British Open Singles Ch’ship. 29-31 British Professional Singles Ch’ship (Marlborough).
FEB 5-7 Amateur Doubles Ch’ship (Tonbridge). 20-21 Women’s British Open Singles.
MARCH 9 Oxford v Cambridge Varsity Match. 18-24 Schools Doubles Ch’ships. 23-24 Schoolgirls’ Ch’ship. 30-APRIL 12 Brown Advisory British Open Doubles Ch’ship.
APRIL 2-3 Public Schools Old Boys U-24 Doubles Ch’ship.
SEPT 14-22 Public Schools Old Boys Doubles (Noel Bruce).
NOV 5-13 National Invitation Singles T’ment.
NOV (tbc) World Doubles 1st leg (tbc). NOV (tbc) World Doubles 2nd leg. 24-DEC 6 Amateur Singles Ch’ship.
DEC 3-10 National Schools Singles Ch’ships. 10-14 Open U-21 & U-24 Ch’ships.

Rallying

World Ch’ship
JAN 22-24 Monte Carlo (Monte Carlo & Gap).
FEB 12-14 Sweden (Karlstad).
MARCH 4-6 Mexico (Leon).
APRIL 22-24 Argentina (Villa Carlos Paz).
MAY 20-22 Portugal (Porto).
JUNE 10-12 Italy (Alghero, Sardinia).
JULY 1-3 Poland (Mikoajki).
29-31 Finland (Jyvaskyla).
AUG 19-21 Germany (Trier).
SEPT 9-11 China (Huairou).
30-OCT 2 France (Corte, Corsica).
OCT 14-16 Spain (Salou).
28-30 Wales GB (Deeside, Flintshire).
NOV 18-20 Australia (Coffs Harbour).

European Ch’ship
FEB 5-7 Liepaja (Latvia).
MARCH 11-13 Canary Islands (Las Palmas, Gran Canaria).
APRIL 7-9 Circuit of Ireland (Belfast).
MAY 6-8 Acropolis (Loutraki, Greece).
JUNE 2-4 Azores (Ponta Delgada, Sao Miguel).
23-25 Ypres (Belgium).
JULY 15-17 Estonia (Otepaa).
AUG 5-7 Rzeszowski (Rzeszow, Poland).
26-28 Barum Czech Zlin (Czech Rep).
SEPT 24-25 Cyprus (Nicosia).

British Ch’ship
MARCH 5-6 Mid-Wales Stages (Newtown).
APRIL 8-9 Circuit of Ireland (Belfast).
30-MAY 1 Pirelli Carlisle.
JUNE 25 RSAC Scottish (Dumfries).
JULY 9-10 Nicky Grist Stages (Builth Wells).
AUG 19-20 Ulster (Enniskillen).
SEPT 15-17 Isle of Man (Douglas).
Other JAN 2-16 Dakar 2016 (Argentina & Bolivia – Buenos Aires to Rosario, prologue + 13 stages, 5,600 miles).

Real Tennis

JAN 5-10 Neptune British U-21 & U-24 Ch’ships (Middlesex Univ, Hendon).
FEB 5-7 Seacourt Silver Racquet (Seacourt, Hayling Island). 7 National Inter Schools Senior Doubles Ch’ship (Oratory, Woodcote, Berks; Hardwick, Whitchurch, Berks; Queen’s Club, London & Radley, Abingdon, Oxon). 21-MARCH 1 Neptune British Amateur Singles & Doubles Ch’ships (Queen’s Club). 26-27 Oxford v Cambridge Varsity Match (Lord’s). 28 National Inter Schools Handicap Doubles Ch’ship (Oratory, Hardwick & Radley).
MARCH 13 Pol Roger Inter-Club Ch’ship final (Royal Tennis Court, Hampton Court).
APRIL 4-10 British Women’s Open Singles & Doubles Ch’ships (Seacourt).
MAY 14-15 Scottish Open (Radley). 17-21 Men’s World Ch’ship (Newport, Rhode Island).
AUG 19-21 British Junior Open Ch’ships (Queen’s Club).
OCT 18-23 British Professional Singles Ch’ships (Holyport tbc).
NOV 13-22 Neptune British Open Singles & Doubles Ch’ships (Queen’s Club).

Rowing

JAN 23 Quintin Eights Head (Hammersmith to Chiswick).
FEB 13 GB third team trials (Boston).
20-21 BUCS Head (Newcastle), GB junior trials (Boston).
23-27 Cambridge Lent bumps.
24-27 Oxford Torpids bumps.
27 Reading University Head.
27-28 GB para-rowing third team trials (Caversham).
28 Head of the Trent (Nottingham).
MARCH 5 Women’s Eights Head (Mortlake to Putney, London).
12-13 Heineken Roeivierkamp (Amsterdam).
17 Schools’ Head (Mortlake to Putney).
18 Oarsport Junior Sculling Head (Dorney).
19 Head of the River Race (London), Henley Lightweight Boat Races.
20 Vesta Veterans’ Head (London).
21-23 GB final Olympic team trials (Caversham).
27 Newton Women’s Boat Race (Putney to Mortlake, London), BNY Mellon Boat Race (Putney to Mortlake)..
APRIL 2-3 GB final Paralympic team trials (Caversham).
11-12 GB non-Olympic & U-23 final trials (Caversham).
15-17 World Cup 1 (Varese, Italy – no GB attendance).
23 Junior inter-regional regatta (Nottingham).
23-24 Gavirate int’nal para-regatta (Varese, Italy).
24 GB junior trials (Nottingham).
30-MAY 2 BUCS Regatta (Nottingham).
MAY 1 Wallingford Regatta (Dorney).
6-8 European Ch’ships (Brandenburg, Germany).
7-8 Ghent int’nal regatta (Belgium), Munich junior regatta (Germany).
8 Ball Cup South (Dorney).
20-25 Final Olympic q’fying regatta (Lucerne, Switzerland).
25-28 Oxford Summer Eights bumps.
27-29 World Cup 2 (Lucerne, Switzerland), National Schools Regatta (Dorney).
JUNE 4-5 Holland-Beker Regatta (Amsterdam), Metropolitan Regatta (Dorney).
8-11 Cambridge May Bumps.
11-12 British Masters Ch’ships (Nottingham), Scottish Ch’ships (Strathclyde) .
17-19 World Cup 3 (Poznan, Poland), Henley Women’s Regatta.
18 Marlow regatta (Dorney).
24 Henley Royal Regatta q’fying races.
29-JULY 3 Henley Royal Regatta.
JULY 8-9 Henley Masters.
10 Anglo-French match (tbc, France).
16-17 British Junior Ch’ships (Nottingham).
23 Home Int’nal regatta (Cardiff Bay).
29-31 Coupe de la Jeunesse (Poznan, Poland).
AUG 21-28 World non-Olympic, Junior, U-23 Ch’ships (Rotterdam).
SEPT 2-4 FISU world university ch’ships (Poznan).
3 Great River Race (Thames, London).
8-11 World Masters (Copenhagen).
10-11 Hanse Cup (Germany).
24 Wallingford Long Distance Sculls.
OCT 16 Pairs Head (Hammersmith to Mortlake).
21-23 World Coastal Ch’ships (Monaco).
22-23 British Senior Ch’ships (Nottingham), Head of the Charles Regatta (Boston, Massachusetts).
NOV 12 Fullers’ Head of the River Fours (Mortlake to Putney).
13 Veteran Fours Head (Putney to Mortlake).
26 Vesta Scullers Head (London).
DEC (tbc) Remenham Challenge (London).

Rugby League

JAN 22 Capital Challenge – London Skolars v Wigan XIII (Honourable Artillery Company, London).
FEB 4 First Utility Super League starts, Leeds v Warrington.
5 Hull v Salford, St Helens v Huddersfield, Wigan v Catalans.
7 Hull KR v Castleford, Wakefield v Widnes.
13 Indigenous All Stars v World All Stars (Brisbane).
19-21 World Club Challenge series (19 St Helens v Sydney Roosters. 20 Wigan v Brisbane Broncos. 21 Leeds v North Queensland Cowboys).
MARCH 4 Pcubed Varsity Match (Honourable Artillery Company, London).
18-20 Ladbrokes Challenge Cup 4th rd (Championship clubs enter).
APRIL 15-17 Ladbrokes Challenge Cup 5th rd (Super League teams 9th-12th in 2015 season enter).
MAY 5-8 Ladbrokes Challenge Cup 6th rd (Super League teams who finished 1st-8th in 2015 season enter).
21-22 Magic Weekend (St James’ Park, Newcastle). 21 Salford v Widnes (2.30), Castleford v Warrington (4.45), Leeds v Wigan (7). 22 Catalans v Wakefield (1), Huddersfield v St Helens (3.15), Hull v Hull KR (5.30).
28-29 Summer Bash (Bloomfield Road, Blackpool). 28 iPro League 1 Cup final (12), Sheffield Eagles v London Broncos (2.30), Workington Town v Whitehaven (4.45), Bradford Bulls v Leigh (7). 29 Dewsbury v Batley (12.45), Oldham v Swinton (3), Halifax v Featherstone Rov (5.15).
JUNE 1 State of Origin game 1 (Sydney).
22 State of Origin game 2 (Brisbane).
23-26 Ladbrokes Challenge Cup qtr-finals.
JULY 13 State of Origin game 3 (Sydney).
29-31 Ladbrokes Challenge Cup semi-finals.
AUG 3-7 Super 8s begin.
27 Ladbrokes Challenge Cup final (Wembley Stadium).
OCT 1-2 Super League semi-finals & Million Pound Game.
8 Super League Grand Final (Old Trafford).

Rugby Union

JAN 1-3 Aviva Premiership Rd 8, Guinness Pro12 Rd 11. 8-10 Aviva Premiership Rd 9, Guinness Pro12 Rd 12. 14-17 European Challenge Cup Rd 5. 15-17 European Champions Cup Rd 5. 16-17 British & Irish Cup Rd 5. 21-24 European Challenge Cup Rd 6. 22-23 British & Irish Cup Rd 6. 22-24 European Champions Cup Rd 6. 24 Wales Women v Ireland Women (Ystrad Mynach). 29-31 Aviva Premiership Rd 10, Guinness Pro12 Rd 13. 30-31 HSBC Sevens Series (Wellington). 31 Deaf Int’nal: England v Wales (Fylde).

FEB 5 RBS Women’s Six Nations: Scotland v England (tbc); RBS U-20 Six Nations: Ireland v Wales (Donnybrook), Scotland v England (Cumbernauld), France v Italy (Nevers). 5-6 Aviva Premiership Rd 11. 6 RBS Six Nations: France v Italy (Stade de France), Scotland v England (Murrayfield); RBS Women’s Six Nations: Ireland v Wales (Donnybrook), France v Italy (Bourg-en-Bresse) 6-7 HSBC Sevens (Sydney). 7 RBS Six Nations: Ireland v Wales (Aviva Stadium). 12 RBS Women’s Six Nations: Italy v England (TBC); RBS U-20 Six Nations: Wales v Scotland (Colwyn Bay), Italy v England (San Dona di Piave), France v Ireland (Narbonne); France Federale XV v Ireland Club XV (Massy). 12-14 Aviva Premiership Rd 12; Guinness Pro12 Rd 14. 13 RBS Six Nations: France v Ireland (Stade de France), Wales v Scotland (Principality Stadium); RBS Women’s Six Nations: France v Ireland (Perpignan). 14 RBS Six Nations: Italy v England (Stadio Olimpico); RBS Women’s Six Nations: Wales v Scotland (Neath). 19-21 Aviva Premiership Rd 13; Guinness Pro12 Rd 15. 20-21 HSBC Women’s Sevens (Sao Paulo). 26 RBS Six Nations: Wales v France (Principality Stadium); RBS Women’s Six Nations: Italy v Scotland (tbc); RBS U-20 Six Nations: Italy v Scotland (tbc), England v Ireland (Newcastle), Wales v France (Colwyn Bay); Scotland Club XV v England Counties (Galashiels); Super Rugby season starts. 26-28 Guinness Pro12 Rd 16. 27 RBS Six Nations: Italy v Scotland (Stadio Olimpico), England v Ireland (Twickenham); RBS Women’s Six Nations: England v Ireland (tbc); France U-18 v England U-18 (La Baule). 27-29 Aviva Premiership Rd 14. 28 RBS Women’s Six Nations: Wales v France (Neath).

MARCH 4-5 Aviva Premiership Rd 15. 5 England Women U-20 v France Women U-20 (Esher). 4-6 HSBC Sevens (Las Vegas); Guinness Pro12 Rd 17. 5 Wales U-18 v France U-18 (tbc). 11 RBS Women’s Six Nations: England v Wales (tbc), Scotland v France (Cumbernauld); RBS U-20 Six Nations: England v Wales (Bristol), Ireland v Italy (Donnybrook), Scotland v France (Cumbernauld); England Counties v France Federale XV (tbc). 11-13 British & Irish Cup qtr-finals. 12 RBS Six Nations: Ireland v Italy (Aviva Stadium), England v Wales (Twickenham); Aviva Premiership Rd 16. 12-13 HSBC Sevens (Vancouver). 13 RBS Six Nations: Scotland v France (Murrayfield); RBS Women’s Six Nations: Ireland v Italy (Donnybrook). 16 Mobbs Memorial Match: Northampton v Army; NatWest Schools Finals Day (Twickenham). 18 RBS Women’s Six Nations: France v England (Vannes); RBS U-20 Six Nations: France v England (Pau), Wales v Italy (Colwyn Bay), Ireland v Scotland (Donnybrook); Ireland Club XV v Scotland Club XV (Cork). 18-20 British & Irish Cup semi-finals. 18-27 European U-18 Ch’ship (Portugal). 19 RBS Six Nations: Wales v Italy (Principality Stadium), Ireland v Scotland (Aviva Stadium), France v England (Stade de France); France Women U-20 v England Women U-20 (Chartres). 19-20 Aviva Premiership Rd 17. 23 British Universities & Colleges Sport finals day (Twickenham). 26-27 Aviva Premiership Rd 18. 20 RBS Women’s Six Nations: Ireland v Scotland (Donnybrook), Wales v Italy (Neath). 25-27 Guinness Pro12 Rd 18. 28-APRIL 3 U-18 Tri-Nations t’ment (Dublin).

APRIL 1-2 Guinness Pro12 Rd 19. 2 Aviva Premiership Rd 19. 6 Inter Services Ch’ship: RAF v Army (RAF Halton); France Universities v England Students (tbc). 7-10 European Challenge Cup qtr-finals. 8-9 HSBC Women’s Sevens (Atlanta, Georgia). 8-10 European Champions Cup qtr-finals; British & Irish Cup final (tbc), HSBC Sevens (Hong Kong). 9 Irish Students v England Students (tbc). 15-17 Guinness Pro12 Rd 20. 16 BT Cup finals day (Murrayfield). 16-17 Aviva Premiership Rd 20; HSBC Sevens (Singapore); HSBC Women’s Sevens (Langford, Canada). 20 Inter Services Ch’ship: Royal Navy v RAF (Portsmouth). 22-24 European Champions Cup semi-finals; European Challenge Cup semi-finals. 23 Greene King IPA Ch’ship, end of regular season. 29-MAY 1 Guinness Pro12 Rd 21; Greene King IPA Championship semi-final 1st leg. 30-MAY 1 Aviva Premiership Rd 21. 30 Inter Services Ch’ship: Army v Navy (Twickenham).

MAY 1 SSE SWALEC Cup finals day (Principality Stadium). 6-8 Guinness Pro12 Rd 22; Greene King IPA Ch’ship semi-finals 2nd leg. 7 Aviva Premiership Rd 22; RFU Cup finals & National U-20 Ch’ship final (Twickenham). 8 National U-20 Shield final (tbc). 13 European Challenge Cup final (Lyon). 13-15 HSBC Sevens (Paris). 14 European Champions Cup final (Lyon); Greene King IPA Ch’ship final 1st leg. 20-21 Guinness Pro12 play-offs; Greene King IPA Ch’ship final 2nd leg. 20-21 Aviva Premiership play-offs. 21-22 HSBC Sevens (Twickenham). 28 Aviva Premiership final (Twickenham); Guinness Pro12 final (Murrayfield). 29 England v Wales (Twickenham), County Ch’ship finals day (Twickenham).

JUNE 7-25 World U-20 Ch’ship (Manchester – AJ Bell Stadium & Man City Academy Stadium).
11 Australia v England (Brisbane), New Zealand v Wales (Auckland), S Africa v Ireland (Cape Town).
14 Chiefs v Wales (Palmerston North).
18 Australia v England (Melbourne), New Zealand v Wales (Wellington), S Africa v Ireland (Johannesburg), Japan v Scotland (tbc), Argentina v France (tbc).
24 France Top 14 final (Barcelona).
25 Australia v England (Sydney), New Zealand v Wales (Dunedin), S Africa v Ireland (Port Elizabeth), Japan v Scotland (tbc), Argentina v France (tbc).
JULY 15-16 Super Rugby end of regular season.
22-23 Super Rugby qualifiers.
29-30 Super Rugby semi-finals.
AUG 6 Super Rugby final.
20 Rugby Ch’ship: Australia v New Zealand (Sydney), S Africa v Argentina (Nelspruit).
27 Rugby Ch’ship: Argentina v S Africa (Salta), New Zealand v Australia (Wellington).
SEPT 2-4 Aviva Premiership season starts; Guinness Pro12 season starts.
10 Rugby Ch’ship: Australia v S Africa (Brisbane), New Zealand v Argentina (Hamilton).
17 Rugby Ch’ship: Australia v Argentina (Perth), New Zealand v S Africa (Christchurch).
OCT 1 Rugby Ch’ship: Argentina v New Zealand (tbc), S Africa v Australia (Pretoria).
8 Rugby Ch’ship: Argentina v Australia (tbc), S Africa v New Zealand (Durban).
22 Bledisloe Cup: New Zealand v Australia (Auckland).
NOV 5 Ireland v New Zealand (Chicago) tbc, Wales v Australia (Principality Stadium), Barbarians v S Africa (Wembley).
12 England v S Africa (Twickenham), Ireland v Canada (Aviva Stadium), Scotland v Australia (Murrayfield), Wales v Argentina (Principality Stadium), Italy v New Zealand (Rome), France v Samoa (tbc).
19 England v Fiji (Twickenham), Ireland v New Zealand (Aviva Stadium), Scotland v Argentina (Murrayfield), Wales v tier 2 nation tbc (Principality Stadium), France v Australia (Paris), Italy v S Africa (Reggio Emilia).
26 England v Argentina (Twickenham), Ireland v Australia (Aviva Stadium), Scotland v Georgia (tbc), Wales v S Africa (Principality Stadium), France v New Zealand (Paris), Italy v Tonga (tbc).
DEC 3 England v Australia (Twickenham).
8 Oxford v Cambridge Varsity Match (Twickenham).

Sailing

JAN 2 Clipper Round the World Race 6 start (Hobart, Australia).
13 Clipper, Race 6 arrival (Airlie Beach, Australia).
18 Clipper, Race 7 start (Airlie Beach).
23-30 ISAF World Cup (Miami, Florida).
FEB 6-14 Nacra 17 World Ch’ship (Clearwater, Florida).
9-14 49er World Ch’ship (Clearwater).
17 Clipper, Race 7 arrival (Da Nang, Vietnam).
20-27 RS:X World Ch’ships (Eilat, Israel), 470 World Ch’ships (San Isidro, Argentina).
27 Clipper, Race 8 start (Da Nang).
26-28 Louis Vuitton America’s Cup World Series (Muscat).
MARCH 2-6 RC44 (Bermuda), St Maarten Heineken Regatta.
10 Clipper, Race 8 arrival (Qingdao, China).
20 Clipper, Race 9 start (Qingdao).
APRIL 15 Clipper, Race 9 arrival (Seattle, Washington).
25-MAY 1 ISAF World Cup (Hyeres, France).
28 Clipper, Race 10 start (Seattle).
MAY 2 The Transat starts (single-handed – Plymouth to New York).
6-8 Louis Vuitton America’s Cup World Series (New York).
10-15 RC44 (Sotogrande, Spain).
25 Clipper, Race 10 arrival (Panama City).
29 Transat New York-Vendée (Les Sables-d’Olonne, France) start (single-handed).
30 Clipper, Race 11 start (Panama City).
JUNE 6-12 ISAF World Cup (Weymouth & Portland).
10-12 Louis Vuitton America’s Cup World Series (Chicago), Bol d’Or Mirabaud (Geneva).
12 Clipper, Race 11 arrival (New York).
18-26 Kiel Week (Germany).
19 La Solitaire du Figaro (leg 1, Deauville-Cowes, Isle of Wight).
20 Clipper, Race 12 start (New York).
26 La Solitaire du Figaro (leg 2, Cowes-Paimpol, France).
JULY 2 JP Morgan Asset Management Round the Island Race (Isle of Wight).
2 La Solitaire du Figaro (leg 3, Paimpol-La Rochelle).
7 Clipper, Race 12 arrival (Londonderry), RORC St Malo race.
9 La Solitaire du Figaro (leg 4, La Rochelle-La Rochelle).
13-17 RC44 (Portsmouth).
17 Clipper, Race 13 start (Londonderry).
22-24 Louis Vuitton America’s Cup World Series (Portsmouth).
23 Clipper, Race 13 arrival (Den Helder, Holland).
28 Clipper, Race 14 start (Den Helder).
30 Clipper, Race 14 finish (London).
AUG 6-13 Cowes Week. 20-28 Dartmouth Regatta.
SEPT 10-11 Louis Vuitton America’s Cup World Series (Toulon, France)
SEPT 11 Rolex Swan Cup (Porto Cervo, Sardinia).
12-18 ISAF World Cup (Qingdao, China).
21-25 RC44 (Cascais, Portugal).
OCT 22 Rolex Middle Sea Race (Malta).
24-28 ISAF World Cup final (Al Lulu Island, Abu Dhabi).
NOV 6 Vendée Globe start (non-stop round-the-world single-handed race without assistance – Les Sables-d’Olonne, France).
16-20 RC44 Malta.
DEC 7-14 ISAF World Cup 2016-17 (Melbourne, Australia).
26 Rolex Sydney Hobart Race starts.

Shooting

FEB 12-14 British Open Airgun Ch’ships (LRC Bisley).
MARCH 5-8 English Open English Sporting (tbc). 19-20 Spring Action Weekend (Bisley).
APRIL 14-25 Olympic Games test event (Rio de Janeiro). 15-17 Smallbore Bench-Rest Competition (LRC Bisley). 23-24 West of Scotland Ch’ships (Blair Atholl).
MAY 14-15 300m Ch’ships (Bisley). 27-29 Phoenix Meeting (Bisley), English Open Skeet (Northampton). 28-30 English Twenty Open Rifle Ch’ships (Bisley).
JUNE 3-5 50m Int’nal Rifle Meeting (LRC Bisley). 10-12 NSRA/WRABF Bench-Rest Ch’ship (LRC Bisley), Down the Line Weekend (Bywell, Northumberland), Scottish Open Rifle Meeting (Blair Atholl). 11-12 Irish Open Rifle Ch’ships (Ballykinler tbc). 14-30 Tri-Service Operational Shooting Competitions (Bisley & Pirbright). 18-19 Inter Counties Meeting (Bisley). 20-26 World Sporting (EJ Churchill, High Wycombe). 23 Military Adaptive Ch’ships (Bisley). 25-26 Scottish Long Range Ch’ships (Blair Atholl). 29-JULY 3 Civilian Service Rifle National Ch’ships (Bisley).
JULY 2-8 Scottish Rifle Meeting (Thirlestane Castle, Lauder). 8-23 NRA Imperial Meeting (Historic Arms, Match Rifle, F Class, Gallery Rifle, Schools & Target Rifle and HM Queen’s Prize Final – Bisley). 30-31 English Open Automatic Ball Trap (Beverley GC).
AUG 12-20 Canadian Open Fullbore Rifle Ch’ships (Connaught, Ottawa). 13-21 NSRA National Rifle Meeting (Bisley). 27-28 Gallery Rifle & Pistol National Ch’ships (Bisley). 27-29 Welsh Open Rifle Ch’ships (Bisley). 31-SEPT 4 British Open English Sporting (tbc).
SEPT 3-4 NRA Scotland Match Rifle Ch’ship (Blair Atholl). 16-18 National Pistol Ch’ships (LRC Bisley).
OCT 8-9 European TR Long Range Ch’ships (Bisley); Eley Finals (LRC Bisley). 15-16 Trafalgar Match (Bisley). 22-23 Autumn Action Weekend (Bisley) .

Snooker

JAN 4-7 Ch’ship Lge (Stock, Essex). 10-17 Dafabet Masters (Alexandra Palace, London). 25-28 Ch’ship Lge (Stock). 30-31 World Seniors Ch’ship (Preston).
FEB 3-7 German Masters (Berlin). 12-14 Shoot-Out (Reading). 15-21 Welsh Open (Cardiff). 22-25 Ch’ship Lge (Stock). 29-MARCH 3 Ch’ship Lge (Stock).
MARCH 8-13 World Grand Prix (Llandudno). 22-27 Players Ch’ship (Manchester). 28-APRIL 3 China Open (Beijing).
APRIL 6-13 Betfred World Ch’ship qualifiers (Sheffield). 16-MAY 2 Betfred World Ch’ship (Crucible Theatre, Sheffield).

Speedway

FEB 6-7 Ice speedway world ch’ships 1 (Krasnogorsk, Russia). 13-14 Ice speedway world team ch’ships final (Togliatti, Russia). 20-21 Ice speedway world ch’ships 2 (Almaty, Kazakhstan).
MARCH 5-6 Ice speedway world ch’ships 3 (Berlin). 12-13 World ice speedway ch’ships 4 (Assen, Holland). 19-20 Ice speedway world ch’ships 5 (Inzell, Germany).
APRIL 30 Slovenian GP (Krsko).
MAY 14 Warsaw GP. 18 GP Challenge semi-final 1 (Gorican, Croatia). 20 World U-21 Ch’ship qual rd (Pardubice, Czech Rep). 21 World U-21 Ch’ship qual rds (Pocking, Germany & Somerset).
JUNE 2 World Cup qual rd (Terenzano, Italy). 4 World U-21 Team Ch’ship semi-finals (Holsted, Denmark & Plzen, Czech Rep). 11 Danish GP (Horsens). 18 World U-21 Ch’ship final 1 (King’s Lynn). 19 World longtrack final 1 (Muhldorf, Germany). 25 Czech GP (Prague).
JULY 8 GP Challenge semi-final 2 (Lonigo, Italy). 9 British GP (Cardiff). 16 World longtrack team final (Marianske Lazne, Czech Rep). 23 World Cup Event 1 (Vojens, Denmark). 26 World Cup Event 2 (Vastervik, Sweden). 29 World Cup race-off (Manchester). 30 World Cup final (Manchester).
AUG 13 Swedish GP (Malilla). 20 World U-21 Team Ch’ship final (Norrkoping, Sweden). 21 World longtrack final 2 (Eenrum, Holland). 27 Gorzow GP (Gorzow, Poland); World longtrack final 3 (Forssa, Finland).
SEPT 3 GP Challenge final (Vetlanda, Sweden); World longtrack final 4 (Morizes, France). 10 German GP (Teterow). 16 World U-21 Ch’ship final 2 (Pardubice, Czech Rep). 17 World longtrack final 5 (Vechta, Germany). 24 Stockholm GP.
OCT 1 Torun GP (Torun, Poland). 2 World U-21 Ch’ship final 3 (Gdansk, Poland tbc). 22 Australian GP (Melbourne).

Squash

JAN 2-6 British Junior Open (Sheffield).
7-10 British U-23 Open (Roehampton).
7-14 T’ment of Champions (New York – World Series).
19-22 Women’s Granite Open (Toronto, Canada).
22-25 Men’s Motor City Open (Detroit, Michigan).
28-31 Winnipeg Winter Club Women’s Open (Canada).
29-31 Edinburgh Open.
30-FEB 2 Women’s Cleveland Classic (Pepper Pike, Ohio).
FEB 3-6 Men’s Oregon Open (Portland).
4-7 Men’s Swedish Open (Linkoping).
8-14 British National Ch’ships (Manchester).
10-14 Men’s Cactus Classic (Phoenix, Arizona).
16-20 Men’s Colombia Open (Cartagena, Colombia).
18-21 Men’s Montreal Open.
25-28 Women’s Bahria Town Int’nal (Islamabad).
25-MARCH 2 Windy City Open (Chicago – World Series).
MARCH 7-11 Men’s Canary Wharf Classic (London).
9-13 Sekisui Open (Kriens, Switzerland).
10-13 Men’s Manitoba Open (Winnipeg, Canada); Women’s Squash Week (Calgary, Canada).
15-18 Men's Wimbledon Open (London).
20-23 Qatar Circuit III (Doha).
21-27 Allam British Open (Hull – World Series).
31-APRIL 3 Men’s North of Scotland Open (Aberdeen).
APRIL 13-17 Men’s Grasshopper Cup (Zurich, Switzerland).
20-23 Irish Open (Dublin).
24-29 El Gouna Int’nal (Egypt – World Series).
MAY 24-28 Dubai PSA World Series Finals.
25-28 Men’s HKFC Int’nal (Hong Kong).
26-29 Men’s Torneo Internacional PSA Sporta (Guatemala).
JUNE 1-4 Men’s Costa Rica Open (San Jose).
20-24 Victorian Open (Melbourne, Australia).
27-31 Australian Open (Melbourne).
AUG 6-11 Men’s & Women’s World Junior Individual Ch’ship (Bielsko-Biala, Poland).
12-17 Men’s World Junior Team Ch’ship (Bielsko-Biala).
15-19 World Doubles Ch'ships (Darwin, Australia).
23-28 Hong Kong Open (World Series).
31-SEPT 3 European Individual Closed Ch’ships (Prague).
SEPT 13-17 Men’s Nicola Wealth Open (Vancouver, Canada).
14-17 Men’s Charlottesville Open (Virginia).
20-24 Nash Cup (London, Canada).
29-OCT 3 NetSuite Open (San Francisco).
OCT 8-15 US Open (Philadelphia – World Series).
19-22 Men’s St George’s Hill Open (Weybridge).
20-23 Men’s GNK Open (Lawrenceville, New Jersey).
30-NOV 6 Men’s World Ch’ship (Cairo).
NOV 12-18 Qatar Classic (Doha).
28-DEC 3 Women’s World Team Ch’ship (tbc, France).
DEC 7-11 Men’s British Grand Prix (Manchester).

Student sport

FEB 6 British Universities & Colleges Cross Country Ch’ships (Gloucester).
19-21 BUCS Nationals (Sheffield – individual ch’ships in 10 sports: athletics, badminton, boxing, climbing, fencing, judo, karate, rifle, swimming, trampolining).
MARCH 15-16 BUCS Big Wednesday (Sheffield – conclusion of season-long team competition in 15 sports – badminton, basketball, fencing, football, hockey, indoor cricket, lacrosse, netball, rugby league, rugby union, squash, table tennis, tennis, water polo, volleyball).
19-25 BUCS Snowsports Ch’ships (Alpe d’Huez, France).
23 BUCS Rugby Ch’ship Finals (Twickenham – men & women).
APRIL 30-MAY 2 BUCS Rowing Ch’ship (Nottingham), BUCS Athletics Ch’ships (Bedford).
JUNE 21 Women’s Cricket Ch’ship final (Lord’s Nursery Ground).
23 Men’s Trophy & Ch’ship Cricket finals (Kibworth, Leics)
JULY 7-9 World University Ch’ships Rugby 7s (Swansea).
OCT 14-16 BUCS Surfing Ch’ships (Newquay).
NOV 11-13 BUCS Short-Course Swimming Ch’ships (Sheffield).

Table tennis

JAN 22-24 World Ch’ships of Ping Pong (Alexandra Palace, London).
30 Jack Petchey London Schools’ Team Ch’ships (Univ of East London).
30-31 Nottingham Grand Prix.
FEB 20-21 Cadet National Cup (Bristol).
FEB 28-MARCH 6 World Team Ch’ships (Kuala Lumpur).
MARCH 5-6 Junior National Cup (Milton Keynes).
18-20 Senior National Ch’ships (Hatfield).
APRIL 6-10 European Olympic q’fying t’ment (Istanbul).
16-17 Doncaster Grand Prix.
30-MAY 1 Cadet & Junior National Ch’ships (tbc).
MAY 7-8 Blackpool Grand Prix.
JUNE 4-5 London Grand Prix (Redbridge).
25-26 U-10 to U-13 Nat’l Ch’ships (Preston).
JULY 8-17 European Youth Ch’ships (Zagreb).
SEPT 27 European 2017 Team Ch’ships q’fying, Women: Germany v England.
OCT 1-3 Men’s World Cup (Saarbrucken, Germany).
7-9 Women’s World Cup (tbc).
18-23 European Ch’ships (Budapest).
NOV 1 European 2017 Team Ch’ships q’fying, Men: England v Greece.
22 European 2017 Team Ch’ships q’fying, Men: Holland v England. Women: England v Slovenia.
30-DEC 7 World Junior Ch’ships (Cape Town).
DEC 13 European 2017 Team Ch’ships q’fying, Women: England v Germany.
15-18 World Tour Grand Finals (tbc).

Taekowndo

JAN 16-17 Olympic Games European q’fying t’ment (Istanbul).
FEB 20-21 Olympic Games test event (Rio de Janeiro).
MAY 19-22 European Ch’ships (Montreux, Switzerland).

Tennis

TO JAN 2 Mubadala World Ch’ship (Abu Dhabi).
3-9 Hopman Cup (Perth, Australia), WTA Premier Brisbane, WTA Shenzhen.
4-9 WTA Auckland.
4-10 ATP 250 Chennai, Brisbane, Doha.
10-15 WTA Premier Sydney.
10-16 ATP 250 Sydney, Auckland, WTA Hobart.
18-31 Australian Open (Melbourne).
FEB 1-7 ATP 250 Montpellier, Sofia, Quito.
3-6 Women’s Fed Cup Gp I (inc GB – Eilat, Israel).
6-7 Women’s Fed Cup World Gp 1st rd: Romania v Czech Rep, Germany v Switzerland, France v Italy, Russia v Holland.
8-14 ATP 500 Rotterdam, ATP 250 Buenos Aires, Memphis, WTA Premier St Petersburg (Russia), WTA Kaohsiung.
15-20 WTA Premier Dubai.
15-21 ATP 500 & WTA Rio de Janeiro, ATP 250 Marseille, Delray Beach.
21-27 WTA Premier Doha.
22-28 ATP 500 & WTA Acapulco, ATP 500 Dubai, ATP 250 Sao Paulo.
29-MARCH 6 WTA Monterrey, Kuala Lumpur.
MARCH 4-6 Davis Cup World Gp 1st rd: GB v Japan (Barclaycard Arena, Birmingham), France v Canada, Serbia v Kazakhstan, Australia v US, Italy v Switzerland, Poland v Argentina, Germany v Czech Rep, Belgium v Croatia.
9-20 ATP Masters 1000 & WTA Premier Mandatory Indian Wells.
14-19 WTA San Antonio.
22-APRIL 3 ATP Masters 1000 & WTA Premier Mandatory Miami.
APRIL 4-10 ATP 250 Houston, Marrakech, WTA Premier Charleston, WTA Katowice.
10-17 ATP Masters 1000 Monte Carlo.
11-17 WTA Bogota.
16-17 Women’s Fed Cup semi-finals.
18-24 ATP 500 Barcelona, ATP 250 Bucharest, WTA Premier Stuttgart, WTA Istanbul.
25-30 WTA Rabat, Prague.
25-MAY 1 ATP 250 Istanbul, Munich, Estoril.
30-MAY 8 ATP Masters 1000 & WTA Premier Mandatory Madrid.
MAY 8-15 ATP Masters 1000 & WTA Premier Rome.
9-15 WTA West Hempstead.
15-21 ATP 250 Nice, Geneva, WTA Strasbourg, Nuremberg.
22-JUNE 5 French Open (Paris).
31-JUNE 5 WTA Bol.
JUNE 6-12 ATP 250 & WTA s-Hertogenbosch, ATP 250 Stuttgart, WTA Aegon Open Nottingham.
13-19 ATP 500 Aegon Ch’ships (Queen’s Club, London), Halle, WTA Premier Aegon Classic (Birmingham), WTA Mallorca.
19-25 ATP 250 Aegon Open (Nottingham), WTA Premier Aegon Int’nal (Eastbourne).
20-23 Wimbledon q’fying (Roehampton).
21-25 Boodles Challenge (Stoke Park, Bucks).
27-JULY 10 The Championships (Wimbledon).
JULY 11-17 ATP 500 Hamburg, ATP 250 Newport, Bastad, WTA Bucharest, Bad Gastein.
15-17 Davis Cup World Group qtr-finals.
18-22 Aegon Summer County Cup (various, inc Gp 1 men & women at Eastbourne).
18-24 ATP 500 & WTA Washington DC, ATP 250 Umag, Gstaad, Kitzbuhel, WTA Premier Stanford, WTA Bastad.
25-31 ATP Masters 1000 Toronto, WTA Premier Montreal.
AUG 1-7 ATP 250 Atlanta, WTA Florianopolis, Nanchang.
6-14 Olympic Games tennis t’ment (Rio de Janeiro), ATP Los Cabos.
15-21 ATP Masters 1000 & WTA Premier Cincinnati.
21-27 ATP 250 Winston-Salem, WTA Premier New Haven, WTA Louisville.
29-SEPT 11 US Open (New York).
SEPT 12-18 WTA Quebec City, Tokyo.
16-18 Davis Cup World Group semi-finals & play-offs.
19-25 ATP 250 St Petersburg (Russia), Metz, WTA Premier Tokyo, WTA Seoul, Guangzhou.
25 WTA Premier Wuhan.
26-OCT 2 ATP 250 Kuala Lumpur, Shenzhen, WTA Tashkent.
OCT 1-9 ATP 500 & WTA Premier Mandatory Beijing.
3-9 ATP 500 Tokyo.
10-16 ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai, WTA Tianjin, Hong Kong, Linz.
17-23 ATP 250 & WTA Premier Moscow, ATP 250 Stockholm, Valencia, WTA Luxembourg.
24-30 ATP 500 Basel, Vienna, WTA Finals (Singapore).
31-NOV 6 ATP Masters 1000 Paris, WTA Zhuhai.
NOV 12-13 Women’s Fed Cup final (tbc).
14-20 ATP World Tour Finals (London).
25-27 Davis Cup World Group final (tbc); Aegon Winter County Cup (various).
30-DEC 4 Statoil Masters (ATP Champions Tour – Royal Albert Hall, London).

Triathlon

JAN 23 Winter European Ch’ships (Otepaa, Estonia).
FEB 13-14 Winter World Ch’ships (Zeltweg, Austria).
MARCH 4-5 World Series (Abu Dhabi).
APRIL 9-10 World Series (Gold Coast, Australia).
16-17 Duathlon European Ch’ships (Kalkar, Germany).
23-24 World Series (Cape Town, S Africa).
MAY 7-8 Long Distance Duathlon European Ch’ships (Copenhagen).
14-15 World Series (Yokohama, Japan).
26-29 European Ch’ships (Lisbon).
JUNE 4-5 Duathlon World Ch’ships (Aviles, Spain).
5 British Super Series (Blenheim).
11-12 Columbia Threadneedle World Series (Leeds).
12 British Super Series (Windsor).
17-19 U-23 European Ch’ships (Burgas, Bulgaria).
25-26 Aquathlon & Sprint Triathlon European Ch’ships (Chateauroux, France).
JULY 2-3 World Series (Stockholm).
3 Ironman European Ch’ship (Frankfurt, Germany).
16-17 World Series & Mixed Relay World Ch’ships (Hamburg, Germany).
24 Long Distance European Ch’ships (Poznan, Poland).
AUG 7 British Super Series (Royal Victoria Dock, London).
14 British Super Series (Liverpool).
SEPT 3-4 World Series (Edmonton, Canada).
4 Long Distance Duathlon World Ch’ships (Zofingen, Switzerland).
11-18 World Grand Final (Cozumel, Mexico).
24-25 Long Distance World Ch’ships (Oklahoma City).
OCT 8 Ironman World Ch’ship (Kailua-Kona, Hawaii).

Volleyball

JAN 4-9 Women’s European Olympic q’fying t’ment (Ankara – winners qualify).
5-10 Men’s European Olympic q’fying t’ment (Berlin – winners qualify).
APRIL 2-3 National Cup & Shield finals (Kettering).
9-10 Women’s DenizBank Champions Lge Final Four (tbc).
16-17 Men’s DenizBank Champions Lge Final Four (tbc), Scottish Cup finals weekend (Heriot-Watt Univ, Edinburgh).
MAY 7-8 Super 8s & U-18 Grand Prix play-off finals (Kettering).
8 Sitting GP finals (Kettering).
JUNE 1-5 Beach Volleyball European Ch’ship Final (Men & women – Biel/Bienne, Switzerland).
22-26 Beach Volleyball Continental Cup Final (Men & women, winners qualify for Olympics – Stavanger, Norway).
JULY 13-17 World Lge Gp 1 final (tbc).
OCT 4-9 Club World Ch’ship (Men & women – venue tbc).

Weightlifting

JAN 20-23 IPC Powerlifting World Cup (Rio de Janeiro – Paralympic Games test event).
30-31 English Ch’ships (Manchester).
FEB 27-28 British Age Group Ch’ships (Castleford).
MARCH 12 Welsh Closed Ch’ships (Bangor), Parapowerlifting Spring Open (Tidworth).
19-20 Scottish Open Ch’ships (Glasgow).
APRIL 7-10 Olympic Games test event (Rio de Janeiro).
9-10 British University & Colleges Ch’ships (St Mary’s University, London).
10-16 European Ch’ships (Final Olympic q’fying event – Forde, Norway).
MAY 28-29 British Youth (U-17) Ch’ships (Castleford).
OCT 1 Parapowerlifting Autumn Open (Reddish, Stockport).
8-9 British U-20 & U-23 Ch’ships (Castleford).
25-29 Commonwealth Senior, U-20, U-17 Ch’ships (Penang).
NOV 5 Scottish Senior Ch’ships (Pitlochry).
13-17 World University Ch’ships (Merida, Mexico).
DEC 1-12 European U-20 & U-23 Ch’ships (Eilat, Israel).

Winter sports

Alpine Skiing
JAN 6-9 Scottish FIS races (Reiteralm, Austria).
JAN 21-22 Welsh Ch’ships (Champery, Switzerland).
FEB 14-19 English Ch’ships (Bormio, Italy).
25-MARCH 5 World Junior Ch’ships (Sochi, Russia).
MARCH 16-20 World Cup finals (St Moritz, Switzerland).
MARCH 20-APRIL 1 Delancey British National Ch’ships (Tignes, France – March 20-27 seniors & juniors; 28-April 1 children).

Biathlon
FEB 22-28 European Ch’ships (Tyumen, Russia). FEB 29-MARCH 13 World Ch’ships (Oslo).

Bobsleigh & Skeleton
FEB 5-7 European Ch’ships (St Moritz, Switzerland). FEB 8-21 World Ch’ships (Igls, Austria). MARCH 12 British Ch’ships (Winterberg, Germany).

Freestyle Ski & Snowboard
APRIL 3-10 British Snowboard & Freeski Ch’ships (Laax, Switzerland).

Luge
JAN 30-31 World Ch’ships (Konigssee, Germany – artificial track). FEB 5-7 European Ch’ships (Passeier, Italy – natural track). 13-14 European Ch’ships (Altenberg, Germany – artificial).

Nordic Skiing
JAN 1-3 Tour de Ski (Cross-Country World Cup – Lenzerheide, Switzerland). 5-6 Tour de Ski (Oberstdorf, Germany). 8 Tour de Ski (Toblach, Italy). 9-10 Tour de Ski (Val di Fiemme, Italy). 20-FEB 5 Army, Inter-Services & British Ch’ships (Ruhpolding, Germany). MARCH 1-12 Ski Tour Canada (final World Cup events of season – Gatineau, Montreal, Quebec City & Canmore).

Ski Flying
JAN 14-17 World Ch’ships (Tauplitz/Bad Mitterndorf, Austria).

Ski Jumping
JAN 1 Four Hills t’ment 2nd leg (Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany). 3 3rd leg (Innsbruck, Austria). 6 4th leg (Bischofshofen, Austria).
Other JAN 28-31 X Games (Aspen, Colorado). FEB 24-28 X Games (Oslo).

Wrestling

JAN 29-31 Paris t’ment. 30-31 Olympic Games test event (Rio de Janeiro).
MARCH 8-13 European Ch’ship (Riga).
APRIL 15-17 European Olympic q’fying (Zrenjanin, Serbia).
MAY 14 English Senior Ch’ships (Alfreton). 19-20 World Cup (Shiraz, Iran). 28-29 World Cup (tbc).
JUNE 11-12 World Cup (Los Angeles, California).
AUG 30-SEPT 4 World Junior Ch’ships (Macon, France).
SEPT 30-OCT 2 Golden Grand Prix final (Baku).
OCT 14-16 Intercontinental Cup (Khasavjurt, Russia).
NOV 2-6 European Nations Cup (Moscow).

While every possible care has been taken in the compilation of this calendar please note that dates and venues are subject to change. Telegraph Sport cannot be held liable in the event of any alteration or inaccuracy.

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