Sporting calendar 2018: Major events of the year
- From the section Sport
BBC Sport picks out the key sporting events of 2018 including the Winter Olympics, Commonwealth Games, football's World Cup, England's cricket matches and Formula 1 races.
The month-by-month list will be updated with further fixtures and events as they are confirmed but please bear in mind that dates and venues are subject to change.
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Unmissable events
7-29 July: Cycling - Tour de France
19-22 July: Golf - The Open, Carnoustie
21 July-5 August: Hockey - Women's World Cup, London
1-5 August: Cricket - England v India Test series starts at Edgbaston
1-12 August: European Sports Championships, Glasgow and Berlin
28-30 September: Golf - Ryder Cup, Le Golf National, Paris
3-14 November: Cricket - Women's World Twenty20, West Indies
Month-by-month calendar
July
7-29: Cycling - Tour de France
19-22: Golf - The Open, Carnoustie
20-22: Rugby union - Men's and women's Rugby Sevens World Cup, San Francisco
21-22: Athletics - London Anniversary Games, London Stadium
21 July-5 Aug: Hockey - Women's World Cup, London
22: Cricket - Women's Super League starts
22: Formula 1 - German Grand Prix, Hockenheim
27-29: Triathlon - ITU World Series, Edmonton
28-29: Cycling - Ride London-Surrey
29: Formula 1 - Hungarian Grand Prix, Budapest
30 July-5 Aug: Badminton - World Championships, Nanjing, China
30 July-12 Aug: Sailing - World Championships, Aarhus, Denmark
31 July-5 Aug: Taekwondo - World Championships, Buenos Aires, Argentina
August
1-12: European Championships - Glasgow and Berlin. Inaugural event featuring rowing (2-5), cycling (2-12), gymnastics (2-12), aquatics (3-12), athletics (7-12), golf (7-12) and triathlon (9-11)
1-5: Cricket - England v India, first Test, Edgbaston
2-5: Golf - Women's British Open, Royal Lytham & St Annes
9: Football - Premier League transfer window closes
9-12: Golf - US PGA Championship, Bellerive Country Club, Missouri
9-13: Cricket - England v India second Test, Lord's
11/12: Football - 2018-2019 Premier League season starts
15: Football - Uefa Super Cup, Tallinn
18-22: Cricket - England v India, third Test, Trent Bridge
18: Athletics - Birmingham Diamond League
23-26: Cricket - T20 Blast quarter-finals
23-26: Canoeing - Sprint World Championships, Coimbra, Portugal
25: Rugby league - Challenge Cup final, Wembley
25-26: Triathlon - ITU World Series, Montreal
25 Aug-16 Sept: Cycling - La Vuelta a Espana
26: Formula 1 - Belgian Grand Prix, Spa-Francorchamps
26: Motorcycling - British MotoGP, Silverstone
27 Aug-9 Sept: Tennis - US Open, New York
27: Cricket - Women's Super League Finals Day, Hove
30: Football - Women's World Cup qualifiers - Scotland v Switzerland
30 Aug-3 Sept: Cricket - England v India, fourth Test, Southampton
31: Football - Women's World Cup qualifiers - Wales v England; Republic of Ireland v Northern Ireland
September
1-10: Modern pentathlon - World Championships, Mexico
2: Formula 1 - Italian Grand Prix, Monza
2-9: Cycling - Tour of Britain
4: Football - Women's World Cup qualifiers - Kazakhstan v England; Albania v Scotland; Northern Ireland v Slovakia
6: Football - Uefa Nations League - Wales v Republic of Ireland
6-16: Climbing - World Championships, Innsbruck, Austria
7-11: Cricket - England v India, fifth Test, Oval
8: Football - Uefa Nations League - England v Spain; Northern Ireland v Bosnia and Herzegovina
9: Football - Uefa Nations League - Denmark v Wales
9: Athletics - Great North Run
9-16: Rowing - World Championships, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
10: Football - Uefa Nations League - Scotland v Albania
12-16: Triathlon - ITU World Series Final, Gold Coast
13-16: Golf - Evian Championship, Evian-les-Bains, France
14-16: Tennis - Davis Cup semi-finals and World Group play-offs including Great Britain v Uzbekistan
15: Cricket - T20 Blast Finals Day, Edgbaston
16: Formula 1 - Singapore Grand Prix, Marina Bay
16-23: Judo - World Championships, Baku, Azerbaijan
23-30: Cycling - UCI Road World Championships, Innsbruck, Austria
28-30: Golf - Ryder Cup, Le Golf National, Paris
30: Formula 1 - Russian Grand Prix, Sochi
October
4-7: Motorsport - Wales Rally GB
7: Formula 1 - Japanese Grand Prix, Suzuka
10, 13, 17, 20 & 23: Cricket - Sri Lanka v England ODIs
11: Football - Uefa Nations League - Israel v Scotland
12: Football - Uefa Nations League - Croatia v England; Austria v Northern Ireland
13: Football - Uefa Nations League - Republic of Ireland v Denmark
13: Rugby league - Super League Grand Final, Old Trafford
15: Football - Uefa Nations League - Spain v England; Bosnia and Herzegovina v Northern Ireland
16: Football - Uefa Nations League - Republic of Ireland v Wales
19-21: Taekwondo - Manchester Grand Prix
20: Horse racing - British Champions Day, Ascot
21: Formula 1 - United States Grand Prix, Austin
22-28: Tennis - WTA Finals, Singapore
25 Oct-3 Nov: Gymnastics - World Championships, Doha
27: Cricket - Sri Lanka v England, T20
27: Rugby league - England v New Zealand, first Test, Hull
28: Formula 1 - Mexican Grand Prix, Mexico City
November
3-24: Cricket - ICC Women's World Twenty20, hosted by West Indies
3: Rugby union - England v South Africa; Wales v Scotland; Ireland fixture TBC
3: Rugby league - England v New Zealand second Test, Liverpool
6-10: Cricket - Sri Lanka v England, first Test, Galle
10: Rugby union - England v New Zealand; NB: Wales, Scotland & Ireland fixtures TBC
10-11: Tennis - Fed Cup final
11: Formula 1 - Brazilian Grand Prix, Sao Paulo
11: Rugby league - England v New Zealand third Test, Leeds
12-18: Tennis - ATP Finals, London
14-18: Cricket - Sri Lanka v England, second Test, Kandy
15: Football - Republic of Ireland v Northern Ireland, Dublin
15-18: Golf - DP World Championship, Dubai
16: Football - Uefa Nations League - Wales v Denmark
17: Football - Uefa Nations League - Albania v Scotland
17: Rugby union - England v Japan; NB: Wales, Scotland & Ireland fixtures TBC
18: Football - Uefa Nations League - England v Croatia; Northern Ireland v Austria
19: Football - Uefa Nations League - Denmark v Republic of Ireland
20: Football - Uefa Nations League - Scotland v Israel
23-25: Tennis - Davis Cup final
23-27: Cricket - Sri Lanka v England, third Test, Colombo
24: Rugby union - England v Australia; NB: Wales, Scotland & Ireland fixtures TBC
25: Formula 1 - Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Yas Marina
27 Nov-9 Dec: Snooker - UK Championship, York
28 Nov-16 Dec: Hockey - Men's World Cup, India
December
11-16: Swimming - World Short Course Championships, Hangzhou
26: Horse racing - King George VI Chase, Kempton
Sport-by-sport fixtures and calendars
Football; Cricket; Formula 1; Rugby union; Rugby league; Tennis; Golf; Athletics; Boxing; Cycling; Horse racing; Snooker
