[Lifestyle] 2020 sports calendar: Your complete guide to this year’s major events

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4-6 FOOTBALL FA Cup third round4-12 DARTS BDO World Champ­ionship (Lakeside, Frimley Green)5 FOOTBALL Women’s FA Cup third round7 CRICKET First ODI: West Indies v Ireland (Bridgetown)7-8 FOOTBALL Carabao Cup semi-final first legs9 CRICKET Second ODI: West Indies v Ireland (Bridgetown)10-12 RUGBY UNION European Champions Cup fifth round11-12 RUGBY LEAGUE Challenge Cup first round12 CRICKET Third ODI: West Indies v Ireland (St George’s)15 CRICKET First T20: West Indies v Ireland (St George’s)15-16 FOOTBALL Women’s League Cup quarter-finals16-20 CRICKET Third Test: South Africa v England (Port Elizabeth)17-19 RUGBY UNION European Champions Cup sixth round18 CRICKET Second T20: West Indies v Ireland (Basseterre)18-19 FOOTBALL Scottish Cup fourth round19 CRICKET Third ODI: West Indies v Ireland (Basseterre)19 NETBALL Nations Cup: England v New Zealand (Nottingham)20-2 Feb TENNIS Australian Open (Melbourne)22 NETBALL Nations Cup: England v South Africa (Birmingham)23-26 MOTOR SPORT Monte Carlo Rally24-26 CYCLING National Track Championships (Manchester), Tour Down Under (Australia)24-27 FOOTBALL FA Cup 4th round24-28 CRICKET Fourth Test South Africa v England (Johannesburg)25 NETBALL Nations Cup: England v Jamaica (London)25-26 RUGBY LEAGUE Challenge Cup second round26 BASKETBALL BBL Cup final (Birmingham); FOOTBALL Women’s FA Cup fourth round; NETBALL Nations Cup finals (London)28-29 FOOTBALL Carabao Cup semi-final second legs30 RUGBY LEAGUE Start of Super League season31 CRICKET Tri Series: India women v England women (Canberra)

1 CRICKET Tri Series: Australia women v England (Canberra); RUGBY UNION Six Nations: Ireland v Scotland, Wales v Italy2 AMERICAN FOOTBALL Super Bowl 54 (Miami); RUGBY UNION Six Nations: France v England, Women’s Six Nations: France v England, Ireland v Scotland, Wales v Italy4 CRICKET First ODI: South Africa v England (Cape Town)4-5 RUGBY LEAGUE Challenge Cup fourth round4-8 TENNIS Fed Cup group and qualifying matches, inc: Slovakia v Great Britain (Bratislava)7 CRICKET Second ODI: South Africa v England (Durban), Tri Series: India women v England women (Melbourne); DARTS Premier League starts (Aberdeen)8 FOOTBALL Scottish Cup 5th round; RUGBY UNION Six Nations: Ireland v Wales, Scotland v England, Women’s Six Nations: France v Italy8-9 RUGBY LEAGUE Challenge Cup third round9 CRICKET Third ODI: South Africa v England (Johannesburg), Tri Series: Australia women v England women (Canberra); RUGBY UNION Six Nations: France v Italy, Women’s Six Nations: Scotland v England, Ireland v Wales12 CRICKET First T20: South Africa v England (East London); Women’s Tri-Nations final (Melbourne)14 CRICKET Second T20: South Africa v England (Durban)14-16 FOOTBALL Scottish Challenge Cup semi-finals15 ATHLETICS Indoor GP (Glasgow)16 CRICKET Third T20: South Africa v England (Centurion); FOOTBALL Women’s FA Cup 5th round17-29 TENNIS Dubai Duty Tree Championships18-19 & 25-26 FOOTBALL Champ­ions League round of 16 first legs20 FOOTBALL Europa League round of 32 first legs21-8 Mar CRICKET Women’s World T20 (Australia)22 BOXING WBC Heavyweight title: Wilder v Fury (Las Vegas); RUGBY LEAGUE World Club Challenge: St Helens v Sydney Roosters; RUGBY UNION Six Nations: Italy v Scotland, Wales v France22-23 ATHLETICS British Indoor Championships (Glasgow); RUGBY LEAGUE Challenge Cup 4th round23 CRICKET Women’s World T20: England v South Africa (Perth); RUGBY UNION: Six Nations: England v Ireland, Women’s Six Nations: Wales v France, England v Ireland, Italy v Scotland26 CRICKET Women’s World T20: England v Thailand (Canberra)26-1 Mar CYCLING Track World Championships (Berlin)27 FOOTBALL Europa League round of 32 second legs28 CRICKET Women’s World T20: England v Pakistan (Canberra); DIVING World Series (Montreal)28-1 Mar MOTOR CYCLING World Superbikes (Phillip Island)29 FOOTBALL Women’s League Cup final, Scottish Cup quarter-finals

1 CRICKET Women’s World T20: England v West Indies (Sydney); FOOTBALL Carabao Cup final (Wembley)3-4 FOOTBALL FA Cup fifth round5 CRICKET Women’s World T20 semi-finals (Sydney)6-7 TENNIS Davis Cup qualifying rounds; TRIATHLON World Series starts (Abu Dhabi);7 RUGBY UNION Six Nations: England v Wales, Ireland v Italy, Women’s Six Nations: England v Wales, Scotland v France8 CRICKET Women’s World T20 final (Melbourne); RUGBY UNION Six Nations: Scotland v France, Women’s Six Nations: Ireland v Italy8-15 CYCLING Paris-Nice10-11 RUGBY LEAGUE Challenge Cup fifth round10-11 & 17-18 FOOTBALL Champions League round of 16 second legs10-13 RACING Cheltenham Festival11-15 BADMINTON All-England Open (Birmingham)12 FOOTBALL Europa League round of 16 first legs12-15 GOLF The Players Championship (Florida)13-15 ATHLETICS World Indoor Championships (Nanjing); MOTOR CYCLING World Superbikes (Qatar)14 RUGBY UNION Six Nations: France v Ireland, Italy v England, Wales v Scotland14-15 RUGBY LEAGUE Challenge Cup sixth round14-24 BOXING Olympic qualifiers (Copper Box)15 BASKETBALL BBL Trophy final (Glasgow); FOOTBALL Women’s FA Cup quarter-finals; F1 Australian Grand Prix (Melbourne); RUGBY UNION Women’s Six Nations: France v Ireland, Italy v England, Wales v Scotland19 FOOTBALL Europa League round of 16 second legs19-23 CRICKET First Test: Sri Lanka v England (Galle)21 CYCLING Milan-San Remo (Italy)21-22 FOOTBALL FA Cup q-fs22 F1 Bahrain Grand Prix (Sakhir)22-29 TABLE TENNIS World Championships (Busan)24-25 FOOTBALL Women’s Champ­ions League quarter-final first legs25-29 GOLF World Golf Championships-Dell Technologies Match Play (Texas)26 FOOTBALL Euro 2020 play-off semi-finals: Bosnia-Herzegovina v Northern Ireland, Scotland v Israel, Slovakia v Republic of Ireland27 FOOTBALL Friendlies: England v Italy, Wales v Austria27-29 DIVING World Series (London Aquatics Centre); MOTOR CYCLING World Superbikes (Spain)27-31 CRICKET Second Test: Sri Lanka v England (Colombo)28 FOOTBALL Scottish Challenge Cup final29 ROWING Boat Races (London)31 FOOTBALL Euro 2020 play-off finals, Friendly: England v Denmark

1-2 FOOTBALL Women’s Champ­ions League q-final second legs2-5 RUGBY LEAGUE Challenge Cup sixth round3-5 RUGBY UNION European Champ­ions Cup and Challenge Cup q-fs4 RACING Grand National (Aintree)5 FOOTBALL Leasing.com Trophy final (Wembley); F1 Vietnamese Grand Prix (Hanoi)7-8 FOOTBALL Champions League quarter-final first legs9 FOOTBALL Europa League quarter-final first legs, Women’s Euro qualifier: Cyprus v Scotland9-12 GOLF The Masters (Augusta)10 FOOTBALL Women’s Euro qualifier: Wales v Faroe Islands11-12 FOOTBALL Scottish Cup semi-finals12 CYCLING Paris-Roubaix12-15 CRICKET Start of County Championship season14 FOOTBALL Women’s Euro qualifiers: Belarus v N Ireland, Wales v Norway, Scotland v Portugal14-15 FOOTBALL Champions League quarter-final second legs14-19 TENNIS Fed Cup finals/play-offs (Budapest)16 FOOTBALL Europa League quarter-final second legs17-19 MOTOR CYCLING World Superbikes (Netherlands)18-19 FOOTBALL FA Cup s-fs18-4 May SNOOKER World Championship (Sheffield)19 FOOTBALL Women’s FA Cup s-fs; F1 Chinese Grand Prix (Shanghai)25 FOOTBALL League Two final day25-26 FOOTBALL Women’s Champ­ions League semi-final first legs26 ATHLETICS London Marathon; CYCLING Liege-Bastogne-Liege28-29 FOOTBALL Champions League semi-final first legs30 FOOTBALL Europa League semi-final first legs30-3 May CYCLING Tour de Yorkshire

1-3 RUGBY UNION European Champions Cup and European Challenge Cup semi-finals2 FOOTBALL Championship final day; RACING Kentucky Derby2-3 FOOTBALL Women’s Champions League s-f second legs;3 FOOTBALL League One final day; F1 Dutch Grand Prix (Zandvoort)5-6 FOOTBALL Champions League semi-final second legs7 FOOTBALL Europa League semi-final second legs8-10 MOTOR CYCLING World Superbikes (Imola)9 FOOTBALL Scottish Cup final, Women’s FA Cup final (Wembley)9-10 RUGBY LEAGUE Challenge Cup q-fs9-31 CYCLING Giro d’Italia10 F1 Spanish GP (Barcelona)14 CRICKET First ODI: Ireland v Bangladesh14-17 GOLF US PGA (California)16 CRICKET Second ODI: Ireland v Bangladesh; FOOTBALL League Two play-off final (Wembley)17 FOOTBALL Final round of Scottish Premiership matches, Premier League season finishes; FA Trophy and FA Vase finals (Wembley)19 CRICKET Third ODI: Ireland v Bangladesh22 RUGBY UNION European Challenge Cup final (Marseille)22-24 MOTOR CYCLING World Superbikes (Aragon); SKATEBOARDING World Championships (Copper Box)23 FOOTBALL FA Cup final (Wembley); RUGBY UNION European Champions Cup final (Marseille)23-24 RUGBY LEAGUE Magic weekend (Newcastle)23-24 ACTION SPORTS Nitro World Games (Cardiff)24 FOOTBALL Women’s Champions League final (Vienna); F1 Monaco GP (Monte Carlo), Indianapolis 50024 FOOTBALL League One play-off final (Wembley)24-7 Jun TENNIS French Open (Roland Garros)25 FOOTBALL Championship play-off final (Wembley)27 FOOTBALL Europa League final (Gdansk)27-31 GOLF Irish Open (Mt Juliet)28 CRICKET Vitality Blast starts30 FOOTBALL Champions League final (Istanbul)31-7 Jun CYCLING Crit du Dauphiné

2 FOOTBALL Friendly: Austria v England (Vienna)4-7 Jun GOLF US Women’s Open4-8 CRICKET First Test: England v West Indies (The Oval)5 FOOTBALL Women’s Euro qualifiers: Northern Ireland v Belarus, Scotland v Albania, Ukraine v Republic of Ireland6 RACING The Derby (Epsom); RUGBY UNION Final round of Premiership matches6-7 CYCLING UCI Mountain Bike World Cup (Fort William); RUGBY LEAGUE Women’s Challenge Cup final (tbc), Challenge Cup semi-finals (tbc); TRIATHLON World Series (Leeds)7 FOOTBALL Friendly: England v Romania (tbc); F1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix (Baku)8-11 TENNIS Davis Cup8-13 CYCLING Women’s Tour8-14 TENNIS Nature Valley Open (Nottingham)9 FOOTBALL Women’s Euro qualifiers: Northern Ireland v Faroe Islands, Wales v Belarus, Finland v Scotland12 FOOTBALL Euro 2020 opening match: Italy v Turkey12-13 RUGBY UNION Premiership semi-finals (tbc)12-14 MOTOR CYCLING World Superbikes (Misano)12-16 CRICKET Second Test: England v West Indies (Edgbaston)12 Jun-12 Jul FOOTBALL Copa America (Argentina & Colombia)13 FOOTBALL Euro 2020: Wales v Switzerland (Baku)13-14 BASEBALL MLB Cardinals v Cubs (London Stadium); MOTOR RACING Le Mans 24 Hours14 FOOTBALL Euro 2020: England v Croatia; F1 Canadian GP (Montreal)15-21 TENNIS Fever Tree Championships (Queen’s), Nature Valley Classic (Birmingham)16-20 RACING Royal Ascot17 FOOTBALL Euro 2020: Turkey v Wales (Baku)18-21 GOLF US Open (New York)19 CRICKET First ODI: Ireland v New Zealand; FOOTBALL Euro 2020: England v tbc20 RUGBY UNION Premiership final (Twickenham), Pro14 final (Cardiff)20-21 ATHLETICS British Champ­s and Olympic trials (Manchester)21 CRICKET Second ODI: Ireland v NZ; FOOTBALL Euro 2020: Italy v Wales (Rome); RUGBY UNION England Barbarians22-28 TENNIS Nature Valley International (Eastbourne)23 CRICKET Third ODI: Ireland v New Zealand; FOOTBALL Euro 2020: Czech Republic v England25-28 GOLF KPMG Women’s PGA Championship (Pennsylvania)25-29 CRICKET Third Test: England v West Indies (Lord’s)26 CRICKET ODI: Scotland v NZ26-5 Jul CYCLING Women’s Giro27 CRICKET First T20: Ireland v NZ27-19 Jul CYCLING Tour de France27-30 FOOTBALL Euro 2020 last 1628 F1 French GP (Le Castellet)29-12 Jul TENNIS The Championships (Wimbledon)30 CRICKET 2nd T20: Ireland v NZ

1-5 ROWING Henley Royal Regatta2 CRICKET Third T20: Ireland v NZ3 CRICKET First T20: England v Australia (Durham)3-4 FOOTBALL Euro 2020 q-fs3-5 MOTOR CYCLING World Superbikes (Donington Park)4 RUGBY UNION Australia v Ireland (Brisbane), Japan v England (Oita), New Zealand v Wales (Auckland), South Africa v Scotland (tbc)4-5 ATHLETICS Diamond League/Anniversary Games (London)5 CRICKET Second T20: England v Australia (Old Trafford); F1 Austrian Grand Prix (Spielberg)7 CRICKET Third T20: England v Australia (Headingley)7-8 FOOTBALL Euro 2020 semi-finals (Wembley)9-12 GOLF Scottish Open (N Berwick)11 CRICKET First ODI: England v Australia (Lord’s); RUGBY UNION Australia v Ireland (Sydney), Japan v England (Kobe), New Zealand v Wales (Wellington), South Africa v Scotland (tbc)12 CRICKET First T20: Ireland v Pakistan; FOOTBALL Euro 2020 final (Wembley)14 CRICKET Second ODI: England v Australia (Ageas Bowl), Second T20: Ireland v Pakistan16 CRICKET Third ODI: England v Australia (Bristol)16-19 GOLF The Open Championship (Sandwich)17 CRICKET The Hundred starts: Oval Invincibles v Welsh Fire18 RUGBY LEAGUE Challenge Cup final (Wembley); RUGBY UNION NZ v Scotland (Dunedin)19 F1 British GP (Silverstone)20 CRICKET Royal London Cup opening round22 CRICKET The Women’s Hundred opening match24-9 Aug OLYMPICS Olympic Games (Tokyo)25-26 MOTOR SPORT Final round of Formula-E Championship (London)28-1 Aug RACING Glorious Goodwood30-2 Aug GOLF British Masters (Newcastle)30-3 Aug CRICKET First Test: England v Pakistan (Lord’s)31-2 Aug MOTOR CYCLING World Superbikes (Oschersleben)

2 F1 Hungarian GP (Mogyorod)7-11 CRICKET Second Test: England v Pakistan (Old Trafford)7-16 TENNIS Rogers Cup (Toronto)8-9 TRIATHLON London12 FOOTBALL Uefa Super Cup (Porto)13 CRICKET Royal London Cup q-fs13-16 GOLF Women’s Scottish Open (North Berwick)14-15 CRICKET The Hundred finals weekend (tbc)14-6 Sept CYCLING Tour of Spain16 ATHLETICS Diamond League/Grand Prix (Gateshead); CRICKET Royal London Cup semi-finals; CYCLING London-Surrey Classic18-21 CRICKET Vitality Blast q-fs20-23 GOLF Women’s British Open (Royal Troon)20-24 CRICKET Third Test: England v Pakistan (Trent Bridge)21-23 CYCLING Women’s Tour of Scotland; TRIATHLON ITU Grand Final (Edmonton)25-6 Sept PARALYMPICS (Tokyo)26-30 ATHLETICS European Championships (Paris)29 CRICKET First T20: England v Pakistan (Headingley)30 MOTOR CYCLING British MotoGP (Silverstone); F1 Belgian Grand Prix (Spa-Francorchamps)31 CRICKET Second T20: England v Pakistan (Cardiff)31-13 Sep TENNIS US Open (NY)

2 CRICKET Third T20: England v Pakistan (Southampton)3-5 FOOTBALL Nations League matchday one4-6 MOTOR CYCLING World Superbikes (Algarve)5 CRICKET Vitality Blast finals day (Edgbaston)6 F1 Italian Grand Prix (Monza)6-8 FOOTBALL Nations League matchday two6-13 CYCLING Tour of Britain10 CRICKET First ODI: England v Ireland (Trent Bridge)11 RUGBY LEAGUE Final round of Super League fixtures12 CRICKET Second ODI: England v Ireland (Edgbaston)15 CRICKET Third ODI: England v Ireland (The Oval)16-23 ROWING World Championships (Bled)18 FOOTBALL Women’s Euro qualifiers: Norway v Wales, Scotland v Finland, Rep of Ireland v Germany18-20 MOTOR CYCLING World Superbikes (Catalunya)19 CRICKET Royal London Cup final (Trent Bridge)20 F1 Singapore GP (Marina Bay)20-27 CYCLING Road World Championships (Switzerland)22-25 CRICKET Final round of County Championship season25-27 GOLF Ryder Cup (Wisconsin); MOTOR CYCLING World Superbikes (Magny-Cours)26 AUSTRALIAN RULES AFL Grand final (Melbourne)27 F1 Russian Grand Prix (Sochi)

1-4 GOLF Alfred Dunhill Links Championship (Scotland)8-10 FOOTBALL Nations League matchday three9-11 MOTOR CYCLING World Superbikes (San Juan)10 RUGBY LEAGUE Super League Grand Final (Old Trafford)11 ATHLETICS Chicago Marathon; F1 Japanese Grand Prix (Suzuka); RUGBY LEAGUE Women’s Super League Grand Final (tbc)11-13 FOOTBALL Nations League matchday four18 CRICKET T20 World Cup: Sri Lanka v Ireland (Geelong)19 CRICKET T20 World Cup: Netherlands v Scotland (Hobart)20 CRICKET T20 World Cup: Ireland v Oman (Geelong)21 CRICKET T20 World Cup: Namibia v Scotland (Hobart)22 CRICKET T20 World Cup: Papua New Guinea v Ireland (Geelong)23 CRICKET T20 World Cup: Bangladesh v Scotland (Hobart)25 F1 United States GP (Texas)26 CRICKET T20 World Cup: England v qualifier (Perth)26-1 Nov TENNIS WTA Elite Trophy (Zhuhai)28-1 Nov MOTOR RACING GB Rally30 CRICKET T20 World Cup: England v South Africa (Sydney)31 RUGBY LEAGUE First Ashes Test: England v Australia (Bolton)31-8 Nov TENNIS Paris Masters

1 ATHLETICS New York Marathon; CRICKET T20 World Cup: England v India (Melbourne); F1 Mexican GP (Mexico City)2-8 TENNIS WTA Finals (Shenzhen)3 RACING Melbourne Cup4 CRICKET T20 World Cup: Afghanistan v England (Brisbane)7 CRICKET T20 World Cup: England v qualifier (Adelaide);7 RUGBY LEAGUE Second Ashes Test: England v Australia (Elland Road); RUGBY UNION Internationals: England v New Zealand, Ireland v Australia, Scotland v Argentina10-15 TENNIS Next Gen ATP Finals11-12 CRICKET T20 World Cup semi-finals (Adelaide & Sydney)12-14 FOOTBALL Nations League matchday five14 RUGBY LEAGUE Third Ashes Test: England v Australia (Tottenham); RUGBY UNION England v Argentina, Ireland v South Africa, Scotland v Japan15 CRICKET T20 World Cup final (Melbourne); F1 Brazilian Grand Prix (Sao Paulo)15-17 FOOTBALL Nations League matchday six15-22 TENNIS ATP Tour Finals (O2)21 RUGBY UNION England v tbc, Ireland v Japan, Scotland v NZ23-29 TENNIS Davis Cup finals (Madrid)28 RUGBY UNION England v Australia29 F1 Abu Dhabi GP (Yas Marina)