SUMMER CRICKET

JANUARY 1 CRICKET Twenty20 Big Bash: Round 4,

Perth Scorchers v Sydney Thunder RACING Perth Cup, Ascot

2 CRICKET Twenty20 Big Bash: Round 4, Hobart Hurricanes v Brisbane Heat, Blundstone Arena

3 CRICKET Twenty20 Big Bash: Round 4, Melbourne Renegades v Melbourne Stars, Etihad Stadium

4 TENNIS Hopman Cup begins, Perth Arena (until Sat Jan 10) TENNIS Brisbane International begins, Queensland Tennis Centre (until Sun Jan 11) CRICKET Twenty20 Big Bash, Round 4, Brisbane Heat v Adelaide Strikers, The Gabba; Women’s Cricket, VIC Spirit v NSW Breakers, Junction Oval

5 CRICKET Twenty20 Big Bash Round 5, Melbourne Stars v Sydney Sixers, MCG GOLF USPGA Tour: Tournament of Champions begins, Kapalua Resort Hawaii (until Mon Jan 12)

6 CRICKET India v Australia fourth Test, SCG; Twenty20 Big Bash Round 5, Adelaide Strikers v Perth Scorchers, Adelaide Oval

7 CRICKET Twenty20 Big Bash Round 5, Sydney Thunder v Hobart Hurricanes, Spotless Stadium

8 CRICKET Twenty20 Big Bash Round 5, Perth Scorchers v Brisbane Heat, WACA Ground

9 CRICKET Twenty20 Big Bash Round 6, Sydney Sixers v Sydney Thunder, Kippax Oval; VIC Spirit v NSW Breakers, Junction Oval SOCCER Asian Cup, Australia v Kuwait: group A round 1 match, AAMI Park

10 CRICKET Twenty20 Big Bash Round 6, Melbourne Stars v Melbourne Renegades, MCG; Qld Fire v VIC Spirit, Allan Border Field RACING Magic Millions Raceday, Gold Coast, Australian Stakes, Moonee Valley SOCCER Asian Cup, Uzbekistan v Korea DPR: group B round 1 match, Stadium Australia; Saudi Arabia v China: group B round 1 match, Suncorp Stadium

11 TENNIS Sydney International begins (until Sat Jan 17); Hobart International (until Sat Jan 17), Domain Tennis Centre CRICKET Twenty20 Big Bash Round 6, Brisbane Heat v Sydney Sixers, The Gabba; Hobart Hurricanes v Perth Scorchers, Blundstone Arena SOCCER Asian Cup, UAE v Qatar: group C round 1 match, Canberra Stadium; Iran v Bahrain: group C round 1 match, AAMI Park

12 CRICKET India v England: England cricket tour match, Drummoyne Oval; Twenty20 Big Bash Round 7, Adelaide Strikers v Sydney Thunder, Adelaide Oval GOLF USPGA Tour: Open begins (until Sun Jan 18), Waialae Country Club, Hawaii SOCCER Asian Cup, Japan v Palestine: group D round 1 match, Hunter Stadium; Jordan v Iraq: group D round 1 match, Suncorp Stadium

13 TENNIS Kooyong Classic begins (until Fri 16 Jan), Kooyong Stadium CRICKET Twenty20 Big Bash Round 7, Melbourne Renegades v Brisbane Heat, Etihad Stadium SOCCER Asian Cup, Korea Republic v Oman: group A round 1 match, 16:00, Canberra Stadium; Kuwait

v Korea Republic: group A round 1 match, Canberra Stadium; Australia v Oman: group A round 1 match, Stadium Australia

14 CRICKET PM XI v England: England cricket tour match, Manuka Oval; Twenty20 Big Bash Round 7, Sydney Sixers v Adelaide Strikers, Kippax Oval Twenty20 Big Bash Round 7, Hobart Hurricanes v Melbourne Renegades, Spotless Stadium, Hobart Hurricanes v Melbourne Renegades, Blundstone Arena SOCCER Asian Cup, Korea DPR v Saudi Arabia: group B round 1 match, AAMI Park; China v Uzbekistan: group B round 1 match, Suncorp Stadium; SWIMMING European Short Course Championships begins (until Sun Jan 18), Netanya, Israel SOCCER Asian Cup, Bahrain v UAE:

group C round 1 match, Canberra Stadium; Qatar v Iran: group C round 1 match, Stadium Australia

16 CRICKET Australia v India: One-day international Tri series, MCG SOCCER Asian Cup, Palestine v Jordan: group D round 1 match, AAMI Park; Iraq v Japan: group D round 1 match, Suncorp Stadium

17 CYCLING Tour Down Under 2015 begins CRICKET Twenty20 Big Bash Round 8, Sydney Thunder v Melbourne Stars, Spotless Stadium SOCCER Asian Cup, Australia v South Korea: group A round 1 match, Suncorp Stadium; Oman v Kuwait: group A round 1 match, Hunter Stadium

18 CRICKET Australia v England: One-day international Tri series, SCG SOCCER Asian Cup, Uzbekistan v

Saudi Arabia: group B round 1 match, AAMI Park; China v Korea DPR: group B round 1 match, Canberra Stadium

19 TENNIS Australian Open begins (until Sun Feb 1), Rod Laver Arena CRICKET Twenty20 Big Bash Round 8, Melbourne Renegades v Adelaide Strikers, Etihad Stadium GOLF USPGA Tour: Humana Challenge begins (until Sun Jan 25) in partnership with the Clinton Foundation, PGA West, La Quinta, California SOCCER Asian Cup, Iran v UAE: group C round 1 match, Suncorp Stadium; Qatar v Bahrain: group C round 1 match, Stadium Australia

20 CRICKET India v England: One-day international Tri series, the Gabba SOCCER Asian Cup, Japan v Jordan: group D round 1 match, AAMI Park; Iraq v Palestine: group D round

1 match, Canberra Stadium21 CRICKET Twenty20 Big Bash

Round 8, Melbourne Stars v Perth Scorchers, MCG

22 CRICKET Twenty20 Big Bash Round 8, Brisbane Heat v Hobart Hurricanes, the Gabba

23 CRICKET Australia v England: One-day international Tri series, Blundstone Arena; Women’s cricket semi-final, North Sydney

24 CRICKET Twenty20 Big Bash: Semi- finals; Womens cricket semi-finals. SAILING World Cup begins (until Sat Jan 31), Miami

25 CRICKET Twenty20 Big Bash: Semi- finals; Women’s Cricket Final

26 CRICKET Australia v India: One-day international Tri series, SCG GOLF USPGA Tour: Phoenix Open begins(until Sun Feb 1), Scottsdale, Arizona; USLPGA Tour: Coates Golf Championship begins (until Sat Jan 31), Ocala, Florida

28 CRICKET Twenty20 Big Bash: Final, Manuka Oval

30 CRICKET England v India: One-day international Tri series, WACA Ground

31 CANOE SLALOM Oceania Championships: begins (until Sun Feb 1), Mangaho, NZ

FEBRUARY 1 AMERICAN FOOTBALL Super Bowl

XLIX: University of Phoenix Stadium, Arizona, US CRICKET Final: One-day international Tri series, WACA Ground

6 NETBALL ANZ Championship Summer Shootout, (until Sun Feb 8), Sydney Olympic Park

7 SURFING Australian Open of Surfing begins (until Sun Feb 15), Manly Beach CRICKET Sheffield Shield: Rd 6: Qld Bulls v Victorian Bushrangers, the Gabba

9 GOLF USPGA Tour: Pebble Beach National Pro-Am begins (until Sun Feb 15), Pebble Beach, California

14 CRICKET ICC World Cup cricket, Sri Lanka v New Zealand: pool A, match 1, Hagley Oval, Christchurch; Australia v England: pool A, match 2, MCG

15 CRICKET ICC World Cup cricket, India v Pakistan: pool B, match 4, Adelaide Oval; South Africa v Zimbabwe: pool B, match 3, Seddon Park

16 CRICKET Sheffield Shield: Rd 7: NSW Blues v Victorian Bushrangers, location TBA

17 CRICKET ICC World Cup cricket, New Zealand v Scotland: pool A, match 6, University of Otago

18 CRICKET ICC World Cup cricket, Bangladesh v Afghanistan: pool A, match 7, Manuka Oval

19 GOLF USLPGA Tour: Women’s Australian Open, Melbourne CRICKET ICC World Cup cricket, Zimbabwe v United Arab Emirates: pool B, match 8, Saxton Field, Stoke, Nelson 7011, New Zealand

20 CRICKET ICC World Cup cricket, England v New Zealand: pool B, match 9, Westpac Stadium

21 CRICKET ICC World Cup cricket, Pakistan v West Indies: pool B, match 10, Hagley Oval, Christchurch; Australia v Bangladesh: pool B, match 11, the Gabba TENNIS Qatar Open: WTA World Tour (until Sat Feb 28), Doha

2015 ThE YEAR IN SPORT

NAB CUP dRAwFeb 26 Haw v Coll, Aurora Stadium, 7.10pmFeb 27 West Coast v Carlton, Rushton Park, 4.10pm 28 Feb Bris Lions v St K, Moreton Bay, 3.10pm; W Bulldogs v Rich, Whitten Oval, 4.40pmMar 1 Adel v N Melb, Centenary Oval, 4.10pm; GC v Geel, Tony Ireland Stadium, 3.40pm5 Mar Frem v Melb, Fremantle Oval, 4.10pmMar 6 Syd v Bris Lions, Coffs Harbour, 7.10pm

Mar 7 GWS v GC, Blacktown, 4.10pm; Ess v St K, Morwell, 4.40pmMar 8 Port Adel v West Coast, Norwood Oval, 4.10pm; N Melb v Haw, Deakin Reserve, 4.40pmMar 12 Geel v Adel, Simonds Stadium, 7.10pmMar 13 GWS v Ess, Spotless Stadium, 7.10pmMar 14 W Bulldogs v Melb, Eureka Stadium, 4.10pm Rich v Port Adel, Lavington, 4.40pmMar 15 Syd v Frem, Drummoyne Oval, 4.10pm; Coll v Carl, Queen Elizabeth Oval, 4.40pm

Mar 19 St K v Haw, Etihad Stadium, 7.10pmMar 20 Melb v Ess, Etihad Stadium, 5.50pm; GC v Bris Lions, Metricon Stadium, 7.40pmMar 21 Rich v N Melb, Etihad Stadium, 1.10pm Port Adelaide v Adelaide, AAMI Stadium, 3.40pm; W Bulldogs v Coll, Etihad Stadium, 7.10pmMar 22 GWS v Syd, StarTrack Oval, 1.10pm; Carl v Geel, Etihad Stadium, 4.10pm West Coast v Frem, Patersons Stadium, 4.10pm (All times are local)

WORLd CUP Feb 14 England v Australia, MCGFeb 22 South Africa v India, MCGFeb 26 Sri Lanka v Bangladesh, MCGMar 19 Quarter-final, MCGMar 29 Final, MCG

ONE-dAY INTERNATIONALJan 18 Australia v India , MCG, 2.20pm

BIG BASH LEAGUEJan 3 Renegades v Stars Etihad Stadium, 7:10pmJan 5 Stars v Sixers, MCG, 7.10pmJan 10 Stars v Renegades, MCG, 7.10pm

Jan 13 Renegades v Heat, Etihad Stadium, 7.40pm

Jan 19 Renegades v Strikers, Etihad Stadium, 7.40pm

Jan 21 Stars v Scorchers, MCG, 7.40pm

Mar 29 Final, MCG

Bigger than ever

GOLF USPGA Tour: FedEx Cup Playoffs - Deutsche Bank Championship, TPC Boston, Norton, Massachusetts, US TENNIS US Open, Flushing Meadows, New York, US (until Sun Sep 13)

SEPTEMBER3 ATHLETICS IAAF Diamond League

meeting, Zurich, Switzerland GOLF Russian Open, Tseleevo Golf & Polo Club, Moscow, Russia

7 GOLF USLPGA Tour: The Evian Championship, Evian-les-Bains, France

9 SURFING Men’s and women’s Pro at Trestles, Trestles, California, US

10 GOLF Open, Kennemer G&CC, Zandvoort, The Netherlands

11 ATHLETICS IAAF Diamond League meeting, Brussels, Belgium MOTOGP San Marino MotoGP: Misano Marco Simoncelli circuit, San Marino, Italy

14 GOLF USPGA Tour: Cup Play-offs - BMW Championship, Conway Farms, Chicago, US; USLPGA Tour: Solheim Cup, Sankt Leon-Rot, Germany TENNIS Davis Cup semi-finals: ATP World Tour, TBC

15 GOLF 72nd Open d’Italia, Golf Club Milano, Parco Reale di Monza, Italy

18 CYCLING UCI Road World Championships, Richmond, Virginia, US

20 RUGBY UNION World Cup: New

JULY 2 GOLF Alstom Open de France,

Le Golf National, Paris, France; Ladies European Masters, Buckinghamshire Golf Club, UK

4 ATHLETICS IAAF Diamond League meeting, Paris Saint-Denis, France

5 MOTOR SPORT Superbike World Championship: Round 9, Moscow Raceway, Russia

6 GOLF USPGA Tour: John Deere Classic, TPC Deere Run, Silvis, Illinois, US; USLPGA Tour: US Women’s Open, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, US

7 SURFING J Bay Open, Kouga, Eastern Cape, South Africa

9 ATHLETICS IAAF Diamond League meeting, Lausanne, Switzerland GOLF Aberdeen Asset Management Scottish Open, Gullane GC, East Lothian, Scotland

12 MOTOGP Germany MotoGP, Sachsenring circuit, Saxony, Germany

13 GOLF USPGA Tour: The Open Championship, St Andrews, Fife, Scotland; USPGA Tour: Barbasol Championship, RTJ Trail, Auburn, Alabama, US; USLPGA Tour: Marathon Classic, Sylvania, Ohio TENNIS Hall of Fame Tennis Championships: ATP World Tour, Newport, US; Davis Cup quarter-Finals: ATP World Tour

14 GOLF 144th Open Championship, St Andrews, Old Course, Fife, Scotland

17 ATHLETICS IAAF Diamond League meeting, Monaco

20 GOLF USPGA Tour: RBC Canadian Open, Glen Abbey Golf Club, Oakville, Ontario; USLPGA Tour: Meijer LPGA Classic, Belmont, Michigan, US TENNIS Swedish Open: ATP World Tour, Bstad, Sweden

23 GOLF European Masters, Omega European Masters Crans-sur-Sierre GC, Crans Montana, Switzerland

24 ATHLETICS IAAF Diamond League meeting, London, UK SWIMMING Fina World Championships begin. Kazan, Russia.

25 TENNIS Atlanta Open: ATP World Tour, Atlanta, US

27 GOLF USPGA Tour: Quicken Loans National, Robert Trent Jones Golf Club, Gainsville, Virginia; USLPGA Tour: Ricoh Women’s British Open, Turnberry, Scotland TENNIS Hamburg Open: ATP World Tour, Hamburg, Germany; Brasil Tennis Cup: WTA World Tour

30 ATHLETICS IAAF Diamond League meeting, Stockholm, Sweden GOLF Saltire Energy Paul Lawrie Matchplay, Murcar Links GC, Aberdeen, Scotland

AUGUST3 GOLF USPGA Tour: World Golf

Championship, Bridgestone Invitational, Firestone Country Club, Akron, Ohio; USPGA Tour: Barracuda Championship, Montreux Golf & Country Club, Reno, Nevada, US TENNIS Citi Open: ATP/WTA World Tours, Washington DC, US

5 OLYMPIC GAMES One year until the Rio Olympic Games begin, Rio, Brazil

7 NETBALL World Cup begins, Sydney 9 MOTOGP Indianapolis

MotoGP: Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indiana, US

10 GOLF USPGA Tour: PGA Championship, Whilstling Straits, Kohler, Wisconsin; USLPGA Tour: Cambia Portland Classic, Portland, Oregon, USA TENNIS Rogers Cup: ATP/WTA World Tours, Oregon, US

13 SURFING Billabong Pro Teahupoo, Teahupoo, Tahiti

16 MOTOGP Czech Republic MotoGP: Brno circuit, Czech Republic

17 GOLF USPGA Tour: Wyndham Championship, Sedgefield Country Club, Greensboro, North Carolina; USLPGA Tour: Canadian Pacific Women’s Open, Vancouver, Canada TENNIS Western & Southern Open: ATP/WTA World Tours, Cincinnati, US

20 GOLF Made in Denmark, Himmerland Golf & Spa Resort, Fars, Denmark

24 GOLF USPGA Tour: Cup Play-offs - The Barclays, Plainfield Country Club, New Jersey; USLPGA Tour: Yokohama Tire LPGA Classic, Prattville, Alabama, US TENNIS Connecticut Open: ATP World Tour, Connecticut Winston-Salem Open: ATP World Tour,

North Carolina, US 27 CRICKET Ashes Tour:

Australia v Ireland, TBC GOLF Czech Masters, Albatross Golf Resort, Prague,

Czech Republic30 MOTOGP: Great

Britain MotoGP: Donington Park Circuit, Silverstone circuit, UK

2015 the home straight

cycling ThE ToUR

dE fRAncEJul 4 Utrecht to Utrecht 14kmJul 5 Utrecht to Zelande 166kmJul 6 Anvers to Huy 154kmJul 7 Seraing to Cambrai 221kmJul 8 Arras to Amiens Metropole

189kmJul 9 Abbeville to Le Havre 191kmJul 10 Livarot to Fougeres 190kmJul 11 Rennes to Mur de Bretagne

179kmJul 12 Vannes to Plumelec 28kmJul 13 Rest Day Pau Jul 14 Tarbes to La Pierre-Saint-Martin

167 kmJul 15 Pau to Cauterers – Vallee de Saint-

Savin 188kmJul 16 Lannemezan to Plateau de Beille

195kmJul 17 Muret to Rodez 200kmJul 18 Rodez to Mende 178kmJul 19 Mende to Valence 182kmJul 20 Bourg-de-Peage to Gap 201kmJul 21 Rest Day GapJul 22 Digne-les-Bains to Pra-Loup

161kmJul 23 Gap to Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne

185kmJul 24 Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne to La

Toussuire – Les Sybelles 138kmJul 25 Modane Valfrejus to Alpe-d’Huez

110kmJul 26 Sevres – Grand Paris Seine Quest

to Paris Champs-Elysees

cricket ThE AShES

UK ToURJun 25 – 28 Four-day v Kent

CanterburyJul 1 - 4 Four-day v Essex

ChelmsfordJul 8 – 12 First Test Sophia

GardensJul 16 – 20 Second Test Lord’sJul 23 – 25 Three-day v

DerbyshireCounty Jul 29 – Aug 2 Third Test EdgbastonAug 6 – 10 Fourth Test

Trent Bridge Aug 14 – 16 Three-day v Northants

NorthamptonAug 20 – 24 Fifth Test The OvalAug 27 50-over v Ireland Aug 31 T20 International

Sophia GardensSept 3 First ODI (D/N)

The Rose BowlSept 5 Second ODI Lord’sSept 8 Third ODI (D/N)

Old Trafford Sept 11 Fourth ODI Headingley Sept 13 Fifth ODI Old Trafford

SPoRT nEvER SLEEPS This is not a complete list of the year in sport, so if the event you are interested in does not appear keep coming back to the theage.com.au where we’ll be updating dates, times, news and analysis as 2015 rolls on.

rUgBy WallaBies

FiXtUresRUGBY chAMPIonShIPJul 18 Wallabies v Springbox Suncorp Stadium, BrisbaneJul 25 Pumas v Wallabies TBCAug 8 Wallabies v All Blacks ANZ Stadium, Sydney RUGBY WoRLd cUP (EnGLAnd)Sep 23 Wallabies v Fiji Millennium StadiumSep 27 Wallabies v Play-Off Winner Villa ParkOct 3 England v Wallabies TwickenhamOct 10 Wallabies v Wales Twickenham fInALSQUARTER-fInALSOct 17 QF1: Winner Pool B v

Runner up Pool AOct 17 QF2: Winner Pool C v

Runner up Pool DOct 18 QF3: Winner Pool D v

Runner up Pool COct 18 QF4: Winner Pool A v

Runner up Pool BSEMI-fInALSOct 24 Winner QF1 v Winner QF2Oct 25 Winner QF3 v Winner QF4 Third-Place Place Play-OffOct 30 Loser SF1 V Loser SF2Grand finalOct 31 Winner SF1 v Winner SF2

Round 14Sun 4 Jan Central Coast

v Melbourne City Central Coast Stadium 5:00pm

Tue 6 Jan Western Sydney v Melbourne Victory Pirtek Stadium 7:30pm

Round 15Sun 25 Jan Perth Glory v

Melbourne Victory NIB Stadium 8pm

Sun 1 Feb Melbourne City v Western Sydney AAMI Park 5 pm

Round 16Sat 7 Feb Melbourne Victory v

Melbourne City Etihad Stadium 7:30pm

Round 17Sat 14 Feb Wellington Phoenix v

Melbourne City Hutt Recreational Ground 3 pm

Sat 14 Feb Sydney FC v Melbourne Victory Allianz Stadium 7:30pm

Round 18Fri 20 Feb Brisbane Roar v

Melbourne Victory Suncorp Stadium 8pm

Sun 22 Feb Melbourne City v Perth Glory AAMI Park 5pm

Round 19Fri 27 Feb Melbourne City v

Adelaide United AAMI Park 7:40pm

Sun 1 Mar Melbourne Victory v Wellington Phoenix AAMI Park 5 pm

Round 20Sat 7 Mar Melbourne Victory v

Perth Glory AAMI Park 7:30pm

Sun 8 Mar Central Coast v Melbourne City Central Coast Stadium 3pm

Round 21Fri 13 Mar Western Sydney v

Melbourne Victory Pirtek Stadium 7:40pm

Sun 15 Mar Melbourne City v Newcastle Jets AAMI Park 5pm

Round 22Fri 20 Mar Sydney FC v

Melbourne City Allianz Stadium 7:40pm

Sat 21 Mar Adelaide United v Melbourne Victory Coopers Stadium 7:30pm

Round 23Fri 27 Mar Melbourne Victory v

Central Coast AAMI Stadium 7:40pm

Sat 28 Mar Melbourne City v Brisbane Roar AAMI Stadium 7:30pm

Round 24Fri 3 Apr Western Sydney v

Melbourne City Pirtek Stadium 7:40pm

Sun 5 Apr Wellington Phoenix v Melbourne Victory Westpac Stadium 5pm

Round 25Fri 10 Apr Melbourne Victory v

Newcastle Jets AAMI Park 7:40pm

Sun 12 Apr Melbourne City v Wellington Phoenix AAMI Park 5pm

Round 26Sat 18 Apr Brisbane Roar v

Melbourne Victory Suncorp Stadium 7:30pm

Sun 19 Apr Perth Glory v Melbourne City NiB Stadium 5pm

Round 27Sat 25 Apr Adelaide United

v Melbourne City Coopers Stadium 7pm

Sun 26 Apr Melbourne Victory v Central Coast AAMI Stadium 5pm

A league finals held over three weeks from friday April 24

a leagUe Victory & city FiXtUres 2015

Zealand v Argentina: Pool C match London Wembley Stadium, UK

21 GOLF USPGA Tour: Cup Play-offs — Tour Championship, East Lake Golf Club, Atlanta, Georgia, US TENNIS Korea Open: WTA World Tour, Seoul, Korea

24 RUGBY UNION World Cup: New Zealand v Africa 1: Pool C match, Olympic Stadium, London, UK GOLF European Open, Golf Resort Bad Griesbach, Bad Griesbach, Germany

27 MOTOGP Aragon MotoGP: Motorland Aragon track, Spain

28 TENNIS Malaysian Open: ATP World Tour, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Shenzhen Open: ATP World Tour, Shenzhen, China GOLF USLPGA Tour: Reignwood Pine Valley LPGA Classic, Beijing, China

29 SURFING Cascais Women’s Pro, Cascais, Portugal

ocToBER1 GOLF Alfred Dunhill Links

Championship, Old Course, St. Andrews, Scotland

2 MOTOR SPORT Australian Superbike Championship: Round 5, Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit

3 AFL Grand final, MCG RACING Epsom Handicap, Royal Randwick

4 NRL Grand final, ANZ Stadium, Sydney CYCLING UCI World Tour: IL Lombardia, Italy

5 GOLF USPGA Tour: The President’s Cup – Jack Nicklaus Golf Club, Incheon; USLPGA Tour: Sime Darby LPGA Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia TENNIS China Open: ATP/WTA World Tours, Bejing, China

6 SURFING Men’s and women’s pros, Landes, France

8 V8 SUPERCARS Bathurst 1000, Mount Panorama Motor Racing Circuit

10 CYCLING Cycling Tour of Beijing, Beijing, China RACING Caulfield Guineas, Caulfield

11 FORMULA ONE Russia (Sochi)11 MOTOGP Japan MotoGP, Motegi

circuit, Haga District, Japan

12 TENNIS - Shanghai Masters: ATP World Tour, Shanghai, China; Hong Kong Open: WTA World Tour, Hong Kong GOLF USLPGA Tour: LPGA KEB Hana Bank Championship, Incheon, South Korea

13 GOLF Portugal Masters, Ocenico Victoria GC, Vilamoura, Portugal

17 RACING Caulfield Cup, Caulfield18 MOTOGP Australia MotoGP,

Phillip Island circuit 19 TENNIS Kremlin Cup: ATP/WTA

World Tours, Moscow, Russia; Stockholm Open: ATP World Tour, Stockholm, Sweden

GOLF USLPGA Tour: Blue Ray LPGA, Hainan Island, China20 SURFING Moche Rip Curl Pro

Portugal, Peniche, Portugal22 GOLF Hong Kong Open, Hong

Kong GC, Fanling, Hong Kong24 RACING Cox Plate, Moonee Valley 25 MOTOGP Malaysia MotoGP,

Sepang circuit, Sepang, Malaysia 25 FORMULA ONE USA (Texas)26 TENNIS Valencia Open: ATP World

Tour, Valencia, Spain; WTA Finals: WTA World Tour, Singapore GOLF USLPGA Tour: Fubon LPGA Taiwan Championship, Taipei, Taiwan

31 RACING Victoria Derby, Flemington

novEMBER 1 FORMULA ONE Mexico (Mexico City)2 TENNIS BNP Paribas Masters: ATP

World Tour, Valencia, Spain GOLF USLPGA Tour: Mizuno Classic, Shima-Shi, Mie, Japan

3 RACING Melbourne Cup, Flemington5 SWIMMING Australian Short

Course Championships, Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre

8 MOTOGP Valencia MotoGP, Ricardo Tormo Valencia circuit, Valencia, Spain

9 GOLF USLPGA Tour: Lorena Ochoa Invitational (presented by Banamex), Mexico City; USLPGA Tour: CME Group Tour Championship, Naples, Florida, US TENNIS World Tour Finals: ATP World Tour, London, UK

dEcEMBER 8 SURFING Billabong Pipe

Masters, Oahu, Hawaii, US 15 FORMULA ONE Brazil (Sao Paulo)26 YACHTING Sydney to Hobart race

commences CRICKET Boxing Day Test commences at the MCG

29 FORMULA ONE Abu Dhabi (Ya Marina)