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THE SPORTS DIARY FOR 2018 DARTS1: PDC World Championship final, Alexandra PalacePhil Taylor v Rob Cross6-14: BDO World Championship, Lakeside, Surrey

CRICKET3-8: Ashes, 5th Test, Sydney14, 19, 21, 26, 28: Australia v England ODIs

FOOTBALL5-8: FA Cup 3rd round

Carabao Cup semi-final 1st legs9: Man City v Bristol City10: Chelsea v Arsenal19-21: Scottish Cup 4th roundCarabao Cup semi-final 2nd legs23-24: Carabao Cup semi-final 2nd legs27-28: FA Cup 4th round

SNOOKER14-21: Masters, Alexandra Palace

TENNIS15-28: Australian Open, Melbourne

ATHLETICS1-4: World Indoor Championships, Birmingham

BOXING3: Kell Brook v Siarhei Rabchanka, Sheffield Arena

CRICKETOne-day internationals3, 6, 9: NZ v England22-26: 1st Test, Auckland, NZ v EnglandMar 30-Apr 3: 2nd Test, Christchurch

FOOTBALL3-4: Scottish Cup quarter-finals6-7 & 13-14: Champions League last 16, 2nd leg8: Europa League last 16, 1st leg15: Europa League last 16, 2nd leg17-18: FA Cup quarter-finals

23: Holland v England, Amsterdam27: England v Italy, Wembley

RUGBY UNIONNatWest 6 Nations10: Ireland v Scotland, France v England11: Wales v Italy17: England v Ireland, Italy v Scotland, Wales v FranceMar 29-Apr 1: European Champions Cup and Challenge Cup quarter-finals

RACING13-16: Cheltenham Festival

ROWING24: The Boat Races

FORMULA ONE25: Australian Grand Prix

CRICKET1-5: 2nd Test, Headingley, England v Pakistan10: One-day international, Edinburgh, Scotland v EnglandOne-day internationals13, 16, 19, 21, 24: England v AustraliaRoyal London One-Day Cup14: Quarter-finals17-18: Semi-finals30: Final, Lord’s27: T20, Edgbaston, England v Australia

RACING2: Epsom Derby

19-23: Royal Ascot

RUGBY UNIONSouth Africa v England9: Johannesburg16: Bloemfontein23: Cape Town

FORMULA ONE10: Canadian Grand Prix24: French Grand Prix

GOLF14-17: US Open, Shinnecock Hills, New York

TENNIS18-24: Aegon Championships, Queen’s Club

FORMULA ONE1: Austrian Grand Prix8: British Grand Prix22: German Grand Prix29: Hungarian Grand Prix

TENNIS2-15: Wimbledon

CRICKET3, 6, 8: T20s, England v IndiaJul 4-Aug 17: NatWest T20 Blast group matches12, 14, 17: ODIs England v India

CYCLING7-29: Tour de France

GOLF19-22: The Open Championship, Carnoustie

ATHLETICS21-22: Anniversary Games, London Stadium

RACINGJul 31-Aug 4: Glorious Goodwood

RUGBY UNION3: England v South Africa, Twickenham10: England v New Zealand, Twickenham17: England v Japan, Twickenham24: England v Australia, Twickenham

SWIMMING11-16: World Championships, Hangzhou

DARTSTBC: PDC World Championship, Alexandra Palace

RACING26: King George VI Chase, Kempton

JANUARY

FEBRUARY

MARCH

APRIL MAY

DECEMBER

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AUGUST

JUNE

JULY

FOOTBALL1-2: Champions League semi-finals, 2nd leg3: Europa League semi-finals, 2nd leg4-20: European Under 17 Championship5-6: Final round of Football League fixtures5: Women’s FA Cup final, Wembley13: Final round of Premier League and Scottish Premiership fixtures16: Europa League final, Lyon19: FA Cup final, Wembley;Scottish Cup final, Hampden Park 26: Champions League final, Kiev; Championship play-off final, Wembley27: League One play-off final, Wembley28: League Two play-off final, Wembley

CYCLING3-6: Tour de Yorkshire4-27: Giro d’Italia

BOXING5: Tony Bellew v David Haye, O2 Arena

RUGBY UNION11: European Champions Cup final, Bilbao

12: European Challenge Cup final, Bilbao19: Premiership semi-finals26: Premiership final, Twickenham

CRICKET11-15: 1st Test, Malahide, Ireland v PakistanMay 17-Jun 7: Royal London One-Day Cup group matches24-28: 1st Test, Lord’s, England v Pakistan

FORMULA ONE13: Spanish Grand Prix27: Monaco Grand Prix

TENNISMay 27-Jun 10: French Open, Roland Garros

FOOTBALL3-4: Champions League quarter-finals, 1st leg5: Europa League qtr-finals, 1st leg8: Checkatrade Trophy final, Wembley10-11: Champions League quarter-finals, 2nd leg12: Europa League quarter-finals, 2nd leg14-15: Scottish Cup semi-finals21-22: FA Cup semi-finals24-25: Champions League semi-finals, 1st leg26: Europa League semi-finals, 1st leg

COMMONWEALTH GAMES4-15: Queensland, Australia

GOLF5-8: The Masters, Augusta

TENNIS6-8: Davis Cup quarter-finals

FORMULA ONE8: Chinese Grand Prix15: Bahrain Grand Prix29: Azerbaijan Grand Prix

CRICKET13: County Championship begins

RACING14: Grand National, Aintree

RUGBY UNION20-22: European Champions Cup and Challenge Cup semi-finals

SNOOKERApr 21-May 7: World Championship, Sheffield

ATHLETICS22: London Marathon

Rivals: Haye and Bellew

Scottish hope: Eilish McColgan

RUGBY LEAGUE1: Super League season starts

World Club Series 16: Melbourne v Leeds Rhinos17: South Sydney Rabbitohs v Wigan Warriors, St George Illawarra Dragons v Hull FC

TENNIS2-4: Davis Cup 1st round, Marbella, Spain v Great Britain7-10: Fed Cup, Tallinn, Estonia: GB in Euro/Africa Zone Group 1

RUGBY UNION NatWest 6 Nations 3: France v Ireland, Wales v Scotland4: Italy v England10: England v Wales, Ireland v Italy11: Scotland v France23: France v Italy24: Ire v Wales, Scotland v England

CRICKETTri-Nations Series3: Australia v NZ, Sydney7: Australia v England, Hobart10: Australia v England, Melbourne13: NZ v England, Wellington16: NZ v Australia, Auckland18: NZ v England, Hamilton21: Final, Auckland

One-day internationals25, 28: New Zealand v England

AMERICAN FOOTBALL4: Super Bowl LII, Minneapolis

WINTER OLYMPICS9-25: Pyeongchang, South Korea

FOOTBALL10-11: Scottish Cup 5th roundChampions League last 16, 1st leg13: Juventus v Tottenham, Basle v Man City

14: Porto v Liverpool, Real Madrid v Paris Saint-GermainEuropa League last 32, 1st leg 15: Celtic v Zenit Saint Petersburg, Ostersunds v Arsenal17-18: FA Cup 5th roundChampions League last 16, 1st leg20: Chelsea v Barcelona, B Munich v Besiktas21: Sevilla v Man Utd, Shakhtar v Roma22: Europa League last 32, 2nd leg25: Carabao Cup final, Wembley

BOXING17: George Groves v Chris Eubank Jr, Manchester Arena

ATHLETICS25: Indoor Grand Prix, Glasgow

CYCLINGFeb 28-Mar 4: Track World Championships, Holland

Machine: England’s Maro Itoje

Golden boy: Adam Peaty

Focused: India’s Virat Kohli

CRICKETEngland v India1-5: 1st Test, Edgbaston9-13: 2nd Test, Lord’s18-22: 3rd Test, Trent BridgeAug 30-Sep 3: 4th Test, Southampton Sep 7-11: 5th Test, The Kia Oval23-26: NatWest T20 Blast quarter-finals

ATHLETICS7-12: European Championships, Berlin18: Diamond League, Birmingham

GOLF9-12: US PGA Championship, Missouri

FOOTBALL4-5: Football League starts5: Community Shield, Wembley11-12: Premier League season starts15: UEFA Super Cup, Tallinn

DISABILITY SPORT20-26: World Para-Athletics Championships, Berlin

RUGBY LEAGUE25: Challenge Cup final, Wembley

CYCLINGAug 25-Sep 16: La Vuelta, Spain

FORMULA ONE26: Belgian Grand Prix

TENNISAug 27-Sep 9: US Open, Flushing Meadows

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WHEN ENGLAND PLAYJune 18

TUNISIA v ENGLANDVolgograd, 7pm

June 24ENGLAND v PANAMA

Nizhny Novgorod, 1pm

June 28ENGLAND v BELGIUM

Kaliningrad, 7pm

Tunisia

BelgiumEngland

England

England

WORLD CUP FIXTURESJune 14: Group A – Russia v Saudi Arabia

15: Group A – Egypt v Uruguay Group B – Morocco v Iran, Portugal v Spain

16: Group C – France v Australia, Peru v Denmark Group D – Argentina v Iceland, Croatia v Nigeria

17: Group E – Costa Rica v Serbia, Brazil v Switzerland Group F – Germany v Mexico

18: Group F – Sweden v South Korea Group G – Belgium v Panama, Tunisia v EnglAnd

19: Group A – Russia v Egypt Group H – Colombia v Japan, Poland v Senegal

20: Group A – Uruguay v Saudia Arabia Group B – Portugal v Morocco, Iran v Spain

21: Group C – Denmark v Australia, France v Peru Group D – Argentina v Croatia

22: Group D – Nigeria v Iceland Group E – Brazil v Costa Rica, Serbia v Switzerland

23: Group F – Germany v Sweden, S Korea v Mexico Group G – Belgium v Tunisia

24: Group G – EnglAnd v Panama Group H – Japan v Senegal, Poland v Colombia

25: Group A – Saudi Arabia v Egypt, Uruguay v Russia Group B – Iran v Portugal, Spain v Morocco

26: Group C – Australia v Peru, Denmark v France Group D – Iceland v Croatia, Nigeria v Argentina

27: Group E – Serbia v Brazil, Switzerland v Costa Rica Group F – Mexico v Sweden, S Korea v Germany

28: Group G – EnglAnd v Belgium, Panama v Tunisia Group H – Japan v Poland, Senegal v Colombia

June 30-July 3: Last 16

July 6-7: Quarter-finals

10-11: Semi-finals

14: Third-place play-off

15: World Cup final

SEPTEMBER

Showdown: can McIlroy help Europe

triumph?

FORMULA ONE2: Italian Grand Prix16: Singapore Grand Prix30: Russian Grand Prix

CYCLING2-9: Tour of Britain22-30: Road World Championships, Innsbruck

FOOTBALL6-11: UEFA Nations League group matches, Matchday 1 & 2

CRICKET7-11: 5th Test, The Kia Oval, England v India 15: NatWest T20 Blast finals day

ATHLETICS9: Great North Run,

NewcastleTENNIS 14-16: Davis Cup semi-finalsRACING15: St Leger, DoncasterGOLF28-30: Ryder Cup, Paris

RUGBY LEAGUE3: England v New Zealand, Liverpool11: England v New Zealand, Leeds

FORMULA ONE11: Brazilian Grand Prix25: Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

TENNIS12-18: ATP World Tour finals23-25: Davis Cup final

RACING20: British Champions Day, Ascot (including Champion Stakes and Queen Elizabeth II Stakes)

FOOTBALL15-20: UEFA Nations League group matches, Matchday 5 & 6

FORMULA ONE7: Japanese Grand Prix21: USA Grand Prix28: Mexican Grand Prix

RUGBY LEAGUE13: Super League Grand Final, Old Trafford27: England v New Zealand, Hull

TENNIS22-28: WTA Finals, Singapore

FOOTBALL11-16: UEFA Nations League group, Matchday 3 & 4

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