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Updated : Jan 01, 2018, 07:04 PM IST
The new year promises to be action-packed, and DNA gives you a lowdown on all major sporting events lined up in 2018. Don't forget to mark your dates!
Upto Jan 6: Tennis, Hopman Cup
Upto Jan 7: Tennis, ATP/WTA Brisbane International
Jan 1-6: Tennis, ATP Qatar Open, ATP Maharashtra Open; WTA Shenzhen and Auckland
Jan 4-8: Cricket, Australia vs England 5th Test
Jan 5-18: Cricket, New Zealand vs Pakistan 5-match ODI series
Jan 5-28: Cricket, South Africa vs India 3-match Test series
Jan 7-13: Tennis, ATP/WTA Sydney International and Hobart
Jan 12-14: Golf, Eurasia Cup
Jan 13-Feb 4: Football, African Nations Championship
Jan 13-Feb 3: Cricket, ICC U-19 World Cup
Jan 14-28: Cricket, Australia vs England 5-match ODI series
Jan 15-27: Cricket, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe ODI tri-series
Jan 15-28: Tennis, Australian Open
Jan 22-28: Cricket, New Zealand vs Pakistan 3-match T20I series
Jan 29-Feb 4: Tennis, WTA St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy and Taiwan
Jan 31-Feb 4: Cricket, Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka 1st Test
Feb 1-16: Cricket, South Africa vs India 6-match ODI series
Feb 2-4: Tennis, Davis Cup first round
Feb 3-21: Cricket, Australia, New Zealand, England T20I tri-series
Feb 5-19: Cricket, Afghanistan vs Zimbabwe 2-match T20I, 5-match ODI series
Feb 8-12: Cricket, Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka 2nd Test
Feb 9-25: Winter Olympics
Feb 12-18: Tennis, ATP ABN Amro World Tennis tournament, Rotterdam; ATP New York Open; WTA Doha
Feb 13-14: Football, UEFA Champions League, Round of 16, first legs
Feb 15: Europa League, Round of 32, first legs
Feb 15-18: Cricket, Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka 2-match T20I series
Feb 16-18: Basketball, NBA All-Star Weekend
Feb 18-24: Cricket, South Africa vs India 3-match T20I series
Feb 19-25: Tennis, ATP Rio Open; ATP Marseille Open; ATP Delray Beach Open; WTA Dubai Duty Free Championships; WTA Hungarian Open
Feb 20-21: Football, UEFA Champions League, Round of 16, second legs
Feb 22: Football, Europa League, Round of 32, first legs
Feb 25-March 9: Cricket, New Zealand vs England 5-match ODI series
Feb 25: Football, English League Cup final
Feb 26-March 3: Tennis, ATP Dubai Duty Championships; WTA/ATP Acapulco; Brazil Open
Feb 28-March 4: Cycling, World track championships
March 1-4: Athletics, World Indoor Championships
March 1-April 3: Cricket, South Africa vs Australia 4-Test series
March 6-7: Football, UEFA Champions League, Round of 16, second legs
March 8: Football, UEFA Europa League, Round of 16, first legs
March 8-18: Tennis, ATP/WTA Indian Wells
March 13-14: Football, UEFA Champions League, Round of 16, second legs
March 15: Football, UEFA Europa League, Round of 16, second legs
March 19-27: Football, International friendlies
March 21-April 1: Tennis, WTA/ATP Miami Open
March 22-April 3: Cricket, New Zealand vs England 2-match Test series
March 25: Formula One, Australian Grand Prix
April 2-8: Tennis, Charleston WTA
April 3-4: Football, UEFA Champions League quarterfinals, first legs
April 4-15: Commonwealth Games
April 4-May 31: Cricket, Indian Premier League
April 5: Football, UEFA Europa League, quarterfinals, first legs
April 5-8: Golf, The US Masters
April 6-8: Tennis, Davis Cup quarterfinals
April 8: Formula One, Bahrain GP
April 10-11: Football, UEFA Champions League quarterfinals, second legs
April 11: Basketball, NBA regular season ends
April 12: Football, UEFA Europa League, quarterfinals, second legs
April 14: Basketball, NBA playoffs begin
April 15-22: Tennis, ATP Monte Carlo
April 15: Formula One, Chinese GP
April 21: Football, Spanish Copa del Rey final
April 21-22: Tennis, Fed Cup semifinals
April 23-29: Tennis, ATP Barcelona and Budapest; WTA Stuttgart and Istanbul
April 24-25: Football, UEFA Champions League semifinals, first legs
April 26: Football, UEFA Europa League, semifinals, first legs
April 29: Formula One, Azerbaijan GP
May 1-2: Football, UEFA Champions League semifinals, second legs
May 3: Football, Europa League semifinals, second legs
May 4: Athletics, Doha Diamond League
May 6: Football, El Clasico Barcelona-Real Madrid
May 6-13: Tennis, ATP Madrid
May 7-13: Tennis, WTA Madrid
May 11-15: Cricket, Ireland vs Pakistan only Test
May 12: Athletics, Shanghai Diamond League
May 12: Football, Bundesliga season ends
May 13: Football, Premier League season ends
May 13: Formula One, Spanish GP
May 13-20: Tennis, ATP/WTA Rome
May 16: Football, UEFA Europa League final
May 19: Football, FA Cup final
May 19: Football, German Cup final
May 19: Football, French Ligue 1 season ends
May 20: Football, Spanish La Liga season ends
May 20: Football, Italian Serie A season ends
May 20-26: Tennis, ATP Geneva
May 21-26: Tennis, WTA Nuremberg
May 24-June 5: Cricket, England vs Pakistan 2-match Test series
May 26: Football, UEFA Champions League final
May 27: Formula One, Monaco GP
May 28-June 10: Tennis, French Open
May 31: Athletics, Rome Diamond League
May 31: Basketball, NBA Finals begin
May 31-June 3: Golf, US Women's Open Championship
June 6-27: Cricket, West Indies vs Sri Lanka 3-match Test series
June 7: Athletics, Oslo Bislett Diamond League
June 10: Athletics, Stockholm Diamond League
June 10: Formula One, Canadian GP
June 10: Cricket, Scotland vs England only ODI
June 11-17: Tennis, ATP Stuttgart
June 12-13: Cricket, Scotland vs Pakistan 2-matchT20I series
June 13-24: Cricket, England vs Australia 5-match ODI series
June 14-July 15: Football, FIFA World Cup
June 14-17: Golf, US Open
June 18-24: Tennis, ATP Halle and Queen's Club
June 21: Basketball, NBA draft
June 24: Formula One, French GP
June 25-July 1: Tennis, WTA/ATP at Eastbourne, ATP Antalya
June 26: Football, UEFA Champions League qualifying rounds begin
June 27: Cricket, England vs Australia only T20I
June 28-July 1: Golf, Women's PGA Championship
June 30: Athletics, Meeting de Paris (Diamond League)
July 1: Formula One, Austrian GP
July 2-15: Tennis, Wimbledon
July 3-8: Cricket, England vs India 3-match T20I series
July 5: Athletics, Lausanne Diamond League
July 7-29: Cycling, Tour de France
July 8: Formula One, British GP
July 12-17: Cricket, England vs India 3-match T20I series
July 13: Athletics, Mohammed VI D'Athletisme de Rabat Diamond League
July 19-22: Golf, British Open
July 20: Athletics, Monaco Diamond League
July 21-22: London Diamond League
July 22: Formula One, German GP
July 29: Formula One, Hungarian GP
August 1-Sept 11: England vs India 5-match Test series
August 2-5: Golf, Women's British Open
August 5-24: Football, U-20 Women's World Cup
August 6-12: Tennis, WTA Montreal, ATP Toronto
August 9-12: Golf, USPGA Championship
August 11: Football, English Premier League kicks off
August 11: Football, French Ligue 1 kicks off
August 13-19: Tennis, ATP Cincinnati
August 18: Athletics, Birmingham Diamond League
August 18-Sept 2: Asian Games
August 24: Football, German Bundesliga starts
August 26: Formula One, Belgian GP
August 27-Sept 9: US Open
August 30: Athletics, Zurich Diamond League
Dates unknown: Cricket, Australia vs Bangladesh 2-Test, 3-ODI series
Dates unknown: Cricket, Zimbabwe vs Pakistan 2-Test, 3-ODI, 2-T20I series
Dates unknown: Cricket, Sri Lanka vs South Africa 3-Test series
Sept 2: Formula One, Italian GP
Sept 13-16: Golf, Evian Championship
Sept 14-16: Tennis, Davis Cup semifinals
Sept 16: Formula One, Singapore GP
Sept 17-23: Tennis, ATP St. Petersburg
Sept 18: Football, UEFA Champions League group stage begins
Sept 28-30: Golf, Ryder Cup
Sept 30: Formula One, Russian GP
Oct 1-7: Tennis, ATP/WTA Bejing
Oct 7: Formula One, Japanese GP
Oct 7-14: Tennis, ATP Shanghai
Oct 15-21: Tennis, ATP Moscow, Antwerp, Stockholm; WTA Moscow, Luxembourg
Oct 21: Formula One, US GP
Oct 22-28: WTA World Tour Finals, ATP Basel and Vienna
Oct 28: Formula One, Mexican GP
Oct 29-Nov 4: Tennis, ATP Paris
Dates unknown: Cricket, India vs West Indies 3-Test, 5-ODI, 1-T20I series
Dates unknown: Cricket, Pakistan vs Australia 5-ODI, 1-T20I series
Dates unknown: Cricket, Sri Lanka vs England 3-Test, 5-ODI, 1-T20I series
Dates unknown: Cricket, South Africa vs Zimbabwe 1-Test, 3-ODI, 1-T20I series
Nov 3: Football, AFC Champions League final, first leg
Nov 6-10: Tennis, ATP NextGen Finals
Nov 10: Football, AFC Champion League final, second leg
Nov 10-11: Tennis, Fed Cup final
Nov 11: Formula One, Brazilian GP
Nov 11-18: Tennis, ATP World Tour Finals
Nov 13-Dec 1: Football, FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
Nov 23-25: Tennis, Davis Cup final
Nov 25: Formula One, Abu Dhabi GP
Nov 28-Dec 16: Hockey, FIH Men's World Cup
Dates unknown: Cricket, Pakistan vs New Zealand 3-Test, 5-ODI, 1-T20I series
Dates unknown: Cricket, Australia vs South Africa 5-ODI, 3-T20I series
Dec 12-22: Football, Club World Cup
Dates unknown: Cricket, Australia vs India 4-Test series
Dates unknown: Cricket, Bangladesh vs West Indies 2-Test, 3-ODI, 1-T20I series
Dates unknown: Cricket, New Zealand vs Sri Lanka 2-Test, 3-ODI, 1-T20I series
Dates unknown: Cricket, South Africa vs Pakistan 3-Test, 5-ODI, 3-T20I series