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From cricket to FIFA World Cup: Fans' complete guide to every major sporting event in 2018

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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!

JANUARY

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

FEBRUARY

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

SEPTEMBER

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

 

OCTOBER

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

NOVEMBER

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

DECEMBER

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

NOTE: Fixtures and dates are all subject to change

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