AUGUST

6-10: Cricket - England v Australia fourth Test, Trent Bridge

7-16: Netball - World Championship, Australia

8-9: Football - Premier League and Football League season starts

10-16: Badminton - World Championships, Jakarta, Indonesia

11: Football - Uefa Super Cup, Tbilisi

11-14: Cricket - Women's Ashes Test match, Canterbury

11-23: Equestrian - European Championships, Aachen, Germany

13-16: Golf - PGA Championship, Whistling Straits, Kohle, Wisconsin

19-23: Sprint canoeing - World Championships, Milan

19: Cricket - Ireland v Australia first women's T20 international

20-24: Cricket - final Ashes Test - England v Australia fifth Test, The Oval

21-25: Cycling - BMX World Championships, Zolder, Belgium

21-30: Hockey - Men's and women's EuroHockey Championships, England

21: Cricket - Ireland v Australia second women's T20 international

22-30: Athletics - World Championships, Beijing

22-13 Sept: Cycling - Vuelta a Espana

22: Cricket - Ireland v Australia third women's T20 international

23: F1 - Belgian Grand Prix, Spa-Francorchamps

25-30: World Judo Championships, Astana, Kazakhstan

26: Cricket - Women's Ashes first T20 international, Chelmsford

27: Cricket - Ireland v Australia ODI, Stormont

28: Cricket - Women's Ashes second T20 international, Hove

28-6 Sept: Wheelchair Basketball - European Championships, Worcester

29: Rugby League - Challenge Cup final, Wembley

29: Cricket - T20 Blast finals day, Edgbaston

30-6 Sept: World Rowing Championships, Aiguebelette, France

30: Motorcycling - British MotoGP round, Donington *

31: Football - Transfer deadline day

31: Cricket - England v Australia T20 international & Women's Ashes third T20 international, Cardiff

31-13 Sept: Tennis - US Open, Flushing Meadows, New York