JANUARY 2-6 Cricket - South Africa v England second Test, Cape Town 2-10 Darts - BDO World Championships, Lakeside 5-6 Football - League Cup semi-finals 9-10 Football - FA Cup third round 10-17 Snooker - Masters, Alexandra Palace 14-17 European Tour - Joburg Open, South Africa 14-18 Cricket - South Africa v England third Test, Johannesburg 16-7 Football - African Nations Championships, Rwanda 18-31 Tennis - Australian Open, Melbourne 21-24 European Tour - Abu Dhabi Golf Championship 22-26 Cricket - South Africa v England fourth Test, Centurion 25 Burns Night 26-27 Football - League Cup semi-finals 27-30 European Tour - Qatar Masters, Doha 30-31 Football - FA Cup fourth round 30 Cheltenham Racecourse - Festival Trials Day FEBRUARY 2-21 Cricket - England women in South Africa 3 Cricket - South Africa v England first one-day international, Bloemfontein 5 British Heart Foundation Wear it, Beat it 6 Cricket - South Africa v England second one-day international, Port Elizabeth 6 Rugby Union - Six Nations starts, France v Italy and Scotland v England 7 Rugby Union - Six Nations, Ireland v Wales 7 American Football - Super Bowl 50, San Francisco 8 Chinese New Year (year of the Monkey) 9 Shrove Tuesday (Pancake day) 9 Cricket - South Africa v England third one-day international, Centurion 12 Cricket - South Africa v England fourth one-day international, Johannesburg 13 Rugby Union - Six Nations, France v Ireland and Wales v Scotland 14 Valentine's Day 14 Cricket - South Africa v England fifth one-day international, Cape Town 14 Rugby Union - Six Nations, Italy v England 19 Cricket - South Africa v England first Twenty20 international, Cape Town 20 Athletics - Glasgow Indoor Grand Prix 21 Cricket - South Africa v England second Twenty20 international, Johannesburg 26 Rugby Union - Six Nations, Wales v France 27 Rugby Union - Six Nations, Italy v Scotland, England v Ireland 28 Football - League Cup final, Wembley
MARCH 1 St David's Day 1-4 Formula 1 - Winter testing, Barcelona 2-6 Cycling - World Track Cycling Championships, London 4-6 Tennis - Davis Cup first round, GB v Japan 6 Mothering Sunday 8-9 Football - Champions League round of 16 (second leg) 8-13 Badminton - All England Championships, Birmingham 10 Football - Europa League round of 16 (first leg) 11-3 Cricket - ICC World Twenty20, India 12 Rugby Union - Six Nations, Ireland v Italy, England v Wales 13 Rugby Union - Six Nations, Scotland v France 14 Commonwealth Day 15-18 Horse Racing - Cheltenham Festival 17 St Patrick's Day 17-20 Athletics - World Indoor Athletics, Portland, USA 18-20 Sport Relief, organised by Comic Relief (Red Nose day back in 2017) 18-20 Formula 1 - Opening race of the season, Australian GP, Melbourne 19 Rugby Union - Six Nations final round, Wales v Italy, Ireland v Scotland, France v England 20 Palm Sunday 24 Maunday Thursday 25 Good Friday (Bank Holiday) 26 Football - Germany v England 27 British Summertime begins 27 Rowing - the Boat Races, Oxford vs Cambridge, London 28 Easter Monday (Bank Holiday) APRIL 3 Formula 1 - Bahrain Grand Prix, Sakhir 7-10 Golf - The Masters, Augusta 8-10 Rugby Union - European Champions Cup quarter-finals 9 Horse Racing - Grand National, Aintree 13-14 Horse Racing - Cheltenham Racecourse, The April Meeting 15-17 Formula 1 - Chinese Grand Prix, Shanghai 16-2 Snooker - World Championship 21 Queen Elizabeth II 90 th Birthday 22-24 Rugby Union - European Champions Cup semi-finals 23 St George's Day 23-24 Football - FA Cup semi-finals, Wembley 24 Athletics - London Marathon 29-1 Formula 1 - Russian GP, Sochi 29-1 Cycling - Tour of Yorkshire - Le Tour
MAY 2 May Day (Bank Holiday) 4-8 Equestrian - Badminton Horse Trials 6-8 Rowing - European Championships, Brandenburg, Germany 6-29 Cycling - Giro d'italia 7-8 Football League season ends 9-22 European Aquatics Championships, London 10-15 Golf - The Players Championship (Sawgrass) 13-15 Formula 1 - Spanish GP, Barcelona 13 Rugby Union - European Champions Cup Final, Lyon 18 Football - Europa League final, Basel, Switzerland 19-23 Cricket - England v Sri Lanka, first Test, Headingley 20-22 Rugby Union - World Rugby Sevens Series, London 21 Football - FA Cup final, Wembley 22-5 Tennis - French Open, Roland Garros 22-29 Modern Pentathlon - World Championships, Moscow 24-28 Chelsea Flower Show 25-29 Gymnastics - Men's European Championships, Bern, Switzerland 26-29 Formula 1 - Monaco GP, Monte Carlo 26-29 Golf - BMW PGA Championships (Wentworth) 27-31 Cricket - England v Sri Lanka, second Test, Chester-le-Street 28 Football - Champions League final, Milan 28 Rugby Union - Premiership final, Twickenham 28-30 Football League play-off finals, Wembley 29 Rugby Union - England v Wales 30 Spring Bank Holiday JUNE 1-5 Gymnastics - Women's European Championships, Bern, Switzerland 4 Athletics - Diamond League, Birmingham 4 Horse Racing - Derby Day, Epsom 4-12 Hockey - Men's Champions Trophy, Argentina 9-13 Cricket - England v Sri Lanka, third Test, Lord's 10-10 Football - Euro 2016, France 11 Trooping the Colour 11 Rugby Union - summer series get under way - Australia v England, New Zealand v Wales, South Africa v Ireland, Japan v Scotland 11-12 Triathlon - World Triathlon Series, Leeds 10-12 Formula 1 - Canadian GP, Montreal 13-19 Tennis - Queen's Club, London 13-19 Golf - US Open, Oakmont CC, Pennsylvania 14-16 Horse Racing - Royal Ascot 17-19 Formula 1 - Azerbaijan GP, Baku
JUNE cont... 18 Rugby Union - Australia v England, New Zealand v Wales, South Africa v Ireland, Japan v Scotland 18-26 Hockey - Women's Champions Trophy, London 19 Fathers' Day 20 Midsummer s Day 23-26 Goodwood Festival of Speed 24-26 Athletics, British Athletics Championships, Birmingham 25 Rugby Union - Australia v England, New Zealand v Wales, South Africa v Ireland 27-10 Tennis - Wimbledon 29-3 Henley Regatta 30-3 Golf - World Golf Championships, Firestone CC (South), Akron, Ohio, USA JULY 1-3 Formula 1 - Austrian GP, Spielberg 2-24 Cycling - Tour de France 5-10 Hampton Court Flower Show 6-10 Henley Festival 6-10 Athletics - European Athletics Championships, Amsterdam 8-10 Formula 1 - British GP, Silverstone 10 Football - Euro 2016 final, Paris 10-17 Golf - Open Championship, Troon 14-18 Cricket - England v Pakistan, first Test, Lord's 15-17 Tennis - Davis Cup quarter-finals 20-24 Tatton Park Flower Show 21-24 Golf - The Senior Open Championship, Carnoustie 22-24 Formula 1 - Hungarian GP, Budapest 22-24 Athletics - London Anniversary Games, Olympic Stadium 22-26 Cricket, England v Pakistan, second Test, Old Trafford 28-31 Golf - US PGA Championship, New Jersey 28-31 Golf - Women's British Open, Woburn 29-31 Formula 1, German GP, Hockenheim AUGUST 3-7 Cricket - England v Pakistan, third Test, Edgbaston 5-21 Olympic Games, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 11-15 Cricket - England Pakistan, fourth Test, The Oval 12 Red Grouse Shooting Season opens (closes 10 Dec) 20 Cricket - T20 Blast Finals Day, Edgbaston 21-28 Rowing - World Rowing Championships, Rotterdam 26-28 Formula 1 - Belgian GP, Spa-Francorchamps 27 Rugby League - Challenge Cup final, Wembley 28-31 Golf - The PGA Championships (Springfield) 29 Summer Bank Holiday 29-11 Tennis - US Open, New York
SEPTEMBER 2-4 Formula 1 - Italian GP, Monza 4 Football - World Cup Qualifying begins 4-11 Cycling Tour of Britain Race 7-18 Paralympic Games - Rio de Janeiro 11 Athletics - Great North Run, Gateshead 16-18 Tennis - Davis Cup semi-finals 16-18 Formula 1 - Singapore GP, Singapore 17 Cricket - One-Day Cup final, Lord's 20 Cricket - County Championship final day 30 MacMillan World s Biggest Coffee Morning 30-2 Formula 1 - Malaysian GP, Kuala Lumpar 30-2 Golf - Ryder Cup, Hazeltine National Golf Club, Minnesota, US OCTOBER 7-9 Formula 1 - Japanese GP, Suzuka 9-16 Cycling - Road World Cycling Championships, Doha 13-16 Golf - British Masters, The Grove, Hertfordshire 21-23 Formula 1 - USA GP, Austin 23 Wear it Pink 28-30 Formula 1 - Mexican GP, Mexico City 30 British Summer Time ends 31 Hallowe'en NOVEMBER Movember (Men s Health Awareness Month) 1 All Saints Day 5 Guy Fawkes Day 5 Rugby Union - Wales v Australia, Cardiff 11-13 Formula 1 - Brazilian GP, Sao Paulo 12 Rugby Union - Wales v Argentina, England v South Africa, Ireland v Canada 13 Remembrance Day 13 BBC Children in Need 19 Rugby Union - Wales v TBC, England v Fiji, Ireland v New Zealand 14-20 Tennis - ATP World Tour Finals, London 25-27 Tennis - Davis Cup Final 25-27 Formula 1 - final race of the season, Abu Dhabi GP, Yas Marina 26 Rugby Union - Wales v South Africa, England v Argentina, Ireland v Australia 30 St Andrew's Day DECEMBER 3 Rugby Union - England v Australia 25 Christmas Day 26 Boxing Day 28 Bank Holiday (in lieu of 25 th ) 31 New Year's Eve (Hogmanay)