Big Sports Diary for 2016; month-by-month of the main events

2016 SPORTS EVENTS

useful to have at hand as a reference ...


January
2 - Cricket. England in South Africa (2nd Test begins, Cape Town)
14 - Cricket. England in South Africa (3rd Test begins, Johannesburg)
18-31: Tennis - Australian Open, Melbourne
20, 22 and 24: Netball - England v Australia
22-26: Cricket - South Africa v England fourth Test, Centurion
26-27: Football - League Cup semi-finals
30 Cricket. England v South African Invitation XI (Kimberley, 50 overs)
30-31: Football - FA Cup fourth round
30-31: Football - Scottish League Cup semi-finals
31 - Tennis. Final of the Australian Open (Melbourne)


February
2-21: Cricket - England women in South Africa
3: Cricket - South Africa v England first one-day international, Bloemfontein
4: Rugby League - Super League season starts
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
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7: Rugby Union - Six Nations, Ireland v Wales
7: American Football - Super Bowl 50, San Francisco
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: Cricket - South Africa v England fifth one-day international, Cape Town
14: Rugby Union - Six Nations, Italy v England
16-17: Football - Champions League round of 16 (first leg)
18: Football - Europa League round of 32 (first leg)
19: Cricket - South Africa v England first Twenty20 international, Cape Town
20: Athletics - Glasgow Indoor Grand Prix
20-21: Football - FA Cup fifth round
21: Cricket - South Africa v England second Twenty20 international, Johannesburg
23-24: Football - Champions League round of 16 (first leg)
25: Football - Europa League round of 32 (second leg)
26: Rugby Union - Six Nations, Wales v France
26-28: Gymnastics - Scottish Artistic Championships
27: Rugby Union - Six Nations, Italy v Scotland, England v Ireland
27: Boxing - Cral Frampton v Scott Quigg - IBF and WBA super-bantamweight titles
28: Football - League Cup final, Wembley


March
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, Birmingham
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 March - 3 April: Cricket - ICC World Twenty20, India
12: Rugby Union - Six Nations, Ireland v Italy, England v Wales
12: Football - FA Cup sixth round
13: Rugby Union - Six Nations, Scotland v France
13: Football - Scottish League Cup final, Hampden Park
15-16: Football - Champions League round of 16 (second leg)
15-18: Formula 1 - Winter testing, Barcelona
15-18: Horse Racing - Cheltenham Festival
17: Football - Europa League round of 16 (second leg)
17-20: Athletics - World Indoor Athletics, Portland, USA
18-20: Formula 1 - Opening race of the season, Australian GP, Melbourne
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18: Marathon – Boston Marathon
19: Rugby Union - Six Nations final round, Wales v Italy, Ireland v Scotland, France v England
26: Football - Germany v England (Friendly), Berlin
27: Rowing - Boat Races, London
29: Football - England v Netherlands, Wembley


April
1-3: Formula 1 - Bahrain Grand Prix, Sakhir
3: Cricket - World Twenty20 finals (men and women), India
5-6: Football - Champions League quarter-finals (first leg)
7: Football - Europa League quarter-finals (first leg)
7-10: Golf - The Masters, Augusta
8-10: Rugby Union - European Champions Cup quarter-finals
8-10: Gymnastics - Mens & Womens Artistic British Championships, Liverpool
9: Horse Racing - Grand National, Aintree
10: Cricket - County Championship starts (to April 13)
12-13: Football - Champions League quarter-finals (second leg)
12-17: Swimming - British Championships and Olympic Trials, Glasgow
14: Football - Europa League quarter-finals (second leg)
15-17: Formula 1 - Chinese Grand Prix, Shanghai
16-17: Football - Scottish Cup semi-finals, Hampden Park
16-May 2: Snooker - World Championship
22-24: Rugby Union - European Champions Cup semi-finals
23-24: Football - FA Cup semi-finals, Wembley
24: Athletics - London Marathon
26-27: Football - Champions League semi-finals (first leg)
28: Football - Europa League semi-finals (first leg)
29 April - 1 May: Formula 1 - Russian GP, Sochi
29 April - 1 May: Cycling - Tour de Yorkshire


May
3-4: Football - Champions League semi-finals (second leg)
4-8: Equestrian - Badminton Horse Trials
5: Football - Europa League semi-finals (second leg)
6-8: Rowing - European Championships, Brandenburg, Germany
6-22: Ice Hockey – IIHF World Championship, Moscow & St. Petersburg, Russia
6-29: Cycling - Giro d'Italia
7-8: Football League season ends
8-12: Invictus Games, Orlando, Florida
9-22: European Aquatics Championships, London
12-20: Football League play-off semi-finals
13-15: Formula 1 - Spanish GP, Barcelona
13: Rugby Union - European Champions Cup Final, Lyon
15: Football - Premier League season ends
18: Football - Europa League final, Basel, Switzerland
19-23: Cricket - England v Sri Lanka, first Test, Headingley
20-21: Rugby Union - Premiership semi-finals and Pro12 play-offs
20-22: Rugby Union - World Rugby Sevens Series, London
21: Football - FA Cup final, Wembley
21: Rugby League - Super League Magic Weekend, Newcastle
22-5 June: Tennis - French Open, Roland Garros
22-29: Modern Pentathlon - World Championships, Moscow
25-29: Gymnastics - Men's European Championships, Bern, Switzerland
26-29: Golf - PGA Championship, 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
29: Rugby Union - England v Wales
28-30: Football League play-off finals, Wembley
26, 28-29: Formula 1 - Monaco GP, Monte Carlo


June
1-5: Gymnastics - Women's European Championships, Bern, Switzerland
3-26: Football (Soccer) – Copa América Centenario, United States
4: Horse Racing - Derby Day, Epsom
4-12: Hockey - Men's Champions Trophy, Argentina
5: Athletics - Diamond League, Birmingham
9-13: Cricket - England v Sri Lanka, third Test, Lord's
10 June - 10 July: Football - Euro 2016, France
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11: Rugby Union - summer series get under way - Australia v England, New Zealand v Wales, South Africa v Ireland  
11-12: Triathlon - World Triathlon Series, Leeds
10-12: Formula 1 - Canadian GP, Montreal
13-19: Tennis - Queen's Club, London
14-18: Horse Racing - Royal Ascot
16-19: Golf - US Open, Oakmont CC, Pennsylvania
17-19: Formula 1 - Azerbaijan GP, Baku
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
21, 24, 26, 29 and 2 July: Cricket - England v Sri Lanka one-day internationals
24-26: Athletics, British Athletics Championships & Olympic Trials, Birmingham
25: Rugby Union - Australia v England, New Zealand v Wales, South Africa v Ireland, Japan v Scotland
27June - 10 July: Tennis – Wimbledon


July
1-3: Formula 1 - Austrian GP, Spielberg
2-24: Cycling - Tour de France
5: England v Sri Lanka Twenty20, Southampton
6-10: Athletics - European Athletics Championships, Amsterdam
8-10: Formula 1 - British GP, Silverstone
10: Football - Euro 2016 final, Paris
14-17: Golf - Open Championship, Troon
14-18: Cricket - England v Pakistan, first Test, Lord's
15-17: Tennis - Davis Cup quarter-finals
22-24: Formula 1 - Hungarian GP, Budapest
22-24: Athletics - London Anniversary Games, Olympic Stadium
22-24: Sailing - America's Cup World Series, Portsmouth
22-26: Cricket, England v Pakistan, second Test, Old Trafford
23: Horse racing - King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes, Ascot
26-30: Horse racing - Glorious Goodwood
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
(Key dates: 6-13 swimming and rowing, 6-16 track and road cycling, 11-20 golf, 12-21 athletics)

11-15: Cricket - England Pakistan, fourth Test, The Oval
13: Football - Premier League season starts
20: Cricket - T20 Blast Finals Day, Edgbaston
20-11 Sept: Cycling - Vuelta a Espana
21-28: Rowing - World Rowing Championships (non-Olympic events), Rotterdam
24, 27, 30 and 1 & 4 Sept: Cricket - England v Pakistan ODIs
26-28: Formula 1 - Belgian GP, Spa-Francorchamps
27: Rugby League - Challenge Cup final, Wembley
29-11 Sep: Tennis - US Open, New York


September
2: Premiership and Pro12 seasons start
2-4: Formula 1 - Italian GP, Monza
4-5: Football - World Cup Qualifying begins
4-11: Cycling - Tour of Britain
4: MotoGP - British Grand Prix, Silverstone
7-18: Paralympic Games - Rio de Janeiro
7: Cricket - England v Pakistan Twenty20, Old Trafford
9: Athletics - final Diamond League meeting of the season, Brussels
11: Athletics - Great North Run, Gateshead
13-14: Football - Champions League group stage starts
16-18: Tennis - Davis Cup semi-finals
16-18: Formula 1 - Singapore GP
17: Cricket - One-Day Cup final, Lord's
20: Cricket - County Championship final round
30 Sept - 2 Oct: Formula 1 - Malaysian GP, Kuala Lumpar
30 Sept - 2 Oct: Golf - Ryder Cup, Minnesota, US


October
2: Horse racing - Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe
6-8: Football - World Cup qualifying
8: Rugby League - Super League Grand Final, Old Trafford
7-9: Formula 1 - Japanese GP, Suzuka
9-16: Cycling - Road World Cycling Championships, Doha
15: Horse racing - British Champions Day, Ascot
21-23: Formula 1 - USA GP, Austin
28-30: Formula 1 - Mexican GP, Mexico City
28-30: Motorsport - Wales Rally GB


November
5: Rugby Union - Wales v Australia, Ireland v New Zealand
11-12: Football - World Cup qualifying
11-13: Formula 1 - Brazilian GP, Sao Paulo
12: Rugby Union - England v South Africa, Scotland v Australia, Ireland v Canada, Wales v Argentina
14-20: Tennis - ATP World Tour Finals, London
17-20: Golf - World Tour Championship, Dubai
19: Rugby Union - England v Fiji, Ireland v New Zealand, Scotland v Argentina, Wales v TBC,
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, Scotland v Georgia


December
3: Rugby Union - England v Australia
6-7: Football - Champions League group stage ends
6-11: Swimming - World Short Course Championships, Windsor, Canada
13-19: Equestrian - London International Horse Show, Olympia
26: Horse racing - King George VI Chase, Kempton

Nice, well done.

COMPLETE international matches for all home nations teams during 2016 - except those who progress through to the later stages of the Euros, of course an unknown element at present. Too many to edit in to the original list, sorry!!

daib0

England Football Matches 2016
26 Mar - Germany (A) - Friendly
29 Mar - Netherlands (H) - Friendly
11 Jun - Russia (N) - Euro 2016
16 Jun - Wales (N) - Euro 2016
20 Jun - Slovakia (N) - Euro 2016
4 Sep - Slovakia (A) - World Cup Q
8 Oct - Malta (H) - World Cup Q
11 Oct - Slovenia (A) - World Cup Q
11 Nov - Scotland (H) - World Cup Q


Ireland Football Matches 2016
25 Mar - Switzerland (H) - Friendly
29 Mar - Slovakia (H) - Friendly
27 May - Netherlands (H) - Friendly
13 Jun - Sweden (N) - Euro 2016
18 Jun - Belgium (N) - Euro 2016
22 Jun - Italy (N) - Euro 2016
5 Sep - Serbia (A) - World Cup Q
6 Oct - Georgia (H) - World Cup Q
9 Oct - Moldova (A) - World Cup Q
12 Nov - Austria (A) - World Cup Q


Northern Ireland Football Matches 2016
24 Mar - Wales (A) - Friendly
28 Mar - Slovenia (H) - Friendly
12 Jun - Poland (N) - Euro 2016
16 Jun - Ukraine (N) - Euro 2016
21 Jun - Germany (N) - Euro 2016
4 Sep - Czech Rep (A) - World Cup Q
8 Oct - San Marino (H) - World Cup Q
11 Oct - Germany (A) - World Cup Q
11 Nov - Azerbaijan (H) - World Cup Q


Scotland Football Matches 2016
24 Mar - Czech Rep (A) - Friendly
29 Mar - Denmark (H) - Friendly
4 Sep - Malta (A) - World Cup Q
8 Oct - Lithuania (H) - World Cup Q
11 Oct - Slovakia (A) - World Cup Q
11 Nov - England (A) - World Cup Q


Wales Football Matches 2016
24 Mar - Northern Ireland (H) - Friendly
28 Mar - Ukraine (A) - Friendly
11 Jun - Slovakia (N) - Euro 2016
16 Jun - England (N) - Euro 2016
20 Jun - Russia (N) - Euro 2016
5 Sep - Moldova (H) - World Cup Q
6 Oct - Austria (A) - World Cup Q
9 Oct - Georgia (H) - World Cup Q
12 Nov - Serbia (H) - World Cup Q