Aug 1 RUGBY UNION - Tri-Nations, South Africa v New Zealand, Durban

Aug 1 MOTOR RACING - Indycar Series, Kentucky

Aug 1-2 MOTOR RACING - British Touring Car Championship, Snetterton

Aug 3-8 SQUASH - Women's World Championships, Amsterdam

Aug 7-11 CRICKET - England v Australia, fourth Ashes Test, Headingley

Aug 8 FOOTBALL - Coca-Cola League season starts.

Aug 8 RUGBY UNION - Tri-Nations, South Africa v Australia, Cape Town

Aug 9 FOOTBALL - Community Shield, Wembley.

Aug 9 MOTOR RACING - Indycar Series, Mid-Ohio

Aug 10-16 TENNIS - ATP Rogers Cup, Montreal

Aug 10-16 BADMINTON - World Championships, Hyderabad

Aug 12 FOOTBALL - Holland v England.

Aug 12 FOOTBALL – 2010 World Cup Qualifier, Norway v Scotland

Aug 12 FOOTBALL - Carling Cup starts.

Aug 13-16 GOLF - USPGA Championship, Hazeltine National, Minnesota

Aug 15 FOOTBALL - English Premier League season starts.

Aug 15 FOOTBALL - Scottish Premier League season starts.

Aug 15-16 MOTOR RACING - British Touring Car Championship, Knockhill

Aug 15-23 ATHLETICS - World Championships, Berlin

Aug 16 MOTORCYCLING - Czech Republic MotoGP, Brno

Aug 17-23 TENNIS - ATP Western & Southern Financial Group Masters, Cincinnati

Aug 18-21 RACING - Ebor Festival, York

Aug 20-24 CRICKET - England v Australia, fifth Ashes Test, The Oval

Aug 22 RUGBY UNION - Tri-Nations, Australia v New Zealand, Sydney

Aug 22-30 HOCKEY - EuroHockey Nations Championship, Amsterdam

Aug 23 FORMULA ONE - European GP, Valencia

Aug 23 MOTOR RACING - Indycar Series, Infineon

Aug 23-30 ROWING - World Championships, Poznan

Aug 25-29 EQUESTRIAN - FEI European Dressage and Show Jumping Championships, WIndsor Castle

Aug 28 FOOTBALL - UEFA Super Cup.

Aug 28 ATHLETICS - IAAF Golden League, Zurich

Aug 29 RUGBY UNION - Tri-Nations, Australia v South Africa, Perth

Aug 29 RUGBY LEAGUE - Challenge Cup final, Wembley

Aug 29-30 MOTOR RACING - British Touring Car Championship, Silverstone

Aug 29 MOTOR RACING - Indycar Series, Chicagoland

Aug 29-Sep 20 CYCLING - Vuelta a Espana

Aug 30 CRICKET - England v Australia, first Twenty20 International, Old Trafford

Aug 30 FORMULA ONE - Belgian GP, Spa-Francorchamps

Aug 30 MOTORCYCLING - Indianapolis MotoGP, Indianapolis

Aug 30 MOTOR RACING - World Touring Car Championship, Oschersleben, Germany

Aug 31-Sep 13 TENNIS - US Open, New York

Aug 31 ATHLETICS - Aviva British Grand Prix, Gateshead