Jul 27-Aug 1 ATHLETICS - European Championships, Barcelona

Jul 28-Aug 1 RALLYING - Rally of Finland

Jul 29-Aug 2 CRICKET - England v Pakistan, First Test, Trent Bridge

Jul 31-Aug 8 HOCKEY - Men's Champions Trophy, Monchengladbach

Aug 1 FORMULA ONE - Hungarian GP, Hungaroring

Aug 1 MOTORCYCLING - World Superbikes, Great Britain

Aug 1 MOTOR RACING - World Touring Car Championship, Brno, Czech Republic

Aug 5-8 GOLF - WGC-Bridgestone Invitational, Akron, Ohio

Aug 6-10 CRICKET - England v Pakistan, Second Test, Edgbaston

Aug 6 ATHLETICS - Diamond League, Stockholm

Aug 7 FOOTBALL - npower Football League season begins

Aug 7 RUGBY UNION - Tri-Nations, New Zealand v Australia, Christchurch

Aug 8 MOTOR RACING - Indycar Series, Mid-Ohio

Aug 8 MOTOR RACING - British Touring Car Championship, Snetterton

Aug 8 MOTORCYCLING - British Superbikes, Brands Hatch

Aug 9-11 FOOTBALL - Carling Cup first round

Aug 9-15 TENNIS - ATP Rogers Cup, Toronto

Aug 10 FOOTBALL - Under-21 International, Republic of Ireland v Estonia

Aug 11 FOOTBALL - International friendlies

Aug 12-15 GOLF - USPGA Championship, Whistling Straits

Aug 13-14 ATHLETICS - Diamond League, London

Aug 14 FOOTBALL - Barclays Premier League season begins

Aug 14 FOOTBALL - Scottish Premier League season begins

Aug 14 CRICKET - Twenty20 Cup finals day, The Rose Bowl

Aug 14-26 GENERAL - Youth Olympic Games, Singapore

Aug 15 MOTORCYCLING - MotoGP, Czech Republic

Aug 16-22 TENNIS - ATP Western and Southern Financial Group Masters, Cincinnati

Aug 17-18 FOOTBALL - Champions League play-off 1st legs

Aug 17-20 RACING - Ebor Meeting, York

Aug 18-22 CRICKET - England v Pakistan, Third Test, The Oval

Aug 18-22 RALLYING - ADAC Rally of Germany

Aug 19 FOOTBALL - Europa League play-off 1st legs

Aug 19 ATHLETICS - Diamond League, Zurich

Aug 19-22 CANOEING - Sprint World Championships, Poznan

Aug 21 RUGBY UNION - Tri-Nations, South Africa v New Zealand, Johannesburg

Aug 22 MOTOR RACING - Indycar Series, Infineon

Aug 22 MOTOR RACING - British Touring Car Championship, Silverstone

Aug 23-29 BADMINTON - World Championships, Paris

Aug 24-25 FOOTBALL - Carling Cup second round

Aug 24-25 FOOTBALL - Champions League play-off second legs

Aug 24-25 FOOTBALL - Carling Cup second round

Aug 26 FOOTBALL - Europa League play-off second legs

Aug 26-30 CRICKET - England v Pakistan, Fourth Test, Lord's

Aug 27 FOOTBALL - UEFA Super Cup, Inter Milan v Atletico Madrid, Monaco

Aug 27 ATHLETICS - Diamond League, Brussels

Aug 28 RUGBY LEAGUE - Challenge Cup Final, Wembley

Aug 28 RUGBY UNION - Tri-Nations, South Africa v Australia, Pretoria

Aug 28-Sep 12 BASKETBALL - World Championships, Turkey

Aug 28-Sep 19 CYCLING - Vuelta a Espana

Aug 28 MOTOR RACING - Indycar Series, Chicagoland

Aug 29 FORMULA ONE - Belgian GP, Spa-Francorchamps

Aug 29 MOTORCYCLING - MotoGP, Indianapolis

Aug 30-Sep 12 TENNIS - US Open, Flushing Meadows, New York

Aug 30-Sep 12 HOCKEY - Women's World Cup, Rosario

Aug 30 MOTORCYCLING - British Superbikes, Cadwell Park