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Another of many potential posts from me in here in 2020.

Share everything you're watching/doing in the world of sports this month!


A look at the calendar for 2020:

January:

1: Darts - PDC World Championship final, Alexandra Palace, London
3-6: Football - FA Cup third round
3-12: Tennis - ATP Cup, Brisbane, Perth and Sydney, Australia
3-7: Cricket - South Africa v England second Test, Cape Town
4-12: Darts - BDO World Professional Championships, Indigo o2
7: Football - Carabao Cup semi-final first leg: Manchester United v Manchester City
8: Football - Carabao Cup semi-final first leg: Leicester v Aston Villa
12-19: Snooker - the Masters, Alexandra Palace, London
16-20: Cricket - South Africa v England third Test, Port Elizabeth
18: Mixed martial arts - UFC 246: Conor McGregor v Donald Cerrone, Las Vegas
19: American football - NFL Championship games
19: Netball - Nations Cup: England v New Zealand, Nottingham
20 Jan-2 Feb: Tennis - Australian Open, Melbourne
22: Netball - Nations Cup: England v South Africa, Birmingham
22-26: Table tennis - World Team Olympic Qualification Event, Gondomar, Portugal
24-27: Football - FA Cup fourth round
24-28: Cricket - South Africa v England fourth Test, Johannesburg
25: Netball - Nations Cup: England v Jamaica, London
26: Netball - Nations Cup final, London
28: Football - Carabao Cup semi-final second leg: Aston Villa v Leicester
29: Football - Carabao Cup semi-final second leg: Manchester City v Manchester United
30: Rugby league - start of Super League season: Wigan v Warrington
30 Jan-2 Feb: Para-cycling - Track World Championship, Milton, Canada
31: Football - Transfer deadline day
31: Cricket - India v England women's T20 tri-series, Canberra

February:

1: Rugby union - men's Six Nations: Wales v Italy; Ireland v Scotland
1: Cricket - Australia v England women's T20 tri-series, Canberra
2: Rugby union - men's Six Nations: France v England
2: Rugby union - Women's Six Nations: Ireland v Scotland; Wales v Italy; France v England
2: American football - Super Bowl, Miami
4: Cricket - South Africa v England first ODI, Cape Town
6-9: Basketball - GB women's Olympic qualifying event in China
7-8: Tennis - Fed Cup qualifier: Slovakia v Great Britain, Bratislava
7: Cricket - South Africa v England second ODI, Durban
7: Cricket - India v England women's T20 tri-series, Melbourne
8-9: Football - Scottish Cup fifth round
8: Rugby union - men's Six Nations: Ireland v Wales; Scotland v England
8: Rugby union - Women's Six Nations: France v Italy
9: Rugby union - men's Six Nations: France v Italy
9: Rugby union - Women's Six Nations: Scotland v England; Ireland v Wales
9: Cricket - South Africa v England third ODI, Johannesburg
9: Cricket - Australia v England women's T20 tri-series, Melbourne
12: Cricket - South Africa v England first T20, East London
14-17: Football - FA Cup fifth round
14: Cricket - South Africa v England second T20, Durban
15: Athletics - Indoor Grand Prix, Glasgow
16: Cricket - South Africa v England third T20, Centurion
16: Football - Women's FA Cup fifth round
18: Football - Champions League last 16, first legs: Borussia Dortmund v Paris Saint-Germain, Atletico Madrid v Liverpool
19: Football - Champions League last 16, first legs: Atalanta v Valencia, Tottenham v RB Leipzig
19-21: Formula 1 - pre-season testing, Spain
20: Football - Europa League last 32, first legs
20-23: Para Powerlifting World Cup, Manchester
21 Feb-8 Mar: Cricket - Women's T20 World Cup, Australia
22: Rugby union - men's Six Nations: Italy v Scotland; Wales v France
22: Boxing - Deontay Wilder v Tyson Fury heavyweight world title fight TBC
22: Rugby league - World Club Challenge: St Helens v Sydney Roosters
22-23: Athletics - British Indoor Championships, Glasgow
23: Rugby union - men's Six Nations: England v Ireland
23: Rugby union - Women's Six Nations: Wales v France; England v Ireland; Italy v Scotland
25: Football - Champions League last 16, first leg: Chelsea v Bayern Munich, Napoli v Barcelona
26: Football - Champions League last 16, first leg: Real Madrid v Manchester City, Lyon v Juventus
26 Feb-1 March: Track Cycling World Championships, Berlin
26-28: Formula 1 - pre-season testing, Barcelona, Spain
27: Football - Europa League last 32, second legs
29: Football - Scottish Cup quarter-finals
29: Football - Women's Continental League Cup final

March:
1: Football - Carabao Cup final, Wembley
4: Football - FA Cup fifth round
7: Rugby union - men's Six Nations: Ireland v Italy; England v Wales
7: Rugby union - Women's Six Nations: England v Wales; Scotland v France
8: Rugby union - men's Six Nations: Scotland v France
8: Rugby union - Women's Six Nations: Ireland v Italy
9-12: Para-swimming - World Series, Sheffield
10: Football - Champions League last 16, second legs: Valencia v Atalanta, RB Leipzig v Tottenham
10-13: Horse racing - Cheltenham Festival
11: Football - Champions League last 16, second legs: Paris St-Germain v Borussia Dortmund, Liverpool v Atletico Madrid
11-15: Badminton - All England Open Championships, Birmingham
11-25: Boxing - Olympic Continental Qualifier, London
12: Football - Europa League last 16, first legs
13-15: Formula 1 - Australian Grand Prix, Melbourne
13-15: Athletics - World Indoor Championships, Nanjing, China
14: Rugby union - final round of men's Six Nations: Wales v Scotland; Italy v England; France v Ireland
15: Rugby union - final round of Women's Six Nations: Wales v Scotland; Italy v England; France v Ireland
15: Football - Women's FA Cup quarter-finals
17: Football - Champions League last 16, second legs: Manchester City v Real Madrid, Juventus v Lyon
18: Football - Champions League last 16, second legs: Bayern Munich v Chelsea, Barcelona v Napoli
19: Football - Europa League last 16, second legs
19-23: Cricket - Sri Lanka v England first Test, Galle
20-22: Formula 1 - Bahrain Grand Prix, Sakhir
21-22: Football - FA Cup quarter-finals
21: Mixed martial arts - UFC Fight Night London, The O2
24-25: Football - Women's Champions League quarter-finals
26: Football - Euro 2020 qualifying play-off semi-finals: Bosnia-Herzegovina v Northern Ireland; Slovakia v Republic of Ireland; Scotland v Israel
27-31: Cricket - Sri Lanka v England second Test, Colombo
27: Football - Euro 2020 warm-ups: England v Italy; Wales v Austria
27-29: Rugby union - European Champions Cup quarter-finals
27-29: Diving - World Series final leg, London
28: Scottish Challenge Cup final, venue TBC
28: Gymnastics - Artistic World Cup, Birmingham
29: Rowing - Boat Races, London
29: Athletics - World Half Marathon Championships, Poland
31: Football - Euro 2020 qualifyng play-off finals: Bosnia-Herzegovina/Northern Ireland v Slovakia/Republic of Ireland; Norway/Serbia v Scotland/Israel
31: Football - Euro 2020 warm-ups: England v Denmark

April:

1-2: Football - Women's Champions League quarter-finals, second legs
2-5: Women's golf major - ANA Inspiration, Mission Hills
3-5: Formula 1 - Vietnam Grand Prix, Hanoi
4-5: Football - FA Cup semi-finals, Wembley
4: Horse racing - Grand National, Aintree
7-8: Football - Champions League quarter-finals, first legs
9: Football - Europa League quarter-finals, first legs
9-12: Golf - Masters, Augusta National
9-12: Para-swimming - World Series (and GB Paralympic trials), Sheffield
10: Football - Women's Euro 2021 qualifying: Wales v Faroe Islands
11-12: Football - Scottish Cup semi-finals
12-15: Cricket - first round of County Championship fixtures
13-19: Equestrian - FEI World Cup Finals, Las Vegas
14-15: Football - Champions League quarter-finals, second legs
14: Football - Women's Euro 2021 qualifying: Belarus v Northern Ireland; Wales v Norway; Scotland v Portugal
14-19: Tennis - Fed Cup finals, Budapest
14-19: Swimming - British Championships, London Aquatics Centre
16: Football - Europa League quarter-finals, second legs
16-19: Gymnastics - British Championships, Liverpool
17-19: Formula 1 - Chinese Grand Prix, Shanghai
18 Apr-4 May: Snooker - World Championship, Sheffield
18-19: Football - FA Cup semi-finals, Wembley
18-19: Rugby union - European Champions Cup semi-finals
19: Football - Women's FA Cup semi-finals
21-26: Badminton - European Championships, Kiev, Ukraine
21-26: Diving - World Cup, Tokyo
25-26: Football - Women's Champions League semi-finals, first legs
26: Athletics - London Marathon
26: Football - FA People's Cup finals weekend
28-29: Football - Champions League semi-final, first legs
30: Football - Europa League semi-finals, first legs
30 Apr-3 May: Cycling - Tour de Yorkshire (women's event 1-2 May)
30 Apr-3 May: Gymnastics - Women's European Artistic Championships, Paris


May:

1-3: Formula 1 - Dutch Grand Prix, Zandvoort
1: Taekwondo - European Championships, Serbia
1-3: Judo - European Championships, Prague
2-3: Football - Women's Champions League semi-finals, second legs
5-6: Football - Champions League semi-finals, second legs
6-10: Equestrian - Badminton Horse Trials
7: Football - Europa League semi-finals, second legs
8-10: Formula 1 - Spanish Grand Prix, Barcelona
8-24: Ice hockey - men's World Championship, Zurich and Lausanne, Switzerland
9: Football - Scottish Cup final, Hampden Park
9: Football - FA Women's Cup final, Wembley
9-31: Cycling - Giro d'Italia
11-17: Swimming - European Championships, Budapest
14-17: Golf - US PGA Championship, Harding Park, San Francisco
15-17: Canoeing - European Slalom Championships, London
16-17: Hockey's Big Weekend, Twickenham Stoop
16: Football - League Two play-off final, Wembley
17: Football - final day of Premier League season
17-23: World Para-swimming Open European Championships, Funchal, Madeira
19-24: Skateboarding - World Skate Street League World Championships, London
21 & 23-24: Formula 1 - Monaco Grand Prix, Monte Carlo
22: Rugby union - European Challenge Cup final, Stade de Marseille
23: Football - FA Cup final, Wembley
23: Rugby union - European Champions Cup final, Stade de Marseille
23-24: Rugby league - Super League's Magic Weekend, Newcastle
24: Football - Women's Champions League final, Vienna
24 May-7 June: Tennis - French Open, Roland Garros, Paris
24: Football - League One play-off final, Wembley
25: Football - Championship play-off final, Wembley
25-31: Modern Pentathlon - World Championships, Xiamen, China
26-31: Cycling - BMX World Championships, Rock Hill, United States
27: Football - Europa League final, Gdansk
27-31: Gymnastics - Men's European Artistic Championships, Baku
28: Cricket - first round of T20 Blast group matches
30: Football - Champions League final, Olympic Stadium, Istanbul
31: Rugby union - Women's Premier 15s final, Kingsholm, Gloucester


June:

2: Football - Euro 2020 warm-ups: Austria v England
3-7: World Para Athletics European Championships, Bydgoszcz, Poland
4-7: Women's golf major - US Women's Open, Houston, Texas
4-8: Cricket - England v West Indies, first Test, The Oval
5: Football - Women's Euro 2021 qualifying: Northern Ireland v Belarus; Scotland v Albania
5-7: Formula 1 - Azerbaijan Grand Prix, Baku
6: Horse racing - The Derby, Epsom
6: Athletics - Night of 10,000m PBs, European 10,000m Cup & Olympic trials, Highgate
6-7: Rugby league - Challenge Cup semi-finals
6-7: Triathlon - World Series, Leeds
7: Football - Euro 2020 warm-ups: England v Romania
8-13: Cycling - Women's Tour
9: Football - Women's Euro 2021 qualifying: Northern Ireland v Faroe Islands, Wales v Belarus, Finland v Scotland
12 June-12 July: Football - Euro 2020, various venues (final at Wembley)
12-16: England v West Indies, second Test, Edgbaston
12-14: Formula 1 - Canadian Grand Prix, Montreal
15-21: Tennis - Fever-tree Championships, Queen's Club
18-21: Golf - US Open, Winged Foot, New York
20-21: Athletics - British Championships and Olympic trials, Manchester
20: Rugby union - Premiership final, Twickenham
20: Rugby union - Pro14 final, Cardiff City Stadium
21-27: Tennis - Nature Valley International, Eastbourne
25-29: Cricket - England v West Indies, third Test, Lord's
25-28: Women's golf major - PGA Championship, Aronimink Golf Club, Pennsylvania
26-28: Formula 1 - French Grand Prix, Le Castellet
26 June-5 July: Cycling - Giro Rosa
27 June-19 July: Cycling - Tour de France
29 June-12 July: Tennis - Wimbledon
29: Cricket - Scotland v Australia T20, The Grange, Edinburgh


July:

3, 5 & 7: England v Australia T20s (Riverside, Old Trafford and Headingley)
3-5: Formula 1 - Austrian Grand Prix, Spielberg
4: Rugby union - Japan v England, Oita; Australia v Ireland, Brisbane; New Zealand v Wales, Auckland; South Africa v Scotland, venue TBC
4-5: Athletics - Anniversary Games, London Stadium
5: Motorcycling - British round of the World Superbike Championship, Donington Park
11, 14 & 16: Cricket - England v Australia one-day internationals (Lord's, Ageas Bowl and Bristol County Ground)
11: Rugby union - Japan v England, Kobe; Australia v Ireland, Sydney; New Zealand v Wales, Wellington; South Africa v Scotland, venue TBC
16-19: Golf - The Open, Royal St George's
17-19: Formula 1 - British Grand Prix, Silverstone
17 July-15 Aug: Cricket - The Hundred
18: Rugby league - Challenge Cup final, Wembley
18: Rugby union - New Zealand v Scotland, Dunedin
23-26: Women's golf major - Evian Championship, Evian Resort
24 July-9 Aug: Olympic Games, Tokyo
25-26: Motorsport - Formula E Championship final round, London
30 July-3 Aug: Cricket - England v Pakistan, first Test, Lord's
31 July-2 Aug: Formula 1 - Hungarian Grand Prix, Budapest

August:

7-11: Cricket - England v Pakistan, second Test, Old Trafford
14: Cricket - The Hundred women's final, Hove
14-18: Football - Premier League season starts (dates TBC)
14 Aug-6 Sept: Cycling - Tour of Spain
15: Cricket - The Hundred men's final, Lord's
15-16: Cycling - RideLondon
16: Athletics - British Grand Prix, Gateshead
16-23: Rowing - World Championships, Bled, Slovenia
20-24: Cricket - England v Pakistan, third Test, Trent Bridge
20-23: Golf - Women's British Open, Royal Troon
22-23: Triathlon - World Grand Final, Edmonton
25 Aug-6 Sept: Paralympic Games, Tokyo
26-30: Athletics - European Championships, Paris
27-30: Golf - US PGA Tour Championship, East Lake, Atlanta
28-30: Formula 1 - Belgian Grand Prix, Spa-Francorchamps
29, 31 & 2 Sept: Cricket - England v Pakistan T20s (Headingley, Sophia Gardens Cardiff, Ageas Bowl)
30: Motorcycling - British MotoGP, Silverstone
31 Aug-13 Sept: Tennis - US Open, New York

September:

4-6: Formula 1 - Italian Grand Prix, Monza
5: Cricket - T20 Blast Finals Day, Edgbaston
5-6: Darts - Champions League, Leicester
6-13: Cycling - Tour of Britain
10, 12 & 15: Cricket - England v Ireland ODIs (Trent Bridge, Edgbaston, The Oval)
10-13: Golf - PGA Championship, Wentworth
13: Athletics - Great North Run
18-20: Formula 1 - Singapore Grand Prix, Singapore
18: Football - Women's Euro 2021 qualifying: Faroe Islands v Northern Ireland; Portugal v Scotland
19: Cricket - One-Day Cup final, Trent Bridge
20-27: Cycling - Road World Championships, Switzerland
22: Football - Women's Euro 2021 qualifying: Norway v Wales; Scotland v Finland
25-27: Golf - Ryder Cup, Whistling Straits, Kohler, Wisconsin
25-27: Formula 1 - Russian Grand Prix, Sochi


October:

9-11: Formula 1 - Japanese Grand Prix, Suzuka
10: Rugby league - Super League Grand Final, Old Trafford
17: Horse racing - British Champions Day, Ascot
18 Oct-15 Nov: Cricket - Men's Twenty20 World Cup, Australia
23-25: Formula 1 - United States Grand Prix, Austin
28 Oct-1 Nov: Motorsport - Wales Rally GB
30 Oct-1 Nov: Formula 1 - Mexican Grand Prix, Mexico City
31: Rugby league - England v Australia, first Test, University of Bolton Stadium


November:


7: Rugby League - England v Australia second Test, Elland Road
8-15: Tennis - ATP Finals, London
13-15: Formula 1 - Brazilian Grand Prix, Sao Paulo
14: Rugby union - Autumn internationals: England v Argentina; Scotland v Japan; Ireland v South Africa; Wales yet to announce their autumn fixtures
14: Rugby league - England v Australia, third Test, Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
15: Cricket - Men's Twenty20 World Cup final, Melbourne
15-22: Tennis - ATP Finals, London
19-22: Women's golf major - LPGA Tour Championship, Tiburon, Florida
19-22: Golf - World Tour Championship, Dubai
21: Rugby union - Autumn Internationals: England v tier-two nation TBC; Scotland v New Zealand; Ireland v Japan; Wales yet toannounce their autumn fixtures
23-29: Tennis - Davis Cup finals, Madrid
24 Nov-6 Dec: Snooker - UK Championship, York Barbican
27-29: Formula 1 - Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Yas Island
28: Rugby union - Autumn international: England v Australia, Twickenham



December:

TBC: Darts - PDC World Championship, Alexander Palace, London