The 2018 Sporting Calendar: All the dates you need to know
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We’re set for a cracking 12 months of sport in 2018.
From a World Cup final to the Ryder Cup, Bellew v Haye and the Cheltenham Festival, there’s plenty to get stuck into this year.
So the good people at Ladbrokes News have put all the key dates into one simple place – right here…
January
4-8 – Cricket – Ashes Fifth Test
5-8 – Football – FA Cup Third Round
6-14 – Darts – BDO World Championship
14-21 – Snooker – Masters
15-28 – Tennis – Australian Open
27-28 – Football – FA Cup Fourth Round
February
3 February – 17 March – Rugby Union – Six Nations
4 – NFL – Super Bowl LII
16-17 – Football – FA Cup Fifth Round
25 – Football – EFL Cup Final
March
13-16 – Horse Racing – Cheltenham Festival
17-18 – Football – FA Cup quarter-finals
22-26 – Cricket – England v New Zealand first Test
24 – Rowing – The Boat Race
25 – Formula 1 – Australian Grand Prix
30 – 3 April – Cricket – England v New Zealand second Test
April
3-4 & 10-11 – Football – Champions League quarter-finals
5 & 12 – Football – Europa League quarter-finals
5-8 – Golf – US Masters
8 – Formula 1 – Bahrain Grand Prix
8 – Football – Checkatrade Trophy Final
14 – Horse Racing – Grand National
15 – Formula 1 – Chinese Grand Prix
21-7 May – Snooker – World Championship
21-22 – Football – FA Cup semi-finals
21-22 – Rugby Union – European Champions Cup semi-finals
21-22 – Rugby League – Challenge Cup Fifth Round
22 – Athletics – London Marathon
24-25 – Football – Champions League semi-final first legs
26 – Football – Europa League semi-final first legs
29 – Formula 1 – Azerbaijan Grand Prix
May
1-2 – Football – Champions League semi-final second legs
3 – Football – Europa League semi-final second legs
3-6 – Cycling – Tour de Yorkshire
5 – Boxing – Tony Bellew v David Haye
10-13 – Golf – Players Championship
12 – Rugby Union – European Champions Cup final
13 – Formula 1 – Spanish Grand Prix
15 – Football – Premier League final day
19 – Football – FA Cup Final & Scottish Cup Final
24 – Football – Europa League Final
24-27 – Golf – PGA Championship
24-28 – Cricket – England v Pakistan first Test
26 – Football – Champions League Final
26 – Football – Championship play-off final
26 – Rugby Union – Premiership final
27 – Formula 1 – Monaco Grand Prix
27-10 June – Tennis – French Open
June
1-5 – Cricket – England v Pakistan second Test
2-3 – Rugby League – Challenge Cup quarter-finals
9/16/23 – Rugby Union internationals
14– 15 July – Football – FIFA World Cup
14-17 – Golf – US Open
19-23 – Horse Racing – Royal Ascot
24 – Formula 1 – French Grand Prix
July
2– 15 – Tennis – Wimbledon
6-7 – Football – World Cup quarter-finals
8 – Formula 1 – British Grand Prix
10-11 – Football – World Cup semi-finals
15 – Football – FIFA World Cup Final
7– 29 – Cycling – Tour de France
19 –22 – Golf – The Open
22 – Formula 1 – German Grand Prix
29 – Formula 1 – Hungarian Grand Prix
August
1-5 – Cricket – England v India first Test
2-5 – Golf – Women’s British Open
9-13 – Cricket – England v India second Test
11-12 – Football – 2018-19 Premier League starts
15 – Football – UEFA Super Cup
16-19 – Golf – US PGA Championship
18-22 – Cricket – England v India third Test
25 – Rugby League – Challenge Cup final
26 – Formula 1 – Belgian Grand Prix
27-9 September – Tennis – US Open
30-3 September – Cricket – England v India fourth Test
September
2 – Formula 1 – Italian Grand Prix
2-9 – Cycling – Tour of Britain
9 – Athletics – Great North Run
14-16 – Tennis – Davis Cup semi-finals
15 – Cricket – T20 Blast finals day
16 – Formula 1 – Singapore Grand Prix
28 – 30 – Golf – Ryder Cup
30 – Formula 1 – Russian Grand Prix
October
7 – Formula 1 – Japanese Grand Prix
13 – Rugby League – Super League Grand Final
20 – Horse Racing – British Champions Day
21 – Formula 1 – USA Grand Prix
22-28 – Tennis – WTA Finals
28 – Formula 1 – Mexican Grand Prix
November
3/10/17/24 – Rugby Union – Autumn internationals
11 – Formula 1 – Brazilian Grand Prix
12-18 – Tennis – ATP Finals
15-18 – Golf – DP World Championship
23-25 – Tennis – Davis Cup final
25 – Formula 1 – Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
27-9 December – Snooker – UK Championship
December
26 – Horse Racing – King George VI Chase
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