23-26: Cricket – T20 Blast quarter-finals
23-26: Canoeing – Sprint World Championships, Coimbra, Portugal
25: Rugby league – Challenge Cup final, Wembley
25-26: Triathlon – ITU World Series, Montreal
25 Aug-16 Sept: Cycling – La Vuelta a Espana
26: Formula 1 – Belgian Grand Prix, Spa-Francorchamps
26: Motorcycling – British MotoGP, Silverstone
27 Aug-9 Sept: Tennis – US Open, New York
27: Cricket – Women’s Super League Finals Day, Hove
30: Football – Women’s World Cup qualifiers – Scotland v Switzerland
30 Aug-3 Sept: Cricket – England v India, fourth Test, Southampton
31: Football – Women’s World Cup qualifiers – Wales v England; Republic of Ireland v Northern Ireland
September
1-10: Modern pentathlon – World Championships, Mexico
2: Formula 1 – Italian Grand Prix, Monza
2-9: Cycling – Tour of Britain
4: Football – Women’s World Cup qualifiers – Kazakhstan v England; Albania v Scotland; Northern Ireland v Slovakia
6: Football – Uefa Nations League – Wales v Republic of Ireland
6-16: Climbing – World Championships, Innsbruck, Austria
7-11: Cricket – England v India, fifth Test, Oval
8: Football – Uefa Nations League – England v Spain; Northern Ireland v Bosnia and Herzegovina
9: Football – Uefa Nations League – Denmark v Wales
9: Athletics – Great North Run
9-16: Rowing – World Championships, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
10: Football – Uefa Nations League – Scotland v Albania
12-16: Triathlon – ITU World Series Final, Gold Coast
13-16: Golf – Evian Championship, Evian-les-Bains, France
14-16: Tennis – Davis Cup semi-finals and World Group play-offs including Great Britain v Uzbekistan
15: Cricket – T20 Blast Finals Day, Edgbaston
16: Formula 1 – Singapore Grand Prix, Marina Bay
16-23: Judo – World Championships, Baku, Azerbaijan
22: Boxing – WBA, IBF and WBO world heavyweight title fight – Anthony Joshua v Alexander Povetkin, Wembley Stadium
23-30: Cycling – UCI Road World Championships, Innsbruck, Austria
28: Boxing – World Boxing Super Series Final & WBA super-middleweight title fight – George Groves v Callum Smith, King Abdullah Sports City, Saudi Arabia
28-30: Golf – Ryder Cup, Le Golf National, Paris
30: Formula 1 – Russian Grand Prix, Sochi
October
4-7: Motorsport – Wales Rally GB
7: Formula 1 – Japanese Grand Prix, Suzuka
10, 13, 17, 20 & 23: Cricket – Sri Lanka v England ODIs
11: Football – Uefa Nations League – Israel v Scotland
12: Football – Uefa Nations League – Croatia v England; Austria v Northern Ireland
13: Football – Uefa Nations League – Republic of Ireland v Denmark
13: Rugby league – Super League Grand Final, Old Trafford
15: Football – Uefa Nations League – Spain v England; Bosnia and Herzegovina v Northern Ireland
16: Football – Uefa Nations League – Republic of Ireland v Wales
19-21: Taekwondo – Manchester Grand Prix
20: Horse racing – British Champions Day, Ascot
21: Formula 1 – United States Grand Prix, Austin
22-28: Tennis – WTA Finals, Singapore
25 Oct-3 Nov: Gymnastics – World Championships, Doha
27: Cricket – Sri Lanka v England, T20
27: Rugby league – England v New Zealand, first Test, Hull
28: Formula 1 – Mexican Grand Prix, Mexico City
November
3-24: Cricket – ICC Women’s World Twenty20, hosted by West Indies
3: Rugby union – England v South Africa; Wales v Scotland; Ireland fixture TBC
3: Rugby league – England v New Zealand second Test, Liverpool
6-10: Cricket – Sri Lanka v England, first Test, Galle
10: Rugby union – England v New Zealand; NB: Wales, Scotland & Ireland fixtures TBC
10-11: Tennis – Fed Cup final
11: Formula 1 – Brazilian Grand Prix, Sao Paulo
11: Rugby league – England v New Zealand third Test, Leeds
12-18: Tennis – ATP Finals, London
14-18: Cricket – Sri Lanka v England, second Test, Kandy
15: Football – Republic of Ireland v Northern Ireland, Dublin
15-18: Golf – DP World Championship, Dubai
16: Football – Uefa Nations League – Wales v Denmark
17: Football – Uefa Nations League – Albania v Scotland
17: Rugby union – England v Japan; NB: Wales, Scotland & Ireland fixtures TBC
18: Football – Uefa Nations League – England v Croatia; Northern Ireland v Austria
19: Football – Uefa Nations League – Denmark v Republic of Ireland
20: Football – Uefa Nations League – Scotland v Israel
23-25: Tennis – Davis Cup final
23-27: Cricket – Sri Lanka v England, third Test, Colombo
24: Rugby union – England v Australia; NB: Wales, Scotland & Ireland fixtures TBC
25: Formula 1 – Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Yas Marina
27 Nov-9 Dec: Snooker – UK Championship, York
28 Nov-16 Dec: Hockey – Men’s World Cup, India
December
11-16: Swimming – World Short Course Championships, Hangzhou
26: Horse racing – King George VI Chase, Kempton