Main Sporting Events of 2004

January

19-Feb 1

Grand Slam

Melbourne

5-7	IAAF World Indoor Championships		Budapest	Athletics
6	Italy v Scotland	Six Nations	Rome	Rugby
6	England v Ireland	Six Nations	Twickenham	Rugby
7	Wales v France	Six Nations	Cardiff	Rugby
7	Australian GP	Formula One	Melbourne	Motor Racing
11-15	West Indies v England	1st Test	Kingston	Cricket
16-18	Cheltenham Festival			Horse Racing
19-23	West Indies v England	2nd Test	Port of Spain	Cricket
20-21	IAAF Cross Country Championships		Brussels	Athletics
20	Ireland v Italy	Six Nations	Lansdowne Road	Rugby
20	England v Wales	Six Nations	Twickenham	Rugby
21	Scotland v France	Six Nations	Murrayfield	Rugby
21	Malaysian GP	Formula One	Kuala Lumpur	Motor Racing
27	Wales v Italy	Six Nations	Cardiff	Rugby
27	Ireland v Scotland	Six Nations	Lansdowne Road	Rugby
27	France v England	Six Nations	Paris	Rugby
28	The Boat Race		London	Rowing

1-5	West Indies v England	3rd Test	Bridgetown	Cricket
3	Grand National		Aintree	Horse Racing
4	FA Cup semi-finals			Football
4	Bahrain GP	Formula One	Sakhir, Bahrain	Motor Racing
8-11	US Masters		Augusta	Golf
10-14	West Indies v England	4th Test	St John's	Cricket
16	Frizzell County Championship season starts			Cricket
17-May 3	Embassy World Snooker Championship		Sheffield	Snooker
18	London Marathon			Athletics
18	West Indies v England	1st ODI	Georgetown	Cricket
24	West Indies v England	2nd ODI	Port of Spain	Cricket
25	West Indies v England	3rd ODI	Port of Spain	Cricket
25	San Marino GP	Formula One	Imola	Motor Racing
28	West Indies v England	4th ODI	St George's	Cricket
29-May 2	Badminton Horse trials			Equestrianism

1	2,000 Guineas		Newmarket	Horse racing
1	West Indies v England	5th ODI	St Lucia	Cricket
2	West Indies v England	6th ODI	St Lucia	Cricket
2	1,000 Guineas		Newmarket	Horse Racing
5	West Indies v England	7th ODI	Bridgetown	Cricket
7-9	World Cup		Poznan, Poland	Rowing
8-16	European Swimming Championships		Madrid	Swimming
9	Spanish GP	Formula One	Barcelona		Motor Racing
15	Challenge Cup Final		Millennium Stadium, Cardiff	Rugby League
19	UEFA Cup final		Gothenburg	Football
20-24	England v New Zealand	1st Test	Lord's	Cricket
22	Heineken Cup final	European Cup	Twickenham	Rugby
22	FA Cup final		Cardiff	Football
22	Scottish Cup final		Glasgow	Football
23	Monaco GP	Formula One	Monaco	Motor Racing
24-June 6	French Open		Roland Garros, Paris	Tennis
26	Champions league final		Gelsenkirchen	Football
27-29	World Cup		Munich	Rowing
30	European GP	Formula One	Nurburgring	Motor Racing
30	England v Barbarians		Twickenham	Rugby

3-7	England v New Zealand	2nd Test	Headingley	Cricket
4	The Oaks		Epsom	Horse Racing
5	The Derby		Epsom	Horse Racing
11	Golden League		Oslo/Bergen	Athletics
13	Canadian GP	Formula One	Montreal	Motor Racing
7-12	Stella Artois tournament		Queen's Club	Tennis
10-14	England v New Zealand	3rd Test	Trent Bridge	Cricket
12-July 4	European Championships		Portugal	Football
15-18	Royal Ascot			Horse Racing
17-20	US Open		Southampton, New York	Golf
18-20	World Cup		Lucerne	Rowing
19	Wales v England	ODI	Sophia Gardens	Cricket
19-20	European Cup Athletics		Bydgoszcz, Poland	Athletics
20	US GP	Formula One	Indianapolis	Motor Racing
21-July 4	The All England Championships Wimbledon			Tennis
24	England v New Zealand	ODI NS	Old Trafford	Cricket
26	New Zealand v West Indies	ODI NS	Edgbaston	Cricket
27	England v West Indies	ODI NS	Trent Bridge	Cricket
29	England v New Zealand	ODI NS	Riverside	Cricket
30-July 4	Henley Royal Regatta		Henley	Rowing

1	England v West Indies	ODI NS	Headingley	Cricket
2	Golden League		Rome	Athletics
3	New Zealand v West Indies	ODI NS	Cardiff	Cricket
3-25	Tour de France			Cycling
4	England v New Zealand	ODI NS	Bristol	Cricket
4	French GP	Formula One	Magny-Cours	Motor Racing
6	England v West Indies	ODI NS	Lord's	Cricket
8	New Zealand v West Indies	ODI NS	Rose Bowl	Cricket
10	Natwest Series Final		Lord's	Cricket
11	British GP	Formula One	Silverstone	Motor Racing
15-18	The Open		Royal Troon	Golf
21-25	Royal International Horse Show		Hickstead	Equestrianism
23	Golden League		Paris	Athletics
24	New Zealand v South Africa	Tri-Nations	Christchuch	Rugby
24	King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Diamond Stakes		Ascot	Horse Racing
25	England v West Indies	1st Test	Lord's	Cricket
25	World Superbike Championship		Brands Hatch	Motorcycling
25	German GP	Formula One	Hockenheim	Motor Racing
27-31	Glorious Goodwood		Goodwood	Horse Racing
29-Aug 2	England v West Indies	2nd Test	Edgbaston	Cricket

6	Golden League		Zurich	Athletics
7	Twenty20 semi-finals and finals		Edgbaston	Cricket
7	Australia v New Zealand	Tri-Nations	Sydney	Rugby
7-14	Cowes Week		Cowes, Isle of Wight	Yachting
12-15	US PGA Championship		Kohler, Wisconsin	Golf
12-16	England v West Indies	3rd Test	Old Trafford	Cricket
13-29	XXVII Olympic Games		Athens	Olympics
14	FA Premiership starts			Football
14	South Africa v New Zealand	Tri-Nations	Johannesburg	Rugby
15	Hungarian GP	Formula One	Budapest	Motor Racing
19-23	England v West Indies	4th Test	The Oval	Cricket
19-22	NEC Invitational	WGC	Akran, Ohio	Golf
21	South Africa v Australia	Tri-Nations	Durban	Rugby
28	C&G Trophy final		Lord's	Cricket
29	Belgian GP	Formula One	Spa-Francorchamps	Motor Racing
30-Sept 12	US Open		Flushing Meadows	Tennis

1	England v India	Natwest Challenge	Trent Bridge	Cricket
3	England v India	Natwest Challenge	The Oval	Cricket
3	Golden League		Brussels	Athletics
5	England v India	Natwest Challenge	Lord's	Cricket
11	St Leger		Doncaster	Horse Racing
12	Italian GP	Formula One	Monza	Motor Racing
12	Golden League		Berlin	Athletics
17-19	The Ryder Cup		Oakland Hills CC, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan	Golf
18-19	IAAF World Athletics Final		Monaco	Athletics
26	Chinese GP	Formula One	Shanghai	Motor Racing
30-Oct 3	American Express Championship	WGC	Thomastown, Co Kilkenny, Ireland	Golf

3	Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe		Longchamp	Horse racing
6-10	Horse of Year Show		NEC Birmingham	Equestrianism
7-11	World Short Course Swimming Championships		Indianapolis	Swimming
10	Japanese GP	Formula One	Suzuka	Motor Racing
14-17	HSBC World Match Play Championship		Wentworth	Golf
16	Super League Grand Final		Old Trafford	Rugby League
24	Brazilian GP	Formula One	Sao Paulo	Motor Racing
28-31	Volvo Masaters		Valderrama	Golf

15-21	Masters Cup		Houston, Texas	Tennis
18-21	World Cup	WGC	Seville, Spain	Golf

2-4	Davis Cup final		Tennis
11-12	European Cross-Country Championships	Herringsdorf	Athletics
26	King George VI Chase	Kempton Park	Horse racing