World sports diary August 20 - September 16

Reuters

August 20 (Reuters) - World sports diary from August 20 - September 16 - - - - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 20 SOCCER Champions League playoff round, first legs Europa League playoff round first legs (to 21) TENNIS ATP: Winston-Salem Open (to 24) WTA: New Haven Open, Connecticut (to 24) ATHLETICS Summer Youth Olympic Games, Nanjing, China (to 28) CRICKET West Indies v Bangladesh, St George's, first ODI - - - - THURSDAY, AUGUST 21 GOLF European Tour: Czech Masters, Prague (to 24) PGA Tour: Barclays Classic, New Jersey (to 24) ATHLETICS Diamond League: Stockholm SOCCER Italian Cup third round (to 24) CRICKET Zimbabwe v South Africa, Bulawayo, third ODI - - - - FRIDAY, AUGUST 22 SOCCER Bundesliga season begins Dutch Championship African Champions League, African Confederation Cup group matches (to 24) MOTOR RACING Formula One: Belgian Grand Prix, Spa-Francorchamps (24) RALLYING Rally of Germany (to 24) CRICKET West Indies v Bangladesh, St George's, second ODI - - - - SATURDAY, AUGUST 23 SOCCER Premier League, La Liga, Ligue 1, Bundesliga, Dutch Championship CYCLING Tour of Spain (to Sept 14) RUGBY Rugby championship New Zealand v Australia, Auckland Argentina v South Africa, Salta CRICKET Sri Lanka v Pakistan, Hambantota, first ODI - - - - SUNDAY, AUGUST 24 SOCCER Premier League, La Liga, Ligue 1, Bundesliga, Dutch Championship ATHLETICS British Athletics Grand Prix Diamond League meeting, Birmingham CYCLING Vattenfall Cyclassic ROWING World championships (to 31) - - - - MONDAY, AUGUST 25 SOCCER Premier League, La Liga TENNIS U.S. Open, Flushing Meadows, New York (to Sept. 7) CRICKET England v India, Bristol, first ODI West Indies v Bangladesh, Basseterre, third ODI Zimbabwe v Australia, Harare, ODI triangular series - - - - TUESDAY, AUGUST 26 SOCCER Champions League play-off round, second legs (to 27) Capital One Cup, second round (to 27) - - - - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 27 CRICKET England v India, Cardiff, second ODI South Africa v Australia, Harare, ODI triangular series West Indies v Bangladesh, Basseterre, only T20I Sri Lanka v Pakistan, Colombo, second ODI - - - - THURSDAY, AUGUST 28 SOCCER Champions League group stage draw Europa League playoff round second legs GOLF European Tour: Italian Open, Turin (to 31) ATHLETICS Diamond League: Zurich - - - - FRIDAY, AUGUST 29 SOCCER Europa League group stage draw La Liga, Ligue 1, Bundesliga, Dutch Championship GOLF PGA Tour: Deutsche Bank Championship, Norton, Massachusetts (to Sept. 1) MOTORCYCLING MotoGP: British Grand Prix, Silverstone (to 31) CRICKET Zimbabwe v South Africa, Harare, ODI triangular series - - - - SATURDAY, AUGUST 30 SOCCER Premier League, La Liga, Serie A, Ligue 1, Bundesliga, Dutch Championship CRICKET England v India, Nottingham, third ODI Sri Lanka v Pakistan, Dambulla, third ODI BASKETBALL FIBA Basketball World Cup, Spain (to Sept 14) - - - - SUNDAY, AUGUST 31 SOCCER Premier League, La Liga, Serie A, Ligue 1, Bundesliga, Dutch Championship ATHLETICS Berlin Grand Prix CRICKET Zimbabwe v Australia, Harare, ODI triangular series CYCLING GP Ouest France - - - - MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 1 TENNIS U.S. Open, Flushing Meadows, New York (to Sept. 7) GOLF PGA Tour: Deutsche Bank Championship, Norton, Massachusetts Final round BASKETBALL FIBA Basketball World Cup, Spain (to 14) - - - - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2 CRICKET England v India, Birmingham, fourth ODI Australia v South Africa, Harare, ODI triangular series ATHLETICS Zagreb Grand Prix - - - - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3 SOCCER International friendlies (to 10) Spanish Kings Cup first round - - - - THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4 GOLF PGA Tour: BMW Championship, Englewood, Colorado (to 7) European Tour: European Masters, Switzerland (to 7) NFL Season starts CRICKET Zimbabwe v South Africa, Harare, ODI triangular series - - - - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 5 SOCCER Afican Nations Cup qualifiers (to 10) MOTOR RACING Formula One: Italian Grand Prix, Monza (to 7) CRICKET England v India, Leeds, fifth ODI West Indies v Bangladesh, Kingstown, first test (to 9) ATHLETICS Diamond League: Brussels - - - - SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 6 RUGBY Rugby Championship Australia v South Africa, Perth New Zealand v Argentina, Napier CRICKET TBC v TBC, Harare, triangular series final - - - - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 7 SOCCER Euro 2016 qualifiers (to 9) CRICKET England v India, Birmingham, Only T20I ATHLETICS Rieti Grand Prix, Italy NFL Week one CYCLING Tour of Britain (to 14) - - - - MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 8 NFL Week one TENNIS WTA: Tashkent Open, Uzbekistan (to 14) Bell Challenge, Quebec City, Canada (to 14) Hong Kong Open (to 14) - - - - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9 No new entries - - - - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10 SOCCER African Nations Cup qualifiers Spanish Kings Cup first round HORSE RACING St. Leger, Doncaster, England (to 13) - - - - THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 11 GOLF PGA Tour: Tour Championship, Atlanta (to 14) European Tour: Dutch Open, Zandvoort (to 14) NFL Week two - - - - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 12 SOCCER La Liga, Bundesliga CYCLING Quebec Grand Prix TENNIS Davis Cup semi-finals (to 14) RALLYING Rally of Australia (to 14) MOTORCYCLING MotoGP: San Marino, Misano (to 14) - - - - SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 13 SOCCER Premier League, La Liga, Ligue 1, Bundesliga, Dutch Championship RUGBY Rugby Championship New Zealand v South Africa, Wellington Australia v Argentina, Gold Coast CRICKET West Indies v Bangladesh, Gros Islet, second test (to 17) ATHLETICS IAAF Continental Cup, Marrakech, Morocco (to 14) - - - - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 14 SOCCER Premier League, La Liga, Serie A, Bundesliga, Dutch Championship NFL Week two CYCLING Montreal Grand Prix - - - - MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 15 SOCCER Premier League, La Liga TENNIS ATP: St Petersburg Open, Russia (to 21) Metz Open, France (to 21) WTA: Guangzhou International, China (to 21) Korea Open, Seoul (to 21) Pan Pacific Open, Tokyo (to 21) NFL Week two - - - - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16 Soccer Champions League group stage (to 17) (Edited by Caroline Helly)