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From Australian Open to FIFA World Cup: Sports Calendar of 2018
Delhi, Jan 1: As 2018 dawned on us, we are standing on the cusp of some massive sporting moments. The buzz starts with Indian cricket team's tour of South Africa.
Then we have all the football leagues around the world - EPL to India's own ISL - keeping us busy.
The IPL caravan will roll from April 4, filling our evenings with big hits and the roar of the crowd. Fans will also keep their eyes glued to the television screens when the auction for the IPL 2018 starts on January 27.
Another big sporting carnival will happen in Goldcoast Australia, where Commonwealth Games 2018 will be held. Athletes from Commonwealth nations will participate in the quadrennial sporting extravaganza. India will also host Hockey World Cup 2018.
But nothing gets bigger than the FIFA World Cup starting in Russia in June. So, fasten your seatbelt for a cracking ride!
Here's the sports calendar for the year 2018:
CRICKET
JAN 5 TO FEB 24: India's tour of South Africa: 3 Tests, 6 ODIs and 3 T20s
JAN 13 TO FEB 5: Under-19 WC: New Zealand
APRIL 4 TO MAY 31: IPL 2018
JULY 3 TO SEP 11: India's tour of England: 5 Tests, 3 T20s and 3 ODIs
NOV 3 TO NOV 24: Women's World T20, West Indies
DEC 2018 TO FEB 2019: India's tour of Australia: TBC: 4 Tests, 3 ODIs and 3 T20s
FEB 22 TO APRIL 3: Australia tour of South Africa: 4 Tests.
FOOTBALL
JUNE 14 TO JULY 15: Russia: Football World Cup
MAY 26: Champions League final 2018: May 26, Kiev
MAY 24: Europa League final, Lyon
MARCH 17: ISL final.
TENNIS
JAN 1 TO JAN 7: Maharashtra Open: Pune
JAN 15 TO JAN 28: Australian Open
MARCH 8 TO MARCH 18: Indianwells Masters
MARCH 21 TO APRIL 1: Miami Masters
APRIL 15 TO APRIL 22: Monte Carlo Masters
MAY 6 TO MAY 13: Madrid Masters
MAY 13 TO MAY 20: Rome Masters
MAY 27 TO JUNE 10: French Open
JULY 2 TO JULY 15: Wimbledon
AUG 6 TO AUG 12: Rogers Cup, Toronto
AUG 12 TO AUG 19: Cincinnati Masters
AUG 27 TO SEPT 9: US Open, NY
OCT 7 TO OCT 14: Shanghai Masters
OCT 29 TO NOV 4: Paris Masters
NOV 11 TO NOV 18: London Masters
SHOOTING
AUGUST 31 TO SEPTEMBER 14: World Championship, Changwon, South Korea.
FORMULA ONE
MARCH 25: Australian Grand Prix, Melbourne
APRIL 8: Bahrain Grand Prix, Sakhir
APRIL 15: Chinese Grand Prix, Shanghai
APRIL 29: Azerbaijan Grand Prix, Baku
MAY 13: Spanish Grand Prix, Barcelona
MAY 27: Monaco Grand Prix, Monte Carlo
JUNE 10: Canadian Grand Prix, Montreal
JUNE 24: French Grand Prix, Le Castellet
JULY 1: Austrian Grand Prix, Spielberg
JULY 8: British Grand Prix, Silverstone
JULY 22: German Grand Prix, Hockenheim
JULY 29: Hungarian Grand Prix, Budapest
AUGUST 26: Belgian Grand Prix, Spa-Francorchamps
SEPTEMBER 2: Italian Grand Prix, Monza
SEPTEMBER 16: Singapore Grand Prix, Singapore
SEPTEMBER 30: Russian Grand Prix, Sochi
OCTOBER 7: Japanese Grand Prix, Suzuka
OCTOBER 21: US Grand Prix, Austin
OCTOBER 28: Mexican Grand Prix, Mexico
NOVEMBER 11: Brazilian Grand Prix, Sao Paulo
NOVEMBER 25: Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Yas Marina
GOLF
MARCH: Indian Open: Dates to be confirmed
APRIL 5 TO APRIL 8: Augusta Masters
JUNE 14 TO JUNE 17: US Open: Shinnecock Hills Golf Club, New York
JULY 19 TO JULY 22: British Open, Carnoustie
AUG 9 TO AUG 12: PGA Championships: Bellerive Country Club, St Louis, Missouri.
BASKETBALL
FEBRUARY 18: NBA All Stars, Los Angeles
APRIL 14: NBA Playoffs
APRIL 30 TO MAY 1: Conference semifinals
MAY 13: Conference finals
MAY 31: NBA finals.
BADMINTON
DEC 23 2017 TO JAN 14 2018: Premier Badminton League
JANUARY 29: Indian Open Superseries, New Delhi
MARCH 14 TO 18: All England championships, Birmingham
JULY 30 AUG 5: World Championships, Nanjing
NOV 20 TO NOV 25 : World Superseries Finals: Venue TBC
TBC: Syed Modi International Championships, Lucknow.
OTHER SPORTS
FEB 9 TO FEB 25: Winter Olympics, Pyeongchang, South Korea
MARCH 9 TO MARCH 18: Winter Paralympics, Pyeongchang, South Korea
APRIL 4 TO APRIL 15: Commonwealth Games, Gold Coast, Australia
JANUARY 21: Mumbai Marathon
FEBRUARY 4: Indian Derby.
KABADDI
PRO KABADDI LEAGUE: Dates to be announced.
Tour de France
TOUR DE FRANCE: July 7 to July 29
HOCKEY
NOV 28 to DEC 16: India: Hockey World Cup 2018
Story first published: Tuesday, January 2, 2018, 1:08 [IST]
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