World sports diary July 8 - August 4

July 8 (Reuters) - World sports diary from July 8 - August 4 - - - - WEDNESDAY, JULY 8 TENNIS Wimbledon, London (to July 12) CYCLING Tour de France (to 26) RUGBY Samoa v New Zealand, Apia CRICKET England v Australia, Cardiff, first test (to 12) SOCCER Champions League first qualifying round, second leg (to 8) CONCACAF Gold Cup 2015, USA (to 26) SAILING Louis Vuitton Challenger series, San Francisco (to Aug 30) - - - - THURSDAY, JULY 9 SOCCER Europa League first qualifying round, second leg ATHLETICS Diamond League: Lausanne GOLF European Tour: Scottish Open, Aberdeen (to 12) PGA Tour: John Deere Classic, Silvis, Illinois (to 12) - - - - FRIDAY, JULY 10 MOTORCYCLING MotoGP: Germany, Sachsenring (to 12) ATHLETICS Pan American Games, Toronto (to 26) UK Championships, Birmingham CRICKET Zimbabwe v India, Harare, first ODI Bangladesh v South Africa, Dhaka, first ODI - - - - SATURDAY, JULY 11 ATHLETICS IAAF World Challenge Meeting, Madrid CRICKET Sri Lanka v Pakistan, Dambulla, first ODI - - - - SUNDAY, JULY 12 CRICKET Zimbabwe v India, Harare, second ODI Bangladesh v South Africa, Dhaka, second ODI - - - - MONDAY, JULY 13 TENNIS ATP: Hall of fame Championships, Newport, U.S. (to 19) WTA: Swedish Open, Bastad (to 19) Bucharest Open, Romania (to 19) - - - - TUESDAY, JULY 14 SOCCER Champions League second qualifying round, first leg (to 15) CRICKET Zimbabwe v India, Harare, third ODI - - - - WEDNESDAY, JULY 15 ATHLETICS IAAF World Championships, Cali, Colombia (to 19) BASEBALL MLB All-Star game, Cincinnati SOCCER Libertadores Cup semi-finals, first leg CRICKET Bangladesh v South Africa, Chittagong, third ODI Sri Lanka v Pakistan, Pallekele, second ODI - - - - THURSDAY, JULY 16 GOLF European Tour: The Open Championship, St Andrew's Fife (to 19) PGA Tour: Barbasol Championship, Auburn, Alabama(to 19) CRICKET The Ashes England v Australia, Lord's, second test (to 20) SOCCER Europa League second qualifying round, first leg - - - - FRIDAY, JULY 17 RUGBY Rugby Championship New Zealand v Argentina, Christchurch MOTOR RACING Formula One: German Grand Prix (to 19) ATHLETICS Diamond League: Monaco TENNIS ATP: Davis Cup quarter-finals (to 19) CRICKET Zimbabwe v India, Harare, first T20I - - - - SATURDAY, JULY 18 RUGBY Rugby Championship Australia v South Africa, Brisbane - - - - SUNDAY, JULY 19 CRICKET Zimbabwe v India, Harare, second T20I Sri Lanka v Pakistan, Colombo, third ODI - - - - MONDAY, JULY 20 TENNIS ATP: Croatia Open, Umag (to 26) Swedish Open, Bastad (to 26) Bogota Open, Colombia (to 26) WTA: Gastein International, Austria (to 26) Istanbul Cup (to 26) - - - - TUESDAY, JULY 21 SOCCER Champions League second qualifying round, second leg (to 22) CRICKET Bangladesh v South Africa, Chittagong, first test (to 25) - - - - WEDNESDAY, JULY 22 SOCCER Libertadores Cup semi-finals, second leg CRICKET Sri Lanka v Pakistan, Colombo, fourth ODI - - - - THURSDAY, JULY 23 GOLF PGA Tour: Canadian Open, Ontario (to 26) European Tour: European Masters, Montana, Switzerland (to 26) SOCCER Europa League second qualifying round, second leg - - - - FRIDAY, JULY 24 SWIMMING FINA World championships, Kazan, Russia (to Aug 9) MOTOR RACING Formula One: Hungary Grand Prix, Budapest (to 26) ATHLETICS Diamond League: London (to 25) - - - - SATURDAY, JULY 25 SOCCER Preliminary Draw for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, St Petersburg RUGBY Rugby Championship Australia v Argentina, Canberra South Africa v New Zealand, Johannesburg HORSE RACING King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes, Ascot, England - - - - SUNDAY, JULY 26 CRICKET Sri Lanka v Pakistan, Colombo, fourth ODI - - - - MONDAY, JULY 27 TENNIS ATP: German Open, Hamburg (to Aug 2) Atlanta Open, U.S. (to Aug 2) Swiss Open, Gstaad (to Aug 2) WTA: Baku Cup, Azerbaijan (to Aug 2) Brazil Cup, Florianopolis, Brazil (to Aug 1) - - - - TUESDAY, JULY 28 SOCCER Champions League third qualifying round, first leg (to 29) HORSE RACING Glorious Goodwood (to Aug 1) - - - - WEDNESDAY, JULY 29 CRICKET England v Australia, Birmingham, third test (to Aug 2) SOCCER Libertadores Cup Final, first leg - - - - THURSDAY, JULY 30 SOCCER Europa League third qualifying round first leg GOLF European Tour: Paul Lawrie Matchplay, Aberdeen (to Aug 2) PGA Tour: Quicken Loans National, Gainesville, Virginia (to Aug 2) ATHLETICS Diamond League, Stockholm RALLYING Rally of Finland (to 2) - - - - FRIDAY, JULY 31 OLYMPICS 2022 Winter Olympics host decision, Kuala Lumpur - - - - SATURDAY, AUGUST 1 CYCLING San Sebastian Classic, Spain SOCCER EAFF East Asia Cup, Wuhan, China (to 9) - - - - SUNDAY, AUGUST 2 No new entries - - - - MONDAY, AUGUST 3 TENNIS ATP: Austrian Open, Kitzbuehel, Austria (to 9) ATP/WTA: Citi Open, Washington, U.S. (to 9) WTA: Bank of the West Classic, Stanford, CA (to 9) - - - - TUESDAY, AUGUST 4 SOCCER Champions League third qualifying round, second leg (to 5) - - - - (Edited by Caroline Helly/Toby Davis)