28th September to 4th October
UCI, cycling's world governing body, has done a great job in rescheduling the calendar after missing a big part of the regular season. This year's Tour de France can certainly be regarded as a major success. Last Sunday, Slovenian Tadej Pogačar rode into Paris as the youngest person to win TDF since the inception of the yellow jersey. In the tour's history, Pogačar became the second youngest winner. This was after a dramatic day of time trials on the Saturday before the final stage where the Pogačar claimed the yellow jersey for the first time on the tour. This weekend UCI is concluding the Road World Championships in the region around Imola, Italy. Next Sunday is the start of the Giro d'Italia, a tour that normally precedes TDF. The Wanda Diamond League started this season with the first meeting where athletes performed remotely around the world. It ended last night in Doha with a full meeting attended by many star athletes. This is also a great achievement by World Athletics. Next Sunday London will welcome thousands of runners for the rescheduled London Marathon, normally featuring in April.
On Sunday we see the start of the final Grand Slam event for the year. Roland-Garros will also allow fans to attend, but the numbers are limited. The Professional Squash Association World Tour made a return in Manchester recently. From Monday until Saturday Cairo will be host to the PSA World Tour Finals. Looking ahead to October, Six Nations fans will be looking forward to the completion of the tournament for this year. Matches will take place on the final two weekends of October. We also have further European football internationals. For the mountain bike enthusiasts, there is the UCI MTB World Championships that on this occasion also includes the MTB Marathon World Championships and MTB e-Bike World Championships. World Rugby finds itself in a difficult position with the brief arrest of Bernard Laporte over claims of corruption. The arrest is not related to World Rugby, but Bernard Laporte is the deputy chairman of the organisation. We will see how the situation develops.
Until next time, have a great sporting week!
Athletics
Saturday - World Athletics Continental Tour Gold - Kip Keino Classic - Nairobi, Kenya
Bodybuilding
Saturday to Sunday - IFBB Diamond Cup - Prague, Czech Republic
Bridge
1st September to 6th October - 1st South American Online Mixed Teams Bridge Championship
Canoeing
Thursday to Sunday - 2020 ECA Junior and U23 Canoe Slalom European Championships - Krakow, Poland
Saturday to Sunday - 2020 ECA Wildwater Canoeing European Cup - Osilnica, Slovenia
Cricket
Monday - England Women v West Indies Women (4th T20I) - Derby, England
Wednesday - Australia Women v New Zealand (3rd T20I) - Brisbane, Australia; England Women v West Indies Women (5th T20I) - Derby, England
Saturday - Australia Women v New Zealand (1st ODI) - Brisbane, Australia
Crossminton
Saturday - ICO Crossminton World Series - Slovak Open - Banska Bystrica, Slovakia
Cycling
Tuesday to Sunday - UCI Mountain Bike World Cup - Nové Město na Moravě, Czech Republic
Wednesday - UCI Women's WorldTour and WorldTour - La Flèche Wallonne Féminie - Belgium
Saturday to 25th October - UCI WordTour - Giro d'Italia - Italy
Sunday - UCI Women's WorldTour and WorldTour - Liège-Bastogne-Liège - Belgium
Darts
Monday - World Youth Championship last 96 - Barnsley, England
Golf
Friday to Sunday - Aberdeen Standard Investments Scottish Open - North Berwick, Scotland; Sandersons Farms Championship - Country Club of Jacksons, Jackson, MS, USA; Shoprite LPGA Classic Presented by Acer - Galloway, NJ, USA
Gymnastics
Thursday to 5th October - FIG World Challenge Cup - Szombathely, Hungary
Judo
Friday to Sunday - IJF World Judo Tour - Tashkent Grand Prix 2020 - Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Motorcycling
Wednesday - MXGP of Città di Mantova - Mantova, Italy
Sunday - MXGP of Europe - Mantova, Italy
Friday to Sunday - FIM Superbike World Championship - French Round - Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours, France
Mountain Running
Saturday - WMRA Vertical Nasego 4.2km - Nasego, Italy
Sunday - WMRA Trofeo Nasego 21.5km - Nasego, Italy
Poker
Monday to Friday - World Poker Tour - WPT Maryland at Live! Casino & Hotel - Baltimore, MD, USA
Friday to 6th October - World Poker Tour - Dusk till Dawn Poker & Casino - Nottingham, England
Running
Sunday - World Athletics Platinum Road Race - London Marathon - London, England
Squash
Monday to Saturday - PSA World Tour Finals 2019-2020 - Cairo, Egypt
Tennis
27th September to 11th October - Roland-Garros - Paris, France