AFP Sports Diary for June 21 to July 18

AFP Sports Diary for June 21 to July 18:
CRICKET: Sri Lanka v Bangladesh 1st Test at Galle (ends June 21); England v India 1st Test at Headingley, Leeds (ends June 24)
CYCLING: Tour of Switzerland (ends June 22)
FOOTBALL: Club World Cup in United States -- Group E: Inter Milan v Urawa Red Diamonds at Seattle, River Plate v Monterrey at Los Angeles; Group F: Mamelodi Sundowns v Borussia Dortmund at Cincinnati, Fluminense v Ulsan at New York (ends July 13); CONCACAF Gold Cup in USA (ends July 6)
GOLF: PGA Tour at Travelers Championship; LPGA Women's PGA Championship at Frisco, Texas (end June 22)
RACING: Royal Ascot featuring Coronation Stakes (ends June 21)
TENNIS: ATP at Queen's Club, London; Halle, Germany; WTA Berlin Open; Nottingham Open (end June 22)
RUGBY UNION: Super Rugby final -- Canterbury Crusaders v Waikato Chiefs at Christchurch; French Top 14 semi-final -- Bordeaux-Begles v Toulon at Lyon
BASKETBALL: NBA Finals Game 7 -- Oklahoma City Thunder host Indiana Pacers
CRICKET: England v India 1st Test at Headingley, Leeds (ends June 24)
CYCLING: Tour of Switzerland (ends); Copenhagen Sprint
FOOTBALL: Club World Cup in United States -- Group G: Juventus v Wydad at Philadelphia, Manchester City v Al Ain at Atlanta; Group H: Real Madrid v Pachuca at Charlotte, Salzburg v Al Hilal at Washington DC (ends July 13); CONCACAF Gold Cup in USA (ends July 6)
GOLF: PGA Tour at Travelers Championship; LPGA Women's PGA Championship at Frisco, Texas (end)
TENNIS: ATP at Queen's Club, London; Halle, Germany; WTA Berlin Open; Nottingham Open (end)
MOTORCYCLING: Italian MotoGP at Mugello
CRICKET: England v India 1st Test at Headingley, Leeds (ends June 24)
FOOTBALL: Club World Cup in United States -- Inter Milan v Palmeiras at Miami, Porto v Al Ahly at New York; Group B: Seattle Sounders v Paris Saint Germain at Seattle, Atletico Madrid v Botafogo at Los Angeles (ends July 13); CONCACAF Gold Cup in USA (ends July 6)
TENNIS: ATP at Mallorca; Eastbourne (end June 29) WTA at Eastbourne; Bad Homburg (end June 28)
CRICKET: England v India 1st Test at Headingley, Leeds (ends June 24)
FOOTBALL: Club World Cup in United States -- Group C: Auckland City v Boca Juniors at Nashville, Benfica v Bayern Munich at Charlotte; Group D: LAFC v Flamengo at Orlando, Esperance v Chelsea at Philadelphia (ends July 13); CONCACAF Gold Cup in USA (ends July 6)
TENNIS: ATP at Mallorca; Eastbourne (end June 29) WTA at Eastbourne; Bad Homburg (end June 28)
ATHLETICS: Golden Spike Continental meet at Ostrava
FOOTBALL: Club World Cup in United States -- Group E: Inter Milan v River Plate at Seattle, Urawa Red Diamonds v Monterrey at Los Angeles; Group F: Borussia Dortmund v Ulsan at Cincinnati, Mamelodi Sundowns v Fluminense at Miami (ends July 13)
CRICKET: Sri Lanka v Bangladesh 2nd Test at Colombo (ends June 29); West Indies v Australia 1st Test at Bridgetown, Barbados (end June 29)
TENNIS: ATP at Mallorca; Eastbourne (end June 29) WTA at Eastbourne; Bad Homburg (end June 28)
FOOTBALL: Club World Cup in United States -- Group G: Juventus v Manchester City at Orlando, Wydad v Al Ain; Group H: Al Hilal v Pachuca at Nashville, Salzburg v Real Madrid at Philadelphia (ends July 13)
CRICKET: Sri Lanka v Bangladesh 2nd Test at Colombo (ends June 29); West Indies v Australia 1st Test at Bridgetown, Barbados (end June 29)
TENNIS: ATP at Mallorca; Eastbourne (end June 29) WTA at Eastbourne; Bad Homburg (end June 28)
GOLF: PGA Tour at Detroit, Michigan; European Tour's Italian Open; LPGA Tour at Midland, Michigan (end June 29)
RALLYING: Acropolis Rally, Greece (ends June 29)
FOOTBALL: Club World Cup in United States -- rest day (ends July 13)
TENNIS: ATP at Mallorca; Eastbourne (end June 29) WTA at Eastbourne; Bad Homburg (end June 28)
GOLF: PGA Tour at Detroit, Michigan; European Tour's Italian Open; LPGA Tour at Midland, Michigan; LIV Golf at Dallas (end June 29)
RALLYING: Acropolis Rally, Greece (ends June 29)
CRICKET: Sri Lanka v Bangladesh 2nd Test at Colombo (ends June 29); West Indies v Australia 1st Test at Bridgetown, Barbados (end June 29)
FOOTBALL: Club World Cup in United States -- last 16 begins: Group A winners v Group B runners-up at Philadelphia; Group C winners v Group D runners-up at Charlotte (ends July 13); CONCACAF Gold Cup in USA -- quarter-finals (ends July 6)
MOTORCYCLING: Dutch MotoGP sprint race at Assen
TENNIS: ATP at Mallorca; Eastbourne; WTA at Eastbourne; Bad Homburg (end)
GOLF: PGA Tour at Detroit, Michigan; European Tour's Italian Open; LPGA Tour at Midland, Michigan; LIV Golf at Dallas (end June 29)
RALLYING: Acropolis Rally, Greece (ends June 29)
CRICKET: Sri Lanka v Bangladesh 2nd Test at Colombo (ends June 29); West Indies v Australia 1st Test at Bridgetown, Barbados (ends June 29); Zimbabwe v South Africa 1st Test at Bulawayo (ends July 2)
RUGBY UNION: Western Force v British and Irish Lions at Perth; South Africa v Barbarians at Cape Town; Top 14 final at Paris
FOOTBALL: Club World Cup in United States -- last 16: Group B winners v Group A runners-up at Atlanta; Group D winners v Group C runners-up at Miami (ends July 13); CONCACAF Gold Cup in USA -- quarter-finals (ends July 6)
FORMULA ONE: Austrian Grand Prix at Spielberg
MOTORCYCLING: Dutch MotoGP at Assen
TENNIS: ATP at Mallorca; Eastbourne (end)
GOLF: PGA Tour at Detroit, Michigan; European Tour's Italian Open; LPGA Tour at Midland, Michigan; LIV Golf at Dallas (end)
RALLYING: Acropolis Rally, Greece (ends June 29)
RACING: Irish Derby at The Curragh
CRICKET: Sri Lanka v Bangladesh 2nd Test at Colombo (ends); West Indies v Australia 1st Test at Bridgetown, Barbados (ends); Zimbabwe v South Africa 1st Test at Bulawayo (ends July 2)
TENNIS: ATP and WTA at Wimbledon (ends July 13)
FOOTBALL: Club World Cup in United States -- last 16: Group E winners v Group F runners-up at Charlotte; Group G winners v Group H runners-up at Orlando (ends July 13)
CRICKET: Zimbabwe v South Africa 1st Test at Bulawayo (ends July 2)
TENNIS: ATP and WTA at Wimbledon (ends July 13)
FOOTBALL: Club World Cup in United States -- last 16: Group F winners v Group E runners-up at Atlanta; Group H winners v Group G runners-up at Miami (ends July 13)
CRICKET: Zimbabwe v South Africa 1st Test at Bulawayo (ends July 2)
TENNIS: ATP and WTA at Wimbledon (ends July 13)
RUGBY UNION: Queensland Reds v British and Irish Lions at Brisbane
FOOTBALL: Club World Cup in United States -- rest day (ends July 13); Women's European Championships begin in Switzerland -- Group A: Iceland v Finland at Thun, Switzerland v Norway at Basel; CONCACAF Gold Cup in USA -- semi-finals (ends July 6)
CRICKET: Zimbabwe v South Africa 1st Test at Bulawayo (ends); England v India 2nd Test at Edgbaston (ends July 6); Sri Lanka v Bangladesh 1st ODI at Colombo
TENNIS: ATP and WTA at Wimbledon (ends July 13)
FOOTBALL: Club World Cup in United States -- rest day (ends July 13); Women's European Championships -- Group B: Belgium v Italy at Sion, Spain v Portugal at Bern; CONCACAF Gold Cup -- semi-finals (ends July 7)
CRICKET: England v India 2nd Test at Edgbaston (ends July 6); West Indies v Australia 2nd Test at St George's (ends July 7)
GOLF: European Tour at Munich; PGA Tour at John Deere Classic, Illinois (end July 6)
TENNIS: ATP and WTA at Wimbledon (ends July 13)
CRICKET: England v India 2nd Test at Edgbaston (ends July 6); West Indies v Australia 2nd Test at St George's (ends July 7)
FOOTBALL: Club World Cup in United States -- quarter-finals begin at Orlando and Philadelphia (ends July 13); Women's European Championships -- Group C: Denmark v Sweden Geneva, Germany v Poland at St Gallen
GOLF: European Tour at Munich; PGA Tour at John Deere Classic, Illinois (end July 6)
TENNIS: ATP and WTA at Wimbledon (ends July 13)
CYCLING: Tour de France begins (ends July 27)
CRICKET: England v India 2nd Test at Edgbaston (ends July 6); West Indies v Australia 2nd Test at St George's (ends July 7); Sri Lanka v Bangladesh 2nd ODI at Colombo
FOOTBALL: Club World Cup in United States -- quarter-finals begin at Orlando and Philadelphia (ends July 13); Women's European Championships -- Group D: Wales v Netherlands at Lucerne, France v England at Zurich
RUGBY UNION: NSW Waratahs v British and Irish Lions at Sydney; Argentina v England 1st Test at Buenos Aires; New Zealand v France 1st Test at Dunedin; Japan v Wales 1st Test at Kitakyushu; Georgia v Ireland at Tbilisi
GOLF: European Tour at Munich; PGA Tour at John Deere Classic, Illinois (end July 6)
ATHLETICS: Diamond League meeting at Eugene, Oregon
TENNIS: ATP and WTA at Wimbledon (ends July 13)
CYCLING: Tour de France (ends July 27)
CRICKET: England v India 2nd Test at Edgbaston (ends); West Indies v Australia 2nd Test at St George's (ends July 7); Zimbabwe v South Africa 2nd Test at Bulawayo (ends July 10)
RUGBY UNION: Australia v Fiji at Newcastle, NSW
FOOTBALL: Women's European Championships -- Group A: Norway v Finland at Sion, Switzerland v Iceland at Bern; CONCACAF Gold Cup final at Houston, USA (ends)
FORMULA ONE: British Grand Prix at Silverstone
GOLF: European Tour at Munich; PGA Tour at John Deere Classic, Illinois (end)
TENNIS: ATP and WTA at Wimbledon (ends July 13)
CYCLING: Tour de France (ends July 27)
CRICKET: West Indies v Australia 2nd Test at St George's (ends July 7); Zimbabwe v South Africa 2nd Test at Bulawayo (ends July 10)
FOOTBALL: Women's European Championships -- Group B: Spain v Belgium at Thun, Portugal v Italy at Geneva
FOOTBALL: Club World Cup semi-final at New York; Women's European Championships -- Group C: Germany v Denmark at Basel, Poland v Sweden at Lucerne
TENNIS: ATP and WTA at Wimbledon (ends July 13)
CYCLING: Tour de France (ends July 27)
CRICKET: Zimbabwe v South Africa 2nd Test at Bulawayo (ends July 10); Sri Lanka v Bangladesh 3rd ODI at Pallekele
FOOTBALL: Club World Cup semi-final at New York; Women's European Championships -- Group D: England v Netherlands at Zurich, France v Wales at St Gallen
TENNIS: ATP and WTA at Wimbledon (ends July 13)
CYCLING: Tour de France (ends July 27)
CRICKET: Zimbabwe v South Africa 2nd Test at Bulawayo (ends July 10)
RUGBY UNION: ACT Brumbies v British and Irish Lions at Canberra
TENNIS: ATP and WTA at Wimbledon (ends July 13)
CYCLING: Tour de France (ends July 27)
FOOTBALL: Women's European Championships -- Group A: Finland v Switzerland at Geneva, Norway v Iceland at Thun
GOLF: European Tour Scottish Open at North Berwick; PGA Tour at Louisville, Kentucky; LPGA at Evian Championship (end July 13)
CRICKET: Zimbabwe v South Africa 2nd Test at Bulawayo (ends); England v India 3rd Test at Lord's (ends July 14); Sri Lanka v Bangladesh 1st T20 at Pallekele
TENNIS: ATP and WTA at Wimbledon (ends July 13)
CYCLING: Tour de France (ends July 27)
ATHLETICS: Diamond League meeting at Monaco
FOOTBALL: Women's European Championships -- Group B: Italy v Spain at Bern, Portugal v Belgium at Sion
GOLF: European Tour Scottish Open at North Berwick; PGA Tour at Louisville, Kentucky; LPGA at Evian Championship; LIV Golf Andalucia at Sotogrande (end July 13)
CRICKET: England v India 3rd Test at Lord's (ends July 14)
SWIMMING: World Aquatics Championships begin in Singapore (end August 3)
TENNIS: ATP and WTA at Wimbledon -- women's singles final(ends July 13)
CYCLING: Tour de France (ends July 27)
GOLF: European Tour Scottish Open at North Berwick; PGA Tour at Louisville, Kentucky; LPGA at Evian Championship; LIV Golf Andalucia at Sotogrande (end July 13)
CRICKET: England v India 3rd Test at Lord's (ends July 14); West Indies v Australia 2nd Test at Kingston (ends July 16)
FOOTBALL: Women's European Championships -- Group C: Sweden v Germany at Zurich, Poland v Denmark at Lucerne
SWIMMING: World Aquatics Championships in Singapore (end August 3)
MOTORCYCLING: German MotoGP sprint race at Sachsenring
RUGBY UNION: Invitational Australia and New Zealand XV v British and Irish Lions at Adelaide; New Zealand v France 2nd Test at Wellington; Fiji v Scotland at Suva; Argentina v England 2nd Test at San Juan; Japan v Wales 2nd Test at Kobe; Portugal v Ireland at Lisbon
TENNIS: ATP and WTA at Wimbledon -- men's singles final (ends)
CYCLING: Tour de France (ends July 27)
FOOTBALL: Club World Cup final at New York; Women's European Championships -- Group D: Netherlands v France at Basel, England v Wales at St Gallen
GOLF: European Tour Scottish Open at North Berwick; PGA Tour at Louisville, Kentucky; LPGA at Evian Championship; LIV Golf Andalucia at Sotogrande (end)
CRICKET: England v India 3rd Test at Lord's (ends July 14); West Indies v Australia 2nd Test at Kingston (ends July 16); Sri Lanka v Bangladesh 2nd T20 at Dambulla
SWIMMING: World Aquatics Championships in Singapore (end August 3)
MOTORCYCLING: German MotoGP at Sachsenring
CYCLING: Tour de France (ends July 27)
CRICKET: England v India 3rd Test at Lord's (ends); West Indies v Australia 2nd Test at Kingston (ends July 16); T20 Tri Series -- Zimbabwe v South Africa at Harare
SWIMMING: World Aquatics Championships in Singapore (end August 3)
TENNIS: ATP at Los Cabos, Mexico, Swiss Open at Gstaad, at Bastad, Sweden; WTA at Iasi Open at Iasi, Romania, Hamburg Open (end July 20)
CYCLING: Tour de France (ends July 27)
CRICKET: West Indies v Australia 2nd Test at Kingston (ends July 16)
SWIMMING: World Aquatics Championships in Singapore (end August 3)
TENNIS: ATP at Los Cabos, Mexico, Swiss Open at Gstaad, at Bastad, Sweden; WTA at Iasi Open at Iasi, Romania, Hamburg Open (end July 20)
CYCLING: Tour de France (ends July 27)
CRICKET: West Indies v Australia 2nd Test at Kingston (ends); T20 Tri Series -- New Zealand v South Africa at Harare; Sri Lanka v Bangladesh 3rd T20 at Colombo
FOOTBALL: Women's European Championships -- Quarter-finals: Winner Group A v Runner-up Group B at Geneva
SWIMMING: World Aquatics Championships in Singapore (end August 3)
TENNIS: ATP at Los Cabos, Mexico, Swiss Open at Gstaad, at Bastad, Sweden; WTA at Iasi Open at Iasi, Romania, Hamburg Open (end July 20)
GOLF: European Tour and PGA at The Open, Portrush, Northern Ireland, PGA at Barracuda Championship, Truckee, California (end July 20)
CYCLING: Tour de France (ends July 27)
FOOTBALL: Women's European Championships -- Quarter-finals: Winner Group C v Runner-up Group D at Zurich
SWIMMING: World Aquatics Championships in Singapore (end August 3)
TENNIS: ATP at Los Cabos, Mexico, Swiss Open at Gstaad, at Bastad, Sweden; WTA at Iasi Open at Iasi, Romania, Hamburg Open (end July 20)
RALLYING: Eighth leg of the World Rally Championship -- Rally Estonia (ends July 20)
GOLF: European Tour and PGA at The Open, Portrush, Northern Ireland, PGA at Barracuda Championship, Truckee, California (end July 20)
CYCLING: Tour de France (ends July 27)
CRICKET: T20 Tri Series -- Zimbabwe v New Zealand at Harare
FOOTBALL: Women's European Championships -- Quarter-finals: Winner Group B v Runner-up Group A at Bern
SWIMMING: World Aquatics Championships in Singapore (end August 3)
TENNIS: ATP at Los Cabos, Mexico, Swiss Open at Gstaad, at Bastad, Sweden; WTA at Iasi Open at Iasi, Romania, Hamburg Open (end July 20)
RALLYING: Eighth leg of the World Rally Championship -- Rally Estonia (ends July 20)

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