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Focus Spring 2018
A Little Sporting Focus…
some events for your diary
MARCH
9-18
Winter Paralympics, Pyeongchang, South Korea
10
Rugby union Six Nations: Fra v Eng, Ire v Sco; Women’s Six Nations: Fra v Eng
Cricket Fifth ODI: New Zealand v Eng, Christchurch
13-16
Horse racing Cheltenham Festival
14-18
Badminton All England Open, B’ham
17
Rugby union Six Nations: Eng v Ire, Ita v Sco, Wal v Fra
21
Gymnastics World Cup, B’ham
24
The Boat Race, London
25
Formula One Australian Grand Prix, Melbourne
APRIL
2-7
Cycling Vuelta al País Vasco, Spain
2-8
Snooker China Open, Beijing
4-15
Commonwealth Games, Gold Coast, Australia
5-8
Golf - Masters, Augusta National, Georgia
8
Formula One Chinese Grand Prix, Shanghai
13
Cricket Start of County Championship season
14
Horse racing - Grand National, Aintree
15
Formula One Bahrain Grand Prix, Sakhir
21
Start of Snooker World Championship, Sheffield
29
Formula One Azerbaijan Grand Prix, Baku
MAY
3
Cycling Tour de Yorkshire (6 May) ; Women’s Tour de Yorkshire
6
Horse racing 1,000 Guineas, Newmarket
13
Formula One Spanish Grand Prix, Barcelona
18
Athletics Great City Games, Manchester
19
Football - FA Cup final and Scottish Cup final
26
Football - Champions League final, Kiev, Ukraine
28
Start of Tennis French Open Paris, France
JUNE
14
Start of Football - World Cup, Russia
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