Offside DIARY DATES
5th-6th: Horseracing - The Guineas Festival, Newmarket
(
www.britishhorseracing.com)
5th: Football - Final round of games in the English Football League (
www.efl.com)
10th-13th: Golf - The Players Championship, TPS Sawgrass, Florida (
www.pga.com)
12th: Rugby - European Rugby Champions Cup Final, Bilbao, Spain (
www.epcrugby.com)
13th: Football - Final round of games in the Premier League (
www.premierleague.com)
16th: Football - UEFA Europa League Final, Parc Olympique Lyonnais, France (
www.uefa.com)
1st-5th: Cricket - England v Pakistan, 2nd Test Match, Headingley (
www.ecb.co.uk)
2nd: Horseracing - The Epsom Derby, Epsom
(
www.britishhorseracing.com)
2nd-3rd: Rugby - England 2018 HSBC London Sevens, Twickenham (
www.worldrugby.org)
9th-17th: Tennis - Nottingham Open, Nottingham Tennis Centre (
www.lta.org.uk)
10th: Cricket - Scotland v England, One Day International, The Grange, Edinburgh (
www.ecb.co.uk)
13th-27th: Cricket - England v Australia, One Day International Series, various venues (
www.ecb.co.uk)
14th-17th: Golf - US Open Shinnecock Hills Golf Club, New York (
www.pga.com)
2nd-15th July: Tennis - The Championships, All England Lawn Tennis Club, Wimbledon (
www.wimbledon.com)
3rd: Cricket - England v India, International T20, Emirates Old Trafford (
www.ecb.co.uk)
6th-17th: Cricket - England v India, International T20 series, various venues (
www.ecb.co.uk)
12th-14th: Horseracing - Moet & Chandon July Festival, Newmarket (
www.britishhorseracing.com)
14th-17th: Golf - The Scottish Open, Gullane Golf Club, East Lothian (
www.europeantour.com)
19th-22nd: Golf - The Open, Carnoustie (
www.randa.org)
21st-5th August: Hockey World Cup, Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre, London (
www.fih.ch)
26th-29th: Golf - Senior Open Championship, St Andrews (
www.randa.org)
26th-29th: Golf - Ladies Scottish Open, Gullane Golf Club (
www.lpga.com)
31st-4th August: Horseracing - Glorious Goodwood
(
www.britishhorseracing.com)
“Just been asked by a member why he couldn’t play golf. Not sure he liked my reply... I said ‘is it because you’re crap?’” One greenkeeper’s response when asked about the course being closed due to snow.
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We’ll have to keep a few copies of Wisden now that she's on the cover.” England women’s captain Heather Knight delights in Anja Shrubsole appearing on the front cover of Wisden; the first female cricketer to do so.
14th-15th July: Football - World Cup, Russia (
www.fifa.com)
16th-24th: Tennis - Birmingham Classic, Edgbaston Priory Tennis Club (
www.lta.org.uk)
18th-24th: Tennis - The Queen’s Club Championships (
www.lta.org.uk)
19th-23rd: Horseracing - Royal Ascot (
www.britishhorseracing.com)
22nd-30th: Tennis - Eastbourne International, Devonshire Park, Eastbourne (
www.lta.org.uk)
28th-1st July: Golf - KMPG Women's PGA Championship, Kemper Lakes Golf Club, Illinois (
www.lpga.com)
28th-1st July: Golf - US Senior Open, Newport Beach Country Club, California (
www.pga.com)
“I really admire Machenaud; he’s a great player. And he has great hair as well.” England scrum- half Danny Care analyses his French opposite number, Maxime Machenau.
“Now he is looking outdated in the way his team plays and the way other teams play.” Chris Sutton lays in to Jose Mourinho; the man that won two trophies in the 2016-17 season!
Didn’t know you were still playing! Congratulations on an amazing career and thank you for having a positive impact on mine too. That’s the last time I’m being nice to you.” Freddie Flintoff ‘congratulates’ Kevin Pietersen on his career.
"Now people might stop asking me when I'm going to retire - that’s the best thing about it.” The inimitable Laura Davies on her resurgent form and second place finish in the LPGA Founders Cup at the age of 54.
19th: Football - FA Cup Final, Wembley (
www.thefa.com)
19th: Football - Scottish Cup Final, Hampden (
www.scottishfa.com)
24th: Cricket - England v Pakistan, 1st Test Match, Lord’s (
www.ecb.co.uk)
24th-27th: Golf - BMW Championship, Wentworth (
www.europeantour.com)
26th: Football - Champions League Final, Kiev, Russia (
www.uefa.com)
27th-10th June: Tennis - French Open, Roland Garros, Paris. (
www.rolandgarros.com)
Quote me happy
“I think the courtesy car made a world record from the hotel to the golf course.” Spanish golfer Pablo Larrazabal made it from hotel to tee in just thirty-four minutes - including a shower - after missing his alarm call.
It’s the ugly Australian when it gets a bit chippy chirpy on the field... the spirit of the game is in the hands of the captains.” TMS’s Australian commentator Jim Maxwell discusses the De Kock/Warner skirmish.
“If I was riding beside someone, they'd have to really look to see if I was a girl or a boy. It’s only the people in the media that want to make a story out of it.” Lizzie Kelly is annoyed by the ‘female jockey’ label.
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