AFP Sports diary from August 31 to September 27:

Saturday, August 31

TENNIS: ATP and WTA at US Open (ends Sept 9)

CYCLING: Tour of Spain (ends Sept 15)

JUDO: World Championships in Rio de Janeiro (ends Sept 1)

GOLF: EPGA at Wales Open, Celtic Manor; USPGA at Deutsche Bank Championship, Norton, Massachusetts, LPGA at Portland, Oregon (end Sept 1)

CRICKET: Zimbabwe v Pakistan at Harare, 3rd ODI; England v Australia at Chester-le-Street, 2nd T20I

ROWING: World championships, Chungju, South Korea (until Sept 1)

Sunday, September 1

TENNIS: ATP and WTA at US Open (ends Sept 9)

CYCLING: Tour of Spain (ends Sept 15)

JUDO: World Championships in Rio de Janeiro (ends)

GOLF: EPGA at Wales Open, Celtic Manor; USPGA at Deutsche Bank Championship, Norton, Massachusetts, LPGA at Portland, Oregon (end)

ROWING: World championships, Chungju, South Korea (ends)

MOTOR CYCLING: British MotoGP, Silverstone

Monday, September 2

TENNIS: ATP and WTA at US Open (ends Sept 9)

CYCLING: Tour of Spain (ends Sept 15)

Tuesday, September 3

TENNIS: ATP and WTA at US Open (ends Sept 9)

CYCLING: Tour of Spain (ends Sept 15)

CRICKET: Zimbabwe v Pakistan at Harare, 1st Test - Day 1; Ireland v England at Dublin, Only ODI; Scotland v Australia at Edinburgh, Only ODI

RUGBY UNION: Celtic League season starts

Wednesday, September 4

TENNIS: ATP and WTA at US Open (ends Sept 9)

CYCLING: Tour of Spain (ends Sept 15)

CRICKET: Zimbabwe v Pakistan at Harare, 1st Test - Day 2

BASKETBALL: Eurobasket, Slovenia (until Sept 22)

Thursday, September 5

TENNIS: ATP and WTA at US Open (ends Sept 9)

CYCLING: Tour of Spain (ends Sept 15)

CRICKET: Zimbabwe v Pakistan at Harare, 1st Test - Day 3

GOLF: EPGA at European Masters, Crans Montana, Switzerland (until Sept 8)

BASKETBALL: Eurobasket, Slovenia (until Sept 22)

Friday, September 6

TENNIS: ATP and WTA at US Open (ends Sept 9)

CYCLING: Tour of Spain (ends Sept 15)

FOOTBALL: World Cup qualifiers

CRICKET: Zimbabwe v Pakistan at Harare, 1st Test - Day 4; England v Australia at Leeds, 1st ODI

ATHLETICS: Brussels Diamond League meeting

RUGBY UNION: English Premiership season starts

GOLF: EPGA at European Masters, Crans Montana, Switzerland (until Sept 8)

BASKETBALL: Eurobasket, Slovenia (until Sept 22)

Saturday, September 7

FOOTBALL: World Cup qualifiers

OLYMPICS: IOC meets in Rio to select hosts of 2020 Olympics

TENNIS: ATP and WTA at US Open (ends Sept 9)

CYCLING: Tour of Spain (ends Sept 15)

CRICKET: Zimbabwe v Pakistan at Harare, 1st Test - Day 5

GOLF: EPGA at European Masters, Crans Montana, Switzerland (until Sept 8)

RUGBY UNION: Rugby Championship - New Zealand v Argentina, Australia v South Africa

YACHTING: America's Cup, San Francisco (until Sept 21)

BASKETBALL: Eurobasket, Slovenia (until Sept 22)

Sunday, September 8

FOOTBALL: World Cup qualifiers

TENNIS: ATP and WTA at US Open (ends Sept 9)

CYCLING: Tour of Spain (ends Sept 15)

CRICKET: England v Australia at Manchester, 2nd ODI; Ireland v Scotland at Belfast, ODI

FORMULA ONE: Italian GP, Monza

YACHTING: America's Cup, San Francisco (until Sept 21)

GOLF: EPGA at European Masters, Crans Montana, Switzerland (ends)

BASKETBALL: Eurobasket, Slovenia (until Sept 22)

Monday, September 9

TENNIS: ATP and WTA at US Open (ends); WTA at Quebec and Tashkent (until Sept 15)

CYCLING: Tour of Spain (ends Sept 15)

YACHTING: America's Cup, San Francisco (until Sept 21)

BASKETBALL: Eurobasket, Slovenia (until Sept 22)

Tuesday, September 10

FOOTBALL: World Cup qualifiers

TENNIS: WTA at Quebec and Tashkent (until Sept 15)

CYCLING: Tour of Spain (ends Sept 15)

YACHTING: America's Cup, San Francisco (until Sept 21)

OLYMPICS: IOC votes in new president in Rio

CRICKET: Zimbabwe v Pakistan at Bulawayo, 2nd Test - Day 1

BASKETBALL: Eurobasket, Slovenia (until Sept 22)

Wednesday, September 11

TENNIS: WTA at Quebec and Tashkent (until Sept 15)

CYCLING: Tour of Spain (ends Sept 15)

CRICKET: Zimbabwe v Pakistan at Bulawayo, 2nd Test - Day 2; England v Australia at Birmingham, 3rd ODI

RACING: St Leger meeting, Doncaster (until Sept 14)

BASKETBALL: Eurobasket, Slovenia (until Sept 22)

YACHTING: America's Cup, San Francisco (until Sept 21)

Thursday, September 12

TENNIS: WTA at Quebec and Tashkent (until Sept 15)

CYCLING: Tour of Spain (ends Sept 15)

CRICKET: Zimbabwe v Pakistan at Bulawayo, 2nd Test - Day 3

RACING: St Leger meeting, Doncaster (until Sept 14)

GOLF: EPGA at Dutch Open, Zandvoort, USPGA at Lake Forest, Illinois, USLPGA at The Evian Championship, France; Asian Tour at Linkou, Taiwan (until Sept 15)

BASKETBALL: Eurobasket, Slovenia (until Sept 22)

YACHTING: America's Cup, San Francisco (until Sept 21)

Friday, September 13

TENNIS: Davis Cup semi-finals: Serbia v Canada and Czech Republic v Argentina, World Group play-offs; WTA at Quebec and Tashkent (until Sept 15)

CYCLING: Tour of Spain (ends Sept 15)

CRICKET: Zimbabwe v Pakistan at Bulawayo, 2nd Test - Day 4

RACING: St Leger meeting, Doncaster (until Sept 14)

GOLF: EPGA at Dutch Open, Zandvoort, USPGA at Lake Forest, Illinois, USLPGA at The Evian Championship, France; Asian Tour at Linkou, Taiwan (until Sept 15)

BASKETBALL: Eurobasket, Slovenia (until Sept 22)

RALLYING: Rally of Australia (until Sept 15)

YACHTING: America's Cup, San Francisco (until Sept 21)

Saturday, September 14

TENNIS: Davis Cup semi-finals: Serbia v Canada and Czech Republic v Argentina, World Group play-offs; WTA at Quebec and Tashkent (until Sept 15)

CYCLING: Tour of Spain (ends Sept 15)

CRICKET: Zimbabwe v Pakistan at Bulawayo, 2nd Test - Day 5; England v Australia at Cardiff, 4th ODI

RACING: St Leger meeting, Doncaster (ends)

GOLF: EPGA at Dutch Open, Zandvoort, USPGA at Lake Forest, Illinois, USLPGA at The Evian Championship, France; Asian Tour at Linkou, Taiwan (until Sept 15)

RUGBY UNION: Rugby Championship - Australia v Argentina, Perth; New Zealand v South Africa, Auckland

BASKETBALL: Eurobasket, Slovenia (until Sept 22)

RALLYING: Rally of Australia (until Sept 15)

YACHTING: America's Cup, San Francisco (until Sept 21)

Sunday, September 15

TENNIS: Davis Cup semi-finals: Serbia v Canada and Czech Republic v Argentina, World Group play-offs; WTA at Quebec and Tashkent (end)

CYCLING: Tour of Spain (end); Tour of Britain (until Sept 22)

GOLF: EPGA at Dutch Open, Zandvoort, USPGA at Lake Forest, Illinois, USLPGA at The Evian Championship, France; Asian Tour at Linkou, Taiwan (end)

BASKETBALL: Eurobasket, Slovenia (until Sept 22)

RALLYING: Rally of Australia (until Sept 15)

MOTOR CYCLING: San Marino Grand Prix, Rimini

YACHTING: America's Cup, San Francisco (until Sept 21)

Monday, September 16

TENNIS: ATP at Metz and St Petersburg; WTA at Guangzhou and Seoul (until Sept 22)

CRICKET: England v Australia at Southampton, 5th ODI

BASKETBALL: Eurobasket, Slovenia (until Sept 22)

CYCLING: Tour of Britain (until Sept 22)

YACHTING: America's Cup, San Francisco (until Sept 21)

Tuesday, September 17

FOOTBALL: European Champions League, group stage, matchday 1

TENNIS: ATP at Metz and St Petersburg; WTA at Guangzhou and Seoul (until Sept 22)

BASKETBALL: Eurobasket, Slovenia (until Sept 22)

CYCLING: Tour of Britain (until Sept 22)

YACHTING: America's Cup, San Francisco (until Sept 21)

Wednesday, September 18

FOOTBALL: European Champions League, group stage, matchday 1, AFC Champions League quarter-finals, second legs.

TENNIS: ATP at Metz and St Petersburg; WTA at Guangzhou and Seoul (until Sept 22)

BASKETBALL: Eurobasket, Slovenia (until Sept 22)

CYCLING: Tour of Britain (until Sept 22)

YACHTING: America's Cup, San Francisco (until Sept 21)

Thursday, September 19

FOOTBALL: Europa League, group stage, matchday 1

TENNIS: ATP at Metz and St Petersburg; WTA at Guangzhou and Seoul (until Sept 22)

BASKETBALL: Eurobasket, Slovenia (until Sept 22)

CYCLING: Tour of Britain (until Sept 22)

YACHTING: America's Cup, San Francisco (until Sept 21)

GOLF: EPGA at Italian Open, Turin; USPGA at Tour Championship, Atlanta (until Sept 22)

Friday, September 20

TENNIS: ATP at Metz and St Petersburg; WTA at Guangzhou and Seoul (until Sept 22)

BASKETBALL: Eurobasket, Slovenia (until Sept 22)

CYCLING: Tour of Britain (until Sept 22)

YACHTING: America's Cup, San Francisco (until Sept 21)

GOLF: EPGA at Italian Open, Turin; USPGA at Tour Championship, Atlanta (until Sept 22)

Saturday, September 21

TENNIS: ATP at Metz and St Petersburg; WTA at Guangzhou and Seoul (until Sept 22)

BASKETBALL: Eurobasket, Slovenia (until Sept 22)

CYCLING: Tour of Britain (until Sept 22)

GOLF: EPGA at Italian Open, Turin; USPGA at Tour Championship, Atlanta (until Sept 22)

YACHTING: America's Cup, San Francisco (ends)

Sunday, September 22

TENNIS: ATP at Metz and St Petersburg; WTA at Guangzhou and Seoul (end)

FORMULA ONE: Singapore Grand Prix

BASKETBALL: Eurobasket, Slovenia (ends)

CYCLING: Tour of Britain (ends), UCI Road World Championships in Florence, Italy (until Sept 29)

GOLF: EPGA at Italian Open, Turin; USPGA at Tour Championship, Atlanta (end)

Monday, September 23

TENNIS: ATP at Kuala Lumpur and Bangkok (end Sept 29), WTA at Ningbo, China (ends Sept 27) and Tokyo (ends Sept 28)

CYCLING: Tour of Britain (ends), UCI Road World Championships in Florence, Italy (until Sept 29)

Tuesday, September 24

TENNIS: ATP at Kuala Lumpur and Bangkok (end Sept 29), WTA at Ningbo, China (ends Sept 27) and Tokyo (ends Sept 28)

CYCLING: UCI Road World Championships in Florence, Italy (until Sept 29)

Wednesday, September 25

FOOTBALL: AFC Champions League semi-finals, first legs.

TENNIS: ATP at Kuala Lumpur and Bangkok (end Sept 29), WTA at Ningbo, China (ends Sept 27) and Tokyo (ends Sept 28)

CYCLING: UCI Road World Championships in Florence, Italy (until Sept 29)

Thursday, September 26

GOLF: EPGA at Alfred Dunhill Links Championship, Scotland; Asian Tour at Osaka, Japan (end Sept 29)

TENNIS: ATP at Kuala Lumpur and Bangkok (end Sept 29), WTA at Ningbo, China (ends Sept 27) and Tokyo (ends Sept 28)

CYCLING: UCI Road World Championships in Florence, Italy (until Sept 29)

Friday, September 27

GOLF: EPGA at Alfred Dunhill Links Championship, Scotland; Asian Tour at Osaka, Japan (end Sept 29)

TENNIS: ATP at Kuala Lumpur and Bangkok (end Sept 29), WTA at Ningbo, China (ends) and Tokyo (ends Sept 28)

CYCLING: UCI Road World Championships in Florence, Italy (until Sept 29)