AFP Sports Diary for September 12 to October 9: Saturday, September 12 FOOTBALL: English Premier League, Spanish La Liga and Dutch league seasons begin TENNIS: US Open in New York (until September 13) CYCLING: Tour de France (until Sept 20); Tirreno-Adriatico (ends Sept 14) TENNIS: WTA at Istanbul (ends Sept 13); ATP at Kitzbuehel (ends Sept 13) GOLF: ANA Inspiration, women's major Rancho Mirage (California); US PGA Tour Safeway Open, Napa (California); Portugal Masters (all end Sept 13) RACING: St Leger at Doncaster Sunday, September 13 CRICKET: England v Australia at Manchester, 2nd ODI (day/night) MOTOGP: San Marino Grand Prix, Misano TENNIS: US Open in New York (ends) CYCLING: Tour de France (until Sept 20); Tirreno-Adriatico (ends Sept 14) TENNIS: WTA at Istanbul, ATP Kitzbuehel (end) GOLF: ANA Inspiration, women's major Rancho Mirage (California); US PGA Tour Safeway Open, Napa (California); Portugal Masters (all end) FORMULA ONE: Tuscan GP, Mugello Monday, September 14 TENNIS: ATP and WTA at Rome (until Sept 21) CYCLING: Tour de France (until Sept 20); Tirreno-Adriatico (ends) Tuesday September 15 TENNIS: ATP and WTA at Rome (until Sept 21) CYCLING: Tour de France (until Sept 20) FOOTBALL: UEFA Champions League third qualifying round Wednesday, September 16 CRICKET: England v Australia at Manchester, 3rd ODI (day/night) TENNIS: ATP and WTA at Rome (until Sept 21) CYCLING: Tour de France (until Sept 20) ATHLETICS: Former head of world athletics Lamine Diack to be sentenced in French court FOOTBALL: UEFA Champions League third qualifying round Thursday, September 17 TENNIS: ATP and WTA at Rome (until Sept 21) CYCLING: Tour de France (until Sept 20) FOOTBALL: UEFA Europa League second qualifying round ATHLETICS: Rome/Naples Diamond League GOLF: USPGA and EPGA at US Open, Winged Foot, New York; LPGA Portland Classic Portland; EPGA at Portugal Masters, Obidos (until Sept 20) Friday, September 18 TENNIS: ATP and WTA at Rome (until Sept 21) CYCLING: Tour de France (until Sept 20) FOOTBALL: German Bundesliga season starts RALLYING: Rally of Turkey (until Sept 20) RUGBY UNION: European Challenge Cup quarter-final GOLF: USPGA and EPGA at US Open, Winged Foot, New York; LPGA Portland Classic Portland; EPGA at Portugal Masters, Obidos (until Sept 20) Saturday, September 19 TENNIS: ATP and WTA at Rome (until Sept 21) CYCLING: Tour de France (until Sept 20) RUGBY UNION: European Champions Cup quarter-finals; European Challenge Cup quarter-finals GOLF: USPGA and EPGA at US Open, Winged Foot, New York; LPGA Portland Classic Portland; EPGA at Portugal Masters, Obidos (until Sept 20) RALLYING: Rally of Turkey (until Sept 20) MOTOR RACING: Le Mans 24 Hours (until Sept 20) FOOTBALL: Start of Italian Serie A season CRICKET: IPL in UAE (until Nov 10) Sunday, September 20 TENNIS: ATP and WTA at Rome (until Sept 21) CYCLING: Tour de France (ends) RUGBY UNION: European Champions Cup quarter-finals; European Challenge Cup quarter-finals GOLF: USPGA and EPGA at US Open, Winged Foot, New York; LPGA Portland Classic Portland; EPGA at Portugal Masters, Obidos (end) RALLYING: Rally of Turkey (ends) MOTOR RACING: Le Mans 24 Hours (ends) MOTOR CYCLING: Emilia-Romagna MotoGP at Misano CRICKET: IPL in UAE (until Nov 10) Monday, September 21 TENNIS: ATP and WTA at Rome (ends); ATP at Hamburg; WTA at Strasbourg (until Sept 26) CRICKET: IPL in UAE (until Nov 10); England Women v West Indies Women at Derby, 1st T20I Tuesday, September 22 TENNIS: ATP at Hamburg; WTA at Strasbourg (until Sept 26) FOOTBALL: UEFA Champions League play-off first legs CRICKET: IPL in UAE (until Nov 10) Wednesday, September 23 TENNIS: ATP at Hamburg; WTA at Strasbourg (until Sept 26) FOOTBALL: UEFA Champions League play-off first legs CRICKET: IPL in UAE (until Nov 10); England Women v West Indies Women at Derby, 2nd T20I Thursday, September 24 TENNIS: ATP at Hamburg; WTA at Strasbourg (until Sept 26) FOOTBALL: UEFA Super Cup, Budapest; UEFA Europa League 2020/21 third qualifying round GOLF: US PGA Tour, Corales Puntacana Resort & Club Championship, Punta Cana, Dominican Republic; European Tour at Irish Open, Ballymena (end Sept 27) CRICKET: IPL in UAE (until Nov 10) CYCLING: World championships, Imola (until Sept 27) Friday, September 25 TENNIS: ATP at Hamburg; WTA at Strasbourg (until Sept 26) GOLF: US PGA Tour, Corales Puntacana Resort & Club Championship, Punta Cana, Dominican Republic; European Tour at Irish Open, Ballymena (end Sept 27) ATHLETICS: Doha Diamond League CYCLING: World championships, Imola (until Sept 27) Saturday, September 26 TENNIS: ATP at Hamburg; WTA at Strasbourg (end) GOLF: US PGA Tour, Corales Puntacana Resort & Club Championship, Punta Cana, Dominican Republic; European Tour at Irish Open, Ballymena (end Sept 27) CRICKET: IPL in UAE (until Nov 10); Australia Women v New Zealand Women at Brisbane, 1st T20I, England Women v West Indies Women at Derby, 3rd T20I RUGBY UNION: European Cup Champions Cup semi-finals; European Challenge Cup semi-finals CYCLING: World championships, Imola (until Sept 27) Sunday, September 27 TENNIS: ATP and WTA at French Open at Roland Garros (until Oct 11) GOLF: US PGA Tour, Corales Puntacana Resort & Club Championship, Punta Cana, Dominican Republic; European Tour at Irish Open, Ballymena (end) CRICKET: IPL in UAE (until Nov 10); Australia Women v New Zealand Women at Brisbane, 2nd T20I FORMULA ONE: Russian Grand Prix, Sochi MOTOR CYCLING: Catalunya MotoGP, Barcelona RUGBY UNION: European Champions Cup semi-finals; European Challenge Cup semi-finals CYCLING: World championships, Imola (end) Monday, September 28 TENNIS: ATP and WTA at French Open at Roland Garros (until Oct 11) CRICKET: IPL in UAE (until Nov 10); England Women v West Indies Women at Derby, 4th T20I Tuesday, September 29 TENNIS: ATP and WTA at French Open at Roland Garros (until Oct 11) FOOTBALL: UEFA Champions League play-off second legs CYCLING: Binck Bank Tour (until Oct 3) Wednesday, September 30 TENNIS: ATP and WTA at French Open at Roland Garros (until Oct 11) CRICKET: IPL in UAE (until Nov 10); Australia Women v New Zealand Women at Brisbane, 3rd T20I; England Women v West Indies Women at Derby, 5th T20I FOOTBALL: UEFA Champions League play-off second legs BASKETBALL: Start of NBA Finals CYCLING: Binck Bank Tour (until Oct 3) Thursday, October 1 TENNIS: ATP and WTA at French Open at Roland Garros (until Oct 11) CRICKET: IPL in UAE (until Nov 10) GOLF: EPGA at Scottish Open at North Berwick; USPGA at Sanderson Farms Championship, Jackson, Mississippi (until Oct 4) FOOTBALL: UEFA Europa League 2020/21 play-offs; UEFA Champions League group-stage draw CYCLING: Binck Bank Tour (until Oct 3) Friday, October 2 TENNIS: ATP and WTA at French Open at Roland Garros (until Oct 11) CRICKET: IPL in UAE (until Nov 10) GOLF: EPGA at Scottish Open at North Berwick; USPGA at Sanderson Farms Championship, Jackson, Mississippi; LPGA at Shoprite Classic, New Jersey (end Oct 4) FOOTBALL: UEFA Europa League group-stage draw CYCLING: Binck Bank Tour (until Oct 3) Saturday, October 3 TENNIS: ATP and WTA at French Open at Roland Garros (until Oct 11) CRICKET: IPL in UAE (until Nov 10) GOLF: EPGA at Scottish Open at North Berwick; USPGA at Sanderson Farms Championship, Jackson, Mississippi; LPGA at Shoprite Classic, New Jersey (end Oct 4) CYCLING: Giro d'Italia (Until Oct 25); Binck Bank Tour (ends) Sunday, October 4 TENNIS: ATP and WTA at French Open at Roland Garros (until Oct 11) CYCLING: Giro d'Italia (Until Oct 25); Liege-Bastogne-Liege GOLF: EPGA at Scottish Open at North Berwick; USPGA at Sanderson Farms Championship, Jackson, Mississippi; LPGA at Shoprite Classic, New Jersey (end) RACING: Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe at Paris Longchamp CRICKET: IPL in UAE (until Nov 10) GOLF: EPGA at Scottish Open at North Berwick; USPGA at Sanderson Farms Championship, Jackson, Mississippi; LPGA at Shoprite Classic, New Jersey (end) Monday, October 5 TENNIS: ATP and WTA at French Open at Roland Garros (until Oct 11) CYCLING: Giro d'Italia (Until Oct 25) CRICKET: IPL in UAE (until Nov 10) Tuesday, October 6 TENNIS: ATP and WTA at French Open at Roland Garros (until Oct 11) CYCLING: Giro d'Italia (Until Oct 25) CRICKET: IPL in UAE (until Nov 10) Wednesday, October 7 TENNIS: ATP and WTA at French Open at Roland Garros (until Oct 11) CYCLING: Giro d'Italia (Until Oct 25) CRICKET: IPL in UAE (until Nov 10) Thursday, October 8 TENNIS: ATP and WTA at French Open at Roland Garros (until Oct 11) CYCLING: Giro d'Italia (Until Oct 25) CRICKET: IPL in UAE (until Nov 10) GOLF: BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth (until Oct 11); US PGA Tour at TPC Summerlin, Las Vegas (until Oct 11); Women's PGA Championship at Aronimink, Pennsylvania (until Oct 11) RALLYING: Rally of Italy (until Oct 11) Friday, October 9 TENNIS: ATP and WTA at French Open at Roland Garros (until Oct 11) CYCLING: Giro d'Italia (Until Oct 25) CRICKET: IPL in UAE (until Nov 10) GOLF: BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth (until Oct 11); US PGA Tour at TPC Summerlin, Las Vegas (until Oct 11); Women's PGA Championship at Aronimink, Pennsylvania (until Oct 11) RALLYING: Rally of Italy (until Oct 11) afp