January
February
18-19 - Basketball: NBL finals series starts
19-21 - Laureus World Sports Awards, St Petersburg
19-22 - Golf: Johnnie Walker Classic, The Vines, Perth, WA
22 - Cricket: Interstate one-day final
26-Mar 1 - Golf: Moonah Classic, Moonah Links, Vic
26-Mar 2 - Cricket: South Africa v Australia, First Test, Johannesburg
27-Mar 1 - Motorsport: World Superbike Championships round, Phillip Island
28 - Athletics: Australian grand prix meeting, Sydney
28 - Rugby League: Pre-season, Charity Shield, South Sydney v St George-Illawarra,- ANZ Stadium
28-Mar 11 - Surfing: men’s and women’s World Championship Tour first round, Gold Coast
28 - Soccer: A-League grand final
March
1 - Rugby League: World Club Challenge, Manly v Leeds, Elland Road
5 - Athletics: Melbourne grand prix meet
5-9 - Golf: NZ PGA Championship, Clearwater Resort, Christchurch, NZ
6-10 - Cricket: South Africa v Aust, second Test, Durban
6-8 - Tennis: Davis Cup second round, Aust v Thailand, venue TBC
7 - Racing: Australian Cup, Caulfield
12-15 - Golf: NZ Open, The Hills GC, Arrowtown, NZ
13-17 - Cricket: Sheffield Shield final
13-16 - Rugby league: NRL opening round
14 - AFL: Pre-season Cup final
17-22 - Swimming: Australian swimming c’ships, Sydney
17-22 - Surf lifesaving: national championships, Perth
19-21 - Athletics: national championships, Brisbane
19-22 - Motorsport: V8 Supercars opening round, Adelaide
19-23 - Cricket: South Africa v Aust, Third Test, Cape Town
25-29 - Cycling: World track championships, Poland
26-29 - AFL: AFL opening round
26-29 - Motorsport: Australian Formula One Grand Prix, Melbourne
27 - Cricket: South Africa v Aust, Twenty20, Johannesburg
28 - Harness Racing: Inter Dominion Final, Albion Park Raceway, Brisbane
28 - Racing: Dubai World Cup, Dubai
29 - Cricket: South Africa v Aust, Twenty20, Centurion
TBC - Racing: $1 million Golden Rose, Rosehill
April
3 - Cricket: South Africa v Aust, ODI, Kingsmead
4 - Racing: Golden Slipper Day, Rosehill
4-6 - Netball: trans-Tasman championship opening round
5 - Cricket: South Africa v Aust, ODI, Centurion
9-12 - Golf: US Masters, Augusta
7-19 - Surfing: Bells Beach WCT event
9 - Cricket: South Africa v Aust, ODI, Cape Town
11 - Racing: AJC Derby Races, Randwick
11-13 - Athletics: Stawell Gift Carnival, Stawell
13 - Cricket: South Africa v Aust, ODI, Port Elizabeth
17 - Cricket: South Africa v Aust, ODI, Johannesburg
18 - Racing: AJC Doncaster Day, Randwick
18 - Racing: AJC Australian Oaks, Randwick
25 - Racing: Sydney Cup Day, Randwick
May
TBC - Cricket: Seven match ODI series Australia v Pakistan, TBC
8 - Rugby league: Aust v NZ Test, Brisbane
8 - Rugby league: NSW City v Country, Orange
8-10 - Tennis: Davis Cup third round
16 - Racing: Doomben Cup, Brisbane
22-23 - Rugby union: Super 14 semi-finals
23 - Racing: Doomben 10,000, Brisbane
24-June 7 - Tennis: French Open, Paris
30 - Rugby union: Super 14 final
30 - Racing: Queensland Oaks, Eagle Farm
June
3 - Rugby league: State of Origin I, Melbourne
5-21 - Cricket: Twenty20 World Cup, England
5-6 - Racing: English Derby Carnival, Epsom
6 - Rugby union: Aust v Barbarians, Sydney
6 - Racing: Stradbroke Handicap, Eagle Farm
6 - Soccer: World Cup qualifier, Australia v Qatar, Doha
9 - Racing: Brisbane Cup, Eagle Farm
10 - Soccer: World Cup qualifier, Australia v Bahrain, Sydney
13 - Rugby union: Aust v Italy, Canberra
17 - Soccer: World Cup qualifier, Australia v Japan, Melbourne
18-21 - Golf: US Open, Bethpage Black GC, New York
16-20 - Racing: Royal Ascot carnival, UK
20 - Rugby union: Aust v Italy, Melbourne
22-July 5 - Tennis: Wimbledon, London
24-27 - Cricket, Australia v Sussex, Hove
24 - Rugby League: State of Origin II, Sydney
July
1-4 - Cricket: Australia v England Lions, Worcester.
4-26 - Cycling: Tour de France
8-12 - Cricket: Australia v England, first Test, Cardiff.
11-13 - Netball: trans-Tasman championship semi-finals
15 - Rugby league: State of Origin III, Brisbane
16-20 - Cricket: Australia v England, second Test, Lords.
16-19 - Golf: British Open, Turnberry, Scotland
18-Aug 2 - Swimming: world championships, Rome
18 - Rugby union: Tri-Nations, Aust v NZ, Auckland
19-20 - Netball: trans-Tasman championship preliminary final
24-26 - Cricket: Australia v Northamptonshire, Northampton.
26-27 - Netball: Trans-Tasman championship grand final
30-Aug 3 - Cricket: Australia v England, third Test, Edgbaston
August
7-11 - Cricket: Australia v England, fourth Test, Headingley.
8 - Rugby union: Tri Nations, Aust v South Africa, Cape Town
9 - Athletics: City to Surf race, Sydney
13-16 - Golf: US PGA Championship, Hazeltine National
15-16 - Cricket: Australia v Kent, Canterbury.
15-23 - Athletics: world championships, Berlin
20-24 - Cricket: Australia v England, fifth Test, The Oval
22 - Rugby union: Tri-Nations, Aust v NZ, Sydney
28 - Cricket: ODI, Australia v Scotland, Edinburgh
29 - Rugby union: Tri-Nations, Aust v South Africa, Perth
30 - Cricket: Twenty20, Australia v England, Old Trafford
31-Sept 13 - Tennis: US Open, New York
TBC - Soccer: A-League season starts
September
1 - Cricket: Twenty20, Australia v England, Old Trafford.
4 - Cricket: ODI, Australia v England, The Oval
4-5 - AFL: finals series starts
5 - Rugby union: Tri-Nations, Aust v South Africa, Brisbane
6 - Cricket: ODI, Australia v England, Lord’s
9 - Cricket: ODI, Australia v England, Rose Bowl
11-13 - Rugby league: NRL finals series starts
12 - Cricket: ODI, Australia v England, Lord’s
15 - Cricket: ODI, Australia v England, Trent Bridge
17 - Cricket: ODI, Australia v England, Trent Bridge
19 - Rugby union: Tri-Nations, Aust v NZ, Wellington
20 - Cricket: ODI, Australia v England, Riverside
21 - AFL: Brownlow Medal, Melbourne
24-Oct 5 - Cricket: ICC Champions Trophy, Pakistan
26 - AFL: grand final, MCG
TBC: Champions Trophy cricket in Pakistan
October
4 - Rugby league: NRL grand final, Sydney
8-11 - Motorsport: V8 Supercars round 10, Bathurst 1000, NSW
10 - Triathlon: Ironman world championship, Hawaii
12-18 - Cycling: Herald Sun Tour, Victoria
17 - Racing: Caulfield Cup, Caulfield
18 - Motorsport: Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix, Phillip Island
22-25 - Motorsport: V8 Supercars round 11 and A1 Grand Prix, Gold Coast
24 - Racing: Cox Plate, Moonee Valley
31 - Racing: Derby Day, Flemington
TBC - Cricket: Australia v India ODI series (7 ODIs), India
November
3 - Racing: Melbourne Cup, Flemington
5 - Racing: VRC Oaks, Flemington
5-7 - Motorsport: V8 Supercars Rd 12, Desert 400, Bahrain
6-7 - Racing: Breeders Cup races, California
7 - Racing: Emirates Stakes, Flemington
7-8 - Tennis: Fed Cup final, TBC
TBC - Golf: Australian Masters, Victoria
TBC - AFL national draft
TBC - Racing: Japan Cup, Tokyo
TBC - Rugby union: Wallabies’ European spring Tour
TBC - Rugby league: Kangaroos in Four Nations tournament, Europe
December
4-6 - Tennis: Davis Cup final, TBC
26 - Sailing: Start of Sydney to Hobart yacht race
26-30 - Cricket: Boxing Day Test, MCG
TBC - Golf: Australian PGA Championship, Coolum
TBC - Golf: Aust Open Championship, NSW GC, Sydney
TBC - Racing: Hong Kong International Race Day
TBC - Cricket: Aust v West Indies Test series (3 Tests)