INTERNATIONAL
GOLF: PGA Players Championship begins at Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida  on Thursday. European Tour’s Italian Open starts the same day.

MOTOR RACING: Fresh from his win at the Spanish Grand Prix, Ferrari’s Kimi Raikkonen will be looking to continue the form into the Turkish GP at Istanbul on Sunday.

ATHLETICS: Super Grand Prix will be held at Doha, Qatar on Friday. The Osaka Grand Prix will take place on Saturday.

CYCLING: Giro d'Italia will commence on Saturday.

BOXING: Junior Witter  will face off with Timothy Bradley for the WBC light-welterweight title in Nottingham Arena, England on Saturday.

SOCCER: Manchester United are almost certain to retain the English Premier League that concludes on Sunday. In the last round of matches, United meet Vigan in an away match while Chelsea lock horns with Bolton.

TENNIS: ATP Hamburg Masters will kick off on Monday while WTA Italian Open begins on the same day in Rome.

NATIONAL
CRICKET: Struggling Bangalore Royal Challengers clash with Kolkata Knight Riders, who have lost four games on the trot, in an Indian Premier League match in Kolkata on Thursday. Chennai will look to regain their winning streak against Delhi Daredevils in Delhi the same day. Table-toppers Rajasthan Royals run into Deccan Chargers in Jaipur on Friday while Chennai return home to quell the challenge of the high-flying Kings XI Punjab. Knight Riders travel to Hyderabad to take on Chargers on Saturday while the Challengers lock horns with Kings XI in Mohali on Sunday. Knight Riders will play host to Delhi on Monday as will Mumbai to Chennai on Tuesday. Kings XI will look to exact their revenge against Royals in Mohali the same day. Daredevils will be hard to overcome when they host Chargers in Delhi on Wednesday. 

LOCAL/ STATE
HOCKEY: 12th Kodava Hockey Festival for the Alamengada Cup concludes on Monday in Punnampet, Kodagu.