INTERNATIONAL
CRICKET: Sri Lanka take on Australia in a tri-series encounter in Melbourne on Friday. India and Australia square off in Sydney on Sunday and the Men in Blue complete their league engagements with a day game against Sri Lanka in Hobart on Tuesday.
England will be looking for a series-levelling win against New Zealand in the last one-dayer at Christchurch on Saturday.
South Africa begin their two-Test series against Bangladesh in Dhaka on Friday.
The U-19 World Cup continues in Kuala Lumpur.
FOOTBALL: Chelsea lock horns with Tottenham Hotspur in the English League Cup final on Sunday.
TENNIS: Qatar Open WTA meet concludes on Sunday. ATP’s San Jose Open also ends on the same day.
ATP/WTA Dubai Open begins on Monday.
ATHLETICS: Asafa Powell remains a doubtful starter for the Melbourne Track Classic GP on Thursday.
BOXING: Vladimir Klitschko takes on Sultan Ibragimov for the heavyweight title in New York on Saturday.
TABLE TENNIS: World Team Championships commence at Guangzhou in China from Sunday.
NATIONAL
FOOTBALL: The title race in the inaugural I-League between Dempo and Churchill Brothers reaches its climax with the last round fixtures to be played at various venues across the country on Saturday.
CRICKET: Duleep Trophy final between West Zone and North Zone is slated for a Saturday finish.
LOCAL/STATE
CRICKET: Basavanagudi Cup is scheduled to end on Sunday.