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August is always the unofficial end of summer as well as the the beginning and end of some sports seasons. For instance, the final major of the tennis season starts in August with the US Open while the first few games of the college football season are also played during August. As one sport ends, another always begins.
August also brings us one of the big cycling events of the year with the Tour de Spain. We’ll also have some big NASCAR races this month, but just one F1 race with the Hungarian Grand Prix.
We also have one of the biggest golf events of the year with the Tour Championship starting on August 22nd. This month is also host to one of the biggest WWE events of the year, SummerSlam, and then later this month their rival promotion AEW will hold All Out.
There are plenty of sporting events throughout the month of August, let’s take a look at the complete schedule.
Baseball:
Baseball is in the thick of the season and the August 31 waiver trade deadline is the last chance for teams to add to their playoff rosters.
August 18th: MLB Little League Classic – Cubs vs. Pirates
August is also the month of the Little League World Series.
August 16-25: Little League World Series
Basketball:
With the WNBA season ending in September, these are some of the last chances for teams to get their playoff seeding locked in. Some key match-ups in August:
August 2: Washington at Seattle
August 13: Atlanta at Las Vegas
August 22: Dallas at Minnesota
August 27: Connecticut at Seattle
August also sees the start of the 2019 FIBA World Cup that runs until September 15th.
August 31: 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup Begins
Boxing:
August 2: Yomar Alamo vs. Miguel Angel Martinez
August 3: Michael Conlan vs. Vladimir Nikitin
August 3: Chris Arreola vs. Adam Kownacki
August 10: Antonio Orozco vs. Vergil Ortiz Jr.
August 14: Tim Tszyu vs. Dwight Ritchie
August 17: Ivana Habazin vs. Claressa Shields
August 24: Brandon Figueroa vs. Javier Nicolas Chacon
August 24: Jonathan Gonzalez vs. Kosei Tanaka
August 31: Peter Quillin vs. Caleb Truax
Cricket:
2019 Ashes series
August 1-5: England vs. Australia, first test
August 14-18: England vs. Australia, second test
August 22-26: England vs. Australia, third test
Cycling:
August 24-September 15: 2019 Vuelta a Espana (Grand Tour #3)
August 28-September 1: Mountain Bike World Championships
Darts:
August 30-September 1: 2019 World Trophy in Preston
Football:
The 2019 NCAA Football season starts on August with some great games early in the schedule.
August 24: Florida vs. University of Miami-Florida
August 29: Utah at Brigham Young
August 31: Fresno State at Southern California
August 31: Northwestern at Stanford
August 31: Auburn vs. Oregon
Golf:
PGA
August 1-4: Wyndham Championship
August 8-11: The Northern Trust
August 15-18: BMW Championship
August 22-25: Tour Championship
European Tour
August 15-18: D+D Real Czech Masters
August 22-25: Scandinavian Invitation
August 29-September 1: Omega European Masters
LPGA
August 1-4: AIG Women’s British Open
August 8-11: Aberdeen Standard Investments Ladies Scottish Open
August 22-25: CO Women’s Open
August 29-September 1: Cambia Portland Classic
Champions Tour
August 16-18: DICK’s Sporting Goods Open
August 23-25: Boeing Classic
August 30-September 1: Shaw Charity Classic
Horse Racing:
August 17: Breeders’ Stakes at Woodbine (Canadian Triple Crown)
Mixed Martial Arts:
August 3: UFC Fight Night: Newark
August 10: UFC Fight Night: Montevideo
August 17: UFC 241
August 31: UFC Fight Night: Shenzen
Motor Sports:
NASCAR
August 4: Go Bowling at The Glen
August 11: Consumers Energy 400
August 17: Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race
F1
August 4: Hungarian Grand Prix
Motorsport
August 25: British MotoGP
Rugby:
August 24: Challenge Cup Final
Rugby Union
August 10: Ireland v Italy
August 11: England v Wales
August 17: Wales v England
August 17: France v Scotland
August 31: Wales v Ireland
August 31: Georgia v Scotland
Soccer:
August 2-14: 2019 West Asian Football Federation Championship
Tennis:
The final Grand Slam event of the year starts in August as the US Open kicks off in New York. The tournament will end on September 2nd.
August 26-September 2: U.S. Open
Week of August 5: WTA Canadian Open Toronto
Week of August 5: ATP Canadian Open Montreal
Week of August 12: WTA Cincinnati Open
Week of August 12: ATP Cincinnati Masters
Week of August 19: ATP Winston-Salem Open
Week of August 19: WTA Bronx International New York
Wrestling:
August 10: NXT TakeOver: Toronto
August 11: WWE SummerSlam
August 31: NXT UK TakeOver: Cardiff
August 31: AEW All Out
