CALENDAR
SPORTS FIXTURES PACK IN THE PATRONS WITH THE SPORT ON LIVE AND LOUD. HERE ARE YOUR JUNE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE MONTH AHEAD, INCLUDING THE ICC CRICKET WORLD CUP AND SUPER RUGBY FINAL ROUNDS.
CRICKET
TENNIS
The ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 is underway, featuring a round-robin format and massive clashes against hosts England. Australia play: When: All times 7:30pm except where shown. Wed 12 Jun v Pakistan; Sat 15 Jun v Sri Lanka; Thu 20 Jun v Bangladesh; Tue 25 Jun v England; Sat 29 Jun v New Zealand 10:30pm; and Sat 6 Jul v South Africa 10:30pm. Concludes in July. Channel: Fox Cricket. Australia games, semi-finals and final, Fox Cricket and Channel 9
Grass court action gets underway at England’s home of tennis. The countdown to 2019 Wimbledon begins with qualifying from Mon 24 June with the main tournament underway from Mon 1 July. When: Qualifying (all 8pm) 24–27 June Channel: Fox Sports (plus Channel 7 for Wimbledon 2019)
AFL
UNION
There are Thursday night thrillers throughout June including a tripletreat over consecutive weeks along with packed schedules each Friday, Saturday and Sunday. When: (All 7:50pm), Thu 13 June Adelaide v Richmond; Thu 20 June West Coast v Essendon; and Thu 27 June Essendon v GWS Giants Channel: Fox Footy, Channel 7 and 7mate
Super Rugby’s three remaining regular season rounds play out this month before the Finals Series kicks off Fri 21 June. Expect the Final on Sat 6 July or Sun 7 July. All Finals times TBC. When: Sat 15 Jun Brumbies v Reds 7:45pm; Fri 21 Jun – Sun 23 Jun Quarter-Finals; Fri 28 – Sun 30 Jun Semi-Finals; Sat 6 or Sun 7 Jul The Final Channel: Fox Sports
NEXT MONTH
Catch the culmination of the ICC Cricket World Cup Finals in July when the knockout phase gets underway on 9 July. When: Tue 9 Jul Semi-Final 1 (1st v 4th) 7:30pm; Thu 11 Jul Semi-Final 2 (2nd v 3rd) 7:30pm; Sun 14 Jul The Final 7:30pm Channel: Fox Cricket. Australia games, semi-finals and final, Fox Cricket and Channel 9 *All times are AEST
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