August 30th -September 5th

 
   

The world this week

 

 

 

Monday

August 30th

 

World's Greatest

Festivals and Carnivals

200 National Celebrations

around the World

 

Birthdays

Sport250

Top events

 

Notting Hill Carnival

the West Indies carnival continues into the second day of the Bank Holiday

 

Turkey  Victory Day

Commemoration of the victory  in battle of  Dumlupınar and the end of the Turkish War of  Independence in 1922.

 

 

 

All time great alpine skier

Jean-Claude Killy

 (1943)

 

 

 Hockey

Women's World Cup

Rosario, Argentina

Until September 12t

 

Tuesday

August 31st

200 National Celebrations

around the World

 

 

Birthdays

 

Sport250

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Independence Days

 Kyrgyzstan

and

Malaysia

 

 

 

 

Actor

 Richard Gere

 (1949)

 

 

 

Mountain Bike World Championships

Mont St-Anne – Canada

Until 5th September

 

Wednesday

September 1st

 

Seasons  

Wider World

of Sport

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Fall should be arriving in North America.

 

Migratory birds will start returning to their African wintering grounds.

 

 

Canoe Polo

World Championship

Milan until 5th

 

 

 

 

Modern Pentathlon

World Championships

Chengdu, China Until 7th

 

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Thursday

September 2nd

Religious

 

200 National Celebrations

around the World

   

 

 

Krishna Janmashtami  celebrates the birth of Bhagwan Krishna and is one of the most important  holidays  in the Hindu religion.

 

 

 

 National Day

in Vietnam

 

 

 

Friday

September 3rd

 

 

 

200 National Celebrations

around the World

Antiques and Auctions

100 Movies

to watch out for

  Sport250

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Luxembourg City Fete

A major party with floats, music and dance performances and food.

 

 

Lille Flea Market

The biggest flea market in Europe

Lille, France

3 days

 

Born To Be a Star

Nerd discovers his parents were porn stars

 

 

Trialathon

Duathlon World Championships

Edinburgh

 

Soccer

Euro2010

1st qualifying games

Today and tomorrow

 

Saturday

September 4th

 

 

Obscure

Events

       

 

 

 FISTF World Cup

for the popualr table top football game Subbuteo

 takes place in

Odense, Denmark

2 days

 

 

 

 

 

Sunday

September 5th

 

 

 

 

 

Religious

International

celebrations

 

Wider World

of Sport

 

 

Laylat al Qadr

 “The Night of Power”

The night in which the Qur'an was first revealed and the holiest night of the year.

 

 

             

Father’s Day

in Australia and New Zealand

 

 

 

Canoe Polo

World Championship

Final

 

 

 

 

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