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Jessica Ennis-Hill will be looking to follow-up on her success at last year’s World Athletics Championships at the London Anniversary Games

Find out the details of the major sports coverage on offer across the BBC’s television, radio and online platforms this week.

Highlights include live TV and radio coverage of the London Anniversary Games at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, the final stages of the Tour de France, and the Hungarian Grand Prix.

All times BST. Fixtures and event start times are subject to change. The BBC is not responsible for any change that may be made. For more details of forthcoming coverage, visit the specific sport’s page on the website. Coverage on BBC Red Button can be subject to late schedule changes, so details may differ from this page.

Tuesday, 19 July

Trent Bridge

There’s County Championship action as BBC Radio 5 live sports extra brings ball-by-ball commentary of Lancashire v Durham, and there’s the chance to catch up on all the weekend’s rugby league action.

10:55-18:15, Cricket – Lancashire v Durham, County Championship, BBC Radio 5 live sports extra

13:00-13:45, Rugby league – Super League Show, BBC Two (repeated 20:40-22:10, BBC Red Button)

18:15-22:00, Cricket – Northamptonshire v Birmingham, T20 Blast, BBC Radio 5 live sports extra

19:30-21:00, Cycling – BeSpoke, BBC Radio 5 live

21:00-22:30, Cycling – Victoria Pendleton, Mind of a Cyclist, BBC Radio 5 live

Wednesday, 20 July

Jonnie Peacock

The Tour de France heads to Berne in Switzerland for stage 17, and BBC Radio 5 live has an in depth interview with Van Phillips – the inventor of the prosthetic ‘blades’ used by Paralympians such as gold medallist Jonnie Peacock.

10:55-15:00 & 16:30-18:15, Cricket – Nottinghamshire v Somerset, County Championship, BBC Radio 5 live sports extra

15:00-16:30, Cycling – Tour de France: Stage 17, BBC Radio 5 live sports extra

18:15-22:00, Cricket – Yorkshire v Durham, T20 Blast, BBC Radio 5 live sports extra

19:30-21:00, 5 live Sport Special – Van Phillips interview, BBC Radio 5 live

21:00-22:00, 5 live Golf – Golf news, interviews and discussion, BBC Radio 5 live

22:00-22:30, 5 live Cycling – The latest news from stage 17 of the Tour de France, BBC Radio 5 live

Thursday, 21 July

Lewis Hamilton

5 live sport takes a look ahead to the Hungarian Grand Prix after Lewis Hamilton’s victory at Silverstone last weekend, while the Road to Rio series continues with the Olympics just a few weeks away.

15:00-16:30, Cycling – Tour De France, stage 18, BBC Radio 5 live sports extra

19:30-21:00, Olympics – Road to Rio, BBC Radio 5 live

21:00-22:00, Formula 1 – Hungarian Grand Prix preview, BBC Radio 5 live

Friday, 22 July

London Anniversary Games

The London Anniversary Games is live from the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, it’s the first day of the second Test between England and Pakistan at Old Trafford and Clare Balding meets Olympic heptathlon champion Jessica Ennis-Hill.

08:55-10:35, Formula 1 – Hungarian Grand Prix, first practice, BBC Sport online

10:25-18:45, Cricket – England v Pakistan second Test, day one, BBC Radio 5 live sports extra

12:55-14:35, Formula 1 – Hungarian Grand Prix, second practice, BBC Sport online

13:00-14:00, The Friday Sports Panel, BBC Radio 5 live

15:00-17:00, Cycling – Tour de France, stage 19, BBC Sport Online

18:45-21:30, Cricket – Durham v Lancashire, T20 Blast, BBC Radio 5 live sports extra

19:00-22:00, Athletics – London Anniversary Games, BBC Radio 5 live

20:00-22:00, Athletics – London Anniversary Games, BBC Two (19:00-22:00, Connected TV and online; 19:00-20:00, BBC Red Button)

22:00-22:30, Olympics – Clare Balding Meets…Jessica Ennis-Hill, BBC Two

22:00-22:30, Athletics – London Anniversary Games Forum, BBC Red Button

Saturday, 23 July

Bobby Moore kisses the World Cup after England's 1966 win

England take on Pakistan in the second Test, the London Anniversary Games continues, and there are documentaries about the America’s Cup, heptathlete Katarina Johnson-Thompson and England’s 1966 World Cup win.

06:25-06:55, Football – The Women’s Football Show (repeat), BBC Two

09:00-11:00, The Danny Baker Show, BBC Radio 5 live

09:20-10:10, Sailing – Taking Flight – Britain’s America’s Cup Challenge, BBC Two

A documentary following multiple gold medal-winning Olympian Sir Ben Ainslie and his team as they prepare to try and win the America’s Cup, sport’s oldest international trophy.

09:55-11:05, Formula 1 – The Hungarian Grand Prix, final practice, BBC Radio 5 live sports extra

10:00-18:45, Cricket – England v Pakistan second Test, day two, BBC Radio 5 live sports extra

11:00-12:00, Fighting Talk, BBC Radio 5 live

12:00-18:00, Athletics – London Anniversary Games, BBC Radio 5 live

12:45-13:15, Olympics – Faster, Higher, Stronger: Katarina’s Olympic Dream, BBC One

A documentary following heptathlete Katarina Johnson-Thompson as she overcomes career-changing surgery to qualify for the Olympics.

13:15-17:15, Athletics – London Anniversary Games, BBC One

15:00-17:00, Cycling – Tour de France, stage 20, BBC Sport Online

18:00-19:00, Olympics – Road To Rio, BBC Radio 5 live

19:00-20:00, Football – 66: We Were There, BBC Radio 5 live

Sir Tom Courtenay presents a documentary from the fans perspective as they take a look back at England’s World Cup final win on the 30th July 1966.

Sunday, 24 July

Lewis Hamilton at the British Grand Prix

Follow live coverage of the Hungarian Grand Prix on BBC Radio 5 live and learn more about Team GB rowers Helen Glover and Heather Stanning in two documentaries on BBC Two.

09:00-10:00, Sportsweek, BBC Radio 5 live

10:00-11:00, Wake Up to Money, sport special – BBC Radio 5 live

10:00-18:45, Cricket – England v Pakistan, second Test, day three, BBC Radio 5 live sports extra

12:30-13:00, Olympic Journey, BBC Two

Gabby Logan meets British rowers Helen Glover and Heather Stanning

13:00-15:00, Formula 1 – Hungarian Grand Prix, BBC Radio 5 live (build-up from 12:00)

15:00-17:00, Cycling – Tour de France, stage 21, BBC Sport Online

15:00-19:00, 5 live Sport, BBC Radio 5 live

Jonathan Overend presents a round-up of the day’s sports news.

17:30-18:00, Olympics – Clare Balding Meets…Helen Glover and Heather Stanning, BBC Two

Monday, 25 July

Old Trafford

England and Pakistan enter day four of the second Test with ball-by-ball commentary on BBC Radio 5 live, plus there are highlights from the Portsmouth round of sailing’s America’s Cup, and there is the weekend round-up of all the WSL action.

13:45-14:45, Sailing – America’s Cup highlights, BBC Two (repeated 19:30-20:30, BBC Red Button)

10:00-18:45, Cricket – England v Pakistan, second Test, day four, BBC Radio 5 live sports extra

19:00-21:00, Football – The Monday Night Club, BBC Radio 5 live

21:00-22:30, Cricket – The Tuffers and Vaughan Cricket Show, BBC Radio 5 live

23:15-23:45, Football – The Women’s Football Show, BBC Two (20:30-21:00, BBC Red Button)

Tuesday, 26 July

Garfield Sobers

BBC Radio 5 live sports extra brings you the concluding day to the second test between England and Pakistan, and the cricket theme continues on BBC Radio 5 live with a look back at the life and career of Garfield Sobers.

10:00-18:45, Cricket – England v Pakistan, second test, day five, BBC Radio 5 live sports extra

12:00-12:45, Rugby league – Super League Show, BBC Two (repeated 20:00-21:30, BBC Red Button)

20:00-21:00, Cricket – Sobers at 80, BBC Radio 5 live

A look at the life and career of former West Indies cricketer Garfield Sobers as he reaches 80.

21:00-22:00, Football – 66: We Were There

Another chance to listen to the documentary looking back at England’s 1966 World Cup win from a fans perspective.

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National and regional variations

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