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Sport: Which events will YOU be watching this summer?

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Will this be you and your family at any point during this summer of sport?

The summer of 2023 is looking jam packed with sport!

From rugby to netball and skateboarding, there's loads of action to watch.

But tell us what you will be glued to - if you aren't outside playing yourself.

Read on, take part in our vote and have your say in the comments below!

Summer X Games

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Britain's Sky Brown will be the favourite to win the women's title going into the freestyle skate competition. Can she hold her nerve?

One for the skateboard and BMX fans. The Summer X Games always bring the spectacular!

Watch out for British Olympic bronze medallist Sky Brown in the women's skateboarding as she continues her prep for the Paris in 2024.

Also on the line up is the always thrilling freestyle motocross, where competitors perform amazing stunts on lightweight motorcycles.

The games start in San Diego in Southern California on Friday 21 July, then travel to Los Angeles, before a big finals weekend in Ventura.

Football World Cup

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Will Lucy Bronze be able to add to her trophy cabinet?

Can the Lionesses win another trophy and repeat their Euros glory on the World Cup stage?

Sarina Wiegman's side could come up against some of their toughest opponents in the United States, Germany if they make it through the early stages of the tournament.

But first, they will face Haiti, Denmark and China in the group stage, and hope to march on to collect the iconic swirly trophy for the first time.

We'll be watching and Newsround will have a team on the ground in Australia to see how they get on when the tournament kicks off on Thursday 20 July.

Bring it home again Lionesses!

Wimbledon

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Coco Gauff has been on the scene since she was 15 years old - is this her year to triumph?

The UK's annual major tennis tournament take place in July and we will get to see some young and older faces.

Reigning champions Elena Rybakina and Novak Djokovic will be there, but could a youngster like Coco Gauff or Carlos Alcaraz steal the show?

We know British tennis has strong contenders at the moment with Katie Boulter and Cameron Norrie both in good form, but can Andy Murray upset the odds and make his comeback at SW19?

Find out when it starts on Monday 3 July.

World Athletics Championships

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Dina Asher-Smith poses with her three medals from the 2019 World Athletics Championships. Can she add to her tally this year?

Can sprint queen Dina Asher-Smith match or better her performance from 2019 where she picked up two silvers and a gold medal?

Well after a few years of injuries, Dina is back in the Great Britain squad and raring to go.

The world championships will take place in August, in Hungary. But we will get to see what sort of form Dina is in before this when she races in late July at the London Stadium.

Another star athlete to watch out for there will be fellow British sprinter Zharnel Hughes, who has recently broken a 30-year-old British record in the 100 meters.

Can he challenge the best of the best in the World? Find out when it starts on 19 August.

New Premier League season

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It might feel like the last one only just ended, but the new Premier League season kicks off on 11 August!

Can Manchester City win four in a row, even without their Treble winning captain Ilkay Gundogan, who has left for Barcelona?

Will Erling Haaland, Marcus Rashford or Bukayo Saka be the standout player? Or will a new star emerge from the newly promoted teams?

Speaking of which, we can't wait to find out how Burnley, Sheffield United and Luton Town get on when they join the top flight.

Plus, it's not just about the Premier League trophy - there's all to play for with the top four teams qualifying for European football. Bring on the drama!

The Ashes

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The Men's Ashes trophy may be small but it means a lot to win it!

It's one of cricket's oldest and fiercest rivalries - Australia vs England. The Men's and Women's Ashes are going on right now - with players battling for bragging rights!

Having retained the Ashes two years ago, the Aussie men's side are desperate to take the famously tiny trophy back down under, but the English have the advantage of playing on home soil.

On the women's side, the winner will be decided after a series of different styles of match. The first is a five-day test match, then six one-day matches will follow.

A victory in the first test will earn the winning side four points, and the one day matches will be worth two points each. The first to eight points will take the series and the trophy.

Tour de France

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The Tour De France is one of the world's hardest endurance challenges.

If you love riding your bike, you'll love the world's biggest bike race - the Tour de France.

Every July, hundreds of riders race around the country nearly every day for three weeks. The race is made up of 21 gruelling stages, and includes a combination of hilly, flat and mountainous routes, as well as a time trial event.

Watch out for Isle of Man sprint legend Mark Cavendish in his last-ever Tour and young GB star Tom Pidcock who won the race up the Tour's toughest mountain last year.

The first stage begins on the morning of the 1 July - confusingly in the Spanish city of Bilbao!

The first stage - called the Grande Depart - always takes place in a different city. The last time it happened in the UK was in the city of Leeds.

Netball World Cup

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The Netball World Cup inspired many of you to get involved in the sport after it took place in Liverpool in 2019.

In 2023 the Netball World Cup heads to Africa for the first time - to South Africa in fact.

England will hope to go at least one better than their third place in 2019, and get into the final, while Scotland and Wales also qualified for the tournament which starts at the end of July.

Revenge will be on the minds of the Roses after they were beaten by two points in the semi-final by eventual winners New Zealand.

And Australia, who lost the final but just a single point, will also be on the look out to get their hands on the trophy.

Rugby World Cup

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Wales and Scotland will both be in action during the World Cup

France will host the 2023 Men's Rugby World Cup in September, which will be the tenth edition of the championship.

England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales will all be there so whichever home nation you support, you'll have plenty to cheer about.

The tournament starts on 8 September.

After reaching the final in 2019 and losing to a brilliant South Africa, England will be hoping to go one better and lift the World Cup trophy in Paris.

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