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Most popular sports to watch in August 2020

July 24, 2020
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Usually, August is the worst month for sports in general, but not this year

Usually, August is the worst month for sports in general, but not this year. August 2020 is indeed going to be the best one so far!Owing to the current Covid-19 situation, many worldwide famous sports happenings such as Euro 2020, the Champions League, Formula 1, the Open, Six Nations and Wimbledon were cancelled or postponed to next month. Here are the most important sports events that will keep you company in August of 2020 and on which you can bet in Kenya here with 22Bet.

UEFA Champions League

The Champions League 2019/20 matches will finally resume on August 7 as a 12-day event in Lisbon, Portugal. And for the first time in the history of the league, the quarter-finals, semi-finals and the final will be played as an eight-team straight knockout tournament. The first UCL’s legs will see Manchester City vs Real Madrid, and Juventus vs Lyon.

Europa League

This championship will resume on August 5/6 and it will see Wolves, Rangers and Manchester United playing their round-of-16 second legs head-to-head with Olympiakos, Bayer Leverkusen and LASK respectively.

All subsequent matches in the Europa League competition will be played as a final-eight tournament across four different stadiums in Germany and the final will be held on Friday August 21, 2020 at Stadion Köln in Cologne, Germany.

FA Cup Final

The FA Cup semi-finals took place at the weekend where Arsenal won against the previous year’s winners Manchester City, and Chelsea had the better of Manchester United. The 150 years old English competition final is scheduled for Saturday, August 1 at Wembley Stadium.

Formula 1 British Grand Prix Silverstone

Silverstone circuit will host the Emirates Formula 1’s 70th Anniversary Grand Prix. The special event will be held behind closed doors on August 7. We know it won’t be the same for loyal fans to cheer and watch the event on the big screen but, safety comes first.

Considering all Lewis Hamilton’s track and breaking records, the 5.891km long course will see the six-times world champion British pilot ready to run for victory at the Grand Prix in his own country.

US PGA Championship Golf

The spectacular TPC Harding Park located in San Francisco will host the PGA Championship on August 3-9 and will have no spectators on the course. The event’s original date was May and the PGA will be the first major men’s golf event of the year, followed by the US Open and the Masters that will take place in September and in November respectively.

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