July 14, 2019: A date for sports fans to reckon with in England

Wimbledon men's singles final, Cricket World Cup summit clash and British GP are all scheduled for this day on what should be a hectic day of action

LEEDS, ENGLAND - JULY 17:  England batsman Joe Root celebrates his century off the last ball of the match as Virat Kohli looks on during 3rd ODI Royal London One Day match between England and India at Headingley on July 17, 2018 in Leeds, England.  (Photo by Stu Forster/Getty Images)
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Amid the continuing uncertainty around Brexit, the United Kingdom is in for a cracking summer in 2019 replete with high-profile sporting contests. And believe it or not, three of those events will culminate on the same day: July 14.

For starters, there is the Cricket World Cup that gets under way on May 30 when England take on South Africa at The Oval in London. The hope for the home fans will be for their team to reach the final – which will be played at Lord's on July 14 – especially given that England have not won the 50-over competition before.

They have reached the final three times – in 1979, 1987 and 1992 – and lost on all those occasions. But Eoin Morgan's men are in excellent form and ranked No 1 in the ICC's ODI table.

FILE PHOTO: Tennis - Wimbledon - All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, Britain - July 15, 2018  Serbia's Novak Djokovic celebrates with the trophy after winning the men's singles final against South Africa's Kevin Anderson  REUTERS/Andrew Boyers/File Photo
Novak Djokovic is expected to defend his title at Wimbledon in 2019. Andrew Boyers / Reuters

If you are not so much into cricket (that's OK; no one's perfect) but you love tennis, then there is the Wimbledon men's singles final and women's doubles summit clash scheduled for July 14. The season's third major starts on July 1, and there will be more excitement this year if Andy Murray gets a chance to retire at the All England Club – assuming he is fit, of course.

Few believe he has a shot at the title given the state of his hip –  the very reason why he is calling it quits – but expect the British hero and two-time champion to draw more cheers while in action, than perhaps reigning champion and four-time winner Novak Djokovic.

Meanwhile, eight-time champion Roger Federer and two-time winner Rafael Nadal are not getting any younger and will continue to attract audiences both to the venue and to the television sets.

Formula One F1 - British Grand Prix - Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone, Britain - July 7, 2018   Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton during practice   Action Images via Reuters/Matthew Childs
All eyes will be on world champion Lewis Hamilton as he bids for a sixth British Grand Prix win. Matthew Childs / Reuters

Assuming ball games are not your thing (again, not judging anyone here) and you instead prefer cars going around the track at very high speeds, then there is the Formula One championship to look forward to. The British Grand Prix, also an annual spectacle like the Wimbledon championships, is all set for action at Silverstone the same weekend.

Practice and qualifying are scheduled to take place on Friday and Saturday, but raceday itself is due only on Sunday.

Most British fans are expected to throw their support behind Lewis Hamilton, the reigning world champion and Mercedes-GP driver, but the race will become more thrilling to watch if the Briton is severely tested by Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel, last year's winner, and Red Bull Racing's Max Verstappen.

Indeed, this is not any other Sunday. Let's call it the Super Duper Sunday.

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