Fans of American Football will get the opportunity to soak up the US ultimate game-day experience on Sydney soil when the inaugural College Football Sydney Cup brings marching bands, mascots, cheerleaders, all-American food and spectacular football to Sydney's ANZ Stadium on 27 August 2016. The inaugural College Football Sydney Cup is the first round in the official 2016 NCAA College Football Championships and will see the University of California, Berkeley (Cal Bears) and the University of Hawaii (Rainbow Warriors) meet for the first time outside of the United States.

Swimming is one of those skills every one of every age should master and there are few better ways to take the plunge than during a break at the Budock Vean Hotel on Cornwall's Helford River. The luxury hotel has teamed up with expert coach Len Hatcher to provide lessons for all ages and abilities starting in their own pool and graduating to open waters including the hidden creeks and coves of the Helford and the surrounding coastline.

Commonwealth governments will gather in Rio de Janeiro on the eve of the 2016 Summer Olympic Games to push for greater recognition of sport as a vehicle to deliver global development goals, such as on health and education. At the Commonwealth Sports Ministers Meeting, the government representatives are expected to deliver a powerful statement of intent on how sports policy can help achieve the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, which was agreed by world leaders almost a year ago.

Jessica Ennis-Hill has been named as the British athlete people would most like to go on a walk with. Living Streets, the UK charity for everyday walking, asked its social media followers and staff to nominate the British athlete – past or present – they’d most like to go on a 20 minute walk with. The top ten were then put out to over 2000 members of the public in a YouGov poll.

After joining the elite Lords bowling list in the last Test, all eyes will be on Chris Woakes as he makes his home debut in an England Test team against a much-fancies Pakistan at Edgbaston.  With him now cementing his place in the side this, surprisingly, sees the locally-born star playing in his first 5-day international match at his Warwickshire home ground and in surroundings which he would know – every nook and cranny.

Inspired to take to two wheels by Chris Froome's victory in the Tour de France, and the Prudential RideLondon event this weekend? Head to the Surrey Hills - where champion Froome will participate in RideLondon-Surrey Classic on Sunday 31 July. Froome, cycling icon Sir Bradley Wiggins and Team GB have stayed at family-run Foxhills to train in the surrounding Surrey hills and countryside.