Hancock opens in UK cinemas. It's a superhero action film with Will Smith, and Charlize Theron – not a biopic of the They Think It's All Over host. Phew.

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A wakeboarding festival and more – Wakestock has Groove Armada and Young Knives playing, too. The only drawback? It's in Wales.

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The World Wife Carrying Championships take place in Finland – a chance to win your wife’s weight in beer. And a broken back, if she's a bit of a unit.

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Stay in with lots of beer today – it's the British F1 Grand Prix, followed by the Men's Singles final at Wimbledon. Hit a few tennis balls at pigeons afterwards.

British Grand Prix tickets and info.

Wimbledon tickets and info.

Eccentric US pianist Ben Folds continues his UK tour, stopping tonight at Sheffield – home of strippers, steel and our mate Simpo’s bout of syphilis, apparently.

For tour tickets and info.

The Chap Olympics 2008 are upon us. Head to London for Necktie-kwondo, the Pipe Smokers’ Relay and other active tweed-related tomfoolery.

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Latitude, Britain's loveliest festival, starts today in Suffolk, with Elbow, Sigur Rós, Bill Bailey and Rich Hall. Best festival around? We certainly think so.

For info on Latitude and other festivals.

Camp Bestival is a taster rather than a gay version of next month’s Isle Of Wight offering, with The Flaming Lips, Billy Bragg and other summery gems.

For tickets, line-up and info.

Festival Guide 2008.

The final of The Open is a nail-biting day of golf that'll consist of a Brit leading, until double-bogeying on the last hole, then Tiger Woods winning.

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Wrap yourself in a binbag and run round pretending you're a bat – The Dark Knight, with Heath Ledger as The Joker, is out in UK cinemas today.

For the latest trailers.

Stop ogling this poor woman and go see to your own – it's Anne Summers’ National Orgasm Day. Likely outcome: you'll have one, she won't. Bless.

Celebrate National Orgasm Day.