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ATHLETICS
Jan 8: IAAF Cross-Country (Belfast). 9: Amorebieta Cross-Country (Spain). 15: Great North Cross-Country (Edinburgh). 23: Russian Winter Indoor mtg (Moscow). 29: Norwich Union Int’l (Glasgow). 29: Stuttgart Indoor mtg. Feb 4: Millrose Games (New York). 6: IAAF Indoor mtg (Ghent). 12-13: Norwich Union European Indoor Trials (Sheffield); IAAF Indoor mtg (Karlsruhe). 15: IAAF Indoor mtg (Stockholm). 18: Norwich Union Indoor GP (Birmingham). 19: English Cross-Country Ch’ships (Birmingham). 20: IAAF Indoor mtg (Athens). 24: Indoor mtg (Madrid). 25-27: US Indoor Ch’ships (Boston). 26: IAAF Indoor mtg (Lievin). March 4-6: European Indoor ch’ships (Madrid). 5: Inter-Counties Cross-Country Ch’ships & World Trials (Nottingham). 19-20: IAAF World Cross-Country Ch’ships (St Etienne). April 2: European 10,000m Cup (Barakaldo, Spain). 10: Rotterdam Marathon. 17: London Marathon. 18: Boston Marathon. May 7: Osaka GP; British Lge, Div 1 (Sutton), Div 2 (Cardiff), Div 3 (Derby), Div 4 (Abingdon). 7-8: IAAF Multi-Event mtg (Gotzis). 13: Doha GP (Qatar). 14: Adidas Track Classic (Oregon). 15: Rio de Janeiro GP. 22: Belem GP (Brazil); Loughborough Univ v AAA. 29: Hengelo GP. 30: Palo Alto GP. June 1: Milan GP. 3: Turin GP. 4: Seville GP; British Lge, Div 1 (Carlisle), Div 2 (Eton), Div 3 (Kingston), Div 4 (Derby). 5: Prefontaine Classic (Eugene); GB v US v Russia (Glasgow). 9: Ostrava GP. 11: Lille GP. 12: Bedford Int’l Games; Athens GP; Golden Jubilee Cup, 1st rd (Derby & Hendon). 18-19: European Cup, men (Florence), women (Leiria, Portugal). 25: British Lge, Div 1 (Manchester), Div 2 (Hendon), Div 3 (Edinburgh), Div 4 (Southampton). 27: Prague GP. July 1: IAAF Golden Lge (Paris). 3: London 10km. 5: Lausanne GP. 8: IAAF Golden Lge (Rome). 8-9: English Schools Ch’ships (Birmingham). 9-10: Norwich Union World Ch’ships & Commonwealth Games Trials (Manchester). 11: Zagreb GP. 13-17: IAAF World Youth Ch’ships (Marrakech). 14-17: European U23 Ch’ships (Erfurt, Germany). 16: Madrid GP; Golden Jubilee Cup, semi-finals (Derby, Eton, Hendon & Stoke). 17: Thessaloniki GP. 21-24: European Jnr Ch’ships (Kaunas, Lithuania). 22: London GP (Crystal Palace). 25: Helsinki GP. 26: Stockholm GP. 29: IAAF Golden Lge (Oslo). 30: British Lge, Div 1 (Wood Green), Div 2 (Stoke), Div 3 & 4 (Bedford). Aug 6-14: IAAF World Ch’ships (Helsinki). 15-20: World Student Games (Izmir). 19: IAAF Golden Lge (Zurich). 21: British GP (Sheffield). 23: Linz GP. 26: IAAF Golden Lge (Brussels). 27: Golden Jubilee Cup & Plate, finals (Bedford). 28: Rieti GP. Sept 4: IAAF Golden Lge (Berlin). 9-10: IAAF World Athletics Final (Monaco). 10: British Lge, qualifying match (Abingdon). 17-18: IAAF Multi-Events mtg (Talance, France). 18: Great North Run (Newcastle). Oct 1: IAAF World Half-Marathon Ch’ships (Edmonton, Canada). 9: Great South Run (Portsmouth). Nov 6: New York Marathon. Dec 11: European Cross-Country Ch’ships (Tilburg, Holland).
BADMINTON
Feb 4-6: English nat’l ch’ships (Manchester). March 9-13: Yonex All-England Open (Birmingham). April 1: English Masters (Preston). May 9-15: Sudirman Cup, world team ch’ship finals (Beijing). Aug 15-21: World Ch’ships (Los Angeles). Oct 20-23: Danish Open. Nov 9-13: China Open. 24-27: Scottish Int’l Ch’ships (Glasgow). Dec 1-4: Welsh Int’l ch’ships (Cardiff). 8-11: Irish int’l ch’ships (Lisburn).
BASEBALL
April 4: Season starts. July 12: All-Star Game (Detroit). Oct 22 (prov): World Series starts.
BASKETBALL
Jan 16: Scottish Rocks v Brighton Bears, BBL Nat’l Cup Final (NIA, Birmingham). Feb 18-20: NBA All-Star weekend (Denver). March 6: BBL Trophy Final (Brighton Centre). April 2-4: NCAA Final Four (St Louis). 23: NBA Playoffs begin. April 30-May 1: BBL Finals (NIA, Birmingham). June 7-23: NBA Finals. Sept 2-11: European Women’s Ch’ship, final rd (Ankara). 16-25: European Men’s Ch’ship, final rd (Belgrade).
BOWLS
INDOORS
Jan 4-23: WBT world singles & pairs ch’ships (Potters Leisure Resort). 15-16: British men’s U25 home int’l series (Auchinleck); British women’s U25 home int’l series (Aberdeen). 29-30: Welsh men’s Champion of Champions singles (Bodelwyddan). Feb 2-3: Welsh women’s nat’l ch’ships, semi-finals & final (Torfaen). 4-6: English men’s age-group singles ch’ships (Nottingham). 5-11: Welsh singles finals & WBT Welsh Masters (Llanelli). 11-20: English men’s `minor’ ch’ships (Northampton). 27: English men’s inter-club ch’ship, Denny Cup semi-finals & final (Lincoln). Feb 24-March 4: English women’s nat’l ch’ships (Nottingham). March 5: English women’s inter-club ch’ship, Yetton Trophy semi-finals & final (Nottingham). 9-13: British men’s ch’ship & home int’l series (Belfast). 13-17: British women’s ch’ships & home int’l series (Prestwick). 19-20: English men’s Champion of Champions (Lakeside). April 3: English women’s inter-county ch’ship, Atherley Trophy, final (Barwell, Leics). 7-8: Welsh women’s Champion of Champions singles finals (Llanelli). 9-10: Welsh men’s nat’l ch’ships, semi-finals & finals (Bridgend). 9-17: English men’s nat’l ch’ships (Melton Mowbray). 17: English men’s inter-county ch’ship, Liberty Trophy, final (Melton Mowbray). 20-24: WIBC world men’s & women’s ch’ships (Belfast). 24-25: English Players Singles ch’ship (Wellingborough). Sept 24-25: British senior men’s series (Bodelwyddan Castle). Oct 25-30: WIBC world U25 ch’ships. Oct 29-Nov 6: WBT Bupa Care Homes Open (Sheffield). Nov 26-Dec 2: WBT Scottish Masters (Perth).
OUTDOORS
May 28: English men’s U25 int’l trial (New Lount). 29: English men’s int’l trial (New Lount). June 15-21: British women’s ch’ships & int’l series (Ryl Leamington Spa). July 3-6: British men’s ch’ships & int’l series (Belfast). 23-26: British women’s U25 ch’ships & int’l series (Ballymena). 28-31: Europe v Asia, Test match (Winchmore Hill). Aug 1-14: English women’s nat’l ch’ships (Ryl Leamington Spa). 13-23: Atlantic Rim ch’ships (Bangor, NI). 13-27: English men’s nat’l ch’ships (Worthing). 27: English men’s inter-county ch’ship, Middleton Cup, semi-finals & final (Worthing). Sept 10-11: English women’s O55 singles & pairs ch’ships (Coventry). 13-14: English men’s O55 singles & pairs ch’ships (Stratford). 17-18: British men’s U25 int’l series (Ryl Leamington Spa). 24-25: All-England mixed pairs ch’ship; English women’s inter-club Top Club ch’ship (Torquay). Nov 18-25: World outdoor Champion of Champions singles (Christchurch, NZ).
CANOEING
March 20: European Cup, flatwater (Milan). 25-28: Devizes to Westminster. May 13-15: World Cup 1, flatwater (Poznan). 15: World Cup 1, wildwater sprint race (Nottingham). 18: World Cup 2, wildwater classic race (Washburn). 21: World Cup 3, wildwater sprint race (Castle Connel). 22: World Cup 4, wildwater classic race (Shannon). 27-29: World Cup 2, flatwater (Duisberg). 28: World Cup 5, wildwater sprint race (Bala). 29: World Cup 6, wildwater classic race (Bala). June 25-26: ICF World Cup, marathon (Dinant, Belgium). July 8-10: ICF World Cup 1, slalom (Athens). 15-17: ICF World Cup 2, slalom (Augsburg, Germany). 17-18: World Canoe Polo t’ment (Duisberg); World Dragonboat racing, (Duisberg). 22-24: World Club Crew Dragonboat racing (Barcelona); ICF World Cup 3, slalom (La Seu d’Urgel, Spain). Aug 5-12: Canoe sailing world ch’ships (Weymouth). 25-28: Flatwater World Ch’ships (Zagreb). Sept 6-11: Canoe Polo European Ch’ships (Madrid). Sept 28-Oct 2: World Slalom Ch’ships (Penrith, Australia). Oct 15-16: Marathon World Ch’ships (Perth, Australia).
CRICKET
Jan 2-6: South Africa v England, 3rd Test (Cape Town); Australia v Pakistan, 3rd Test (Sydney). 6-10: Bangladesh v Zimbabwe, 1st Test (Chittagong). 13-17: South Africa v England, 4th Test (Johannesburg). 14-18: Bangladesh v Zimbabwe, 2nd Test (Dhaka). 14: Australia v West Indies, one-day int’l (Melbourne). 16: Australia v Pakistan, one-day int’l (Hobart). 19: Pakistan v West Indies, one-day int’l (Brisbane). 21-25: South Africa v England, 5th Test (Centurion). 21: Australia v West Indies, one-day int’l (Brisbane); Bangladesh v Zimbabwe, one-day int’l (Dhaka). 23: Australia v Pakistan, one-day int’l (Perth); Bangladesh v Zimbabwe, one-day int’l (Chittagong). 26: Australia v West Indies, one-day int’l (Adelaide). 27: Bangladesh v Zimbabwe, one-day int’l (Chittagong). 28: Pakistan v West Indies, one-day int’l (Adelaide); Bangladesh v Zimbabwe, one-day int’l (Dhaka). 30: South Africa v England, one-day int’l (Johannesburg); Australia v Pakistan, one-day int’l (Perth). 31: Bangladesh v Zimbabwe, one-day int’l (Dhaka). Feb 1: Pakistan v West Indies, one-day int’l (Perth). 2: South Africa v England, one-day int’l (Bloemfontein). 4: VB series 1st final (Melbourne); South Africa v England, one-day int’l (Port Elizabeth). 6: VB series 2nd final (Sydney); South Africa v England, one-day int’l (Cape Town). 8: VB series 3rd final (Adelaide). 9: South Africa v England, one-day int’l (East London). 11: South Africa v England, one-day int’l (Durban). 13: South Africa v England, one-day int’l (Centurion). 17: NZ v Australia, Twenty20 (Auckland). 19: NZ v Australia, one-day int’l (Wellington). 22: NZ v Australia, one-day int’l (Christchurch). 25: South Africa v Zimbabwe, one-day int’l (Johannesburg). 26: NZ v Australia, one-day int’l (Auckland). 27: South Africa v Zimbabwe, one-day int’l (Durban). March 2: NZ v Australia, one-day int’l (Hamilton); South Africa v Zimbabwe, one-day int’l (Port Elizabeth). 4-8: South Africa v Zimbabwe, 1st Test (Cape Town). 5: NZ v Australia, one-day int’l (Napier). 10-14: NZ v Australia, 1st Test (Chistchurch). 11-15: South Africa v Zimbabwe, 2nd Test (Centurion). 18-22: NZ v Australia, 2nd Test (Wellington). March 22-April 10: Women’s one-day World Cup (South Africa). March 26-30: NZ v Australia, 3rd Test (Auckland). March 31-April 4: West Indies v South Africa, 1st Test (Guyana). April 8-12: West Indies v South Africa, 2nd Test (Trinidad). 13: County Ch’ship begins. 17: Totesport League begins. 21-25: West Indies v South Africa, 3rd Test (Barbados). April 29-May 3: West Indies v South Africa, 4th Test (Antigua). May 3-4: C&G Trophy, 1st rd. 7: West Indies v South Africa, one-day int’l (Jamaica). 8: West Indies v South Africa, one-day int’l (Jamaica). 11: West Indies v South Africa, one-day int’l (Grenada). 14: West Indies v South Africa, one-day int’l (Trinidad). 15: West Indies v South Africa, one-day int’l (Trinidad). 17-18: C&G Trophy, 2nd rd. 26-30: England v Bangladesh, 1st Test (Lord’s). June 3-7: England v Bangladesh, 2nd Test (Riverside). 15-16: C&G Trophy, qtr-finals. June 22-July 6: Twenty20 Cup. 16: England v Bangladesh, one-day int’l (Oval). 18: Australia v Bangladesh, one-day int’l (Cardiff). 19: England v Australia, one-day int’l (Bristol). 21: England v Bangladesh, one-day int’l (Trent Bridge). 23: England v Australia, one-day int’l (Riverside). 25: Australia v Bangladesh, one-day int’l (Old Trafford). 26: England v Bangladesh, one-day int’l (Headingley). 28: England v Australia, one-day int’l (Edgbaston). 30: Australia v Bangladesh, one-day int’l (Canterbury). July 2: NatWest series, final (Lord’s). 7: England v Australia, one-day int’l (Headingley). 10: England v Australia, one-day int’l (Lord’s). 12: England v Australia, one-day int’l (Oval). 21-25: England v Australia, 1st Test (Lord’s). 30: Twenty20 Cup, finals day (Oval). Aug 4-8: England v Australia, 2nd Test (Edgbaston). 11-15: England v Australia, 3rd Test (Old Trafford). 20: C&G Trophy, semi-finals. 25-29: England v Australia, 4th Test (Trent Bridge). Sept 3: C&G Trophy, final (Lord’s). 8-12: England v Australia, 5th Test (Oval). 21: County Ch’ship, final rd matches starts. 25: Totesport Lge, final rd matches. Oct 5, 7 & 9: Australia v World XI, one-day matches (Melbourne). 14-19: Australia v World XI, Test match (Sydney). Scheduled winter tours (details, tbc): Sept: NZ in Zimbabwe. Oct: NZ in South Africa; India in Zimbabwe. Oct-Nov: West Indies in Australia. Nov: Sri Lanka in India. Nov-Dec: England in Pakistan. Dec: South Africa in Australia; Zimbabwe in New Zealand; Australia in New Zealand.
CROQUET
April 30-May 2: Western (Parkstone). May 28-31: Inter-Counties (Brighton & Eastbourne). June 9-12: Men’s & Women’s (Cheltenham). June 23-26: Golf Open (Brighton). July 3-10: Open Ch’ships (Hurlingham). 22-24: Eastern (Hunstanton). Aug 6-14: World Ch’ships (Cheltenham). 26-29: Northern (Bowdon). Sept 16-18: Southern (Eastbourne).
CYCLING
Jan 7-9: World Cup (Velodrome, Manchester). March 19: Milan-San Remo. 24-27: World Track Ch’ships (Los Angeles). April 3: Archer GP; Tour of Flanders. 10: Paris-Roubaix. 17: Amstel Gold Race. 24: Liege-Bastogne-Liege. May 7-29: Tour of Italy. 8: Lincoln GP. June 25-26: National road race ch’ships. July 1: HEWS Classic. 2-24: Tour de France. Aug 13: San Sebastian Classic. 14: Havant GP. Aug 27-Sept 18: Tour of Spain. Aug 29-Sept 4: Tour of Britain. Sept 21-25: World Road Ch’ships (Madrid). Oct 2: GP of Zurich. 9: Paris-Tours. 15: Tour of Lombardy.
DISABLED SPORT
Jan 5-8: Swedish Cup shooting (Savsjo). 7-9: World Cup cycling (Manchester). 17-22: World Curling Ch’ships (Glasgow). 21-23: Wheelchair rugby int’l (Tampa). 26-28: World Cup Nordic skiing, rd 1 (Italy). 28-30: Wheelchair Rugby Demolition Derby (Birmingham, Alabama); Australian Open wheelchair tennis (Melbourne). Feb 27-March 3: World Cup Nordic skiing, rd 2 (Switzerland). March 5-6: Nat’l Jnr Swimming Ch’ships (Sheffield). 9-21: Nordic skiing World Ch’ships (Fort Kent, Maine). 11-13: Danish Open Swimming Ch’ships (Esbjerg, Denmark); Fencing World Cup (Hungary). 17-21: Hungarian wheelchair table tennis Open (Budapest). March 30-April 2: Dutch Open shooting (Apeldoorn). March 31-April 4: European wheelchair table tennis ch’ships (Emmen, Holland). April 2: British Judo Open visually impaired (Burgess Hill). 2-3: European Judo Ch’ships, partially sighted (Vlaardingen, Holland). 10: Paris Marathon. 13-17: Polish Table Tennis Open (Wladyslawowo). 17: London Marathon. 18: Boston Marathon. 21-25: Irish Table Tennis Open (Dublin). 23-24: Nat’l Boccia Ch’ships (Sheffield). 29-30: World Cup fencing (Canada). April 29-May 2: Nat’l Tennis Ch’ships (Gloucester). May 5-7: Swiss Open shooting (Pfaffikon). 5-8: Turin table tennis int’l. 6-8: Long Course Swimming Ch’ships (Sheffield). 12-15: Paralymic World Cup (Manchester). 14-16: Wheelchair rugby (Amsterdam). 17-22: Japan Wheelchair Tennis Open (Fukuoka). 19-22: Czech Table Tennis Open (Ostrava). 21: Nat’l Sprint Cycling Ch’ships (Newcastle, Staffs). June 10-12: Nat’l Ch’ships, archery, powerlifting, shooting (Stoke Mandeville); British Athletics Open (Manchester); Norwegian Table Tennis Open (Oslo). 11-19: European Boccia Ch’ships (Povoa do Varzim, Portugal). 17-19: Nat’l Ch’ships, fencing, wheelchair rugby (Stoke Mandeville). 20-26: World Team Wheelchair Tennis Cup (Emmen, Holland). 20-30: Men’s European Wheelchair Basketball Ch’ships (Paris). June 29-July 3: Slovak Wheelchair Table Tennis Open (Piestany). July 2-11: World CP Games, athletics, powerlifting, cycling, swimming, table tennis (Connecticut). 8-10: Int’l Para-Dressage (Millfield). 15-17: World Cup fencing (Poland). 25-31: British Open Wheelchair Tennis Ch’ships (Nottingham). 26-31: European Open Equestrian Ch’ships (Soskut, Hungary). July 30-Aug 6: Cowes Week. Aug 1: Disabled Sailing World Ch’ships (Rutland). 8-13: World Jnr Wheelchair Basketball Ch’ships (Birmingham). 17-28: European Open Athletics Ch’ships (Espoo, Finland). Aug 27-Sept 4: European Cycling Ch’ships (Czech Rep). Aug 29-Sept 5: World Sailing Ch’ships (Sonderborg, Denmark). Sept 3-4: UK Nat’l & Open Sailing Ch’ships (Cowes). 12-16: European Sailing Ch’ships (Cowes). 15-26: European Wheelchair Table Tennis Ch’ships (Jesolo, Italy). 16-18: Belfast Wheelchair Tennis Open. 19-26: European Women’s Wheelchair Basketball Ch’ships (Villeneue d’Ascq, France). 24-30: World Sonar Sailing Ch’ships (Cowes). Sept 28-Oct 7: World Archery Ch’ships (Massa, Italy). Oct 3-7: Nat’l Track Cycling Ch’ships (Manchester). 17-24: European Zone Wheelchair Rugby Ch’ships (Denmark); European Wheelchair Fencing Ch’ships (Spain). Nov 5-6: Nat’l short-course swimming ch’ships (Sheffield). 25-27: World Cup wheelchair fencing (France). 26-27: Nat’ Boccia Ch’ships (Liverpool).
DIVING
Feb 11-13: British Ch’ships (Sheffield). June 17-19: British World Ch’ships Trials (Sheffield).
EQUESTRIANISM
Jan 20-23: World Cup Show (Leipzig). 27-30: World Cup Show (Amsterdam). Feb 4-6: World Cup Show (Bordeaux). March 10-12: World Cup Show (Paris). 17-20: World Cup Show (`s-Hertogenbosch). 24-28: World Cup Show (Gothenburg). April 7-10: British Open Showjumping Ch’ship (Sheffield). 20-24: World Cup Final (Las Vegas). April 28-May 1: Lexington three-day event (Kentucky). May 5-8: Badminton Three-Day Event; Super Lge Nations Cup (La Baule, France). 12-15: Royal Windsor Horse Show. 14-15: Chatsworth HorseTrials. 26-29: Super Lge Nations Cup (Rome). 26-29: Windsor Three-Day Event. June 2-5: Super Lge Nations Cup (St Gallen). 9-12: Bramham Three-Day Event. 16-19: Super Lge Nations Cup (Rotterdam). 16-19: Burgie Three-Day Event. July 9-10: Barbury Castle Horse Trials. 22-24: European Show Jumping Ch’ships (San Patrignano, Italy). 27-31: Royal Int’l Horse Show (Hickstead); European Dressage Ch’ships (Moscow). Aug 3-8: Super Lge Nations Cup (Dublin). 5-7: British Open Festival of Eventing (Gatcombe Pk). 11-14: Eventing World Cup Final (Malmo). 11-14: Hartpury Three-Day Event. 18-21: British Jumping Derby (Hickstead). 21: Scottish Open HT Ch’ship (Thirlestane Castle). 23-28: Super Lge Nations Cup (Aachen). 25-28: Blair Castle Three-Day Event. Sept 1-4: Burghley Three-Day Event. 8-11: European Three-Day Event Ch’ships (Blenheim). 15-18: Super Lge Nations Cup (Barcelona). 18: Gatcombe Pk Horse Trials. Oct 6-9: Boekelo Three-Day Event. 12-16: Horse of Year Show (Birmingham). 20-23: Le Lion d’Angers Three-Day Event. Nov 3-6: World Cup Show (Verona). Dec 8-11: World Cup Show (Geneva). 16-20: World Cup Show (Olympia).
FENCING
Jan 8: Scottish Open, 6 weapons (Edinburgh). 15: N Ireland Open, 6 weapons (Belfast). Feb 5: Slough Open, 6 weapons (Bracknell). March 5: Women’s Sabre A Grade snr world ranking event (London). 15-17: Public Schools Ch’ships, 6 weapons (Crystal Palace). 26: Birmingham Int’l, 6 weapons (B’ham Univ). April 2: Nations Home Countries Int’l (tbc). May 14: Isle of Wight Open, men’s & women’s ind & team foil & epee. June 25: Miller-Hallett/Milner-Barry Int’l, men’s & women’s epee (London). June 27-July 3: European Snr Ch’ships (Zalaegerszeg, Hungary). July 9-10: British Indl & Team Ch’ships (RAF Cosford). Sept 2-4: World Veterans’ Ch’ships (Tampa). 3: Essex Open, 6 weapons (Colchester). Oct 8-15: World Ch’ships (Leipzig). 22-23: Eden Cup U20 men’s foil A Grade & & Leon Paul Cup, men’s foil. Nov 12: Welsh Open, 6 weapons (Cardiff).
FOOTBALL
Jan 8-9: FA Cup, 3rd rd; Scottish Cup, 3rd rd. 11: Liverpool v Watford, Carling Cup, semi-final, 1st leg. 12: Chelsea v Man Utd, Carling Cup, semi-final, 1st leg. 25: Watford v Liverpool, Carling Cup, semi-final, 2nd leg. 25-29: Algarve U17 t’ment (England, Portugal, France, Norway). 26: Man Utd v Chelsea, Carling Cup, semi-final, 2nd leg. 29: FA Cup, 4th rd. Feb 1-3: CIS Ins Cup, semi-finals. 5: England v Russia, Friendly U20 int’l (Charlton); Scottish Cup, 4th rd. 8: England v Holland (Derby), Wales v Germany (Wrexham), Friendly U21 int’s. 9: England v Holland (Villa Pk), Wales v Hungary (Ninian Pk), Northern Ireland v Canada (Belfast), Republic of Ireland v Portugal (Dublin), Friendly int’ls. 16-17: Grazer AK v Middlesbrough, Heerenveen v Newcastle, UEFA Cup, 1st KO stage, 1st leg. 19: FA Cup, 5th rd. 22: Bayern Munich v Arsenal, Liverpool v Leverkusen, Champions Lge, 1st KO stage, 1st leg; Scotland v Poland, B int’l. 23: Barcelona v Chelsea, Man Utd v AC Milan, Champions Lge, 1st KO stage, 1st leg. 24: Middlesbrough v Grazer AK, Newcastle v Heerenveen, UEFA Cup, 1st KO stage, 2nd leg. 26: Scottish Cup, 5th rd. 27: Carling Cup final (Millennium Stadium). March 8: Chelsea v Barcelona, AC Milan v Man Utd, Champions Lge, 1st KO stage, 2nd leg. 9: Arsenal v Bayern Munich, Leverkusen v Liverpool, Champions Lge, 1st KO stage, 2nd leg. 10: UEFA Cup, 2nd KO stage, 1st leg. 12: FA Cup, 6th rd. 16-17: UEFA Cup, 2nd KO stage, 2nd leg. 20: CIS Ins Cup, final (Hampden Pk). 25: England v Germany (Hull), Italy v Scotland, UEFA U21 qualifs; Scotland v Poland, Wales v Austria, B int’ls. 26: England v N Ireland (Old Trafford), Italy v Scotland, Wales v Austria (Millennium Stadium), Israel v Rep of Ireland, World Cup qualifiers. 29: England v Azerbaijan, Austria v Wales, UEFA U21 qualifiers. 30: England v Azerbaijan (St James’ Pk), Poland v N Ireland (Warsaw), Austria v Wales (Vienna), World Cup qualifiers. April 5-6: Champions Lge, qtr-final, 1st leg. 7: UEFA Cup, qtr-final, 1st leg. 9-10: Scottish Cup, semi-finals. 12-13: Champions Lge, qtr-final, 2nd leg. 14: UEFA Cup, qtr-final, 2nd leg. 10: LDV Vans Trophy, final (Millennium Stadium). 16-17: FA Cup, semi-finals (Millennium Stadium). 19: Austria v Scotland, B int’l. 26-27: Champions Lge, semi-final, 1st leg. 28: UEFA Cup, semi-final, 1st leg. May 2: FA Women’s Cup, final. 3-4: Champions Lge, semi-final, 2nd leg. 5: UEFA Cup, semi-final, 2nd leg. 14: FA Vase, final. 18: UEFA Cup, final (Lisbon). 21: FA Cup, final (Millennium Stadium). 22: FA Trophy, final. 23: FA Youth Cup, final, 1st leg. 25: Champions Lge, final (Istanbul). 27: FA Youth Cup, final, 2nd leg. 28: Scottish Cup, final (Hampden Pk); Coca-Cola Lge 2, play-off final (Millennium Stadium). 29: Coca-Cola Lge 1, play-off final (Millennium Stadium). 30: Coca-Cola Lge Ch’ship, play-off final (Millennium Stadium). 31: Scotland v Turkey, B int’l. June 3: Scotland v Moldova, UEFA U21 qualifiers; Scotland v Poland, B int’l. 4: Scotland v Moldova, Rep of Ireland v Israel (Dublin), World Cup qualifiers. 7: Belarus v Scotland, UEFA U21 qualifiers. 8: Belarus v Scotland, Faroe Islands v Rep of Ireland, World Cup qualifiers. Aug 6: Football Lge season starts. 7: Community Shield (Millennium Stadium). 13: Premiership season starts. 17: Denmark v England (Copenhagen), friendly. Sept 2: Wales v England, Scotland v Italy, UEFA U21 qualifiers. 3: Wales v England (Millennium Stadium), N Ireland v Azerbaijan (Belfast), Scotland v Italy (Hampden Pk), World Cup qualifiers. 6: Norway v Scotland, Poland v Wales, UEFA U21 qualifiers. 7: N Ireland v England (Belfast), Poland v Wales, Norway v Scotland, Rep of Ireland v France, World Cup qualifiers. Oct 7: England v Austria, Norway v Scotland, Germany v Wales, UEFA U21 qualifiers. 8: England v Austria (Old Trafford), Cyprus v Rep of Ireland, N Ireland v Wales (Belfast), Scotland v Belarus (Hampden Pk), World Cup qualifiers. 11: England v Poland, Slovenia v Scotland, Wales v Azerbaijan, UEFA U21 qualifiers. 12: England v Poland (Old Trafford), Austria v N Ireland, Slovenia v Scotland, Rep of Ireland v Switzerland, Wales v Azerbaijan (Millennium Stadium), World Cup qualifiers.
GLIDING
June 16-18: Nat’l Aerobatic Ch’ships. July 4-17: European Ch’ships, 15m & Open classes (Rayskala, Finland). 9-17: 18m Class Nat’l Ch’ships. 10-23: European Ch’ships, standard, club & 18m classes (Nitra, Slovakia). 23-31: 15m Class Nat’l Ch’ships. July 30-Aug 13: FAI Women’s World Gliding Ch’ships (Klix, Germany). Aug 6-19: FAI Jnr World Ch’ships (Husbands Bosworth). 6-14: Club Class Nat’l Ch’ship; Open Class Nat’l Ch’ships. 20-28: Standard Class Nat’l Ch’ships. 21-29: Jnr Nat’l Ch’ships.
GOLF
Jan 6-9: Mercedes Ch’ship (Kapalua, Hawaii). 13-16: Sony Open (Waialac Country Club, Hawaii). 13-14: Open Ch’ship Int’l Final Qual (Cape Town). 20-23: Buick Invitational (Torey Pines, San Diego). 20-23: South African Airways Open (Durban). 25-26: Open Ch’ship Int’l Final Qual (Royal Melbourne). 27-30: Bob Hope Chrysler Classic (La Quinta). 27-30: Caltex Masters (Laguna, Singapore). Feb 3-6: Heineken Classic (Royal Melbourne); FBR Open (Scottsdale). 10-13: AT&T (Pebble Beach); Women’s World Cup (Fancourt, SA); Holden New Zealand Open (Auckland). 17-20: Nissan Open (Riviera); Carlsberg Malaysian Open (Saujana). 23-27: WGC Accenture Match Play Ch’ship (La Costa). March 3-6: Honda Classic (Country Club at Mirasol); Dubai Desert Classic (Emirates). 10-13: Qatar Masters (Qatar). 17-20: Madeira Island Open (Santo de Serra); Bay Hill Invit’l (Bay Hill, Orlando). 24-27: Players Ch’ship (Sawgrass); Kraft Nabisco (Mission Hills). March 31-April 3: BellSouth Classic (Sugarloaf); Open de Portugal. April 6-7: Open Ch’ship Int’l Final Qual (Saujana). 7-10: The Masters (Augusta). 13-14: Peter McEvoy Trophy (Copt Heath). 14-17: Heritage (Hilton Head); Open de Espana. 21-24: Houston Open (Redstone GC); Johnny Walker Classic (Pine Valley, Beijing). 23-24: Women’s Scottish Open Stroke-Play (Troon). April 28-May 1: BMW Asian Open (Shanghai); Zurich Classic of New Orleans. April 29: Lytham Trophy. May 5-8: Italian Open (Milan); Wachovia Ch’ship (Quail Hollow). 12-15: Byron Nelson Ch’ship (Cottonwood Valley); Daily Telegraph British Masters. 17-21: English Women’s Ch’ship (Burnham and Berrow); Scottish Women’s Ch’ship (Cruden Bay). 19-22: Colonial (Fort Worth); Nissan Irish Open (Maynooth). 20: St Andrews Links Trophy. 26-29: St Jude Classic (Memphis); PGA Ch’ship (Wentworth). May 30-June 4: Amateur Ch’ship (Royal Birkdale). June 1-3: English Seniors (Prestbury). 2-5: Celtic Manor Wales Open. 4-5: Berkshire Trophy (The Berkshire). 7-11: Women’s Open Amateur Ch’ship (Littlestone). 9-12: Booz Allen Classic (Congressional, Potomac); McDonald’s LPGA Ch’ship, (Bulle Rock, Havre de Grace); KLM Open. 16-19: US Open (Pinehurst); Aa St Omer Open (Lumbres, France). 23-26: Open de France (Golf Nat’l); Barclays Classic (Westchester, Harrison, NY); US Women’s Open (Cherry Hills, Colorado). 25-30: English Ch’ship (Bromborough); Scottish Amateur Ch’ship (Southerness). 27: Open Ch’ship Int’l Final Qual (Canoe Brook, New Jersey). June 28-July 2: European Men’s Team Ch’ships (Hillside). June 30-July 3: Western Open (Cog Hill, Lamont); Smurfit European Open (K Club, Dublin). July 7-10: John Deere Classic (Deere Run); Barclays Scottish Open (Loch Lomond). 13-17: BC Open (Endicott, NY). 14-17: Open Ch’ship (St Andrews). 20-23: Evian Masters. 21-24: US Bank Ch’ship (Milwaukee); Deutsche Bank (Gut Kaden); Senior British Open. 22-23: Vagliano Trophy (Chantilly). 28-31: Buick Open (Warwick Hills); Scandinavian Masters (Kungsangen); Weetabix British Women’s Open (Royal Birkdale). Aug 2-4: Boys’ Home Int’ls (Woodhall Spa). 3-5: Senior Open Amateur Ch’ship (Woburn). 4-7: Diageo Ch’ship (Gleneagles); The Int’l (Castle Pines). 8-12: British Girls’ Ch’ship (West Hill). 8-13: British Boys’ Amateur Ch’ship (Hunstanton). 10-14: British Mid-Amateur Ch’ship (Muirfield). 11-14: PGA Ch’ship (Baltusrol); BMW Russian Open (Moscow). 13-14: Walker Cup (Wheaton, Illinois). 17-19: British Women’s Open Amateur Stroke-play Ch’ship (Nairn). 18-21: WGC-NEC Invit’l (Firestone); Reno Tahoe Open (Montreux). 19-21: Carris Trophy (Moor Park). 21-23: European Young Masters (Austria). 25-28: Buick Ch’ship (River Highlands); BMW Int’l Open (Munich). 25-30: English Amateur Ch’ship (Bromborough). 26-27: Jacques Leglise Trophy (Royal Porthcawl). Sept 1-4: Omega European Masters (Crans-sur-Sierre). 2-5: Deutsche Bank (Boston). 7-9: Men’s Home Int’ls (Royal St George’s). 8-11: Canadian Open (Vancouver); Linde German Masters (Gut Larchenhof). 9-11: Solheim Cup (Crooked Stick). 14-16: Women’s Home Int’ls (Dundalk). 15-18: Lumber Classic (Farmington); HSBC World Match Play (Wentworth). 22-25: Presidents Cup (Lake Manassas); Seve Trophy (The Wynyard); Valero Texas Open (San Antonio). 23-25: Men’s County Finals, (St Enodoc). Sept 29-Oct 2: Chrysler (Forest Oaks, Greensboro); Dunhill Links Ch’ship (St Andrews, Carnoustie & Kinsbarns). Oct 6-9: WGC American Express (San Francisco); Southern Farm Bureau Classic (Annandale). 13-16: The Ch’ship at Las Vegas (Summerlin); PGA European Tour event. 20-23: Funai Classic (Walt Disney Resort); Mallorca Classic (Majorca). 27-30: Chrysler (Innisbrook); Volvo Masters (Valderrama). Nov 3-6: Tour Ch’ship (East Lake, Atlanta). 14-20: WGC World Cup (Portugal). 17-20: World Cup (Vilamoura). Dec 8-11: Target World Challenge (Sherwood). 15-18: Wendy’s 3-Tour Challenge.
GREYHOUND RACING
March 15: TV Trophy (Wimbledon). April 5: Pall Mall (Oxford). 16: Scottish Derby (Shawfield). July 2: Greyhound Derby & Champion Hurdle (Wimbledon). 17: Masters (Reading). Sept 17: Irish Derby (Shelbourne Pk). Oct 1: Grand Prix (Walthamstow). 4: Grand National (Wimbledon). 25: Laurels (Belle Vue). Nov 8: St Leger (Wimbledon). 29: Oaks (Wimbledon).
GYMNASTICS
ARTISTIC
March 19: London Open, men. 19-20: British Schools Apparatus Ch’ships, women (Newcastle). 25-27: Celtic Cup & Commonwealth Invit’l. 27: Adams Shield, men (Milton Keynes). April 9-10: British Women’s Team Ch’ships (Guildford). June 2-5: European Ch’ships, men & women (Debrecen, Hungary). 18-19: Bill Slater Club Team Ch’ships, women (Newcastle). July 8-10: British Women’s Ch’ships (Guildford). Sept 24-25: British Men’s Ch’ships (Cardiff). Oct 29: Regional Team Trophy, women (Yorkshire). Oct (tbd): Grand Prix, men & women (Glasgow). Nov 21-27: World Ch’ships, men & women (Melbourne). 26-27: European Cup Final for Clubs, men & women (Levalois, France); The Challenge Cup, women (Aldershot).
RHYTHMIC
Feb 12: Duets & Trios (Burton). April 9: Nat’l Gps Ch’ships (Burton). May 13-15: World Cup qualifier (Baku, Azerbaijan). 14: Individual Apparatus (Burton). 28-29: Rhythmic Int’l (Burton). June 9-10: European Ch’ships (Moscow). 25: Inter-regional ch’ships (Northampton). July 15-24: World Games (Duisburg). Oct 5-9: World Ch’ships (Baku, Azerbaijan). Nov 12-13: British Ch’ships (Burton). Dec 10-11: British Open (Burton).
SPORTS ACROBATICS
March 19-20: British Ch’ships (Stoke). March 29-April 3: Flanders Int’l (Puurs, Belgium). May 21-22: Nat’l Development finals (Stoke). Sept 26-Oct 2: European Ch’ships (Thesaloniki). Nov 26-27: British t’ment (Stoke).
SPORTS AEROBICS
April 9-10: Suzuki World Cup (Nagoya). Sept 17-18: Welsh Open. Oct 1-2: British Ch’ships (Stoke). 28-30: European Ch’ship (Funchal, Portugal).
TRAMPOLINING
Feb 18: BUSA Ch’ships (Lancaster & Guildford). March 13: BUSA Nat’l finals (York). April 8-10: Four Countries int’l (Gillingham). June 4: World Cup (Sofia); Four Nations Ch’ship (Prague). July 2-3: British Ch’ships (Birmingham). Sept 15-18: World Ch’ships (Eindhoven).
HOCKEY
Jan 10-13: S Africa v England, women’s three-Test series (Potchefstroom). 13-18: S Africa v England, four-Test series (Pretoria). Feb 4: Higgins English Indoor Club Ch’ship, finals (Crystal Palace). 25-27: European Indoor Women’s Club Ch’ship (Prague). March 20: English Cup, finals (Canterbury). 25-28: European Cup Winners’ Cup (men - Lille; women - Cologne); European Girls Ch’ships, U18 & U16 (Durham Univ). April 2-12: Champions Challenge (Alexandra, Egypt). April 30-May 2: English Lge Super Cup, men & women (Guildford). May 13-16: European Club Cup (men - Amsterdam; women - Hertogenbosch). 28: County Ch’ships (men - East Grinstead; women - Sheffield). June 24-26: Wales v England (Swansea). June 30-July 10: Jnr World Cup (Rotterdam). July 8-18: Champions Challenge (Virginia Beach). 22-24: World Indoor Games (Duisburg); Celtic Cup (Edinburgh). Aug 14-20: European Women’s Ch’ship (Dublin). Aug 28-Sept 4: European Ch’ship (Leipzig). Oct 14-25: Jnr Women’s World Cup (Santiago). Nov 26-Dec 4: Women’s Champions Trophy (Canberra). Dec 10-18: Champions Trophy (Chennai).
HORSE RACING
Jan 23: AIG Europe Champion Hurdle (Leopardstown). 29: Victor Chandler Chase & Pillar Chase (Cheltenham). Feb 6: Hennessy Cognac Gold Cup (Leopardstown). 12: Tote Gold Trophy (Newbury). 26: Racing Post Chase (Kempton). March 15-18: Cheltenham Nat’l Hunt Festival (Cheltenham). April 2: Lincoln Handicap (Doncaster). 9: John Smith’s Grand National (Aintree). 16: Stakis Scottish Grand National (Ayr). 30: Sagitta 2000 Guineas (Newmarket). May 1: Sagitta 1000 Guineas (Newmarket). 7: | ||
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