WORLD SPORTS DIARY JANUARY 2001 January 01 Sailing: The Race; round-world race starts, Barcelona, Spain January 01-07 Tennis: Australian Hardcourt Championships, Adelaide / Gold Coast, Australia January 02-06 Cricket: 2nd Test; South Africa v Sri Lanka, Cape Town, South Africa January 02-06 Cricket: 5th Test; Australia v West Indies, Sydney, Australia January 04-07 Golf: World Matchplay Championships, Melbourne, Australia January 06 Soccer: FA Cup 3rd round matches, England / Wales January 06-07 U.S. Football: Divisional Playoffs, United States January 06-07 Skiing: Alpine World Cup, Les Arcs, France / Maribor, Slovenia January 06-14 Darts: Embassy World Championship, Frimley, England January 08-14 Luge: World Cup 4, Igls, Austria January 08-14 Tennis: Adidas International, Sydney, Australia January 08-28 Bowls: World Indoor Championships, Norfolk, England January 10-14 Skiing: Cross-Country World Cup, Salt Lake City, Utah January 12-14 Skiing: Alpine World Cup, Wengen, Switzerland / Haus im Ennstal, Flachau, Austria January 12-14 Speed skating: European Championships, Baselga di Pine, Italy January 13-21 Skating: U.S. Figure Skating Championships, Boston, Massachusetts January 13-21 Snooker: Nations Cup, Hexagon, Reading, England January 14 U.S. Football: Conference Championships, United States January 15-21 Luge: World Cup 5, Altenberg, Germany January 15-28 Tennis: Australian Open, Melbourne, Australia January 16-21 Bobsleigh: World Cup, Kšnigssee, Germany January 16-25 Cycling: Tour Down Under, Australia January 17-21 Skiing: Freestyle World Championships, Whistler, Canada January 18-21 Golf: Alfred Dunhill Championship, Johannesburg, South Africa January 19-20 Rallying: World Rally Championships; Monte Carlo Rally January 19-20 Speed skating: European Short Track Championships, The Hague, Netherlands January 19-21 Skiing: Alpine World Cup Kitzbuhel, Austria / Cortina dÕAmpezzo, Italy January 19-23 Cricket: 3rd Test; South Africa v Sri Lanka, Centurion, South Africa January 20 Athletics: Fila International Cross Country, Belfast, Northern Ireland January 21-28 Skating: European Figure Skating Championships, Bratislava, Slovakia January 22-28 Snowboarding: World Championships, Madonna di Campiglio, Italy January 22-28 Biathlon: European Championships, Haute-Maurienne, France January 25-28 Golf: South African Open, East London, South Africa January 26-28 Skiing: Alpine World Cup, Garmisch Partenkirchen / Ofterschwang, Germany January 26-28 Speed skating: Short Track World Cup, Trnava, Slovakia January 26-28 Rugby Union: Heineken Cup and European Shield, quarter-finals January 26-30 Sailing: LaSource Grenada Sailing Festival, Grenada, West Indies January 27 Cycling: World Masters Cyclo Cross Championships, Mol, Belgium January 28 U.S. Football: Super Bowl XXXV, Tampa, Florida January 29-Feb 10 Skiing: World Championships, St. Anton / Arlberg, Austria UK January 06 Soccer: Tennents Scottish Cup 2nd round, Scotland January 06-07 Rugby Union: Tetley Bitter Cup semi-finals, England January 07 Basketball: National Cup Final, Sheffield Arena, England January 10 Soccer: Worthington Cup semi-final, 1st leg, England January 13-14 Bowls: British Isles junior indoor international series, Dalkeith, Scotland January 17-18 Swimming: World Cup 7, Sheffield, England January 20 Basketball: BBL All-Star Game, Telewest Arena, Newcastle, England January 21 Bowls: England v Wales under 25 indoor international, Painswick, England January 24 Soccer: Worthington Cup semi-final, 2nd leg, England January 24 28 Snooker: Regal Welsh, Cardiff International Arena, Wales January 27 Soccer: FA Cup 4th round, England / Wales January 27 Soccer: Tennents Scottish Cup 3rd round, Scotland January 27-28 Athletics: British Indoor Championships, Birmingham, England January 14 Athletics: Reebok Cross Country Challenge, Cardiff, Wales January 29-Feb 4 Tennis: AXA Cup, men, London, England EUROPE January 01 Skiing: Ski-Jumping World Cup, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany January 03-07 Skiing: Nordic Combined World Cup, Schonach, Germany January 03-07 Biathlon: World Cup 4, Oberhof, Germany January 04 Skiing: Ski-Jumping World Cup, Innsbruck, Austria January 05-07 Skiing: Snowboarding World Cup, Kreischberg, Austria January 06 Skiing: Ski-Jumping World Cup, Bischofshofen, Austria January 06-07 Speed skating: World Junior Short Track Championships, Opole, Poland January 07 Athletics: Cross Internacional Zornotza, Amorebieta, Spain January 09 Skiing: Alpine World Cup, men, Adelboden, Switzerland January 09-14 Biathlon: World Cup 5, Ruhpolding, Germany January 10-11 Skiing: Snowboarding World Cup, Gstaad, Switzerland January 12-14 Rugby Union: Heineken Cup and European Shield, 5th round January 13 Skiing: Ski-Jumping World Cup, Harrachov, Czech Republic January 13-14 Swimming: World Cup 6, Imperia, Italy January 13-14 Skiing: Snowboarding World Cup, Morzine, France January 14 Athletics: Cross Internacional de Italica, Seville, Spain January 15-21 Bobsleigh: European Cup, Cortina dÕAmpezzo, Italy January 17-19 Skiing: Snowboarding World Cup, Kronplatz, Italy January 17-21 Biathlon: World Cup 6, Antholz-Anterselva, Italy January 19-21 Rugby Union: Heineken Cup and European Shield, round six January 20-21 Swimming: World Cup 8, Berlin, Germany January 21 Cycling: Cyclo Cross World Cup, round six, Pontchateau, France January 22-28 Bobsleigh: European Cup, Kšnigssee, Germany January 23 Skiing: Alpine World Cup, men, Schladming, Austria January 24-25 Swimming: World Cup 9, Stockholm, Sweden January 25-28 Athletics: International Indoor meeting, Halle, Germany January 25-30 Cycling: Grand Prix de Moscow, Moscow, Russia January 27 Athletics: IAAF Russian Winter, Moscow, Russia January 27- 28 Swimming: World Cup 10, Paris, France January 27-28 Speed skating: World Cup, Helsinki, Finland January 28 Athletics: Cross Auchan Lille Metropole, Tourcoing, France January 28 Athletics: IAAF IHM Meeting, Karlsruhe, Germany WORLD January 01-07 Tennis: Qatar Open, men, Doha, Qatar January 01-07 Tennis: Gold Flake Open, men, Chennai, India January 01-07 Tennis: ASB Bank Classic, women, Auckland, New Zealand January 02 Cricket: New Zealand v Zimbabwe, 1st ODI, Taupo, New Zealand January 03 U.S. Football: NCAA National Championship, Miami, Florida January 04 Cricket: New Zealand v Zimbabwe, 2nd ODI, Wellington, New Zealand January 05-07 Badminton: Korean Open, Seoul, South Korea January 05-08 Tennis: Boston Senior Champions Tour, Boston, Massachusetts January 06 Soccer: World Cup qualifier; Guatemala v Costa Rica, Guatemala January 06 Soccer: Egypt v United Arab Emirates, friendly, venue tbc January 06 Soccer: Kenya v Zambia, friendly, Nairobi, Kenya January 06-07 Skiing: Freestyle World Cup, Deer Valley, Utah January 07 Cricket: New Zealand v Zimbabwe, 3rd ODI, Auckland, New Zealand January 07 Soccer: Nigeria v Angola, friendly, Lagos, Nigeria January 07 Soccer: Qatar v Turkey, friendly, Doha, Qatar January 08-14 Tennis: Heineken Open, men, Auckland, New Zealand January 08-14 Tennis: Tasmanian International, women, Hobart, Australia January 08-14 Tennis: Canberra Open, women, Canberra, Australia January 09 Cricket: South Africa v Sri Lanka, ODI, Paarl, South Africa January 10-14 Sailing: International Regatta of Chile, Talcahuano, Chile January 11 Cricket: South Africa v Sri Lanka, ODI, Cape Town, South Africa January 11-14 Golf: Mercedes Championships, Kapalua, Hawaii January 11-14 Golf: Touchstone Energy Tuscon Open, Tuscon, Arizona January 11-14 Golf: Victorian Open, Cranbourne, Australia January 11-14 Table Tennis: Kenshoen Grand Finals, Yokohama, Japan January 11-Feb 11 Cricket: Triangular tournament; Australia v West Indies v Zimbabwe, Australia January 12-13 Skiing: Freestyle World Cup, Tremblant, Canada January 12-14 Athletics: Bermuda International Race Weekend, Hamilton, Bermuda January 14 Cricket: South Africa v Sri Lanka, ODI, Bloemfontein, South Africa January 14-19 Sailing: Sail Melbourne 2001, Australia January 15-19 Sailing: Key West Race Week, Key West, Florida January 16-21 Sailing: South American Star Championship, Buenos Aires, Argentina January 16-21 Badminton: Chinese Taipei Open, Taipei January 17 Cricket: South Africa v Sri Lanka, ODI, Johannesburg, South Africa January 18-21 Golf: Sony Open, Honolulu, Hawaii January 18-21 Golf: New Zealand Open, Grange, New Zealand January 19-20 Skiing: Ski-Jumping World Cup, Salt Lake City, Utah January 19-21 Skiing: Nordic Combined World Cup, Salt Lake City, Utah January 22-25 Sailing: Sydney International Regatta, Australia January 23-26 Sailing: XXVII International Sailing Week, Mar Del Plata, Argentina January 24 Soccer: Korea Republic v Norway, friendly, venue tbc January 24 Skiing: Ski-Jumping World Cup, Hakuba, Japan January 25-27 Skiing: Nordic Combined World Cup, Steamboat Springs, Colorado January 25-28 Golf: Canon Challenge, Castle Hill, Australia January 25-28 Golf: Phoenix Open, Scottsdale, Arizona January 25-28 Squash: Greenwich Open, Greenwich, Connecticut January 27 Horseracing: Santa Monica Handicap, Santa Anita Park, Arcadia, California January 27 Soccer: USA v China, friendly, Oakland, California January 27-28 Skiing: Ski-Jumping World Cup, Sapporo, Japan January 27-28 Skiing: Freestyle World Cup, Sunday River, Maine January 28 Athletics: Osaka International Ladies Marathon, Osaka, Japan January 28 Swimming: Marathon World Cup 1, Tapes, Brazil January 29-Feb 4 Tennis: Colombia Open, Bogota, Colombia January 31 Cricket: New Zealand v Sri Lanka, 1st ODI, Napier, New Zealand