WORLD SPORTS DIARY FEBRUARY 2002

February 01	Boxing: IBF Cruiserweight Championship; Vassily Jirov v Jorge Castro, Phoenix, Arizona
February 01	Rugby League: World Club Challenge; Bradford Bulls v Newcastle Knights, Huddersfield, England
February 01-02	Snowboarding: World Cup, Munich, Germany
February 01-03	Golf: Royal Caribbean Classic, Key Biscayne, Florida
February 01-03	Luge: European Championships, Frantschach, Austria
February 01-03	Diving: FINA Grand Prix 1, Southport, Australia
February 02	Boxing: Undisputed Light Heavyweight Championship; Roy Jones Jr v Glen Kelly, American Airlines Arena, Miami, Florida
February 02	Horseracing: Sandown Handicap Hurdle, Sandown Park, England
February 02	Rugby Union: Six Nations; France v Italy, Paris, Scotland v England, Edinburgh
February 02	Ice Hockey: NHL All-Star Game, Staples Center, Los Angeles, California
February 02-03	Cycling: World Cyclo-Cross Championships, Zolder, Belgium
February 02-03	Skiing: Alpine World Cup, m/w, St Moritz, Switzerland, Are, Sweden
February 02-04	Cricket: Pakistan v West Indies, First Test Match, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
February 03	U.S. Football: Superbowl XXXVI, New Orleans, Louisiana
February 03	Rugby Union: Six Nations; Ireland v Wales, Dublin
February 03	Rugby Union: Romania v Portugal, Georgia v Netherlands, Russia v Spain
February 03	Cricket: India v England, 6th One Day International, Mumbai, India
February 03	Athletics: Sparkassen Indoor, Dortmund, Germany
February 03-10	Snooker: Benson & Hedges Masters, Wembley, England
February 04-10	Tennis: Open Gaz de France, women, Paris, France
February 04-10	Bobsleigh: Junior World Championships, St Moritz, Switzerland
February 05	Boxing: WBO lightweight championship; Artur Grigorian v Rocky Martinez, Magdeburg, Germany
February 06	Athletics: Globen Galan Indoor, Stockholm, Sweden
February 06	Soccer: Iran v Slovakia, friendly, Tehran, Iran
February 07-10	Golf: Buick Invitational, La Jolla, California
February 07-10	Golf: ANZ Championship, Sydney, Australia
February 08-10	Tennis: Davis Cup World Group first round
February 08-24	Various: Winter Olympic Games, Salt Lake City, Utah
February 09	Boxing: WBO Super Middleweight Championship; Joe Calzaghe v Charles Brewer, Cardiff, Wales
February 09	Horseracing: Donn Handicap, Gulfstream Park, Florida
February 09	Horseracing: Tote Gold Trophy, Newbury, England
February 09	Athletics: NAP KUPA Indoor Meet, Budapest, Hungary
February 09-17	Hockey: 1st WomenÕs Champions Challenge, Johannesburg, South Africa
February 10	Horseracing: Hennessy Cognac Gold Cup, Leopardstown, Ireland
February 10	Basketball: NBA All-Star Game, First Union Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
February 10	U.S. Football: NFL Pro Bowl, Honolulu, Hawaii
February 10	Motor Racing: NASCAR Winston Cup, Bud Shootout, Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, Florida
February 10	Athletics: IAAF Indoor, Flanders Indoor, Gent, Belgium. 
February 10	Athletics: World Cross Country, Almond Blossom, Vilamoura, Portugal
February 10	Athletics: Tokyo International Marathon, Japan
February 10	Soccer: Faroe Islands v Poland, friendly, Limassol, Cyprus
February 10-11	Luge: Skeleton World Cup Final, St Moritz, Switzerland
February 11-15	Cricket: Pakistan v West Indies, Second Test Match, Peshawar, Pakistan
February 11-17	Tennis: Copenhagen Open, men, Copenhagen, Denmark
February 11-17	Tennis: Marseille Open, men, Marseille, France
February 11-17	Tennis: Chevrolet Cup, men, Vina del Mar, Chile
February 11-17	Tennis: The Brilliant Games, women, Antwerp, Belgium
February 11-17	Tennis: Qatar Open, women, Doha, Qatar
February 12	Soccer: Paraguay v Bolivia, Hong Kong v China, Turkey v Ecuador, Slovenia v Honduras, Czech Republic v Hungary, Cyprus v Switzerland, friendlies
February 13	Cricket: New Zealand v England, First One Day International, Christchurch, New Zealand
February 13	Soccer: Luxembourg v Albania, Croatia v Bulgaria, Argentina v Cameroon, Saudi Arabia v Denmark, Netherlands v England, Liechtenstein v Faroe Islands, Germany v Israel, Poland v Northern Ireland, Spain v Portugal, France v Romania, Republic of Ireland v Russia, Greece v Sweden, Italy v U.S., friendlies
February 14	Motor Racing: NASCAR Winston Cup, Gatorade 125s, Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, Florida
February 14	Soccer: Uruguay v Republic of Korea Republic, friendly, Montevideo, Uruguay
February 14-17	Golf: Nissan Open, Pacific Palisades, California
February 16	Soccer: FA Cup Round 5, England / Wales
February 16	Horseracing: Gulfstream Park BreedersÕ Cup Handicap, Gulfstream Park, Florida
February 16	Cricket: New Zealand v England, Second One Day International: New Zealand v England, Wellington, New Zealand
February 16	Rugby Union: Six Nations; Wales v France, Cardiff; England v Ireland, Twickenham; Italy v Scotland, Rome
February 16	Motor Racing: NASCAR Busch Series, Daytona 300, Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, Florida
February 17	Motor Racing: NASCAR Winston Cup, Daytona 500, Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, Florida
February 17	Athletics: Norwich Union Indoor GP, Birmingham, England
February 17	Rugby Union: Portugal v Georgia, Romania v Spain, Russia v Netherlands, Andorra v Yugoslavia
February 18-24	Tennis: Kroger St Jude, Memphis, Tennessee
February 18-24	Tennis: ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament, men, Rotterdam, Netherlands
February 18-24	Tennis: Copa AT&T, Buenos Aires, Argentina
February 18-24	Tennis: Copa Colsanitas, women, Bogota, Colombia
February 18-24	Tennis: Dubai Duty Free WomenÕs Open, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
February 19-20	Soccer: Champions League matchday 9, Europe
February 19-23	Cricket: Pakistan v West Indies, Third Test Match, Faisalabad, Pakistan
February 20	Cricket: New Zealand v England, Third One Day International: New Zealand v England, Napier, New Zealand
February 20-24	Cricket: India v Zimbabwe, First Test Match, Ahmedabad, India
February 21	Soccer: UEFA Cup fourth round, first leg, Europe
February 21-24	Golf: World Golf Championships; Accenture Match Play Championship, Carlsbad, California
February 21-24	Golf: Caltex Singapore Masters, Singapore
February 22	Rugby Union: Super 12 season starts, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa
February 22-23	Cresta Run, Cartier Challenge Trophy, St Moritz, Switzerland
February 22-24	Golf: Audi Senior Classic, Mexico City, Mexico
February 22-24	Luge: World Junior Championships, Gsies, Italy
February 22-26	Cricket: South Africa v Australia, First test, Johannesburg, South Africa
February 23	Athletics: World Cross Country, Nairobi International, Kenya
February 23	Athletics: L.A. Invitational, Los Angeles, California
February 23	Soccer: Mexico v Yugoslavia, friendly, venue tbc
February 24	Athletics: Gaz de France Indoor, Lievin, France
February 24	Athletics: World Cross Country, Eurocross, Diekirch, Luxembourg
February 24	Athletics: Seville Marathon, Seville, Spain
February 24	Athletics: Hong Kong Marathon, Hong Kong
February 26	Soccer: Scottish Cup round 5, Scotland
February 23	Cricket: New Zealand v England, Fourth One Day International: New
February Zealand v England, Auckland, New Zealand
February 23	Motor Racing: NASCAR Busch Series, Rockingham 200, North Carolina Speedway, Rockingham, North Carolina
February 24	Motor Racing: NASCAR Winston Cup,North Carolina 400, North Carolina Speedway, Rockingham, North Carolina
February 24	Soccer: Worthington Cup Final, Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales
February 25-March 03	Tennis: Abierto Mexicano, Acapulco, Mexico
February 25-March 03	Tennis: Duty Free Dubai Tennis Open, men, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
February 25-March 03	Tennis: Sybase Open, men, San Jose, California
February 25-March 03	Tennis: State Farm WomenÕs Tennis Classic, Scottsdale, Arizona
February 25-March 09	Hockey: MenÕs World Cup, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
February 26	Cricket: New Zealand v England, Fifth One Day International: New Zealand v England, Dunedin, New Zealand
February 26-27	Soccer: Champions League matchday 10, Europe
February 28	Soccer: UEFA Cup fourth round, second leg, Europe
February 28-March 02	Golf: LPGA Takefuji Classic, Waikaloa, Beach Resort, Big Island, Hawaii
February 28-March 03	Golf: Genuity Championship, Miami, Florida
February 28-March 03	Golf: Malaysian Open, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
February 28-March 03	Snowboarding: World Cup, Sapporo-Makomanai, Japan
February 28-March 04	Cricket: India v Zimbabwe, Second Test Match: India v Zimbabwe, New Delhi, India