WORLD SPORTS DIARY DECEMBER 2002

December 01	Horseracing: Prix Georges Courtois, Auteuil, France
December 01	Horseracing: HattonÕs Grace Hurdle, Fairyhouse, Ireland
December 01	Horseracing: Drinmore Novice Chase, Fairyhouse, Ireland 
December 01	Horseracing: Royal Bond Novice Chase, Fairyhouse, Ireland 
December 01	Skiing: Snowboarding World Cup, Laax, Switzerland
December 01	Cricket: Zimbabwe v Pakistan, 5th ODI, Harare, Zimbabwe
December 01	Cricket: South Africa v Sri Lanka, 3rd ODI, Benoni, South Africa 
December 01-02	Swimming: World Cup Meet 3, Shanghai, China
December 01-09	Soccer: Cecafa Cup 2002, Arusha, Tanzania
December 02-08	Golf: Target World Challenge, Thousand Oaks, California
December 03	Cricket: Bangladesh v West Indies, 3rd ODI, Chittagong, Bangladesh
December 03	Greyhounds: The Oaks, Wimbledon, England
December 03-08	Bobsleigh: MenÕs World Cup, Igls, Austria
December 03-14	Squash: World Junior MenÕs Champampionships, Chennai, India
December 03-15	Bobsleigh: WomenÕs World Cup, Lake Placid, New York
December 04	Cricket: South Africa v Sri Lanka, 4th ODI, Kimberley, South Africa
December 04-08	Tennis: Honda Challenge Delta Tour of Champions, London, England
December 04-15	Sailing: Mistral World Championship, Pattaya, Thailand
December 05-07	Skiing: Freestyle World Cup, Utah Olympic Park, Utah
December 05-07	Skiing: Snowboarding World Cup, Tandadalen, Sweden
December 06	Cricket: South Africa v Sri Lanka, 5th ODI, Bloemfontein, South Africa
December 06-07	Skiing: Freestyle World Cup, Sauze dÕOulx, Italy
December 06-08	Skiing: Alpine World Cup, w, Lake Louise, Canada
December 06-08	Speed Skating: Short Track World Cup, Bormio, Italy
December 06-08	Swimming: World Cup Meet 4, Melbourne, Australia
December 06-14	Squash: MenÕs World Open, Antwerp, Belgium
December 06-15	Handball: WomenÕs European Championships, Denmark
December 07	Boxing: WBO Heavyweight belt: Wladimir Klitschko v Jameel McCline, Mandalay Bay Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada
December 07	Rugby Union: World Cup qualifier, Papua New Guinea v Tonga, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
December 07	Horseracing: NTRA Great State Challenge, Houston, Texas
December 07-08	Skiing: Alpine World Cup, m, Beaver Creek, Colorado
December 07-08	Skiing: Cross-Country World Cup, Davos, Switzerland
December 07-08	Skiing: Nordic Combined World Cup, Trondheim, Norway
December 07-08	Speed Skating: Long Track World Cup, Nagano, Japan
December 07-08	Gymnastics: Rhythmic World Cup Final, Duesseldorf, Germany
December 07-14	Sailing: International 505 Class World Championship, Freemantle, Australia
December 07-14	Curling: European Championships, Grindelwald,Switzerland
December 08	Athletics: European Cross-Country Championships, Medulin, Croatia
December 08	Athletics: Honolulu Marathon, Hawaii
December 08	Cricket: Zimbabwe v Kenya, 1st ODI, Harare, Zimbabwe
December 08	Cricket: South Africa v Pakistan, 1st ODI, Durban, South Africa
December 08	Horseracing: John Durkan Memorial Chase, Punchestown, Ireland 
December 08-12	Cricket: Bangladesh v West Indies, 1st Test, Dhaka, Bangladesh
December 09-16	Sailing: Louis Vuitton Cup semi-finals, Auckland, New Zealand
December 10	Rugby Union: Oxford v Cambridge Varsity match, Twickenham, England
December 10-11	Soccer: UEFA Champions League second group stage, Match Day 8
December 10-15	Water Polo: WomenÕs World Cup, Perth, Australia
December 10-15	Bobsleigh: MenÕs World Cup, Cortina d/Ampezzo, Italy
December 11	Cricket: Zimbabwe v Kenya, 2nd ODI, Kwekwe, Zimbabwe
December 11	Cricket: South Africa v Pakistan, 2nd ODI, Port Elizabeth, South Africa
December 11	Skiing: Cross-Country World Cup, Clusone, Italy
December 12	Soccer: UEFA Cup third-round matches
December 12-15	Golf: World Golf Championships; EMC World Cup, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
December 12-15	Skiing: Alpine World Cup, m/w, Val dÕIsere, France
December 12-15	Skiing: Freestyle World Cup, Winter Park, Colorado
December 12-15	Skiing: Snowboarding World Cup, Whistler, Canada
December 12-15	Swimmng: European short-course championships, Montpellier, France
December 12-16	Cricket: New Zealand v India, 1st Test, Wellington, New Zealand
December 13	Cricket: Australia v England, VB Series, Sydney, Australia
December 13	Cricket: South Africa v Pakistan, 3rd ODI, East London, South Africa
December 13-14	Horseracing: December Meeting, Cheltenham, England
December 13-15	Luge: Natural Track World Cup starts, Umhausen, Austria
December 14-15	Skiing: Cross-Country World Cup, Val di Fiemme, Italy
December 14-15	Skiing: Nordic Combined World Cup, Harrachov, Czech Republic
December 14-15	Skiing: Freestyle World Cup, Madonna di Campiglio, Italy
December 14-15	Speed Skating: Long Track World Cup, Harbin, China
December 14-17	Sailing: Sydney International Regatta, Sydney Harbour, Australia
December 15	Horseracing: Hong Kong International Cup, (World Series Racing Championship), Sha Tin Racecourse, Hong Kong
December 15	Cricket: Australia v England, VB Series, Melbourne, Australia
December 15	Cricket: Zimbabwe v Kenya, 3rd ODI, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
December 15-16	Skiing: Alpine World Cup, m/w, Sestrieres, Italy
December 15-23	Soccer: Tiger Cup 2002, Jakarta, Indonesia
December 16	Cricket: South Africa v Pakistan, 4th ODI, Paarl, South Africa
December 16-20	Cricket: Bangladesh v West Indies, 2nd Test, Chittagong, Bangladesh
December 17	Cricket: England v Sri Lanka, VB Series, Brisbane, Australia
December 17-22	Hockey: MenÕs Five Nations Tournament, Lahore, Pakistan
December 17-22	Bobsleigh: MenÕs World Cup, La Plagne, France
December 18	Cricket: South Africa v Pakistan, 5th ODI, Cape Town, South Africa
December 18-22	Equestrian: Olympia International Show Jumping Championships, London, England
December 19	Skiing: Cross-Country World Cup, Linz, Austria
December 19	Skiing: Freestyle World Cup, Ruka, Finland
December 19-21	Skiing: Freestyle World Cup, Snowbird, Utah
December 19-21	Skiing: Snowboarding World Cup, Stoneham, Canada
December 19-23	Cricket: New Zealand v India, 2nd Test, Hamilton, New Zealand
December 20	Cricket: England v Sri Lanka, VB Series, Perth, Australia
December 20	Skiing: Freestyle World Cup, Utah Olympic Park, Utah
December 20-21	Skiing: Alpine World Cup, m, Val Gardena, Italy
December 20-28	Sailing: Louis Vuitton Cup semi-finals repechage, Auckland, New Zealand
December 21	Skiing: Cross-Country World Cup, Ramsau, Austria
December 21-22	Golf: WendyÕs Three-Tour Challenge, Lake Las Vegas Resort, Nevada
December 21-22	Skiing: Alpine World Cup, w, Lenzerheide/Valbella, Switzerland
December 22	Cricket: Australia v Sri Lanka, VB Series   Perth, Australia
December 22	Cyclo-Cross: World Cup round 2, Kalmthout, Belgium
December 22	Skiing: Alpine World Cup, m, Alta Badia, Italy
December 25-January 01	Cycling: Tour of South China Sea, Hong Kong
December 26	Horseracing: New Zealand Derby, Auckland, New Zealand
December 26	Cricket: New Zealand v India, 1st ODI, Auckland, New Zealand
December 26	Horseracing: Denny Gold Medal Novice Chase, Leopardstown, Ireland 
December 26-27	Horseracing: Pertemps King George VI Meeting, Kempton Park, England
December 26-29	Sailing: Sydney to Hobart Race, Australia
December 26-30	Cricket: Australia v England, 4th Test, Melbourne, Australia
December 26-30	Cricket: South Africa v Pakistan, 1st Test, Durban, South Africa
December 26-30	Sailing: Christmas Race, Palamos, Gerona, Spain
December 26-January 06	Ice hockey, Under-20 World Championships, Halifax, Canada
December 27	Horseracing: Coral Welsh National, Chepstow, Wales
December 27	Horseracing: Paddypower.com Handicap Chase, Leopardstown, Ireland
December 28	Horseracing: Ericsson Chase, Leopardstown, Ireland
December 28-29	Skiing: Alpine World Cup, w, Semmering, Austria
December 28-30	U.S. Football: NFL regular season ends
December 28-January 04	Tennis: Hopman Cup, Perth, Australia
December 28-January 05	Darts: WDC World Championships, Purfleet, England
December 29	Cricket: New Zealand v India, 2nd ODI, Napier, New Zealand
December 29	Skiing: Alpine World Cup, m, Bormio, Italy
December 30-January 05	Tennis: ATP Tour events, Adelaide, Australia / Chennai, India / Doha, Qatar
December 30-January 05	Tennis: WTA Tour Australian womenÕs hardcourt, Gold Coast, Australia
December 30-January 05	Tennis: WTA Tour ASB Bank Classic, Auckland, New Zealand
December 31	Skiing: Nordic Combined World Cup, Oberhof, Germany