WORLD SPORTS DIARY FEBRUARY 2003

February 01	Cycling: Indoor World Cup Final, Boeblingen, Germany
February 01	Skiing: Snowboard World Cup, Munich, Germany
February 01-02	Cycling: World Cyclo-cross Championships, Monopoli, Italy
February 01-08	Soccer: Honduras v Argentina, Mexico v Argentina, USA v Argentina, friendlies
February 02	U.S. Football: AFC-NFC Pro Bowl, Honolulu, Hawaii
February 02	Ice Hockey: NHL All-Star Game, Sunrise, Florida
February 02	Athletics: Sparkassen-Cup, Stuttgart, Germany
February 02	Athletics: Norwich Union International World Team Trophy (Great Britain, Russia, Sweden, Italy, Czech Republic), Glasgow, Scotland
February 02-09	Snooker: Benson and Hedges Masters, London, England
February 02-16	Skiing: Alpine World Championships, St Moritz, Switzerland
February 03-09	Tennis: WTA Tour; Open Gaz de France, Paris
February 03-09	Tennis: WTA Tour; Indian Open, Hyderabad, India
February 04	Athletics: Fleet Empire State Building Run-Up, New York
February 05-09	Motorsport: Swedish Rally, Uddeholm, Sweden
February 06-09	Golf: AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, Pebble Beach, California
February 06-09	Golf: The ANZ Championship, Sydney, Australia
February 06-09	Hockey: 1st Indoor World Cup, Leipzig, Germany
February 07	Athletics: Verizon Millrose Games, New York
February 07-09	Tennis: Davis Cup 1st round matches
February 07-09	Luge: Natural Track World Championships, Zelezniki, Slovenia
February 07-09	Biathlon: World Cup, Lahti, Finland
February 07-28	Sailing: Pineapple Cup Ocean Race, Fort Lauderdale, Florida to Montego Bay, Jamaica
February 08	Athletics: NAP Cup, Budapest, Hungary
February 08-09	Speed skating: World Championships, Gothenburg, Sweden
February 08-09	Skiing: Freestyle World Cup, Steamboat, Colorado
February 08-09	Skiing: Snowboard World Cup, Maribor, Slovenia
February 09	Sailing: Around Alone 4th leg start, Tauranga, New Zealand
February 09	Athletics: Tokyo International Marathon, Japan
February 09	Athletics: Energizer Indoor Vlaanderen Gent, Gent, Belgium
February 09	Horseracing: Las Virgenes Stakes, Santa Anita Park, California
February 09-March 23	Cricket: World Cup, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Kenya. Opening match; South Africa v West Indies, Cape Town
February 10	Basketball: NBA All-Star Game, Atlanta, Georgia
February 10-16	Figure Skating: Four Continents Championships, Beijing, China
February 10-16	Tennis: ATP Tour; Siebel Open, San Jose, California
February 10-16	Tennis: WTA Tour; Proximus Diamond Games, Antwerp, Belgium
February 10-16	Tennis: ATP Tour; Marseille Open, France
February 10-16	Tennis: ATP Tour; BellSouth Open, Vina Del Mar, Chile
February 10-16	Tennis: WTA Tour; Qatar WomenÕs Open, Doha
February 11-16	Bobsleigh: World Skeleton Championship, Nagano, Japan
February 11-23	Bobsleigh: World Championship, Lake Placid, New York
February 12	Soccer: Euro2004 qualifier; Yugoslavia v Azerbaijan
February 12	Soccer: Netherlands v Argentina, England v Australia, Algeria v Belgium, Wales v Bosnia-Herzegovina, China PR v Brazil, Libya v Canada, France v Czech Republic, Egypt v Denmark, Georgia v Estonia, Northern Ireland v Finland, Spain v Germany, Scotland v Republic of Ireland, Malta v Kazakhstan, Greece v Norway, Italy v Portugal, Tunisia v Sweden, Slovenia v Switzerland, Latvia v Turkey, Jamaica v USA, Honduras v Ukraine, Turkmenistan v Ukraine, friendlies
February 12	Skiing: Cross Country World Cup, Reit im Winkl, Germany
February 12-16	Biathlon: World Cup, Holmenkollen, Norway
February 13-16	Golf: Buick Invitational, San Diego, California
February 13-16	Golf: Johnnie Walker Classic, Perth, Australia
February 14	Skiing: Snowboard World Cup, Turin, Italy
February 14	Skiing: Cross Country World Cup, Asiago, Italy
February 14-16	Cycling: UCI World Cup I, Moscow, Russia
February 14-16	Swimming: Diving Grand Prix 1, Adelaide, Australia
February 15	Horseracing: Fountain of Youth Stakes, Gulfstream Park, Florida
February 15	Rugby: Six Nations; England v France, Twickenham, England
February 15	Rugby: Six Nations; Italy v Wales, Rome, Italy
February 15	Skiing: Freestyle World Cup, Inawashiro, Japan
February 15-March 01	Sailing: AmericaÕs Cup, Auckland, New Zealand
February 16	Rugby: Six Nations; Scotland v Ireland, Murrayfield, Scotland
February 16	Motorsport: NASCAR Winston Cup Series; Daytona 500, Florida
February 16	Horseracing: Gulfstream Park BreedersÕ Cup Handicap, Florida 
February 16	Horseracing: Santa Maria Handicap, Santa Anita Park, California
February 16	Soccer: Kings Cup, Bangkok, Thailand
February 16-21	Archery: IFAA World Indoor Championships, Greifensee, Switzerland
February 17-23	Tennis: ATP Tour; ABN/AMRO World Tennis Tournament, Rotterdam, Netherlands
February 17-23	Tennis: WTA Tour; Dubai WomenÕs Open, United Arab Emirates
February 17-23	Tennis: ATP/WTA Tours; Kroger St. Jude, Memphis, Tennessee
February 17-23	Tennis: ATP Tour; AT&T Cup, Buenos Aires, Argentina
February 17-23	Tennis: WTA Tour; Copa Colsanitas, Bogota, Colombia
February 17-23	Luge: Artificial Track World Championships, Sigulda, Latvia
February 18	Athletics: GE Galan, Stockholm, Sweden
February 18-19	Soccer: UEFA Champions League second group stage, Match Day 9
February 19-23	Biathlon: World Cup, …stersund, Sweden
February 20/27	Soccer: UEFA Cup fourth-round matches
February 20-23	Golf: Nissan Open, Pacific Palisades, California
February 20-23	Golf: Carlsberg Malaysian Open, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
February 20-23	Golf: ANZ Ladies Masters, Gold Coast, Australia
February 21	Rugby: Super 12 season starts, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa
February 21	Rugby League: TetleyÕs Super League starts, England
February 21	Athletics: Norwich Union Indoor Grand Prix, Birmingham, England
February 21-23	Swimming: Diving Grand Prix 2, Zhuhai, China
February 21-28	Skiing: Nordic Combined World Championships, Val di Fiemme, Italy
February 22	Boxing: Mike Tyson v Cliff Etienne, Pyramid Arena, Memphis, Tennessee
February 22	Horseracing: Donn Handicap, Gulfstream Park, Florida
February 22	Rugby: Six Nations; Wales v England, Cardiff, Wales
February 22	Rugby: Six Nations; Italy v Ireland, Rome, Italy
February 22-23	Skiing: Alpine World Cup, men Garmisch Partenkirchen, Germany
February 22-23	Skiing: Freestyle World Cup, Madarao, Japan
February 22-23	Rowing: FISA Team Cup, Seville, Spain
February 22-27	Squash: Tournament of Champions, New York, United States
February 23	Rugby: Six Nations; France v Scotland, Paris, France
February 23	Motorsport: NASCAR Winston Cup Series; Subway 400, North Carolina Speedway
February 23	Motorsport: CART series; St. Petersburg, Florida
February 23	Athletics: Meeting Gaz de France du Pas-de-Calais, Liˇvin, France
February 23	Athletics: South American Cross Country Championships, Asuncion, Paraguay
February 24-March 02	Tennis: ATP Tour; Dubai Tennis Championships, United Arab Emirates
February 24-March 02	Tennis: WTA Tour; State Farm Classic, Scottsdale, Arizona
February 24-March 02	Tennis: ATP/WTA Tours; Mexican Open, Acapulco, Mexico
February 24-March 02	Tennis: ATP Tour; Copenhagen Open, Denmark
February 24-March 02	Figure Skating: World Junior Championships, Ostrava, Czech Republic
February 25-26	Soccer: UEFA Champions League second group stage, Match Day 10
February 26-March 02	Golf: WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship, Carlsbad, California
February 26-March 02	Motorsport: Rally of Turkey
February 27	Soccer: UEFA Cup fourth-round matches
February 27-March 02	Golf: Chrysler Classic of Tucson, Tucson, Arizona
February 27-March 02	Golf: AAMI WomenÕs Australian Open, Sydney, Australia
February 27-March 02	Skiing: Snowboard World Cup, Sapporo, Japan
February 28	Athletics: LBBW Meeting, Karlsruhe, Germany
February 28-March 02	Motorsport: Superbike World Championship, Valencia, Spain
February 28-March 02	Skiing: Alpine World Cup, Innsbruck, Austria
February 28-March 02	Swimming: Diving Grand Prix 3, Rostock, Germany
February 28-March 02	Figure Skating: ISU Grand Prix Final, St Petersburg, Russia