WORLD SPORTS DIARY MARCH 2003

March 01	Boxing: WBA Heavyweight title: John Ruiz v Roy Jones Jr, Las Vegas, Nevada
March 01	Athletics: Telstra Melbourne Track Classic, Melbourne, Australia
March 01	Horseracing: Santa Anita Handicap, Santa Anita, California
March 01	Horseracing: Mitsubishi Shogun Handicap Chase, Doncaster, England
March 01	Horseracing: De Vere Gold Cup, Haydock Park, England
March 01-02	Motor racing: Indy Racing League Round 1, Homestead-Miami Speedway, Florida
March 01-02	Skiing: Alpine World Cup, men, Yongpyong, Korea
March 01-02	Skiing: Freestyle World Cup, Spindleruv Mlyn, Czech Republic
March 01-02	Athletics: U.S. Indoor Trials, Boston, Massachusetts
March 01-02	Athletics: AAA Indoor Championships, Birmingham, England
March 01-08	Skiing: Alpine Junior World Championships, Serre Chevalier / Briancoc, France
March 02	Soccer: Worthington Cup Final: Manchester United v Liverpool, Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales
March 02	Motor Racing: NASCAR Winston Cup, UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400, Las Vegas, Nevada
March 02	Athletics: Los Angeles Marathon, California
March 03	Soccer: Kuwait v Egypt, friendly, Kuwait City, Kuwait
March 03-06	Ice Skating: World Synchronized Championships, Ottawa, Canada
March 03-09	Ice Hockey: World WomenÕs Championship, Beijing, China
March 03-09	Tennis: ATP Tour; Franklin Templeton Classic, Scottsdale, Arizona
March 03-09	Tennis: ATP Tour; International Tennis Championships, Delray Beach, Florida
March 03-16	Tennis: WTA Tour; Pacific Life Open, Indian Wells, California
March 04-09	Archery: World Indoor Championships, Nimes, France
March 05	Soccer: Israel v Venezuela, friendly, venue tbc
March 06-08	Skiing: Alpine World Cup, women, Are, Sweden
March 06-08	Skiing: Cross Country World Cup, Holmenkollen, Norway
March 06-09	Golf: Dubai Desert Classic, Dubai, UAE
March 06-09	Golf: Ford Championships, Miami, Florida
March 06-09	Modern Pentathlon: World Cup round 1, Hermisillo Sonora, Mexico
March 06-15	Shooting: World Cup Shotgun, Perth, Australia
March 07-08	Skiing: Alpine World Cup, men, Shiga Kogen, Japan
March 07-09	Skiing: Snowboard World Cup, Serre Chevalier, France
March 08	Horseracing: Santa Anita Oaks, Santa Anita, California
March 08	Soccer: FA Cup quarter-finals, England
March 08-09	Rugby Union: Six Nations; Ireland v France, Scotland v Wales, England v Italy
March 08-09	Skiing: Ski Jump/Nordic Combined World Cups, Oslo, Norway
March 09	Motor Racing: NASCAR Winston Cup, Atlanta 500, Atlanta, Georgia
March 09	Formula 1: Australian Grand Prix, Melbourne, Australia
March 09	Sailing: Around Alone 4th leg finish, Salvador, Brazil
March 09	Horseracing: Louisiana Derby, Fair Grounds, Louisiana
March 09	Horseracing: Santa Margarita Handicap Invitational, Santa Anita, California
March 09	Athletics: IAAF Permit Cross Country, San Vittore, Italy
March 09-16	Cycling: Paris-Nice, France
March 10	Horseracing: Australian Cup, Flemington Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia
March 10	Soccer: Zambia v Egypt, friendly, venue tbc
March 10-16	Tennis: ATP Masters Series, Pacific Life Open, Indian Wells, California
March 11-12	Soccer: UEFA Champions League Match Day 11, Europe
March 11-13	Horseracing: National Hunt Festival, Cheltenham, England
March 12-16	Skiing: Alpine World Cup finals, Lillehammer, Norway
March 12-16	Skiing: Snowboard World Cup, Arosa, Switzerland
March 13	Soccer: UEFA Cup quarter-finals
March 13-16	Golf: Qatar Masters, Doha, Qatar
March 13-16	Golf: The Honda Classic, Palm Beach, Florida
March 13-16	Golf: LPGA Tour WelchÕs/Fry's Championship, Tucson, Arizona
March 13-19	Cycling: Tirreno-Adriatico, Italy
March 14-15	Skiing: Ski Jump/Nordic Combined World Cups, Lahti, Finland
March 14-16	Athletics: World Indoor Athletics Championships, Birmingham, England
March 14-16	Skiing: Freestyle Junior World Championships, Marble Mountain, Canada
March 14-16	Speed Skating: World Single Distance Championship, Berlin, Germany
March 14-23	Biathlon: World Championships, Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia
March 15	Rowing: Heineken Roeivierkamp, Amsterdam, Netherlands
March 15	Horseracing: Florida Derby, Gulfstream Park, Florida
March 15	Horseracing: Marstons Pedigree Midlands Grand National, Uttoxeter, England
March 15	Rowing: WomenÕs Eights Head of the River Race, London, England
March 15-16	Speed Skating: World Short Track Team Championship, Sofia, Bulgaria
March 15-22	Shooting: World Cup Shotgun, men, New Delhi, India
March 16	Motor Racing: NASCAR Winston Cup, Carolina Dodge Dealers 400, Darlington, South Carolina
March 16	Soccer: Scottish League Cup Final (CIS Insurance Cup), Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland
March 16	Soccer: Pakistan v Thailand, friendly, Bangkok, Thailand
March 17-30	Tennis: WTA Tour / ATP Masters Series, Nasdaq 100 Open, Miami, Florida
March 18	Soccer: Morocco v Saudi Arabia, Pakistan v Thailand, friendlies
March 18	Greyhound Racing: Grand National, Wimbledon, London, England
March 18-19	Soccer: UEFA Champions League Match Day 12, Europe
March 19	Soccer: Mexico v Bolivia, friendly, Mexico City, Mexico
March 20	Soccer: UEFA Cup quarter-finals, Europe
March 20	Horseracing: Doncaster Mile, Doncaster, England
March 20	Skiing: Cross Country World Cup, Borlange, Sweden
March 20-23	Golf: Bay Hill Invitational, Orlando, Florida
March 20-23	Golf: Madeira Island Open, Santo da Serra Madeira, Madeira
March 20-23	Golf: LPGA Tour PING Banner Health, Phoenix, Arizona
March 21-23	Speed skating: World Short Track Championships, Warsaw, Poland
March 21-23	Skiing: Ski Jump World Cup, Planica, Slovenia
March 21-23	Cycling: World Cup Track races, Aguascalientes, Mexico
March 22	Soccer: TennentÕs Scottish Cup quarter-finals, Scotland
March 22	Cycling: World Cup; Milan-San Remo, Italy
March 22	Soccer: Egypt v Qatar, friendly, Cairo, Egypt
March 22-23	Rugby Union: Six Nations; Wales v Ireland England v Scotland, Italy v France
March 22-23	Skiing: Cross Country World Cup, Falun, Sweden
March 22-23	Motor racing: Indy Racing League Round 2, Phoenix International Raceway, Arizona
March 22-30	Curling: World Junior Championships, Flims, Switzerland
March 23	Cricket: World Cup Final, Johannesburg, South Africa 
March 23	Formula 1: Malaysian Grand Prix, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
March 23	Motor Racing: NASCAR Winston Cup, Food City 500, Bristol, Tennessee
March 23	Motor Racing: CART Series, Monterrey Grand Prix, Fundidora Park, Monterrey, Mexico
March 23	Rowing: Head of the Amstel River, Amsterdam, Netherlands
March 24-30	Skating: World Figure Skating Championships, Washington DC
March 25-26	Baseball: MLB Season opens; Seattle Mariners v Oakland AÕs, Tokyo, Japan
March 25-April 16	Soccer: FIFA World Youth Championship (U-20), United Arab Emirates
March 26	Soccer: Austria v Greece, Japan v Uruguay, friendlies
March 27-30	Golf: The Players Championship, Sawgrass, Florida
March 27-30	Golf: LPGA Tour Kraft Nabisco Championship, Rancho Mirage, California
March 27-30	Skiing: Speed Skiing World Championships, Salla, Finland
March 28	Soccer: Serbia and Montenegro v Australia, friendly, venue tbc
March 29	Soccer: Euro2004 qualifying matches; Luxembourg, Romania v Denmark, Belarus v Moldova, Netherlands v Czech Republic, Poland v Hungary, Germany v Lithuania, Scotland v Iceland, Armenia v Northern Ireland, Ukraine v Spain, Liechtenstein v England, Macedonia v Slovakia, Croatia v Belgium, Italy v Finland, Wales v Azerbaijan, Georgia v Republic of Ireland, Albania v Russia
March 29	Soccer: Angola v Algeria, Bosnia-Herzegovina v Luxembourg, Estonia v Canada, Korea Republic v Colombia, USA v Japan, friendlies
March 29	Boxing: David Tua v Hasim Rahman, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 
March 29	Rowing: Head of the River Race, London, England
March 29-30	Rugby Union: Six Nations; Wales v France, Scotland v Italy, Ireland v England
March 29-30	Athletics: World Cross Country Championships, Lausanne, Switzerland
March 29-April 06	Table Tennis: European Championships, Courmayeur, Italy
March 30	Baseball: Opening Day of MLB regular season: Texas Rangers v Anaheim Angels, United States
March 30	Motorcycling: Superbike World Championship, Phillip Island, Australia
March 30	Motor Racing: NASCAR Winston Cup, Samsung/Radio Shack 500, Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth, Texas
March 31-April 02	Tennis: Davis Cup quarter-finals
March 31-April 06	Tennis: WTA Tour, Sarasota Clay Court Classic, Sarasota, Florida
March 31-April 06	Tennis: WTA Tour, Grand Prix De S.A.R. La Princesse, Casablanca, Morocco