WORLD SPORTS DIARY DECEMBER 2003

December 01-09	Shooting: Commonwealth Championships, New Delhi, India
December 01-14	Handball: WomenÕs World Championship. Croatia
December 02	Greyhound Racing: The Oaks, Wimbledon, England
December 02-04	Polo: Ambassadors Cup, Bariloche, Argentina
December 02-06	Cricket: Sri Lanka v England, 1st Test, Galle, Sri Lanka
December 02-06	Skiing: Snowboard World Cup, Tandadalen, Sweden
December 03-05	Rugby Union: IRB Sevens 1, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
December 03-07	Tennis: Honda Challenge Delta Tour of Champions, Royal Albert Hall, London, England
December 04-07	Biathlon: World Cup 1, Kontiolahti, Finland
December 04-08	Cricket: Australia v India, 1st Test, Brisbane, Australia
December 04-13	Curling: European Championship, Courmayeur, Italy
December 05	Soccer: FIFA World Cup Germany 2006 Preliminary Draw, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
December 05-06	Swimming: World Cup III, Durban, South Africa
December 05-06- Skiing: Freestyle World Cup, Ruka, Finland
December 05-07	Skiing: Alpine World Cup, women, Lake Louise, Alberta, Canada
December 05-07	Speed skating: Short Track World Cup, Beijing, China
December 05-07	Speed Skating: Long Track World Cup, Calgary, Canada
December 06	Motorcycling: Supercross World Championship, Seville, Spain
December 06	Bobsleigh: World Cup, Lake Placid, New York
December 06	Boxing: Heavyweight Fight; Vitali Klitschko v Kirk Johnson, Madison Square Garden, New York
December 06	Boxing: WBO Super Middleweight Belt: Joe Calzaghe v Mger Mkrtchyan, Cardiff Ice Rink, Cardiff, Wales
December 06	Motorcycling: Indoor Trial World Championship, Hong-Kong
December 06	Judo: MenÕs European Championships, London, Great Britain
December 06-07	Skiing: Alpine World Cup, men, Vail, Beaver Creek, Colorado
December 06-07	Skiing: Nordic Combined World Cup, Trondheim, Norway
December 06-07	Skiing: Ski Jumping World Cup, Trondheim, Norway
December 06-07	Skiing: Cross Country World Cup, Dobbiaco, Toblach, Italy
December 06-07	Luge: World Cup Artificial Track, Calgary, Canada
December 06-07	Triathlon: World Championships, Queenstown, New Zealand
December 06-07	Fencing: Individual Senior World Cup, MenÕs Foil, Vienna, Austria
December 06-14	Various: South East Asian Games, Hanoi, Vietnam
December 08-14	Golf: Target World Challenge, Thousand Oaks, California
December 09	Rugby Union: 122nd Varsity Match: Oxford v Cambridge, Twickenham, London, England
December 09-10	Soccer: UEFA ChampionsÕ League Matchday 6, Europe
December 10-11	Skiing: Freestyle World Cup, Tignes, France
December 10-14	Cricket: Sri Lanka v England, 2nd Test, Kandy, Sri Lanka
December 11	Skiing: Alpine World Cup, Vratna, Slovakia
December 11-13	Skiing: Snowboard World Cup, Whistler, Canada
December 11-14	Golf: Australian PGA Championship, Hyatt Coolum Resort, Queensland, Australia
December 11-14	Table Tennis: Pro Tour Grand Finals, Guangzhou, China
December 11-14	Biathlon: World Cup 2, Hochfilzen, Austria
December 12-13	Rugby Union: IRB Sevens 2, George, South Africa
December 12-14	Skiing: Nordic Combined World Cup, Val di Fiemme, Italy
December 12-14	Luge: World Cup Natural Track, Olang, Italy
December 12-14	Skating: Figure Skating Grand Prix Final, Colorado Springs, Colorado
December 12-15	Skating: Figure Skating Junior Grand Prix Final, The Hague, Netherlands
December 12-16	Cricket: South Africa v West Indies, 1st Test, Johannesburg, South Africa
December 12-16	Cricket: Australia v India, 2nd Test, Adelaide, Australia
December 13	Boxing: Heavyweight Fight; Hasim Rahman v John Ruiz, Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey
December 13	Horseracing: Tripleprint Gold Cup, Cheltenham, England
December 13	Motorcycling: Supercross World Championship, Arnhem, Netherlands
December 13-14	Modern Pentathlon: World Cup Final, Athens, Greece
December 13-14	Skiing: Alpine World Cup, Spindleruv Mlyn, Czech Republic
December 13-14	Skiing: Cross Country World Cup, Davos, Switzerland
December 13-14	Skiing: Alpine World Cup, Val dÕIsere, France
December 13-14	Skiing: Ski Jumping World Cup, Titisee-Neustadt, Germany
December 13-14	Speed Skating: Long Track World Cup, Salt Lake CIty, Utah
December 13-14	Luge: World Cup Artificial Track, Park City, Utah
December 13-14	Bobsleigh: World Cup, Winterberg, Germany
December 13-20	Ice Hockey: World U20 Championship, France, Germany
December 14	Horseracing: Hong Kong International Cup, Sha Tin Racecourse, Hong Kong, China
December 14	Athletics: European Cross Country Championships, Edinburgh, Scotland
December 14	Athletics: Honolulu Marathon, Honolulu, Hawaii
December 14-21	Squash: MenÕs World Open Squash Championship, Lahore, Pakistan
December 14-21	Table Tennis: World Junior Championships, Santiago, Chile
December 15	Skiing: Alpine World Cup, Madonna di Campiglio, Italy
December 15-21	Golf: WendyÕs Three-Tour Challenge, Henderson, Nevada
December 16	Skiing: Cross Country World Cup, Asiago, Italy
December 18-21	Biathlon: World Cup 3, Brezno-Osrblie, Slovakia
December 18-22	Cricket: Sri Lanka v England, 3rd Test, Colombo, Sri Lanka
December 19-20	Skiing: Alpine World Cup, Val Gardena, Groeden, Italy
December 19-21	Skiing: Snowboard World Cup, Stoneham City, Canada
December 19-21	Luge: World Cup Natural Track, Triesenberg, Liechtenstein
December 19-21	Luge: 1st Intercontinental Cup, Natural Track, Passeier, Italy
December 19-22	Equestrian: Olympia International Show Jumping Championship, London, England
December 19-23	Cricket: New Zealand v Pakistan, 1st Test, Hamilton, New Zealand
December 20	Boxing: WBO Heavyweight Belt: Wladimir Klitschko v Lamon Brewster, Ostess Halle, Kiel, Germany
December 20	Skiing: Freestyle World Cup, Madonna di Campiglio, Italy
December 20	Horseracing: Hollywood Futurity, Hollywood Park, California
December 20-21	Skiing: Alpine World Cup, Laax, Switzerland
December 20-21	Skiing: Cross Country World Cup, Ramsau, Austria
December 20-21	Skiing: Ski Jumping World Cup, Engelberg, Switzerland
December 20-21	Luge: World Cup Artificial Track, Lake Placid, New York
December 20-21	Bobsleigh: World Cup, Altenberg, Germany
December 20-27	Basketball: Asian Champions Cup, Taipei, Taiwan
December 21	Skiing: Alpine World Cup, Alta Badia, Italy
December 21	Horseracing: Hollywood Starlet, Hollywood Park, California
December 26	Horseracing: Pertemps King George VI Steeplechase, Kempton Park, England
December 26	Horseracing: New Zealand Derby, Ellerslie Racecourse, Auckland, New Zealand
December 26	Racquetball: World Junior Championships, Orlando, Florida
December 26-29	Horseracing: Christmas National Hunt Festival, Leopardstown, Ireland
December 26-29	Sailing: Sydney to Hobart Race, Australia
December 26-30	Sailing: Christmas Race, Palamos, Girona, Spain
December 26-30	Cricket: New Zealand v Pakistan, 2nd Test, Wellington, New Zealand
December 26-30	Cricket: South Africa v West Indies, 2nd Test, Durban, South Africa
December 26-30	Cricket: Australia v India, 3rd Test, Melbourne, Australia
December 26-January 05	Ice Hockey: U20 World Championship, Helsinki, Finland
December 27-January 06	Sailing: Zoom 8 Class World Championship, Antigua
December 27	Horseracing: Coral Eurobet Welsh National Handicap Steeplechase, Chepstow, Wales
December 27-28	Skiing: Alpine World Cup, Lienz, Austria
December 27-January 04	Darts: WDC World Darts Championship, Purfleet, England
December 27-January 06	Sailing: Flying Dutchman World Championship, Melbourne, Australia
December 28	U.S. Football: NFL regular season ends, United States
December 28	Skiing: Alpine World Cup, Bormio, Italy
December 28-January 03	Ice Hockey: World U20 Championship, Sosnowiec, Poland
December 29	Skiing: Ski Jumping World Cup, Oberstdorf, Germany
December 29-January 06	Sailing: Raceboard World Championship, Yucata, Mexico
December 30	Skiing: Nordic Combined World Cup, Oberhof, Germany
December 31-January 06	Sailing: International Yngling Open World Championship, Sydney, Australia