WORLD SPORTS DIARY MAY 2004

May 01	Horseracing: Kentucky Derby, Churchill Downs, Louisville, Kentucky
May 01	Cricket: West Indies v England, 5th ODI, Beausejour, St Lucia
May 01-02	Horseracing: 2,000 Guineas / 1,000 Guineas, Newmarket, England
May 02	Horseracing: Prix Ganay, Longchamp, France
May 02	Cricket: West Indies v England, 6th ODI, Beausejour, St Lucia
May 02	Motor Racing: NASCAR Nextel Cup, Auto Club 500, California Speedway, Fontana, California
May 02	Motorcycling: Moto GP Grand Prix of Spain, Jerez, Spain
May 03-09	Tennis: ATP Tour; Telecom Italia Masters, Rome, Italy
May 03-09	Tennis: WTA Tour; Ladies German Open, Berlin, Germany
May 04-05	Soccer: UEFA Champions League semi-finals, 2nd leg, Europe
May 05	Cricket: West Indies v England, 7th ODI, Bridgetown, Barbados
May 05-07	Horseracing: Chester Spring meeting, Chester, England
May 06	Soccer: UEFA Cup semi-finals, 2nd leg, Europe
May 06-09	Golf: European Tour; British Masters, Forest of Arden, Warwickshire, England
May 06-09	Golf: PGA Tour; Wachovia Championship, Charlotte, North Carolina
May 06-09	Golf: LPGA Tour; Michelob ULTRA Open at Kingsmill, Williamsburg, Virginia
May 06-10	Cricket: Zimbabwe v Sri Lanka, 1st Test, Harare, Zimbabwe
May 07	Rowing: World Cup, Poznan, Poland
May 07-09	Golf: Ladies European Tour; Ladies Open of Portugal, Charneca da Caparica, Portugal
May 07-15	Sailing: Yngling World Championships, Santander, Spain
May 07-15	Sailing: Finn European Championships, La Rochelle, France
May 07-16	Sailing: 470 World Championships, Zadar, Croatia
May 07-16	Badminton: Thomas & Uber Cups finals, Jakarta, Indonesia
May 08	Soccer: Nationwide Football League season ends, England / Wales
May 08	Athletics: Japan Grand Prix, Osaka, Japan
May 08-09	Triathlon: World Championships, Madeira, Portugal
May 08-11	Diving: Grand Prix round 7, The Woodlands, Texas
May 08-30	Cycling: Giro dÕItalia, Italy
May 09	Formula 1: Spanish Grand Prix, Barcelona, Spain
May 09	Horseracing: Vanity Handicap, Hollywood Park, California
May 10-16	Tennis: ATP Tour; Tennis Masters Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
May 10-16	Tennis: WTA Tour; Telecom Italia Masters, Rome, Italy
May 10-16	Swimming: European Championships, Madrid, Spain
May 10-19	Sailing: Laser World Championships, Bitez, Turkey
May 12-16	Equestrian: Royal Windsor Horse Show, England
May 13-16	Golf: PGA Tour; EDS Byron Nelson Championship, Irving, Texas
May 13-16	Golf: PGA Tour; BMW Asian Open, Shanghai, China
May 13-16	Golf: LPGA Tour; Franklin American Mortgage Championship, Franklin, Tennessee
May 14	Athletics: Qatar Athletic Super Grand Prix, Doha, Qatar
May 14-16	Motor Racing: WRC Rally of Cyprus
May 14-16	Cycling: UCI World Cup Track Races, Sydney, Australia
May 14-18	Cricket: Zimbabwe v Sri Lanka, 2nd Test, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
May 15	Horseracing: Preakness Stakes, Pimlico Racecourse, Baltimore, Maryland
May 15	Horseracing: French Guineas meeting -- Gainsborough Poule dÕEssai des Pouliches / Gainsborough Poule d'Essai des Poulains, Longchamp, France
May 15	Rugby League: Powergen Challenge Cup Final, Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales
May 15	Motor Racing: NASCAR Nextel Cup, Pontiac Performance 400, Richmond International Raceway, Richmond, Virginia
May 15	Horseracing: Juddmonte Lockinge Stakes, Newbury, England	
May 15	Cricket: West Indies v Bangladesh, 1st ODI, St Vincent
May 15-16	Equestrian: Chatsworth International Horse Trials, Bakewell, Derbyshire, England
May 16	Horseracing: Singapore Airlines International Cup, Singapore
May 16	Soccer: FA Barclaycard Premiership season ends, England
May 16	Motorcycling: Superbike World Championship, Monza, Italy
May 16	Motorcycling: Moto GP, Grand Prix of France, Le Mans, France
May 16	Motor Racing: CART series, Las Vegas, Nevada (venue to be confirmed)
May 16	Cricket: West Indies v Bangladesh, 2nd ODI, St Vincent
May 17-22	Archery: European Outdoor Championships, Brussels, Belgium
May 17-23	Tennis: ATP Tour; Internationaler Raiffeisen Grand Prix, St. Poelten, Austria
May 17-23	Tennis: ATP Tour; Grand Prix Hassan II, Casablanca, Morocco
May 17-23	Tennis: ARAG ATP Tour World Team Championship, Dusseldorf, Germany
May 17-23	Tennis: WTA Tour; Internationaux de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France
May 17-23	Tennis: WTA Tour; Wien Energie Grand Prix, Vienna, Austria
May 19	Soccer: UEFA Cup Final, Nya Ullevi Stadium, Gothenburg, Sweden
May 19	Cricket: West Indies v Bangladesh, 3rd ODI, Grenada
May 20	Basketball: WomenÕs WNBA season begins, United States
May 20-23	Golf: PGA Tour; Bank of America Colonial, Fort Worth, Texas
May 20-23	Golf: European Tour; Deutsche Bank-SAP Open TPC of Europe, Heidelberg, Germany
May 20-23	Golf: LPGA Tour; Sybase Classic presented by Lincoln Mercury, New Rochelle, New York
May 20-23	Canoeing: Flatwater European Championships, Poznan, Poland 
May 20-23	Canoeing: Wildwater World Championships, Loisach River, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany
May 20-24	Cricket: England v New Zealand, 1st Test, LordÕs, London, England
May 22	Soccer: FA Cup Final: Manchester United v Millwall FC, Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales
May 22	Soccer: TennentÕs Scottish Cup Final, Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland
May 22	Rugby Union: Super 12 Final, venue tbc
May 22	Motor Racing: NASCAR Nextel Cup, NASCAR Nextel All-Star Challenge, LoweÕs Motor Speedway, Concord, North Carolina
May 22-23	Horseracing: Irish Guineas meeting, The Curragh, Ireland
May 22-26	Cricket: Zimbabwe v Australia, 1st Test, Harare, Zimbabwe
May 23	Horseracing: Oaks dÕItalia, San Siro, Milan, Italy
May 23	Rugby Union: Heineken Cup Final,ÊTwickenham, London, England
May 23	Formula 1: Monte Carlo Grand Prix, Monaco
May 23	Motor Racing: CART series, Monterrey Grand Prix, Fundidora Park, Monterrey, Mexico
May 23	Athletics: Grande Premio Brasil Caixa de Atletismo, Belem, Brazil
May 24-June 06	Tennis: French Open, Roland Garros, Paris, France
May 25	Ice Hockey: NHL Stanley Cup Finals start, United States
May 26	Soccer: UEFA Champions League Final, AufSchalke Arena, Gelsenkirchen, Germany
May 26-30	Cycling: Track World Championships, Melbourne, Australia
May 27	Rowing: World Cup, Munich, Germany
May 27-30	Golf: PGA Tour; FedEx St Jude Classic, Memphis, Tennessee	
May 27-30	Golf: European Tour; Volvo PGA Championship, Wentworth Club, Surrey, England
May 27-30	Golf: LPGA Tour; LPGA Corning Classic, Corning, New York
May 27-30	Golf: Ladies European Tour; Open de Espana, La Coruna, Spain
May 27-June 08	Soccer: European Under-21 Championship Finals, Germany
May 28-29	Rugby Union: IRB Sevens 2004, France
May 28-30	Diving: Grand Prix round 8, Rome, Italy
May 28-June 01	Cricket: West Indies v Bangladesh, 1st Test, Beausejour, St Lucia
May 28-June 02	Modern Pentathlon: World Championships, Moscow, Russia
May 29	Soccer: Nationwide League Division 3 Playoff Final, Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
May 29	Cycling: UCI World Cup Road Race, women, Montreal, Canada
May 29	Rugby Union: Zurich Championship Grand Final, Twickenham, London, England
May 29-June 02	Cricket: Zimbabwe v Australia, 2nd Test, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
May 30	Formula 1: European Grand Prix, Nurburgring, Germany
May 30	Motor Racing: Indianapolis 500, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indiana
May 30	Motorcycling: Superbike World Championship, Oschersleben, Germany
May 30	Horseracing: Derby Italiano, Capannelle, Rome, Italy
May 30	Horseracing: Gras Savoye Grand Steeplechase de Paris, Auteuil, France
May 30	Soccer: Nationwide League Division 2 Playoff Final, Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
May 30	Motor Racing: NASCAR Nextel Cup, Coca-Cola 600, LoweÕs Motor Speedway, Concord, North Carolina
May 31	Soccer: Nationwide League Division 1 Playoff Final, Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
May 31	Horseracing: Metropolitan Handicap, Belmont Park, New York
May 31	Horseracing: Gamely BreedersÕ Cup Handicap, Hollywood Park, California
May 31	Athletics: THALES-FBK-Games, Hengelo, Netherlands