WORLD SPORTS DIARY MAY 2005

May 01	Motorcycling: MotoGP round 3, Shanghai, China
May 01	Motorsport: NASCAR Nextel Cup; AaronÕs 499, Talladega Superspeedway, Alabama
May 01	Horseracing: 1,000 Guineas, Newmarket, England
May 01	Athletics: Mooloolaba Triathlon World Cup, Australia
May 02-08	Tennis: ATP Masters Series, Rome, Italy
May 02-08	Tennis: WTA Ladies German Open, Berlin, Germany
May 02-08	Tennis: WTA Grand Prix S.A.R. La Princesse Lalla Meryem, Rabat, Morocco
May 03-04	Soccer: UEFA ChampionsÕ League semi-finals, 2nd leg, Europe
May 05	Soccer: UEFA Cup semi-finals, 2nd leg, Europe
May 05	Horseracing: Chester Cup, Chester, England
May 05-08	Golf: Wachovia Championship, Charlotte, North Carolina
May 05-08	Golf: Telecom Italia Open, Milan, Italy
May 05-08	Golf: LPGA Tour Michelob ULTRA Open at Kingsmill, Williamsburg, Virginia
May 05-08	Equestrian: Badminton International Horse Trials, Gloucestershire, England
May 06-07	Horseracing: Kentucky Derby meeting, Churchill Downs, Louisville, Kentucky
May 06-08	Diving: Grand Prix round 5, Montreal, Canada
May 07	Motorsport: NASCAR Nextel Cup; Carolina Dodge Dealers 500, Darlington Raceway, South Carolina
May 07	Athletics: Japan Grand Prix in Osaka 2005, Osaka, Japan
May 07	Cricket: West Indies v South Africa, 1st ODI, Jamaica
May 07-08	Athletics: 18th Multistars, Desenzano del Garda, Italy
May 07-29	Cycling: Giro dÕItalia, Italy
May 08	Formula 1: Spanish Grand Prix, Barcelona, Spain
May 08	Motorcycling: World Superbikes round 4, Monza, Italy
May 08	Cricket: West Indies v South Africa, 2nd ODI, Jamaica
May 09-15	Tennis: ATP Tennis Masters Series, Hamburg, Germany
May 09-15	Tennis: WTA Telecom Italia Masters Roma, Rome, Italy
May 09-15	Tennis: WTA Prague Open 2005, Prague Czech Republic
May 09-19	Sailing: International Mistral World Championship, Palermo, Sicily
May 11	Cricket: West Indies v South Africa, 3rd ODI, Barbados
May 12-15	Golf: Byron Nelson Championship, Irving, Texas
May 12-15	Golf: British Masters, Forest Of Arden, Warwickshire, England
May 12-15	Golf: LPGA Tour Chick-fil-A Charity Championship, Stockbridge, Georgia
May 12-15	Golf: Ladies European Tour: Open de Espana Femenino, venue tbc
May 12-15	Diving: Grand Prix round 6, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
May 13	Athletics: Qatar Athletic Super Grand Prix, Doha, Qatar
May 13-15	Motorsport: World Rally Championship round 6; Cyprus Rally
May 14	Athletics: Adidas Oregon Track Classic, Gresham, Oregon
May 14	Motorsport: NASCAR Nextel Cup; Chevy American Revolution 400, Richmond International Raceway, Virginia
May 14	Soccer: Premiership season ends, England
May 14	Rugby Union: Zurich Premiership final, Twickenham, London, England
May 14	Cricket: West Indies v South Africa, 4th ODI, Trinidad
May 15	Motorcycling: MotoGP round 4, Le Mans, France
May 15	Horseracing: French Guineas meeting, Longchamp, Paris, France
May 15	Horseracing: Singapore Airlines International Cup, Singapore
May 15	Cricket: West Indies v South Africa, 5th ODI, Trinidad
May 15	Athletics: Grande Premio Rio de Atletismo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
May 15	Athletics: Ishigaki Triathlon World Cup, Japan
May 16-22	Cycling: Volta a Catalunya, Spain
May 16-22	Tennis: World Team Championships, Duesseldorf, Germany
May 16-22	Tennis: ATP Internationaler Raiffeisen Grand Prix, St Poelten, Austria
May 16-22	Tennis: WTA Internationaux de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France
May 16-22	Tennis: WTA Istanbul Cup, Istanbul, Turkey
May 17-19	Bowls: Tri-Nations Test Series, Warilla, Australia
May 18	Soccer: UEFA Cup Final, Lisbon, Portugal
May 18	Cricket: West Indies v Pakistan, 1st ODI, St Vincent
May 19-22	Golf: Bank of America Colonial, Fort Worth, Texas
May 19-22	Golf: Nissan Irish Open, Maynooth, Co. Kildare, Ireland
May 19-22	Golf: LPGA Tour Sybase Classic, New Rochelle, New York
May 20-27	Sailing: Soling World Championship, Castiglione della Pescaia, Italy
May 21	Soccer: FA Cup final, Arsenal v Manchester United, Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales
May 21	Soccer: Scottish Premier league final day, Scotland
May 21	Horseracing: Preakness Stakes, Pimlico, Baltimore, Maryland
May 21	Motorsport: NASCAR Nextel All-Star Challenge, LoweÕs Motor Speedway, North Carolina
May 21	Basketball: WomenÕs WNBA season begins, United States
May 21	Cricket: West Indies v Pakistan, 2nd ODI, St Lucia
May 21-22	Horseracing: Irish Guineas meeting, The Curragh, Co. Kildare, Ireland
May 22	Rugby Union: Heineken Cup final, Murrayfield, Edinburgh, Scotland
May 22	Athletics: Grande Premio Brasil Caixa de Atlesimo, Belem, Brazil
May 22	Motorsport: Cart Championship round 2; Tecate Telmex Monterrey Grand Prix, Fundidora Park, Monterrey, Mexico
May 22	Cricket: West Indies v Pakistan, 3rd ODI, St Lucia
May 23-June 05	Tennis: French Open, Roland Garros, Paris, France
May 25	Soccer: UEFA ChampionsÕ League Final, Istanbul, Turkey
May 26-28	Rowing: World Cup, Eton, United Kingdom
May 26-29	Golf: FedEx St. Jude Classic, TPC at Southwind, Memphis, Tennessee
May 26-29	Golf: BMW Championship, Wentworth Club, Surrey, England
May 26-29	Golf: LPGA Tour Corning Classic, Corning, New York
May 26-29	Golf: Ladies European Tour: Austrian Ladies Open, Neustadt, Austria
May 26-30	Cricket: England v Bangladesh, 1st Test, LordÕs, London, England
May 26-30	Cricket: West Indies v Pakistan, 1st Test, Barbados
May 28	Rugby Union: Super 12 Final, venue tbc
May 28	Soccer: Tennants Scottish Cup Final, Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland
May 28	Soccer: Coca Cola League Two play off final, Cardiff, Wales
May 28-29	Athletics: Hypo-Meeting, Gotzis, Austria
May 29	Formula 1: European Grand Prix, Nurburgring, Germany
May 29	Motorsport: Indianapolis 500, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indiana
May 29	Motorsport: NASCAR Nextel Cup; Coca-Cola 600, LoweÕs Motor Speedway, North Carolina
May 29	Motorcycling: World Superbikes round 5, Silverstone, Great Britain
May 29	Athletics: THALES FBK-Games, Hengelo, Netherlands
May 29	Athletics: Marcis long distance duathlon world championships, Italy
May 29	Soccer: Coca Cola League One play off final, Cardiff, Wales
May 30	Soccer: Coca Cola Championship play off final, Cardiff, Wales
May 30	Horseracing: Metropolitan Handicap, Belmont Park, Elmont, New York
May 30	Horseracing: Shoemaker BreedersÕ Cup Mile, Hollywood Park, California
May 30	Horseracing: Gamely BreedersÕ Cup Handicap, Hollywood Park, California
May 30	Athletics: U.S. Open Track & Field, Palo Alto, California
May 30-June 04	Golf: Amateur Championship, Royal Birkdale, Southport, England