WORLD SPORTS DIARY JUNE 2005 June 01 Athletics: Grand Prix Regione Lombardia, Milan, Italy June 02-05 Golf: Memorial Tournament, Muirfield Village, Dublin, Ohio June 02-05 Golf: Celtic Manor Wales Open, Newport, Wales June 02-05 Golf: BMW Ladies Italian Open, Rome, Italy June 03 Athletics: VI Memorial Primo Nebiolo, Torino, Italy June 03-04 Horseracing: Vodafone Oaks / Derby, Epsom Downs, England June 03-05 Motorsport: World Rally Championships rnd 7; Rally of Turkey June 03-05 Golf: LPGA Tour Shoprite Classic, Galloway Twp., New Jersey June 03-07 Cricket: West Indies v Pakistan, 2nd Test, Jamaica June 03-07 Cricket: England v Bangladesh, 2nd Test, Durham, England June 04-05 Athletics: Meeting International dÕArles, Arles, France June 04 Athletics: Meeting de Atletismo Sevilla 2005, Seville, Spain June 04 Athletics: Gran Premio Cantones de La Coruna, La Coruna, Spain June 04 Athletics: Stockholm Marathon, Stockholm, Sweden June 04 Motorsport: Cart Championship rd 3: Milwaukee, Wisconsin June 04 Horseracing: Acorn Stakes, Belmont Park, Elmont, New York June 04-05 Rugby Union: IRB Sevens, London, England June 04-10 Motorcycling: International TT races, Isle of Man, UK June 05 Motorcycling: MotoGP Round 5, Mugello, Italy June 05 Motorsport: NASCAR Nextel Cup: MBNA 400, Dover International Speedway, Delaware June 05 Horseracing: Prix du Jockey Club (French Derby), Chantilly, France June 05 Athletics: Prefontaine Classic, Eugene, Oregon June 05 Athletics: Madrid Triathlon World Cup, Spain June 05 Athletics: Norwich Union International; Great Britain v Russia v USA, Glasgow, Scotland June 05-12 Cycling: Dauphine Libere, France June 06-12 Tennis: ATP Stella Artois Championships, London, England June 06-12 Tennis: ATP Gerry Weber Open, Halle, Germany June 06-12 Tennis: WTA DFS Classic, Birmingham, England June 09 Athletics: Golden Spike Super Grand Prix, Ostrava, Czech Republic June 09-12 Golf: Booz Allen Classic, Potomac, Maryland June 09-12 Golf: KLM Open, Hilversum, Netherlands June 09-12 Golf: McDonaldÕs LPGA Championship, Bulle Rock, Havre de Grace, Maryland June 09-12 Golf: Arras Open de France Dames, Anzin St Aubin, Arras, France June 09-23 Basketball: NBA Finals, United States June 10-July 02 Soccer: FIFA World Youth Championship, Netherlands June 11 U.S. Football: World Bowl XIII, LTU Arena, Dusseldorf, Germany June 11 Motorsport: IndyCar Series rd6: Bombardier 500, Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth, Texas June 11 Horseracing: Belmont Stakes, Belmont Park, Elmont, New York June 11 Horseracing: Manhattan Handicap, Belmont Park, Elmont, New York June 11 Horseracing: Charles Whittingham Memorial Handicap, Hollywood Park, Inglewood, California June 11-19 Cycling: Tour de Suisse, Switzerland June 12 Formula 1: Canadian Grand Prix, Montreal, Canada June 12 Motorcycling: MotoGP Round 6, Barcelona, Spain June 12 Motorsport: NASCAR Nextel Cup: Pocono 500, Pocono Raceway, Pennsylvania June 12 Horseracing: Prix de Diane Hermes (French Oaks), Chantilly, France June 12 Athletics: Meeting Lille Metropole, Villeneuve-dÕAscq, France June 12 Athletics: Tongyeong Triathlon World Cup-Korea June 13 Athletics: Athens Super Grand Prix Tsiklitiria, Athens, Greece June 13 Cricket: England v Australia, Twenty20, Rose Bowl, Southampton, England June 13-19 Tennis: ATP/WTA Ordina Open, s-Hertogenbosch, Holland June 13-19 Tennis: ATP 10tele.com Open, Nottingham, England June 13-19 Tennis: WTA Hastings Direct International Championships, Eastbourne, England June 14-18 Horseracing: Royal Ascot Meeting, York Racecourse, England June 15-29 Soccer: FIFA Confederations Cup, Germany June 16-19 Golf: U.S. Open Championship, Pinehurst, North Carolina June 16-19 Golf: Aa St Omer Open, Aa Saint Omer GC, Lumbres, France June 16-19 Golf: LPGA Tour Wegmans Rochester LPGA, Pittsford, New York June 16-26 Sailing: Louis Vuitton Acts 4-5, Valencia, Spain June 16-July 02 Cricket: NatWest Series; England v Australia v Bangladesh, England June 17-19 Rowing: World Cup, Munich, Germany June 17-19 Rowing: Henley WomenÕs Regatta, Henley, England June 18 Horseracing: Ogden Phipps Handicap, Belmont Park, Elmont, New York June 18 Horseracing: Stephen Foster Handicap, Churchill Downs, Louisville, Kentucky June 18 Sailing: Round the Island Race, Cowes, England June 18-19 Motorsport: Le Mans 24 Hours race, Le Mans, France June 19 Formula 1: United States Grand Prix, Indianapolis, Indiana June 19 Motorsport: NASCAR Nextel Cup: Batman Begins 400, Michigan June 19 Motorsport: Cart Championship rd 4: Champ Car Grand Prix of Portland, Portland, Oregon June 19 Cycling: Pro Road Tour team time trial, Netherlands June 20-26 Archery: Outdoor Target World Championships, Madrid, Spain June 20-July 03 Tennis: Wimbledon Championships, London, England June 23-25 Horseracing: John SmithÕs Northumberland Plate, Newcastle, England June 23-26 Golf: Barclays Classic, Westchester, New York June 23-26 Golf: Open de France, Le Golf National, Paris, France June 23-26 Golf: U.S. WomenÕs Open Championship, Cherry Hills Village, Colorado June 23-26 Athletics: U.S. Championships, Carson, California June 24 Athletics: Znamensky Memorial, Moscow, Russia June 24-26 Motorsport: World Rally Championships rnd 8; Acropolis Rally, Greece June 25 Rugby Union: All-Blacks v British and Irish Lions, 1st Test, Christchurch, New Zealand June 25 Motorcycling: MotoGP Round 7, Assen, Holland June 25 Motorsport: IndyCar Series rd 7: Sun Trust Indy Challenge, Richmond, Virginia June 25 Horseracing: Mother Goose Stakes, Belmont Park, Elmont, New York June 25-26 Diving: Grand Prix Super Final, Veracruz, Mexico June 25-26 Athletics: Ruhrgas DLV Mehrkampfmeet, Ratingen, Germany June 26 Horseracing: Budweiser Irish Derby, The Curragh, Co. Kildare, Ireland June 26 Motorcycling: World Superbikes rd 6, Misano, San Marino June 26 Motorsport: NASCAR Nextel Cup: Dodge/Save Mart 350, Infineon Raceway, Sonoma, California June 26 Motorsport: Cart Championship rd 5: Grand Prix of Cleveland, Cleveland, Ohio June 26 Horseracing: QueenÕs Plate Stakes, Woodbine, Toronto, Canada June 26 Athletics: IAU 100km World Challenge, Lake Saroma, Japan June 27 Athletics: Memorial Josefa Odlozila, Prague, Czech Republic June 28 Athletics: Grand Prix Zagreb 2005, Zagreb, Croatia June 29-July 02 Athletics: Mediterranean Games, Almeria, Spain June 29-July 03 Rowing: Henley Royal Regatta, Henley, England June 30-July 03 Golf: Cialis Western Open, Cog Hill, Chicago, Illinois June 30-July 03 Golf: Smurfit European Open, K Club, Dublin, Ireland