WORLD SPORTS DIARY DECEMBER 2005

01	Soccer: UEFA Cup Matchday 4, Europe
01	Cricket: India Women v England Women, Lucknow, India
01-04	Golf: Hong Kong Open, Hong Kong,ÊChina
01-04	Golf: Centenary Australian PGA Championship, Coolum Beach, Queensland, Australia
01-04	Golf: Golf Nippon Series JT Cup, Tokyo, Japan
02-04	Tennis: Davis Cup Final, Slovakia v Croatia, Bratislava, Slovakia
02-06	Cricket: India v Sri Lanka, 1st Test, Chennai, India
02-07	Curling: Pacific Championships, Taipei, Taiwan
02-09	Sailing: Laser Radial World Championship, Fortaleza, Ceara, Brazil
03	Cricket: New Zealand v Australia, 1st ODI, Auckland, New Zealand
03	Motorcycling: Supercross World Championship starts, Toronto, Canada
03-04	Skiing: Nordic Combined World Cup, Trondheim, Norway
03-04	Skiing: Ski Jumping World Cup, Trondheim, Norway
03-04	Speed Skating: World Cup, Heerenveen, Netherlands
04	Cricket: India Women v England Women, Guwahati, India
05-11	Bobsleigh: World Cup, Igls, Austria
06	Rugby Union: 124th Oxford & Cambridge Varsity Match, Twickenham, London, England
06-07	Soccer: UEFA Champions League Matchday 6, Europe
07	Cricket: New Zealand v Australia, 2nd ODI, Wellington, New Zealand
07	Cricket: India Women v England Women, Silchar, India
07-11	Biathlon: Ruhrgas World Cup rd 2, Hochfilzen, Austria
08-11	Golf: dunhill championship, Leopard Creek, South Africa
08-11	Golf: Target World Challenge, Thousand Oaks, California
08-11	Golf: Volvo Master Of Asia, Thai Country Club, Thailand
08-11	Skiing: Snowboard World Cup, Whistler, Canada
08-14	Squash: World Team Championship, Islamabad, Pakistan
09	Soccer: Draw for 2006 FIFA World Cup Finals, Leipzig, Germany
09	Cricket: India Women v England Women, Kolkata, India
09-10	Luge: Viessmann World Cup rd 4, Calgary, Canada
09-11	Skiing: Alpine World Cup, w, Aspen, Colorado
09-11	Speed Skating: World Cup, Torino, Italy
09-11	Motorsport: A1 Grand Prix rd 6, Dubai Autodrome, UAE
09-11	Table Tennis: Pro Tour Grand Finals, Fuzhou, China
09-17	Curling: European Championships, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany
10	Cricket: New Zealand v Australia, 3rd ODI, Christchurch, New Zealand
10	Cricket: Pakistan v England, 1st ODI, Lahore, Pakistan
10	Boxing: Danny Williams v Audley Harrison, London, England
10-11	Skiing: Cross Country World Cup, Vernon, Canada
10-11	Skiing: Ski Jumping World Cup, Harrachov, Czech Republic
10-11	Skiing: Alpine World Cup, m, Val dÕIsere, France
10-14	Cricket: India v Sri Lanka, 2nd Test, Delhi, India
10-17	Table Tennis: World Junior Championships, Linz, Austria
10-18	Hockey: Champions Trophy, men, Chennai, India
11	Horseracing: Hong Kong International Cup, Sha Tin, Hong Kong
11	Athletics: European Cross Country Championships, Tilburg, Netherlands
11-18	Soccer: FIFA Club World Championship, Japan
12	Skiing: Alpine World Cup, m, Madonna di Campiglio, Italy
12	Cricket: Pakistan v England, 2nd ODI, Lahore, Pakistan
12-18	Bobsleigh: World Cup, Cortina dÕAmpezzo, Italy
13	Skiing: Freestyle World Cup, Tignes, France
13-19	Sailing: Formula Windsurfing World Championship, Melbourne, Australia
13-19	Equestrian: Horse of the Year Show, Olympia, London, England
14-15	Soccer: UEFA Cup Matchday 5, Europe
14-18	Bobsleigh: World Cup Skeleton, Sigulda, Latvia
15	Cricket: Pakistan v England, 3rd ODI, Karachi, Pakistan
15-18	Golf: South African Airways Open, George,ÊSouth Africa
15-18	Skiing: Cross Country World Cup, Canmore, Canada
15-18	Biathlon: Ruhrgas World Cup rd 3, Osrblie, Slovakia
15-18	 Cycling: 25th Asian Championships, Punjab Agriculture University Velodrome, Indonesia
15-21	Racquetball: World Junior Championships, Juarez, Mexico
16-17	Skiing: Alpine World Cup, m, Val Gardenas, Italy
16-17	Luge: Viessmann World Cup rd 5, Lake Placid, New York
16-18	Skating: Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final, Tokyo, Japan
16-18	Skiing: Snowboard World Cup, Le Relais, Canada
16-20	Cricket: Australia v South Africa, 1st Test, Perth, Australia
17-18	Skiing: Alpine World Cup, w, Val dÕIsere, France
17-18	Skiing: Ski Jumping World Cup, Engelberg, Switzerland
17-18	Skiing: Nordic Combined World Cup, Ramsau am Dachstein, Austria
17-18	Skiing: Freestyle World Cup, Long-Zhu, China
17-18	Speed Skating: World Cup, Inzell, Germany
17-18	Golf: LPGA WendyÕs 3-Tour Challenge, Lake Las Vegas Resort, Nevada
17-20	Sailing: Sydney International Regatta, Woollahra, Australia
18	Skiing: Alpine World Cup, m, Alta Badia, Italy
18	Skiing: Freestyle World Cup, Oberstdorf, Germany
18-22	Cricket: India v Sri Lanka, 3rd Test, Kanpur, India
19	Cricket: Pakistan v England, 4th ODI, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
19-Jan 02	Darts: Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship, Purfleet, England
21	Cricket: Pakistan v England, 5th ODI, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
21-22	Skiing: Alpine World Cup, Spindleruv Mlyn, w, Czech Republic
21-22	Skiing: Alpine World Cup, m, Kranjska Gora, Slovenia
26	Sailing: Sydney-Hobart Yacht Race starts, Sydney, Australia
26	Sailing: Volvo in Port Race, Cape Town, South Africa
26	Horseracing: New Zealand Derby, Auckland, New Zealand
26	Horseracing: King George VI Chase, Kempton, England
26-29	Horseracing: Christmas National Hunt Festival, Leopardstown, Ireland
26-30	Cricket: Australia v South Africa, 2nd Test, Melbourne, Australia
26-30	Sailing: Christmas Race, Palamos, Spain, Spain
26-Jan 05	Ice hockey: MenÕs U20 World Championship, British Columbia, Canada
27	Horseracing: Coral Eurobet Welsh National, Chepstow, Wales
28-29	Skiing: Alpine World Cup, w, Lienz, Austria
29	Skiing: Ski Jumping World Cup, Oberstdorf, Germany
29	Skiing: Alpine World Cup, m, Bormio, Italy
30	Skiing: Nordic Combined World Cup, Oberhof, Germany
30-31	Skiing: Cross Country World Cup, Nove Mesto, Czech Republic
31	Cricket: New Zealand v Sri Lanka, 1st ODI, Queenstown, New Zealand
31	Motorsport: Dakar Rally 2006 starts, Lisbon, Portugal