WORLD SPORTS DIARY MAY 2006

May 01	Athletics: Coppa Citta di Sesto San Giovanni, Italy
May 01-07	Tennis: ATP BMW Open, Munich
May 01-07	Tennis: WTA J&S Cup, Warsaw, Poland
May 01-07	Tennis: ATP/WTA Estoril Open, Estoril, Portugal
May 04-07	Golf: Wachovia Championship, Charlotte, North Carolina
May 04-07	Golf: Telecom Italia Open, Milan, Italy
May 04-07	Golf: LPGA Tour Franklin Championship, Vanderbilt, Tennessee
May 04-07	Equestrian: Badminton Horse Trials, Wiltshire, England
May 04-07	Gymnastics: European Artistic Championships, men, Volos, Greece
May 05-06	Horseracing: Kentucky Derby meeting, Churchill Downs, Louisville, Kentucky
May 05-07	Formula 1: European Grand Prix, Nurburgring, Germany
May 05-07	Motorcycling: World Superbike Championship rd 4, Monza, Italy
May 05-07	Cycling: Paralympic Track World Cup, Manchester, England
May 05-09	Cricket: South Africa v New Zealand, 3rd Test, Johannesburg, South Africa
May 05-17	Ice Hockey: NHL Conference semi-finals, U.S. / Canada
May 06	Athletics: World Athletics Tour Grand Prix, Osaka, Japan
May 06	Motorsport: NASCAR Nextel Cup, Richmond, Virginia
May 06	Cricket: West Indies v Zimbabwe, 3rd ODI, Trinidad
May 06-07	Horseracing: English Guineas meeting, Newmarket, Suffolk, England
May 06-28	Cycling: Giro dŐItalia, Italy
May 07	Cricket: West Indies v Zimbabwe, 4th ODI, Trinidad
May 07-09	Sailing: Volvo Ocean Race Leg 6, Baltimore/Annapolis to New York, United States
May 08-12	Squash: Super Series Finals, London, England
May 08-14	Tennis: ATP Telecom Italia Masters, Rome, Italy
May 08-14	Tennis: WTA Qatar Total German Open 2006, Berlin, Germany
May 08-14	Tennis: WTA ECM Prague Open, Prague, Czech Republic
May 09-14	Equestrian: Royal Windsor Horse Show, Windsor, England
May 10	Soccer: UEFA Cup Final, Eindhoven, Netherlands
May 10	Cricket: West Indies v Zimbabwe, 5th ODI, Beausejour, St Lucia
May 11-14	Golf: EDS Byron Nelson Championship, Irving, Texas
May 11-14	Golf: British Masters, The Belfry, England
May 11-14	Golf: LPGA Michelob ULTRA Open, Kingsmill, Virginia
May 11-14	Golf: Ladies European Tour; Open de Espana Femenino, Castellon, Spain
May 11-15	Cricket: England v Sri Lanka, 1st Test, LordŐs, London, England
May 11-21	Sailing: Louis Vuitton Acts 10-11, Valencia, Spain
May 11-23	Sailing: Volvo Ocean Race Leg 7, New York to Portsmouth, United States-UK
May 12	Athletics: Qatar Super Tour, Doha, Qatar
May 12-14	Formula 1: Spanish Grand Prix, Circuit de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain
May 12-14	Motorcycling: MotoGP rd 4; Chinese Grand Prix, Shanghai, China
May 13	Soccer: FA Cup Final, Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales
May 13	Motorsport: NASCAR Nextel Cup Dodge Charger 500, Darlington, South Carolina
May 13	Cricket: West Indies v Zimbabwe, 6th ODI, Antigua
May 13-14	Athletics: Multistars, Desenzano, Italy
May 13-14	Athletics: World Race Walking Cup, La Coruna, Spain
May 13-14	Equestrian: Chatsworth Ssang Yong International Horse Trials, Derbyshire, England
May 13-26	Sailing: Fireball World Championships, Victoria, Canada
May 14	Horseracing: French Guineas meeting, Longchamp, Paris, France
May 14	Horseracing: Singapore Airlines International Cup, Singapore
May 14	Cricket: West Indies v Zimbabwe, 7th ODI, Antigua
May 15-21	Tennis: ATP Masters Series Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
May 15-21	Tennis: WTA Telecom Italia Masters, Rome, Italy
May 15-21	Tennis: WTA Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem, Rabat, Morroco
May 15-21	Cycling: Volta Ciclista a Catalunya, Spain
May 17	Soccer: UEFA Champions League Final, Paris, France
May 18	Cricket: West Indies v India, 1st ODI, Jamaica
May 18-21	Golf: Bank of America Colonial, Fort Worth, Texas
May 18-21	Golf: Nissan Irish Open, Maynooth, Ireland
May 18-21	Golf: LPGA Sybase Classic, New Rochelle, New York
May 18-21	Golf: Ladies European Tour; Ladies Swiss Open, Golf Gerre Losone, Switzerland
May 18-21	Motorsport: World Rally Championship rd 7; Supermag Rally Italia Sardinia, Porto Cerve, Italy
May 19-20	Rugby Union: Super 14 semifinals, venues tbc
May 19-21	Motorcycling: MotoGP rd 5; French Grand Prix, Le Mans, France
May 19-21	Motorsport: Cart Championship rd 3: Tecate Telmex Monterrey Grand Prix, Fundidora Park, Monterrey, Mexico
May 19-June 02	Ice Hockey: NHL Conference finals, U.S. / Canada
May 20	Rugby Union: Heineken Cup Final, Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales
May 20	Rugby Union: European Challenge Cup final, venue tbc
May 20	Horseracing: Preakness Stakes, Pimlico, Baltimore, Maryland
May 20	Motorsport: NASCAR Nextel All-Star Challenge, Charlotte, North Carolina
May 20	Cricket: West Indies v India, 2nd ODI, Jamaica
May 21	Athletics: Grande Premio Brasil Caixa de Atletismo, Belem, Brazil
May 22-28	Tennis: World Team Championship, Duesseldorf, Germany
May 22-28	Tennis: ATP Grand Prix St Poelten, St Poelten, Austria
May 22-28	Tennis: WTA Istanbul Cup, Istanbul, Turkey
May 22-28	Tennis: WTA International de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France
May 23	Cricket: West Indies v India, 3rd ODI, Basseterre, St Kitts
May 25-27	Rowing: World Cup I, Munich, Germany
May 25-28	Formula 1: Monaco Grand Prix, Monte Carlo, Monaco
May 25-28	Golf: FedEx St Jude Classic, Memphis, Tennessee
May 25-28	Golf: BMW Championship, Wentworth, England
May 25-28	Golf: LPGA Corning Classic, Corning, New York
May 25-28	Golf: Ladies European Tour, Vediorbis Open de France, Anzin St Aubin, France
May 25-29	Cricket: England v Sri Lanka, 2nd Test, Edgbaston, Birmingham, England
May 26	Cricket: West Indies v India, 4th ODI, Trinidad
May 26-28	Motorsport: Indianapolis 500, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indiana
May 26-28	Motorcycling: World Superbike Championship rd 5, Silverstone, England
May 27	Rugby Union: Super 14 Final, venue tbc
May 27	Rugby Union: Guinness Premiership Final, England
May 27	U.S. Football: NFL Europe World Bowl XIV, Dusseldorf, Germany
May 27-28	Horseracing: Irish Guineas meeting, The Curragh, Co. Kildare, Ireland
May 27-28	Athletics: Hypo-Meeting, Goetzis, Austria
May 28	Athletics: Prefontaine Classic, Eugene, Oregon
May 28	Athletics: THALES FBK-Games, Hengelo, Netherlands
May 28	Cricket: West Indies v India, 5th ODI, Trinidad
May 28	Motorsport: NASCAR Nextel Cup Coca-Cola 600, Charlotte, North Carolina
May 29	Horseracing: Metropolitan Handicap, Belmont Park, New York
May 29-June 11	Tennis: French Open, Roland Garros, Paris, France
May 30	Athletics: Golden Spike Grand Prix, Ostrava, Czech Republic