WORLD SPORTS DIARY OCTOBER 2006

October 01	Horseracing: Prix de lŐArc de Triomphe, Longchamp, Paris, France
October 01	Athletics: Great North Run, Tyneside, England
October 01	Baseball: Major League regular season ends, United States
October 01	Motorsport: NASCAR Nextel Cup Banquet 400, Kansas City, Kansas
October 01	Cycling: Zueri Metzgete, Switzerland
October 02-08	Tennis: ATP/WTA AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships, Tokyo, Japan
October 02-08	Tennis: ATP Open de Moselle, Metz, France
October 02-08	Tennis: WTA Porsche Tennis Grand Prix, Stuttgart, Germany
October 02-08	Tennis: WTA Tashkent Open, Tashkent, Uzbekistan
October 04	Ice Hockey: NHL 2006-07 season starts, United States
October 04-08	Equestrian: Horse of the Year Show, Birmingham, England
October 05-08	Golf: USPGA Chrysler Classic of Greensboro, Forest Oaks, North Carolina
October 05-08	Golf: European Tour dunhill links championship, St Andrews, Carnoustie and Kingsbarns, Scotland
October 05-08	Golf: Asian Tour, Taiwan Open, North Bay, Taipei, Taiwan
October 05-08	Golf: LPGA Tour Corona Morelia Championship, Michoacan, Mexico
October 06-08	Formula 1: Japanese Grand Prix, Suzuka, Japan
October 06-08	Motorsport: A1GP rd 2, Brno, Czech Republic
October 06-08	Motorcycling: World Superbike Championship rd 12, Magny-Cours, France
October 06-08	Golf: Ladies European Tour: Ladies English Open, Chart Hills, Kent, England
October 06-28	Horseracing: Keeneland Fall Meeting, Lexington, Kentucky
October 07	Skiing: FIS Snowboarding World Cup, Prague, Czech Republic
October 07/11	Soccer: Euro 2008 qualifying matches, Europe
October 07-11	Swimming: Junior Synchronized World Championships, Gaungzhou, China
October 07-November 05	Cricket: ICC Champions Trophy, India
October 08	Athletics: 1st IAAF World Road Running Championships, Debrecen, Hungary
October 08	Cycling: Paris-Tours, France
October 08	Motorsport: NASCAR Nextel Cup UAW-Ford 500, Talladega, Alabama
October 09-15	Tennis: ATP/WTA Kremlin Cup, Moscow, Russia
October 09-15	Tennis: ATP if...Stockholm Open, Stockholm, Sweden
October 09-15	Tennis: ATP BA-CA Tennis Trophy, Vienna, Austria
October 09-15	Tennis: WTA Thailand Open, Bangkok, Thailand
October 12-15	Golf: USPGA Frys.com Open, TPC at Summerlin, TPC Las Vegas, Nevada
October 12-15	Golf: Asian Tour, Volkswagen Masters-China, Sanya, China
October 12-15	Golf: LPGA Tour Samsung World Championship, Palm Desert, California
October 13	Skiing: FIS Snowboarding World Cup, Landgraaf, Netherlands
October 13-14	Modern Pentathlon: World Cup final, Athens, Greece
October 13-15	Motorsport: World Rally Championship rd 13: Rally of Turkey, Kemer, Turkey
October 13-15	Motorcycling: MotoGP rd 16: Portugese Grand Prix, Estoril, Portugal
October 13-15	Darts: Winmau World Masters, Bridlington, England
October 13-21	Gymnastics: World Artistic Championships, Aarhus, Denmark
October 13-21	Squash: World Masters Championships, Cape Town, South Africa
October 14	Horseracing: Maryland Million Day, Laurel Park, Baltimore, Maryland
October 14	Motorsport: NASCAR Nextel Cup Bank of America 500, Charlotte, North Carolina
October 14	Rugby League: Engage Super League Grand Final, Old Trafford, England
October 14	Rugby League: Tri-Nations series; New Zealand v Australia, Auckland, New Zealand
October 14	Cycling: Giro di Lombardia, Italy
October 14-21	Sailing: Mistral World Championship, Shenzheng, China
October 15	Athletics: Amsterdam Marathon, Amsterdam, Netherlands
October 16-22	Tennis: ATP Masters Series Madrid, Madrid, Spain
October 16-22	Tennis: WTA Zurich Open, Zurich, Switzerland
October 16-22	Tennis: WTA Anda Open 2006, Tel Aviv, Israel
October 16-22	Sailing: Soling World Championship, Annapolis, Maryland
October 17-18	Soccer: UEFA Champions League Matchday 3, Europe
October 19	Soccer: UEFA Cup Group Stage matches, Europe
October 19-22	Golf: USPGA FUNAI Classic at Walt Disney World Resort, Lake Buena Vista, Florida
October 19-22	Golf: European Tour Mallorca Classic, Pula GC, Majorca, Spain
October 19-22	Golf: Asian Tour, Hero Honda Indian Open, New Delhi, India
October 20-22	Formula 1: Brazilian Grand Prix, Interlagos, Brazil
October 20-22	Skating: Short Track World Cup starts, Changchun, China
October 21	Rugby League: Tri-Nations series; Australia v New Zealand, Melbourne, Australia
October 21	Baseball: MLB World Series starts, United States
October 21-22	Skiing: FIS Snowboarding World Cup, Soelden, Austria
October 22	Athletics: Chicago Marathon, Chicago, Illinois
October 22	Horseracing: Canadian International, Woodbine, Toronto, Canada
October 22	Motorsport: NASCAR Nextel Cup Subway 500, Martinsville, Virginia
October 23-29	Tennis: WTA Generali Ladies Linz presented by Raiffeisenlandesbank Oberosterreich, Linz, Austria
October 23-29	Tennis: ATP St. Petersburg Open, St. Petersburg, Russia
October 23-29	Tennis: ATP Davidoff Swiss Indoors, Basel, Switzerland
October 23-29	Tennis: ATP Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon , Lyon, France
October 23-29	Tennis: WTA Gaz de France Stars, Hasselt, Belgium
October 26-29	Golf: UPSGA Chrysler Championship, Westin Innisbrook Resort, Tampa Bay, Florida
October 26-29	Golf: European Tour Volvo Masters, Valderrama, Spain
October 26-29	Golf: Ladies European Tour, Dubai Ladies Masters, Dubai, UAE
October 26-29	Skating: Grand Prix of Figure Skating, Hartford, Connecticut
October 26-29	Sailing: Hong Kong to Vietnam Race, Hong Kong
October 27-29	Motorsport: World Rally Championship rd 14: Telstra Rally Australia, Perth, Australia
October 27-29	Motorcycling: MotoGP rd 17: Valencia Grand Prix, Valencia, Spain
October 27-29	Golf: LPGA Tour CJ Nine Bridges Classic, Jeju Island, S. Korea
October 27-29	Skating: Short Track World Cup, Jeonju City, S. Korea
October 28	Horseracing: TattersallŐs Cox Plate, Moonee Valley, Melbourne, Australia
October 28	Rugby League: Tri-Nations series; New Zealand v Great Britain, Christchurch, New Zealand
October 28-29	Skiing: FIS Alpine World Cup starts, Soelden, Austria
October 28-29	Skiing: FIS Cross Country World Cup starts, Dusseldorf, Germany
October 29	Motorsport: NASCAR Nextel Cup Bass Pro Shops MBNA 500, Hampton, Georgia
October 30-November 12	Tennis: ATP BNP Paribas Masters, Paris, France
October 31-November 01	Soccer: UEFA Champions League Matchday 4, Europe