WORLD SPORTS DIARY DECEMBER 2007

December 01	Various: Santa Claus World Championships, Samnaun, Switzerland
December 01-02	Skiing: Alpine World Cup, Beaver Creek, Colorado /Lake Louise, Canada
December 01-02	Skiing: Cross Country World Cup, Kuusamo, Finland
December 01-02	Speed Skating: World Cup, Moscow, Russia
December 01-02	Cycling: Track World Cup, Sydney, Australia
December 01-05	Cricket: Sri Lanka v England, 1st Test, Kandy, Sri Lanka
December 01-08	Curling: European Championships, Fuessen, Germany
December 02	Cricket: South Africa v New Zealand, 3rd ODI, Cape Town, South Africa
December 02	Cricket: Zimbabwe v West Indies, 2nd ODI, Harare, Zimbabwe
December 02-16	Handball: WomenÕs World Championship, France
December 04-12	Soccer: UEFA Champions League Matchday 6, Europe
December 05	Cricket: Zimbabwe v West Indies, 3rd ODI, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
December 05-06	Soccer: UEFA Cup Matchday 4, Europe
December 06	Rugby Union: 125th Oxford & Cambridge Varsity Match, Twickenham, London, England
December 06-09	Golf: European Tour; Alfred Dunhill Championship, Leopard Creek, Mpumalanga, South Africa
December 06-12	Squash: World Team Championships, Chennai, India
December 07	Cricket: Zimbabwe v West Indies, 4th ODI, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
December 07	Cycling: Track World Cup, Beijing, China
December 07-08	Horseracing: Tingle Creek Meeting, Sandown, England
December 07-08	Bobsleigh: Bobsleigh-Skeleton World Cup, Park City, Utah
December 07-09	Golf: Merrill Lynch Shootout, Naples, Florida
December 07-09	Skiing: Alpine World Cup, w, Aspen, Colorado
December 07-09	Speed Skating: World Cup, Heerenveen, Netherlands
December 07-09	Biathlon: World Cup 2, Hochfilzen, Austria
December 07-16	Soccer: FIFA Club World Cup, Japan
December 08	Boxing: WBC Welterweight title; Floyd Mayweather v Ricky Hatton, Las Vegas, Nevada
December 08	Skiing: Snowboard World Cup, Limone Piemonte, Italy
December 08	Judo: European Championships, Warsaw, Poland
December 08-09	Skiing: Alpine World Cup, m, Bad Kleinkirchheim, Austria
December 08-09	Skiing: Cross Country World Cup, Davos, Switzerland
December 08-09	Skiing: Nordic Combined World Cup, Trondheim, Norway
December 08-09	Skiing: Ski Jumping World Cup, Trondheim, Norway
December 08-09	Luge: Viessmann World Cup, Winterberg, Germany
December 08-12	Cricket: India v Pakistan, 3rd Test, Bangalore, India
December 09	Horseracing: Hong Kong International Cup, Sha Tin, Hong Kong
December 09	Athletics: 14th European Cross Country Championships, Toro, Spain
December 09	Cricket: Zimbabwe v West Indies, 5th ODI, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
December 09-13	Cricket: Sri Lanka v England, 2nd Test, Colombo, Sri Lanka
December 09-16	Table Tennis: World Junior Championships, Palo Alto, California
December 11	Cricket: Australia v New Zealand, Twenty20 International, Perth, Australia
December 11-15	Skiing: Alpine World Cup, m, Val Gardena-Groeden, Italy
December 11-16	Skiing: Alpine World Cup, Val Gardena-Groeden, Italy / Val d Isere, France
December 12-16	Biathlon: World Cup 3, Pokljuka, Slovenia
December 13	Skiing: Freestyle World Cup, Tignes, France
December 13-16	Golf: European Tour; South African Airways Open, Paarl, South Africa
December 13-16	Golf: Target World Challenge, Thousand Oaks, California
December 13-16	Table Tennis: ITTF Pro Tour Grand Finals, Beijing, China
December 13-16	Swimming: European Short Course Championships, Debrecen, Hungary
December 13-16	Skiing: Alpine World Cup, w, Val d Isere, France
December 13-16	Skating: Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final, Torino, Italy
December 14	Cricket: Australia v New Zealand, 1st Match, Adelaide, Australia
December 14	Skiing: Ski Jumping World Cup, Villach, Austria
December 14-16	Motorsport: A1GP rnd 5, Zhuhai, China
December 14-20	Racquetball: World Junior Championships, Cochabamba, Bolivia
December 15-16	Skiing: Cross Country World Cup, Rybinsk, Russia
December 15-16	Skiing: Nordic Combined World Cup, Ramsau am Dachstein, Austria
December 15-16	Luge: Viessmann World Cup, Igls, Austria
December 15-16	Bobsleigh: Bobsleigh-Skeleton World Cup, Lake Placid, New York
December 15-16	Speed Skating: World Cup, Erfurt, Germany
December 15-18	Sailing: Sydney International Regatta, Sydney, Australia
December 16	Cricket: Australia v New Zealand, 2nd Match, Sydney, Australia
December 16	Motorsport: Race of Champions, Wembley Stadium, London, UK
December 16	Skiing: Snowboard World Cup, Nendaz, Switzerland
December 16	Skiing: Ski Jumping World Cup, Kranj, Slovenia
December 16-17	Skiing: Alpine World Cup, m, Alta Badia, Italy
December 16-22	Skiing: Alpine World Cup, Alta Badia, Italy / St Anton am Arlberg, Austria
December 17-22	Equestrian: London International Horse Show, London, England
December 17-January 01	Darts: PDC World Championship, Alexandra Palace, London, England
December 18-22	Cricket: Sri Lanka v England, 3rd Test, Galle, Sri Lanka
December 18-22	Skiing: Alpine World Cup, w, St Anton am Arlberg, Austria
December 19-20	Soccer: UEFA Cup Matchday 5, Europe
December 18-23	Badminton: Super Series Final, venue tbc
December 21-22	Skiing: Freestyle World Cup, Lianhua Mountain, China
December 22	Skiing: Snowboard World Cup, Sofia, Bulgaria
December 22-23	Skiing: Ski Jumping World Cup, Engelberg, Switzerland
December 26	Cricket: New Zealand v Bangladesh, 1st ODI, Auckland, New Zealand
December 26	Horseracing: King George VI Chase, Kempton Park, England
December 26-29	Horseracing: Christmas Festival, Leopardstown, Ireland
December 26-30	Cricket: Australia v India, 1st Test, Melbourne, Australia
December 26-30	Cricket: South Africa v West Indies, 1st Test, Port Elizabeth, South Africa
December 26-31	Sailing: Rolex Sydney-Hobart Race, Australia
December 27	Horseracing: Coral Welsh National, Chepstow, Wales
December 27-29	Skiing: Alpine World Cup, m, Bormio, Italy
December 28	Cricket: New Zealand v Bangladesh, 2nd ODI, Napier, New Zealand
December 28-29	Skiing: Alpine World Cup, w, Lienz, Austria
December 28-January 06	Skiing: Tour de Ski World Cup, Czech Rep., Austria, Italy
December 29-January 04	Tennis: Hopman Cup, Perth, Australia
December 30	Skiing: Nordic Combined World Cup, Oberhof, Germany
December 30	Skiing: Ski Jumping World Cup, Oberstdorf, Germany 
December 30-January 06	Skiing: Ski Jumping Four Hills Tournament, Germany / Austria
December 31	Cricket: New Zealand v Bangladesh, 3rd ODI, Queenstown, New Zealand
December 31-January 06	Tennis: ATP Qatar ExxonMobil Open, Doha, Qatar
December 31-January 06	Tennis: ATP Next Generation Adelaide International, Adelaide, Australia
December 31-January 06	Tennis: ATP Chennai Open, Chennai, India 
December 31-January 06	Tennis: WTA Mondial Australian Open, Gold Coast, Australia
December 31-January 06	Tennis: WTA ASB Classic, Auckland, New Zealand