WORLD SPORTS DIARY DECEMBER 2008 December 02-07 Skiing: Alpine World Cup, Beaver Creek, Colorado December 02-07 Skiing: Alpine World Cup, Lake Louise, Canada December 02-07 Biathlon: World Cup 1, Oestersund, Sweden December 02-07 Tennis: BlackRock Masters Tennis finale, London, England December 02-14 Handball: European Championship, FYR Macedonia December 03-04 Soccer: UEFA Cup Matchday 4, Europe December 03-08 Golf: PGA Tour Qualifying Tournament, La Qinta, California December 04-06 Powerboats: World Offshore Class 1 Championship Finals, Dubai December 04-07 Golf: Asian Tour; Hana Bank Vietnam Masters, Hanoi, Vietnam December 05-07 Motorsport: World Rally Championship, Wales Rally GB, Cardiff, Wales December 05-07 Skiing: Ski Jumping World Cup, Trondheim, Norway December 05-07 Skating: World Cup Short Track, Nagano, Japan December 05-07 Darts: Winmau World Masters, Bridlington, England December 06 Horseracing: Tingle Creek Chase, Sandown, England December 06 Skiing: Snowboarding World Cup, Grenoble, France December 06-07 Skiing: Cross C[ountry World Cup, La Clusaz, France December 06-07 Skiing: Nordic Combined World Cup, Trondheim, Norway December 06-07 Luge: Viessmann World Cup 2, Sigulda, Latvia December 06-07 Skating: World Cup Speed Skating, Changchun, China December 06-09 Sailing: Sydney International Regatta, Sydney, Australia December 06-13 Curling: European Championships, Ornskolsvik, Sweden December 07 Horseracing: Japan Cup, Hyogo, Japan December 07 Athletics: Pune International Marathon, Pune, India December 08-14 Bobsleigh: Bobsleigh-Skeleton World Cup 3, Igls, Austria December 09-10 Soccer: Champions League Matchday 6, Europe December 11 Rugby Union: 125th Oxford & Cambridge Varsity Match, Twickenham, London, England December 11-13 Cycling: Track World Cup, Cali, Colombia December 11-14 Table Tennis: Pro Tour Grand Finals, Macau, China December 11-14 Golf: European TÚour; Alfred Dunhill Championship, Leopard Creek, Mpumalanga, South Africa December 11-14 Golf: Asian Tour; Cambodian Open, Siem Reap, Cambodia December 11-14 Golf: Dubai Ladies Masters, Dubai, UAE December 11-14 Swimming: European Short Course Championships, Rijeka, Croatia December 11-14 Biathlon: World Cup 2, Hochfilzen, Austria December 11-15 Cricket: India v England, 1st Test, Ahmedabad, India December 11-15 Cricket: New Zealand v West Indies, 1st Test, Dunedin, New Zealand December 11-21 Soccer: FIFA Club World Cup, Japan December 12-13 Skating: Figure Skating Grand Prix Final, Seoul, Korea December 12-14 Gymnastics: Artistic World Cup Final, Madrid, Spain December 12-14 Skiing: Ski Jumping World Cup, Pragelato, Italy December 12-14 Darts: Zuiderduin Masters, Netherlands December 12-14 Golf: Merrill Lynch Shootout, Naples, Florida December 13 Skiing: Freestyle World Cup, Moscow, Russia December 13 Horseracing: Boylesports Gold Cup, Cheltenham, England December 13 Horseracing: Hollywood Star˚let Stakes, Hollywood Park, Inglewood, California December 13 Boxing: Wladimir Klitschko v Hasim Rahman (IBF / IBO / WBO heavyweight championship), Mannheim, Germany December 13-14 Skating: World Cup Speed Skating, Nagano, Japan December 13-14 Skiing: Alpine World Cup, Val d'Isere, France December 13-14 Skiing: Alpine World Cup, La Molina, Spain December 13-14 Skiing: Cross Country World Cup, Davos, Switzerland December 13-14 Skiing: Nordic Combined World Cup, Liberec, Czech Republic December 14 Horseracing: Cathay Pacific Hong Kong International, Sha Tin, Hong Kong December 14 Motorsport: Race of Champions, Wembley Stadium, London, UK December 14 Skiing: Snowboarding World Cup, Limone Piemonte, Italy December 14 Athletics: European Cross Country Championships, Brussels, Belgium December 15-21 Bobsleigh: Bobsleigh-Skeleton World Cup 4, Cesana, Italy December 16-21 Sailing: ISAF World Cup; Sail Melbourne The Asia Pacific Regatta, Melbourne, Australia December 16-22 Equestrian: London International Horse SÌhow, London, England December 17-18 Soccer: UEFA Cup Matchday 5, Europe December 17-20 Skiing: Alpine World Cup, Val Gardena-Groeden, Italy December 17-21 Skiing: Alpine World Cup, St Moritz, Switzerland December 17-21 Biathlon: World Cup 3, Hochfilzen, Austria December 17-21 Cricket: Australia v South Africa, 1st Test, Perth, Australia December 18 Skiing: Freestyle World Cup, Meribel, France December 18-21 Golf: Chevron World Challenge, Thousand Oaks, California December 18-21 Golf: Asian Tour; Volvo Masters of Asia, Bangkok, Thailand December 18-21 Badminton: Super Series Final, Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia December 19-20 Skiing: Freestyle World Cup, Adventure Mountain, China December 19-21 Skiing: Ski Jumping World Cup, Engelberg, Switzerland December 19-21 Skiing: Snowboarding World Cup, Arosa, Switzerland December 19-23 Cricket: India v England, 2nd Test, Mumbai, India December 19-23 Cricket: New Zealand v West Indies, 2nd Test, Napier, New Zealand December 19-January 04 Darts: Ladbrokes.co‹m World Championship, Alexandra Palace, London, UK December 20 Boxing: Nikolai Valuev v Evander Holyfield, WBA heavyweight title, Hallenstadion, Zurich, Switzerland December 20 Horseracing: CashCall Futurity, Hollywood Park, Inglewood, California December 20-21 Judo: World Championships, Levallois-Perret, France December 20-21 Skiing: Nordic Combined World Cup, Ramsau am Dachstein, Austria December 20-21 Skiing: Cross Country World Cup, Duesseldorf, Germany December 21 Skiing: Alpine World Cup, Alta Badia, Italy December 26 Cricket: New Zealand v West Indies, 1st Twenty20 International, Auckland, New Zealand December 26 Horseracing: King George VI Chase, Kempton Park, England December 26-28 Skiing: Alpine World Cup, Bormio, Italy December 26-29 Horseracing: Christmas Festival, Leopardstown, Ireland December 26-29 Skiing: Alpine World Cup, Semmering, Austria December 26-30 Cricket: Australia v South Africa, 2nd Test, Melbourne, Australia December 26-30 Cricket: Bangladesh v Sri Lanka, 1st Test, Dhaka, Bangladesh December 26-31 Sailing: Rolex Sydney-Hobart Race, Australia December 27 Horseracing: Coral Welsh National, Chepstow, Wales December 27-28 Skiing: Nordic Combined World Cup, Oberhof, Germany December 27-January 04 Skiing: Cross Country World Cup Tour de Ski, Oberhof, Germany; Prague, Czech Republic; Nove Mesto, Slovakia; Val di Fiemme, Italy December 28 Cricket: New Zealand v West Indies, 2nd Twenty20 International, Hamilton, New Zealand December 28-29 Skiing: Alpine World Cup, Semmering, Austria December 28-29 Skiing: Ski Jumping World Cup, Oberstdorf, Germany December 28-January 06 Skiing: Ski Jumping World Cup, Four Hills Tournament, Germany / Austria December 29-30 Luge: Viessmann World Cup 3, Winterberg, Germany December 30-January 12 Soccer: FIFA U-20 Women's World Championship, Chile December 31 Cricket: New Zealand v West Indies, 1st ODI, Queenstown, New Zealand December 31-January 01 Skiing: Ski Jumping World Cup, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany