WORLD SPORTS DIARY JANUARY 2009

January 01	U.S. Football: Rose Bowl College Championship Game, Pasadena, California
January 01-11	Bobsleigh: Bobsleigh-Skeleton World Cup 5, Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy
January 03	Cricket: New Zealand v West Indies, 2nd ODI, Christchurch, New Zealand
January 03	Athletics: Antrim International Cross Country, Antrim, Northern Ireland
January 03-04	U.S. Football: NFL Wildcard Weekend, United States
January 03-04	Skiing: Ski Jumping World Cup, Innsbruck, Austria
January 03-04	Skiing: Nordic Combined World Cup, Schonach, Germany
January 03-04	Luge: Viessmann World Cup 4, Koenigssee, Germany
January 03-07	Cricket: Australia v South Africa, 3rd Test, Sydney, Australia
January 03-07	Cricket: Bangladesh v Sri Lanka, 2nd Test, Chittagong, Bangladesh
January 03-09	Tennis: Hopman Cup, Perth, Australia
January 03-11	Darts: World Professional Championships, Lakeside, Frimley Green, England
January 03-18	Motorsport: Dakar Rally, Argentina / Chile
January 05	Skiing: Freestyle World Cup, St Johann (Tirol), Austria
January 05-06	Skiing: Ski Jumping World Cup, Bischofshofen, Austria
January 05-11	Tennis: ATP Qatar ExxonMobil Open, Doha, Qatar
January 05-11	Tennis: ATP/WTA Brisbane International, Brisbane, Australia
January 05-11	Tennis: ATP Chennai Open, Chennai, India
January 05-11	Tennis: WTA ASB Classic, Auckland, New Zealand
January 05-25	Bowls: WBT World Championships, Norfolk, England
January 06-07	Skiing: Snowboarding World Cup, Kreisberg, Austria
January 06-11	Biathlon: World Cup 4, Oberhof, Germany
January 07	Cricket: New Zealand v West Indies, 3rd ODI, Wellington, New Zealand
January 08-11	Golf: USPGA Tour; Mercedes-Benz Championship, Kapalua, Hawaii
January 08-11	Golf: European Tour; Joburg Open, Johannesburg, South Africa
January 09-11	Golf: Asian Tour; The Royal Trophy, Bangkok, Thailand
January 09-11	Skiing: Ski Jumping World Cup, Tauplitz/ Bad Mitterndorf, Austria
January 09-11	Skating: World Junior Short Track Championships, Sherbrooke, Canada
January 09-11	Skating: World Cup Speed Skating, Heerenveen, Netherlands
January 10	Cricket: New Zealand v West Indies, 4th ODI, Auckland, New Zealand
January 10	Athletics: Great Edinburgh Cross Country, Edinburgh, Scotland
January 10-11	U.S. Football: NFL Divisional Playoffs, United States
January 10-11	Skiing: Alpine World Cup, Adelboden, Switzerland
January 10-11	Skiing: Alpine World Cup, Maribor, Slovenia
January 10-11	Skiing: Snowboarding World Cup, Bad Gastein, Austria
January 10-11	Skiing: Nordic Combined World Cup, Val di Fiemme, Italy
January 10-11	Luge: Viessmann World Cup 5, Cesana, Italy
January 10-12	Skiing: Freestyle World Cup, Les Contamines, France
January 10-16	Cricket: Bangladesh v Zimbabwe v Sri Lanka, Tri-Nation Tournament, Dhaka, Bangladesh
January 11	Cricket: Australia v South Africa, 1st Twenty20 International, Melbourne, Australia
January 11-18	Snooker: The Masters, Wembley Arena, London, England
January 11-18	Bobsleigh: Bobsleigh-Skeleton World Cup 6 / European Championships, St Moritz, Switzerland
January 12-18	Tennis: ATP/WTA Medibank International, Sydney, Australia
January 12-18	Tennis: WTA Moorilla Hobart International , Hobart, Australia
January 12-18	Tennis: ATP Heineken Open, Auckland, New Zealand
January 13	Cricket: New Zealand v West Indies, 5th ODI, Napier, New Zealand
January 13	Cricket: Australia v South Africa, 2nd Twenty20 International, Brisbane, Australia
January 13-14	Skiing: Cross Country World Cup, Val di Dentro
January 13-18	Biathlon: World Cup 5, Ruhpolding, Germany
January 14	Skiing: Freestyle World Cup, Flaine, France
January 14-18	Skiing: Alpine World Cup, Wengen, Switzerland
January 14-18	Skiing: Alpine World Cup, Zauchensee, Austria
January 14-15	Skiing: Snowboarding World Cup, Gujo, Japan
January 15-17	Skiing: Alpine World Cup, Zakopane, Poland
January 15-18	Golf: USPGA Tour; Sony Open in Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii
January 15-18	Golf: European Tour; The Abu Dhabi Golf Championship, Abu Dhabi, UAE
January 16	Cricket: Australia v South Africa, 1st ODI, Melbourne, Australia
January 16-17	Skiing: Nordic Combined World Cup, Vancouver, Canada
January 16-18	Cycling: UCI Pro Tour World Cup IV, Beijing, China
January 16-18	Skiing: Cross Country World Cup, Vancouver, Canada
January 16-18	Ice Hockey: Continental Cup Super Final, Rouen, France
January 16-18	Skating: European Short Track Championships, Torino, Italy
January 16-February 01	Handball: Men's World Championship, Croatia
January 17-18	Skiing: Alpine World Cup, Kobla, Slovenia 
January 17-18	Skating: World Cup Speed Skating, Moscow, Russia
January 17-18	Skating: World Junior Speed Skating Championships, Collalbo, Italy
January 17-18	Luge: Viessmann World Cup 6, Oberhof, Germany
January 17-24	Skiing: Speed Skiing World Cup, Vars, France
January 18	U.S. Football: NFL Conference Championships, United States
January 18	Cricket: Australia v South Africa, 2nd ODI, Hobart, Australia
January 18	Athletics: Cross Internacional de Italica, Sevilla, Spain
January 18-19	Skiing: Freestyle World Cup, Lake Placid, New York
January 19	Cricket: Bangladesh v Zimbabwe, 1st ODI, Dhaka, Bangladesh
January 19-February 01	Tennis: Australian Open, Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia
January 20-23	Figure Skating: European Championships, Helsinki, Finland
January 20-25	Cycling: UCI Pro Tour; Tour Down Under, Australia
January 20-25	Skiing: Alpine World Cup, Kitzbuehl, Austria
January 20-25	Skiing: Alpine World Cup, Cortina d Ampezzo, Italy
January 21	Cricket: Bangladesh v Zimbabwe, 2nd ODI, Dhaka, Bangladesh
January 21-24	Korfball: Europa Cup finals, Zaanstad, Netherlands
January 21-25	Biathlon: World Cup 6, Antholz-Anterselva, Italy
January 22-25	Golf: USPGA Tour; Bob Hope Chrysler Classic, Palm Springs, California
January 22-25	Golf: European Tour; Commercialbank Qatar Masters, Doha, Qatar
January 23	Cricket: Australia v South Africa, 3rd ODI, Sydney, Australia
January 23	Cricket: Bangladesh v Zimbabwe, 3rd ODI, Dhaka, Bangladesh
January 23-25	Motorsport: A1GP rd 4, Taupo, New Zealand 
January 23-25	Skiing: Ski Jumping World Cup, Vancouver, Canada
January 24	Horseracing: Wellington Cup Day, Wellington, New Zealand
January 24	Swimming: 10km Marathon World Cup 2009 No. 1, Santos, Brazil
January 24-25	Skiing: Freestyle World Cup, Mont Gabriel, Canada
January 24-25	Skiing: Cross Country World Cup, Otepaeae, Estonia
January 24-25	Skating: World Cup Speed Skating, Kolomna, Russia
January 24-25	Luge: Viessmann World Cup 7, Altenberg, Germany
January 25	Ice Hockey: NHL All-Star Game, Montreal, Canada
January 25-31	Sailing: ISAF World Cup; Rolex Miami OCR, Miami, Florida
January 26	Cricket: Australia v South Africa, 4th ODI, Adelaide, Australia
January 27	Skiing: Alpine World Cup, Schladming, Austria
January 27-February 01	Skiing: Alpine World Cup, Garmisch Partenkirchen, Germany
January 28-February 01	Motorsport: WRC Rally Ireland, Sligo, Ireland
January 29-31	Skiing: Freestyle World Cup, Deer Valley at Park City, USA
January 29-February 01	Golf: USPGA Tour; FBR Open, Scottsdale, Arizona
January 29-February 01	Golf: European Tour; Dubai Desert Classic, Dubai, UAE
January 30	Cricket: Australia v South Africa, 5th ODI, Perth, Australia
January 30	Athletics: Millrose Games, New York
January 30-February 01	Skiing: Ski Jumping World Cup, Sapporo, Japan
January 30-February 01	Skiing: Cross Country World Cup, Rybinsk, Russia
January 30-February 01	Skating: World Cup Speed Skating, Erfurt, Germany
January 30-Feb14	Sailing: Louis Vuitton Pacific Series, Auckland, New Zealand
January 31-February 01	Cycling: World Cyclo-Cross Championships, Hoogerheide, Netherlands
January 31-February 01	Skiing: Nordic Combined World Cup, Chaux-Neuve, France