WORLD SPORTS DIARY FEBRUARY 2009

February 01	U.S. Football: Super Bowl XLIII, Raymond James Stadium, Tampa Bay, Florida
February 01	Cricket: Australia v New Zealand, 1st ODI, Perth, Australia
February 01	Cricket: Kenya v Zimbabwe, 4th ODI, Nairobi, Kenya
February 01	Cricket: New Zealand Women v Australia Women, Rose Bowl, Whangarei, New Zealand
February 01	Athletics: Russian Winter, Moscow, Russia
February 01	Horseracing: Gulfstream Park Turf Handicap, Hallandale, Florida
February 01	Swimming: Open Water Swimming Grand Prix 2009 No1, Santa Fe, Argentina
February 01-07	Bobsleigh: Bobsleigh-Skeleton World Cup 7, Whistler, Canada
February 02	Cricket: Sri Lanka v India, 3rd ODI, Colombo, Sri Lanka
February 02-08	Tennis: ATP PBZ Zagreb Indoors, Zagreb, Croatia
February 02-08	Tennis: ATP Johannesburg Open, Johannesburg, South Africa
February 02-08	Tennis: ATP Movistar Open, Vina del Mar, Chile
February 02-08	Figure Skating: Four Continents Championships, Vancouver, Canada
February 03	Athletics: Empire State Building Run-Up, New York
February 03	Cricket: New Zealand Women v Australia Women, Rose Bowl, Whangarei, New Zealand
February 03-15	Skiing: Alpine World Championships, Val d'Isere, France
February 04	Cricket: Kenya v Zimbabwe, 5th ODI, Nairobi, Kenya
February 04-08	Cricket: West Indies v England, 1st Test, Kingston, Jamaica
February 05	Cricket: Sri Lanka v India, 4th ODI Colombo, Sri Lanka
February 05-07	Skiing: Snowboarding World Cup, Bardonecchia, Italy
February 05-08	Golf: USPGA Tour; Buick Invitational, Torrey Pines, San Diego, California
February 05-08	Golf: PGA Tour of Australia; Australian PGA Championship, Melbourne, Australia
February 05-08	Golf: Ladies European Tour; ANZ Ladies Masters, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
February 05-08	Skiing: Freestyle World Cup, Cypress, Canada
February 05-08	Sailing: Singapore Airlines Sail Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
February 06	Cricket: Australia v New Zealand, 2nd ODI, Melbourne, Australia
February 06	Cricket: New Zealand Women v Australia Women, Rose Bowl, Hamilton, New Zealand
February 06	Rugby League: engage Super League season starts, England
February 06-08	Skiing: Ski Jumping World Cup, Willingen, Germany
February 06-08	Speed Skating: Samsung World Cup Short Track, Sofia, Bulgaria
February 06-08	Speed Skating: World Allround Championships, Hamar, Norway
February 06-08	Luge: World Championships, Lake Placid, New York
February 06-17	Cricket: Bangladesh Women v Pakistan Women v Sri Lanka Women, Tri-Nation Tournament, Bogra / Dhaka, Bangladesh
February 07	Athletics: Sparkassen-Cup, Stuttgart, Germany
February 07	Rugby Union: Six Nations; England v Italy, Twickenham, London, England
February 07	Rugby Union: Six Nations; Ireland v France, Croke Park, Dublin, Ireland
February 07	Horseracing: Aon Chase, Newbury, England
February 07	Horseracing: Las Virgenes Stakes, Santa Anita Park, Arcadia, California
February 07	Motorsport: NASCAR Budweiser Shootout, Daytona Beach, Florida
February 07	Swimming: Open Water Swimming Grand Prix 2009 No2, Rosario, Argentina
February 07-08	Tennis: Fed Cup World Group 1st Round, various venues
February 07-08	Judo: Tournoi de Paris, Paris, France
February 07-08	Skiing: Nordic Combined World Cup, Seefeld, Austria
February 08	Horseracing: Hennessy Cognac Gold Cup, Leopardstown, Ireland
February 08	U.S. Football: AFC-NFC Pro Bowl, Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, Hawaii
February 08	Cricket: Australia v New Zealand, 3rd ODI, Sydney, Australia
February 08	Cricket: Sri Lanka v India, 5th ODI, Colombo, Sri Lanka
February 08	Cricket: New Zealand Women v Australia Women, Rose Bowl, Hamilton, New Zealand
February 08	Athletics: KBC Indoor, Gent, Belgium
February 08	Rugby Union: Six Nations; Scotland v Wales, Murrayfield, Edinburgh, Scotland
February 08	U.S. Football: Pro Bowl, Honolulu, Hawaii
February 08-14	Bobsleigh: Bobsleigh-Skeleton World Cup 8, Park City, Utah
February 09-15	Tennis: ATP ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament, Rotterdam, Netherlands
February 09-15	Tennis: ATP Brasil Open, Costa do Sauipe, Brasil 
February 09-15	Tennis: ATP SAP Open, San Jose, California
February 09-15	Tennis: WTA Open Gaz de France, Paris, France
February 09-15	Tennis: WTA Pattaya Women's Open, Pattaya City, Thailand
February 10	Cricket: Australia v New Zealand, 4th ODI, Adelaide, Australia
February 10	Cricket: Sri Lanka v India, Only Twenty20 International, Colombo, Sri Lanka
February 10	Athletics: Meeting du Pas-de-Calais, Lievin, France
February 10-11	Skiing: Ski Jumping World Cup, Klingethal, Germany
February 10-15	Badminton: European Mixed Team Championships, Liverpool, England
February 11	Soccer: World Cup Qualifying matches, Asia, North & Central America, Europe
February 12	Cricket: New Zealand Women v Australia Women, Rose Bowl, Wellington, New Zealand
February 12-14	Golf: LPGA Tour; SBS OPEN, Turtle Bay Resort, Palmer Course, Kahuku, Oahu, Hawaii
February 12-15	Golf: USPGA Tour; AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, Pebble Beach, California
February 12-15	Golf: European / Asian Tours; Maybank Malaysian Open, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
February 12-15	Golf: Ladies European Tour; Women's Australian Open, Melbourne, Australia
February 12-15	Skiing: Snowboarding World Cup, Cypress, Canada
February 13	Rugby Union: Super 14 season starts, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa
February 13	Cricket: Australia v New Zealand, 5th ODI, Brisbane, Australia
February 13-14	Skiing: Alpine World Cup, Valdidentro, Italy
February 13-14	Skiing: Freestyle World Cup, Are, Sweden
February 13-14	Luge: Viessmann World Cup 8, Calgary, Canada
February 13-14	Luge: Viessmann World Cup 9, Vancouver, Canada
February 13-15	Motorsport: World Rally Championship Rally Norway, Hamar, Norway
February 13-15	Cycling: Track World Cup V, Copenhagen, Denmark
February 13-15	Skiing: Ski Jumping World Cup, Oberstdorf, Germany
February 13-15	Sailing: Finn Midwinter Championship, Ft Lauderdale, Florida
February 13-17	Cricket: West Indies v England, 2nd Test, North Sound, Antigua
February 14	Athletics: Reunion Internacional Aletismo, Valencia, Spain
February 14	Rugby Union: Six Nations; France v Scotland, Stade de France, Paris, France
February 14	Rugby Union: Six Nations; Wales v England, Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales
February 14	Skiing: Freestyle World Cup, Moscow / St Petersburg, Russia
February 14	Swimming: Open Water Swimming Grand Prix 2009 No3, Viedma, Argentina
February 14	Horseracing: Santa Maria Handicap, Santa Anita Park, Arcadia, California
February 14-15	Skiing: Alpine World Cup, Klingenthal, Germany
February 14-15	Speed Skating: Essent World Cup, Heerenveen, Netherlands
February 14-15	Rugby Union: Six Nations; France v Scotland, Wales v England, Italy v Ireland
February 14-22	Biathlon: World Championships, Pyeongchang, Korea
February 15	Motorsport: NASCAR Daytona 500, Daytona Beach, Florida
February 15	Basketball: NBA Allstar Game, Phoenix, Arizona
February 15	Cricket: Australia v New Zealand, Only Twenty20 International, Sydney, Australia
February 15	Cricket: Australia Women v New Zealand Women, Only Women's Twenty20 International, Sydney, Australia
February 15	Athletics: BW-Bank Meeting 2007, Karlsruhe, Germany
February 15	Rugby Union: Six Nations; Italy v Ireland, Stadio Flaminio, Rome, Italy
February 16-22	Tennis: ATP/WTA Regions Morgan Keegan Championships, Memphis, Tennessee
February 16-22	Tennis: ATP Copa Telmex, Buenos Aires, Argentina
February 16-22	Tennis: WTA Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships, Dubai, United Arab Emirates 
February 16-22	Tennis: WTA Regions Morgan Keegan Championships & the Cellular South Cup, Memphis, Tennessee
February 16-22	Tennis: WTA Copa Colsanitas, Bogota, Colombia
February 16-22	Tennis: ATP Open 13, Marseille, France
February 16-March 01	 Bobsleigh: Bobsleigh-Skeleton World Championships, Lake Placid, New York
February 17-22	Skiing: Alpine World Cup, Tarvisio,Italy
February 18	Athletics: GE Galan, Stockholm, Sweden
February 18-19	Soccer: UEFA Cup, Round of 32, Europe
February 18-22	Skiing: Snowboarding World Cup, Stoneham, Canada
February 19-21	Skiing: Freestyle World Cup, Myrkdalen-Voss, Norway
February 19-22	Golf: USPGA Tour; Northern Trust Open, Pacific Palisades, California
February 19-22	Golf: European Tour; Johnnie Walker Classic, Perth, Australia
February 19-March 01	Skiing: Cross-Country World Championships, Liberec, Czech Republic
February 20-22	Speed Skating: Essent World Cup, Zakopane, Poland
February 20-22	Motorsport: A1GP rd Six, Gauteng, South Africa
February 20-28	Skiing: Ski Jumping World Championships, Liberec, Czech Republic
February 21	Athletics: Aviva Grand Prix, Birmingham, England
February 21	Skiing: Freestyle World Cup, Kiev, Ukraine
February 21-22	Skiing: Alpine World Cup, Sestriere, Italy
February 21-22	Judo: German World Open, Hamburg, Germany
February 22	Motorsport: NASCAR Auto Club 500, Auto Club Speedway, Fontana, California
February 22-March 01	Bowls: European Championships, Athena Beach, Cyprus
February 23-March 01	Tennis: ATP The Dubai Tennis Championships, Dubai, United Arab Emirates 
February 23-March 01	Tennis: ATP Abierto Mexicano Telcel, Acapulco, Mexico
February 23-March 01	Tennis: ATP Delray Beach International Tennis Championships, Delray Beach, Florida
February 23-March 01	Tennis: WTA Abierto Mexicano TELCEL presentado por HSBC, Acapulco, Mexico
February 24	Skiing: Freestyle World Cup, Branaes, Sweden
February 24-25	Soccer: UEFA Champions League, First knockout round, Europe
February 25	Cricket: New Zealand v India, 1st Twenty20 International, Christchurch, New Zealand
February 25	Athletics: Athina 2009, Athens, Greece
February 25-March 01	Golf: WGC - Accenture Match Play, Dove Mountain, Marana, Arizona
February 25-March 01	Golf: European / Asian Tours; Indonesia Open, Bali, Indonesia
February 25-March 01	Golf: PGA Tour of Australia; Moonah Classic, Rye, Australia
February 25-March 01	Skiing: Alpine World Cup, Zagreb-Sljeme, Croatia
February 25-March 01	Skiing: Alpine World Cup, Bansko, Bulgaria
February 26	Soccer: UEFA Cup, Round of 32, Europe
February 26-March 01	USPGA Tour; Mayakoba Golf Classic at Riviera Maya-Cancun, Riviera Maya, Mexico
February 26-March 01	Golf: LPGA Tour; Honda LPGA Thailand, Chonburi, Thailand
February 26-March 02	Cricket: South Africa v Australia, 1st Test, Johannesburg, South Africa
February 26-March 02	Cricket: West Indies v England, 3rd Test, Bridgetown, Barbados
February 27	Cricket: New Zealand v India, 2nd Twenty20 International, Wellington, New Zealand
February 27	Rugby Union: Six Nations; France v Wales, Stade de France, Paris, France
February 27-28	Rugby Union: Six Nations; France v Wales, Scotland v Italy, Ireland v England
February 27-March 01	Motorcycling: World Superbike Championship rd 1, Phillip Island, Australia
February 27-March 01	Skiing: Snowboarding World Cup, Sunday River, Maine
February 28	Horseracing: Mercedes New Zealand Derby, Ellerslie, Auckland, New Zealand
February 28	Rugby Union: Six Nations; Scotland v Italy, Murrayfield, Scotland
February 28	Rugby Union: Six Nations; Ireland v England, Croke Park, Dublin, Ireland
February 28-March 01	Skiing: Alpine World Cup, Kranjska Gora, Slovenia