WORLD SPORTS DIARY MARCH 2009

March 01	Soccer: Carling Cup Final, Wembley, London, England
March 01	Motorsport: NASCAR Shelby 427, Las Vegas, Nevada
March 01-05	Cricket: Pakistan v Sri Lanka, 2nd Test, Lahore, Pakistan
March 02-08	Tennis: WTA Monterrey Open, Monterrey, Mexico
March 02-08: Skiing: Freestyle World Championships, Inawashiro, Japan
March 03	Cricket: New Zealand v India, 1st ODI, Napier, New Zealand
March 04-09	Gymnastics: Artistic World Cup, Montreal, Canada
March 05	Athletics: Melbourne Track Classic Grand Prix, Melbourne, Australia
March 05-08	Golf: USPGA Tour; The Honda Classic, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida
March 05-08	Golf: LPGA Tour; HSBC Women’s Champions, Singapore
March 05-08	Golf: Asian Tour; Thailand Open, Thailand
March 05-08	Golf: Australian PGA Tour; HSBC NZ PGA Championship, Christchurch, New Zealand
March 05-08	Skiing: Alpine World Cup, Kvitfjell, Norway
March 06	Cricket: New Zealand v India, 2nd ODI, Wellington, New Zealand
March 06-07	Skiing: Alpine World Cup, Ofterschwang, Germany
March 06-07	Skiing: Nordic Combined World Cup, Lahti, Finland
March 06-08	Tennis: Davis Cup First Round - Croatia v Chile, Porec, Croatia; Germany v Austria, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany; Argentina v Netherlands, Buenos Aires, Argentina; United States v Switzerland, Birmingham, Alabama; Spain v Serbia, Benidorm, Spain; Sweden v Israel, Malmo, Sweden; Czech Republic v France, Ostrava, Czech Republic; Romania v Russia, venue tbc
March 06-08	Athletics: European Indoor Championships, Turin, Italy
March 06-08	Speed Skating: Short Track World Championships, Vienna, Austria
March 06-08	Skiing: Ski Jumping World Cup, Lahti, Finland
March 06-08	Speed Skating: World Cup, Salt Lake City, Utah
March 06-10	Cricket: South Africa v Australia, 2nd Test, Durban, South Africa
March 06-10	Cricket: West Indies v England, 5th Test, Port of Spain, Trinidad
March 07	Horseracing: Santa Anita Handicap, Arcadia, California
March 07	Skiing: Snowboarding World Cup, Moscow, Russia
March 07-08	Skiing: Cross Country World Cup, Lahti, Finland
March 07-22	Cricket: Women’s World Cup, Australia
March 08	Cricket: New Zealand v India, 3rd ODI, Christchurch, New Zealand
March 08	Motorsport: NASCAR Kobalt Tools 500, Atlanta, Georgia
March 08-15	Cycling: Paris-Nice, France
March 09-10	Skiing: Ski Jumping World Cup, Kuopio, Finland
March 09-15	Skiing: Alpine World Cup Finals, Are, Sweden
March 09-16	Tennis: ATP/WTA Indian Wells, Indian Wells, California
March 10	Cricket: Bangladesh v Pakistan, 1st T20I, Dhaka, Bangladesh
March 10-11	Soccer: UEFA Champions League First knockout round, Europe
March 10-12	Gymnastics: Artistic World Cup, Doha, Qatar
March 10-13	Horseracing: Cheltenham Festival, Gloucestershire, England
March 10-15	Sailing: Marseille International Match Race; World Match Racing Tour, Marseille, France
March 10-15	Biathlon: World Cup 7, Vancouver, Canada
March 11	Cricket: New Zealand v India, 4th ODI, Hamilton, New Zealand
March 11-17	Cycling: Tirreno-Adriatico, Italy
March 12	Soccer: UEFA Cup Round of 16, Europe
March 12	Cricket: Bangladesh v Pakistan, 2nd T20I, Dhaka, Bangladesh
March 12	Skiing: Freestyle World Cup, Grindelwald, Switzerland
March 12-13	Skiing: Ski Jumping World Cup, Lillehammer, Norway
March 12-14	Skiing: Cross Country World Cup, Trondheim, Norway
March 12-14	Motorcycling: World Superbike Championship rd 2, Losail, Qatar
March 12-15	Golf: WGC-CA Championship, Doral, Florida
March 12-15	Golf: USPGA Tour; Puerto Rico Open, Rio Grande, Puerto Rico
March 12-15	Golf: PGA Tour of Australia: Michael Hill NZ Open, Queenstown, New Zealand
March 12-15	Speed Skating: World Cup Speed Skating, Vancouver, Canada
March 12-15	Speed Skating: World Single Distances Championships, Richmond, Canada
March 12-15	Skiing: Snowboarding World Cup, La Molina, Spain
March 13	Cricket: Bangladesh v Pakistan, 1st ODI, Dhaka, Bangladesh
March 13-15	Motorsport: WRC Cyprus Rally, Limassol, Cyprus
March 13-15	Skiing: Ski Jumping World Cup, Vickersund, Norway
March 14	Rugby Union: Six Nations; Italy v Wales, Stadio Flaminio, Rome, Italy
March 14	Rugby Union: Six Nations; Scotland v Ireland, Murrayfield, Edinburgh, Scotland
March 14	Cricket: New Zealand v India, 5th ODI, Auckland, New Zealand
March 14	Horseracing: Santa Maria Handicap, Arcadia, California
March 14	Horseracing: Santa Margarita Handicap, Arcadia, California
March 14-15	Speed Skating: Short Track World Team Championships, Heerenveen, Netherlands
March 14-15	Skiing: Nordic Combined World Cup Final, Vickersund, Norway
March 15	Rugby Union: Six Nations; England v France, Twickenham, London, England
March 15	Skiing: Freestyle World Cup, Meiringen-Hasliberg, Switzerland
March 15	Cricket: Bangladesh v Pakistan, 2nd ODI, Dhaka, Bangladesh
March 15	Cricket: West Indies v England, Only T20I, Port of Spain, Trinidad
March 17	Cricket: Bangladesh v Pakistan, 3rd ODI, Bangladesh
March 18	Skiing: Cross Country World Cup, Stockholm, Sweden
March 18-19	Soccer: UEFA Cup Round of 16, Europe
March 18-20	Skiing: Freestyle World Cup Final, La Plagne, France
March 18-22	Cricket: New Zealand v India, 1st Test, Hamilton, New Zealand
March 18-22	Biathlon: World Cup 8, Trondheim, Norway
March 19-22	Golf: USPGA Tour; Transitions Championship, Tampa Bay, Florida
March 19-22	Golf: European Tour; Madeira Islands Open, Porto Santo Golfe, Portugal
March 19-22	Golf: Asian Tour; SAIL Open, Jaypee Greens, Noida, India
March 19-22	Skiing: Ski Jumping World Cup Final, Planica, Slovenia
March 19-22	Skiing: Snowboarding World Cup Final, Valmalenco, Italy
March 19-23	Cricket: South Africa v Australia, 3rd Test, Cape Town, South Africa
March 20	Cricket: Bangladesh v Pakistan, 4th ODI, Chittagong, Bangladesh
March 20	Cricket: West Indies v England, 1st ODI, Providence, Guyana
March 20-22	Golf: LPGA Tour; MasterCard Classic, Huixquilucan, Mexico
March 20-22	Gymnastics: Artistic World Cup, Cottbus, Germany
March 20-22	Skiing: Cross Country World Cup Final, Falun, Sweden
March 21	Rugby Union: Six Nations; Italy v France, Stadio Flaminio, Rome, Italy
March 21	Rugby Union: Six Nations; England v Scotland, Twickenham, London, England
March 21	Rugby Union: Six Nations; Wales v Ireland, Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales
March 21	Cycling: Milano-San Remo, Italy
March 21-29	Curling: Women’s World Championship, Gangneung, S. Korea
March 21-April 18	Sailing: Global Ocean Race Leg 4, Ilhabela, Brazil - Charleston, South Carolina
March 22	Cricket: Bangladesh v Pakistan, 5th ODI, Chittagong, Bangladesh
March 22	Cricket: West Indies v England, 2nd ODI, Providence, Guyana
March 22	Motorsport: NASCAR Food City 500, Bristol, Tennessee
March 23-28	Sailing: ISAF Nations Cup 2009 Grand Final, Porte Alegre, Brazil
March 23-29	Elephant Polo: King’s Cup Tournament, Anantara Resort, Golden Triangle, Thailand
March 23-30	Tennis: ATP/WTA Sony Ericsson Open, Miami, Florida
March 24-29	Figure Skating: World Championships, Los Angeles, California
March 25-29	Cycling: World Track Championships, Pruskow, Poland
March 25-29	Biathlon: World Cup final, Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia
March 26-29	Golf: USPGA Tour; Arnold Palmer Invitational, Orlando, Florida
March 26-29	Golf: European Tour; Open de Andalucia, Seville, Spain
March 26-29	Golf: LPGA Tour; Phoenix LPGA International, Phoenix, Arizona
March 26-29	Golf: Asian Tour; Black Mountain Masters, Hua Hin, Thailand
March 26-30	Cricket: New Zealand v India, 2nd Test, Napier, New Zealand
March 27	Cricket: West Indies v England, 3rd ODI, Bridgetown, Barbados
March 27	Cricket: South Africa v Australia, 1st T20I, Johannesburg, South Africa
March 27-29	Motorsport: F1 Australian Grand Prix, Melbourne, Australia
March 28	Horseracing: Dubai World Cup, Nad al Sheba, Dubai, UAE
March 28	Athletics: World Cross Country Championships, Amman, Jordan
March 28	Cycling: E3 Prijs Vlaanderen, Belgium
March 28	Horseracing: Florida Derby, Gulfstream Park, Hallandale, Florida
March 28-29	Cycling: Criterium International, France
March 28-31	Soccer: World Cup Qualification matches, Venues worldwide
March 29	Rowing: University Boat Race, River Thames, London, England
March 29	Cricket: West Indies v England, 4th ODI, Bridgetown, Barbados
March 29	Cricket: South Africa v Australia, 2nd T20I, Centurion, South Africa
March 29	Motorsport: NASCAR Goody’s Cool Orange 500, Martinsville, Virginia
March 29-30	Gymnastics: Artistic World Cup, Moscow, Russia
March 29-April 05 Gymnastics: Artistic European Championships, Milan, Italy
March 31-April 02	Cycling: Driedaagse De Panne, Belgium