WORLD SPORTS DIARY DECEMBER 2006 December 01-02 Horseracing: Tingle Creek Meeting, Sandown, England December 01-02 Luge: Viessmann World Cup 2, Park City, Utah December 01-03 Tennis: Davis Cup Final, Russia v Argentina, Moscow, Russia December 01-03 Motorsport: WRC rd 16: Wales Rally GB, Cardiff, Wales December 01-03 Skating: Short Track World Cup, Saguenay, Canada December 01-04 Golf: Hong Kong Open, Hong Kong,ÊChina December 01-05 Cricket: Australia v England, 2nd Test, Adelaide, Australia December 01-10 Sailing: Tornado World Championship, San Isidro, Argentina December 01-15 Various: 15th Asian Games, Doha, Qatar December 02-03 Skiing: Ski Jumping World Cup, Trondheim, Norway December 02-03 Skiing: Nordic Combined World Cup, Trondheim, Norway December 02-03 Skating: Speed Skating World Cup, Harbin, China December 02-03 Snooker: Premier League Snooker Finals Weekend, Wythenshawe, England December 03 Cricket: South Africa v India, Johannesburg, South Africa December 03 Skiing: Snowboarding World Cup, S. Viglio di Marebbe, Switzerland December 04-09 Bobsleigh: Bobsleigh-Skeleton World Cup, Park City, Utah December 04-17 Snooker: UK Championship, York, England December 05-06 Soccer: UEFA Champions League Matchday 6, Europe December 05-10 Tennis: Merrill Lynch Tour of Champions 2006, London, England December 06-10 Biathlon: IBU World Cup 2, Hochfilzen, Austria December 07-10 Golf: Alfred Dunhill Championship, Leopard Creek, South Africa December 07-10 Golf: WGC-World Cup, Sandy Lane Resort, Saint James, Barbados December 07-10 Golf: Australian PGA Championship, Coolum Beach, Queensland, Australia December 07-10 Swimming: European Short Course Championships, Helsinki, Finland December 07-11 Cricket: New Zealand v Sri Lanka, 1st Test, Christchurch, New Zealand December 08 Skiing: Snowboarding World Cup, Lyon, France December 08-09 Luge: Viessmann World Cup 3, Calgary, Canada December 08-10 Motorsport: A1GP rd 5, Sentul, Indonesia December 08-10 Skating: Short Track World Cup, Montreal, Canada December 09-10 Skiing: Alpine World Cup, m, Val dÕlsere, France December 09-10 Skiing: Alpine World Cup, w, St Moritz, Switzerland December 09-10 Skiing: Ski Jumping World Cup, Harrachov, Czech Republic December 09-10 Skiing: Freestyle World Cup, Jilin Beida Lake, China December 09-10 Skiing: Cross Country World Cup, Cogne/Val dÕAosta, Italy December 09-10 Skating: Speed Skating World Cup, Nagano, Japan December 09-16 Curling: European Championships, Basel, Switzerland December 10 Horseracing: Hong Kong International Cup, Sha Tin, Hong Kong December 10 Athletics: European Cross Country Championships, San Giorgio su Legnano, Italy December 10-15 Squash: WSF Saudi International, Saudi Arabia December 10-17 Soccer: FIFA Club World Cup, Japan December 10-17 Table Tennis: World Junior Championships, Cairo, Egypt December 12 Rugby Union: 125th Oxford & Cambridge Varsity Match, Twickenham, London, England December 12-17 Bobsleigh: Bobsleigh-Skeleton World Cup, Lake Placid, New York December 12-18 Equestrian: London International Horse Show, London, England December 14 Soccer: UEFA Cup Group Stage matches, Europe December 14 Skiing: Freestyle World Cup, Tignes, France December 14-16 Skiing: Snowboarding World Cup, Bad Gastien, Austria December 14-17 Golf: Volvo Masters of Asia, Bangkok, Thailand December 14-17 Golf: South African Airways Open, Port Elizabeth, South Africa December 14-17 Golf: Target World Challenge, Thousand Oaks, California December 14-17 Table Tennis: Pro Tour Grand Finals, Hong Kong, China December 14-17 Skating: Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final, St Petersburg, Russia December 14-17 Biathlon: IBU World Cup 3, Osrblie, Slovakia December 14-18 Cricket: Australia v England, 3rd Test, Perth, Australia December 15-16 Skiing: Alpine World Cup, Gardena/Groeden, Italy December 15-19 Cricket: New Zealand v Sri Lanka, 2nd Test, Wellington, New Zealand December 15-19 Cricket: South Africa v India, 1st Test, Johannesburg, South Africa December 15-17 Golf: Ladies Mauritius Open, Constance Belle Mare Plage, Mauritius December 15-21 Racquetball: World Junior Championships, Tempe, Arizona December 16-17 Skiing: Alpine World Cup, w, Val dÕlsere, France December 16-17 Skiing: Ski Jumping World Cup, Engelberg, Switzerland December 16-17 Skiing: Cross Country World Cup, La Clusaz, France December 16-17 Skiing: Nordic Combined World Cup, Ramsau am Dachstein, Austria December 16-17 Luge: Viessmann World Cup 4, Nagano, Japan December 16-18 Skiing: Alpine World Cup, Val dÕlsere, France / Alta Badia, Italy December 17-18 Skiing: Alpine World Cup, m, Alta Badia, Italy December 17-22 Sailing: Christmas Race, Palamos, Spain December 18-January 01 Darts: PDC World Darts Championship, Purfleet, England December 20 Skiing: Freestyle World Cup, La Plagne, France December 20 Skiing: Alpine World Cup, w, Megeve, France December 20-21 Skiing: Alpine World Cup, m, Hinterstoder, Austria December 21 Skiing: Snowboarding World Cup, Kranjska Gora, Slovenia December 22 Cricket: New Zealand v Sri Lanka, T20I, Wellington, New Zealand December 26 Cricket: New Zealand v Sri Lanka, T20I, Auckland, New Zealand December 26 Horseracing: King George VI Chase, Kempton, England December 26-29 Horseracing: Christmas Festival, Leopardstown, Ireland December 26-30 Cricket: Australia v England, 4th Test, Melbourne, Australia December 26-30 Cricket: South Africa v India, 2nd Test, Durban, South Africa December 26-31 Sailing: Rolex Sydney-Hobart Race, Australia December 26-January 05 Ice hockey: MenÕs U20 World Championship, Leksand, Sweden December 27 Horseracing: Coral Welsh National, Chepstow, Wales December 27-29 Skiing: Alpine World Cup, m, Bormio, Italy December 28 Cricket: New Zealand v Sri Lanka, 1st ODI, Napier, New Zealand December 28-29 Skiing: Alpine World Cup, w, Semmering, Austria December 29-January 09 Sailing: Optimist World Championship, Montevideo, Uruguay December 30 Skiing: Nordic Combined World Cup, Oberhof, Germany December 30 Skiing: Ski Jumping World Cup, Oberstdorf, Germany December 31 Cricket: New Zealand v Sri Lanka, 2nd ODI, Queenstown, New Zealand December 31-January 09 Sailing: International 420 Class World Championship, North Shore City, New Zealand