FEBRUARY

Feb 3 - RUGBY LEAGUE: Start of Super League season.

Feb 3-7 - CRICKET: Third Test, Dubai: Pakistan v England.

Feb 4 - FOOTBALL: Scottish Cup fifth round.

Feb 4 - RUGBY UNION: Six Nations, Paris: France v Italy; Edinburgh: Scotland v England.

Feb 4-5 - TENNIS: Fed Cup first round.

Feb 5 - RUGBY UNION: Six Nations, Dublin: Ireland v Wales.

Feb 5-7 - BADMINTON: Manchester: English National Championships.

Feb 6 - FOOTBALL: Johnstone's Paint Trophy area final second legs.

Feb 10 - CRICKET: Abu Dhabi: England v England Lions.

Feb 10-12 - TENNIS: Davis Cup first round.

10-12 - CYCLING: Feb Los Angeles: Paracycling World Championships.

Feb 11 - RUGBY UNION: Six Nations, Paris: France v Ireland; Rome: Italy v England.

Feb 12 - RUGBY UNION: Six Nations, Cardiff: Wales v Scotland.

Feb 13 - CRICKET: First one-day international, Abu Dhabi: Pakistan v England.

Feb 14-15/21-22 - FOOTBALL: Champions League round of 16 first legs.

Feb 15 - CRICKET: Second one-day international, Abu Dhabi: Pakistan v England.

Feb 16 - FOOTBALL: Europa League round of 32 first legs.

Feb 17 - RUGBY LEAGUE: World Club Challenge: Leeds v Manly.

Feb 18 - CRICKET: Third one-day international, Dubai: Pakistan v England.

Feb 18 - ATHLETICS: Birmingham: Aviva Grand Prix.

Feb 18-19 - FOOTBALL: FA Cup fifth round.

Feb 21 - CRICKET: Fourth one-day international, Dubai: Pakistan v England.

Feb 23 - FOOTBALL: Europa League round of 32 second legs.

Feb 23 - CRICKET: First Twenty20 international, Dubai: Pakistan v England.

Feb 24 - RUGBY UNION: Six Nations, Twickenham: England v Wales; Dublin: Ireland v Italy.

Feb 25 - RUGBY UNION: Six Nations, Edinburgh: Scotland v France.

Feb 25 - CRICKET: Second Twenty20 international, Dubai: Pakistan v England.

Feb 26 - FOOTBALL: Wembley: Carling Cup final.

Feb 27 - CRICKET: Third Twenty20 international, Dubai: Pakistan v England.

Feb 29 - FOOTBALL: Internationals, (TBC): Slovenia v Scotland, Belfast: Northern Ireland v Norway.

MARCH

Mar 3-10 - SWIMMING: London: British Championships and Olympic trials.

Mar 6-7/13-14 - FOOTBALL: Champions League round of 16 second legs.

Mar 6-11 - BADMINTON: Birmingham: All England Championships.

Mar 8 - FOOTBALL: Europa League round of 16 first legs.

Mar 9-11 - RUGBY UNION: LV Cup semi-finals.

Mar 9-11 - ATHLETICS: Istanbul: IAAF World Indoor Championships.

Mar 10 - FOOTBALL: Scottish Cup sixth round.

Mar 10 - RUGBY UNION: Six Nations, Dublin: Ireland v Scotland; Cardiff: Wales v Italy.

Mar 11 - RUGBY UNION: Six Nations, Paris: France v England.

Mar 13-16 - RACING: Cheltenham Festival.

Mar 15 - FOOTBALL: Europa League round of 16 second legs.

Mar 15-17 - CRICKET: Colombo: Sri Lanka Board XI v England.

Mar 17 - RUGBY UNION: Six Nations, Twickenham: England v Ireland; Rome: Italy v Scotland; Cardiff: Wales v France.

Mar 17 or 18 - RUGBY UNION: LV Cup final.

Mar 17-18 - FOOTBALL: FA Cup quarter-finals.

Mar 18 - FOOTBALL: Glasgow: Scottish League Cup final.

Mar 18 - MOTOR RACING: Melbourne: Australian Grand Prix.

Mar 20-22 - CRICKET: Colombo: Sri Lanka Development Squad v England.

Mar 25 - FOOTBALL: Wembley: Johnstone's Paint Trophy final.

Mar 25 - MOTOR RACING: Kuala Lumpur: Malaysian Grand Prix.

Mar 26-30 - CRICKET: First Test, Galle: Sri Lanka v England.

Mar 27-28 - FOOTBALL: Champions League quarter-final first legs.

Mar 28-Apr 1 - CYCLING: Melbourne: Track World Championships.

Mar 29 - FOOTBALL: Europa League quarter-final first legs.

APRIL

Apr 3-4 - FOOTBALL: Champions League quarter-final second legs.

Apr 3-7 - CRICKET: Second Test, Colombo: Sri Lanka v England.

Apr 5 - FOOTBALL: Europa League quarter-final second legs.

Apr 5-8 - GOLF: Augusta: US Masters.

Apr 5-8 - RUGBY UNION: Heineken Cup/Amlin Challenge Cup quarter-finals.

Apr 5-8 - CRICKET: First round of County Championship matches.

Apr 6-8 - TENNIS: Davis Cup quarter-finals.

Apr 7 - ROWING: London: 158th Boat Race.

Apr 13-15 - RUGBY LEAGUE: Challenge Cup fourth round.

Apr 14 - RACING: Grand National, Aintree

Apr 14-15 - FOOTBALL: FA Cup semi-finals.

Apr 14-15 - FOOTBALL: William Hill Scottish Cup semi-finals.

Apr 15 - MOTOR RACING: Shanghai: Chinese Grand Prix.

Apr 15 - MOTOR CYCLING: Doha: Qatar MotoGP.

Apr 17-18 - FOOTBALL: Champions League semi-final first legs.

Apr 17-21 - BADMINTON: Karlskrona: European Championships.

Apr 18-22 - SWIMMING: London: FINA Olympic synchronised swimming qualifying tournament.

Apr 19 - FOOTBALL: Europa League semi-final first legs.

Apr 19-22 - TRIATHLON: Eilat: European Championships.

Apr 21-22 - TENNIS: Fed Cup second round.

Apr 22 - ATHLETICS: Virgin London Marathon.

Apr 22 - MOTOR RACING: Sakhir: Bahrain Grand Prix.

Apr 24-25 - FOOTBALL: Champions League semi-final second legs.

Apr 26 - FOOTBALL: Europa League semi-final second legs.

Apr 27-29 - RUGBY UNION: Heineken Cup/Amlin Challenge Cup semi-finals.

Apr 28-29 - FOOTBALL: Final weekend of Football League.

Apr 29 - MOTOR CYCLING: Jerez: Spanish MotoGP.

MAY

May 2-6 - HOCKEY: London: London International Invitational Tournament.

May 4 - CRICKET: First round of Clydesdale Bank 40 matches.

May 4-7 - EQUESTRIAN: Badminton horse trials.

May 5 - FOOTBALL: Wembley: FA Cup final.

May 6 - MOTOR CYCLING: Estoril: Portuguese MotoGP.

May 9 - FOOTBALL: Bucharest: Europa League final.

May 10-13 - CRICKET: Northampton: England Lions v West Indies.

May 10-13 - GOLF: Florida: The Players Championship.

May 11-13 - RUGBY LEAGUE: Challenge Cup fifth round.

May 13 - MOTOR RACING: Barcelona: Spanish Grand Prix.

May 16-20 - DIVING: Eindhoven: European Championships.

May 16-27 - SWIMMING: Antwerp: European Long Course Championships.

May 17-21 - CRICKET: First Test, Lord's: England v West Indies.

May 18-20 - RUGBY UNION: Heineken Cup/Amlin Challenge Cup finals.

May 19 - FOOTBALL: Munich: Champions League final.

May 19 - FOOTBALL: Wembley: Championship play-off final.

May 19 - FOOTBALL: Glasgow: Scottish Cup final.

May 20 - ATHLETICS: Manchester: Great Manchester Run.

May 20 - MOTOR CYCLING: Le Mans: French MotoGP.

May 24-27 - CYCLING: Birmingham: BMX World Championships.

May 25-29 - CRICKET: Second Test, Trent Bridge: England v West Indies.

May 26-27 - FOOTBALL: League One/Two play-off finals.

May 26-27 - RUGBY UNION: Rabobank Direct League final.

May 26-27 - RUGBY LEAGUE: Manchester: Super League magic weekend.

May 27 - MOTOR RACING: Monte Carlo: Monaco Grand Prix.

May 28-Jun 10 - TENNIS: Paris: French Open.

JUNE

Jun 2 - FOOTBALL: International, Amsterdam: Netherlands v Northern Ireland.

Jun 2 - RACING: The Derby, Epsom.

Jun 3 - MOTOR CYCLING: Barcelona: Catalan MotoGP.

Jun 7-10 - DARTS: Bolton: UK Open.

Jun 7-11 - CRICKET: Third Test, Edgbaston: England v West Indies.

Jun 8-Jul 1 - FOOTBALL: Poland and Ukraine: European Championships.

Jun 9-10 - SWIMMING: Setubal: Olympic Open Water qualification.

Jun 10 - MOTOR RACING: Montreal: Canadian Grand Prix.

Jun 11-17 - TENNIS: London: Aegon Championships.

Jun 12-Jul 8 - CRICKET: First round of Friends Life T20 group matches.

Jun 14-17 - GOLF: California: US Open.

Jun 16 - CRICKET: First NatWest one-day international, Southampton: England v West Indies.

Jun 17 - MOTOR CYCLING: Silverstone: British MotoGP.

Jun 18-24 - TENNIS: Eastbourne: AEGON International.

Jun 19 - CRICKET: Second NatWest one-day international, The Oval: England v West Indies.

Jun 19-23 - RACING: Royal Ascot.

Jun 20-23 - SWIMMING: Sheffield: Second stage of Olympic qualifying.

Jun 22 - CRICKET: Third NatWest one-day international, Headingley:

England v West Indies.

Jun 22-24 - ATHLETICS: Birmingham: Aviva World Trials and UK Championships.

Jun 23 - CRICKET: Tour match, Belfast: Ireland v Australia.

Jun 24 - CRICKET: NatWest Twenty20 international, Trent Bridge: England v West Indies.

Jun 24 - MOTOR RACING: Valencia: European Grand Prix.

Jun 25-Jul 8 - TENNIS: Wimbledon: The Championships.

Jun 26-Jul 1 - ATHLETICS: Helsinki: European Championships.

Jun 27-Jul 1 - ROWING: Henley Royal Regatta.

Jun 29 - CRICKET: First one-day international. Lord's: England v Australia.

Jun 30 - MOTOR CYCLING: Assen: Netherlands MotoGP.

Jun 30-Jul 22 - CYCLING: Tour de France.

JULY

Jul 1 - CRICKET: Second one-day international, The Oval: England v Australia.

Jul 4 - CRICKET: Third one-day international, Edgbaston: England v Australia.

Jul 7 - CRICKET: Fourth one-day international, Chester-le-Street: England v Australia.

Jul 8 - MOTOR RACING: Silverstone: British Grand Prix.

Jul 8 - MOTOR CYCLING: TBC: German MotoGP.

Jul 10 - CRICKET: Fifth one-day international, Old Trafford: England v Australia.

Jul 13-14 - ATHLETICS: London: Aviva British Grand Prix (Diamond League meeting).

Jul 14-15 - RUGBY LEAGUE: Challenge Cup semi-finals.

Jul 15 - MOTOR CYCLING: Mugello: Italian MotoGP.

Jul 18-22 - ROWING: Plovdiv: World Championships.

Jul 19-22 - GOLF: Royal Lytham and St Annes: The Open Championship.

Jul 19-23 - CRICKET: First Test, The Oval: England v South Africa.

Jul 22 - MOTOR RACING: Hockenheim: German Grand Prix.

Jul 24-25 - CRICKET: Friends Life T20 quarter-finals.

Jul 27-Aug 12: OLYMPICS: London Games.

Jul 28-29 - CYCLING: Surrey: Olympic Games road races.

Jul 29 - MOTOR RACING: Budapest: Hungarian Grand Prix.

Jul 29 - MOTOR CYCLING: Laguna Seca: United States MotoGP.

AUGUST

Aug 2-5 - GOLF: Ohio: World Golf Championships.

Aug 2-6 - CRICKET: Second Test, Headingley Carnegie: England v South Africa.

Aug 9-12 - GOLF: South Carolina: US PGA Championship.

Aug 12 - CRICKET: One-day international, Edinburgh: Scotland v England.

Aug 15 - FOOTBALL: International friendly matches.

Aug 16-20 - CRICKET: Third Test, Lord's: England v South Africa.

Aug 18 - FOOTBALL: Start of Football League season.

Aug 19 - MOTOR CYCLING: Indianapolis: Indianapolis MotoGP.

Aug 23 - ATHLETICS: Lausanne: Diamond League meeting.

Aug 24 - CRICKET: First one-day international, Cardiff: England v South Africa.

Aug 25 - RUGBY LEAGUE: Wembley: Challenge Cup final.

Aug 25 - CRICKET: Cardiff: Friends Life T20 finals day.

Aug 26 - ATHLETICS: Birmingham: Aviva British Grand Prix (Diamond League meeting).

Aug 26 - MOTOR CYCLING: Brno: Czech MotoGP.

Aug 27-Sep 9: TENNIS: New York: US Open.

Aug 28 - CRICKET: Second one-day international, Southampton: England v South Africa.

Aug 29-Sep 9: PARALYMPICS: London Games.

Aug 31 - CRICKET: Third one-day international, The Oval: England v South Africa.

SEPTEMBER

Sep 2 - MOTOR RACING: Spa-Francorchamps: Belgian Grand Prix.

Sep 2 - CRICKET: Fourth one-day international, Lord's: England v South

Africa.

Sep 5 - CRICKET: Fifth one-day international, Trent Bridge: England v South Africa.

Sep 6-9 - CYCLING: Saalfelden: UCI World Championships.

Sep 7 - FOOTBALL: World Cup qualifying matches: Belgium v Wales; Moldova v England; Kazakhstan v Republic of Ireland.

Sep 8 - CRICKET: First Twenty20 international, Chester-le-Street: England v South Africa.

Sep 9 - MOTOR RACING: Monza: Italian Grand Prix.

Sep 9-16 - CYCLING: Tour of Britain.

Sep 10 - CRICKET: Second Twenty20 international, Old Trafford: England v South Africa.

Sep 11 - FOOTBALL: World Cup qualifying matches: Serbia v Wales.

Sep 11-14 - CRICKET: Final round of LV County Championship fixtures.

Sep 12 - CRICKET: Third Twenty20 international, Edgbaston: England v South Africa.

Sep 13-16 - MOTOR RACING: Rally GB.

Sep 14-16 - TENNIS: Davis Cup semi-finals.

Sep 15 - CRICKET: Lord's: Clydesdale Bank 40 final.

Sep 18-Oct 7 - CRICKET: Sri Lanka: ICC World Twenty20.

Sep 23 - MOTOR RACING: Singapore: Singapore Grand Prix.

Sep 27-30 - GOLF: Illinois: Ryder Cup.

Sep 30 - MOTOR CYCLING: Utah: Aragon MotoGP.

OCTOBER

Oct 6 - RUGBY LEAGUE: Old Trafford, Super League Grand Final.

Oct 7 - MOTOR RACING: Suzuka: Japanese Grand Prix.

Oct 8-14 - TENNIS: Shanghai: Shanghai Masters.

Oct 12 - FOOTBALL: World Cup qualifying matches.

Oct 14 - MOTOR RACING: Yeongam: Korean Grand Prix.

Oct 14 - MOTOR CYCLING: Motegi: Japanese MotoGP.

Oct 16 - FOOTBALL: World Cup qualifying matches.

Oct 18-22 - TRIATHLON: Auckland: World Championship Series finale.

Oct 21 - MOTOR CYCLING: Sepang: Malaysian MotoGP.

Oct 28 - MOTOR RACING: New Delhi: Indian Grand Prix.

Oct 28 - MOTOR CYCLING: Phillip Island: Australian MotoGP.

Oct 29-Nov 4 - TENNIS: Paris: Paris Masters.

NOVEMBER

Nov 1-4 - GOLF: China: World Golf Championships.

Nov 3-4 - TENNIS: Fed Cup final.

Nov 4 - MOTOR RACING: Yas Marina: Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

Nov 5-11 - TENNIS: ATP Tour finals.

Nov 10 - RUGBY UNION: Twickenham: England v Fiji.

Nov 11 - MOTOR CYCLING: Valencia MotoGP.

Nov 12 - FOOTBALL: Stockholm: Sweden v England.

Nov 14 - FOOTBALL: International friendly matches.

Nov 16-18 - TENNIS: Davis Cup final.

Nov 17 - RUGBY UNION: Twickenham: England v Australia.

Nov 18 - MOTOR RACING: Austin: United States Grand Prix.

Nov 24 - RUGBY UNION: Twickenham: England v South Africa.

Nov 25 - MOTOR RACING: Sao Paulo: Brazilian Grand Prix.

DECEMBER

Dec 1 - RUGBY UNION: Twickenham: England v New Zealand.

Dec 6-9 - TBC: SWIMMING: European Short Course Championships.

Dec 9 - TBC: ATHLETICS: European Cross Country Championships.