Mar 1-7 - SNOOKER - Malta: European Open.

Mar 3 - FOOTBALL - UEFA Cup 3rd round, 2nd leg.

Mar 5-7 - ATHLETICS - Budapest: World Indoor Championships.

Mar 6 - RUGBY UNION - Six Nations Championship: Twickenham: England v Ireland. Stadio Flaminio: Italy v Scotland.

Mar 6 - FOOTBALL - Tennent's Scottish Cup 5th round.

Mar 6-7 - FOOTBALL - FA Cup quarter-finals.

Mar 7 - RUGBY UNION - Six Nations Championship: Millennium Stadium: Wales v France.

Mar 7 - FORMULA ONE - Australian Grand Prix.

Mar 9-10 - FOOTBALL - UEFA Champions League 1st knockout round, 2nd leg.

Mar 11 - FOOTBALL - UEFA Cup 4th round, 1st leg.

Mar 11-15 - CRICKET - Kingston: West Indies v England, 1st Test.

Mar 12 - RUGBY LEAGUE - NRL season starts.

Mar 12-14 - RALLYING - Rally of Mexico.

Mar 13 - BASKETBALL - Sheffield: British Basketball League Trophy final.

Mar 13 - RACING - Sunderlands Imperial Cup, Sandown.

Mar 13-14 - RUGBY LEAGUE - Powergen Challenge Cup fifth round.

Mar 13-15 - RUGBY UNION - Powergen Cup Semi-Finals.

Mar 14 - ICE HOCKEY - Elite League regular season ends.

Mar 14 - FOOTBALL - Glasgow: CIS Insurance Cup Final.

Mar 15 - ICE HOCKEY - Elite League play-offs begin.

Mar 16 - RACING - Smurfit Champion Hurdle, Arkle Challenge Trophy, Cheltenham Festival.

Mar 17 - RACING - Queen Mother Champion Chase, Royal & SunAlliance Novices' Chase, Cheltenham Festival.

Mar 18 - RACING - Tote Cheltenham Gold Cup, Bonusprint Stayers' Hurdle, Cheltenham Festival.

Mar 19-23 - CRICKET - Port of Spain: West Indies v England, 2nd Test.

Mar 20 - RACING - Littlewoods Bet Direct Winter Derby Lingfield, John Smith's Midlands Grand National, Uttoxeter.

Mar 20 - RUGBY UNION - Six Nations Championship: Twickenham England v Wales. Lansdowne Road: Ireland v Italy.

Mar 21 - RUGBY UNION - Six Nations Championship: Murrayfield: Scotland v France.

Mar 20-21 - ATHLETICS - Brussels: World Cross Country Championships.

Mar 21 - FOOTBALL - LDV Vans Trophy Final.

Mar 21 - FORMULA ONE - Malaysian Grand Prix.

Mar 21-28 - SNOOKER - Dublin: Irish Masters.

Mar 23-24 - FOOTBALL - UEFA Champions League quarter-finals, 1st leg.

Mar 25 - FOOTBALL - UEFA Cup 4th round, 2nd leg.

Mar 27 - RUGBY UNION - Six Nations Championship: Stade de France: France v England. Lansdowne Road: Ireland v Scotland. Millennium Stadium: Wales v Italy.

Mar 27 - RACING - Freephone Stanley Lincoln, Doncaster.

Mar 27-28 - RUGBY LEAGUE - Powergen Challenge Cup quarter-finals.

Mar 27-30 - GOLF - Sawgrass: The Players Championship.

Mar 28 - MOTORCYCLING - Phillip Island: World Superbikes.