Oct 1 - ATHLETICS - IAAF World Half-marathon Championships (Edmonton).

Oct 1 - MOTORCYCLING - MotoGP (Losail, Qatar).

Oct 2 - RUGBY LEAGUE - NRL Grand Final.

Oct 2 - RACING - Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe (Longchamp).

Oct 4-9 - GOLF - WGC-American Express Championship (San Francisco).

Oct 7 - RUGBY LEAGUE - Super League final eliminator.

Oct 8 - FOOTBALL - World Cup qualifiers: Scotland v Belarus, England v Austria, Northern Ireland v Wales, Cyprus v Republic of Ireland.

Oct 8 - RACING - Cornwallis Stakes, Autumn Stakes (Ascot at Salisbury).

Oct 8 - RUGBY LEAGUE - National League Grand Final.

Oct 9 - FORMULA ONE - Japanese Grand Prix.

Oct 9 - MOTORCYCLING - World Superbikes (Magny-Cours).

Oct 12 - FOOTBALL - World Cup qualifiers: Republic of Ireland v Switzerland, England v Poland, Austria v Northern Ireland, Wales v Azerbaijan, Slovenia v Scotland.

Oct 15 - RACING - Champion Stakes, Dewhurst Stakes, Cesarewitch, Challenge Stakes, Rockfel Stakes (Newmarket).

Oct 15 - RUGBY LEAGUE - Tetley's Super League Grand Final (Old Trafford).

Oct 16 - FORMULA ONE - Chinese Grand Prix.

Oct 16 - MOTORCYCLING - MotoGP (Phillip Island).

Oct 21-23 - RALLYING - Rally of Corsica.

Oct 22 - RACING - Racing Post Trophy (Doncaster).

Oct 24-30 - DARTS - Skybet World Grand Prix (Dublin).

Oct 28-30 - RALLYING - Rally Catalunya.

Oct 29 - RACING - Breeders' Cup (Belmont Park).

Oct 29 - RACING - Charlie Hall Chase (Wetherby).

Oct 30 - MOTORCYCLING - MotoGP (Estoril).