Mar 2 BASKETBALL - BBL Trophy final, Plymouth

Mar 2 MOTORCYCLING - World Superbikes, Australia

Mar 4-5 FOOTBALL - Champions League last 16 second leg

Mar 4-8 CRICKET - New Zealand v England, first Test, Hamilton

Mar 4-9 BADMINTON - Yonex All-England Open Championships, NIA, Birmingham

Mar 6 FOOTBALL - UEFA Cup, last 16 first leg

Mar 7-9 ATHLETICS - World Indoor Championships, Valencia

Mar 7-9 RUGBY UNION - EDF Energy Cup semi-finals.

Mar 7-9 RALLYING - South African Rally

Mar 7-10 SNOOKER - 888.com World Championship qualifying, Sheffield

Mar 8 RUGBY UNION - Six Nations: Ireland v Wales, Croke Park; Scotland v England, Murrayfield

Mar 8 FOOTBALL - FA Cup sixth round

Mar 8 FOOTBALL - Scottish Cup sixth round

Mar 9 RUGBY UNION - Six Nations: France v Italy, Stade de France

Mar 9 MOTORCYCLING - Qatar MotoGP, Losail

Mar 11-14 RACING - Cheltenham Festival

Mar 12-13 FOOTBALL - UEFA Cup, last 16 second leg

Mar 12-16 CRICKET - New Zealand v England, second Test, Wellington

Mar 12-23 TENNIS - ATP/WTA Pacific Life Open, Indian Wells

Mar 14 RUGBY LEAGUE - NRL begins

Mar 15 RUGBY UNION - Six Nations: Italy v Scotland, Stadio Flaminio; England v Ireland, Twickenham; Wales vs France, Millennium Stadium

Mar 16 FOOTBALL - CIS Cup final, Hampden Park

Mar 16 FORMULA ONE - Australian GP, Melbourne

Mar 20-23 GOLF - WGC - CA Championship, Florida

Mar 21-25 CRICKET - New Zealand v England, third Test, Napier

Mar 23 FORMULA ONE - Malaysian GP, Sepang

Mar 23 ICE HOCKEY - Elite League regular season ends

Mar 24 RACING - Irish Grand National, Fairyhouse

Mar 24-30 SNOOKER - China Open, Beijing University Students Gymnasium

Mar 25 FOOTBALL - UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifier, Republic of Ireland v Montenegro

Mar 26 FOOTBALL - UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifiers, Scotland v Finland, Bosnia-Herzegovina v Wales

Mar 26-Apr 6 TENNIS - ATP/WTA Sony Ericsson Open, Miami

Mar 26-30 CYCLING - World Track Championships, Manchester

Mar 28-30 RALLYING - Jordan Rally

Mar 29 RACING - Lincoln, Doncaster

Mar 29 MOTORSPORT - British Touring Cars, Brands Hatch (Indy)

Mar 30 FOOTBALL - Johnstone's Paint Trophy final, Wembley

Mar 30 ATHLETICS - World Cross-country Championships, Edinburgh

Mar 30 MOTORCYCLING - Spanish MotoGP, Jerez

Mar 30 MOTORSPORT - British Touring Cars, Brands Hatch