Feb 1 AMERICAN FOOTBALL - Super Bowl XLIII, Tampa Bay

Feb 3-6 SNOOKER - Welsh Open Qualifiers, Prestatyn

Feb 4-8 CRICKET - West Indies v England, first Test, Jamaica

Feb 7 FOOTBALL - Scottish Cup fifth round

Feb 7 RUGBY UNION - Six Nations, England v Italy, Twickenham; Ireland v France, Croke Park

Feb 7-8 TENNIS - Fed Cup first round

Feb 8 RACING - Hennessy Gold Cup, Leopardstown

Feb 8 RUGBY LEAGUE - engage Super League XIV begins (round one, one fixture)

Feb 8 RUGBY UNION - Six Nations, Scotland v Wales, Murrayfield

Feb 9-15 SQUASH - British National Championships, Manchester

Feb 10-15 BADMINTON - European Mixed Team Championships, Echo Arena, Liverpool

Feb 11 FOOTBALL - 2010 World Cup Qualifier, San Marino v Northern Ireland, Rep of Ireland v Georgia

Feb 13-17 CRICKET - West Indies v England, second Test, Antigua

Feb 13-15 RALLYING - Rally of Norway

Feb 14 FOOTBALL – FA Cup fifth round

Feb 14 RUGBY UNION - Six Nations, France v Scotland, Stade de France; Wales v England, Millennium Stadium

Feb 14-15 ATHLETICS - Aviva European Trials and UK Championships, Sheffield

Feb 15 RUGBY LEAGUE - engage Super League XIV (rest of round one games)

Feb 15 RUGBY UNION - Six Nations, Italy v Ireland

Feb 16-22 SNOOKER - Welsh Open, The Newport Centre

Feb 17-18 FOOTBALL - Johnstone's Paint Trophy area finals second leg

Feb 21 ATHLETICS - Aviva Grand Prix, Birmingham

Feb 25-Mar 1 GOLF - WGC-Accenture Match Play, The Gallery GC at Dove Mountain, Tucson

Feb 25-Mar 5 SNOOKER - World Championship Qualifiers, English Institute of Sport Sheffield

Feb 26-Mar 2 CRICKET - West Indies v England, third Test, Barbados

Feb 27 RUGBY UNION - Six Nations, France v Wales, Stade de France

Feb 28 RUGBY UNION - Six Nations, Scotland v Italy, Murrayfield; Ireland v England, Croke Park