Mar 1 FOOTBALL – Carling Cup final, Wembley

Mar 1 MOTORCYCLING - World Superbikes, Australia

Mar 1 RUGBY LEAGUE - Leeds Rhinos v Manly Sea Eagles, World Club Challenge, Elland Road, Leeds

Mar 3-8 BADMINTON - Yonex All England Open Championships, NIA, Birmingham

Mar 6-8 TENNIS - Davis Cup first round

Mar 6-8 ATHLETICS - European Indoor Championships, Turin

Mar 6-10 CRICKET - West Indies v England, fourth Test, Trinidad

Mar 7 FOOTBALL – FA Cup sixth round

Mar 7 FOOTBALL - Scottish Cup sixth round

Mar 7-22 CRICKET - Women's World Cup, Australia

Mar 8 RUGBY LEAGUE - Challenge Cup third round (National League One clubs enter)

Mar 8 MOTOR RACING - World Touring Car Championship, Curitiba, Brazil

Mar 9-22 TENNIS - ATP/WTA Indian Wells Masters 1000

Mar 10 RACING - Smurfit Kappa Champion Hurdle, Cheltenham

Mar 11 RACING - Seasons Holidays Queen Mother Champion Chase, Cheltenham

Mar 12 RACING - Ladbrokes World Hurdle, Cheltenham

Mar 12-15 GOLF - WGC-CA Championship, Doral Resort, Florida

Mar 13 RACING - totesport Cheltenham Gold Cup, Cheltenham

Mar 13-15 RALLYING - Rally of Cyprus

Mar 14 RUGBY UNION - Six Nations, Italy v Wales, Stadio Flaminio; Scotland v Ireland, Murrayfield

Mar 14 MOTORCYCLING - World Superbikes, Qatar

Mar 15 FOOTBALL – Co-operative Insurance Cup final, Hampden Park

Mar 15 RUGBY UNION - Six Nations, England v France, Twickenham

Mar 15 CRICKET - West Indies v England, Twenty20 International, Trinidad

Mar 15 BASKETBALL - BBL Trophy final, Guildford

Mar 16-22 SNOOKER - China Open, Beijing

Mar 20 CRICKET - West Indies v England, first ODI, Guyana

Mar 21 RUGBY UNION - Six Nations, Italy v France, Stadio Flaminio; England v Scotland, Twickenham; Wales v Ireland, Millennium Stadium

Mar 22 CRICKET - West Indies v England, second ODI, Guyana

Mar 22 MOTOR RACING - World Touring Car Championship, Puebla, Mexico

Mar 22 ICE HOCKEY - Elite League regular season ends

Mar 23-Apr 5 TENNIS - ATP/WTA Sony Ericsson Open, Miami

Mar 25-29 CYCLING - UCI Track World Championships, Pruskow

Mar 27 FOOTBALL - Friendly Under-21 International, Norway v England, Wales v Ukraine

Mar 27 CRICKET - West Indies v England, third ODI, Barbados

Mar 28 RACING - William Hill Lincoln, Doncaster

Mar 28 RACING - Dubai World Cup, Nad Al Sheba

Mar 28 FOOTBALL - 2010 World Cup Qualifiers, Holland v Scotland, Rep of Ireland v Bulgaria, Wales v Finland, Northern Ireland v Poland

Mar 28 FOOTBALL - International Friendly, England v Slovakia

Mar 28 RUGBY UNION - EDF Energy Cup semi-finals, Ricoh Arena

Mar 28 ATHLETICS - World Cross-country Championships, Amman

Mar 28 HOCKEY - England Hockey League women's season ends

Mar 29 CRICKET - West Indies v England, fourth ODI, Barbados

Mar 29 FORMULA ONE - Australian GP, Melbourne

Mar 29 HOCKEY - England Hockey League men's season ends

Mar 31 FOOTBALL - Friendly Under-21 International, Northern Ireland v Ukraine