May 1-3 RUGBY UNION - Heineken Cup and European Challenge Cup semi-finals

May 2 RACING - 2000 Guineas, Newmarket

May 2 FOOTBALL – League One and League Two final day

May 2 MOTOR RACING - World Touring Car Championship, Marrakech, Morocco

May 2-3 BASKETBALL - BBL Championship play-off finals, National Indoor Arena, Birmingham

May 3 RACING - 1000 Guineas, Newmarket

May 3 FOOTBALL – Championship final day

May 3 MOTORCYCLING - Spanish MotoGP, Jerez

May 3 RUGBY LEAGUE - Magic Weekend, Edinburgh

May 7-10 EQUESTRIAN - Badminton Horse Trials

May 6-10 CRICKET - England v West Indies, first Test, Lord's

May 8-17 FOOTBALL – Coca-Cola League play-off semi-finals

May 9 RUGBY UNION - Guinness Premiership semi-finals

May 9-17 TENNIS - ATP/WTA Mutua Madrilena Masters Madrid

May 9-31 CYCLING - Giro d'Italia

May 10 FORMULA ONE - Spanish GP, Barcelona

May 10 MOTORCYCLING - World Superbikes, Italy

May 10 RUGBY LEAGUE - Challenge Cup Round Five

May 13-17 EQUESTRIAN - Royal Windsor Horse Show

May 14-18 CRICKET - England v West Indies, second Test, Riverside

May 15-19 RUGBY UNION - Magners League final games

May 16 RUGBY UNION - Guinness Premiership final, Twickenham

May 16-17 MOTOR RACING - British Touring Car Championship, Donington

May 16 HOCKEY - English Cup finals (men and women)

May 17 MOTORCYCLING - French MotoGP, Le Mans

May 17 MOTOR RACING - World Touring Car Championship, Pau, France

May 17 MOTORCYCLING - World Superbikes, South Africa

May 19-25 TABLE TENNIS - Commonwealth Championships, Glasgow

May 20 FOOTBALL - UEFA Cup final, Istanbul

May 21 CRICKET - England v West Indies, first ODI, Headingley

May 21-24 GOLF - BMW PGA Championship, Wentworth, Surrey

May 22-23 RUGBY UNION - Super 14 Semi-finals.

May 22-24 RALLYING - Rally of Italy

May 23 RUGBY UNION - European Challenge Cup final, the Twickenham Stoop

May 23 FOOTBALL – League Two play-offs final, Wembley

May 23 RACING - Irish 2000 Guineas, Curragh

May 24 RUGBY UNION - Heineken Cup final, Murrayfield

May 24 RACING - Irish 1000 Guineas, Curragh

May 24 FOOTBALL - Premier League final day

May 24 FOOTBALL – League One play-offs final, Wembley

May 24-Jun 7 TENNIS - French Open, Paris

May 24 CRICKET - England v West Indies, second ODI, Bristol

May 24 FORMULA ONE - Monaco GP, Monte Carlo

May 24 MOTOR RACING - Indycar Series, Indianapolis

May 25 FOOTBALL – Championship play-offs final, Wembley

May 25 DARTS - Whyte & Mackay Premier League play-offs, Wembley

May 26 CRICKET - England v West Indies, third ODI, Edgbaston

May 27 FOOTBALL - Champions League final, Rome

May 30 FOOTBALL – FA Cup final, Wembley, Scottish Cup final, Hampden Park

May 30 RUGBY UNION - Super 14 final.

May 30 SPEEDWAY - FIM Grand Prix, Sweden

May 30-31 MOTOR RACING - British Touring Car Championship, Oulton Park

May 31 MOTORCYCLING - Italian MotoGP, Mugello

May 31 MOTOR RACING - World Touring Car Championship, Valencia, Spain

May 31 MOTOR RACING - Indycar Series, Milwaukee

May 31 MOTORCYCLING - World Superbikes, United States