Apr 17-May 3 SNOOKER - Betfred.com World Championship, Sheffield

Apr 26-May 2 TENNIS - ATP Internazionali BNL d'Italia, Rome

Apr 27-May 1 SQUASH - European Team Championships, Aix-en-Provence

Apr 30-May 2 RUGBY UNION - Amlin Chalenge Cup semi-finals

Apr 30-May 3 EQUESTRIAN - Badminton

Apr 30-May 4 CRICKET - World Twenty20 Group Stage, West Indies

May 1 MOTOR RACING - Indycar Series, Kansas

May 1 RUGBY UNION - Championship semi-finals

May 1-2 RACING - Guineas Meeting, Newmarket

May 1-2 RUGBY UNION - Heineken Cup semi-finals

May 1-2 RUGBY LEAGUE - Magic Weekend, Murrayfield

May 2 FOOTBALL – Championship final day

May 2 MOTORCYCLING - MotoGP, Spain

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

May 2 MOTOR RACING - British Touring Car Championship, Brands Hatch

May 2 ATHLETICS - Bupa Great Edinburgh Run

May 3 MOTORCYCLING - British Superbikes, Oulton Park

May 5-7 RACING - May Meeting, Chester

May 5-9 RALLYING - Rally of New Zealand

May 6-11 CRICKET - World Twenty20 Super Eight Stage, West Indies

May 7 RUGBY LEAGUE - Australia v New Zealand

May 7-23 ICE HOCKEY - World Championships, Germany

May 8 FOOTBALL – League One and League Two final day

May 8 RUGBY UNION - Championship final

May 8 BASKETBALL - BBL Championship play-off final, National Indoor Arena, Birmingham

May 8-16 TENNIS - ATP/WTA Mutua Madrilena Madrid Open

May 8-30 CYCLING - Giro d'Italia

May 9 FOOTBALL – Premier League final day

May 9 FORMULA ONE - Spanish GP, Catalunya

May 9 MOTORCYCLING - World Superbikes, Italy

May 10-19 FOOTBALL – Coca-Cola League play-off semi-finals

May 12 FOOTBALL – Europa League final, Hamburg

May 12-14 RACING - Dante Meeting, York

May 12-16 EQUESTRIAN - Royal Windsor Horse Show

May 13 CRICKET - World Twenty20 first semi-final, St Lucia

May 14 CRICKET - World Twenty20 second semi-final, St Lucia

May 14 ATHLETICS - Diamond League, Doha

May 14-15 RACING - Lockinge Meeting, Newbury

May 14-16 RUGBY UNION - Magners League semi-finals

May 15 FOOTBALL – FA Cup final, Wembley

May 15 FOOTBALL – Scottish FA Cup final, Hampden Park

May 15 HOCKEY - English Cup finals (men and women), Nottingham

May 15-16 RUGBY UNION - Guinness Premiership semi-finals

May 16 CRICKET - World Twenty20 final, Barbados

May 16 FORMULA ONE - Monaco GP, Monte Carlo

May 16 MOTORCYCLING - World Superbikes, South Africa

May 16 ATHLETICS - Bupa Great Manchester Run

May 21/22/23 (tbc) RUGBY UNION - Amlin Challenge Cup final, venue tbc

May 22 FOOTBALL – Championship play-off final, Wembley

May 22 FOOTBALL – Champions League final, Bernabeu

May 22 RUGBY UNION - Heineken Cup final, Stade de France

May 22-23 RACING - Irish 2000/1000 Guineas, The Curragh

May 23-Jun 6 TENNIS - French Open, Roland Garros, Paris

May 23 ATHLETICS - Diamond League, Shanghai

May 23 MOTORCYCLING - MotoGP, France

May 23 MOTORCYCLING - British Superbikes, Croft

May 23-30 TABLE TENNIS - World Championships, Moscow

May 23 MOTOR RACING - World Touring Car Championship, Monza, Italy

May 26 RUGBY LEAGUE - State Of Origin I

May 26-30 RALLYING - Vodafone Rally of Portugal

May 27-31 CRICKET - England v Bangladesh, First Test, Lord's

May 27-30 SQUASH - European Individual Closed Championships, Saarbrucken

May 28 DARTS - Whyte and Mackay Premier League play-offs, Wembley

May 29 RUGBY UNION - Magners League final, venue tbc

May 29 RUGBY UNION - Guinness Premiership final, Twickenham

May 29 FOOTBALL – League One play-off final, Wembley

May 29 GREYHOUNDS - Greyhound Derby, Wimbledon

May 30 FOOTBALL – League Two play-off final, Wembley

May 30 FORMULA ONE - Turkish GP, Istanbul

May 30 MOTOR RACING - Indycar Series, Indianapolis

May 31 MOTORCYCLING - World Superbikes, United States