1-4: GOLF - Perth, Australia: Heineken Classic.

2: HOCKEY - Crystal Palace: Indoor League Finals.

2: ATHLETICS - New York: Milrose Games Indoor meeting.

2-4: BADMINTON - The Triangle, Burgess Hill: English National Champ's.

2-5: CRICKET - Jamaica: Jamaica v England A.

3: RUGBY UNION - Six Nations - Stadio Flaminio, Rome: Italy v Ireland, Millennium Stadium, Cardiff: Wales v England .

3: BASKETBALL - Skydome Arena, Coventry: Uniball Trophy quarter-finals.

3-4: CYCLING - Tabor, Czech Rep: World Cyclo Cross Championships.

3-4: DARTS - Holland: BDO Dutch Open.

4: RUGBY UNION - Six Nations - Stade de France, Paris: France v Scotland.

4: FOOTBALL - Scottish CIS Insurance Cup semi-final.

4: ATHLETICS - Stuttgart: Sparkassen Cup Indoor meeting.

4-11: SNOOKER - Wembley Conference Centre: Benson & Hedges Masters.

5: TENNIS - Davis Cup rd one.

5-6: CRICKET - Moratuwa: Academy XI v England.

5-11: TENNIS - Paris: Open Gaz de France (women).

6-11: T-TENNIS - Chatham: English Open.

7: FOOTBALL - Scottish CIS Insurance Cup semi-final.

8-11: GOLF - Sydney, Australia: Greg Norman International.

8-11: CRICKET - Colombo: President's XI v England

9-11: RALLYING - World Rally Championships: Swedish Rally.

9-12: CRICKET - St Lucia: Windward Islands v England A.

10-11: RUGBY LEAGUE - Silk Cut Challenge Cup 4th rd.

11: ATHLETICS - Dortmund: Sparkassen Cup Indoor meeting.

12-18: TENNIS - Nice: Nice Open (women).

12-18: TENNIS - Doha: Qatar Open (women).

13-14: FOOTBALL - Champions League, second group stage.

15: FOOTBALL - UEFA Cup 4th rd 1st legs.

15-18: GOLF - Malaysia: Malaysian Open.

15-18: CRICKET - Matara: President's XI v England.

16-18: HOCKEY - Rotterdam: European Indoor Club Champ's (men).

16: ATHLETICS - Sydney: Sydney Track Classic.

16-18: SKIING - Garmish Partenk, Germany: Alpine FIS World Cup (women).

16-19: CRICKET - Anguilla: Leeward Islands v England A.

17: RUGBY UNION - Six Nations _ Murrayfield: Scotland v Wales, Twickenham: England v Italy, Lansdowne Road: Ireland v France.

17: FOOTBALL - FA Cup 5th rd.

17: FOOTBALL - Tennents Scottish Cup 4th rd.

17-18: DARTS - Scotland: BDO Scottish Open.

17-18: SKIING - Shigakogen, Japan: Alpine FIS World Cup (men).

18: ATHLETICS - Birmingham: Indoor Grand Prix.

19-25(tbc): TENNIS - Dubai: Women's tournament.

19-25(tbc): TENNIS - Oklahoma City: IGA Superthrift Tennis Classic (women).

19-25(tbc): TENNIS - Bogota: Copa Colsanitas (women).

20-21: FOOTBALL - Champions League, second group stage.

22: FOOTBALL - UEFA Cup 4th rd 2nd legs.

22-25: GOLF - Singapore: Singapore Masters.

22-25: GOLF - Wellington: Cloud 9 Women's Classic.

22-26: CRICKET - First Test, Galle: Sri Lanka v England.

23-25: HOCKEY - Les Ponts de Cas, France: Euro Indoor Club C'ships (women).

23-25: RALLYING - World Rally Championships: Cyprus Rally.

23-26: CRICKET - Busta Shield semi-finals.

24: RUGBY UNION - Twickenham: Tetley Bitter Cup final.

24: BASKETBALL - Skydome Arena, Coventry: Uniball Trophy semi-finals.

24-25: RUGBY LEAGUE - Silk Cut Challenge Cup 5th rd.

24-25: SKIING - Lenzerheide, Switzerland: Alpine FIS World Cup (women).

24-25: SKIING - Snowbasin, USA: Alpine FIS World Cup (men).

25: FOOTBALL - Worthington Cup final.

26-4/3: TENNIS - Scottsdale, Arizona: State Farm Women's Tennis Classic.

26-4/3(tbc): TENNIS - Acapulco: Women's tournament.

28: FOOTBALL - International Friendly, Villa Park: England v Spain.