1-3: CRICKET - Kurunegala: Colts XI v England.
1-4: GOLF - Emirates Golf Club, Dubai: Dubai Desert Classic.
1-4: GOLF - Queensland: Australian Ladies' Masters.
2-30/9: RUGBY LEAGUE - Super League season.
2-5: CRICKET - Busta Shield final.
3: ROWING - River Thames: 61st Women's Head.
3: RUGBY UNION - Six Nations _ Stadio Flaminio, Rome: Italy v France, Millennium Stadium, Cardiff: Wales v Ireland, Twickenham: England v Scotland .
3-4: SKIING - Kvitjell, Norway: Alpine FIS World Cup (men).
4: CYCLING - Adelaide, Australia: World Cycle Speedway Championships.
4: ICE HOCKEY - Venue TBC: Challenge Cup final.
4: MOTOR RACING - Melbourne, Australia: Australian Grand Prix.
5-18: TENNIS - Indian Wells: Tennis Masters Series (women).
6: HOCKEY - Milton Keynes: Varsity Match.
6-7: FOOTBALL - Champions League second group stage.
6-11: BADMINTON - NIA, Birmingham: Yonex All England Open C'ships.
7-11: CRICKET - Second Test, Kandy: Sri Lanka v England.
7-11: SKIING - Are, Sweden: Alpine FIS World Cup (men & women).
8: FOOTBALL - UEFA Cup quarter final 1st legs.
8-11: GOLF - Doha Golf Club, Qatar: Qatar Masters.
8-11: GOLF - Melbourne: AAMI Women's Australian Open.
9-11: RALLYING - World Rally Championships: Rally Portugal.
9-11: ATHLETICS - Lisbon: 8th IAAF World Indoor Championships.
10: FOOTBALL - FA Cup quarter-finals.
10: FOOTBALL - Tennents Scottish Cup quarter finals.
10-11: RUGBY LEAGUE - Silk Cut Challenge Cup quarter finals.
10-11: DARTS - Torremolinos, Spain: _ BDO Torremolinos Open.
10-11: RALLYING - Rally of Wales _ British Rally Championship.
10-18: SNOOKER - Bangkok: Asian Masters.
11: MOTORCYCLING - Valencia:
World Superbikes Championships.
11-13: INDOOR BOWLS - Belfast Indoor Bowls Club: British Isles Indoor C'ships.
12-18: TENNIS - Indian Wells, CA, USA: ATP Tour event.
13-14: FOOTBALL - Champions League second group stage.
13-15: RACING - Cheltenham: National Hunt Festival.
14-16: INDOOR BOWLS - Belfast Indoor Bowls Club: British Isles Indoor Int Series.
15: FOOTBALL - UEFA Cup quarter final 2nd legs.
15-17: GOLF - Venue TBC: Taiwan Ladies' Masters.
15-18: GOLF - Venue TBC: Turespana Masters.
15-19: CRICKET - Third Test, Colombo: Sri Lanka v England.
16-18: SWIMMING - Manchester: FINA Diving Grand Prix.
17: ROWING - River Thames: Head of the River.
17: RUGBY UNION - Six Nations - Stade de France, Paris: France v Wales, Murrayfield: Scotland v Italy .
17-18: DARTS - Bochum, Germany: BDO German Open.
18: MOTOR RACING - Sepang, Malaysia: Malaysian Grand Prix.
18: FOOTBALL - Scottish CIS Insurance Cup Final.
19-1/4: TENNIS - Miami, FL, USA: Eriksson Open (men & women).
21: CRICKET - Colombo: President's XI v England.
22-25: GOLF - Santo da Serra, Portugal: Madeira Island Open.
23: ATHLETICS - Pretoria, South Africa: Engen Grand Prix.
23: CRICKET - 1st One-Day Int, Colombo: Sri Lanka v England (D/N).
23: ROWING - Thames World Sculling Challenge.
23-25: GOLF - Johannesburg: Nedbank MasterCard SA Masters (women's).
23-25: RALLYING - World Rally Championships - Rally Catalunya.
24: RUGBY UNION - Six Nations _ Lansdowne Road: Ireland v England.
24: BASKETBALL - National Indoor Arena, Birmingham: Uniball Trophy Final.
24: RACING - Dubai World Cup.
24: ROWING - River Thames: The 147th Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race.
24: FOOTBALL - World Cup Qualifiers: Andorra v Rep of Ireland, Armenia v Wales, Anfield: England v Finland, Northern Ireland v Czech Republic, Scotland v Belgium.
24-25: ATHLETICS - Dublin, Ireland: 29th IAAF World Cross Country C'ships.
25: CRICKET - 2nd One-Day Int, Colombo: Sri Lanka v England (D/N).
25: HOCKEY - Milton Keynes: EHA Cup Final (men and women).
27: CRICKET - 3rd One-Day International, Colombo: Sri Lanka v England.
27-1/4: SNOOKER - Goffs Complex, Co Kildare: Benson & Hedges Irish Masters.
28: SOCCER - World Cup Qualifiers: Albania v England, Bulgaria v Northern Ireland, Cyprus v Republic of Ireland. Scotland v San Marino, Wales v Ukraine.
30: ATHLETICS - Cape Town, South Africa: Engen Grand Prix Final.
31: ICE HOCKEY - Venue tbc: Play-off finals weekend.
31: ROWING - River Thames: Sculler Head.
31-1/4: RUGBY LEAGUE - Silk Cut Challenge Cup semi-finals.