1: CRICKET - The Trophy, 1st rd

1-2: FOOTBALL - Champions League semi-final 1st legs.

3-6: EQUESTRIAN - Eventing

3-6: GOLF - Lyon, France: Novotel errier Open de France

4-5: ROWING - Zurich Rowing World Cup

4-6: RACING - Newmarket: Sagitta Guineas Meeting

4-6: RALLYING - World Rally Championships Rally Argentina

5: BASKETBALL - Wembley Arena: BBL Championship, Final

5: RUGBY UNION - Zurich Premiership play-off Semi-finals

6: ATHLETICS - Rio de Janeiro, Brasil: Grand Prix Brasil de Atletismo

6: MOTORCYCLING - Jerez, Spain: GP World Championship.

6-7: MOTOR RACING - Thruxton: British Championships, Rounds Three & Four

7-13: TENNIS - Rome, Italy: ATP Tour Event

7-13(tbc): TENNIS - Berlin: German Open (women)

7-13(tbc): TENNIS - Warsaw: Warsaw Cup (women)

8-9: FOOTBALL - Champions League semi-final 2nd legs.

8-10: RACING - Chester: May Meeting

9-13: EQUESTRIAN - Royal Windsor: CAI

10-13: GOLF - The Belfry: Benson & Hedges International Open

11-13: GOLF - Antalya: Ladies' Turkish Open.

12: ATHLETICS - Osaka, Japan: Grand Prix

12: RUGBY UNION - Twickenham: Zurich Premiership Grand final

12: FOOTBALL - Venue tbc: FA Cup final

12-13: BADMINTON - Northgate Arena, Chester: British Grand Slam IV

12-13: CYCLING - Sarento, Italy: Mountain Bike World Cup, rd two

12-13: CYCLING - Houfalize, Belgium: Mountain Bike World Cup, rd three

12-13: EQUESTRIAN - Chatsworth: Eventing

12-13: MOTORCYCLING - Oulton Park: British Superbikes Championship

13: RACING - French 1000 & 2000 Guineas

13: FOOTBALL - Football League play-off semi-final 1st legs.

13: MOTOR RACING - Spielberg, Austria: Austrian Grand Prix

13: MOTORCYCLING - World Superbike Championship, Monza, Italy

14-20: TENNIS - Hamburg, Germany: ATP Tour Event

14-20(tbc): TENNIS - Rome: Tennis Masters Series (women)

14-20(tbc): TENNIS - Antwerp: Benelux Open (women)

15: CRICKET - The Trophy, 2nd rd

15-17: RACING - York: May Meeting

16: FOOTBALL - UEFA Cup Final.

16: FOOTBALL - Football League play-off semi-final 2nd legs.

17-20: GOLF - Heidelburg, Germany: Deutsche Bank-SAP Open, TPC of Europe

17-20: GOLF - Tuscany: Ladies' Italian Open.

17-21: CRICKET - First Test, Lord's: England v Pakistan

19-20: RUGBY UNION - Heineken Cup & European Shield Finals

19-20: CYCLING - Winterthur, Switz: Euro BMX C'ships, rds three & four

19-20: MOTOR RACING - Oulton Park: British Championships, rds five & six

19-10/6: CYCLING - Italy: Tour of Italy

20: TENNIS - ATP Tour World Team Championships

20: MOTORCYCLING - Le Mans, France: GP World Championship.

21-27(tbc): TENNIS - Strasbourg: Internationaux de Strasbourg (women)

21-27(tbc): TENNIS - Madrid: Open de Espana (women)

22: CRICKET - Benson & Hedges Cup, 1st quarter-final

23: CRICKET - Benson & Hedges Cup, 2nd/3rd/4th quarter-finals

23: FOOTBALL - Milan: Champions League final.

24-27: EQUESTRIAN - Windsor: Eventing

24-27: GOLF - Hamburg: Ladies' German Open.

25-27: CYCLING - Venue TBC: Track World Cup rd one

25-27: SWIMMING - Sheffield: Speedo Super Grand Prix Final

25-28: GOLF - Wentworth: Volvo PGA Championship

26: FOOTBALL - Tennents Scottish Cup final

26: FOOTBALL - Football League Division 3 play-off final.

26: RACING - Irish 2000 Guineas

26-27: MOTORCYCLING 26-27 _ Snetterton: British Superbikes Championships

26-28: DARTS - venue tbc: BDO Welsh Open

27: RACING - Irish 1000 Guineas

27: FOOTBALL - Football League Division 2 play-off final.

27: MOTOR RACING - Monte Carlo: Monaco Grand Prix

27-5/6: MOTORCYCLING - World Superbike Ch'ship, Donington Park

28: FOOTBALL - Football League Division 1 play-off final.

28-10/6: TENNIS - Roland Garros, Paris: French Open

29-6/6: FOOTBALL - Venue tbc: Confederations Cup.

31-3/6: EQUESTRIAN - Sansaw: Eventing

31-4/6: CRICKET - Second Test, Old Trafford: England v Pakistan

31-3/6: GOLF - Woburn: Victor Chandler British Masters