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Your essential guide to the year’s best sporting action
January
5-7 FOOTBALL FA Cup third round
5-13 DARTS BDO World Championship (Frimley Green)
6 CRICKET England tour match ( Delhi)
8 CRICKET England tour match (Delhi)
8/9 FOOTBALL League Cup semi-final, first legs
11 CRICKET First One-Day International: India v England (Rajkot)
14-27 TENNIS Australian Open ( Melbourne)
15 CRICKET Second One-Day International: India v England (Kochi)
17 BASKETBALL Detroit Pistons v New York Knicks (London)
19 CRICKET Third ODI: India v England (Ranchi)
19-10 Feb FOOTBALL African Nations Cup (South Africa)
22/23 FOOTBALL League Cup semi-final, second legs
23 CRICKET Fourth ODI: India v England (Mohali)
26-27 FOOTBALL FA Cup fourth round; Scottish League Cup semi-finals
27 CRICKET Fifth ODI: India v England (Dharamsala)
31-17 Feb CRICKET Women's World Cup (India)
February
1 RUGBY LEAGUE Super League season starts
1-3 TENNIS Davis Cup first rd
2 FOOTBALL Scottish Cup fifth round; RUGBY UNION Six Nations: Wales v Ireland; England v Scotland
3 AMERICAN FOOTBALL Superbowl XLVII (N Orleans)
RUGBY UNION Six Nations: Italy v France
4 CRICKET Twenty20: NZ XI v England ( Whangarei, NZ)
6 FOOTBALL Friendlies: Rep of Ire v Poland, Eng-v Brazil, Malta v N Ire; Scot v Estonia, Wales v Austria
6 CRICKET T20 New Zealand XI v England (Whangarei, NZ)
6-9 TENNIS Fed Cup Eur/Afr Zone Grp One (Eilat, Isr)
9 GAA Hurling All Ireland Senior Club Championship Semi Finals (tba)
9 CRICKET First T20 international: New Zealand v England ( Auckland); RUGBY UNION Six Nations France v Wales; Scotland v Italy
9-10 ATHLETICS European Indoor trials and UK Championships (Sheffield);
10 TENNIS Fed Cup World Grp/World Group Two first round
10 RUGBY UNION Six Nations: Ireland v England
12 CRICKET Second T20i: NZ v England (Hamilton)
12-13/19-20 FOOTBALL Champs Lge, round of 16, first legs
14 FOOTBALL Europa League round of 32 first legs
15 CRICKET Third T20i: NZ v England (Wellington)
16 GAA: Football All Ireland Senior Club Championships Semi-Finals (tba)
16 ATHLETICS IAAF Indoor Grand Prix (Birmingham)
16-17 FOOTBALL FA Cup fifth round
17 CRICKET First ODI: NZ v England (Hamilton)
18-24 GOLF WGC-Accenture Match Play Ch'ship (Tucson)
20 CRICKET Second ODI: NZ v England (Napier)
21 FOOTBALL Europa League R32, second legs
22 RUGBY LEAGUE World Club Challenge: Leeds v Melbourne (Headingley)
23 RUGBY UNION Six Nations: Italy v Wales, England v France
23 CRICKET Third ODI: NZ v England (Auckland);
24 RUGBY UNION Six Nations: Scotland v Ireland
24 FOOTBALL League Cup final ( Wembley);
27-2 Mar CRICKET NZ XI v England (Queenstown)
March
1-3 ATHLETICS European Indoor Championships (Gothenburg, Swe)
2 FOOTBALL Scottish Cup sixth round
3-10 CYCLING Paris-Nice
5-6/12-13 FOOTBALL Champions League round of 16, second legs
5-9 CRICKET First Test: New Zealand v England ( Dunedin)
7 FOOTBALL Europa League round of 16, first legs
7-10 GOLF WGC CA Championship ( Miami)
7-17 TENNIS Indian Wells Masters
9 RUGBY UNION Six Nations: Ireland v France ; Scotland v Wales
9-10 FOOTBALL FA Cup sixth round
10 RUGBY UNION Six Nations: England v Italy
13-17 CRICKET Second Test: NZ v England (Wellington)
14 FOOTBALL Europa League round of 16, second legs
16 RUGBY UNION Six Nations: Italy v Ireland; France v Scotland; Wales v England
17 GAA Football and Hurling All Ireland Senior Club Championships Finals ( Croke Park)
17 CYCLING Milan-San Remo; FOOTBALL Scottish League Cup final; FORMULA ONE Australian GP (Melbourne); RUGBY UNION Anglo-Welsh Cup final
18-31 TENNIS Miami Masters
21-25 CRICKET: Third Test: NZ v England (Auckland)
22 FOOTBALL World Cup qualifiers: Sweden v Republic of Ireland; Northern Ireland v Russia; San Marino v England; Scotland v Wales
24 CRICKET MCC v Warwickshire (Abu Dhabi); FORMULA ONE Malaysian Grand Prix ( Kuala Lumpur)
26 FOOTBALL World Cup qualifiers: Republic of Ireland v Austria; Montenegro v England; Northern Ireland v Israel; Serbia v Scotland; Wales v Croatia
30 RACING Dubai World Cup
31 CYCLING Tour of Flanders; ROWING Boat Race (London)
April
2/3 FOOTBALL Champions League quarter-final first legs
4 FOOTBALL Europa League quarter-final first legs
4/5/6 RUGBY UNION Heineken Cup quarter-finals
4-6 RACING Grand National Meeting (Aintree)
7 CYCLING Paris-Roubaix; FOOTBALL Johnstone's Paint Trophy Final (Wembley)
9/10 FOOTBALL Champions League q-final second legs
11 FOOTBALL Europa League q-final second legs
11-14 GOLF US Masters (Augusta)
13/14 FOOTBALL FA Cup semi-finals; Scottish Cup semi-finals
14 FORMULA ONE Chinese Grand Prix ( Shanghai)
14-21 TENNIS Monte Carlo Masters ( Monaco)
17 CYCLING Fleche Wallonne
20-21 TENNIS Fed Cup World Group semi-finals; World Group play-offs
20-6 May SNOOKER World Championship (Sheffield)
21 ATHLETICS London Marathon; CYCLING Liege-Bastogne-Liege; FORMULA ONE Bahrain Grand Prix (Sakhir)
23/24 FOOTBALL Champions League semi-final first legs
25 FOOTBALL Europa League semi-final first legs
26/27/28 RUGBY UNION Heineken Cup semi-finals
30/1 May FOOTBALL Champions League semi-final second legs
May
2 FOOTBALL Europa League semi-final second legs
3-12 TENNIS Madrid Masters
4 FOOTBALL Final day of Championship season
4-5 RACING Guineas meeting (Newmarket)
4-26 CYCLING Giro d'Italia
9-12 GOLF Players Championships (Florida); CRICKET Tour match: Eng Lions v NZ ( Leicester)
10 ATHLETICS Diamond League meeting (Doha)
11 FOOTBALL FA Cup final (Wembley)
11/12 RUGBY UNION Premiership semi-finals
11-19 TENNIS Rome Masters
12 FORMULA ONE Spanish Grand Prix ( Barcelona)
15 FOOTBALL Europa League final (Amsterdam)
16-20 CRICKET First Test: England v N Zealand (Lord's)
17 RUGBY UNION Amlin Challenge Cup final (Dublin)
