Diary of sporting events 2005 — 2006 by DATE

January

Date	Event	Details	Type
26 - 27	Carling Cup Semi-Finals 2nd leg		FootBall

February

Date	Event	Details	Type
3-6	Dubai Desert Classic	Dubai	Golf
5	6 Nations France v Scotland	Stade de France	Rugby
5	6 Nations Wales v England	Wales	Rugby
6	Hennessy Cognac Gold Cup	Leopardstown	Horse Racing
6	6 Nations Italy v Ireland	Stadio Flamminio	Rugby
12	6 Nations Italy v Wales	Stadio Flamminio	Rugby
12	6 Nations Scotland v Ireland	Murryfield	Rugby
12-13	Norwich Union World Indoor Trails	Sheffield	Athletics
13-16	Qatar Masters	Qatar	Golf
13	6 Nations England v France	Twickenham	Rugby
16-17	UEFA Cup 1st Knockout 1st leg	TBC	Football
18	Norwich Union Indoor Grand Prix	Birmingham	Athletics
22-23	UEFA Champions League 1st Round 1st Leg	TBC	Football
23-27	WGC Accenture Match Play	California	Golf
24	UEFA Cup 1st Knockout Round 2nd Leg	TBC	Football
26	World Super bikes	Qatar Doha	Motor Sport
26	6 Nations Scotland v Italy	Murryfield	Rugby
26	6 Nations France v Wales	Stade de France	Rugby
27	6 Nations Ireland v England	Lansdowne Road	Rugby
27	Carling Cup Final	Cardiff	Football

March

Date	Event	Details	Type
4-6	IAAF World Indoor Championships	Madrid	Athletics
5-6	UEFA Champions League Quarter-Finals 1st Leg	TBC	Football
6	Australian Grand Prix	Melbourne	Motor Sport
7	UEFA Cup Quarter-Finals 1st Leg	TBC	Football
11-13	Sandown Park Grand Military Meeting	Sandown	Horse racing
12-13	UEFA Champions League Quarter-Finals 2nd Leg	TBC	Football
12	6 Nations England v Italy	Twickenham	Rugby
12	6 Nations Ireland v France	Lansdowne Road	Rugby
13	6 Nations Scotland v Wales	Murryfield	Rugby
14	UEFA Cup Quarter-Finals 2nd Leg	TBC	Football
15-18	Cheltenham Hunt Festival	Cheltenham	Horse racing
16	FA Cup Semi-Finals	TBC	Football
19	6 Nations England v Scotland	Twickenham	Rugby
19	6 Nations Wales v Ireland	Cardiff	Rugby
19	6 Nations Italy v France	Stadio Flamminio	Rugby
19-20	IAAF World Cross Country Championships	St Etienne	Athletics
20	Malaysian Grand Prix	Sepang	Motor Sport
26-27	UEFA Champions League Semi-Finals	TBC	Football
31-2nd Apr	Doncaster Lincoln Meeting	Doncaster	Horse Racing

April

Date	Event	Details	Type
TBC	Powergen Cup Final	Murryfield	Rugby
3	Bahrain Grand Prix	Sakhir	Motor Sport
3	World Superbikes, Australia	Phillip Island	Motor Sport
7-10	British Open Showjumping Championships	Sheffield	Equestrian/Polo
7-9	John Smith's Aintree Grand National	Aintree	Horse Racing
10	Moto GP , Spain	Jerez de la Frontera	Motor Sport
12-14	Newmarket Craven Meeting	Newmarket	Horse Racing
17	Moto GP, Rio	Jacarepagua	Motor Sport
22-23	Sandown Park Whitbread Gold Cup	Sandown	Horse Racing
24	San Marino Grand Prix	Imola	Motor Sport
24	World Superbikes, Spain	Valencia	Motor Sport
30-1 May	Newmarket Spring Meeting	Newmarket	Horse Racing

May

Date	Event	Details	Type
1	Moto GP , China	Shanghai	Motor Sport
4-6	Chester May Meeting	Chester	Horse Racing
5-8	Mitsubishi Badminton Horse Trials	Badminton	Equestrian/Polo
8	Spanish Grand Prix	Barcelona	Horse Competiton
8	World Superbikes, Italy	Monza	Motor Sport
11-13	York Dante Meeting	York	Horse Racing
12-15	Royal Windsor Horse Show	Windsor	Equestrian/Polo
14	Zurich Premiership Final	Twickenham	Motor Sport
15	Moto GP , France	Le Mans	Horse Racing
18	UEFA Cup Final	Lisbon	Motor Sport
19-22	Volvo PGA Championship,	Wentworth	Golf
21	FA Cup Final	Cardiff	Horse Racing
22	Monaco Grand Prix	Monte Carlo	Motor Sport
23-5 Jun	French Open Championships	Roland Garros	Tennis
25	Champions League Final	Istanbul	Football
26-30	1st NPower Test Eng v Bangla	Lords	Cricket
28	England v Barbarians	Twickenham	Rugby
29	World Superbikes, Great Britain	Silverstone	Motor Sport
29	European Grand Prix	Nurburgring	Motor Sport
29	World Superbikes, Great Britain	Silverstone	Motor Sport

June

Date	Event	Details	Type
3-4	Vodafone Epsom Downs Oaks & Derby	Epsom	Horse Racing
3-7	2nd NPower Test Eng v Balngla,	Durham	Cricket
4	Jonah v Jonno (Johnson’s last game)	Twickenham	Rugby
5	Moto GP, Italy	Mugello	Motor Sport
6-12	Stella Artois Championships	Queens Club	Tennis
12	Moto GP, Spain	Catalunya	Motor Sport
12	Canadian Grand Prix	Montreal	Motor Sport
13	Twenty 20 International Eng v Aus	Rose Bowl	Cricket
13-19	Hastings Direct International	Eastbourne	Tennis
14-18	Royal Ascot	York	Horse Racing
14-18	The Marsh Classic Tennis Championship	Hurlingham Club	Tennis
16	Natwest Triangular Eng v Bangla	Brit Oval	Cricket
18	Natwest Triangular Aus v Bangla	Cardiff	Cricket
18-19	Le Mans 24 Hour	Le Mans	Motor Sport
19	Natwest Triangular Eng v Aus	Bristol	Cricket
19	USA GRAND PRIX	Indianapolis	Motor Sport
20-3 Jul	Wimbledon Championships	Wimbledon	Tennis
21	Natwest Triangular Eng v Bangla	Trent Bridge	Cricket
23	Natwest Triangular Eng v Aus	Durham	cricket
24-26	Goodwood Festival of Speed	Goodwood	Motor Sport
25	Natwest Triangular Aus v Bangla	Old Trafford	Cricket
25	Moto GP, Holland	Assen	Motor Sport
26	Natwest Triangular Eng v Bangla	Headingley	Cricket
26	World Superbikes, San Marino	Misano	Motor Sport
28	Natwest Triangular Eng v Aus	Edgbaston	Cricket
29-3 Jul	Henley Royal Regatta	Henley	Boat Racing
30	Natwest Triangular Aus v Bangla	Canterbury	Cricket

July

Date	Event	Details	Type
tbc	Cartier International	Guards Polo Club	Equestrian/Polo
2	Natwest Triangular Final	Lords	Cricket
1 - 3	French Grand Prix	Magny-Cours	Formula 1
7-10	Scottish Open	Loch Lomond	Golf
8 - 10	British Grand Prix	Silverstone	Formula 1
14-17	The Open	St Andrews	Golf
21 - 25	The Ashes 1st Test England v Australia	Lord's	Cricket
22 - 24	German Grand Prix	Hockenheim	Formula 1
26-30	Glorious Goodwood	Goodwood	Horse Racing
29 - 31	Hungarian Grand Prix	Hungaroring	Formula 1

August

Date	Event	Details	Type
4-8	The Ashes 2nd Test England v Australia	Edgbaston	Cricket
5-7	World Superbikes, Great Britain	Brands Hatch	Motor port
7	Football Community Shield	Millennium Stadium	Football
11-15	The Ashes 3rd Test England v Australia	Old Trafford	Cricket
13	Silverstone 1000km (Le Mans Endurance)	Silverstone	Motorsport
14	F3/GT Championships	Silverstone	Motorsport
19-21	Turkish Grand Prix	Istanbul	Formula 1
19-21	British Superbikes	Silverstone	Motorsport
25-29	The Ashes 4th Test England v Australia	Trent Bridge	Cricket

September

Date	Event	Details	Type
2-4	Italian Grand Prix	Monza	Formula 1
2-4	Goodwood Revival	Goodwood	MotorSport
3	C&G Trophy Final	Lords	Cricket
3	Wales v England (World Cup Qualifying)	Millennium Stadium	Football
7	N. Ireland v England (World Cup Qualifying)	Windsor Park	Football
7-10	St Leger Festival	Doncaster	Horse Racing
8-12	The Ashes 5th Test England v Australia	AMP Oval	Cricket
9-11	Belgium Grand Prix	Spa Francorchamps	Motor Sport
13-15	Formula 1 Testing	Silverstone	Formula 1
15-18	World Matchplay Championships	Wentworth	Golf
16-18	Goodwood Revival	Goodwood	Motor Racing
17-18	British Touring Car Championships	Silverstone	Motor Sport
23-25	Brazilian Grand Prix	Interlagos	Formula1
23-25	A1 Grand Prix	Brands Hatch	Motor Racing
24-25	Ascot Festival of Racing	Newmarket	Horse Racing
29-1 Oct	Cambridgeshire Meeting	Newmarket	Horse Racing
29-1 Oct	Dunhill Links Championships	Fife, Scotland	Golf
30-2 Oct	British Touring Car Championships	Brands Hatch	Motorsport

October

Date	Event	Details	Type
2	Prix de L'Arc de Triomphe	Longchamps	Horse Racing
7-9	Japanese Grand Prix	Suzuka	Formula 1
7-9	British Superbikes	Brands Hatch	Motor Sport
8	N. Ireland v Wales (World Cup Qualifying)	Windsor Park	Football
8	England v Austria (World Cup Qualifying)	TBC	Football
8-9	F3/GT Championships	Silverstone	Motor Sport
12	England v Poland (World Cup Qualifying)	TBC	Football
12	Wales v Azerbaijan (World Cup Qualifying)	Millennium Stadium	Football
14-16	Chinese GP	Shanghai Circuit	Formula 1

November

Date	Event	Details	Type
5	Wales v New Zealand	Millennium Stadium	Rugby
5	France v Australia	Marseilles	Rugby
11	Open Meeting	Cheltenham	Horse Racing
11-13	Wales v Fiji	Millennium Stadium	Rugby
12	Ireland v New Zealand	Lansdowne Road	Rugby
12	England v Australia	Twickenham	Rugby
12	Scotland v Argentina	Murrayfield	Rugby
12	Italy v Tonga	Stadio Flamino	Rugby
12	France v Canada	Nante	Rugby
19	Italy v Argentina	Stadio Flamino	Rugby
19	France v Tonga	Toulouse	Rugby
19	England v New Zealand	Twickenham	Rugby
19	Ireland v Australia	Lansdowne Road	Rugby
19	Wales v South Africa	Millennium Stadium	Rugby
20	Scotland v Samoa	Murrayfield	Rugby
20	Aintree Bechers Meeting	Aintree	Horse Racing
25-26	Hennessy Gold Cup	Newbury	Horse Racing
26	Wales v Australia	Millennium Stadium	Rugby
26	Scotland v New Zealand	Murrayfield	Rugby
26	Italy v Fiji	Stadio Flamino	Rugby
26	France v South Africa	Stade de France	Rugby
26	France v Canada	Stade de France	Rugby
26	Ireland v Romania	Lansdowne Road	Rugby
26	England v Samoa	Twickenham	Rugby
29-4 Dec	The Masters Tennis Tournament	Royal Albert Hall	Tennis

December

Date	Event	Details	Type
6	Oxford v Cambridge (Varsity Match)	Twickenham	Rugby Union

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January 2006

Date	Event	Details	Type
No Schedule Events

February 2006

Date	Event	Details	Type
4	England v Wales (6 Nations)	Twickenham	Rugby Union
4	Ireland v Italy (6 Nations)	Lansdowne Road	Rugby Union
5	Scotland v France	Murrayfield	Rugby Union
10-26	The XXth Olympic Winter Games	Turin, Italy	Winter Sports
11	France v Ireland (6 Nations)	Stade de France	Rugby Union
11	Italy v England (6 Nations)	Stadio Flamino	Rugby Union
12	Wales v Scotland (6 Nations)	Millennium Stadium	Rugby Union
25	France v Italy (6 Nations)	Stade de France	Rugby Union
25	Scotland v England (6 Nations)	Murrayfield	Rugby Union
26	Ireland v Wales (6 Nations)	Lansdowne Road	Rugby Union
226	Carling Cup Final	Millennium Stadium	Football

March 2006

Date	Event	Details	Type
11	Wales v Italy (6 Nations)	Millennium Stadium	Rugby Union
11	Ireland v Scotland (6 Nations)	Lansdowne Road	Rugby Union

April 2006

Date	Event	Details	Type
6-8	Grand National Meeting	Aintree	Horse Racing

May 2006

Date	Event	Details	Type
11-15	1st Test England v Sri Lanka	Lords	Cricket
13	FA Cup Final at the New Wembley	Wembley	Football
20	Heineken Cup Final	Millennium Stadium	Rugby Union
22-4 June	French Open Championships	Roland Garos	Tennis
25-29	2nd Test England v Sri Lanka	Edgbaston	Cricket
27	Guiness Premiership Final	Twickenham	Rugby Union

June 2006

Date	Event	Details	Type
2-6	3rd Test England v Sri Lanka	Trentbridge	Cricket
2-3	Epsom Oaks & Derby	Epsom	Horse Racing
9-9 July	FIFA World Cup 2006	Germany	Football
12-18	Stella Artois Tournament	Queens Club	Tennis
15	Twenty20 England v Sri Lanka	Rose Bowl	Cricket
17	1st ODI England v Sri Lanka	Lords	Cricket
20-24	Royal Ascot	TBC	Horse Racing
20	2nd ODI England v Sri Lanka	Brit Oval	Cricket
24	3rd ODI England v Sri Lanka	Durham	Cricket
26-9 July	Wimbledon Championships	Wimbledon	Tennis
28-2 July	Henley Royal Regatta	Henley	Rowing
28	4th ODI England v Sri Lanka	Old Trafford	Cricket

July 2006

Date	Event	Details	Type
1	5th ODI England v Sri Lanka	Headingley	Cricket
9	British Grand Prix (TBC)	Silverstone	Motor Racing
13-17	1st Test England v Pakistan	Lords	Cricket
20-23	135th Golf Open Championship	Hoylake	Golf
27-31	2nd Test England v Pakistan	Old Trafford	Cricket

August 2006

Date	Event	Details	Type
4-8	3rd Test England v Pakistan	Headingley	Cricket
17-21	4rd Test England v Pakistan	Brit Oval	Cricket
28	Twenty20 England v Pakistan	Bristol	Cricket
30	1st ODI England v Pakistan	Cardiff	Cricket

September 2006

Date	Event	Details	Type
2	2nd ODI England v Pakistan	Lords	Cricket
5	3rd ODI England v Pakistan	Rose Bowl	Cricket
8	4th ODI England v Pakistan	Trentbridge	Cricket
10	5th ODI England v Pakistan	Edgbaston	Cricket
22-24	The 36th Ryder Cup	K Club, Co Kildare	Golf

October 2006

Date	Event	Details	Type
1	Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe	Longchamps	Horse Racing