SPORTS CALENDAR OCTOBER 2008

Oct 2 FOOTBALL - UEFA Cup first round, second leg

Oct 3-5 RALLYING - Rally of Spain

Oct 3 RACING - Cheveley Park/Middle Park, Newmarket

Oct 4 RACING - Cambridgeshire, Newmarket

Oct 4 RUGBY LEAGUE - engage Super League XIII Grand Final, Old Trafford

Oct 5 MOTORCYCLING - Australian MotoGP, Philip Island

Oct 5 MOTORCYCLING - World Superbikes, France

Oct 6-12 TENNIS - WTA Kremlin Cup, Moscow

Oct 6-12 DARTS - Sky Bet World Grand Prix, Dublin

Oct 7 FOOTBALL - UEFA Cup group stage draw

Oct 8-12 EQUESTRIAN - Horse of the Year Show, NEC, Birmingham

Oct 9-12 GOLF - HSBC World Match Play Championship, Wentworth

Oct 10-12 RALLYING - Rally of Corsica

Oct 11 FOOTBALL - 2010 World Cup Qualifier, Scotland v Norway, Slovenia v Northern Ireland, Wales v Liechtenstein, England v Kazakhstan

Oct 11 MOTORCYCLING - British Superbikes, Brands Hatch (Indy)

Oct 11 SPEEDWAY - German GP, Gelsenkirchen

Oct 12 FORMULA ONE - Japanese GP, Shanghai

Oct 12 MOTORCYCLING - British Superbikes, Brands Hatch

Oct 13-19 TENNIS - ATP Madrid Masters

Oct 13-19 SQUASH - Hi-Tec World Open, Manchester

Oct 15 FOOTBALL - 2010 World Cup Qualifier, Northern Ireland v San Marino, Germany v Wales, Belarus v England, Rep of Ireland v Cyprus.

Oct 18 RACING - Champions Day, Newmarket

Oct 19 FORMULA ONE - Chinese GP, Fuji

Oct 19 MOTORCYCLING - Malaysian MotoGP, Sepang

Oct 21-22 FOOTBALL - Champions League group stage matchday 3

Oct 23 FOOTBALL - UEFA Cup group stage matchday 1

Oct 24-26 RALLYING - Rally of Japan

Oct 24-25 RACING - Breeders' Cup, Santa Anita

Oct 25 RACING - Racing Post Trophy, Doncaster

Oct 25-Nov 22 RUGBY LEAGUE - World Cup, Australia

Oct 26 MOTORCYCLING - Valencia MotoGP, Valencia

Oct 26 MOTORCYCLING - World Superbikes, Portugal

Oct 27-Nov 2 TENNIS - BNP Paribas Masters, Paris

Oct 30-Nov 2 GOLF - Volvo Masters, Valderrama