SPORTS CALENDAR DECEMBER 2008

Dec 3-4 FOOTBALL - UEFA Cup group stage matchday 4

Dec 6 RACING - Tingle Creek Chase, Sandown

Dec 9-10 FOOTBALL - Champions League group stage matchday 6

Dec 13 RACING - Boylesports Gold Cup, Cheltenham

Dec 16-22 EQUESTRIAN - Olympia

Dec 17-18 FOOTBALL - UEFA Cup group stage matchday 5

Dec 19 FOOTBALL - Champions League last 16 draw

Dec 19 FOOTBALL - UEFA Cup last 32 and last 16 draws

Dec 26 RACING - King George VI Chase, Kempton

Dec 27 RACING - Coral Welsh National, Chepstow

TBC DARTS - Ladbrokes.com World Championship, Alexandra Palace, London

SPORTS CALENDAR NOVEMBER 2008

Nov 2 FORMULA ONE - Brazilian GP, Interlagos

Nov 4-5 FOOTBALL - Champions League group stage matchday 4

Nov 4-9 TENNIS - WTA Sony Ericsson Championships, Doha

Nov 6 FOOTBALL - UEFA Cup group stage matchday 2

Nov 9-16 TENNIS - ATP Masters Cup, Shanghai

Nov 14 RACING - Paddy Power Gold Cup, Cheltenham

Nov 15-23 DARTS - Grand Slam of Darts, Wolverhampton

Nov 18 FOOTBALL - International Friendly, Denmark v Wales

Nov 21-23 TENNIS - Davis Cup World Group final

Nov 22 RUGBY LEAGUE - World Cup Final, Brisbane

Nov 25-26 FOOTBALL - Champions League group stage matchday 5

Nov 27 FOOTBALL - UEFA Cup group stage matchday 3

Nov 28-30 RALLYING - Rally of Great Britain

Nov 29 RACING - Hennessy Cognac Gold Cup, Newbury

Nov 29-30 DARTS - German Championship, TBC

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

SPORTS CALENDAR SEPTEMBER 2008

Sep 3 CRICKET - England v South Africa fifth ODI, Cardiff

Sep 4-7 EQUESTRIAN - Burghley Horse Trials

Sep 5 FOOTBALL - UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifiers, Scotland v Slovenia, England v Portugal, Germany v Northern Ireland, Bulgaria v Republic of Ireland

Sep 5 ATHLETICS - IAAF Golden League, Brussels

Sep 6 FOOTBALL - World Cup 2010 Qualifiers, FYR Macedonia v Scotland, Andorra v England, Georgia v Rep of Ireland, Slovakia v Northern Ireland, Wales v Azerbaijan

Sep 6 RACING - Haydock Sprint Trophy, Irish Champion Stakes, Leopardstown

Sep 6-17 GENERAL - Paralympic Games, Beijing

Sep 7 FORMULA ONE - Belgian GP, Spa-Francorchamps

Sep 7 MOTORCYCLING - World Superbikes, Donington

Sep 7-14 CYCLING - Tour of Britain

Sep 9 FOOTBALL - UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifier, Portugal v Republic of Ireland, Denmark v Scotland, Romania v Wales.

Sep 10 FOOTBALL - World Cup 2010 Qualifier, Iceland v Scotland, Northern Ireland v Czech Republic, Croatia v England, Montenegro v Rep of Ireland, Russia v Wales.

Sep 10-13 RACING - Doncaster St Leger Meeting

Sep 12-14 RALLYING - Rally Australia

Sep 13 RACING - St Leger, Doncaster

Sep 13 RACING - Irish St Leger, The Curragh

Sep 13 MOTORCYCLING - British Superbikes, Croft

Sep 13 SPEEDWAY - Polish GP, Bydgoszcz

Sep 13-14 TENNIS - Fed Cup World Group final

Sep 13-14 ATHLETICS - IAAF World Athletics Final, Stuttgart

Sep 14 CRICKET - NatWest Pro40 ends

Sep 14 FORMULA ONE - Italian GP, Monza

Sep 14 MOTORCYCLING - Indianapolis MotoGP, Indianapolis

Sep 14 MOTORCYCLING - British Superbikes, Croft

Sep 16-17 FOOTBALL - Champions League group stage matchday 1

Sep 16-21 TENNIS - Toray Pan Pacific Open, Tokyo

Sep 18 FOOTBALL - UEFA Cup first round, first leg

Sep 19-21 GOLF - Ryder Cup, Valhalla

Sep 19-21 TENNIS - Davis Cup World Group semi-finals and play-offs

Sep 20 RACING - Ayr Gold Cup

Sep 20 MOTORSPORT - British Touring Cars, Brands Hatch

Sep 20-21 ATHLETICS - World Athletics Final, Stuttgart

Sep 21 MOTORSPORT - British Touring Cars, Brands Hatch

Sep 23-28 CYCLING - World Road Race Championships, Varese

Sep 27 CRICKET - County Championship ends

Sep 27 MOTORCYCLING - British Superbikes, Silverstone (International)

Sep 27 SPEEDWAY - Italian GP, Lonigo

Sep 28 FORMULA ONE - Singapore GP, Singapore

Sep 28 MOTORCYCLING - Japanese MotoGP, Motegi

Sep 28 MOTORCYCLING - World Superbikes, Italy

Sep 28 MOTORCYCLING - British Superbikes, Silverstone (International)

Sep 30-Oct 1 FOOTBALL - Champions League group stage matchday 2