May 2005 calendar

All the crucial dates on the 2005 sporting calendar.

MAY

1
Rugby League: National League Cup play-offs

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MOTO: World Championship, China

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Racing: Hamilton, Newmarket (including 1,000 Guineas), Salisbury

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2
MOTO: British Superbike Championship, Oulton Park

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2-8
Tennis: Italian Masters, Rome

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2-8
Tennis: German WTA Open, Berlin

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2-8
Tennis: WTA Grand Prix, Rabat

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2
Racing: Doncaster, Kempton, Newcastle, Sedgefield, Warwick

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3-4
Football: Champions League semi-finals second legs

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3-4
Cricket: C&G Trophy 1st Round

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3
Racing: Bath, Catterick, Exeter, Leicester, Ludlow

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4
Racing: Chepstow, Chester, Fakenham

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4
Football: UEFA Cup semi-finals 2nd legs

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5-8
Golf: Telecom Italian Open, Milan

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5-8
Golf: Wachovia Championship, North Carolina

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5
Racing: Chepstow, Chester, Folkestone, Newton Abbot, Wetherby

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6
Racing: Chester, Hamilton, Lingfield, Nottingham, Wincanton

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7
Athletics: Japan Grand Prix, Osaka

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7
Racing: Beverley, Haydock, Hexham, Lingfield, Newmarket, Thirsk, Warwick, Kentucky Derby, Churchill Downs, USA

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8
Rugby League: Powergen Challenge Cup 5th Round

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8
Auto: Spanish Grand Prix, Barcelona

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8
MOTO: World Superbike Championship, Italy

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8
Racing: Plumpton, Uttoxeter, Worcester

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9-15
Tennis: Masters Series, Hamburg

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9-15
Tennis: Italia WTA Masters, Rome

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9-15
Tennis: Prague WTA Open, Prague

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9
Racing: Kempton, Redcar, Towcester, Windsor, Wolverhampton

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10
Racing: Musselburgh, Hereford, Huntingdon, Newton Abbot, Yarmouth

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11
Racing: Brighton, Exeter, Newcastle, Perth, York

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12-15
Disability Sport: Paralympic World Cup, Manchester

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13
Athletics: Qatar Super Grand Prix, Doha

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13-15
Auto: Cyprus Rally

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13
Racing: Hamilton, Aintree, Newbury, Nottingham, York

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14-15
Football: Coca-League play-off semi-final first legs

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14
Athletics: USA Grand Prix, Portland

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14
Racing: Bangor, Newbury, Nottingham, Thirsk, Uttoxeter, Worcester

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15
MOTO: World Championship, France

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15
MOTO: British Superbike Championship, Mondello

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15
Racing: Fakenham, Market Rasen, Ripon, 2,000 & 1,000 Guineas, Longchamp, France

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16-22
Tennis: ATP World Team Championship, Dusseldorf

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16-22
Tennis: Grand Prix, St Polten

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16-22
Tennis: Strasbourg WTA International, Strasbourg

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16-22
Tennis: Istanbul WTA Cup, Istanbul

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16
Athletics: Germany National Permit, Rehlingen

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16
Racing: Bath, Musselburgh, Newton Abbot, Windsor, Wolverhampton

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17-18
Football: Coca-Cola play-off semi-final 2nd legs

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17
Racing: Beverley, Leicester, Lingfield, Redcar, Towcester

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18
Football: UEFA Cup Final, Lisbon

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18
Racing: Folkestone, Goodwood, Kelso, Sedgefield, Southwell

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19-22
Golf: Nissan Irish Open, County Kildare

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19-22
Golf: Bank of America Colonial, Texas

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19
Racing: Doncaster, Goodward, Kelso, Newcastle, Wetherby

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20
Racing: Bath, Goodwood, Haydock, Newmarket, Stratford

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21
Football: FA Cup Final, Cardiff

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21
Rugby Union: Heineken Cup Final, Murrayfield

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21
Racing: Catterick, Haydock, Kempton, Lingfield, Newmarket, Stratford, Irish 2,000 Guines, Curragh, Ireland

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22
Auto: Monaco Grand Prix, Monte Carlo

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22
Athletics: Brazil Grand Prix, Belem

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22
Athletics: German Throwers meeting, Halle

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22
Racing: Brighton, Hereford, Southwell, Irish 1,000 Guineas & Tattersalls Gold Cup, Curragh, Ireland

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23
Rugby Union: British & Irish Lions v Argentina, Cardiff

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23- Jun 5
Tennis: French Open, Roland Garros

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23
Racing: Beverley, Carlisle, Leicester, Thirsk, Windsor

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24
Racing: Lingfield, Nottingham, Ripon, Sedgefield, Worcester

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25
Football: Champions League Final, Istanbul

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25
Racing: Cartmel, Fontwell, Kempton, Lingfield, Ripon

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26-30
Cricket: First npower Test, England v Bangladesh, Lords

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26-29
Golf: PGA Championship, Wentworth

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26-26
Golf: FedEx St Jude Classic, Tennessee

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26
Racing: Brighton, Catterick, Pontefract, Towcester, Wolverhampton

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28-29
Auto: British Touring Car Championship, Brands Hatch

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28
Football: Coca-Cola League Two play-off final

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28
Football: Scottish Cup Final

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28
Athletics: Greece EAA meeting, Kalamata

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28
Racing: Cartmel, Doncaster, Musselbugh, Goodwood, Hexham, Lingfield

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29
Football: Coca-Cola League One play-off final

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29
Rugby League: National League Cup quarter-finals

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29
Athletics: Germany National Permit, Rhede

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29
Auto: European grand Prix, Nurburging

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29
MOTO: World Championship, Italy

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29
MOTO: World Superbike Championship, Silverstone

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29
Racing: Fontwell, Newmarket, Uttoxeter

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30
Football: Coca-Cola Championship play-off final, Cardiff

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30
Athletics: USA Grand Prix II, Paolo Alto

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30- Jun 4
Golf: British Amateur Championship, Royal Birkdale

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30
Racing: Cartmel, Chepstow, Leicester, Redcar, Sandown

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31
Racing: Carlisle, Hexham, Leicester, Redcar, Sandown