February 2009 calendar

Key events this month:

AMERICAN FOOTBALL: Feb 1 Superbowl XXXXIII
CRICKET: Feb 4-8 First Test, Jamaica: West Indies v England
RUGBY LEAGUE: Feb 6 Super League season starts
RUGBY UNION: Feb 7-8 6 Nations
FOOTBALL: Feb 7 Scottish Cup fifth round
FOOTBALL: Feb 11 World Cup qualifiers
CRICKET: Feb 13-17 Second Test, Antigua: West Indies v England
FOOTBALL: Feb 14 FA Cup fifth round
RUGBY UNION: Feb 14-15 6 Nations
ATHLETICS: Feb 14-15 Aviva European Trials & UK Championships
SNOOKER: Feb 16-22 Newport: Welsh Open
FOOTBALL: Feb 18-19 Uefa Cup round of 32 first legs
ATHLETICS: Feb 21 Birmingham: AVIVA Grand Prix
FOOTBALL: Feb 24-25 Champions League 1st knockout rnd 1st legs
FOOTBALL: Mar 26 Uefa Cup round of 32 second legs
CRICKET: Feb 26-Mar 2 Third Test, Barbados: W Indies v England
RUGBY UNION: Feb 27-28 6 Nations

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The month in detail:

CRICKET: Feb 1 First ODI, Perth: Australia v New Zealand
AMERICAN FOOTBALL: Feb 1 Superbowl XXXXIII
ATHLETICS: Feb 1 Moscow: IAAF indoor meeting
ATHLETICS: Feb 1 San Vittore: IAAF cross country meeting
TENNIS: Feb 2-8 Vina del Mar: ATP Movistar Open
TENNIS: Feb 2-8 Zagreb: ATP Zagreb Indoors
TENNIS: Feb 2-8 Johannesburg: ATP Johannesburg Open
CRICKET: Feb 4-8 First Test, Jamaica: West Indies v England
CRICKET: Feb 6 First ODI, Faisalabad: Pakistan v India
CRICKET: Feb 6 Second ODI, Melbourne: Australia v New Zealand
RUGBY LEAGUE: Feb 6 Super League season starts
RUGBY UNION: Feb 7 6 Nations: England v Italy, Ireland v France
FOOTBALL: Feb 7 Scottish Cup fifth round
ATHLETICS: Feb 7 Stuttgart: IAAF indoor meeting
TENNIS: Feb 7-8 Fed Cup first round
RUGBY UNION: Feb 8 6 Nations: Scotland v Wales
CRICKET: Feb 8 Second ODI, Lahore: Pakistan v India
CRICKET: Feb 8 Third ODI, Sydney: Australia v New Zealand
ATHLETICS: Feb 8 Ghent: IAAF indoor meeting
SQUASH: Feb 8-15 Manchester: British National Championships
TENNIS: Feb 9-15 Costa do Sauipe: ATP Brasil Open
TENNIS: Feb 9-15 Rotterdam: ATP ABN Amro world tournament
TENNIS: Feb 9-15 San Jose: ATP SAP Open
TENNIS: Feb 9-15 Paris: GDF WTA Suez Open
TENNIS: Feb 9-15 Pattaya City: WTA PTT Open
CRICKET: Feb 10 Fourth ODI, Adelaide: Australia v New Zealand
ATHLETICS: Feb 10 Lievin: IAAF indoor meeting
BADMINTON: Feb 9-15 Liverpool: European Championships
FOOTBALL: Feb 11 World Cup qualifiers
CRICKET: Feb 11 Third ODI, Rawalpindi: Pakistan v India
GOLF: Feb 12-15 Maybank Malaysian Open
GOLF: Feb 12-15 Hawaii: SBS Open
CRICKET: Feb 13 Fifth ODI, Brisbane: Australia v New Zealand
ATHLETICS: Feb 13 Valencia: IAAF indoor meeting
CRICKET: Feb 13-17 Second Test, Antigua: West Indies v England
FOOTBALL: Feb 14 FA Cup fifth round
RUGBY UNION: Feb 14 6 Nations: Fra v Sco, Wal v Eng
CRICKET: Feb 14 Fourth ODI, Multan: Pakistan v India
ATHLETICS: Feb 14-15 Aviva European Trials & UK Championships
RUGBY UNION: Feb 15 6 Nations: Italy v Ireland
CRICKET: Feb 15 Twenty20, Sydney: Australia v New Zealand
ATHLETICS: Feb 15 Karlsruhe: IAAF indoor meeting
ATHLETICS: Feb 15 Diekirch: IAAF cross country meeting
TENNIS: Feb 16-22 Marseille: ATP Open 13
TENNIS: Feb 16-22 Memphis: ATP/WTA M Keegan Championships
TENNIS: Feb 16-22 Buenos Aires: ATP Copa Telmex
TENNIS: Feb 16-22 Dubai: WTA Barclays Championships
TENNIS: Feb 16-22 Memphis: WTA Cellular South Cup
TENNIS: Feb 16-22 Bogota: WTA Copa Colsanitas
SNOOKER: Feb 16-22 Newport: Welsh Open
CRICKET: Feb 17 Fifth ODI, Karachi: Pakistan v India
ATHLETICS: Feb 18 Stockholm: IAAF indoor meeting
FOOTBALL: Feb 18-19 Uefa Cup round of 32 first legs
CRICKET: Feb 19 Twenty20 international, Karachi: Pakistan v India
GOLF: Feb 19-22 Perth: Johnnie Walker Classic
ATHLETICS: Feb 21 Birmingham: AVIVA Grand Prix
ATHLETICS: Feb 21 Nairobi: IAAF cross country meeting
CRICKET: Feb 21-22 Barbados: BCA President's XI v England
CRICKET: Feb 21-23 Lincoln: NZC Emerging Players v England Lions
TENNIS: Feb 23-Mar 1 Acapulco: ATP Abierto Mexicano Telcel
TENNIS: Feb 23-Mar 1 Dubai: ATP Dubai Championships
TENNIS: Feb 23-Mar 1 Delray Beach: ATP Delray Beach International
TENNIS: Feb 23-Mar 1 Acapulco: WTA Abierto Mexicano
FOOTBALL: Feb 24-25 Champions League 1st knockout rnd 1st legs
CRICKET: Feb 24-25 Lincoln: NZC Emerging Players v England Lions
ATHLETICS: Feb 25 Athens: IAAF indoor meeting
CRICKET: Feb 25-26 Christchurch: NZC Emerging Players v Eng Lions
GOLF: Feb 26-Mar 1 Marana: WGC Accenture World Match Play
FOOTBALL: Mar 26 Uefa Cup round of 32 second legs
CRICKET: Feb 26-Mar 2 Third Test, Barbados: W Indies v England
CRICKET: Feb 26-Mar 2 First Test, Jo'burg: South Africa v Australia
GOLF: Feb 26-Mar 1 Bali: Indonesia Open
GOLF: Feb 26-Mar 1 Chonburi: Thailand Open
RUGBY UNION: Feb 27 6 Nations: France v Wales
RUGBY UNION: Feb 28 6 Nations: Ireland v England, Scotland v Italy
CRICKET: Feb 28-Mar 3 First Test, Queenstown: NZ A v Eng Lions