World sports diary February 2015

LONDON, Dec 23 (Reuters) - FEBRUARY 2015 SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 1 TENNIS Australian Open, Melbourne GOLF European Tour: Dubai Desert Classic, United Arab Emirates (to 2) PGA Tour: Phoenix Open, Arizona (to 2) NFL Super Bowl, Glendale, Arizona CRICKET ODI tri-series final, Perth SOCCER African Nations Cup, Equatorial Guinea (to 8) MOTOR RACING F1 first day of official training, Jererz FIGURE SKATING European Figure Skating Championships, Stockholm HANDBALL Men's World Championship, Qatar ATHLETICS Russian Winter Indoor athletics, Moscow - - - - MONDAY, FEBRUARY 2 TENNIS ATP: Ecuador Open, Quito (to 9) Zagreb Indoors, Croatia (to 8) Open Sud de France, Montpellier (to 8) - - - - TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 3 CRICKET New Zealand v Pakistan, Napier, second ODI SOCCER French League Cup semi-finals (to 4) ALPINE SKIING World Cup: Women's Super G, Vail/Beaver Creek - - - - WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 4 SOCCER Libertadores Cup preliminary round, first leg Italian Cup quarter-finals ALPINE SKIING World Cup: Men's Super G, Vail/Beaver Creek - - - - THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 5 GOLF PGA Tour: Farmers Insurance Open, San Diego, California (to 8) European Tour: Malaysian Open, Kuala Lumpur (to 8) - - - - FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 6 ALPINE SKIING World Cup: Women's downhill, Vail/Beaver Creek RUGBY Six Nations (to Mar 21) Wales v England, Cardiff Wellington Rugby Sevens, Wellington (to 7) - - - - SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 7 RUGBY Six Nations Italy v Ireland, Rome France v Scotland, Paris ATHLETICS Boston Indoor Grand Prix athletics meeting, Boston ALPINE SKIING World Cup: Men's downhill, Vail/Beaver Creek - - - - SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 8 ALPINE SKIING World Cup: Men's downhill, Vail/Beaver Creek Men's Super Combined, Vail/Beaver Creek - - - - MONDAY, FEBRUARY 9 TENNIS ATP: World Indoor Tournament, Rotterdam (to 15) Memphis Championships, U.S. (to 15) Brazil Open, Sao Paolo (to 15) WTA: Pattaya Open, Thailand (to Feb 15) BNP Paribas Diamond Games, Antwerp (to 15) Fed Cup first round (to 10) ALPINE SKIING World Cup: Women's Downhill, Vail/Beaver Creek Women's Super Combined, Vail/Beaver Creek CRICKET England v West Indies, World Cup warm up match, Sydney - - - - TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 10 SOCCER French Cup last 16 ALPINE SKIING World Cup: Team, mixed, Vail/Beaver Creek - - - - WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 11 SOCCER Spanish Kings Cup semi-finals first legs Libertadores Cup preliminary round, second leg CRICKET England v Pakistan, World Cup warm up match, Sydney - - - - THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12 GOLF PGA Tour: AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, Pebble Beach, California (to 15) European Tour: Thailand Classic, Hua Hin (to 15) ALPINE SKIING World Cup: Men's Giant Slalom, Vail/Beaver Creek Women's Giant Slalom, Vail/Beaver Creek RALLYING Rally of Sweden (to 15) - - - - FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 13 ALPINE SKIING World Cup: Men's Giant Slalom, Vail/Beaver Creek RUGBY Super rugby round one (to 14) - - - - SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 14 CRICKET Cricket World Cup, Australia/New Zealand (to Mar 29) Sri Lanka v New Zealand, Christchurch England v Australia, Melbourne RUGBY Six Nations England v Italy, Twickenham Ireland v France, Dublin SOCCER English FA Cup fifth round ATHLETICS Millrose Games indoor meeting, New York British Indoor championships/world trials, Sheffield (to 15) ALPINE SKIING World Cup: Men's Slalom, Vail/Beaver Creek Women's Slalom, Vail/Beaver Creek - - - - SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 15 CRICKET World Cup South Africa v Zimbabwe, Hamilton India v Pakistan, Adelaide RUGBY Six Nations Scotland v Wales NBA All-Star Game, New York ALPINE SKIING World Cup: Men's Slalom, Vail/Beaver Creek - - - - MONDAY, FEBRUARY 16 CRICKET World Cup West Indies v Ireland, Nelson TENNIS ATP: Marseille Open, France (to 22) Delray Beach International, U.S. (to 22) Rio Open, Rio De Janeiro (to 22) WTA: Dubai Championships, Dubai (to 21) - - - - TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 17 CRICKET World Cup New Zealand v Scotland, Dunedin SOCCER Champions League last 16 first legs (to 18) - - - - WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 18 CRICKET World Cup Bangladesh v Afghanistan, Canberra SOCCER Libertadores Cup group stage CYCLING World Track Championships, France (to 22) - - - - THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19 CRICKET World Cup Zimbabwe v UAE, Nelson SOCCER Europa League last 32 first legs GOLF PGA: Northern Trust Open, Pacific Palisades, California (to 22) European Tour: Indian Open, New Delhi (to 22) ATHLETICS XL Galan indoor meeting, Stockholm - - - - FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20 CRICKET World Cup England v New Zealand, Wellington RUGBY Super rugby round two (to 21) - - - - SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 21 CRICKET World Cup Pakistan v West Indies, Christchurch Australia v Bangladesh, Brisbane NHL Stadium Series, Los Angeles v San Jose, Santa Clara, California ALPINE SKIING World Cup: Men's downhill, Saalbach Women's Giant Slalom, Maribor ATHLETICS British Athletics Indoor Grand Prix, Birmingham - - - - SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 22 CRICKET World Cup Sri Lanka v Afghanistan, Dunedin South Africa v India, Melbourne MOTOR RACING Daytona 500, Daytona Beach, Florida ATHLETICS Tokyo Marathon ALPINE SKIING World Cup: Men's Super G, Saalbach Women's Slalom, Maribor - - - - MONDAY, FEBRUARY 23 CRICKET World Cup England v Scotland, Christchurch TENNIS ATP: Dubai Championships, United Arab Emirates (to March 1) Buenos Aires Open, Argentina (to March 1) ATP/WTA: Acapulco International, Mexico (to 28) WTA: Qatar Total Open, Doha (to March 1) - - - - TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 24 CRICKET World Cup West Indies v Zimbabwe, Canberra - - - - WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 25 CRICKET World Cup Ireland v UAE, Brisbane SOCCER Libertadores Cup group stage - - - - THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26 CRICKET World Cup Afghanistan v Scotland, Dunedin Sri Lanka v Bangladesh, Melbourne SOCCER Europa League last 32 second legs GOLF PGA Tour: Honda Classic, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida (to March 1) European Tour: Johannesburg Open, Johannesburg (to March 1) MOTOR RACING F1 Final Test, Barcelona (to March 1) - - - - FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27 CRICKET World Cup South Africa v West Indies, Sydney ATHLETICS U.S. indoor athletics championships, Boston (to March 1) RUGBY Super rugby round three (to 28) - - - - SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28 CRICKET World Cup Australia v New Zealand, Auckland India v UAE, Perth RUGBY Six Nations Scotland v Italy France v Wales ALPINE SKIING World Cup: Men's Downhill, Garmisch Partenkirchen Women's Super G, Bansko (Bulgaria) (Editing by Caroline Helly)