AFP Sports Diary for February 9 March 8

AFP sports diary from February 2 until March 1:

Saturday, February 9

CRICKET: New Zealand v England at Auckland, 1st T20I; Women's World Cup, India (until Feb 17)

TENNIS: ATP at Montpellier, Zagreb and Vina del Mar (until Feb 10); WTA at Fed Cup (ends Feb 10)

ALPINE SKIING: World Championships at Schladming, Austria (until Feb 17)

FIGURE SKATING: Four Continents in Osaka (until Feb 11)

RUGBY UNION: Six Nations - Scotland v Italy and France v Wales; World Sevens Series in Las Vegas (until Feb 10)

GOLF: EPGA at Joburg Open; USPGA at AT&T National Pro-Am, Pebble Beach (until Feb 10)

RALLYING: Rally of Sweden (until Feb 10)

FOOTBALL: Africa Cup of Nations in South Africa (until Feb 10)

Sunday, February 10

CRICKET: Australia v West Indies at Melbourne, 5th ODI; Women's World Cup, India (until Feb 17)

RUGBY UNION: Six Nations - Ireland v England; World Sevens Series in Las Vegas (ends)

TENNIS: ATP at Montpellier, Zagreb and Vina del Mar (until Feb 10); WTA at Fed Cup (ends)

ALPINE SKIING: World Championships at Schladming, Austria (until Feb 17)

FIGURE SKATING: Four Continents in Osaka (until Feb 11)

RUGBY UNION: Six Nations - Ireland v England; World Sevens Series in Las Vegas (ends)

GOLF: EPGA at Joburg Open; USPGA at AT&T National Pro-Am, Pebble Beach (ends)

RALLYING: Rally of Sweden (ends)

FOOTBALL: Africa Cup of Nations in South Africa (ends)

Monday, February 11

CRICKET: Women's World Cup, India (until Feb 17)

TENNIS: ATP at Rotterdam, San Jose and Sao Paulo; WTA at Qatar and Cali (until Feb 17)

ALPINE SKIING: World Championships at Schladming, Austria (until Feb 17)

FIGURE SKATING: Four Continents in Osaka (ends)

SNOOKER: Welsh Open, Newport (until Feb 17)

Tuesday, February 12

FOOTBALL: Champions League, Round of 16, first leg (and Feb 13)

CRICKET: New Zealand v England at Hamilton, 2nd T20I; Women's World Cup, India (until Feb 17)

TENNIS: ATP at Rotterdam, San Jose and Sao Paulo; WTA at Qatar and Cali (until Feb 17)

ALPINE SKIING: World Championships at Schladming, Austria (until Feb 17)

SNOOKER: Welsh Open, Newport (until Feb 17)

Wednesday, February 13

FOOTBALL: Champions League, Round of 16, first leg

CRICKET: Australia v West Indies at Brisbane, Only T20I; Women's World Cup, India (until Feb 17)

TENNIS: ATP at Rotterdam, San Jose and Sao Paulo; WTA at Qatar and Cali (until Feb 17)

ALPINE SKIING: World Championships at Schladming, Austria (until Feb 17)

SNOOKER: Welsh Open, Newport (until Feb 17)

Thursday, February 14

CRICKET: South Africa v Pakistan at Cape Town, 2nd Test (until Feb 18); Australia v West Indies at Brisbane, Only T20I; Women's World Cup, India (until Feb 17)

TENNIS: ATP at Rotterdam, San Jose and Sao Paulo; WTA at Qatar and Cali (until Feb 17)

ALPINE SKIING: World Championships at Schladming, Austria (until Feb 17)

FOOTBALL: Europa League, second round, first leg

GOLF: EPGA at Africa Open, East London; USPGA at Northern Trust Open, Riviera Country Ckub, California; LPGA at Australian Open, Yarralumla (end Feb 17)

SNOOKER: Welsh Open, Newport (until Feb 17)

Friday, February 15

CRICKET: South Africa v Pakistan at Cape Town, 2nd Test (until Feb 18); New Zealand v England at Wellington, 3rd T20I; Women's World Cup, India (until Feb 17)

TENNIS: ATP at Rotterdam, San Jose and Sao Paulo; WTA at Qatar and Cali (until Feb 17)

ALPINE SKIING: World Championships at Schladming, Austria (until Feb 17)

RUGBY UNION: Super 15 Round 1

GOLF: EPGA at Africa Open, East London; USPGA at Northern Trust Open, Riviera Country Ckub, California; LPGA at Australian Open, Yarralumla (end Feb 17)

SNOOKER: Welsh Open, Newport (until Feb 17)

Saturday, February 16

CRICKET: South Africa v Pakistan at Cape Town, 2nd Test (until Feb 18); Women's World Cup, India (until Feb 17)

TENNIS: ATP at Rotterdam, San Jose and Sao Paulo; WTA at Qatar and Cali (until Feb 17)

ALPINE SKIING: World Championships at Schladming, Austria (until Feb 17)

RUGBY UNION: Super 15 Round 1

GOLF: EPGA at Africa Open, East London; USPGA at Northern Trust Open, Riviera Country Ckub, California; LPGA at Australian Open, Yarralumla (end Feb 17)

SNOOKER: Welsh Open, Newport (until Feb 17)

Sunday, February 17

CRICKET: South Africa v Pakistan at Cape Town, 2nd Test (until Feb 18); New Zealand v England at Hamilton, 1st ODI; Women's World Cup final, Mumbai

TENNIS: ATP at Rotterdam, San Jose and Sao Paulo; WTA at Qatar and Cali (end); WTA at Memphis (until Feb 23)

ALPINE SKIING: World Championships at Schladming, Austria (end)

RUGBY UNION: Super 15 Round 1

GOLF: EPGA at Africa Open, East London; USPGA at Northern Trust Open, Riviera Country Ckub, California; LPGA at Australian Open, Yarralumla (end)

SNOOKER: Welsh Open, Newport (ends)

BASKETBALL: NBA All-Star game at Houston

Monday, February 18

CRICKET: South Africa v Pakistan at Cape Town, 2nd Test (ends)

TENNIS: ATP at Memphis, Marseille and Buenos Aires; WTA at Dubai, Bogota and Memphis (until Feb 24)

Tuesday, February 19

FOOTBALL: Champions League, Round of 16, second leg

FORMULA ONE: Pre-season testing, Barcelona (until Feb 22)

Wednesday, February 20

CRICKET: New Zealand v England at Napier, 2nd ODI

TENNIS: ATP at Memphis, Marseille and Buenos Aires; WTA at Dubai, Bogota and Memphis (until Feb 24)

FOOTBALL: Champions League, Round of 16, second leg

FORMULA ONE: Pre-season testing, Barcelona (until Feb 22)

CYCLING: World Track Championships in Minsk (until Feb 24)

Thursday, February 21

TENNIS: ATP at Memphis, Marseille and Buenos Aires; WTA at Dubai, Bogota and Memphis (until Feb 24)

FOOTBALL: Europa League round of 32, second leg

FORMULA ONE: Pre-season testing, Barcelona (until Feb 22)

CYCLING: World Track Championships in Minsk (until Feb 24)

GOLF: EPGA and USPGA at WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship, Tucson; Asia Tour at Myanmar Open; LPGA at Chonburi, Thailand (until Feb 24)

Friday, February 22

CRICKET: India v Australia at Chennai, 1st Test (until Feb 26); South Africa v Pakistan at Centurion, 3rd Test (until Feb 26); West Indies v Zimbabwe at St George's, 1st ODI

TENNIS: ATP at Memphis, Marseille and Buenos Aires; WTA at Dubai, Bogota and Memphis (until Feb 24)

FORMULA ONE: Pre-season testing, Barcelona (ends)

RUGBY UNION: Super 15, round 2 (until Feb 23)

CYCLING: World Track Championships in Minsk (until Feb 24)

RUGBY LEAGUE: World Club Challenge, Leeds v Melbourne, Headingley

GOLF: EPGA and USPGA at WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship, Tucson; Asia Tour at Myanmar Open; LPGA at Chonburi, Thailand (until Feb 24)

Saturday, February 23

CRICKET: India v Australia at Chennai, 1st Test (until Feb 26); South Africa v Pakistan at Centurion, 3rd Test (until Feb 26); New Zealand v England at Auckland, 3rd ODI

TENNIS: ATP at Memphis, Marseille and Buenos Aires; WTA at Dubai, Bogota and Memphis (until Feb 24)

CYCLING: World Track Championships in Minsk (until Feb 24)

GOLF: EPGA and USPGA at WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship, Tucson; Asia Tour at Myanmar Open; LPGA at Chonburi, Thailand (until Feb 24)

RUGBY UNION: Six Nations Italy v Wales and England v France

SKIING: World Cup men at Garmisch-Partenkirchen; women at Meribel

Sunday, February 24

CRICKET: India v Australia at Chennai, 1st Test (until Feb 26); South Africa v Pakistan at Centurion, 3rd Test (until Feb 26); West Indies v Zimbabwe at St George's, 2nd ODI

TENNIS: ATP at Memphis, Marseille and Buenos Aires; WTA at Dubai, Bogota and Memphis (end)

CYCLING: World Track Championships in Minsk (end)

GOLF: EPGA and USPGA at WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship, Tucson; Asia Tour at Myanmar Open; LPGA at Chonburi, Thailand (end)

RUGBY UNION: Six Nations Scotland v Ireland

ATHLETICS: Tokyo marathon

SKIING: World Cup men at Garmisch-Partenkirchen; women at Meribel

FOOTBALL: English League Cup final, Wembley - Swansea v Bradford

Monday, February 25

CRICKET: India v Australia at Chennai, 1st Test (until Feb 26); South Africa v Pakistan at Centurion, 3rd Test (until Feb 26)

TENNIS: ATP at Dubai, Acapulco, Delray Beach; WTA at Florianopolis, Kuala Lumpur and Acapulco (end March 3)

SNOOKER: China Open at Hainan (until March 3)

Tuesday, February 26

CRICKET: India v Australia at Chennai, 1st Test (ends); South Africa v Pakistan at Centurion, 3rd Test (ends); West Indies v Zimbabwe at St George's, 3rd ODI

TENNIS: ATP at Dubai, Acapulco, Delray Beach; WTA at Florianopolis, Kuala Lumpur and Acapulco (end March 3)

SNOOKER: China Open at Hainan (until March 3)

Wednesday, February 27

TENNIS: ATP at Dubai, Acapulco, Delray Beach; WTA at Florianopolis, Kuala Lumpur and Acapulco (end March 3)

SNOOKER: China Open at Hainan (until March 3)

Thursday, February 28

TENNIS: ATP at Dubai, Acapulco, Delray Beach; WTA at Florianopolis, Kuala Lumpur and Acapulco (end March 3)

FORMULA ONE: Formula One testing, Barcelona (until March 2)

GOLF: EPGA at Tshwane Open, Copperleaf, South Africa; USPGA at Honda Classic, Palm Beach Gradens, Florida; Asia Tour at Open Championship International Final Qualifying, Amata Spring Country Club, Bangkok (until March 3)

SNOOKER: China Open at Hainan (until March 3)

Friday, March 1

CRICKET: South Africa v Pakistan at Durban, 1st T20I

TENNIS: ATP at Dubai, Acapulco, Delray Beach; WTA at Florianopolis, Kuala Lumpur and Acapulco (end March 3)

FORMULA ONE: Formula One testing, Barcelona (until March 2)

RUGBY UNION: Super 15 Round 3

GOLF: EPGA at Tshwane Open, Copperleaf, South Africa; USPGA at Honda Classic, Palm Beach Gradens, Florida; Asia Tour at Open Championship International Final Qualifying, Amata Spring Country Club, Bangkok (until March 3)

SNOOKER: China Open at Hainan (until March 3)

ATHLETICS: European Athletics Indoor Championships, Gothenburg (until March 3)

Saturday, March 2

ALPINE SKING: Men's World Cup downhill at Kvitfjell, women at Garmisch-Partenkirchen.

ATHLETICS: European Athletics Indoor Championships, Gothenburg (until March 3)

CRICKET: India v Australia at Hyderabad, 2nd Test (until March 6); West Indies v Zimbabwe at North Sound, 1st T20I

FORMULA ONE: Formula One testing, Barcelona (ends)

GOLF: EPGA at Tshwane Open, Copperleaf, South Africa; USPGA at Honda Classic, Palm Beach Gradens, Florida; Asia Tour at Open Championship International Final Qualifying, Amata Spring Country Club, Bangkok (until March 3)

RUGBY UNION: Super 15 Round 3

SNOOKER: China Open at Hainan (until March 3)

TENNIS: ATP at Dubai, Acapulco, Delray Beach; WTA at Florianopolis, Kuala Lumpur and Acapulco (end March 3)

BASEBALL: World Baseball Classic in Japan, Taiwan and USA (until March 19)

Sunday March 3

ALPINE SKING: World Cup super giant slalom at Kvitfjell, women at Garmisch-Partenkirchen.

ATHLETICS: European Athletics Indoor Championships, Gothenburg (ends)

CRICKET: India v Australia at Hyderabad, 2nd Test (until March 6); West Indies v Zimbabwe at North Sound, 2nd T20I; South Africa v Pakistan at Centurion, 2nd T20I

GOLF: EPGA at Tshwane Open, Copperleaf, South Africa; USPGA at Honda Classic, Palm Beach Gradens, Florida; Asia Tour at Open Championship International Final Qualifying, Amata Spring Country Club, Bangkok (all end)

SNOOKER: China Open at Hainan (ends)

TENNIS: ATP at Dubai, Acapulco, Delray Beach; WTA at Florianopolis, Kuala Lumpur and Acapulco (all end)

BASEBALL: World Baseball Classic in Japan, Taiwan and USA (until March 19)

CYCLING: Paris-Nice (until March 10)

Monday, Match 4

CRICKET: India v Australia at Hyderabad, 2nd Test (until March 6)

FOOTBALL: Aston Villa take on reigning champions Manchester City in the English Premier League.

BASEBALL: World Baseball Classic in Japan, Taiwan and USA (until March 19)

CYCLING: Paris-Nice (until March 10)

Tuesday, March 5

CRICKET: India v Australia at Hyderabad, 2nd Test (until March 6)

FOOTBALL: Champions League last 16, 2nd leg matches

BASEBALL: World Baseball Classic in Japan, Taiwan and USA (until March 19)

CYCLING: Paris-Nice (until March 10)

BADMINTON: All-England Championships, Birmingham (until March 10)

Wednesday, March 6

CRICKET: New Zealand v England at Dunedin, 1st Test (until March 10); India v Australia at Hyderabad, 2nd Test (ends)

FOOTBALL: Champions League last 16, 2nd leg matches

TENNIS: ATP and WTA at Indian Wells (ends March 17)

BASEBALL: World Baseball Classic in Japan, Taiwan and USA (until March 19)

CYCLING: Paris-Nice (until March 10); Tirreno to Adriatico (until March 12)

BADMINTON: All-England Championships, Birmingham (until March 10)

Thursday, March 7

CRICKET: New Zealand v England at Dunedin, 1st Test (until March 10)

TENNIS: ATP and WTA at Indian Wells (ends March 17)

FOOTBALL: Europa League, round 16, 1st leg

RALLYING: Rally of Mexico (until March 10)

BASEBALL: World Baseball Classic in Japan, Taiwan and USA (until March 19)

CYCLING: Paris-Nice (until March 10); Tirreno to Adriatico (until March 12)

GOLF: EPGA and USPGA at WGC-Cadillac Championship, Miami; USPGA also at Puerto Rico Open; Asia Tour at SAIL-SBI Open, India (until March 10)

BADMINTON: All-England Championships, Birmingham (until March 10)

Friday, March 8

RUGBY UNION: Super 15 Round 3

TENNIS: ATP and WTA at Indian Wells (ends March 17)

RALLYING: Rally of Mexico (until March 10)

BASEBALL: World Baseball Classic in Japan, Taiwan and USA (until March 19)

CYCLING: Paris-Nice (until March 10); Tirreno to Adriatico (until March 12)

GOLF: EPGA and USPGA at WGC-Cadillac Championship, Miami; USPGA also at Puerto Rico Open; Asia Tour at SAIL-SBI Open, India (until March 10)

BADMINTON: All-England Championships, Birmingham (until March 10)

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