March

21-25 Cricket New Zealand vs England, third Test, Napier

22 Rugby Union EDF Energy Cup semi-finals

24 Racing Irish Grand National, Fairyhouse

26-30 Cycling UCI Track Cycling World Championships, Manchester Velodrome

29 Racing The Lincoln, Doncaster

30 Football Johnstone’s Paint Trophy final, Wembley

30 Athletics World Cross-country Champions, Edinburgh

April

1-2 Football Champions League quarter-finals, first leg

3 Football UEFA Cup quarter finals, first leg

4-6 Rugby Union Heineken Cup and European Challenge Cup quarter finals

5 Football FA Cup semi-finals

5 Racing Grand National, Aintree

6 Formula One Bahrain GP

8-9 Football Champions League quarter finals, second leg

10-13 Golf US Maters, Augusta

11-13 Tennis Davis Cup World Group quarter finals

12 Rugby Union EDF Energy Cup finals day, Twickenham

13 Marathon Flora London Marathon

16-17 Racing Craven Meeting, Newmarket

16-20 Badminton European Championships, Denmark

19 Racing Scottish Grand National, Ayr

19-5 May Snooker 888.com World Championship, Crucible, Sheffield

22-23 Football Champions League semi-finals, first leg

22-26 Rugby Union Heineken Cup and European Challenge Cup semi-finals

29-30 Football Champions League semi-finals, second leg

May

1 Football UEFA Cup, semi-finals, second leg

1-4 Equestrian Badminton Horse Trials

3 Football Coca-Cola League One and Two, final day

3 Racing 2,000 Guineas, Newmarket

3-4 Basketball British Basketball League play-offs, NIA, Birmingham

3-4 Rugby League Millennium Magic Weekend

4 Racing 1,000 Guineas, Newmarket

4 Football Coca-Cola Championship final day

8-11 Equestrian Royal Windsor Horse Show

11 Football Premier League final day

14 Football UEFA Cup final, City of Manchester Stadium

14-16 Racing York Dante Meeting

15-19 Cricket England vs New Zealand, first Test, Lords

16-18 Rugby Union Guinness Premiership semi-finals

17 Football FA Cup Final, Wembley

17 Football Tennent’s Scottish Cup Final, Hampden Park, Glasgow

21 Football Champions League Final, Moscow

23-27 Cricket England vs New Zealand, second Test, Old Trafford, Manchester

24 Rugby Union Heineken Cup Final, Millennium Stadium, Cardiff

24 Football Championship Play-off Final, Wembley

24 Racing Irish 2,000 Guineas, The Curragh

25 Football League One Play-off Final, Wembley

25 Racing Irish 1,000 Guineas, The Curragh

25 Formula One Monaco Grand Prix, Monte Carlo

26 Football League Two Play-off Final, Wembley

31 Rugby Union Guinness Premiership Final, Twickenham

June

5-8 Darts Blue Square UK Open, Bolton

5-9 Cricket England vs New Zealand, third Test, Trent Bridge, Nottingham

6 Racing The Oaks, Epsom

7-29 Football UEFA Euro 2008 Championship tournament, Joint hosts Switzerland and Austria

7 Racing The Derby, Epsom

13 Cricket England vs New Zealand, Twenty20 International, Old Trafford

14 Rugby Union New Zealand Vs England, Eden Park; South Africa vs Wales, Loftus Versfeld

15 Cricket England vs New Zealand, first ODI, Riverside

17-21 Racing Royal Ascot

18 Cricket England vs New Zealand, AMI Stadium, Christchurch

23-6 Tennis Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships

25 Cricket England vs New Zealand, fourth ODI, The Brit Oval

28 Cricket England vs New Zealand, fifth One Day International, Lord’s

28 Speedway British Grand Prix, Cardiff

29 Football Euro 2008 Final, Vienna

July

5-27 Cycling Tour de France

5 Racing Eclipse Stakes, Sandown

6 Formula One British Grand Prix, Silverstone

9-11 Racing Newmarket

10-14 Cricket England vs South Africa, first Test, Lord’s

13 Racing Irish Oaks, The Currah

17-20 Golf Open Championship, Royal Birkdale

18 Athletics IAAF Golden League, Paris

18-22 Cricket England vs South Africa, second Test, Headingley

20 Formula One German Grand Prix, Hockenheim

20-26 Darts Stan James World Matchplay, Blackpool

26 Racing King George VI & Queen Elizabethe Stakes, Ascot

29 Aug-2 Sept Racing Glorious Goodwood

30 Aug-3 Sept Cricket England vs South Africa, third Test, Edgbaston

August

3 Motorcycling World Superbikes, Brands Hatch

7-11 Cricket England vs South Africa, fourth Test, The Oval

8-24 Olympics 29th Olympic Games, Beijing

18 Cricket Scotland vs England ODI, Edinburgh

19-22 Racing York Ebor Meeting

20 Cricket England vs South Africa, Twenty20 International, Riverside

22 Cricket England vs South Africa, first ODI, Headingley

25 Aug-7 Sept Tennis US Open, New York

26 Cricket England vs South Africa, second ODI, The Oval

29 Cricket England vs South Africa, third ODI, The Oval

30 Rugby League Challenge Cup Final

31 Cricket England vs South Africa, fourth ODI, Lord’s

September

3 Cricket England vs South Africa, fifth ODI, Cardiff

4-7 Equestrian Burghley Horse Trials

6 Racing Haydock Sprint Trophy, Irish Champion Stakes, Leopardstown

6-17 Olympics Paralympic Games, Beijing

7 Motorcycling World Superbikes, Donnington

9-15 Cycling Tour of Britain

13 Racing St Leger, Doncaster