World sports diary February 25 - March 24

Feb 25 (Reuters) - World sports diary from February 25 - March 24 - - - - WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 25 SOCCER Champions League round of 16 CRICKET World Cup Ireland v UAE, Brisbane (0330) Afghanistan v Scotland, Dunedin (2200) SOCCER Libertadores Cup group stage 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) - - - - THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26 CRICKET World Cup Sri Lanka v Bangladesh, Melbourne (0330) 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 SOCCER La Liga, Bundesliga, Dutch Championship, Ligue 1 CRICKET World Cup South Africa v West Indies, Sydney (0330) ATHLETICS U.S. indoor athletics championships, Boston (to March 1) RUGBY Super rugby round three (to 28) - - - - SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28 SOCCER Premier League, La Liga, Serie A, Ligue 1, Bundesliga, Dutch Championship CRICKET World Cup Australia v New Zealand, Auckland (0100) India v UAE, Perth (0630) England v Sri Lanka, Wellington (2200) RUGBY Six Nations Scotland v Italy France v Wales ALPINE SKIING World Cup: Men's Downhill, Garmisch Partenkirchen Women's Super G, Bansko (Bulgaria) - - - - SUNDAY, MARCH 1 SOCCER Premier League, La Liga, Serie A, Ligue 1, Bundesliga, Dutch Championship Capital One (League) Cup final, Wembley CRICKET Cricket World Cup Pakistan v Zimbabwe, Brisbane (0330) RUGBY Six Nations Ireland v England TENNIS ATP: Dubai Championships, United Arab Emirates Buenos Aires Open, Argentina WTA: Qatar Total Open, Doha GOLF PGA Tour: Honda Classic, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida European Tour: Johannesburg Open, Johannesburg ALPINE SKIING World Cup: Women's Super Combined, Bansko, Bulgaria Women's Super-G, Bansko, Bulgaria Men's Giant Slalom, Garmisch Partenkirchen MOTOR RACING F1 Final Test, Barcelona ATHLETICS U.S. indoor athletics championships, Boston HORSE RACING Hong Kong Gold Cup - - - - MONDAY, MARCH 2 SOCCER La Liga, Serie A TENNIS Davis Cup first round WTA: Monterrey Open, Mexico (to 8) Malaysian Open, Kuala Lumpur (to 8) - - - - TUESDAY, MARCH 3 CRICKET World Cup South Africa v Ireland, Canberra (0330) SOCCER Premier League, La Liga Spanish King's Cup, semi-finals second leg (to 4) French Cup, quarter-finals German Cup last 16 (to 4) - - - - WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4 CRICKET World Cup Pakistan v UAE, Napier (0100) Australia v Afghanistan, Perth (0630) Bangladesh v Scotland, Nelson (2200) SOCCER Premier League Spanish King's Cup, semi-finals, second leg Italian Cup, semi-finals, first leg Libertadores Cup group stage - - - - THURSDAY, MARCH 5 GOLF PGA Tour/European Tour: WGC-Cadillac Championship, Doral, Florida (to 8) PGA Tour: Puerto Rico Open, Rio Grande, Puerto Rico (to 8) European Tour: Africa Open, East London (to 8) RALLYING Rally of Mexico (to 8) - - - - FRIDAY, MARCH 6 SOCCER La Liga, Bundesliga, Dutch Championship, Ligue 1 CRICKET World Cup India v West Indies, Perth (0630) RUGBY Super rugby round four (to 7) ATHLETICS IAAF European Indoor Championships, Prague (to 8) TENNIS Davis Cup first round (to 8) - - - - SATURDAY, MARCH 7 SOCCER English FA Cup sixth round Premier League, La Liga, Serie A, Ligue 1, Bundesliga, Dutch Championship CRICKET World Cup South Africa v Pakistan, Auckland (0100) Zimbabwe v Ireland, Hobart (0330) New Zealand v Afghanistan, Napier (2200) ALPINE SKIING World Cup: Women's Downhill, Garmisch Partenkirchen Men's Downhill, Kvitfjell, Norway - - - - SUNDAY, MARCH 8 SOCCER La Liga, Serie A, Bundesliga, Dutch Championship, Ligue 1 CRICKET World Cup Australia v Sri Lanka, Sydney (0330) ALPINE SKIING World Cup: Women's Super-G, Garmisch Partenkirchen Men's Super-G, Kvitfjell, Norway CYCLING Paris-Nice, France (to 15) - - - - MONDAY, MARCH 9 SOCCER La Liga, Serie A CRICKET World Cup England v Bangladesh, Adelaide (0330) - - - - TUESDAY, MARCH 10 CRICKET World Cup India v Ireland, Hamilton (0100) SOCCER Champions League last 16 second legs (to 11) HORSE RACING Cheltenham Festival (to 13) - - - - WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11 CRICKET World Cup Sri Lanka v Scotland, Hobart TENNIS WTA: BNP Paribas Open, Indian Wells, California, U.S. (to 22) CYCLING Tirreno-Adriatico, Italy (to 17) SOCCER Libertadores Cup group stage - - - - THURSDAY, MARCH 12 CRICKET World Cup South Africa v UAE, Wellington SOCCER Europa League last 16, first leg GOLF PGA Tour: Valspar Championship, Palm Harbor, Florida (to 15) European Tour: Tshwane Open, Centurion, South Africa (to 15) TENNIS ATP: BNP Paribas Open, Indian Wells, California, U.S. (to 22) - - - - FRIDAY, MARCH 13 CRICKET World Cup Bangladesh v New Zealand, Hamilton England v Afghanistan, Sydney SOCCER La Liga, Bundesliga, Dutch Championship MOTOR RACING Formula One: Australian Grand Prix, Melbourne (to 15) RUGBY Super rugby round five (to 14) DIVING FINA World series, Beijing (to 15) ALPINE SKIING World Cup: Women's Giant Slalom, Are - - - - SATURDAY, MARCH 14 SOCCER Premier League, La Liga, Ligue 1, Bundesliga, Dutch Championship CRICKET World Cup India v Zimbabwe, Auckland Australia v Scotland, Hobart RUGBY Six Nations England v Scotland, Twickenham Wales v Ireland, Cardiff ALPINE SKIING World Cup: Women's Slalom, Are Men's Giant Slalom, Kranjska Gora - - - - SUNDAY, MARCH 15 SOCCER Premier League, La Liga, Serie A, Bundesliga, Dutch Championship CRICKET World Cup West Indies v UAE, Napier Pakistan v Ireland, Adelaide RUGBY Six Nations Italy v France, Rome ALPINE SKIING World Cup: Men's Slalom, Kranjska Gora - - - - MONDAY, MARCH 16 SOCCER Premier League, La Liga - - - - TUESDAY, MARCH 17 SOCCER Champions League last 16 second legs (to 18) - - - - WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18 CRICKET World Cup quarter-final 1, Sydney ALPINE SKIING World Cup: Women's Downhill, Meribel Men's Downhill, Meribel SOCCER Libertadores Cup group stage - - - - THURSDAY, MARCH 19 CRICKET World Cup quarter-final 2, Melbourne GOLF European Tour: Madeira Islands Open, Madeira (to 22) PGA Tour: Arnold Palmer Invitational, Orlando, Florida (to 22) SOCCER Europa League last 16, second leg ALPINE SKIING World Cup: Women's Super-G, Meribel Men's Super-G, Meribel DIVING FINA World series, Dubai (to 21) - - - - FRIDAY, MARCH 20 SOCCER Champions League and Europea League draws for quarter-finals CRICKET World Cup quarter-final 3, Adelaide RUGBY Super rugby round six (to 21) ALPINE SKIING World Cup: Team Mixed, Meribel - - - - SATURDAY, MARCH 21 SOCCER Premier League, La Liga, Serie A, Bundesliga, Dutch Championship CRICKET World Cup quarter-final 4, Wellington RUGBY Six Nations Italy v Wales, Rome Scotland v Ireland, Edinburgh England v France, Twickenham ALPINE SKIING World Cup: Women's Slalom, Meribel Men's Giant Slalom, Meribel - - - - SUNDAY, MARCH 22 SOCCER Premier League, La Liga, Serie A, Bundesliga, Dutch Championship ALPINE SKIING World Cup: Women's Giant Slalom, Meribel Men's Slalom, Meribel CYCLING Milan-San Remo Classic, Italy - - - - MONDAY, MARCH 23 TENNIS ATP/WTA: Miami Open, Miami, U.S. (to Apr 5) SOCCER International matches (to 31) CYCLING Tour of Catalunya, Spain (to 30) FIGURE SKATING World Figure Skating championships, Shanghai, China (to 29) - - - - TUESDAY, MARCH 24 CRICKET World Cup semi-final 1, Auckland SOCCER UEFA Congress, Vienna - - - - (Edited by Caroline Helly)