World sports diary March 12 - April 8

Mar 12 (Reuters) - World sports diary from March 12 - April 8 WEDNESDAY, MARCH 12 SOCCER Champions League last 16 second legs TENNIS ATP/WTA: Indian Wells, California, U.S. (to 16) CYCLING Paris-Nice, France (to 16) HORSE RACING Cheltenham Festival (to 14) ALPINE SKIING World Cup: End-of-season meeting, Lenzerheide, Switzerland (to 16) Women's downhill Men's downhill CRICKET South Africa v Australia, Durban, second T20I CYCLING Tirreno-Adriatico, Italy (to 18) - - - - THURSDAY, MARCH 13 SOCCER Europa League last 16 first legs GOLF European Tour: Hassan II Trophy, Morocco (to 16) PGA Tour: Valspar Championship, Palm Harbor, Florida (to 16) ALPINE SKIING World Cup: End-of-season meeting, Lenzerheide, Switzerland (to 17) Women's super-G Men's super-G CRICKET West Indies v England, Bridgetown, third T20I - - - - FRIDAY, MARCH 14 SOCCER La Liga, Dutch championship, Bundesliga CRICKET South Africa v Australia, Durban, third T20I MOTOR RACING Formula One: Australian Grand Prix, Melbourne (to 16) RUGBY Super rugby round five (to 15) DIVING FINA World series, China (to 16) ALPINE SKIING World Cup: End-of-season meeting, Lenzerheide, Switzerland (to 16) Team - Mixed ATHLETICS NCAA indoor championships, Albuquerque, New Mexico (to 15) - - - - SATURDAY, MARCH 15 SOCCER Premier League, La Liga, Serie A, Ligue 1, Bundesliga, Dutch Championship RUGBY Six Nations Italy v England Wales v Scotland France v Ireland ALPINE SKIING World Cup: End-of-season meeting, Lenzerheide, Switzerland (to 17) Women's slalom Men's giant slalom - - - - SUNDAY, MARCH 16 SOCCER Premier League, La Liga, Serie A, Ligue 1, Bundesliga, Dutch Championship ALPINE SKIING World Cup: End-of-season meeting, Lenzerheide, Switzerland Women's giant slalom Men's slalom HORSE RACING Hong Kong derby - - - - MONDAY, MARCH 17 SOCCER La Liga, Serie A TENNIS ATP/WTA: Sony Open, Miami, U.S. (to 30) - - - - TUESDAY, MARCH 18 SOCCER Champions League last 16 second legs (to 19) - - - - WEDNESDAY, MARCH 19 No New Entries - - - - THURSDAY, MARCH 20 GOLF European Tour: TBC PGA Tour: Arnold Palmer Invitational, Orlando, Florida (to 23) SOCCER Europa League last 16 - - - - FRIDAY, MARCH 21 SOCCER Bundesliga, Ligue 1 MOTORCYCLING MotoGP: Qatar, Doha/Losail (to 23) RUGBY Super rugby round six (to 22) CRICKET India v Pakistan, Dhaka, ICC World Twenty20 - - - - SATURDAY, MARCH 22 SOCCER Premier League, La Liga, Serie A, Ligue 1, Bundesliga, Dutch Championship ATHLETICS IAAF World Challenge meeting, Melbourne CRICKET South Africa v Sri Lanka, Chittagong, ICC World Twenty20 England v New Zealand, Chittagong, ICC World Twenty20 - - - - SUNDAY, MARCH 23 SOCCER Premier League, La Liga, Serie A, Ligue 1, Bundesliga, Dutch Championship CYCLING Milan-San Remo Classic, Italy CRICKET Australia v Pakistan, Dhaka, ICC World Twenty20 India v West Indies, Dhaka, ICC World Twenty20 - - - - MONDAY, MARCH 24 CYCLING Tour of Catalunya, Spain (to 30) CRICKET New Zealand v South Africa, Chittagong, ICC World Twenty20 Sri Lanka v TBC, Chittagong, ICC World Twenty20 FIGURE SKATING World Figure Skating championships, Saitama, Japan (to 30) - - - - TUESDAY, MARCH 25 SOCCER Premier League, Bundesliga, Serie A French Cup quarter-finals (to 27) CRICKET West Indies v TBC, Dhaka, ICC World Twenty20 - - - - WEDNESDAY, MARCH 26 SOCCER Premier League, La Liga, Serie A, Bundesliga - - - - THURSDAY, MARCH 27 GOLF European Tour: Eurasia Cup, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (to 30) PGA Tour: Texas Open, San Antonio, Texas (to 30) CRICKET South Africa v TBC, Chittagong, ICC World Twenty20 England v Sri Lanka, Chittagong, ICC World Twenty20 SOCCER UEFA Congress, Kazakhstan Serie A - - - - FRIDAY, MARCH 28 SOCCER Bundesliga, Dutch Championship MOTOR RACING Formula One: Malaysian Grand Prix, Kuala Lumpur (to 30) RUGBY Super rugby round seven (to 29) CYCLING GP E3-Harelbeke, Belgium CRICKET Australia v West Indies, Dhaka, ICC World Twenty20 India v TBC, Dhaka, ICC World Twenty20 - - - - SATURDAY, MARCH 29 SOCCER Premier League, Serie A, Ligue 1, Bundesliga, Dutch Championship HORSE RACING Dubai World Cup ATHLETICS 21st IAAF World Half Marathon Championships, Copenhagen CRICKET New Zealand v TBC, Chittagong, ICC World Twenty20 England v South Africa, Chittagong, ICC World Twenty20 CYCLING Criterium International (to 30) - - - - SUNDAY, MARCH 30 SOCCER Premier League, La Liga, Serie A, Ligue 1, Bundesliga, Dutch Championship CRICKET Pakistan v TBC, Dhaka, ICC World Twenty20 Australia v India, Dhaka, ICC World Twenty20 CYCLING Gent-Wevelgem race, Belgium - - - - MONDAY, MARCH 31 SOCCER Premier League, Serie A, La Liga BASEBALL MLB opening day TENNIS WTA: Monterrey Open, Mexico (to 6) Family Circle Cup, Charleston, U.S. (to 6) CRICKET England v TBC, Chittagong, ICC World Twenty20 New Zealand v Sri Lanka, Chittagong, ICC World Twenty20 - - - - TUESDAY, APRIL 1 SOCCER Champions League quarter-finals first legs (to 2) TENNIS WTA: Monterrey Open, Mexico (to 6) Family Circle Cup, Charleston, U.S. (to 6) CRICKET Australia v TBC, Dhaka, ICC World Twenty20 Pakistan v West Indies, Dhaka, ICC World Twenty20 - - - - WEDNESDAY, APRIL 2 SOCCER Serie A, Dutch Championship - - - - THURSDAY, APRIL 3 GOLF PGA Tour: Houston Open, Texas (to 6) RALLYING Rally of Portugal (to 6) SOCCER Europa League quarter-final first legs CRICKET TBC v TBC, Dhaka, ICC World Twenty20 first semi final - - - - FRIDAY, APRIL 4 SOCCER Bundesliga, Dutch Championship TENNIS Davis Cup quarter-finals (to 6) MOTOR RACING Formula One: Bahrain Grand Prix, Sakhir (to 6) RUGBY Super rugby round eight (to 5) CRICKET TBC v TBC, Dhaka, ICC World Twenty20 second semi final - - - - SATURDAY, APRIL 5 SOCCER Premier League, Ligue 1, Bundesliga, Dutch Championship RUGBY Heineken Cup quarter-finals (to 6) BASKETBALL NCAA Final Four, Texas (to April 7) HORSE RACING Grand National, Aintree, England - - - - SUNDAY, APRIL 6 SOCCER Premier League, La Liga, Serie A, Bundesliga, Dutch Championship CRICKET TBC v TBC, Dhaka, ICC World Twenty20 final CYCLING Tour of Flanders, Belgium - - - - MONDAY, APRIL 7 SOCCER Premier League TENNIS ATP: Casablanca Grand Prix, Morocco (to 13) Men's Clay Court Championship, Houston, U.S. (to 13) WTA: Katowice Open, Poland (to 13) Bogota Cup, Colombia (to 13) CYCLING Tour of the Basque Country, Spain (to 12) - - - - TUESDAY, APRIL 8 SOCCER Champions League quarter-finals second legs (to 9) (Edited by Caroline Helly)