World sports diary January 28 - February 24

Jan 28 (Reuters) - World sports diary from January 28 - February 24 - - - - WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 28 SOCCER Asian Nations Cup, Australia (to 31) African Nations Cup, Equatorial Guinea (to Feb 8) Spanish Kings Cup quarter-finals (to 29) Italian Cup quarter-finals Capital One (League) cup semi-finals second leg (to 28) TENNIS Australian Open, Melbourne (to Feb 1) HANDBALL Men's World Championship, Qatar (to Feb 1) FIGURE SKATING European Figure Skating Championships, Stockholm (to Feb 1) CRICKET South Africa v West Indies, Centurion, fifth ODI - - - - THURSDAY, JANUARY 29 GOLF PGA Tour: Phoenix Open, Arizona (to Feb 1) European Tour: Dubai Desert Classic, United Arab Emirates (to Feb 1) CRICKET New Zealand v Sri Lanka, Wellington, seventh ODI - - - - FRIDAY, JANUARY 30 SOCCER La Liga, Ligue 1, Bundesliga, Dutch Championship CRICKET England v India, Perth, ODI tri-series - - - - SATURDAY, JANUARY 31 SOCCER Premier League, Serie A, Ligue 1, Bundesliga, Dutch Championship CRICKET New Zealand v Pakistan, Wellington, first ODI ATHLETICS Karlsruhe indoor athletics, Karlsruhe, Germany - - - - SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 1 SOCCER Premier League, La Liga, Serie A, Ligue 1, Bundesliga, Dutch Championship NFL Super Bowl, Glendale, Arizona Seattle v New England CRICKET ODI Tri-Series final, Perth MOTOR RACING F1 first day of official training, Jerez ATHLETICS Russian Winter Indoor athletics, Moscow - - - - MONDAY, FEBRUARY 2 SOCCER La Liga TENNIS ATP: Ecuador Open, Quito (to 9) Zagreb Indoors, Croatia (to 8) Open Sud de France, Montpellier (to 8) - - - - TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 3 SOCCER Bundesliga, Dutch Championship French League Cup semi-finals (to 4) Italian Cup quarter-finals AS Roma v Fiorentina (1945) CRICKET New Zealand v Pakistan, Napier, second ODI ALPINE SKIING World Cup: Women's Super G, Vail/Beaver Creek - - - - WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 4 SOCCER La Liga, Bundesliga, Dutch Championship Libertadores Cup preliminary round, first leg Italian Cup quarter-finals Napoli v Inter Milan (1945) ALPINE SKIING World Cup: Men's Super G, Vail/Beaver Creek - - - - THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 5 SOCCER Dutch Championship GOLF PGA Tour: Farmers Insurance Open, San Diego, California (to 8) European Tour: Malaysian Open, Kuala Lumpur (to 8) - - - - FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 6 SOCCER La Liga, Ligue 1, Bundesliga 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 SOCCER Premier League, La Liga, Serie A, Ligue 1, Bundesliga, Dutch Championship 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 SOCCER Premier League, La Liga, Serie A, Ligue 1, Bundesliga, Dutch Championship ALPINE SKIING World Cup: Men's downhill, Vail/Beaver Creek Men's Super Combined, Vail/Beaver Creek - - - - MONDAY, FEBRUARY 9 SOCCER La Liga, Serie A 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 Premier League French Cup last 16 (to 12) ALPINE SKIING World Cup: Team, mixed, Vail/Beaver Creek - - - - WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 11 SOCCER Premier League 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 SOCCER La Liga, Bundesliga, Dutch Championship, Ligue 1 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) New Zealand v Sri Lanka, Christchurch England v Australia, Melbourne SOCCER English FA Cup fifth round La Liga, Ligue 1, Serie A, Bundesliga, Dutch Championship RUGBY Six Nations England v Italy, Twickenham Ireland v France, Dublin 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 SOCCER La Liga, Serie A, Ligue 1, Bundesliga, Dutch Championship 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 SOCCER La Liga 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 (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 SOCCER Serie A, Ligue 1, Bundesliga CRICKET World Cup England v New Zealand, Wellington RUGBY Super rugby round two (to 21) - - - - SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 21 SOCCER Premier League, La Liga, Serie A, Ligue 1, Bundesliga 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 SOCCER Premier League, La Liga, Serie A, Ligue 1, Bundesliga 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 SOCCER La Liga, Serie A 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 SOCCER Champions League round of 16 (to 25) CRICKET World Cup West Indies v Zimbabwe, Canberra (Edited by Caroline Helly)