World sports diary February 2014

LONDON, Dec 30 (Reuters) - FEBRUARY 2014 - - - - SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 1 RUGBY Six Nations (to March 15) Wales v Italy France v England TENNIS Davis Cup first round (to 2) WTA: Pattaya Open, Thailand (to 3) Paris Open (to 3) GOLF PGA Tour: Phoenix Open, Arizona (to 2) European Tour: Dubai Desert Classic, United Arab Emirates (to 2) ATHLETICS Karlsruhe indoor athletics, Karlsruhe, Germany ALPINE SKIING World Cup: Men's Downhill, Garmisch Partenkirchen Women's Giant Slalom, Maribor - - - - SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 2 NFL Super Bowl, New Jersey RUGBY Six Nations Ireland v Scotland ATHLETICS Russian winter indoor meeting, Moscow CRICKET Australia v England, Sydney, third T20I ALPINE SKIING World Cup: Men's Giant Slalom, Garmisch Partenkirchen Women's Slalom, Maribor - - - - MONDAY, FEBRUARY 3 TENNIS ATP: Chile Open, Vina del Mar (to 9) Zagreb Indoors, Croatia (to 9) Montpellier International, France (to 9) - - - - TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 4 CRICKET Bangladesh v Sri Lanka, Chittagong, second test (to 8) SOCCER French League Cup semi-finals (to 5) - - - - WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 5 SOCCER Italian Cup semi-finals 1st leg, Spanish Kings Cup semi-finals first leg RALLYING Rally of Sweden (to 8) - - - - THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 6 GOLF PGA Tour: Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, Pebble Beach, California (to 9) European Tour: Joburg Open, Johannesburg (to 9) ATHLETICS Stockholm indoor meeting, Stockholm, Sweden CRICKET New Zealand v India, Auckland, first test (to 10) - - - - FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7 WINTER OLYMPICS, SOCHI (to 23) - - - - SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 8 RUGBY Six Nations Ireland v Wales Scotland v England ATHLETICS Boston Indoor Grand Prix athletics meeting, Boston British Indoor championships/world trials, Sheffield (to 9) TENNIS Fed Cup first round (to 9) - - - - SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 9 RUGBY Six Nations France v Italy ATHLETICS Gent indoor meeting, Gent, Belgiu - - - - MONDAY, FEBRUARY 10 TENNIS ATP: World Indoor Tournament, Rotterdam (to 16) Memphis Championships, U.S. (to 16) Buenos Aires Open, Argentina (to 16) WTA: Qatar Open, Doha (to 16) - - - - TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 11 SOCCER French Cup last-16 (to 12) German Cup quarter-finals (12) - - - - WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 12 CRICKET South Africa v Australia, Centurion, first test (to 16) Bangladesh v Sri Lanka, Chittagong, first T20I SOCCER Italian Cup semi-finals second leg, Spanish Kings Cup semi-finals second leg - - - - THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13 GOLF PGA Tour: Northern Trust Open, Pacific Palisades, California (to 16) European Tour: Africa Cup, East London, South Africa (to 16) - - - - FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 14 CRICKET New Zealand v India, Wellington, second test (to 18) Bangladesh v Sri Lanka, Chittagong, second T20I - - - - SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 15 RUGBY Super rugby round one SOCCER English FA Cup fifth round ATHLETICS British Athletics indoor Grand Prix, Birmingham Millrose Games indoor meeting, New York Asian indoor championships, Hangzhou (to 16) - - - - SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 16 NBA All-Star Game, New Orleans ATHLETICS Hong Kong Marathon - - - - MONDAY, FEBRUARY 17 TENNIS ATP: Marseille Open, France (to 24) Delray Beach International, U.S. (to 23) ATP/WTA: Brazil Open, Rio De Janeiro (to 23) WTA: Dubai Championships, UAE (to 23) CRICKET Bangladesh v Sri Lanka, Sylhet, first ODI - - - - TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 18 SOCCER Champions League last 16 first legs (to 19) - - - - WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 19 GOLF PGA Tour/European Tour: WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship, Dove Mountain, Marana, Arizona (to 23) - - - - THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20 CRICKET South Africa v Australia, Port Elizabeth, second test (to 24) Bangladesh v Sri Lanka, Dhaka, second ODI SOCCER Europa League last 32 first legs - - - - FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 21 RUGBY Six Nations Wales v France Super Rugby round two (to 23) ATHLETICS Gibson Relays, Kingston, Jamaica (to 22) - - - - SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 22 RUGBY Six Nations Italy v Scotland England v Ireland CRICKET Bangladesh v Sri Lanka, Dhaka, third ODI ATHLETICS U.S. indoor championships/world qualifier, Alberquerque, New Mexico (to 23) - - - - SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 23 MOTOR RACING Daytona 500, Florida ATHLETICS Tokyo marathon HORSE RACING Hong Kong Gold Cup - - - - MONDAY, FEBRUARY 24 TENNIS ATP: Dubai Championships, United Arab Emirates (to March 2) Brazil Open, Sao Paolo (to March 2) ATP/WTA: Acapulco International, Mexico (to March 2) WTA: Brazil Tennis Cup, Florianopolis (to March 2) - - - - TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 25 SOCCER Champions League last 16 first legs (to 26) - - - - WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26 CYCLING World track championships, Cali (to March 2) - - - - THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 27 SOCCER Europa League last 32 second legs GOLF PGA Tour: Honda Classic, Florida (to March 2) European Tour: Tshwane Open, Pretoria (to March 2) - - - - FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 28 RUGBY Super rugby round three (to Mar 1) CRICKET West Indies v England, North Sound, first ODI - - - - (Editing by Caroline Helly)