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A Sporting Life: 2006
this year's highlights
| Month | Date | Event | Sport | Location | |
| January | |||||
| 1 - 15 | Dakar Rally | Car Rally | |||
| 1 | Start of Volvo Ocean Race leg 2 | Sailing | Cape Town to Melbourne | ||
| 7 - 15 | World Darts Championships | Darts | Lakeside, UK | ||
| 15 - 22 | The Masters | Snooker | London | ||
| 16 - 29 | Australian Open | Tennis | Australia | ||
| 20 - 22 | World Rally Championships Round 1 | Rallying | Monte Carlo | ||
| 29 | A1 | Motor racing | Durban streets, South Africa | ||
| February | |||||
| 3 | World Rally Championships Round 2 | Rallying | Sweden | ||
| 4 | Six Nations | Rugby Union | |||
| 5 | Six Nations | Rugby Union | |||
| 5 | Superbowl XL | American Football | Detroit, USA | ||
| 10 | Davis Cup 1st Round | Tennis | |||
| 10 - 26 | Winter Olympics | various | Torino, Italy | ||
| 11 | Six Nations | Rugby Union | |||
| 12 | A1 | Motor racing | Curitiba, Brazil | ||
| 12 | Six Nations | Rugby Union | |||
| 12 | Volvo Ocean Race leg 3 | Sailing | Melbourne to Wellington | ||
| 18 | Norwich Union Indoor Grand Prix | Athletics | Birmingham, UK | ||
| 22 | Nordic World Championships | Skiing | Sapporo, Japan | ||
| 23 - 26 | Womens Matchplay Championship | Golf | California | ||
| 25 | Six Nations | Rugby Union | |||
| 26 | A1 | Motor Racing | Parque Fundidora, Monterrey, Mexico | ||
| 26 | Six Nations | Rugby Union | |||
| March | |||||
| 1 - 5 | First Test: India vs England | Cricket | Nagpur, India | ||
| 3 - 5 | World Rally Championships Round 3 | Rallying | Mexico | ||
| 5 | World Superbikes Round 2 | Motorcycling | Australia | ||
| 9 - 13 | Second Test: India vs England | Cricket | Mohali, India | ||
| 10 - 12 | World Indoor Championships | Athletics | Moscow | ||
| 11 | Six Nations | Rugby Union | |||
| 12 | Six Nations | Rugby Union | |||
| 12 | F1 | Motor Racing | Sakhir, Bahrain | ||
| 14 - 18 | Cheltenham Festival | Horse Racing | Cheltenham, UK | ||
| 15 - 26 | Commonwealth Games | various | Melbourne, Australia | ||
| 18 | Six Nations | Rugby | |||
| 18 - 22 | Third Test: India vs England | Cricket | Mumbai, India | ||
| 19 | F1 | Motor Racing | Sepang, Malaysia | ||
| 19 | A1 | Motor Racing | Laguna Seca, California, USA | ||
| 20 - 26 | World Figure Skating Championships | Ice-Skating | Calgary, Canada | ||
| 23 - 26 | The Players Championship | Golf | Sawgrass, USA | ||
| 24 - 26 | World Rally Championships Round 4 | Rallying | Spain | ||
| 26 | Moto GP round 1 | Motorcycling | Spain | ||
| 28 | India vs England One Day International | Cricket | Delhi, India | ||
| 31 | India vs England One Day International | Cricket | Faridabad | ||
| April | |||||
| 2 | 152nd Boat Race | Rowing | London | ||
| 2 | A1 | Motor Racing | Shanghai, China | ||
| 2 | F1 | Motor Racing | Australia | ||
| 6 - 9 | US Masters | Golf | Augusta, Georgia | ||
| 6-8 | Grand National | Horse Racing | Aintree, UK | ||
| 15 - May 1 | World Championships | Snooker | Sheffield, UK | ||
| 16 | F1 | Motor Racing | San Marino | ||
| 22 | Scottish Grand National | Horse Racing | Ayr, Scotland | ||
| 23 | London Marathon | Marathon | London | ||
| May | |||||
| 5-21 | 2006 IIHF World Championships | Ice Hockey | Riga, Latvia | ||
| 6 | Individual Speedway World Championship Grand Prix | Motorcycle Racing | Wroclaw, Poland | ||
| 6 | Supercross World Championships | Motorcycle Racing | Las Vegas, USA | ||
| 6 - 14 | Orienteering World Cup | Orienteering | Otepää, Estonia | ||
| 7 | Women's Motocross World Cup | Motorcycle Racing | Teuschenthal, Germany | ||
| 7 | 2006 ITU Triathlon World Cup | Triathlon | Mazathan, Mexico | ||
| 10 - 13 | FITA World Cup | Archery | Porec, Croatia | ||
| 10 - 20 | ISAF World Sailing Games | Sailing | Lake Neusiedl, Austria | ||
| 10 | UEFA Cup Final | Soccer | tbc | ||
| 11 - 14 | Senior & Junior African Championship Freestyle, Greco Roman & Women's Wrestling | Wrestling | Pretoria/ Johannesburg, South Africa |
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| 13 | FA Cup Final | Soccer | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff | ||
| 14 | F1 | Motor Racing | Barcelona, Spain | ||
| 14 | Sidecar Motocross World Championship | Motorcycle racing | Sevlievo, Bulgaria | ||
| 14 - 20 | European Championships | Sailing | Balaton, Hungary | ||
| 16 - 20 | 9th World University Taekwondo Championships | Taekwondo | Valencia, Spain | ||
| 16 - 25 | ISSF World Cup in Shotgun | Shooting | Cairo, Egypt | ||
| 17 - 12 | Womens European Match Racing Championship | Sailing | Langedrag/ Gotheburg, Sweden | ||
| 17 | Champions League Final | Soccer | tba | ||
| 28 | F1 | Motor Racing | Monte Carlo, Monaco | ||
| 29 - June 11 | French Open | Tennis | Paris | ||
| June | |||||
| 3 | The Derby | Horse Racing | Epsom, UK | ||
| 9 | World Cup 2006 first match | Soccer | Germany | ||
| 12 - 18 | Stella Artois | Tennis | London | ||
| 15 - 18 | US Open | Golf | New York, USA | ||
| 25 | F1 | Motor Racing | Montreal, Canada | ||
| 20 - 24 | Royal Ascot | Horse Racing | Ascot, UK | ||
| 26 - 30 | Hickstead | Show-jumping | UK | ||
| 26 - July 10 | Wimbledon | Tennis | London | ||
| 28 - July 2 | Henley | Rowing | UK | ||
| July | |||||
| 1 - 23 | Tour de France | Cycling | France | ||
| 2 | F1 | Motor Racing | Indianapolis, USA | ||
| 16 | F1 | Motor Racing | Magny-Cours, France | ||
| 20 - 23 | British Open | Golf | Royal Liverpool, Hoylake, UK | ||
| 29 - August 5 | Cowes Week | Sailing | UK | ||
| 30 | F1 | Motor Racing | Hockenheim, Germany | ||
| August | |||||
| 1-7 | WTA | Tennis | tba | ||
| 6 | F1 | Motor Racing | Hungaroring, Hungary | ||
| 6 -13 | World Championships | Athletics | Gothenburg | ||
| 17 - 20 | US PGA Championships | Golf | Illinois, USA | ||
| 20 - 27 | World Championships | Rowing | Eton, UK | ||
| 20 - September 3 | Equestrian World Championships | Equestrian | Aachen, Germany | ||
| 27 | F1 | Motor Racing | Turkey | ||
| 28 - September 11 | US Open | Tennis | New York | ||
| September | |||||
| 3 | Golden League, | Athletics | Berlin, Germany | ||
| 4 | Superbike & Supersport World Championship round 8 | Motorcycling | Netherlands | ||
| 9 | St Leger | Horse Racing | York, UK | ||
| 10 | F1 | Motor Racing | Monza, Italy | ||
| 17 | F1 | Motor Racing | Spa- Francorchamps, Belguim | ||
| 22 - 24 | Ryder | Golf | K Club, Ireland | ||
| October | |||||
| 8 | F1 | Formula 1 | Suzuka, Japan | ||
| 22 | F1 | Motor Racing | Interlagos, Brazil (TBC) | ||
| 26 - 29 | Volvo Masters | Golf | Valderrama, Spain | ||
| 28 | Breeder's Cup | Horse Racing | Churchill Downs, USA | ||
| November | |||||
| 11 | Cheltenham Gold Cup | Horse Racing | UK | ||
| 11 - 19 | ATP Masters Cup | Tennis | Shanghai, China | ||
| 23 | The Ashes 1st Test | Cricket | Brisbane, Australia | ||
| December | |||||
| 1 | The Ashes 2nd Test | Cricket | Adelaide, Australia | ||
| 1 - 3 | Davis Cup Finals | Tennis | tba | ||
| 1 - 15 | Asian Games | Various - 39 in totoal | Dohar, Qatar | ||
| 14 - 18 | The Ashes 3rd Test | Cricket | Perth, Australia | ||
| 18 - 31 | World Championships | Darts | UK | ||
| 26 | King Geprge VI Classic | Racing | Kempton Park, UK | ||
| 26 - 30 | The Ashes 4th Test | Cricket | Melbourne, Australia |
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