1 RACING Perth Cup, Ascot 2 SAILING Pittwater to Coffs Harbour race, Sydney 2 SURF LIFESAVING Nutri-Grain Series, Rnd 4, Portsea, Vic 1-8 TENNIS Hopman Cup, Perth 3-9 TENNIS Brisbane International 3-7 CRICKET Australia v England, 5th Test, SCG 5 SOCCER Australia v UAE, International Friendly, TBC 6-9 GOLF US PGA Tour opener, Kapalua, Hawaii 6-9 GOLF Victorian Open, Spring Valley Golf Course 6-11 CYCLING Australian Road Championships, Ballarat, Vic 7-15 TENNIS Moorilla International, Hobart 9 SURF LIFESAVING Nutri-Grain series, Rnd 5, Noosa, Qld 9-15 TENNIS Sydney International, Sydney Olympic Park 10 SOCCER Asian Cup, Australia v India, Qatar 10 CRICKET Prime Minister’s XI v England XI, Manuka Oval, Canberra 12 CRICKET Australia v England, International Twenty20, Adelaide Oval 12-15 TENNIS Kooyong Classic, Vic 12-16 NETBALL Australia v Jamaica Test series, Jamaica 14 SOCCER Asian Cup, Australia v Korea Republic, Qatar 14 CRICKET Australia v England, International Twenty20, MCG 14-23 SNOWBOARD World Championships, La Molina, Spain 15 RACING Magic Millions, Gold Coast 16 CRICKET Australia v England, 1st ODI, MCG 16-23 CYCLING Tour Down Under, Adelaide 17-30 TENNIS Australian Open Championships, Melbourne 18 SOCCER Asian Cup, Australia v Bahrain, Qatar 20-22 BASEBALL Australian Baseball League finals series 21 CRICKET Australia v England, 2nd ODI, Bellerive Oval, Hobart 21-23 CYCLING UCI Track World Cup, China 22-23 SOCCER Asian Cup quarter-finals, Qatar 23 CRICKET Australia v England, 3rd ODI, SCG 23 ATHLETICS World Cross Country trials, Canberra 26-29 SOCCER Asian Cup semi-finals, Qatar 26 CRICKET Australia v England, 4th ODI, Adelaide 28 RACING Australia Stakes, Moonee Valley 29-30 SWIMMING Summer Series, North Sydney 30 SOCCER Asian Cup Finals, Qatar 30 CRICKET Australia v England, 5th ODI, Gabba 30-6/2 CYCLING Australian Track Championships, Sydney 2 CRICKET Australia v England, 6th ODI, SCG 5 CRICKET Twenty20 Big Bash Final 5-6 TENNIS Fed Cup - Australia v Italy, Domain Tennis Centre, Hobart 6 CRICKET Australia v England, 7th ODI, WACA 6 AMERICAN FOOTBALL NFL Super Bowl, Cowboys Stadium, Texas 8-20 ALPINE SKIING World Championships, Garmisch- Partenkirchen, Germany 10-12 MOTORSPORT V8 Supercars, Rnd 1, Abu Dhabi, UAE 12 CRICKET Women’s National Cricket League final 12 LEAGUE NRL All Stars v Indigenous All Stars, Skilled Park, Gold Coast 13 NETBALL Trans-Tasman Netball League commences 18-20 TRIATHLON Australian Sprint Championships, Geelong, Vic 18 RUGBY Super Rugby season commences 19 ATHLETICS National 20km walk championships, Hobart 19 RACING Lightning Stakes, Flemington 21 CRICKET ICC World Cup, Australia v Zimbabwe, Ahmedabad 21-27 GOLF World Matchplay Championships, Marana, Arizona, US 22-27 CYCLING Australian Mountain Bike Championships, Adelaide 25 CRICKET ICC World Cup, Australia v New Zealand, Nagpur 26 RACING Blue Diamond Stakes, Caulfield 26-9/3 SURFING Quiksilver Pro / Roxy Pro. Gold Coast 27 CRICKET One-Day Cup Final 2 SOCCER Asian Champions League, Syd FC v Suwon, SFS 2-11 SURF LIFESAVING Australian Champs, Gold Coast, Qld 4-13 SOCCER A-League Finals Series 5 RACING Australia Guineas, Flemington 5 CRICKET ICC World Cup, Australia v Sri Lanka, Colombo 11 LEAGUE NRL season commences 11-13 MOTORSPORT F1 Bahrain Grand Prix, Sakhir 12 SOCCER A-League Grand Final 12 RACING Newmarket Handicap, Flemington 12 RACING Randwick Guineas, Warwick Farm 12 BASKETBALL WNBL Grand Final 13 CRICKET ICC World Cup, Australia v Kenya, Bangalore 16 CRICKET ICC World Cup, Australia v Canada, Bangalore 16 SOCCER Asian Champions League, TBA v Syd FC, Venue TBC 17-21 CRICKET Sheffield Shield Final 17-20 MOTORSPORT V8 Supercars, Rnd 2, Adelaide 19 CRICKET ICC World Cup, Australia v Pakistan, Colombo 19 RACING Coolmore Classic, Rosehill 20 ATHLETICS World Cross Country championships, Punta Umbria, Spain 20 MOTORSPORT MotoGP, Losail, Qatar 23-27 CYCLING World Track Cycling Championships, Netherlands 23-26 CRICKET ICC World Cup quarter-finals 24 AFL AFL season commences 24-27 MOTORSPORT V8 Supercars, non- championship, Albert Park, Melbourne 25 RACING William Reid Stakes, Mooney Valley 25-27 MOTORSPORT F1 Australian Grand Prix, Albert Park, Melbourne 25-27 RUGBY Hong Kong Rugby Sevens 25-27 TRIATHLON ITU World Cup / Australian Championships, Mooloolaba, Qld 26 RACING Rosehill Guineas, Rosehill 29 SOCCER Australia v Germany, Interna- tional Friendly, Monchengladbach, Germany 29-30 CRICKET ICC World Cup semi-finals 31 BASEBALL US Major League season commences 1-8 SWIMMING World Championships Trials, Sydney Olympic Park 2 RACING Golden Slipper, Rosehill 2 RACING WATC Derby, Ascot 2 CRICKET ICC World Cup final, Mumbai 3 MOTORSPORT MotoGP, Jerez, Spain 6 SOCCER Asian Champions League, Syd FC v Shanghai, SFS 7-10 GOLF The Masters, Augusta National Golf Club, USA 8-10 MOTORSPORT F1 Malaysian Grand Prix, Sepang, Malaysia 9 RACING AJC Australian Derby, Randwick 9-10 TRIATHLON ITU World Championships series, Sydney 15-17 ATHLETICS Australian Open Championships, Olympic Park, Melbourne 15-17 MOTORSPORT V8 Supercars, Rnd 3, Hamilton, NZ 15-17 MOTORSPORT F1 Chinese Grand Prix, Shanghai 16 RACING Doncaster Day, Randwick 16-2/5 SNOOKER World Championships, Sheffield, England 19 SOCCER Asian Champions League, Shanghai v Syd FC, Shanghai 19-30 SURFING Rip Curl Pro, Bells Beach, Victoria 20-1/5 BASKETBALL NBL finals series 22-26 ATHLETICS Stawell Gift, Stawell, Vic 23 RACING Sydney Cup, Randwick 24 MOTORSPORT MotoGP, Motegi, Japan 27-1/5 SURFING Women’s Surf Festival, Taranaki, New Zealand Apr-May CRICKET Australia two-Test, five ODI tour of Bangladesh 1 MOTORSPORT MotoGP, Estoril, Portugal 3 SOCCER Asian Champions League, Suwon v Syd FC, Suwon, Korea 3-8 SURFING CBA Beachley Classic, Sydney, NSW 5 ATHLETICS Diamond League, Doha, Qatar 6 LEAGUE Australia v New Zealand Test match, Christchurch, NZ 6 LEAGUE NSW City v NSW Country, venue TBC 6-8 MOTORSPORT V8 Supercars, Rnd 4, Barbagallo Raceway, Perth 6-8 MOTORSPORT F1 Turkish Grand Prix, Istanbul 7 RACING SA Derby, Morphettville 10 SOCCER Asian Champions League, Syd FC v TBA, SFS 11-22 SURFING Billabong Rio Pro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 14-15 TRIATHLON ITU World Champs series, Yokohama, Japan 14 RACING BTC Cup, Doomben 14 SOCCER FA Cup final, Wembley, England 15 MOTORSPORT MotoGP, Le Mans, France 20-22 MOTORSPORT V8 Supercars, Rnd 5, Winton, Vic 20-22 MOTORSPORT F1 Spanish Grand Prix, Catalunya, Barcelona 21 RACING Doomben Cup, Doomben 22-23 NETBALL Trans-Tasman Championship grand final 23-25 GOLF South Pacific Ladies Masters, Royal Pines, Gold Coast 23-5/6 TENNIS French Open, Roland Garros, Paris 25 LEAGUE Queensland v NSW, State of Origin I, Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane 26-29 MOTORSPORT F1 Monaco Grand Prix, Monte Carlo 28 SOCCER UEFA Champions League final, Wembley Stadium, London 28 RACING Doomben 10,000, Doomben 4 RACING Queensland Oaks, Eagle Farm 5 MOTORSPORT MotoGP, Catalunya, Spain 4-5 TRIATHLON Madrid, Spain 10-12 MOTORSPORT F1 Canadian Grand Prix, Montreal 11 RACING Stradbroke Handicap, Eagle Farm 12 MOTORSPORT MotoGP, Silverstone, Great Britain 15 LEAGUE NSW v Qld, State of Origin II, ANZ Stadium, Sydney 16-19 GOLF US Open, Congressional Country Club, Maryland, USA 17-19 MOTORSPORT V8 Supercars, Rnd 6, Hidden Valley Race- way, Darwin 18-19 TRIATHLON Kitzbuhel, Austria 20-3/7 TENNIS Wimbledon, London 23-25 GOLF USLPGA Champ, Locust Hill, New York 24-26 MOTORSPORT F1 European Grand Prix, Valencia, Spain 25 MOTORSPORT MotoGP, Assen, Netherlands 25-26 CYCLING UCI MTB Marathon World Championships, Italy 25-3/7 HOCKEY Women’s Champions Trophy, Netherlands 2-24 CYCLING Tour de France 3 MOTORSPORT MotoGP, Mugello, Italy 3-10 NETBALL World Championships, Singapore 6 LEAGUE Queensland v NSW, State of Origin III, Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane 7-10 GOLF US Women’s Open, The Broadmoor, Colorado Springs 8-10 TENNIS Davis Cup, Asia-Oceania zone, Australia v China or Taiwan 8-10 MOTORSPORT V8 Supercars, Rnd 7, Townsville, Qld 8-10 MOTORSPORT F1 British Grand Prix, Silverstone, Britain 9 RUGBY Super Rugby Final 14-24 SURFING Billabong Pro, Jeffreys Bay, South Africa 14-17 GOLF The Open Championship, Royal St George’s, Kent, England 16-17 TRIATHLON Hamburg, Germany 16-31 SWIMMING FINA World Championships, Shanghai, China 17 MOTORSPORT MotoGP, Sachsenring, Germany 22-24 MOTORSPORT F1 German Grand Prix, Nurburgring, Germany 23 RUGBY Tri Nations, Australia v South Africa, ANZ Stadium, Sydney 24 MOTORSPORT MotoGP, Laguna Seca, USA 28-31 CYCLING UCI BMX World Championships, Denmark 28-31 GOLF Women’s British Open, Carnoustie Golf Club, Scotland 29-31 MOTORSPORT F1 Hungarian Grand Prix, Budapest 6 RUGBY Tri Nations, New Zealand v Australia, Auckland 6-7 TRIATHLON London, Great Britain 11-14 GOLF PGA Champ, Atlanta Athletic Club, Georgia, USA 13 RUGBY Tri Nations, South Africa v Australia, Durban 14 MOTORSPORT MotoGP, Brno, Czech Republic 19-21 MOTORSPORT V8 Supercars, Rnd 8, Ipswich, Qld 20-31 SURFING Billabong Pro Teahupoo, Tahiti 27 RUGBY Tri Nations, Australia v New Zealand, Suncorp Stadium Brisbane 27-4/9 ATHLETICS IAAF World Championships, Korea 26-28 MOTORSPORT F1 Belgian Grand Prix, Belgium 28 MOTORSPORT MotoGP, Indi- anapolis, USA 29-4/9 CYCLING UCI MTB World Champs, Switzerland 29-11/9 TENNIS US Open, New York Aug-Sep CRICKET Australia three-Test, five-ODI tour of Sri Lanka 4 MOTORSPORT MotoGP, Misano, San Marino 11 RUGBY World Cup - Australia v Italy, Christchurch 9-11 MOTORSPORT F1 Italian Grand Prix, Monza, Italy 9-11 LEAGUE NRL finals series begins 9-11 AFL finals series begins 10-11 TRIATHLON World Championship series grand final, Beijing 16-18 MOTORSPORT V8 Supercars, Rnd 9, Phillip Island, Vic 16-24 SURFING Hurley Pro, Trestles, California, USA 17 RUGBY World Cup - Australia v Ireland, Auckland, NZ 18 MOTORSPORT MotoGP, Motorland, Aragon 21-25 CYCLING UCI Road World Championships, Denmark 23 RUGBY World Cup - Australia v USA, Wellington, NZ 24 RACING George Main Stakes, Randwick 23-25 MOTORSPORT F1 Singapore Grand Prix, Singapore 25 SURF LIFESAVING Coolangatta Gold, Gold Coast 26 AFL Brownlow medal Sep-Oct CRICKET Australia three- Test, five-ODI tour of South Africa 1 AFL AFL grand final, MCG, Melbourne 1 RUGBY World Cup - Australia v Russia, Christchurch, NZ 1 RACING Epsom Day, Randwick 2 LEAGUE NRL grand final, ANZ Stadium, Sydney 4-13 SURFING Quiksilver Pro France, South West Coast, France 6-9 MOTORSPORT V8 Supercars Bathurst 1000, Rnd 10, Bathurst, NSW 7-9 MOTORSPORT F1 Japanese Grand Prix, Suzuka, Japan 8 RACING Caulfield Guineas, Caulfield 8-9 RUGBY World Cup – Quarter-finals, Wellington/Christchurch, NZ 12 RACING Thousand Guineas, Caulfield 14-16 MOTORSPORT F1 Korean Grand Prix, Yeongam, Korea 15 RACING Caulfield Cup, Caulfield 15-16 RUGBY World Cup – Semi-finals, Auckland/ Christchurch, NZ 15-24 SURFING Rip Curl Pro, Peniche, Portugal 16 MOTORSPORT MotoGP, Phillip Island, Vic, Australia 21-23 MOTORSPORT V8 Supercars, Rnd 11, Gold Coast, Qld 22 RACING Cox Plate, Moonee Valley 23 RUGBY World Cup Final, Auckland, NZ 23 MOTORSPORT MotoGP, Sepang, Malaysia 27-31 TRIATHLON Noosa Multi-Sport Festival, Noosa, Qld 28-30 MOTORSPORT F1 Grand Prix of India, New Delhi 29 RACING Victoria Derby Day, Flemington 1 RACING Melbourne Cup Day, Flemington 1-11 SURFING Rip Curl Pro Search, Somewhere 3 RACING Crown Oaks Day, Flemington 3-6 GOLF WGC-HSBC Champions, Shanghai, China 5-6 TENNIS Fed Cup final 5 RACING Emirates Stakes Day, Flemington 6 MOTORSPORT MotoGP, Ricardo Tormo, Valencia, Spain 11-13 MOTORSPORT V8 Supercars, Rnd 12, Symmons Plains, Tas 11-13 MOTORSPORT F1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi 14-20 GOLF President’s Cup, Royal Melbourne Golf Club, Vic 18-20 MOTORSPORT V8 Supercars, Rnd 13, Sandown, Vic 24-6/12 SURFING World Cup, Sunset Beach, Hawaii 25-27 MOTORSPORT F1 Brazilian Grand Prix, Sao Paulo 26-4/12 HOCKEY Men’s Champions Trophy, India Nov CRICKET New Zealand two-Test tour of Australia 2-4 MOTORSPORT V8 Supercars, Rnd 13, Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney 2-4 TENNIS Davis Cup final 8-20 SURFING Billabong Pipe Masters, Banzai Pipeline, Hawaii 26 SAILING Sydney to Hobart, Sydney 26-30 CRICKET Boxing Day Test, Australia v India, MCG Dec CRICKET Launch of domestic Big Bash Twenty20 series Dec CRICKET India four-Test tour of Australia 2011 CALENDAR MARCH 27 v Melbourne, MCG APRIL 3 v Essendon, ANZ Stadium 9 v West Coast, Patersons Stadium 16 v Geelong, ANZ Stadium Bye 29 v Carlton, SCG MAY 7 v Western Bulldogs, Manuka Oval 14 v Port Adelaide, SCG 22 v Hawthorn, SCG 28 v North Melbourne, Etihad Stadium JUNE 4 v Brisbane Lions, Gabba 12 v Richmond, SCG 19 v Carlton, Etihad Stadium 25 v Collingwood, ANZ Stadium JULY 2 v Adelaide, AAMI Stadium 9 v Gold Coast, Gold Coast Stadium 17 v Fremantle, SCG 23 v Western Bulldogs, SCG Bye AUGUST 6 v Essendon, Etihad Stadium 14 v Richmond, MCG 21 v St Kilda, ANZ Stadium 27 v Geelong, Skilled Stadium SEPTEMBER 2-4 v Brisbane, SCG FEBRUARY 18 v Rebels, AAMI Park 26 v Reds, SFS MARCH 4 v Crusaders, AMI Stadium 19 v Cheetahs, SFS 26 v Brumbies, Canberra Stadium APRIL 1 v Chiefs, SFS 9 v Force, ME Bank Stadium 16 v Blues, Eden Park 23 v Reds, Suncorp Stadium / Ballymore 30 v Rebels, SFS MAY 7 v Force, SFS 21 v Lions, SFS 29 v Sharks, ABSA Stadium JUNE 5 v Bulls, Loftus Versfeld 11 v Highlanders, SFS 18 v Brumbies, SFS SWANS DRAW WARATAHS DRAW Design: Boo Bailey