Showtime ’09: Your personal sporting calendar

Want to have a clear picture? Here’s a ready reckoner of all that you need to know about what’s on offer in the New Year.  Get, set, go...

January 6-11
Badminton
Cricket
South Africa’s tour to Australia (2 Tests and 5 ODIs)
England’s tour to West Indies
Football
Jan 11
EPL: Man Utd v Chelsea
Jan 12
FIFA World Player of the Year gala in Zurich
Golf
Jan 8-11
USPGA Tour: Mercedes-Benz Championship, Hawaii
Hockey
Jan 31
Four Nations Punjab Gold Cup, Chandigarh & Jalandhar
Tennis
Jan 5
Chennai Open
Jan 19-26
Australian Open

February
Badminton
Feb 24-1 Mar
Yonex German Open Gold Grand Prix, Mulheim, Germany
Cricket
Feb-Apr
Australia’s tour to South Africa
Golf
Feb 5-8
USPGA Tour: Buick Invitational, California
Motorsports
Feb 1
Ireland Rally, World Rally Championship
Feb 1
EPL: Liverpool v Chelsea
Football

March
Athletics
Mar 28
IAAF World Cross Country Championships, Jordan
Badminton
Mar 3-8
Yonex All England Super Series, England
Cricket
Mar 6
India in New Zealand, March - April
Football
Mar 14
Man Utd v Liverpool
Golf
Mar 29
Australian GP, Melbourne
Formula One
Mar 31-April 1
Asian Tour: The Open Championship International Final Qualifying, Sentosa Golf Club, Singapore
Squash
Mar 11-15
Pro Tour Indian Open (Indore)
Tennis
Mar 2
Davis Cup, first round
Mar 9
Masters Series, Indian Wells

April
Badminton
Apr 7-12
Asian Championships, Suwon, South Korea
Apr 10-17
Sudirman Cup, Guangzhou, Guangong, China
Football
Apr 30
UEFA Champions League semifinal
Formula One
Apr 5
Malaysian Grand Prix
Apr 19
Chinese Grand Prix
Apr 26
Bahrain Grand Prix
Golf
Apr 16-19
Asian Tour: Volvo China Open, Beijing
Hockey
April 3-12
Sultan Azlan Shah Cup, Ipoh Malaysia
April 25-May 2
Four Nations Invitational, Jalandhar
NBA
NBA Playoffs - April 2009
Tennis
Apr 6
US Men's clay court championship
Apr 9-12
The Augusta Masters, Georgia, USA
Golf

May
Football
May 7
UEFA Champions League semifinal
May 20
UEFA Champions League final, Istanbul, Turkey
May 24
Barclays Premier League 2008-09 season's final day
Formula One
May 10
Spanish Grand Prix
May 24
Monaco Grand Prix
Golf
May 14-17
European Tour: The Irish Open
Hockey
May 8-15
Asia Cup, Dubai
Table Tennis
May 19-25
CW Championships 2009, Glasgow
Tennis
May 9
Madrid Open (women's)
May 25-June 1
French Open
 
June
Badminton
June 9-14
Singapore Super Series 2009, Singapore
Basketball
June 5-15
Military World C’ships in Klaipeda, Lithuania
Cricket
India’s tour to West Indies
June 5-21
ICC World Twenty20, England
Formula One
June 7
Turkish Grand Prix
June 21
British Grand Prix
Football
June 14-28
FIFA Confederations Cup, South Africa
Golf
June 25-28
European Tour: BMW International Open, Munich, Germany
Hockey
June 7-21
Men’s Junior World Cup, Malaysia/ Singapore
Tennis
June 21
Wimbledon Tennis Championships
T20- June
ICC World Twenty20,
England, June

July
Basketball
July 2-12
FIBA U19 World Championship for Men in Auckland
Cricket
July 8
The Ashes, Australia in England
Cycling
July 4-16
Tour de France
Formula One
July 12
Nurburgring (Germany) Grand Prix
July 26
Hungarian Grand Prix
Golf
July 16-19
The Open Championship, Ailsa Course, Turnberry
Squash
July 16-26
July 29-August 5
World Junior Championships

August
Athletics
August 15
IAAF World Championships, Berlin, Germany
Cricket
New Zealand’s tour to Sri Lanka
Badminton
Aug 25-30
Yonex Chinese Taipei Gold Grand Prix, Taipei, China
Football
EPL 2009-10 start
Formula One
Aug 23
European Grand Prix
Aug 30
Belgian Grand Prix
Golf
Aug 21-23
LPGA Tour: The Solheim Cup, USA
Hockey
August 3-16
Women's Junior World Cup, Boston
Tennis
Aug 10
Montreal Masters
Aug 17
Cincinnati Masters
Tennis
Aug 31
US Open

September
Athletics
Sept 12-13
IAAF/VTB Bank World Athletics final
Badminton
Sept 22-27
Yonex Open Japan Super Series, Tokyo, Japan
Formula One
Sept 13
Italian Grand Prix
Sept 27
Singapore Grand prix
Golf
Sept 12-13
The Walker Cup, Pennsylvania

October
Athletics
Oct 11
IAAF World Half Marathon Championships, Great Britain
Badminton
Oct 10-18
Sydney 2009 World Masters Game, Sydney, Australia
Basketball
Oct 14-18
FIBA World Cup Championships (TBA)
World Masters Games in Sydney
Cricket
Australia in India
(7 ODIs)
Formula One
Oct 4
Japanese Grand Prix
Oct 18
Brazilian Grand Prix
Golf
Oct 8-11
Asian Tour: Hero Honda Indian Open, Delhi GC, India
Table Tennis
Oct 9-11
Women’s World Cup
Oct 16-18
Men's World Cup, Moscow
Tennis
Oct 3
China Open (women's)
Oct 12
Shanghai Masters

November
Cricket
England’s tour to South Africa (4 Tests & 5 ODIs)
Pakistan’s tour to Australia (3 Tests)
Sri Lanka’s tour to India (3 Tests & 5 ODIs)
Formula One
Nov 1
Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Hockey
November 6-15
Women's Asia Cup, Bangkok
November 28-December 6
Men's Champions Trophy, Melbourne
Tennis
Nov 2
Fed Cup final
Nov 9
Paris Masters
Tennis
Nov 30
Davis cup Final

December
Cricket
WI tour of Australia
India’s tour of Bangladesh (2 Tests)
Football
December 4-5
Final draw for the 2010 FIFA World Cup

>> Must watch
Wimbledon 2009
For all the Roger Federer fans, this is a must watch as the former No.1 one would be seeking for a redemption on his favourite surface after being defeated by Rafael Nadal in an epic finals lasting for 4hrs and 48 minutes
June 21 onwards

Singapore GP
One of the most glamourous sporting events added in the calendar, Singapore Grand Prix would definitely bring back the spark in the night of Formula One lovers
September 27

Ashes ’09
Will KP’s England be able to repeat the magic of 2005? With Australia on the verge of being toppled from the no 1 spot that does not look a distant dream...
July 8-Sept 20