AP Weekly Sports Calendar

EDITORS:

These are among the top sports events of the week. Coverage of most of these events will move on this circuit:

FRIDAY, Feb. 18

thru 20, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany — skiing, Alpine world championships.

thru 20, Memphis, Tennessee — tennis, ATP-WTA, Regions Morgan Keegan Championships and Cellular South Cup.

thru 20, Marseille, France — tennis, ATP, Open 13.

thru 20, Buenos Aires, Argentina — tennis, ATP, Copa Claro.

thru 20, Dubai, United Arab Emirates — tennis, WTA, Dubai Championships.

thru 20, Bogota, Colombia — tennis, WTA, Copa Colsanitas

thru 20, Los Angeles — golf, US PGA Tour, Northern Trust Open.

thru 20, New Delhi — golf, Asian Tour, Avantha Masters.

thru 20, Chonburi, Thailand — golf, US LPGA Tour, Honda LPGA Thailand.

thru 20, Naples, Florida — golf, Champions Tour, ACE Group Classic

thru June 18, various sites — rugby, Super 15 regular season starts

thru 20, Stoneham, Quebec — snowboarding, World Cup.

thru 27, Koenigssee, Germany — bobsled-skeleton, world championships.

thru 19, Salt Lake City — speedskating, World Cup

thru 20, Dresden, Germany — speedskating, short track World Cup

Ljubliana, Slovenia — boxing, Dejan Zavek vs. Paul Delgado for IBF welterweight title.

SATURDAY. Feb. 19

Dhaka, Bangladesh — cricket, World Cup: India vs. Bangladesh.

Birmingham, England — athletics, Aviva Grand Prix.

thru 20, Drammen, Norway — skiing, cross-country World Cup

Stuttgart, Germany — boxing, Felix Sturm vs. Ronald Hearns for Sturm's WBA middleweight title.

Panama City — boxing, Anselmo Moreno vs. Lorenzo Parra for Moreno's WBA bantamweight title.

Las Vegas — boxing, Fernando Montiel vs. Nonito Donaire for Montiel's WBC-WBO bantamweight titles.

SUNDAY, Feb. 20

Various sites, Asia — cricket, World Cup: New Zealand vs. Kenya, Sri Lanka vs. Canada.

Los Angeles — basketball, NBA All-Star game.

Daytona Beach, Florida — auto racing, NASCAR, Daytona 500.

MONDAY, Feb. 21

Ahmedabad, India — cricket, World Cup: Australia vs. Zimbabwe.

thru 27, Acapulco, Mexico — tennis, ATP-WTA, Mexican Open.

thru 27, Dubai, United Arab Emirates — tennis, ATP, Dubai Championships.

thru 27, Delray Beach, Florida — tennis, ATP, Delray Beach International Championships.

thru 27, Doha, Qatar — tennis, WTA, Qatar Ladies Open.

TUESDAY, Feb. 22

Nagpur, India — cricket, World Cup: England vs. Netherlands.

Various sites, Europe — football, Champions League round of 16: FC Copenhagen vs. Chelsea, Lyon vs. Real Madrid.

Various sites, Europe — football, Europa League round of 32: CSKA Moscow vs. PAOK Thessaloniki, FC Porto vs. Sevilla.

WEDNESDAY, Feb. 23

Hambantota, Sri Lanka — cricket, World Cup: Pakistan vs. Kenya.

Various sites, Europe — football, Champions League round of 16: Inter Milan vs. Bayern Munich, Marseille vs. Manchester United.

thru 27, Marana, Arizona — golf, WGC, Accenture Match Play Championship.

THURSDAY., Feb. 24

New Delhi — cricket, World Cup: South Africa vs. West Indies.

Various sites, Europe — football, Europa League round of 32: Villarreal vs. Napoli, Sporting Lisbon vs. Rangers, Liverpool vs. Sparta Prague, Ajax vs. Anderlecht, Braga vs. Lech Poznan, Dynamo Kiev vs. Besiktas, Spartak Moscow vs. FC Basel, Zenit St. Petersburg vs. Young Boys, Manchester City vs. Aris, FC Twente vs. Rubin Kazan, PSV Eindhoven vs. Lille, Stuttgart vs. Benfica, Paris Saint-Germain vs. BATE Borisov, Bayer Leverkusen vs. Metalist Kharkiv.

thru 27, Maya, Mexico — golf, US PGA Tour, Mayakoba Classic.

thru 27, Singapore — golf, US LPGA Tour, HSBC Women's Championship.

thru March 3, Oslo, Norway — skiing, Nordic world championships.

FRIDAY, Feb. 25

Various sites, Asia — cricket, World Cup: Australia vs. New Zealand, Bangladesh vs. Ireland.

thru 27, Are, Sweden — skiing, women's Alpine World Cup.

SATURDAY, Feb. 26

Colombo, Sri Lanka — cricket, World Cup: Pakistan vs. Sri Lanka.

Various sites, Europe — rugby, Six Nations, Italy vs. Wales, England vs. France.

thru 27, Bansko, Bulgaria — men's Alpine World Cup.

Calgary, Alberta — snowboarding, World Cup.

Las Vegas — boxing, Miguel Acosta vs. Brandon Rios for Acosta's WBA lightweight title.

Merida, Mexico — boxing, Gilberto Keb Bass vs. Jose Antonio Aguirre for Bass' WBC junior flyweight title.

SUNDAY, Feb. 27

Bangalore, India — cricket, World Cup: India vs. England.

Edinburgh, Scotland — rugby, Six Nations, Scotland vs. Ireland.

London — football, League Cup final: Arsenal vs. Birmingham.

Wigan, England — rugby league, World Club Challenge: Wigan Warriors vs. St. George Illawarra Dragons.

Avondale, Arizona — auto racing, NASCAR, Subway Fresh Fit 500.