AFP Sports Diary for February 27 to March 26: Saturday, February 27 RUGBY UNION: Six Nations, Italy v Ireland at Rome; Wales v England at Cardiff CYCLING: UAE Tour (ends); Omloop Het Nieuwsblad one day semi-classic TENNIS: ATP at Cordoba, Singapore and Montpellier (until Feb 28); WTA at Adelaide (ends) CRICKET: Pakistan Super League (until March 22) ALPINE SKIING: Men's World Cup at Bansko, Bulgaria; Women's World Cup at Val di Fassa, Italy (until Feb 28) GOLF: USPGA and EPGA WGC Championship at Bradenton, Florida; USPGA Puerto Rico Open; USLPGA at Florida (until Feb 28) RALLYING: Arctic Rally, Finland (until Feb 28) Sunday, February 28 TENNIS: ATP at Cordoba, Singapore and Montpellier (end) CRICKET: Pakistan Super League (until March 22) ALPINE SKIING: Men's World Cup at Bansko, Bulgaria; Women's World Cup at Val di Fassa, Italy (end) GOLF: USPGA and EPGA WGC Championship at Bradenton, Florida; USPGA Puerto Rico Open; USLPGA at Florida (end) RALLYING: Arctic Rally, Finland (ends) Monday, March 1 TENNIS: ATP at Rotterdam and Buenos Aires (until March 7); WTA at Qatar (until March 6) and Lyon (until March 7) CRICKET: Pakistan Super League (until March 22) Tuesday, March 2 FORMULA ONE: World champions Mercedes unveil car for 2021 season; Alpine team launch TENNIS: ATP at Rotterdam and Buenos Aires (until March 7); WTA at Qatar (until March 6) and Lyon (until March 7) CRICKET: Afghanistan v Zimbabwe at Abu Dhabi, 1st Test (until March 6); Pakistan Super League (until March 22) Wednesday, March 3 CRICKET: New Zealand v Australia at Wellington, 3rd T20I; Afghanistan v Zimbabwe at Abu Dhabi, 1st Test (until March 6); West Indies v Sri Lanka at Coolidge, 1st T20I; Pakistan Super League (until March 22) TENNIS: ATP at Rotterdam and Buenos Aires (until March 7); WTA at Qatar (until March 6) and Lyon (until March 7) FOOTBALL: UEFA Women's Champions League last 16, first leg FORMULA ONE: Aston Martin team launch Thursday, March 4 CRICKET: India v England at Ahmedabad, 4th Test (until March 8); Afghanistan v Zimbabwe at Abu Dhabi, 1st Test (until March 6); Pakistan Super League (until March 22) TENNIS: ATP at Rotterdam and Buenos Aires (until March 7); WTA at Qatar (until March 6) and Lyon (until March 7) GOLF: USPGA at Arnold Palmer Invitational, Orlando, Florida; LPGA at Ocala, Florida (until March 7) FOOTBALL: UEFA Women's Champions League last 16, first leg ATHLETICS: European Indoor Championships, Torun, Poland (until March 7) FORMULA ONE: Haas team 2021 car launch Friday, March 5 CRICKET: India v England at Ahmedabad, 4th Test (until March 8); New Zealand v Australia at Auckland, 4th T20I; Afghanistan v Zimbabwe at Abu Dhabi, 1st Test (until March 6); West Indies v Sri Lanka at Coolidge, 2nd T20I; Pakistan Super League (until March 22) TENNIS: ATP at Rotterdam and Buenos Aires (until March 7); WTA at Qatar (until March 6) and Lyon (until March 7); Davis Cup World Group I and II ties (to March 7) GOLF: USPGA at Arnold Palmer Invitational, Orlando, Florida; LPGA at Ocala, Florida (until March 7) ATHLETICS: European Indoor Championships, Torun, Poland (until March 7) ALPINE SKIING: Men's World Cup at Saalbach-Hinterglemm, Austria (until March 7) FORMULA ONE: Williams team 2021 car launch Saturday, March 6 CYCLING: Strade Bianchi one day classic in Italy TENNIS: ATP at Rotterdam and Buenos Aires (until March 7); WTA at Qatar (ends) and Lyon (until March 7); Davis Cup World Group I and II ties (until March 7) CRICKET: India v England at Ahmedabad, 4th Test (until March 8); Afghanistan v Zimbabwe at Abu Dhabi, 1st Test (ends); Pakistan Super League (until March 22) ALPINE SKIING: Women's World Cup at Jasna, Slovakia (until March 7); Men's World Cup at Saalbach-Hinterglemm, Austria (until March 7) GOLF: USPGA at Arnold Palmer Invitational, Orlando, Florida; LPGA at Ocala, Florida (until March 7) ATHLETICS: European Indoor Championships, Torun, Poland (until March 7) Sunday, March 7 CYCLING: Paris-Nice (until March 14) CRICKET: India v England at Ahmedabad, 4th Test (until March 8); New Zealand v Australia at Mount Maunganui, 5th T20I; West Indies v Sri Lanka at Coolidge, 3rd T20I; Pakistan Super League (until March 22) TENNIS: ATP at Rotterdam and Buenos Aires; ATP at Doha (end); WTA at Dubai (until March 13); Davis Cup World Group I and II ties (end) ALPINE SKIING: Women's World Cup at Jasna, Slovakia; Men's World Cup at Saalbach-Hinterglemm, Austria (end) GOLF: USPGA Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill, Florida, USLPGA Drive On Championship at Florida (end) BASKETBALL: 70th NBA All-Star Game, Atlanta ATHLETICS: European Indoor Championships, Torun, Poland (end) Monday, March 8 CYCLING: Paris-Nice (until March 14) CRICKET: India v England at Ahmedabad, 4th Test (ends); Pakistan Super League (until March 22) TENNIS: ATP at Doha (until March 13), Marseille and Santiago (until March 14); WTA at Dubai (until March 13), Guadalajara (until March 14) Tuesday, March 9 FOOTBALL: UEFA Champions League last 16, second leg CYCLING: Paris-Nice (until March 14) TENNIS: ATP at Doha (until March 13), Marseille and Santiago (until March 14); WTA at Dubai (until March 13), Guadalajara (until March 14) CRICKET: Pakistan Super League (until March 22) Wednesday, March 10 FOOTBALL: UEFA Champions League last 16, second leg; UEFA Women's Champions League last 16, second leg CYCLING: Paris-Nice (until March 14), Tirreno-Adriatico (until March 16) TENNIS: ATP at Doha (until March 13), Marseille and Santiago (until March 14); WTA at Dubai (until March 13), Guadalajara (until March 14) CRICKET: Afghanistan v Zimbabwe at Abu Dhabi, 2nd Test (until March 14); West Indies v Sri Lanka at North Sound, 1st ODI; Pakistan Super League (until March 22) FORMULA ONE: Ferrari 2021 car launch Thursday, March 11 FOOTBALL: UEFA Women's Champions League last 16 second leg; UEFA Europa League last 16, first leg CYCLING: Paris-Nice (until March 14), Tirreno-Adriatico (until March 16) TENNIS: ATP at Doha (until March 13), Marseille and Santiago (until March 14); WTA at Dubai (until March 13), Guadalajara (until March 14) GOLF: USPGA Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass, Florida, EPGA at Qatar (until March 14) CRICKET: Afghanistan v Zimbabwe at Abu Dhabi, 2nd Test (until March 14); Pakistan Super League (until March 22) Friday, March 12 FOOTBALL: UEFA Women's Champions League quarter-final and semi-final draw CYCLING: Paris-Nice (until March 14), Tirreno-Adriatico (until March 16) CRICKET: India v England at Ahmedabad, 1st T20I; Afghanistan v Zimbabwe at Abu Dhabi, 2nd Test (until March 14); West Indies v Sri Lanka at North Sound, 2nd ODI; Pakistan Super League (until March 22) TENNIS: ATP at Doha (until March 13), Marseille and Santiago (until March 14); WTA at Dubai (until March 13), Guadalajara (until March 14) ALPINE SKIING: Women's World Cup at Are, Sweden (until March 13) GOLF: USPGA Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass, Florida, EPGA at Qatar (until March 14) FORMULA ONE: Pre-season testing at Bahrain (until March 14) Saturday, March 13 CRICKET: Afghanistan v Zimbabwe at Abu Dhabi, 2nd Test (until March 14); Pakistan Super League (until March 22) CYCLING: Paris-Nice (until March 14), Tirreno-Adriatico (until March 16) TENNIS: ATP at Doha (ends), Marseille and Santiago (until March 14); WTA at Dubai (ends), Guadalajara (until March 14) ALPINE SKIING: Women's World Cup at Are, Sweden (ends); Men's World Cup at Kranjska Gora (until March 14) GOLF: USPGA Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass, Florida, EPGA at Qatar (until March 14) RUGBY UNION: Six Nations - Italy v Wales at Rome, England v France at Twickenham FORMULA ONE: Pre-season testing at Bahrain (until March 14) Sunday, March 14 CRICKET: Afghanistan v Zimbabwe at Abu Dhabi, 2nd Test (ends); India v England at Ahmedabad, 2nd T20I; West Indies v Sri Lanka at North Sound, 3rd ODI; Pakistan Super League (until March 22) TENNIS: ATP at Marseille and Santiago (end); ATP at Dubai (until March 20) WTA at Guadalajara (ends) GOLF: USPGA Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass, Florida, EPGA at Qatar (end) RUGBY UNION: Six Nations - Scotland v Ireland at Edinburgh CYCLING: Paris-Nice (ends), Tirreno-Adriatico (until March 16) ALPINE SKIING: Men's World Cup at Kranjska Gora (ends) FORMULA ONE: Pre-season testing at Bahrain (ends) Monday, March 15 TENNIS: ATP at Dubai and Acapulco (until March 20); WTA at Monterrey and St Petersburg (until March 21) CYCLING: Tirreno-Adriatico (until March 16) CRICKET: Pakistan Super League (until March 22) Tuesday, March 16 CRICKET: India v England at Ahmedabad, 3rd T20I; Pakistan Super League (until March 22) CYCLING: Tirreno-Adriatico (ends) FOOTBALL: UEFA Champions League last 16, second leg RACING: Cheltenham Festival (until March 19) TENNIS: ATP at Dubai and Acapulco (until March 20); WTA at Monterrey and St Petersburg (until March 21) Wednesday, March 17 CRICKET: Afghanistan v Zimbabwe at Abu Dhabi, 1st T20I; Pakistan Super League (until March 22) FOOTBALL: UEFA Champions League last 16, second leg ALPINE SKIING: Men and Women World Cup Finals at Lenzerheide (until March 21) RACING: Cheltenham Festival (until March 19) TENNIS: ATP at Dubai and Acapulco (until March 20); WTA at Monterrey and St Petersburg (until March 21) Thursday, March 18 CRICKET: India v England at Ahmedabad, 4th T20I, Pakistan Super League (until March 22) FOOTBALL: UEFA Europa League last 16, second leg GOLF: USPGA Honda Classic at Palm Beach, Florida; EPGA at Kenya Open, Nairobi (until March 21) ALPINE SKIING: Men and Women World Cup Finals at Lenzerheide (until March 21) RACING: Cheltenham Festival (until March 19) TENNIS: ATP at Dubai and Acapulco (until March 20); WTA at Monterrey and St Petersburg (until March 21) Friday, March 19 FOOTBALL: UEFA Champions League and Europa League quarter-final and semi-final draws CRICKET: Afghanistan v Zimbabwe at Abu Dhabi, 2nd T20I; Pakistan Super League (until March 22) GOLF: USPGA Honda Classic at Palm Beach, Florida; EPGA at Kenya Open, Nairobi (until March 21) ALPINE SKIING: Men and Women World Cup Finals at Lenzerheide (until March 21) RACING: Cheltenham Festival (ends) TENNIS: ATP at Dubai and Acapulco (until March 20); WTA at Monterrey and St Petersburg (until March 21) Saturday, March 20 CRICKET: Afghanistan v Zimbabwe at Abu Dhabi, 3rd T20I; New Zealand v Bangladesh at Dunedin, 1st ODI; India v England at Ahmedabad, 5th T20I; Pakistan Super League (until March 22) GOLF: USPGA Honda Classic at Palm Beach, Florida; EPGA at Kenya Open, Nairobi (until March 21) ALPINE SKIING: Men and Women World Cup Finals at Lenzerheide (until March 21) TENNIS: ATP at Dubai and Acapulco (end); WTA at Monterrey and St Petersburg (until March 21) CYCLING: Milan-San Remo one day race RUGBY UNION: Six Nations - Scotland v Italy at Edinburgh, Ireland v England at Dublin, France v Wales at Paris Sunday, March 21 GOLF: USPGA Honda Classic at Palm Beach, Florida; EPGA at Kenya Open, Nairobi (end) ALPINE SKIING: Men and Women World Cup Finals at Lenzerheide (end) TENNIS: WTA at Monterrey and St Petersburg (end) CRICKET: West Indies v Sri Lanka at North Sound, 1st Test (until March 25) Monday, March 22 CRICKET: West Indies v Sri Lanka at North Sound, 1st Test (until March 25) CYCLING: Volta a Catalunya (until March 28) FOOTBALL: Africa Cup of Nations qualifying Tuesday, March 23 TENNIS: WTA at Miami (until April 3) CRICKET: West Indies v Sri Lanka at North Sound, 1st Test (until March 25); New Zealand v Bangladesh at Christchurch, 2nd ODI; India v England at Pune, 1st ODI CYCLING: Volta a Catalunya (until March 28) FOOTBALL: UEFA Women's Champions League quarter-finals, first leg GOLF: EPGA at Kenya Savannah Classic, Nairobi (until March 26) Wednesday, March 24 FOOTBALL: 2022 World Cup qualifying in Europe; UEFA Women's Champions League quarter-finals, first leg TENNIS: WTA at Miami (until April 3); ATP at Miami (until April 4) CRICKET: West Indies v Sri Lanka at North Sound, 1st Test (until March 25) CYCLING: Volta a Catalunya (until March 28) GOLF: USPGA and EPGA at WGC in Austin (until March 28); EPGA at Kenya Savannah Classic, Nairobi (until March 26) Thursday, March 25 FOOTBALL: 2022 World Cup qualifying in Europe, South America TENNIS: WTA at Miami (until April 3); ATP at Miami (until April 4) CRICKET: West Indies v Sri Lanka at North Sound, 1st Test (ends) CYCLING: Volta a Catalunya (until March 28) GOLF: USPGA and EPGA at WGC in Austin and Dominica (until March 28); EPGA at Kenya Savannah Classic, Nairobi (until March 26); LPGA at Carlsbad, California (until March 28) Friday, March 26 FOOTBALL: 2022 World Cup qualifying South America TENNIS: WTA at Miami (until April 3); ATP at Miami (until April 4) CRICKET: New Zealand v Bangladesh at Wellington, 3rd ODI; India v England at Pune, 2nd ODI CYCLING: Volta a Catalunya (until March 28) GOLF: USPGA and EPGA at WGC in Austin and Dominica (until March 28); EPGA at Kenya Savannah Classic, Nairobi (ends); LPGA at Carlsbad, California (until March 28) afp