AFP Sports Diary for March 6 to April 2: 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) 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) FOOTBALL: African Champions League, match day three 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 Wellington, 5th T20I; West Indies v Sri Lanka at Coolidge, 3rd T20I 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) 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) Wednesday, March 10 FOOTBALL: UEFA Champions League last 16, second leg; UEFA Women's Champions League last 16, second leg; CAF Confederation Cup matchday 1 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 FORMULA ONE: Ferrari 2021 car launch YACHTING: Scheduled start of America's Cup in New Zealand (until March 15) 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) Friday, March 12 FOOTBALL: UEFA Women's Champions League quarter-final and semi-final draw; Election of new Confederation of African Football (CAF) president, Rabat, Morocco 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 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) 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 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) Tuesday, March 16 CRICKET: India v England at Ahmedabad, 3rd T20I CYCLING: Tirreno-Adriatico (ends) FOOTBALL: UEFA Champions League last 16, second leg; CAF Champions League matchday 4 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 FOOTBALL: UEFA Champions League last 16, second leg; CAF Confederation Cup matchday 2 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 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 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 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 SNOOKER: Tour Championship, Newport, Wales (until March 28) 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; Africa Cup of Nations qualifying GOLF: EPGA at Kenya Savannah Classic, Nairobi (until March 26) SNOOKER: Tour Championship, Newport, Wales (until March 28) Wednesday, March 24 FOOTBALL: 2022 World Cup qualifying in Europe; UEFA Women's Champions League quarter-finals, first leg; Africa Cup of Nations qualifying 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) SNOOKER: Tour Championship, Newport, Wales (until March 28) Thursday, March 25 FOOTBALL: 2022 World Cup qualifying in Europe, South America; Africa Cup of Nations qualifying 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) SNOOKER: Tour Championship, Newport, Wales (until March 28) Friday, March 26 FOOTBALL: 2022 World Cup qualifying South America; Africa Cup of Nations qualifying 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) RUGBY LEAGUE: Start of Super League season SNOOKER: Tour Championship, Newport, Wales (until March 28) Saturday, March 27 FOOTBALL: 2022 World Cup qualifying, Europe; 2022 World Cup qualifying South America; Africa Cup of Nations qualifying TENNIS: WTA at Miami (until April 3); ATP at Miami (until April 4) 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) SNOOKER: Tour Championship, Newport, Wales (until March 28) RACING: Dubai World Cup Sunday, March 28 FORMULA ONE: Season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix at Sakhir FOOTBALL: 2022 World Cup qualifying, Europe; Africa Cup of Nations qualifying CRICKET: New Zealand v Bangladesh at Hamilton, 1st T20I; India v England at Pune, 3rd ODI TENNIS: WTA at Miami (until April 3); ATP at Miami (until April 4) MOTOR CYCLING: Season-opening MotoGP in Qatar at Losail CYCLING: Volta a Catalunya (ends); Gent - Wevelgem GOLF: USPGA and EPGA at WGC in Austin and Dominica, LPGA at Carlsbad, California (end) SNOOKER: Tour Championship, Newport, Wales (ends) Monday, March 29 CRICKET: West Indies v Sri Lanka at North Sound, 2nd Test (until April 2) TENNIS: WTA at Miami (until April 3); ATP at Miami (until April 4) FOOTBALL: Africa Cup of Nations qualifying Tuesday, March 30 FOOTBALL: 2022 World Cup qualifying South America; 2022 World Cup qualifying, Europe; Africa Cup of Nations qualifying CRICKET: West Indies v Sri Lanka at North Sound, 2nd Test (until April 2); New Zealand v Bangladesh at Napier, 2nd T20I TENNIS: WTA at Miami (until April 3); ATP at Miami (until April 4) Wednesday, March 31 FOOTBALL: 2022 World Cup qualifying South America; 2022 World Cup qualifying, Europe CRICKET: West Indies v Sri Lanka at North Sound, 2nd Test (until April 2) TENNIS: WTA at Miami (until April 3); ATP at Miami (until April 4) Thursday, April 1 CRICKET: West Indies v Sri Lanka at North Sound, 2nd Test (until April 2); New Zealand v Bangladesh at Auckland, 3rd T20I TENNIS: WTA at Miami (until April 3); ATP at Miami (until April 4) BASEBALL: Opening day of 2021 MLB season GOLF: USPGA at Texas Open; USLPGA at ANA Inspiration at Mission Hills, California (end April 4) Friday, April 2 CRICKET: West Indies v Sri Lanka at North Sound, 2nd Test (ends); South Africa v Pakistan at Centurion, 1st ODI TENNIS: WTA at Miami (until April 3); ATP at Miami (until April 4) RUGBY UNION: European Champions Cup round of 16 (until April 4) GOLF: USPGA at Texas Open; USLPGA at ANA Inspiration at Mission Hills, California (end April 4) afp