EDITORS:

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

FRIDAY, March 25

Dhaka, Bangladesh — cricket, World Cup quarterfinal: South Africa vs. New Zealand.

Various sites, Europe — football, European Championship qualifying: Austria vs. Belgium, Serbia vs. Northern Ireland, Hungary vs. Netherlands, Slovenia vs. Italy, Luxembourg vs. France, Spain vs. Czech Republic.

Various sites, Africa — African Cup qualifying: Sudan vs. Swaziland, Chad vs. Botswana.

Various sites — football, friendlies: Lithuania vs. Poland, Qatar vs. Tunisia, Estonia vs. Uruguay, Panama vs. Bolivia, Turkmenistan vs. India, Pakistan vs. Taiwan, Maldives vs. Tajikistan, South Korea vs. Honduras, Afghanistan vs. Bhutan, Bangladesh vs. Philippines, Myanmar vs. Palestine, China vs. New Zealand, Jamaica vs. Venezuela, Cambodia vs. Kyrgyzstan.

thru April 3, Key Biscayne, Florida — tennis, ATP-WTA, Sony Ericsson Open.

thru 27, Orlando, Florida — golf, US PGA Tour, Arnold Palmer Invitational.

thru 27, Malaga, Spain — golf, European Tour, Open de Andalucia de Golf.

New Delhi — golf, Asian Tour, SAIL Open

thru 27, Industry, California — golf, US LPGA Tour, Kia Classic.

thru 27, Faro, Portugal — auto racing, WRC, Rally de Portugal.

thru 27, Hong Kong — rugby, world series, Hong Kong Sevens.

thru 27, various sites, Spain — cycling, Volta of Catalunya.

thru 27, Apeldoorn, Netherlands — cycling, track world championships.

thru 27, Arosa, Switzerland — snowboarding, World Cup.

thru 27, Esbjerg, Denmark — curling, women's world championships.

SATURDAY, March 26

Colombo, Sri Lanka — cricket, World Cup quarterfinal: Sri Lanka vs. England.

Various sites, Europe — football, European Championship qualifying: Wales vs. England, Bulgaria vs. Switzerland, Armenia vs. Russia, Bosnia-Herzegovina vs. Romania, Ireland vs. Macedonia, Germany vs. Kazakhstan, Albania vs. Belarus, Andorra vs. Slovakia, Cyprus vs. Iceland, Norway vs. Denmark, Malta vs. Greece, Georgia vs. Croatia, Israel vs. Latvia.

Various sites, Africa — football, African Cup qualifying: Mali vs. Zimbabwe, Nigeria vs. Ethiopia, Senegal vs. Cameroon, Burkina Faso vs. Namibia, South Africa vs. Egypt, Rwanda vs. Burundi, Ivory Coast vs. Benin, Kenya vs. Angola, Guinea-Bissau vs. Uganda, Malawi vs. Togo.

Various sites — football, friendlies: United States vs. Argentina, Mexico vs. Paraguay, St. Kitts and Nevis vs. Grenada, Colombia vs. Ecuador, Costa Rica vs. China, Jordan vs. Kuwait, North Korea vs. Iraq, Portugal vs. Chile.

Dubai, United Arab Emirates — horse racing, Dubai World Cup.

Ekaterinburg, Russia — boxing, Dmitry Pirog vs. Javier Francisco Maciel for Pirog's WBO middleweight title.

Atlantic City, New Jersey — boxing, Yuriorkis Gamboa vs. Jorge Solis for Gamboa's WBA-IBF featherweight titles.

SUNDAY, March 27

Melbourne, Australia — auto racing, F1, Australian GP.

St. Petersburg, Florida — auto racing, IndyCar, St. Petersburg GP.

Fontana, California — auto racing, NASCAR, Auto Club 400.

Various sites, Africa — football, African Cup qualifying: Cape Verde Islands vs. Lberia, Mozambique vs. Zambia, Tanzania vs. Central African Republic, Algeria vs. Morocco, Congo DR vs. Mauritius, Niger vs. Sierra Leone, Congo vs. Ghana.

Various sites — football, friendlies: Brazil vs. Scotland, Belize vs. Cayman Islands, El Salvador vs. Jamaica.

Belgium — cycling, UCI ProTour, Gent-Wevelgem.

Mooloolaba, Australia — triathlon, World Cup.

MONDAY, March 28

Bamako, Mali — football, African Cup qualifying: Libya vs. Comoros.

Mazatenago, Guatemala — football, friendly, Guatemala vs. Bolivia.

TUESDAY, March 29

Colombo, Sri Lanka — cricket, World Cup semifinal.

Various sites, Europe — football, European Championship qualifying: Czech Republic vs. Liechtenstein, Sweden vs. Moldova, Israel vs. Georgia, Turkey vs. Austria, Romania vs. Luxembourg, Estonia vs. Serbia, Netherlands vs. Hungary, Belgium vs. Azerbaijan, Lithuania v Spain, Northern Ireland v Slovenia.

Various sites — football, friendlies: Cyprus vs. Bulgaria, Qatar vs. Russia, South Korea vs. Montenegro, Belarus vs. Canada, Slovakia vs. Denmark, Greece vs. Poland, Germany vs. Australia, Ireland vs. Uruguay, Ukraine vs. Italy, England vs. Ghana, France vs. Croatia, Portugal vs. Finland, Oman vs. Tunisia, Costa Rica vs. Argentina, United States vs. Paraguay, Mexico vs. Venezuela, Cuba vs. Panama, Colombia vs. Chile, Equatorial Guinea vs. Gambia, Peru vs. Ecuador, Gabon vs. Cameroon, China vs. Honduras, Nigeria vs. Kenya, Jordan vs. North Korea, Qatar vs. Russia, Kuwait vs. Iraq.

WEDNESDAY, March 30

Mohali, India — cricket, World Cup semifinal: India vs. Pakistan.

thru 31, Manchester, England — football, SoccerEx conference.

THURSDAY, March 31

thru April 3, Houston — golf, US PGA Tour, Houston Open.

thru April 3, Agadir, Morocco — golf, European Tour, Trophee Hassan II.

thru April 3, Rancho Mirage, California — golf, US LPGA Tour, Kraft Nabisco Championship.

FRIDAY, April 1

thru 3, Saucier, Mississippi — golf, Champions Tour, Mississippi Gulf Resort Classic.

SATURDAY, April 2

Mumbai, India — cricket, World Cup final.

thru 3, Adelaide, Australia — rugby, world series, Adelaide Sevens.

Gdynia, Poland — boxing, Krzysztof Wlodarczyk vs. Francisco Palacios for Wlodarczyk's WBC cruiserweight title.

Alpes-Maritimes, France — boxing, Hassan N'Dam N'Jikam vs. Giovanni Lorenzo for interim WBA middleweight title.

Halle, Germany — boxing, Marco Huck vs. Giacobbe Fragomeni for WBO cruiserweight title.

London — boxing, Jurgen Brahmer vs. Nathan Cleverly for Brahmer's WBO light heavyweight title.

Panama City — boxing, Luis Concepcion vs. Hernan Marquez for Concepcion's WBA flyweight title.

Campeche, Mexico — boxing, Giovani Segura vs. Ivan Calderon for Segura's WBA-WBO junior flyweight titles.

SUNDAY, April 3

Various sites, Belgium — cycling, UCI ProTour, Ronde van Vlaanderen.

Jerez, Spain — motorcycling, MotoGP, Spanish GP.

Martinsville, Virginia — auto racing, NASCAR, Goody's Fast Relief 500.