Piazza del Campo, the Palio, Siena, 1 July
Ffos Las racecourse, Carmarthenshire, Wales, 18 June
Malaysian Grand Prix, 5 April
Croke Park, Dublin: Ireland v France, RBS Six Nations, 7 February 2009
With fewer than 500 days to go, the site of the 2010 World Cup final is still only half-finished
Just 1,300 days to go until the opening ceremony of the London Games in 2012
Hawthorn Hawks v Geelong Cats, Australian Football League Grand Final, 26 September
Centre Court, Wimbledon, Venus Williams v Serena Williams, women's singles final, 5 July
Ricky Hatton v Juan Lazcano, IBO light-welterweight title, 24 May
Crufts dog show, Birmingham NEC
Ryogoku Kokugikan, Tokyo