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TOP STORIES

SPORTS

BASKETBALL-NBA-ROUNDUP

NBA roundup: Celtics rip Mavs wire-to-wire

Jaylen Brown scored a game-high 21 points to lead the Boston Celtics to a 114-93, wire-to-wire victory over the visiting Dallas Mavericks on Friday night.

BASEBALL-MLB-NOTEBOOK

MLB notebook: White Sox bid big for Machado

The Chicago White Sox’s pursuit of free agent infielder Manny Machado appears to be heating up.

TENNIS-BRISBANE

Tsurenko stuns Osaka in Brisbane to book Pliskova final

Japan’s Naomi Osaka lamented her poor attitude following a straight sets thrashing by Lesia Tsurenko in the Brisbane International semi-finals on Saturday but the U.S. Open winner said defeat came with a valuable lesson.

UPCOMING

SOCCER-ENGLAND-CUP/

Soccer-Round up of the day's FA Cup action

Wrap up of the day's FA Cup action

5 Jan 14:00 ET / 14:00 GMT

SOCCER-SPAIN-ALV-VAL/REPORT

Soccer - Spain - La Liga - Alaves v Valencia

Alaves, who are still unbeaten at home, host troubled Valencia in La Liga.

5 Jan 15:15 ET / 15:15 GMT

SOCCER-ASIANCUP/

Hosts UAE kick off Asian Cup challenge against Bahrain

Alberto Zaccheroni leads hosts United Arab Emirates into the opening game of the 2019 Asian Cup on Saturday evening when they kick off the tournament against Bahrain.

5 Jan 18:00 ET / 18:00 GMT

CRICKET-TEST-AUS-IND/ (PIX) (TV)

Cricket - Australia v India, fourth test, Sydney

Australia play India in the fourth test at the Sydney Cricket Ground

6 Jan 23:30 ET / 23:30 GMT

CRICKET-TEST-ZAF-PAK/ (PIX)

Cricket Cricket - South Africa v Pakistan - second test South Africa and Pakistan clash in the second of their three test series at Newlands in Cape Town.

6 Jan 08:30 ET / 08:30 GMT

GOLF-SENTRY/

Golf - PGA Tour: Sentry Tournament of Champions final round

Dustin Johnson is defending champion at Kapalua on the Hawaian island of Maui. The event is restricted only to 2018 winners on the PGA Tour.

6 Jan

MOTOR-RALLY-DAKAR/ (PIX) (TV)

Rallying - Dakar Rally

The 41st edition of the Dakar Rally, now run entirely in Peru over 10 stages and 5,000 km, starts in the capital Lima.

6 Jan

TENNIS-SYDNEY/

Tennis - ATP 250 - Sydney International

The ATP hosts a World Tour 250 tournament in Sydney.

6 Jan

TENNIS-BRISBANE/ (PIX) (TV)

Tennis - WTA Premier - Brisbane International

Action from the final of the Brisbane International - a WTA Premier event.

6 Jan 05:00 ET / 05:00 GMT

TENNIS-BRISBANE/ (PIX) (TV)

Tennis - ATP 250 - Brisbane International

Action from the Brisbane International final

6 Jan 05:00 ET / 05:00 GMT

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