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Double defending champion Roger Federer weathered a stern test from the impressive Dan Evans and paid the British battler the ultimate compliment after prevailing 7-6(5) 7-6(3) 6-3 to reach the third round of the Australian Open on Wednesday.

UPCOMING

MOTOR RALLYING

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

Rallying - Dakar Rally

Peru hosts the 2019 Dakar Rally - stage nine starts and finishes in Pisco.

16 Jan 15:00 ET / 20:00 GMT

SOCCER

SOCCER-SPAIN-LEG-MAD/REPORT

Soccer - Spain - Copa del Rey - Leganes v Real Madrid

Leganes play Real Madrid in the second leg of their Copa del Rey last-16 tie.

16 Jan 15:30 ET / 20:30 GMT

SOCCER-ENGLAND-SOU-DRB/REPORT (PIX)

Soccer - England - FA Cup Third Round Replay - Southampton v Derby County

Promotion chasers Derby travel to Premier League Southampton after drawing their first encounter 2-2.

16 Jan 14:45 ET / 19:45 GMT

SOCCER-FIFA/ (PIX) (TV)

Soccer - FIFA President Gianni Infantino holds news conference

FIFA President Gianni Infantino holds a news conference after the latest Executive Football Summit, which takes place in the Moroccan city of Marrakesh.

17 Jan 13:00 ET / 18:00 GMT

SOCCER-ASIANCUP-SAU-QAT/ (PIX)

Soccer - AFC Asian Cup - Saudi Arabia v Qatar

Saudi Arabia play Qatar in the AFC Asian Cup Group E match at Abu Dhabi's Zayed Sports City Stadium.

17 Jan 11:00 ET / 16:00 GMT

SOCCER-SPAIN/PREVIEW

Soccer - La Liga preview - Solari in spotlight ahead of big test against Sevilla

Real Madrid coach Santiago Solari has come under increased scrutiny following the team's poor start to 2019 and for making some eye catching team selections, and he faces the toughest test of his spell on Saturday against Sevilla, who thrashed Real Madrid 3-0 earlier this season.

17 Jan 06:00 ET / 11:00 GMT

SOCCER-ENGLAND/PREVIEW

Soccer - Premier League Preview

Preview of the weekend's Premier League action

17 Jan 21:00 ET / 02:00 GMT

SOCCER-ASIANCUP-JPN-UZB/ (PIX)

Soccer - AFC Asian Cup - Japan v Uzbekistan

Japan play Uzbekistan in the AFC Asian Cup Group F match at Al Ain's Sheikh Khalifa International Stadium.

17 Jan 08:30 ET / 13:30 GMT

SOCCER-ASIANCUP-OMN-TKM/

Soccer - AFC Asian Cup - Oman v Turkmenistan

Oman play Turkmenistan in the AFC Asian Cup Group F match at Abu Dhabi's Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium.

17 Jan 08:30 ET / 13:30 GMT

SOCCER-ASIANCUP-LBN-PRK/

Soccer - AFC Asian Cup - Lebanon v North Korea

Lebanon play North Korea in their AFC Asian Cup Group E match at the Sharjah Stadium.

17 Jan 11:00 ET / 16:00 GMT

RUGBY

RUGBY-UNION-ENGLAND/ (PIX)

Rugby Union - Six Nations Championship - England squad announcement

Eddie Jones names his Six Nations squad

17 Jan 04:30 ET / 09:30 GMT

GOLF

GOLF-DESERT/

Golf - PGA Tour - Desert Classic first round

Jon Rahm is defending champion at an event played on three courses in the Palm Springs area.

17 Jan

GOLF-EUROPEAN/

Golf - European Tour - Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship

Round two of the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship.

17 Jan

CYCLING

CYCLING-BRITAIN/VARNISH

Cycling-Decision expected in Jess Varnish employment case

Decision expected in former European team sprint champion Jess Varnish's employment case against British Cycling and UK Sport.

17 Jan

TENNIS

TENNIS-AUSOPEN/ (PIX) (TV)

Tennis - Australian Open

Action from the second round of the Australian Open, the first grand slam tennis tournament of the year, in Melbourne.

17 Jan 19:00 ET / 00:00 GMT

NFL

FOOTBALL-NFL-KC-NEP

Preview: Chiefs roll out red carpet for Patriots- Field Level Media

Previewing the 2019 AFC Championship game at Arrowhead Stadium between the Kansas City Chiefs and New England Patriots.

16 JAN, 20:00 ET/ 17 JAN, 01:00 GMT

FOOTBALL-NFL-NO-LAR

Preview: Saints reset for rematch with Rams- Field Level Media

Previewing the 2019 NFC Championship game in New Orleans.

16 JAN, 21:00 ET/ 17 JAN, 02:00 GMT

FOOTBALL-NFL-NOTEBOOK

NFL notebook- Field Level Media

News and notes from around the NFL.

16 JAN, 19:30 ET/ 17 JAN, 00:30 GMT

NBA

BASKETBALL-NBA-NOTEBOOK

NBA notebook-Field Level Media

News and notes from around the NBA.

16 JAN, 20:00/ 17 JAN, 01:00

BASKETBALL-NBA-ROUNDUP

NBA roundup- Field Level Media

Summary recaps of NBA games played Wednesday.

16 JAN, 22:00 ET/ 17 JAN, 03:00 GMT

NHL

ICEHOCKEY-NHL-NOTEBOOK

NHL notebook- Field Level Media

News and notes from around the NHL.

16 JAN, 20:00 ET/ 17 JAN, 01:00 GMT