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SPORTS TENNIS-AUSOPEN/

Top seed Halep marches on with clinical win over Venus MELBOURNE - Top seed Simona Halep had the odds stacked against her ahead of the Australian Open but the Romanian proved her title credentials with a breezy 6-2 6-3 third-round win over multiple Grand Slam winner Venus Williams on Saturday.

TENNIS-AUSOPEN/ Tsitsipas leads 'Next Gen' charge against Federer

Blessed with great athleticism and impeccable technique, Greek youngster Stefanos Tsitsipas will represent the new generation in their challenge to usurp the old guard when he faces Roger Federer at Melbourne Park on Sunday. TENNIS-AUSOPEN/

Zverev cruises past Bolt to reach fourth round MELBOURNE - Germany's Alexander Zverev brandished his credentials as an Australian Open title contender by dispatching local wildcard Alex Bolt 6-3 6-3 6-2 in the third round on Saturday.

UPCOMING TENNIS-AUSOPEN/ (PIX) (TV)

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

20 Jan 19:00 ET / 00:00 GMT SOCCER-ENGLAND-ARS-CHE/REPORT

Soccer - England - Premier League - Arsenal v Chelsea Arsenal play Chelsea in the Premier League.

19 Jan 12:30 ET / 17:30 GMT SOCCER-FRANCE-PSG-GUI/ (PIX)

Soccer - France - Ligue 1 - Paris St Germain v Guingamp Paris St Germain play Guingamp in Ligue 1 at the Parc des Princes.

19 Jan 11:00 ET / 16:00 GMT SOCCER-ASIANCUP/PREVIEW (PIX)

Soccer - AFC Asian Cup - Round of 16 preview The knockout stage at the Asian Cup gets underway with the start of the round of 16 matches on Sunday. we preview the matches.

19 Jan 10:00 ET / 15:00 GMT SOCCER-ENGLAND-NEW-CDF/REPORT

Soccer - England - Premier League - Newcastle United v Cardiff City Newcastle host Cardiff in the Premier League

19 Jan 10:00 ET / 15:00 GMT SOCCER-ENGLAND-SOU-EVE/REPORT

Soccer - England - Premier League - Southampton v Everton 19 Jan 10:00 ET / 15:00 GMT

SOCCER-ENGLAND-WAT-BUR/REPORT Soccer - England - Premier League - Watford v Burnley

Watford v Burnley 19 Jan 10:00 ET / 15:00 GMT

SOCCER-ENGLAND-LIV-CRY/REPORT Soccer - England - Premier League - Liverpool v Crystal Palace

Liverpool welcome former manager Roy Hodgson and his Crystal Palace side to Anfield. 19 Jan 10:00 ET / 15:00 GMT

SOCCER-ENGLAND-BOU-WHU/REPORT Soccer - England - Premier League - AFC Bournemouth v West Ham United

Bournemouth host West Ham United 19 Jan 10:00 ET / 15:00 GMT

SOCCER-ITALY-ROM-TOR/REPORT Soccer - Italy - Serie A - AS Roma v Torino

Revitalised AS Roma host Torino as Serie A resumes after the winter break 19 Jan 09:00 ET / 14:00 GMT

SOCCER-SPAIN-MAD-SEV/REPORT Soccer - Spain - La Liga - Real Madrid v Sevilla

Real Madrid host Sevilla in La Liga. 19 Jan 10:00 ET / 15:00 GMT

SOCCER-ITALY-INT-SAS/REPORT (PIX) Soccer - Italy - Serie A - Inter Milan v Sassuolo

Inter Milan host Sassuolo as Serie A resumes following the winter break. 19 Jan 14:30 ET / 19:30 GMT

SOCCER-SPAIN-HUE-ATM/REPORT Soccer - Spain - La Liga - Huesca v Atletico Madrid

Huesca host Atletico Madrid in La Liga 19 Jan 12:30 ET / 17:30 GMT

SOCCER-GERMANY-RBL-DOR/REPORT Soccer - Germany - Bundesliga - RB Leipzig v Borussia Dortmund

RB Leipzig face league leaders Borussia Dortmund in the Bundesliga as the action resumes following the winter break 19 Jan 12:30 ET / 17:30 GMT

SOCCER-ENGLAND-MUN-BRH/REPORT Soccer - England - Premier League - Manchester United v Brighton & Hove Albion

Manchester United face Brighton & Hove Albion in the Premier League. 19 Jan 10:00 ET / 15:00 GMT

SOCCER-ASIANCUP-JOR-VNM/ (PIX) Soccer - AFC Asian Cup - Round of 16 - Jordan v Vietnam

Jordan play Vietnam in the AFC Asian Cup Round of 16 at Dubai's Al-Maktoum Stadium. 20 Jan 06:00 ET / 11:00 GMT

SOCCER-ENGLAND-HDD-MCI/REPORT Soccer - England - Premier League - Huddersfield Town v Manchester City

English champions Manchester City travel to Yorkshire to play Huddersfield Town in the Premier League. 20 Jan 08:30 ET / 13:30 GMT

SOCCER-USA/ Soccer - Ibrahimovic and Rooney to field questions at MLS Media Day

LA Galaxy forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic, DC United forward Wayne Rooney and Chicago Fire midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger are among the players scheduled to field questions from the media when Major League Soccer holds its Media Day in Los Angeles. 19 Jan 21:00 ET / 02:00 GMT

GOLF-ASIAN/ Golf - Asian Tour - Singapore Open

Round three of the Singapore Open at the Sentosa Golf Club. 20 Jan GOLF-DESERT/

Golf - PGA Tour - Desert Classic final round Jon Rahm is defending champion at an event played on three courses in the Palm Springs area.

20 Jan BOXING-WELTERWEIGHT-PACQUIAO-BRONER/ (PIX) (TV)

Boxing - Manny Pacquiao v Adrien Broner - WBA Welterweight title Manny Pacquiao faces Adrien Broner for the WBA welterweight title at the MGM Arena in Las Vegas.

19 Jan 02:30 ET / 07:30 GMT

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