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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.

GOLF-EUROPEAN Lowry endures Sterne test to win Abu Dhabi Championship

(Reuters) - Shane Lowry claimed his first European Tour title since 2015 by winning the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship on Saturday, finishing one shot ahead of South Africa's Richard Sterne in a thrilling final round battle. TENNIS-AUSOPEN-DJOKOVIC

Agitated Djokovic regains calm to see off Shapovalov challenge MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Top seed Novak Djokovic regained his composure after a third-set meltdown to stave off the challenge of Canadian teenager Denis Shapovalov and reach the fourth round of the Australian Open with a 6-3 6-4 4-6 6-0 victory on Saturday.

UPCOMING 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-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 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-ASIANCUP-THA-CHN/ (PIX)

Soccer - AFC Asian Cup - Round of 16 - Thailand v China Thailand play China in the AFC Asian Cup Round of 16 at the Hazza bin Zayed Stadium in Al Ain.

20 Jan 09:00 ET / 14:00 GMT SOCCER-ENGLAND-FUL-TOT/REPORT

Soccer - England - Premier League - Fulham v Tottenham Hotspur Fulham host Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League.

20 Jan 11:00 ET / 16:00 GMT SOCCER-ASIANCUP-IRN-OMN/ (PIX)

Soccer - AFC Asian Cup - Round of 16 - Iran v Oman Iran play Oman in the AFC Asian Cup Round of 16 at Abu Dhabi's Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium.

20 Jan 12:00 ET / 17:00 GMT 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 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.

Jan 20 GOLF-ASIAN

Golf - Asian Tour - Singapore Open Round three of the Singapore Open at the Sentosa Golf Club.

Jan 20 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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