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Rescuers said there was almost no chance of Premier League soccer player Emiliano Sala being found alive after a recording emerged of a fearful voice message he apparently sent from his stricken plane before it disappeared over the English Channel.

BASKETBALL-NBA-DAL-NOWITZKI/ Report: Nowitzki invited to All-Star 3-point contest

In his 21st and perhaps final NBA season, Dirk Nowitzki has reportedly been invited to participate in next month’s All-Star 3-point contest. BASEBALL-MLB-SEA-ICHIRO/

Report: Mariners sign Ichiro to minor league deal The Seattle Mariners have signed 45-year-old franchise icon Ichiro Suzuki to a minor league contract, USA Today reported Wednesday.

UPCOMING SOCCER

SOCCER-ENGLAND-BRA-MCI/REPORT Soccer - England - Carabao Cup Semi-Final - Burton Albion v Manchester City

Burton Albion host Manchester City in the second leg of their Carabao Cup semi-final 23 Jan 14:45 ET / 19:45 GMT

SOCCER-EUROPE-DELOITTE/ Deloitte report shows Europe's top earning clubs

The latest Deloite 'Football Money League' is published on Thursday ranking the top earning clubs in Europe for last season. 24 Jan 16:00 ET / 21:00 GMT

SOCCER-FRANCE-CUP-PSG-STR/ (PIX) Soccer Soccer-PSG play Strasbourg in French Cup last 32

Ligue 1 leaders take on Strasbourg in a French Cup last-32 game 23 Jan 15:00 ET / 20:00 GMT

SOCCER-EUROPE-DELOITTE/ Soccer-Deloitte 'Football Money League' revenue rankings

The following is the 'Deloitte Footballl Money League' revenue rankings for the 2017/18 season in European football: 24 Jan 16:00 ET / 21:00 GMT

SOCCER-SPAIN-SEV-FCB/REPORT Soccer - Spain - Copa del Rey - Quarter-Finals - Sevilla v

Barcelona Sevilla face Copa del Rey holders Barcelona in a quarter-final first leg, a repeat of last year's final which Barcelona won 5-0.

23 Jan 15:30 ET / 20:30 GMT SOCCER-ITALY/PREVIEW

Soccer - Italy - Serie A preview Preview of the weekend's Serie A games

24 Jan 06:00 ET / 11:00 GMT SOCCER-ASIANCUP-CHN-IRN/ (PIX)

Soccer - AFC Asian Cup - Quarter-Finals - China v Iran China play Iran in the AFC Asian Cup quarter-finals at Abu Dhabi's Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium.

24 Jan 11:00 ET / 16:00 GMT SOCCER-ASIANCUP-VNM-JPN/ (PIX)

Soccer - AFC Asian Cup - Quarter-Finals - Vietnam v Japan Vietnam play Japan in the AFC Asian Cup quarter-finals at Dubai's Al-Maktoum Stadium.

24 Jan 08:00 ET / 13:00 GMT SOCCER-ENGLAND/PREVIEW

Soccer - FA Cup fourth round preview Preview of the weekend's FA Cup action

24 Jan 21:00 ET / 02:00 GMT FOOTBALL

FOOTBALL-NFL/SUPERBOWL-ROMO NFL-Former Cowboys QB Romo discusses Super Bowl matchup

Former Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo, who will be part of the CBS Sports broadcast team for the Feb. 3 Super Bowl in Atlanta, discusses the NFL's championship game between the New England Patriots and Los Angeles Rams on a conference call. 23 Jan 16:30 ET / 21:30 GMT

FOOTBALL-NFL-NOTEBOOK NFL notebook- Field Level Media

News and notes from around the NFL. 23 JAN, 19:30 ET/ 24 JAN, 00:30 GMT

BASEBALL BASEBALL-MLB/RODRIGUEZ

Baseball-A-Rod discusses life after baseball with Reuters Former New York Yankees slugger Alex "A-Rod" Rodriguez speaks to Reuters about his road to redemption after serving a season-long ban in 2014 for using steroids and his prospects for the Hall of Fame.

23 Jan 15:00 ET / 20:00 GMT BASEBALL-MLB-HOF-TAKE5

Take 5: Signs Bonds, Clemens not far from Hall call- Field Level Media Players connected to performance enhancing drugs, including Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens, are gaining ground and could be part of the Hall of Fame Class of 2020.

23 JAN, 21:15 ET/ 24 JAN, 02:15 GMT CRICKET

CRICKET-TEST-WIN-ENG/ (PIX) Cricket - West Indies v England - First Test

West Indies play England in the first test of their three-match series in Bridgetown, Barbados. 24 Jan

CRICKET-TEST-AUS-LKA/ Cricket - Australia v Sri Lanka - First Test

Australia meet Sri Lanka in the first of the two-test series in Brisbane. 24 Jan 23:00 ET / 04:00 GMT

NETBALL NETBALL-ENGLAND/ (PIX)

Netball - Feature on English netball From the playground to the world stage, netball is enjoying a boom in England as the home World Cup approaches.

24 Jan 22:00 ET / 03:00 GMT TENNIS

TENNIS-AUSOPEN/PAES (PIX) Tennis-Interview with India's doubles specialist Leander Paes

Leander Paes might be 45 and playing his 28th season on tour but the Indian doubles specialist promises an even fitter and sharper version of himself in the new year. 24 Jan 02:00 ET / 07:00 GMT

TENNIS-AUSOPEN/ (PIX) (TV) Tennis - Australian Open

Rafael Nadal plays Stefanos Tsitsipas in the Australian Open semi-finals. In the women's draw Petra Kvitova faces Danielle Collins and Karolina Pliskova takes on Naomi Osaka. 24 Jan 22:00 ET / 03:00 GMT

GOLF GOLF-FARMERS-MCILROY/

Golf - PGA Tour: McIlroy making first appearance at Torrey Pines Rory McIlroy speaks at Torrey Pines on the eve of his first appearance in the Farmers Insurance Open.

23 Jan 19:00 ET / 00:00 GMT GOLF-EUROPEAN/

Golf - European Tour - Dubai Desert Classic Round one of the Dubai Classic.

24 Jan MOTOR RALLYING

MOTOR-RALLY-MONTECARLO/ (TV) World Rally Championship - Monte Carlo Rally

Action from the shakedown of the Monte Carlo Rally - the opening race of the World Rally Championship. 24 Jan 04:00 ET / 09:00 GMT

BASKETBALL BASKETBALL-NBA-NOTEBOOK

NBA notebook- Field Level Media News and notes from around the NBA.

23 JAN, 20:00 ET/ 24 JAN, 00:00 GMT HOCKEY

ICEHOCKEY-NHL-NOTEBOOK NHL notebook- Field Level Media

News and notes from around the NHL. 23 JAN, 19:30 ET/ 24 JAN, 00:30 GMT