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Rescuers ended their search on Thursday for the plane carrying Premier League soccer player Emiliano Sala, which disappeared over the English Channel three days ago, after saying there was little chance anyone aboard had survived.

TENNIS-AUSOPEN-FINAL/ Kvitova on the brink of crowning brave comeback

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Petra Kvitova stands on the verge of completing one of the bravest comebacks in tennis after ending the fairytale run of unseeded American Danielle Collins to reach her first Australian Open final on Thursday. NETBALL-ENGLAND-FEATURE/

From the playground to sell-out stadiums, Netball enjoying boom in England LONDON (Reuters) - The sight of playground netball matches taking place in schools the length and breadth of the country is as much part of the English sporting fabric as village green cricket and Sunday morning football.

UPCOMING SOCCER

SOCCER-SPAIN-MAD-GIR/REPORT Soccer - Spain - Copa del Rey - Quarter-Finals - Real Madrid v Girona

Real Madrid host Girona in a Copa del Rey quarter-final first leg. 24 Jan 15:30 ET / 20:30 GMT

SOCCER-COPA/DRAW (PIX) (TV) Soccer - Draw for the Copa America takes place in Rio de Janeiro

The draw for the Copa America takes place in Rio de Janeiro. The tournament will be played in Brazil between June 14 and July 7, 2019. 24 Jan 17:30 ET / 22:30 GMT

SOCCER-ENGLAND-CHE-TOT/REPORT Soccer - England - Carabao Cup Semi-Final - Chelsea v Tottenham Hotspur

Chelsea host Tottenham Hotspur in the second leg of their Carabao Cup semi-final. 24 Jan 14:45 ET / 19:45 GMT

SOCCER-ASIANCUP-KOR-QAT/ (PIX) Soccer - AFC Asian Cup - Quarter-Finals - South Korea v Qatar

South Korea play Qatar in the AFC Asian Cup quarter-finals at Abu Dhabi's Zayed Sports City Stadium. 25 Jan 10:00 ET / 15:00 GMT

SOCCER-SPAIN/USA Soccer - Where next for La Liga's plans for the 'Miami game'?

Sunday's game between Girona and Barcelona was supposed to be the first La Liga game to take place in Miami but Barca's withdrawal torpedoed the move, so what hope does the league have for taking games abroad in the future? 25 Jan 06:00 ET / 11:00 GMT

SOCCER-ASIANCUP-ARE-AUS/ (PIX) Soccer - AFC Asian Cup - Quarter-Finals - United Arab Emirates v Australia

The United Arab Emirates play Australia in the AFC Asian Cup quarter-finals at Al Ain's Hazza bin Zayed Stadium. 25 Jan 11:00 ET / 16:00 GMT

SKIING ALPINE SKIING-SHIFFRIN/

Alpine skiing-Shiffrin discusses recent dominance Current overall, super-G, giant slalom and slalom standings leader Mikaela Shiffrin speaks to the media about her dominance of the sport this season.

24 Jan 16:30 ET / 21:30 GMT GOLF

GOLF-EUROPEAN/ Golf - European Tour - Dubai Desert Classic

Round two of the Dubai Classic. 25 Jan

GOLF-PGA-FARMERS Farmers Insurance Open- Field Level Media

Tiger Woods is among the field at the PGA’s Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines. First-round coverage Thursday. 24 JAN

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.

25 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.

25 Jan TENNIS

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

World number one Novak Djokovic plays Lucas Pouille in the Australian Open semi-finals. 25 Jan 00:00 ET / 05:00 GMT

TENNIS-AUSOPEN/ Tennis-Preview of Saturday's Australian Open women's final

Double Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova will meet U.S. Open champion Naomi Osaka in Saturday's Australian Open final at the Rod Laver Arena. 25 Jan 04:00 ET / 09:00 GMT

MOTOR RALLYING MOTOR-RALLY-MONTECARLO/ (TV)

World Rally Championship - Monte Carlo Rally Day two of the Monte Carlo Rally, which is based in Gap, France.

25 Jan 03:00 ET / 08:00 GMT HANDBALL

HANDBALL-WORLD/ (PIX) IHF Handball World Championship - Germany & Denmark 2019

Holders France take on Olympic champions Denmark before co-hosts Germany clash with Norway in the World Championship semi-finals in Hamburg. 25 Jan 11:30 ET / 16:30 GMT

ATHLETICS ATHLETICS-DUBAI/

Athletics - Dubai Marathon The 20th edition of the Dubai Marathon.

25 Jan 21:00 ET / 02:00 GMT RUGBY

RUGBYUNION-WORLDCUP/DEANS Rugby Union - "It's going to be a ripper" - Deans knows now is the time for Japan's World Cup

Former Australia head coach Robbie Deans, who now coaches in Japan's Top League domestic rugby competition, believes the country is primed to host the Rugby World Cup. Deans says that Japan is perfectly placed to deliver a unique and timely competition. 25 Jan 22:00 ET / 03:00 GMT

MOTOR RACING MOTOR-DAYTONA/ZANARDI

Motor racing - Zanardi back in driver's seat at 24 Hours of Daytona Alex Zanardi, who lost both his legs in an IndyCar crash in Germany, returns to cockpit for one of motor racing's most prestigious endurance events the 24 Hours of Daytona.

25 Jan 11:00 ET / 16:00 GMT FOOTBALL

FOOTBALL-NFL-NOTEBOOK NFL notebook- Field Level Media

News and notes from around the NFL. 24 JAN, 19:30 ET/ 25 JAN, 00:30 GMT

BASKETBALL BASKETBALL-NBA-NOTEBOOK

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

24 JAN, 20:00 ET/ 25 JAN, 01:00 GMT HOCKEY

ICEHOCKEY-NHL-NOTEBOOK NHL notebook- Field Level Media

News and notes from around the NHL. 24 JAN, 19:30 ET/ 25 JAN, 00:30 GMT