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A rampant Novak Djokovic completed a stunning 6-0 6-2 6-2 demolition of Lucas Pouille on Friday to storm into his seventh Australian Open final and set up a mouthwatering title match with Rafa Nadal. SPORTS-DOPING-RUSSIA-ATHLETICS/

Russian athletics federation withdraws appeal against doping ban MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia’s athletics federation said on Friday it would withdraw its appeal against the decision by the global athletics governing body IAAF to prolong its suspension over evidence of state-sponsored doping.

TENNIS-AUSOPEN-WOMEN-DOUBLES/ Stosur, Zhang claim women's doubles title at Australian Open

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Unseeded pair Sam Stosur and Zhang Shuai defeated second seeds Timea Babos and Kristina Mladenovic 6-3 6-4 to claim the women’s doubles title at the Australian Open on Friday. UPCOMING

BUSINESS / ECONOMICS PARALYMPICS-MEETING/

Paralympics-IPC meeting in London The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) holds a three-day meeting at which they will finalise the 2024 Paris Paralympic programme and discuss Malaysia's ban on Israeli athletes attending this year's para swimming world championships.

26 Jan SPORTS

SOCCER-ENGLAND-ARS-MUN/REPORT Soccer - England - FA Cup Fourth Round - Arsenal v Manchester United

Manchester United will be looking for their eight-successive win under interim coach Ole Gunnar Solskjaer as visit Arsenal in the fourth round of the FA Cup. 25 Jan 19:55 ET, 00:55 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 15:00 ET, 20:00 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 16:00 ET, 21:00 GMT

SOCCER-ENGLAND-ACC-DRB/REPORT Soccer - England - FA Cup Fourth Round - Accrington Stanley v Derby County

Accrington Stanley look to spring an FA Cup surprise against Derby. 26 Jan 12:30 ET, 17:30 GMT

SOCCER-ENGLAND/ Soccer-FA Cup fourth round

Some possible FA Cup surprises in store with Millwall at home to Everton, Accrington Stanley hosting Derby and Wolverhampton Wanderers at Shrewsbury. 26 Jan

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 16:30 ET, 21:30 GMT

MOTOR-DAYTONA/ZANARDI (PIX) (TV) 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 19:00 ET, 00:00 GMT

MOTOR-WSERIES/ (TV) Motor racing - W Series - 18 drivers to be selected in testing programme

Around 60 female drivers from around the world will take part in three days of intensive appraisal in Melk, Austria as they attempt to claim one of the 18 places in the inaugural W Series season. The likes of David Coulthard and Adrian Newey will select the 18 drivers who will be judged on a range of skills including racecraft, fitness and media training. 26 Jan

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

Day three of the Monte Carlo Rally which is based in Gap, France. 26 Jan 08:00 ET, 13:00 GMT

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

U.S. Open champion Naomi Osaka plays double Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova in the Australian Open women's singles final. 26 Jan 08:30 ET, 13:30 GMT

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

Round four of the Dubai Classic. 26 Jan

RUGBY-HOWES/ Rugby - Major League Rugby commissioner Howes discusses upcoming season

Major League Rugby commissioner Dean Howes speaks to Reuters ahead of the start of the North American league's second season. 25 Jan 02:00 ET, 07:00 GMT

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. 26 Jan 04:00 ET, 09:00 GMT

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. 26 Jan

CRICKET-ODI-NZL-IND/ Cricket - New Zealand v India - Second ODI

New Zealand host India in the second of five one-day internationals. 26 Jan