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Investigators searching for a lost plane carrying Premier League soccer player Emiliano Sala said on Wednesday an underwater search would begin after they found two seat cushions on the French coast that likely belonged to the aircraft.

GOLF-EUROPEAN/ Rose sidesteps controversy ahead of Saudi International debut

World number one Justin Rose tried to steer clear of political controversy at his Saudi International pre-tournament news conference on Wednesday, saying he was not qualified to speak on subjects other than golf in "great detail or authority". RUGBY-UNION-NATIONS-FRA-WAL/

Wales pick Williams at scrum-half for France opener CARDIFF, Jan 30 (Reuters) - Wales have selected Tomas Williams at scrumhalf for Friday's Six Nations opener against France in Paris, with coach Warren Gatland preferring the Cardiff Blues number nine to the more experienced Gareth Davies.

UPCOMING SOCCER

SOCCER-ITALY-ATT-JUV/REPORT (PIX) Soccer - Italy - Coppa Italia - Atalanta v Juventus

Coppa Italia holders Juventus face a difficult quarter-final away to Atalanta. 30 Jan 14:45 ET / 19:45 GMT

SOCCER-ENGLAND-SOU-CRY/ (PIX) Soccer - England - Premier League - Southampton v Crystal Palace

30 Jan 14:45 ET / 19:45 GMT SOCCER-ENGLAND-BOU-CHE/ (PIX)

Soccer - England - Premier League - AFC Bournemouth v Chelsea Chelsea travel to the south coast to play Bournemouth in the Premier League.

30 Jan 14:45 ET / 19:45 GMT SOCCER-SALA/CRASH (TV)

Soccer - France - Nantes to pay tribute to missing Sala Nantes will pay tribute to former team mate Emiliano Sala, who went missing in a plane over the Channel nine days ago, when they take on Saint-Etienne in Ligue 1

30 Jan 15:00 ET / 20:00 GMT SOCCER-ENGLAND-LIV-LEI/ (PIX)

Soccer - England - Premier League - Liverpool v Leicester City Liverpool play Leicester City in the Premier League.

30 Jan 15:00 ET / 20:00 GMT SOCCER-ENGLAND-TOT-WAT/ (PIX)

Soccer - England - Premier League - Tottenham Hotspur v Watford Tottenham Hotspur face Watford in the Premier League.

30 Jan 15:00 ET / 20:00 GMT SOCCER-ASIANCUP-FINAL/PREVIEW

Soccer - AFC Asian Cup - Final - Japan news conference Japan coach Hajime Moriyasu addresses the media on the eve of the Asian Cup final against Qatar at Abu Dhabi's Zayed Sports City Stadium.

31 Jan 03:00 ET / 08:00 GMT SOCCER-ITALY/PREVIEW

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

31 Jan 06:00 ET / 11:00 GMT SOCCER-ASIANCUP-FINAL/PREVIEW

Soccer - AFC Asian Cup - Final - Qatar news conference Qatar coach Felix Sanchez addresses the media on the eve of the Asian Cup final against Japan at Abu Dhabi's Zayed Sports City Stadium.

31 Jan 08:00 ET / 13:00 GMT CRICKET

CRICKET-TEST-WIN-ENG/PREVIEW (PIX) Cricket-England drop Jennings, call up Denly for second Windies test

England opener Keaton Jennings has been dropped for the second test against West Indies in Antigua, with Joe Denly set to be drafted into the side to make his test debut at the age of 32. 30 Jan 15:18 ET / 20:18 GMT

CRICKET-TEST-AUS-LKA/ Cricket-Paine, Chandimal preview second test in Canberra

Australia captain Tim Paine and his Sri Lankan counterpart Dinesh Chandimal speak to the media ahead of the second test, starting at the Manuka Oval on Friday. 31 Jan 03:00 ET / 08:00 GMT

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

New Zealand host India in the fourth ODI at Seddon Park, Hamilton. India have a 3-0 lead in the five-match series. 31 Jan 06:00 ET / 11:00 GMT

FOOTBALL FOOTBALL-NFL-SUPERBOWL/SECURITY (TV)

Football - NFL - Security briefing ahead of Super Bowl LIII The NFL and law enforcement officials provide an overview of security preparations for the Super Bowl.

30 Jan 14:15 ET / 19:15 GMT FOOTBALL-NFL-SUPERBOWL/LOSANGELES

Football - NFL - Los Angeles faces Rams enthusiasm gap The Rams are headed to the Super Bowl but you might not know it from walking around Los Angeles, a city that is still getting used to having a successful team after going two decades without any team at all.

30 Jan 17:00 ET / 22:00 GMT FOOTBALL-NFL-SUPERBOWL/OFFICIATING

Football - NFL - Goodell to discuss officiating controversies With a pivotal missed call during the NFC championship game still fresh in the minds of football fans, questions are being raised about the state of officiating in the NFL and what changes commissioner Roger Goodell might pursue.

30 Jan 18:00 ET / 23:00 GMT FOOTBALL-NFL-SUPERBOWL/ADS (PIX) (TV)

Football - NFL - Super Bowl advertisers spend big hoping for super impact Super Bowl advertisers spend upwards of $5 million to pitch to the year's biggest television audience on Sunday. Makers of cars, snack chips and technology roll out creative, timely, humorous approaches to grab viewers during the U.S. football championship matchup between the New England Patriots and the Los Angeles Rams.

31 Jan 12:00 ET / 17:00 GMT FOOTBALL-NFL-GOODEL

Field Level Media-Goodell gets gripes, wants refs to improve NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said Wednesday at his annual State of the NFL press conference that extensive effort will be put into addressing possible upgrades to in-game officiating and replay.

Jan 30 FOOTBALL-NFL-NEP-SUPERBOWLLIII

Field Level Media-Super Bowl LIII: Patriots coverage ATLANTA – Live coverage of the New England Patriots at Super Bowl LIII. Media availability Wednesday begins at 4:30 p.m. ET.

Jan 30 FOOTBALL-NFL-PLAYERSCOALITION

Field Level Media-Players Coalition shares progress ATLANTA – Live coverage of the Players Coalition press conference.

Jan 30 FOOTBALL-NFL-NOTEBOOK

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

30 Jan 19:30 ET/00:30 GMT BASKETBALL

BASKETBALL-NBA/MAGIC Magic Johnson receives L.A. Chamber of Commerce's highest honor

NBA legend Earvin “Magic” Johnson, who successfully parlayed his on-court skills to the business world and serves as chairman and CEO of the $1 billion Magic Johnson Enterprises, receives the Civic Medal of Honor Award at the Jan. 31 dinner in downtown Los Angeles. Jan 31

BASKETBALL-NBA-NOTEBOOK Field Level Media-NBA notebook

News and notes from around the NBA. 30 Jan 20:00 ET/01:00 GMT

BASKETBALL-NCAAB-WEATHER Field Level Media-Games will go on despite arctic temperatures

Brutally cold weather in the Midwest is not expected to alter the major college basketball schedule for Wednesday. Minnesota, DePaul, Loyola-Chicago and Butler confirmed on Twitter that their home games will be played as planned, despite subzero temperatures. Jan 30

RUGBY RUGBY-UNION-NATIONS-IRL-ENG/

Rugby Union - Six Nations Championship - England team announcement Eddie Jones names his team to face Ireland in their opening match of the Six Nations.

31 Jan 04:30 ET / 09:30 GMT RUGBY-UNION-NATIONS-IRL-ENG/ (TV)

Rugby Union - Six Nations Championship - Ireland team announcement Ireland coach Joe Schmidt announces his team for their opening Six Nations match against England,

31 Jan 08:45 ET / 13:45 GMT RUGBY-UNION-NATIONS-SCO-ITA/ (PIX)

Rugby Union - Six Nations Championship - Scotland team announcement Scotland team announcement press conference with coach Gregor Townsend as he names his side to take on Italy at Murrayfield on Saturday.

31 Jan 09:00 ET / 14:00 GMT MOTOR RACING

MOTOR-EXTREME/ Motor racing - Extreme E series launch

The RMS St Helena, docked on the River Thames, will stage the launch for the new Extreme E racing series. Jan 31

GOLF GOLF-EUROPEAN/

Golf - European Tour - Saudi International Round one of the inaugural Saudi International in King Abdullah Economic City.

Jan 31 GOLF-PHOENIX/

Golf - PGA Tour - Waste Management Phoenix Open Round one of the Waste Management Phoenix Open at TPC Scottsdale.

31 Jan HOCKEY

ICEHOCKEY-NHL-NOTEBOOK Field Level Media-NHL notebook

News and notes from around the NHL. 30 Jan 19:30 ET/12:30 GMT