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SPORTS US-FOOTBALL-NFL-PLAYOFFS

Titans beat Patriots in perhaps Brady's final game (REUTERS)- The Tennessee Titans beat the New England Patriots 20-13 in an AFC wild card playoff game on Saturday that might turn out to be a bitter end to Tom Brady's storied career.

US-TENNIS-ATPCUP-KYRGIOS No Kyrgios? No problem for hosts Australia in ATP Cup

SYDNEY (REUTERS)- Nick Kyrgios' late withdrawal due to a back problem did not stop Australia from defeating Canada in their ATP Cup tie on Sunday as the hosts strengthened their bid for a quarter-final spot with their second 3-0 win in the inaugural team event. US-BASKETBALL-NBA-ROUNDUP

NBA roundup: Hornets survive Doncic, Mavs in OT Terry Rozier scored 29 points, and Devonte' Graham added 27 as the visiting Charlotte Hornets opened a 20-point first-half lead and still had to rally for a 123-120 overtime victory over the Dallas Mavericks on Saturday night.

UPCOMING SOCCER-ENGLAND-MID-TOT/REPORT (PIX)

Soccer - England - FA Cup Third Round - Middlesbrough v Tottenham Hotspur Jose Mourinho's Tottenham Hotspur face a tricky trip to Middlesbrough in the FA Cup. We will also have news of other early kickoffs.

5 Jan 09:01 ET / 14:01 GMT SOCCER-ENGLAND-ARS-BRC/

Soccer - England - FA Women's Super League - Arsenal - Birmingham City Leaders Arsenal take on Birmingham City as the FA Women's Super League resumes after the winter break, and we'll wrap up the action from the rest of the day's games.

5 Jan 10:00 ET / 15:00 GMT CRICKET-TEST-ZAF-ENG/ (PIX)

Cricket Cricket - South Africa v England - Second Test South Africa host England in the second test at Newlands in Cape Town

5 Jan 11:00 ET / 16:00 GMT SOCCER-ENGLAND-LIV-EVE/REPORT (PIX)

Soccer - England - FA Cup Third Round - Liverpool v Everton The Mersey derby is standout tie of the FA Cup third round. We will also have news of the other ties

5 Jan 11:01 ET / 16:01 GMT CRICKET-T20-IND-LKA/

Cricket-India v Sri Lanka Twenty20 series India play Sri Lanka in the first Twenty20 International of the three-match series in Guwahati.

5 Jan 12:30 ET / 17:30 GMT SOCCER-ITALY-ROM-TOR/REPORT

Soccer - Serie A - Italy - AS Roma v Torino AS Roma host Torino in a Serie A match

5 Jan 14:45 ET / 19:45 GMT SOCCER-SPAIN-GET-MAD/(PIX)

Soccer-Getafe's Cucurella denies racially abusing Real Madrid's Militao Getafe midfielder Marc Cucurella has denied that he used racist language against Real Madrid's Eder Militao during Saturday's 3-0 defeat to Zinedine Zidane's side in La Liga.

5 Jan 17:00 ET / 22:00 GMT TENNIS-ATPCUP/ (PIX) (TV)

Tennis - ATP Cup Sydney, Brisbane and Perth host the inaugural ATP Cup - a new team competition featuring 24 countries in the buildup to the Australian Open. The likes of Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic, Marin Cilic and Dominic Thiem feature on day four of the event.

6 Jan 19:00 ET / 00:00 GMT TENNIS-BRISBANE/

Tennis - WTA Premier - Brisbane International Round one of the Brisbane International. French Open champion Ash Barty leads the field at the Pat Rafter Arena.

6 Jan 20:00 ET / 01:00 GMT SOCCER-SPAIN/SUPERCUP

Soccer - Spain - Spanish Super Cup preview A preview of the Spanish Super Cup, which is taking place for the first time under a revamped format in Saudi Arabia. Real Madrid, Barcelona, Atletico Madrid and Valencia will contest the competition.

6 Jan 20:00 ET / 01:00 GMT TENNIS-AUCKLAND/

Tennis - WTA International - ASB Classic Round one of the ASB Classic - a WTA International tournament in Auckland. 6 Jan 21:00 ET / 02:00 GMT

MOTOR-RALLY-DAKAR/ (PIX) (TV) Rallying - Dakar Rally

Saudi Arabia hosts the 2020 Dakar Rally. From 5th to 17th Jan 2020 Saudi Arabia will host its first Rally Dakar known as "Dakar Rally 2020 - Saudi Arabia". 6 Jan

TENNIS-SHENZHEN/ Tennis - WTA International - Shenzhen Open

The WTA hosts the Shenzhen Open - an International event. 6 Jan

CRICKET-TEST-AUS-NZL/ Cricket - Australia v New Zealand - Third test

Cricket - Australia v New Zealand - Third and final test at Sydney Cricket Ground 6 Jan

MOTOR-RALLY-DAKAR/ (PIX) (TV) Rallying - Dakar Rally

Saudi Arabia hosts the 2020 Dakar Rally. 6 Jan

SOCCER-ENGLAND/ Soccer-Talking points from the the FA Cup third round

Talking points from the FA Cup third round 6 Jan 03:00 ET / 08:00 GMT

SOCCER-SPAIN/ Soccer - Spain - Talking points from the weekend in La Liga

Talking points from the weekend's action in La Liga. 6 Jan 06:00 ET / 11:00 GMT