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Here are the top sports stories and upcoming coverage plans for Reuters text service as of 2 p.m. GMT/9 a.m. ET. For a full schedule of news and events, go to our editorial calendar on Reuters Connect https://www.reutersconnect.com/planning. TOP STORIES

TENNIS-ATPCUP Djokovic, Nadal march on with convincing wins at ATP Cup

Novak Djokovic braved extreme humidity to overcome tricky opponent Gael Monfils 6-3 6-2 at the inaugural ATP Cup team event in Brisbane on Monday. GOLF-SENTRY

Thomas survives 'disaster' to win Tournament of Champions playoff Justin Thomas survived a "disaster" at the 72nd hole before beating Patrick Reed and Xander Schauffele in a three-way playoff at the PGA Tour's Sentry Tournament of Champions in windswept Hawaii on Sunday.

AUSTRALIA-BUSHFIRES/SPORT Warne auctioning 'baggy green' to raise funds for bushfire victims

Australia's Shane Warne will auction his prized 'baggy green' test cap to raise funds for bushfire relief efforts as fires blaze across the states of Victoria and New South Wales, the former test great said on Monday. UPCOMING

SOCCER SOCCER-ITALY-MIL-SAM/REPORT (PIX)

Soccer - Italy - Serie A - AC Milan v Sampdoria Zlatan forst match for AC Milan as they host Sampdoria in a Serie A match

6 Jan 09:00 ET / 14:00 GMT SOCCER-ITALY-JUV-CAG/REPORT (PIX)

Soccer - Italy - Serie A - Juventus v Cagliari Juventus host Cagliari in a Serie A match.

6 Jan 09:00 ET / 14:00 GMT SOCCER-ITALY-NAP-INT/REPORT (PIX)

Soccer - Italy - Serie A - Napoli v Inter Milan Napoli host Inter Milan in a Serie A match.

6 Jan 14:45 ET / 19:45 GMT SOCCER-ENGLAND-ARS-LEE/REPORT (PIX)

Soccer - England - FA Cup Third Round - Arsenal v Leeds United Arsenal face a tough test against promotion-chasing Leeds United

6 Jan 14:56 ET / 19:56 GMT SOCCER-DEMENTIA/

Soccer - University of East Anglia to launch soccer/dementia study The University of East Anglia (UK) are launching a new project to test former professional football players for early signs of dementia.

7 Jan 19:00 ET / 00:00 GMT SOCCER-ITALY/

Soccer - Italy - Talking-points from the Serie A weekend Talking-points from the Serie A weekend

7 Jan 05:00 ET / 10:00 GMT RALLYING

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

Stage two of the Dakar Rally is a 401-kilometre route from Al Wajh to Neom. 6 Jan 10:00 ET / 15:00 GMT

CRICKET 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

6 Jan 11:00 ET / 16:00 GMT CRICKET-TEST-AUS-NZL/

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

7 Jan TENNIS

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 Alexander Zverev and Stefanos Tsitsipas feature on day five of the event. 7 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. 7 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. 7 Jan 21:00 ET / 02:00 GMT

TENNIS-SHENZHEN/ Tennis - WTA International - Shenzhen Open

The WTA hosts the Shenzhen Open - an International event. 7 Jan