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SPORTS MMA-UFC-UFC246 McGregor makes fast work of Cerrone on UFC return
LAS VEGAS - Former two-division champion Conor McGregor returned to the Octagon with a stunning knockout of Donald Cerrone in under a minute at UFC 246 on Saturday in his first fight since losing a lightweight title bout to Khabib Nurmagomedov 15 months ago. TENNIS-AUSOPEN-CLIMATE Tennis: Extreme heat, fires to affect sports more through climate change - report
MELBOURNE - The poor air quality which left players fighting for breath at Melbourne Park last week, and the extreme heat which disrupted the tournament in the past, will become the new norm if sports do not do more to address climate change, a report released on Monday said. BASKETBALL-NBA-ROUNDUP NBA roundup: LeBron, D lead Lakers by Rockets LeBron James produced his 31st double-double, Kyle Kuzma chipped in 23 points and the visiting Los Angeles Lakers turned a third-quarter defensive clinic into a 124-115 win over the Houston Rockets on Saturday.
UPCOMING: SPORTS
CRICKET-TEST-ZAF-ENG/ (PIX) Cricket - South Africa v England - Third Test
England need only four wickets on the last day on Monday to win the third test at St George's Park in Port Elizabeth and go 2-1 up in the series against hosts South Africa. 20 Jan 03:00 ET / 08:00 GMT
CRICKET-TEST-ZWE-LKA/ Cricket - Zimbabwe vs Sri Lanka - first test, day two
Zimbabwe will host Sri Lanka in the first test of a two-match series at the Harare Sports Club. 20 Jan 11:00 ET / 16:00 GMT
GOLF-WOODS-SNEAD/ Golf - No comparison between Woods and Snead: Ex tour commish
As Tiger Woods this week has his first attempt at surpassing Sam Snead for the most all-time PGA Tour victories, the man largely responsible for pegging Snead's number at 82 has weighed in with his thoughts on how the two greats compare. 20 Jan 07:00 ET / 12:00 GMT
RUGBY-UNION-NATIONS-ENG/ (PIX) Rugby Union - England Six Nations squad announcement & Eddie Jones news conference
England head coach Eddie Jones speaks to the media after announcing his squad for the upcoming Six Nations tournament. 20 Jan 07:00 ET / 12:00 GMT
SOCCER-ENGLAND-SHU-MCI/PREVIEW (TV) Soccer - England - Premier League - Manchester City news conference
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola speaks to the media ahead of his team's Premier League match against Sheffield United. 20 Jan 08:00 ET / 13:00 GMT
SOCCER-ENGLAND/ Soccer-Talking points from the Premier League weekend
Five talking points from the Premier League weekend. 20 Jan 03:00 ET / 08:00 GMT
SOCCER-FRANCE-LOR-PSG/REPORT (PIX) Soccer - Coupe de France - Lorient v PSG
PSG play Lorient in the Coupe de France. 19 Jan 14:55 ET / 19:55 GMT
SOCCER-ITALY-JUV-PRM/REPORT (PIX) Soccer - Italy - Serie A - Juventus v Parma
Juventus host Parma in a Serie A match. 19 Jan 14:45 ET / 19:45 GMT
SOCCER-ITALY/ Soccer - Italy - Talking-points from the Serie A weekend
Talking-points from the Serie A weekend, 20 Jan 05:00 ET / 10:00 GMT
SOCCER-SPAIN-FCB-GCF/REPORT (PIX) (TV) Soccer - Spain - La Liga - Barcelona v Granada
Quique Setien's first match in charge of FC Barcelona is at home to Granada in La Liga. 19 Jan 15:00 ET / 20:00 GMT
TENNIS-AUSOPEN/ (PIX) (TV) Tennis - Australian Open
Round one of the Australian Open at Melbourne Park. 20 Jan 19:00 ET / 00:00 GMT
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