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TENNIS
Draw made for the Australian Open
MELBOURNE - Defending champions Novak Djokovic and Victoria Azarenka top the men's and women's seedings respectively as the singles draw is made for the year's first grand slam at a Melbourne hotel. (TENNIS-OPEN/DRAW (PIX), expect from 2330 GMT/6.30 PM ET, by Ian Ransom, 600 words)
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ATP: Auckland Open, New Zealand (to 12)
ATP/WTA: Sydney International, Australia (to 12)
WTA: Hobart International, Australia (to 12)
Radwanska bidding for second successive title
SYDNEY - Top seed Agnieszka Radwanska faces Dominika Cibulkova looking for back-to-back tournament wins to fire her Australian Open challenge in the final of the Sydney International. (TENNIS-AUSTRALIA/WARMUPS (PIX), expect from 0600 GMT/1 AM ET, by Nick Mulvenney, 500 words)
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Murray focused on more grand slam success
MELBOURNE - With the new calm that success can bring showing in his improved demeanour on court, Andy Murray is more determined than ever to add more grand slam titles to his tally, starting at the Australian Open, which begins in Melbourne on Monday. (TENNIS-OPEN/MURRAY (PIX), expect at 0800 GMT/3 AM ET, by Simon Cambers, 800 words)
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Azarenka out to prove she belongs at the top
MELBOURNE - World number one Victoria Azarenka entered the grand slam winners' circle for the first time at the Australian Open last year and will be out to prove beyond doubt she belongs there on her return to action at Melbourne Park next week.(TENNIS-OPEN/AZARENKA (PIX), expect at 1000 GMT/5 AM ET, by Greg Stutchbury, 600 words)
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SOCCER
African Nations Cup preview
Reuters is moving an extensive African Nations Cup preview package over the next nine days. It started on Wednesday with factboxes on the four teams in Group A - Angola, Cape Verde Islands, Morocco and hosts South Africa. Factboxes on Group B teams - Ghana, Mali, Niger and Congo - moved on Thursday and those on Group C - Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Nigeria and Zambia - will move on Friday. (SOCCER-AFRICA/NATIONS)
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Barcelona and Atletico eye King's Cup last eight
MADRID - Holders Barcelona host Cordoba and Atletico Madrid visit Getafe with healthy leads in the King's Cup, but Real Betis's route to the quarter-finals is trickier as they receive second division Las Palmas tied at 1-1. (SOCCER-SPAIN/CUP expect by 2230 GMT / 5:30 PM ET, pix, by Mark Elkington, 500 words)
Women's game needs superstars to grow - Sawa
LONDON - Former world player of the year Homare Sawa, a sporting idol back home in Japan, wants more "superstars" in women's soccer to help grow the game globally and build on the success of the London Olympics. (SOCCER-SAWA/ (INTERVIEW), moved, by Mark Meadows, 400 words)
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CRICKET
Inexperienced Australia face Sri Lanka in first one-dayer
MELBOURNE - An inexperienced Australia team face a potential backlash in the first of five one-day internationals against a Sri Lanka side smarting after a 3-0 sweep in the recently concluded test series. (CRICKET-LANKA/ (PIX), expect from 0800 GMT/3 AM ET, 400 words)
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India v England, Rajkot, 1st ODI
Reuters coverage of cricket events conducted under the auspices of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) was suspended from 0000 GMT on Nov. 15.
This is a direct result of a policy decision by the BCCI to exclude news agencies working only in the photographic medium from covering its events. Action Images is a Thomson Reuters business.
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GOLF
PGA Tour: Sony Open, Honolulu, Hawaii (to 13)
Big-hitting American Dustin Johnson, fresh from victory at the weather delayed season-opening Tournament of Champions on Tuesday, launches his bid for an eighth PGA Tour title in the opening round at Waialae Country Club in Honolulu. (GOLF-PGA/, expect end-of-day lead by 0600, 400 words)
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NFL
Manning aims to extend streaks in AFC clash against Ravens
Peyton Manning aims to extend the Denver Broncos' winning streak to 12 straight games and his personal win streak over the visiting Baltimore Ravens to 10 in a row in their AFC divisional round clash on Saturday. (NFL-PLAYOFFS/BRONCOS (PREVIEW), expect by 2200 GMT/5 PM ET, by Larry Fine, 400 words)
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Packers quarterback Rodgers is 'California Dreamin'
Green Bay quarterback Aaron Rodgers returns home to California with visions of leading the Packers to an upset win over the San Francisco 49ers in their NFC playoff showdown. (NFL-PLAYOFFS/49ERS (PREVIEW), expect by 2300 GMT/6 PM ET, by Larry Fine, 400 words)
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NBA
Trail Blazers host defending champion Heat
The Portland Trail Blazers put their eight-game home-winning streak on the line when they host LeBron James the defending NBA champion Miami Heat. (NBA-TRAILBLAZERS/, expect by 0630 GMT/1:30 AM ET, 250 words) (Duty editor: Justin Palmer)
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