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TOP STORIES

SPORT-DOPING/VALIEVA

Canada may appeal after Russia get bronze in 2022 Olympic figure skating despite Valieva ban

Skate Canada is considering appealing against the International Skating Union’s (ISU) decision to award the Russian figure skating team bronze in the 2022 Beijing Olympics despite the disqualification of Kamila Valieva.

TRIATHLON-PTO/

Triathlon-New $7 million T100 race series launched

LONDON, Jan 30 (Reuters) – A new “T100” race series for longer distance triathlon was launched on Tuesday, with eight star-studded 100km races featuring a prize pot that looks certain to tempt the best of both Ironman-distance and Olympic distance athletes.

GOLF-LIV/HATTON

England’s Hatton joins Rahm’s LIV Golf team

England’s Tyrrell Hatton has joined LIV Golf and will be part of an expansion team captained by reigning Masters champion Jon Rahm, the Saudi Arabia-backed league said on Tuesday.

UPCOMING

SOCCER

SOCCER-ENGLAND-NTG-ARS/REPORT

Soccer – England – Premier League – Nottingham Forest v Arsenal

Nottingham Forest play Arsenal in the Premier League.

30 Jan 15:30 ET / 19:30 GMT

SOCCER-ENGLAND-LEI-SWA/REPORT

Soccer – England – Championship – Leicester City v Swansea City

Leicester City play Swansea City in the Championship.

30 Jan 15:45 ET / 19:45 GMT

SOCCER-GERMANY-PAU-DUS/REPORT

Soccer – Germany – DFB Cup – Quarter-Finals – St Pauli v Fortuna Duesseldorf

St Pauli play Fortuna Duesseldorf in the DFB Cup.

30 Jan 15:45 ET / 19:45 GMT

SOCCER-ENGLAND-LUT-BRH/REPORT

Soccer – England – Premier League – Luton Town v Brighton & Hove Albion

Luton Town play Brighton & Hove Albion in the Premier League.

30 Jan 15:45 ET / 19:45 GMT

SOCCER-ENGLAND-FUL-EVE/REPORT

Soccer – England – Premier League – Fulham v Everton

Fulham play Everton in the Premier League.

30 Jan 15:45 ET / 19:45 GMT

SOCCER-ENGLAND-CRY-SHU/REPORT

Soccer – England – Premier League – Crystal Palace v Sheffield United

Crystal Palace play Sheffield United in the Premier League.

30 Jan 16:00 ET / 20:00 GMT

SOCCER-NATIONS-MAR-ZAF/REPORT

Soccer – Africa Cup of Nations – Round of 16 – Morocco v South Africa

Morocco continue their bid for a first Africa Cup of Nations title since 1976 as they take on South Africa in the last-16 at the Laurent Pokou Stadium.

30 Jan 16:00 ET / 20:00 GMT

SOCCER-ENGLAND-AVA-NEW/REPORT

Soccer – England – Premier League – Aston Villa v Newcastle United

Aston Villa play Newcastle United in the Premier League.

30 Jan 16:15 ET / 20:15 GMT

SOCCER-ASIANCUP-BHR-JPN/REPORT

Soccer – AFC Asian Cup – Round of 16 – Bahrain v Japan

Al Thumama Stadium in Doha hosts the Asian Cup round of 16 match between Bahrain and Japan.

31 Jan 07:30 ET / 11:30 GMT

SOCCER-ASIANCUP-IRN-SYR/REPORT

Soccer – AFC Asian Cup – Round of 16 – Iran v Syria

The Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium in Doha hosts the Asian Cup round of 16 match between Iran and Syria.

31 Jan 12:00 ET / 16:00 GMT

SOCCER-SPAIN-FCB-OSA/REPORT

Soccer – Spain – LaLiga – Barcelona v Osasuna

Barcelona play Osasuna in LaLiga Week 20 match postponed due to the Spanish Super Cup in Saudi Arabia earlier in January.

31 Jan 14:00 ET / 18:00 GMT

NATIONAL BASKETBALL LEAGUE

BASKETBALL-NBA-NYK-UTA/

Basketball – NBA – New York Knicks v Utah Jazz

2023-24 NBA Season (Regular Season) – Madison Square Garden, New York, New York

31 Jan 20:30 ET / 00:30 GMT

BASKETBALL-NBA-BOS-IND/

Basketball – NBA – Boston Celtics v Indiana Pacers

2023-24 NBA Season (Regular Season) – TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts

31 Jan 20:30 ET / 00:30 GMT

BASKETBALL-NBA-ATL-LAL/

Basketball – NBA – Atlanta Hawks v Los Angeles Lakers

2023-24 NBA Season (Regular Season) – State Farm Arena, Atlanta, Georgia

31 Jan 20:30 ET / 00:30 GMT

BASKETBALL-NBA-CHI-TOR/

Basketball – NBA – Chicago Bulls v Toronto Raptors

2023-24 NBA Season (Regular Season) – United Center, Chicago, Illinois

31 Jan 21:00 ET / 01:00 GMT

BASKETBALL-NBA-GSW-PHI/

Basketball – NBA – Golden State Warriors v Philadelphia 76ers

2023-24 NBA Season (Regular Season) – Chase Center, San Francisco, California

31 Jan 23:00 ET / 03:00 GMT

NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE

ICEHOCKEY-NHL-STL-CBJ/

Hockey – NHL – St. Louis Blues v Columbus Blue Jackets

2023-24 NHL Season (Regular Season) – Enterprise Center, St. Louis, Missouri

31 Jan 21:00 ET / 01:00 GMT

ICEHOCKEY-NHL-SJS-SEA/

Hockey – NHL – San Jose Sharks v Seattle Kraken

2023-24 NHL Season (Regular Season) – SAP Center at San Jose, San Jose, California

31 Jan 23:30 ET / 03:30 GMT

RUGBY

RUGBY-UNION-NATIONS/

Rugby-Six Nations preview

Preview of the 2024 Six Nations which begins on Friday

31 Jan 22:00 ET / 02:00 GMT

RUGBY-UNION-NATIONS-FRA-IRL/

Rugby – Six Nations Championship – France name their team to play Ireland

France announce their line up ahead of Six Nations clash against Ireland

31 Jan 05:30 ET / 09:30 GMT

RUGBY-UNION-NATIONS-FRA-IRL/

Rugby – Six Nations Championship – Ireland team announcement

Ireland head coach Andy Farrell holds a press conference to name his team to take on France on Friday.

31 Jan 05:45 ET / 09:45 GMT

SURFING

SURFING-WSL/

Surfing – World Championship tour opener at Pipeline on Oahu’s North Shore

The latest action from the Lexus Pro Pipe on Oahu’s North Shore in Hawaii. The first round of the 2024 World Surf League Championship has a 13-day waiting period which began on Jan. 29. Coverage is dependent on the timing of the competition.

31 Jan 13:30 ET / 17:30 GMT

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