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TOP STORIES

SOCCER-ITALY-NAP/MARADONA

Hugo Maradona dies a year after his brother Diego

ROME, Dec 28 (Reuters) – Napoli paid tribute on Tuesday to Hugo Maradona, younger brother of the Italian club’s former great Diego, following his death from a heart attack at the age of 52.

SOCCER-ENGLAND-SOU-TOT/

Unbeaten record offers little solace to Conte after Spurs draw

ROME, Dec 28 (Reuters) – Antonio Conte entered the Tottenham Hotspur history books on Tuesday by extending his unbeaten league run to seven games, but the Italian is unlikely to savour a frustrating 1-1 draw at Southampton.

CRICKET-TEST-ZAF-IND/

India’s Shami credits immense hard work for 200-wicket milestone

India paceman Mohammed Shami said on Tuesday that years of toil had finally paid off as he became only the fifth fast bowler from the country to pick up 200 wickets in test cricket.

UPCOMING

SOCCER

SOCCER-ENGLAND-LEI-LIV/REPORT (PIX)

Soccer – England – Premier League – Leicester City v Liverpool

Leicester City face Liverpool in the Premier League.

28 Dec 20:00 ET / 20:00 GMT

SOCCER-CHINA/

Soccer – Chinese Super League

Chinese Super League championship round: Beijing Guoan v Shandong Taishan; Hebei FC v Guangzhou FC; Shenzhen FC v Changchun Yatai; Guangzhou City v Shanghai Port

29 Dec

SOCCER-SUZUKICUP/ (PIX)

Soccer – Soccer – Suzuki Cup

2020 Suzuki Cup Final 1st Leg

29 Dec 12:30 ET / 12:30 GMT

CRICKET

CRICKET-TEST-AUS-ENG/ (PIX)

Cricket – Ashes – Australia v England, third test

Australia take on England at Melbourne Cricket Ground in the third Ashes test.

29 Dec 23:30 ET / 23:30 GMT

CRICKET-TEST-AUS-ENG/

Cricket – Australia’s Warner looks ahead to Sydney test after retaining Ashes in Melbourne

Australia opener David Warner looks ahead to the fourth test in Sydney, after the hosts wrapped up the Ashes series with two matches to spare

29 Dec 00:00 ET / 00:00 GMT

CRICKET-TEST-ZAF-IND/ (PIX)

Cricket – Cricket – First Test – South Africa vs India

South Africa host India in the first test of a three-game series in Pretoria

29 Dec 08:00 ET / 08:00 GMT

ICE HOCKEY

ICEHOCKEY-NHL-TBL-MTL/ (PIX)

Hockey – NHL – Tampa Bay Lightning v Montreal Canadiens

2021-22 NHL Season (Regular Season) – Amalie Arena, Tampa, Florida

29 Dec 00:00 ET / 00:00 GMT

ICEHOCKEY-NHL-CHI-CBJ/ (PIX)

POSTPONED – Hockey – NHL – Chicago Blackhawks v Columbus Blue Jackets

2021-22 NHL Season (Regular Season) – United Center, Chicago, Illinois

29 Dec 01:30 ET / 01:30 GMT

ICEHOCKEY-NHL-SJS-ARI/ (PIX)

Hockey – NHL – San Jose Sharks v Arizona Coyotes

2021-22 NHL Season (Regular Season) – SAP Center at San Jose, San Jose, California

29 Dec 03:30 ET / 03:30 GMT

ICEHOCKEY-NHL-LAK-VGK/ (PIX)

Hockey – NHL – Los Angeles Kings v Vegas Golden Knights

2021-22 NHL Season (Regular Season) – Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles, California

29 Dec 03:30 ET / 03:30 GMT

BASKETBALL

BASKETBALL-NBA-ORL-MIL/ (PIX)

Basketball – NBA – Orlando Magic v Milwaukee Bucks

2021-22 NBA Season (Regular Season) – Amway Center, Orlando, Florida

29 Dec 00:00 ET / 00:00 GMT

BASKETBALL-NBA-MIA-WAS/ (PIX)

Basketball – NBA – Miami Heat v Washington Wizards

2021-22 NBA Season (Regular Season) – FTX Arena, Miami, Florida

29 Dec 00:30 ET / 00:30 GMT

BASKETBALL-NBA-TOR-PHI/ (PIX)

Basketball – NBA – Toronto Raptors v Philadelphia 76ers

2021-22 NBA Season (Regular Season) – Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, Ontario

29 Dec 00:30 ET / 00:30 GMT

BASKETBALL-NBA-MIN-NYK/ (PIX)

Basketball – NBA – Minnesota Timberwolves v New York Knicks

2021-22 NBA Season (Regular Season) – Target Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota

29 Dec 01:00 ET / 01:00 GMT

BASKETBALL-NBA-NOP-CLE/ (PIX)

Basketball – NBA – New Orleans Pelicans v Cleveland Cavaliers

2021-22 NBA Season (Regular Season) – Smoothie King Center, New Orleans, Louisiana

29 Dec 01:00 ET / 01:00 GMT

BASKETBALL-NBA-HOU-LAL/ (PIX)

Basketball – NBA – Houston Rockets v Los Angeles Lakers

2021-22 NBA Season (Regular Season) – Toyota Center, Houston, Texas

29 Dec 01:00 ET / 01:00 GMT

BASKETBALL-NBA-SAC-OKC/ (PIX)

Basketball – NBA – Sacramento Kings v Oklahoma City Thunder

2021-22 NBA Season (Regular Season) – Golden 1 Center, Sacramento, California

29 Dec 03:00 ET / 03:00 GMT

BASKETBALL-NBA-GSW-DEN/ (PIX)

Basketball – NBA – Golden State Warriors v Denver Nuggets

2021-22 NBA Season (Regular Season) – Chase Center, San Francisco, California

29 Dec 03:00 ET / 03:00 GMT

SKIING

ALPINE-SKIING/WOMEN

Alpine skiing-FIS World Cup women’s slalom event

Lienz in Austria hosts an FIS alpine skiing World Cup slalom women’s event.

29 Dec 09:00 ET / 09:00 GMT

ALPINE-SKIING/MEN

Alpine skiing-FIS World Cup men’s super-G event

Bormio in Italy hosts an FIS alpine skiing World Cup super-G men’s event.

29 Dec 10:30 ET / 10:30 GMT

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