Reuters Sports Schedule at 1445 GMT on Friday, Jan 20

Reuters sports schedule at 1445 GMT on Friday (times GMT):

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TENNIS

AUSTRALIAN OPEN (to 29)

MELBOURNE - Rafa Nadal struck a blow for the old establishment, overwhelming Lukas Lacko to become the first man into the Australian Open's last 16 on Friday, before Caroline Wozniacki's reign as world number one survived with a win over Romania's Monica Niculescu. (TENNIS-OPEN/, moved, pix, by Nick Mulvenney, Peter Rutherford, Ian Ransom and Greg Stutchbury)

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SOCCER

LOS ANGELES - David Beckham's decision to spurn lucrative club offers in Europe and return to the LA Galaxy on a fresh two-year contract was an easy one to make, the former England captain said. (SOCCER-BECKHAM/GALAXY (INTERVIEW) moved, pix, tv, by Mark Lamport-Stokes, 500 words)

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Bundesliga resumes

Borussia Moenchengladbach v Bayern Munich (1930)

BERLIN - Leaders Bayern Munich travel to fourth-placed Borussia Moenchengladbach on Friday hoping to stretch their three-point advantage as the Bundesliga resumes following a month-long winter break. (SOCCER-GERMANY/, expect by 2130, pix, by Karolos Grohmann, 400 words)

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Dutch championship resumes

ADO Den Haag v Roda JC Kerkrade (1900)

Copy on merit.

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NBA

Derrick Rose, the league's Most Valuable Player last season who has missed three of Chicago's last five games because of a nagging toe injury, is expected to be a game-time decision when the (13-3) Bulls visit the (6-7) Cleveland Cavaliers. (NBA-BULLS/, expect by 0430, pix, 350 words)

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NHL The (25-18-2) Washington Capitals, joint pacesetters with the Florida Panthers in the Eastern Conference's Southeast division, aim for their fourth straight win against the hosting Carolina Hurricanes. NHL-CAPITALS/, expect by 0400, 350 words)

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GOLF

PGA Tour: Humana Challenge, La Quinta, California (to 22) Colombia's Camilo Villegas and American veteran David Toms will take a joint one-shot lead into Friday's second round of the pro-am celebrity event in the California desert after opening with matching nine-under-par 63s. (GOLF-PGA/, expect first lead by 0100, 400 words)

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European Tour: Volvo Golf Champions, George, South Africa (to 22)

On merit

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CRICKET

South Africa v Sri Lanka, fourth ODI, Kimberley (1230)

KIMBERLEY, South Africa - With the five-match series already sewn up 3-0, hosts South Africa will set their sights on a clean sweep in the fourth ODI against visitors Sri Lanka. (CRICKET-LANKA/, expect by 1800, pix, 400 words)

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ALPINE SKIING

World Cup: Men's super-G, Kitzbuehel, Austria (1030)

KITZBUEHEL, Austria - The race was cancelled because of rain (ALPINE SKIING-MEN/, moved, by Manuele Lang, 100 words)

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RALLYING

Monte Carlo rally (to 22)

Citroen's eight times world champion Sebastien Loeb holds the overnight lead after another solid performance on day two in the season-opening rally. (RALLYING/MONTE, expect by 1800, 200 words)

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RUGBY

Heineken Cup group stages final round (to 22)

Copy on merit.

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