Reuters sports schedule at 1400 GMT on Saturday (times GMT):
TENNIS
Australian Open (to 29)
MELBOURNE - Fans caught a fleeting glimpse of Novak Djokovic at Rod Laver Arena as the Serbian hurtled into the fourth round of the Australian Open, while Andy Murray's mauling of the French continued at Melbourne Park. (TENNIS-OPEN/ (WRAPUP 1), moved, pix, by Peter Rutherford, 800 words)
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SOCCER
Premier League (1500 unless stated)
Norwich City v Chelsea (1245)
Everton v Blackburn Rovers
Fulham v Newcastle United
Queens Park Rangers v Wigan Athletic
Stoke City v West Bromwich Albion
Sunderland v Swansea City
Wolverhampton Wanderers v Aston Villa
Bolton Wanderers v Liverpool (1730)
LONDON - With four of the top five playing on Sunday, fourth-place Chelsea have the chance to claw back ground on the leaders at Norwich City while Liverpool can go fifth with a win at Bolton Wanderers. (SOCCER-ENGLAND/, expect by 1430, pix, 500 words)
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La Liga
Racing Santander v Getafe (1700)
Espanyol v Granada (1700)
Real Sociedad v Atletico Madrid (1900)
Real Betis v Sevilla (2100)
MADRID - Sevilla visit neighbours Real Betis for the Seville city derby in La Liga, with the clubs separated by three points. (SOCCER-SPAIN/, expect by 2100, pix, by Mark Elkington, 400 words)
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Serie A
Cagliari v Fiorentina (1700)
AS Roma v Cesena (1700)
Atalanta v Juventus (1945)
ROME - Unbeaten Serie A leaders Juventus can extend their advantage over champions AC Milan to four points with a win away to lowly Atalanta. (SOCCER-ITALY/, expect by 1900, pix, 350 words)
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Bundesliga (1430 unless stated)
Hoffenheim v Hanover 96
Schalke 04 v VfB Stuttgart
VfL Wolfsburg v Cologne
Freiburg v Augsburg
Nuremberg v Hertha Berlin
Kaiserslautern v Werder Bremen (1730)
BERLIN - Schalke 04 can join leaders Bayern Munich at the top of the table with a win over VfB Stuttgart, with champions Borussia Dortmund in action on Sunday. (SOCCER-GERMANY/, expect by 1630, by Karolos Grohmann, 400 words)
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Dutch championship
Graafschap Doetinchem v Heerenveen (1745)
Excelsior v NAC Breda (1845)
Twente Enschede v RKC Waalwijk (1945)
Copy on merit.
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African Nations Cup, Equatorial Guinea and Gabon (to Feb. 12)
Equatorial Guinea v Libya, Bata (1830)
Senegal v Zambia, Bata (2100)
BATA, Equatorial Guinea - The African Nations Cup kicks off with two Group A matches in Bata in Equatorial Guinea. The co-hosts meet Libya in the opening game at 1830 followed by a potentially table-topping game between Senegal and Zambia at 2100. (SOCCER-AFRICA/NATIONS, expect by 2300, pix, by Brian Homewood and Mark Gleeson, 400 words)
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French Cup last 32 (to 22)
PARIS - Holders Lille travel to fourth-division side Compiegne in a French Cup last-32 game, while Nice and Stade Rennes face each other in an all-Ligue 1 clash. (SOCCER-FRANCE/CUP, expect by 2200, 250 words)
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Friendly
The United States play their first international of the year when they tackle Venezuela in a friendly in Arizona. (SOCCER-US/, expect by 0400, 200 words)
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GOLF
European Tour: Volvo Golf Champions, George, South Africa (to 22)
GEORGE, South Africa - South African Branden Grace takes a four-shot lead into the third round of the 35-field Volvo Golf Champions which features last season's European Tour winners and 2012 Ryder Cup captain Jose Maria Olazabal, five shots behind. (GOLF-EUROPEAN/, expect by 1400, by Ken Borland, 400 words)
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PGA Tour: Humana Challenge, La Quinta, California (to 22)
Americans David Toms, Ben Crane and Mark Wilson will take a joint three-shot lead into the third round of the pro-am celebrity event in the California desert, having feasted in near-perfect scoring conditions to post 16-under totals of 128. (GOLF-PGA/, expect first lead by 0100, 400 words)
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ALPINE SKIING
World Cup
Women's giant slalom, Maribor, Slovenia
KRANJSKA GORA, Slovenia - France's Tessa Worley won a women's World Cup giant slalom ahead of Italy's Federica Brignone and Germany's Viktoria Rebensburg. (ALPINE SKIING-WOMEN/, moved, pix, by Patrick Lang, 400 words)
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Men's downhill, Kitzbuehel, Austria
KITZBUEHEL, Austria - Swiss Didier Cuche won the Kitzbuehel downhill, the greatest race in Alpine skiing, for a record fifth time. (ALPINE SKIING-MEN/, moved, pix, by Manuele Lang, 350 words)
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RALLYING
Monte Carlo rally (to 22)
Eight-times world champion Sebastien Loeb had complete control of the Monte Carlo rally heading into the third day after gaining a lead of more than two minutes on Friday. (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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NBA
The Miami Heat, fresh from their win over the Los Angeles Lakers, host the Atlantic Division leading Philadelphia 76ers. (NBA-MIAMI/, expect by 0300, pix, 300 words)
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NHL
The Western Conference leading Detroit Red Wings host their Central division rivals, the Columbus Blue Jackets, looking to extend their record of 15 straight wins at home (NHL-DETROIT/, expect by 0300, 300 words)
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