Reuters Sports Schedule at 1500 GMT on Sunday, Jan 22

Reuters sports schedule at 1500 GMT on Sunday (times GMT):

SOCCER

Premier League

Manchester City v Tottenham Hotspur (1330)

Arsenal v Manchester United (1600)

LONDON - Manchester City bid to stretch their three-point lead at the top of the Premier League when they host third-placed Tottenham Hotspur before second-placed Manchester United visit Arsenal. (SOCCER-ENGLAND/, expect by 1530, pix, 500 words)

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African Nations Cup, Equatorial Guinea and Gabon (to Feb 12)

Ivory Coast v Sudan, Malabo (1600)

Burkina Faso v Angola, Malabo (1900)

MALABO - African Nations Cup favourites Ivory Coast open their campaign in Group B with a match against Sudan, who last won a game at the finals in 1970. Angola and Burkina Faso play in the second encounter on the double header at Malabo in Equatorial Guinea. (SOCCER-AFRICA/NATIONS, expect by 2100, pix, by Brian Homewood and Mark Gleeson, 400 words)

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La Liga

Rayo Vallecano v Real Mallorca (1500)

Malaga v Barcelona (1700)

Levante v Real Zaragoza (1845)

Real Madrid v Athletic Bilbao (2030)

MADRID - La Liga leaders Real Madrid host Athletic Bilbao on Sunday looking to maintain their five-point lead over second-placed Barcelona, who visit Malaga. (SOCCER-SPAIN/, expect by 2100, pix, by Mark Elkington, 400 words)

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Serie A

Cagliari v Fiorentina (1400)

Lecce v Chievo Verona (1400)

Novara v AC Milan (1400)

Palermo v Genoa (1400)

Siena v Napoli (1400)

Udinese v Catania (1400)

Inter Milan v Lazio (1945)

ROME - Champions AC Milan, who trail leaders Juventus by four points, meet bottom side Novara for the second time in five days after struggling past their neighbours in the Italian Cup in midweek. (SOCCER-ITALY/, expect by 1900, pix, 350 words)

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Bundesliga

Hamburg SV v Borussia Dortmund (1430)

Bayer Leverkusen v Mainz (1630)

BERLIN - Borussia Dortmund can leapfrog third-placed Borussia Moenchengladbach by beating lowly Hamburg in the early Bundesliga game while Bayer Leverkusen try to stay in touch with the top five when they host struggling Mainz. (SOCCER-GERMANY/, expect by 1630, by Karolos Grohmann, 400 words)

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French Cup last 32

Ajaccio GFCO (III) v ES Troyes AC (II) (1400)

Stade Lucon (IV) v Olympique Lyon (1500)

Valenciennes v Bastia (II) (1700)

Olympique Marseille v Le Havre (II) (1945)

PARIS - Olympique Marseille host second division Le Havre in the French Cup last 32 while Olympique Lyon visit fourth tier Stade Lucon. (SOCCER-FRANCE/CUP, expect by 2100, pix, 300 words)

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Dutch championship

AZ Alkmaar v Ajax Amsterdam (1330)

Groningen v Heracles Almelo (1330)

VVV-Venlo v Feyenoord (1330)

Utrecht v PSV Eindhoven (1530)

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TENNIS

Australian Open (to 29)

MELBOURNE - "Built Belgian tough" might become a badge of honour for future tennis generations after Kim Clijsters' win over Li Na on Sunday, while Roger Federer dashed the dreams of home fans by crushing young gun Bernard Tomic. (TENNIS-OPEN/ (WRAPUP 1), pix, moved, by Peter Rutherford, 800 words)

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NFL

Conference championships

Baltimore Ravens v New England Patriots, Foxborough (2000)

New York Giants v San Francisco 49ers, San Francisco (2330)

FOXBOROUGH, Massachusetts - The high-powered and offense-minded New England Patriots, led by three-time Super Bowl-winning quarterback Tom Brady, host the hard-hitting Baltimore Ravens in Sunday's American Football Conference championship game. (NFL-AFC/, expect by 2300, pix, by Larry Fine and Julian Linden, 400 words)

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SAN FRANCISCO - Eli Manning and the New York Giants will put their remarkable playoff success on the road to the test when they visit the fortress of Candlestick Park to take on the San Francisco 49ers in Sunday's National Football Conference championship game. (NFL-NFC/, expect by 0300, pix, by Mark Lamport-Stokes and Jonathan Weber, 400 words)

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GOLF

PGA Tour: Humana Challenge, La Quinta, California (to 22)

Americans David Toms, Ben Crane and Mark Wilson take a joint three-shot lead into the third round of the pro-am celebrity event in the California desert on Saturday, having feasted in near-perfect scoring conditions to post 16-under totals of 128. (GOLF-PGA/, expect by 0100, 400 words)

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

GEORGE, South Africa - South Africans Branden Grace, Ernie Els and twice U.S. Open winner Retief Goosen are in a playoff to win the Volvo Golf Champions tournament. (GOLF-EUROPEAN/, expect by 1530, by Ken Borland, 400 words)

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CRICKET

South Africa v Sri Lanka, fifth ODI, Johannesburg (0800)

JOHANNESBURG - Sri Lanka look to salvage some pride in the fifth and final ODI against a South Africa side who lead the series 3-1. (CRICKET-LANKA/, expect by 1530, pix, 400 words)

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RALLYING

Monte Carlo rally (to 22)

Sebastien Loeb started his bid for a ninth championship in a row by winning the Monte Carlo Rally for the sixth time. (RALLYING/MONTE, moved)

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RUGBY

Heineken Cup group stages final round

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NBA

The Los Angeles Lakers, who have lost their last two games, return home to host the Indiana Pacers. (NBA-LAKERS/, expect by 0500, 300 words)

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NHL

The reigning Stanley Cup holders Boston Bruins, travel south to Philadelphia to take on the Flyers. (NHL-PHILADELPHIA/, expect by 0300, 300 words)

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