World sports diary January 2015

LONDON, Dec 23 (Reuters) - JANUARY 2015 - - - - THURSDAY, JANUARY 1 ALPINE SKIING World Cup: Men's City Event, Munich Women's City Event, Munich NHL Winter Classic, Chicago v Washington, Washington - - - - FRIDAY, JANUARY 2 SOCCER FA Cup third round (to 6) CRICKET South Africa v West Indies, Cape Town, third test (to 6) - - - - SATURDAY, JANUARY 3 CRICKET New Zealand v Sri Lanka, second test, Wellington (to 7) SOCCER French Cup round of 64 (to 5) ALPINE SKIING World Cup: Women's Slalom, Zagreb NFL Wildcard playoffs (to 4) - - - - SUNDAY, JANUARY 4 MOTOR RACING Dakar Rally begins (to 17) - - - - MONDAY, JANUARY 5 TENNIS ATP: Qatar Open, Doha (to 11) Chennai Open, India (to 11) ATP/WTA: Brisbane International, Australia (to 11) WTA: Auckland Classic, New Zealand (to 11) - - - - TUESDAY, JANUARY 6 CRICKET Australia v India, Sydney, fourth test (to 10) ALPINE SKIING World Cup: Men's Slalom, Zagreb - - - - WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 7 SOCCER Spanish King's Cup last 16 (to 8) - - - - THURSDAY, JANUARY 8 GOLF PGA Tour: Hyundai Tournament of Champions, Kapalua, Hawaii (to 12) European Tour: South Africa Open, Johannesburg, South Africa (to 11) - - - - FRIDAY, JANUARY 9 SOCCER Asian Nations Cup, Australia (to 31) - - - - SATURDAY, JANUARY 10 ALPINE SKIING World Cup: Men's Giant Slalom, Adelboden Women's Downhill, Bad Kleinkirchheim NFL Divisional playoffs (to 11) - - - - SUNDAY, JANUARY 11 CRICKET New Zealand v Sri Lanka, Christchurch, first ODI South Africa v West Indies, Johannesburg, second T20I ALPINE SKIING World Cup: Men's slalom, Adelboden Women's Super G, Bad Kleinkirchheim BASKETBALL BBL Cup Final, Birmingham - - - - MONDAY, JANUARY 12 TENNIS ATP: Auckland Open, New Zealand (to 17) ATP/WTA: Sydney International, Australia (to 17) WTA: Hobart International, Australia (to 18) - - - - TUESDAY, JANUARY 13 SOCCER French League Cup quarter-finals (to 14) Italian Cup (to 15) ALPINE SKIING World Cup: Women's Slalom, Flachau, Austria - - - - WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 14 SOCCER Italian Cup last 16 Spanish Cup last 16 (to 16) CRICKET South Africa v West Indies, Durban, third T20I - - - - THURSDAY, JANUARY 15 GOLF PGA Tour: Sony Open, Honolulu, Hawaii (to 18) European Tour: Abu Dhabi Championship, United Arab Emirates (to 18) CRICKET New Zealand v Sri Lanka, Hamilton, second ODI NBA New York Knicks v Milwaukee Bucks, Global Games, London HANDBALL Men's World Championship, Qatar (to Feb 1) - - - - FRIDAY, JANUARY 16 CRICKET Australia v England, Sydney, ODI tri-Series South Africa v West Indies, Durban, first ODI ALPINE SKIING World Cup: Men's Alpine Combined, Wengen, Switzerland Men's Downhill, Wengen Switzerland - - - - SATURDAY, JANUARY 17 SOCCER African Nations Cup, Equatorial Guinea (to Feb 8) CRICKET New Zealand v Sri Lanka, Auckland, third ODI RUGBY European Champions Cup group stages (to 24) ALPINE SKIING World Cup: Men's Downhill, Wengen, Switzerland Women's Downhill, Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy CYCLING Tour Down Under, Adelaide, Australia (to 25) Track World Cup, Cali (to 18) - - - - SUNDAY, JANUARY 18 CRICKET South Africa v West Indies, Johannesburg, second ODI Australia v India, Melbourne, ODI tri-Series ALPINE SKIING World Cup: Men's Slalom, Wengen, Switzerland World Cup: Women's Super-G, Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy NFL Conference championships - - - - MONDAY, JANUARY 19 TENNIS Australian Open, Melbourne (to Feb 1) - - - - TUESDAY, JANUARY 20 CRICKET New Zealand v Sri Lanka, Nelson, fourth ODI England v India, Brisbane, ODI tri-series SOCCER Spanish Kings Cup quarter-finals (to 21) Capital One (League) Cup semi-finals first leg (to 21) French Cup last 32 Italian Cup (to 22) - - - - WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 21 GOLF European Tour: Qatar Masters, Doha (to 24) CRICKET South Africa v West Indies, East London, third ODI - - - - THURSDAY, JANUARY 22 GOLF PGA Tour: Humana Challenge, La Quinta, California (to 25) RALLYING Monte Carlo rally (to 25) - - - - FRIDAY, JANUARY 23 CRICKET Australia v England, Hobart, fourth match ODI Tri-series New Zealand v Sri Lanka, Dunedin, fifth ODI ALPINE SKIING World Cup: Men's Super-G, Kitzbuehel, Austria Men's Super-Combined, Kitzbuehel, Austria - - - - SATURDAY, JANUARY 24 SOCCER English FA Cup fourth round (to 25) ALPINE SKIING World Cup: Men's downhill, Kitzbuehel, Austria Women's downhill, St Moritz, Switzerland ATHLETICS Glasgow International Indoor Athletics, Glasgow - - - - SUNDAY, JANUARY 25 ALPINE SKIING World Cup: Men's Slalom, Kitzbuehel, Austria Women's Super-G, St Moritz, Switzerland CRICKET New Zealand v Sri Lanka, Dunedin, sixth ODI South Africa v West Indies, Port Elizabeth, fourth ODI NFL Pro Bowl, Glendale, Arizona NHL All-Star Game, Columbus - - - - MONDAY, JANUARY 26 CRICKET Australia v India, Sydney, fifth match ODI Tri-series FIGURE SKATING European Figure Skating Championships, Stockholm (to Feb 1) - - - - TUESDAY, JANUARY 27 ALPINE SKIING World Cup: Men's Slalom, Schladming SOCCER Spanish Kings Cup quarter-finals (to 28) Capital One (League) cup semi-finals second leg (to 29) - - - - WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 28 CRICKET South Africa v West Indies, Centurion, fifth ODI - - - - THURSDAY, JANUARY 29 GOLF PGA Tour: Phoenix Open, Arizona (to Feb 1) European Tour: Dubai Desert Classic, United Arab Emirates (to Feb 1) CRICKET New Zealand v Sri Lanka, Wellington, seventh ODI - - - - FRIDAY, JANUARY 30 CRICKET England v India, Perth, ODI tri-series - - - - SATURDAY, JANUARY 31 CRICKET New Zealand v Pakistan, Wellington, first ODI ATHLETICS Karlsruhe indoor athletics, Karlsruhe, Germany (Editing by Caroline Helly)