World sports diary January 2014

LONDON, Dec 30 (Reuters) - JANUARY 2014 - - - - WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 1 TENNIS ATP: Qatar Open, Doha (to 5) Chennai Open, India (to 5) ATP/WTA: Brisbane International, Australia (to 5) WTA: Auckland Classic, New Zealand (to 5) Shenzhen Open, China (to 5) Hopman Cup, Perth (to 4) CRICKET Pakistan v Sri Lanka, Dubai, first test (to 4) ALPINE SKIING World Cup: Men's City Event, Munich Women's City Event, Munich NHL Winter Classic, Ann Arbor, Michigan SOCCER West Asian Football Championships, Doha (to 7) - - - - THURSDAY, JANUARY 2 - - - - FRIDAY, JANUARY 3 CRICKET Australia v England, Sydney, fifth test (to 7) GOLF PGA Tour: Hyundai Tournament of Champions, Kapalua, Hawaii (to 6) - - - - SATURDAY, JANUARY 4 CRICKET New Zealand v West Indies, Nelson, fourth ODI SOCCER FA Cup third round French Cup round of 64 (to 5) ALPINE SKIING World Cup: Women's Slalom, Zagreb NFL Wildcard playoffs (to 5) - - - - SUNDAY, JANUARY 5 MOTOR RACING Dakar Rally begins (to 18) - - - - MONDAY, JANUARY 6 TENNIS ATP: Auckland Open, New Zealand (to 12) ATP/WTA: Sydney International, Australia (to 12) WTA: Hobart International, Australia (to 12) AMERICAN FOOTBALL College Football BCS National Championship game, Los Angeles ALPINE SKIING World Cup: Men's Slalom, Zagreb - - - - TUESDAY, JANUARY 7 SOCCER Capital One (League) Cup semi-finals first leg (to 8) - - - - WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 8 CRICKET Pakistan v Sri Lanka, Abu Dhabi, second test (to 12) New Zealand v West Indies, Hamilton, fifth ODI SOCCER Italian Cup last-16 (to 9) Spanish King's Cup last-16 - - - - THURSDAY, JANUARY 9 GOLF PGA Tour: Sony Open, Honolulu, Hawaii (to 12) European Tour: Volvo Golf Champions, Durban, South Africa (to 12) - - - - FRIDAY, JANUARY 10 - - - - SATURDAY, JANUARY 11 RUGBY Heineken Cup group stages CRICKET New Zealand v West Indies, Auckland, first T20I ALPINE SKIING World Cup: Men's Giant Slalom, Adelboden World Cup: Women's Downhill, Altenmarkt/Zauchensee Women's Super G, Altenmarkt/Zauchensee NFL Divisional playoffs (to 12) - - - - SUNDAY, JANUARY 12 ALPINE SKIING World Cup: Men's slalom, Adelboden World Cup: Women's Super-Combined, Altenmarkt/Zauchensee CRICKET Australia v England, Melbourne, first ODI HANDBALL Men's European Championship, Denmark (to 26) - - - - MONDAY, JANUARY 13 TENNIS Australian Open, Melbourne (to 26) FIGURE SKATING European Figure Skating Championships, Budapest (to 19) - - - - TUESDAY, JANUARY 14 SOCCER French League Cup quarter-finals (to 15), Spanish Cup last-16 (to 16), Italian Cup last-16 (to 15) ALPINE SKIING World Cup: Women's Slalom, Flachau, Austria BADMINTON Malaysia Open (to 19) RALLYING Monte Carlo rally (to 19) - - - - WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 15 CRICKET New Zealand v West Indies, Wellington, second T20I - - - - THURSDAY, JANUARY 16 GOLF PGA Tour: Humana Challenge, La Quinta, California (to 19) European Tour: Abu Dhabi Championship, United Arab Emirates (to 19) CRICKET Pakistan v Sri Lanka, third test, Sharjah (to 20) NBA Atlanta Hawks v Brooklyn Nets, Global Games, London - - - - FRIDAY, JANUARY 17 CRICKET Australia v England, Brisbane, second ODI ALPINE SKIING World Cup: Men's super combined, Wengen, Switzerland - - - - SATURDAY, JANUARY 18 RUGBY Heineken Cup group stages (to 19) ALPINE SKIING World Cup: Men's downhill, Wengen, Switzerland Women's downhill, Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy - - - - SUNDAY, JANUARY 19 CRICKET New Zealand v India, Napier, first ODI Australia v England, Sydney, third ODI ALPINE SKIING World Cup: Men's slalom, Wengen, Switzerland World Cup: Women's super-G, Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy NFL Conference championships CYCLING Tour Down Under, Australia (to 26) - - - - MONDAY, JANUARY 20 - - - - TUESDAY, JANUARY 21 SOCCER Spanish Kings Cup quarter-finals (to 23) Capital One (League) cup semi-finals second leg (to 22) Italian Cup quarter-finals (to 23) French Cup last 32 (to 22) - - - - WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 22 CRICKET New Zealand v India, Hamilton, second ODI - - - - THURSDAY, JANUARY 23 GOLF PGA Tour: Farmers Insurance Open, San Diego, California (to 26) European Tour: Qatar Masters, Doha (to 26) - - - - FRIDAY, JANUARY 24 CRICKET Australia v England, Perth, fourth ODI ALPINE SKIING World Cup: Men's super-G, Kitzbuehel, Austria Men's Super-Combined, Kitzbuehel, Austria - - - - SATURDAY, JANUARY 25 SOCCER English FA Cup fourth round (to 26) ATHLETICS British Athletics International Match, Glasgow ALPINE SKIING World Cup: Men's downhill, Kitzbuehel, Austria Women's downhill, Garmisch Partenhirchen CRICKET New Zealand v India, Auckland, third ODI - - - - SUNDAY, JANUARY 26 ALPINE SKIING World Cup: Men's Slalom, Kitzbuehel, Austria Women's Super-G, Garmisch Partenhirchen CRICKET Australia v England, Adelaide, fifth ODI NFL Pro Bowl, Hawaii - - - - MONDAY, JANUARY 27 TENNIS WTA: Pattaya Open, Thailand (to Feb. 3) Paris Open (to Feb. 3) CRICKET Bangladesh v Sri Lanka, Dhaka, first test (to 31) - - - - TUESDAY, JANUARY 28 CRICKET New Zealand v India, Hamilton, fourth ODI ALPINE SKIING World Cup: Men's Slalom, Schladming SOCCER Spanish Kings Cup quarter-finals (to 30) - - - - WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 29 CRICKET Australia v England, Hobart, first T2OI SOCCER Italian Cup quarter-finals - - - - THURSDAY, JANUARY 30 GOLF PGA Tour: Phoenix Open, Arizona (to Feb 2) European Tour: Dubai Desert Classic, United Arab Emirates (to Feb 2) - - - - FRIDAY, JANUARY 31 CRICKET Australia v England, Melbourne, second T20I New Zealand v India, Wellington, fifth ODI TENNIS Davis Cup first round (to 2) (Editing by Caroline Helly)