Here are the top sports stories and upcoming coverage plans for Reuters text service as of 02.00 p.m GMT/09.00 a.m ET. For a full schedule of news and events, go to our editorial calendar on Reuters Connect.
TOP STORIES
TENNIS-AUSOPEN/
Tennis-Sabalenka, Alcaraz ease into Australian Open quarters, Medvedev crashes out
MELBOURNE, Jan 25 (Reuters) - Aryna Sabalenka extended her reign as tiebreak queen to reach the Australian Open quarter-finals for a fourth successive year and Carlos Alcaraz joined her as Daniil Medvedev's campaign ended on Sunday.
ALPINE-SKIING/WOMEN
Alpine skiing-Shiffrin wins World Cup slalom title for record ninth time
Jan 25 (Reuters) - U.S. ski great Mikaela Shiffrin took the women's World Cup slalom crystal globe for a record ninth time after winning in the Czech resort of Spindleruv Mlyn on Sunday.
CRICKET-T20-WORLDCUP/PAKISTAN
Cricket-Pakistan announce T20 World Cup squad amid participation doubts
LAHORE, Pakistan, Jan 25 (Reuters) - Pakistan on Sunday announced their squad for next month's Twenty20 World Cup, a day after their cricket board chief cast doubt over the team's participation in the global showpiece that begins on February 7.
UPCOMING
BASKETBALL
BASKETBALL-NBA-DET-SAC/ (PIX)
Basketball - NBA - Detroit Pistons v Sacramento Kings
2025-26 NBA Season (Regular Season) - Little Caesars Arena, Detroit, Michigan
25 Jan 15:00 ET / 20:00 GMT
BASKETBALL-NBA-MEM-DEN/ (PIX)
Basketball - NBA - Memphis Grizzlies v Denver Nuggets
2025-26 NBA Season (Regular Season) - FedExForum, Memphis, Tennessee
25 Jan 15:30 ET / 20:30 GMT
BASKETBALL-NBA-MIN-GSW/ (PIX)
Basketball - NBA - Minnesota Timberwolves v Golden State Warriors
2025-26 NBA Season (Regular Season) - Target Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota
25 Jan 17:30 ET / 22:30 GMT
BASKETBALL-NBA-MIL-DAL/ (PIX)
Basketball - NBA - Milwaukee Bucks v Dallas Mavericks
2025-26 NBA Season (Regular Season) - Fiserv Forum, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
26 Jan 19:00 ET / 00:00 GMT
BASKETBALL-NBA-SAS-NOP/ (PIX)
Basketball - NBA - San Antonio Spurs v New Orleans Pelicans
2025-26 NBA Season (Regular Season) - Frost Bank Center, San Antonio, Texas
26 Jan 19:00 ET / 00:00 GMT
BASKETBALL-NBA-OKC-TOR/ (PIX)
Basketball - NBA - Oklahoma City Thunder v Toronto Raptors
2025-26 NBA Season (Regular Season) - Paycom Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
26 Jan 19:00 ET / 00:00 GMT
BASKETBALL-NBA-PHX-MIA/ (PIX)
Basketball - NBA - Phoenix Suns v Miami Heat
2025-26 NBA Season (Regular Season) - Mortgage Matchup Center, Phoenix, Arizona
26 Jan 20:00 ET / 01:00 GMT
BASKETBALL-NBA-LAC-BKN/ (PIX)
Basketball - NBA - Los Angeles Clippers v Brooklyn Nets
2025-26 NBA Season (Regular Season) - Intuit Dome, Inglewood, California
26 Jan 21:00 ET / 02:00 GMT
OLYMPICS
OLYMPICS-2026-FIGURESKATING/
American skater Malinin hints at quintuple jump
Ilia Malinin has never been much for limits. In a sport defined by physics, the self-named "Quad God" keeps redrawing what is possible, spinning beyond the virtual edge of imagination — and landing there. Now, after becoming the first skater to cram seven quads into a single program, including that once-mythical quadruple Axel, he has hinted at an even more audacious leap: the sport's first quintuple jump.
26 Jan
OLYMPICS-2026-ICEHOCKEY/ITALY
Olympics-Italian hockey pride set to meet Olympic reality
Italy men's ice hockey have the only Olympic roster without an NHL player, and the hosts will go into their home Games as rank outsiders, competing in a sport largely ignored in their own country.
26 Jan
OLYMPICS-2026/SNOW (PIX)
Olympics-Snow experts discuss concerns ahead of Milano Cortina
Caitlin Jicks Pries, an associate professor at Dartmouth college who specialises in winter climate change with a focus on the ecological effects of less snowfall and warmer winters, as well as Nemanja Dogo, Executive Technical Manager at TechnoAlpin, a major snowguns maker, speak to Reuters ahead of the Olympics as concerns mount over the lack of snow in Italy.
26 Jan
OLYMPICS-2026-ICEHOCKEY/
Olympics - Sweden's Olympic trailblazer says women's hockey has never been stronger
Former Sweden goaltender Kim Martin Hasson reflects on her side's unique achievement at the 2006 Games and talks about how much women's ice hockey has changes since then.
26 Jan
OLYMPICS-2026/SECURITY
Olympics - U.S. security team flags drone threat at Milano Cortina Olympics
U.S. officials helping safeguard Americans at next month's Milano Cortina Winter Olympics are stepping up planning for potential drone disruptions, as low-cost unmanned aircraft become an everyday challenge for major sporting events, from illicit filming over venues to worst-case scenarios involving explosive payloads.
26 Jan
OLYMPICS-2026/CROSSCOUNTRY-WAX (PIX)
Cross-country skiing-Wax on, wax off: how small details can decide Olympic ambitions
Behind every professional cross-country skier is a great pair of skis, and for some there are hundreds of them, placing enormous pressure on the technicians responsible for delivering perfect glide when Olympic medals are on the line.
26 Jan
OLYMPICS-2026-ALPINE/SAFETY (PIX) $(TV)$
After tragedy, Alpine skiing rethinks athletes safety on the slopes
When 19-year-old Italian national team skier Matteo Franzoso suffered a devastating crash while training at Chile's La Parva resort, the shock rippled far beyond the racing circuit. Two days later, he died from his injuries, less than a year after teenage junior national Matilde Lorenzi had also lost her life in training, forcing the sport to confront a painful truth: the mountains are claiming too many of their own.
26 Jan 04:00 ET / 09:00 GMT
SOCCER
SOCCER-ENGLAND-CRY-CHE/ (PIX)
Soccer - England - English Premier League - Crystal Palace v Chelsea
Crystal Palace play Chelsea in the English Premier League at Selhurst Park in London.
25 Jan 09:00 ET / 14:00 GMT
SOCCER-ENGLAND-NEW-AVL/ (PIX)
Soccer - England - English Premier League - Newcastle United v Aston Villa
Newcastle United play Aston Villa in the English Premier League at St. James' Park,
25 Jan 09:00 ET / 14:00 GMT
SOCCER-SPAIN-BAR-OVI/ (PIX)
Soccer - Spain - Spanish LaLiga - Barcelona v Real Oviedo
Barcelona play Real Oviedo in the Spanish LaLiga at the Camp Nou.
25 Jan 10:15 ET / 15:15 GMT
SOCCER-ENGLAND-ARS-MUN/ (PIX)
Soccer - England - English Premier League - Arsenal v Manchester United
Arsenal play Manchester United in the English Premier League at the Emirates Stadium in London.
25 Jan 11:30 ET / 16:30 GMT
SOCCER-ARGENTINA-BOJ-RIE/ (TV)
Soccer - Argentina LPF - Torneo Apertura - Boca Juniors v Deportivo Riestra
Boca Juniors play Deportivo Riestra in the Argentina LPF Torneo Apertura.
25 Jan 16:30 ET / 21:30 GMT
ICEHOCKEY
ICEHOCKEY-NHL-TOR-COL/ (PIX)
Hockey - NHL - Toronto Maple Leafs v Colorado Avalanche
2025-26 NHL Season (Regular Season) - Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, Ontario
25 Jan 13:30 ET / 18:30 GMT
ICEHOCKEY-NHL-SEA-NJD/ (PIX)
Hockey - NHL - Seattle Kraken v New Jersey Devils
2025-26 NHL Season (Regular Season) - Climate Pledge Arena, Seattle, Washington
25 Jan 15:00 ET / 20:00 GMT
ICEHOCKEY-NHL-OTT-VGK/ (PIX)
Hockey - NHL - Ottawa Senators v Vegas Golden Knights
2025-26 NHL Season (Regular Season) - Canadian Tire Centre, Kanata, Ontario
25 Jan 17:00 ET / 22:00 GMT
ICEHOCKEY-NHL-VAN-PIT/ (PIX)
Hockey - NHL - Vancouver Canucks v Pittsburgh Penguins
2025-26 NHL Season (Regular Season) - Rogers Arena, Vancouver, British Columbia
25 Jan 18:00 ET / 23:00 GMT
ICEHOCKEY-NHL-CHI-FLA/ (PIX)
Hockey - NHL - Chicago Blackhawks v Florida Panthers
2025-26 NHL Season (Regular Season) - United Center, Chicago, Illinois
26 Jan 19:00 ET / 00:00 GMT
ICEHOCKEY-NHL-CGY-ANA/ (PIX)
Hockey - NHL - Calgary Flames v Anaheim Ducks
2025-26 NHL Season (Regular Season) - Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary, Alberta
26 Jan 20:00 ET / 01:00 GMT
FOOTBALL
FOOTBALL-NFL-DEN-NEP/ (PIX)
Football - NFL - Denver Broncos v New England Patriots
2025-2026 NFL Season (Postseason) - Empower Field at Mile High, Denver, Colorado
25 Jan 15:00 ET / 20:00 GMT
FOOTBALL-NFL-SEA-LAR/ (PIX)
Football - NFL - Seattle Seahawks v Los Angeles Rams
2025-2026 NFL Season (Postseason) - Lumen Field, Seattle, Washington
25 Jan 18:30 ET / 23:30 GMT
CRICKET
CRICKET-T20-IND-NZ/
Cricket - India v New Zealand, third T20, Guwahati
India and New Zealand clash in the third T20 international in Guwahati.
25 Jan 11:30 ET / 16:30 GMT
RUGBY
RUGBY-UNION-NATIONS/ (PIX) (TV)
Rugby - Official launch of the 2026 Six Nations rugby tournament
Official launch of the 2026 Six Nations rugby tournament takes place in Edinburgh.
26 Jan
TENNIS
TENNIS-AUSOPEN/ (PIX) (TV)
Tennis - Australian Open
Day nine of the Australian Open at Melbourne Park - the first Grand Slam of the year.
26 Jan
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