World sports diary for December 22 - December 29

Dec 21 (Reuters) - World Sports Diary for December 22 - 29 (all times GMT)

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 22

SOCCER

English Premier League (1500 unless stated)

Arsenal v Tottenham Hotspur (1245)

Aston Villa v Manchester City

Bolton Wanderers v Birmingham City

Fulham v Wigan Athletic

Liverpool v Portsmouth

Middlesbrough v West Ham United

Reading v Sunderland

Serie A

Genoa v Parma (1700)

AS Roma v Sampdoria (1930)

Primera Liga (1900 unless stated)

Almeria v Getafe

Real Zaragoza v Valencia

Sevilla v Racing Santander (2100)

Ligue 1 (1900 unless stated)

AS Nancy v Olympique Lyon (1610)

Auxerre v Monaco

Caen v Racing Strasbourg

FC Lorient v Metz

Olympique Marseille v Le Mans

Nice v Valenciennes

Sochaux v Bordeaux

Dutch championship

Heerenveen v Twente Enschede (1830)

PSV Eindhoven v Utrecht (1830)

Heracles v FC Groningen (1900)

Sparta v NAC Breda (1900)

Scottish Premier League (1500 unless stated)

Celtic v Hibernian

Dundee United v Gretna

Hearts v Inverness Caledonian Thistle

Motherwell v Falkirk

St Mirren v Kilmarnock

CRICKET

Sri Lanka v England, third test, Galle, Sri Lanka (to 22)

ALPINE SKIING

World Cup: Women's super combined, St. Anton, Austria

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SUNDAY, DECEMBER 23

SOCCER

Serie A (all 1400)

Fiorentina v Cagliari

Inter Milan v AC Milan

Juventus v Siena

Livorno v Atalanta Bergamo

Napoli v Torino

Palermo v Lazio

Reggina v Catania

Udinese v Empoli

Primera Liga (1600 unless stated)

Atletico Madrid v Espanyol

Levante v Deportivo Coruna

Osasuna v Real Mallorca

Real Valladolid v Real Betis

Villarreal v Recreativo Huelva

Barcelona v Real Madrid (1800)

Athletic Bilbao v Real Murcia (2000)

Ligue 1 (1700 unless stated)

Racing Lens v Lille

Toulouse v Stade Rennes

St Etienne v Paris St Germain (1955)

Scottish Premier League

Aberdeen v Rangers (1500)

Dutch championship (1230 unless stated)

NEC Nijmegen v Feyenoord

VVV-Venlo v Vitesse Arnhem

Excelsior v Ajax Amsterdam

AZ Alkmaar v Roda JC Kerkrade (1430)

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MONDAY, DECEMBER 24

No new entries

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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 25

No new entries

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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 26

CRICKET

Australia v India, Melbourne, first test (to 30)

South Africa v West Indies, Port Elizabeth, first test (to 30)

New Zealand v Bangladesh, Auckland, first ODI

SOCCER

English Premier League (1500 unless stated)

Birmingham City v Middlesbrough

Chelsea v Aston Villa (1300)

Derby County v Liverpool

Everton v Bolton Wanderers

Portsmouth v Arsenal (1945)

Sunderland v Manchester United

Tottenham Hotspur v Fulham (1300)

West Ham United v Reading, (1300)

Wigan Athletic v Newcastle United (1500)

Dutch championship (1400 unless stated)

Feyenoord v Sparta Rotterdam (1230)

NEC Nijmegen v VVV-Venlo (1230)

Graafschap Doetinchem v AZ Alkmaar

Groningen v PSV Eindhoven

Scottish Premier League (1500 unless stated)

Dundee United v Celtic (1600)

Falkirk v Inverness Caledonian Thistle

Gretna v Aberdeen

Hearts v St Mirren

Kilmarnock v Hibernian

Rangers v Motherwell

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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 27

SOCCER

English Premier League

Manchester City v Blackburn Rovers (1945)

Dutch championship (2000 unless stated)

NAC Breda v Vitesse Arnhem

Roda JC Kerkrade v Heerenveen

Utrecht v Excelsior

Ajax Amsterdam v Twente Enschede (2015)

Heracles Almelo v Willem II Tilburg (2030)

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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 28

CRICKET

New Zealand v Bangladesh, Napier, second ODI

ALPINE SKIING

World Cup: Women's giant slalom, Lienz, Austria

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SATURDAY, DECEMBER 29

ALPINE SKIING

World Cup: Men's downhill, Bormio, Italy

World Cup: Women's slalom, Lienz, Austria

SOCCER

English Premier League (1500 unless stated)

Birmingham City v Fulham

Chelsea v Newcastle United

Everton v Arsenal (1715)

Portsmouth v Middlesbrough

Sunderland v Bolton Wanderers

Tottenham Hotspur v Reading

West Ham United v Manchester United

Wigan Athletic v Aston Villa

Dutch championship

Sparta Rotterdam v Groningen (2000)

Scottish Premier League (1500 unless stated)

Celtic v Gretna

Falkirk v Hearts

Hibernian v Rangers (1230)

Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Kilmarnock

Motherwell v Dundee United

St Mirren v Aberdeen (Editing by Patrick Johnston)