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Reuters Sports Schedule at 1400 GMT on Monday, Jan 16

Reuters sports schedule at 1400 GMT on Monday (times GMT): TENNIS Australian Open (to 29) Murray, Kerber win on opening day at Melbourne Park MELBOURNE - Top seed Andy Murray and women's champion Angelique Kerber moved into the second round on the opening day of the year's first grand slam tournament. (TENNIS-OPEN/ (PIX), moved, by Nick Mulvenney, Ian Ransom and Melanie Burton, 400 words) SOCCER Premier League We follow up the weekend's Premier League action with all the latest news and transfer developments. (SOCCER-ENGLAND/) Serie A Torino v AC Milan AC Milan, Torino look to regain momentum in Serie A clash MILAN - Torino and AC Milan will both hope to regain some of the momentum they have lost in recent games as they meet in Serie A. (SOCCER-ITALY/ expect by 2200 GMT/5 PM ET, 200 words) African Nations Cup finals (to Feb 5) Ivory Coast v Togo (1600) DR Congo v Morocco (1900) Ivory Coast begin defence of African crown OYEM, Gabon - Holders Ivory Coast begin their title defence in the Group C opener against Togo followed by a meeting of two former champions when Democratic Republic of Congo play Morocco at the newly-built stadium in Gabon's equatorial jungle region. (SOCCER-NATIONS/, expect from 1800 GMT /1 PM ET, 400 words) Uganda eager to mark return with worthy performance LIBREVILLE - A wait of almost 40 years will come to an end for Uganda on Tuesday when they make their return to the African Nations Cup finals, determined to prove they are worthy competitors. (SOCCER-NATIONS/UGANDA, expect by 1600 GMT /11 AM ET, by Mark Gleeson, 400 words) NBA Cavs-Warriors in NBA Finals rematch The NBA-leading Golden State Warriors (34-6) and Kevin Durant host reigning champions the Cleveland Cavaliers (29-10) and LeBron James, tops in the Eastern Conference, in a rematch of last year's seven-game NBA Finals. ( (BASKETBALL-NBA-GSW-CLE/ , expect by 0430 GMT/11:30 PM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 400 words) Hornets look to end losing skid against Celtics The Charlotte Hornets (20-20), fighting to reach the playoffs, try to snap a four-game losing skid when they visit the Boston Celtics (25-15) and Isaiah Thomas, while the streaking Los Angeles Clippers (28-14) and center DeAndre Jordan go for a seventh win a row when they host the Oklahoma City Thunder (24-17) in two of nine games on the National Basketball Association schedule. (BASKETBALL-NBA-HIGHLIGHTS/, expect by 0615 GMT/1:15 AM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 600 words) NHL Penguins next up for red-hot Caps The NHL-leading Washington Capitals (29-9-5) and Alex Ovechkin, riding a nine-game winning streak including one-sided wins over Pittsburgh, Chicago and Columbus, visit the reigning Stanley Cup champion Pittsburgh Penguins (26-11-5) and Sidney Crosby in one of seven games on the National Hockey League schedule. (ICEHOCKEY-NHL-HIGHLIGHTS/, expect by 0530 GMT/12:30 AM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 500 words) NORTH AMERICAN SPORTS Roundups of off-field developments in the major North American professional sports leagues. (expect by 0100 GMT/8 PM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 500 words) (Europe desk editor: Ed Osmond)