Manchester United will be hoping to put last weekend's disappointment behind them when they host Reading in the FA Cup fourth round on Saturday, January 28.

It remains tight at the bottom of the DStv Premiership table going into matchday 18, with just four points separating the teams positioned from 12th to 16th.
 

SSC Napoli will battle it out with AS Roma in an Italian Serie A match at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona on January 29.

Sharapova left Mike de Kock, and not just a few supporters, disappointed when three weeks ago she played up the start of a Maiden Plate over 1200m at Kenilworth and had to be withdrawn, but she’ll have a good chance to atone when she returns to the same track for a 1400m contest on Saturday.

Matchday 17 in the DStv Premiership sees Kaizer Chiefs attempt to slow Mamelodi Sundowns' title march, while SuperSport United and Richards Bay battle it out for second place.

Atletico Madrid will face off with Real Valladolid in a Spanish La Liga match at the Estádio Cívitas Metropolitano on January 21.