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What's on in Wales

You can’t beat the early January whiff of a giant-killing in the FA Cup and Wrexham will he hoping the air is pungent on Friday night.

That’s when the high-flying Dragons will host Premier League Nottingham Forest in the third round of the FA Cup.

Expect sold out signs, plus plenty of re-runs of Mickey Thomas’s stunner that helped knock out Arsenal all those years ago.

Swansea City host West Bromwich Albion in the Cup on Sunday, whilst Cardiff City – who are already out of the Cup – have League One action away at Leyton Orient on Saturday.

Monday January 5 to Sunday January 11

MONDAY JANUARY 5

HORSE RACING
Lingfield (NH) - Ludlow (NH) - Wolverhampton (Evening - AW)

FOOTBALL
Leicester City v WBA (Skybet Championship - 8pm)

CRICKET
Australia v England (5th Test Match - Day 3 of 5)

TUESDAY JANUARY 6

HORSE RACING
Musselburgh (NH) - Wolverhampton (AW) - Southwell (Evening - AW)

FOOTBALL
West Ham United v Nottingham Forest (Premier League - 8pm) -
Scottish Premiership (2 games)

CRICKET
Australia v England (5th Test Match - Day 4 of 5)

WEDNESDAY JANUARY 7

HORSE RACING
Leicester (NH) - Lingfield (AW) - Kempton (Evening - AW)

FOOTBALL
Premier League (8 games)

CRICKET
Australia v England (5th Test Match - Day 5 of 5)

THURSDAY JANUARY 8

HORSE RACING
Ffos Las (NH) - Catterick (NH) - Taunton (NH) - Clonmel (NH) - Chelmsford City (Evening - AW)

FOOTBALL
Arsenal v Liverpool (Premier League - 8pm)

FRIDAY JANUARY 9

HORSE RACING
Exeter (NH) - Huntingdon (NH) - Southwell (AW) - Wolverhampton (Evening - AW) - Dundalk (Evening - AW)

FOOTBALL
Wrexham v Nottingham Forest (FA Cup 3rd Round - 7.30pm) -
JD Cymru Premier (6 games) -
JD Cymru South (3 games) -
Ardal League South East (2 games)

RUGBY UNION
European Champions Cup (2 games)

SATURDAY JANUARY 10

HORSE RACING
Kempton (NH) - Warwick (NH) - Wetherby (NH) - Lingfield (AW) - Fairyhouse (NH) - Newcastle (Evening - AW)

FOOTBALL
Leyton Orient v Cardiff City (Skybet League 1 - 3pm) -
Scottish Premiership (4 games) -
Vanarama National League (12 games) -
Worksop Town v Merthyr Town (National League North - 3pm) -
JD Cymru North (8 games) -
JD Cymru South (5 games) -
Ardal North East (7 games) -
Ardal North West (4 games) -
Ardal South East (6 games) -
Ardal South West (8 games)

RUGBY UNION
Scarlets v Pau (European Champions Cup - 8pm) -
European Champions Cup (5 other games) -
Cardiff Rugby v Racing 92 (European Challenge Cup - 3.15pm) -
Benetton v Dragons (European Challenge Cup - 5.30pm) -
European Challenge Cup (4 other games) -
WRU Premiership (6 games) -
WRU Championship East (6 games) -
WRU Championship West (6 games) -
WRU Division 1 East (5 games) -
WRU Division 1 East Central (5 games) -
WRU Division 1 North (6 games) -
WRU Division 1 West Central (5 games) -
WRU Division 1 West (5 games)

ATHLETICS
World Cross Country Championship

SUNDAY JANUARY 11

HORSE RACING
Fontwell (NH) - Kelso (NH) - Punchestown (NH)

FOOTBALL
Swansea City v WBA (FA Cup 3rd Round - 3pm) -
FA Cup 3rd Round (7 games) -
Scottish Premiership (2 games)

RUGBY UNION
European Champions Cup (4 games) -
Zebre v Ospreys (European Challenge Cup - 1pm) -
European Challenge Cup (2 other games)

CRICKET
India v New Zealand (One Day International - 8am)

RUGBY LEAGUE
Banbridge Broncos v Aberavon Fighting Irish (Betfred Challenge Cup 1st Round - tbc) -
Betfred Challenge Cup 1st Round (16 other games)

SNOOKER
The Masters (Day 1 of 8)

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