Here are the top sports stories and upcoming coverage plans for Reuters text service as of 2 p.m. GMT/ 9 a.m. ET. For a full schedule of news and events, go to our editorial calendar on Reuters Connect.

TOP STORIES

BASKETBALL-NBA-SAC-LAL

LeBron breaks Abdul-Jabbar's 35-year-old record for most career minutes

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James broke Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's long standing NBA record for most minutes played in regular season history when he clocked his 57,447th minute in his team's win over Sacramento Kings on Thursday.

ATHLETICS-SPAIN/KATIR

Katir banned for four years after falsifying documents in whereabouts failure probe

Spanish runner Mohamed Katir has been banned for four years by the Athletics Integrity Unit $(AIU)$ for falsifying documents during a probe into his whereabouts failures for which he was already suspended for two years earlier this year.

SOCCER-ENGLAND-AVL-MCI/PREVIEW

Dias injury latest blow in Manchester City's calamitous run

Manchester City will be without defender Ruben Dias for three to four weeks with a muscle injury, manager Pep Guardiola said on Friday, another blow for the reeling champions whose hopes of hanging on to the Premier League title are dwindling.

UPCOMING

GOLF

GOLF-EUROPEAN/

European Tour - Mauritius Open

Coverage of the Mauritius Open from Mont Choisy Le Golf in Grand Baie, which forms part of the DP World Tour

20 Dec 14:00 ET / 14:00 GMT

BOXING

BOXING-HEAVYWEIGHT-USYK-FURY/ (PIX) $(TV)$

Heavyweight World Title Fight - Oleksandr Usyk v Tyson Fury - Weigh-In

Heavyweight world champion Oleksandr Usyk and British heavyweight Tyson Fury weigh-in ahead of their rematch at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh.

20 Dec 18:00 ET / 18:00 GMT

SOCCER

SOCCER-GERMANY-FCB-RBL/REPORT (PIX)

Germany - German Bundesliga - Bayern Munich v RB Leipzig

Bayern Munich play RB Leipzig in the German Bundesliga.

20 Dec 19:30 ET / 19:30 GMT

SOCCER-ITALY-VER-MIL/REPORT

Italy - Italian Serie A - Hellas Verona v AC Milan

Hellas Verona play AC Milan in the Italian Serie A.

20 Dec 19:45 ET / 19:45 GMT

SOCCER-SPAIN-GIR-VLD/REPORT

Spain - Spanish LaLiga - Girona v Real Valladolid

Girona play Real Valladolid in the Spanish LaLiga.

20 Dec 20:00 ET / 20:00 GMT

SOCCER-ENGLAND-AVL-MCI/REPORT (PIX)

England - English Premier League - Aston Villa v Manchester City

Aston Villa play Manchester City in the English Premier League.

21 Dec 12:30 ET / 12:30 GMT

ICE HOCKEY

ICEHOCKEY-NHL-BUF-TOR/ (PIX)

NHL - Buffalo Sabres v Toronto Maple Leafs

2024-25 NHL Season (Regular Season) - KeyBank Center, Buffalo, New York

21 Dec 00:00 ET / 00:00 GMT

ICEHOCKEY-NHL-WSH-CAR/ (PIX)

NHL - Washington Capitals v Carolina Hurricanes

2024-25 NHL Season (Regular Season) - Capital One Arena, Washington, District of Columbia

21 Dec 00:00 ET / 00:00 GMT

ICEHOCKEY-NHL-FLA-STL/ (PIX)

NHL - Florida Panthers v St. Louis Blues

2024-25 NHL Season (Regular Season) - Amerant Bank Arena, Sunrise, Florida

21 Dec 00:00 ET / 00:00 GMT

ICEHOCKEY-NHL-DET-MTL/ (PIX)

NHL - Detroit Red Wings v Montreal Canadiens

2024-25 NHL Season (Regular Season) - Little Caesars Arena, Detroit, Michigan

21 Dec 00:00 ET / 00:00 GMT

ICEHOCKEY-NHL-DAL-NYR/ (PIX)

NHL - Dallas Stars v New York Rangers

2024-25 NHL Season (Regular Season) - American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas

21 Dec 01:00 ET / 01:00 GMT

ICEHOCKEY-NHL-MIN-UTA/ (PIX)

NHL - Minnesota Wild v Utah Hockey Club

2024-25 NHL Season (Regular Season) - Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul, Minnesota

21 Dec 01:00 ET / 01:00 GMT

ICEHOCKEY-NHL-ANA-COL/ (PIX)

NHL - Anaheim Ducks v Colorado Avalanche

2024-25 NHL Season (Regular Season) - Honda Center, Anaheim, California

21 Dec 03:00 ET / 03:00 GMT

BASKETBALL

BASKETBALL-NBA-PHI-CHA/ (PIX)

NBA - Philadelphia 76ers v Charlotte Hornets

2024-25 NBA Season (Regular Season) - Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

21 Dec 00:00 ET / 00:00 GMT

BASKETBALL-NBA-CLE-MIL/ (PIX)

NBA - Cleveland Cavaliers v Milwaukee Bucks

2024-25 NBA Season (Regular Season) - Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, Cleveland, Ohio

21 Dec 00:30 ET / 00:30 GMT

BASKETBALL-NBA-MIA-OKC/ (PIX)

NBA - Miami Heat v Oklahoma City Thunder

2024-25 NBA Season (Regular Season) - Kaseya Center, Miami, Florida

21 Dec 01:00 ET / 01:00 GMT

CRICKET

CRICKET-ODI-ZWE-AFG/

Zimbabwe v Afghanistan - 3rd ODI

Zimbabwe host Afghanistan in the last of their three ODI series at the Harare Sports Club

21 Dec 07:30 ET / 07:30 GMT