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TOP STORIES
SPORTS
GYMNASTICS-WORLD
Gymnastics: Biles sets record for world championship gold medals
Olympic champion Simone Biles became the all-time leading world gymnastics championship gold medal winner when the American claimed her third gold at the Doha championships on Friday.
TENNIS-PARIS
Tennis-Under the weather Djokovic staves off Cilic challenge
Novak Djokovic overcame nagging flu and a formidable examination from Marin Cilic, having to come from a set down to forge into the Paris Masters semi-finals with racket-smashing intensity and extend his winning streak to 21 matches on Friday.
ICEHOCKEY-NHL-TBL-GOURDE-EXTENSION
Lightning F Gourde signs five-year, $31 million extension
Tampa Bay Lightning forward Yanni Gourde signed a six-year, $31 million extension with the team on Friday, the club announced.
UPCOMING
SPORTS
SOCCER
SOCCER-ITALY-INT-GEN/
Soccer - Italy - Serie A - Inter v Genoa
Inter Milan host Genoa in Serie A
3 Nov 10:00 ET / 14:00 GMT
SOCCER-GERMANY-BAY-SCF/
Soccer - Germany - Bundesliga - Bayern Munich v Freiburg
Bayern Munich face Freiburg in the German Bundesliga.
3 Nov 10:30 ET / 14:30 GMT
SOCCER-GERMANY-WOB-DOR/
Soccer - Germany - Bundesliga - VfL Wolfsburg v Borussia Dortmund
Borussia Dortmund travel to face VfL Wolfsburg in the German Bundesliga.
3 Nov 10:30 ET / 14:30 GMT
SOCCER-CHINA/CSL
Soccer - Chinese Super League - Roundup
Shanghai SIPG and Guangzhou Evergrande meet in a blockbuster clash of the top two in the Chinese Super League which is likely to go a long way to deciding the title.
3 Nov 11:00 ET / 15:00 GMT
SOCCER-ENGLAND-EVE-BRH/
Soccer - England - Premier League - Everton v Brighton & Hove Albion
3 Nov 11:00 ET / 15:00 GMT
SOCCER-ENGLAND-WHU-BUR/
Soccer - England - Premier League - West Ham United v Burnley
West Ham United and Burnley are both looking for a first victory in four Premier League matches as they meet at London Stadium on Saturday.
3 Nov 11:00 ET / 15:00 GMT
SOCCER-ENGLAND-NEW-WAT/
Soccer - England - Premier League - Newcastle United v Watford
3 Nov 11:00 ET / 15:00 GMT
SOCCER-ENGLAND-CDF-LEI/
Soccer - England - Premier League - Cardiff City v Leicester City
Leicester City will play their first match since the helicopter crash, that killed five people including the club's owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, when they face Cardiff City. The two teams will hold a minute's silence before the match to remember the victims.
3 Nov 11:00 ET / 15:00 GMT
SOCCER-SPAIN-MAD-REV/
Soccer Spain - La Liga - Real Madrid v Real Valladolid
Real Madrid host Real Valladolid in La Liga.
3 Nov 11:15 ET / 15:15 GMT
SOCCER-FRANCE-LYO-BOR/
Soccer France - Ligue 1 - Lyon vs Bordeaux
Olympique Lyon French ligue 1 soccer match against Bordeaux.
3 Nov 12:00 ET / 16:00 GMT
SOCCER-ENGLAND-ARS-LIV/
Soccer - England - Premier League - Arsenal v Liverpool
Arsenal welcome Liverpool to the Emirates for their Premier League match.
3 Nov 13:30 ET / 17:30 GMT
SOCCER-ITALY-JUV-CAG/
Soccer - Italy - Serie A - Juventus v Caglarii
Juventus host Cagliari in Serie A
3 Nov 15:30 ET / 19:30 GMT
SOCCER-ENGLAND-WLV-TOT/
Soccer - England - Premier League - Wolverhampton Wanderers v Tottenham Hotspur
3 Nov 15:45 ET / 19:45 GMT
SOCCER-SPAIN-RAY-FCB/
Soccer - Spain - La Liga - Rayo Vallecano v Barcelona
Rayo Vallecano host champions Barcelona in La Liga.
3 Nov 15:45 ET / 19:45 GMT
SOCCER-BRAZIL-PAL-STS/
Soccer Brasileiro Championship - Palmeiras v Santos
Brasileiro Championship - Palmeiras v Santos at Allianz Arena stadium
3 Nov 17:00 ET / 21:00 GMT
RUGBY
RUGBY-UNION-WAL-SCO/
Rugby Union - Wales v Scotland
Wales and Scotland begin their programme of November internationals with this clash in Cardiff.
3 Nov 10:45 ET / 14:45 GMT
RUGBY-UNION-ENG-ZAF/
Rugby Union - England v South Africa
England play South Africa at Twickenham.
3 Nov 11:00 ET / 15:00 GMT
RUGBY-UNION-IRL-ITA/
Rugby Union - Ireland v Italy
Ireland take on Italy at Soldier Field in Chicago in the opening game of their November international series.
3 Nov 16:00 ET / 20:00 GMT
HORSE RACING
HORSERACING-BREEDER/
Horse Racing - Breeders' Cup
Churchill Downs hosts the Breeders' Cup.
3 Nov 19:00 ET / 23:00 GMT
HORSERACING-MELBOURNE/
Horse racing - Melbourne Cup - Yucatan favourite to win the 'race that stops the nation'
Aidan O'Brien-trained Yucatan is favourite to win Australia's most famous horse race and the world's richest two-mile handicap.
4 Nov 01:00 ET / 05:00 GMT
GOLF
GOLF-LPGA/
Golf - Japan Classic LPGA
Australian Minjee Lee will take a three shot lead into the final round of the Japan Classic at the Seta Golf Club after a sizzling eight-under 64 in the second round.
4 Nov 03:00 ET / 08:00 GMT
GOLF-EUROPEAN/
Golf - Turkish Airlines Open The final round of the Turkish Airlines Open on Sunday.
4 Nov 20:00 ET / 00:00 GMT
GOLF-SHRINERS/
Golf - PGA Tour: Shriners Hospitals for Children Open Coverage of final round from TPC Summerlin in Las Vegas.
4 Nov
MOTOGP
MOTOR-MOTOGP-MALAYSIA/
MotoGP - Malaysian Grand Prix
Action from the Malaysian Grand Prix in Selangor.
4 Nov 02:00 ET / 07:00 GMT
CRICKET
CRICKET-T20-IND-WIN/
Cricket- India v West Indies - 1st T20
First Twenty20 international in Kolkata.
4 Nov 08:30 ET / 13:30 GMT
CRICKET-ODI-AUS-ZAF/
Cricket - Australia v South Africa, first ODI
Australia take on the Proteas in Perth.
4 Nov 23:00 ET / 03:00 GMT
TENNIS
TENNIS-PARIS/
Tennis - ATP 1000 - Paris Masters
The ATP hosts the year's final World Tour Masters 1000 series event in Paris.
4 Nov
SWIMMING
SWIMMING-SEA/RECORD (TV)
Adventurer set to complete 2000-mile swim around British Isles
British adventurer Ross Edgley is expected to complete the 3219-kilometre (2000-mile) swim around the British coastline on Sunday when he arrives in Margate 156 days after leaving the Kent town's harbour on June 1. He has broken several records on the way including the world's longest sea swim.
4 Nov 04:00 ET / 09:00 GMT
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