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TOP STORIES
BASKETBALL-NBA-ROUNDUP/
NBA roundup: Harden, Rockets top depleted Warriors
James Harden scored 12 of his team-high 27 points in the third quarter, and the Houston Rockets rode a balanced offensive attack to a 107-86 victory over the visiting Golden State Warriors on Thursday.
GOLF-JAPAN/
Golf: Grillo leads in Japan as Koepka fights back at Dunlop Phoenix
Argentine Emiliano Grillo grabbed the halfway lead in persistent rain as two-time defending champion Brooks Koepka rallied late to stay within striking distance after the second round of the Dunlop Phoenix Tournament in Japan on Friday.
USA-BETTING-SPORTS/
More U.S. states could swarm into legal sports betting next year
At least a dozen more U.S. states could legalize sports betting in the coming year, and up to eight could have operational sports books ready to take wagers before the start of the 2019 football season, industry experts said at a conference on Thursday.
UPCOMING
SOCCER
SOCCER-UEFANATIONS-GIB-ARM/
Soccer - UEFA Nations League - Gibraltar v Armenia Gibraltar and Armenia, locked on six points after four games, face each other bidding to catch Group 4 leaders Macedonia.
16 Nov 14:45 ET / 19:45 GMT
SOCCER-AFRICA-NATIONS/ (PIX)
Soccer – African Nations Cup qualifiers
A wrap up of African Nations Cup qualifiers after three games: Egypt v Tunisia South Sudan v Burundi (both 1600 GMT) Morocco v Cameroon (1900 GMT)
16 Nov 16:00 ET / 21:00 GMT
SOCCER-AFRICA-NATIONS/ (PIX)
Soccer – African Nations Cup qualifiers
A wrap up of African Nations Cup qualifiers after three games: Egypt v Tunisia South Sudan v Burundi (both 1600 GMT) Morocco v Cameroon (1900 GMT)
17 Nov 17:00 ET / 22:00 GMT
SOCCER-FRIENDLY-BRA-URY/REPORT (PIX)
Soccer - International Friendly - Brazil v Uruguay
16 Nov 15:00 ET / 20:00 GMT
SOCCER-UEFANATIONS-NLD-FRA/REPORT (PIX)
Soccer - UEFA Nations League - Netherlands v France
The Netherlands look to continue an improvement in form as they take on world champions France, who have beaten them four times over the last two years.
16 Nov 14:45 ET / 19:45 GMT
SOCCER-UEFANATIONS-ENG-CRO/PREVIEW (PIX) (TV)
Soccer - UEFA Nations League - England training & news conference
England prepare for their UEFA Nations League game against Croatia.
17 Nov 06:00 ET / 11:00 GMT
SOCCER-AFRICA-NATIONS/ (PIX)
Soccer – African Nations Cup qualifiers
A wrap up of African Nations Cup qualifiers after eight games: Comoros Islands v Malawi (1200 GMT) Seychelles v Libya (1230) South Africa v Nigeria (1300) Uganda v Cape Verde Islands (1300) Equatorial Guinea v Senegal (1500) Gabon v Mali (1500) Namibia v Guinea Bissau (1500) Gambia v Benin (1630)
17 Nov 14:00 ET / 19:00 GMT
SOCCER-ASEAN/
Soccer - ASEAN Championship
East Timor play Philippines and Thailand host Indonesia in Group B fixtures at the ASEAN Championship.
17 Nov 07:00 ET / 12:00 GMT
SOCCER-FRIENDLY-ARG-MEX/REPORT (PIX)
Soccer - International Friendly - Argentina v Mexico
Argentina v Mexico - friendly match in Cordoba.
16 Nov 19:00 ET / 17 Nov 00:00 GMT
SOCCER-UEFANATIONS-TUR-SWE/ (PIX)
Soccer - UEFA Nations League - Turkey v Sweden
Sweden will be looking to avenge their 3-2 home loss due to a late Turkish goal when the two sides meet in Konya.
17 Nov 12:00 ET / 17:00 GMT
SOCCER-FRIENDLY-AUS-KOR/
Soccer - International Friendly - Australia v South Korea
Australia host South Korea in a friendly international at Brisbane's Lang Park as both teams prepare for the 2019 Asian Cup.
17 Nov 06:30 ET / 11:30 GMT
SOCCER-UEFANATIONS-SRB-MNE/ (PIX)
Soccer - UEFA Nations League - Serbia v Montenegro
Former Yugoslavia neighbours Serbia and Montengro meet in a UEFA Nations League clash as they battle for the group's top spot.
17 Nov 09:00 ET / 14:00 GMT
GOLF
GOLF-EUROPEAN/ (PIX)
Golf-Wallace takes narrow lead in Dubai, Fleetwood stays in contention
England's Matt Wallace carded a blemish-free seven-under-par 65 to take a one-shot lead into the weekend at the season-ending DP World Tour Championship on Friday, while Tommy Fleetwood improved his hopes of winning the Race to Dubai title.
17 Nov 15:00 ET / 20:00 GMT
GOLF-AUSTRALIA/
Golf-Australian Open
Brandt Snedeker, Matt Kuchar and Keegan Bradley lead the American challenge at The Lakes Golf Club in Sydney from November 15-18.
17 Nov 02:00 ET / 07:00 GMT
GOLF-RSM/
Golf - PGA Tour: RSM Classic third round
Third round coverage from Sea Island, Georgia.
17 Nov
GOLF-JAPAN/
Golf - Japan Tour - Dunlop Phoenix
World number one Brooks Koepka defends his title in Miyazaki.
17 Nov 07:00 ET / 12:00 GMT
GOLF-PGA-RSM/
Field Level Media-The RSM Classic
Charles Howell holes the lead at The RSM Classic at Sea Island Golf Club as he seeks his first PGA Tour victory in more than 11 years.
16 Nov 18:30 ET/ 23:30 GMT
GOLF-LPGA-CME/
Field Level Media-CME Group Tour Championship
Amy Olson will try to hold off a crowded leaderboard that includes some of the top players in the world at the CME Group Tour Championship in Naples, Fla.,
16 Nov 17:30 ET/ 22:30 GMT
RUGBY
RUGBY-UNION-ENG-JPN/ (PIX)
Rugby Union - England v Japan
England play Japan at Twickenham.
17 Nov 10:00 ET / 15:00 GMT
RUGBY-UNION-WORLDCUP-QUALIFYING/ (PIX)
Rugby Union - World Cup qualifying - Repecharge tournament
The second round of matches in the final qualifying tournament for next year's Rugby World Cup sees Hong Kong meet Kenya followed by the clash between Canada and Germany
17 Nov 06:00 ET / 11:00 GMT
RUGBY-UNION-FRA-ARG/ (PIX)
Rugby Union - France v Argentina
France look to bounce back after their loss to South Africa last weekend while Argentina want a win after losing to Ireland when the two meet in their test in Lille
17 Nov 13:45 ET / 18:45 GMT
RUGBY-UNION-SCO-ZAF/ (PIX)
Rugby Union - Scotland v South Africa
Scotland and South Africa continue to warm up for next year's World Cup with this test at Murrayfield.
17 Nov 12:20 ET / 17:20 GMT
RUGBY-UNION-IRL-NZL/ (PIX)
Rugby Union - Ireland v New Zealand
Ireland face New Zealand in Dublin
17 Nov 14:00 ET / 19:00 GMT
RUGBY-UNION-WAL-TON/ (PIX)
Rugby Union - Wales v Tonga
Wales play the third of four back-to-back November internationals as they warm up for next year's World Cup with a test against unpredictable South Sea island opposition.
17 Nov 09:30 ET / 14:30 GMT
CRICKET
CRICKET-TEST-LKA-ENG/ (PIX)
Cricket- England v Sri Lanka, 2nd test, Pallekele
England resume their second innings on 324 for nine on the fourth day with a lead of 278 runs, eyeing an unassailable 2-0 lead against hosts Sri Lanka in the three-match series.
17 Nov 23:30 ET / 18 Nov 04:30 GMT
CRICKET-AUSTRALIA/
Cricket - Australia v South Africa, T20 match
Australia play South Africa in a Twenty20 match at the Gold Coast
17 Nov 03:20 ET / 08:20 GMT
CRICKET-TEST-NZL-PAK/
Cricket - New Zealand v Pakistan - 1st test
First test match between New Zealand and Pakistan.
17 Nov
TENNIS
TENNIS-ATPFINALS/ (PIX) (TV)
Tennis - ATP Finals
Action from the ATP Finals semi-finals.
17 Nov
TENNIS-ATP-TOUR-FINALS/
Field Level Media-Djokovic in action at ATP Tour Finals
Alexander Zverev beat John Isner in straight sets, with Novak Djokovic scheduled to face Marin Cilic in the final match of the day at the ATP World Tour Finals.
16 Nov 15:00 ET/ 20:00 GMT
NFL
FOOTBALL-NFL-NOTEBOOK/
Field Level Media-NFL notebook
News and notes from around the NFL.
16 Nov 19:30 ET/ 17 Nov 00:30 GMT
NHL
ICEHOCKEY-NHL-NOTEBOOK/
Field Level Media-NHL notebook
News and notes from around the NHL.
16 Nov 19:30 ET/ 17 Nov 00:30 GMT
AUTO RACING
AUTORACING-NASCAR-FORD400-QUALIFYING/
Special to Field Level Media-Homestead qualifying
The three-round qualifying for Sunday's season-ending Ford 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway begins at 6 :10 p.m. ET.
16 Nov 20:00 ET/ 17 Nov 01:00 GMT NASCAR Wire Service
MOTOR-MOTOGP-VALENCIA/ (TV)
MotoGP - Valencian Grand Prix - Qualifying
Action from the qualifying session for the Valencian Grand Prix - the final race of the MotoGP world championship.
17 Nov 08:00 ET / 13:00 GMT
MOTOR-RALLY-AUSTRALIA/ (PIX) (TV)
World Rally Championship - Australian Rally
Action from the Australian Rally - the title-deciding final race of the season.
17 Nov 15:00 ET / 20:00 GMT
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