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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 https://www.reutersconnect.com/planning or on Media Express http://mediaexpress.reuters.com/planning-tools/calendar. TOP STORIES

SPORTS DOPING-SWIMMING-SUN/

Olympic champion Sun innocent of blood sample tampering: CSA China’s world and Olympic swimming champion Sun Yang has not broken anti-doping rules, the Chinese swimming association said on Monday, rejecting allegations in a British newspaper that he tampered with a blood sample.

BASKETBALL-NBA-ROUNDUP/ NBA roundup: George's 36 lead Thunder past Bucks

Paul George hit a season-high eight 3-pointers and scored 36 points to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 118-112 home win over the visiting Milwaukee Bucks on Sunday. FOOTBALL-NFL-PHI-LONG/

Eagles DE Long ponders retirement Philadelphia Eagles defensive end Chris Long will be 34 when next season begins.

UPCOMING SOCCER

SOCCER-ASIANCUP-IRN-JPN/ (PIX) Soccer - AFC Asian Cup - Semi-Finals - Iran v Japan

Carlos Queiroz's Iran, the form team of the tournament, look to take another step towards ending their 43-year title drought against four-times champions Japan in the Asian Cup semi-finals at Al Ain's Hazza bin Zayed Stadium. 28 Jan 09:00 ET / 14:00 GMT

SOCCER-ASIANCUP-QAT-ARE/PREVIEW Soccer - AFC Asian Cup - Semi-Finals - Qatar v United Arab Emirates preview

Qatar coach Felix Sanchez and his United Arab Emirates counterpart Alberto Zacherroni hold news conferences ahead of their Asian Cup semi-final at Abu Dhabi's Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium. 28 Jan 10:00 ET / 15:00 GMT

NFL FOOTBALL-NFL-SUPERBOWL/PROTEST

NFL - Will player protests return at Super Bowl? Player protests of taking a knee have quietly disappeared and are no longer a major NFL talking point. Donald Trump has been silent on the issue and the NFL, NFLPA and everyone else seem happy to let sleeping dogs lie. But could this controversy rear up again in Atlanta?

29 Jan FOOTBALL-NFL-SUPERBOWL/OPENING-NIGHT (TV)

Football - NFL - Super Bowl teams hold media night availability The Los Angeles Rams and New England Patriots hold media night availability ahead of Super Bowl.

28 Jan 21:00 ET / 02:00 GMT