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German athletes and their sponsors scored a major victory over the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Wednesday, earning more possibilities to advertise during the Tokyo 2020 Olympics following an easing of restrictions.

CYCLING-BELGIUM/ Campenaerts to attack Wiggins' hour record in April

Victor Campenaerts will make an attempt on Bradley Wiggins' UCI hour record in April at Mexico's Velodromo Bicentenario, the Belgian has said. MOTOR-F1-RENAULT/

Renault appoint Sirotkin as F1 reserve driver LONDON, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Renault appointed former Williams driver Sergey Sirotkin as their Formula One reserve on Wednesday, with the Russian also scheduled to compete in the World Endurance Championship with SMP Racing.

UPCOMING SOCCER

SOCCER-ENGLAND-MCI-WHU/ (PIX) Soccer - England - Premier League - Manchester City v West Ham United

Manchester City play West Ham United in the Premier League 27 Feb 15:00 ET / 20:00 GMT

SOCCER-ENGLAND-SOU-FUL/ (PIX) Soccer - England - Premier League - Southampton v Fulham

27 Feb 14:45 ET / 19:45 GMT SOCCER-ENGLAND-ARS-BOU/ (PIX)

Soccer - England - Premier League - Arsenal v AFC Bournemouth Arsenal play Bournemouth in the Premier League.

27 Feb 14:45 ET / 19:45 GMT SOCCER-ENGLAND-CRY-MUN/ (PIX)

Soccer - England - Premier League - Crystal Palace v Manchester United Crystal Palace host Manchester United in the Premier League.

27 Feb 15:00 ET / 20:00 GMT SOCCER-ENGLAND-LIV-WAT/ (PIX)

Soccer - England - Premier League - Liverpool v Watford Liverpool host Watford in the Premier League.

27 Feb 15:00 ET / 20:00 GMT SOCCER-FIFA/ (TV)

Soccer - FIFA President Gianni Infantino media briefing FIFA President Gianni Infantino addresses the media following the conclusion of the Executive Football Summit, where over 50 member associations discuss strategic soccer matters.

27 Feb 11:30 ET / 16:30 GMT SOCCER-SPAIN-MAD-FCB/REPORT

Soccer - Spain - Copa del Rey - Real Madrid v Barcelona Real Madrid host Barcelona in a Copa del Rey semi-final second leg at the Santiago Bernabeu.

27 Feb 15:00 ET / 20:00 GMT SOCCER-ENGLAND/PREVIEW

Premier League preview Preview of the upcoming Premier League weekend.

27 Feb 15:30 ET / 20:30 GMT SOCCER-ITALY-FIO-ATT/REPORT

Soccer - Italy - Coppa Italia - Fiorentina v Atalanta After knocking out titleholders Juventus in the previous round, Atalanta visit Fiorentina in the first leg of their Coppa Italia semi-final.

27 Feb 15:00 ET / 20:00 GMT SOCCER-ENGLAND-CHE-TOT/ (PIX)

Soccer - England - Premier League - Chelsea v Tottenham Hotspur Chelsea face Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League.

27 Feb 15:00 ET / 20:00 GMT SOCCER-ITALY/PREVIEW

Soccer - Italy - Serie A preview Preview of the weekend's Serie A games

28 Feb 06:00 ET / 11:00 GMT TENNIS

TENNIS-ACAPULCO/ (TV) Tennis - ATP 500 - Acapulco International

Rafael Nadal plays Nick Kyrgios in the Acapulco International while Alexander Zverev takes on David Ferrer and Stan Wawrinka faces Steve Johnson. 27 Feb 17:00 ET / 22:00 GMT

TENNIS-DUBAI/ (TV) Tennis - ATP 500 - Dubai Tennis Championships

Action from the quarter-finals of the Dubai Tennis Championships - an ATP World Tour 500 event. 28 Feb 06:00 ET / 11:00 GMT

MOTOR RACING MOTOR-F1-TESTING/ (PIX) (TV)

Motor racing - Formula One - Pre Season Testing The second round of pre-season testing at Barcelona's Circuit de Catalunya ahead of the first race in Melbourne on March 17.

Feb 28 ATHLETICS

ATHLETICS-SCHIPPERS/ (PIX) Athletics - Schippers backs to basics as she looks for turn of fortune

Dutch sprint queen Dafne Schippers looks to turn back the page in this World Championship year after gong back to basics 28 Feb 23:00 ET / 04:00 GMT

CYCLING CYCLING-WORLD/ (PIX)

Cycling - 2019 UCI Track Cycling World Championships We will wrap day two of the championships

Feb 28 GOLF

GOLF-HONDA/ Golf - PGA Tour - The Honda Classic

The PGA National in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida hosts the Honda Classic. Justin Thomas is the defending champion. Feb 28