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Yuzuru Hanyu, the only man in more than 50 years to win back-to-back Olympic gold in figure skating, said on Tuesday that his condition is “100 percent” ahead of the world championships after months out of competition with an ankle injury.

MEDIA-SPORT-ESPN/ ESPN's digital service to be exclusive UFC pay-per-view provider in U.S.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The streaming digital sports service ESPN+ will become the exclusive distributor of pay-per-view events for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) in the United States, the companies announced on Monday. SPORT-WOMEN/

Women's sport needs more women to tell the story, says Asher-Smith LONDON (Reuters) - British sprinter Dina Asher-Smith, a triple European gold medalist, would like to raise the profile of female athletes and believes the best way of doing that is to have more women telling the story.

UPCOMING TENNIS-MIAMI/

Tennis - WTA Premier Mandatory - Miami Open Action from round one of the Miami Open - a WTA Premier Mandatory tournament.

19 Mar 10:00 ET / 14:00 GMT TENNIS-MIAMI/BLAKE

Tennis-Blake chasing another big tennis win James Blake may have retired as a player but will be back at the Miami Open this week as tournament director looking for one of the biggest wins of his career as the event moves from cozy Crandon Park to Miami Dolphins Hard Rock Stadium.

19 Mar 15:00 ET / 19:00 GMT CRICKET-T20-ZAF-LKA/

Cricket - South Africa v Sri Lanka - First T20 International South Africa play Sri Lanka in their first T20 international in Cape Town.

19 Mar 12:00 ET / 16:00 GMT MOTOR-F1-STRATEGY/

Motor racing-F1 corporate strategy head at Advertising Week Europe seminar The seminar considers the rapid evolution of F1. Featuring Yath Gangakumaran, F1 director of corporate strategy, as well as representatives of Red Bull Racing and F1 sponsor Heineken.

19 Mar 11:30 ET / 15:30 GMT SOCCER-FRIENDLY-GER-SRB/PREVIEW (PIX)

Soccer - International Friendly - Germany v Serbia - news conference & training Germany and Serbia news conference and training ahead of their international match

19 Mar 12:30 ET / 16:30 GMT SOCCER-ENGLAND-MUN/

Soccer-Ibrahimovic hits out at Ferguson's Class of 92 for Pogba criticism Manchester United's former players from the famous Class of 92 are critical of midfielder Paul Pogba because he was not loyal to former manager Alex Ferguson, Zlatan Ibrahimovic has said.

19 Mar 10:50 ET / 14:50 GMT TENNIS-ANDREESCU/

Tennis - Canadian teen Andreescu speaks to media on conference call Canadian teenager Bianca Andreescu, fresh off winning her first title on the WTA tour at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, speaks with members of the media via a conference call.

19 Mar 11:30 ET / 15:30 GMT FIGURESKATING-WORLD/ (PIX)

2019 World Figure Skating Championships The 2019 Figure Skating World Championships are held in the Japanese city of Saitama

20 Mar BASEBALL-MLB/

Baseball-MLB chief Joe Torre speaks about brand's expansion in Tokyo Joe Torre, the MLB's chief baseball officer, speaks in Tokyo about the leagues plans for international expansion and the importance of international stars such as Ichiro Suzuki. The MLB season starts later on Wednesday in the Japanese capital.

20 Mar 22:00 ET / 02:00 GMT