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OLYMPICS-2020/TAKEDA-IOC Japan Olympic chief Takeda to quit as corruption probe continues

Japanese Olympic Committee (JOC) chief Tsunekazu Takeda, who is under investigation for suspected corruption, said on Tuesday he will step down when his term ends in June and resign from the International Olympic Committee. CYCLING-SKY

Billionaire Ratcliffe rides to rescue of Team Sky Britain’s richest man Jim Ratcliffe rode to the rescue of Team Sky when his chemicals multinational INEOS was confirmed as the new owner of the powerhouse cycle team on Tuesday.

SPORT-DOPING/RUSSIA-ATHLETICS France seeks arrest of two Russian former athletics officials -source

French judges have issued international arrest warrants for two former Russian athletics officials as part of an investigation of doping cover-ups, a legal source said on Tuesday. UPCOMING

TENNIS 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 TENNIS-MIAMI/

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

20 Mar 11:00 ET / 15:00 GMT TENNIS-MIAMI/ (PIX) (TV)

Tennis - ATP 1000 - Miami Open Action from round one of the Miami Masters - an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event.

20 Mar 11:00 ET / 15:00 GMT FIGURESKATING

FIGURESKATING-WORLD/ (PIX) 2019 World Figure Skating Championships

The 2019 Figure Skating World Championships are held in the Japanese city of Saitama 20 Mar

CYCLING CYCLING-UCI-LAPPARTIENT/

Cycling - Interview with International Cycling Union president International Cycling Union (UCI) president David Lappartient discusses anti-doping and challenges cycling is facing with Reuters

20 Mar 07:00 ET / 11:00 GMT COLLEGE BASKETBALL

BASKETBALL-NCAAB Field Level Media-First Four: 16s, 11s square off in Dayton

Coverage of the First Four in Dayton, Ohio, site of two NCAA Tournament play-in games Tuesday night: West No. 16:

Prairie View A&M vs. Fairleigh Dickinson 6:40 p.m. East No. 11: Temple vs. Belmont 9:10 p.m.

March 19 BASKETBALL-NCAAB

Field Level Media-NIT opens with top seeds taking the court Teams left out of the Big Dance suit up for the NIT.

No. 7 Hofstra at No. 2 NC State 7 p.m. No. 8 St. Francis (Pa.) at No. 1 Indiana 7 p.m.

No. 7 Wright State at No. 2 Clemson 7 p.m. No. 7 South Dakota State at No. 2 Texas 9 p.m.

No. 7 Loyola-Chicago at No. 2 Creighton 9 p.m. No. 5 Arkansas at No. 4 Providence 9 p.m.

No. 5 Dayton at No. 4 Colorado 9 p.m. March 19

NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE FOOTBALL-NFL-NOTEBOOK

Field Level Media-NFL notebook News and notes from around the National Football League.

March 19, 8 p.m. ET/ 12 a.m. GMT NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION

BASKETBALL-NBA-ROUNDUP Field Level Media-NBA roundup

Capsule recaps of all games on the schedule Tuesday. March 19

GOLF GOLF-PGA-GLANCE

Field Level Media-Golf glance Capsule previews of the week ahead in professional golf.

March 19, 7:30 p.m. ET/ 11:30 p.m. GMT MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL

BASEBALL-MLB-ROUNDUP Field Level Media-MLB Spring notebook

Capsule roundups of all spring training games Tuesday. March 19

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