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Olympic 400 meters champion Wayde van Niekerk has backed South African compatriot Caster Semenya in her battle with the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), which now appears to have taken a new twist. UPCOMING

SOCCER SOCCER-ENGLAND-LIV-HDD/REPORT

Soccer - England - Premier League - Liverpool v Huddersfield Liverpool host bottom club Huddersfield as they continue their title quest

26 Apr 15:00 ET / 19:00 GMT SOCCER-CANADA-PREMIER/

Soccer - Canada gets a domestic league of its own Canada has played in just one World Cup, in Mexico in 1986, never won a game, never scored a goal and has never been back. The Canadian Premier League is designed to pave the way to a return to the global showcase.

26 Apr 13:00 ET / 17:00 GMT SOCCER-FRANCE-BOR-LYO/REPORT

Soccer - Ligue 1 wrap Bordeaux host Olympique Lyonnais in a Ligue 1 game

26 Apr 14:45 ET / 18:45 GMT SOCCER-ENGLAND-TOT-WHU/REPORT

Soccer - England - Premier League - Tottenham v West Ham United Third-placed Tottenham face a derby against West Ham United

27 Apr 07:30 ET / 11:30 GMT SOCCER-CHAMPIONS-TOT-AJA/ (PIX)

Soccer- Champions League - Experience helped propel Ajax to Champions League semifinals Ajax Amsterdam’s unexpected march to the Champions League semifinals has done much to highlight their youth policy and the dynamic young talent at the club but it is ironically a decision to add more experience to the line-up that has proven key.

27 Apr 00:00 ET / 04:00 GMT SOCCER-GERMANY-DOR-S04/REPORT

Soccer - Germany - Bundesliga - Borussia Dortmund v Schalke 04 27 Apr 09:30 ET / 13:30 GMT

RUGBY RUGBY-UNION-SUPER/

Rugby - Super Rugby Week 11 Super rugby week 11

27 Apr 05:30 ET / 09:30 GMT RUGBY-UNION-SUPER/HURRICANES

Rugby-Hurricanes v Chiefs The Wellington Hurricanes face the Waikato Chiefs in a Super Rugby clash that could go a long way to helping the capital-based side into the playoffs.

27 Apr 06:00 ET / 10:00 GMT RUGBY-UNION-SUPER/WARATAHS

Rugby-Waratahs v Sharks The New South Wales Waratahs can take the lead in the Australian conference if they beat South Africa's Sharks in Sydney.

27 Apr 07:30 ET / 11:30 GMT TENNIS

TENNIS-BARCELONA/ (TV) Tennis - ATP 500 - Barcelona Open

Action from the semi-finals of the Barcelona Open - an ATP World Tour 500 event. 27 Apr 07:30 ET / 11:30 GMT

TENNIS-STUTTGART/ (PIX) Tennis - WTA Premier - Stuttgart Tennis Grand Prix

Action from the semi-finals of the Stuttgart Tennis Grand Prix 27 Apr 09:30 ET / 13:30 GMT

GOLF GOLF-ZURICH/

Golf - PGA Tour - Zurich Classic of New Orleans TPC Louisiana hosts the Zurich Classic of New Orleans.

27 Apr 08:00 ET / 12:00 GMT ATHLETICS

ATHLETICS-SEMENYA/ (PIX) Athletics - South African Championship

Caster Semenya participates in the national championship as South Africa select their team for the World Athletics Championship in Doha later this year. 27 Apr 06:00 ET / 10:00 GMT

MOTOR RALLYING MOTOR-RALLY-ARGENTINA/ (TV)

World Rally Championship - Rally Argentina Action from day three of Rally Argentina - the fifth round of the World Rally Championship.

27 Apr 06:45 ET / 10:45 GMT MOTOR RACING

MOTOR-F1-AZERBAIJAN/ (PIX) (TV) Motor racing - Formula One - Azerbaijan Grand Prix - Qualifying

Action from qualifying for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix in Baku. 27 Apr 09:00 ET / 13:00 GMT