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Eight-time champion Roger Federer was confirmed as the second seed for Wimbledon on Wednesday, bumping Rafael Nadal down to third despite being ranked below the Spaniard. MOTOR-F1-AUSTRIA/

Motor racing-Hamilton returns to scene of most recent retirementHeadline in bold LONDON, June 26 (Reuters) - Lewis Hamilton will feel the heat, literally at least, in Austria this weekend as Formula One champions Mercedes seek to equal McLaren's modern-day record of 11 wins in a row and he returns to the scene of his most recent retirement.

OLYMPICS-IOC/ IOC approves exclusion of boxing body from Tokyo 2020 Games

LAUSANNE, Switzerland, June 26 (Reuters) - The International Olympic Committee on Wednesday officially took over the boxing qualification and competition for next year's Tokyo 2020 Olympics and suspended international boxing federation AIBA following a vote at its session. UPCOMING

BASKETBALL BASKETBALL-WNBA-ENGELBERT/ (PIX)

Basketball-Engelbert ready for new challenge as first WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert left her mark during a four-year stint as chief executive of Deloitte and now hopes to have a similar impact in her new role as the first commissioner of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).

27 Jun 09:30 ET / 13:30 GMT CRICKET

CRICKET-WORLDCUP-WIN-IND/ (PIX) (TV) Cricket - ICC Cricket World Cup - West Indies v India

West Indies play India at Old Trafford in the ICC Cricket World Cup. 27 Jun 05:30 ET / 09:30 GMT

GOLF GOLF-DETROIT/

Golf - PGA Tour - Rocket Mortgage Classic first round Coverage of first round of new PGA Tour event at Detroit Golf Club.

Jun 27 OLYMPICS

JAPAN-OLYMPICS/ Japan Olympic Committee announces new chief

The Japan Olympic Committee hosts a news conference to announce its new chief after the former chairman, Tsunekazu Takeda, resigned amidst corruption investigation led by the French prosecutors. 27 Jun 04:30 ET / 08:30 GMT

OLYMPICS-2020/JOC (PIX) (TV) Olympics-Japanese Olympic Committee elects new president following Takeda corruption scandal

The Japanese Olympic Committee elects a new president following a board meeting in Tokyo. A new president is needed following the announcement of the resignation of Tsunekazu Takeda in March, in the wake of an investigation into corruption surrounding Tokyo 2020's Olympic bid. Jun 27

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

Motor racing - Formula One - Austrian Grand Prix - Media Day Formula One drivers meet the media ahead of the Austrian Grand Prix.

27 Jun 08:00 ET / 12:00 GMT RUGBY

RUGBY-UNION-SUPER/PREVIEW Rugby - Super Rugby semi-finals - Preview

We preview the weekend's Super Rugby semi-finals, in which the Jaguares host the ACT Brumbies in Buenos Aires and the Canterbury Crusaders take on the Wellington Hurricanes in Christchurch. 27 Jun 02:00 ET / 06:00 GMT

SOCCER SOCCER-AFCCHAMPIONS/

Soccer-Jeonbuk, Ulsan set sights on ACL last eight South Korean duo Jeonbuk Motors and Ulsan Hyundai face off against Shanghai SIPG and Urawa Red Diamonds respectively in the second legs of their Asian Champions League last 16 clashes on Wednesday evening.

26 Jun 12:00 ET / 16:00 GMT SOCCER-GOLDCUP-PAN-USA/REPORT

Soccer - Panama face the USA in Group D action Panama face the USA in Group D action

26 Jun 21:00 ET / 01:00 GMT SOCCER-NATIONS-EGY-COD/REPORT

Soccer - Africa Cup of Nations - Egypt v DR Congo Egypt face Democratic Republic of Congo in their second Africa Cup of Nations Group A match at Cairo International Stadium.

26 Jun 16:00 ET / 20:00 GMT SOCCER-NATIONS-NGA-GIN/REPORT

Soccer - Africa Cup of Nations - Nigeria v Guinea Nigeria play Guinea in their Africa Cup of Nations Group B match in Alexandria.

26 Jun 10:30 ET / 14:30 GMT SOCCER-NATIONS-UGA-ZWE/REPORT

Soccer - Africa Cup of Nations - Uganda v Zimbabwe Uganda face Zimbabwe in their Africa Cup of Nations Group A match at Cairo International.

26 Jun 13:00 ET / 17:00 GMT SOCCER-WORLDCUP-FRA-USA/PREVIEW (PIX) (TV)

Soccer - FIFA Women's World Cup - Quarter-Finals - France and USA - news conferences & training The winners of match 40 and the winners of match 41 prepare for their FIFA Women's World Cup quarter-final in Paris.

Jun 27 TENNIS

TENNIS-EASTBOURNE/ (PIX) Tennis - WTA Premier - Eastbourne International

Action from the quarter-finals of the Eastbourne International - a WTA Premier event. 27 Jun 06:00 ET / 10:00 GMT

TENNIS-EASTBOURNE/ (PIX) Tennis - ATP 250 - Eastbourne International

Action from the quarter-finals of the Eastbourne International - an ATP 250 tournament. 27 Jun 06:00 ET / 10:00 GMT

TENNIS-FEDCUP/ Tennis - Fed Cup announcement

The International Tennis Federation will announce "major changes" to the Fed Cup Jun 27

TENNIS-WIMBLEDON/AMERICANS Tennis-Isner, Querrey look to end American men's title drought at Wimbledon

Big servers John Isner and Sam Querrey are among those looking to end an American men's title drought at the All England Club that stretches back to 2000. 27 Jun 08:00 ET / 12:00 GMT

TENNIS-WIMBLEDON/KYRGIOS Tennis-Bad-boy Kyrgios becoming the hottest ticket in town

John McEnroe's tantrums came with, rather than instead of, grand slam titles and Nick Kyrgios needs to find a way to add the latter to the former if he is ever to achieve what his talent has so long promised. 27 Jun 21:00 ET / 01:00 GMT

TENNIS-WIMBLEDON/NADAL Tennis-Wimbledon-Rafael Nadal is aiming for a third Wimbledon title

After winning a 12th French Open, Rafael Nadal will set his sights on a third title on the Wimbledon lawns 27 Jun 09:00 ET / 13:00 GMT

TENNIS-WIMBLEDON/RIVALRIES Tennis-Wimbledon-Rivalries in the men's game

Men's tennis has been lucky to have three of the greatest player of all time battling for a decade, but what are the rivalries that can take the game forward? Jun 27

TENNIS-WIMBLEDON/SERENA Tennis-Serena seeks return to form in time for Wimbledon

Serena Williams will bring her quest for a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam title to Wimbledon next week where she hopes to shake off a nagging knee injury and show the tennis world that her window of opportunity is far from closed. 27 Jun 05:00 ET / 09:00 GMT

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