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Roger Federer dashed home hopes of an outlandish upset at Wimbledon by easing into the third round with a 6-1 7-6(3) 6-2 win over Britain’s world number 169 Jay Clarke on Thursday to reach the third round.

TENNIS-WIMBLEDON-KYRGIOS/ Kyrgios blasts record 143mph second serve against Nadal

LONDON (Reuters) - Nick Kyrgios blasted a 143mph (230kph) second serve-ace during the first set of his Wimbledon clash with Rafa Nadal on Thursday - the fastest serve of any sort during the tournament so far and the second-fastest second serve in ATP history. SOCCER-WORLDCUP/

Dutch upstarts bid to shock mighty U.S. in World Cup final LYON, France (Reuters) - The Netherlands will bid to begin a new era in women’s soccer in Sunday’s World Cup final when they try to stop the all-conquering United States team from claiming a record fourth crown.

UPCOMING SOCCER

SOCCER-SPAIN-FCB/DE-JONG (PIX) (TV) Soccer - Spain - FC Barcelona unveil Dutch midfielder Frenkie de Jong

Dutch midfielder Frenkie de Jong to be unveiled as new Barcelona player at the Camp Nou pitch. The 21-year-old will sign a five-year contract with the club in a transfer worth an initial €75 million from Ajax Amsterdam. 5 Jul 13:00 ET / 17:00 GMT

SOCCER-NATIONS-MAR-BEN/REPORT (PIX) Soccer - Africa Cup of Nations - Morocco v Benin

The winners of Group D Morocco play the third-placed team Benin in the last-16 of the Africa Cup of Nations at Cairo's Al Salam Stadium. 5 Jul 12:00 ET / 16:00 GMT

SOCCER-GREECE/INTERVIEW (PIX) Soccer-Greece hopes top league overhaul will boost crowds, revenues

Interview with Greek Super League President Minas Lysandrou on changes to the format from next season with 14 teams and title playoffs and hopes of an improved championship. 5 Jul 06:00 ET / 10:00 GMT

CRICKET CRICKET-WORLDCUP-PAK-BGD/ (PIX)

Cricket - ICC Cricket World Cup - Pakistan v Bangladesh Pakistan play Bangladesh at Lord's in the ICC Cricket World Cup.

5 Jul 05:30 ET / 09:30 GMT CRICKET-WORLDCUP-LKA-IND/

Cricket - ICC Cricket World Cup - Sri Lanka v India - nets & news conferences Sri Lanka and India prepare for their ICC Cricket World Cup match at Headingley.

Jul 5 CRICKET-WORLDCUP-AUS-ZAF/PREVIEW (PIX)

Cricket - ICC Cricket World Cup - Australia & South Africa nets & news conferences Australia and South Africa prepare for their ICC Cricket World Cup match at Old Trafford in Manchester.

Jul 5 CYCLING

CYCLING-FRANCE/INEOS (PIX) (TV) Cycling - Tour de France - Ineos News Conference

Ineos Team Principal Dave Brailsford and their lineup for the 2019 Tour de France, including defending champion Geraint Thomas, hold a news conference ahead of the race. 5 Jul 08:15 ET / 12:15 GMT

GOLF GOLF-TWINCITIES/

Golf - PGA Tour - 3M Open second round Coverage of second round of PGA Tour event at TPC Twin Cities in Blaine, Minnesota.

Jul 5 GOLF-EUROPEAN/ (PIX)

Golf - European Tour - Irish Open Lahinch Golf Club in Co. Clare, Ireland hosts the Irish Open.

Jul 5 MOTOR RACING

MOTOR-GOODWOOD/ Motor racing-Goodwood Festival of Speed

The second day of the Goodwood Festival of Speed includes the launch of the Extreme E electric SUV racecar. Jul 5

ATHLETICS ATHLETICS-DIAMOND-LAUSANNE/ (PIX)

Athletics - Diamond League - Lausanne Lausanne hosts the eighth meeting of the 2019 Diamond League.

Jul 5 TENNIS

TENNIS-WIMBLEDON/ (PIX) (TV) Tennis - Wimbledon

Action from round three of Wimbledon - the third grand slam of the year. 5 Jul 06:00 ET / 10:00 GMT

Field Level Media- TENNIS-WTA-WIMBLEDON Serena survives, Davis stuns Kerber at Wimbledon

Serena Williams dropped at set but still advanced to Wimbledon’s third round, while American lucky loser Lauren Davis stunned defending champion Angelique Kerber. 4 Jul expect by 2:00 p.m. ET, will be updated with additional results/quotes

OLYMPICS OLYMPICS-2020/TICKETS

Olympics-Update on Tokyo 2020 ticket sales Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games organisers give update on ticket sales following the first phase of sales in June.

5 Jul 02:30 ET / 06:30 GMT OLYMPICS-CHESS/MAKOWSKY

Chess-All the right moves chess could be key to Olympic medal Chess may not be an Olympic sport, although it has tried long and hard to get on the program, but grandmaster Seth Makowsky might have a hand in getting U.S. athletes onto the 2020 Summer Games podium.

5 Jul 12:00 ET / 16:00 GMT BASKETBALL

Field Level Media- BASKETBALL-NBA-NOTEBOOK NBA notebook

News and notes from around the NBA. 4 Jul expect by 8 p.m. ET

BASEBALL Field Level Media- BASEBALL-MLB-NOTEBOOK

MLB notebook News and notes from around MLB.

4 Jul expect by 9 p.m. ET Field Level Media- BASEBALL-MLB-ROUNDUP

MLB Roundup Highlights from every game in MLB, compiled into one story.

4 Jul expect first version after conclusion of 7 p.m. games ESPORTS

Field Level Media- ESPORTS-CSGO-COLOGNE ESL One Cologne

Recap of the day’s matches at the “Cathedral of Counter-Strike” in Cologne, where two spots in the semifinals were up for grabs. 4 Jul expect by 4 p.m. ET