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France's Julian Alaphilippe continued to amaze as he claimed an impressive victory in the 13th stage of the Tour de France, a 27.2-km individual time trial, to extend his overall lead on Friday.

RUGBY-UNION-WORLDCUP/ Owens to referee World Cup opening match

Nigel Owens, who refereed the 2015 Rugby World Cup final, will get the 2019 tournament underway when he takes charge of the opening game between Japan and Russia in Tokyo on Sept. 20. UPCOMING

SOCCER SOCCER-NATIONS-SEN-DZA/DAKAR (PIX) (TV)

Soccer - Africa Cup of Nations - Senegal 'Lions' fans hope to win first ever AFCON Soccer fans in Dakar watch their national team the Lions of Teranga play against Algeria for the first time since 2002 in the Africa Cup of Nations final after their semi-final victory against Tunisia last Sunday.

19 Jul 15:00 ET / 19:00 GMT SOCCER-NATIONS-SEN-DZA/REPORT

Soccer - Africa Cup of Nations - Senegal v Algeria The Cairo International Stadium hosts the Africa Cup of Nations final between Senegal and Algeria.

19 Jul 15:00 ET / 19:00 GMT RUGBY

RUGBY-UNION-CHAMPIONSHIP-ARG-NZL/ (PIX) (TV) Rugby Union - Rugby Championship - Argentina v New Zealand

Argentina host New Zealand in their opening match of the southern hemisphere's Rugby Championship in Buenos Aires. The competition has been shortened to just one round of matches due to the Rugby World Cup in Japan from Sept. 20. 20 Jul 14:05 ET / 18:05 GMT

RUGBY-UNION-CHAMPIONSHIP-ZAF-AUS/ Rugby Union - Rugby Championship - South Africa v Australia

South Africa host Australia in the opening match of the southern hemisphere's Rugby Championship in Johannesburg. The competition has been shortened to just one round of matches due to the Rugby World Cup in Japan from Sept. 20. 20 Jul 11:05 ET / 15:05 GMT

TENNIS TENNIS-GSTAAD/

Tennis - WTA International - Gstaad Championship The WTA hosts an International event in Gstaad.

Jul 20 TENNIS-UMAG/

Tennis - ATP 250 - Croatia Open The ATP hosts a World Tour 250 event in Umag, Croatia.

Jul 20 Golf

GOLF-OPEN/ (PIX) (TV) Golf - The 148th Open Championship - Royal Portrush

Round three of the 148th Open Championship at Royal Portrush. 20 Jul 03:00 ET / 07:00 GMT

GOLF-WOMEN-GREATLAKES/ Golf - LPGA: Great Lakes Bay Invitational final round

Coverage of final round of Great Lakes Bay Invitational in Midland, Michigan. Jul 20

GOLF-BARBASOL/ Golf - PGA Tour - Barbasol Championship third round

Coverage of third round of the PGA Tour event in Nicholasville, Kentucky. Jul 20

Field Level Media- GOLF-PGA-MCILROY Rory rallies at Open

Rory McIlroy was 5-under for the second round with a few holes to play Friday, hoping to scratch his way into the weekend field after a disastrous first round. 19 Jul, will move ASAP after McIlroy ends second round.

ATHLETICS ATHLETICS-DIAMOND-LONDON/ (PIX)

Athletics - Diamond League - London Anniversary Games. Jul 20

SWIMMING SWIMMING-WORLD/ (PIX)

World Aquatics Championships - Gwangju 2019 The southwestern city of Gwangju will host the world swimming championships, with athletes looking to make a mark ahead of the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo.

Jul 20 MOTOR RACING

MOTOR-WSERIES/ (PIX) (TV) Motor racing - W Series - Assen

Assen hosts the penultimate race weekend for the W Series, the groundbreaking women’s motor racing series. 20 Jul 10:10 ET / 14:10 GMT

CYCLING CYCLING-FRANCE/ (PIX) (TV)

Cycling - Tour de France Stage 14 of the Tour de France is a 117.5-kilometre mountain stage from Tarbes to Col du Tourmalet.

20 Jul 07:45 ET / 11:45 GMT NETBALL

NETBALL-WORLD/ (PIX) Netball World Cup

Liverpool's M&S Bank Arena hosts the Netball World Cup semi-finals. 20 Jul 10:00 ET / 14:00 GMT

AUTO RACING Field Level Media- AUTORACING-NASCAR-QUALIFYING

NASCAR Cup Series qualifying at New Hampshire Coverage of NASCAR Cup Series qualifying at New Hampshire.

19 Jul, expect ASAP after qualifying ends.