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SPORTS BASEBALL-MLB-ROUNDUP MLB roundup: Mariners' Leake falls just short of perfection
Mike Leake took a perfect game into the ninth inning and wound up with a one-hit shutout as the Seattle Mariners defeated the visiting Los Angeles Angels 10-0 Friday night. BASKETBALL-NBA-NOTEBOOK
NBA notebook: Harden withdraws from FIBA World Cup Houston Rockets star guard James Harden has withdrawn from playing for USA Basketball in the FIBA World Cup in China, according to the Houston Chronicle.
Harden has informed coach Gregg Popovich that he won’t be participating, according to the report. The event runs Aug. 31-Sept. 15. GOLF-OPEN
Holmes and Lowry share lead as Fleetwood and Westwood push PORTRUSH, NORTHERN IRELAND - Ireland’s Shane Lowry proved master of the Dunluce links for the second successive day to move into a share of the halfway lead with American J.B. Holmes at the British Open on Friday.
UPCOMING EVENTS ATHLETICS-DIAMOND-LONDON/ (PIX)
Athletics - Diamond League - London Anniversary Games 21 Jul
BOXING-WELTERWEIGHT-THURMAN-PACQUIAO/ Boxing - WBA title fight: Keith Thurman v Manny Pacquiao Keith Thurman fights Manny Pacquiao for the WBA Welterweight title in Las Vegas.
20 Jul 23:30 ET / 03:30 GMT CRICKET-INDIA/
Cricket-India name squad for West Indies tour India's selectors meet to pick the squads for the team's tour to West Indies where they will play six limited-overs games and two tests.
21 Jul CYCLING-FRANCE/ (PIX) (TV)
Cycling - Tour de France Stage 15 of the Tour de France is a 185-kilometre mountain stage from Limoux to Foix.
21 Jul 06:10 ET / 10:10 GMT GOLF-BARBASOL/
Golf - PGA Tour - Barbasol Championship final round Coverage of final round of the PGA Tour event in Nicholasville, Kentucky.
21 Jul GOLF-OPEN/ (PIX) (TV)
Golf - The 148th Open Championship - Royal Portrush Round four of the 148th Open Championship at Royal Portrush.
21 Jul 03:00 ET / 07:00 GMT 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 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 NETBALL-WORLD/ (PIX)
Netball World Cup Liverpool's M&S Bank Arena hosts the Netball World Cup third-place playoff and final.
21 Jul 09:30 ET / 13:30 GMT 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/ (PIX)
Rugby Union 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 SOCCER-ICC-ARS-FIO/REPORT
Soccer - International Champions Cup - Arsenal v Fiorentina Arsenal play Fiorentina in the International Champions Cup in Charlotte.
20 Jul 18:00 ET / 22:00 GMT SOCCER-ICC-BAY-MAD/REPORT
Soccer - International Champions Cup - Bayern Munich v Real Madrid Bayern Munich play Real Madrid in the International Champions Cup in Houston.
20 Jul 20:00 ET / 00:00 GMT 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.
21 Jul TENNIS-BUCHAREST/
Tennis - WTA International - Bucharest Open The WTA hosts an International event in Bucharest. 21 Jul
TENNIS-GSTAAD/ Tennis - WTA International - Gstaad Championship
The WTA hosts an International event in Gstaad. 21 Jul
TENNIS-UMAG/ Tennis - ATP 250 - Croatia Open
The ATP hosts a World Tour 250 event in Umag, Croatia. 21 Jul
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