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SPORTS GOLF-WOODS/

Woods commits to opening two playoff events Tiger Woods will return to action for the first two legs of the FedExCup playoffs, which will mark only the second time all year he has competed in consecutive weeks.

SOCCER-FIFA-AWARDS/ Liverpool trio, U.S. World Cup winners head FIFA award shortlists

Liverpool’s Champions League winning trio of Mohamed Salah, Virgil van Dijk and Sadio Mane joined regulars Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi on the shortlist for The Best FIFA Men’s player award, world soccer’s governing body announced on Wednesday. BASEBALL-MLB-CLE-CIN-BAUER-PUIG-TRADE/

Indians ship Bauer to Reds for sluggers in 3-team trade The trade of Cleveland Indians right-hander Trevor Bauer for Cincinnati Reds’ outfielder Yasiel Puig was finalized Wednesday.

UPCOMING TENNIS

TENNIS-WASHINGTONDC/ (TV) Tennis - ATP 500 - Citi Open

Action from second round matches at the Citi Open - an ATP World Tour 500 event in Washington DC. 1 Aug 14:00 ET / 18:00 GMT

TENNIS-SILICONVALLEY/ Tennis - WTA Premier - Silicon Valley Classic

Action from round two of the Silicon Valley Classic - a WTA Premier tournament in San Jose, California. 1 Aug 14:00 ET / 18:00 GMT

TENNIS-WASHINGTONDC/ Tennis - WTA International - Citi Open

The WTA hosts an International tournament in Washington DC. 1 Aug

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

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

1 Aug 09:00 ET / 13:00 GMT GOLF

GOLF-WYNDHAM/ Golf - PGA Tour - Wyndham Championship first round

Coverage of first round from Sedgefield Country Club in Greensboro, North Carolina, where Brandt Snedeker is defending champion. 1 Aug 07:00 ET / 11:00 GMT

GOLF-WOMEN/OPEN (PIX) Golf - Women’s British Open

Action from the women's British Open 1 Aug

CRICKET CRICKET-ASHES/ (PIX)

Cricket - Ashes 2019 - First Test - England v Australia England face Australia in the first Ashes test at Edgbaston.

1 Aug 06:00 ET / 10:00 GMT ESPORTS

ESPORTS-SOCCER-FIFA/ Esports-Preview of the FIFA eWorld Cup Grand Final

Preview of the FIFA eWorld Cup Grand Final at the 02 in London. 1 Aug 12:00 ET / 16:00 GMT

PAN AMERICAN GAMES GAMES-PANAM/ (PIX) (TV)

XVIII Pan American Games - Lima 2019 Day seven of the XVIII Pan American Games. The Games have 419 events in 39 sports, which is the largest number of medal events ever held at a single edition of the Pan American Games.

1 Aug 10:00 ET / 14:00 GMT MOTOR RALLY

MOTOR-RALLY-FINLAND/ (TV) World Rally Championship - Rally Finland

Action from the Rally Finland shakedown. 1 Aug 02:00 ET / 06:00 GMT

FOOTBALL FOOTBALL-NFL-DAL-CONTRACTS

Field Level Media - Cowboys VP Jones: We won’t set the market With critical contract matters involving Ezekiel Elliott, Dak Prescott and Amari Cooper on their plate, Dallas Cowboys vice president Stephen Jones said the team will not be market-setters.

31 Jul 15:30 ET / 19:30 GMT BASEBALL

BASEBALL-TRADEDEADLINEROUNDUP Field Level Media - Trade deadline roundup

Roundup of all the deadline moves made Wednesday, including Trevor Bauer changing Ohio addresses and the Mets ending a chase for Thor. 31 Jul 18:00 ET / 22:00 GMT