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OLYMPICS-2020-TEMPERATURE/ Heat headache for 2020 planners as Tokyo swelters a year before Games

Soaring temperatures in Japan have killed at least 57 people since late July, authorities said on Tuesday, highlighting the health threat to athletes and fans that Olympics organizers must tackle before next year's Tokyo games. TENNIS-TORONTO/

Konta, Sharapova fall at Rogers Cup in Toronto Upsets bookended the Rogers Cup on Monday with Ukrainian teen Dayana Yastremska beating British 13th seed Johanna Konta 6-3 6-2 early on in Toronto before Maria Sharapova fell 4-6 6-3 6-4 to Anett Kontaveit under the lights in the evening session.

GOLF-NEWZEALAND-KO/ New Zealand's Ko needs break from golf, says Leadbetter

Lydia Ko needs a break from golf to take stock of her career but if she wants to return to the peak of the women's game she has to free herself of her parents' influence, the New Zealander's former coach David Leadbetter has said. UPCOMING

RUGBY RUGBY-UNION-CHAMPIONSHIP-ARG-ZAF/

Rugby Union - South Africa name team to face Argentina in Rugby Championship South Africa coach Rassie Erasmus will name his side to face Argentina in their final Rugby Championship match in Salta on Saturday.

7 Aug 13:30 ET / 17:30 GMT TENNIS

TENNIS-TORONTO/ (PIX) Tennis - WTA Premier 5 - Rogers Cup

Action from the second round of the Rogers Cup - a WTA Premier 5 tournament in Toronto. 7 Aug 12:00 ET / 16:00 GMT

TENNIS-MONTREAL/ (PIX) (TV) Tennis - ATP 1000 - Rogers Cup

Action from round two of the Rogers Cup - an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event in Montreal. 7 Aug 12:00 ET / 16:00 GMT

GOLF GOLF-NORTHERNTRUST/

Golf - PGA Tour - Northern Trust press conferences British Open champion Shane Lowry, world number one Brooks Koepka and Masters champion Tiger Woods hold press conferences on the eve of the first PGA Tour playoffof event.

7 Aug PAN AMERICAN GAMES

GAMES-PANAM/ (PIX) (TV) XVIII Pan American Games - Lima 2019

Day 13 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. 7 Aug 10:00 ET / 14:00 GMT

SOCCER SOCCER-FRANCE/(PREVIEW)

Soccer- France - Ligue 1 season preview Preview of the French Ligue 1 season which starts on Friday Aug 9

7 Aug 04:00 ET / 08:00 GMT SOCCER-CHAMPIONS/

Soccer - Champions League third qualifying round first leg ties Porto visit Krasnodar and Celtic visit Cluj in Champions League third qualifying round first leg ties.

7 Aug 13:00 ET / 17:00 GMT SOCCER-MLS-ATL-ORL

Field Level Media-U.S. Open Cup semifinals Atlanta United and Orlando City meet in the U.S. Open Cup semifinals

6 Aug OLYMPICS

OLYMPICS-2020/1000KM-RELAY (PIX) (TV) Olympics-1000-km relay to commemorate 2011 earthquake victims ends in Tokyo

After leaving Aomori on July 24, a 1,000-kilometre relay race ends in Tokyo. The race aims to raise awareness of the areas affected by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami. 7 Aug 21:00 ET / 01:00 GMT

CYCLING CYCLING-FRANCE/COLOMBIA (PIX) (TV)

Cycling - Tour de France winner Bernal receives hero's welcome at home Tour de France winner Egan Bernal receives a hero's welcome on his return to Colombia, including in a hometown ceremony attended by President Ivan Duque.

7 Aug 11:00 ET / 15:00 GMT NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE

FOOTBALL-NFL-NOTEBOOK Field Level Media-NFL notebook

Wrapping up the day in NFL news and notes. 6 Aug 20:15 ET / 7 Aug 00:15 GMT

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