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SPORTS-FORBES/WOMEN Serena, Osaka top Forbes list of best-paid female athletes

Naomi Osaka's Grand Slam title wins at the U.S. and Australian Opens have helped catapult the Japanese tennis player up to second, behind Serena Williams, in Forbes' list here of the highest-paid female athletes over the last year. TENNIS-TORONTO/

Barty suffers shock second-round loss in Toronto World number one Ash Barty’s preparations for the U.S. Open got off to a rocky start as the Australian suffered a shock 6-7(5) 6-3 6-4 loss to American Sofia Kenin in the second round of the Rogers Cup on Tuesday.

SOCCER-AFGHANISTAN/FIFA FIFA dragging its feet in Afghan sex abuse scandal, says coach

World soccer’s governing body FIFA has been dragging its feet and needs to urgently widen the investigation into a sexual abuse scandal involving Afghan women players, national coach Kelly Lindsey said in a letter to FIFA boss Gianni Infantino. UPCOMING

RUGBY RUGBY-UNION-CHAMPIONSHIP-AUS-NZL/

Rugby Union - Australia name team for All Blacks clash All Blacks coach Steve Hansen names his team for New Zealand's final Rugby Championship test against Australia.

8 Aug 17:00 ET / 21:00 GMT RUGBY-UNION-CHAMPIONSHIP-ARG-ZAF/ (PREVIEW)

Rugby Union - South Africa have Rugby Championship title in their sights ahead of Argentina clash A preview and factbox ahead of the Rugby Championship test between Argentina and South Africa in Salta on Saturday.

8 Aug 10:00 ET / 14:00 GMT RUGBY-UNION-CHAMPIONSHIP-AUS-NZL/

Rugby Union - Australia name team for All Blacks clash Wallabies coach Michael Cheika names his team for Australia's final Rugby Championship test against New Zealand.

8 Aug 21:00 ET / 01:00 GMT JUDO

PACIFIC-SAMOA/JUDO (PIX) (TV) Japan uses judo to get to grips with China's expansion in Pacific

In a large church hall near the Samoan parliament, 175-kg (386-lb) judo practitioner Derek Sua is being thrown to the mat by his Japanese coach, a black-belt who is just a third his size. Sua welcomes the training, usually difficult for athletes in Pacific Ocean islands to secure, but now on free offer from Japan's development assistance agency, to help him qualify for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. 8 Aug 20:30 ET / 00:30 GMT

SOCCER SOCCER-ENGLAND/

Soccer - Preview of the opening weekend in the Premier League Manchester City kickoff the defense of their Premier League crown away at West Ham

8 Aug 21:00 ET / 01:00 GMT SOCCER-MLS-POR-MIN

Field Level Media-U.S. Open Cup semifinals Portland and Minnesota United meet in the U.S. Open Cup semifinals

7 Aug TENNIS

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

Action from the third round of the Rogers Cup - an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event in Montreal. 8 Aug 12:00 ET / 16:00 GMT

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

Action from the third round of the Rogers Cup - a WTA Premier 5 tournament in Toronto. 8 Aug 12:00 ET / 16:00 GMT

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

XVIII Pan American Games - Lima 2019 Day 14 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.

8 Aug 10:00 ET / 14:00 GMT GOLF

GOLF-NORTHERNTRUST/ (TV) Golf - PGA Tour - Northern Trust first round

First round coverage from Liberty National in New Jersey of the Northern Trust, the first of three playoff events on the PGA Tour. 8 Aug 07:15 ET / 11:15 GMT

NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE FOOTBALL-NFL-NOTEBOOK

Field Level Media-NFL notebook Wrapping up the day in NFL news and notes.

7 Aug 20:15 ET/ 8 Aug 00:14 GMT