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Serena Williams made a solid start to her first U.S. Open tune-up with a 6-3 6-3 victory over Elise Mertens on Wednesday while Naomi Osaka took a step closer to regaining her world No. 1 ranking by reaching the last 16 of the Rogers Cup. UPCOMING

TENNIS TENNIS-TORONTO/ (PIX)

Tennis - WTA Premier 5 - Rogers Cup Action from the quarter-finals of the Rogers Cup - a WTA Premier 5 tournament in Toronto.

9 Aug 12:30 ET / 16:30 GMT TENNIS-MONTREAL/ (PIX) (TV)

Tennis - ATP 1000 - Rogers Cup Action from the quarter-finals of the Rogers Cup - and ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event in Montreal.

9 Aug 12:00 ET / 16:00 GMT TENNIS-WTA/ATP-ROUNDUP

ATP, WTA roundups- Field Level Media Coverage of the ATP (Montreal) and WTA (Toronto) events on the schedule this week

Aug 8 RUGBY

RUGBY-UNION-PACIFIC-JPN-USA/ Rugby Union - Japan and United States prepare to face-off in Suva in Pacific Nations Cup decider

Rugby World Cup hosts Japan play the United States in Suva in a match to decide the winners of the Pacific Nations Cup. Both countries have won their first two matches in the competition. 9 Aug

RUGBY-UNION-WORLDCUP-ENG-WAL/ Rugby Union - Wales team announcement news conference

Wales head coach Warren Gatland and selected players speak to the media ahead of their World Cup warm-up match against England. 9 Aug 06:00 ET / 10:00 GMT

RUGBY-UNION-PACIFIC-TON-CAN/ Rugby Union - Tonga v Canada Pacific Nations Cup

Tonga play Canada in Lautoka in the Pacific Nations Cup tournament, which is being used as vital preparation for the Rugby World Cup in Japan later this year. 9 Aug 02:00 ET / 06:00 GMT

RUGBY-UNION-WORLDCUP-ENG-WAL/ (PIX) Rugby Union - England team announcement news conference

England head coach Eddie Jones and his captain speak to the media ahead of their World Cup warm-up match against Wales. 9 Aug 06:00 ET / 10:00 GMT

GOLF GOLF-NORTHERNTRUST/ (TV)

Golf - PGA Tour - Northern Trust second round Second round coverage from Liberty National in New Jersey of the Northern Trust, the first of three playoff events on the PGA Tour.

9 Aug 07:15 ET / 11:15 GMT PAN AMERICAN GAMES

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

Day 15 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. 9 Aug 10:00 ET / 14:00 GMT

NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE FOOTBALL-NFL-ROUNDUP

NFL preseason Week 1- Field Level Media Roundup of 11 games from Week 1 of the 2019 preseason, with summary recaps of all Thursday games combined into a single story.

Aug 8 FOOTBALL-NFL-NOTEBOOK

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

Aug 8