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TOP STORIES

CRICKET-ASHES/ England pick up crucial wickets before lunch

LONDON - England fought back on the third day in the second test of the Ashes on Friday, picking up three top order wickets before lunch at Lord's to leave Australia at 80-4. The tourists trail by 178 runs and although prolonged rain is forecast for later on Friday, they will need a significantly lower-order contribution.

SOCCER-SPAIN-CLV-MAD/PREVIEW

Zidane ready to count on Bale after months of uncertainty MADRID - Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane has vowed to treat Gareth Bale as any other member of the squad despite previously declaring his intention to sell Wales forward, as his side prepare to begin the new La Liga season at Celta Vigo on Saturday.

TENNIS-CINCINNATI/ Federer stunned by Russian qualifier Rublev in Cincinnati

Fearless Russian qualifier Andrey Rublev needed just over an hour to beat Roger Federer 6-3 6-4 in the third round of the Cincinnati Masters on Thursday, the Swiss 20-time Grand Slam champion suffering his quickest defeat for 16 years.

UPCOMING

GOLF GOLF-BMW/ (TV)

Golf - PGA Tour - BMW Championship second round Coverage of second round of BMW Championship at Medinah Country Club as players vie to qualify for the season-ending Tour Championship. 16 Aug 10:00 ET / 14:00 GMT

GOLF-BMW/ (TV) Golf - PGA Tour - BMW Championship third round

Coverage of third round of BMW Championship at Medinah Country Club as players vie to qualify for the season-ending Tour Championship. 17 Aug 08:00 ET / 12:00 GMT

SOCCER SOCCER-GERMANY-BAY-BCS/REPORT (PIX) (TV)

Soccer - Germany - Bundesliga - Bayern Munich v Hertha Berlin Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich kick off the new season with a home game against Hertha Berlin.

16 Aug 14:30 ET / 18:30 GMT SOCCER-SPAIN-ATB-FCB/REPORT (PIX)

Soccer - Spain - La Liga - Athletic Bilbao v Barcelona Current champions Barcelona visit Athletic Bilbao in their first La Liga match of the season.

16 Aug 15:00 ET / 19:00 GMT SOCCER-ENGLAND-ARS-BUR/REPORT (PIX)

Soccer - England - Premier League - Arsenal v Burnley Arsenal face Burnley in the Premier League.

17 Aug 07:30 ET / 11:30 GMT SOCCER-FRANCE-REN-PSG/PREVIEW (PIX) (TV)

Soccer - France - Ligue 1 - Paris St Germain training & news conference Paris St Germain prepare for their second Ligue 1 match of the season away, against Rennes, amid talks of Neymar's possible return to Barcelona.

17 Aug 04:30 ET / 08:30 GMT TENNIS

TENNIS-CINCINNATI/ (TV) Tennis - ATP 1000 - Cincinnati Masters

Action from the quarter-finals of the Cincinnati Masters - an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event. 16 Aug 11:00 ET / 15:00 GMT

TENNIS-CINCINNATI/ Tennis - WTA Premier 5 - Cincinnati Masters

Action from the quarter-finals of the Cincinnati Masters - a WTA Premier 5 tournament. 16 Aug 11:00 ET / 15:00 GMT

OLYMPICS OLYMPICS-2020/HOCKEY (TV)

Olympics-Tokyo 2020 hockey venue opens Tokyo Governor takes part in an exhibition game to open the Oi Hockey Stadium in Tokyo, which will host hockey games at Tokyo 2020 Olympics.

17 Aug 21:00 ET / 01:00 GMT RUGBY

RUGBY-UNION-BLEDISLOE-NZL-AUS/ Rugby Union - Bledisloe Cup - New Zealand v Australia

New Zealand host Australia in the second match of their annual Bledisloe Cup series in Auckland. 17 Aug 05:30 ET / 09:30 GMT

RUGBY-UNION-WORLDCUP-WAL-ENG/ (PIX) Rugby Union - Rugby World Cup warm-up match - Wales v England

Wales face England in a World Cup warm-up match in Cardiff. 17 Aug 09:15 ET / 13:15 GMT

CRICKET CRICKET-ASHES/ (PIX)

Cricket - Ashes 2019 - Second Test - England v Australia England play Australia in the second Test at Lord's. 17 Aug 06:00 ET / 10:00 GMT