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Roger Federer needed a couple of days to get over his heartbreaking Wimbledon final loss but a family caravan vacation around the Swiss countryside proved the perfect tonic. CYCLING-KITTEL/

German sprint specialist Kittel announces retirement BERLIN, Aug 23 (Reuters) - German sprint specialist Marcel Kittel on Friday announced his retirement from the sport, saying he lacked the commitment and drive that was necessary to remain a top athlete.

BASKETBALL-AUS-US/CROWD Australia consumer watchdog probing U.S. game

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Australia’s consumer watchdog has launched an investigation into Thursday’s basketball World Cup warmup game between the United States and Australia in Melbourne following hundreds of complaints from disgruntled spectators. UPCOMING

CRICKET CRICKET-TEST-LKA-NZL/

Cricket - Sri Lanka v New Zealand second test Sri Lanka and New Zealand meet in the second and final test in Colombo.

24 Aug 14:30 ET / 18:30 GMT CRICKET-ASHES/ (PIX)

Cricket - Ashes 2019 - Third Test - England v Australia England play Australia in the third Ashes test in Leeds.

24 Aug 06:00 ET / 10:00 GMT CRICKET-TEST-WIN-IND/

Cricket - West Indies v India, third day of first test Third day coverage of the first test between West Indies and India in North Sound, Antigua.

Aug 24 SOCCER

SOCCER-ENGLAND-AVA-EVE/REPORT (PIX) Soccer - England - Premier League - Aston Villa v Everton

23 Aug 15:00 ET / 19:00 GMT SOCCER-GERMANY-CGN-DOR/REPORT (PIX) (TV)

Soccer - Germany - Bundesliga - Cologne v Borussia Dortmund Cologne play Borussia Dortmund in the Bundesliga.

23 Aug 14:30 ET / 18:30 GMT SOCCER-SPAIN-MAD-REV/REPORT (PIX)

Soccer - Spain - La Liga - Real Madrid v Real Valladolid Real Madrid host Real Valladolid at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid.

24 Aug 13:00 ET / 17:00 GMT SOCCER-ITALY-PRM-JUV/REPORT (PIX)

Soccer - Italy - Serie A - Parma v Juventus Titleholders Juventus visit Parma for their opening Serie A game of the season

24 Aug 12:00 ET / 16:00 GMT SOCCER-ENGLAND-MUN-CRY/REPORT (PIX)

Soccer - England - Premier League - Manchester United v Crystal Palace Manchester United face Crystal Palace in the Premier League.

24 Aug 10:00 ET / 14:00 GMT SOCCER-ENGLAND-LIV-ARS/REPORT (PIX)

Soccer - England - Premier League - Liverpool v Arsenal Liverpool play Arsenal in the Premier League.

24 Aug 12:30 ET / 16:30 GMT SOCCER-ENGLAND-NOR-CHE/REPORT (PIX)

Soccer - England - Premier League - Norwich City v Chelsea Norwich City play Chelsea in the Premier League.

24 Aug 07:30 ET / 11:30 GMT SOCCER-ENGLAND-SHU-LEI/REPORT (PIX)

Soccer - England - Premier League - Sheffield United v Leicester City 24 Aug 10:00 ET / 14:00 GMT

SOCCER-GERMANY-S04-BAY/REPORT (PIX) (TV) Soccer - Germany - Bundesliga - Schalke 04 v Bayern Munich

Bayern Munich travel to Schalke 04 in the Bundesliga. 24 Aug 12:30 ET / 16:30 GMT

SOCCER-ENGLAND-WAT-WHU/REPORT (PIX) Soccer - England - Premier League - Watford v West Ham United

24 Aug 10:00 ET / 14:00 GMT SOCCER-ENGLAND-BRH-SOU/REPORT (PIX)

Soccer - England - Premier League - Brighton & Hove Albion v Southampton 24 Aug 10:00 ET / 14:00 GMT

MOTO GRAND PRIX MOTOR-MOTOGP-BRITAIN/ (TV)

Motorcycling - MotoGP - British Grand Prix - Qualifying Qualifying for the British Grand Prix - the 12th race of the MotoGP season.

24 Aug 09:10 ET / 13:10 GMT GOLF

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

Coverage of the third round of the season-ending PGA Tour event at East Lake in Atlanta. 24 Aug 10:00 ET / 14:00 GMT

TENNIS TENNIS-NEWYORK/

Tennis - WTA International - NYJTL Bronx Open The WTA hosts an International tournament in New York.

Aug 24 TENNIS-WINSTONSALEM/

Tennis - ATP 250 - Winston-Salem Open The ATP hosts a World Tour 250 event in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

Aug 24 TENNIS-USOPEN/MEN

Tennis-Djokovic, Federer and Nadal head men's cast at U.S. Open A preview of the men's tournament at the U.S. Open where holder Novak Djokovic, five-time champion Roger Federer and three-time winner Rafa Nadal all try to etch another remarkable storyline on the blue New York hard court.

24 Aug 12:00 ET / 16:00 GMT RUGBY

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

England face Ireland in a World Cup warm-up match. 24 Aug 10:00 ET / 14:00 GMT

RUGBY-UNION-WORLDCUP-SCO-FRA/ (PIX) Rugby Union - Rugby World Cup warm-up match - Scotland v France

Scotland take on France in a Rugby World Cup warm-up match. 24 Aug 08:10 ET / 12:10 GMT

ATHLETICS ATHLETICS-DIAMOND-PARIS/ (PIX)

Athletics - Diamond League - Paris Diamond League meeting

Aug 24 CYCLING

CYCLING-VUELTA/ (PIX) (TV) Cycling - Vuelta a Espana

The 2019 edition of the Vuelta a Espana begins with an 18km team time trial between Salinas de Torrevieja and Torrevieja. 24 Aug 10:56 ET / 14:56 GMT

NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE FOOTBALL-NFL-NOTEBOOK

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

23 Aug 20:15 ET / 00:15 GMT MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL

BASEBALL-MLB-ROUNDUP Field Level Media-MLB roundup

Capsule recaps of all games Friday, combined in a single story. Aug 23