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Tiger Woods had a knee operation last week but is expected to make a full recovery and hopes to be back competing in October. CHINA-SPORTS-BASKETBALL/

Jeremy Lin joins Beijing Ducks to play Chinese league BEIJING (Reuters) - Former NBA star Jeremy Lin has signed a contract to play for China’s Beijing Ducks, the team announced in a social media post on Tuesday.

TENNIS-USOPEN-FEDERER/ Federer overcomes Nagal scare to reach second round

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Roger Federer gave India’s Sumit Nagal a harsh introduction to Grand Slam tennis as the five-time champion weathered an early storm for a 4-6 6-1 6-2 6-4 win on Monday to reach the second round of the U.S. Open. UPCOMING

SOCCER-CHAMPIONS-RSB-YBO/REPORT (PIX) Soccer Football - Champions League Play-offs, 2nd leg - Red Star Belgrade v Young Boys

Former European Cup winners Red Star Belgrade take on Young Boys in their Champions League play-off round return leg. The summary of the evening's action will also include the other two games, Krasnodar v Olympiacos and Rosenborg v Dinamo Zagreb. 27 Aug 19:00 ET, 23:00 GMT

TENNIS-USOPEN/ (PIX) (TV) Tennis - U.S. Open

Action from round two of the U.S. Open - the fourth and final grand slam of the year. 28 Aug 15:00 ET, 19:00 GMT

RUGBY-UNION-WORLDCUP-NZL/SQUAD (TV) Rugby Union - Rugby World Cup - New Zealand squad announcement

New Zealand head coach Steve Hansen announces his 31-man squad for the upcoming Rugby World Cup as the two-times defending champions prepare to defend the title. 28 Aug

RUGBY-UNION-WORLDCUP-ZAF/ Rugby Union - Exclusive interview with Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus

South Africa coach Rassie Erasmus lays out his Rugby World Cup plans for the Springboks in an exclusive interview with Reuters. 28 Aug 14:00 ET, 18:00 GMT

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

Day five of the Vuelta a Espana is a 170.7km stage from L' Eliana to Observatorio Astrofísico de Javalambre. 28 Aug 10:51 ET, 14:51 GMT

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