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TOP STORIES

TENNIS-USOPEN-SERENA/ Serena survives scare to reach U.S. Open third round

Serena Williams survived a second-round scare at the U.S. Open on Wednesday with a 5-7 6-3 6-1 win over American wildcard Catherine McNally to keep alive her hopes of securing a record-tying 24th Grand Slam title.

SPORT-DOPING-RUSSIA/

Russian state sports facility says the contract with banned coach voided after Reuters reports A Russian state contract between banned race walking coach Viktor Chegin and the athletics facility where he was formerly head coach has been canceled after Reuters reported his firm provided security there, the facility said.

BASKETBALL-WORLDCUP-PREVIEW/ United States face a tough task to retain the world title

If the build-up to the men's basketball World Cup in China is anything to go by, holders the United States face a daunting task to win their sixth title after a stack of household NBA names dropped out of their roster.

UPCOMING

TENNIS 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.

29 Aug 11:00 ET / 15:00 GMT ATHLETICS

ATHLETICS-DIAMOND-ZURICH/ (PIX) Athletics - Diamond League - Zurich

Zurich hosts the 13th Diamond League meeting of the season. 29 Aug 12:00 ET / 16:00 GMT

SOCCER SOCCER-CHAMPIONS/DRAW (PIX) (TV)

Soccer - Champions League Group Stage draw UEFA stages the draw for the Champions League group stage at a ceremony in Monaco.

29 Aug 12:00 ET / 16:00 GMT SOCCER-EUROPA/DRAW (PIX) (TV)

Soccer - Europa League Group Stage draw UEFA stages the draw for the Europa League group stage at a ceremony in Monaco.

30 Aug 07:00 ET / 11:00 GMT SOCCER-EURO-SMR-BEL/ (PIX)

Soccer - European Championship - Belgium coach press conference Belgium coach Roberto Martinez holds a press conference ahead of two Euro-2020 qualifiers in San Marino and Scotland.

30 Aug 06:00 ET / 10:00 GMT SOCCER-EURO-ESP/

Soccer - Euro 2020 qualifiers - Spain squad announcement Spain coach Robert Moreno announces his squad for the upcoming Euro 2020 qualifiers against Romania and the Faroe Islands.

30 Aug 06:00 ET / 10:00 GMT GOLF

GOLF-EUROPEAN/ Golf - European Tour - European Masters

Day two of the European Masters in Crans Montana, Switzerland. 30 Aug

CRICKET CRICKET-TEST-WIN-IND/

Cricket - West Indies v India: First day of second test Coverage of the first day of the second Test between West Indies and India at Sabina Park in Kingston, Jamaica.

30 Aug CYCLING

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

Day seven of the Vuelta an Espana is a 183.2km mountain stage from Onda to Mas de la Costa. 30 Aug 06:30 ET / 10:30 GMT

MOTOR RACING MOTOR-F1-BELGIUM/ (PIX) (TV)

Motor racing - Formula One - Belgian Grand Prix - Practice Action from the first two practice sessions ahead of the Belgian Grand Prix.

30 Aug 05:00 ET / 09:00 GMT

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