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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.

SOCCER-FRANCE-NCE-OLM/ French referee praised for stopping match over homophobic banners

PARIS (Reuters) - The coaches of Nice and Olympique Marseille and France’s equality minister have all praised the referee who interrupted the Ligue 1 match on Wednesday because of homophobic banners in the home crowd. UPCOMING

GOLF-EUROPEAN/ Golf - European Tour - European Masters

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

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

Action from round three of the U.S. Open - the fourth and final grand slam of the year. 30 Aug 15:00 ET, 19:00 GMT

CRICKET-TEST-WIN-IND/ Cricket - West Indies v India: First day of second test

Coverage of first day of second test between West Indies and India at Sabina Park in Kingston, Jamaica. 30 Aug

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

Day seven of the Vuelta a Espana is a 183.2km mountain stage from Onda to Mas de la Costa. 30 Aug 10:30 ET, 14:30 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 11:00 ET, 15:00 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 10:00 ET, 14:00 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 10:00 ET, 14:00 GMT

SOCCER-FIFA-UWSNT USWNT vs. Portugal - Field Level Media

Coverage of the United State women’s national team in action against Portugal in Philadelphia. 30 Aug 19:00 ET, 23:00 GMT

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 09:00 ET, 13:00 GMT

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