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TOP STORIES

TENNIS-USOPEN-NADAL/

Nadal into semis after the big fight from Schwartzman

Diego Schwartzman may have been the smallest player in 25 years to reach the U.S. Open quarter-finals but gave Rafa Nadal a big fight and forced the Spaniard to grind out a 6-4 7-5 6-2 win on Wednesday to reach the last four at Flushing Meadows.

FOOTBALL-NFL-KC-GB-STATEFARM-MAHOMES/

Exclusive: Aaron Rodgers has new MVP 'Mahomie' in State Farm ads Patrick Mahomes and Aaron Rodgers on the same team? State Farm will release a new series of commercials — three, 30-second spots — two of which bring reigning NFL MVP Mahomes into the player-agent spat between Rodgers and his make-believe player rep Gabe Gabriel. The spots are a continuation of the plotline established in the 2018 ads which also includes a State Farm agent Rodgers won't leave home without.

OLYMPICS-2020-SNOW/ Tokyo to test snow machines for sweltering 2020 summer Olympics

In a bid to keep visitors cool in blistering temperatures expected during next year's Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games, organizers may deploy machines to sprinkle spectators with manmade snow. UPCOMING

SOCCER SOCCER-EURO-ROM-ESP/REPORT (PIX)

Soccer - Euro 2020 Qualifier - Romania v Spain Romania play Spain in Group F of the Euro 2020 qualifiers. We will also wrap up all the action in Group F).

5 Sep 14:45 ET / 18:45 GMT SOCCER-EURO-ARM-ITA/REPORT (PIX)

Soccer - Euro 2020 Qualifier - Armenia v Italy Armenia play Italy in Group J of the Euro 2020 qualifiers. We will wrap up the action from the group's other two matches.

5 Sep 12:00 ET / 16:00 GMT SOCCER-WORLD-AFRICA/ (PIX)

Soccer - World Cup qualification - African round-up A wrap-up of the action and results from the three African World Cup first round, first leg matches on Thursday

5 Sep 13:00 ET / 17:00 GMT SOCCER-EURO-IRL-SWI/REPORT (PIX)

Soccer - Euro 2020 Qualifier - Ireland v Switzerland We will wrap up all the action in Group D as leaders Ireland host rivals Switzerland and second-placed Denmark travel to Gibraltar with Euro 2020 qualification approaching the halfway mark.

5 Sep 14:45 ET / 18:45 GMT SOCCER-ENGLAND-CHE-TOT/PREVIEW

Derbies kick off Women's Super League season Following a creditable fourth place for England at the FIFA Women's World Cup, we preview the FA Women's Super League season which kicks off this weekend with London derbies on Sunday between Chelsea and Tottenham and champions Arsenal taking on West Ham, while United and City clash in Manchester on Saturday. There will also be a wrap from each round of games.

6 Sep 05:00 ET / 09:00 GMT SOCCER-RUSSIA/

Russian court may release soccer players from jail ahead of their term A court in the Belgorod Region hears parole petitions filed by Russian international soccer players Alexander Kokorin and Pavel Mamayev, who serve sentences for their involvement in assaults last year.

6 Sep TENNIS

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

Serena Williams plays Elina Svitolina in the first women's U.S. Open semi-final before Belinda Bencic takes on Bianca Andreescu. 5 Sep 19:00 ET / 23:00 GMT

CRICKET CRICKET-ASHES/ (PIX)

Cricket - Ashes 2019 - Fourth Test - England v Australia England play Australia in the fourth test

6 Sep MOTOR RACING

MOTOR-F1-ITALY/ (PIX) (TV) Motor racing - Formula One - Italian Grand Prix - Practice

Action from the first two practice sessions ahead of the Italian Grand Prix. 6 Sep 05:00 ET / 09:00 GMT

RUGBY RUGBY-UNION-WORLDCUP-AUS-WSM/ (TV)

Rugby Union - Rugby World Cup warm-up match - Australia - news conference & training The Australian Wallabies train and hold a news conference ahead of their final test match before the Rugby World Cup in Japan begins on Sept. 20.

6 Sep RUGBY-UNION-WORLDCUP-JPN-ZAF/ (PIX) (TV)

Rugby Union - Rugby World Cup warm-up match - Japan v South Africa Rugby World Cup hosts Japan face South Africa in Kumagaya just two weeks before the start of the World Cup.

6 Sep 06:15 ET / 10:15 GMT RUGBY-UNION-WORLDCUP-NZL-TON/ (TV)

Rugby Union - Rugby World Cup warm-up match - New Zealand v Tonga New Zealand and Pacific island nation Tonga train ahead of their final test match before the Rugby World Cup in Japan begins on Sept. 20.

6 Sep RUGBY-UNION-WORLDCUP-AUS-WSM/ (TV)

Rugby Union - Rugby World Cup warm-up match - Samoa - news conference & training The Pacific island nation of Samoa train and hold a news conference ahead of their final test match before the Rugby World Cup in Japan begins on Sept. 20.

6 Sep GOLF

GOLF-EUROPEAN/ Golf - European Tour - European Open

Second-round coverage of the European Open in Hamburg. 6 Sep

CYCLING CYCLING-VUELTA/ (PIX) (TV)

Cycling - Vuelta an Espana Stage 13 of the Vuelta an Espana is a 166.4km mountain stage from Bilbao to Los Machucos. Monumento Vaca Pasiega.

6 Sep 06:58 ET / 10:58 GMT BASKETBALL

BASKETBALL-WORLDCUP-SRB-PRI/REPORT (PIX) Basketball - FIBA World Cup - Serbia v Puerto Rico

Basketball - FIBA World Cup - Serbia v Puerto Rico - Wuhan Sports Center. The match report will include highlights of the day's other second group stage matches. 6 Sep 04:30 ET / 08:30 GMT

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