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CRICKET-ASHES/ Burns and Root lead England reply against Australia

MANCHESTER - England made an encouraging start in their reply to Australia's first innings total of 497 with Rory Burns and Joe Root putting on 100 for the third wicket as the hosts reached 125 for two at tea on the third day of the fourth Ashes test on Friday. FOOTBALL-NFL-CHI-NAGY-OFFENSE/

Bears, Nagy search for remedy after 'ridiculous' opener On the optimistic side, Matt Nagy has 10 days to evaluate and implement a fix for an ailing offense after the Chicago Bears put up three points in what the second-year head coach termed a “ridiculous” showing Thursday against the Green Bay Packers.

BASKETBALL-WORLDCUP-SRB-PRI/REPORT Basketball-Serbia, Spain reach World Cup knockout rounds

BEIJING - Heavyweights Serbia and Spain advanced to the basketball World Cup quarter-finals with a match to spare and were joined by Poland and Argentina after all four sides won their opening second group stage matches on Friday. UPCOMING

TENNIS TENNIS-USOPEN/ (PIX) (TV)

Tennis - U.S. Open Action from the men's semi-finals at the U.S. Open - the fourth and final grand slam of the year.

6 Sep 16:00 ET / 20:00 GMT SOCCER

SOCCER-EURO-SCO-RUS/REPORT (PIX) Soccer - Euro 2020 Qualifier - Scotland v Russia

Scotland play Russia in Group I of the Euro 2020 qualifiers. We will wrap in the other results in the group. 6 Sep 14:45 ET / 18:45 GMT

SOCCER-WORLD-AFRICA/ (PIX) Soccer - World Cup qualification - African round-up

A wrap-up of the action and results from the two African World Cup first round, first leg matches on Friday Comoros Islands v Togo, Moroni and Gambia v Angola, Banjul 6 Sep 15:00 ET / 19:00 GMT

SOCCER-EURO-SVK-CRO/REPORT (PIX) Soccer - Euro 2020 Qualifier - Slovakia v Croatia

Slovakia play Croatia in Group E of the Euro 2020 qualifiers. The match report will also include highlights of the group's other fixture, Wales v Azerbaijan. 6 Sep 14:45 ET / 18:45 GMT

SOCCER-EURO-GER-NLD/REPORT (PIX) (TV) Soccer - Euro 2020 Qualifier - Germany v Netherlands

Germany play the Netherlands in Group C of the Euro 2020 qualifiers. 6 Sep 14:45 ET / 18:45 GMT

SOCCER-EURO-AUT-LVA/REPORT (PIX) Soccer - Euro 2020 Qualifier - Austria v Latvia

Austria play Latvia in Group G of the Euro 2020 qualifiers while Slovenia host Poland in the group's other match. 6 Sep 14:45 ET / 18:45 GMT

SOCCER-EURO-LTU-UKR/REPORT (PIX) Soccer - Euro 2020 Qualifier - Lithuania v Ukraine

Lithuania play Ukraine in Group B of the Euro 2020 qualifiers. 7 Sep 12:00 ET / 16:00 GMT

SOCCER-SPAIN-WOMEN/REPORT (PIX) Soccer - Spain - Women's Primera Division - Barcelona vs CD Tacon

Barcelona's women's team begin their league campaign against promoted CD Tacon, who have been absorbed by Real Madrid. 7 Sep 12:00 ET / 16:00 GMT

SOCCER-EURO-ENG-BGR/REPORT (PIX) Soccer - Euro 2020 Qualifier - England v Bulgaria

England host Bulgaria in Group A of the Euro 2020 qualifiers. We will also wrap up the other fixtures. 7 Sep 12:00 ET / 16:00 GMT

SOCCER-EURO-ESP-FRO/PREVIEW Soccer - Euro 2020 qualifiers - Spain - Ramos set to become Spain's all-time appearance maker

Spain captain Sergio Ramos is set to equal Iker Casillas' all-time record of 167 appearances for the national team when his side take on the Faroe Islands on Sunday. 7 Sep 12:30 ET / 16:30 GMT

RUGBY RUGBY-ZAF/WILLIAMS (PIX)

Rugby- Former South Africa rugby player Chester Williams dies - TV news Former South African rugby international and 1995 World Cup winner Chester Williams died on Friday, television news channel eNCA reported. Local media outlets reported that Williams, 49, died of a suspected heart attack.

6 Sep 15:00 ET / 19:00 GMT RUGBY-UNION-WORLDCUP-ENG-ITA/ (PIX)

Rugby Union - Rugby World Cup warm-up match - England v Italy England face Italy in a Rugby World Cup warm-up match.

6 Sep 14:45 ET / 18:45 GMT RUGBY-UNION-WORLDCUP-SCO-GEO/ (PIX)

Rugby Union - Rugby World Cup warm-up match - Scotland v Georgia Scotland face Georgia in a Rugby World Cup warm-up match.

6 Sep 14:30 ET / 18:30 GMT RUGBY-UNION-WORLDCUP-IRL-WAL/ (PIX)

Rugby Union - Rugby World Cup warm-up match - Ireland v Wales Ireland host Wales in a Rugby World Cup warm-up match.

7 Sep 09:00 ET / 13:00 GMT RUGBY-UNION-WORLDCUP-NZL-TON/

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

7 Sep 06:00 ET / 10:00 GMT RUGBY-UNION-WORLDCUP-ARG/

Rugby Union - Randwick v Argentina Argentina face Australian club side Randwick at Coogee Oval in their final tune-up before they head off to Japan for the Rugby World Cup.

7 Sep 00:30 ET / 04:30 GMT RUGBY-UNION-WORLDCUP-AUS-WSM/

Rugby Union - Rugby World Cup warm-up match - Australia v Samoa Australia host the Pacific island nation of Samoa in their final test match before the Rugby World Cup in Japan begins on Sept. 20.

7 Sep 06:00 ET / 10:00 GMT RUGBY-UNION-WORLDCUP-NZL-TON/

Rugby-New Zealand v Tonga rugby test New Zealand face Tonga in their final warm-up match ahead of the Rugby World Cup in Japan

Sep 7 RUGBY-UNION-ZAF/

Rugby - Currie Cup final Thew outcome of this year's Currie Cup -- South Africa's domestic rugby championship an down of the oldest trophies in the game -- will be settled in Bloemfontein when the Cheetahs host the Golden Lions.

7 Sep 11:00 ET / 15:00 GMT MOTOR RACING

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

Action from qualifying for the Italian Grand Prix. Sep 7

BASKETBALL BASKETBALL-WORLDCUP-USA-GRC/REPORT (PIX)

Basketball - FIBA World Cup - United States v Greece Basketball - FIBA World Cup - United States v Greece - Shenzhen Bay Sports Center The match report will include highlights of the day's action from other games.

7 Sep 08:30 ET / 12:30 GMT CRICKET

CRICKET-ASHES/ (PIX) Cricket - Ashes 2019 - Fourth Test - England v Australia

England play Australia in the fourth test Sep 7

CYCLING CYCLING-BRITAIN/

Cycling - Tour of Britain Stage one of the Tour of Britain from Glasgow to Kirkcudbright

Sep 7 CYCLING-VUELTA/ (PIX) (TV)

Cycling - Vuelta a Espana Stage 14 of the Vuelta a Espana is a 188km flat stage from San Vicente de la Barquera to Oviedo.

7 Sep 06:46 ET / 10:46 GMT MIXED MARTIAL ARTS

MMA-UFC-UFC242/ (PIX) Mixed Martial Arts - UFC 242 Abu Dhabi

The Arena, Yas Island in Abu Dhabi hosts UFC 242 - the headline fight is between UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov and UFC interim lightweight champion Dustin Poirier 7 Sep 13:00 ET / 17:00 GMT

GOLF GOLF-EUROPEAN/

Golf - European Tour - European Open Third round coverage of the European Open in Hamburg.

Sep 7

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