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The Williams Formula One team defended their decision to retire Robert Kubica's car from last Sunday's Russian Grand Prix after the Polish driver's sponsors demanded an explanation on Thursday. BASKETBALL-WNBA/

Basketball: No panic as Mystics await injured Delle Donne's WNBA Finals status (Reuters) - An injury to Washington Mystics forward Elena Delle Donne could flip the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) Finals on its head but the team are refusing to panic as they contemplate life without the game's best player.

SAILING-AMERICASCUP-BRITAIN/ Sailing: Ainslie hopes to rule new America's Cup wave on board 'Britannia'

PORTSMOUTH (Reuters) - Ben Ainslie named his new multi-million dollar America's Cup yacht "Britannia" on Friday, as he launched the revolutionary foiling AC75 he hopes will bring international sport's oldest trophy back to Britain. UPCOMING

SOCCER-FRANCE-AMI-OLM/REPORT (PIX) Soccer France - Ligue 1 - Amiens vs Marseille Soccer-Ligue 1 wrap

Olympique de Marseille travel to Amiens in Ligue 1. 4 Oct 16:00 ET, 20:00 GMT

SOCCER-ENGLAND-BRH-TOT/REPORT (PIX) Soccer - England - Premier League - Brighton & Hove Albion v Tottenham Hotspur

Brighton & Hove Albion play Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League. 5 Oct 11:30 ET, 15:30 GMT

ATHLETICS-WORLD/ (PIX) (TV) Athletics - World Athletics Championships - Doha 2019

Day eight of the World Athletics Championships in Doha. 4 Oct 17:10 ET, 21:10 GMT

TENNIS-BEIJING/ (PIX) Tennis - WTA Premier Mandatory - China Open

Action from the semi-finals of the China Open - a WTA Premier tournament in Beijing. 5 Oct

TENNIS-BEIJING/ (PIX) (TV) Tennis - ATP 500 - China Open

Action from the semi-finals of the China Open - an ATP 500 event in Beijing. 5 Oct 05:00 ET, 09:00 GMT

GOLF-SHRINERS/ Golf - Shriners Hospitals for Children Open third round

World number one Brooks Koepka makes his first PGA Tour appearance of the new season as he heads a strong field at TPC Summerlin in Las Vegas. 5 Oct

CRICKET-TEST-IND-ZAF/ Cricket - India v South Africa - First test

India and South Africa meet in the first of the three-test series in Visakhapatnam. 5 Oct

GYMNASTICS-WORLD/ (PIX) 2019 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships

Stuttgart hosts the 2019 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships. 5 Oct

RUGBY-UNION-WORLDCUP-NZL-NAM/PREVIEW (TV) Rugby Union - Rugby World Cup - New Zealand v Namibia - News conferences & training

World champions New Zealand prepare to play Namibia in their Rugby World Cup Pool B game at the Tokyo Stadium. 5 Oct 03:30 ET, 07:30 GMT

RUGBY-UNION-WORLDCUP-AUS-URY/ (PIX) (TV) Rugby Union - Rugby World Cup - Australia v Uruguay

Australia play Uruguay in their Rugby World Cup Pool D game at the Oita Stadium. 5 Oct 05:15 ET, 09:15 GMT

RUGBY-UNION-WORLDCUP-ENG-ARG/ (PIX) (TV) Rugby Union - Rugby World Cup - England v Argentina

England play Argentina in their Rugby World Cup Pool C game at the Tokyo Stadium. 5 Oct 08:00 ET, 12:00 GMT

RUGBY-UNION-WORLDCUP-JPN-WSM/ (PIX) (TV) Rugby Union - Rugby World Cup - Japan v Samoa

Japan play Samoa in their Rugby World Cup Pool A game at the City of Toyota Stadium. 5 Oct 10:30 ET, 14:30 GMT

MOTOR-MOTOGP-THAILAND/ (TV) Motorcycling - MotoGP - Thailand Grand Prix - Qualifying

Qualifying for the Thailand Grand Prix - the 15th race of the MotoGP season. 5 Oct 07:10 ET, 11:10 GMT

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