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For the sixth consecutive season opening night rosters will feature at least 100 international players including the likes of Greek MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo and Australian Ben Simmons but Canada lead the way with 16, the NBA said on Tuesday. TENNIS-WTAELITE

Bertens, Sabalenka off the mark in WTA Elite Trophy (Reuters) - Dutch top seed Kiki Bertens beat Croatia’s Donna Vekic for the third consecutive time this year with a 7-6(5) 6-2 victory in their round robin match at the WTA Elite Trophy in Zhuhai on Tuesday.

PARALYMPICS-2022-SNOWBOARDING New snowboard bindings fuel amputee's Paralympic hopes

CASTLEFORD, England (Reuters) - A former British army soldier who lost both his legs in a bomb explosion in Northern Ireland is hoping to snowboard in the 2022 Winter Paralympic Games in China thanks to new 3D-printed bindings which can absorb shock and give him greater speed. UPCOMING

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SOCCER-CHAMPIONS-OLY-BAY/REPORT (PIX) Soccer - Champions League - Olympiacos v Bayern Munich

Bayern Munich will look to follow-up their 7-2 win at Tottenham as they take on Olympiacos. 22 Oct 15:00 ET / 19:00 GMT

SOCCER-CHAMPIONS-TOT-RSB/REPORT (PIX) Soccer - Champions League - Tottenham Hotspur v Red Star Belgrade

22 Oct 15:00 ET / 19:00 GMT SOCCER-CHAMPIONS-BRU-PSG/REPORT (PIX)

Soccer - Champions League - Club Brugge v Paris St Germain 22 Oct 15:00 ET / 19:00 GMT

SOCCER-CHAMPIONS-MCI-ATT/REPORT (PIX) Soccer - Champions League - Manchester City v Atalanta

Manchester City host high-flying Serie A side Atalanta 22 Oct 15:00 ET / 19:00 GMT

SOCCER-CHAMPIONS-GAL-MAD/REPORT (PIX) Soccer - Champions League - Galatasaray v Real Madrid

Galatasaray host Real Madrid in the Champions League. 22 Oct 15:00 ET / 19:00 GMT

SOCCER-CHAMPIONS-JUV-LMO/REPORT (PIX) Soccer - Champions League - Juventus v Lokomotiv Moscow

22 Oct 15:00 ET / 19:00 GMT SOCCER-LIBERTADORES-BOJ-RIV/REPORT (PIX) (TV)

Soccer - Copa Libertadores - Boca Juniors v River Plate Boca Juniors face River Plate in the second leg of their Copa Libertadores semi-final in Buenos Aires. River Plate lead 2-0 on aggregate after the first leg.

22 Oct 20:30 ET / 00:30 GMT SOCCER-EUROPA-PBE-MUN/PREVIEW (TV)

Soccer - Europa League - Partizan Belgrade v Manchester United - news conferences & training Partizan Belgrade and Manchester United prepare their Europa League group stage match. We will file a preview after Manchester United's press conference scheduled for 1915 local time (CET), 1715 GMT.

23 Oct 06:00 ET / 10:00 GMT SOCCER-CHAMPIONS-AJA-CHE/REPORT (PIX)

Soccer - Champions League - Ajax Amsterdam v Chelsea Chelsea face last year's semi-finalists Ajax

23 Oct 12:55 ET / 16:55 GMT SOCCER-CHAMPIONS-RBL-ZSP/REPORT (PIX)

Soccer - Champions League - RB Leipzig v Zenit Saint Petersburg Report of Champions League game between Leipzig and Zenit.

23 Oct 12:55 ET / 16:55 GMT RUGBY

RUGBY-UNION-WORLDCUP-ENG/LIONS Rugby Union - Rugby World Cup - Anthony Watson said the 2107 Lions tour will be useful when England face New Zealand on Saturday

23 Oct 21:00 ET / 01:00 GMT RUGBY-UNION-WORLDCUP-NZL-ENG/PREVIEW (TV)

Rugby Union - Rugby World Cup - England news conference and training England continue their preparations for the Rugby World Cup semi-final against New Zealand on Saturday

23 Oct 23:00 ET / 03:00 GMT RUGBY-UNION-WORLDCUP-ZAF/ (TV)

Rugby Union - Rugby World Cup - South Africa news conference and training South Africa continue their preparations for the Rugby World Cup semi-final against Wales on Sunday

23 Oct 23:30 ET / 03:30 GMT BASKETBALL

BASKETBALL-NBA-TOR-NOP/ NBA-Raptors raise banner but not hopes

The Toronto Raptors raise their championship banner to rafters and then open defence of their title against the New Orleans Pelicans but rarely has so little been expected from a team that accomplished so much. 22 Oct 23:00 ET / 03:00 GMT

BASKETBALL-NBA-TOR-NOP/ NBA-Raptors raise banner but not hopes

The Toronto Raptors raise their championship banner to rafters and then open defence of their title against the New Orleans Pelicans but rarely has so little been expected from a team that accomplished so much. 23 Oct 00:00 ET / 04:00 GMT

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Cricket - India v South Africa - Third test India and South Africa play the third and final test in Pune.

23 Oct CRICKET-INDIA/GANGULY (PIX)

Board of Control for Cricket India (BCCI) holds a new conference to announce India’s former captain Sourav Ganguly as the head of its cricket board 23 Oct 01:30 ET / 05:30 GMT

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Tennis - WTA Elite Trophy The WTA hosts its Elite Trophy in Zhuhai.

23 Oct TENNIS-VIENNA/ (TV)

Tennis - ATP 500 - Vienna Open Action from day three of the Vienna Open - an ATP World Tour 500 event.

23 Oct 05:00 ET / 09:00 GMT TENNIS-BASEL/ (TV)

Tennis - ATP 500 - Swiss Indoors Basel Action from round two of the Swiss Indoors Basel - an ATP World Tour 500 event.

23 Oct 07:00 ET / 11:00 GMT GOLF

GOLF-JAPAN/ Golf - Zozo Championship in Japan

Rory McIlroy speaks with the media on the eve of the first official-money PGA Tour event in Japan at Narashino Country Club. 23 Oct

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