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Here are the top sports stories and upcoming coverage plans for Reuters text service as of 7:30 p.m. GMT/2:30 p.m. ET. For a full schedule of news and events, go to our editorial calendar on Reuters Connect https://www.reutersconnect.com/planning. TOP STORIES
USA-CRIME-NFL Portis, Horn among 10 former NFL players facing U.S. fraud charges
Federal authorities on Thursday charged 10 former National Football League players for allegedly defrauding a healthcare program of more than $3.4 million by filing false claims for hyperbaric oxygen chambers and other expensive medical equipment. SOCCER-USA-PULSIC
Soccer: Pulisic wins top U.S. soccer prize for second time Christian Pulisic was named men’s Player of the Year by the U.S. soccer federation on Thursday, with the 21-year-old becoming the youngest ever to claim the award twice.
BASEBALL-MLB MLB removes marijuana from 'drugs of abuse,' to test major league players for opioids
Major League Baseball (MLB) will remove marijuana from its list of banned substances and players who test positive for opioids, fentanyl, cocaine and synthetic THC under random drug tests will be referred for treatment before being disciplined, the league’s updated drug policy announced on Thursday. UPCOMING
GOLF GOLF-PRESIDENTS/ (TV)
Golf - Presidents Cup Day two of the Presidents Cup at the Royal Melbourne Golf Club.
13 Dec 19:00 ET / 00:00 GMT ATHLETICS
ATHLETICS-TOOSI/ (PIX) FEATURE-Athletics-Iranian sprinter and fiance face U.S. immigration hurdle
With the Tokyo Olympics less than a year away, Iranian sprinter Maryam Toosi has been desperately trying to join her fiance in the U.S. to pursue her Olympic dream, but she is still trying to overcome one seemingly insurmountable hurdle - president Donald Trump's travel ban. 13 Dec
CRICKET CRICKET-TEST-PAK-LKA/
Cricket-Pakistan v Sri Lanka 1st test in Rawalpindi Day three of Pakistan's first test on home soil in more than 10 years against Sri Lanka at Rawalpindi.
13 Dec CRICKET-TEST-AUS-NZL/
Cricket - Australia v New Zealand - First test Cricket - Australia v New Zealand - First test at Perth Stadium - Day/Night
13 Dec SURFING
SURFING-WSL/ Surfing - World Surf League - Vans Triple Crown of Surfing - Billabong Pipe Masters
The final event of the World Surfing League's World Championship Tour (WCT) takes place at Pipeline, on the North Shore of Oahu, Hawaii. Ten men's qualifying spots for surfing's debut at the Tokyo Olympic Games are up for grabs for surfers on the 2019 WCT, adding further importance to this contest at one of surfing's most dangerous locations. 13 Dec
SOCCER SOCCER-ENGLAND-MUN-EVE/PREVIEW (TV)
Soccer - England - Premier League - Manchester United news conference Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer speaks to the media ahead of his team's Premier League match against Everton.
13 Dec 05:00 ET / 10:00 GMT SOCCER-ENGLAND-WLV-TOT/PREVIEW
Soccer - England - Premier League - Tottenham Hotspur news conference Tottenham Hotspur manager Jose Mourinho holds a news conference ahead of his team's Premier League match against Wolverhampton Wanderers.
13 Dec 08:00 ET / 13:00 GMT SOCCER-ENGLAND-ARS-MCI/PREVIEW (TV)
Soccer - England - Premier League - Manchester City news conference Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola holds a news conference ahead of the English champions' Premier League match against Arsenal.
13 Dec 08:30 ET / 13:30 GMT SOCCER-ENGLAND-LIV-WAT/PREVIEW (TV)
Soccer - England - Premier League - Liverpool news conference Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp holds a news conference ahead of the league leaders' Premier League match against Watford.
13 Dec 08:30 ET / 13:30 GMT SOCCER-SPAIN-SOC-FCB/PREVIEW (TV)
Soccer - Spain - La Liga - Barcelona news conference & training Barcelona coach Ernesto Valverde holds news conference and training session ahead of his team's La Liga match against Real Sociedad.
13 Dec 09:00 ET / 14:00 GMT OLYMPICS
OLYMPICS-MANIFESTO/AUCTION (TV) Original Olympic manifesto put up for auction
The original Olympic manifesto manuscript and notes from 1892 launch of the modern Olympic games is put up for auction in New York. Sotheby's estimates the manifesto will fetch $700,000-1 million USD. 13 Dec 14:00 ET / 19:00 GMT
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE FOOTBALL-BAL-NYJ
Field Level Media-Ravens, Jackson take on Jets The Baltimore Ravens put a nine-game winning streak on the line Thursday against the New York Jets.
12 Dec 20:20 ET / 01:20 GMT FOOTBALL-NFL-NOTEBOOK
Field Level Media-NFL notebook Wrapping up the day in NFL news and notes.
12 Dec 20:45 ET / 01:45 GMT NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSCIATION
BASKETBALL-NBA-NOTEBOOK Field Level Media-NBA notebook
News and notes from around the NBA. 12 Dec 21:00 ET / 02:00 GMT
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