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Here are the top sports stories and upcoming coverage plans for Reuters text service as of 2 p.m. ET/ 6 p.m. GMT. For a full schedule of news and events, go to our editorial calendar on Reuters Connect https://www.reutersconnect.com/planning or on Media Express http://mediaexpress.reuters.com/planning-tools/calendar.
TOP STORIES
SPORTS
FOOTBALL-NFL-CIN-LAFELL-RELEASE/
Bengals release wide receiver LaFell
The Cincinnati Bengals have released veteran wide receiver Brandon LaFell at his request, according to an NFL Network report.
GOLF-PGA-WOODS-MICKELSON/
Report: Tiger, Phil head-to-head slated for November
Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson will reportedly meet in a multi-million dollar showdown Thanksgiving weekend in Las Vegas.
FIGHTING-BOXING- ESPN-BOXING/
Field Level Media - ESPN, Top Rank Boxing agree to 7-year contract
Top Rank Boxing will air on ESPN for at least seven more years. The network and the promoter announced Thursday that they had agreed to a contract that will run through August 2025.
UPCOMING
SOCCER
SOCCER-FRIENDLY-USWNT-BRAZIL/
Field Level Media - USWNT vs. Brazil at Bridgeview, Ill., 8:30 p.m. ET
2 Aug, 19:30 ET, 23:30 GMT
SOCCER-EUROPA-BUR-ABE/ (PIX)
Soccer - Europa League - Burnley v Aberdeen
Second leg of the Europa League second qualifying round tie.
2 Aug, 14:45 ET, 18:45 GMT
SOCCER-FRANCE-PSG-AMO/PREVIEW (PIX) (TV)
Soccer - French Super Cub - Paris St Germain v AS Monaco - news conferences and training sessions
French soccer giants Paris St Germain and AS Monaco train and hold news conferences Shenzhen, southern China ahead of the French Super Cup - the Ligue 1 curtain raiser.
3 Aug, 05:00 ET, 09:00 GMT
SOCCER-ENGLAND-MCI-CHE/
Soccer - England - Manchester City news conference
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola holds a news conference ahead of the Community Shield against Chelsea at Wembley.
3 Aug, 08:30 ET, 12:30 GMT
TENNIS
TENNIS-WASHINGTONDC/MEN (TV)
Tennis-Zverev brothers meet at Citi Open in Washington D.C.
Top-seeded Alexander Zverev will face older brother Mischa for the first time on the ATP Tour when they play their third round match at the Citi Open in Washington D.C.
2 Aug, 14:00 ET, 18:00 GMT
TENNIS-WASHINGTONDC/WOMEN
Tennis-Osaka faces Linette at Citi Open
Indian Wells champion Naomi Osaka faces Magda Linette of Poland and American Jennifer Brady takes on Kazakh Yulia Putintseva at the Citi Open in Washington D.C.
2 Aug, 23:00 ET, 03:00 GMT
TENNIS-SILICONVALLEY/WOMEN
Tennis-Keys, Venus Williams in action in San Jose
Defending champion Madison Keys faces Ajla Tomljanovic and third seeded Venus Williams battles Brit Heather Watson in round of 16 action at the Silicon Valley Classic in San Jose.
2 Aug, 22:00 ET, 02:00 GMT
TENNIS-WTA-ROUNDUP/
Field Level Media - WTA Roundup
Roundup of Thursday’s action at the Citi Open and the Mubadala Silicon Valley Classic.
2 Aug, 21:00 ET, 01:00 GMT
CRICKET
CRICKET-TEST-ENG-IND/ (PIX)
Cricket - England v India - First Test
England start a five-match series against India, the world's top-ranked test nation, in what will be the hosts' 1,000th five-day match. Yorkshire's Adil Rashid will be England's sole specialist spinner at Edgbaston, with no place for Moeen Ali.
3 Aug
ESPORTS
ESPORTS-SOCCER-FIFA/ (PIX) (TV)
Esports-FIFA eWorld Cup Grand Final
Group stage, round of 16 and quarter-finals of the FIFA eWorld Cup final. The eventual winner gets $250,000 and an invitation to the Best FIFA Football Awards in London on Sept.24
3 Aug, 05:00 ET, 09:00 GMT
GOLF
GOLF-PGA-BRIDGESTONE/
Field Level Media - WGC-Bridgestone Invitational
Eight-time winner Tiger Woods was among a host of players to get off to quick starts during the first round of the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational in Akron, Ohio on Thursday.
2 Aug, 19:30 ET, 23:30 GMT
GOLF-LPGA-BRITISHOPEN/
Field Level Media - Women’s British Open
Australia’s Minjee Lee shot a 7-under par 65 to take the early lead during the first round of the Women’s British Open on Thursday.
2 Aug 15:30 ET, 19:30 GMT
GOLF-PGA-BARRACUDA
Field Level Media - Barracuda Championship
Recap from the first round of action at the opposite-field event in Reno, Nev. that utilizes the Modified Stableford scoring format.
2 Aug, 21:00 ET, 01:00 a.m. GMT
GOLF-BRIDGESTONE/ (PIX) (TV)
Golf - PGA Tour - WGC-Bridgestone Invitational
Second round coverage of the World Golf Championships event in Akron, Ohio.
3 Aug, 09:20 ET, 13:20 GMT
GOLF-BARRACUDA/
Golf - PGA Tour: Barracuda Championship second round
Second round coverage of the PGA Tour event in Nevada.
3 Aug, 10:00 ET, 14:00 GMT
GOLF-WOMEN/OPEN (PIX)
Golf - LPGA - Women's British Open
Second round coverage from Royal Lytham.
3 Aug
CYCLING
EUROPEAN-CHAMPIONSHIPS/CYCLING (PIX)
European Championships - Track Cycling
Finals of the 10 km women's scratch race, the men's and women's team pursuit, 15 km men's scratch race, and the men's and women's team sprint will be held at the inaugural European Championships in Glasgow.
3 Aug, 08:00 ET, 12:00 GMT
BASEBALL
BASEBALL-MLB/HIGHLIGHTS
Yankees battle Red Sox, Diamondbacks host Giants
Veteran left-hander CC Sabathia gets the call for the New York Yankees as they look to close the gap with the AL East-leading Boston Red Sox while the San Francisco Giants try to do the same against the NL West-leading Arizona Diamondbacks in two of the 12 games on the Major League Baseball schedule.
2 Aug, 23:00 ET, 03:00 GMT
BASKETBALL
NBA-AFRICA/
Basketball-Embiid leads all star cast at NBA Africa Game
All Star Joel Embiid will headline an impressive list of players for the third edition of the NBA Africa Game to be staged in Pretoria on Saturday as the sport seeks to make deeper inroads into the African continent.
3 Aug, 06:00 ET, 10:00 GMT
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
BASKETBALL-NBA-NOTEBOOK/
Field Level Media - NBA notebook
News and notes from around the NBA.
2 Aug, 19:30 ET, 23:30 GMT
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
ICEHOCKEY-NHL-NOTEBOOK/
Field Level Media - NHL notebook
News and notes as free agency shifts gears in the NHL.
2 Aug, 19:30 ET, 23:30 GMT
