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19 Jul 2020 / 02:33 H.

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TOP STORIES

SPORTS

BASKETBALL-NBA-LAL-ATL-JOHN-LEWIS

NBA mourns death of civil rights icon John Lewis

The NBA mourned the passing of civil rights leader and long-time United States congressman Rep. John Lewis, who died Friday of pancreatic cancer. He was 80.

OLYMPICS-2020

Olympics: Organisers announce schedule for rearranged Tokyo Games

TOKYO/BERN, Switzerland (Reuters) - The Tokyo Olympics next year will use the same venues and follow an almost identical competition schedule as the one originally planned for this year before the event was postponed due to the novel coronavirus pandemic, organisers said on Friday.

FOOTBALL-NFL-CORONAVIRUS-PROTOCOL

NFL, union gear up for additional talks

The NFL said in a statement issued Friday that progress has been made toward safely playing amid the coronavirus pandemic but acknowledged not all issues have been settled with the players union.

UPCOMING

SPORTS

SOCCER-ENGLAND-ARS-MCI/REPORT (PIX)

Soccer - England - FA Cup Semi-Final - Arsenal v Manchester City

Arsenal play Manchester City in the second FA Cup semi-final at Wembley.

18 Jul 14:45 ET / 18:45 GMT

SOCCER-ITALY-MIL-BGN/REPORT

Soccer - Italy - Serie A - AC Milan v Bologna

AC Milan host Bologna in a Serie A match

18 Jul 15:45 ET / 19:45 GMT

RUGBY UNION-NEWZEALAND/

Rugby Union - Super Rugby Aotearoa - week six

Waikato Chiefs v Otago Highlanders

19 Jul 23:30 ET / 03:30 GMT

CRICKET-TEST-ENG-WIN/

Cricket - Second Test - England v West Indies

England play West Indies at Old Trafford in the second test of their three-match series.

19 Jul 06:00 ET / 10:00 GMT

GOLF-MEMORIAL/ (TV)

Golf - PGA Tour - The Memorial Tournament

Round four of the Memorial Tournament at the Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio.

19 Jul 08:00 ET / 12:00 GMT

MOTOR-MOTOGP-SPAIN/ (PIX) (TV)

Motorcycling - MotoGP - Spanish Grand Prix

The Circuito de Jerez-Angel Nieto in Jerez hosts the Spanish Grand Prix - the first race of the revised 2020 MotoGP season after the disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

19 Jul 08:00 ET / 12:00 GMT

SOCCER-ENGLAND-BOU-SOU/REPORT (PIX)

Soccer - England - Premier League - AFC Bournemouth v Southampton

19 Jul 09:00 ET / 13:00 GMT

MOTOR-F1-HUNGARY/ (PIX) (TV)

Motor racing - Formula One - Hungarian Grand Prix

The Hungaroring, just outside Budapest, hosts the Hungarian Grand Prix - the third race of the revised 2020 Formula One calendar following the disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

19 Jul 09:10 ET / 13:10 GMT

SOCCER-SPAIN-ALV-FCB/REPORT (PIX) (TV)

Soccer - Spain - La Liga - Alaves v Barcelona

Alaves face desposed champions Barcelona on the final day of the season in La Liga.

19 Jul 11:00 ET / 15:00 GMT

SOCCER-ENGLAND-TOT-LEI/REPORT (PIX)

Soccer - England - Premier League - Tottenham Hotspur v Leicester City

Tottenham Hotspur play Leicester City in the Premier League.

19 Jul 11:00 ET / 15:00 GMT

SOCCER-ITALY-PRM-SAM/REPORT

Soccer - Italy - Serie A - Parma v Sampdoria

Parma host Sampdoria in a Serie A match