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TOP STORIES
SOCCER-WORLDCUP-FINAL-PREVIEW/
Fit-again Croatia ready for seismic event, says coach Dalic
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Croatia have no major injury concerns going into Sunday’s World Cup final despite having played three 120-minute matches and are looking forward to a seismic event for the small Balkan nation, coach Zlatko Dalic said on Saturday.
SOCCER-WORLDCUP-FINAL-PREVIEW/
Will to trump skill in World Cup's ultimate character test
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Croatia will hope that their fierce desperation to accomplish the greatest sporting achievement in the nation’s short life will enable them to lift their battered bodies for one, last assault on France in Sunday’s World Cup final.
TENNIS-WIMBLEDON/
Wilander calls for fifth-set tiebreaks after six-hour semi-final
Tennis must see sense and bring in fifth-set tiebreaks to avoid the kind of marathon which saw Kevin Anderson outlast John Isner in a six hour, 36 minute Wimbledon semi-final on Friday, according to retired great Mats Wilander.
UPCOMING
SOCCER
SOCCER-WORLDCUP-FINAL/PREVIEW (PIX) (TV)
Soccer - FIFA World Cup - France news conference and training session
France hold their pre-match news conference at Moscow's Luzhniki Stadium before the World Cup with coach Didier Deschamps and captain Hugo Lloris to address the media before they join up with the rest of the squad for a training session on the pitch.
14 Jul
SOCCER-WORLDCUP-BEL-ENG/ (PIX) (TV)
Soccer - FIFA World Cup - Belgium v England
Belgium play England in the World Cup Third Place Playoff at the Saint Petersburg Stadium.
14 Jul
SOCCER-WORLDCUP-FINAL/CROATIA-ZADAR (PIX) (TV)
Soccer - FIFA World Cup - Home to four players, Croatia's Adriatic city of Zadar braces for World Cup final
Home to four players in the Croatia squad -- Luka Modric, Sime Vrsaljko, goalkeeper Danijel Subasic and reserve keeper Dominik Livakovic -- the Dalmatian coast city of Zadar bursts with pride and eagerly awaits the final with France on Sunday.
14 Jul
SOCCER-WORLDCUP-BEL-ENG/ (PIX)
Soccer - FIFA World Cup - Belgium look back at World Cup with mixed emotions
Belgium will look back at the World Cup in Russia with mixed emotions, proud of reaching the last four butalso with niggling sense of what could have been for their 'golden generation' of payers.
15 Jul
SOCCER-WORLDCUP-FINAL/PARIS-MORNING (PIX) (TV)
Soccer - FIFA World Cup - Paris gets ready for World Cup final
Mood story from the Paris on morning of the World Cup final.
15 Jul
SOCCER-WORLDCUP/BELGIUM (PIX) (TV)
Soccer - Belgium soccer team greet supporters from the balcony of the Brussels' City Hall after World Cup in Russia
Belgium soccer team greet supporters from the balcony of the Brussels' City Hall after World Cup in Russia.
15 Jul
SOCCER-WORLDCUP-FINAL/PARIS-MOOD (PIX) (TV)
Soccer - FIFA World Cup - Paris gets ready for World Cup final
Paris is buzzing as capital prepares for the World Cup final.
15 Jul
GOLF
GOLF-WOMEN/MARATHON
Golf - LPGA - Marathon Classic
Canada's Brooke Henderson and Swede Caroline Hedwall share a one-stroke lead over Thailand’s Thidapa Suwannapura heading into the third round of the Marathon Classic at Highland Meadows Golf Club in Toledo, Ohio.
14 Jul
GOLF-JOHNDEERE/ (PIX)
Golf - PGA Tour: John Deere Classic
American Michael Kim holds a four-stroke lead through 17 holes when play resumes in the weather hit second round of the John Deere Classic at TPC Deere Run in Silvis, Illinois.
14 Jul
MOTOR RACING
MOTOR-ELECTRIC-USA/ (PIX) (TV)
Motor Racing - Formula E - New York ePrix race one
The all-electric Formula E series begins a title-deciding weekend with the first of two races on a New York street circuit. Frenchman Jean-Eric Vergne leads the standings for the Chinese-owned Techeetah team, 23 points ahead of Britain's Sam Bird.
14 Jul
ATHLETICS
ATHLETICS-WORLDCUP/ (PIX)
Athletics - World Cup London 2018
Jamaican double Olympic champion Elaine Thompson is schedule to race the 100m and Commonwealth Games winner Ronald Levy the 110m hurdles on the opening day of the Athletics World Cup, featuring teams from the United States, Britain, China, France, Germany, Jamaica, Poland and South Africa.
TENNIS
TENNIS-WIMBLEDON/SERENA-KERBER (PIX) (TV) (GRAPHIC)
Tennis - Wimbledon - Soundbites after Williams v Kerber final
Seven-times champion Serena Williams plays in her 10th Wimbledon final, aiming to win a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam, and faces Germany's 11th seed Angelique Kerber who is bidding to lift the Venus Rosewater Dish for the first time in her second singles final at the All England Club.
14 Jul
TENNIS-WIMBLEDON/ (PIX) (TV) (GRAPHIC)
Tennis - Wimbledon
The Wimbledon men's singles final takes place on the last Sunday of the tournament.
15 Jul
MOTOGP
MOTOR-MOTOGP-GERMANY/ (PIX) (TV)
MotoGP- Marquez aiming for fifth victory of season at Germany's Sachsenring Circui
Spain's Marc Marquez (Honda) leads Italian Valentino Rossi (Yamaha) by 41 points going into the ninth race of the MotoGP season in Germany.
CYCLING
CYCLING-FRANCE/ (PIX) (TV)
Cycling - Tour de France
Stage nine of the Tour de France is a 157-kilometre ride from Arras to Roubaix.
15 Jul
BASEBALL
BASEBALL-MLB/HIGHLIGHTS
Baseball-Rodriquez and Red Sox face Blue Jays
Eduardo Rodriguez bids for his 12th win of the season when the American League leading Boston Red Sox take on the visiting Toronto Blue Jays and Los Angeles Angels face Clayton Kershaw and the Los Angeles Dodgers in two of the 16 games on the Major League Baseball schedule.
15 Jul
HORSE RACING
MONGOLIA-SPORTS/CHILDREN (PIX)
Rights groups urge better treatment for Mongolia child jockeys
At the opening of Mongolia's traditional Naadam festival this week, red-cheeked child jockeys in brightly-coloured outfits and helmets raced over the muddy steppe in a 24-km (15-mile) endurance race, excitedly whipping their mounts. International organizations and rights groups are calling on Mongolia to end what they call the "exploitation" of thousands of child jockeys competing in horse races throughout the year, a long tradition in the country's culture.
15 Jul
