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TOP STORIES
SPORTS
OLYMPICS-2020-VENUES/
Olympics: Tokyo 2020 venues on track for completion, say organizers
TOKYO (Reuters) - Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic venues remain on track to be completed in time for test events scheduled for later this year, according to Games organizers.
SOCCER-ENGLAND-BANKS/
England's World Cup-winning keeper Banks dead at 81
STOKE-ON-TRENT, England (Reuters) - Gordon Banks, the goalkeeper in England’s 1966 World Cup-winning team, has died at the age of 81, his former club Stoke City said on Tuesday.
BASKETBALL-NCAA-DUK-MAGGETTE/
Report: Ex-Duke star Maggette named in rape investigation
Amid a Duke University investigation into a rape accusation leveled against a former Blue Devils basketball player, the accuser reportedly told friends that former star Corey Maggette was the one who committed the sexual assault in 1999.
UPCOMING
SOCCER
SOCCER-CHAMPIONS-MUN-PSG/REPORT
Soccer - Champions League - Manchester United v Paris St Germain
Manchester United play Paris St Germain in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie.
12 Feb 15:00 ET / 20:00 GMT
SOCCER-CHAMPIONS-ROM-POR/REPORT (PIX)
Soccer - Champions League - AS Roma v Porto
AS Roma face Porto in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie.
12 Feb 15:00 ET / 20:00 GMT
SOCCER-CHAMPIONS-MUN-PSG/ (PIX) (TV)
Soccer - Champions League - Manchester United v Paris St Germain
Manchester United play Paris St Germain in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie.
12 Feb 15:00 ET / 20:00 GMT
SOCCER-CHAMPIONS-AJA-MAD/PREVIEW (PIX) (TV)
Soccer - Champions League - Ajax Amsterdam v Real Madrid - news conferences & training
Ajax Amsterdam and Real Madrid prepare for the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie.
12 Feb 09:15 ET / 14:15 GMT
RUGBY
RUGBY-UNION-SUPER/BULLS (PIX)
Rugby - Super Rugby - Cornal Hendricks hoping for second lease on career after heart scare
Former international winger Cornal Hendricks hopes for dream return after heart scare put his career in limbo for three years
13 Feb 23:00 ET / 04:00 GMT
RUGBY-UNION-SUPER/NEWZEALAND
Rugby-World Cup, Blues, Robertson underpin NZ Super Rugby season
The All Blacks' Rugby World Cup defense will again provide a massive undercurrent for New Zealand's Super Rugby teams this season with several places in Steve Hansen's national squad still up for grabs in Japan.
13 Feb 03:00 ET / 08:00 GMT
RUGBY UNION-SUPER/PREVIEW
Super Rugby - Preview
We preview the 24th season of Super Rugby, the annual provincial competition for mostly southern hemisphere nations.
13 Feb 02:00 ET / 07:00 GMT
RUGBY UNION-SUPER/PREVIEW
Super Rugby - Preview
We preview the 24th season of Super Rugby, the annual provincial competition for mostly southern hemisphere nations.
13 Feb 02:00 ET / 07:00 GMT
TENNIS
TENNIS-DOHA/ (PIX)
Tennis - WTA Premier 5 - Qatar Open
The WTA hosts a Premier 5 event in Doha, Qatar.
13 Feb
TENNIS-ROTTERDAM/ (TV)
Tennis - ATP 500 - Rotterdam Open
Action from first and second round matches at the Rotterdam Open - an ATP World Tour 500 event.
13 Feb 05:00 ET / 10:00 GMT
TENNIS-NEWYORK/
Tennis - ATP 250 - New York Open
The ATP hosts a World Tour 250 event in New York.
13 Feb
MOTOR RACING
MOTOR-F1-REDBULL/ (TV)
Motor racing-Red Bull launch 2019 F1 car
Red Bull will take the wraps off their first Honda-powered Fomula One car in an online launch.
13 Feb
MOTOR-F1-MERCEDES/ (TV)
Motor racing-Mercedes F1 car makes track debut
The Mercedes car that could take Lewis Hamilton to a sixth Formula One title this season makes its track debut at Silverstone. The session is closed to media.
13 Feb 05:00 ET / 10:00 GMT
CRICKET
CRICKET-TEST-ZAF-LKA/ (PIX)
Cricket - South Africa v Sri Lanka - First Test
South Africa meet Sri Lanka in the first of the two-test series at Kingsmead in Durban
13 Feb 03:00 ET / 08:00 GMT
CRICKET-TEST-WIN-ENG/ (PIX)
Cricket - West Indies v England - Third Test
Day five if needed as West Indies play England in the third and final test of their series in St Lucia.
13 Feb
