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These are among the top sports events of the week. Coverage of most of these events will move on this circuit:
Earth football, World Cup qualifying: EUROPE: Croatia vs. Belgium, Faroe Islands vs. Kazakhstan, Lithuania vs. Latvia, Iceland vs. Cyprus, Armenia vs. Bulgaria, Moldova vs. San Marino, Malta vs. Czech Republic, Wales vs. Macedonia, England vs. Montenegro, Bosnia-Herzegovina vs. Liechtenstein, Denmark vs. Italy, Albania vs. Switzerland, Luxembourg vs. Russia, Netherlands vs. Hungary, Andorra vs. Romania, Slovenia vs. Norway, Portugal vs. Israel, Germany vs. Ireland, Sweden vs. Austria, Azerbaijan vs. Northern Ireland, Ukraine vs. Poland, Estonia vs. Turkey, Greece vs. Slovakia, Spain vs. Belarus. SOUTH AMERICA: Ecuador vs. Chile, Venezuela vs. Uruguay, Argentina vs. Peru, CONCACAF: Honduras vs. Costa Rica, United States vs. Jamaica, Mexico vs. Panama. FRIENDLIES: Serbia vs. Japan, France vs. Australia, Morocco vs. South Africa.
thru 13, Shanghai tennis, ATP, Shanghai Masters.
thru 13, San Martin, California golf, US PGA Tour, Frys.com Open.
thru 13, Vilamoura, Portugal golf, European Tour, Portugal Masters.
thru 13, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia golf, US LPGA Tour, LPGA Malaysia.
thru 13, Linz, Austria tennis, WTA, Generali Ladies.
thru 13, Osaka, Japan tennis, WTA, HP Open.
thru 13, Chittagong, Bangladesh cricket, Bangladesh vs. New Zealand, 1st test.
thru 27, Almaty, Kazakhstan boxing, world championships.
Various sites football, World Cup qualifying: AFRICA: Burkina Faso vs. Algeria, Ivory Coast vs. Senegal. FRIENDLY: South Korea vs. Brazil.
thru 13, Gold Coast, Australia rugby, world series, Gold Coast Sevens.
Mendoza, Argentina boxing, Juan Carlos Reveco vs. Ricardo Nunez for Reveco's WBA World flyweight title.
Las Vegas boxing, Timothy Bradley Jr. vs. Juan Manuel Marquez for Bradley's WBO welterweight title; Orlando Salido vs. Orlando Cruz for vacant WBO featherweight title.
Concord, North Carolina auto racing, NASCAR, Concord 500.
Suzuka, Japan auto racing, F1, Japanese GP.
Africa football, World Cup qualifying: Ethiopia vs. Nigeria, Tunisia vs. Cameroon.
Chicago athletics, Chicago Marathon.
Sepang, Malaysia motorcycling, MotoGP, Malaysian GP.
thru 21, Moscow tennis, ATP-WTA, Kremlin Cup.
thru 21, Stockholm tennis, ATP, Stockholm Open.
thru 20, Vienna tennis, ATP, Erste Bank Open.
thru 20, Luxembourg tennis, WTA, Luxembourg Open.
thru 18, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates cricket, Pakistan vs. South Africa, 1st test.
Earth football, World Cup qualifying: EUROPE: Portugal vs. Luxembourg, Cyprus vs. Albania, Ireland vs. Kazakhstan, Faeroe Islands vs. Austria, Scotland vs. Croatia, Switzerland vs. Slovenia, Norway vs. Iceland, Israel vs. Northern Ireland, Lithuania vs. Bosnia-Herzegovina, Greece vs. Liechtenstein, England vs. Poland, Hungary vs. Andorra, Denmark vs. Malta, Serbia vs. Macedonia, Italy vs. Armenia, Sweden vs. Germany, Belgium vs. Wales, Montenegro vs. Moldova, San Marino vs. Ukraine, Spain vs. Georgia, France vs. Finland, Turkey vs. Netherlands, Romania vs. Estonia, Latvia vs. Slovakia, Bulgaria vs. Czech Republic, Azerbaijan vs. Russia. SOUTH AMERICA: Paraguay vs. Colombia, Chile vs. Ecuador, Peru vs. Bolivia, Uruguay vs. Argentina. AFRICA: Ghana vs. Egypt. CONCACAF: Costa Rica vs. Mexico, Jamaica vs. Honduras, Panama vs. United States. FRIENDLIES: Belarus vs. Japan, South Korea vs. Mali, Canada vs. Australia, Brazil vs. Zambia, Trinidad and Tobago vs. New Zealand.
thru 27, Wroclaw, Poland weightlifting, world championships.
thru 20, Las Vegas golf, US PGA Tour, Shriners Hospitals for Children Open.
thru 20, Perth, Australia golf, European Tour, Perth International.
thru 20, Incheon, South Korea golf, US LPGA Tour, HanaBank Championship.
Dunedin, New Zealand rugby, Bledisloe Cup, New Zealand vs. Australia.
Fontana, California auto racing, IndyCAR, Fontana 500.
Leipzig, Germany boxing, Mouti Mthalane vs. Silvio Olteanu for Mthalane's IBF flyweight title.
San Jose, Costa Rica boxing, Bryan Vasquez vs. Rene Gonzalez for interim WBA junior lightweight title.
Denver boxing, Mike Alvarado vs. Ruslan Provodnikov for Alvarado's WBO junior welterweight title.
Ascot, England horse racing, British Champions Day.
Phillip Island, Australia motorcycling, MotoGP, Australian GP.
Talladega, Alabama auto racing, NASCAR, Talladega 500.