AP Weekly Sports Calendar

by  Associated Press AP Weekly Sports Calendar Associated Press - 5 September 2013 20:00-04:00

EDITORS:

These are among the top sports events of the week. Coverage of most of these events will move on this circuit:

FRIDAY, Sept. 6

thru 9, New York — tennis, U.S. Open.

Various sites — football, World Cup qualifiers: EUROPE: Macedonia vs. Wales, Serbia vs. Croatia, Scotland vs. Belgium, Czech Republic vs. Armenia, Malta vs. Denmark, Italy vs. Bulgaria, Kazakhstan vs. Faoroe Islands, Germany vs. Austria, Ireland vs. Sweden, Romania vs. Hungary, Turkey vs. Andorra, Estonia vs. Netherlands, Norway vs. Cyprus, Slovenia vs. Albania, Switzerland vs. Iceland, Russia vs. Luxembourg, Northern Ireland vs. Portugal, Latvia vs. Lithuania, Bosnia-Herzegovina vs. Slovakia, Liechtenstein vs. Greece, Ukraine vs. San Marino, Poland vs. Montenegro, England vs. Moldova, Georgia vs. France, Finland vs. Spain. SOUTH AMERICA: Colombia vs. Ecuador, Paraguay vs. Bolivia, Chile vs. Venezuela, Peru vs. Uruguay. ASIA: Jordan vs. Uzbekistan. AFRICA: Ghana vs. Zambia. CONCACAF: Mexico vs. Honduras, Panama vs. Jamaica, Costa Rica vs. United States. FRIENDLIES: China vs. Singapore, Japan vs. Guatemala, South Korea vs. Haiti,

thru 8, Crans-sur-Sierre, Switzerland — golf, European Tour, European Masters.

thru 15, Spain — cycling, Spanish Vuelta.

Leeds, England — cricket, England vs. Australia, 1st ODI.

thru 7, Harare, Zimbabwe — cricket, Zimbabwe vs. Pakistan, 1st test.

Brussels — athletics, Diamond League, Memorial Van Damme.

SATURDAY, Sept. 7

New Zealand, Australia — rugby, Rugby Championship, New Zealand vs. Argentina, Australia vs. South Africa.

Various sites — football, World Cup qualifiers: EUROPE: Israel vs. Azerbaijan. AFRICA: Central African Republic vs. Ethiopia, South Africa vs. Botswana, Sierra Leone vs. Equatorial Guinea, Tunisia vs. Cape Verde Islands, Ivory Coast vs. Morocco, Gambia vs. Tanzania, Burkina Faso vs. Gabon, Niger vs. Republic of Congo, Kenya vs. Namibia, Nigeria vs. Malawi, Zimbabwe vs. Mozambique, Angola vs. Liberia, Senegal vs. Uganda. FRIENDLY: Brazil vs. Australia.

Buenos Aires, Argentina — Olympics, IOC vote on host city for 2020 Olympics.

San Francisco — sailing, America's Cup final races 1 and 2.

Richmond, Virginia — auto racing, NASCAR, Richmond 400.

Glasgow, Scotland — boxing, Ray Beltran vs. Ricky Burns for Burns' WBO lightweight title.

SUNDAY, Sept. 8

Monza, Italy — auto racing, F1, Italian GP.

Buenos Aires, Argentina — Olympics, IOC vote on sports for 2020 Olympics.

Manchester, England — cricket, England vs. Australia, 2nd ODI.

Africa — football, World Cup qualifiers: Sudan vs. Lesotho, Benin vs. Rwanda, Cameroon vs. Libya, Togo vs. Congo.

San Francisco — sailing, America's Cup final races 3 and 4.

MONDAY, Sept. 9

thru 14, Tashkent, Uzbekistan — tennis, WTA, Tashkent Open.

thru 15, Quebec City — tennis, WTA, Bell Challenge.

TUESDAY, Sept. 10

Various sites — football, World Cup qualifiers: EUROPE: Macedonia vs. Scotland, Wales vs. Serbia, Armenia vs. Denmark, Malta vs. Bulgaria, Italy vs. Czech Republic, Kazakhstan vs. Sweden, Austria vs. Ireland, Faeroe Islands vs. Germany, Romania vs. Turkey, Hungary vs. Estonia, Andorra vs. Netherlands, Norway vs. Switzerland, Cyprus vs. Slovenia, Iceland vs. Albania, Russia vs. Israel, Luxembourg vs. Northern Ireland, Lithuania vs. Liechtenstein, Slovakia vs. Bosnia-Herzegovina, Greece vs. Latvia, San Marino vs. Poland, Ukraine vs. England, Georgia vs. Finland, Belarus vs. France. SOUTH AMERICA: Bolivia vs. Ecuador, Uruguay vs. Colombia, Venezuela vs. Peru, Paraguay vs. Argentina. ASIA: Uzbekistan vs. Jordan. AFRICA: Egypt vs. Guinea, Algeria vs. Mali. CONCACAF: Jamaica vs. Costa Rica, United States vs. Mexico, Honduras vs. Panama. FRIENDLIES: Brazil vs. Portugal, Japan vs. Ghana, China vs. Malaysia, South Korea vs. Croatia.

Buenos Aires, Argentina — Olympics, election of IOC president.

thru 14, Harare, Zimbabwe — cricket, Zimbabwe vs. Pakistan, 2nd test.

San Francisco — sailing, America's Cup final races 5 and 6.

WEDNESDAY, Sept. 11

Birmingham, England — cricket, England vs. Australia, 3rd ODI.

thru 15, London — triathlon, world series grand final.

Osaka, Japan — boxing, Kazuto Ioka vs. Kwanthai Sithmorseng for Ioka's WBA junior flyweight title; Ryo Miyazaki vs. Jesus Silvestre for Miyazaki's WBA strawweight title.

THURSDAY, Sept. 12

thru 15, Lake Forest, Illinois — golf, US PGA Tour, BMW Championship.

thru 15, Zandvoort, Netherlands — golf, European Tour, KLM Open.

thru 15, Evian-les-Bains, France — golf, US LPGA Tour, Evian Championship.

San Francisco — sailing, America's Cup final races 7 and 8.

FRIDAY, Sept. 13

thru 15, various sites — tennis, Davis Cup semifinals: Serbia vs. Canada, Czech Republic vs. Argentina. World Group playoffs: Spain vs. Ukraine, Netherlands vs. Austria, Croatia vs. Britain, Switzerland vs. Ecuador, Germany vs. Brazil, Poland vs. Australia, Belgium vs. Israel, Japan vs. Colombia.

thru 15, various sites, Australia — auto racing, WRC, Australian Rally.

SATURDAY, Sept. 14

New Zealand, Australia — rugby, Rugby Championship, New Zealand vs. South Africa, Australia vs. Argentina.

Cardiff, Wales — cricket, England vs. Australia, 4th ODI.

Las Vegas — boxing, Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Canelo Alvarez for Mayweather's WBA and Alvarez's WBC junior middleweight titles; Danny Garcia vs. Lucas Matthysse for Garcia's WBA lightweight title; Ishe Smith vs. Carlos Molina for Smith's IBF junior middleweight title.

San Francisco — sailing, America's Cup final races 9 and 10.

Doncaster, England — horse racing, St. Leger.

SUNDAY, Sept. 15

San Marino, Italy — motorcycling, MotoGP, San Marino GP.

San Francisco — sailing, America's Cup final races 11 and 12.

Joliet, Illinois — auto racing, NASCAR, Geico 400.

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