EDITORS:

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

FRIDAY, Aug. 20

thru 22, Cincinnati — tennis, ATP, Western & Southern Financial Group Masters.

thru 22, Montreal — tennis, WTA, Rogers Cup.

thru 22, Greensboro, North Carolina — golf, US PGA, Wyndham Championship.

thru 22, Celadna, Czech Republic — golf, European, Czech Open.

thru 22, Sunriver, Oregon — golf, Champions, Jeld-Wen Tradition.

thru 22, North Plains, Oregon — golf, US LPGA, Safeway Classic.

thru 22, Trier, Germany — auto racing, WRC, German Rally.

Munich — football, Bundesliga starts, Bayern Munich vs. Wolfsburg.

thru 22, London — cricket, England vs. Pakistan, 3rd test.

Dambulla, Sri Lanka — cricket, Sri Lanka vs. New Zealand, ODI tri-series.

thru Sept. 5, various sites, England — rugby, Women's Rugby World Cup.

thru 26, Singapore — Youth Olympics.

thru 22, Poznan, Poland — canoe, world flatwater championships.

SATURDAY, Aug. 21

Johannesburg — rugby, Tri-Nations, South Africa vs. New Zealand.

Lausanne, Switzerland — triathlon, World Cup.

Bristol, Tennessee — auto racing, NASCAR, Bristol 500.

Erfurt, Germany — boxing, Marco Huck vs. Matt Godfrey for Huck's WBO crusierweight title.

SUNDAY, Aug. 22

Barcelona, Spain — football, Spanish Supercup: Barcelona vs. Sevilla.

Sonoma, California — auto racing, IRL, Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma.

Dambulla, Sri Lanka — cricket, Sri Lanka vs. India, ODI tri-series.

thru 28, New Haven, Connecticut — tennis, ATP-WTA, Pilot Pen Tennis.

Plouay, France — cycling, UCI ProTour, GP Ouest France.

Berlin — athletics, IAAF world challenge, ISTAF meet.

MONDAY, Aug 23

thru 29, Paris — badminton, world championships.

TUESDAY, Aug. 24

Various sites, Europe — football, Champions League playoffs: Hapoel Tel Aviv vs. Salzburg, Sheriff vs. Basel, Sevilla vs. Braga, Anderlecht vs. Partizan Belgrade, Sampdoria vs. Werder Bremen.

WEDNESDAY, Aug. 25

Dambulla, Sri Lanka — cricket, India vs. New Zealand, ODI tri-series.

Various sites, Europe — football, Champions League playoffs: Ajax vs. Dynamo Kiev, FC Copenhagen vs. Rosenborg, Zilina vs. Sparta Prague, Tottenham vs. Young Boys, Auxerre vs. Zenit St. Petersburg.

THURSDAY, Aug. 26

thru 29, Paramus, New Jersey — golf, US PGA, The Barclays.

thru 29, Gleneagles, Scotland — golf, European, Johnnie Walker Championship.

thru 29, Winnipeg, Manitoba — golf, US LPGA, CN Canadian Women's Open.

thru 30, London — cricket, England vs. Pakistan, 4th test.

Various sites, Europe — football, Europa League playoff round.

Monaco — football, Champions League group stage draw.

FRIDAY, Aug. 27

Monaco — football, European SuperCup, Inter Milan vs. Atletico Madrid.

Monaco — football, Europa League group stage draw.

Brussels — athletics, IAAF Diamond League, Memorial Van Damme.

thru 29, Snoqualmie, Washington — golf, Champions, Boeing Classic.

Johannesburg — boxing, Moruti Mthalane vs. Zolani Tate for Mthalane's IBF flyweight title; Mzonke Ffana vs. Cassius Baloyi for vacant IBF super featherweight title.

SATURDAY, Aug. 28

Pretoria, South Africa — rugby, Tri-Nations, South Africa vs. Australia.

Various sites, Italy — football, Serie A starts.

Dambulla, Sri Lanka — cricket, ODI tri-series final.

thru Sept. 12, various sites, Turkey — basketball, world championship.

thru Sept. 19, various sites, Spain — cycling, Vuelta a Espana.

Joliet, Illinois — auto racing, IRL, PEAK Antifreeze Indy 300.

Guaynabo, Puerto Rico - boxing, Ivan Calderon vs. Giovani Segura for Calderon's WBO and Segura's WBA junior flyweight titles.

SUNDAY, Aug. 29

Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium — auto racing, F1, Belgian GP.

Various sites, Spain — football, Spanish league starts.

Rieti, Italy — athletics, IAAF world challenge, Rieti 2010.

Indianapolis — motorcycling, Indianapolis MotoGP.