EDITORS:
These are among the top sports events of the week. Coverage of most of these events will move on this circuit:
| FRIDAY, April 16 |
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thru 18, Monte Carlo, Monaco — tennis, ATP, Monte Carlo Masters.
thru 17, Barcelona, Spain — tennis, WTA, Barcelona Ladies Open.
thru 18, Charleston, South Carolina — tennis, WTA, Family Circle Cup.
thru 18, Hilton Head, South Carolina — golf, US PGA, Verizon Heritage.
thru 18, Suzhou, China — golf, European/Asian, Volvo China Open.
Montego Bay, Jamaica — golf, US LPGA, The Mojo 6.
thru 18, Lutz, Florida — golf, Champions, Outback Steakhouse Pro-Am.
thru 18, various sites, Spain — cycling, Vuelta Castilla Leon.
thru 18, Istanbul — auto racing, WRC, Rally Turkey.
| SATURDAY, April 17 |
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thru 18, Mexico City — diving, FINA world series.
Magdeburg, Germany — boxing, Robert Stieglitz vs. Eduard Gutknecht for Stieglitz's WBO super middleweight title; Sebsatian Zbik vs. Domenico Spada for Zbik's interim WBC middleweight title.
Atlantic City, New Jersey — boxing, Kelly Pavlik vs. Sergio Martinez for Pavlik's WBC-WBO middleweight titles.
Montreal — boxing, Lucian Bute vs. Edison Miranda for Bute's IBF super middleweight title.
| SUNDAY, April 18 |
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Shanghai — auto racing, F1, Chinese GP.
Long Beach, California — auto racing, IRL, Long Beach GP.
Fort Worth, Texas — auto racing, NASCAR, Samsung Mobile 500.
Maastricht-Valkenburg, Netherlands — cycling, UCI ProTour, Amstel Gold Race.
Vienna — athletics, Vienna City Marathon.
Monterrey, Mexico — triathlon, World Cup.
thru 20, Dubai, United Arab Emirates — cricket, ICC executive board meeting.
| MONDAY, April 19 |
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Boston — athletics, Boston Marathon.
thru 25, Barcelona, Spain — tennis, ATP, Open Sabadell Atlantico.
| TUESDAY, April 20 |
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Milan — football, Champions League semifinals: Inter Milan vs. Barcelona.
| WEDNESDAY, April 21 |
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Munich — football, Champions League semifinals: Bayern Munich vs. Lyon.
| THURSDAY, April 22 |
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thru 25, Avondale, Louisiana — golf, US PGA, Zurich Classic of New Orleans.
thru 25, Jeju Island, South Korea — golf, Ballantine's Championship.
Various sites, Europe — football, Europa League semifinals: Hamburg vs. Fulham, Atletico Madrid vs. Liverpool.
Panama City, Panama — boxing, Luis Concepcion vs. Eric Ortiz for Concepcion's interim WBA flyweight title.
| FRIDAY, April 23 |
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Doha, Qatar — football, Asian Cup draw.
thru 25, Savannah, Georgia — golf, Champions, Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf.
| SATURDAY, April 24 |
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thru 25, various sites — tennis, Fed Cup semifinals: Italy vs. Czech Republic, United States vs. Russia. World Group playoffs: Belgium vs. Estonia, Ukraine vs. Australia, Germany vs. France, Serbia vs. Slovakia.
Dakar, Senegal — athletics, IAAF world challenge, Dakar GP.
thru May 2, Stuttgart, Germany — tennis, WTA, Porsche Tennis Grand Prix.
Herning, Denmark — boxing, Carl Froch vs. Mikkel Kessler for Froch's WBC super-middleweight title.
Hamburg — boxing, Jurgen Brahmer vs. Mariano Nicolas Plotinsky for Brahmer's WBO light heavyweight title.
Ontario, California — boxing, Alfredo Angulo vs. Joel Julio for Angulo's interim WBO junior middleweight title.
| SUNDAY, April 25 |
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London — athletics, London Marathon.
Madrid — athletics, Madrid Marathon.
thru May 2, Rome — tennis, ATP, Italian Masters.
Motegi, Japan — motorcycling, Japanese MotoGP.
Liege, Belgium — cycling, Liege-Bastogne-Liege.
Talladega, Alabama — auto racing, NASCAR, Aaron's 499.
Ishigaki, Japan — triathlon, World Cup.
