Sports
Reuters sports schedule at 0600 GMT on Tuesday: OLYMPICS Paris 2024 bid briefing LONDON - With the vote for the 2024 Summer Olympic host city less than six months away, Paris bid co-chairman and International Olympic Committee member Tony Estanguet joins CEO Etienne Thobois in briefing reporters.
Updated : Sep 30, 2017, 05:21 PM IST
Reuters sports schedule at 0600 GMT on Tuesday:
OLYMPICS
Paris 2024 bid briefing
LONDON - With the vote for the 2024 Summer Olympic host city less than six months away, Paris bid co-chairman and International Olympic Committee member Tony Estanguet joins CEO Etienne Thobois in briefing reporters. (OLYMPICS-2024/PARIS, expect by 1630 GMT/12:30 PM ET, by Alan Baldwin, 400 words)
SOCCER
Germany's Podolski bids farewell after 13 years
DORTMUND - Germany's retiring winger Lukas Podolski, who will make his final international appearance after 13 years, joins national team coach Joachim Loew at a news conference ahead of the friendly against England. (SOCCER-FRIENDLY-GER-ENG/ (PIX, TV), by Karolos Grohmann, 400 words)
We'll have all the latest news ahead of this week's international friendlies and World Cup qualifiers (SOCCER-WORLDCUP-COUNTRY/ and SOCCER-COUNTRY/)
BASEBALL
World Baseball Classic
Puerto Rico moved into the final of the World Baseball Classic with a 4-3 victory over the Netherlands on Monday, where they will play either the United States or Japan. (BASEBALL-CLASSIC/, expect by 0700 GMT/3 AM ET, 400 words)
CRICKET
Unsung heroes add steel to India's armoury
RANCHI - Cheteshwar Pujara has one more test to play in the ongoing Australia series before the top-order stalwart slips out of India's sporting consciousness as the nation shifts its focus to the bedlam of white-ball cricket. (CRICKET-INDIA/, moved, by Amlan Chakraborty, 400 words)
CYCLING
Contador, Froome, Valverede compete in Team Time trial
BARCELONA - Tour of Catalonia favourites Alberto Contador, Chris Froome and Alejandro Valverde compete in stage two, a team time trial in Banyoles which could have a huge say in who wins the general classification. (CYCLING-CATALONIA/, expect by 1600 GMT/12 PM ET, by Rik Sharma, 400 words)
NBA
Thompson, Curry sharp from 3-point range in win over Thunder
Klay Thompson made seven 3-pointers and scored 34 points, and Steph Curry also buried seven 3-pointers on his way to 23 points to lead Golden State past Oklahoma City. (BASKETBALL-NBA-HIGHLIGHTS/, expect by 0630 GMT/2:30 AM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 600 words)
NHL
Ellis double lifts Preds over Coyotes
Ryan Ellis scored two goals and Pekka Rinne stopped 25 shots Monday night as the Nashville Predators warmed up after a sluggish first period for a 3-1 win over the Arizona Coyotes in Bridgestone Arena. (ICEHOCKEY-NHL-HIGHLIGHTS/, moved, by The Sports Xchange, 400 words)
NORTH AMERICAN SPORTS
Roundups of off-field developments in the major North American professional sports leagues. (expect by 0000 GMT/8 PM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 500 words)
SPORTS FEATURE
Snooker
Women's game heads to Asia hoping to turn the tables
SINGAPORE - Snooker's governing body is looking east to develop the women's game, hoping to build on the popularity of cue sports in the region to raise the profile of a circuit in desperate need of greater exposure. WPBSA chief Jason Ferguson explains their strategy to Reuters. (SNOOKER-WOMEN/ (FEATURE, PIX), moving at 0700 GMT/3 AM ET, by John O'Brien, 750 words) (Asia desk editor: Peter Rutherford)
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