Reuters sports schedule at 0001 GMT on Friday:
GOLF
U.S. Open (to 18)
Fowler tames toothless Erin Hills
ERIN, Wisconsin - American Rickie Fowler tamed a toothless Erin Hills to claim the early first-round lead at the U.S. Open on Thursday, making the so called toughest test in golf look easy. (GOLF-USOPEN/ (UPDATE 2, PIX), moved, by Steve Keating and Larry Fine, 400 words)
RUGBY
British & Irish Lions tour of New Zealand
Lions face 'fourth test' against strong Maori side
AUCKLAND - Warren Gatland has continued to tinker with his side as he looks to settle on a combination to take on the Maori All Blacks in Rotorua, a match dubbed the unofficial 'fourth test' of their 10-match tour of New Zealand. (RUGBY-UNION-LIONS/ (PREVIEW), expect by 0600 GMT/2 AM ET, by Greg Stutchbury, 400 words)
Tonga v Wales (0530)
Young Wales take on Tonga
AUCKLAND - A Wales side shorn of British and Irish Lions quality take on Tonga in the first game of a Pasifika doubleheader at Eden Park. (RUGBY-UNION-TON-WAL/, expect by 0730 GMT/3:30 AM ET, by Greg Stutchbury, 300 words)
New Zealand v Samoa (0800)
Strong All Blacks face Samoa in Lions warmup
AUCKLAND - All Blacks coach Steve Hansen has put out his strongest available side to warm up for the Lions series against Samoa (RUGBY-UNION-NZL-WSM/, expect by 1000 GMT/6 AM ET, by Greg Stutchbury, 400 words)
Australia v Scotland, Sydney (17)
Wallabies, Scots build for repeat of World Cup quarter-final
We continue our buildup to the Wallabies-Scotland test at Sydney Football Stadium, with the visitors keen to make amends after losing a cliffhanger to Australia in the quarter-finals of the World Cup (RUGBY-UNION-AUS-SCO/)
Springbok captain previews France test
DURBAN - Springbok captain Warren Whiteley and France counterpart Guihem Guirado hold news conferences on the eve of the second test against France at Durban's King's Park Rugby Stadium. (RUGBY UNION-SAFRICA/WHITELEY, expect from 1000 GMT/6 AM ET, by Mark Gleeson, 300 words)
COMMONWEALTH GAMES
Liverpool unveils bid to host 2022 Commonwealth Games
LIVERPOOL, England - The English city of Liverpool unveils its bid to host the 2022 Commonwealth Games, possibly with some events in nearby Manchester, and Birmingham also wants to bid. The Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur, Victoria in Canada and the Australian cities of Adelaide, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney may also be interested. (SPORT-COMMONWEALTHGAMES/LIVERPOOL, expect by 1630 GMT/1230 PM ET, by Simon Evans, 400 words)
BASEBALL
Nationals, Mets square off in New York
The National League East-leading Washington Nationals visit top challenger the New York Mets while the Colorado Rockies, in a tight race with the Los Angeles Dodgers for first place in the NL West, play the visiting San Francisco Giants in two of the 10 games on the Major League Baseball schedule. (BASEBALL-MLB-HIGHLIGHTS/, expect by 0530 GMT/1:30 AM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 800 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)
(Asia Desk Editor: Ian Ransom)
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