Sports
Reuters sports schedule at 0001 GMT on Saturday: RUGBY New Zealand v British & Irish Lions, 3rd test (0735) All Blacks aim to celebrate Read milestone with series win AUCKLAND - All Blacks captain Kieran Read will play his 100th test match in the series-deciding third test against the British and Irish Lions, who are looking to create their own slice of history by becoming the second combined team from the Home Nations to seal a series victory in New Zealand.
Updated : Jul 08, 2017, 05:27 AM IST
Reuters sports schedule at 0001 GMT on Saturday:
RUGBY
New Zealand v British & Irish Lions, 3rd test (0735)
All Blacks aim to celebrate Read milestone with series win
AUCKLAND - All Blacks captain Kieran Read will play his 100th test match in the series-deciding third test against the British and Irish Lions, who are looking to create their own slice of history by becoming the second combined team from the Home Nations to seal a series victory in New Zealand. (RUGBY-UNION-LIONS/, expect by 0930 GMT/5.30 AM ET, by Nick Mulvenney and Greg Stutchbury, 400 words)
Super Rugby
Stormers vs Sunwolves
Already-qualified Stormers take on hopeful Sunwolves
CAPE TOWN - The Stormers, who have already qualified for the Super Rugby quarter-finals, host the Sunwolves of Japan, who will be looking to improve on their 94-7 drubbing last weekend against the Lions. (RUGBY-UNION-SUPER/STORMERS, by Nick Said, 400 words)
TENNIS
Wimbledon
Djokovic and Federer top the bill on Centre Court
LONDON - Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer face third-round matches on Centre Court against Latvia's unpredictable Ernests Gulbis and dangerous German Mischa Zverev respectively, while women's top seed Angelique Kerber faces American Shelby Rogers. (TENNIS-WIMBLEDON/ (PIX, TV, GRAPHIC), expect throughout, by Ossian Shine, Mitch Phillips, Martyn Herman, Pritha Sarkar, Toby Davis, Pravin Char, Clare Lovell and Simon Evans)
MOTOR RACING
Austrian Grand Prix qualifying
Pole up for grabs after grid penalty hits Hamilton's hopes
SPIELBERG, Austria - Ferrari's championship leader Sebastian Vettel will fancy his chances of pole position after Mercedes title rival Lewis Hamilton incurred an automatic five place grid penalty for a gearbox change. (MOTOR-F1-AUSTRIA/ (PIX, TV), expect by 1315 GMT/9:15 AM ET, by Alan Baldwin, 500 words)
We will also have stories from around the paddock.
CRICKET
England v South Africa first test
LONDON - South Africa will resume on 214-5 on the third day at Lord's in reply to England's first-innings 458. (CRICKET-TEST-ENG-ZAF/ (PIX), expect throughout, 400 words)
CYCLING
Tour de France: Stage eight
Aggressive riders expected to dominate stage eight
STATION DES ROUSSES, FRANCE - Aggressive riders with climbing abilities are expected to take centre stage in a hilly eight stage trek from Dole, with the overall favourites kept in check ahead of Sunday's punishing ride in the Jura mountains. (CYCLING-FRANCE/ (PIX, TV), expect throughout, by Julien Pretot)
GOLF
PGA Tour: Greenbrier Classic (to 9), W. Virginia
Love two shots behind leader Munoz
Twice former U.S. Ryder Cup captain Davis Love III is two shots behind Colombian overnight leader Sebastian Munoz heading into the second round while New Zealand's Danny Lee, the reigning champion from 2015 after last year's event was washed out, is among a group of six golfers three shots off the pace at the Old White TPC Course. (GOLF-GREENBRIER/, expect by 0030 GMT/8:30 PM ET, 400 words)
Irish Open
Hebert and Im stay one-shot clear heading into third round
Benjamin Hebert of France and American Daniel Im hold a one-shot lead over Spain's Jon Rahm with another group, including Japan's Hideto Matsuyama, in touch with the pacesetters. (GOLF-EUROPEAN/, expect by 1900 GMT/3 PM ET, 300 words)
SOCCER
European club news
We will have the latest transfer news from around Europe as teams improve their squads for next season. (SOCCER-COUNTRY-TEAM/, expect throughout) (Asia desk editor: Peter Rutherford)
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