Twitter
Advertisement

Reuters Sports Schedule at 0001 GMT on Thursday, Aug 17

Reuters sports schedule at 0001 GMT on Thursday: SOCCER Barcelona unveil Brazil midfielder Paulinho BARCELONA - Barcelona will present their new midfielder Paulinho after the Brazil international joined the Catalan club from China's Guangzhou Evergrande for 40 million euros ($46.80 million).

Latest News
article-main
FacebookTwitterWhatsappLinkedin

Reuters sports schedule at 0001 GMT on Thursday:

SOCCER

Barcelona unveil Brazil midfielder Paulinho

BARCELONA - Barcelona will present their new midfielder Paulinho after the Brazil international joined the Catalan club from China's Guangzhou Evergrande for 40 million euros ($46.80 million). (SOCCER-SPAIN-FCB/PAULINHO, expect by 1300 GMT/9 AM ET, by Richard Martin, 400 words)

English Premier League

We will have all the latest news ahead of this weekend's second round of fixtures including a mouth-watering clash between last season's runners-up Tottenham Hotspur and champions Chelsea as Wembley Stadium hosts its first ever Premier League match. (SOCCER-ENGLAND-TEAM/, expect throughout, 300 words)

RUGBY

Wallabies name team for Rugby Championship opener

SYDNEY - Australia coach Michael Cheika looks set to give Kurtley Beale his first start at inside centre for the Rugby Championship opener against world champions New Zealand at Sydney's Olympic Stadium. (RUGBY-UNION-CHAMPIONSHIP-AUS/TEAM, expect by 0400 GMT/midnight ET, by Nick Mulvenney, 400 words)

Australia meet battle-hardened New Zealand

SYDNEY - Australia are hoping two weeks of intensive training and the return of Kurtley Beale can help them spring a huge upset when they take on world champions New Zealand in the Rugby Championship opener on Saturday. (RUGBY-UNION-CHAMPIONSHIP-AUS-NZL/ (PREVIEW), expect at 0800 GMT/4 AM ET, by Nick Mulvenney, 500 words)

South Africa and Argentina name teams

PORT ELIZABETH - South Africa and Argentina name their teams for their Rugby Championship opener at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth on Saturday.

(RUGBY-UNION-CHAMPIONSHIP-ZAF/TEAM)

(RUGBY-UNION-CHAMPIONSHIP-ARG/TEAM)

(Expect from 1100 GMT/7 AM ET, by Nick Said, 400 words)

CRICKET

England v West Indies - first test

Joe Root leads England into the opening match of the three-test series against West Indies at Edgbaston, the first day-night test in England. (CRICKET-TEST-ENG-WIN/ (PIX), expect throughout, by Ed Osmond, 400 words)

GOLF

Fiji International (to 20)

Masters champions take on Australasian youth in Fiji

Superannuated former U.S. Masters champions Angel Cabrera, Vijay Singh and Mike Weir take on a field otherwise largely composed of younger Australasians in the opening round of the tri-sanctioned Fiji International. (GOLF-EUROPEAN/, expect by 0400 GMT/midnight ET, 300 words)

BOXING

McGregor discusses upcoming Mayweather fight

Mixed martial arts champion Conor McGregor discusses his highly-anticipated Aug. 26 boxing match against undefeated Floyd Mayweather during an international media conference call. (BOXING-MAYWEATHER-MCGREGOR/, expect by 0000 GMT/8 PM ET, by Larry Fine, 400 words)

TENNIS

ATP/WTA: Cincinnati Open, (to 20)

Nadal eyes passage to third round

Top seed Rafa Nadal caps off the evening session with a match against Frenchman Richard Gasquet in second round action at the Lindner Family Tennis Center. (TENNIS-CINCINNATI/MEN, expect by 0330 GMT/11:30 PM ET, 350 words)

BASEBALL

Darvish in action for Dodgers, Cards battle Red Sox

Japanese right-hander Yu Darvish, a perfect 2-0 since joining the Los Angeles Dodgers two weeks ago, takes the mound versus the visiting Chicago White Sox while the St. Louis Cardinals try to close the gap on the NL Central-leading Chicago Cubs when they visit the Boston Red Sox in two of the 15 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)

($1 = 0.8547 euros) (Asia desk editor: Ian Ransom)

 

(This article has not been edited by DNA's editorial team and is auto-generated from an agency feed.)

Find your daily dose of news & explainers in your WhatsApp. Stay updated, Stay informed-  Follow DNA on WhatsApp.
Advertisement

Live tv

Advertisement
Advertisement