Sports
Reuters sports schedule at 0001 GMT on Thursday: SOCCER PREVIEWS English Premier League United aim for hat-trick of wins to start season MANCHESTER, England - Fresh from consecutive 4-0 wins, Manchester United will be aiming for a hat-trick of victories when they face 2015 champions Leicester City at Old Trafford on Saturday.
Updated : Aug 24, 2017, 05:29 AM IST
Reuters sports schedule at 0001 GMT on Thursday:
SOCCER PREVIEWS
English Premier League
United aim for hat-trick of wins to start season
MANCHESTER, England - Fresh from consecutive 4-0 wins, Manchester United will be aiming for a hat-trick of victories when they face 2015 champions Leicester City at Old Trafford on Saturday. (SOCCER-ENGLAND/PREVIEW, by Simon Evans, moving at 0200 GMT/ 1000 PM ET, 340 words)
English League Cup third round draw
BANGKOK - The third round draw of the English League Cup takes place in Bangkok, home of sponsors Carabao, with the top Premier League clubs playing European soccer this season joining the fray. (SOCCER-ENGLAND/CUP, expect by 0600 GMT/2 AM ET, 250 words)
La Liga
Troubled Barca face Alaves away test after damaging week
Barcelona endured another troubling week after making a U-turn on the signing of Jean Marie Seri and announcing plans to sue Neymar. Their character will be put to the test away to Alaves. (SOCCER-SPAIN/PREVIEW, expect by 1300 GMT/9 AM ET, by Richard Martin)
OLYMPICS
Australian Olympic Committee workplace culture report release
SYDNEY - An independent review into the Australian Olympic Committee's workplace culture is published and the Australian Chef de Mission for the 2020 Games in Tokyo is unveiled, with Kitty Chiller expected to retain the role despite a tricky debut in Rio. (OLYMPICS-AUSTRALIA/, expect by 0600 GMT/2 AM ET, 300 words)
MOTOR RACING
Belgian Formula One Grand Prix
Formula One regroups in Belgium after the August break
SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium - Kimi Raikkonen, with a Ferrari contract extension freshly inked, joins Dutch teenager Max Verstappen in a news conference with other drivers. Title rivals Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel are also scheduled to meet the media. (MOTOR-F1-BELGIUM/, expect by 1600 GMT/12 AM ET, by Alan Baldwin, 400 words.
We will also have stories from around the paddock.
BOXING
Undefeated boxer Floyd Mayweather and mixed martial arts fighter Conor McGregor meet face to face in their final news conference before Saturday's much-hyped bout in Las Vegas. (BOXING-MAYWEATHER-MCGREGOR/, expect by 0100 GMT/9 PM ET, by Steve Keating, 400 words)
RUGBY
Rugby Championship
New Zealand v Australia
All Blacks have eyes on Bledisloe Cup retention
WELLINGTON - New Zealand can wrap up the Bledisloe Cup for a 15th successive season if they beat Australia in their Rugby Championship clash in Dunedin, with hooker Dane Coles fit again and keen to put the last five injury-riddled months behind him. (RUGBY-UNION-CHAMPIONSHIP-NZL-AUS/ (PREVIEW), expect by 0800 GMT/4 AM ET, 400 words)
We will also move an accompanying FACTBOX.
We will also move the Australian team announcement (RUGBY-UNION-CHAMPIONSHIP-NZL-AUS/AUSTRALIA-TEAM, expect by 0045 GMT/8:45 PM ET, 300 words).
Argentina v South Africa
South Africa team to face Argentina
South Africa coach Allister Coetzee will name his 23-man squad to face Argentina in their second Rugby Championship match in Salta. (RUGBY-UNION-CHAMPIONSHIP-ARG-ZAF/TEAM, expect by 1100 GMT/7 AM ET, 300 words)
CRICKET
Sri Lanka v India second one-day international, Pallekele
Sri Lanka continue search for win against marauding India
PALLEKELE - India thumped Sri Lanka by nine wickets in the opening match and the hosts will need to improve their performance considerably if they are to defeat Virat Kohli's men in the second of the five ODI series. (CRICKET-ODI-LKA-IND/ (PIX), expect by 1730 GMT/1:30 PM ET, 300 words)
ATHLETICS
Zurich Diamond League meeting
British distance runner Mo Farah will make the last track appearance of his career when he runs the 5,000 metres at the Weltklasse meeting where Ethiopia's Muktar Edris, the man who beat him to the gold medal at the World Championships in London two weeks ago, will also be in the field, (ATHLETICS-DIAMOND/ZURICH, expect from 2100 GMT/5 PM ET, 400 words)
CYCLING
Vuelta a Espana
Briton Chris Froome leads going into stage six over 204.4kms from Vila-real to Sagunt. (CYCLING-VUELTA/ (TV), expect by 1800 GMT/2 PM ET, 400 words)
BADMINTON
World championships, Glasgow
Third day of play at the Emirates Arena. (BADMINTON-WORLD-CHAMPIONSHIP/ 300 words)
BASEBALL
Cubs battle Reds in Cincinnati
Left-handed pitcher Mike Montgomery will sub for the injured Jon Lester when the Chicago Cubs take on the Cincinnati Reds while Rich Hill gets the call for the NL-leading Los Angeles Dodgers when they battle righty Trevor Williams and the Pittsburgh Pirates 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)
(Asia desk editor: Peter Rutherford)
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