Reuters sports schedule at 0001 GMT on Thursday:
GOLF
British Open
SOUTHPORT, UNITED KINGDOM - The 146th Open Championship starts at Royal Birkdale with world number one Dustin Johnson among the favourites to lift the Claret Jug on Sunday.
Reuters sports schedule at 0001 GMT on Thursday:
GOLF
British Open
SOUTHPORT, UNITED KINGDOM - The 146th Open Championship starts at Royal Birkdale with world number one Dustin Johnson among the favourites to lift the Claret Jug on Sunday. (GOLF-OPEN/ (PIX), expect throughout, by Ed Osmond and Simon Evans)
SOCCER
Hosts U.S. face El Salvador in Gold cup quarter-finals
PHILADELPHIA, PA - The United States take on El Salvador in a CONCACAF Gold Cup quarter-final doubleheader in Philadelphia that opens with Costa Rica facing Panama. (SOCCER-GOLDCUP/, expect by 0330 GMT/11:30 PM ET, by Rex Gowar, 300 words)
Spain's Soccer federation chief in court over corruption
MADRID - The head of Spain's soccer federation (RFEF) Angel Maria Villar, a FIFA vice president, who was arrested on Tuesday after a raid on several offices in Madrid as part of an anti-corruption investigation, will be questioned in Spain's high court. (SOCCER-SPAIN/CORRUPTION (TV))
Interview with Premier League executive chairman Scudamore
HONG KONG - Executive Chairman of the English Premier League Richard Scudamore speaks with Reuters. (SOCCER-ENGLAND-ASIA/SCUDAMORE (TV), expect by 0100 GMT/9 PM ET)
We will have all the latest transfer news from around Europe as clubs strengthen their squads for the new season. (SOCCER-COUNTRY-TEAM/, expect throughout)
CYCLING
Tour de France: Stage 18
ROMAN-SUR-ISERE, France - Stage 18 is the last summit finish of this year's Tour de France as the likes of Rigoberto Uran, Romain Bardet and Fabio Aru try to wrestle the yellow jersey off Chris Froome on the climb up Col d'Izoard. (CYCLING-FRANCE/ (PIX, TV), expect throughout, by Julien Pretot, 400 words)
RUGBY
New Zealand sides dominate Super Rugby playoffs
Three of the four New Zealand teams in the playoffs can book their places in the semi-finals but will have to do it the hard way due to Super Rugby's inequitable finals system (RUGBY-UNION-SUPER/ (PREVIEW), expect by 1000 GMT / 6 AM ET, by Ian Ransom, 600 words)
BASEBALL
Mariners meet AL-leading Astros
The Seattle Mariners will send rookie Samuel Gaviglio to the mound against the AL-leading Houston Astros in their series finale while the NL-best Los Angeles Dodgers look to continue their winning ways behind pitcher Clayton Kershaw when they visit the Chicago White 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) (Asia desk editor: Ian Ransom)
(This article has not been edited by DNA's editorial team and is auto-generated from an agency feed.)
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