Reuters Sports Schedule at 0600 GMT on Friday, Aug 11

Reuters sports schedule at 0600 GMT on Friday:

ATHLETICS

World Championships (to 13)

Miller-Uibo, Schippers set for 200m showdown

LONDON - Shaunae Miller-Uibo of the Bahamas and Dutchwoman Dafne Schippers were the fastest qualifiers for the 200 metres final, the highlight of Friday's events. The decathlon gets underway and there are gold medals up for grabs in the women's 3,000 metres steeplechase and long jump, and the men's hammer. (ATHLETICS-WORLD/, expect throughout, by Mitch Phillips, Brian Homewood, Ian Chadband and Christian Radnedge)

SOCCER

Premier League

Arsenal v Leicester City (1845)

Arsenal get Premier league underway against Leicester

LONDON - Arsenal start the new Premier League campaign at home to the 2016 champions Leicester City, with manager Arsene Wenger able to focus solely on winning the title in the absence of Champions League football and after signing a new contract (SOCCER-ENGLAND-ARS-LEI/ (PIX), expect by 2045 GMT/4:45 PM ET, by Rex Gowar, 400 words plus sidebars)

Team spirit the key to Brighton survival - ex-manager Brady

LONDON - Former Brighton manager Liam Brady tells Reuters he is delighted to see his old team in the Premier League and that team spirit will be key to their top-flight survival. (SOCCER-ENGLAND-BRH-MCI/BRADY (INTERVIEW), moving at 1300 GMT/9 PM ET, by Philip O'Connor, 600 words)

La Liga

Barca look to life after Neymar as they chase down Madrid

La Liga's reputation as the epicenter of world soccer talent has been bruised by the world record smashing sale of Neymar to Paris St Germain and how Barcelona react to the departure of one of their leading players will define the new season in Spain. (SOCCER-SPAIN/ (PREVIEW))

We will also move preview items focusing on Barcelona, Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid's chances in the new season (SOCCER-SPAIN-REA/ (PREVIEW)), (SOCCER-SPAIN-FCB/(PREVIEW)), (SOCCER-SPAIN-ATM (PREVIEW))

We will also have all the latest transfer news from around Europe as clubs strengthen their squads for the new season. (SOCCER-COUNTRY-TEAM/, expect throughout)

GOLF

PGA Championship: (to 13) Charlotte, North Carolina

Kisner, Olesen share lead

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina - Kevin Kisner and Thorbjorn Olesen of the Netherlands share a one-shot lead heading into the second round of the PGA Championship at Quail Hollow in Charlotte, North Carolina, with world number one Dustin Johnson lurking close behind. (GOLF-PGACHAMP/, expect first lead by 1900 GMT/3 PM ET, by Andrew Both and Larry Fine, 500 words)

TENNIS

ATP/WTA

Rogers Cup

Federer faces Bautista Agut

World number three Roger Federer faces 12th seed Roberto Bautista Agut in quarter-final action at the Rogers Cup, an ATP 1000 event in Montreal (TENNIS-MONTREAL/, expect by 2200 GMT/6 PM ET, 400 words)

Garcia clashes with Halep in Toronto

Former world number one Caroline Wozniacki faces top seed Karolina Pliskova while Caroline Garcia of France faces number two seed Simona Halep at the Premier 5 WTA event in Toronto. (TENNIS-TORONTO/, expect by 2300 GMT/7 PM ET, 300 words)

RUGBY

Players, coaches and officials meet media at PRO14 launch

CAPE TOWN - A host of players, coaches and officials, including representatives of the Southern Kings and Cheetahs, meet the media at a launch for the PRO14 which has been expanded to include two South African franchises. (RUGBY UNION/PRO14, expect after 1400 GMT/10 PM ET, by Mark Gleeson, 400 words)

CRICKET

Sri Lanka v India, third test, Pallekele (12-16)

Kohli, Chandimal preview Pallekele dead rubber

India captain Virat Kohli and his Sri Lanka counterpart Dinesh Chandimal will address media ahead of the third and final test in Pallekele. India have taken a 2-0 lead in the three-test series. (CRICKET-TEST-LKA-IND/, expect by 1100 GMT/7 AM ET, 400 words)

BASEBALL

Dodgers continue quest for history

The NL-leading Los Angeles Dodgers, who are on pace to win 114 games, continue their quest to set a Major League wins record in their series finale against division rival Arizona Diamondbacks, while the Cleveland Indians look to pad their AL-Central division lead when they face the Tampa Bay Rays in two of the 12 games on the Major League Baseball schedule. (BASEBALL-MLB-HIGHLIGHTS/, expect by 0600 GMT/2 AM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 600 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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