Sports
Reuters sports schedule at 0600 GMT on Monday: SOCCER English Premier League We follow up on the first round of fixtures that saw champions Chelsea beaten at home by Burnley and Manchester United enjoy an impressive win over West Ham United.
Updated : Aug 14, 2017, 11:33 AM IST
Reuters sports schedule at 0600 GMT on Monday:
SOCCER
English Premier League
We follow up on the first round of fixtures that saw champions Chelsea beaten at home by Burnley and Manchester United enjoy an impressive win over West Ham United. (SOCCER-ENGLAND-TEAM/ expect throughout, 300 words)
Chinese Super League
HONG KONG - Manuel Pellegrini's Hebei CFFC will look to keep alive their chances of a place in next year's Asian Champions League when they take on Tianjin Teda. (SOCCER-CHINA/ expect by 1600 GMT/11 AM ET, 400 words)
CRICKET
Sri Lanka v India, third test, third day
Sri Lanka face heavy defeat and series whitewash by India
PALLEKELE, Sri Lanka - Sri Lanka are following on and will resume on 19-1, staring at another huge defeat in the third test and a series whitewash against India. Dimuth Karunaratne is unbeaten on 12 with nightwatchman Malinda Pushpakumara yet to score. (CRICKET-TEST-LKA-IND/ (PIX), expect throughout)
RUGBY
Force win reprieve, lodge Supreme Court appeal
MELBOURNE - The Western Force have won an injunction against a decision to axe them from Super Rugby and lodged an appeal with the Supreme Court, setting up a costly legal battle the cash-strapped Australian Rugby Union can ill afford. (RUGBY-UNION-SUPER/FORCE moved with updates to follow, by Ian Ransom, 500 words)
Rugby Championship
Pumas coach Hourcade assesses state of his team
Heads are high in the Argentina camp ahead of the Rugby Championship but channelling their Latin temperament could be the difference between taking the step up from the one win they have achieved for the last three years and their goal of two or more this season, coach Daniel Hourcade tells Reuters in an interview. (RUGBY-UNION-CHAMPIONSHIP/HOURCADE (INTERVIEW), moving at 0700 GMT/3 AM ET, by Rex Gowar, 600 words)
TENNIS
ATP/WTA: Cincinnati Open, (to 20)
Querrey, Monfils seek berths to second round
American 15th seed Sam Querrey battles compatriot Stefan Kozlov while unseeded Frenchman Gael Monfils faces American qualifier Christopher Eubanks in first round action at the Lindner Family Tennis Center. (TENNIS-CINCINNATI/MEN, expect by 0330 GMT/11:30 PM ET, 350 words)
Kvitova, Mladenovic and Keys in action
Twice Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova, the 14th seed, faces Estonian Anett Kontaveit in first round action at the Lindner Family Tennis Center while 13th seeded Frenchwoman Kristina Mladenovic meets Australian Daria Gavrilova. (TENNIS-CINCINNATI/WOMEN, expect by 0230 GMT/10:30 PM ET, 350 words)
BASEBALL
Yankees, Mets renew crosstown rivalry
The New York Yankees host the crosstown rival New York Mets while the World Series champion Chicago Cubs host the Cincinnati Reds in two of the 11 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: Peter Rutherford)
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