Sports
Reuters sports schedule at 0600 GMT on Monday: SOCCER We will have the latest transfer news from around Europe as clubs strengthen their squads for the new season.
Updated : Jul 31, 2017, 11:26 AM IST
Reuters sports schedule at 0600 GMT on Monday:
SOCCER
We will have the latest transfer news from around Europe as clubs strengthen their squads for the new season. (SOCCER-COUNTRY-TEAM/, expect throughout)
Fan calls on Chinese players to follow Zhang to Europe
HONG KONG - Former China international Fan Zhiyi believes more of the country's players need to follow Zhang Yuning's example and test themselves in Europe's leading leagues. (SOOCER-CHINA/, expect by 0800 GMT/4 AM ET, 400 words)
CRICKET
England v South Africa, third test (to 31)
England closing on victory
LONDON - South Africa will resume on 117-4 on the final day at The Oval, 374 runs behind England who are well on course to secure a victory that would put them 2-1 up in the four-match series. (CRICKET-TEST-ENG-ZAF/ (PIX), expect first lead by 1215 GMT/8 15 AM ET, 400 words)
ATHLETICS
IAAF Council meet ahead of world athletics championships
LONDON - President Sebastian Coe holds a news conference after chairing an IAAF Council meeting in London ahead of the world championships (ATHLETICS-IAAF/ (TV), expect by 1800 GMT/2 PM ET, by Mitch Phillips)
Bolt retirement leaves athletics with void to fill
ZURICH - Usain Bolt's retirement is both fascinating and worrying for athletics as it opens up the race for medals to a host of potential contenters but also leaves a struggling sport with a void to fill. (ATHLETICS-WORLD/100METRES, by Brian Homewood)
Pole vault changes under scrutiny at world championships
ZURICH - The IAAF's decision to allow pole vaulters less time to prepare from their jumps has caused widespread debate in the sport with some claiming it could cause accidents and make records more difficult to break. (ATHLETICS-WORLD/JUMPS, by Brian Homewood)
SWIMMING
World swimming championships
Kitajima thinks Peaty could light up Tokyo
BUDAPEST - Japanese great Kosuke Kitajima tells Reuters that the men's 200 metres breaststroke will be one of the biggest races at Tokyo 2020 if Britain's Adam Peaty steps up to the distance (SWIMMING-WORLD/KITAJIMA, expect by 1200 GMT/8 AM ET, by Rod Gilmour, 500 words)
GOLF
EXCLUSIVE-McIlroy fires long-time caddy - source
Rory McIlroy has sacked his long-time caddie J.P. Fitzgerald, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters on Sunday, ending a partnership that took the Northern Irishman to four major titles and the top of the world rankings. (GOLF-MCILROY/CADDIE (EXCLUSIVE), moved, by Andrew Both, 300 words)
Dou becomes first Chinese to win U.S. PGA Tour card
Dou Zecheng won the Digital Ally Open on Sunday to become both the first Chinese to secure a U.S. PGA Tour card and win a tournament on the developmental Web.com tour (GOLF-PGA/DOU, expect by 0700 GMT / 3 AM ET, 300 words)
BASEBALL
Surging Yankees battle Rays
The red-hot New York Yankees look to sweep the Tampa Bay
Rays and extend their winning streak to seven games while the NL-leading Los Angeles Dodgers send left hander Hyun-Jin Ryu up against Giants ace Madison Bumgarner in two of the 16 games on the Major League Baseball schedule. (BASEBALL-MLB-HIGHLIGHTS/, expect by 0530 GMT/1:30 AM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 800 words)
TENNIS
Atlanta Open
Second seed John Isner will face fellow American Ryan Harrison in the final of the Atlanta Open. (TENNIS-MEN/ATLANTA, expect by 0130 GMT/9:30 PM ET, 200 words)
Citi Open
INDIAN WELLS - Dominic Thiem, Alexander Zverev and Gael Monfils feature at the Citi Open in Washington DC as they gear up for the U.S. Open. (TENNIS-WASHINGTONDC/ (TV))
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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