Sports
Reuters sports schedule at 0600 GMT on Tuesday: RUGBY British and Irish Lions tour of New Zealand Lions first test plans firm with clash against Chiefs HAMILTON, New Zealand - Warren Gatland's planning will be on display with his side facing the Waikato Chiefs in Hamilton, four days out from the series-opening clash with the All Blacks at Eden Park.
Updated : Jun 20, 2017, 11:27 AM IST
Reuters sports schedule at 0600 GMT on Tuesday:
RUGBY
British and Irish Lions tour of New Zealand
Lions first test plans firm with clash against Chiefs
HAMILTON, New Zealand - Warren Gatland's planning will be on display with his side facing the Waikato Chiefs in Hamilton, four days out from the series-opening clash with the All Blacks at Eden Park. (RUGBY-UNION-LIONS/ expect by 1000 GMT/6 AM ET, by Greg Stutchbury, 400 words)
France tour of South Africa
JOHANNESBURG - The Springboks put up a player and an assistant coach at a media conference as they continue the build-up to the last test against France at Ellis Park on Saturday. (RUGBY UNION-SAFRICA/)
SOCCER
Confederations Cup
With no matches scheduled, we will bring off-field news on merit. (SOCCER-CONFEDERATIONS/)
European club news
We will bring all the latest transfer news from around Europe as teams begin improving their squads for next season. (SOCCER-COUNTRY-TEAM/, expect throughout)
BASEBALL
Kershaw faces Mets, aims for 10th win
Three-times Cy Young Award winner Clayton Kershaw bids for his 10th win of the season as the Los Angeles Dodgers face the visiting New York Mets in one of 11 games on the Major League Baseball schedule. (BASEBALL-MLB-HIGHLIGHTS/, expect by 0630 GMT/2:30 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)
TENNIS
Gerry Weber Open
Federer hoping for better grasscourt form in Halle
BERLIN - Roger Federer will continue his comeback after skipping the claycourt season. He will be keen to improve on Stuttgart, where suffered a shock second round defeat, as he prepares for another assault on the Wimbledon title. The Swiss has won the Halle warmup event eight times. (TENNIS-HALLE/ (TV), expect throughout, by Karolos Grohmann, 400 words)
Aegon Championships
Murray leads field in Wimbledon warm-up event
LONDON - Holder Andy Murray faces Aljaz Bedene in an all-British showdown at the Wimbledon warm-up event. U.S. Open champion Stan Wawrinka takes on Spaniard Feliciano Lopez. (TENNIS-LONDON/ (PIX, TV), expect by 1500 GMT/11 AM ET, 400 words)
Mallorca Open
New mum Azarenka makes comeback in Mallorca
PALMA DE MALLORCA - Former world number one Victoria Azarenka takes on Japan's Risa Ozaki when she plays her first competitive match since having a baby. (TENNIS-MALLORCA/, expect by 2100 GMT/4 PM ET, 400 words)
Interview with Azarenka
LONDON - Former world number one Victoria Azarenka talks about her return to the Tour after becoming a mother. (TENNIS-AZARENKA/, expect by 1100 GMT/7 AM ET, by Martyn Herman, 600 words)
Aegon Classic
Kvitova returns to grass at Edgbaston
BIRMINGHAM - Twice Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova will be back playing on her favourite surface as she continues her comeback following a knife attack in December left her with an injured left hand. She will be in action against fellow Czech Tereza Smitkova. (TENNIS-BIRMINGHAM/(PIX), expect by 1300 GMT/9 AM ET, by Simon Evans, 400 words)
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