Reuters sports schedule at 1400 GMT on Tuesday:
TENNIS
Gerry Weber Open
Federer hoping for better grasscourt form in Halle
BERLIN - Roger Federer will continue his comeback after skipping the claycourt season.
Reuters sports schedule at 1400 GMT on Tuesday:
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 he suffered a shock second-round defeat, as he prepares for another assault on the Wimbledon title. The Swiss has won the Halle warm-up event eight times. (TENNIS-HALLE/ (TV), expect throughout, by Karolos Grohmann, 400 words)
Aegon Championships
Murray starts campaign in Wimbledon warm-up event
LONDON - Holder Andy Murray faces late replacement Jordan Thompson of Australia 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 2000 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/, moved, by Martyn Herman, 600 words)
Aegon Classic
Kvitova makes winning return to grass at Edgbaston
BIRMINGHAM - Two-times Wimbledon winner Petra Kvitova got her grass season off to a positive start with a 6-2 6-3 win over compatriot Tereza Smitkova. (TENNIS-BIRMINGHAM/(PIX), moved, by Simon Evans, 400 words)
RUGBY
British and Irish Lions tour of New Zealand
Impressive Lions overwhelm Chiefs 34-6
HAMILTON, New Zealand - The Lions scored four tries against the Chiefs in an impressive performance ahead of the first test against New Zealand. (RUGBY-UNION-LIONS/, moved, 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)
(Europe Desk Editor: Ed Osmond)
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