Sports
Reuters sports schedule at 0001 GMT on Wednesday: TENNIS Gerry Weber Open Thiem faces Haase in second round tie BERLIN - Austrian second seed Dominic Thiem, who reached the semi-finals at the French Open, takes on Dutchman Robin Haase, while fourth seed Alexander Zverev plays Philipp Kohlschreiber in an all-German encounter.
Updated : Jun 21, 2017, 05:27 AM IST
Reuters sports schedule at 0001 GMT on Wednesday:
TENNIS
Gerry Weber Open
Thiem faces Haase in second round tie
BERLIN - Austrian second seed Dominic Thiem, who reached the semi-finals at the French Open, takes on Dutchman Robin Haase, while fourth seed Alexander Zverev plays Philipp Kohlschreiber in an all-German encounter. (TENNIS-HALLE/ (TV), expect throughout, by Karolos Grohmann, 400 words)
Aegon Championships
Tsonga faces Muller after day of shocks at Queen's
LONDON - Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, a former finalist at Queen's club, faces Luxembourg's Gilles Muller in the second round after a day of shocks when the top three seeds all exited on Tuesday. (TENNIS-LONDON/ (PIX, TV), expect by 1500 GMT/11 AM ET, 400 words)
SOCCER
Confederations Cup
Russia v Portugal, Group A
MOSCOW - Portugal, who have suffered only one defeat in 21 competitive matches, play hosts Russia in their Confederations Cup Group A match in Moscow. (SOCCER-CONFEDERATIONS-RUS-POR/ (PIX, TV, GRAPHIC), expect by 1700 GMT/1 PM ET)
Mexico v New Zealand, Group A
SOCHI, Russia - Mexico, who drew their opening match against Portugal, will look to get their first win when they face New Zealand, who lost their opener to hosts Russia. (SOCCER-CONFEDERATIONS-MEX-NZL/ (PIX, GRAPHIC), expect by 2000 GMT/4 PM ET)
Cameroon news conference
ST PETERSBURG - Cameroon hold their pre-match news conference ahead of Thursday's Group B clash against Australia, with coach Hugo Broos and one player attending (SOCCER-CONFEDERATIONS-CMR/, expect by 0930 GMT/5.30 AM ET, by Mark Gleeson)
European club news
We will bring all the latest transfer news from around Europe as teams improve their squads for next season. (SOCCER-COUNTRY-TEAM/, expect throughout)
RUGBY
British & Irish Lions tour of New Zealand
Lions and All Blacks in final preparations for tests
WELLINGTON - With the buildup matches completed, the British and Irish Lions get down to their final preparations for the eagerly awaited three-match test series that begins at Auckland's Eden Park on Saturday. (RUGBY-UNION-LIONS/, expect throughout, by Greg Stutchbury, 400 words)
MOTOR RACING
Azerbaijan Grand Prix preview
Hamilton goes back to Baku determined to deliver
LONDON - Azerbaijan, a new race last year, is the only grand prix on Formula One's current calendar that Lewis Hamilton has yet to win but the Briton heads back to Baku determined to deliver. (MOTOR-F1-AZERBAIJAN/, expect by 1000 GMT/6 AM ET, by Alan Baldwin, 500 words)
We will also move a drivers' form sheet and statistics for Sunday's eighth round of the season.
CRICKET
England v South Africa, first T20 international
SOUTHAMPTON, England - England take on South Africa in the first game of the three-match Twenty20 series in Southampton. (CRICKET-IT20-ENG-ZAF/, (PIX, GRAPHIC), expect by 2100 GMT/5 PM ET, 300 words)
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)
(Asia Desk Editor: Peter Rutherford)
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