Reuters Sports Schedule at 1400 GMT on Monday, July 31

Reuters sports schedule at 1400 GMT on Monday:

ATHLETICS

IAAF Council meets 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, moved, by Brian Homewood)

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/, moved, 400 words)

CRICKET

England v South Africa, third test (to 31)

Moeen hat-trick secures England victory

LONDON - Spinner Moeen Ali completed a hat-trick to seal England's 239-run victory over South Africa at The Oval. (CRICKET-TEST-ENG-ZAF/ (PIX), moved with updates to follow, 400 words)

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 1500 GMT/11 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) (Europe desk editor: Ed Osmond)

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