Reuters Sports Schedule at 0600 GMT on Monday, July 25

Reuters sports schedule at 0600 GMT on Monday (times GMT): DOPING Russia escapes IOC blanket ban for Rio Olympics We bring you the latest developments after the International Olympic Committee rejected calls for Russia to banned from next month's Rio Olympics over the nation's doping record. (SPORT-DOPING/RUSSIA, expect throughout) RIO OLYMPICS PREVIEWS Golf, facing Rio no-shows, looks to emerging market growth Golf's return to the Olympics after 112 years may not be as triumphant as many in the sport hoped. The no-shows of top players represent another blow to the business of golf that has suffered since the global economic downturn and from the nosedive in form and injury struggles of 14-times major winner Tiger Woods. (OLYMPICS-RIO-GOLF/BUSINESS (PIX), moved, by Liana B. Baker, 700 words) Olympic hoodoo still haunts hosts Brazil SAO PAULO - The Olympic gold medal is the only international title Brazil have not won and they are desperate to finally break that hoodoo in front of their own fans next month. (OLYMPICS-RIO-SOCCER/BRAZIL (PIX), moved, by Andrew Downie, 600 words) Refugees primed to pump up Games feel-good factor BERLIN - A team of refugees, hand-picked by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), is expected to hog the Rio spotlight from the very first day when they march as an independent team into the Olympic stadium just before hosts Brazil at the opening ceremony on Aug. 5. (OLYMPICS-RIO-REFUGEES/ (PIX), moved, by Karolos Grohmann, 545 words) Syria's first table-tennis Olympian looking beyond Rio Teenager Heba Allejji, Syria's first Olympic table-tennis player, says she wants to show that the sport is alive and well in her country despite the civil war that is driving many fellow players abroad. (OLYMPICS-RIO-TABLETENNIS/ALLEJJI, moved, by Ahmed Abd Ellatif, 400 words) Paddler Florence accepts mission to win double gold LONDON - British canoe slalomist David Florence never got to blast off into space but the 33-year-old Scot will try to go where no Olympic paddler has gone before by winning the C1 and C2 gold medals at the Rio Games. (OLYMPICS-RIO-CANOEING/FLORENCE, moved, by Martyn Herman, 700 words) Q&A with designer of first Olympic golf course in a century Gil Hanse was chosen in 2012 to design the golf course for the return of the sport to Olympic competition after an absence of more than 100 years. Reuters spoke to Hanse, who discussed the building of a course from scratch in a country not known for golf. (OLYMPICS-RIO-GOLF/DESIGNER-Q&A, moved, by Liana B. Baker, 900 words) Bitter London lesson drives Yadav on path to Rio NEW DELHI - Vikas Krishan Yadav has learned from the bitterest experience that he can leave nothing to chance in the Olympic ring and it is a lesson the Indian boxer will carry with him to the Rio Games. (OLYMPICS-RIO/BOXING-INDIA (INTERVIEW, PIX), moved, by Amlan Chakraborty, 600 words) Sprint queen Meares on track for more Rio glory MELBOURNE - The turn of the Olympic cycle has ushered in a new generation of riders plotting to overthrow track queen Anna Meares, but the seasoned Australian is confident of being in top gear to defend her sprint title at the Rio de Janeiro Games. (OLYMPICS-RIO-CYCLING/MEARES (INTERVIEW), moved, by Ian Ransom, 600 words) Trailblazer Mills taps heartland for Rio inspiration MELBOURNE - Basketballer Patty Mills will don the green and gold of Australia at the Rio de Janeiro Games but gained inspiration for his third Olympics in the red dust of his country's vast, empty heartland. (OLYMPICS-RIO-BASKETBALL/MILLS (INTERVIEW, PIX), moved, by Ian Ransom, 800 words) The easiest thing to win at Rio Games? A ticket. NEW YORK - Over the past few weeks, one U.S. marketing executive's phone has been ringing hot with offers that many sports fans could only dream of: an all-expenses-paid trip to watch the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro next month. (OLYMPICS-RIO/TICKETS (PIX), moved, by Joshua Schneyer, 817 words) Oerter, not Phelps the greatest Olympian, says historian Olympic historian Bill Mallon explains why he considers discus thrower Al Oerter, not swimmer Michael Phelps, to be the greatest ever Olympian. (OLYMPICS-GREATEST/MALLON, expect by 1800 GMT/2 PM ET, by Andrew Both, 370 words) GOLF PGA Championship (to 31) SPRINGFIELD TOWNSHIP, New Jersey - We continue our build up to the final major of the year at Baltusrol Golf Club, where world number one Jason Day will defend his title at the PGA Championship starting on Thursday. (GOLF-PGA/, expect by 2200 GMT/6 PM ET, by Larry Fine, 500 words) SOCCER Manchester United v Manchester City, Beijing BEIJING - Jose Mourinho renews his rivalry with Pep Guardiola when his United side take on the Spaniard's City at Beijing's Bird's Nest stadium in the first Manchester derby to take place outside Britain. (SOCCER-ICC-MCI-MNU/ (TV, PIX), expect by 1330 GMT/9:30 AM ET, 400 words) We will bring you all the latest team and transfer news from across the European leagues ahead of the new season. (SOCCER-COUNTRY-TEAM/, expect throughout) BASEBALL Arrieta goes for 13th win as Cubs face White Sox Right-hander Jake Arrieta (12-4) is scheduled to start for the Chicago Cubs, while right-hander Migeul Gonzales (2-5) is expected to take the mound for the Chicago White Sox as the Windy City rivals meet in the first of a four-game interleague series, one of 11 games on the Major League Baseball schedule. (BASEBALL-HIGHLIGHTS/, expect by 0600 GMT/2 AM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 700 words) NORTH AMERICAN SPORTS Roundups of off-field developments in the major North American professional sports leagues. (expect by 0001 GMT/8:01 PM ET, 500 words) CRICKET England v Pakistan, second test, Manchester Hosts push for series-levelling win England will resume on 98-1 on the fourth day in Manchester, 489 runs ahead of Pakistan and in a commanding position to secure a victory that would level the series at 1-1. (CRICKET-ENGLAND/, expect by 1215 GMT/8:15 AM ET, 300 words) (Asia desk editor: Peter Rutherford)