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Reuters Sports Schedule at 0600 GMT Monday, June 29

Reuters sports schedule at 0600 GMT on Monday: - - - - SOCCER Copa America Argentine coaches square off in Copa semi-finals SANTIAGO - Only four teams are left in the Copa America and, whichever lifts the trophy next weekend, one thing is guaranteed -- the winning coach will be Argentine (SOCCER-COPA/SEMIFINALS, moved, by Gideon Long, 400 words) - - Women's World Cup (to July 5) Australia seek technique for future progress EDMONTON - Australia went down 1-0 to Japan in the quarter-finals after losing by the same scoreline in last year's Asian Cup final and coach Alen Stajcic believes they need to focus more on technical skills to finally surpass their regional rivals. (SOCCER-WOMEN/AUSTRALIA, by Simon Evans, moved, 400 words) - - - - TENNIS Wimbledon Djokovic and Williams headline opening day of Wimbledon LONDON - Holder Novak Djokovic faces a tough start against 33rd-ranked German Philip Kohlschreiber on Centre Court, while women's champion and world number one Serena Williams faces Russian Margarita Gasparyan on No.1 Court. French Open champion Stan Wawrinka, Maria Sharapova and former title holder Lleyton Hewitt, playing his last Wimbledon, are also in action. (TENNIS-WIMBLEDON/ (PIX), expect from 1200 GMT/8 AM ET, reporting by Pritha Sarkar, Martyn Herman and Toby Davis) - - Kohlschreiber poses real threat to Djokovic LONDON - Novak Djokovic will not have long to wait to discover if his risky pre-Wimbledon schedule was foolhardy or the perfect way to arrive fresh to defend his title. (TENNIS-WIMBLEDON/ (PREVIEW), moved, by Martyn Herman, 450 words) - - Champion Kvitova talks up title rival Serena LONDON - Petra Kvitova is not the type to talk herself up even if she does arrive at Wimbledon as the defending champion. (TENNIS-WIMBLEDON/KVITOVA, moved, by Martyn Herman, 400 words) - - - - MOTOR RACING Piquet is world's first electric champion LONDON - Brazilian Nelson Piquet junior became the first Formula E champion on Sunday as the new electric series wrapped up its debut season with a race that had the crowd making more noise than the cars. (MOTOR RACING-ELECTRIC/ (PIX), moved, by Alan Baldwin, 130 words) - - - - CRICKET Sri Lanka v Pakistan, Colombo, second test (to 29) Sri Lanka need 153 on final day to level series COLOMBO - Sri Lanka require 153 runs for a series-levelling victory but would be wary of Pakistan leg-spinner Yasir Shah on a final day pitch at the P Sara Oval. (CRICKET-LANKA/ (PIX), expect session updates, 400 words) - - - - ATHLETICS Gatlin wins 200m in blazing 19.57 at U.S. trials EUGENE, Oregon - Controversial Justin Gatlin set the stage for a world championship showdown with Usain Bolt when he won the 200 metres in a blazing 19.57 seconds at the U.S. trials on Sunday. (ATHLETICS-US/, moved, by Gene Cherry, 500 words) - - - - GOLF PGA Tour: Travelers Championship Watson wins second Travelers Two-time Masters champion Bubba Watson won his second Travelers Championship the same way as the first, at the second extra hole. (GOLF-PGA/, moved, 350 words) - - European Tour: BMW International Open, Munich (to 28) Larrazabal holds off Stenson challenge to win in Munich MUNICH - Spaniard Pablo Larrazabal fought off a late challenge by world number seven Henrik Stenson to card a final round of 66 and clinch victory by a stroke at the BMW International Open in Munich on Sunday. (GOLF-EUROPEAN/, moved, 200 words) - - LPGA: Arkansas Championship (to 28) South Korean Choi wins in Arkansas with late charge South Korea's Choi Na-yeon used her trusty 8 iron to great effect over the closing holes of the Arkansas Championship on Sunday, finishing eagle-birdie-par to claim her second win on the LPGA Tour this season. (GOLF-LPGA/, moved, 250 words) - - - - BASEBALL Bumgarner seeks eighth win Madison Bumgarner pitched 7 2/3 strong innings and helped his cause with a home run, powering San Francisco over Colorado. (BASEBALL-HIGHLIGHTS/, moved, 800 words) - - - - NORTH AMERICAN SPORTS Roundups of off-field developments in the major North American professional sports leagues. (expect by 0000 GMT/8:00 PM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 400 words) - - - - SURFING Australia's next big thing back in front of the eight ball SYDNEY - Owen Wright's taste for a big wave and an unprecedented run of perfect scores off the coast of Fiji earlier this month have thrust the next big thing of Australian surfing into contention for a maiden world title. (SURFING-AUSTRALIA/WRIGHT (FEATURE), pix, expect at 0630 GMT/2 AM ET, by Nick Mulvenney, 700 words) (Asia Desk Editor: Ian Ransom)