Reuters Sports Schedule at 0600 GMT on Monday, June 30
Reuters sports schedule at 0600 GMT on Monday: - - - - SOCCER WORLD CUP (until July 13) France v Nigeria, Brasilia (1600) Nigeria aim for first quarter-final place with France upset BRASILIA - African champions Nigeria are eyeing an upset victory over France in their last 16 clash and a first World Cup quarter-final berth. (SOCCER-WORLD/M53-FRA-NGA (PIX, TV) expect by 1800 GMT/2 PM ET, by Brian Homewood, Iain Rogers and Patrick Johnston, 600 words) - - Germany v Algeria, Porto Alegre (2000) Germany meet Algeria in World Cup grudge match PORTO ALEGRE, Brazil - Powerful Germany take on underdogs Algeria in a clash to decide who goes into the World Cup quarter-finals. (SOCCER-WORLD/M54-GER-ALG), expect by 2200 GMT/6 PM ET, by Angus MacSwan and Steve Keating, 600 words) - - We will also be running a separate World Cup Schedule at various times throughout the day for the duration of the tournament, offering previews, spot news, reports and analysis from our team in Brazil. (SPORTS-NEWS-SCHEDULE-UNPLANNED) - - - - TENNIS WIMBLEDON (to July 5) Top seed Djokovic takes on Tsonga in last 16 LONDON - Day Seven features the start of the last 16 with the pick of the matches seeing men's top seed Novak Djokovic up against Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and defending champion Andy Murray facing Kevin Anderson of South Africa. (TENNIS-WIMBLEDON/ (PIX), expect from 1300 GMT/9 AM ET, by Martyn Herman, Pritha Sarkar, Clare Lovell, 800 words) - - - - GOLF PGA Tour: Quicken Loans National (to 29) Bethesda, Maryland Rose wins in playoff Englishman Justin Rose parred the first extra hole to win the Quicken Loans National in Maryland. (GOLF-PGA/ (PIX), moved, 450 words) - - Champions Tour: Senior Players Championship (to 29) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Langer fritters lead but wins at Fox Chapel Bernhard Langer frittered away a four-stroke lead before sinking a five-foot birdie putt at the second extra hole to win the Senior Players Championship in Pittsburgh.(GOLF-SENIORS/ (PIX), moved, 350 words) - - - - BASEBALL Lucky 13 for Kershaw as Dodgers punch Cards to go joint top Clayton Kershaw struck out 13 in a five-hit shutout and Andre Ethier hit a three-run homer to lead the Los Angeles Dodgers to a romp over the St Louis Cardinals. (BASEBALL-HIGHLIGHTS/ (PIX), moved, by The Sports Xchange, 975 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, by The Sports Xchange, 400 words) - - - - CRICKET West Indies v New Zealand, Barbados, third test (to 20) New Zealand on top in Bridgetown Kane Williamson resumes on 161 not out as New Zealand start the fifth and final day on 331 for seven, a commanding lead of 307 over West Indies in the third and deciding test in Bridgetown. (CRICKET-ZEALAND/, expect by 2230 GMT/6:30 PM ET, 350 words) - - - - ATHLETICS U.S. championships, Sacramento, California Allen upsets big names to take U.S. hurdles title Collegiate champion Devon Allen shocked a world class 110 metres hurdles field as the year's fastest hurdler Ronnie Ash tripped and fell at the U.S. championships in California. (ATHLETICS-U.S./, moved, 350 words) - - - - (Asia duty editor: John O'Brien)
