Reuters Sports Schedule at 0600 GMT on Thursday, Aug 17
Reuters sports schedule at 0600 GMT on Thursday: SOCCER English Premier League We will have all the latest news ahead of this weekend's second round of fixtures including a mouth-watering clash between last season's runners-up Tottenham Hotspur and champions Chelsea as Wembley Stadium hosts its first Premier League match. (SOCCER-ENGLAND-TEAM/, expect throughout, 300 words) Barcelona unveil Brazil midfielder Paulinho BARCELONA - Barcelona will present their new midfielder Paulinho after the Brazil international joined the Catalan club from China's Guangzhou Evergrande for 40 million euros. (SOCCER-SPAIN-FCB/PAULINHO, expect by 1300 GMT/9 AM ET, by Richard Martin, 400 words) RUGBY Australia meet battle-hardened New Zealand SYDNEY - Australia are hoping two weeks of intensive training and the return of Kurtley Beale can help them spring a huge upset when they take on world champions New Zealand in the Rugby Championship opener on Saturday. (RUGBY-UNION-CHAMPIONSHIP-AUS-NZL/ (PREVIEW), expect at 0800 GMT/4 AM ET, by Nick Mulvenney, 500 words) South Africa and Argentina name teams PORT ELIZABETH - South Africa and Argentina name their teams for their Rugby Championship opener at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth on Saturday. (RUGBY-UNION-CHAMPIONSHIP-ZAF/TEAM and RUGBY-UNION-CHAMPIONSHIP-ARG/TEAM, expect from 1100 GMT/7 AM ET, by Nick Said, 400 words) CRICKET England v West Indies - first test Joe Root leads England into the opening match of the three-test series against West Indies at Edgbaston, the first day-night test in England. (CRICKET-TEST-ENG-WIN/ (PIX), expect throughout, by Ed Osmond, 400 words) Sri Lanka squirm during tricky transition Two years since the last of their batting stalwarts walked off into the sunset heralding the beginning of a tricky transition, Sri Lanka are yet to sight the light at the end of the tunnel. (CRICKET-LKA-IND/TRANSITION, expect by 0730 GMT/3:30 AM ET, by Amlan Chakraborty, 550 words) GOLF Kisner tries to rebound after PGA disappointment GREENSBORO, North Carolina - Kevin Kisner, who started the final round of the PGA Championship in the lead on Sunday before being mowed down by winner Justin Thomas, tries to regroup at Sedgefield Country Club in the final PGA Tour event before the start of the FedExCup playoffs. (GOLF-WYNDHAM/, expect by 2200 GMT/6 PM ET, by Andrew Both, 400 words) Fiji International (to 20) Masters champions take on Australasian youth in Fiji Superannuated former U.S. Masters champions Angel Cabrera, Vijay Singh and Mike Weir take on a field otherwise largely composed of younger Australasians in the opening round of the tri-sanctioned Fiji International. (GOLF-EUROPEAN/, expect by 0700 GMT/3 AM ET, 300 words) TENNIS ATP/WTA: Cincinnati Open, (to 20) Nadal makes short work of Gasquet Rafa Nadal extended his spotless record against Richard Gasquet, while unseeded American teenager Frances Tiafoe upset Alexander Zverev to reach the third round of the Cincinnati Open on Wednesday. (TENNIS-CINCINNATI/MEN, moved, 350 words) Pliskova title defence on track Karolina Pliskova celebrated her return to the tournament that helped launch her rise to world number one with a 6-2 6-3 win over Russian Natalia Vikhlyantseva in the second round of the Cincinnati Open on Wednesday. (TENNIS-CINCINNATI/WOMEN, moved, 350 words) BASEBALL Darvish in action for Dodgers, Cards battle Red Sox Japanese right-hander Yu Darvish, a perfect 2-0 since joining the Los Angeles Dodgers two weeks ago, takes the mound versus the visiting Chicago White Sox while the St. Louis Cardinals try to close the gap on the NL Central-leading Chicago Cubs when they visit the Boston Red Sox in two of the 15 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) ($1 = 0.8547 euros) (Asia desk editor: Peter Rutherford)
