Reuters Sports Schedule at 1400 GMT on Wednesday, July 23
Reuters sports schedule at 1400 GMT on Wednesday: - - - - MOTOR RACING Hungarian Formula One Grand Prix Hamilton chasing record fifth win in Hungary BUDAPEST - Lewis Hamilton is chasing a Hungarian hat-trick, the Mercedes driver needing to win for the third year in a row at the Hungaroring to reel in championship-leading team mate Nico Rosberg. Victory would also be a record fifth in Hungary for the Briton.(MOTOR RACING-PRIX/ (PREVIEW, PIX), by Alan Baldwin, moved, 600 words) We have also moved a drivers' form sheet and statistics for Sunday's race. - - - - CYCLING Tour de France (to 27) Nibali leads Tour into toughest stage in Pyrenees ST LARY PLAT D'ADET, France - Vincenzo Nibali holds a comfortable lead going into possibly the toughest stage of the Tour de France, a short, brutal mountain trek from St Gaudens (CYCLING-TOUR/ (PIX), expect by 1545 GMT/11:45 AM ET, by Julien Pretot, 600 words) - - - - COMMONWEALTH GAMES (to Aug. 3) Opening Ceremony marks start of 20th Games GLASGOW - Some 4,500 athletes from 71 countries are participating in the 20th Commonwealth Games which start with the Opening Ceremony. (SPORT-GAMES/OPENING, expect by 2200 GMT/6 PM ET) - - - - GOLF Furyk, Schwartzel and McDowell eye Canadian Open challenge Jim Furyk, Charl Schwartzel and Graeme McDowell, who all finished in the top 10 at the British Open on Sunday, are back in PGA Tour action at this week's Canadian Open in Ile Bizard, Quebec where American Brandt Snedeker defends the title he won by three shots last year. We preview the event. (GOLF-PGA/ (PREVIEW, PIX), expect by 2200 GMT/6 PM ET, 400 words) - - - - TENNIS Querrey in second-round action at Atlanta Open Big-serving American Sam Querrey, the ninth seed, takes on Israel's Dudi Sela in the second round of the Atlanta Open, which kicks off the U.S. hard court season ahead of the year's final grand slam, the U.S. Open. (TENNIS-ATLANTA/, expect by 0300 GMT/11 PM ET, 250 words) - - - - BASEBALL Cardinals pitcher Lynn goes for 12th win of season Right-hander Lance Lynn (11-6) shoots for his 12th victory of the season when the St. Louis Cardinals, who are vying with the Milwaukee Brewers for top spot in the National League Central, host the Tampa Bay Rays in one of 15 games on the MLB schedule. (BASEBALL-HIGHLIGHTS/ (PIX), expect by 0430 GMT/12:30 AM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 900 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) (Duty editor: Ed Osmond, London Sports Desk)
