Reuters Sports Schedule at 0001 GMT on Monday, July 14
Reuters sports schedule at 0001 GMT on Monday: - - - - SOCCER WORLD CUP Goetze wins World Cup for Germany in extra time RIO DE JANEIRO - Germany won the World Cup for the fourth time on Sunday when substitute Mario Goetze volleyed in a brilliant goal seven minutes from the end of extra time to secure a 1-0 victory over Argentina at the Maracana. (SOCCER-WORLD/M64-GER-ARG, moved with updates to follow, by Mike Collett, Karolos Grohmann, Andrew Cawthorne, Peter Rutherford and Simon Evans) - - - - CYCLING Tour de France (to 27) Nibali and Contador set for battle royale LA PLANCHE DES BELLES FILLES, France - Alberto Contador and Vincenzo Nibali, who leads his rival by 2:34, are set for a battle royale in the 161.5-km mountain trek from Mulhouse (CYCLING-TOUR/ (PIX), by 1545 GMT/11:45 AM ET, by Julien Pretot, 700 words) - - - - GOLF PGA Tour: John Deere Classic (to 13) Silvis, Illinois Harman books British Open ticket with one-stroke win American Brian Harman clinched a late ticket to the British Open when he won the John Deere Classic by one stroke in Silvis, Illinois, on Sunday. (GOLF-PGA/, moved, 400 words) - - Champions Tour: U.S. Senior Open (to 13) Edmond, Oklahoma Montgomerie and Sauers in playoff at Oak Tree National Scotland's Colin Montgomerie and American Gene Sauers were in a three-hole playoff to decide the U.S. Senior Open in Edmond, Oklahoma on Sunday. (GOLF-SENIORS/, moved, expect update, 300 words) - - British Open Mickelson discusses plans for title defence HOYLAKE, England - Defending champion Phil Mickelson is among the players who will host news conferences as the countdown begins to Thursday's opening round at Royal Liverpool Golf Club. (GOLF-OPEN (PIX), expect by 1100 GMT/7 AM ET, by Tony Jimenez, 500 words) - - - - SWIMMING Phelps concludes Georgia test with 100m freestyle Michael Phelps wraps up a pre-nationals test by swimming the 100 metres freestyle at the Bulldog Grand Slam in Georgia as he continues his comeback from retirement. (SWIMMING-PHELPS/, expect by 0330 GMT/11:30 PM ET, 350 words) - - - - BASEBALL Giants and Dodgers jockey for top spot in NL West The San Francisco Giants host the Arizona Diamondbacks and the Los Angeles Dodgers are home to the San Diego Padres as the Giants and Dodgers jockey for the top spot in the National League West in the final day before the All-Star break. (BASEBALL-HIGHLIGHTS/ (PIX), expect by 0330 GMT/11:30 PM ET, 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) - - - - TENNIS ATP: Bogota Open, Colombia (to 20) German Open, Hamburg (to 20) WTA: Swedish Open, Bastad (to 20) Istanbul Cup (to 20) Copy on merit (Asia duty editor: Ian Ransom)
