Reuters Sports Schedule at 0600 GMT on Monday, June 5
Reuters sports schedule at 0600 GMT on Monday: TENNIS French Open Murray, Wawrinka in action PARIS - World number one Andy Murray will take on rising talent Karen Khachanov for a spot in the last eight, while 2015 champion Stan Wawrinka faces Frenchman Gael Monfils. In an all-French women's fourth round match, Caroline Garcia will play Alize Cornet. (TENNIS-FRENCHOPEN/ (PIX), expect by 1000 GMT/6 AM ET, by Ossian Shine, Martyn Herman, and Julien Pretot) SOCCER European club news We will bring all the latest transfer news from around Europe as teams begin improving their squads for next season. (SOCCER-COUNTRY-TEAM/ expect throughout) CRICKET Champions Trophy Australia v Bangladesh - Group A LONDON - The rain saved Australia from potential defeat in their opening game on Friday against New Zealand so they will be wary of Bangladesh, who scored over 300 runs against England on Thursday but still lost by eight wickets. (CRICKET-CHAMPIONSTROPHY-AUS-BGD/ (PIX), expect by 1700 GMT/1 PM ET, 300 words) RUGBY British and Irish Lions tour of New Zealand The British and Irish Lions and Auckland Blues both name their sides for the second clash of the 10-match tour at Eden Park, with Lions coach Warren Gatland expected to make wholesale changes as he gives his players the opportunity to make the first test side. (RUGBY-UNION-LIONS/, moving shortly, 400 words) France tour of South Africa PRETORIA - New Springbok captain Warren Whiteley and coach Allister Coetzee hold a press conference (RUGBY UNION-SAFRICA/expect by 0900 GMT/5 AM ET, 400 words) NHL Predators try to draw even with Penguins The Nashville Predators try to avoid falling into a 3-1 series deficit when they host the defending champion Pittsburgh Penguins in Game Four of the best-of-seven Stanley Cup Final. (ICEHOCKEY-NHL/STANLEYCUP, expect by 0330 GMT/11:30 PM ET, 400 words) CYCLING De Gendt takes Dauphine opening stage Belgian Thomas De Gendt holds the overall leader's yellow jersey going into stage two of the Criterium du Dauphine week-long race. (CYCLING-DAUPHINE/(TV) expect by 1700 GMT/1 PM ET, (TV), by Julien Pretot, 250 words) BASEBALL Astros out to keep streak going in KC The Houston Astros go for their 11th consecutive win when they visit the struggling Kansas City Royals in one of the seven games on the Major League Baseball schedule. (BASEBALL-MLB-HIGHLIGHTS/, expect by 0530 GMT/1:30 AM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 500 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) (Asia desk editor: Peter Rutherford)
