Reuters Sports Schedule at 0600 GMT on Sunday, July 16
Reuters sports schedule at 0600 GMT on Sunday: TENNIS Wimbledon Men's singles final Roger Federer v Marin Cilic Federer bids for record eighth title LONDON - Roger Federer of Switzerland bids for his eighth Wimbledon title and 19th grand slam crown against Croatian seventh seed Marin Cilic. (TENNIS-WIMBLEDON/ (PIX, TV, GRAPHIC), expect by 1700 GMT/1 PM ET, by Martyn Herman, Toby Davis, Simon Evans and John Stonestreet, 600 words) MOTOR RACING British Formula One Grand Prix Hamilton starts on pole SILVERSTONE, England - Lewis Hamilton will start from pole position in his home grand prix for the third year in a row, chasing a fourth successive victory at Silverstone. (MOTOR-F1-BRITAIN/ (PIX, TV), expect by 1400 GMT/10 AM ET, by Alan Baldwin, 500 words) We will also have stories from around the paddock SOCCER We will have all the latest transfer news from around Europe as clubs strengthen their squads for the new season. (SOCCER-COUNTRY-TEAM/, expect throughout) Lindelof's Man United move brings windfall for Swedish club VASTERAS, Sweden - As Victor Lindelof makes his debut for Manchester United in a friendly against LA Galaxy, representatives of his mother club Vasteras AIK tell Reuters how his transfer from Benfica has led to a huge financial windfall for the third-tier Swedish side. (SOCCER-ENGLAND/LINDELOF, expect by 0800 GMT/4 AM ET, by Philip O'Connor, 400 words) Chinese Super League HONG KONG - Tianjin Quanjian can jump over Hebei CFFC and into third place in the Chinese Super League standings if Fabio Cannavaro's side can pick up three points against Gustavo Poyet's Shanghai Shenhua. (SOCCER-CHINA/, expect by 1600 GMT/1100 AM ET, 400 words) CYCLING Tour de France: Stage 15 Froome in yellow LE-PUY-EN-VELAY, France - Defending champion Chris Froome holds the yellow jersey going into Stage 15, a 189-kilometre route from Laissac-Severac-l'Eglise to Le-Puy-en-Velay. (CYCLING-FRANCE/ (PIX, TV), expect throughout, by Julien Pretot, 400 words) RUGBY Lions put title credentials on line in Super Rugby playoffs WELLINGTON - South Africa's Lions earned the right to home advantage in Super Rugby's playoffs after they finished the regular season at the top of the table but their title credentials will be truly tested in the next three weeks. (RUGBY-UNION-SUPER/, expect by 0700 GMT/3 AM ET, by Greg Stutchbury, 650 words) CRICKET England v South Africa - second test South Africa in control NOTTINGHAM, England - South Africa will resume on 75-1 on the third day at Trent Bridge, 205 runs ahead of England and in a strong position to level the series. (CRICKET-TEST-ENG-ZAF/, expect by 1215 GMT/8 15 AM ET, 350 words) Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe, only test, Colombo (to 18) Sri Lanka resume on 293-7 against Zimbabwe COLOMBO - Hosts Sri Lanka resume their first innings on 293-7 against Zimbabwe on the third day, strill trailing the touring side by 63 runs. (CRICKET-SRI LANKA/, expect by 1200 GMT/8 AM ET, 200 words) GOLF Scottish Open (to 16) Poulter in share of the lead England's Ian Poulter, his compatriot Callum Shinkwin and Australian Andrew Dodt share the lead on nine under par heading into the final round at Dundonald Links. (GOLF-EUROPEAN/, expect by 1800 GMT/2 PM ET, 300 words) LPGA: U.S. Womens Open (to 16) Feng one in front of Yang and Choi BEDMINSTER, New Jersey - China's Shanshan Feng, at nine-under 207, has a one-stroke lead over the South Korean duo of Amy Yang and 17-year-old amateur Choi Hye-jin starting the final round of the third womens major of the year. (GOLF-WOMEN-USCHAMP/, expect by 0000 GMT/8 PM ET, by Larry Fine, 500 words) PGA Tour: John Deere Classic (to 16) Silvis, Illinois Rodgers takes two-shot lead into final round Former world number one amateur Patrick Rodgers, searching for his first PGA Tour victory and a last-minute ticket to the British Open, takes a two-shot lead over fellow Americans Daniel Berger and Scott Stallings into the final round at TPC Deere Run. (GOLF-JOHNDEERE/, expect by 0000 GMT/8 PM ET, 400 words) Langer within sight of fourth consecutive Senior Players victory Evergreen Bernhard Langer, at 18-under 198, takes a one-shot lead over American Brandt Jobe into the final round of the Senior Players Championship on the Caves Valley course in Maryland, with nobody else less than six strokes from the lead as Langer goes for a fourth consecutive victory in the senior major. (GOLF-SENIOR/PLAYERS, expect by 0000 GMT/8 PM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 300 words) ATHLETICS Diamond League, Rabat, Morocco The world's leading athletes fine-tune their preparations for next month's world championships in London. (ATHLETICS-DIAMOND/, expect by 1800 GMT/2 PM ET, 400 words) (Asia desk editor: Greg Stutchbury)
