Reuters Sports Schedule at 1400 GMT on Tuesday
Reuters sports schedule at 1400 GMT on Tuesday:
SOCCER
World Cup preview package
We have moved the first part of our World Cup preview package, with pieces on the teams in Groups A and B. Groups C and D will move at 1400 GMT/10 AM ET.
For each of the teams we will be sending:
A 400-word piece on their prospects: SOCCER-WORLDCUP-XXX/PROSPECTS
A 300-word story on a star player: SOCCER-WORLDCUP-XXX/STAR
A Factbox slugged SOCCER-WORLDCUP-XXX/FACTBOX -- to include FIFA ranking, previous tournaments, coach, three key players, form guide, how they qualified and brief prospects.
Champions League
Zidane, Real Madrid players preview final
MADRID - Real Madrid coach and a number of first team players speak to the media ahead of the Champions League final against Liverpool on Saturday, where they will bid to win the trophy for a record 13th time. (SOCCER-CHAMPIONS-FINAL/MADRID, by Joseph Walker, 400 words)
TENNIS
French Open preview package
Osaka on the climb, aiming high in Paris
LONDON - Naomi Osaka was 'freaking out' when she bumped into Spider-Man actor Tom Holland in a Tokyo hotel gym recently but while still admittedly starstruck off the court, the 20-year-old is no shrinking violet on it. (TENNIS-FRENCHOPEN-WOMEN/OSAKA, expect by 0700 GMT/3 AM ET, by Martyn Herman, 700 words)
Stephens returns as Slam winner
PARIS - U.S. Open champion Sloane Stephens, who missed last year's French Open with a foot injury, has never been beyond the fourth round in Paris. She returns this year for the first time as a grand slam winner and her hustle and defense-first style could make for a memorable fortnight on the clay courts of Roland Garros. (TENNIS-FRENCHOPEN/STEPHENS (PIX), moved, by Frank Pingue)
Roswell expects to hand Nadal trophy then head home
MELBOURNE - Fifty years after accepting his second Coupe des Mousquetaires, Australian great Ken Rosewall will bestow the French Open trophy on the men's singles champion next month and sees only one grateful player ready to claim it -- Rafa Nadal. (TENNIS-FRENCHOPEN/ROSEWALL, moved, by Ian Ransom)
Del Potro waits to see if injury scuppers French Open plans
BUENOS AIRES - Juan Martin del Potro is waiting anxiously to see if a groin strain will force him out of the French Open, with the Argentine hoping the injury does not derail what has been one of his best starts to a season in years. (TENNIS-FRENCHOPEN/DELPOTRO (PIX), moved, by Ramiro Scandolo, 470 words)
Lyon Open
Thiem begins Lyon campaign
Top seed Dominic Thiem begins his campaign in Lyon against Spain's Roberto Carballes Baena. (TENNIS-LYON/MEN, 300 words)
Strasbourg International
Babos faces Diyas in last 16
Hungarian sixth seed Timea Babos will continue her French Open preparations with a last 16 encounter agains Zarina Diyas of Kazakhstan at the Strasbourg International. (TENNIS-STRASBOURG/, 300 words)
CYCLING
Giro d'Italia - Stage 16
Climber Yates seeks to limit losses in time trial
Simon Yates leads by a little more than two minutes heading into Stage 16, a 34.5-kilometre individual time trial from Trento to Rovereto, in which defending champion Tom Dumoulin is expected to take a huge chunk of time out of the Briton. (CYCLING-GIRO/ (TV), expect by 1700 GMT/1 PM ET, 300 words)
MOTOR RACING
Williams head to Monaco with more pain in prospect
LONDON - It has been 15 years since Williams last won in Monaco, with Juan Pablo Montoya in 2003 after team mate Ralf Schumacher started from pole position, and scoring even a point would be something this weekend. (MOTOR-F1-MONACO/WILLIAMS, moved, by Alan Baldwin, 550 words)
Charity soccer match between F1 drivers and all-star team
MENTON, FRANCE - Charity soccer match between a team of F1 drivers and 'all-stars' ahead of Monaco Grand Prix. Nico Rosberg, the 2016 F1 champion, will attend along with Monaco's Prince Albert. Claudio Ranieiri is coach of the all-stars team. (MOTOR-F1-MONACO/MATCH, by Alan Baldwin)
CRICKET
Chennai, Hyderabad target direct route to IPL final
MUMBAI - Two-time champions Chennai Super Kings will be eyeing a seventh IPL final when the Mahendra Singh Dhoni-led team take on table-toppers and 2016 winner Sunrisers Hyderabad in the first preliminary match at Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium. (CRICKET-T20/IPL (TV), expect by 1800 GMT/2 PM ET, 350 words)
Magic wanes, gently fades for Yuvraj
NEW DELHI - Few things are more painful than watching an ageing athlete falter repeatedly in his or her bid to recreate the old magic and Yuvraj Singh's fans have suffered in shared agony at his endless struggle in the Indian Premier League (IPL). (CRICKET-T20/IPL-YUVRAJ, moved, by Amlan Chakraborty, 450 words)
England with much to prove in home tests
LONDON - A toothless bowling attack, brittle opening batting partnership and callow spin options leave England with much to prove in seven home tests against Pakistan and India starting on Thursday. (CRICKET-TEST-ENG-PAK/PREVIEW), moving at 0200 GMT/10 00 PM ET, by Ed Osmond, 400 words)
RUGBY
Noguera bets on his Pumas future with new pack
LONDON - Argentine prop Lucas Noguera Paz’s decision to leave the Jaguares Super Rugby team and join Bath in the English Premiership might seem counter-productive with a ban on all foreign-based Argentines playing for the Pumas. (RUGBY-UNION-ARGENTINA/NOGUERA (INTERVIEW), moved, by Rex Gowar, 750 words) (Europe desk editor: Christian Radnedge)
