Reuters Sports Schedule at 0600 GMT GMT on Wednesday, June 22
Reuters sports schedule at 0600 GMT on Wednesday (times GMT): SOCCER European Championship, France (to July 10) Group F Iceland v Austria (1600) Paris Hungary v Portugal (1600) Lyon Group E Italy v Ireland (1900) Lille Sweden v Belgium (1900) Nice We will have reports on the above games and all the latest from the rest of the competing nations, including news conferences, injury updates and match previews. (SOCCER-EURO-COUNTRY/ (PIX), expect throughout) Copa America Colombia face red-hot Chile in Copa semi-final Reigning champions Chile turned on the performance of the tournament so far by defeating Mexico 7-0 in the quarter-final but they should face sterner opposition against Colombia in the second semi-final in Chicago. (SOCCER-COPA-COL-CHL/ (PIX), expect by 0300 GMT/11 PM ET, 350 words) BASEBALL Cubs' Arrieta eyes NL-leading 12th win Reigning Cy Young Award winner Jake Arrieta seeks his National League-leading 12th win of the season when he takes the mound for the Chicago Cubs versus the visiting St. Louis Cardinals in one of the 15 games on the Major League Baseball schedule. (BASEBALL-HIGHLIGHTS/, expect by 0600 GMT/2 AM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 800 words) OLYMPICS Honest toiler Nehwal senses golden Rio opportunity NEW DELHI - Saina Nehwal eschews the "natural talent" tag thrust upon her by Indian media and says only hard graft and good coaching have given her the chance to turn the Olympic badminton bronze she won four years ago in London into gold at the Rio Games. (OLYMPICS-RIO/BADMINTON-INDIA moving at 0700 GMT/3 AM ET, by Amlan Chakraborty, 400 words) NHL Crosby looks to cap magical season with Hart Stanley Cup champion Sidney Crosby, Chicago Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews and Jamie Benn of the Dallas Stars are the three finalists for the Hart Memorial Trophy, given to the league's most valuable player, when the National Hockey League awards are handed out during a ceremony in Las Vegas. (NHL-AWARDS/, expect by 0300 GMT/11 PM ET, 350 words) CRICKET Zimbabwe vs India, third T20 (1100) Zimbabwe, India battle in T20 series decider HARARE - Zimbabwe and India play for series honours in the third and final Twenty20 International at the Harare Sports Club with the teams level at 1-1. (CRICKET-ZIMBABWE/, expect by 1430 GMT/1030 AM ET, 200 words) NORTH AMERICAN SPORTS Roundups of off-field developments in the major North American professional sports leagues. (expect by 0000 GMT/8 PM ET, 500 words) (Asia Sports desk editor: Peter Rutherford)
