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Reuters Sports Schedule at 1415 GMT on Tuesday, July 15

Reuters sports schedule at 1415 GMT on Tuesday: - - - - SOCCER Premier League Van Gaal arrives on the crest of a wave of expectation Louis van Gaal arrives for his new job at Manchester United on Wednesday on a wave of expectation following the World Cup finals in Brazil where his reputation was greatly enhanced. (SOCCER-ENGLAND/VANGAAL, moved, by Mark Gleeson, 500 words) - - - - GOLF British Open, Royal Liverpool Golf Club McIlroy needs to banish that sinking Friday feeling HOYLAKE, England - Rory McIlroy needs to start playing a few tricks on his mind in order to eliminate that sinking Friday feeling he has been experiencing, the former world number one said. (GOLF-OPEN/MCILROY (PIX), moved, by Tony Jimenez, 500 words) Back surgery has given returning Woods a fresh perspective HOYLAKE, England - Tiger Woods's back operation in March robbed the former world number one of a quarter of the golf season but at least it has given him a fresh outlook on his career. (GOLF-OPEN/WOODS (PIX), moved, by Tony Jimenez, 600 words) More stories to follow throughout the day, by Tony Jimenez and Martyn Herman - - - - - - - - CYCLING Tour de France (to 27) Nibali holds news conference on Tour de France rest day BESANCON, France - Yellow jersey holder is among those holding news conference on the Tour de France's first rest day (CYCLING-TOUR/ (PIX), expect throughout, by Julien Pretot, 700 words) - - BESANCON, France - Less than a year after taking over from Pat McQuaid in farcical circumstances, International Cycling Union (UCI) president Brian Cookson is facing a barrage of criticism of his handling of the governing body (CYCLING-UCI/, moved, by Julien Pretot, 900 words) - - - - BASEBALL Jeter to make 14th and final All-Star appearance New York Yankees evergreen shortstop Derek Jeter makes his 14th and final appearance in the Midsummer Classic as AL starter Felix Hernandez (11-2) toes the rubber against NL starter Adam Wainwright (12-4) at Target Field in Minneapolis with home field advantage in the World Series on the line. (BASEBALL-ALLSTARS/ (PIX), expect by 0330 GMT/11:30 PM ET, 400 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 (Europe duty editor: Pritha Sarkar)