Reuters Sports Schedule at 1530 GMT Saturday, July 11
Reuters sports schedule at 1530 GMT on Saturday: - - - - TENNIS Wimbledon (to 12) Serena holds off battling Muguruza to win Wimbledon Serena Williams claimed a sixth Wimbledon title and fourth successive grand slam crown by suppressing the spirited attacking instincts of 20th-seeded Spaniard Garbine Muguruza to win Saturday's final 6-4 6-4. (TENNIS-WIMBLEDON/ (UPDATE 2, PIX), moved with updates to follow, by Martyn Herman, Toby Davis and Ken Ferris, 400 words) - - - - CRICKET England v Australia, first test (to 12) England on brink of victory in first Ashes test CARDIFF - England's Stuart Broad took three wickets and Moeen Ali and Mark Wood two apiece to bowl England to the brink of victory in the first Ashes test on Saturday with Australia seven down and deep in trouble on the fourth day. (CRICKET-ASHES/ (UPDATE 1, PIX), moved with udpates to follow, by Justin Palmer, 400 words) - - Sri Lanka v Pakistan, Dambulla, first ODI Pakistan all-rounder Hafeez fashions win over Sri Lanka Pakistan beat Sri Lanka by six wickets to go 1-0 up in the five-match series after Mohammad Hafeez claimed his best bowling figures in one-day internationals before returning to register his 10th hundred at Dambulla on Saturday. (CRICKET-LANKA/, moved, 400 words) - - - - SOCCER FIFA investigation Ex-FIFA official Webb agrees to extradition on U.S. charges NEW YORK/ZURICH - Jeffrey Webb, one of seven current and former officials of soccer's world governing body FIFA arrested in Switzerland in May, has agreed to be extradited to the United States to face corruption charges, a source familiar with the matter said on Friday. (SOCCER-FIFA/SWISS, moved, by Nate Raymond and Michael Shields, 400 words) - - CONCACAF Gold Cup (to 26) Costa Rica meets El Salvador and Jamaica plays Canada Costa Rica takes on El Salvador in a sold-out CONCACAF Gold Cup doubleheader at Houston after Jamaica and Canada meet in Group B where all four teams drew their first matches. (SOCCER-CONCACAF/GOLD, expect by 0430 GMT/0030 AM E350 words) - - MLS Red Bulls and Revolution clash The New York Red Bulls meet the New England Revolution in one of six games on the Major League Soccer schedule. (SOCCER/MLS, expect by 0500 GMT/0100 AM ET, 350 words) - - - - GOLF European Tour: Scottish Open, Gullane (to 12) Briton Brooks leading the way GULLANE, Scotland - Unheralded Briton Daniel Brooks carries a three-stroke lead into the third round of the British Open warm-up event. (GOLF-EUROPEAN/, expect by 1800 GMT/2 PM ET, by Bernie McGuire, 400 words) - - PGA Tour: John Deere Classic (to 12) Silvis, Illinois Thomas leads by one at John Deere Rookie Justin Thomas, seeking his first PGA Tour title, takes a one-shot lead over fellow Americans Johnson Wagner and Tom Gillis into the third round at the TPC Deere Run. World number two Jordan Spieth, winner of the first two majors of the year, trails by five strokes. (GOLF-PGA/ (PIX), expect by 0000 GMT/8 PM ET, 350 words) - - LPGA: U.S. Women's Open (to 12) Yang carries three-shot lead into third round LANCASTER, Pennsylvania - South Korean Amy Yang, eyeing her first major title, carries a three-shot lead over Stacy Lewis and Japan's Shiho Oyama into the third round of the U.S. Women's Open at Lancaster Country Club. (GOLF-LPGA/ (PIX), expect by 2300 GMT/7 PM ET, by Larry Fine, 450 words) - - British Open St Andrews sparks memories of Woods' imperious peak LONDON - When Tiger Woods tees it up on Thursday in the British Open he would not be human if his thoughts did not wander back 15 years to when he tamed St Andrews and seemed set to become the greatest golfer in history. (GOLF-OPEN/WOODS (FEATURE), moved, by Mitch Phillips, 500 words) - - Five-times champion Watson to wave fond farewell LONDON - When Tom Watson walks across the famous Swilcan Bridge at St Andrews for the final time, pausing for photographs to rapturous applause, the American's love affair with the British Open will come to a fitting end. (GOLF-OPEN/WATSON (FEATURE), moved, by Michael Hann, 500 words) - - - - CYCLING Tour de France (to 26) France's Vuillermoz wins eighth Tour stage, Froome leads France's Alexis Vuillermoz (AG2r-La Mondiale) won the eighth stage of the Tour de France, a 181.5-km ride from Rennes on Saturday. (CYCLING-TOUR/ (PIX), moved with updates to follow, by Julien Pretot, 400 words) - - - - PAN AMERICAN GAMES (to 26) Canada gets golden start to Games with kayak win WELLAND, Ontario - Canada got the Pan American Games off to a flying start by powering home first in the women's K-4 500 metres on Saturday to claim the first gold medal of the competition. (GAMES-PANAM/GOLD-FIRST, moved, by Steve Keating, 150 words) - - Competition gets underway in Toronto TORONTO - The first full day of competition at the Pan Am Games gets underway with medals being award in eight sports, including women's triathlon and canoeing flat. (GAMES-PANAM/ (PIX), expect by 1800 GMT/2 PM ET, by Steve Keating and Frank Pingue, 400 words) - - - - BASEBALL Cardinals out to increase lead over Pirates The St. Louis Cardinals and Pittsburgh Pirates, the top two teams in the National League Central Division, meet in Pittsburgh with the Cardinals going for a second straight win in one of 15 games on the schedule (BASEBALL-HIGHLIGHTS/, expect by 0500 GMT/1 AM ET, 600 words) - - - - NORTH AMERICAN SPORTS Roundups of off-field developments in the major North American professional sports leagues. (expect by 0000 GMT/8:00 PM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 400 words) - - - - RUGBY South Africa v World XV (1500) Springboks start year with World XV battle CAPE TOWN - South Africa begin their international season with an exhibition game at Newlands against a power-packed World XV led by their former World Cup winner Bakkies Botha. (RUGBY-SAFRICA/, expect by 1700 GMT/1 PM ET, by Nick Said, 300 words) - - - - MOTORCYCLING MotoGP: Germany, Sachsenring (to 12) Marquez on pole for German Grand Prix Honda's double world champion Marc Marquez took pole position for the German Grand Prix on an all-Spanish front row on Saturday. (MOTORCYCLING-GERMANY/, moved 200 words) - - - - ATHLETICS IAAF World Challenge Meeting, Madrid Copy on merit - - - - (Europe Desk Editor: Ken Ferris)
