Reuters Sports Schedule at 1400 GMT on Monday, August 8

08/08/2016 10:00

Reuters sports schedule at 1400 GMT on Monday (times GMT):

RIO OLYMPICS

RIO DE JANEIRO - Continuing coverage of the Rio Olympics includes major medal wins on Day Three of competition, as well as news on security issues, logistical challenges and all the color of the Games. A total of 14 golds are up for grabs including the men's team gymnastics title, weightlifting, shooting and fencing. (OLYMPICS-RIO-SPORT/ (PIX, TV), expect throughout, 600 words)

Athletics-Bolt holds a news conference

RIO DE JANEIRO - Usain Bolt holds a news conference in Rio as he fine-tunes the build-up for his bid for a triple-triple of Olympic golds in the 100m, 200m and 4x100m. (OLYMPICS-RIO-ATHLETICS/BOLT (PIX, TV), expect by 2200 GMT/6 PM ET, by Mitch Phillips, 400 words)

Doping-Doper turned informer, Conte back in business

RIO DE JANEIRO - Victor Conte is back in business -- and this time he says it is legal. Now a doper turned informer, he says he wants to help anti-doping agencies clean up the Olympics (OLYMPICS-RIO-DOPING/CONTE (PIX) expect by 1400 GMT/10 AM ET, by Steve Keating and Mark Bendeich, 700 words)

Gymnastics-Japan aim to beat China to men's team title

RIO DE JANEIRO - Kohei Uchimura and his Japanese compatriots will be bidding to dethrone China as Olympic team champions when the first gymnastics title is decided. (OLYMPICS-RIO-AGYMNASTICS-M-TEAM/ (PIX), expect by 2145 GMT/5.45 PM ET, by Pritha Sarkar and Brenda Goh, 600 words)

Swimming

RIO DE JANEIRO - Defending champion Chad LeClos and Michael Phelps, the most decorated Olympian of all time, contest the heats of the men's 200 meters butterfly. Four more gold medals are up for grabs later in the men's 100m backstroke and 200m freestyle, and the women's 100m backstroke and breaststroke. (OLYMPICS-RIO-SWIMMING-EVENT/, expect by 2300 GMT/7 PM ET, by Alan Baldwin, Mark Trevelyan, Mary Milliken and Martyn Herman, 400 words)

Golf-Draw for withdrawal-hit competition takes place

RIO DE JANEIRO - The competitors in the men's and women's golf event will discover their rivals as organizers make the draw for an event that is returning to the Olympics after a 112-year absence with a much depleted roster, thanks to withdrawals by some of the professional sport's biggest names. (OLYMPICS-RIO-GOLF (PIX, TV), expect by 1400 GMT/10 AM ET, by Andrew Downie, 400 words)

Cycling-Update due on Van Vleuten's condition after crash

RIO DE JANEIRO - We expect an update on Dutch rider Anna van Vleuten after an horrific crash when she lost control of her bike while leading in the last stages of the Olympic women's road race on Sunday. (OLYMPICS-RIO-CYCLING-ROAD/VANVLEUTEN (PIX,TV), by Martyn Herman, 400 words)

Archery

RIO DE JANEIRO - U.S. men's team silver medallist Brady Ellison will kick off his campaign for an elusive medal in the individual event, with South Korea's champions also set to light up the Sambodromo. (OLYMPICS-RIO-ARCHERY-M-IND/ (PIX), by Ian Ransom, 400 words)

Basketball

RIO DE JANEIRO - The U.S. Dream Team take on Spain at 1500 GMT/1 p.m. ET, while the women hit the court against Venezuela at 2200 GMT/8 PM ET, as basketball preliminary rounds continue. (OLYMPICS-RIO-BASKETBALL-M/ OLYMPICS-RIO-BASKETBALL-W, by Steve Keating, 400 words)

Beach Volleyball

RIO DE JANEIRO - Brazil's female pair Agatha Bednarczuk and Barbara Seixas and male pair Bruno Schmidt and Alison Cerutti continue their hunt for gold for the host nation. (OLYMPICS-RIO-BVOLLEYBALL-W/ expect 1600 GMT, noon ET OLYMPICS-RIO-BVOLLEYBALL-M/ expect by 2000 GMT/4 PM ET, by Stephen Eisenhammer, 400 words)

Boxing

RIO DE JANEIRO - Men's middle and heavyweight boxing commences as the preliminary round continues. (OLYMPICS-RIO-BOXING-M-HEAVY/ OLYMPICS-RIO-BOXING-M-MIDDLE, expect by 2100 GMT/5 PM ET, by Paulo Prada, 400 words)

Diving

RIO DE JANEIRO - Chinese duo Chen Aisen and Lin Yue are strong favorites to dominate the men's 10m synchrony diving competition and keep the nation's goal of a gold-medal sweep of diving events in Rio alive. But accomplished duos from Mexico, Germany and Britain could stand in China's way in the five-dive, gold-medal event. (OLYMPICS-RIO-DIVING-10M/MENS SYNCHRONY, (PIX), starting at 1900 GMT/3 PM ET, by Joshua Schneyer)

Equestrian

RIO DE JANEIRO - Three-day eventing moves into the second phase of cross country and defending champions Germany are the team to beat coming out of dressage, though Britain's William Fox-Pitt leads the individual competition in a stunning recovery from a medically-induced coma after a fall less than a year ago. (OLYMPICS-RIO-EQUESTRIAN-EVENTING, by Caroline Stauffer, expect by 1700 GMT/1 PM ET, 400 words)

Fencing

RIO DE JANEIRO - The most decorated American in fencing history, Mariel Zagunis, and her team mate Ibtihaj Muhammad, the first U.S. Olympian to compete in a hijab, will face stiff Russian competition in the individual women's saber tournament. (FENCING-W-SABRE, by Brad Haynes, expect by 2230 GMT/6.30 PM ET, 400 words)

Judo

RIO DE JANEIRO - Rafaela Silva, who hails from Brazil's biggest favela, will try for her first Olympic medal in an under-57kg women's weight class featuring London gold medallist and current world champion Kaori "The Beast" Matsumoto from Japan. (JUDO-M-LIGHT, JUDO-W-LIGHT), by Christopher Gallagher, expect by 2100 GMT/5 PM ET)

Rowing

RIO DE JANEIRO - After Sunday's races were all postponed because of strong winds, rowers will try again with a revised schedule. Forecasts are for better weather. The first heats of the men's and women's eights will be among the first events scheduled. (OLYMPICS-RIO-ROWING-M-EIGHT, OLYMPICS-RIO-ROWING-W-EIGHT, by Angus MacSwan)

Rowing-Testing the water on Rio's lagoon

RIO DE JANEIRO - Fernanda Lima is on the frontline of the campaign to ensure that the water of the Rodrigo de Freitas Lagoon, venue for the Olympic rowing regatta, is safe and clean. (OLYMPICS-RIO/ROWING-TESTER, moving shortly, by Angus MacSwan, 556 words)

Rugby Sevens

RIO DE JANEIRO - Australia, New Zealand, Britain and Canada compete in their final pool matches, bidding for semi-final places, on the second day of action in the inaugural women's Olympic sevens tournament at the Deodoro stadium. (OLYMPICS-RIO-RUGBY-W/ (PIX), expect from 1700 GMT/3 PM ET, by Nick Mulvenney, 400 words)

Sailing

RIO DE JANEIRO - Sailing starts with up to two races in the men's Laser one-person dinghy and RS:X windsurf and women's Laser Radial and RS:X windsurf classes after concerns about polluted waters. (OLYMPICS-RIO-SAILING (PIX), expect by 1500 GMT/11 AM ET, and updated throughout day, 400 words)

Shooting

Italian and British police in contention in men's trap

RIO DE JANEIRO - Police officers from Britain and Italy, including two-time silver medalist Giovanni Pellielo in his seventh Olympic appearance, compete in the gold-medal trap shooting event. (OLYMPICS-RIO-SHOOTING/M-TRAP (PIX), by Scott Malone, expect first take by 2100 GMT/5 PM ET, 400 words)

Chinese favored in men's 10 meter air rifle

RIO DE JANEIRO - Chinese shooters Cao Yifei and Yang Hoaran and Belarusian Vitali Bubnovich are among the competitors in the 10 meter air rifle finals. Japan's Naoya Okada and Austria's Alexander Schmirl were among the leaders early in the qualification round.(OLYMPICS-RIO-SHOOTING/M-10MRIFLE (PIX), by Scott Malone, expect first take by 2100 GMT/5 PM ET, 400 words)

Tennis

RIO DE JANEIRO - Men's and women's singles and doubles continue. (OLYMPICS-RIO-TENNIS-M-DOUBLES/, OLYMPICS-RIO-TENNIS-M-SINGLES, OLYMPICS-RIO-TENNIS-W-DOUBLES/, OLYMPICS-RIO-TENNIS-W-SINGLES, Expect updates through the day on merit, by Jorgic Drazen, 400 words.)

Table Tennis

RIO DE JANEIRO - The table tennis singles competition moves into the fourth round with China's defending champions Zhang Jike and Li Xiaoxia set to play. (OLYMPICS-RIO-TABLETENNIS-M-SINGLES/ (PIX) expect by 1800 GMT/2 PM ET, by Brenda Goh, 400 words)

Weightlifting

RIO DE JANEIRO - Taipei aim to follow Sunday's first gold medal in weightlifting with a quick fire second as Kuo Hsing-Chun is favorite for the women's 58kg. In the men's event, at 62kg, China's Chen Lijun, the world-record holder, is the strongest favorite in all 15 weight categories. (WEIGHTLIFTING-W-58KG expect 2100 GMT, 5 p.m. ET, WEIGHTLIFTING-M-62KG expect 0030 GMT/8.30 PM ET, by Brian Oliver, 400 words)

Water Polo

RIO DE JANEIRO - As Hungary's rough-and-tumble draw with world champions Serbia on Saturday showed, there are no prohibitive favorites for the gold medal in men's water polo. As group phase play continues, Serbia take on Greece, with the United States facing Spain and rivals Croatia and Montenegro jockeying for position and a berth in the quarter-finals. (OLYMPICS-RIO-WATER POLO/MENS GROUP, (PIX), by Joshua Schneyer, expect from 1200 GMT/8 AM ET)

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SOCCER

We will bring you the latest team and transfer news from across the European leagues ahead of the new season and keep you up to date with all the major developments from pre-season games. (SOCCER-COUNTRY-TEAM/, expect throughout)

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CRICKET

Zimbabwe v New Zealand, second test (to 10)

BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe - Zimbabwe will try to make inroads into New Zealand's huge first innings of 582 for four declared. The hosts were 55 without loss at stumps on Sunday. (CRICKET-ZIMBABWE/ expect by 1800 GMT/2 PM ET, 300 words)

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BASEBALL

Iwakuma on mound for Mariners against Tigers

Veteran Japanese right-hander Hisashi Iwakuma (12-7) is scheduled to start for the Seattle Marines against the Detroit Tigers, who are expected to counter with right-hander Michael Fulmer (9-2) in one of nine games on the Major League Baseball schedule. (BASEBALL-HIGHLIGHTS/, expect by 0500 GMT/1 AM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 700 words)

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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)

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MIXED MARTIAL ARTS

McGregor has learned lessons of Diaaz defeat, says coach

Following his shock loss to Nate Diaz in March, Conor McGregor's coach John Kavanagh tells Reuters about his fighter's preparations for their rematch on Aug. 20. (MIXEDMARTIALARTS-UFC/KAVANAGH (INTERVIEW), expect by 1500GMT/11 AM ET, by Philip O'Connor, 600 words) (Europe sports desk editor: Clare Fallon)

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