Reuters Sports Schedule at 0600 GMT on Monday, August 8

08/08/2016 2:00

Reuters sports schedule at 0600 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)

Bolt 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), by Mitch Phillips, 400 words)

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 1400 GMT/10 AM ET, by Steve Keating and Mark Bendeich, 700 words)

Gymnastics

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)

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)

CRICKET

Zimbabwe v New Zealand, second test (to 10)

BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe - Zimbabwe will try to make inroads into New Zealand's massive 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)

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)

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: John O'Brien +65 6870 3971)

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