Reuters Sports Schedule at 0600 GMT on Saturday, August 6

08/06/2016 2:00

Reuters sports schedule at 0600 GMT on Saturday (times GMT):

RIO OLYMPICS

12 golds up for grabs on first day of competition

RIO DE JANEIRO - Day 1 of competition offers up 12 gold medals, beginning with the women's 10 meters air rifle and ending with four medal races in the pool. The United States' "Dream Team" take to the basketball court, while host nation Brazil are in action at iconic Copacobana as the beach volleyball competition gets underway. (OLYMPICS-RIO-SPORT/ expect throughout)

Archery

RIO DE JANEIRO - The men's team archery event begins with eliminations in the morning and moves through quarter-, semi- and bronze-medal finals, to the gold medal match. (OLYMPICS-RIO-ARCHERY-M-TEAM/ (PIX) expect by 2000 GMT/4 PM ET, by Ian Ransom, 400 words)

Cycling

RIO DE JANEIRO - Briton Chris Froome will attempt to follow his Tour de France victory with Olympic gold in the men's road race, a 237km climb that finishes near the famed Copacabana beach. (OLYMPICS-RIO-ROAD-M-RACE/ (PIX) expect 1900 GMT/3 PM ET, by Martyn Herman and Scott Malone, 400 words)

Fencing

RIO DE JANEIRO - Women's epee individual gold, plus a potential matchup between the United States' Hurley sisters. (OLYMPICS-RIO-FENCING-W-EPEEIND/ (PIX) expect by 2115 GMT/5:15 PM ET, by Brad Haynes, 400 words)

Judo

RIO DE JANEIRO - All eyes will be on Brazil's Sarah Menezes as she goes for gold in the 48kg division. The men's 60kg gold medal will aslo be decided. (OLYMPICS-RIO-JUDO-W-EXTRALIGHT/ and OLYMPICS-RIO-JUDO-M-EXTRALIGHT/ (PIX) expect by 2100 GMT/5 PM ET, by Christopher Gallagher, 400 words)

Shooting

RIO DE JANEIRO - The first gold of the Rio Games is likely to come in the women's 10m air rifle competition. The men's 10m air pistol gold medal will also be won. (OLYMPICS-RIO-SHOOTING-W-10MRIFLE/ and OLYMPICS-RIO-SHOOTING-M-10MPISTOL/ (PIX) expect by 1400 GMT/10 AM ET, by Mary Milliken, 400 words)

Swimming

RIO DE JANEIRO - We will bring you full coverage of the four medal events on the first day of swimming action - the men's and women's 400 individual medley, men's 400 freestyle, and the women's 4 x 100 freestyle relay. (OLYMPICS-RIO-SWIMMING-M-400MMEDLEY/, OLYMPICS-RIO-SWIMMING-W-400MMEDLEY/, OLYMPICS-RIO-SWIMMING-M-400MFREE/ and OLYMPICS-RIO-SWIMMING-W-100MFREERELAY/ expect by 2300 GMT/7 PM ET, by Alan Baldwin, Mark Trevelyan, Mark Bendeich, Brenda Goh, 400 words)

Weightlifting

RIO DE JANEIRO - The women's 48kg gold medal will be decided (OLYMPICS-RIO-WEIGHTLIFTING-W-48K/ (PIX) expect by 2100 GMT/5 PM ET, 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)

Major League Soccer

Playoff contenders Toronto FC host the Revolution

Second-placed Toronto FC will look to make up ground on Eastern Conference pacesetters New York City FC when they host the New England Revolution at BMO Field in one of five games on the Major League Soccer schedule. (SOCCER-MLS/, expect by 0300 GMT/11 PM ET, 300 words)

CRICKET

Sri Lanka v Australia, 2nd test, Galle (to 8)

Sri Lanka seven wickets away from series victory

Sri Lanka will hope to flex their spin muscles again and prise out the remaining seven Australian wickets on a track which has seen 33 wickets tumble in two days to secure a series-clinching victory at Galle. (CRICKET-LANKA/, expect throughout, 350 words)

England v Pakistan, third test, Birmingham (to 7)

Hosts England bid to extend lead over Pakistan

England will resume on 120 for no wicket in their second innings on the fourth day in Birmingham, 17 runs ahead of Pakistan after a determined fightback. (CRICKET-ENGLAND/, expect first lead by 1215 GMT/8:15 ET, 300 words)

Zimbabwe vs New Zealand, second test (to 10)

New Zealand expected to again dominate hosts Zimbabwe

BULAWAYO - New Zealand thrashed Zimbabwe by an innings and 117 runs in the first test at the Queens Sport Club and are expected to produce another one-sided performance in the second and last test of the series. (CRICKET-ZIMBABWE/, expect by 0730 GMT/ 3:30 AM ET, 300 words)

GOLF

PGA Tour: Travelers Championship, Connecticut (to 7)

Berger, Leishman in four-way tie for lead, Bubba four back

Americans Daniel Berger and Russell Henley, South African Tyrone van Aswegen and Australian Marc Leishman are tied for the lead going into the third round of the Travelers Championship in Connecticut. Defending champ Bubba Watson is four back. (GOLF-PGA/, expect by 0030 GMT/8:30 PM ET, 350 words)

BASEBALL

Strasburg goes for sweet 16 against Giants

Washington Nationals ace Stephen Strasburg (15-1) goes for a major league-leading 16th win when he takes the mound against the visiting San Francisco Giants, while Baltimore Orioles right-hander Chris Tillman (14-3) starts against the Chicago White Sox in two of 15 games on the Major League Baseball schedule. (BASEBALL-HIGHLIGHTS/, expect by 0430 GMT/1230 AM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 800 words)

RUGBY UNION

Super Rugby final (0735)

Wellington Hurricanes v Lions

Hurricanes get another chance to lose 'nearly men' tag

WELLINGTON - The hometown Hurricanes have a second opportunity in 12 months to end 20 years of 'close but not quite' frustration in the Super Rugby final against the Lions. (RUGBY UNION-SUPER/, expect by 1000 GMT/6 AM ET, by Greg Stutchbury, 400 words)

South Africa name squad for Rugby Championship

CAPE TOWN - There are expected to be several high profile axings as South Africa name their squad for six matches over the next three months against Argentina, Australia and world champions New Zealand. (RUGBY UNION-SAFRICA/, expect by 1200 GMT / 8 AM ET, 300 words) (Asia desk editor: Peter Rutherford)

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