Reuters Sports Schedule at 1400 GMT on Tuesday, Aug 16

08/16/2016 9:58

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

RIO OLYMPICS

Day 11 of competition in Rio sees 25 gold medals up for grabs, including five in track and field, while Usain Bolt begins his bid for part two of his triple-triple in the heats of the 200 meters ahead of Thursday's final. (OLYMPICS-RIO-SPORT/ (PIX, TV), expect throughout, 400 words)

China's love of basketball isn't making them win

RIO DE JANEIRO - There are some 300 million people playing basketball in China, almost the entire population of the United States, but for the second consecutive Olympics the Chinese men's squad could not win a single game. (OLYMPICS-RIO-BASKETBALL/CHINA moved at 1100 GMT/7 AM ET, by Steve Keating, 700 words)

SOCCER

Premier League

We bring you the latest news after the opening fixtures of the season when Manchester United's Jose Mourinho, City's Pep Guardiola and Antonio Conte of Chelsea started their Premier League campaigns with wins. With two weeks to go, the transfer market is also hotting up. (SOCCER-ENGLAND/ (PIX), expect throughout, 400 words)

Champions League playoffs, first leg (1845)

Ajax Amsterdam v FK Rostov

Young Boys v Borussia Moenchengladbach

Dinamo Zagreb v Salzburg

FC Copenhagen v Apoel Nicosia

Steaua Bucharest v Manchester City

Big guns bid to qualify for Champions League group stage

Some of Europe's leading teams -- including Pep Guardiola's Manchester City, Ajax Amsterdam and Borussia Moenchengladbach -- aim to reach the Champions League group stage via the playoffs when the first five ties kick off. (SOCCER-CHAMPIONS/ (PIX), expect by 2045 GMT/4:35 PM ET, by Brian Homewood, 500 words)

CRICKET

Sri Lanka v Australia, 3rd test, Colombo (to 17)

Sri Lanka set Australia tough target

COLOMBO - Sri Lanka's Kaushal Silva roars back to form with a century in the final test against Australia boosting the hosts' hopes of a 3-0 sweep. They lead by 288 runs at the end of day four with two wickets in hand. (CRICKET-SRI LANKA/, moved, 350 words)

BASEBALL

Contenders in tight AL East race in action

AL East-leading Toronto Blue Jays visit the New York Yankees, while the Boston Red Sox, two games off the pace in the tight East race, travel to Cleveland to meet the AL Central-leading Indians in two of 10 games on the Major League Baseball schedule. (BASEBALL-HIGHLIGHTS/, expect by 0400 GMT/12 AM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 800 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, 500 words) (Asia desk editor: Peter Rutherford; London: Ken Ferris)

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