Reuters Sports Schedule at 0600 GMT on Friday, Aug 26

08/26/2016 4:17

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

SOCCER

Heavyweight quartet in Europa League draw

MONACO - Inter Milan, AS Roma, Manchester United and Ajax Amsterdam are among the teams that will feature in the draw for the Europa League group stage. (SOCCER-EUROPA/DRAW, expect by 1130 GMT/7:30 AT ET, by Brian Homewood, 300 words)

Theodoridis hosts UEFA news conference

MONACO - European soccer's governing body UEFA holds a news conference featuring acting general secretary Theodore Theodoridis. (SOCCER-UEFA/, expect by 0900 GMT/5 AM ET, by Brian Homewood, 300 words)

Bundesliga

Bayern Munich v Werder Bremen (1830)

Werder up first for champions Bayern

BERLIN - Bayern Munich, who are aiming for an unprecedented fifth successive title, launch their season at home to Werder Bremen. (SOCCER-GERMANY/ (PIX), expect by 2100 GMT/5 PM ET, 300 words)

Premier League

LONDON - We will have all the latest news ahead of this weekend's games. (SOCCER-ENGLAND-HOME TEAM/, expect throughout)

New keeper Cillessen discusses Barca move

BARCELONA - Dutch international goalkeeper Jasper Cillessen attends news conference after joining Barcelona from Ajax Amsterdam. (SOCCER-SPAIN-FCB/CILLESSEN, expect by 1230 GMT/8:30 AM ET, by Richard Martin, 350 words)

New coach Lopetegui names first Spain squad

BARCELONA - Spain coach Julen Lopetegui announces his first squad since succeeding Vicente del Bosque as he prepares for a friendly against Belgium and a World Cup qualifier against Liechtenstein. (SOCCER-SPAIN/, expect by 1030 GMT/6:30 PM ET, by Richard Martin, 400 words)

Zidane discusses Real plans for Celta Vigo

BARCELONA - Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane hosts a news conference ahead of his side's La Liga game at home to Celta Vigo on Saturday. (SOCCER-SPAIN-REA/, expect by 1215 GMT/8:15 AM ET, by Richard Martin, 400 words)

TENNIS

U.S. Open, New York (from Aug 29 to Sept 11)

Djokovic, Serena top seeds as U.S. Open draw takes place

NEW YORK - Top seeds Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams will find out their first-round opponents when the draw is made for the U.S. Open, which starts on Monday at Flushing Meadows in New York, with the top men's seeds no doubt hoping to avoid a first round match against wildcard Juan Martin del Potro, the 2009 champion who is back to near top form. (TENNIS-USOPEN/, expect by 1800 GMT/2 PM ET, by Larry Fine, 500 words)

MOTOR RACING

Belgian Formula One Grand Prix (to 28)

Hamilton, Rosberg hit the track for opening practice

SPA FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium - Mercedes team mates and title rivals Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg hit the track for the opening day of practice. (MOTOR-F1-BELGIUM/, expect by 1000 GMT/6 AM ET, by Abhishek Takle, 400 words)

GOLF

PGA Tour: The Barclays, Farmingdale, New York (to 28)

Reed and Laird aim to stay ahead at Bethpage Black

Scotland's Martin Laird and American Patrick Reed, seeking his fifth PGA Tour victory and an automatic selection for next month's Ryder Cup, take a joint one-shot lead into the second round at Bethpage Black after opening with five-under 66s. World number one Jason Day trails by two strokes. (GOLF-PGA/, expect first lead by 2200 GMT/6 PM ET, 400 words)

European Tour: Made In Denmark, Farso (to 28)

Lewis, Lagergren, Pieters in tie for lead

Briton Tom Lewis, Joakim Lagergren of Sweden and Belgian Thomas Pieters start the second round in a share of the lead on nine-under 62. (GOLF-EUROPEAN/, expect by 1900 GMT/3 PM ET, 300 words)

LPGA Tour: Canadian Women's Open, Calgary, Alberta (to 28)

Ko continues quest for Rocky Mountain high

Kiwi Lydia Ko, back at the tournament where she posted her maiden LPGA victory as a 15-year-old in 2012, continues her search for a fourth victory in the event before the age of 20 when she starts the second round at five-under after an opening 67 at the Priddis Greens course in Calgary. (GOLF-LPGA), expect by 0400 GMT/12 AM ET, 300 words)

BASEBALL

Wright set for Red Sox start against Royals

The Boston Red Sox, locked in a tight three-way race atop the American League East, are expected to send right-hander Steven Wright (13-5) to the mound against defending World Series champions Kansas City Royals, in one of 15 games on the Major League Baseball schedule. (BASEBALL-HIGHLIGHTS, expect by 0500 GMT/1 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)

RUGBY

Rugby Championship

Backs to the wall, Wallabies will perform better - Cheika

WELLINGTON - Hammered on the field. Pilloried by fans and local media off it, the woefully out-of-form Wallabies have even been called delusional by one of their former players this week. (RUGBY UNION-CHAMPIONSHIP/AUSTRALIA, moved, by Greg Stutchbury, 400 words)

Bledisloe, improving on perfection are motivators - Read

WELLINGTON - The All Blacks won plaudits for the near perfect first half they played to rout Australia in their Rugby Championship match last week, though captain Kieran Read has hammered into his team the need to improve even further. (RUGBY UNION-CHAMPIONSHIP/NEWZEALAND, moving soon, by Greg Stutchbury, 400 words) (Asia Desk Editor: John O'Brien +65 6870 3971)

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