Reuters Sports Schedule at 0600 GMT on Friday
Reuters sports schedule at 0600 GMT on Friday:
SOCCER
World Cup
Group A
Egypt v Uruguay 1200 GMT
YEKATERINBURG, Russia - Egypt face Uruguay in their World Cup Group A match. (SOCCER-WORLDCUP-EGY-URY/(PIX), expect by 1400 GMT/10 AM ET, by Mark Trevelyan and Shrivathsa Sridhar, 400 words)
Group B
Morocco v Iran 1500 GMT
Portugal v Spain 1800 GMT
ST PETERSBURG - Morocco play Iran in their World Cup Group B match. (SOCCER-WORLDCUP-MAR-IRN/ (PIX)(TV), expect by 1700 GMT/1 PM ET, by Simon Jennings, 400 words)
SOCHI, Russia - Portugal take on Spain in their World Cup Group B match at Sochi's Fisht Stadium. (SOCCER-WORLDCUP-POR-ESP/ (PIX) (TV), expect by 2000 GMT/4 PM ET, by Andrew Downie and Phil O'Connor, 400 words)
Group C
KAZAN, Russia - France coach Didier Deschamps addresses the media on the eve of their World Cup, Group C opener against Australia at the Kazan Arena. (SOCCER-WORLDCUP-FRA/ (PIX), expect by 1200 GMT/8 AM ET, by Ian Ransom and Nick Mulvenney, 400 words)
Australia news conference
KAZAN, Russia - Australia coach Bert van Marwijk addresses the media on the eve of their World Cup, Group C opener against France at the Kazan Arena. SOCCER-WORLDCUP-AUS/ (PIX) ), expect by 1400 GMT/10 AM ET, by Ian Ransom and Nick Mulvenney, 400 words)
Peru and Denmark news conference and training session
SARANSK, Russia - Peru and Denmark prepare for their opening World Cup C match at Saransk's Mordovia Arena. (SOCCER-WORLDCUP-PER-DNK/PREVIEW, by Sudipto Ganguly, 400 words)
Group F
Germany news conference
VATUTINKI, Russia - Germany defender Joshua Kimmich and team manager Oliver Bierhoff hold news conference. (SOCCER-WORLDCUP-GER/, by Karolos Grohmann, 400 words)
We will bring you all the latest team and injury news. (SOCCER-WORLDCUP-TEAM/ expect throughout)
After soccer ban, Saudi women rejoice at World Cup
MOSCOW - Dispersed in a crowd of Saudi men carrying their country's green and white flag outside Moscow's Luzhniki stadium ahead of the soccer World Cup opener, a handful of Saudi women celebrated a sport from which they had been exclude until this year. (SOCCER-WORLDCUP/SAUDI-WOMEN, by Gabrielle Tetrault-Farber)
GOLF
U.S. Open
Joint leader Johnson out early on second day
SOUTHAMPTON, N.Y. - Dustin Johnson, part of a four-way tie for the lead at one-under 69, will try to build on his good start with an early tee time in the second round at Shinnecock Hills, while Tiger Woods is in need of a strong performance to make the cut after a 78. (GOLF-USOPEN/, expect first by 1645 GMT/12:45 PM ET, by Andrew Both, 400 words)
TENNIS
Stuttgart Open
STUTTGART - Top seed Roger Federer is back in action on the grass courts against Guido Pella while Australian Nick Kyrgios and Feliciano Lopez meet in the match of the day. (TENNIS-STUTTGART/MEN, 250 words)
Libema Open
Gasquet, Chardy in action
'S-HERTOGENBOSCH - Frenchmen Richard Gasquet and Jeremy Chardy play their respective quarter-final matches at the Libema Open on Friday. Australians Bernard Tomic and Matthew Ebden will also be in action. (TENNIS-HERTOGENBOSCH/MEN, 250 words)
Vandeweghe and Riske in all-American showdown
'S-HERTOGENBOSCH - American top seed Coco Vandeweghe takes on compatriot Alison Riske in the quarter-finals of the Libema Open on Friday while Serbian Aleksandra Krunic faces Russian Veronika Kudermetova. Elise Mertens and Kiki Bertens will also look to complete their respective second round matches. (TENNIS-HERTOGENBOSCH/WOMEN 200 words)
Nottingham Open
Top seed Ashleigh Barty will face British wildcard Katie Boulter while defending champion Donna Vekic, Naomi Osaka, British number one Johanna Konta will also be in quarter-final action. (TENNIS-NOTTINGHAM/WOMEN, 250 words)
CRICKET
India v Afghanistan - test match
BENGALURU - India will be looking to maintain control on the second day of the sole test match against debutants Afghanistan after getting off to a high-flying start. (CRICKET-TEST-IND-AFG/ 300 words)
RUGBY
England news conference ahead of second test v South Africa
DURBAN - England news conference ahead of the second test against South Africa in Bloemfontein on Saturday. (RUGBY-UNION-ENG/ expect by 1300 GMT/9 AM ET, by Nick Said, 400 words)
South Africa captain Kolisi holds news conference
BLOEMFONTEIN - South Africa captain Siya Kolisi will hold a media briefing ahead of the second test against England in Bloemfontein. (RUGBY-UNION-ZAF/KOLISI, expect by 1400 GMT/10 AM ET, by Nick Said 400 words)
BASEBALL
Giants battle Dodgers, Cubs visit Cardinals
Ross Stripling gets the call for the Los Angeles Dodgers when they host the rival San Francisco Giants in the first meeting of their three-game series while the red-hot Jon Lester will take the mound for the Chicago Cubs when they battle the St. Louis Cardinals in two of the fifteen games on the Major League Baseball schedule. (BASEBALL-MLB/HIGHLIGHTS, expect by 0330 GMT/11:30 PM ET, by Field Level Media, 800 words)
NORTH AMERICAN SPORTS
Roundups of off-field developments in the major North American professional sports leagues. (Expect by 0000 GMT/8 PM ET, by Field Level Media, 500 words)
(Asia desk editor; Pete Rutherford)
