Reuters sports schedule at 0001 GMT on Tuesday:
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CYCLING
Tour de France (to 26)
Froome looking to put the hammer down
LA PIERRE ST MARTIN, France - Overall leader Chris Froome is expected to be on the attack in the 10th stage of the Tour de France, a 167-km trek in the Pyrenees ending with the demanding ascent to La Pierre St Martin (CYCLING-TOUR/ (PIX), expect by 1530 GMT/11:30 AM ET, by Julien Pretot, 500 words)
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GOLF
British Open (to 19)
Woods discusses battle plans for St Andrews
ST ANDREWS, Scotland - Tiger Woods, Bubba Watson, Rickie Fowler, Justin Rose and Louis Oosthuizen will host news conferences as the countdown continues to the start of the 144th British Open on Thursday. (GOLF-OPEN/, expect throughout, by Tony Jimenez, 400 words)
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SOCCER
CONCACAF Gold Cup (to 26)
U.S. try to make it three in a row
The United States, runaway leaders in Group A, go for their third consecutive win when they meet Panama after Haiti play Honduras in a CONCACAF Gold Cup doubleheader at Kansas City. (SOCCER-CONCACAF/GOLD, expect by 0415 GMT/0015 AM ET, 350 words)
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Champions League second qualifying round, first leg (to 15)
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PAN AMERICAN GAMES (to 26)
Beach volleyball gets set to take over Pan Am Games
TORONTO -The high profile beach volleyball competition begins while the first rowing medals will be awarded and diving events wrap up and on a busy Day Three. There is also an automatic berth to the 2016 Rio Olympics at stake in the men's air rifle event. (GAMES-PANAM/ (PIX), expect throughout, by Steve Keating and Frank Pingue, 400 words)
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BASEBALL
Pujols tops seeds for Home Run Derby
Sluggers from the American and National Leagues, including top seeded Albert Pujols of the Los Angeles Angels, square off in the newly formatted Home Run Derby that is a prelude to Major League Baseball's All-Star Game in Cincinnati on Tuesday. (BASEBALL-HOMERUN/, expect by 0300 GMT/11 PM ET, 250 words)
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NORTH AMERICAN SPORTS
Roundups of off-field developments in the major North American professional sports leagues. (expect by 0000 GMT/8:00 PM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 400 words)
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RUGBY
Rugby Championship
World Cup and beyond to be tested by All Blacks
WELLINGTON - All Blacks coach Steve Hansen will be using the Rugby Championship to give any fringe World Cup players the opportunity to impress while he also casts an eye over potential replacements from 2016 as a core of veterans look to move on. (RUGBY UNION-CHAMPIONSHIP/NEWZEALAND, expect by 0800 GMT/4 AM ET, 400 words)
Cheika's Wallabies project straining to meet deadline
MELBOURNE - Australia coach Michael Cheika is renowned for pulling off big renovation jobs at short order but his Wallabies project will still be a work in progress well into the abridged Rugby Championship. (RUGBY UNION-CHAMPIONSHIP/AUSTRALIA (PREVIEW), expect by 0800 GMT/4 AM ET, by Ian Ransom, 400 words)
Combinations will be tested by Meyer
CAPE TOWN - This year's Rugby Championship holds extra significance for injury-plagued South Africa as coach Heyneke Meyer scrambles to test his available combinations just months out from the World Cup. (RUGBY UNION-CHAMPIONSHIP/SAFRICA, expect by 0800 GMT/4 AM ET, by Nick Said, 450 words)
Argentina heading local as they bring players home
Several members of the Pumas are among the growing number of players who have signed contracts with the Argentine Rugby Union (UAR) to be a part of the country's new Super Rugby franchise next year. (RUGBY UNION-CHAMPIONSHIP/ARGENTINA, expect by 0800 GMT/4 AM ET, by Rex Gowar, 400 words)
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CRICKET
Zimbabwe vs India, 3rd ODI, Harare
India go for for clean sweep in final ODI
HARARE - India have already clinched the three-match series going into the final One-Day International with Zimbabwe but the hosts can take some momentum into the Twenty20 portion of the tour with a win the Harare Sports Club on Tuesday. (CRICKET-ZIMBABWE/, expect by 1500 GMT/ 11AM ET, 300 words)
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(Asia Desk Editor: Greg Stutchbury)