Reuters sports schedule at 1400 GMT on Tuesday:
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TENNIS
Wimbledon (to 12)
Djokovic pulls off the great escape against Anderson
LONDON - Top seed and reigning champion Novak Djokovic pulled off the great escape at Wimbledon in beating South African Kevin Anderson 6-7(6) 6-7(6) 6-1 6-4 7-5 on Tuesday to reach his 25th successive grand slam quarter-final. (TENNIS-WIMBLEDON/ (PIX), moved, expect updates throughout, by Pritha Sarkar, Martyn Herman and Alan Baldwin, 400 words)
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Spain's Ferrer a surprise inclusion for Russia tie
BARCELONA - Spain's new Davis Cup captain Conchita Martinez sprung a surprise on Tuesday by naming world number seven David Ferrer in her team for next week's Group I tie away to Russia.(TENNIS-DAVIS/SPAIN (UPDATE 1), moved, 400 words)
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SOCCER
CONCACAF Gold Cup, U.S. (to 26)
U.S. seek Gold Cup glory in shadow of women's team
There are few countries where a men's national team can be overshadowed by its women's side but Juergen Klinsmann's United States face the task of grabbing public attention back for this week's CONCACAF Gold Cup start. (SOCCER-CONCACAF/GOLD (PREVIEW), moved, 400 words)
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Champions League first qualifying round, second leg (to 8)
Copy on merit
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CYCLING
Tour de France (to 26)
Froome faces cobbles test in stage four
CAMBRAI, France - Chris Froome defends his overall lead in the fourth stage, a 223.5-km ride from Seraing, Belgium that features seven cobbled sectors. (CYCLING-TOUR/ (PIX), expect by 1530 GMT/11:30 AM ET, by Julien Pretot, 500 words)
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CRICKET
Johnson back to express best in time for Ashes - Clarke
CARDIFF - Australia paceman Mitchell Johnson is at full throttle and ready to torment England's batsmen again in the Ashes series, his captain Michael Clarke said on Tuesday. (CRICKET-ASHES/, moved, 400 words)
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Pakistan v Sri Lanka, third test, Pallekele (to 7)
Brilliant Younus guides Pakistan to series win
Younus Khan's epic unbeaten 171 guided Pakistan to their highest successful run chase on Tuesday, the tourists easing to a seven-wicket victory over Sri Lanka to clinch the three-match series by a 2-1 margin. (CRICKET-LANKA/, moved, 400 words)
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Bangladesh v South Africa, Dhaka, second T20
South Africa clinch T20 series as Leie shines on debut
South Africa's Eddie Leie made a memorable international debut as he and spin partner Aaron Phangsio bowled them to a series-clinching 31-run victory in the second and final Twenty20 match against Bangladesh at Mirpur on Tuesday. (CRICKET-BANGLADESH/, moved, 300 words)
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BASEBALL
Scherzer, Bumgarner head National League All-Star pitchers
Washington right-hander Max Scherzer and San Francisco left-hander Madison Bumgarner head a powerful 13-man National League pitching line-up for next week's All-Star game. (BASEBALL-ALLSTARS/, moved, 400 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
Samoa v New Zealand, Apia (8)
Golden generation begin final countdown in Apia
WELLINGTON - Four All Blacks careers that have spanned a combined 52 years and accumulated 472 caps will start to wind down from Wednesday as New Zealand begin their World Cup buildup with a test in Apia. (RUGBY UNION-SAMOA/NEWZEALAND, moved, by Greg Stutchbury, 550 words)
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Samoa asks NZ 'what took you so long?' ahead of Apia test
A long, hard struggle for rugby equality may have won it's biggest victory with the All Blacks facing Samoa in Apia for the first time this week, though locals are still asking 'what took you so long'? (RUGBY UNION-SAMOA/, moved, by Greg Stutchbury, 550 words)
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