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Reuters Sports Schedule at 0600 GMT on Friday, July 1

Reuters sports schedule at 0600 GMT on Friday (times GMT): SOCCER European Championship, France (to July 10) Quarter-final Wales v Belgium Lille (1900) We will bring you all the latest developments, including news conferences and injury updates as well as coverage oft he second quarter-final between Wales and Belgium. (SOCCER-EURO-COUNTRY/ (PIX), expect throughout) TENNIS Wimbledon championships (to July 10) Del Potro and Wawrinka clash in round two Former U.S. Open champion Juan Martin del Potro continues his injury comeback against twice grand slam champion Stan Wawrinka while Nick Kyrgios's second-round clash with Dustin Brown promises fireworks. Holders Serena Williams and Novak Djokovic are also in action in the second and third rounds repsectively. (TENNIS-WIMBLEDON/, expect throughout, by Martyn Herman, Pritha Sarkar, Alison Williams and John Stonestreet) MOTOR RACING Austrian Formula One Grand Prix Mercedes likely to dominate practice at Red Bull Ring SPIELBERG, Austria - Champions Mercedes, dominant in the last two seasons in Austria, can be expected to flex their muscles again in practice at Red Bull's home track (MOTOR-F1-AUSTRIA/, expect by 1000 GMT/6 AM ET, by Alan Baldwin, 400 words) We will also have stories from around the paddock. OLYMPICS Bitter London lesson drives Yadav on path to Rio NEW DELHI - Vikas Krishan Yadav has learned from the bitterest experience that he can leave nothing to chance in the Olympic ring and it is a lesson the Indian boxer will carry with him to the Rio Games. (OLYMPICS-RIO/BOXING-INDIA (INTERVIEW, PIX), expect at 0700 GMT/3 AM ET, by Amlan Chakraborty, 640 words) U.S. Olympic swimming trials (until July 3) Phelps and Lochte set to renew rivalry OMAHA, Nebraska - Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte are set to light up the U.S. Olympic swimming trials when the old foes renew what is widely regarded as one of sports' greatest rivalries when they clash in the 200 metres individual medley with a spot in the Rio Summer Games on the line. (SWIMMING-OLYMPICS/USA, expect by 0100 GMT/9 PM ET, by Steve Keating, 400 words) U.S. Olympic athletics trials (through July 10) Rupp and Kovacs bid for early titles at U.S. trials EUGENE, Oregon - Olympic 10,000 metres silver medallist Galen Rupp and shot putter Joe Kovacs, who has the top mark in the world this year, go for titles on the first day of the U.S. Olympic trials with world champion Allyson Felix running the first round of the women's 400 metres. (ATHLETICS-OLYMPICS/USA), expect by 0315 GMT/11:15 PM ET, by Gene Cherry, 400 words) RUGBY Super Rugby (week 15) Waikato Chiefs v Canterbury Crusaders, Suva (0735) ACT Brumbies v Queensland Reds, Canberra (0940) New Zealand leaders clash in Fiji as Super Rugby returns The top two teams in the New Zealand conference square off in the Fijian capital when the Chiefs take on the Crusaders, the overall leaders, as Super Rugby returns from the international break with a high-profile clash in Suva. (RUGBY UNION-SUPER/CHIEFS, expect by 1000 GMT/6 AM ET, 350 words) We will also move brief reports of all matches over the round (RUGBY UNION-SUPER/HIGHLIGHTS) GOLF PGA Tour: WGC-Bridgestone Invitational, Akron, Ohio (to July 3) McGirt three ahead at Firestone, Spieth four back American journeyman William McGirt takes a three-stroke lead over Australian world number one Jason Day and two other players into the second round at Firestone Country Club after opening with a flawless six-under-par 64. Second-ranked American Jordan Spieth is four shots off the pace. (GOLF-PGA/, expect by 2300 GMT/7 PM ET, 400 words) PGA Tour: Barracuda Championship, Reno, Nevada (to July 3) Newly turned pro Rahm looking to catch the eye in Reno second round action from the Montreux Golf and Country Club in the PGA Tour event which uses a modified Stableford scoring system. (GOLF-PGA/RENO, expect by 0200 GMT/10 PM ET, 250 words) LPGA: Cambia Portland Classic, Portland, Oregon Henderson defends her title in Portland Second round action from Columbia Edgewater Country Club. (GOLF-LPGA/, expect by 0300 GMT/11 PM ET, 250 words) (Asia desk editor: Greg Stutchbury)