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Reuters Sports Schedule at 1400 GMT on Friday, July 25

Reuters sports schedule at 1400 GMT on Friday: - - - - MOTOR RACING Hungarian Formula One Grand Prix Hamilton fastest in practice BUDAPEST - Lewis Hamilton sent a message to his championship-leading Mercedes team mate Nico Rosberg by finishing fastest in practice for Sunday's race. The Briton, 14 points behind the German, has won for the past two years in Budapest and four times in total. (MOTOR RACING-PRIX/PRACTICE (PIX), moved, by Alan Baldwin, 500 words) - - - - CYCLING Tour de France (to 27) Last chance for Slovakian prodigy Sagan BERGERAC, France - The 19th stage, a 208.5-km ride from Maubourguet, could represent Slovakian prodigy Peter Sagan's last chance to snatch a win in this year's race. (CYCLING-TOUR/ (PIX), expect by 1545 GMT/11:45 AM ET, by Julien Pretot, 500 words) - - - - CRICKET Sri Lanka v South Africa, second test (to 28) Amla and De Villiers dig in COLOMBO - Hashim Amla and AB de Villiers dug in to lift South Africa to 98-3 in reply to Sri Lanka's 421 at the close on the second day. (CRICKET-SAFRICA/ (PIX), moved, 400 words) - - - - COMMONWEALTH GAMES (to Aug. 3) Scot Murdoch chases pool double GLASGOW - Home favourites Ross Murdoch, who won gold in the 200 metres breaststroke on Thursday, and Michael Jamieson go head-to-head in the 100 metres. (SPORT-GAMES/ (PIX), expect by 1300 GMT/9 AM ET, by Michael Hann and Sam Holden, 350 words) - - - - GOLF PGA Tour: Canadian Open (to 27) Ile Bizard, Quebec Putnam and Petrovic in early control at Royal Montreal Americans Michael Putnam and Tim Petrovic take a joint one-shot lead into Friday's second round at Royal Montreal after opening with six-under-par 64s. Compatriot Matt Kuchar, the world number seven and highest-ranked player in the field, is five shots off the pace. (GOLF-PGA/ (PIX), expect end-of-day lead by 2300 GMT/7 PM ET, 450 words) Seniors British Open (to 27) Royal Porthcawl, Wales Copy on merit - - - - BASEBALL Yankees and Blue Jays open key three-game series Mark Buehrle (10-6) aims for his 11th victory of the season when the Toronto Blue Jays travel to the Bronx to open a crucial three game weekend series with the New York Yankees in a tight American League East. (BASEBALL-HIGHLIGHTS/ (PIX), expect by 0430 GMT/12:30 AM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 900 words) - - - - TENNIS Isner title defence moves into quarter-finals American top seed and defending champion John Isner will face eighth seeded Australian Marinko Matosevic for a spot in the semi-finals of the Atlanta Open which kicks off the U.S. hard court season ahead of the year's final grand slam, the U.S. Open. (TENNIS-ATLANTA/, expect by 0300 GMT/11 PM ET, 250 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, by The Sports Xchange, 400 words) (London Duty editor: Ed Osmond)