Reuters Sports Schedule at 0600 GMT on Friday May 6
Reuters sports schedule at 0600 GMT on Friday: SOCCER Premier League We will bring you all the latest news and updates ahead of this weekend's Premier League matches as the countdown to Leicester City's coronation as champions continues. (SOCCER-ENGLAND/TEAM, expect throughout) RUGBY Super Rugby (week 11) Canterbury Crusaders v Queensland Reds, Christchurch (0735) ACT Brumbies v Bulls, Canberra (0940) Crusade resumes after bye week with visit of Reds Todd Blackadder's Crusaders, having won seven straight games as they move smoothly into gear to challenge for an eighth Super Rugby title, return from a week off to host a Queensland Reds team who are back from South Africa after winning their second game of the season last week against the Cheetahs. (RUGBY UNION-SUPER/CRUSADERS, expect by 1000 GMT/6 AM ET, 350 words) We will also move rolling highlights of all the round's matches. OLYMPICS Tattoos in Olympic spotlight after Paralympian disqualified BERLIN - Tattoos will not necessarily lead to Olympic disqualifications, with the International Olympic Committee taking a "common-sense approach" to body ink, days after a swimmer with an Olympic tattoo was pulled out of a Paralympic event. (OLYMPICS-TATTOOS/, expect by 1200 GMT/8 AM ET, by Karolos Grohmann, 400 words) Swimmer Vollmer shows heart in another inspiring bid NEW YORK - Swimmer Dana Vollmer has beaten the odds before and the American is displaying her inspiring heart again in a comeback quest for more Olympic hardware at this summer's Rio Games. (OLYMPICS-SWIMMING/VOLLMER (INTERVIEW, TV), expect by 1900 GMT/3 PM ET, by Larry Fine, 650 words) GOLF PGA Tour: Wells Fargo Championship, Charlotte, North Carolina (to 8) McIlroy off the pace as Americans lead in Charlotte CHARLOTTE, North Carolina - American joint-leaders Andrew Loupe and Steve Wheatcroft seek to consolidate their position after opening 65s in the second round, while defending champion Rory McIlroy has work to do to make the cut at Quail Hollow. (GOLF-PGA/, expect by 0000 GMT/8 PM ET, by Andrew Both, 400 words) LPGA: Yokohama Tire LPGA Classic, Prattville, Alabama (to 8) Beck seeks to maintain two-shot cushion at RTJ Trail Israel's Laetitia Beck takes a two-shot lead into the second round after opening with a seven-under-par 65 at Robert Trent Jones Trail. American world number four Stacy Lewis trails by six strokes. (GOLF-LPGA/ (PIX), expect end-of-day lead by 0030 GMT/8:30 PM ET, 350 words) ATHLETICS Athletes gaining more choices ahead of Olympics New meetings are giving Olympic standouts and hopefuls a chance to compete more often in North America this spring and summer rather than always travel to Europe as they prepare for the Rio Games. (ATHLETICS-NORTHAMERICA/MEETINGS, expect by 1800 GMT/2 PM ET, by Gene Cherry, 400 words) HORSE RACING Nyquist trainer O'Neill eyes another Derby win Four years after celebrating his first Kentucky Derby triumph, trainer Doug O'Neill is in prime position to toast another after his bay colt Nyquist was installed as the pre-race favourite for Saturday's 142nd edition. (HORSERACING-KENTUCKY/ (PREVIEW), expect by 1900 GMT/3 PM ET, by Mark Lamport-Stokes, 400 words) NORTH AMERICAN SPORTS Roundups of off-field developments in the major North American professional sports leagues. (expect by 0000 GMT/8 PM ET, 500 words) (Asia desk editor: John O'Brien +65 6870 3971)
