Reuters Sports Schedule at 1400 GMT on Thursday, July 24

Reuters sports schedule at 1400 GMT on Thursday: - - - - MOTOR RACING Hungarian Formula One Grand Prix BUDAPEST - We will have news from the paddock as the build-up to the Hungarian Grand Prix continues. (MOTOR RACING-PRIX/, Alan Baldwin on site in Budapest) - - - - CYCLING Tour de France (to 27) Nibali closing in on Tour victory HAUTACAM, France - Vicenzo Nibali is closing in on the Tour de France title as the race heads into the 18th stage in the Pyrenees (CYCLING-TOUR/ (PIX), expect by 1545 GMT/1145 AM ET, by Julien Pretot, 600 words) - - - - COMMONWEALTH GAMES (to Aug. 3) England's Stimpson wins first gold in Triathlon GLASGOW - England's Jodie Stimpson won the first gold medal of the Games in the Triathlon. Track cycling medals are also up for grabs as the 20th Commonwealth Games begin in Scotland. Expect stories throughout the day (SPORT-GAMES/, moved, by Sam Holden and Michael Hann) - - - - CRICKET Second test (to 28) Sri Lanka v South Africa Jayawardene puts Sri Lanka in charge COLOMBO - Former captain Mahela Jayawardene hit an unbeaten 140 to lift Sri lanka to 305-5 at the close on the opening day. (CRICKET-SAFRICA/, pix, moved) Zimbabwe v Afghanistan, Bulawayo, fourth ODI Afghanistan win by 100 runs to level series BULAWAYO - Afghanistan beat hosts Zimbabwe by 100 runs in the fourth and final one-day international to level the series at 2-2. (CRICKET-AFGHANISTAN/, moved) - - - - RUGBY White's influence writ large on Super Rugby semis SYDNEY - Master schemer Jake White's influence will be writ large on the Super Rugby semi-finals this weekend when his Sharks take on the Canterbury Crusaders and the ACT Brumbies meet the New South Wales Waratahs. (RUGBY-SUPER/PREVIEW, moved, by Nick Mulvenney, 500 words) - - - - SOCCER Friendlies, where business and sport collide on pitch TORONTO - Neither Tottenham Hotspur coach Mauricio Pochettino nor his Toronto FC counterpart Ryan Nelsen seemed particularly enthused about their friendly but both grudgingly accepted the match as part of today's global soccer reality where new fans and revenue streams must be cultivated. (SOCCER-SPURS/FRIENDLIES, expect by 1900 GMT/3 PM ET, by Steve Keating, 700 words) - - - - GOLF PGA Tour: Canadian Open (to 27) Ile Bizard, Quebec Kuchar and Furyk head strong field at at Royal Montreal American world number seven Matt Kuchar and compatriot Jim Furyk, a twice former Canadian Open champion who is ranked 10th, head a strong field at Royal Montreal going into Thursday's opening round. (GOLF-PGA/ (PIX), expect end-of-day lead by 2300 GMT/7 PM ET, 350 words) - - - - TENNIS Isner takes on Ginepri in second round at Atlanta Open Top seed and defending champion John Isner will make his first appearance of the week in an all-American clash with wildcard Robby Ginepri in the second round 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) - - - - BASEBALL Indians pitcher Kluber shoots for 11th win of the year Right-hander Corey Kluber (10-6) aims for his 11th victory of the season when the Cleveland Indians, who are vying with Kansas City for second place in the American League Central, visit the Royals in one of 11 games on the MLB schedule. (BASEBALL-HIGHLIGHTS/ (PIX), expect by 0430 GMT/12:30 AM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 900 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)