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Reuters Sports Schedule at 1400 GMT on Tuesday, July 22

Reuters sports schedule at 1400 GMT on Tuesday: - - - - CYCLING Tour de France (to 27) Battle for podium places heat up in Pyrenees BAGNERES DE LUCHON, France - The battle for the Tour de France podium will heat up as the race enters the Pyrenees with the 16th stage, a 237.5-km trek from Carcassonne featuring the intimidating ascent to the Port de Bales. (CYCLING-TOUR/ (PIX), expect by 1545 GMT/11.45 AM ET, by Julien Pretot, 600 words) - - - - COMMONWEALTH GAMES (gLASGOW, July 23-Aug. 3) We continue our buildup to the Glasgow event. Stories on merit - - - - SOCCER Real Madrid sign Colombian Rodriguez MADRID - Real Madrid completed the signing of Colombia midfielder James Rodriguez on a six-year contract. (SOCCER-SPAIN/REAL-RODRIGUEZ, moved) Brazil name Dunga as manager SAO PAULO - Brazil named Dunga as their new manager in place of Luiz Felipe Scolari who resigned last week after the team's disappointing World Cup. (SOCCER-BRAZIL/DUNGA, moved) - - - - CRICKET England v India second test Follow up copy moved - - - - RUGBY McKenzie names Australia squad for Rugby Championship SYDNEY - Australia coach Ewen McKenzie names his 32-man squad for the Rugby Championship, which starts next month with back-to-back tests against the All Blacks. (RUGBY-AUSTRALIA/SQUAD, expect by 0130 GMT/9:30 ET, by Nick Mulvenney, 400 words) - - - - SOCCER America braced for European invasion as summer of soccer continues TORONTO - The World Cup party may be over but the summer of soccer is just heating up in the United States as fans prepare for a European invasion by sport's glamour clubs looking to expand their brand. (SOCCER-U.S./FRIENDLIES, expect lead by 2100 GMT/5:00 PM ET, by Steve Keating, 700 words) - - - - TENNIS First-round action at Atlanta Open tennis tournament Action continues in the first round of the Atlanta Open tennis tournament, 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 Wainwright, Porcello go for MLB-leading 13th wins St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Adam Wainwright (12-4) and the Detroit Tigers' Rick Porcello (12-5) go for their major league-leading 13th wins. The Cardinals host the Tampa Bay Rays, while the Tigers travel to Arizona to play the Diamondbacks among 15 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) (Duty editor: Ed Osmond, London Sports Desk)