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Reuters Sports Schedule at 0600 GMT Monday, July 13

(Fixes date in headline) Reuters sports schedule at 0600 GMT on Monday: - - - - CYCLING Tour de France (to 26) Big guns hold news conferences on rest day PAU, France - Most of the big favourites, starting with overall leader Chris Froome, hold news conferences on the first rest day of the Tour. (CYCLING-TOUR/ (PIX), expect by 1300 GMT/9 AM ET, by Julien Pretot, 400 words) - - - - GOLF British Open (to 19) Faldo, Johnson, Casey discuss St Andrews plans ST ANDREWS, Scotland - Nick Faldo, Dustin Johnson and Paul Casey host news conferences as the countdown begins to Thursday's opening round in golf's oldest major. (GOLF-OPEN/ (PIX), expect throughout, by Tony Jimenez, 400 words) - - LPGA: U.S. Women's Open (to 12) Chun wins U.S. Women's Open LANCASTER, Pennsylvania - Young South Korean Chun In-gee won the U.S. Women's Open at Lancaster Country Club for her first major championship title in an exciting finish over the final holes. (GOLF-LPGA/, moved, by Larry Fine, 450 words) Scolding pays off for new U.S. Open champion Chun LANCASTER - The golf coach resorted to scolding his prized pupil, a putting lesson was finally learned, and a beaming Chun In-gee was hugging the silver trophy as U.S. Women's Open champion. (GOLF-LPGA/CHUN-COACH (INTERVIEW), moved, by Larry Fine, 580 words) 'Flying Dumbos' celebrate after Chun's US Open win SEOUL - As a math prodigy and with a near genius IQ level of 138, it is safe to say the nickname 'Dumbo' is not a reference to South Korean golfer Chun In-gee's intelligence. (GOLF-LPGA/CHUN, moved, by Peter Rutherford, 400 words) - - PGA Tour: John Deere Classic (to 12) Silvis, Illinois Spieth wins warmup before heading to British Open Jordan Spieth showed he was ready to challenge for this week's British Open title by claiming the John Deere Classic in a playoff. (GOLF-PGA/ (PIX), moved, 400 words) - - - - RUGBY Rugby Championship Southern hemisphere ease into gear in Rugby Championship SYDNEY - There will be no definitive answer as to where the balance of power in international rugby lies until Oct. 31 at Twickenham but the truncated Rugby Championship, which kicks off on Friday, should provide a few clues. (RUGBY UNION-CHAMPIONSHIP/ (PREVIEW), expect by 0800 GMT/4 AM ET, by Nick Mulvenney, 500 words) We will also move an accompanying factbox - - - - CRICKET England v Australia Ashes series MELBOURNE - Paceman Mitchell Starc took pain-killing injections for his strained ankle to bowl through Australia's opening Ashes defeat in Cardiff but is confident he will be fit for the second match at Lord's, captain Michael Clarke has said. (CRICKET-AUSTRALIA/STARC, moved, 350 words) - - Bangladesh v South Africa Bangladesh paceman Mustafizur earns maiden test call-up DHAKA - Bangladesh's teenage fast bowler Mustafizur Rahman has been rewarded for his strong limited overs performances with a call-up to the squad for next week's first test against South Africa. (CRICKET-BANGLADESH/, moved, 400 words) - - - - PAN AMERICAN GAMES (to 26) Beach volleyball gets set to take over Pan Am Games TORONTO -The high profile beach volleyball competition begins while the first rowing medals will be awarded and diving events wrap up and on a busy Day Three of the Pan American Games. There is also an automatic berth to the 2016 Rio Olympics at stake in the men's air rifle event. (GAMES-PANAM/ (PIX), expect by 2300 GMT/7 PM ET, by Steve Keating and Frank Pingue, 400 words) - - - - BASEBALL Angels beat Mariners The Angels' Andrew Heaney outdueled the Mariners' Taijuan Walker to lead Los Angeles to a 10-3 win over Seattle.(BASEBALL-HIGHLIGHTS/, moved, 800 words) - - - - (Asia Desk Editor: Greg Stutchbury)