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Reuters Sports Schedule at 0600 GMT on Saturday, July 30

Reuters sports schedule at 0600 GMT on Saturday (times GMT): DOPING Federations decide if Russians can compete at Rio Games We continue to bring you the latest developments after the International Olympic Committee chose not to ban Russia's entire team from the Rio Olympics over doping allegations. Individual federations are deciding whether Russians in their sport can compete. (SPORT-DOPING/RUSSIA, expect throughout, 500 words) RIO OLYMPICS With the Rio Games set to start on Aug. 5, we will bring you all the latest news from the global sporting showpiece. (OLYMPICS-RIO-SPORT/) FORMULA ONE German Grand Prix (to 31) Hamilton, Rosberg set to battle for pole HOCKENHEIM, Germany - Team mates and title rivals Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg will battle for pole position after Mercedes dominated practice on Friday. The pair are separated by just six points in the championship with Rosberg gunning to regain the lead at his home event. (MOTOR-F1-GERMANY/, expect by 1600 GMT/12 PM ET, by Abhishek Takle, 400 words) GOLF PGA Championship (to 31) Walker and Streb set pace with several big guns nearby SPRINGFIELD, New Jersey - Americans Jimmy Walker and Robert Streb lead the PGA Championship by two shots after 36 holes but heavyweights Jason Day, Henrik Stenson and Martin Kaymer are in close pursuit at rain-softened Baltusrol Golf Club. (GOLF-PGA/, expect by 2000 GMT/4 PM ET, by Larry Fine, 500 words) Ricoh Women's British Open (to 31) South Korean Lee setting the pace at Woburn WOBURN, England - South Korea's Lee Mi-rim takes a one-stroke lead into the third round of the fourth women's major of the year. (GOLF-LPGA/, expect throughout, by Tony Jimenez, 400 words) SUPER RUGBY Lions v Highlanders, Johannesburg Hurricanes v Chiefs WELLINGTON - The Hurricanes will look to make home advantage count as they take on the Waikato Chiefs in Wellington in the Super Rugby semi-finals on Saturday. (RUGBY UNION-SUPER/HURRICANES, expect by 1100 GMT/7 AM ET, 400 words) Lions chase first final appearance JOHANNESBURG - The Lions hope home advantage will help them overcome the absence of charismatic captain Warren Whiteley as they seek a first ever final appearance at the expense of defending champions, the Highlanders of New Zealand. (RUGBY UNION-SUPER/LIONS, expect by 1500 GMT/11 AM ET, 400 words) SOCCER We will bring you the latest team and transfer news from across the European leagues ahead of the new season and keep you up to date with all the major developments from the pre-season games. (SOCCER-COUNTRY-TEAM/, expect throughout) 50th anniversary leaves English football with mixed feelings LONDON - Fifty years on from the greatest day in the history of English football, pessimists fear that the prospect of becoming world champions again is as remote as it has ever been. (SOCCER-ENGLAND/WORLDCUP, moving at 0200 GMT/10:PM ET, by Steve Tongue, 500 words) TENNIS ATP: Rogers Cup, Toronto (to 31) Wawrinka and Nishikori set for semi-final clash in Toronto Swiss second seed Stan Wawrinka, seeking his 15th ATP World Tour title, takes on Japan's third-seeded Kei Nishikori in the last four at the Aviva Centre. (TENNIS-MEN/TORONTO (PIX), expect by 0300 GMT/11 PM ET, 300 words) WTA: Rogers Cup, Montreal (to 31) Kerber meets Halep in semi-final Second seed Angelique Kerber of Germany faces fifth-seeded Romanian Simona Halep in the semi-finals of the hardcourt event, less than a month after Kerber won their quarter-final showdown on the grass of Wimbledon. (TENNIS-WOMEN/MONTREAL (PIX), expect by 0300 GMT/11 PM ET, 300 words) BASEBALL Pacesetting Indians take on the A's Right-hander Josh Tomlin shoots for his 11th win of the season when he takes the mound for the American League Central-leading Cleveland Indians against the visiting Oakland Athletics in one of 15 games on the Major League Baseball schedule. (BASEBALL-HIGHLIGHTS/, expect by 0600 GMT/2 AM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 800 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) CRICKET Sri Lanka v Australia, 1st test Weather-hit Pallekele test heads for thrilling climax Australia require 185 runs to go 1-0 up in the three-test series while Sri Lanka need seven wickets to secure a memorable win on an intriguing final day of the Pallekele test. (CRICKET-SRI LANKA/, expect throughout, 350 words) Zimbabwe vs New Zealand, first test (to Aug 1) New Zealand looking to add to sizeable lead BULAWAYO - New Zealand resume day three of the first test at the Queens Sports Club seeking to extend their sizeable 151-run first innings' lead after closing the second day on 315-4. (CRICKET-ZIMBABWE/, expect by 1130 GMT/ 7:30 AM ET, 300 words) England have potential to rule the world, says Hoggard COVENTRY, England - England's strength in depth and the balance of Alastair Cook's first-choice XI suggests they can dominate world cricket in years to come, according to former paceman Matthew Hoggard. (CRICKET-ENGLAND/HOGGARD (INTERVIEW), expect by 1230 GMT/8:30 AM ET, by Tony Jimenez, 500 words) West Indies v India, 2nd test (to Aug 3) First day of second test could be pivotal After a decisive victory in the first match of the four-test series, Virat Kohli's India will seek to press home their advantage when the second test starts at Sabina Park in Kingston. (CRICKET-WINDIES/, expect by 1730 GMT/1:30 PM ET, 400 words) (Asia desk editor: Peter Rutherford)