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Reuters Sports Schedule at 1545 GMT on Sunday, July 10

Reuters sports schedule at 1545 GMT on Sunday (times GMT): SOCCER European Championship, France Portugal v France (2000) Hosts France face Portugal aiming for third European title PARIS - France chase a third European title and a third major triumph on home soil when they face Cristiano Ronaldo's Portugal, who lost in the Euro 2004 final as hosts. (SOCCER-EURO/, expect by 2200 GMT/8 PM ET, by Brian Homewood, Patrick Vignal, Toby Davis and John Irish) TENNIS Wimbledon championships (to 10) Murray faces Raonic in bid for second Wimbledon title LONDON - Britain's Andy Murray is the favourite to lift his second Wimbledon crown but faces a tough test against big-serving sixth seed Milos Raonic who is the first Canadian man to reach a grand slam final. (TENNIS-WIMBLEDON/ (PIX), expect throughout, by Martyn Herman and Pritha Sarkar) MOTOR RACING British Formula One Grand Prix Hamilton wins British Grand Prix from pole SILVERSTONE, England - Lewis Hamilton won his home British Grand Prix for the third year in a row on Sunday with Mercedes team mate and title rival Nico Rosberg finishing second but under a stewards' investigation. (MOTOR-F1-BRITAIN/ (UPDATE 1, PIX), moved, by Alan Baldwin, 500 words) We will also have a team-by-team review and stories from around the paddock. CYCLING Tour de France (to 24) Froome expected to attack in Andorra, Contador pulls out ANDORRA ARCALIS - Overall leader Chris Froome is expected to be on the attack in the ninth stage ending with an uphill finish, after Spain's twice winner Alberto Contader, who had a fever in the morning, pulled out of the race earlier in the stage on Sunday. (CYCLING-TOUR/ (PIX), expect by 1530 GMT / 11:30 AM ET, by Julien Pretot, 500 words) ATHLETICS U.S. Olympic trials (to 10) Women's hurdles is the highlight EUGENE, Oregon - The five fastest women's 100 metres hurdlers in the world this year vie for three Olympic spots. Allyson Felix also begins competition in the 200 and there are semi-finals in the men's 200 and qualifying in the 110 hurdles. Other finals include the men's steeplechase and discus. (ATHLETICS-OLYMPICS-USA/, expect by 0300 GMT/11 PM ET, by Gene Cherry, 400 words) GOLF LPGA: U.S. Women's Open, San Martin, California (to 10) New Zealand's Ko one-shot ahead at U.S. Open New Zealander Lydia Ko holds a one-shot lead in her bid for a third major championship victory going into the final round of the U.S. Women's Open in San Martin, California. (GOLF-LPGA/OPEN, 400 words) GYMNASTICS U.S. Olympic gymnastics trials (to 10th) Biles and Douglas in the spotlight SAN JOSE - An all-star cast including world all-around champion Simone Biles and Olympic champion Gabby Douglas look to confirm their places in the U.S. Olympics team when 14 women begin two days of competition for five spots. (GYMNASTICS-OLYMPICS-USA/, expect by 0430 GMT/12:30 AM, by Steve Keating, 400 words) BASEBALL Scherzer on mound as Nats meet Mets Right-hander Max Scherzer (9-6) is scheduled to start for the Washington Nationals against the New York Mets, who are expected to counter with right-hander Logan Verrett (3-5) in a battle between the top two teams in the National League East, one of 15 games on the Major League Baseball schedule. (BASEBALL-HIGHLIGHTS/, expect by 0500 GMT/1 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 0001 GMT/8:01 PM ET, 500 words) (Europe desk editor: Ken Ferris)