Reuters Sports Schedule at 1400 GMT on Thursday, Aug 20

Reuters sports schedule at 1400 GMT on Thursday: - - - - ATHLETICS World championships I cannot save athletics alone, says Bolt BEIJING - Olympic and world sprint champion Usain Bolt has been saddened by the focus on doping in the run-up to the world championships but says even he cannot save the sport by himself. (ATHLETICS-WORLD/BOLT (INTERVIEW, PIX, TV), by Nick Mulvenney and Gene Cherry, moved, 677 words) - - 'I am more than two bans,' Gatlin says BEIJING - To many, sprinter Justin Gatlin will forever be the bad guy of track and field: a drug cheat forced to serve not one but two doping bans. As he nears the biggest race of his life, against Usain Bolt at the world championships on Sunday, the American hopes the world recognises he is more than that - much more. (ATHLETICS-WORLD/GATLIN (INTERVIEW), moved, by Gene Cherry, 672 words) - - IAAF in crisis but '99 pct' of athletes clean - Diack BEIJING - Outgoing athletics chief Lamine Diack admits his sport is in crisis because of the doping allegations levelled at it over the last month but still believes "99 percent" of athletes are clean. (ATHLETICS-DOPING/DIACK (PIX, TV), moved, 420 words) - - - - SOCCER Premier League preview Leicester aim for top spot, Chelsea need a lift Not even Leicester City's most fervent fans would have envisaged they would be hosting Tottenham Hotspur with a chance to top the table with a maximum nine points. (SOCCER-ENGLAND/(PREVIEW), moved, by Martyn Herman, 450 words) - - We will also have all the latest news from the Premier League. (SOCCER-ENGLAND/, expect throughout) - - Serie A preview Milan look set to put years of mediocrity behind them MILAN - With a new coach, a new investor and possibly a new stadium on the way, AC Milan look as if they can finally put several years of confusion and mediocrity behind them in Serie A this season. (SOCCER-ITALY/ (PREVIEW), moved, 600 words) - - La Liga Preview Barca facing tough task to retain La Liga title Champions Barcelona begin their bid for a sixth La Liga title in eight years at Athletic Bilbao on Sunday knowing that fellow heavyweights Real Madrid could, unusually, be just one of several challengers for their crown. (SOCCER-SPAIN/(PREVIEW), moved, by Iain Rogers, 400 words) A team-by-team preview, analysis and top signings factbox was also issued. - - - - GOLF PGA Tour: Wyndham Championship (to 23) Woods makes last-ditch effort to reach FedExCup playoffs GREENSBORO, North Carolina - Tiger Woods will make his Wyndham Championship debut in Thursday's opening round at Sedgefield Country Club where he needs a win to qualify for the lucrative FedExCup playoffs. Defending champion Camillo Villegas of Colombia and 13 former major champions are also in the field. (GOLF-PGA/ (TV, PIX), expect by 1900 GMT/3 PM ET, by Andrew Both, 400 words) - - LPGA: Canadian Pacific Women's Open (to 23) Canadian teen Henderson ready to roll on home soil Brooke Henderson returns home to play her first event as a newly-minted LPGA champion when she tees it up in the opening round at Vancouver Golf Club. Defending champion Ryu So-yeon of South Korea and world number one Park In-bee are also among what is one of the strongest fields of the year. (GOLF-LPGA/ (PIX), expect by 0415 GMT/12:15 AM ET, 300 words) - - - - MOTOR RACING Belgian Formula One Grand Prix Hamilton, Alonso and Raikkonen in news conference SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium - Kimi Raikkonen, with a 2016 Ferrari deal freshly agreed, joins double world champions Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso in a Belgian GP news conference as Formula One returns from the August break. (MOTOR RACING-PRIX/, (PIX), expect by 1400 GMT/10 AM ET, by Alan Baldwin, 400 words) - - - - CRICKET England v Australia fifth test, The Oval Watchful Rogers, Warner give Australia steady start LONDON - Chris Rogers and David Warner batted with dogged determination to lift Australia to 82 for no wicket at lunch on the first day of the final Ashes test against England at The Oval. (CRICKET-ASHES/, moved with updates to follow, by Ed Osmond, 400 words) - - India v Sri Lanka, 2nd test, Colombo (to Aug 24) Cricket-Rahul hits ton, India recover v Sri Lanka COLOMBO - Opener Lokesh Rahul struck his second test century and combined with skipper Virat Kohli to help India recover from a shaky start and reach 319 for six at stumps on the opening day of the second test against Sri Lanka. (CRICKET-LANKA/ (PIX), moved, 414 words) - - - - TENNIS Western & Southern Open (to 23) Round of 16 action. (TENNIS-CINCINNATI/MEN, expect by 2300 GMT/7 PM ET, 400 words) - - Round of 16 action. (TENNIS-CINCINNATI/WOMEN, expect by 2300 GMT/7 PM ET, 400 words) - - - - BASEBALL Cubs' pitcher Arrieta eyes NL-leading 15th win Chicago Cubs right-hander Jake Arrieta eyes his National League-leading 15th win of the season when he takes the mound at Wrigley Field versus the visiting Atlanta Braves in one of the 11 games on the Major League Baseball schedule. (BASEBALL-HIGHLIGHTS/, expect by 0330 GMT/11:30 PM ET, 800 words) - - - - NORTH AMERICAN SPORTS Roundups of off-field developments in the major North American professional sports leagues. (expect by 0000 GMT/8:00 PM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 400 words) (Europe desk editor: Pritha Sarkar)