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Reuters Sports Schedule at 0600 GMT on Tuesday, July 26

Reuters sports schedule at 0600 GMT on Tuesday (times GMT): DOPING IOC has 'no interest in clean sport': whistleblower A Russian whistleblower whose wife was denied the chance to run at the Rio Games has told Reuters that the International Olympic Committee is more concerned about protecting the organisation than wiping out doping. (SPORT-DOPING/RUSSIA-WHISTLEBLOWER moved, by Gene Cherry, 650 words) Kremlin hails IOC Olympic green light, but conditions grate We continue to bring you the latest developments after the International Olympic Committee choose not to ban Russia's entire team from the Rio Olympics over doping allegations. The Kremlin on Monday hailed that decision but government officials said the strings attached to the IOC's ruling were unfair. (SPORT-DOPING/RUSSIA expect throughout, 500 words) RIO OLYMPICS Basketball-Cambage makes stand for Rio gold MELBOURNE - Australia's Liz Cambage has never shied away from confrontation so the 6ft-8in centre is relishing another chance to upset the mighty United States team at Rio. (OLYMPICS-RIO-BASKETBALL/AUSTRALIA-CAMBAGE (INTERVIEW), expect by 0900 GMT/4 AM ET, by Ian Ransom, 650 words) Swimming-Phelps still the big fish in the Olympic pool LONDON - Greatness can be hard to define, but two words suffice for Olympic swimming: Michael Phelps. Despite a global cast of world record holders, champions and swim sensations preparing to light up the Rio pool, the greatest of all time will -- again -- be the centre of attention at his farewell Games. (OLYMPICS-RIO-SWIMMING/ (PREVIEW, PIX), moved, by Alan Baldwin, 600 words) Badminton-Great haul of China not assured at Rio MELBOURNE - World badminton will hope a more open field and a European resurgence can inject more excitement at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics and help banish memories of London's scandal-plagued tournament where China swept all titles. (OLYMPICS-RIO-BADMINTON/ (PREVIEW, PIX), moved, by Ian Ransom, 347 words) Beach volleyball-Brazil hope to kick sand in U.S. face NEW DELHI - Home favourites Talita Antunes and Larissa Franca will be out to prove American Kerri Walsh Jennings's dream of a fourth successive Olympic gold is built on sand when beach volleyball returns to its spiritual home at the iconic Copacabana beach. (OLYMPICS-RIO-BVOLLEYBALL/ (PREVIEW, PIX), moved, by Amlan Chakraborty, 308 words) Diving-Wu Minxia eyes record as China targets gold sweep SHANGHAI - China's Wu Minxia will make her bid to become the most decorated female Olympic diver at the Rio de Janeiro Games, fronting an attempt by her country to sweep all eight titles next month at the Maria Lenk Aquatics Centre. (OLYMPICS-RIO-DIVING/ (PREVIEW), moved, by Brenda Goh, 363 words) Judo-Japan set to rebound from London debacle TOKYO - Japan look ready to bounce back in the Olympic judo at Rio de Janeiro after their London humiliation four years ago but face a tough test from a deep pool of global talent. (OLYMPICS-RIO-JUDO/ (PREVIEW, PIX), moved, by Chris Gallagher, 300 words) Archery-Take a bow! Koreans set to deliver more gold SEOUL - The standing joke in South Korean sport is that it's harder to get a spot on the women's Olympic archery team than win a gold medal, but for rivals tasked with ending a streak that goes back to the 1988 Seoul Games that dominance is no laughing matter. (OLYMPICS-RIO-ARCHERY/ (PREVIEW, PIX), moved, by Peter Rutherford, 449 words) Sailing-Place at Rio Games centre can lift sport RIO DE JANEIRO - Organisers of the Rio de Janeiro Olympics wanted to put sailing, a sport often exiled to port venues far from the host city, at the centre of the games. They have succeeded on many counts, but not quite as planned. (OLYMPICS-RIO-SAILING/ (PREVIEW, PIX), moved, by Jeb Blount, 450 words) Triathlon-'Brownlee Brothers' set to light up Rio MUMBAI - Triathlon at the picturesque Copacabana could boil down to yet another sibling rivalry with Jonny Brownlee sensing an opportunity to upstage elder brother and Olympic champion Alistair in the men's event at next month's Rio Games. (OLYMPICS-RIO/TRIATHLON (PREVIEW, PIX), moved, by Sudipto Ganguly, 350 words) GOLF PGA Championship (to 31) Day, Stenson, Mickelson discuss title chances SPRINGFIELD, New Jersey - Defending PGA champion and world number one Jason Day headlines a busy day in the run-up to the year's final major as he is joined by British Open champion Henrik Stenson and runner-up Phil Mickelson, who won the last major contested at Baltusrol in 2005, in headlining a large contingent of contenders on the interview room schedule. (GOLF-PGA/, expect by 1800 GMT/2 PM ET, by Larry Fine, 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) TENNIS ATP: Rogers Cup, Toronto (to 31) Wawrinka, Monfils in second-round action Second seed Stan Wawrinka faces Russian Mikhail Youzhny while 10th-seeded Frenchman Gael Monfils, fresh off his win in Washington, faces Portugal's Joao Sousa in second round action at the Rogers Cup in Toronto. (TENNIS-TORONTO/MEN (PIX), expect by 0145 GMT/9:45 PM ET, 300 words) BASEBALL Mets battle Cardinals in doubleheader New York Mets ace Noah Syndergaard and St. Louis Cardinals right-hander Carlos Martinez take the mound for the opener of a doubleheader between the two teams in one of the 16 games on the Major League Baseball schedule. (BASEBALL-HIGHLIGHTS/, expect by 0600 GMT/2 AM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 800 words) CRICKET Sri Lanka v Australia, Pallekele, first test (to 30) Sri Lanka win toss, opt to bat against Australia Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews won the toss and opted to bat on a dry pitch in the first test of the three-match series against Australia at Pallekele on Tuesday. (CRICKET-SRI LANKA/, expect throughout, 300 words) NORTH AMERICAN SPORTS Roundups of off-field developments in the major North American professional sports leagues. (moved, 500 words) (Asia desk editor: Peter Rutherford)