Reuters Sports Schedule at 0600 GMT on Wednesday, July 27

Reuters sports schedule at 0600 GMT on Wednesday (times GMT): DOPING Federations deciding 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) Also see: OLYMPICS-RIO-RUSSIA/ (FACTBOX) MOTOR RACING German Formula One Grand Prix Rosberg aims to bounce back from Hungary blow with home win HOCKENHEIM, Germany - Nico Rosberg will aim to hit back after a disappointing second-place finish in Hungary by winning his home grand prix and reclaiming the championship lead from Mercedes team mate Lewis Hamilton on Sunday. (MOTOR-F1-GERMANY/PREVIEW, moving at 0800 GMT/4 AM ET, by Abhishek Takle, 500 words) RIO OLYMPICS Gymnastics-'Robots' Uchimura, Biles to pull plug on rivals The world's best gymnasts will be hoping the sweat and tears they have shed in training will provide them with the spark they need at the Olympics to pull the plug on two record-chasing champions who have been dubbed "robots". (OLYMPICS-RIO-GYMNASTICS/ (PREVIEW, PIX), moved, by Pritha Sarkar, 600 words) Cycling-From yellow to gold, Froome eyes road to glory LONDON - Chris Froome underlined his love of yellow with a third Tour de France triumph on Sunday, now the British rider has his eyes on Olympic glory alongside the golden sands of the Copacabana. (OLYMPICS-RIO-CYCLING-ROAD/ (PREVIEW, PIX), moved, by Martyn Herman, 600 words) Table tennis-Selection issues highlight Chinese domination SHANGHAI - China's table tennis team travel to Rio de Janeiro under a cloud of controversy as fans lament that even being the world champion does not guarantee a coveted Olympic singles spot in one of the world's most competitive sporting teams. (OLYMPICS-RIO-TABLETENNIS/ (PREVIEW, PIX), moved, by Brenda Goh, 400 words) Equestrian-South American riders gain ground in Rio SAO PAULO - In a sport long dominated by Europeans, South American riders will be out in force at the continent's first Olympic Games to be held in Rio de Janeiro's Deodoro area next month. (OLYMPICS-RIO-EQUESTRIAN/ (PREVIEW, PIX), moved, by Caroline Stauffer, 500 words) Soccer-Brazil look to end wait for elusive gold SAO PAULO - There are 28 sports at the Olympics but many home fans will be happy if the hosts win just one as their young soccer team seek to finally secure the only international title that has so far eluded Brazil. (OLYMPICS-RIO-SOCCER/ (PREVIEW, PIX), moved, by Andrew Downie, 400 words) Boxing-New dawn for Olympic tournament, same old controversy LONDON - Professional boxers will join amateurs in the ring for the first time in Olympic history in Rio but anyone hoping for box-office big-hitters can think again with only three outright pros having qualified among the 250 men. (OLYMPICS-RIO-BOXING/ (PREVIEW, PIX), moved, by Alan Baldwin, 450 words) Weightlifting-China poised to extend dominance TOKYO - Weightlifting powerhouse China is set to extend its dominance in Rio de Janeiro after topping the medal table at every Olympics since the 2000 Sydney Games. (OLYMPICS-RIO-WEIGHTLIFTING/ (PREVIEW, PIX), moved, by Chris Gallagher, 400 words) Water polo-Toughest sport in Rio? A lung-busting mix of swimming, hockey and wrestling is how water polo players often describe their game, which has topped some lists of the world's toughest contact sports. (OLYMPICS-RIO-WATERPOLO/ (PREVIEW, PIX), moved, by Joshua Schneyer, 400 words) GOLF PGA Championship (to 31) Day talks about title defense at PGA SPRINGFIELD, New Jersey - Defending champion Jason Day of Australia talks about his defense of the PGA Championship title when the world number meets with reporters ahead of Thursday's opening round of the final major of the season. (GOLF-PGA/DAY, expect by 1800 GMT/2 PM ET, by Larry Fine, 450 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) Saunders gives views on Wales boss Coleman's future COVENTRY, England - Former Wales striker Dean Saunders gives Reuters his views on the future of national team manager Chris Coleman who led his country to a shock semi-final place at this month's European Championship in France. (SOCCER-WALES/COLEMAN-SAUNDERS (INTERVIEW), expect by 1100 GMT/7 AM ET, by Tony Jimenez, 600 words) TENNIS ATP: Rogers Cup, Toronto (to 31) Djokovic begins Toronto run Serbian world number Novak Djokovic, in his first singles match since a shock third-round exit at Wimbledon, opens his North American hardcourt season with a second round clash versus Luxembourg's Gilles Muller in Toronto. Japanese third seed Kei Nishikori and Canadian fourth seed Milos Raonic also have second round matches. (TENNIS-TORONTO/MEN (PIX), expect by 2030 GMT/4:30 PM ET, 300 words) CRICKET Australia v Sri Lanka, 1st test, Pallekele (to 30) Australia eye big first innings lead on day two Having skittled out Sri Lanka for a paltry 117 on the rain-truncated opening day, Australia will be eyeing a big first innings lead when they resume second day's play on 66 for two wickets. (CRICKET-SRI LANKA/, expect throughout, 350 words) BASEBALL Nats' ace Strasburg looks to rebound from rare loss Washington Nationals ace Stephen Strasburg (13-1) looks to rebound from his first loss of the season when he takes the mound versus the host Cleveland Indians while Japanese right-hander Yu Darvish tries to snap a three-game skid when his Texas Rangers host the Oakland Athletics is two of the 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) (Asia desk editor: Peter Rutherford)