Aug 12 (Reuters) - Reuters sports schedule at 1430 GMT on Friday (times GMT)
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CYCLING
MELBOURNE - Yellow-clad fans in their thousands thronged Melbourne's city centre to hail Cadel Evans as Australia's first Tour de France champion took a ceremonial ride into town after returning from Europe. (CYCLING-AUSTRALIA/EVANS, moved, by Ian Ransom, 350 words)
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CRICKET
England v India third test, Edgbaston (to 14)
BIRMINGHAM, England - England continue to build a massive lead over India as they push to set up a potential victory that would lift them to the top of the world rankings. (CRICKET-INDIA/, moved, pix, by Richard Sydenham, 500 words)
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SOCCER
LONDON - Europe's soccer season launches with new rules to encourage clubs not to overspend. But critics point to loopholes (SOCCER-FAIRPLAY/ (SPECIAL REPORT, PIX), by Matt Scuffham, Rhys Jones and Neil Maidment, moved, 2,500 words)
LONDON - For all the glitz, glamour and money in a modern footballer's life former Arsenal and England defender Lee Dixon would still rather play in the 1980s and 90s. (SOCCER-ENGLAND/DIXON (INTERVIEW), moved, by Tom Pilcher, 600 words)
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BADMINTON
World championships, London (to 14)
LONDON - Quarter-finals day at the Wembley Arena as world number one Lee Chong Wei of Malaysia ends the giant-killing run of Guatemalan Kevin Cordon. (BADMINTON-WORLD/, moved, by Dave Thompson, 350 words)
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MOTORCYCLING
MotoGP: Czech Republic, Brno (to 14)
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BASEBALL CLEVELAND - The American League Central-leading Detroit Tigers will send ace Justin Verlander to the mound as they try to pad their division lead when they visit a Cleveland Indians team sitting two games back. (BASEBALL-INDIANS/, expect by 0230, 250 words)
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TENNIS
Toronto Cup
Unseeded Serena Williams will play Czech Lucie Safarova while fourth seed Victoria Azarenka battles Kazakhstani qualifier Galina Voskoboeva in two of the four quarter-final matches at the Toronto Cup. (TENNIS-WOMEN/, expect by 2300, pix, by Frank Pingue, 450 words)
Montreal Masters
MONTREAL - Novak Djokovic will try to extend his unbeaten run as the newly crowned world number one when he takes on fifth seeded Frenchman Gael Monfils in the quarter-finals. (TENNIS-MEN/, expect by 0300, PIX, by Steve Keating, 400 words)
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GOLF
PGA Championship (to 14)
JOHNS CREEK, Georgia - American world number five Steve Stricker, seeking his first major title, will take a two-shot lead into Friday's second round at Atlanta Athletic Club after opening with a sizzling seven-under-par 63 to match the lowest round in a major. (GOLF-PGA/, expect first story by 1400, pix, tv, by Mark Lamport-Stokes and Simon Evans, 500 words) - - - -
CYCLING
MELBOURNE - Yellow-clad fans in their thousands thronged Melbourne's city centre to hail Cadel Evans as Australia's first Tour de France champion took a ceremonial ride into town after returning from Europe. (CYCLING-AUSTRALIA/EVANS, moved, by Ian Ransom, 350 words)
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CRICKET
England v India third test, Edgbaston (to 14)
BIRMINGHAM, England - England continue to build a massive lead over India as they push to set up a potential victory that would lift them to the top of the world rankings. (CRICKET-INDIA/, moved, pix, by Richard Sydenham, 500 words)
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SOCCER
LONDON - Europe's soccer season launches with new rules to encourage clubs not to overspend. But critics point to loopholes (SOCCER-FAIRPLAY/ (SPECIAL REPORT, PIX), by Matt Scuffham, Rhys Jones and Neil Maidment, moved, 2,500 words)
LONDON - For all the glitz, glamour and money in a modern footballer's life former Arsenal and England defender Lee Dixon would still rather play in the 1980s and 90s. (SOCCER-ENGLAND/DIXON (INTERVIEW), moved, by Tom Pilcher, 600 words)
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BADMINTON
World championships, London (to 14)
LONDON - Quarter-finals day at the Wembley Arena as world number one Lee Chong Wei of Malaysia ends the giant-killing run of Guatemalan Kevin Cordon. (BADMINTON-WORLD/, moved, by Dave Thompson, 350 words)
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MOTORCYCLING
MotoGP: Czech Republic, Brno (to 14)
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BASEBALL CLEVELAND - The American League Central-leading Detroit Tigers will send ace Justin Verlander to the mound as they try to pad their division lead when they visit a Cleveland Indians team sitting two games back. (BASEBALL-INDIANS/, expect by 0230, 250 words)
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TENNIS
Toronto Cup
Unseeded Serena Williams will play Czech Lucie Safarova while fourth seed Victoria Azarenka battles Kazakhstani qualifier Galina Voskoboeva in two of the four quarter-final matches at the Toronto Cup. (TENNIS-WOMEN/, expect by 2300, pix, by Frank Pingue, 450 words)
Montreal Masters
MONTREAL - Novak Djokovic will try to extend his unbeaten run as the newly crowned world number one when he takes on fifth seeded Frenchman Gael Monfils in the quarter-finals. (TENNIS-MEN/, expect by 0300, PIX, by Steve Keating, 400 words)
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