REUTERS SPORTS SCHEDULE 06:45 p.m. GMT/02:45 p.m. ET

Here are the top sports stories and upcoming coverage plans for Reuters text service as of 06:45 p.m. GMT/02:45 p.m. ET. For a full schedule of news and events, go to our editorial calendar on Reuters Connect https://www.reutersconnect.com/planning. TOP STORIES

OLYMPICS-2020/ U.S. gymnastics reign continues as Biles lauds gold medallist Lee

Without Simone Biles, America's dominance of women's gymnastics continued on Thursday with a gold in the individual all-around competition for the fifth Olympics in a row. OLYMPICS-2020-SWM/

Dressel takes Olympic record, Ledecky, Titmus set up showdown American Caeleb Dressel equalled the Olympic record in the men's 100 metre butterfly heats on Thursday and compatriot Katie Ledecky qualified fastest in the women's 800m freestyle to set up another showdown with in-form Australian Ariarne Titmus.

OLYMPICS-2020-TEN/ Bencic, Vondrousova to vie for gold as Djokovic eases into semis

Belinda Bencic could become the first woman to clinch a singles tennis gold for Switzerland after she booked a place in the Olympic final with a hard-won 7-6(2) 4-6 6-3 victory over Kazakhstan's Elena Rybakina on Thursday. UPCOMING

OLYMPICS OLYMPICS-2020-BDM/

Olympics-Badminton-'A strong mind': Sindhu, Okuhara look inwards to keep mentally fit Athletes at the Tokyo Games are chasing Olympic glory in tremendously strained conditions that have kept them isolated from family, friends and, importantly, spectators. Badminton stars players PV Sindhu, Nozomi Okuhara and Kento Momota talk about where they've struggled.

29 Jul 15:00 ET / 19:00 GMT OLYMPICS-2020/CORONAVIRUS-LIFE (PIX) (TV)

Olympics-A Tale of Two Cities: In the 'bubble' and the Tokyo outside The Tokyo Games are a tale of two cities: inside the Village and outside in the Japanese capital. The hermetically sealed “bubble" of the athletes’ village and Olympic press centre is an experiment in extreme COVID-19 controls. Olympic host city Tokyo, despite being in its fourth coronavirus lockdown as infections spike to record highs, is living life as something like normal.

30 Jul 18:00 ET / 22:00 GMT OLYMPICS-2020-GLF/ (PIX)

Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Golf Morning Session – • Men's Individual Stroke Play Round 2 30 Jul 18:30 ET / 22:30 GMT OLYMPICS-2020-EQU/ (PIX) Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Equestrian - Dressage Morning session - • Eventing Dressage Team and Individual Day 1 - Session 1 Evening session - • Eventing Dressage Team and Individual Day 1 - Session 2 30 Jul 19:30 ET / 23:30 GMT

OLYMPICS-2020-HOC/ (PIX) Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Hockey Venues: Oi Hockey Stadium - North Pitch • Women's Pool A, South Africa vs Germany • Women's Pool A, Ireland vs India Venues: Oi Hockey Stadium - South Pitch • Men's Pool A, Australia vs Spain • Men's Pool B, Canada vs South Africa Venues: Oi Hockey Stadium - North Pitch • Men's Pool A, Japan vs India • Men's Pool B, Germany vs Netherlands Venues: Oi Hockey Stadium - South Pitch • Men's Pool A, Argentina vs New Zealand • Men's Pool B, Belgium vs Great Britain

30 Jul 19:30 ET / 23:30 GMT OLYMPICS-2020-ROW/ (PIX)

Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Rowing • Women's Single Sculls Final C • Men's Single Sculls Final C • Women's Single Sculls Final B • Men's Single Sculls Final B • Women's Single Sculls Final A • Men's Single Sculls Final A • Women's Single Sculls Victory Ceremony • Women's Eight Final A • Men's Single Sculls Victory Ceremony • Men's Eight Final A • Women's Eight Victory Ceremony • Men's Eight Victory Ceremony 30 Jul 19:45 ET / 23:45 GMT

OLYMPICS-2020-VVO/ (PIX) Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Volleyball Morning session - • Men's Preliminary Round - Pool A, Canada vs Venezuela • Men's Preliminary Round - Pool B, Brazil vs United States Afternoon session - • Men's Preliminary Round - Pool A, Japan vs Poland • Men's Preliminary Round - Pool B, Argentina vs Tunisia Evening session - • Men's Preliminary Round - Pool A, Italy vs Islamic Rep. of Iran • Men's Preliminary Round - Pool B, ROC* vs France 30 Jul 20:00 ET / 00:00 GMT

OLYMPICS-2020-SHO/ (PIX) Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Shooting • 25m Pistol Women's Qualification • 25m Pistol Women's Finals • 25m Pistol Women's Victory Ceremony

30 Jul 20:00 ET / 00:00 GMT OLYMPICS-2020-RUG/ (PIX)

Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Rugby Morning session - • Women's Pool Round (6 matches) Evening session - • Women's Placing 9-12 (2 matches) • Women's Quarter-finals (4 matches) 30 Jul 20:00 ET / 00:00 GMT

OLYMPICS-2020-ATH/ (PIX) Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Athletics Morning Session • Men's 3000m Steeplechase Round 1 • Men's High Jump Qualifying Round • Men's Discus Throw Qualifying Round • Women's 800m Round 1 • Men's 400m Hurdles Round 1 • Women's 100m Round 1 Afternoon Session • Women's 5000m Round 1 • Women's Triple Jump Qualifying Round • Women's Shot Put Qualifying Round • Mixed 4 x 400m Relay Round 1 • Men's 10,000m Final

30 Jul 20:00 ET / 00:00 GMT OLYMPICS-2020-BDM/ (PIX)

Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Badminton Morning Session – • Women's Singles Quarterfinals • Mixed Doubles Bronze Medal Match Afternoon session – • Mixed Doubles Gold Medal Match • Mixed Doubles Victory Ceremony • Women's Singles Quarterfinals • Men's Doubles Semifinals 30 Jul 20:00 ET / 00:00 GMT

OLYMPICS-2020-VBV/ (PIX) Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Beach Volleyball Morning Session – • Men's or Women's Preliminaries (3 matches) Afternoon session – • Men's or Women's Preliminaries (3 matches) Night session – • Men's or Women's Preliminaries (3 matches)

30 Jul 20:00 ET / 00:00 GMT OLYMPICS-2020-ATH/ (PIX)

Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Athletics Morning Session – • Men's 3000m Steeplechase Round 1 • Men's High Jump Qualifying Round • Men's Discus Throw Qualifying Round • Women's 800m Round 1 • Men's 400m Hurdles Round 1 • Women's 100m Round 1 Evening session – • Women's 5000m Round 1 • Women's Triple Jump Qualifying Round • Women's Shot Put Qualifying Round • Mixed 4 x 400m Relay Round 1 • Men's 10,000m Final 30 Jul 20:00 ET / 00:00 GMT

OLYMPICS-2020-HBL/ (PIX) Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Handball Morning session - • Men's Preliminary Round Group A, Argentina vs Brazil • Men's Preliminary Round Group B, Bahrain vs Japan Afternoon session - • Men's Preliminary Round Group A, France vs Spain • Men's Preliminary Round Group B, Sweden vs Egypt Evening session - • Men's Preliminary Round Group B, Portugal vs Denmark • Men's Preliminary Round Group A, Germany vs Norway

30 Jul 20:00 ET / 00:00 GMT OLYMPICS-2020-ARC/ (PIX)

Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Archery Morning Session – • Women's Individual 1/8 Eliminations Afternoon session – • Women's Individual Quarterfinals • Women's Individual Semifinals • Women's Individual Bronze Medal Match • Women's Individual Gold Medal Match • Women's Individual Victory Ceremony 30 Jul 20:30 ET / 00:30 GMT

OLYMPICS-2020-BKB/ (PIX) Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Basketball Morning Session – • Women's Preliminary Round Group C, Belgium vs Puerto Rico Afternoon session – • Women's Preliminary Round Group B, United States vs Japan Evening session – • Women's Preliminary Round Group B, France vs Nigeria Night session – • Women's Preliminary Round Group C, China vs Australia

30 Jul 21:00 ET / 01:00 GMT OLYMPICS-2020-BMX/ (PIX)

Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Cycling BMX Racing • Men's Semifinals • Women's Semifinals • Men's Final • Women's Final • Men's Victory Ceremony • Women's Victory Ceremony 30 Jul 21:00 ET / 01:00 GMT

OLYMPICS-2020-FEN/ (PIX) Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Fencing Morning session - • Men's Epée Team Table of 16 • Men's Epée Team Quarterfinals • Men's Epée Team Classification 5-8 • Men's Epée Team Semifinals • Men's Epée Team Placement 5-6 • Men's Epée Team Placement 7-8 Evening session - • Men's Epée Team Bronze Medal Match • Men's Epée Team Gold Medal Match • Men's Epée Team Victory Ceremony

30 Jul 21:00 ET / 01:00 GMT OLYMPICS-2020-SWM/ (PIX)

Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Swimming Morning session - • Men's 100m Butterfly Semifinals • Women's 200m Breaststroke Final • Men's 200m Backstroke Final • Women's 100m Freestyle Final • Women's 200m Breaststroke Victory Ceremony • Men's 200m Individual Medley Final • Men's 200m Backstroke Victory Ceremony • Women's 200m Backstroke Semifinals • Women's 100m Freestyle Victory Ceremony • Men's 200m Individual Medley Victory Ceremony Evening session - • Men's 50m Freestyle - Heats • Women's 50m Freestyle - Heats • Men's 1500m Freestyle - Heats • Women's 4 x 100m Medley Relay - Heats • Men's 4 x 100m Medley Relay - Heats 30 Jul 21:30 ET / 01:30 GMT

OLYMPICS-2020-JUD/ (PIX) Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Judo Morning session - • Women +78 kg Elimination Rounds • Women +78 kg Quarterfinals • Men +100 kg Elimination Rounds • Men +100 kg Quarterfinals Evening session - • Women +78 kg Repechage • Women +78 kg Semifinals • Men +100 kg Repechage • Men +100 kg Semifinals • Women +78 kg Contests for Bronze Medal • Women +78 kg Final • Men +100 kg Contests for Bronze Medal • Men +100 kg Final • Women +78 kg Victory Ceremony • Men +100 kg Victory Ceremony

30 Jul 22:00 ET / 02:00 GMT OLYMPICS-2020-BOX/ (PIX)

Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Boxing Morning Session – • Women's Light (57-60kg) - Preliminaries - Round of 16 • Women's Welter (64-69kg) Quarterfinals • Men's Welter (63-69kg) Quarterfinals • Men's Light Heavy (75-81kg) Quarterfinals • Men's Heavy (81-91kg) Quarterfinals Evening session – • Women's Light (57-60kg) - Preliminaries - Round of 16 • Women's Welter (64-69kg) Quarterfinals • Men's Welter (63-69kg) Quarterfinals • Men's Light Heavy (75-81kg) Quarterfinals • Men's Heavy (81-91kg) Quarterfinals 30 Jul 22:00 ET / 02:00 GMT

OLYMPICS-2020-TEN/ (PIX) Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Tennis Venues: Ariake Tennis Park - Center Court • Men's Singles Semifinals • Men's Doubles Gold Medal Match • Men's Doubles Victory Ceremony Venues: Ariake Tennis Park - Court 1 • Men's Doubles Bronze Medal Match • Mixed Doubles Semifinals *The above includes all possible events for this court. The final court assignments and order of play are subject to change up until the day of the session.

30 Jul 23:00 ET / 03:00 GMT OLYMPICS-2020-SAL/ (PIX)

Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Sailing • Laser Men • Laser Radial Women • 470 Men • 470 Women • 49er Men • 49er FX Women 30 Jul 23:00 ET / 03:00 GMT

OLYMPICS-2020-BSB/ (PIX) Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Baseball Afternoon Session – • Baseball Opening Round Evening session – • Baseball Opening Round

30 Jul 23:00 ET / 03:00 GMT OLYMPICS-2020/OBS (TV)

Olympics - Interview with CEO of the Olympic Broadcasting Services The CEO of the Olympic Broadcasting Services (OBS), Yiannis Exarchos speaks to Reuters at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games' International Broadcast Centre.

30 Jul 23:30 ET / 03:30 GMT OLYMPICS-2020-GAR/RUSSIA-LATYNINA (TV)

Olympics-Gymnastics-Legendary Soviet gymnast speaks about the pressures Biles faces Legendary Soviet gymnast Larisa Latynina, holder of the record for the most Olympic gold medals by a gymnast, speaks about mental pressures Simone Biles and other female gymnasts face.

30 Jul OLYMPICS-2020-TRI/ (PIX)

Olympics-Triathlon-Exiting mixed sprint relay makes Olympic debut The first ever Olympic triathlon mixed relay takes place in Tokyo Bay.

30 Jul OLYMPICS-2020-SRF/ (PIX)

Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Surfing • Competition TBD 30 Jul

OLYMPICS-2020/ (PIX) (TV) (GRAPHIC) Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games Tokyo hosts the 2020 Olympic Games.

30 Jul OLYMPICS-2020-GTR/ (PIX)

Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Gymnastics - Trampolining • Women's Qualification • Women's Final • Women's Victory Ceremony 30 Jul 00:00 ET / 04:00 GMT

OLYMPICS-2020-CSL/ (PIX) Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Canoe Slalom • Kayak (K1) Men Semi-final • Kayak (K1) Men Final • Kayak (K1) Men Victory Ceremony

30 Jul 01:00 ET / 05:00 GMT OLYMPICS-2020-WPO/ (PIX)

Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Water Polo Afternoon session - • Women's Preliminary Round - Group A, South Africa vs Netherlands • Women's Preliminary Round - Group B, United States vs ROC* Evening session - • Women's Preliminary Round - Group B, Japan vs Hungary • Women's Preliminary Round - Group A, Spain vs Australia 30 Jul 01:00 ET / 05:00 GMT

OLYMPICS-2020-DIV/ (PIX) Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Diving • Women's 3m Springboard Preliminary

30 Jul 02:00 ET / 06:00 GMT OLYMPICS-2020-CTR/DENMARK

Olympics - Cycling - The British secret weapon helping Denmark rule track time trial Dan Bigham could be riding for Britain in next week's team time trial in the Izu velodrome, instead he he helping Denmark's plan to overthrow the Olympic champions

30 Jul 03:00 ET / 07:00 GMT BASEBALL

BASEBALL-MLB-LAA-OAK/ (PIX) Baseball - MLB - Los Angeles Angels v Oakland Athletics

2021 MLB Season (Regular Season) - Angel Stadium of Anaheim, Anaheim, California 30 Jul 21:38 ET / 01:38 GMT

BASEBALL-MLB-SD-COL/ (PIX) Baseball - MLB - San Diego Padres v Colorado Rockies 2021 MLB Season (Regular Season) - Petco Park, San Diego, California

30 Jul 22:10 ET / 02:10 GMT BASEBALL-MLB-PIT-MIL/ (PIX)

Baseball - MLB - Pittsburgh Pirates v Milwaukee Brewers 2021 MLB Season (Regular Season) - PNC Park, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

29 Jul 19:05 ET / 23:05 GMT BASEBALL-MLB-BOS-TOR/ (PIX)

Baseball - MLB - Boston Red Sox v Toronto Blue Jays 2021 MLB Season (Regular Season) - Fenway Park, Boston, Massachusetts

29 Jul 19:10 ET / 23:10 GMT BASEBALL-MLB-DET-BAL/ (PIX)

Baseball - MLB - Detroit Tigers v Baltimore Orioles 2021 MLB Season (Regular Season) - Comerica Park, Detroit, Michigan 29 Jul 19:10 ET / 23:10 GMT

BASEBALL-MLB-PHI-WAS/ (PIX) Baseball - MLB - Philadelphia Phillies v Washington Nationals

2021 MLB Season (Regular Season) - Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 29 Jul 15:35 ET / 19:35 GMT

BASEBALL-MLB-SF-LAD/ (PIX) Baseball - MLB - San Francisco Giants v Los Angeles Dodgers

2021 MLB Season (Regular Season) - Oracle Park, San Francisco, California 29 Jul 15:45 ET / 19:45 GMT

BASEBALL-MLB-KC-CHW/ (PIX) Baseball - MLB - Kansas City Royals v Chicago White Sox

2021 MLB Season (Regular Season) - Ewing M. Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri 29 Jul 14:10 ET / 18:10 GMT

BASEBALL-MLB-CHC-CIN/ (PIX) Baseball - MLB - Chicago Cubs v Cincinnati Reds 2021 MLB Season (Regular Season) - Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois

29 Jul 14:20 ET / 18:20 GMT