REUTERS SPORTS SCHEDULE AT 2 p.m. GMT/10 a.m. ET
Here are the top sports stories and upcoming coverage plans for Reuters text service as of 2 p.m. GMT/10 a.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
TENNIS-USOPEN/ Osaka, Nadal, Coco open campaigns on day two of U.S. Open
World number one Naomi Osaka begins her U.S. Open title defense on day two of the championships on Tuesday but there is likely to be as much interest in Cori "Coco" Gauff's main draw debut at Flushing Meadows. TENNIS-USOPEN-FEDERER/
Federer overcomes Nagal scare to reach second round Roger Federer gave India's Sumit Nagal a harsh introduction to Grand Slam tennis as the five-time champion weathered an early storm for a 4-6 6-1 6-2 6-4 win on Monday to reach the second round of the U.S. Open.
VENEZUELA-POLITICS-BASEBALL/ Venezuelan politicians may take the field if MLB bars players, socialist party No. 2 says
Venezuela's upcoming baseball season will go on "even if we have to play ourselves," socialist party No. 2 Diosdado Cabello said on Monday, criticizing a move by Major League Baseball (MLB) to restrict players from participating because of U.S. sanctions. UPCOMING
SOCCER SOCCER-AFC CHAMPIONS/
Soccer - Shanghai, and Urawa meet in Asian Champions League last eight Chinese Super League champions Shanghai SIPG take on two-time winners Urawa Red Diamonds from Japan in the first leg of their Asian Champions League quarter-final on Tuesday evening.
27 Aug 12:00 ET / 16:00 GMT SOCCER-CHAMPIONS-RSB-YBO/REPORT (PIX)
Soccer - Champions League playoff round second leg ties Former European Cup winners Red Star Belgrade take on Young Boys in their Champions League play-off round return leg. The summary of the evening's activities will also include the other two games, Krasnodar v Olympiacos and Rosenborg v Dinamo Zagreb.
27 Aug 15:00 ET / 19:00 GMT SOCCER-FRANCE-MPL-OLY/REPORT
Soccer - France - Ligue 1 - Montepellier v Olympique Lyonnais, with six points from their opening two games, visit Montpellier in Ligue 1
27 Aug 13:00 ET / 17:00 GMT TENNIS
TENNIS-USOPEN/ (PIX) (TV) Tennis - U.S. Open
Action from round one of the U.S. Open - the fourth and final grand slam of the year. 27 Aug 11:00 ET / 15:00 GMT
RUGBY RUGBY-UNION-WORLDCUP-NZL/SQUAD (TV)
Rugby Union - Rugby World Cup - New Zealand squad announcement New Zealand head coach Steve Hansen announces his 31-man squad for the upcoming Rugby World Cup as the two-times defending champions prepare to defend the title.
28 Aug CYCLING
CYCLING-VUELTA/ (PIX) (TV) Cycling - Vuelta an Espana
Day five of the Vuelta an Espana is a 170.7km stage from L' Eliana to Observatorio Astrofísico de Javalambre. 28 Aug 06:51 ET / 10:51 GMT
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