LONDON (Reuters) - Reuters sports schedule at 1845 GMT on
Wednesday (times GMT):
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OLYMPICS
LONDON - Jamaica's sprinters aim to stay ahead of the pack
on Wednesday as Usain Bolt bids to book a place in the men's 200
metre final and Veronica Campbell-Brown attempts to become the
first woman to win three golds at the distance. (OLY-WRAP-DAY12/
(WRAPUP 3), moved, pix, tv, graphics, by Mark Collett-White,
1,000 words)
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We have also filed a separate Olympics schedule
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GOLF
KIAWAH ISLAND, South Carolina - Rory McIlroy says he hopes
to rediscover, at this week's PGA Championship, the 'buzz' of
being in contention for a major title after a season in which
his outstanding early form has not been replicated in the big
tournaments. (GOLF-PGA/MCILROY, moved, pix, tv, by Mark
Lamport-Stokes, 600 words)
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KIAWAH ISLAND, South Carolina - U.S. Open champion Webb
Simpson, one of three players to win a major with the
controversial long putter in the past year, has already begun
practising with a short putter in anticipation of a possible
rule change. (GOLF-PGA/SIMPSON, moved, pix, tv, by Simon Evans,
600 words)
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TENNIS
Toronto Masters (to 12)
TORONTO - Britain's Andy Murray, fresh off his Olympic
triumph, will play Italian qualifier Flavio Cipolla, while top
seed Novak Djokovic faces Australian Bernard Tomic in
second-round action at the Toronto Masters. (TENNIS-MEN/TORONTO,
expect first story by 2100, pix, by Frank Pingue, 300 words)
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Montreal Cup (to 13)
MONTREAL - Second round action at the Montreal Cup gets
underway with U.S. Open champion Samantha Stosur, Czech Petra
Kvitova and Italian Sara Errani among the seeded players in
action. (TENNIS-WOMEN/MONTREAL, expect by 0230, pix, 300 words)
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World number two Maria Sharapova has withdrawn from the
Montreal Cup because of a bad stomach virus that has been
bothering the Olympic silver medallist since the London Games,
Tennis Canada said on Wednesday.
(TENNIS-WOMEN/MONTREAL-SHARAPOVA, moved, 200 words)
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