Sunday’s TV schedule: Lions, Pumas 7s and the United States in basketball at the Olympic Games, River and Independiente in local soccer

Sunday television sports will be very Olympic. The Games of Tokyo they are imposed in the programming, almost exclusively.

The Argentine morning has the premiere of the Lions, against Japan, in field hockey, and that of Julia Sebastian in the 100 meters chest of swimming. At night (Japanese morning), the Cougars 7s will premiere in the rugby, in view of Australia. Outside the Albiceleste delegation, the debut of United States in men’s basketball, against France.

The hours of Sunday that will not be taken by Tokyo 2020 will be occupied by five matches of the Tournament 2021 of the Professional Soccer League: Defense and Justice vs. Godoy Cruz, Patronage vs. Sarmiento, Rosario Central vs. Velez, River vs. Union Y Students vs. Independent.

Independent needs to straighten out; will close against Estudiantes on Sunday. (POOL / Juano Tesone /)

And in the middle of the afternoon two interesting confrontations will be televised. In pole will be defined British Open with three Argentine protagonists: Pablo Pieres Y Thomas Panelo, from UAE, and Nicolas Pieresby Thai. And in rugby, Uruguay and Brazil will hold a new match in the South American qualification for the France 2023 World Cup.

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OLYMPIC GAMES

Male hockey

Swimming

Men’s basketball

Kevin Durant, the top figure of the top candidate in Olympic men’s basketball, the United States, who will debut against a dangerous rival: France, his executioner in the 2019 World Cup China. (ARIS MESSINIS /)

Rugby

SOCCER

Tournament 2021

• 13.30 Defense and Justice vs. Godoy Cruz. Fox Sports Premium

• 13.30 Board vs. Sarmiento. TNT Sports

• 15.45 Rosario Central vs. Velez. TNT Sports

• 18 River vs. Union. TNT Sports

• 20.15 Students vs. Independent. Fox Sports Premium

River comes from winning for the Copa Libertadores but from losing for the 2021 Tournament, against Colón; now it’s the other Santa Fe team, Unión. (THE NATION / Mauro Alfieri /)

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Friendlies

POLE

• 15 (delayed) British Open. The final: UAE, with Pablo Pieres and Tomás Panelo, vs. Thai, with Nicolás Pieres. ESPN 3

RUGBY

BASEBALL