Reuters Sports Schedule at 1400 GMT on Thursday, Aug 14

Reuters sports schedule at 1400 GMT on Thursday: - - - - SOCCER Suarez's four-month playing ban for biting upheld by CAS BERNE, Switzerland - Uruguay forward Luis Suarez's four-month playing ban for biting Italy defender Giorgio Chiellini has been upheld by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) but he can now train with his new club Barcelona, CAS said on Thursday. (SOCCER-SUAREZ (UPDATE 1), moved, by Brian Homewood, 300 words, updates to follow) See also: FACTBOX-Soccer-Luis Suarez's sins and sanctions (SOCCER-URUGUAY/SUAREZ) CAS statement on Luis Suarez biting case (SOCCER-SUAREZ/STATEMENT) - - Premier League Van Gaal's United start against Swansea LONDON - Manchester United's pre-season performances have been encouraging but rehabilitation under new manager Louis van Gaal begins in earnest when they kick off the new Premier League season at home to Swansea City. (SOCCER-ENGLAND/ (PREVIEW), moved, by Martyn Herman, 600 words) - - Build-up to new European season continues LONDON - We bring you the latest transfer and injury news as the build-up to the new European soccer season continues. (SOCCER-COUNTRY/, expect throughout) - - Libertadores Cup final, San Lorenzo claim maiden Libertadores title BUENOS AIRES - Nestor Ortigoza scored the most important goal in San Lorenzo's 106-year history as the Argentine side claimed South America's Libertadores Cup for the first time with a 2-1 aggregate win over Paraguay's Nacional. (SOCCER-LIBERTADORES/ (UPDATE 2, PIX), moved, by Luis Ampuero, 550 words) - - - - GOLF Ailing Woods rules himself out of Ryder Cup team Tiger Woods ruled himself out of contention for a wildcard spot on the U.S. Ryder Cup team due to lingering back problems on Wednesday and has been told by doctors not to play or practice until his condition improves, the former world number one said. (GOLF-RYDER/WOODS (UPDATE 3), moved, 500 words) - - LPGA Tour: LPGA Championship (to 17) Pittsford, New York Lewis, Ko and Park among favourites for LPGA Championship American world number one Stacy Lewis bids for her third major title, and fourth recorded by a U.S. player this year, when she tees off in the opening round at Monroe Golf Club. Second-ranked New Zealander Lydia Ko and reigning champion Park Inbee of South Korea are among the other leading contenders in the fourth of the year's five women's majors. (GOLF-LPGA/ (PIX), expect by 0300 GMT/8.30 PM ET, 450 words) - - PGA Tour: Wyndham Championship Greensboro, North Carolina(to 17) Holder Reed targets third win of season American Patrick Reed, the defending champion, launches his bid for a third PGA Tour victory this season in the opening round at Sedgefield Country Club where Japan's 18th-ranked Hideki Matsuyama is the top player in the field. (GOLF-PGA/ (PIX), expect by 2300 GMT/7 PM ET, by Andrew Both, 400 words) - - - - BASEBALL Selig's successor to be named BALTIMORE - The next leader of Major League Baseball will be announced after a vote of the 30 club owners determines who will take the baton from commissioner Bud Selig, whose 23-year reign will end in January 2015. (BASEBALL-COMMISSIONER/ (PIX), expect by 2100 GMT/5 PM ET, by Larry Fine, 500 words) - - Selig oversaw prosperity and both ends of Steroids Era BALTIMORE - He presided over unprecedented economic growth and instituted a slew of innovations as Major League Baseball commissioner, yet the reign of Allan "Bud" Selig may forever be linked to both ends of the Steroids Era. (BASEBALL-COMMISSIONER/SELIG (PIX), expect by 2100 GMT/5 PM ET, by Larry Fine, 800 words) - - - - TENNIS ATP/WTA: Western & Southern Open, Cincinnati (to 17) Top seeds Djokovic, Williams among big names in action Top seed Novak Djokovic faces Spain's Tommy Robredo in the men's draw while top seed Serena Williams takes on Italy's Flavia Pennetta in the women's draw in last 16 action at the Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati, Ohio. (TENNIS-CINCINNATI/ (PIX), expect by 0345 GMT/11:45 PM ET, 400 words) - - - - BASEBALL Rangers' Darvish looks to snap losing skid Texas Rangers Japanese right-hander Yu Darvish will try to snap a two-game losing skid when he takes the mound versus the visiting Tampa Bay Rays in one of the 10 games on the Major League Baseball schedule. (BASEBALL-HIGHLIGHTS/ (PIX), expect by 0330 GMT/11:30 PM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 975 words) - - - - NORTH AMERICAN SPORTS Roundups of off-field developments in the major North American professional sports leagues. (expect by 0001 GMT/8:01 PM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 400 words) - - - - - - - - CRICKET England v India fifth test, The Oval, London Anderson on a par with world No.1 Steyn, says Cook LONDON - England bowler Jimmy Anderson ranks alongside world No.1 Dale Steyn and possesses more skill, according to his captain Alastair Cook on the eve of the fifth test against India.(CRICKET-INDIA/, moved, 500 words) - - Sri Lanka v Pakistan second test, Colombo (to 18) COLOMBO - Sri Lanka were 261 for eight wickets at close on the first day of the second and final test against Pakistan on Thursday. (CRICKET-PAKISTAN/, moving shortly, 200 words) - - - - ATHLETICS European championships, Zurich (to 17) ZURICH - Medals will be decided in the men's 110 metres hurdles, 3,000 metres steeplechase and triple jump, and the women's pole vault, javelin and 20km walk at the Letzigrund stadium. (ATHLETICS-EUROPEAN/ (PIX), expect by 2100 GMT/5 PM ET, by Brian Homewood, 300 words) - - - - RUGBY All Blacks on cusp of record run SYDNEY - Australia have ended lengthy New Zealand winning streaks twice in the last four years and this weekend it is again the Wallabies who stand in the path of what could be the longest the top tier of the game has ever seen. (RUGBY-CHAMPIONSHIP/ (PREVIEW), moved, by Nick Mulvenney, 700 words) - - Long streak was burden to Mallett's South Africa CAPE TOWN - South Africa's 17-match winning streak under Nick Mallett in the late 1990s was a magnificent achievement but ended up being something of a burden, according to former Springbok prop Robbie Kempson. (RUGBY-STREAK/SAFRICA-KEMPSON (INTERVIEW), moved, by Nick Said, 700 words) - - MacRae tells of public influence on All Blacks' dominance WELLINGTON - The insatiable desire of the New Zealand public for rugby success was the driving force behind the All Blacks' record run of 17 consecutive victories in the late 1960s, according to key member of the team, Ian MacRae. (RUGBY-STREAK/ZEALAND-MACRAE (INTERVIEW), moved, by Greg Stutchbury, 700 words) - - We have also run factboxes on the longest winning streaks by top tier nations (RUGBY-STREAK/ (FACTBOX)) and a match-by-match description of New Zealand's winning sequence to date (RUGBY-STREAK/ZEALAND (FACTBOX)). - - Argentina restored to near full-strength for Boks CAPE TOWN - Argentina retained just two players from their last starting lineup when they named a near full-strength side for their opening match of the Rugby Championship against South Africa at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria on Saturday. (RUGBY-CHAMPIONSHIP/ARGENTINA, moved, 300 words) - - - - (London duty editor: Ken Ferris)