Reuters Sports Schedule at 0600 GMT on Wednesday, Sept 3
Reuters sports schedule at 0600 GMT on Wednesday: - - - - U.S. Open (to 8) Federer marches on, youth movement stalls at US Open NEW YORK - Roger Federer rolled into the quarter-finals of the U.S. Open for the 10th time in 11 years on Tuesday, while experience finally got the better of youth at the year's final grand slam. (TENNIS-OPEN/ (TV, PIX), moved, Steve Keating and Larry Fine, 600 words) - - - - GOLF RYDER CUP Watson chooses Bradley, Mahan and Simpson LOS ANGELES - The final pieces of the Ryder Cup jigsaw were slotted into place on Tuesday as holders Europe, who will be hosts and heavy favourites later this month, and the United States rounded out their 12-man teams with three wildcard picks. (GOLF RYDER/ (PIX), moved, by Mark Lamport-Stokes, 600 words) - - - - CRICKET Australia v South Africa, Harare, triangular series Lusty hitting from Marsh gets Australia back on track HARARE - A swashbuckling innings from Mitchell Marsh helped Australia bounce back from two successive defeats to beat South Africa by 62 runs and reach the final of the triangular one-day series on Tuesday.(CRICKET-TRIANGULAR/, moved, 400 words) - - England v India, Birmingham, fourth ODI India crush feeble England to win one-day series India's Shikhar Dhawan smashed a six to seal a crushing nine-wicket victory over hapless England in the fourth one-day international in Birmingham on Tuesday. (CRICKET-INDIA/ moved, 350 words) - - - - NFL National Football League preview We preview the National Football League (NFL) regular season which begins on Thursday with a special package that includes an overall look at what to expect and brief profiles of teams plus storylines and key dates for the season. We also will have stories on the future for aging quarterbacks Peyton Manning, Tom Brady and Drew Brees and how Michael Sam has changed the face of the NFL even without making a team. (NFL/ (PREVIEW), expect by 2100 GMT/5 PM ET, by Simon Evans, 700 words) See also: (NFL-QUARTERBACKS/, expect by 2100 GMT/5 PM ET, by Simon Evans, 700 words) (NFL-SAM/, expect by 2100 GMT/5 PM ET, by Mark Lamport-Stokes, 850 words) - - - - NORTH AMERICAN SPORTS Roundups of off-field developments in the major North American professional sports leagues. (moved, by The Sports Xchange, 400 words) - - - - MOTOR RACING Italian Formula One Grand Prix MONZA, Italy - Formula One leader Nico Rosberg and Mercedes team mate Lewis Hamilton renew their title battle this weekend with most of the Ferrari-mad crowd likely to be hoping for more fireworks between the pair after they collided in Belgium. (MOTOR RACING-PRIX/PREVIEW (PIX), by Alan Baldwin, expect by 1300 GMT/9 AM ET, 600 words) We will also move statistics for Sunday's final European race of the season and a drivers' form sheet. - - - - SOCCER International friendlies LONDON - We bring you coverage of international friendlies including Germany v Argentina, a repeat of this year's World Cup final, England v Norway and Czech Republic v United States. (SOCCER-EUROPE/FRIENDLY, expect stories throughout) - - Chopra ready to give up British passport for Indian sojourn MUMBAI - Former Newcastle United striker Michael Chopra is ready to surrender his British passport to play for his father's country, India, and realise his dream of playing senior-level international soccer. (SOCCER-INDIA/CHOPRA (INTERVIEW), expect by 0800 GMT/4 AM ET, by Sudipto Ganguly, 600 words) - - King's Cup first round, results only - - - - CYCLING Resurgent Contador looks to consolidate Tour of Spain lead MADRID - After snatching the leader's red jersey from Nairo Quintana on Tuesday, Alberto Contador will seek to consolidate his advantage in Wednesday's 11th stage, a 153.4-km ride starting in Pamplona and including some steep climbs. (CYCLING-SPAIN/ (PIX) expect by 1700 GMT/1 PM ET, 400 words) - - - - RUGBY Bismarck benched, Matfield in for Australia test MELBOURNE - South Africa coach Heyneke Meyer has shaken up his pack for Saturday's Rugby Championship test against Australia in Perth, benching hooker Bismarck du Plessis and restoring Victor Matfield to the second row. (RUGBY-CHAMPIONSHIP/SAFRICA, moved, 500 words) - - - - BASKETBALL FIBA Basketball World Cup, Spain (to Sept 14) Crunch games on the agenda at World Cup The battle for knockout stage berths at the World Cup continues with several medal contenders including Argentina and Croatia facing crunch games in the 24-nation event after hosts Spain and holders the United States sealed a passage into the last 16 with two games to spare. (BASKETBALL- (WRAPUP 1, PIX), by Zoran Milosavljevic, expect by 2300 GMT/7 PM ET, 500 words) (Asia duty editor: Amlan Chakraborty)
