Reuters Sports Schedule at 1400 GMT on Monday, Sept 29
Reuters sports schedule at 1400 GMT on Monday: - - - - GOLF Ryder Cup Ferguson was guiding light, says victorious McGinley GLENEAGLES, Scotland - Captain Paul McGinley has saluted Alex Ferguson for his contribution to Europe's triumphant Ryder Cup campaign, calling the former Manchester United manager a guiding light to him and his team. (GOLF-RYDER/MCGINLEY, moved, by Tony Jimenez, 500 words) - - U.S. must rediscover spirit of 2008 to stop Ryder Cup rot GLENEAGLES, Scotland - Every two years a small group of wonderfully talented, hugely successful American millionaire golfers have to line up like schoolboys to explain why they are no good and why they don't get on as well as their European counterparts. (GOLF-RYDER/USA, moved, by Mitch Phillips, 500 words) - - - - SOCCER Premier League Stoke City v Newcastle United (1900) LONDON - Under-pressure Newcastle manager Alan Pardew takes his team to fellow strugglers Stoke. (SOCCER-ENGLAND/, expect by 2100 GMT/5 PM ET, 300 words) - - Serie A Udinese v Parma (1700) Palermo v Lazio (1900) - - CHAMPIONS LEAGUE Holders Real Madrid forewarned by Liverpool's struggle LONDON - It may look like one of the great mismatches of Champions League history, but Real Madrid, who won their 10th European Cup last May, cannot afford to underestimate Ludogorets from the tiny Bulgarian town of Razgrad on matchday two this week. (SOCCER-CHAMPIONS/ (PREVIEW), moved, by Steve Tongue, 720 words) - - Mourinho faces striking choice back in Lisbon LONDON - As Jose Mourinho returns to his Portuguese footballing roots, the Chelsea manager may have to decide which back-up marksman he trusts most to shoot down his old employers at Sporting Lisbon in the Champions League on Tuesday. (SOCCER-CHAMPIONS/CHELSEA (PREVIEW), moved, by 440 words) - - PSG sweat over Ibra fitness for Barca clash PARIS - Paris St Germain are sweating over striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic's fitness as the French champions look fragile ahead of Barcelona's visit in Champions League Group F on Tuesday. (SOCCER-CHAMPIONS/PSG (PREVIEW), moved, by Julien Pretot, 420 words) - - Pellegrini back to mastermind City win over AS Roma LONDON - Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini will be back in the dugout after returning from suspension when City attempt to kick-start their Champions League campaign against a rampant, in-form AS Roma at the Etihad on Tuesday. (SOCCER-CHAMPIONS/CITY (PREVIEW), moved, by Mike Collett, 620 words) - - Empty stadium awaits as CSKA Moscow take on Bayern MOSCOW - Playing five-times winners Bayern Munich in the Champions League should have been one of the highlights of CSKA Moscow's season but unfortunately for the Russian champions, they will have to play the Group E contest behind closed doors on Tuesday. (SOCCER-CHAMPIONS/CSKA (PREVIEW), moved, by Dmitriy Rogovitskiy, 380 words) We will run previews of Wednesday's matches at 0200 GMT. - - Argentine league championship Boca Juniors eye upset "Superclasico" win over River Plate Boca Juniors would have gone to El Monumental confident of upsetting high-flying arch-rivals River Plate even at their lowest ebb this season but better form and a 1-0 win over Quilmes has boosted their confidence. Unbeaten championship leaders River, though, are favourites on their own turf next Sunday (2015 GMT) despite being pegged back by two 1-1 away draws, the latest at Lanus on Sunday, after a run of six wins in a row. (SOCCER-ARGENTINA/CHAMPIONSHIP, moved, by Rex Gowar, 450 words) - - - - ASIAN GAMES Asian Games, Incheon, South Korea (to Oct. 4) We continue our coverage of the quadrennial sporting extravaganza where world records have tumbled and controversy has reigned (GAMES-ASIA/, by Julian Linden and Peter Rutherford) - - - - TENNIS ATP/WTA: China Open, Beijing (to Oct. 5) Serena and Cilic advance in China, Nadal loses on return BEIJING - U.S. Open champions Marin Cilic and Serena Williams kicked off their China Open campaigns with straight sets victories against battling underdogs on Monday, but Rafa Nadal suffered defeat in a rare doubles outing on his return from injury. (TENNIS-CHINA/ (PIX, TV), moved, 500 words). - - ATP: Japan Open, Tokyo (to Oct. 5) - - - - BASEBALL Angels, Nationals top seeds in MLB postseason With Major League Baseball's postseason set to begin on Tuesday, we will run a multi-part package that includes an overall preview, profiles of the 10 teams that reached the playoffs and a schedule of games to be played. (BASEBALL-PLAYOFFS/, expect by 2100 GMT/5 PM ET, by Larry Fine, 550 words) - - - - NFL Brady's Patriots visit Chiefs Tom Brady looks to get the New England Patriots' struggling offense in gear when they visit the Kansas City Chiefs in a Monday Night Football clash. (NFL-CHIEFS/ (PIX), expect by 0415 GMT/12:15 AM ET, 400 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) (Europe duty editor: Ed Osmond)
