Reuters Sports Schedule at 1400 GMT on Tuesday, Nov 15
Reuters sports schedule at 1400 GMT on Tuesday (times GMT): SOCCER Asian World Cup qualifying, third round Group A South Korea v Uzbekistan China v Qatar Syria v Iran Group B Japan v Saudi Arabia Thailand v Australia United Arab Emirates v Iraq (1520) Decisive round of Asian qualifying reaches halfway stage South Korea beat Uzbekistan 2-1 to keep up with Group A leaders Iran, who play Syria in Malaysia. Japan host pacesetters Saudi Arabia in Saitama and Australia visit Thailand in Group B as the third round of Asian qualifying reaches the halfway point. (SOCCER-WORLDCUP-ASIA (PIX), expect from 1300 GMT/8 AM ET, 500 words) Friendly internationals There are a host of soccer friendlies across Europe, with Italy against Germany and England against Spain the stand-out fixtures. We will cover all the major games. (SOCCER-FRIENDLY-ENG-ESP/ (PIX) etc, expect throughout) 2018 World Cup, South American qualifiers Argentina v Colombia Argentina desperately need to stop leaking points Argentina must win their home match against Colombia in San Juan to get their campaign back on track after successive defeats against Paraguay and Brazil left them with a mere two points from their last four qualifiers and out of the places for Russia 2018. (SOCCER-WORLDCUP-ARG-COL/ (PIX), expect by 0200 GMT / 9 PM ET, by Rex Gowar, 400 words) 2018 World Cup, South American qualifiers Peru v Brazil Resurgent Peru seek to halt brilliant Brazil Brazil seek to continue their five game winning streak against Peru but they face a tough task against a rejuvenated home team that could jump into the qualifying slots for the first time if they grab all three points. (SOCCER-WORLDCUP-PER-BRA/ (PIX), expect by 0500 GMT / 12 AM ET, by Andrew Downie, 300 words) 2018 World Cup, CONCACAF qualifiers USA seek first points; on-form Mexico play Panama The United States hope to bounce back from an opening day defeat against Mexico when they take on Costa Rica away, while Mexico visit the region's most improved team Panama. (SOCCER-WORLDCUP-CONCACAF/ (PIX), expect by 0500 GMT / 12 AM ET, by Andrew Downie, 250 words) TENNIS ATP World Tour Finals, London (to 20) Novak Djokovic continues his quest for a fith consecutive title at the year-ender as he takes on Canada's Milos Raonic after debutants Dominic Thiem and Gael Monfils square off looking for their first wins. (TENNIS-ATP/ (PIX), expect by 1600 GMT/11 AM ET, by Martyn Herman, 400 words) RUGBY World Rugby conference and exhibition LONDON - World Rugby and stakeholders from across the sport come together in London for the second day of the conference with player welfare high on the agenda. (RUGBY UNION-CONFEX/ (TV), expect by 1500 GMT/11:AM ET, by Mitch Phillips, 400 words) NBA Cavs host Raps in East final rematch LeBron James and the reigning champion Cleveland Cavaliers host the Toronto Raptors in a rematch of last season's Eastern Conference final in one of the five games on the National Basketball Association schedule. (NBA-HIGHLIGHTS/, expect by 0630 GMT/1:30 AM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 500 words) NHL Streaking Devils try set for clash with Stars The New Jersey Devils try to push the longest active win streak to five games when they visit the Dallas Stars while the first-place Montreal Canadiens host the Florida Panthers in two of the 13 games on the National Hockey League schedule. (NHL-HIGHLIGHTS/, expect by 0630 GMT/1:30 AM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 800 words) North American Sports Roundups of off-field developments in the major North American professional sports leagues. (expect by 0100 GMT/8 PM ET, 500 words) (Europe desk editor: Ed Osmond)
