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Reuters Sports Schedule at 0600 GMT on Friday, Dec 19

Reuters sports schedule at 0600 GMT on Friday: - - - - CRICKET Australia v India, second test, Brisbane (to 21) Smith, Johnson drive Australia to lead of 97 Skipper Steve Smith scored 133 and Mitchell Johnson a game-changing 88 as Australia took a first innings lead of 97 after being dismissed for 505 after tea on the third day of the second test against India in Brisbane. (CRICKET-AUSTRALIA/, moved with updates to follow, 500 words) - - South Africa v West Indies, first test, Pretoria (to 21) Proteas seek early inroads with ball Having declared their first innings on 552 for five on a rain-hit second day, South Africa will try to build the pressure on West Indies by taking early wickets on the third day. (CRICKET-SAFRICA/, expect by 0830 GMT/03:30 AM ET, 300 words) - - Pakistan v New Zealand, Abu Dhabi, fifth ODI All to play for in final match of series Pakistan and New Zealand go into the fifth and final match of the one-day series locked together at 2-2. (CRICKET-PAKISTAN/, expect by 2000 GMT/3 PM ET, 350 words) - - - - SOCCER FIFA expected to vote on publication of Garcia report MARRAKECH, Morocco - FIFA's executive committee, meeting amid another crisis for soccer's governing body, is expected to vote on a proposal to publish a version of former ethics investigator Michael Garcia's report into the 2018-2022 World Cup bidding process. (SOCCER-FIFA/ (TV, PIX), expect by 1500 GMT/10 AM ET, by Brian Homewood, 500 words) - - Club World Cup, Marrakech, Morocco San Lorenzo dream of unlikely win over Real Madrid MARRAKECH, Morocco - San Lorenzo, undeterred by the big gulf that separates them from Real Madrid, have vowed to play with "a knife between our teeth" when they face the European champions in Saturday's Club World Cup final. (SOCCER-CLUB/ (PREVIEW), moved, by Brian Homewood, 400 words) - - Bundesliga Mainz 05 v Bayern Munich (1930) Bayern hope to cap successful year with win BERLIN - Runaway leaders Bayern Munich will hope to round off a successful year with a win at Mainz in their last competitive fixture of 2014. (SOCCER-GERMANY/ (PIX), expect by 2100 GMT/4 PM ET, by Karolos Grohmann, 350 words) - - Ligue 1 Racing Lens v Nice (1930) Copy on merit - - La Liga Celta Vigo v Almeria (1945) Copy on merit - - Dutch championship Heerenveen v ADO Den Haag (1900) Copy on merit - - - - ALPINE SKIING World Cup: Men's Super G, Val Gardena Copy on merit - - - - (Asia desk editor: John O'Brien)