Reuters Sports Schedule at 1400 GMT on Friday, Nov 7

Reuters sports schedule at 1400 GMT on Friday: - - - - SOCCER Chelsea's Costa left out of Spain squad BARCELONA - Chelsea striker Diego Costa has been left out of Vicente del Bosque's Spain squad for this month's matches with Belarus and Germany to help him recover from his recent injuries. (SOCCER-SPAIN/SQUAD-COSTA (PIX), moved, by Tim Hanlon 200 words) - - Mourinho discusses plans for Anfield visit LONDON - Manager Jose Mourinho holds a news conference ahead of Premier League leaders Chelsea's trip to Anfield to face Liverpool on Saturday. (SOCCER-ENGLAND/CHELSEA, expect by 1500 GMT/10 AM ET, 350 words) - - La Liga Cordoba v Deportivo Coruna (1945) - - Bundesliga Hertha Berlin v Hanover 96 (1930) - - Ligue 1 Stade Rennes v Lorient (1930) - - Dutch championship Excelsior v Utrecht (1900) Copy on merit on above matches - - - - MOTOR RACING Brazilian Formula One Grand Prix (to 9) SAO PAULO - Mercedes title rivals Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg renew their track duel in first practice for Sunday's penultimate race of the season. (MOTOR RACING-PRIX/ (PIX), expect by 1400 GMT/9 AM ET, by Alan Baldwin, 400 words) - - - - TENNIS ATP World Tour Finals LONDON - The eight qualifiers for the elite year-ender will hold news conferences looking ahead to the action which begins on Sunday with Andy Murray meeting Kei Nishikori and Roger Federer playing Milos Raonic. (TENNIS-ATP/, expect by 1800 GMT/1 PM ET, by Martyn Herman and Ian Chadband, 500 words) - - WTA: Taipei Ladies Open, Taipei (to 9) Open GDF Suez de Limoges, Limoges (to 9) Copy on merit - - - - GOLF PGA Tour: Sanderson Farms Championship, Jackson, Mississippi (to 9) Cappelen charges into a two-shot lead on PGA Tour debut Surprise package Sebastian Cappelen looked at home in his first ever PGA Tour event as he charged into a two-shot lead in the opening round of the $4 million Sanderson Farms Championship in Jackson, Mississippi. (GOLF-PGA/ (PIX), moved, 400 words) - - European Tour GOLF PGA Tour: Sanderson Farms Championship, Jackson, Mississippi (to 9) Dane Cappelen flies high on PGA Tour debut Unheralded Dane Sebastian Cappelen, playing in his first PGA Tour event, takes a two-shot lead into the second round after opening with a sizzling seven-under 65 at the Country Club of Jackson. Former world number one David Duval trails by three strokes. (GOLF-PGA/ (PIX), expect end-of-day lead by 2330 GMT/6.30 PM ET, 350 words) - - WGC-HSBC Champions, Shanghai (to 9) SHANGHAI Northern Irishman Graeme McDowell continued to revel on a tough course set-up as he extended his lead to three strokes over Ryder Cup team-mate Ian Poulter after the second round of the $8.5 million WGC-HSBC Champions tournament on Friday. (GOLF-WGC/CHAMPIONS, moved, by Andrew Both, 500 words) - - - - Red Star and Olympiakos set to light up Euroleague BELGRADE - Red Star Belgrade entertain former Euroleague winners Olympiakos Piraeus in the highlight match, with the Serbian capital's Kombank Arena sold out for the mouth-watering clash. Panathinaikos are at home to Milan in Friday's other outstanding game. (BASKETBALL-EUROLEAGUE/WRAPUP by Zoran Milosavljevic, 500 words, expect story by 2300 GMT/6 P.M. ET) - - - - MOTORCYCLING MotoGP: Valencia (to 9) Copy on merit - - - - CRICKET Australia v South Africa, Melbourne, second T20 Faulkner shines as Australia level T20 series with easy win James Faulkner was the pick of Australia's fast bowlers as his three wickets helped the hosts to a comfortable win over South Africa at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Friday to level the three-match Twenty20 series. (CRICKET-AUSTRALIA/, moved 300 words) - - - - NBA Cavs try to find groove, Grizzlies look to extern win streak LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers will try to find their groove when they visit the Denver Nuggets while the undefeated Memphis Grizzlies look to extend their perfect start to the season to six games at the Oklahoma City Thunder in one of 11 games on the schedule. (NBA-HIGHLIGHTS/ (PIX), expect by 0430 GMT/11:30 PM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 980 words) - - - - NHL Slumping Capitals visit Blackhawks Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals try to snap a five-game losing skid when they visit the Chicago Blackhawks in one of five games on the National Hockey League schedule. (NHL-HIGHLIGHTS/ (PIX), expect by 0430 GMT/11:30 PM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 450 words) - - - - NORTH AMERICAN SPORTS Roundups of off-field developments in the major North American professional sports leagues. (expect by 0101 GMT/8:01 PM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 400 words) - - - - (European duty editor: Ken Ferris)