Reuters Sports Schedule at 0600 GMT on Sunday, Jan 29
Reuters sports schedule at 0600 GMT on Sunday (times GMT): TENNIS Australian Open, Melbourne Roger and Rafa battle royal caps Australian Open MELBOURNE - Great rivals Roger Federer and Rafa Nadal meet in a ninth grand slam final in a fitting climax to the action at Melbourne Park. Swiss master Federer will bid for his fifth title at Melbourne Park and 18th overall, with Spaniard Nadal striving for his 15th grand slam championship. (TENNIS-OPEN/ (PIX), match starts at 0830 GMT/3:30 AM ET, by Nick Mulvenney, Ian Ransom and Melanie Burton, 600 words) SOCCER African Nations Cup finals (to Feb. 5) DR Congo v Ghana, Oyem (1600) Egypt v Morocco, Port Gentil (1900) Ghana bid to reach sixth successive Nations Cup semi PORT GENTIL, Gabon - Ghana bid to reach the semi-finals for a sixth successive time but play a fast-improving DR Congo while Morocco and Egypt battle in an all-North African clash. (SOCCER-NATIONS/, expect from 1800 GMT/1 PM ET, by Mark Gleeson, 400 words) Cameroon, Burkina Faso leave form book in tatters Burkina Faso and Cameroon booked semi-final berths at the African Nations Cup on Saturday as another page was ripped out of the form book when the latest favourites for the tournament were eliminated. (SOCCER-NATIONS/WRAPUP 1, moved, by Mark Gleeson, 450 words) FA Cup Millwall(III) v Watford (1200) Fulham(II) v Hull City (1230) Sutton United(V) v Leeds United(II) (1400) Manchester United v Wigan Athletic(II) (1600) Manchester United hoping for a drama-free ride against Wigan Following the shock exit of Liverpool to second-tier opposition on Saturday, holders Manchester United will be eager restore order to the FA Cup when they host Championship side Wigan Athletic. (SOCCER-ENGLAND/CUP, expect first take by 1400 GMT/9 AM ET, 600 words) La Liga Real Betis v Barcelona (1100) Espanyol v Sevilla (1515) Athletic Club v Sporting Gijon (1730) Real Madrid v Real Sociedad (1945) Barcelona, Sevilla try to shoot down stuttering Real BARCELONA - In-form Barcelona visit Real Betis looking to build on their five-game winning streak in all competitions and put pressure on stuttering La Liga leaders Real Madrid, who host Real Sociedad after crashing out of the King's Cup. Second placed Sevilla visit Espanyol looking to cash in on any further slips by Real. (SOCCER-SPAIN/, expect by 1300 GMT/8 AM ET, by Richard Martin, 400 words) Serie A Torino v Atalanta Bergamo (1130) Cagliari v Bologna (1400) Crotone v Empoli (1400) Fiorentina v Genoa (1400) Sampdoria v AS Roma (1400) Sassuolo v Juventus (1400) Udinese v AC Milan (1400) Napoli v Palermo (1945) Juventus hope to maintain league lead over Roma MILAN - Serie A leaders Juventus will be hopeful of maintaining their advantage at the top when they visit lowly Sassuolo, while second-placed Roma will aim to keep pace with a win at struggling Sampdoria. (SOCCER-ITALY/ expect by 1700 GMT/12 PM ET, 300 words) Bundesliga Freiburg v Hertha Berlin (1430) Mainz v Borussia Dortmund (1630) Dortmund, Hertha eye third spot with wins BERLIN - Borussia Dortmund can climb back up to third place in the Bundesliga with victory over Mainz 05 with Hertha Berlin also eyeing a top three spot against Freiburg. (SOCCER-GERMANY/ (PIX), expect by 1630 GMT/11:30 AM ET, by Karolos Grohmann, 400 words) Ligue 1 Nice v En Avant de Guingamp (1400) Toulouse v St Etienne (1600) Paris St Germain v Monaco (2000) PSG face Monaco in top-of-the-table showdown PARIS - Paris St Germain hope to close the gap on leaders Monaco when the two teams clash at the Parc des Princes. Earlier, second-placed Nice host En Avant Guingamp (SOCCER-FRANCE/(PIX), expect by 1550 GMT/10:50 AM ET, by Julien Pretot, 500 words) NFL Trump card could be played at Super Bowl From the broadcast booth to the owners' suites the Trump effect will be felt on the field and off it at Super Bowl LI say industry experts, with a 'Make America Great Again' beat providing the background music for the country's biggest sporting party. (NFL-SUPERBOWL/TRUMP (FEATURE, PIX), expect by 2100 GMT/4 PM ET, by Steve Keating, 750 words) GOLF PGA Tour: Farmers Insurance Open, San Diego (to 29) Snedeker, Rodgers share lead at Torrey Pines Reigning champion Brandt Snedeker and fellow American Patrick Rodgers set the pace at nine-under 207 heading into the final round at Torrey Pines, where 10 players are no further back than two strokes on a tightly bunched leaderboard. (GOLF-PGA/, expect by 0100 GMT/8 PM ET, 400 words) NBA Thunder ride three-game winning streak into Cleveland After beating the lowly Nets on Friday, the recently-struggling Cleveland Cavaliers (31-14) will try to build on that performance against a Russell Westbrook-led Oklahoma City Thunder team seeking a fourth straight victory. (BASKETBALL-NBA-CLE-OKC/, expect by 0100 GMT/8 PM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 400 words) Blazers put winning streak on line against Warriors The Portland Trail Blazers' (21-27) three-game winning streak will be put to the test when they face the star-laden league-leading Golden State Warriors in one of eight games on the National Basketball Association schedule. (BASKETBALL-NBA-HIGHLIGHTS/, expect by 0530 GMT/12:30 AM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 600 words) NORTH AMERICAN SPORTS Roundups of off-field developments in the major North American professional sports leagues. (Expect by 0100 GMT/8 PM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 500 words) CRICKET India v England, 2nd T20, Nagpur England eye series, do-or-die for India NAGPUR - Beaten in the preceding test and one-day series, England will hope to take an unassailable 2-0 lead against India when the teams clash in the second Twenty20 international at the Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium. (CRICKET-INDIA/(PIX), expect by 1800 GMT/1 PM ET, 350 words) HANDBALL PARIS - France will cement their status as the greatest handball team if they beat Norway at home in the world championships final (HANDBALL-WORLD/(PIX), by 1815 GMT/1:15 PM ET, by Julien Pretot, 400 words) (Asia desk editor: John O'Brien +65 6870 3971)
