Reuters Sports Schedule at 0600 GMT on Wednesday, Oct 1

Reuters sports schedule at 0600 GMT on Wednesday: - - - - SOCCER Champions League group stage (1845 unless stated) Zenit St Petersburg v Monaco (1600) Bayer Leverkusen v Benfica Arsenal v Galatasaray Anderlecht v Borussia Dortmund Malmo v Olympiakos FC Atletico Madrid v Juventus Basel v Liverpool Ludogorets v Real Madrid Atletico looking to ignite campaign at home to Juventus MADRID - Last season's runners-up Atletico Madrid, having lost their Group A opener at Olympiakos Piraeus, look to spark their latest campaign into life at home to Italian champions Juventus. (SOCCER-CHAMPIONS/ATLETICO (PIX, TV) expect by 2030 GMT/4:30 P.M. ET, 500 words) - - Leverkusen looking for change of fortune against Benfica Bayer Leverkusen did all the hard work but failed to win amy points in their Champions League opener against AS Monaco but all that must change when they host Benfica in Group C. (SOCCER-CHAMPIONS/LEVERKUSEN (PIX), expect by 2045 GMT/4:45 PM ET, by Karolos Grohmann, 400 words) - - FIFA begins site inspection under threat of lawsuit OTTAWA - FIFA and the world's top women soccer players appear headed for a legal showdown after soccer's governing body remained unmoved on Tuesday that next year's World Cup will be played on artificial turf. (SOCCER-WORLD/TURF, moved, by Steve Keating, 750 words) - - Western Sydney eye first AFC Champions League final SYDNEY - Western Sydney Wanderers and FC Seoul, who played out a dour goalless first leg draw, face off for a place in the final of the AFC Champions League against Saudi Arabia's Al Hilal. (SOCCER-ASIA/CHAMPIONS, expect by 1130 GMT/7.30 AM ET, 400 words) - - - - GOLF Bishop outlines lessons learned by in Gleneagles Cup defeat LOS ANGELES - As the dust settles over yet another bitter Ryder Cup loss for the United States, who have now tasted defeat eight times in the last 10 editions against Europe, PGA of America president Ted Bishop talks to Reuters about the lessons learned from Gleneagles last week and likely changes ahead of the 2016 clash at Hazeltine. (GOLF-RYDER/BISHOP (INTERVIEW), moved, by Mark Lamport-Stokes, 750 words) - - - - BASEBALL Royals edge A's in 12 innings to set up Angels showdown The Kansas City Royals beat the Oakland Athletics 9-8 in a thrilling, 12-inning do-or-die Wild Card playoff in their first postseason game in 29 years. (BASEBALL-PLAYOFFS/ (PIX), moved, 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) - - - - 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/, expect throughout, by Julian Linden and Peter Rutherford) - - - - MOTOR RACING Japanese Formula One Grand Prix preview SUZUKA, Japan - Britain's Lewis Hamilton still sees himself as hunter rather than hunted, despite knocking Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg off the top of the standings, as he seeks a third win in a row in Sunday's Japanese Grand Prix. (MOTOR RACING-PRIX/PREVIEW, (PIX), expect by 1200 GMT/8 AM ET, by Abhishek Takle, 500 words). We will also move a drivers' form sheet and statistics for Sunday's 15th round of the championship. - - - - TENNIS ATP/WTA: China Open, Beijing (to Oct. 5) Djokovic faces Posposil, Sharapova to play Suarez Navarro BEIJING - World number one Novak Djokovic hopes the rust he shook off in his sluggish first round victory does not return when he faces Canada's Vasek Pospisil in the second round in Beijing while world number four Maria Sharapova will play the tricky Carala Squarez Navarro in the women's draw. (TENNIS-MEN/BEIJING (PIX, TV), expect by 1000 GMT/6 AM ET, 500 words) - - ATP: Japan Open, Tokyo (to Oct. 5) U.S. Open finalist Nishikori in home tournament TOKYO - U.S. Open finalist Kei Nishikori makes his first singles appearance at his home tournament with a clash against Croatia's Ivan Dodig at the Japan Open as he rides the wave of fierce support that earlier helped wildcard Tatsuma Ito to an upset of top seed Stanislas Wawrinka. (TENNIS-MEN/JAPAN, expect by 1000 GMT/6 AM ET, 400 words) - - - - RUGBY South Africa to name side for All Black test CAPE TOWN - South Africa coach Heyneke Meyer will name his side to face the world champions New Zealand in their final Rugby Championship test in Johannesburg on Saturday. (RUGBY-CHAMPIONSHIP/SAFRICA, expect by 1000 GMT/6 AM ET, by Nick Said, 400 words) - - - - (Asia duty editor: John O'Brien)