Reuters Sports Schedule at 1400 GMT on Monday, Nov 10
Reuters sports schedule at 1400 GMT on Monday: - - - - TENNIS ATP World Tour Finals, London (to 16) Djokovic kicks off campaign with Cilic contest LONDON - Group A begins with U.S. Open champion Marin Cilic facing world number one Novak Djokovic in the evening session after Tomas Berdych has taken on Stanislas Wawrinka. (TENNIS-ATP/ (PIX), expect by 1600 GMT/11 AM ET, by Martyn Herman, 650 words) - - - - SOCCER Countdown to latest batch of international fixtures We begin the countdown to Wednesday's friendly internationals and Friday's Euro 2016 qualifiers with team news on merit. - - - - CRICKET Pakistan v New Zealand, Abu Dhabi, first test (to 13) Ahmed Shehzad hit a career-best 176 while Younus Khan and Misbah-ul-Haq struck unbeaten centuries before Pakistan declared their first innings on 566 for three wickets in the first test against New Zealand in Abu Dhabi (CRICKET-PAKISTAN/, moved, 400 words) - - - - NFL Eagles bid to win without injured quarterback Foles The NFC East-leading Philadelphia Eagles will try to extend their regular season home-game winning streak to nine games without injured starting quarterback Nick Foles when they meet the struggling Carolina Panthers, who have lost three consecutive games. (NFL-EAGLES/ (PIX), expect by 0545 GMT/12:45 AM ET, 350 words) - - - - BASEBALL Abreu, Hamilton favorites for MLB rookie awards Jose Abreu of the Chicago White Sox and the Cincinnati Reds' Billy Hamilton are favorites to win Major League Baseball's Rookie of the Year awards in their respective leagues. (BASEBALL-AWARDS/ROOKIE, expect by 0000 GMT /7 PM ET, 350 words) - - - - NBA James and Cavaliers aim to reach .500 against Pelicans LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers, off to a sluggish start, try to even their record at 3-3 when they are home against the New Orleans Pelicans in one of five games on the schedule. (NBA-HIGHLIGHTS/ (PIX), expect by 0430 GMT/11:30 PM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 450 words) - - - - SOCCER MLS Sounders meet FC Dallas in Western semi-final second leg Clint Dempsey and the Seattle Sounders take on FC Dallas in their Western Conference semi-final, second leg at CenturyLink Field. The first leg ended 1-1. (SOCCER-MLS/PLAYOFFS, 300 words, expect first copy by 0530 GMT/1230 AM ET, 300 words) - - - - NHL Bruins play Devils, bid to keep streak going The Boston Bruins, winners of four in a row as they move up the Atlantic Division ladder, face the visiting New Jersey Devils, who have dropped three straight, in one of two games on the National Hockey League schedule. (NHL-HIGHLIGHTS/ (PIX), expect by 0430 GMT/11:30 PM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 300 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) (Europe duty editor: Rex Gowar)
