Reuters Sports Schedule at 1400 GMT on Thursday, Sept 15
Reuters sports schedule at 1400 GMT on Thursday (times GMT): SOCCER Europa League Qarabag v Slovan Liberec Feyenoord v Manchester United Maccabi Tel Avi v Zenit St Petersburg Anderlecht v FK Qabala Young Boys v Olympiakos Piraeus Sassuolo v Athletic Bilbao Rapid Vienna v Genk Zorya Luhasnk v Fenerbahce Astra v Austria Vienna Mainz v St Etienne Viktoria Plzen v AS Roma AZ Alkmaar v Dundalk Apoel Nicosia v Astana Panathinaikos v Ajax Amsterdam Southampton v Sparta Prague Braga v Gent PAOK Salonika v Fiorentina Standard Liege v Celta Vigo Inter Milan v Hapoel Beer Sheva Villarreal v Zurich Salzburg v Krasnodar Konyaspor v Shakhtar Donetsk Nice v Schalke 04 Osmanlispor v Steaua Bucharest Mourinho leads United in Europe's second tier competition LONDON - The Europa League group stage kicks off with Manchester United visiting Feyenoord as Jose Mourinho leads a team in Europe's second tier competition for the first time since he lifted the trophy with Porto in 2003. (SOCCER-EUROPA/ (PIX), expect by 1900 GMT/3 PM ET, 600 words) MOTOR RACING Singapore Grand Prix (to 18) Vettel seeks success to salvage season SINGAPORE - Sebastian Vettel is running out of races to record his first win of the season for Ferrari but the German is optimistic this week's Singapore Grand Prix could provide some belated success for the Italian team. (MOTOR-F1-SINGAPORE/VETTEL (PIX), moved, by John O'Brien, 398 words) GOLF European Tour: Italian Open (to 18) Ryder Cup combatants in attendance in Milan MILAN - Several of Europe's 12-man Ryder Cup team take part as the countdown continues to the matches against the United States in two weeks' time. (GOLF-EUROPEAN/, expect by 1900 GMT/3 PM ET, 300 words) LPGA Tour: Evian Championship (to 18) PARIS - World number one Lydia Ko of New Zealand is the favourite to win the fifth and final major of the LPGA Tour season. (GOLF-WOMEN/, expect by 1900 GMT/3 PM ET, 250 words) BASEBALL Yankees pitcher Tanaka aims for 14th victory of season Japanese right-hander Masahiro Tanaka goes for his 14th victory of the season when he takes the mound for the New York Yankees against the hosting Boston Red Sox in one of 10 games on the Major League Baseball schedule. (BASEBALL-HIGHLIGHTS/, expect by 0600 GMT/2 AM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 800 words) ICE HOCKEY Hosts Canada face pressure of expectation to win World Cup TORONTO - We look ahead to the Sept. 17-Oct. 1 World Cup of Hockey with a four-part package consisting of an overall preview, facts and figures about the tournament, a schedule of games and brief profiles of the eight teams taking part. (ICEHOCKEY-WORLDCUP/ (PREVIEW), expect by 1800 GMT/2 PM ET, by Steve Keating, 650 words) See also: (ICEHOCKEY-WORLDCUP/PENPIX, expect by 1800 GMT/2 PM ET, 553 words), (ICEHOCKEY-WORLDCUP/SCHEDULE, expect by 1800 GMT/2 PM ET, 155 words) and (ICEHOCKEY-WORLDCUP/ (FACTBOX), expect by 1800 GMT/2 PM ET, 259 words) NFL Bills look for offensive boost against Jets The Buffalo Bills will look for a major improvement in their offense, after struggling badly in a 13-7 loss to the Baltimore Ravens in their season opener on Sunday, when they host the New York Jets at New Era Field. (NFL-BILLS/, expect by 0430 GMT/12:30 AM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 350 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, 500 words) (London duty editor: Tony Jimenez)
