Reuters Sports Schedule at 1400 GMT on Wednesday, Oct 29
Reuters sports schedule at 1400 GMT on Wednesday: - - - - SOCCER Serie A (all 1945) Atalanta v Napoli Cagliari v AC Milan Fiorentina v Udinese Genoa v Juventus Inter Milan v Sampdoria Palermo v Chievo Verona AS Roma v Cesena Torino v Parma Leaders Juventus visit Genoa MILAN - Leaders Juventus, who have dropped two points in their opening eight games, visit Genoa while second-placed AS Roma host promoted Cesena. (SOCCER-ITALY/ (PIX), expect by 2200 GMT/6 PM ET, 500 words) - - English Capital One (League) Cup fourth round Manchester City v Newcastle United (1945) Stoke City v Southampton (1945) Tottenham Hotspur v Brighton and Hove Albion (II) (1945) Manchester City bid to reach quarter-finals LONDON - Premier League champions Manchester City take on a Newcastle side buoyed by Sunday's win at Tottenham in the pick of the night's last-16 ties. (SOCCER-ENGLAND/CUP, expect by 2145 GMT/5:45 PM ET, by Tom Hayward, 500 words) - - Spanish King's Cup last 32 first leg UE Cornella (III) v Real Madrid (1900) CE Sabadell (II) v Sevilla (2100) Holders Real Madrid begin defence at third tier Cornella MADRID - Holders Real Madrid begin the defence of their King's Cup crown at third tier Cornella while Sevilla visit second division Sabadell in matches brought forward due to Real's participation in December's Club World Cup. (SOCCER-SPAIN/CUP (PIX), expect by 2000 GMT/4 PM ET, by Iain Rogers, 400 words) - - German Cup second round (1800 unless stated) Magdeburg (IV) v Bayer Leverkusen TSV 1860 Munich (II) v Freiburg Wuerzburger Kickers (IV) v Eintracht Braunschweig (II) RB Leipzig (II) v Erzgebirge Aue (II) Eintracht Frankfurt v Borussia Moenchengladbach (1930) Hamburg SV v Bayern Munich (1930) Hoffenheim v FSV Frankfurt (II) (1930) VfL Wolfsburg v Heidenheim (II) (1930) Holders Bayern travel to Hamburg BERLIN - Holders Bayern Munich travel to Hamburg in the biggest game of the night, with the Bavarians eager to continue their unbeaten run this season. (SOCCER-GERMANY/CUP (PIX), expect by 2030 GMT/4:30 PM ET, by Karolos Grohmann, 400 words) - - Dutch Cup third round Almere City (II) v PSV Eindhoven (1730) Volendam (II) v Sportlust'46 (V) (1900) Flevo Boys Emmeloord (IV) v Groningen (1900) GVVV (III) v AZ Alkmaar (1900) PEC Zwolle v HHC (III) (1900) SC Cambuur v Scheveningen (III) (1900) Go Ahead Eagles Deventer v Twente Enschede (1945) Copy on merit - - Major League Soccer Dallas host Vancouver in playoff opener The playoffs kick off with Dallas playing host to the Vancouver Whitecaps in a single-game knockout round match to determine who advances to the Western Conference semi-final against the Seattle Sounders. (SOCCER-MLS/, expect by 0330 GMT/11:30 PM ET, 200 words) - - - - TENNIS ATP: Paris Masters (to Nov. 2) Federer starts campaign against Frenchman Chardy PARIS - Roger Federer, looking to end the season as world number one, starts his Paris Masters campaign with a second-round match against local favourite Jeremy Chardy. (TENNIS-MEN/PARIS (PIX), expect by 1615 GMT/12:15 PM ET, by Julien Pretot, 400 words) - - WTA: Tournament of Champions, Sofia (to Nov. 2) Yinzhou Bank International Women's Open, Ningbo Copy on merit - - - - MOTOR RACING U.S. Formula One Grand Prix preview Championship leader Hamilton aims to make it 10 in Texas AUSTIN, Texas - Championship leader Lewis Hamilton is the big draw this weekend, even if the starting grid will be the smallest the Mercedes driver has ever known with the absence of Marussia and Caterham. The Briton is aiming for his 10th win of the season and fifth in a row. (MOTOR RACING-PRIX/ (PREVIEW, PIX), expect at 1500 GMT/11 AM ET, by Alan Baldwin, 500 words) - - Also moving: (MOTOR RACING/PRIX-STATISTICS) (MOTOR RACING/PRIX-DRIVERS) - - - - BASEBALL Royals host Giants in winner-take-all Game Seven KANSAS CITY, Missouri - The Kansas City Royals look to carry momentum from their Game Six thrashing of the San Francisco Giants into a decisive seventh game of Major League Baseball's World Series. (BASEBALL-WORLDSERIES/ (PIX), expect by 0330 GMT/11:30 PM ET, by Larry Fine, 500 words) - - - - NBA Bulls, Knicks kick off season of lofty expectations The Chicago Bulls, who have former MVP Derrick Rose back in the lineup, and the Carmelo Anthony-led New York Knicks open a season of heightened expectations for both teams when they clash at Madison Square Garden in one of 12 games on the opening night schedule. (NBA-HIGHLIGHTS/ (PIX), expect by 0330 GMT/11:30 PM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 950 words) - - - - NHL Ovechkin's Capitals host Red Wings Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals host the Detroit Red Wings followed by a clash between the Edmonton Oilers and visiting Nashville Predators in the two games on the National Hockey League schedule. (NHL-HIGHLIGHTS/ (PIX), expect by 0330 GMT/11:30 PM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 200 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) - - - - (London duty editor: Tony Jimenez)
