Reuters Sports Schedule at 1400 GMT on Wednesday, Nov 5
Reuters sports schedule at 1400 GMT on Wednesday: - - - - SOCCER Champions League (1945 GMT unless stated) Group E Bayern Munich v AS Roma Manchester City v CSKA Moscow Group F Ajax Amsterdam v Barcelona Paris St Germain v APOEL Nicosia Group G Maribor v Chelsea Sporting v Schalke 04 Group H Athletic Club v Porto Shakhtar Donetsk v BATE Borisov Man City have no room for errors against CSKA LONDON - Everyone at Manchester City is flying high after the 1-0 derby win over Manchester United at the weekend but they could all come crashing back to earth after Wednesday's meeting with CSKA Moscow in the Champions League (SOCCER-CHAMPIONS/CITY, expect by 2030 GMT/3:30 PM ET, by Mike Collett, 500 words) - - Bayern target quick qualification with Roma win BERLIN - Bayern Munich are making short work of the Champions League group stage, the German giants aware that a home victory over Roma on Wednesday will advance them to the knockout round with two games to spare (SOCCER-CHAMPIONS/BAYERN, expect by 2030 GMT/3:30 PM ET, 500 words) - - Struggling Athletic Bilbao host group leaders Porto BARCELONA - With a solitary point from three matches, Athletic Bilbao badly need a win against Group H leaders Porto if they are to have any chance of making it through to the last 16. (SOCCER-CHAMPIONS/BILBAO (PIX) expect by 2030 GMT/3:30 PM ET, 400 words) - - We will also bring you individual reports on the other leading matches plus quotes and sidebars on merit. (SOCCER-CHAMPIONS/ (PIX), expect from 2145 GMT/4:45 PM ET) - - - - TENNIS ATP World Tour Finals In the run up to the elite eight-man ATP World Tour Finals, that take place in London from Nov. 9-16, Reuters will run a series of exclusive interviews over five days. We have already run interviews with grand slam champions Andy Murray and Stan Wawrinka and Tomas Berdych and full Q&A interviews with U.S. Open champion Marin Cilic and Japanese trailblazer Kei Nishikori. - - Nishikori goes from Project 45 to Elite 8 PARIS - After becoming the first Asian man to reach a grand slam singles final and coming agonisingly close winning the title, Kei Nishikori will achieve another milestone when he becomes the first player from the continent to compete at the ATP World Tour Finals. (TENNIS-MEN/FINALS-NISHIKORI (INTERVIEW), moved, by Pritha Sarkar, 1580 words) - - Cilic cannot get enough of the fun times PARIS - In the not too distant past, a right arm injury that forced U.S. Open champion Marin Cilic to miss a Masters tournament would have caused the Croatian a great deal of stress. Not anymore. (TENNIS-MEN/FINALS-CILIC (INTERVIEW), moved, by Pritha Sarkar, 1520 words) - - Berdych still searching for his 'chosen one' PARIS - Ivan Lendl might be "way too busy" to be his mentor but Tomas Berdych has not given up the dream of jumping on the 'super coach' bandwagon. TENNIS-MEN/FINALS-BERDYCH (INTERVIEW), moved, by Pritha Sarkar, 890 words) - - WTA: Taipei Ladies Open, Taipei (to 9) Open GDF Suez de Limoges, Limoges (to 9) Merit copy only - - - - MOTOR RACING Brazilian Formula One Grand Prix preview Hamilton can hammer home his advantage over Rosberg SAO PAULO - A first victory in Brazil for Lewis Hamilton on Sunday would make him the first British F1 driver to win six races in a row. Mercedes team mate Nico Rosberg, 24 points adrift with 75 to play for, will do what he can to stop him. Mercedes look sure to equal the record of 15 wins in a season either way. (MOTOR RACING-PRIX/PREVIEW, PIX, expect by 1600 GMT/11 AM ET, by Alan Baldwin, 600 words) We will also move a drivers' form sheet and statistics for the race at Interlagos. - - - - GOLF Haas, Price proud to captain Presidents Cup teams INCHEON, South Korea - Drawing players from the far-flung corners of the globe and trying to build a team just days before the Presidents Cup has been a factor in the Internationals' poor record in the event, but 2015 captain Nick Price has a few tricks up his sleeve to change things around. (GOLF-PRESIDENTS/CAPTAINS, moved, by Peter Rutherford, 400 words) - - Burnout not the reason for US Ryder woes: PGA Tour chief INCHEON, South Korea - U.S. Ryder Cup failure at Gleneagles this year had little to do with player burnout from the PGA Tour's burgeoning schedule and was simply a case of Europe dominating the foursomes and making more birdies, Tour chief Tim Finchem said. (GOLF-PRESIDENTS/FINCHEM, moved, by Peter Rutherford) - - "One-armed bandit" Palmer chasing European Tour jackpot LONDON - The European Tour calls him the "one-armed bandit" and there is no doubting Britain's Jason Palmer, who chips one-handed, will bring a new dimension to golf when he makes his full-time debut on the circuit next year. (GOLF-EUROPEAN/PALMER (INTERVIEW), moved, by Tony Jimenez, 800 words) - - - - CRICKET Australia v South Africa, Adelaide, first T20 Rossouw fires South Africa to T20 victory over Australia SYDNEY - Rilee Rossouw smashed a sparkling 78 off 50 balls to drive a youthful South Africa side to a comfortable seven-wicket victory over Australia at the Adelaide Oval on Wednesday in the first of three Twenty20 internationals. (CRICKET-AUSTRALIA/, moved, by Nick Mulvenney, 250 words) - - - - RUGBY No tinkering from South Africa's Meyer for Irish test DUBLIN - South Africa coach Heyneke Meyer has remained loyal to the players who beat New Zealand last month by naming an unchanged starting lineup for the opening match of their northern hemisphere tour against Ireland on Saturday. (RUGBY-SAFRICA/TEAM (UPDATE 1), moved, by Nick Said, 400 words) - - France's tinkerman Saint-Andre names another 9-10 pairing PARIS - France manager Philippe Saint-Andre is continuing his experiments with yet another halfback pairing as France take on Fiji in the first of three November tests on Saturday. (RUGBY-FRANCE/TEAM (UPDATe 1), moved, by Julien Pretot, 300 words) - - NBA Defending champion Spurs host Hawks The defending champions San Antonio Spurs host the Atlanta Hawks while former league MVP Derrick Rose and the Chicago Bulls visit the Milwaukee Bucks in two of the 12 games on the National Basketball Association schedule. (NBA-HIGHLIGHTS/ (PIX), expect by 0430 GMT/11:30 PM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 950 words) - - - - NHL Rangers host Red Wing in Original Six clash The New York Rangers host the Detroit Red Wings at Madison Square Garden for a clash of Original Six rivals in one of the three games on the National Hockey League schedule. (NHL-HIGHLIGHTS/ (PIX), expect by 0430 GMT/11:30 PM 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 0101 GMT/8:01 PM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 400 words) - - - - (Europe duty editor: Ken Ferris)
