Reuters Sports Schedule at 0600 GMT on Friday, September 6

Reuters sports schedule at 0600 GMT on Friday: - - - - OLYMPICS Olympic world gathers in Buenos Aires BUENOS AIRES - The IOC meets for its 125th session with the host city for the 2020 Summer Games to be decided plus a new president to be elected, and the programme of sports events to be finalised. Bid teams from Istanbul, Madrid and Tokyo look to convince the IOC to entrust them with the Games, while would-be presidents try to woo fellow IOC members. (OLYMPICS/ (PIX), expect stories throughout, by Karolos Grohmann, Julian Linden, Rex Gowar, Alexandra Ulmer and Ossian Shine, 800 words) - - - - TENNIS U.S. Open (to 9) Holder Murray thrashed by Wawrinka, Djokovic faces Youzhny NEW YORK - Defending champion Andy Murray was the latest grand slam winner to be bundled out of the U.S. Open and deny fans a dream matchup, while Novak Djokovic stayed the course to complete the last four lineup. (TENNIS-OPEN/ (UPDATE 1, PIX), moved, by Larry Fine, Simon Evans and Will Swanton, 700 words) - - - - NFL Manning tosses seven touchdowns to open season with a bang The new NFL season got off to a stuttering start but Peyton Manning was firing on all cylinders, tossing a career best seven touchdowns to lead the Denver Broncos to a 49-27 rout of the Super Bowl champion Baltimore Ravens. (NFL-BRONCOS/, (PIX), moved, 400 words) - - - - SOCCER World Cup qualifiers (to 7) Europe Group A Macedonia v Wales (1800) Scotland v Belgium (2000) Serbia v Croatia (1845) Group B Italy v Bulgaria (1945) Malta v Denmark (1900) Czech Republic v Armenia (1600) Group C Ireland v Sweden (1845) Germany v Austria (1945) Kazakhstan v Faroe Islands (1500) Group D Estonia v Netherlands (1830) Turkey v Andorra (1800) Romania v Hungary (1800) Group E Norway v Cyprus (1800) Switzerland v Iceland (1830) Slovenia v Albania (1930) Group F Russia v Luxembourg (1630) Northern Ireland v Portugal (1845) Group G Latvia v Lithuania (1810) Bosnia v Slovakia (1915) Liechtenstein v Greece (1845) Group H Ukraine v San Marino (1800) England v Moldova (1900) Poland v Montenegro (1945) Group I Finland v Spain (1830) Georgia v France (1815) - - Italy, Germany and Netherlands eye World cup places LONDON - Former world champions Italy and Germany along with previous finalists the Netherlands are among seven countries who could guarantee places at next year's World Cup finals in Brazil when the European qualifying tournament swings back into action after a three-month break. (SOCCER-WORLD/ (WRAPUP 1, PIX), by Sonia Oxley, expect by 2100 GMT/5 PM ET, 800 words) - - Spain seek to maintain group lead with win in Finland MADRID - World and European champions Spain will aim to at least maintain their one-point lead over France at the top of Group I when they play third-placed Finland in Helsinki. (SOCCER-WORLD/SPAIN (PIX), expect by 2030 GMT/4.30 PM ET, 500 words) We will also have individual match reports on all the key games plus results, quotes and sidebars on merit. - - South American World Cup qualifiers Colombia v Ecuador Barranquilla Peru v Uruguay Lima Chile v Venezuela Santiago Paraguay v Bolivia Asuncion Argentina and Colombia could qualify for Brazil finals BUENOS AIRES - Leaders Argentina and Colombia, if they beat Ecuador in a clash of the second and third-placed teams in the South American group, can both secure their places at the 2014 finals in Brazil if Uruguay and Venezuela lose. (SOCCER-WORLD/LATAM (WRAPUP 1, PIX), expect by 0500 GMT/13 PM ET, by Rex Gowar, 600 words). We will file separate reports on each of the four matches and full results and standings. - - Asian World Cup Jordan v Uzbekistan Amman (1200) Jordan look for first leg advanatge over Uzbeks Jordan host Uzbekistan in the first leg of their Asian playoff to determins which side goes through to face the fifth placed South American team in a two-legged tie in November for a World Cup berth. (SOCCER-WORLD/ASIA, expect by 1600 GMT/1200 PM ET, 400 words). - - - - MOTOR RACING Mexico on draft F1 calendar, no New Jersey MONZA, Italy - Mexico City looks set to host a Formula One grand prix next year for the first time since 1992 while New Jersey, whose debut was postponed this season, is again absent from a draft 21-race calendar seen by teams and broadcasters. (MOTOR RACING-PRIX/CALENDAR, moved, by Alan Baldwin, 500 words) We also continue the build-up to the Italian Grand Prix (MOTOR RACING-PRIX/) - - - - BASEBALL Victorino guides Red Sox to extra innings win over Yankees Shane Victorino's RBI single in the top of the 10th inning lifted the Boston Red Sox to a 9-8 victory over the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium. (BASEBALL-HIGHLIGHTS/, moved, 300 words) - - - - NORTH AMERICAN SPORTS Roundups of off-field developments in the major North American professional sports leagues. (Moved, by The Sports Xchange, 400 words) - - - - RUGBY Rugby Championship (round three) Australia v South Africa (7) BRISBANE - Australia captain Will Genia, standing in for the injured James Horwill, and South Africa counterpart Jean de Villiers talk to the media on the eve of the Rugby Championship encounter at Lang Park. (RUGBY-CHAMPIONSHIP/AUSTRALIA, expect from 0400 GMT/midnight ET, by Ciaran Baynes, 400 words) - - Cooper credibility hinges on frontline defence MELBOURNE - Do not be surprised to see recalled Australia flyhalf Quade Cooper defending in the number 10 channel against South Africa in Saturday's Rugby Championship match in Brisbane. (RUGBY-CHAMPIONSHIP/ (ANALYSIS), moved, by Rajiv Maharaj, 700 words) - - New Zealand v Argentina (7) New Zealand's Richie McCaw and Argentina's Juan Martin Fernandez Lobbe take their teams for a final training run at Waikato Stadium before they meet again on Saturday in their Rugby Championship clash. (RUGBY-CHAMPIONSHIP/ZEALAND, expect by 0800 GMT/4 AM ET, by Greg Stutchbury, 400 words) - - - - CYCLING Tour of Spain Nibali leads going into hilly 13th stage VALLS, Spain - Italy's Vincenzo Nibali is the overall leader heading into the 13th stage which is a hilly 169 km trek from Valls to Castelldefels. (CYCLING-VUELTA/, expect by 1715 GMT/1 PM ET, by Alasdair Fotheringham, 400 words) - - - - CRICKET Zimbabwe v Pakistan, first test, Harare Pakistan lead Zimbabwe by 90 with Younus unbeaten Pakistan resume on 168 for four, a lead of 90 over hosts Zimbabwe, with Younus Khan unbeaten on 76 as day four of the fourth test gets underway at Harare Sports Club. (CRICKET-PAKISTAN/, expect by 1530 GMT/1130AM ET, 300 words) - - - - England v Australia, first ODI, Leeds England aim to avoid post-Ashes slump in ODI series England captain Eoin Morgan is determined his side avoid a repeat of previous post-Ashes slumps when they play Australia in a best of five one-day international series starting on Friday at Headingley having lost the last two post-Ashes series, in 2009 and 2010-11. (CRICKET-AUSTRALIA/ (PIX), 400 words) - - - - ATHLETICS Diamond League: Brussels Bolt faces Gatlin and Carter in Brussels BRUSSELS - World and Olympic champion Usain Bolt faces five other 100 metres finalists from this year's world championships in Moscow, including silver medallist Justin Gatlin and bronze medallist Nesta Carter, as the Diamond League reaches a climax. (ATHLETICS-DIAMOND/ (PIX), by Phil Blenkinsop, 600 words) - - - - (Duty editor: John O'Brien)