Reuters Sports Schedule at 0600 GMT on Monday, Sept 11

Reuters sports schedule at 0600 GMT on Monday: TENNIS U.S. Open (to 10) Nadal makes hardcourts look easy for third U.S. Open crown NEW YORK - A relentless Rafa Nadal thumped Kevin Anderson 6-3 6-3 6-4 to win the U.S. Open, earning the Spaniard his second grand slam title of the season and 16th of his career.(TENNIS-USOPEN/ (WRAPUP 1, PIX), moved, by Steve Keating, Rory Carroll and Julien Pretot, 500 words) U.S. Open suffers for absence of top players NEW YORK - A rather disapointing U.S. Open men's tournament highlighted the absence of several top players on the tour, including past champions Stan Wawrinka and Novak Djokovic (TENNIS-USOPEN/ (PIX), by 1800 GMT / 2 PM ET, by Julien Pretot, 600 words) SOCCER Iran must invest to avoid early World Cup exit - Queiroz HONG KONG - Carlos Queiroz has called on Iranian authorities to commit more money to the country's preparations for next year's World Cup or risk elimination in the group stages yet again. (SOCCER-WORLDCUP-IRN/QUEIROZ (INTERVIEW), expect at 1000 GMT/6 AM ET, by Michael Church, 574 words) OLYMPICS IOC board meets in Lima ahead of session The International Olympic Committee's Executive Board meets in Lima ahead of the 131st Session on September 13 as a graft scandal surrounding the Rio Games' bid rumbles in the background. (OLYMPICS-IOC/ (PIX, TV)) NFL Saints visit Vikings, Broncos host Chargers Former league MVP Adrian Peterson faces his former team when the New Orleans Saints visit the Minnesota Vikings followed by an AFC West clash between the San Diego Chargers and host Denver Broncos in the final two games of Week One NFL action. (FOOTBALL-NFL/HIGHLIGHTS, expect by 0430 GMT/12:30 AM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 600 words) BASEBALL Indians face Tigers, Dodgers host Giants The Cleveland Indians try to pad their massive lead atop the American League Central when they host the Detroit Tigers while Japanese right-hander Kenta Maeda takes the mound for the Los Angeles Dodgers versus the host San Francisco Giants in two of the eight games on the Major League Baseball schedule. (BASEBALL-MLB-HIGHLIGHTS/, expect by 0530 GMT/1:30 AM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 800 words) NORTH AMERICAN SPORTS Roundups of off-field developments in the major North American professional sports leagues. (Expect by 0000 GMT/8 PM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 500 words) (Asia desk editor: Ian Ransom)