Reuters Sports Schedule at 0600 GMT on Thursday, Jan 21
Reuters sports schedule at 0600 GMT on Thursday: TENNIS Australian Open (to 31) Hewitt facing final farewell against brick wall Ferrer MELBOURNE - Spain's David Ferrer could be the man to bring the curtain down on Lleyton Hewitt's illustrious career in what could be an emotional Rod Laver Arena night session on day four. Earlier, world number two Andy Murray proved too strong for big-serving Australian Sam Groth. (TENNIS-OPEN/, expect throughout, by Nick Mulvenney, Greg Stutchbury and Ian Ransom) NBA Slow-starting Warriors catch fire to storm past Bulls The Golden State Warriors took a few minutes to warm up but they eventually caught fire and rolled to a 125-94 thumping of the Chicago Bulls at the United Center. (NBA-BULLS/, moved, by The Sports Xchange, 340 words) DeRozan rises to inspire Raptors to sixth straight win DeMar DeRozan scored 34 points to lead the Toronto Raptors to a 115-109 victory over the Boston Celtics on Wednesday, the home team extending their winning streak to a season-best six games. (NBA-RAPTORS/, moved, by The Sports Xchange, 400 words) Love helps Cavaliers conquer Nets Kevin Love collected 17 points and 18 rebounds in three quarters as the Cleveland Cavaliers recovered from their worst loss of the season with a 91-78 victory over the Brooklyn Nets on Wednesday. (NBA-HIGHLIGHTS/, moved, by The Sports Xchange, 800 words) NHL Elliott shines in goal as Blues edge Red Wings Goalie Brian Elliott made 29 saves and the St Louis Blues held on for a 2-1 win over the Detroit Red Wings at Joe Louis Arena on Wednesday. (NHL-HIGHLIGHTS/, moved, by The Sports Xchange, 400 words) NORTH AMERICAN SPORTS Roundups of off-field developments in the major North American professional sports leagues. (moved, by The Sports Xchange, 400 words) SOCCER Real top rich list yet again LONDON - Real Madrid are the richest soccer club by revenue for the 11th straight year and La Liga rivals Barcelona have leapfrogged Manchester United into second, according to Deloitte's Football Money League. (SOCCER-DELOITTE/MONEYLEAGUE, moved, by Toby Davis, 400 words) Premier League We bring you all the latest news from England's top flight ahead of this weekend's matches. (SOCCER-ENGLAND-TEAM/ expect throughout) Title-seeking Arsenal seek symbolic win over Chelsea LONDON - Arsenal and their former Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech can take a further step towards the Premier League title by securing a symbolic win over the champions on Sunday. (SOCCER-ENGLAND/ (PREVIEW), moved, by Mike Collett, 400 words) Spanish King's Cup Valencia host Las Palmas, Sevilla play Mirandes MADRID - Gary Neville's Valencia, whose seventh and most recent Spanish Cup triumph came in 2008, host Las Palmas and Sevilla, the five-times winners who last won in 2010, play at home to second-division Mirandes. (SOCCER-SPAIN/CUP (PIX), expect by 2100 GMT/4 PM ET, 500 words) La Liga Barca eye top spot ahead of trip to Malaga MADRID - Champions Barcelona can climb above Atletico Madrid to the top of La Liga with a win at Malaga on Saturday before Atletico host Sevilla and Real Madrid, two points behind Barca in third, play at Real Betis on Sunday. (SOCCER-SPAIN/ (PREVIEW) expect by 1200 GMT/7 AM ET, 400 words) Serie A Juventus chase eleventh league win in a row against Roma MILAN - Titleholders Juventus will be chasing their eleventh successive Serie A win when they host AS Roma, their closest rivals for the last two seasons, on Sunday. (SOCCER-ITALY/ (PREVIEW) expect by 1200 GMT/7 AM ET, 400 words) FIFA German FA backs Infantino for FIFA presidency BERLIN - The German Football Association said it was backing FIFA presidential candidate Gianni Infantino in his bid to lead global football out of its current crisis. (SOCCER-FIFA/GERMANY, moved, 300 words) GOLF Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship (to 24) Spieth, McIlroy go head to head in Abu Dhabi ABU DHABI - World number one Jordan Spieth of the United States and third-ranked Rory McIlroy clash in the season's first big tournament on the European Tour. (GOLF-EUROPEAN/, pix, expect by 1600 GMT/11 AM ET, by Matt Smith, 400 words) CRICKET South Africa v England, fourth test Captains discuss plans for final test PRETORIA - England captain Alastair Cook, having already secured the series, will hold a news conference ahead of the last test at Centurion Park, as will his vanquished South African counterpart AB de Villiers. (CRICKET-ENGLAND/ and CRICKET-SAFRICA/, expect from 1300 GMT/8 AM ET, by Mark Gleeson, 300 words each) BASKETBALL Real and Barcelona lock horns in European El Clasico BELGRADE - Euroleague holders Real Madrid are at home to traditional Spanish rivals Barcelona as both teams aim to reach the knockout stages of Europe's premier club competition. (BASKETBALL-EUROLEAGUE/, expect by 2300 GMT/6 PM ET, by Zoran Milosavljevic, 400 words) (Asia Sports desk editor: John O'Brien, +65 6870 3971)
