Reuters Sports Schedule at 0600 GMT on Thursday, Nov 6
Reuters sports schedule at 0600 GMT on Thursday: - - - - MOTOR RACING Brazilian Formula One Grand Prix Rosberg hoping to turn tables on Hamilton SAO PAULO - Title contender Nico Rosberg meets the media ahead of a race he needs to win on Sunday after team mate Lewis Hamilton racked up five successive victories and a 24-point lead (MOTOR RACING-PRIX/, (PIX), expect from 1400 GMT/9 AM ET, by Alan Baldwin). - - - - NBA Jefferson helps Hornets sting Heat for rare win Center Al Jefferson scored a season-high 28 points as the Charlotte Hornets snapped a 16-game losing streak to the Miami Heat on Wednesday. (NBA-HIGHLIGHTS/ (PIX), moved, by The Sports Xchange, 950 words) - - - - NHL Rangers edge Red Wings in Original Six clash Center Derick Brassard scored a power-play goal 2:50 into overtime to give the New York Rangers a 4-3 victory against the Detroit Red Wings at Madison Square Garden. (NHL-HIGHLIGHTS/ (PIX), moved, 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) - - - - 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. - - - Murray has chance of record at ATP Finals PARIS - Breaking British records has become a bit of a habit for Andy Murray. Next week, however, the Scot will have a chance to achieve something no tennis player has ever done -- win four different titles in the city of London. (TENNIS-MEN/FINALS-MURRAY, moved, by Pritha Sarkar, 1500 words) - - WTA: Taipei Ladies Open, Taipei (to 9) Open GDF Suez de Limoges, Limoges (to 9) Merit copy only - - - - SOCCER Liverpool bid to end Chelsea's unbeaten start LONDON - All eyes will be on Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers's team selection when they attempt to end leaders Chelsea's unbeaten start to the Premier League season. (SOCCER-ENGLAND/ (PREVIEW), moved, by Martyn Herman, 600 words) - - - - CRICKET World Cup countdown Clarke backed by predecessors as World Cup nears SYDNEY - Australia's three World Cup-winning captains are unified in their belief that under-fire skipper Michael Clarke is the right man to lead the team to a potential fifth victory next March. (CRICKET-WORLD/COUNTDOWN, (PIX, TV), by Stuart McDill, moved, 600 words) - - - - (Asia duty editor: John O'Brien)
