Reuters Sports Schedule at 0600 GMT on Thursday, Oct 30
Reuters sports schedule at 0600 GMT on Thursday: - - - - BASEBALL Giants beat Royals in Game Seven to win World Series KANSAS CITY, Missouri - The San Francisco Giants beat the Kansas City Royals 3-2 on Wedensday to win their third World Series title in five seasons. (BASEBALL-WORLDSERIES/ (PIX), moved, by Larry Fine, 500 words) - - - - SOCCER Premier League Record scorer Rooney set for Manchester derby return Manchester United are likely to welcome back captain Wayne Rooney from suspension for their visit to Premier League champions Manchester City on Sunday, hoping the striker can add to his record scoring tally in the derby. (SOCCER-ENGLAND/ (PREVIEW), moved, by Sam Holden, 500 words) - - Managers discuss plans for weekend fixtures LONDON - We will have team news as several Premier League managers host news conferences ahead of the latest round of matches at the weekend. (SOCCER-ENGLAND/, expect throughout) - - La Liga Barca look to bounce back agasint Celta, Real play Granada MADRID - Barcelona look to bounce back from last weekend's defeat at Real Madrid when they host coach Luis Enrique's former club Celta Vigo on Saturday. Real play at Granada and champions Atletico Madrid host Cordoba. (SOCCER-SPAIN/ (PREVIEW) expect by 1100 GMT/7 AM ET, by Iain Rogers, 500 words) - - Serie A Verona v Lazio (1945) - - - - MOTOR RACING U.S. Formula One Grand Prix Drivers meet the media ahead of Sunday's race AUSTIN, Texas - Mercedes' championship leader Lewis Hamilton joins other drivers in a news conference ahead of a race that could bring him a 10th win of the season and fifth in a row. (MOTOR RACING-PRIX/, (PIX) expect by 1500 GMT/11 AM ET, by Alan Baldwin, 500 words) - - - - NBA Hornets rally to beat Bucks Guard Kemba Walker scored 26 points, including a 3-pointer with 1.6 seconds in regulation to tie the score and the game-winner with 5.1 seconds left in overtime, as the Charlotte Hornets rallied to beat Milwaukee. (NBA-HIGHLIGHTS/ (PIX), moved, by The Sports Xchange, 950 words) - - - - NHL Red Wings beat Capitals 4-2 Detroit Red Wings left winger Justin Abdelkader entered Wednesday night's game against the Washington Capitals as his team's leading hitter with 24 body checks. He left the game tied with Gustav Nyquist as the Red Wings' leading goal scorer with five. (NHL-HIGHLIGHTS/ (PIX), moved, by The Sports Xchange, 200 words) - - - - NORTH AMERICAN SPORTS Roundups of off-field developments in the major North American professional sports leagues. (moved, by The Sports Xchange, 400 words) - - - - GOLF European Tour: BMW Masters, Shanghai (to Nov. 2) Rose leads way as Final Series is launched World number six Justin Rose is the highest-ranked player in the field as Europe's four-tournament Final Series gets underway in China. (GOLF-EUROPEAN/, expect by 0800 GMT/4 AM ET, 500 words) - - PGA Tour: CIMB Classic, Kuala Lumpur (to Nov. 2) Garcia, Westwood, Reed in marquee grouping KUALA LUMPUR - World number four Sergio Garcia will be in the same group as European Ryder Cup team mate Lee Westwood and U.S. rookie Patrick Reed for the opening round. (GOLF-PGA/, expect by 0800 GMT/4 AM ET, 450 words) - - - - TENNIS ATP: Paris Masters (to Nov. 2) Murray looking to secure ATP World Tour Finals spot PARIS - Andy Murray will qualify for the ATP World Tour Finals if he beats Bulgaria's Grigor Dimitrov in the third ournd of the Paris Masters, where Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer are also in action. (TENNIS-MEN/PARIS (PIX), expect by 1400 GMT/9 AM ET, by Julien Pretot, 500 words) - - WTA: Tournament of Champions, Sofia (to Nov. 2) Yinzhou Bank International Women's Open, Ningbo Copy on merit - - - - CRICKET Australia v Pakistan, Abu Dhabi, second test, (to Nov. 3) Waqar wary of likely Aussie backlash Pakistan coach Waqar Younis has warned his players to beware an opening-day backlash from a wounded Australia side still smarting from their 221-run defeat in the first test in Dubai. (CRICKET-PAKISTAN/, expect by 0900 GMT/5 AM ET, 400 words) - - - - (Asia duty editor: Peter Rutherford)
