Reuters Sports Schedule at 0600 GMT on Thursday, September 5
Reuters sports schedule at 0600 GMT on Thursday: - - - - TENNIS U.S. Open (to 9) Azarenka, Pennetta and Gasquet reach semi-finals NEW YORK, Sept 4 (Reuters) - Flavia Pennetta reached her first grand slam semi-finals and Richard Gasquet booked a long awaited return to the last four of a major in a pair of upsets at the U.S. Open. (TENNIS-OPEN/, moved, by Larry Fine, Simon Evans and Will Swanton, 700 words) - - - - OLYMPICS Olympic world gathers in Buenos Aires BUENOS AIRES - The International Olympic Committee meets for its 125th IOC Session in the Argentine capital with the host city for the 2020 Summer Games to be decided, plus a new Olympic president to be elected, and the programme of sports events to be finalised. Bid city teams from Istanbul, Madrid and Tokyo will look to convince the IOC to entrust them the Games, while would-be presidents bid to woo their fellow IOC members.(OLYMPICS/ (PIX), expect by 1800 GMT/2 PM ET, by Karolos Grohmann, Julian Linden, Rex Gowar, Alexandra Ulmer and Ossian Shine, 800 words)) - - - - NFL Week One offers intriguing matchups between contenders The Super Bowl champion Baltimore Ravens and Denver Broncos, the hot favorite to lift the title, raise the curtain on the NFL's 2013 season on Thursday as the opening act to a Week One full on intrigue. (NFL/ (PREVIEW), moved, by Steve Keating, 500 words) - - - - MOTOR RACING Motor racing-Alonso the main man at Monza MONZA, Italy - Fernando Alonso is the man who can make the red wave of Ferrari fans truly happy at Monza's 'Pista Magica', Italy's revered cathedral of speed that is also Formula One's fastest circuit, this weekend (MOTOR RACING-PRIX/PREVIEW, (PIX), moved, by Alan Baldwin, 500 words) Drivers' form sheet and statistics for the last European race of the season has also been moved. - - - - SOCCER Italy, Germany and Netherlands eye World Cup spots LONDON - Former world champions Italy and Germany are among seven countries who could confirm their places in next year's World Cup soccer finals in Brazil when the qualifying tournament swings back into action this week after a three-month break. (SOCCER-WORLD/PREVIEW, moved, by Mike Collett, 700 words) We will bring you all the latest team and injury news ahead of Friday's 2014 World Cup qualifiers. - - Finland v Spain Del Bosque, players brief press before Finland qualifier HELSINKI - Spain coach Vicente del Bosque and players hold a news conference previewing Friday's World Cup 2014 Group I qualifier against Finland in Helsinki. (SOCCER-WORLD/SPAIN expect by 1500 GMT/11 AM ET, 400 words) - - - - RUGBY Rugby Championship (round three) SYDNEY - Australia captain James Horwill has been ruled out of his side's Rugby Championship clashes against South Africa and Argentina with a hamstring injury, the Australian Rugby Union (ARU) said on Thursday. (RUGBY-CHAMPIONSHIP/AUSTRALIA-HORWILL, moved, 400 words) - - New Zealand v Argentina The All Blacks have named a virtually full-strength side as they face an Argetnina side who have inspirational captain Juan Martin Fernandez Lobbe back in the the team that is improving week by week and looking to snatch their first win in the Rugby Championship. (RUGBY-CHAMPIONSHIP/ZEALAND (PREVIEW), expect by 0800 GMT/4 AM ET, by Greg Stutchbury, 650 words) - - Australia v South Africa Few surprises expected when Wallabies host Springboks Australia, without skipper James Horwill, and South Africa, with inspirational hooker Bismarck du Plessis making his first start for a year, are promising few surprises and looking to play to their strengths when they meet at Brisbane's Lang Park, where the Springboks have not won in seven attempts. (RUGBY-CHAMPIONSHIP/AUSTRALIA (PREVIEW), expect at 1000 GMT/6AM ET, by Nick Mulvenney, 600 words) - - - - RUGBY LEAGUE Burgess brothers answer gladiator call for Rabbitohs revival SYDNEY - What started with an invitation from an Oscar-winning actor to visit a movie set in 2009 could see four burly English brothers playing a key role in the resurrection of one of the great names of Australian sport over the next month. (RUGBY-AUSTRALIA/RABBITOHS (FEATURE, PIX), expect by 0700 GMT/3AM ET, by Nick Mulvenney, 800 words) - - - - CRICKET Zimbabwe v Pakistan, 1st test, Harare Hosts hold slender lead going into third day Zimbabwe will start the third day with a 32-run lead over Pakistan and three wickets in hand at the Harare Sports Club. (CRICKET-PAKISTAN/, expect by 1530 GMT/1130AM ET, 300 words) - - - - CYCLING Tour of Spain Bunch sprint expected at 12th stage of Tour of Spain TARRAGONA, Spain - The 12th stage, 164.2 kilometres long, starts in Maella and finishes in Tarragona and, although it is quite hilly, it is expected to end in a bunch sprint. Italy's Vincenzo Nibali is the overall leader. (CYCLING-SPAIN/, expect by 1715 GMT/115 PM ET, by Alasdair Fotheringham, 400 words) (Duty editor: Nick Mulvenney)
