Reuters Sports Schedule at 1400 GMT on Tuesday
Reuters sports schedule at 1400 GMT on Tuesday: SOCCER 2018 World Cup qualifying Asia Australia end Syria run SYDNEY - Australia beat Syria 2-1 after extra time in the second leg of their playoff in Sydney and will face a team from Central and North America qualifying in another playoff for a berth in the 32-team field for next year's tournament in Russia. (SOCCER-WORLDCUP-AUS-SYR/ (PIX, TV), moved, by Nick Mulvenney, 500 words) Europe (1845) Group A France v Belarus Luxembourg v Bulgaria Netherlands v Sweden Group B Hungary v Faroe Islands Latvia v Andorra Portugal v Switzerland Group H Belgium v Cyprus Estonia v Bosnia Greece v Gibraltar Portugal must beat Swiss to clinch World Cup spot LISBON - Portugal need a win at home to Switzerland to qualify for the World Cup but a draw or defeat will send the Swiss through and condemn the European champions to the playoffs. (SOCCER-WORLDCUP-POR-SWI/ (PIX), expect by 2045 GMT/4:45 PM ET, by Brian Homewood, 400 words) France aim for Belarus win to claim World Cup place PARIS - France will clinch a World Cup spot if they beat Belarus at the Stade de France in their final qualifying game. (SOCCER-WORLDCUP-FRA-BLR/ (PIX), expect by 2045 GMT/4:45 PM ET, by Julien Pretot, 400 words) We will also have reports on the other key matches including coverage of Greece who need a win over Gibraltar to claim a playoff spot. (SOCCER-WORLDCUP-TEAM/ (PIX), expect throughout) South America (all 2330 GMT) Ecuador v Argentina Peru v Colombia Uruguay v Bolivia Paraguay v Venezuela Brazil v Chile Ecuador host Argentina in a decisive qualifier in Quito with Lionel Messi's team needing a win to avoid missing the World Cup finals for the first time since 1970. The result will also have an impact on the hopes of Chile, who visit group winners Brazil, Colombia and Peru, who clash in Lima, and Paraguay, who host eliminated Venezuela. (SOCCER-WORLDCUP-ECU-ARG/, (PIX), expect by 0130 GMT/9:30 PM ET, 400 words) World Cup hosts Russia play friendly against Iran Russia face Iran in a friendly in Kazan as they prepare to host the World Cup next year. (SOCCER-FRIENDLY-RUS-IRN/, expect from 1900 GMT/5 PM ET, by Gabrielle Tetrault-Farber, 400 words) BASEBALL Nationals look to get even with Cubs The National League Division Series continue with the Washington Nationals looking to even up their series and stave off elimination against the World Series champion Chicago Cubs in their best-of-five series, which the Cubs lead 2-1. (BASEBALL-MLB/PLAYOFFS, expect by 2100 GMT/5 PM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 800 words) NHL Red Wings bid for third win in a row The Detroit Red Wings go for their third consecutive victory when they visit the Dallas Stars in one of seven games on the National Hockey League schedule. (ICEHOCKEY-NHL-HIGHLIGHTS/, expect by 0500 GMT/1 AM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 500 words) CRICKET India v Australia, second T20 international India bid to wrap up T20 series against Australia India have a chance to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match Twenty20 series against Australia in the second match at Guwahati. (CRICKET-IT20-IND-AUS/, expect by 1700 GMT/1 PM ET, 300 words) TENNIS Shanghai Masters Kyrgios blames stomach bug for retirement after first set SHANGHAI, China - Nick Kyrgios said a stomach bug and a shoulder problem had forced him to retire after losing the first set in his Shanghai Masters first-round match against American Steve Johnson. (TENNIS-SHANGHAI/ (PIX, TV), moved, 350 words) (Europe desk editor: Ed Osmond)
