Reuters Sports Schedule at 0600 GMT on Tuesday, Dec 10
Reuters sports schedule at 0600 GMT on Tuesday: - - - - NFL Bears maul Cowboys, McCown throws four TDs, runs for another Chicago quarterback Josh McCown made a strong case to become the team's permanent starter after he dominated Dallas in a 45-28 win on Monday that vaulted the Bears into joint first place in the NFC North. (NFL-BEARS/ (PIX), moved, 400 words) - - - Factbox on the NFL playoff picture (NFL-PLAYOFFS/FACTBOX) - - - - SOCCER Champions League Group A Manchester United v Shakhtar Donetsk Real Sociedad v Bayer Leverkusen Group B Galatasaray v Juventus FC Copenhagen v Real Madrid Group C Benfica v Paris St Germain Olympiakos Piraeus v Anderlecht Group D Bayern Munich v Manchester City Viktoria Plzen v CSKA Moscow Juventus bid to make their point Juventus visit Galatasaray in Group B needing a point to book their place in the last 16. Holders Bayern Munich look to complete a perfect record in the group stage against Manchester City and Manchester United will top Group A if they avoid defeat against Shakhtar Donetsk. (SOCCER-CHAMPIONS/ (PIX), expect by 2200 GMT/5 PM ET, 600 words) - - AFC Champions League draw for 2014 Champions Guangzhou Evergrande of China will find out who their opponents are in next season's AFC Champions League group stages when the draw for the continent's premier club competition takes place in Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday. (SOCCER-ASIAN/CHAMPIONS-DRAW, expect by 1100 GMT/6 AM ET, 300 words) - - - - NBA Trail Blazers keep Western lead with win over Jazz LaMarcus Aldridge scored a game-high 24 points hours after being named the Western Conference player of the week, lifting the Portland Trail Blazers to a victory over the Utah Jazz. (NBA-HIGHLIGHTS/ (PIX), moved, by The Sports Xchange, 500 words) - - - - NHL Malkin and Crosby score as Pens beat Blue Jackets Receiving goals from the NHL's two leading scorers, centers Evgeni Malkin and Sidney Crosby, the Pittsburgh Penguins skated past the Columbus Blue Jackets. (NHL-HIGHLIGHTS/ (PIX), 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) - - - - CRICKET The Ashes, third test, Perth (13-17) ADELAIDE - England face the ultimate test of character to pull the Ashes out of the fire ahead of the third test in Perth starting on Friday, but have no time to undertake major surgery. (CRICKET-ASHES/ENGLAND, moved, by Ian Ransom, 500 words) - - ADELAIDE - Australia's seamers will be licking their chops at the prospect of unleashing the short stuff on a bouncy WACA pitch in the third test against a rattled England side trailing 2-0 in the series. (CRICKET-ASHES/AUSTRALIA, moved, by Ian Ransom, 500 words) - - New Zealand v West Indies, second test (11-15) WELLINGTON - Top order batsman Kane Williamson will return to New Zealand's lineup for the second test against West Indies on Wednesday after coming through fitness tests on his broken thumb, captain Brendon McCullum said on Tuesday. (CRICKET-WINDIES/, moved, by Greg Stutchbury, 500 words) - - - - (Asia Duty Editor: Peter Rutherford)
