Reuters Sports Schedule at 0600 GMT on Wednesday, Jan 7
Reuters sports schedule at 0600 GMT on Wednesday: - - - - SOCCER FIFA presidency candidate Prince Ali heads to Melbourne MELBOURNE - FIFA presidential candidate Prince Ali bin Al-Hussein heads to Melbourne for Friday's AFC Extraordinary Congress aiming to convince Asian members he is the man to clean up world soccer's governing body. (SOCCER-ASIA/ALI moved, 450 words) - - Asian Cup Hosts Australia put through paces before Kuwait opener MELBOURNE - Asian Cup hosts Australia do not expect the same free-flowing contests that marked their World Cup campaign in Brazil and are gearing up to face teams intent on stifling their attacking threat in the group stage, said midfielder Mark Bresciano. (SOCCER-ASIA/AUSTRALIA-BRESCIANO, moved, by Ian Ransom, 400 words) - - Bahrain not asking for the moon from this Eid Bahrain's Marjan Eid enters the Asian Cup as perhaps the tournament's least recognised coach but his relative obscurity also means he is likely to be the least under pressure as well. (SOCCER-ASIA/BAHRAIN, moved, by Amlan Chakraborty, 500 words) - - African Footballer of the Year Yaya Toure could set African Player award record CAPE TOWN - Yaya Toure would become the first player to win the African Footballer of the Year award four times in a row if he is chosen ahead of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Vincent Enyeama at a gala ceremony in Lagos on Thursday. (SOCCER-AFRICA/AWARD, by Mark Gleeson, 300 words) - - African Nations Cup Zambia to name final squad JOHANNESBURG - The 2012 African Nations Cup winners Zambia will name their final 23-man squad for the finals at a news conference in South Africa, where they have been preparing for this month's tournament. (SOCCER-AFRICA/ZAMBIA, expect by 1000 GMT/3 AM ET, 250 words) - - Friendly international Cameroon v Democratic Republic of Congo, Yaounde Copy on merit - - - - BASEBALL Johnson heads Hall of Fame's Class of 2015 Randy Johnson, winner of five Cy Young Awards as his league's top pitcher, was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame along with three other former Major League players in voting results announced on Tuesday. (BASEBALL-FAME/ moved, by Larry Fine, 300 words) - - - - NBA Suns extend win streak at Bucks A 16-4 run spanning the end of the third and start of the fourth quarters was the difference for the Phoenix Suns, who opened a four-game road trip with a 102-96 win over Milwaukee. (NBA-HIGHLIGHTS/ (PIX), moved, by The Sports Xchange, 300 words) - - - - NHL Lightning get better of Habs in clash of East leaders Tyler Johnson scored twice to lead the Tampa Bay Lightning to a win over the Montreal Canadiens. (NHL-HIGHLIGHTS/ (PIX), moved, by The Sports Xchange, 800 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 Australia v India, fourth test, Sydney (to 10) Australia off to great start in fourth test SYDNEY - Steve Smith completed his fourth century in as many matches on Wednesday as Australia compiled a daunting first innings total in the final test against India. (CRICKET-AUSTRALIA/ (PIX), moved, 400 words) - - New Zealand complete remarkable turnaround to win 2nd test WELLINGTON - Off-spinner Mark Craig helped New Zealand complete a remarkable turnaround in the second test against Sri Lanka on Wednesday as the hosts surged to a 193-run victory, and 2-0 series sweep, at the Basin Reserve. (CRICKET-ZEALAND/, moved, by Greg Stutchbury, 400 words) - - South Africa to name World Cup squad CAPE TOWN - South Africa will name their 15-man squad for the World Cup. (CRICKET-WORLD/SAFRICA, expect by 1600 GMT/11 AM ET, by Mark Gleeson, 300 words) - - - - GOLF McGinley hopes Woods can go head-to-head with McIlroy LONDON - The world of golf is looking for a player to step up and challenge Rory McIlroy for supremacy this year and that could be Tiger Woods, according to Europe's 2014 Ryder Cup captain Paul McGinley. (GOLF-RYDER/MCGINLEY (INTERVIEW, TV), expect by 1100 GMT/6AM ET, by Tony Jimenez, 550 words) - - - - MOTOR RACING Dakar Rally (to 17) Copy on merit (Asia desk editor: Peter Rutherford)
