Reuters Sports Schedule at 0001 on Sunday, Sept 7
Reuters sports schedule at 0001 GMT on Sunday: - - - - TENNIS U.S. Open Cilic to face Nishikori in final after Djokovic and Federer upsets NEW YORK - Marin Cilic completed a sensational set of shocking semi-finals by upsetting 17-times grand slam winner Roger Federer 6-3 6-4 6-4 on Saturday to reach the final of the U.S. Open after Japan's Kei Nishikori had ousted world number one Novak Djokovic in the other last four clash. (TENNIS-OPEN/ (TV, PIX), moved, by Steve Keating and Larry Fine, 600 words) - - Wozniacki aims for first grand slam title NEW YORK - Caroline Wozniacki looks to finally end her long wait for a grand slam title as she takes on favourite Serena Williams in the final on Sunday. (TENNIS-OPEN/WOMEN (PREVIEW) moved, by Simon Cambers, 500 words) - - - - GOLF PGA Tour: BMW Championship (to 7) Horschel grabs lead as McIlroy falters CHERRY HILLS VILLAGE, Colorado - Billy Horschel, seeking a second PGA Tour win, fired a sizzling 63 to surge three shots clear after a wildly fluctuating third round of multiple lead changes at the BMW Championship. (GOLF-PGA/ (PIX), moved, 450 words) - - European Tour: European Masters (to 7), Crans Montana, Switzerland Briton Storm leads going into last round BERNE - European Tour journeyman Graeme Storm takes a one-stroke lead over fellow Englishman Tommy Fleetwood into the final round. (GOLF-EUROPEAN/, expect by 1700 GMT/1 PM ET, 300 words) - - - - BASEBALL Bumgarner tries to keep Giants in picture Madison Bumgarner tries to grab a share of the Major League pitching lead when the San Francisco Giants left-hander goes for his 17th win of the season in a key contest against the host Detroit Tigers in one of 15 games on the Major League Baseball schedule. (BASEBALL-HIGHLIGHTS/ (PIX), expect by 0330 GMT/11:30 PM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 975 words) - - - - MOTOR RACING Italian Formula One Grand Prix Hamilton on pole for first time since May MONZA, Italy - After securing his first pole position since May, Lewis Hamilton needs to win at Monza to claw back points from championship-leading Mercedes team mate Nico Rosberg. The German, who collided with Hamilton in the previous race in Belgium, starts alongside. (MOTOR RACING-PRIX/ (PIX), expect by 1400 GMT/10 AM ET, by Alan Baldwin, 600 words) - - - - SOCCER Euro 2016 qualifiers (1845 unless stated) Georgia v Ireland (1600) Germany v Scotland Gibraltar v Poland Hungary v Northern Ireland (1600) Faroe Islands v Finland Greece v Romania Denmark v Armenia (1600) Portugal v Albania LONDON - World champions Germany begin their Euro 2016 qualifying campaign against Scotland and Portugal host Albania in the pick of Sunday's matches. (SOCCER-EURO/, expect first copy by 1800 GMT/2 PM ET) - - - - CYCLING Tour of Spain Froome looks to reduce gap with Contador LAGOS DE COVADONGA, Spain - Britain's Chris Froome looks to reduce the gap with overall Vuelta leader Alberto Contador of Spain as the 15th stage takes the peloton to a mountaintop finish in Lagos De Covadonga (CYCLING-SPAIN/, expect by 1600GMT/12 PM ET, 300 words) - - - - CRICKET England v India, Birmingham, Only T20 LONDON - India look to continue their one-day domination of England after beating their hosts 3-1 in the one-day international series. (CRICKET-INDIA/, expect by 1800 GMT/2 PM ET, 300 words) - - - TRIATHLON Olympic champion Ohno prepares for biggest challenge yet Apolo Ohno made a career of frenzied, 40-second bursts around the track so the speedskating champion knows his crusade to join the exclusive Ironman fraternity is daunting. It's also downright frightening, the eight-times Olympic medalist tells Reuters. (TRIATHLON-IRONMAN/OHNO (PIX), moved, by Steve Ginsburg, 950 words) - - - - BASKETBALL WORLD CUP MADRID - Brazil lock horns with Argentina and Greece meet old rivals Serbia in the most entertianing ties of the first knockout round, with Lithuania favourites against New Zealand as Turkey take on Australia in the tussle for the last four quarter-final berths. (BASKETBALL-WORLD/, expect by 2300 GMT, by Tim Hanlon, 500 words) - - - - ATHLETICS Rieti Grand Prix, Italy Copy on merit - - - - (Asia duty editor: Patrick Johnston)
