Reuters Sports Schedule at 1400 GMT on Thursday, September 5
Reuters sports schedule at 1400 GMT on Thursday: - - - - TENNIS U.S. Open (to Sept 9) Murray and Djokovic try to set semi-finals date NEW YORK - Defending champion Andy Murray takes on ninth-seeded Stanislas Wawrinka of Switzerland, and top-seeded Novak Djokovic, the 2012 runner-up at Flushing Meadows, plays 21st seed Mikhail Youzhny of Russia in semi-finals that could produce a rematch of last year's U.S. Open men's final. (TENNIS-OPEN/ (PIX), expect by 2130 GMT/5:30 p.m. ET, 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 with 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)) - - - - MOTOR RACING Motor racing-Mexico on draft F1 calendar, no New Jersey MONZA, Italy - Mexico City looks set to host a Formula One grand prix next year for the first time since 1992 while New Jersey, whose debut was postponed this season, is again absent from a draft 21-race calendar seen by teams and broadcasters. (MOTOR RACING-PRIX/CALENDAR, moved, by Alan Baldwin, 500 words) We also continue the build-up to the Italian Grand Prix (MOTOR RACING-PRIX/) - - - - SOCCER We will bring you all the latest team and injury news ahead of Friday's 2014 World Cup qualifiers. - - Finland v Spain Soccer - Del Bosque faces keeper conundrum before Finland clash Spain coach Vicente del Bosque has several conundrums to solve before Friday's World Cup 2014 Group I qualifier away to Finland, the trickiest of which is choosing between goalkeepers Iker Casillas and Victor Valdes (SOCCER-WORLD/SPAIN, moved at 1130GMT, by Iain Rogers) - - - - RUGBY Rugby Championship (round three) Australia v South Africa South Africa, with little fanfare, have constructed an eight-match winning streak over the last 11 months but to extend it to nine they will need to manufacture a first ever win over Australia at Brisbane's Lang Park this weekend. (RUGBY-CHAMPIONSHIP/AUSTRALIA (PREVIEW), moved at 1000 GMT/6AM ET, by Nick Mulvenney, 600 words) - - - - New Zealand v Argentina The performance of two young All Blacks forwards against Argentina in their Rugby Championship clash on Saturday should go a long way to help clarify the make up of the team as they look ahead to the 2015 World Cup. (RUGBY-CHAMPIONSHIP/ZEALAND (PREVIEW), moved at 0800 GMT/4 AM ET, by Greg Stutchbury, 650 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), moved at 0600GMT/3AM ET, by Nick Mulvenney, 800 words) - - - - CRICKET Zimbabwe v Pakistan, first 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 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) - - - - NFL Ravens and Broncos lift curtain on new season The curtain rises on a new NFL season when the Super Bowl champion Baltimore Ravens travel to the Mile High City to open defense of their crown against Peyton Manning and the Denver Broncos, who are the red-hot favorites to lift the Vince Lombardi Trophy this season. (NFL-BRONCOS/, (PIX) expect by 0401 GMT/0001 ET, 400 words) - - - - BASEBALL Cardinals look to close in on division lead The St. Louis Cardinals will try to close the gap on the National League Central division-leading Pittsburgh Pirates when they visit the Cincinnati Reds in one of seven games of the major league schedule. (BASEBALL-HIGHLIGHTS/, expect by 0430 GMT/12:30 AM ET, 300 words) - - - - NORTH AMERICAN SPORTS Roundups of off-field developments in the major North American professional sports leagues. (expect by 0001 GMT/8:01 PM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 400 words) (Duty editor in London: Martyn Herman)
