Reuters Sports Schedule at 1400 GMT on Tuesday, Nov 25
Reuters sports schedule at 1400 GMT on Tuesday: - - - - CRICKET Australian Hughes in intensive care after surgery MELBOURNE - Australian cricketer Phillip Hughes is in critical condition in a Sydney hospital after undergoing emergency surgery for a severe head injury suffered when he was struck on the helmet by a ball during a domestic match. (CRICKET-AUSTRALIA/HUGHES moved with updates to follow, by Swati Pandey, 400 words) - - - - SOCCER Champions League group stage (1945 unless stated) Group E CSKA Moscow v AS Roma (1700) Manchester City v Bayern Munich Group F APOEL Nicosia v Barcelona Paris St Germain v Ajax Amsterdam Group G Schalke 04 v Chelsea Sporting Lisbon v Maribor Group H BATE Borisov v FC Porto (1700) Shakhtar Donetsk v Athletic Bilbao Man City close to exit, Di Matteo faces Chelsea English champions Manchester City could be shown the exit door by Bayern Munich at the etihad stadium while Schalke 04's new manager Roberto Di Matteo, who led Chelsea to Champions League glory, welcomes his former club. (SOCCER-CHAMPIONS/HOME TEAM (PIX), expect from 1900 GMT, 500 words) We will bring you individual match reports plus updates, quotes and sidebnars on merit covering all the night's action. - - - - ATHLETICS Blood, sweat and tears yield ultramarathon joy LOS ANGELES - Running 135 miles through the searing summer heat of Death Valley in California before ending the route with a cumulative gain of 17,000 feet to reach the slopes of Mount Whitney? For the uninitiated, this scenario suggests a twinning of sadism with sheer lunacy. For the ultramarathoner, however, it is all about setting personal goals and trying to overcome every obstacle faced. (ATHLETICS/ULTRAMARATHONS (FEATURE), expect by 2100 GMT/4 PM ET, by Mark Lamport-Stokes, 800 words) - - - - NBA Wizards look to narrow gap in on East leaders The Washington Wizards, looking to narrow the gap on the Eastern Conference-leading Toronto Raptors, put their two-game win streak on the line when they host the Atlanta Hawks in one of the five games on the National Basketball Association schedule. (NBA-HIGHLIGHTS/ (PIX), expect by 0430 GMT/11:30 PM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 450 words) - - - - NHL Blues, Ducks try to build on division leads The St. Louis Blues and Anaheim Ducks will each try to pad leads atop their divisions when they host the Ottawa Senators and Calgary Flames, respectively, in two of the seven games on the National Hockey League schedule. (NHL-HIGHLIGHTS/ (PIX), expect by 0430 GMT/11:30 PM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 650 words) - - - - NORTH AMERICAN SPORTS Roundups of off-field developments in the major North American professional sports leagues. (expect by 0101 GMT/8:01 PM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 400 words) - - - - (Europe desk editor: Ed Osmond)
