Reuters sports schedule at 0001 GMT on Friday:
SOCCER
UEFA chief visits Serbia after FIFA World Cup teams proposal
BELGRADE - UEFA president Aleksandar Ceferin meets his Serbian FA host the day after FIFA proposed intercontinenal team allocations for the 2026 World Cup, which will be the first to involve 48 countries.
Reuters sports schedule at 0001 GMT on Friday:
SOCCER
UEFA chief visits Serbia after FIFA World Cup teams proposal
BELGRADE - UEFA president Aleksandar Ceferin meets his Serbian FA host the day after FIFA proposed intercontinenal team allocations for the 2026 World Cup, which will be the first to involve 48 countries. (SOCCER-WORLDCUP/CEFERIN, by Zoran Milosavljevic, 500 words; expect by 1500 GMT/11 AM ET);
Premier League
We will have all the latest news ahead of this weekend's Premier League fixtures which include Liverpool against Everton in the Merseyside derby and Arsenal versus Manchester City. (SOCCER-ENGLAND-TEAM/, expect throughout)
High wages stop English players venturing abroad - Woodcock
LONDON - Young English players are pricing themselves out of career-enhancing moves to European clubs with damaging knock-on effects for the national team, former England striker Tony Woodcock says. (SOCCER-ENGLAND/WOODCOCK, moved, by Martyn Herman, 550 words)
European Professional Football Leagues General Assembly
PORTO - The EPFL, representing more than 30 of Europe's professional football leagues, holds a news conference after its General Assembly. (SOCCER-LEAGUES/, 400 words)
FIGURE SKATING
Medvedeva targets successive titles, Virtue and Moir return
HELSINKI - Russian Evgenia Medvedeva will be favourite to become the first woman since Michelle Kwan in 2001 to win back-to-back world titles, while 2010 Olympic gold medallists Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir return to the championships following a three-year absence as the ice dance competition begins. (FIGURESKATING-WORLD/(PIX), expect by 1600 GMT, by Pritha Sarkar, 600 words)
GOLF
PGA Tour: Shell Houston Open (to 2)
Rahm set for final Masters tune-up
Red-hot Spanish rookie Jon Rahm will be among those in a strong field at the Golf Club of Houston in Humble, Texas, where former champion Phil Mickelson, world number five Henrik Stenson, Jordan Spieth and Adam Scott are among those battling in the final tune-up ahead of next week's Masters. (GOLF-HOUSTON/, expect by 0000 GMT/8 PM ET, 400 words)
LPGA: ANA Inspiration, Rancho Mirage (to 2)
Ko looks to rediscover form at Rancho Mirage
Defending champion and world number one Lydia Ko, who missed only her second cut of her professional career last week, will try to regain her form at Mission Hills Country Club in Rancho Mirage, California, when she tees off in the opening round of the women's first major of the year. (GOLF-WOMEN-INSPIRATION/, expect by 0230 GMT/10:30 PM ET, by Larry Fine, 400 words)
TENNIS
ATP/WTA: Miami Open (to 2)
Federer saves match points to beat Berdych in quarter-final
Roger Federer survived two match points before beating Tomas Berdych in a third set tiebreak in the Miami Open quarter-finals on Thursday. Australia's Nick Kyrgios and Alexander Zverev play in the other quarter-final (TENNIS-MIAMI/MEN (UPDATE 1, TV), moved, updates to follow, 450 words)
Wozniacki beats second seed Pliskova to reach Miami final
Caroline Wozniacki capitalised on her renowned endurance as she made few unforced errors in wearing down Karolina Pliskova to win 5-7 6-1 6-1 in the Miami Open semi-finals on Thursday.(TENNIS-MIAMI/WOMEN (TV), moved with updates to follow, 400 words)
RUGBY
Super Rugby, week six
Otago Highlanders v Melbourne Rebels, Dunedin (0635)
WELLINGTON – We kick off our rolling highlights of week six of Super Rugby with the Highlanders-Rebels match in Dunedin (RUGBY-SUPER/HIGHLIGHTS, expect by 0830 GMT / 4:30 AM ET)
NBA
Cavs try to return to winning ways
The ailing Cleveland Cavaliers, who recently fell out of first place in the Eastern Conference, host the Chicago Bulls while the Houston Rockets visit the Portland Trail Blazers in two of the five games on the National Basketball Association schedule. (BASKETBALL-NBA-HIGHLIGHTS/, expect by 0530 GMT/1:30 AM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 800 words)
NHL
Streaking Ducks visit Jets; Bruins host Stars
The Anaheim Ducks, in a late-season battle for top spot in the Pacific division, seek their sixth consecutive victory when they visit the Winnipeg Jets while the Boston Bruins, clinging to the final wild card playoff spot in the East, host the Dallas Stars in two of the nine games on the National Hockey League schedule. (ICEHOCKEY-NHL-HIGHLIGHTS/, expect by 0530 GMT/1:30 AM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 800 words)
NORTH AMERICAN SPORTS
Roundups of off-field developments in the major North American professional sports leagues. (expect by 0000 GMT/8 PM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 500 words) (Asia desk editor: Peter Rutherford)
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