Reuters sports schedule at 0600 GMT on Wednesday:
SOCCER
Champions League playoff round second leg ties
ZURICH - Liverpool, leading 2-1 from last week's first leg, need only to avoid defeat at home to Hoffenheim to qualify for the Champions League group stage in the second leg of their playoff tie.
Reuters sports schedule at 0600 GMT on Wednesday:
SOCCER
Champions League playoff round second leg ties
ZURICH - Liverpool, leading 2-1 from last week's first leg, need only to avoid defeat at home to Hoffenheim to qualify for the Champions League group stage in the second leg of their playoff tie. CSKA Moscow, Qarabag and APOEL also defend first-leg leads while FCSB and Sporting all are square. (SOCCER-CHAMPIONS/ expect at 2100 GMT/5 PM ET, 400 words, by Brian Homewood)
English Premier League
We will have all the latest news ahead of this weekend's fixtures including a clash between Liverpool and Arsenal. (SOCCER-ENGLAND-TEAM/, expect throughout, 300 words)
Asian World Cup qualifiers
Australia lose captain Jedinak to injury
MELBOURNE - Australia captain Mile Jedinak will miss the Socceroos' key World Cup qualifiers against Japan and Thailand in a blow for their chances of reaching the Russia finals. (SOCCER-WORLDCUP-AUS/, moved with updates on merit, 300 words)
Asian Champions League
HONG KONG - Urawa Red Diamonds take on Kawasaki Frontale in the first leg of their all-Japanese quarter-final clash in the Asian Champions League. (SOCCER-ASIA/ACL expect by 1700 GMT/1 PM ET, 400 words)
MOTOR RACING
Belgian Formula One Grand Prix
Hamilton hopes to mark 200th race in style
LONDON - Formula One's August break is over and Mercedes title contender Lewis Hamilton will be aiming to mark his 200th grand prix with a much-needed victory, and possible record-equalling pole, in Belgium this weekend. (MOTOR-F1-BELGIUM/, expect by 1000 GMT/6 AM ET, by Alan Baldwin, 500 words)
We will also have a drivers' form sheet and statistics for Sunday's race at Spa-Francorchamps.
RUGBY
Rugby Championship
New Zealand v Australia, Dunedin (26)
WELLINGTON - The All Blacks name their side for their second Rugby Championship clash against the Wallabies in Dunedin with the world champions looking to seal the Bledisloe Cup with a game to spare. (RUGBY-UNION-CHAMPIONSHIP-NZL/TEAM, expect by 1700 GMT/1 PM ET, 400 words)
BOXING
Undefeated boxer Floyd Mayweather and mixed martial arts fighter Conor McGregor meet face to face in their final news conference before Saturday's much-hyped bout in Las Vegas. (BOXING-MAYWEATHER-MCGREGOR/, expect by 0100 GMT/9 PM ET, 400 words)
TENNIS
Becker joins German Tennis Federation
FRANKFURT - Three-times Wimbeldon champion Boris Becker, who coached former world number one Novak Djokovic, is expected to be announced as the German Tennis Federation's new head of men's tennis. (TENNIS-GERMANY/BECKER (PIX, TV), expect by 1000 GMT/6 AM ET, by Karolos Grohmann, 400 words)
US Open
Former world number one John McEnroe and 18-time Grand Slam champion Chrissie Evert will preview the 2017 US Open when they speak to the media on Wednesday. (TENNIS-USOPEN/MCENROE, 2100 GMT/4 PM ET, 350 words)
CYCLING
Vuelta d'Espana
Chris Froome will be eager to strengthen his bid to win the Vuelta d'Espana for the first time as the riders head for the fifth stage, an uphill finish after the peloton rides 175.7 kilometres from Benicassim to Acossebre. (CYCLING-VUELTA/ (TV), expect by 1800 GMT/2 PM ET, 400 words)
BADMINTON
South Korea's top seed Son Wan-ho and Chinese seventh seed Lin Dan in action among the men. Defending women's champion Carolina Marin from Spain begins her campaign. (BADMINTON-WORLD-CHAMPIONSHIP/ 300 words)
BASEBALL
Cubs battle Reds in Cincinnati
Left-handed pitcher Mike Montgomery will sub for the injured Jon Lester when the Chicago Cubs take on the Cincinnati Reds while Rich Hill gets the call for the NL-leading Los Angeles Dodgers when they battle righty Trevor Williams and the Pittsburgh Pirates in two of the 15 games on the Major League Baseball schedule. (BASEBALL-MLB-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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