Reuters Sports Schedule at 0001 GMT on Monday
Reuters sports schedule at 0001 GMT on Monday.
SOCCER
2018 World Cup qualifying
Europe (1845)
Group D
Moldova v Austria
Serbia v Georgia
Wales v Ireland
Group G
Albania v Italy
Macedonia v Liechtenstein
Israel v Spain
Group I
Finland v Turkey
Iceland v Kosovo
Ukraine v Croatia
Serbia and Iceland close in on World Cup spots
Serbia and Iceland can guarantee World Cup berths with home wins over Georgia and Kosovo respectively - the Icelanders for the first time ever - while several countries are in the mix for playoff spots including Wales and Ireland who clash in Cardiff. (SOCCER-WORLDCUP-TEAM/, (PIX) expect throughout)
Australia and Syria hold news conferences ahead of playoff
SYDNEY - Australia and Syria, who drew 1-1 in Malaysia last week, hold news conferences on the eve of the second leg of their Asian World Cup qualifying playoff, which will determine which of the two countries goes through to an intercontinental playoff for a berth in Russia. (SOCCER-WORLDCUP-AUS-SYR/, expect from 0300 GMT/10 PM ET, by Nick Mulvenney, 500 words)
NFL
U.S. VP Pence leaves game after players kneel during anthem
WASHINGTON - U.S. Vice President Mike Pence walked out of a National Football League game on Sunday in his home state of Indiana after some players knelt during the national anthem, a form of demonstration that began last year as a symbolic protest about police violence against racial minorities. (NFL-ANTHEM/ (UPDATE 4, TV, PIX), moved, by Jeff Mason, 500 words)
GYMNASTICS
World Artistic Gymnastics Championships
Apparatus finals wrap up worlds in Montreal
The world gymnastics championships conclude with men's and women's apparatus finals at Montreal's Olympic Stadium. (GYMNASTICS-WORLD/ (TV), expect by 0100 GMT/9 PM ET, 350 words)
GOLF
PGA Tour: Safeway Open
Steele clings to lead in California
Brendan Steele held a one-stroke lead with three holes to play in the final round of the opening event of the 2017-18 PGA Tour season at Silverado Resort. (GOLF-SILVERADO/SAFEWAY, expect by 0100 GMT/9 PM ET, 400 words)
TENNIS
Shanghai Masters
Bautista Agut, Del Potro in first round action
SHANGHAI, CHINA - Day three of the Shanghai Masters sees ninth seed Roberto Bautista Agut playing Hyeon Chung while Juan Martin del Potro faces Nikoloz Basilashvili in first round action. (TENNIS-SHANGHAI/ (PIX, TV), expect by 0500 GMT/1 AM ET, 400 words)
NHL
Canadiens go for win in New York
The Montreal Canadiens call on Eastern Conference rivals the New York Rangers in the only game on the National Hockey League schedule. (ICEHOCKEY-NHL-NYR-MTL/, expect by 0500 GMT/1 AM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 300 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: Ian Ransom)
