Reuters Sports Schedule at 0001 GMT on Thursday
Reuters sports schedule at 0001 GMT on Thursday:
SOCCER
Peru captain free to play at World Cup after ban cut
Peru captain Paolo Guerrero will be able to play at the World Cup after FIFA's appeal committee cut his ban for failing a doping test from one year to six months on Wednesday. (SOCCER-WORLDCUP-PERU/, moved)
Premier League
Bottom club Swansea sack manager Clement
Swansea City sacked manager Paul Clement on Wednesday with the former Real Madrid assistant coach paying the price for a dismal start to the season. (SOCCER-ENGLAND-SWA/CLEMENT, moved)
We'll bring you all the build-up to the weekend Premier League matches, including Liverpool at Arsenal, with coverage of team news and injury updates plus the managers' news conferences. (SOCCER-ENGLAND-TEAM/ expect throughtout)
La Liga chases Asian audience with early Clasico kick off
BARCELONA - The 'Clasico' between Real Madrid and Barcelona, Spanish football's biggest game, takes place at the unfamiliar hour of 1:00 p.m. local time as La Liga seeks to capitalise on growing interest in the game from Asia. (SOCCER-SPAIN-MAD-FCB/KICKOFF, expect by 1300 GMT/8 AM ET, by Richard Martin)
Nashville expected to land MLS expansion team
Nashville, Tennessee is expected to be announced as the winning city in the bid to host a Major League Soccer team. (SOCCER-MLS/NASHVILLE, expect by 0100 GMT / 8 PM ET, 300 words)
Borussia Dortmund bomb suspect to stand trial
DORTMUND - A man suspected of detonating three bombs targeting the Borussia Dortmund soccer team bus in April is to stand trial at a German state court in Dortmund. German prosecutors have charged him with 28 counts of attempted murder. GERMANY-TRIAL/BVB (PIX, TV))
OLYMPICS
Bobsleigh/Skeleton
Britain's push for Pyeongchang starts on concrete
BATH, England - The push for Winter Olympic glory becomes concrete right from the start for Britain's aspiring bobsleigh and skeleton athletes. On a dank December morning, with a steady drizzle and a scattering of hail bouncing off the concrete, some of them were limbering up in circumstances far removed from the icy World Cup tracks. (OLYMPICS-BOBSLEIGH-BRITAIN/, (PIX, TV), expect by 1000 GMT/5 A.M ET, by Alan Baldwin, 650 words)
COMMONWEALTH GAMES
Birmingham set to be named 2022 Commonwealth Games host
BIRMINGHAM - Birmingham is expected to be announced as the host city for the 2022 Commonwealth Games (GAMES-COMMONWEALTH/ (PIX, TV), expect by 0900 GMT/4 AM ET)
ALPINE SKIING
South African skier Speelman hopes for Winter Olympics place
JOHANNESBURG - South African Alpine Skier Sive Speelman is hopeful of earning a place at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang to make history as the first black African skier to compete for his country at the global showpiece event. OLYMPICS-2018-ALPS/SPEELMAN (TV), by Nick Said, 600 words)
NBA
Red hot Rockets battle Lakers
The Western Conference leading Houston Rockets go for their 15th consecutive victory when they host the struggling Los Angeles Lakers while the defending champion Golden State Warriors face the Memphis Grizzlies in two of the 12 games on the National Basketball Association's schedule. (BASKETBALL-NBA/HIGHLIGHTS, expect by 0630 GMT/1:30 AM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 800 words)
NHL
Maple Leafs face Blue Jackets in Columbus
The Toronto Maple Leafs go for their second straight win when they face the Columbus Blue Jackets while the Detroit Red Wings pay a visit to Philadelphia Flyers in two of the three games on the National Hockey League schedule. (ICEHOCKEY-NHL/HIGHLIGHTS, expect by 0630 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 0100 GMT/8 PM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 500 words)
(Asia desk editor: Ian Ransom)
