Reuters Sports Schedule at 1420 GMT on Friday
Reuters sports schedule at 1420 GMT on Friday:
SOCCER
FA Cup third round
Liverpool v Everton (1955)
Manchester United v Derby County (2000)
Merseyside derby tops the bill, United host Derby
LONDON - Liverpool meet Everton in a Merseyside derby and Manchester United host championship side Derby County in the opening games of the FA Cup third round. (SOCCER-ENGLAND/CUP, expect by 2200 GMT/5 PM ET, 400 words)
Serie A
Chievo v Udinese (1700)
Fiorentina v Inter Milan (1945)
Fading Inter desperate to revive campaign
MILAN - Fading Inter Milan badly need to revive their campaign when they visit Fiorentina after failing to win any of their last four Serie A matches. (SOCCER-ITALY/, expect by 2200 GMT/5 PM ET, 300 words)
CRICKET
Fifth Ashes test, Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG)
Smith, Khawaja frustrate England in Sydney
SYDNEY - Australia captain Steve Smith continued to be England's Ashes nemesis on Friday as he passed 6,000 test runs in an unbeaten knock of 44 to help his team to 193 for two at close of play on the second day of the fifth test. (CRICKET-ASHES/ (PIX), expect throughout, by Nick Mulvenney, 600 words)
South Africa v India first test
Kumar takes four wickets to leave S.Africa on 230-7 at tea
CAPE TOWN - India opener Bhuvneshwar Kumar claimed four wickets as the tourists made further inroads to leave South Africa on 230 for seven at tea on the opening day of the first test at Newlands on Friday. (CRICKET-TEST-ZAF-INDIA/ (UPDATE 1), moved with updates to follow, 400 words)
GOLF
PGA Tour: Sentry Tournament of Champions, Maui (to 7)
Leishman takes one-shot lead into Hawaii second round
Marc Leishman takes a one-shot lead into the second round at the Kapalua Resort on the Hawaiian island of Maui after the Australian shot an opening six-under-par 67 at the winners-only 34-player field event. (GOLF-SENTRY/, expect by 0300 GMT/10 PM ET, 400 words)
TENNIS
Brisbane International
Stylish Kyrgios sets up Dimitrov semi-final in Brisbane
Nick Kyrgios turned on the style in time to beat Ukraine's Alexandr Dolgopolov and set up a semi-final against top seed and holder Grigor Dimitrov at the Brisbane International on Friday(TENNIS-BRISBANE/MEN), moved, 300 words)
Siniakova tames Sharapova, faces Halep in Shenzhen final
Czech defending champion Katerina Siniakova fended off Maria Sharapova in a fiercely contested match at the Shenzhen Open on Friday to set up a final with world number one Simona Halep.(TENNIS-BRISBANE/WOMEN), moved, 300 words)
WTA - Shenzhen Open
Halep powers past Begu to reach Shenzhen Open final
World number one Simona Halep of Romania beat compatriot Irina-Camelia Begu in straight sets to reach the Shenzhen Open final on Friday. (TENNIS-WOMEN/SHENZHEN, moved, 300 words)
Hopman Cup
Three teams vie for final spot against Switzerland
PERTH - Germany, Belgium and Australia can all still qualify for Saturday's Hopman Cup final against Switzerland, with the Germans, who take on the hosts, in the strongest position in Group A after winning their first two matches. (TENNIS-HOPMAN/, expect by 1500 GMT/10 AM ET, 300 words)
WTA International - Auckland Classic
Rain washes out second straight day in Auckland
The Auckland Classic was extended by a day with the final to be played on Sunday after persistent rain washed out play for the second consecutive day on Friday. (TENNIS-AUCKLAND/WOMEN, moved, 150 words)
ATP - Qatar Open
Thiem set for Monfils challenge in Doha
Top seed Dominic Thiem faces flamboyant Frenchman Gael Monfils in the first semi-final, while Guido Pella takes on Andrey Rublev in the other last four encounter. (TENNIS-DOHA/MEN, expect by 1600 GMT/11 AM ET, 300 words)
WINTER OLYMPICS
We are moving a series of features and previews ahead of the Feb. 9-25 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea. Today's features are on figure skating.
Record-breaking ice dancers braced for Olympic showdown
NAGOYA - When French pair Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron set a new world record at last year's Grand Prix Final, it was starting to seem almost routine -- and set the stage for an ice dance showdown at the Olympics. (OLYMPICS-2018-FIGS/PAPADAKISCIZERON (PIX), moved, by Elaine Lies, 651 words)
Canada's Duhamel, Radford eye Olympic podium after worlds letdown
CALGARY/MOSCOW - The careers of Meagan Duhamel and Eric Radford were spiralling out of control a few months ago, casting doubt on their ability to regain form in time for their second and last Olympics. (OLYMPICS-2018-FIGS/RADFORD (PIX), moved, by Steve Keating and Gabrielle Tetrault-Farber, 637 words)
Shibutani ice dancers come of age in time for Olympics
MOSCOW - American ice dancers Maia and Alex Shibutani exchange glances and beam as they describe their new programmes and their progress since their last Olympic appearance. (OLYMPICS-2018-FIGS/SHIBUTANIS (PIX), moved, by Gabrielle Tetrault-Farber, 722 words)
Virtue and Moir continue to shine on second coming
TORONTO - Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir took ice dancing gold at their first Olympics in Vancouver eight years ago and silver in their second at Sochi in 2014 before hanging up their skates certain they had achieved all they could. (OLYMPICS-2018-FIGS/VIRTUEMOIR (PIX), moved, by Steve Keating, 616 words)
FIGURE SKATING
Teenager Tennell leads heading into free skate
After strong performances in the short program, teenager Bradie Tennell and sentimental favourite Mirai Nagasu head the field going into the ladies' free skate at the U.S. figure skating championships in San Jose, California. (FIGURESKATING-USA/CHAMPIONSHIPS, moved, 400 words) (Europe desk editor: Ken Ferris)
