Reuters North American News Service, January 4th, 2008
Jan 4 (Reuters) - Reuters sports schedule at 1415 GMT on
Friday (times GMT):
NEW YORK - LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers (15-17)
will be seeking their fourth win in five outings when they host
the Sacramento Kings (12-18) in one of 12 games on the schedule.
We will have a wrap. (NBA/), pix, expect by 0400, 500 words.
NEW YORK - The Buffalo Sabres (19-16-3) will be bidding to
snap a season-high four-game losing streak when they host
Eastern Conference pacesetters the Ottawa Senators (25-10-4) at
HSBC Arena Friday. There are four games on the schedule and we
will provide an end-of-day wrap (NHL), pix, expect by 0500, 500
words.
LISBON - Dakar rally organisers have cancelled the event for
the first time in its 30-year history due to security concerns
in Mauritania where four French tourists were killed last month.
(RALLYING-DAKAR/, UPDATE 3, PIX) By Henrique Almeida moved at
1325. Story replaces previously scheduled preview.
CAPE TOWN - Ashwell Prince helped South Africa to take the
lead before he was run out for 98 on the third day of the second
test against West Indies Friday.
West Indies were 48 runs behind at tea on 30-0 in their
second innings. South Africa were dismissed for 321 in reply to
West Indies' first innings of 243.
We will provide updates, sidebars and wrapup throughout the
course of the day, pix. Telford Vice reporting.
KAPALUA, Hawaii - American Nick Watney will take a one-shot
lead into Friday's second round at the Kapalua Resort after
firing a five-under-par 68 in the 2008 PGA Tour's opening event.
Former world number one Vijay Singh, the defending champion,
carded a 74. We will have regular leads, sidebars on merit and
full scores. (GOLF-PGA/), pix, expect first take at around 2300,
500 words.
PERTH, Australia - The United States take on Serbia in the
final of the Hopman Cup Friday. (TENNIS/HOPMAN) pix, play starts
at 0900. Simon Cambers reporting
CHENNAI, India - World number two Rafael Nadal heads the
quarter-final action against fellow Spaniard Guillermo
Garcia-Lopez while a third, twice former winner Carlos Moya,
faces Frenchman Florent Serra. Belgian defending champion Xavier
Malisse, unseeded after an injury layoff, meets Russian fourth
seed Mikhail Youzhny in another feature match.
(TENNIS-MEN/CHENNAI), pix, we will provide copy/leads, sidebars
on merit, expected by 1400, 450 words, by N.Ananthanarayanan
MADRID - Holders Sevilla, Real Madrid, Barcelona are amongst
the teams that go into the hat for the draw for the last 16 of
the King's Cup Friday. The match-ups for the quarter-finals will
also take place. (SOCCER-SPAIN/CUP-DRAW). Expect 300 words and
draw.
MIAMI - The Orange Bowl, one of the most famous venues in
U.S. sport, hosts its final game Friday before demolition.
Previously home to Super Bowls, the Miami Dolphins and
University of Miami American football teams, the downtown Miami
stadium will finally bow out after staging an All-American High
School game. Simon Evans reports on an emotional event for
thousands of sports-lovers in the South Florida city. (AMERICAN
FOOTBALL/ORANGE), expect at around 0500, 500 words.
(Duty editor Pritha Sarkar, London Sports Desk +44 20 7542
7933)
