Reuters Sports Schedule at 1400 GMT on Friday, Aug 28

Reuters sports schedule at 1400 GMT on Friday: ATHLETICS World championships (to 30) Schippers takes 200m gold BEIJING - Dutch sprinter Dafne Schippers won the 200 metres gold on day seven of the championships. (ATHLETICS-WORLD/ (PIX, TV), moved, by Nick Mulvenney, 500 words) - - - - FIFA Platini gives first news conference since launching FIFA bid MONACO - UEFA president Michel Platini gives his first news conference since announcing that he will stand for the FIFA presidency. (SOCCER-PLATINI/ (PIX,TV), expect by 1600 GMT/12 PM ET, 400 words) - - - - SOCCER La Liga Villarreal v Espanyol (1830) - - Bundesliga VfL Wolfsburg v Schalke 04 (1830) Wolfsburg face Schalke amid De Bruyne transfer saga VfL Wolfsburg, last year's runners-up, take on Schalke 04 with the potential transfer of midfielder Kevin De Bruyne to Manchester City in the headlines. (SOCCER-GERMANY/, expect by 2030 GMT/4:30 PM ET, by Karolos Grohmann, 400 words) - - Ligue 1 En Avant Guingamp v Olympique Marseille (1830) - - Dutch Championship Willem II Tilburg v NEC Nijmegen (1800) - - We will have transfer news as it happens from the Premier League and European soccer. - - - - RUGBY South Africa to unveil 31-man World Cup squad JOHANNESBURG - South Africa coach Heyneke Meyer will unveil his final 31-man squad ahead of the rugby World Cup in England starting on Sept. 18. (RUGBY UNION-WORLD/SAFRICA, expect by 1700 GMT/1 PM ET, 400 words) - - - - CYCLING Froome continues bid for rare Tour de France-Vuelta double MADRID - Team Sky's Chris Froome, in overall sixth after the sixth day, continues his bid for a rare double of Tour de France and Vuelta titles on the seventh stage, a summit finish into La Alpujarra. (CYCLING-VUELTA/(PIX), expect by 1700 GMT/1 PM ET, 400 words) - - - - GOLF PGA Tour: The Barclays (to 30) Edison, New Jersey Watson in four-way tie at the top at Plainfield EDISON, New Jersey - Twice Masters champion Bubba Watson takes a four-way share of the lead into the second round at Plainfield Country Club after opening with five-under-par 65. World number one Jordan Spieth trails by nine shots in the first of the PGA Tour's four lucrative FedExCup playoff events. (GOLF-PGA/BARCLAYS, expect first story 1800 GMT/2 PM ET, by Larry Fine, 450 words) - - Presidents Cup must mirror Ryder format, says Price LOS ANGELES - A points change for this year's Presidents Cup is "a move in a positive direction" but in the long-term the biennial team competition should mirror the format at the Ryder Cup, says International captain Nick Price. (GOLF-PRESIDENTS/PRICE (INTERVIEW), expect by 2100 GMT/5 PM ET, by Mark Lamport-Stokes, 650 words) - - LPGA: Yokohama Tire LPGA Classic (to 30) Prattville, Alabama Solheim pick Lang in early control at RTJ Trail American Solheim Cup pick Brittany Lang takes a two-stroke lead into the second round after opening with a superb seven-under-par 65 at Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail. World number three Stacy Lewis trails by five shots. (GOLF-LPGA/ (PIX), expect end-of-day lead by 0030 GMT/8.30 PM ET, 350 words) - - - - TENNIS Serena gets set for shot at Grand Slam We look ahead to the Aug. 31-Sept. 13 U.S. Open with an eight-part package that includes overall previews on both the women's and men's tournaments, a profile on Serena Williams as she chases a Grand Slam, a look at the next great U.S. hopefuls, key players to watch, and list of former champions. (TENNIS-OPEN/WOMEN (PREVIEW), expect by 2300 GMT/7 PM ET, by Larry Fine, 400 words) SEE ALSO: (TENNIS-OPEN/MEN (PREVIEW), expect by 2300 GMT/7 PM ET, by Tim Wharnsby, 400 words) (TENNIS-OPEN/SERENA, expect by 2300 GMT/7 PM ET, by Larry Fine, 500 words) (TENNIS-OPEN/USA, expect by 2300 GMT/7 PM ET, by Andrew Both, 500 words) (TENNIS-OPEN/WOMEN-PLAYERS, expect by 2300 GMT/7 PM ET, 400 words) (TENNIS-OPEN/MEN-PLAYERS, expect by 2300 GMT/7 PM ET, 400 words) (TENNIS-OPEN/WOMEN-WINNERS expect by 2300 GMT/7 PM ET, 500 words) (TENNIS-OPEN/MEN-WINNERS, expect by 2300 GMT/7 PM ET, 500 words) - - TENNIS WTA: Connecticut Open (to 29) New Haven, Connecticut Giant-killer Tsurenko faces Safarova in last four Ukraine's lucky-loser entry Lesia Tsurenko, who has yet to drop a set at the tournament, looks to continue her giant-killing role when she takes on fourth-seeded Czech Lucie Safarova in the last four. (TENNIS-US/NEWHAVEN, expect first story by 2100 GMT/5 PM ET, 250 words) - - - - BASEBALL Nats' ace Scherzer in action v Marlins Washington Nationals right-hander Max Scherzer and Texas Rangers left-hander Cole Hamels, who each pitched no-hitters this season, will be on the mound versus the Miami Marlins and Baltimore Orioles, respectively, in two of the 15 games on the Major League Baseball schedule. (BASEBALL-HIGHLIGHTS/, expect by 0330 GMT/11:30 PM ET, 800 words) - - - - NORTH AMERICAN SPORTS Roundups of off-field developments in the major North American professional sports leagues. (expect by 0000 GMT/8:00 PM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 400 words) - - - - (Europe desk editor: Ed Osmond)