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Reuters Sports Schedule at 1600 GMT on Friday, Oct 28

Reuters sports schedule at 1600 GMT on Friday (times GMT): SOCCER Premier League Tottenham v Leicester preview package Tottenham Hotspur host Premier League champions Leicester City at White Hart Lane on Saturday with Foxes' full back Christian Fuchs telling Reuters they need to improve their away form. We also have an interview with former Spurs captain Ledley King, plus the views of opposing fans and a look back at five memorable clashes between the sides. (SOCCER-ENGLAND-TOT-LEI/, moved, by Claire Bloomfield) We bring you all the latest team news and the managers' press conferences ahead of the weekend fixtures. (SOCCER-ENGLAND-HOME TEAM/, expect throughout, 400 words) Bundesliga Frankfurt aiming to end Gladbach's unbeaten home run BERLIN - Eintracht Frankfurt must end Borussia Moenchengladbach's 11-game unbeaten home run to move up to third spot. (SOCCER-GERMANY/, expect by 2030 GMT/4:30 PM ET, by Karolos Grohmann, 350 words) MOTOR RACING Mexican Formula One Grand Prix Mercedes team mates on track for practice in title duel MEXICO CITY - Formula One leader Nico Rosberg and title rival and Mercedes team mate Lewis Hamilton get back on track in free practice for a race that could hand the German his first championship on Sunday. (MOTOR-F1-MEXICO/, (PIX), expect by 1700 GMT/1 PM ET, by Alan Baldwin, 400 words) GOLF PGA Tour: Sanderson Farms Championship, Mississippi (to 30) Streelman leads by two in Jackson Kevin Streelman, helped by a tip from his coach and inspired by his beloved Chicago Cubs, fired a sizzling nine-under-par 63 to lead the PGA Tour's Sanderson Farms Championship by two strokes in Jackson, Mississippi on Thursday. (GOLF-PGA/, expect by 2300 GMT/7 PM ET, 300 words) CRICKET Bangladesh v England, 2nd test, Dhaka (to Nov. 1) Bangladesh collapse after Tamim century DHAKA - Bangladesh lost their last nine wickets for 49 runs as England hit back from a slow start on the first day of the second and final Test in Dhaka. (CRICKET-BANGLADESH/, moved, 450 words) BASEBALL Schwarber not cleared for outfield role in Game Three CHICAGO - Inspirational Chicago Cubs slugger Kyle Schwarber has not been cleared to play in the outfield for Friday's Game Three against the Cleveland Indians at Wrigley Field, the Major League Baseball team said on Thursday. (BASEBALL-WORLDSERIES/SCHWARBER, moved, 350 words) Also see BASEBALL-WORLDSERIES/INTERNATIONALS (PIX) and BASEBALL-WORLDSERIES/ (PIX) NBA Red-hot Spurs visit the Kings The five-times NBA champion San Antonio Spurs, buoyed by a 129-100 blowout road win against the Golden State Warriors in their season opener, visit the Sacramento Kings in one of the four games on the National Basketball Association schedule. (NBA-HIGHLIGHTS/, expect by 0630 GMT/2:30 AM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 800 words) NHL Penguins aim for fifth win of season Stanley Cup champions Pittsburgh shoot for their fifth win of the season when they host the New York Islanders while the Los Angeles Kings seek a fourth consecutive victory over the visiting Nashville Predators in two of nine games on the NHL schedule. (NHL-HIGHLIGHTS/, expect by 0630 GMT/2:30 AM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 400 words) NORTH AMERICAN SPORTS Roundups of off-field developments in the major North American professional sports leagues. (expect by 0000 GMT/8 PM ET, 500 words) (Europe desk editor: Toby Davis)