Reuters Sports Schedule at 0600 GMT on Tuesday, Nov 17

Reuters sports schedule at 0600 GMT on Tuesday: - - - - ATHLETICS Russia will not boycott Rio Olympics over doping ban MOSCOW - Russia will not boycott the Rio Olympics after being suspended from the International Association of Athletics Federations over a doping scandal, RIA news agency cited Russian Olympic Committee head Alexander Zhukov as saying. (ATHLETICS CORRUPTION/RUSSIA-BOYCOTT, moved) - - - - CRICKET Australia v New Zealand, second test New Zealand rein in Australia on final day in Perth PERTH - Australia were restricted to 73 runs at the cost of three wickets on the final morning of the second test at the WACA on Tuesday but had still extended their lead to 266 runs over New Zealand at lunch. (CRICKET-AUSTRALIA/ (PIX), moved with updates to follow, 400 words) - - Australia pace bowler Johnson to retire after test PERTH - Australia's Mitchell Johnson, who was the most devastating fast bowler of his era when in form, will retire from all international cricket at the conclusion of the second test against New Zealand later on Tuesday. (CRICKET-AUSTRALIA/JOHNSON, (PIX), moved, 500 words) - - India v South Africa, second test (to 18) Wet weather wipes out fourth morning in Bengaluru BENGALURU - Wet weather and soggy conditions continued to delay the second test between India and South Africa on Tuesday, with no play possible on the fourth morning at Bengaluru's M Chinnaswamy Stadium. (CRICKET-INDIA/ (PIX), expect throughout, 100 words) - - - - NFL Replacement QB Yates helps Texans end Bengals' perfect start T.J. Yates, playing in relief of injured quarterback Brian Hoyer, tossed the game-winning touchdown pass to DeAndre Hopkins in the fourth quarter, and the Houston Texans handed the Cincinnati Bengals their first loss, 10-6, in a sloppy Monday night matchup at Paul Brown Stadium. (NFL-BENGALS/, moving soon, by The Sports Xchange, 400 words) - - - - NBA Fast-breaking Celtics surge past slumping Rockets Celtics guard Avery Bradley scored 21 points off the bench and the Celtics turned a pair of back-breaking runs into a 111-95 victory over the struggling Houston Rockets at Toyota Center on Monday. (NBA-ROCKETS/, moved, by The Sports Xchange, 400 words) - - Nowitzki shines late as Mavs edge past winless 76ers Veteran forward Dirk Nowitzki scored seven of his 21 points in the final three-and-a-half minutes as the Dallas Mavericks held off the winless Philadelphia 76ers 92-86 on Monday. (NBA-76ERS/, moved, by The Sports Xchange, 400 words) - - - - NHL Khudobin returns to haunt former team as Ducks down Canes Anaheim Ducks goalie Anton Khudobin made 24 saves in his first game facing his former team in a 4-1 victory against the Carolina Hurricanes. (NHL-HIGHLIGHTS/, moved, by The Sports Xchange, 450 words) - - - - NORTH AMERICAN SPORTS Roundups of off-field developments in the major North American professional sports leagues. (moved, by The Sports Xchange, 400 words) - - - - SOCCER Euro 2016 playoffs, second leg (1945) Slovenia v Ukraine, Maribor (0-2) Denmark v Sweden, Copenhagen (1-2) Slovenia hopes history repeats itself against Ukraine MARIBOR - Slovenia host Ukraine in the second leg of their Euro 2016 playoff facing the difficult task of trying to recover a 2-0 deficit exactly 16 years after a 1-1 draw in Kiev confirmed their place at Euro 2000. (SOCCER-EURO/SLOVENIA, expect by 2145 GMT/4:45 PM ET, 400 words) - - Sweden looking for revenge against Denmark COPENHAGEN - Sweden, who were denied a place at the 2010 World Cup finals by Denmark, take a 2-1 lead into their Euro 2016 playoff second leg hoping to get revenge by finishing the job against their Scandinavian neighbours. (SOCCER-EURO/DENMARK, expect by 2145 GMT/4:45 PM ET, by Phil O'Connor, 400 words) - - International friendlies (1945 unless stated) Russia v Croatia (1200) Luxembourg v Portugal, Luxembourg (1930) Germany v Netherlands, Hanover Belgium v Spain, Brussels Italy v Romania, Bologna Turkey v Greece, Istanbul Austria v Switzerland, Vienna Poland v Czech Republic, Wroclaw Slovakia v Iceland, Zilina England v France, Wembley (2000) France play England at Wembley amid tight security LONDON - France face England in an emotionally-charged friendly at Wembley amid tight security following the attacks in Paris with a minute's silence before the match in a show of solidarity between the two countries. (SOCCER-FRIENDLY/ENGLAND (PIX), expect by 2200 GMT/6PM ET, 500 words) - - Shaken Germany face Dutch with Paris attacks still fresh HANOVER - Germany, shaken from the attacks in Paris during their friendly against France, take on neighbours Netherlands in an emotionally-charged game, with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and cabinet members set to attend in a show of solidarity with the French. (SOCCER-FRIENDLY/GERMANY, expect by 2145 GMT/4.45 PM ET, by Karolos Grohmann, 400 words) - - Spain face test against top-ranked Belgium in Brussels BRUSSELS - European champions Spain play their final match of the year when they take on top-ranked Belgium in a friendly in Brussels. (SOCCER-FRIENDLY/BELGIUM (PIX), expect by 2130 GMT/5:30 PM ET, 400 words) - - Italy host fellow Euro 2016 qualifiers Romania BOLOGNA - Italy look to return to winning ways following their defeat away in Belgium on Friday when they host fellow Euro 2016 qualifiers Romania in Bologna. (SOCCER-FRIENDLY/ITALY (PIX), expect by 2145GMT/4.45 PM ET, by Ed Dove, 300 words) - - South American 2018 World Cup qualifiers Argentina look for elusive first win in Colombia BARRANQUILLA, Colombia - Argentina, with only two points in three qualifiers without injured captain Lionel Messi, badly need a first win against Colombia to boost their confidence and climb up the South American group standings. (SOCCER-WORLD/COLOMBIA (PREVIEW, PIX), moved, 400 words) - - ASIA SOCCER Joint World Cup and Asian Cup qualifying Guam v Iran (0530 GMT) North Korea v Bahrain (0630) East Timor v Saudi Arabia (0700) Taiwan v Iraq (1100) Bangladesh v Australia (1130) Bhutan v Qatar (1200) Hong Kong v China (1200) Singapore v Syria (1200) Laos v South Korea (1200) Cambodia v Japan (1215) Malaysia v UAE (1245) Turkmenistan v Oman (1300) Kyrgyzstan v Jordan (1400) Yemen v Uzbekistan (1430) Qatar and Thailand eye early progress in Asian qualifiers SINGAPORE - Qatar and Thailand can become the first sides to qualify for the 2019 Asian Cup and also win through to the next stage of the 2018 World Cup qualifiers on a busy night of internationals in Asia. (SOCCER-WORLD/ (WRAPUP 1, PIX, TV), expect by 1500 GMT/10 AM ET, 500 words) - - Africa World Cup qualifiers second round, second leg Rwanda v Libya (1330) Cameroon v Niger (1400) Congo v Ethiopia (1430) Ghana v Comoros Islands (1500) Nigeria v Swaziland (1500) Egypt v Chad (1630) Ivory Coast v Liberia (1700) South Africa v Angola (1700) Tunisia v Mauritania (1700) Burkina Faso v Benin (1800) Algeria v Tanzania (1815) Cape Verde Islands v Kenya (1900) Mali v Botswana (1900) Senegal v Madagascar (1900) Places in last phase of African qualifiers to be decided DURBAN, South Africa - The last 14 places in the group phase of Africa's World Cup qualifiers will be decided after the conclusion of a second round of knockout matches. (SOCCER-WORLD/AFRICA, expect by 2100 GMT/ 5PM ET, By Mark Gleeson, 400 words) - - - - TENNIS ATP World Tour Finals, London (to 22) Djokovic and Federer meet in pool at ATP Finals LONDON - The second round of matches in Stan Smith Group features a classic match-up between world number one Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer, with both looking to make it two wins out of two. In the other match Kei Nishikori and Tomas Berdych look to open their accounts. (TENNIS-MEN/ATP, expect by 1600 GMT/11 AM ET, by Martyn Herman, 500 words) - - - - GOLF PGA Tour: OHL Classic (to 15) Mexico McDowell wins OHL Classic in three-way playoff Northern Ireland's Graeme McDowell ended a title drought of more than two years on the PGA Tour with a wonder shot to cap a spectacular playoff victory in the weather-delayed OHL Classic at Mayakoba in Mexico. (GOLF-PGA/, moved, 300 words) - - - - (Asia desk editor: John O'Brien)