Reuters Sports Schedule at 0600 GMT on Tuesday, Oct 13

Reuters sports schedule at 0600 GMT on Tuesday: - - FIFA We continue to report the latest developments in the crisis still engulfing soccer's governing body. - - Zen Ruffinen asked to stand for FIFA presidency Former FIFA secretary-general Michel Zen Ruffinen has been asked to stand for the presidency of soccer's governing body and is studying the situation, he said on Monday (SOCCER-FIFA/ZENRUFFINEN, moved, by Brian Homewood, 400 words) - - - - RUGBY WORLD CUP (to 31) Battered France prepare for New Zealand showdown NEWPORT, Wales - Still reeling from their final pool game loss to Ireland, French players meet the media as Les Bleus gear up for their quarter-final clash against the All Blacks (RUGBY UNION-WORLD/FRANCE, expect by 1300 GMT/9 AM ET, by Julien Pretot, 400 words) - - Wallabies look forward to Scotland clash LONDON - Australia, unbeaten in the pool stage, discuss prospects for their quarter-final against Scotland at Twickenham on Sunday. (RUGBY UNION-WORLD/AUSTRALIA (PIX), expect by 1000 GMT/6 AM ET, 400 words) - - New Zealand's Carter expects France to fire CARDIFF - New Zealand flyhalf Dan Carter is expecting France to play out of their skin in their quarter-final meeting in Cardiff on Saturday. (RUGBY UNION-WORLD/NEWZEALAND (PIX), expect by 1100 GMT/7 AM ET, by Ed Osmond, 400 words) - - Springboks give views on World Cup quarter-final BAGSHOT, England - Selected South Africa players will talk to the media ahead of their Rugby World Cup quarterfinal against Wales at Twickenham on Saturday. (RUGBY UNION-WORLD/SAFRICA, expect by 0930 GMT/5:30 AM ET, 400 words) - - We will monitor news from across the tournament and file stories throughout. (RUGBY UNION-WORLD/) - - - - SOCCER Euro 2016 qualifiers (1845 unless stated) Group A Latvia v Kazakhstan Netherlands v Czech Republic Turkey v Iceland - - Group B Belgium v Israel Cyprus v Bosnia Wales v Andorra - - Group H Bulgaria v Azerbaijan Italy v Norway Malta v Croatia Euro qualifiers continue with more places up for grabs LONDON - The latest Euro 2016 qualifiers take place for the right to join Albania, Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, England, Iceland, Italy, Northern Ireland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Spain, Switzerland, Wales, Russia and hosts France at the finals. Norway and Croatia are vying for the last automatic spot in Group H. We will have a wrap plus reports on all the key games. (SOCCER-EURO/COUNTRY, expect from 2045 GMT/4:45 PM ET, 400 words) - - South American World Cup qualifiers Ecuador v Bolivia (2100) Uruguay v Colombia (2300) Paraguay v Argentina (0000) Brazil v Venezuela (0100) Peru v Chile (0215) Depleted Argentina, Brazil look to bounce back after defeats SAO PAULO - Brazil and Argentina will try to kick start their World Cup campaigns against Venezuela and Paraguay respectively on Tuesday after surprising first-round losses but withdrawals have depleted the ranks of two teams already suffering without their stand-out strikers. (SOCCER-WORLD/LATAM, moved, by Andrew Downie, 400 words) - - Asian World Cup qualifiers Group A East Timor v Malaysia Group B Kyrgyzstan v Bangladesh Jordan v Tajikistan Group C Bhutan v Hong Kong Qatar v Maldives Group D Turkmenistan v Guam Oman v India Group E null Singapore v Cambodia Syria v Afghanistan Group F Vietnam v Thailand Group G Myanmar v Laos Kuwait v Lebanon Group H North Korea v Yemen Bahrain v Philippines North Korea and Thailand eye more wins in top seeds absence SINGAPORE - With the top seeds in Asia World Cup qualifying not in action, the likes of North Korea and Thailand have the chance to edge closer to booking a spot in the next round of the Road to Russia 2018. (SOCCER-WORLD/ASIA, expect by 1630 GMT/ 1230 PM ET, by Patrick Johnston, 500 words) - - - - BASEBALL Mets one win from League Championship Series The New York Mets, stinging from a costly loss, mauled the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers 13-7 on Monday to move within one win of reaching the National League Championship Series.(BASEBALL-METS/ (PIX), moved, by Larry Fine, 450 words) - - Cubs on brink but know they have big ask against Cards The Chicago Cubs blasted a Major League Baseball post-season record of six home runs in an 8-6 win on Monday as they pushed the St. Louis Cardinals to the brink of elimination in their National League Division Series. (BASEBALL-CUBS/ (PIX), moved, 450 words) - - Royals come back from brink to beat Astros Left fielder Alex Gordon drove home the go-ahead run to cap a stunning five-run, eighth-inning rally for the Kansas City Royals, who surged past the Houston Astros 9-6 to force a decisive Game Five of the American League Division Series.(BASEBALL-ASTROS/ (PIX), moved, by The Sports Xchange, 450 words) - - Toronto bats fire to stave off elimination The Toronto Blue Jays stayed alive in the postseason by relying on the long ball and their two Cy Young Award winners on Monday. (BASEBALL-RANGERS/(PIX), moved, by The Sports Xchange, 400 words) - - - - NFL Bell's last-second run lifts Steelers past Chargers Le'Veon Bell's one-yard scoring run with no time remaining lifted the Pittsburgh Steelers past the San Diego Chargers 24-20 Monday night. (NFL-CHARGERS/(PIX), moved, by The Sports Xchange, 350 words) - - - - NHL The Tampa Bay Lightning spotted the Bruins two early goals but roared back and ended a 10-game losing streak in Boston with a victory over the Bruins. (NHL-HIGHLIGHTS/, moved, by The Sports Xchange, 500 words) - - - - NORTH AMERICAN SPORTS Roundups of off-field developments in the major North American professional sports leagues. (moved, by The Sports Xchange, 400 words) - - - - TENNIS ATP: Shanghai Masters, China (to 18) World number three Roger Federer begins his quest to retain his title in Shanghai when he takes on Spain's Albert Ramos-Vinolas. (TENNIS-MEN/SHANGHAI, expect by 1700 GMT/1 PM ET, 300 words) - - WTA: Hong Kong Open (to 18) Copy on merit - - - - CRICKET Pakistan v England, 1st test (to 17) ABU DHABI - Pakistan will be without key spinner Yasir Shah for the opening Test match against England in Abu Dhabi, although it will be the Pakistani batsmen who will look to inflict first damage after winning the toss and selecting to bat. (CRICKET-PAKISTAN/, expect throughout, 400 words) - - - - BASKETBALL Real out to win milestone 10th Euroleague title Euroleague holders Real Madrid head into the new season of the continent's elite club basketball competition aiming to win their 10th title, with talent-packed Fenerbahce Istanbul leading a strong field determined to thwart them (PREVIEW-BASKETBALL/EUROLEAGUE, expect by 1500 GMT/11 AM ET, by Zoran Milosavljevic, 400 words) - - - - (Asia desk editor: Amlan Chakraborty)