Reuters Sports Schedule at 1415 GMT on Wednesday, Nov 11

Reuters sports schedule at 1415 GMT on Wednesday: - - - - ATHLETICS Russia urges against punishment of "honest" athletes MOSCOW, Nov 11 (Reuters) - The Russian Olympic Committee said on Wednesday it was urging international athletics organisations not to punish honest athletes when taking actions against doping practices in sports. (ATHLETICS CORRUPTION/RUSSIA COMMITTEE, moved, 200 words) - - IOC chief expects Russian athletes to compete at Rio WELLINGTON - Olympics chief Thomas Bach expects Russia will comply with doping regulations in time for its athletes to compete at next year's Rio Games despite calls for the country to be banned amid allegations of state-backed cheating. (ATHLETICS CORRUPTION/BACH (TV), moved, by Julian Linden, 400 words) - - Diack resigns as honorary IOC member BERLIN - Former world athletics (IAAF) president Lamine Diack has resigned as honorary member of the International Olympic Committee following the launch of a formal investigation against the Senegalese for suspected corruption and money-laundering, the IOC said on Wednesday. (ATHLETICS-CORRUPTION/DIACK-IOC (UPDATE 1), moved, by Karolos Grohmann, 300 words) - - Anti-doping problems in Russia no shock to former WADA chief MELBOURNE - The damning report into Russia's anti-doping regime comes as little surprise to former WADA president John Fahey. (ATHLETICS-CORRUPTION/RUSSIA-FAHEY (INTERVIEW), expect by 0800 GMT/3 AM ET, by Ian Ransom, 600 words) - - - - RUGBY UNION England coach Lancaster resigns after World Cup failure LONDON - Stuart Lancaster paid the price for host nation England's World Cup failure when he resigned on Wednesday following a Rugby Football Union (RFU) review. (RUGBY UNION ENGLAND/ (UPDATE 1), moved, by Justin Palmer , 500 words) See also RUGBY UNION-ENGLAND/LANCASTER (NEWSMAKER), moving shortly, by Mitch Phillips and RUGBY UNION-ENGLAND/NAMES (FACTBOX), moved by Justin Palmer - - - - SOCCER We will have all the latest team news ahead of this week's Euro 2016 playoffs, 2018 World Cup qualifiers and friendly internationals. (SOCCER-EURO/, SOCCER-FRIENDLY/, expect throughout) - - Joint 2018 World Cup and 2019 Asian Cup qualifiers. Jaded Japanese plot Singapore sting SINGAPORE - Weary Japan want revenge against Singapore in their World Cup qualifier on Thursday and are banking on a more precise approach in the final third to stymie the stubborn Southeast Asians, coach Vahid Halihodzic said.(SOCCER-WORLD/ASIA-JAPAN, (TV), moved, by Patrick Johnston, 400 words) - - 2018 World Cup qualifiers South America Argentina face arch-rivals Brazil looking for first win BUENOS AIRES - Argentina, without the injured Lionel Messi and looking for their first win in the 2018 qualifiers, face a Brazil side bolstered by Neymar's return from suspension at the River Plate stadium. (SOCCER-WORLD/ARGENTINA (PREVIEW, PIX), expect by 1500 GMT/11 AM ET, by Luis Ampuero, 400 words) - - Neymar the best in the world right now, says Dunga Neymar is the best player in the world right now and his return to the Brazil team to face Argentina in the World Cup qualifiers will give the visitors a vital boost, coach Dunga said on Wednesday. (SOCCER-BRAZIL/NEYMAR-ARGENTINA, expect by 1500 GMT/10 AM EST, by Andrew Downie, 400 words) - - Africa Mozambique v Gabon (1700) Sudan v Zambia (1700) We will file a wrap - - Friendlies Spain players assess England, Belgium friendlies MADRID - Two Spain players hold a news conference previewing the European champions' friendlies against England in Alicante on Friday and Belgium in Brussels four days later. (SOCCER-SPAIN/ expect by 1300 GMT/8 AM ET, 400 words) - - - - - - - - MOTOR RACING Brazilian Grand Prix preview Rosberg aiming to beat Hamilton in Senna's home town SAO PAULO - Triple world champion Lewis Hamilton is a great admirer of the late Ayrton Senna but has never won the Brazilian Grand Prix. Mercedes team mate Nico Rosberg, triumphant at Interlagos last year, intends to keep it that way. (MOTOR RACING-PRIX/PREVIEW, PIX, expect by 1500 GMT/11 AM ET, 400 words) We will also move a drivers' form sheet and statistics for Sunday's penultimate race of the season. - - - - CRICKET Australia v New Zealand, second test, Perth (from 13) Johnson revived as Australia bid to wrap up series MELBOURNE - A rejuvenated Mitchell Johnson needs one victim to become Australia's third-highest test wicket-taker but will hope for a bigger haul at his home ground in Perth, where New Zealand will be fighting to keep the three-match series alive. (CRICKET-AUSTRALIA/NEWZEALAND (PREVIEW), moved, 400 words) - - Pakistan v England, first one-day international Morgan in charge as England seek one-day comfort England bid to rebound from their 2-0 defeat in the test series when Eoin Morgan leads them into the first of four one-dayers against Pakistan in Abu Dhabi. (CRICKET-PAKISTAN/, expect by 1700 GMT/12 PM ET, 300 words) - - Sri Lanka v West Indies, 2nd T20 West Indies get final chance to record a win on Lanka tour COLOMBO - Blanked in the test and ODI series and beaten in the first Twenty20 International, West Indies get a last chance to register a win in an otherwise nightmarish tour of Sri Lanka in the final T20 match. (CRICKET-SRI LANKA/, expect by 1730 GMT/12:30 PM ET, 300 words) - - - - NBA Rockets out to make it five wins in a row The Houston Rockets, red hot after a slow start, bid for their fifth consecutive win when the winless Brooklyn Nets visit in one of 11 games on the National Basketball Association schedule. (NBA-HIGHLIGHTS/, expect by 0600 GMT/1 AM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 600 words) - - Streaking Warriors looking for a perfect nine at Memphis The NBA champion Golden State Warriors try to stay perfect when they chase their ninth consecutive victory at the Memphis Grizzlies.(NBA-GRIZZLIES/, expect by 0400 GMT/11 PM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 300 words) - - Bucks hope to make Nuggets next quest The Milwaukee Bucks, who have come alive after a poor start to the season, try to move up the Central Division ladder when they clash with the sluggish Nuggets in Denver. (NBA-NUGGETS/, expect by 0500 GMT/12 AM ET, by The Sports Exchange, 300 words) - - NHL Canadiens and Penguins meet up in Eastern showdown The Montreal Canadiens, runaway leaders in the Eastern Conference, visit the Pittsburgh Penguins, who have won eight of their last 10 games, and the struggling Edmonton Oilers travel to Anaheim to play the Ducks in the only games on the National Hockey League schedule. (NHL-HIGHLIGHTS/, expect by 0700 GMT/2 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 0100 GMT/8 PM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 400 words) (Europe desk editor: Ken Ferris)