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Reuters Sports Schedule at 1400 GMT Wednesday, Oct 28

Reuters sports schedule at 1400 GMT on Wednesday: - - - - FIFA Seven ready to run for head of FIFA; Nakhid disqualified ZURICH - Seven candidates are now lined up to take over at FIFA from Sepp Blatter, whose 18 years as president are ending with world soccer's governing body entangled in a scandal over pervasive corruption.. (SOCCER-FIFA-ELECTION/ (UPDATE 2, PIX), moved, by Joshua Franklin, 550 words) - - - - BASEBALL Mets, Royals set for Game Two World Series clash New York Mets right-hander Jacob deGrom takes the mound versus Kansas City Royals counterpart Johnny Cueto when the best-of-seven World Series resumes in Missouri for Game Two. (BASEBALL-WORLDSERIES/, expect by 0345 GMT/11:45 PM ET, by Larry Fine, 400 words) - - - - RUGBY World Cup, third-place playoff: South Africa v Argentina Pumas prepare for Springboks challenge LONDON - Argentina are looking forward to playing for the bronze medal against a South Africa side who would have preferred to go home after their semi-final loss to New Zealand. (RUGBY UNION-WORLD/SAFRICA-ARGENTINA (PREVIEW), expect by 1700 GMT/1 PM ET, by Rex Gowar, 400 words) - - South Africa, Argentina name teams for third place playoff LONDON - South Africa and Argentina announce their matchday 23s for Friday's clash at the Olympic stadium. (RUGBY UNION-WORLD/SAFRICA-TEAM, expect by 1715 GMT/1:15 PM ET) and (RUGBY UNION-WORLD/ARGENTINA-TEAM, expect by 1915 GMT/3:15 PM ET) - - We also continue the build-up to the Rugby World Cup final between New Zealand and Australia this weekend. (RUGBY-WORLD/, expect throughout) - - Great southern foes take rivalry to a new stage LONDON - They may be friendly neighbours but when it comes to any sport, there are few greater rivals in the world than Australia and New Zealand. (RUGBY UNION-WORLD/RIVALRY, expect by 1800 GMT/2 PM ET, by Julian Linden, 600 words) - - Wallabies' Moore a leader among leaders LONDON - Stephen Moore is captain but the Wallabies hooker is just one of several influential figures in Australia's rugby team. (RUGBY UNION-WORLD/AUSTRALIA-MOORE, expect by 1800 GMT/2 PM ET, by Julian Linden, 400 words) - - Owens emerges from 'dark place' into the final limelight LONDON - In most sports it is considered the sign of a good referee if he is not noticed but when charismatic Welshman Nigel Owens has the whistle on the rugby pitch, players and fans are usually more than happy to allow him his own cameo. (RUGBY UNION-WORLD/OWENS, moved, by Mitch Phillips, 600 words). - - INSIGHT-Rugby-Planet rugby is on the rise LONDON - The world's fastest-growing sport. That status is claimed by many, but rugby union has a genuine shot at the title on the back of a record-breaking Rugby World Cup. (RUGBY UNION-WORLD/GROWTH (INSIGHT, PIX, TV), expect by 1430 GMT/0930 AM ET, by David Goodman, 1200 words) - - - - SOCCER League Cup fourth round (1945 unless stated) Liverpool v AFC Bournemouth Manchester City v Crystal Palace Southampton v Aston Villa Manchester United v Middlesbrough(II) (2000) City, United and Liverpool in League Cup action LONDON - Manchester City, Manchester United and Liverpool host Crystal Palace, Middlesbrough and Bournemouth in the League Cup fourth round, wary of the fate that befell Arsenal and Chelsea after the London giants were knocked out on Tuesday. (SOCCER-ENGLAND/CUP, expect by 2200 GMT/6 PM ET, 400 words) - - King's Cup CF Villanovense (III) v Barcelona (1830) Barca second-string face third-tier Villanovense BARCELONA - A Barcelona side packed with youth team players and without the rested Neymar and Luis Suarez face third-tier Villanovense in the first leg of their King's Cup last 32 clash. (SOCCER-SPAIN/CUP (PIX), expect by 2030 GMT/4:30 PM ET, by Tim Hanlon, 400 words) - - - - German Cup second round (1930 unless stated) Borussia Dortmund v SC Paderborn (II) (1800) Freiburg (II) v FC Augsburg (1800) SV Sandhausen (II) v 1. FC Heidenheim (II) (1800) Viktoria Koln (IV) v Bayer Leverkusen (1800) Schalke 04 v Borussia Moenchengladbach Werder Bremen v Cologne Carl Zeiss Jena (IV) v VfB Stuttgart SSV Reutlingen v Eintracht Braunschweig (II) Dortmund eye third-round spot against second-tier Paderborn BERLIN - Borussia Dortmund face in-form second division club Paderborn, led by new coach and former Bayern Munich captain Stefan Effenberg, for a place in the German Cup third round, while Schalke 04 meet Borussia Moenchengladbach in a repeat of last week's Bundesliga clash. (SOCCER-GERMANY/CUP (PIX), expect by 2000 GMT/4 PM ET, by Karolos Grohmann, 400 words) - - Serie A (1945 unless stated) AC Milan v Chievo Verona AS Roma v Udinese Atalanta Bergamo v Lazio Frosinone v Carpi Napoli v Palermo Sassuolo v Juventus Torino v Genoa Verona v Fiorentina MILAN - AS Roma can reclaim top spot with a home victory over Udinese but Fiorentina and Napoli will be eager to pounce on any slip-up. (SOCCER-ITALY/, expect by 2200 GMT/6 PM ET, by Ed Dove, 400 words) - - Dutch Cup third round HBS (III) v Kozakken Boys (III) (1730) Feyenoord v Ajax Amsterdam (1845) Excelsior '31 (IV) v Excelsior (1900) FC Lienden (III) v Roda JC Kerkrade (1900) Utrecht v Groningen (1945) Copy on merit - - - - MLS Galaxy visit Sounders in MLS Knockout Round action Holders LA Galaxy visit the Seattle Sounders and DC United host New England Revolution as the Major League Soccer playoffs get underway with a pair of knockout round games to determine which teams advance to the conference semi-finals. (SOCCER-MLS/, expect by 0230 GMT/10:30 PM ET, 300 words) - - - - MOTOR RACING Mexican Formula One Grand Prix Home hero Perez takes his turn in the limelight MEXICO CITY - Lewis Hamilton enjoyed his greatest moment when he won his third world title in Texas and now it is Mexican Sergio Perez's turn as his country returns to the Formula One calendar after 23 years. (MOTOR RACING-PRIX/ (PREVIEW, PIX), moved, by Alan Baldwin, 500 words) We will also move statistics for Sunday's race and a drivers' form sheet. - - - - GOLF European Tour: Turkish Airlines Open (to Nov. 1) Fit-again McIlroy eyes third Race to Dubai crown Former world number one Rory McIlroy is confident that he has left his injury problems behind and is keen to close out the season in style by winning a third Race to Dubai title. (GOLF-EUROPEAN/, moved, 400 words) - - - - SPORT What lies ahead for Korea's forgotten athletes? SEOUL - Weightlifting champion Kim Byeong-chan died alone, paralysed and penniless after a motorcycle accident cut short his career, and for some former athletes his demise is a consequence of South Korea's ruthless pursuit of sporting excellence. (SPORT-SOUTHKOREA/INJURIES (FEATURE, PIX), moved, by Kim Hooyeon, 1,000 words) - - - - TENNIS WTA Finals, Singapore (to Nov. 1) Muguruza wins again as Kvitova opens account SINGAPORE - Spanish prospect Garbine Muguruza moved to the brink of the WTA Finals last four with a 6-4 6-4 victory over Angelique Kerber on Wednesday after Petra Kvitova opened her account with a 7-5 7-5 win over fellow Czech Lucie Safarova. (WTA-WOMEN/FINALS (UPDATE 2, PIX), moving shortly, by Patrick Johnston and John O'Brien, 500 words) - - ATP Tour: Swiss Indoors, Basel (until Nov. 1) Valencia Open (until Nov. 1) Copy on merit - - - - HORSE RACING American Pharoah the early favourite for showpiece Classic We continue our build-up to this week's Breeders' Cup at Keeneland Race Course in Lexington, Kentucky where Triple Crown winner American Pharoah has been installed as the early 6-5 favourite for Saturday's feature race, the $5 million Classic. In a five-part package, we preview the two days of racing at Keeneland. (HORSERACING-BREEDERS/ (PREVIEW), expect by 2100 GMT/5 PM ET, by Mark Lamport-Stokes, 500 words) - - - - NBA Rose leads Bulls in clash versus Nets Former league Most Valuable Player Derrick Rose and the Chicago Bulls visit the Brooklyn Nets while the Houston Rockets, in their first game since a stinging loss in last year's West final, host the Denver Nuggets in two of the 14 games on the National Basketball Association's schedule. (NBA-HIGHLIGHTS/, expect by 0330 GMT/11:30 PM ET, 400 words) - - - - NHL Crosby and Ovechkin renew rivalry in Washington Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby and Washington Capitals sniper Alex Ovechkin will renew their rivalry when the two teams battle in the nation's capital in one of the three games on the schedule. (NHL-HIGHLIGHTS/, expect by 0330 GMT/11:30 PM ET, 400 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) - - - - GYMNASTICS World championships, Glasgow (to Nov. 1) Uchimura's Japan eager to end China's global domination GLASGOW - Five-times world all-around champion Kohei Uchimura hopes to land the one title that has so far eluded him, a global team title. To do that he and his Japanese team mates will need to topple China, who have won 10 of the last 11 world team titles stretching back to 1994. (GYMNASTICS-WORLD/ (PIX), expect by 2130 GMT/5:30 PM ET, by Pritha Sarkar, 500 words) - - - - Coach Boorman helps Biles tower over rivals GLASGOW - Lining up alongside her team mates, no one would have blamed Simone Biles if she felt like standing on her tiptoes, or even slipping on a pair of six-inch heels, when the Americans were introduced to the crowd at the gymnastics world championships. (GYMNASTICS-WORLD/BILES-BOORMAN (INTERVIEW, PIX), moved, by Pritha Sarkar, 770 words) (Europe desk editor: Ken Ferris)