Reuters Sports Schedule at 1400 GMT on Friday, Sept 23

Reuters sports schedule at 1400 GMT on Friday (times GMT): SOCCER Premier League We bring you the latest news ahead of this weekend's Premier League fixtures plus manager and player briefings. (SOCCER-ENGLAND-CLUB/, expect throughout, 300 words) CRICKET India v New Zealand, 1st test (to 26) Williamson, Latham lift New Zealand KANPUR, India - Captain Kane Williamson and opener Tom Latham led a strong New Zealand reply with unbeaten half-centuries before rain washed out the final session of the second day. (CRICKET-INDIA/, (PIX), moved, by Amlan Chakraborty, 400 words) GOLF European Tour: European Open, Bad Griesbach, Germany (to 25) Kaymer and Pieters warm up for Ryder Cup BERLIN - European pair Martin Kaymer and Thomas Pieters warm up for next week's Ryder Cup clash against the United States by competing in Germany. (GOLF-EUROPEAN/, expect by 1930 GMT/3:30 PM ET, 300 words) PGA Tour: Tour Championship, Atlanta (to 25) Johnson in joint command after first round Top seed Dustin Johnson shares the lead with fellow American Kevin Chappell and Japan's Hideki Matsuyama heading into the second round at East Lake, where 30 players in the season-ending event are competing for the tournament title and also the $10 million bonus awarded to the winner of the season-long FedExCup points race. (GOLF-PGA/, expect by 2300 GMT/7 PM ET, 400 words) ICE HOCKEY World Cup of Hockey (to Oct 1) Canada and Russia set to renew hockey's greatest rivalry TORONTO - Canada and Russia will renew hockey's greatest rivalry when they clash in the semi-finals while the other matchup in the last four will feature a team with no history and possibly no future beyond this tournament when Team Europe meet Sweden. (ICEHOCKEY-WORLDCUP/ (PIX), expect by 2230 GMT/6:30 PM ET, by Steve Keating, 450 words) BASEBALL Nationals' Gonzalez goes for 12th win of the season The NL-East leading Washington Nationals send left-hander Gio Gonzalez (11-10) to the mound when they visit the playoff hopeful Pittsburgh Pirates, who counter with Jameson Taillon (4-4) in one of 15 games on the Major League Baseball schedule. (BASEBALL-HIGHLIGHTS/, expect by 0530 GMT/1:30 AM ET, 600 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 duty editor: Ed Osmond)