Reuters Sports Schedule at 1400 GMT on Friday, Aug 21

Reuters sports schedule at 1400 GMT on Friday: - - - - ATHLETICS World championships Science will prevail in doping firestorm - WADA chief BEIJING - Science will ultimately put out the doping firestorm that has engulfed athletics in the run-up to the world championships, Craig Reedie, head of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), said. (ATHLETICS-WORLD/DOPING-REEDIE (INTERVIEW, TV), moved, by Nick Mulvenney, 677 words) - - - - SOCCER La Liga Malaga v Sevilla (1830) Malaga host regional rivals Sevilla in La Liga season opener MADRID - Malaga host Andalusian rivals and Europa League champions Sevilla in the opening match of the 2015-16 La Liga campaign. (SOCCER-SPAIN/ (PIX), expect by 2030 GMT/4:30 PM ET, by Iain Rogers, 400 words) - - Atletico's Simeone previews La Liga opener v Las Palmas MADRID - Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone holds a news conference previewing the club's opening La Liga match of the season at home to promoted Las Palmas on Saturday. (SOCCER-SPAIN/ATLETICO expect by 1400 GMT/10 AM ET, 300 words) - - Bundesliga Hertha Berlin v Werder Bremen (1830) Copy on merit - - Ligue 1 Montpellier v Paris St Germain (1830) PSG aim to stretch winning start at Montpellier PARIS - Champions Paris St Germain have not lost in their last six visits to Montpellier's Stade de la Mosson and after starting the season with two wins they will expect another. (SOCCER-FRANCE/, expect by 2030 GMT/4:30 P ET, 300 words) - - Dutch championship FC Groningen V Excelsior (1800) Copy on merit - - We will also have all the latest news from the Premier League. (SOCCER-ENGLAND/, expect throughout) - - - - GOLF PGA Tour: Wyndham Championship (to 23) Woods look to give playoff hopes another jolt GREENSBORO, North Carolina - Tiger Woods trails co-leaders Erik Compton, William McGirt and Tom Hoge by two shots going into the second round of the Wyndham Championship where a win would guarantee the former world number one a berth in the lucrative FedExCup playoffs starting next week. (GOLF-PGA/ (TV, PIX), expect by 1900 GMT/3 PM ET, by Andrew Both, 400 words) - - LPGA: Canadian Pacific Women's Open (to 23) Second round action from The Vancouver Golf Club in Coquitlam, British Columbia. (GOLF-LPGA/ (PIX), expect by 0415 GMT/12:15 AM ET, 300 words) - - - - TENNIS Western & Southern Open (to 23) Cincinnati, Ohio Djokovic, Wawrinka set for rematch of French Open final Top seed Serbian Novak Djokovic will battle Stan Wawrinka in a rematch of the French Open final won by the Swiss, while sixth seeded Czech Tomas Berdych faces Ukrainian qualifier Alexandr Dolgopolov in two of the four quarter-final matches. (TENNIS-CINCINNATI/MEN (PIX), expect by 2300 GMT/7 PM ET, 400 words) - - Serena set for quarter-final showdown with Ivanovic Defending champion Serena Williams, competing in her final tune-up event before embarking on a pursuit of a calendar year grand slam at the U.S. Open battles Serbian sixth seed Ana Ivanovic in one of the four quarter-finals. (TENNIS-CINCINNATI/WOMEN (PIX), expect by 2300 GMT/7 PM ET, 400 words) - - - - CRICKET England v Australia fifth test, The Oval Patient Smith rides his luck to lift Australia LONDON - Steve Smith made a battling century to steer Australia to 376 for seven at lunch on the second day of the final Ashes test against England at The Oval. (CRICKET-ASHES/ (PIX), moved with updates to follow, by Ed Osmond, 400 words) - - India v Sri Lanka, 2nd test, Colombo (to Aug 24) Sangakkara fails to convert start, COLOMBO - Retiring home hero Kumar Sangakkara featured in a brief rebuilding act in his final test as Sri Lanka reached 140-3 in reply to India's first innings total of 393 on day two of the second test. (CRICKET-LANKA/ (PIX), moved, 400 words) - - - - MOTOR RACING Belgian Formula One Grand Prix Formula One back on track for second half of the season SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium - Championship-leading Mercedes duo Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg renew their track rivalry in practice for Sunday's Belgian Grand Prix as Formula One gets back to work after the August summer break. (MOTOR RACING-PRIX/ (PIX), stories throughout, by Alan Baldwin, 400 words) - - - - BASEBALL Giants' Bumgarner on the mound versus Pirates Reigning World Series Most Valuable Player Madison Bumgarner takes aim at a 15th win of the season when he takes the mound for the San Francisco Giants against the host Pittsburgh Pirates in one of the 15 games on the Major League Baseball schedule. (BASEBALL-HIGHLIGHTS/, expect by 0330 GMT/11:30 PM ET, 800 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) (Europe desk editor: Pritha Sarkar)