Reuters Sports Schedule at 0600 GMT on Thursday, Jan 28

Reuters sports schedule at 0600 GMT on Thursday: TENNIS Australia Open (to 31) Djokovic and Federer in a clash for the ages in Melbourne MELBOURNE - Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer will square off in a modern tennis classic when they take to Rod Laver Arena in the first men's semi-final. Serena Williams continues her march towards a seventh title against Agnieszka Radwanska, while Johanna Konta looks to continue her fairytale run against Angelique Kerber in the other women's semi-final. (TENNIS-OPEN/ (PIX) expect throughout, by Nick Mulvenney, Greg Stutchbury and Ian Ransom, 600 words) FIFA Champagne courts Europe support over Qatar World Cup BRUSSELS - FIFA presidential candidate Jerome Champagne says that as head of soccer's governing body he would seek to move the 2022 Qatar World Cup from November-December to late European spring - a step that would please European associations by averting disruption of their season. (SOCCER-FIFA/CHAMPAGNE (INTERVIEW, PIX, TV), moved, by Mike Collett, 700 words) NFL Could a Super Bowl ever be staged outside the United States? LOS ANGELES - Munich during Oktoberfest, Rio de Janeiro with its colourful carnival atmosphere or Mexico City amid the lively sounds of mariachi bands? Any of these three locations could end up playing host to a Super Bowl in years to come if the ongoing strategy by the NFL to expand the sport globally continues to gather pace. (NFL-SUPERBOWL/ INTERNATIONAL (FEATURE), moved, by Mark Lamport-Stokes, 800 words) NBA Spurs bounce back, beat Rockets by 31 points The San Antonio Spurs wiped away the hurt from their worst loss of the season with a dominating 130-99 win against the Houston Rockets on Wednesday to remain undefeated at home. (NBA-SPURS/, moved, by The Sports Xchange, 750 words) James, Love carry Cavaliers past Suns LeBron James had 21 points and nine assists and forward Kevin Love had 21 points and 11 rebounds in the Cleveland Cavaliers' 115-93 victory over the Phoenix Suns.(NBA-CAVALIERS/, moved, by The Sports Xchange, 300 words) Hawks chase Cavs, Warriors host Mavs The Atlanta Hawks will try to close the gap on the Eastern Conference-leading Cleveland Cavaliers when they host the Los Angeles Clippers while the defending champion Golden State Warriors try to push their win streak to five games when they host the Dallas Mavericks in two of eight National Basketball Association games on the schedule. (NBA-HIGHLIGHTS/, expect by 0700 GMT/2 AM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 800 words) NHL Caps battle rival Flyers ahead of All-Star break The first place Washington Capitals, on the final night of action before the All-Star break, host the rival Philadelphia Flyers while the Pacific division-leading Los Angeles Kings host the Colorado Avalanche in two of the four games on the National Hockey League schedule. (NHL-HIGHLIGHTS/, expect by 0700 GMT/2 AM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 800 words) NORTH AMERICAN SPORTS Roundups of off-field developments in the major North American professional sports leagues. (moved, by The Sports Xchange, 400 words) GOLF Singapore Open (to 31) Spieth hoping to wield hot putter in tropical Singapore SINGAPORE - World number one Jordan Spieth is the overwhelming favourite and headline act as the new Asian Tour season kicks-off with the returning Singapore Open. (GOLF-ASIA/ (PIX), expect by 1800 GMT/1 AM ET, by Patrick Johnston, 450 words) Fowler eyes a fifth win in eight months at Torrey Pines Fresh from victory at the European Tour's Abu Dhabi Championship, American world number four Rickie Fowler targets his fifth title in just eight months at this week's Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines. We preview the PGA Tour event won last year by Australian Jason Day. (GOLF-PGA/ (PREVIEW), moved, 400 words) SOCCER Spanish King's Cup Mirandes v Sevilla 1900 Las Palmas v Valencia 2000 Stuttering Valencia seek to book semi-final spot BARCELONA - Valencia are still yet to win in La Liga under coach Gary Neville and are seeking to boost their morale by booking a place in the King's Cup semi-finals away to Las Palmas having drawn 1-1 at home in the first leg. Sevilla travel to lower league Mirandes having won 2-0 at home. (SOCCER-SPAIN/CUP, expect by 2100 GMT/4 PM ET, by Tim Hanlon, 300 words) English FA Cup Van Gaal under scrutiny as United go to Derby LONDON - All eyes will be on Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal when he takes his team to Derby County for an FA Cup fourth-round tie on Friday with the fans' boos from their home defeat by Southampton still ringing in his ears. (SOCCER-ENGLAND/CUP (PREVIEW), moved, by Pritha Sarkar, 400 words) We will cover the managers' news conferences ahead of the fourth-round ties over the weekend. (SOCCER-ENGLAND/, expect throughout) Serie A Goals likely to be in short supply in Milan derby MILAN - Goals are likely to be in short supply when the misfiring attacks of AC Milan and Inter Milan meet in Sunday's derby at San Siro. (SOCCER-ITALY, (PREVIEW), expect by 1300 GMT/8 AM ET, 400 words) Dutch league Roda JC Kerkrade v Utrecht (1730) Feyenoord v Heerenveen (1945) Feyenoord's chance to haul in leaders AMSTERDAM - After three successive losses, third placed Feyenoord can cut back into the lead that the top two sides, Ajax Amsterdam and PSV Eindhoven, enjoy at the head of the standings if they beat Heerenveen at home. (SOCCER-DUTCH/, expect by 2200 GMT/5 PM ET, 200 words) RUGBY England must restore forward fear-factor, says Jones LONDON - Any fans hoping new England coach Eddie Jones might introduce some Wallaby flair to the Six Nations are likely to be disappointed after the Australian said the tournament would be decided first and foremost by the set-piece. (RUGBY UNION-ENGLAND/, moved, by Mitch Phillips, 400 words). We will also have news from France, Wales, Scotland and Italy head coaches and captains. BASKETBALL Olympiakos out to avenge Real defeat BELGRADE, Euroleague holders Real Madrid welcome a galvanised Olympiakos Piraeus in a repeat of last season's final, with the Greek side eager to get some measure of revenge against the winners of a record nine titles (BASKETBALL-EUROLEAGUE/WRAPUP; story by 2230 GMT/5.30 PM ET; By Zoran Milosavljevic; 400 words) (Asia sports desk editor: Amlan Chakraborty)