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Reuters Sports Schedule at 1400 GMT on Wednesday, Sept 2

Reuters sports schedule at 1400 GMT on Wednesday: - - - - TENNIS U.S. Open (to 13) Number ones Williams and Djokovic back in action NEW YORK - World number ones Serena Williams and Novak Djokovic are back on centre court to kick off second round action at the U.S. Open. Williams continues her bid for a calendar year grand slam against unseeded Kiki Bertens of the Netherlands while Djokovic closes out the night session against Austrian Andreas Haider-Maurer. (TENNIS-OPEN/ (PIX), expect by 1800 GMT/2 PM ET, by Steve Keating and Larry Fine, 600 words) - - - - BOXING Mayweather eyes Marciano record in 'final' bout of career Five-division world champion Floyd Mayweather Jr will put his unbeaten record on the line when he defends his WBC and WBA welterweight titles against fellow American Andre Berto in Las Vegas on Sept. 12. In a conference call, Mayweather discusses the prospect of drawing level on 49-0 with former heavyweight great Rocky Marciano in what he has said will be the final fight of his career. (BOXING-MAYWEATHER/, expect by 0030 GMT/8:30 PM ET, by Mark Lamport-Stokes, 400 words) - - - - BASEBALL Cards ace Wacha on the mound versus Nats St. Louis Cardinals right-hander Michael Wacha looks to record his 16th win of the season when he takes the mound versus the visiting Washington Nationals 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) - - - - SOCCER EURO 2016 QUALIFIERS We will bring you all the latest news ahead of the Euro 2016 qualifiers which start on Thursday (SOCCER-EURO/) - - - - COMMONWEALTH GAMES Durban confirmed as 2022 Commonwealth Games host AUCKLAND - The South African city of Durban was selected as the host for the 2022 Commonwealth Games at the Federation's general assembly in New Zealand. (GAMES-COMMONWEALTH/HOST (UPDATE 3), moved, by Greg Stutchbury, 400 words) - - - - CYCLING Tour of Spain (to Sept 13) Dumoulin leads heading into first mountain stage MADRID - Dutchman Tom Dumoulin (Giant-Alpecin) holds the overall leader's red jersey as the peloton goes into the first high mountain stage -- the 11th over 138km from Andorra la Vella to Cortals d'Encampon Wednesday. (CYCLING-VUELTA/, 300 words) - - - - MOTOR RACING Italian Formula One Grand Prix preview Hamilton aiming for seventh win of the season MONZA, Italy - Fears that Lewis Hamilton would have his third title in the bag by Monza have been proven wrong but the Mercedes driver can take another big stride towards it in Ferrari's backyard this weekend. (MOTOR RACING-PRIX/PREVIEW, PIX, by Alan Baldwin, moved, 500 words) We will also move a drivers' form sheet and statistics for Sunday's race. - - - - (Europe desk editor: Ken Ferris)