Reuters Sports Schedule at 1100 GMT on Wednesday, Sept 23

(Fixes slug, no change to text) Reuters sports schedule at 1100 GMT on Wednesday: - - - - RUGBY World Cup (to Oct. 31) Wednesday's Matches Scotland v Japan, Gloucester (1330) History-makers Japan ready to write Scotland chapter LONDON - Japan aim to take another scalp when they meet an exciting but inexperienced Scotland side and, having been inspired by their shock victory over South Africa, the cherry and whites will not be intimidated by the Scots who finished last in this year's Six Nations.(RUGBY UNION-WORLD/SCOTLAND-JAPAN, expect by 1515 GMT/9.15 AM ET, by John Geddie, 400 words) - - Australia v Fiji, Cardiff (1545) Wallabies kick off campaign against Fiji CARDIFF - Twice world champions Australia begin their Pool A campaign against a Fiji side who lost their tournament opener to hosts England. (RUGBY UNION-WORLD/AUSTRALIA-FIJI, expect by 1730 GMT/1:30 PM ET, by Ed Osmond and Nick Mulvenney, 400 words) - - France v Romania, Olympic Stadium, London (1900) France players keen to impress Saint-Andre LONDON - France' second match is a chance for players to impress coach Philippe Saint-Andre when they take on Romania in Pool D at the Olympic Stadium. With only four days rest after a 32-10 victory over Italy at Twickenham, Saint-Andre has made 13 changes to his team, possibly a risk but something he was planning all along. (RUGBY-WORLD/FRANCE-ROMANIA, expect by 2045 GMT/4.45PM ET, 400 words, by Martyn Herman and Mark Trevelyan) - - TEAM NEWS South Africa v Samoa Springboks name team for Samoa match BIRMINGHAM - South Africa coach Heyneke Meyer is expected to ring the change when he names his team for their Pool B match against Samoa at Villa Park. (RUGBY UNION-WORLD/SAFRICA-TEAM, expect by 1000 GMT/ 5 AM, by Mark Gleeson, 400 words) - - Argentina v Georgia Argentina name team to face Georgia LONDON - Argentina coach Daniel Hourcade names his side to face Georgia in Gloucester in a Pool C match they must win after losing their opener to holders New Zealand. (RUGBY UNION-WORLD/ARGENTINA-TEAM, expect by 1130 GMT/7:30 AM ET, 300 words) - - PREVIEWS New Zealand v Namibia Namibia's part-timers face toughest test of all The good news for rank outsiders Namibia is that they will be playing against a 'shadow' team when they begin their latest Rugby World Cup adventure -- the bad news is it is still New Zealand. (RUGBY UNION-WORLD/NEWZEALAND-NAMIBIA (PREVIEW), moved, by Martyn Herman, 400 words) - - Argentina v Georgia Pumas under no illusions Georgia will give them hard time LONDON - Argentina face a tough second World Cup test against Georgia, who have improved since the Pumas beat them in the two previous tournaments, when they seek their first Pool C points in Gloucester. (RUGBY UNION-WORLD/ARGENTINA-GEORGIA (PREVIEW), expect by 1600 GMT/1200 AM ET, 400 words) - - England v Wales England ready to repel Welsh in first Pool A showdown LONDON, England and Wales, world-ranked third and fourth, clash at Twickenham knowing the losers will have to beat second-ranked Australia to have a chance of reaching the quarter-finals, such is the quality of the World Cup's 'Group of Death'. (RUGBY UNION-WORLD/ENGLAND-WALES (PREVIEW), expect by 1900 GMT/5 PM ET, by Mitch Phillips, 400 words) - - We will also monitor news from across the tournament and file stories throughout. (RUGBY UNION-WORLD/) - - - - MOTOR RACING Japanese Formula One Grand Prix Mercedes seeking reassurance at Suzuka SUZUKA, Japan - Mercedes go into Sunday's Japanese Grand Prix hoping to show that their baffling lack of pace in Singapore was just a one-off but Lewis Hamilton and team mate Nico Rosberg need some convincing. (MOTOR RACING-PRIX/PREVIEW, (PIX), moved, by Alan Baldwin, 600 words) We will also move statistics for the race and a drivers' form sheet. - - - - SOCCER La Liga (1800 unless stated) Celta Vigo v Barcelona Levante v Eibar Rayo Vallecano v Sporting Gijon Athletic Bilbao v Real Madrid (1900) Las Palmas v Sevilla (2000) Malaga v Villarreal (2000) Barca visit Celta aiming to maintain winning La Liga streak BARCELONA - Barcelona seek to make it five wins out of five in La Liga when they travel to Celta Vigo, while Real Madrid goalkeeper Keylor Navas aims to extend his unbeaten run in all competitions to six matches when they play at Athletic Bilbao. (SOCCER-SPAIN/ (PIX), expect from 2000 GMT/4PM ET, by Tim Hanlon, 400 words) - - Bundesliga (1800) Bayer Leverkusen v Mainz Borussia Moenchengladbach v FC Augsburg Hanover 96 v VfB Stuttgart Hoffenheim v Borussia Dortmund Schalke 04 v Eintracht Frankfurt Dortmund out to match Bayern's winning start BERLIN - Borussia Dortmund travel to Hoffenheim, hoping to extend their perfect start in the Bundesliga to six wins and reclaim top spot by matching champions Bayern Munich. (SOCCER-GERMANY/ (PIX), expect by 2030 GMT/4.30 PM ET, by Karolos Grohmann, 400 words) - - English League Cup (1845 unless stated) Crystal Palace v Charlton Athletic (II) Milton Keynes Dons(II) v Southampton Newcastle United v Sheffield Wednesday (II) Norwich City v West Bromwich Albion Tottenham Hotspur v Arsenal Walsall (III) v Chelsea Liverpool v Carlisle United (IV) (1900) Manchester United v Ipswich Town (II) (1900) Spurs face Arsenal in League Cup LONDON - Tottenham Hotspur host London rivals Arsenal in the League Cup third round as Manchester United welcome second-tier Ipswich Town, holders Chelsea visit Walsall and Liverpool entertain fourth-tier Carlisle United. (SOCCER-ENGLAND/CUP, expect by 2100 GMT/5 PM ET, by Toby Davis, 400 words) - - Serie A (1845) Carpi v Napoli Chievo Verona v Torino Fiorentina v Bologna Inter Milan v Verona Juventus v Frosinone Lazio v Genoa Palermo v Sassuolo Sampdoria v AS Roma Inter look to extend perfect start, MILAN - Inter Milan, who have won their first four Serie A games, host Verona as they attempt to extend their perfect start, while champions Juventus welcome promoted Frosinone, who have lost all their matches so far. (SOCCER-ITALY/(PIX), expect by 2100 GMT/5 PM ET, 400 words) - - Ligue 1 (1700) ES Troyes AC v St Etienne FC Lorient v Caen GFC Ajaccio v Stade Rennes Nice v Girondins Bordeaux Olympique Lyon v Bastia Toulouse v Olympique Marseille (1900) Faltering Lyon and Marseillle in Ligue 1 action PARIS - Olympique Lyonnais host Bastia and Olymqpique Marseille visit Toulouse as the struggling title hopefuls bid to make up ground on leaders Paris St Germain who have opened up a big gap at the top over the chasing pack. (SOCCER-FRANCE/ (PIX), expect by 2100 GMT/5 PM ET, by Julien Pretot 300 words) - - Australia captain Jedinak to miss Jordan clash MELBOURNE - Australia coach Ange Postecoglou has welcomed back a trio of Asian Cup winners into his 23-man squad for next month's World Cup qualifier against Jordan but captain Mile Jedinak remains sidelined with hamstring troubles. (SOCCER-WORLD/AUSTRALIA-SQUAD, moved, by Ian Ransom, 400 words) - - - - GOLF Tour Championship (to 27) Plenty at stake in season-ending Tour Championship ATLANTA - Red-hot Australian Jason Day's number one ranking is up for grabs as the Tour Championship brings together the top 30 players on the FedExCup points list in the last event of the playoffs. (GOLF-PGA/ (PREVIEW), moved, by Larry Fine, 400 words) - - - - CYCLING World road championships (to 27) Kiwi Villumsen finally claims time trial gold RICHMOND, Virginia - New Zealand's Linda Villumsen powered to victory in the road cycling world championship individual time trial on Tuesday, claiming the title that had always eluded her. (CYCLING-WORLD/WOMEN, moved, by Steve Keating, 400 words) - - - - BASEBALL Cubs pitcher Arrieta becomes first 20-game winner Jake Arrieta became baseball's first 20-game winner of the season with a sharp complete-game outing in the Chicago Cubs' 4-0 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers. (BASEBALL-HIGHLIGHTS/, moved, 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) - - - - TENNIS ATP: Moselle Open, Metz, France (to 27) WTA: Guangzhou Open, China (to 27) Korean Open (to 27) Pan Pacific Open, Tokyo (to 27) Copy on merit - - - - (Asia Desk Editor: Sudipto Ganguly)