Reuters Sports Schedule at 1400 GMT on Monday
Reuters sports schedule at 1400 GMT on Monday:
TENNIS
Australian Open (to 28)
MELBOURNE - Men's top seed Rafa Nadal crushed Victor Estrella Burgos of the Dominican Republic in straight sets on the first day of the tournament to reach the second round. (TENNIS-OPEN/, moved, by Martyn Herman and Ian Ransom)
SOCCER
Premier League
Manchester United v Stoke City (2000)
LONDON - Manchester United bid to cut Manchester City's lead at the top of the table to 12 points with victory over struggling Stoke. (SOCCER-ENGLAND/ (PIX), expect from 2200 GMT/5 PM ET, 400 words)
Wales name Giggs as coach
LONDON - Wales named former Mancchester United winger Ryan Giggs as their new manager. (SOCCER-WALES/GIGGS, moved with updates to follow, 400 words)
WINTER OLYMPICS
North, South Korea hold talks on Pyeongchang Winter Games
SEOUL - North and South Korean officials hold working-level talks on the North’s participation at next month's Winter Olympics. (NORTHKOREA-SOUTHKOREA/OLYMPICS (PIX, TV) 400 words)
Interview with Choi Moon-soon, governor of Gangwon Province
SEOUL - Reuters speaks to the governor of Gangwon Province, which will host February's Winter Olympics. (OLYMPICS-2018/NORTHKOREA-GANGWON 400 words)
We are also moving a series of features and previews ahead of the Feb. 9-25 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea.
Speed skating
The Danes are coming
The Dutch may steal all the headlines in South Korea, but in nearby Denmark, a different sort of challenge presents itself. The country has no infrastructure for speed skating and has been running an "Inline-to-ice" project since 2010 with the aim of having at least three athletes qualify for the Games in 2018. (OLYMPICS-2018-SKAT/DANES, moved, by Simon Jennings, 400 words)
Canada set for multi-pronged assault in Pyeongchang
Canada's speed skating team for the Winter Olympics in South Korea is much stronger than four years ago and will offer medal threats in multiple distances, according to the country's Dutch coach Bart Schouten. (OLYMPICS-2018-SKAT/CANADA, moved, by Simon Jennings, 400 words)
South Korea's skaters face tough competition on home ice
LONDON - Picking up medals on the fast ice of the Gangneung Oval at the Winter Olympics could be a tall order for South Korea's speed skaters, according to Dutchman Bob de Jong, who is assistant coach of the hosts' national team. (OLYMPICS-2018-SKAT/KOREA, (PIX) moved, by Simon Jennings, 400 words)
Wust gears up for golden farewell at Winter Games
LONDON - Dutch speed skater Ireen Wust's ability to raise her game when it counts sets her apart from the competition and despite some niggling injuries the 31-year-old revels in the pressure of competing on the world's biggest stage. (OLYMPICS-2018-SKAT/WUST (PIX), moved, by Simon Jennings, 400 words)
Dutch talisman Kramer hoping to strike 10,000m gold
LONDON - The Dutch speed skating team at the Winter Olympics in South Korea is hoping their talisman Sven Kramer can complete his dominance of the longer distances with an elusive gold in the 10,000 metres. (OLYMPICS-2018-SKAT/KRAMER (PIX), moved, by Simon Jennings, 400 words)
Bobsleigh
Germany rightfully eye medals again - Hoppe
BERLIN - Interview with German bobsleigh coach and legendary former Olympian Wolfgang Hoppe on the history of Germany's dominance in the sport. (OLYMPICS-2018-BOBS/GERMANY, moved, by Karolos Grohmann, 400 words)
Alpine skiing
Drones, aircraft and injuries fail to stop Hirscher
WENGEN, Switzerland - Overall World Cup champion for last six seasons. Austrian Hirscher has won six world championship titles but never a gold at the Olympics. A profile of the man. (OLYMPICS-2018-ALPS/HIRSCHER, moved, by Brian Homewood, 400 words)
Kenya's first speed skier aiming for professional career
Sabrina Simader, who will ski for Kenya at the Winter Olympics, tells Reuters that she does not want to be seen as merely a novelty athlete and hopes to turn professional. (OLYMPICS-2018-ALPS/SIMADER, moved, 400 words)
Skeleton
Coaching, innovation behind Britain's skeleton reign
LONDON - Coaching, innovation and team ethos are behind Britain's skeleton supremacy as Olympic champion Lizzy Yarnold prepares for the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Games. (OLYMPICS-2018-SKEL/YARNOLD, moved, by Jack Tarrant, 400 words)
Snowboarding
Snowboarding at Olympics about fun, says Parrot
LONDON - Max Parrot may come to Pyeongchang as one of Canada's best medal hopes, but all the snowboarder wants to do is put on a show. Winning gold would simply be a bonus. The four-time X Games champion, who came fifth in the slopestyle final at Sochi 2014, will come into Pyeongchang as one of the favourites to reach the podium. (OLYMPICS-2018-SNO/PARROT, moved, by Jack Tarrant, 400 words)
CRICKET
South Africa v India, second test
India resume on 183-5
PRETORIA - India captain Virat Kohli blazed a magnificent century, but South Africa hold the upper hand after reaching 60 for two in their second innings on a difficult wicket at tea on day three. (CRICKET-TEST-ZAF-IND/, moved with updates to follow, by Nick Said, 400 words)
HANDBALL
ZAGREB - Holders Germany take on Slovenia at the European handball champiomship as they aim to secure a main round berth with a match to spare, while Olympic champions Denmark clash with the Czech Republic (HANDBALL-EUROPE/ (PIX), expect by 2200 GMT/5PM ET, by Zoran Milosavljevic, 300 words).
RALLYING
Dakar Rally
Stage Nine - Tupiza to Salta
The ninth stage has been cancelled due to weather conditions, with the rally resuming on Tuesday.
NBA
Warriors and Cavaliers meet up in Cleveland
NBA champions the Golden State Warriors take on the team they defeated for the title, the Cleveland Cavaliers, in Cleveland with the Cavaliers trying to break a three-game losing streak and the Miami Heat go for their eighth consecutive win at the Chicago Bulls in two of the 11 games on the National Basketball Association’s schedule. (BASKETBALL-NBA/HIGHLIGHTS, expect by 0630 GMT/1:30 AM ET, by Field Level Media, 800 words)
NHL
Avalanche try to make it seven in a row
The Colorado Avalanche, winners of six consecutive games, are home to the Anaheim Ducks and the Boston Bruins try to stay in the Atlantic Division hunt when they play the Dallas Stars in Boston in two of the four games on the National Hockey League schedule. (ICEHOCKEY-NHL/HIGHLIGHTS, expect by 0430 GMT/11:30 PM ET, by Field Level Media, 400 words)
GOLF
James starts another long drive to success
Dustin Johnson and Rory McIlroy have the potential to compete in long drive competitions, but would have to focus exclusively on the discipline for a year or so to be competitive, according to world champion Justin James. (GOLF-LONGDRIVE/JAMES (INTERVIEW), moved, by Andrew Both, 500 words)
(Europe Desk Editor: Ed Osmond)
