Reuters Sports Schedule at 0001 GMT on Friday, Dec 2

Reuters sports schedule at 0001 GMT on Friday (times GMT):

SOCCER

Bundesliga

Mainz v Bayern Munich (1930)

Bayern out to reclaim top spot

BERLIN - Champions Bayern Munich will reclaim top spot in the Bundesliga with a win at Mainz 05 and current leaders RB Leipzig in action a day later. (SOCCER-GERMANY/, expect by 2130 GMT/4:30 PM ET, by Karolos Grohmann, 400 words)

Serie A

Napoli v Inter Milan (1945)

Hosts Napoli need to regain scoring touch

MILAN - Napoli, seventh in Serie A, need to regain their scoring touch against Inter Milan if they are to stay in the pack chasing leaders Juventus. (SOCCER-ITALY/ (PIX), expect by 2145 GMT/4:45 PM ET, 300 words)

Premier League

We look ahead to the weekend matches. (SOCCER-ENGLAND/, expect throughout)

ATHLETICS

Russia ban to run into 2017

MONACO - Russia's athletics ban will run into 2017 and may include the August world championships after a Task Force monitoring the nation's anti-doping programme refused on Thursday to put any dates on a "road map" for a return.(ATHLETICS-IAAF/RUSSIA(PIX, TV), moved, by Mitch Phillips, 530 words)

Bolt poised to be crowned again

MONACO - After securing his amazing Olympic 'triple triple', Usain Bolt is expected to be named male athlete of the year for the sixth time. Fellow Jamaican sprinter Elaine Thompson is the favourite for the women's equivalent. (ATHLETICS-IAAF/AWARDS (PIX, TV), expect by 2200 GMT/5 PM ET, by Mitch Phillips, 400 words)

GOLF

European Tour:

Alfred Dunhill Championship, Malelane, South Africa (to 4)

Schwartzel gunning for fifth title

MALELANE, South Africa - Home favourite Charl Schwartzel holds a share of the lead at six-under-par going into the second round of an event he has already won four times. (GOLF-EUROPEAN/, expect by 1600 GMT/11 AM ET, 250 words)

Australian PGA Championship, Queensland (to 4)

Dodt leads with Scott lurking on Gold Coast

Andrew Dodt hit a seven-under-par 65 to forge a two-shot lead before the opening round was halted by Gold Coast lightning. (GOLF-EUROPEAN/AUSTRALIAN-PGA, expect by 0600 GMT/1 AM ET, 250 words)

Hero World Challenge, Bahamas (to 4)

Woods upbeat after roller-coaster return to competition

Tiger Woods's first competitive round in nearly 16 months provided more questions than answers as he teased golf fans with a performance that fluctuated between brilliant and dreadful. (GOLF-HERO/, moved, 350 words)

NFL

Cowboys go for 11th win in a row

The 10-1 Dallas Cowboys put their 10-game winning streak on the line when they visit the 6-5 Minnesota Vikings who badly need a victory to keep in touch with the first-place Detroit Lions in the NFC North. (FOOTBALL-NFL-MIN-DAL/ (PIX), expect by 0600 GMT/1 AM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 350 words)

NBA

Cavs and Clippers in top-flight clash

LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers, who at 13-3 have the second-best record in the NBA behind the Golden State Warriors, host the Los Angeles Clippers whose 14-5 mark is fourth best in the league, in a premium match-up of teams both smarting from losses. It is one of six games on the National Basketball Association schedule. (BASKETBALL-NBA/HIGHLIGHTS, expect by 0600 GMT/1 AM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 500 words)

NHL

Kings keen to make Coyotes sixth straight victims

Playmaking center Jeff Carter and the fast-rising Los Angeles Kings target their sixth straight win when they visit the last-place Phoenix Coyotes in Arizona while the St Louis Blues try to make it three wins in a row and close in on the Chicago Blackhawks when they host the struggling Tampa Bay Lightning in two of 12 games on the National Hockey League schedule. (ICEHOCKEY-NHL/HIGHLIGHTS, expect by 0600 GMT/1 AM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 800 words)

North American Sports

Roundups of off-field developments in the major North American professional sports leagues. (expect by 0100 GMT/8 PM ET, 500 words) (Asia desk editor: Nick Mulvenney)