Reuters Sports Schedule at 1400 GMT on Friday, Sept. 2

Reuters sports schedule at 1400 GMT on Friday (times GMT):

TENNIS

U.S. Open, New York (to Sept. 11)

Nadal eyes place in fourth round in New York

NEW YORK - Rafa Nadal, with his troublesome left wrist improving every day, will be eyeing more progress when he bids for a place in the last 16. (TENNIS-OPEN/ (PIX, TV), expect by 2000 GMT/4 PM ET, by Steve Keating, Larry Fine and Simon Cambers, 400 words)

CYCLING

Tour of Spain (to 11)

Tour of Spain enters stage 13

BARCELONA - Riders face the longest stage of the Tour of Spain, a 213km race from Bilbao to Urdax-Dantxarinea with four climbs. Colombian Nairo Quintana leads Tour de France holder Chris Froome by 54 seconds after the pair recorded the same time on stage 12, won by Belgian Jens Keukeleire following a bunch sprint. (CYCLING-SPAIN/, expect by 1600 GMT/12 PM ET, by Richard Martin, 400 words)

GOLF

PGA Tour: Deutsche Bank Championship, Norton, Massachusetts

Day in hunt for fourth victory of 2016

Australian world number one Jason Day launches his bid for a fourth PGA Tour victory of the season in Friday's opening round at the TPC Boston, venue for the second of the PGA Tour's four lucrative FedExCup playoff events. American Rickie Fowler defends the title he claimed by one shot last year. (GOLF-PGA/, expect by 2300 GMT/7 PM ET, pix, 400 words)

LPGA: Manulife LPGA Classic, Cambridge, Ontario (to 4)

Korean Choi one ahead at Whistle Bear, Ko four back

South Korean Chella Choi takes a one-shot lead into the second round at Whistle Bear Golf Club after opening with a six-under-par 66 in blustery conditions. New Zealand's world number one Lydia Ko and local favourite, third-ranked Canadian Brooke Henderson, trail by four strokes. (GOLF-LPGA/, expect by 0030 GMT/8.30 PM ET, 300 words)

SOCCER

CONCACAF WORLD CUP QUALIFYING

Mexico are the only team already through to the final round of the CONCACAF World Cup qualifiers but their hosts El Salvador desperately need points if they are to join them on a night of six key fixtures across the region. (SOCCER-WORLDCUP-SLV-MEX/, pix, expect by 600 GMT/1 AM EST, 300 words)

BASEBALL

Red Sox try to keep pace in AL East

The Boston Red Sox, in a battle for top spot in the American League East, turn to former Cy Young Award winner David Price as they open a three-game series versus the Oakland Athletics in one of the 15 games on the Major League Baseball schedule. (BASEBALL-HIGHLIGHTS/, expect by 0600 GMT/2 AM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 800 words)

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NORTH AMERICAN SPORTS

Roundups of off-field developments in the major North American professional sports leagues. (expect by 0000 GMT/8 PM ET, 500 words)

(Europe Desk editor: Ed Osmond)