Reuters sports schedule at 0001 GMT on Wednesday: SOCCER FIFA finds no cause to block Russia and Qatar World Cups BERLIN - A much-awaited FIFA report on the race to host the 2018 and 2022 World Cups makes no suggestion that Russia or Qatar should lose the right to stage the tournaments, despite detailing numerous attempts to influence voting officials. Reuters sports schedule at 0001 GMT on Wednesday:SOCCERFIFA finds no cause to block Russia and Qatar World CupsBERLIN - A much-awaited FIFA report on the race to host the 2018 and 2022 World Cups makes no suggestion that Russia or Qatar should lose the right to stage the tournaments, despite detailing numerous attempts to influence voting officials. (SOCCER-FIFA/, moved, 400 words)Confederations CupPortugal v Chile, semi-finalKAZAN - European champions Portugal take on the reigning Copa America champions Chile in semi-final of the Confederations Cup. (SOCCER-CONFEDERATIONS/)European club newsWe will bring all the latest transfer news from around Europe as teams improve their squads for next season. (BASEBALL-MLB-HIGHLIGHTS/, expect by 0600 GMT/2 AM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 800 words)NORTH AMERICAN SPORTSRoundups of off-field developments in the major North American professional sports leagues.

Source: dna June 28, 2017 00:00 UTC