REUTERS SPORTS SCHEDULE AT 6:30 P.M. GMT/2:30 P.M. ET

30 Sep 2020 / 02:33 H.

Here are the top sports stories and upcoming coverage plans for Reuters text service as of 6:30 P.M. GMT/2:30 P.M. ET. For a full schedule of news and events, go to our editorial calendar on Reuters Connect https://www.reutersconnect.com/planning.

TOP STORIES

TENNIS-FRENCHOPEN/

Djokovic crushes Ymer to start French Open campaign

PARIS, (Reuters) - Novak Djokovic got his quest for an 18th Grand Slam title back on track as he commenced his French Open campaign with a drama-free 6-0 6-2 6-3 victory over Mikael Ymer on Tuesday.

HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS/FOOTBALL-NFL

Titans, Vikings close facilities after positive COVID-19 tests

The Tennessee Titans and Minnesota Vikings suspended team activities on Tuesday after a number of positive COVID-19 tests following their Sunday game in the third week of the NFL's 2020 season.

MOTOR-F1-SCHUMACHER/

Schumacher and Ilott handed F1 practice slots

Mick Schumacher will take part in first Friday practice with Alfa Romeo at the Nuerburgring next week as Ferrari seek to give their three leading junior drivers Formula One race weekend experience

UPCOMING

AFGHANISTAN-WOMEN/MOUNTAINEERING (PIX) (TV)

Young Afghan female mountaineer plans next summits to 'show the world what we can do'

Eighteen-year old Fatima Sultani and her team of nine young Afghan mountaineers, three of them women, are hoping to climb Afghanistan's Mir Samir mountain and after that travel to Nepal to summit the world's highest peak, Mount Everest.

30 Sep 21:00 ET / 01:00 GMT

Athletics

ATHLETICS-LONDON/ (TV)

Athletics - London Marathon - Kipchoge & Bekele news conference

Eliud Kipchoge and Kenenisa Bekele hold a news conference ahead of Sunday's London marathon.

30 Sep 09:00 ET / 13:00 GMT

Cycling

CYCLING-FLECHE/ (TV)

Cycling - La Fleche Wallonne

The 33rd edition of La Fleche Wallonne. Tour de France winner, Tadej Pogacar is expected to participate in the men's race along with his fellow Slovenian, Primoz Roglic who finished second in the Tour.

30 Sep 05:30 ET / 09:30 GMT

Soccer

SOCCER-BELGIUM/

Soccer - Belgium coach Roberto Martinez press conference

Belgium coach Roberto Martinez will hold a press conference ahead of the friendly against the Ivory Coast on Oct. 8 and the Nations League matches against England at Wembley on Oct. 11 and at home to Iceland three days thereafter.

30 Sep 06:00 ET / 10:00 GMT

SOCCER-CHAMPIONS-FER-MOL/REPORT (PIX)

Soccer - Champions League - Ferencvaros v Molde

Ferencvaros face Molde in the Champions league in the return leg of their playoff tie after a thrilling 3-3 draw in Norway. The match report will include highlights of the day's other two games, Dynamo Kyiv v Gent and Olympiakos Piraeus v Omonoia Nicosia.

29 Sep 15:00 ET / 19:00 GMT

SOCCER-ENGLAND-LIV-ARS/PREVIEW (TV)

Soccer - England - Carabao Cup - Liverpool news conference

Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp holds a news conference ahead of his side's second match against Arsenal in four days - this time in the Carabao Cup.

30 Sep 07:30 ET / 11:30 GMT

SOCCER-ENGLAND-TOT-CHE/REPORT (PIX)

Soccer - England - Carabao Cup Fourth Round - Tottenham Hotspur v Chelsea

29 Sep 14:45 ET / 18:45 GMT

SOCCER-EUROPA-TOT-HAI/PREVIEW

Soccer - Europa League - Tottenham Hotspur v Maccabi Haifa

Tottenham manager Jose Mourinho previews his side's Europa League qualifier against Israel's Maccabi Haifa.

30 Sep 08:00 ET / 12:00 GMT