ADVISORY – SPORTS DAILY OUTLOOK THURSDAY DECEMBER 4, 2025

. SPORTS DAILY OUTLOOK THURSDAY DECEMBER 4, 2025 . EXPECTED: . CRICKET-ASHES/ – Press conferences following day one of the second Ashes test between Australia and England at the Gabba. EXPECTED 1300GMT APPROX . OLYMPICS-2026/FLAME-HANDOVER – Olympic Flame handover ceremony in Athens ahead of the 2026 Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics. LIVE COVERAGE AVAILABLE ON REUTERS LIVE FROM 0900GMT. EDIT EXPECTED FROM 1130GMT . OLYMPICS-2026/RELAY – People gather in central Athens as the Olympic flame is officially handed over to the organisers of the Milano-Cortina 2026 Winter Games which begin on February 6. EDIT EXPECTED AFTER 1300GMT . MOTOR-F1-ABUDHABI/ – File footage of Lando Norris, Max Verstappen, and Oscar Piastri who all have the chance of winning the Formula One world championship title at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on Sunday. . Norris is 12 points ahead of Verstappen with Piastri four points further back. EDIT EXPECTED FROM 1000GMT . OLYMPICS-2026/VILLAGE – Olympic temporary athletes' village in Cortina d'Ampezzo is complete ahead of the Milano-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics, as the two-month countdown approaches. Built to host up to 1,400 athletes and team members, the site features nearly 400 mobile homes arranged in an Alpine valley just north of downtown Cortina. EDIT DELIVERY TIME TBA. PLEASE MONITOR FOR UPDATES . OLYMPICS-GERMANY/BID – Chancellor Friedrich Merz signs an application alongside the national Olympic Sports Confederation (DOSB) for Germany to host the Olympic Summer Games in 2036, 2040 or 2044. EDIT EXPECTED 1500GMT . SOCCER-USA-MIA-VAN/PREVIEW – Inter Miami CF and Vancouver Whitecaps hold press conferences and training sessions ahead of Saturday's MLS Cup at Chase Stadium in Fort Lauderdale. EDIT DELIVERY TIME TBA. PLEASE MONITOR FOR UPDATES . CHESS-FREESTYLE-SAFRICA/ – The South African finals of the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour will host an exhibition tournament with a difference as the Grand Masters compete underwater in a diving competition at Cape Town's Silo Hotel. EDIT EXPECTED AFTER 2000GMT . OLYMPICS-2026/FLAME-ARRIVAL – Olympic torch due to arrive at Rome Fiumicino airport and Quirinale Presidential Palace EDIT EXPECTED AFTER 1830GMT . SOCCER-WORLDCUP/DRAW-PANEL – A panel discussion with FIFA's Chief of Global Football Development Arsène Wenger and Chief Football Officer Jill Ellis. This will be followed by a second panel featuring acclaimed former referee Pierluigi Collina and FIFA Director of Innovation Johannes Holzmuller. EDIT DELIVERY TIME TBA. PLEASE MONITOR FOR UPDATES . OLYMPICS-2026/RELAY- The Olympic flame flies out of Athens as it travels to Rome to begin the Italian leg of the Milano-Cortina 2026 Winter Games torch relay. EDIT EXPECTED FROM 2200GMT . SOCCER-WORLDCUP/DRAW-MLS – Major League Soccer celebration ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup Draw, featuring MLS Commissioner Don Garber and legendary soccer figures. EDIT EXPECTED FROM 0200GMT ON DECEMBER 5 . DELIVERED . 7200-SOCCER-WORLDCUP/DRAW-TROPHY/ – FIFA World Cup trophy arrives in Washington ahead of final draw ceremony DELIVERED 0500GMT . 7176-SOCCER-WORLDCUP/DRAW-FILE/ – Tom Brady, Shaquille O'Neal to assist World Cup draw DELIVERED 0330GMT . 7122-SOCCER-WORLDCUP/DRAW-PREVIEW/ – FIFA offers sneak peek at Friday's World Cup Draw DELIVERED 2350GMT . 7141-SOCCER-WORLDCUP/DRAW-LEGENDS/ – FIFA legends give their predictions for 2026 World Cup DELIVERED 2340GMT . 7100-OLYMPICS-2026/FLAME-ACROPOLIS/ – Olympic flame reaches Acropolis as part of Greek relay for Milano-Cortina 2026 Winter Games DELIVERED 2230GMT . 6995-SOCCER-EURO/ – Germany to host Women's Euro 2029 DELIVERED 1910GMT . 7094-SOCCER-WORLDCUP/MEXICO-SHEINBAUM/ – Sheinbaum to attend World Cup draw in Washington, rules out high-level meeting with Trump DELIVERED 1910GMT . 7044-SOCCER-EURO/REACTIONS/ – Germany team 'very happy' to host Women's Euro 2029 DELIVERED 1810GMT . 6993-SOCCER-ENGLAND-MUN-WHU/PREVIEW/ – Cunha returns to boost Manchester United against West Ham DELIVERED 1810GMT . 7027-SOCCER-WORLDCUP/HUMAN-RIGHTS/ – Human rights activists question newly established FIFA Peace Prize ahead of World Cup draw DELIVERED 1750GMT . 6982-MOTOR-F1-ABUDHABI/MCLAREN/ – McLaren unveil livery for Abu Dhabi showdown DELIVERED 1640GMT . 6045-SOCCER-WORLDCUP/DRAW POTS 3 AND 4/ – FILE: Debutants Uzbekistan, Jordan, Cape Verde, Curacao in Pots 3 and 4 for World Cup DELIVERED 1530GMT . 5915-SOCCER-WORLDCUP/DRAW POT 2/ – FILE: 2022 semi-finalists Croatia and Morocco the top teams in Pot 2 DELIVERED 1520GMT . 5907-SOCCER-WORLDCUP/DRAW POT 1/ – FILE: Hosts, top-ranked Spain, defending champs Argentina lead Pot 1 DELIVERED 1500GMT . 6824-SOCCER-WORLDCUP/DRAW-FANS/ – "A really cool opportunity"- excitement peaks among U.S. soccer fans in countdown to World Cup draw DELIVERED 1450GMT . 6533-SOCCER-WORLDCUP/DRAW/ – FILE: Kennedy Center ready to welcome the footballing world for Friday's draw DELIVERED 1410GMT . 2687-SOCCER-WORLDCUP/2026-VENUES/ – FILE: 2026 World Cup venues ahead of the draw DELIVERED 1400GMT . 6057-SOCCER-WORLDCUP/TIMELINE/ – TIMELINE: Draw for the 2026 World Cup to be held on Friday DELIVERED 1350GMT . 6963-SOCCER-WORLDCUP-DRAW/ENTERTAINMENT/ – Village People and others to play at World Cup Draw DELIVERED 1150GMT . 6930-CRICKET-ASHES/PREVIEW/ – Stokes pays tribute to late Robin Smith; Bazball under microscope as England face pink ball demons DELIVERED 1050GMT . 6901-CRICKET-ASHES/PREVIEW/ – Australia's Cummins, Inglis in frame for second Ashes test DELIVERED 1050GMT . 6943-RUGBY-UNION-WORLDCUP/DRAW/ – Australia and New Zealand drawn in same group for 2027 Rugby Union World Cup DELIVERED 1010GMT . 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