Reuters Sports Schedule at 0600 GMT on Sunday, Dec 21
Reuters sports schedule at 0600 GMT on Sunday: - - - - SOCCER Premier League Newcastle United v Sunderland (1330) Liverpool v Arsenal (1600) Arsenal visit Liverpool after Tyne-Wear derby LONDON - Arsenal can move level on points with fifth-placed Southampton in the Premier League if they win at struggling Liverpool after mid-table Newcastle United host lowly Sunderland in the Tyne-Wear derby. (SOCCER-ENGLAND/ (PIX), expect from 1530 GMT/1030 AM ET, by Martyn Herman, 650 words) - - La Liga Villarreal v Deportivo Coruna (1100) Granada CF v Getafe (1600) Elche v Malaga (1800) Athletic Club v Atletico Madrid (2000) Atletico aim to reignite title challenge BARCELONA - Champions Atletico Madrid aim to get their La Liga title bid back on track at Athletic Bilbao after a home defeat by Villarreal last weekend. (SOCCER-SPAIN/ (PIX), expect by 1300 GMT/8 AM ET, by Tim Hanlon, 300 words) - - Serie A (1400 unless stated) Verona v Chievo Verona (1130) Atalanta Bergamo v Palermo Fiorentina v Empoli Sampdoria v Udinese Torino v Genoa Inter Milan v Lazio (1945) Fourth-placed Lazio visit mid-table Inter as teams eye third ROME - Lazio, Sampdoria and Genoa all have the chance to move above third-placed Napoli with wins in Serie A but the Rome club have the most attractive fixture when they travel to Roberto Mancini's struggling Inter Milan in the late game. (SOCCER-ITALY/ (PIX), expect from 2145 GMT/4:45 PM ET 500 words) - - Ligue 1 Olympique Marseille v Lille (1300) St Etienne v Evian Thonon Gaillard FC (1600) Girondins Bordeaux v Olympique Lyon (2000) Marseille look to enjoy break as Ligue 1 leaders PARIS - Olympique de Marseille will spend the winter break as Ligue 1 leaders if they beat Lille at home but a slip up could see Olympique Lyonnais take top spot with all three points at Girondins de Bordeaux. (SOCCER-FRANCE/ (PIX), expect by 1500 GMT/10 AM ET, by Julien Pretot, 300 words) - - Bundesliga Hertha Berlin v Hoffenheim (1430) Freiburg v Hanover 96 (1630) Freiburg desperate for win to move off the bottom BERLIN - Freiburg, without a win in five games, will be desperate to beat visiting Hanover 96 and send last season's Bundesliga runners-up Borussia Dortmund to the bottom of the standings at the start of the winter break. (SOCCER-GERMANY/, expect by 1630 GMT/11:30 AM ET, by Karolos Grohmann, 350 words) - - Dutch Championship (1330 unless stated) Vitesse Arnhem v Heracles Almelo (1130) Excelsior v Ajax Amsterdam NAC Breda v Feyenoord Twente Enschede v Willem II Tilburg (1545) Ajax aim to move within four points of leaders PSV AMSTERDAM - Second-placed Ajax Amsterdam aim to move back within four points of Dutch league leaders PSV Eindhoven with a victory at lowly Excelsior. (SOCCER-DUTCH/, expect by 1530 GMT/10:30 AM ET, by Geert Beckers, 400 words) - - ALPINE SKIING World Cup: Men's Giant Slalom, Alta Badia Women's Super G, Val d'Isere Copy on merit - - - - (Asia desk editor: John O'Brien)
