Reuters Sports Schedule at 0600 GMT on Sunday, Jan 12

Reuters sports schedule at 0600 GMT on Sunday: - - - - NFL Seahawks sink Saints to reach NFC title game The Seattle Seahawks, led by powerful running back Marshawn Lynch, beat the New Orleans Saints 23-15 on a rainy Saturday to advance to the NFC conference championship. (NFL-PLAYOFFS/SEAHAWKS (PIX), moved, 500 words) - - Patriots run over Colts into AFC Championship LeGarrette Blount rushed for four touchdowns as the New England Patriots pounded the Indianapolis Colts 43-22 on Saturday to advance to the AFC Championship game for a third straight year. (NFL-PLAYOFFS/PATRIOTS (PIX), moved, 500 words) - - - - SOCCER Premier League (1500 unless stated) Newcastle United v Manchester City (1405) Stoke City v Liverpool (1610) Man City aim for summit at Newcastle, Liverpool eye top four LONDON - Manchester City can go top of the Premier League at least until Arsenal play on Monday with a win at mid-table Newcastle United while Liverpool will hope to move back into the top four with three points at Stoke. (SOCCER-ENGLAND/ (PIX), expect from 1605 GMT/1105 AM ET, by Mike Collett, 500 words) - - La Liga Getafe v Rayo Vallecano (1100) Real Betis v Osasuna (1600) Espanyol v Real Madrid (1800) Levante v Malaga (2000) Real have chance to close on leaders with win at Espanyol MADRID - Real Madrid can close to within three points of Barcelona and Atletico Madrid with a win at Espanyol after the joint leaders drew 0-0 at Atletico's Calderon stadium on Saturday. (SOCCER-SPAIN/ (PIX), expect by 2000 GMT/3 PM ET, by Iain Rogers, 500 words) - - Ligue 1 Nantes v FC Lorient (1300) Evian Thonon Gaillard FC v Olympique Marseille (1600) Lille v Stade de Reims (2000) Copy on merit - - Serie A (1400 unless stated) Torino v Fiorentina (1130) AS Roma v Genoa Atalanta Bergamo v Catania Cagliari v Juventus Verona v Napoli Sassuolo v AC Milan (1945) Juve aim for 11th straight win, Roma welcome Genoa ROME - Leaders Juventus will be looking for their 11th successive win away to Cagliari while AS Roma, eight points behind in second, host improving Genoa. (SOCCER-ITALY/ (PIX), expect from 1330 GMT/8:30 AM ET, by Brian Homewood, 500 words) - - - - TENNIS Australian Open (to 26) MELBOURNE - We continue our buildup to the first grand slam of the season, which kicks off at Melbourne Park on Monday. (TENNIS-OPEN/ expect throughout, by Ian Ransom and Nick Mulvenney, 500 words) - - - - NBA Harden helps Houston hold off Wizards Houston guard James Harden scored eight straight points in the final minutes as the Rockets held off a furious Washington Wizards comeback to secure a 114-107 win. (NBA-HIGHLIGHTS/ (PIX), moved, by The Sports Xchange, 750 words) - - - - NHL Markov strikes twice to give Canadiens win over Blackhawks Defenseman Andrei Markov scored twice to lead the Montreal Canadiens to a 2-1 overtime win over the Chicago Blackhawks. (NHL-HIGHLIGHTS/ (PIX), moved, by The Sports Xchange, 900 words) - - - - NORTH AMERICAN SPORTS Roundups of off-field developments in the major North American professional sports leagues. (moved, by The Sports Xchange, 400 words) - - - - GOLF PGA Tour: Sony Open, Honolulu, Hawaii Kirk edges clear in Hawaii, Scott fails to make charge American Chris Kirk coolly sank a breaking, nine-foot birdie putt at the par-five last to edge one stroke clear of a tightly bunched leaderboard in Saturday's third round of the $5.6 million Sony Open in Hawaii. (GOLF-PGA/, moved, 400 words) - - Briton Fleetwood holds slender lead in Durban DURBAN - Britain's Tommy Fleetwood, chasing the second European Tour win of his career, goes into the final round holding a one-shot lead over in-form Victor Dubuisson of France and Dutchman Joost Luiten. (GOLF-EUROPEAN/, expect by 1500 GMT/10 AM ET, 400 words) - - - - CRICKET Australia v England, Melbourne, first ODI After a 5-0 Ashes clean sweep, Australia face England in Melbourne in the first of five one-day internationals. (CRICKET-ENGLAND/ expect by 1400 GMT/9 AM ET, 400 words) - - Pakistan v Sri Lanka, Abu Dhabi, second test Battling Pakistan resume with 170-run lead against Sri Lanka Pakistan are clinging on to their slim hopes of salvaging the second test against Sri Lanka as they head into the final day with a 170-run lead after a stirring rearguard action in their second innings left them on 330-7 in Dubai on Saturday. (CRICKET-LANKA/(PIX), expect by 1400 GMT/9 AM ET, 250 words) - - ALPINE SKIING World Cup: Men's slalom, Adelboden World Cup: Women's Super-Combined, Altenmarkt/Zauchensee Copy on merit (Asia duty editor: Peter Rutherford)