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Reuters Sports Schedule at 0600 GMT on Sunday, October 6

Reuters sports schedule at 0600 GMT on Sunday: - - - - BASEBALL Red Sox take 2-0 lead over Rays David Ortiz blasted two solo home runs for the Boston Red Sox in their 7-4 win over the Tampa Bay Rays that took them a step closer to a place in the American League Championship Series. (BASEBALL-PLAYOFFS/REDSOX (PIX), moved, 400 words) - - - Athletics level series with walk-off win against Tigers The Oakland Athletics beat the Detroit Tigers with a walk-off single for a 1-0 win in Game Two of their American League Division Series. (BASEBALL-PLAYOFFS/ATHLETICS, moved, 200 words) - - - - SOCCER Premier League Norwich City v Chelsea (1230) Southampton v Swansea City (1230) Tottenham Hotspur v West Ham United (1500) West Bromwich Albion v Arsenal (1500) Arsenal gunning for top spot LONDON - Arsenal can leapfrog Liverpool at the top of the table with victory at West Brom. Fourth-placed Tottenham and Chelsea (sixth) are also in action. (SOCCER-ENGLAND/ (PIX), expect by 1430 GMT/10:30 AM ET, by Sonia Oxley, 600 words) - - La Liga Atletico Madrid v Celta Vigo (1000) Sevilla v Almeria (1500) Getafe v Real Betis (1700) Athletic Bilbao v Valencia (1900) Atletico look to maintain perfect start MADRID - Atletico Madrid can join champions Barcelona on a perfect 24 points from eight matches with a win at home to Celta Vigo. (SOCCER-SPAIN/ (PIX), expect by 1230 GMT/8:30 AM ET, by Braden Phillips, 400 words) - - Bundesliga Nuremberg v Hamburg SV (1330) Freiburg v Eintracht Frankfurt (1530) Hamburg look to climb out of trouble BERLIN - Third from bottom Hamburg go in search of their first win under new coach Bert van Marwijk when they travel to Nuremberg. (SOCCER-GERMANY/, expect by 1530 GMT/11:30 AM ET, by Karolos Grohmann, 350 words) - - Serie A Parma v Sassuolo (1030) Bologna v Verona (1300) Catania v Genoa (1300) Napoli v Livorno (1300) Sampdoria v Torino (1300) Udinese v Cagliari (1300) Juventus v AC Milan (1845) Lazio v Fiorentina (1845) Livorno next for second-placed Napoli ROME - Napoli can cut their five-point deficit on leaders AS Roma with a win against Livorno while third-placed Juventus host AC Milan. (SOCCER-ITALY/, expect by 1500 GMT/11 AM ET, by Brian Homewood, 450 words) - - Ligue 1 Montpellier v Olympique Lyon (1200) Girondins Bordeaux v Sochaux (1500) Olympique Marseille v Paris St Germain (1900) PSG look to catch leaders Monaco PARIS - Paris St Germain can move level on points with leaders Monaco if they win at arch-rivals Marseille who are third in the table. (SOCCER-FRANCE/, expect by 2100 GMT/5 PM ET, by Julien Pretot, 350 words) - - Dutch championship Ajax Amsterdam v Utrecht (1030) Groningen v AZ Alkmaar (1230) Vitesse Arnhem v Feyenoord (1230) PSV Eindhoven v RKC Waalwijk (1430) Extra incentive for PSV Victory over RKC Waalwijk would give PSV Eindhoven the same points as leaders Twente Enschede. (SOCCER-DUTCH/, expect by 1730 GMT/1:30 PM ET, by Mark Gleeson, 300 words) - - African Champions League Coton Sport v Al Ahli (1400) African Champions League semi starts all over again Cameroon's Coton Sport and Egyptian holders Al Ahli return start again after their semi-final first leg was abandoned on Saturday due to torrential rain. (SOCCER-AFRICA/CHAMPIONS, expect by 1615 GMT/12:15 PM ET, by Mark Gleeson, 200 words) - - - - MOTOR RACING Korean Formula One Grand Prix Vettel chasing fourth win in row YEONGAM, South Korea - Red Bull's world champion Sebastian Vettel starts on pole, chasing a Korean hat-trick and his fourth win in a row to stretch his overall lead beyond 60 points with five races to go. Ferrari's Fernando Alonso, his closest rival, lines up in fifth place. (MOTOR RACING-PRIX/ (PIX), expect by 0800 GMT/4 AM ET, by Alan Baldwin, 500 words) - - - - RUGBY Australia rout Argentina in Rugby Championship ROSARIO, Argentina - Fullback Israel Folau scored three of Australia's seven tries and scrumhalf Will Genia justified his return to the side by dictating a fast, open game as the Wallabies crushed Argentina 54-17 to avoid the Rugby Championship wooden spoon. (RUGBY-CHAMPIONSHIP/ARGENTINA, moved, by Rex Gowar, 500 words) - - RUGBY McKenzie's Wallabies project reaches first landmark MELBOURNE - The Wallabies' seven-try rout of Argentina in Rosario eased the pressure on new coach Ewen McKenzie, but the team's shot of confidence is likely to be diluted with a dash of All Blacks pain in Dunedin in two weeks. (RUGBY-CHAMPIONSHIP/AUSTRALIA, expect by 0800 GMT/4 AM ET, by Ian Ransom, 600 words) - - - - NHL A busy first Saturday for the teams Highlights of Saturday's regular season National Hockey League games. (NHL-HIGHLIGHTS/, moved, by The Sports Xchange, 650 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 Presidents Cup U.S. open up five-point lead in Presidents Cup DUBLIN, Ohio - The United States opened up a commanding five-point lead over the Internationals before play was suspended at the 10th Presidents Cup on Saturday with four matches yet to be completed after another day of foul weather. (GOLF-PRESIDENTS/ moved, by Mark Lamport-Stokes, 800 words) - - Seve Trophy, St-Nom-la-Breteche, France Gripping final day in store for Olazabal and Torrance PARIS - Continental Europe, captained by Jose Maria Olazabal, and Sam Torrance's Britain and Ireland are locked together at 9-9 going into the final day. (GOLF-TROPHY/, expect by 1800 GMT/2 PM ET, by Julien Pretot, 350 words) - - - - TENNIS ATP/WTA: China Open, Beijing Nadal meets Djokovic in final BEIJING - World number one-elect Rafa Nadal takes on Novak Djokovic, the man he will replace at the top of the rankings on Monday, in the China Open final. (TENNIS-MEN/CHINA, expect by 0700 GMT/3 AM ET, 400 words) - - ATP: Japan Open, Tokyo Copy on merit - - - - RUGBY LEAGUE Roosters take on Manly in NRL title decider SYDNEY - Manly will line up for their fourth NRL title decider in seven years when they take on the Sydney Roosters at the Olympic Stadium. (RUGBY LEAGUE/FINAL, expect by 1215 GMT/8:15 AM ET, by Simon Anderson, 400 words) - - - - RALLYING Rally of France Ogier aims for double celebration PARIS - Frenchman Sebastien Ogier attempts to celebrate his maiden world title with a win on the final day of his home rally. (RALLYING-FRANCE/, expect by 1700 GMT/1 PM ET, by Julien Pretot, 300 words) - - - - CYCLING Tour of Lombardy Nibali eager to shine in home race LECCO, Italy - Vincenzo Nibali of Italy hopes to bounce back from a disappointing world championship with a good display at the Tour of Lombardy. (CYCLING-LOMBARDY/, expect by 1615 GMT/12:15 PM ET, by Julien Pretot, 350 words) - - - - GYMNASTICS World championships, Antwerp Copy on merit - - - - HORSE RACING Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, Longchamp Copy on merit - - - - (Duty editor: Peter Rutherford; Asia Sports desk)