Reuters Sports Schedule at 1400 GMT on Saturday, Nov 5
Reuters sports schedule at 1400 GMT on Saturday (times GMT): SOCCER Premier League Bournemouth v Sunderland (1500) Burnley v Crystal Palace (1500) Manchester City v Middlesbrough (1500) West Ham United v Stoke City (1500) Chelsea v Everton (1730) Lukaku makes Stamford Bridge return for Everton LONDON - Everton striker Romelu Lukaku returns to Stamford Bridge to face former club Chelsea while leaders Manchester City, fuelled with confidence after beating Barcelona in the Champions League, host Middlesbrough. (SOCCER-ENGLAND/ (PIX), expect by 1700 GMT/1 PM ET, by Steve Tongue and Neil Robinson, 650 words) We will have mini match reports on all the above games La Liga Granada v Deportivo Coruna (1200) Real Sociedad v Atletico Madrid (1515) Osasuna v Alaves (1730) Las Palmas v Eibar (1945) Top of the table incentive for Atletico MADRID - Third-placed Atletico Madrid, who have lost only one league game this season, will join Real Madrid at the top of the table if they beat Real Sociedad. (SOCCER-SPAIN/ (PIX), expect by 1730 GMT/1:30 PM ET, 400 words) Bundesliga Bayer Leverkusen v SV Darmstadt 98 (1430) Bayern Munich v Hoffenheim (1430) FC Ingolstadt v Augsburg (1430) Hamburg SV v Borussia Dortmund (1430) Freiburg v VfL Wolfsburg (1430) Eintracht Frankfurt v Cologne (1730) Bayern out to sink in-form Hoffenheim BERLIN - Leaders Bayern Munich will go five points clear at the top if they beat in-form Hoffenheim. Second-placed RB Leipzig are in action on Sunday. (SOCCER-GERMANY/ (PIX), expect by 1630 GMT/12:30 PM ET, by Karolos Grohmann, 400 words) Serie A Torino v Cagliari (1700) Napoli v Lazio (1945) Lazio aiming to turn up heat on Juve ROME - Fourth-placed Lazio look to climb up to second spot, three points behind leaders Juventus, by winning at Napoli while Torino host Cagliari in a mid-table encounter. (SOCCER-ITALY/, expect by 2130 GMT/5:30 PM ET, 400 words) GOLF PGA Tour: Shriners Hospitals for Children Open, Las Vegas (to 6) Pampling leads in Vegas Australian Rod Pampling has a one-stroke lead over American Brooks Koepka heading into the third round at TPC Summerlin. (GOLF-PGA/, expect by 0100 GMT/9 PM ET, 250 words) European Tour: Turkish Airlines Open (to 6) Olesen takes six-shot lead into third round ISTANBUL - Denmark's Thorbjorn Olesen, chasing the fourth tour win of his career, takes a six-stroke lead into the third round in Antalya. (GOLF-EUROPEAN/, expect by 1500 GMT/11 AM ET, 200 words) TENNIS Paris Masters (to 6) Murray on brink of becoming world number one PARIS - Britain's Andy Murray will replace Novak Djokovic as world number one if he beats Canadian Milos Raonic in the semi-finals while Croat Marin Cilic takes on unseeded American John Isner in the other encounter. (TENNIS-MEN/PARIS (PIX), expect by 1630 GMT/12:30 PM ET, by Julien Pretot, 500 words) BOXING Pacquiao returns in quest to add another title New Filipino senator Manny Pacquiao returns to the ring to try to claim the WBO welterweight title for a third time when he faces American incumbent Jessie Vargas in a scheduled 12-rounder in Las Vegas. (BOXING-PACQUIAO/, expect by 0530 GMT/1:30 AM ET, 350 words) CRICKET Australia v South Africa, first test, Perth (to 7) Duminy, Elgar centuries put South Africa on top PERTH - South Africa's JP Duminy and Dean Elgar scored centuries in a third-wicket partnership of 250 to drive the tourists to a 388-run lead over Australia at the end of the third day. (CRICKET-AUSTRALIA/ (PIX), moved, 541 words) RUGBY Wales v Australia Ireland v New Zealand Barbarians v South Africa We will have match reports on the above games on the first weekend of autumn internationals. (RUGBY UNION-HOME TEAM/) NBA Powerful Spurs host Clippers The Los Angeles Clippers visit the powerful San Antonio Spurs in one of the eight games on the National Basketball Association schedule. (NBA-HIGHLIGHTS/, expect by 0530 GMT/1:30 AM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 600 words) NHL Traditional rivals Rangers and Bruins meet The 8-3-0 New York Rangers visit the 6-4-0 Boston Bruins in a contest between two of the league's Original Six teams in one of the 13 games on the National Hockey League schedule. (NHL-HIGHLIGHTS/, expect by 0530 GMT/1:30 AM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 700 words) HORSE RACING Breeders' Cup California Chrome, Arrogate to challenge for Classic honours ARCADIA, California - California Chrome, North America's all-time leading money earner, and Travers Stakes winner Arrogate will headline the $6 million Classic, the concluding showpiece of the two-day extravaganza at Santa Anita Park. (HORSERACING-BREEDERS/ (PIX), expect by 2230 GMT/6:30 PM ET, by Mark Lamport-Stokes and Jahmal Corner, 500 words) NORTH AMERICAN SPORTS Roundups of off-field developments in the major North American professional sports leagues. (expect by 0001 GMT/8:01 PM ET, 500 words) (London desk editor: Tony Jimenez)
