Reuters Sports Schedule at 0600 GMT on Saturday, October 19
Reuters sports schedule at 0600 GMT on Saturday: - - - - BASEBALL St Louis reach World Series with Game Six win over LA The St. Louis Cardinals advanced to the World Series with a resounding 9-0 victory over the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers and ace Clayton Kershaw on Friday, clinching their best-of-seven National League Championship Series 4-2. (BASEBALL-PLAYOFFS/NL (PIX), moved, 400 words) - - - - SOCCER Premier League (1400 unless stated) Newcastle United v Liverpool (1145) Arsenal v Norwich City Chelsea v Cardiff City Everton v Hull City Manchester United v Southampton Stoke City v West Bromwich Albion Swansea City v Sunderland West Ham United v Manchester City (1630) Norwich next for pacesetting Arsenal LONDON - Leaders Arsenal entertain Norwich while second-placed Liverpool travel to Newcastle for a game that traditionally provides a bucketful of goals. (SOCCER-ENGLAND/ (PIX), expect by 1345 GMT/9:45 AM ET, by Mike Collett, 600 words) - - La Liga Espanyol v Atletico Madrid (2000) Real Madrid v Malaga (1400) Osasuna v Barcelona (1800) Valencia v Real Sociedad (1600) Leaders Barca, Atletico can match best La Liga start MADRID - Joint leaders Barcelona and Atletico Madrid can match Real Madrid's 45-year record for the best start to a La Liga season by claiming their ninth wins in nine games when they play at Osasuna and Espanyol respectively. (SOCCER-SPAIN/ (PIX), expect by 1610 GMT/12:10 PM ET, by Iain Rogers, 500 words) - - Ligue 1 (1800 unless stated) Paris St Germain v Bastia (1500) Ajaccio v Nantes Evian Thonon Gaillard FC v En Avant Guingamp Montpellier HSC v Lille Stade Rennes v Valenciennes PSG attempt to push clear at the top PARIS - Paris St Germain look to pull three points clear of Monaco, who visit Sochaux on Sunday, at the top of the table by beating Bastia. (SOCCER-FRANCE/, expect by 1700 GMT/1 PM ET, 300 words) - - Serie A Cagliari v Catania (1600) AC Milan v Udinese (1845) Milan need win to climb table Mid-table Milan look to kickstart their season by defeating Udinese while Cagliari meet fellow strugglers Catania. (SOCCER-ITALY/, expect by 2045 GMT/16:45 PM ET, by Terry Daley, 350 words) - - Bundesliga (1330 unless stated) Borussia Dortmund v Hanover 96 Bayern Munich v Mainz Werder Bremen v Freiburg Eintracht Braunschweig v Schalke 04 Eintracht Frankfurt v Nuremberg Hertha Berlin v Borussia Moenchengladbach (1630) Bayern and Dortmund chase seventh league win of season BERLIN - Second-placed Bayern and third-placed Dortmund, separated by one point at the top of the table, bid to chalk up their seventh league wins of the season against Mainz and Hanover respectively. (SOCCER-GERMANY/, expect by 1530 GMT/11:30 AM ET, by Karolos Grohmann, 500 words) - - Dutch championship (1645 unless stated) Go Ahead Eagles v Feyenoord RKC Waalwijk v Roda JC Kerkrade Utrecht v NAC Breda (1745) Twente Enschede v Ajax Amsterdam (1845) Heerenveen v Vitesse Arnhem (1845) Copy on merit - - African Champions League Esperance aim for fourth successive final Tunisia's Esperance seek to reach a fourth successive Champions League final when they host Orlando Pirates of South Africa in the second leg of their semi-final. The first game ended 0-0. (SOCCER-AFRICA/CHAMPIONS, expect by 2000 GMT/4 PM ET, 300 words) - - - - NHL Jets top Blues in shootout Olli Jokinen scored in the seventh round of the shootout to give the Winnipeg Jets a 4-3 come-from-behind victory over the St. Louis Blues. (NHL-HIGHLIGHTS/ (PIX), moved, by The Sports Xchange, 300 words) - - - - GOLF PGA: Shriners Hospitals for Children Open, Nevada (to 20) Henry in early command after sizzling 60 in Vegas Former U.S. Open champion Webb Simpson wielded a red-hot putter as he piled up nine birdies to charge into a four-shot lead in Friday's second round of the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open in Las Vegas. (GOLF-PGA/, moved, 400 words) - - European Tour: Perth International (to 20) Hedblom leads in Perth Swede Peter Hedblom takes a two-stroke lead over Briton Ross Fisher into the third round in Australia. (GOLF-EUROPEAN/, expect by 1000 GMT/6 AM ET, 300 words) - - OneAsia Tour: Korea Open (to 20) McIlroy handily placed after second round Former world number one Rory McIlroy, making his competitive return after a four-week break, will start the third round two strokes off the pace. (GOLF-ONEASIA/, expect by 1000 GMT/6 AM ET, 300 words) - - Asian Tour: Venetian Macau Open (to 20) Copy on merit - - - - MOTORCYCLING MotoGP: Australia Grand Prix, Phillip Island (to 20) Lorenzo takes pole ahead of Marquez at Phillip Island MELBOURNE - Defending champion Jorge Lorenzo took pole position at the Australian Grand Prix on Saturday, edging title rival Marc Marquez in a furious qualifying session at Phillip Island. (MOTORCYCLING-PRIX/, moved, 300 words) - - - - RUGBY Bledisloe Cup: New Zealand v Australia, Dunedin All Blacks without skipper McCaw New Zealand will be without experienced captain Richie McCaw but still hope to wrap up a 3-0 Bledisloe Cup series sweep ahead of their tour of Europe. (RUGBY-BLEDISLOE/, expect by 0900 GMT/5 AM ET, 500 words) - - - - TENNIS ATP/WTA: Kremlin Cup, Moscow (to 20) ATP: Stockholm Open, Sweden (to 20) Vienna Open, Austria (to 20) WTA: Luxembourg Open (to 20) Copy on merit - - - - (Duty editor: Peter Rutherford)
