Reuters Sports Schedule at 1500 GMT on Saturday, Dec 14
Reuters sports schedule at 1500 GMT on Saturday: - - - - SOCCER Premier League (1500 unless stated) Manchester City v Arsenal (1245) Cardiff City v West Bromwich Albion Chelsea v Crystal Palace Everton v Fulham Newcastle United v Southampton West Ham United v Sunderland Hull City v Stoke City (1730) City meet Arsenal in clash of titans LONDON - Manchester City exposed the first cracks in Arsenal's title challenge, beating the Premier League leaders 6-3 at the Etihad Stadium as their attacking talents cut loose in another free-scoring home display on Saturday (SOCCER-ENGLAND/ (PIX), ran at 1441 GMT/3 PM ET, by Toby Davis) Further updates throughout day - - La Liga Osasuna v Real Madrid (1500) Rayo Vallecano v Granada (1700) Barcelona v Villarreal (1900) Malaga v Getafe (2100) Big guns in action in Spain MADRID - Leaders Barcelona need to reproduce the free-flowing tactics that allowed them to crush Celtic in the Champions League when they face a tricky La Liga outing against Villarreal this weekend.(SOCCER-SPAIN/ (PIX), expect by 2330 GMT/6:30 PM ET, by Iain Rogers, 500 words) - - Serie A Catania v Verona (1700) Juventus v Sassuolo (1945) Juve look to bounce back in style from the disappointnent of being knocked out of the Champions League. (SOCCER-ITALY/ (PIX), expect by 2200 GMT/5 PM ET, 400 words) - - Ligue 1 (1900 unless stated) Stade Rennes v Paris St Germain (1600) Ajaccio v FC Lorient Evian Thonon Gaillard FC v Stade de Reims En Avant Guingamp v Monaco Nantes v Toulouse Nice v Sochaux PSG and Monaco look to up the ante PARIS - Ligue 1 leaders Paris St Germain travel to Stade Rennes while Falcao-less Monaco face a trip to Guingamp as both big spenders continue their battle for the league title. (SOCCER-FRANCE/ (PIX), expect by 1700 GMT/12 PM ET, by Gregory Blachier, 350 words) - - Dutch league Copy on merit - - - - Club World Cup (to 21) Raja Casablanca v CF Monterrey Guangzhou Evergrande v Al Ahli Quarter-finals take place in Morocco AGADIR, Morocco - Bayern Munch and Atletico Mineiro find out who they will face in the semi-finals. (SOCCER-CLUB/, expect by 2200 GMT/5 PM ET, by Brian Homewood, 500 words) - - - - CRICKET Australia v England, third Ashes test Australia wrest back control again in Perth PERTH - Australia wrested control of the third test back from England for the second day in a row on Saturday, reducing the tourists to 180 for four at the close of play and taking another step towards reclaiming the Ashes. (CRICKET-ASHES/, ran at 1123, by Nick Mulvenney, 700 words) - - New Zealand v West Indies NZ, Windies take different approach ahead of third test WELLINGTON - New Zealand's players were given two days off while West Indies were given extra sessions in the nets ahead of the third test in Hamilton. The home side wrapped up the second test inside three days at the Basin Reserve to take a 1-0 series lead. (CRICKET-WINDIES/, moved, by Greg Stutchbury, 500 words) - - - - GOLF European Tour: Nelson Mandela Championship, Durban (to 14) Rain-hit Mandela Championship continues Dawie van der Walt produced a strong finish to his final round with an eagle and two birdies in the last seven holes to win the European Tour's Nelson Mandela Championship (GOLF-EUROPEAN/, expect by 1515 GMT /11 AM ET, 300 words) - - Franklin Templeton Shootout Kenny Perry and Sean O'Hair got off to a strong start in defense of their Franklin Templeton Shootout title by combining for a 64 in a modified alternate-shot format to share the lead at Tiburon Golf Club in Naples, Florida. (GOLF-PGA/SHOOTOUT, moved, 250 words) - - - - NBA East leading Pacers defeat Bobcats Lance Stephenson scored 20 points to help the Indiana Pacers defeat the Charlotte Bobcats 99-94. (NBA-HIGHLIGHTS/ (PIX), moved, by The Sports Xchange, 800 words) - - - - NHL Luongo gets 65th career shutout as Canucks blank Oilers Goaltender Roberto Luongo made 19 saves for the 65th shutout of his NHL career as the Vancouver Canucks blanked the Edmonton Oilers 4-0. (NHL-HIGHLIGHTS/ (PIX), moved, by The Sports Xchange, 850 words) - - - - NORTH AMERICAN SPORTS Roundups of off-field developments in the major North American professional sports leagues. (moved, by The Sports Xchange, 400 words) - - - - ALPINE SKIING World Cup: Women's Super G, St Moritz Men's Giant Slalom, Val d'Isere Copy on merit - - - - GAMES Southeast Asian Games, Myanmar (to 21) Copy on merit (Asia Duty Editor: Martyn Herman)
