Reuters Sports Schedule at 1400 GMT on Saturday, Nov 29
Reuters sports schedule at 1400 GMT on Saturday: - - - - CRICKET Devastated Clarke discusses death of Hughes SYDNEY - Captain Michael Clarke gave a graphic illustration of the raw emotions of the Australia team when he broke down repeatedly while paying tribute to former team mate Phillip Hughes. (CRICKET-AUSTRALIA/HUGHES (PIX, TV), moved, by Nick Mulvenney, 700 words) See also: (CRICKET-AUSTRALIA/HUGHES-PSYCHOLOGY (PIX, TV), moved, by Greg Stutchbury, 600 words) - - Pakistan v New Zealand, Sharjah, third test (to 1) McCullum double century lifts New Zealand Captain Brendon McCullum made a double century to lead New Zealand to 637 for eight, a lead of 286 in the third and final test against Pakistan in Sharjah. (CRICKET-PAKISTAN/, moved, 300 words) - - Sri Lanka v England, second ODI, Colombo Sri Lanka crush England to go 2-0 up in series The hosts eased to an eight-wicket voctory after bowling out England for 185 in Colombo. (CRICKET-LANKA/ (PIX), moved, 300 words) - - - - SOCCER Premier League (1500 unless stated) West Bromwich Albion v Arsenal (1245) Burnley v Aston Villa Liverpool v Stoke City Manchester United v Hull City Queens Park Rangers v Leicester City Swansea City v Crystal Palace West Ham United v Newcastle United Sunderland v Chelsea (1730) Chelsea visit Sunderland aiming for nine-point lead LONDON - Premier League leaders Chelsea visit struggling Sunderland knowing a win would give them a nine-pint advantage over second-placed Southampton who host champions Manchester City, who are third, on Sunday. (SOCCER-ENGLAND/ (PIX), expect from 1445 GMT/9:45 AM ET, by Ian Chadband, 650 words) - - La Liga Getafe v Athletic Bilbao (1500) Espanyol v Levante (1700) Malaga v Real Madrid (1900) Celta Vigo v Eibar (2100) Real can open five-point lead at the top with win at Malaga MADRID - Leaders Real Madrid can go five points clear of second-placed Barcelona, who play at Valencia on Sunday, with a win at Malaga, which would set a new club record for consecutive victories of 16. (SOCCER-SPAIN/ (PIX), expect by 2100 GMT/4 PM ET, by Iain Rogers, 400 words) - - Bundesliga (1430 unless stated) Bayer Leverkusen v Cologne FC Augsburg v Hamburg SV Schalke 04 v Mainz Hertha Berlin v Bayern Munich Werder Bremen v SC Paderborn Hoffenheim v Hanover 96 (1730) Bayern out to protect Bundesliga lead at Hertha Berlin BERLIN - Bayern Munich, undefeated in the league this season, travel to Hertha Berlin to protect their seven-point lead at the top of the Bundesliga. (SOCCER-GERMANY/ (PIX), expect by 1630 GMT/11:30 AM ET, by Karolos Grohmann, 400 words) - - Serie A Sassuolo v Verona (1700) Chievo Verona v Lazio (1945) Lazio eye fourth spot with a win at lowly Chievo Verona MILAN - Lazio will be looking to bounce back after two straight defeats when they visit lowly Chievo Verona, with captain Stefano Mauro cleared to return to action after injury, and they could rise to provisional fourth spot with a victory. (SOCCER-ITALY/ (PIX), expect from 2145 GMT/4:45 PM ET, 400 words) - - Ligue 1 (1900 unless stated) Paris St Germain v Nice (1600) Caen v Montpellier HSC RC Lens v Metz Stade de Reims v Bastia Stade Rennes v Monaco Toulouse v FC Lorient Paris St Germain out to reduce Marseille's lead PARIS - Paris St Germain will reduce Olympique de Marseille's Ligue 1 lead to one point if they beat Nice at home. (SOCCER-FRANCE/ (PIX), by 1800 GMT/1 PM ET, by Julien Pretot, 300 words) - - Dutch Championship (1845 unless stated) Heerenveen v Heracles Almelo (1730) NAC Breda v Utrecht Vitesse Arnhem v Go Ahead Eagles Deventer SC Cambuur v AZ Alkmaar (1945) Copy on merit - - African Confederation Cup final first leg, Abidjan Sewe Sport (Ivory Coast) v Al Ahli (Egypt) - - - - RUGBY England and Australia clash in World Cup dry run England and Australia insist it will have no bearing on next year's key World Cup pool stage meeting but the fans are looking for pointers at Twickenham where both countries will try to salvage an autumn series in which they have lost two of their three games. (RUGBY UNION-ENGLAND/ (PIX), expect by 1630 GMT/11:30 AM ET, by Mitch Phillips, 400 words) - - Wales seek to finally nab a southern scalp Wales are desperate to beat South Africa at the Millennium Stadium on Saturday after 22 consecutive losses against the southern hemisphere's big three in a match where both teams are without some key players because it falls outside the international window. (RUGBY UNION-WALES/ (PIX), expect by 1630 GMT/11:30 AM ET, by Justin Palmer, 400 words) - - - - ALPINE SKIING World Cup: Men's downhill, Lake Louise Women's giant slalom, Aspen Copy on merit - - - - NBA Spurs set out to avenge loss to Kings The defending champion San Antonio Spurs, who have won five consecutive games since losing to the Sacramento Kings two weeks ago, look to avenge that defeat when they host the Kings in one of the 12 games on the National Basketball Association schedule. (NBA-HIGHLIGHTS/ (PIX), expect by 0430 GMT/11:30 PM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 800 words) - - - - NHL Streaking Islanders roll into Capital city The New York Islanders will put the league's longest active win streak on the line when they seek a sixth consecutive victory versus Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals in one of 11 games on the National Hockey League schedule. (NHL-HIGHLIGHTS/ (PIX), expect by 0430 GMT/11:30 PM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 800 words) - - - - NORTH AMERICAN SPORTS Roundups of off-field developments in the major North American professional sports leagues. (expect by 0101 GMT/8:01 PM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 400 words) - - - - (London desk editor: Ed Osmond)
