Reuters Sports Schedule at 0600 GMT on Sunday, Dec 15
Reuters sports schedule at 0600 GMT on Sunday: - - - - CRICKET Australia v England, third Ashes test England's hopes melt away at sweltering WACA PERTH - England's hopes of retaining the Ashes melted away in the fierce Perth heat on Sunday morning when they were dismissed for 251 to bring up lunch on the third day of the third test against Australia. (CRICKET-ASHES/, expect throughout, by Nick Mulvenney, 700 words) - - - - SOCCER Premier League (1330 unless stated) Aston Villa v Manchester United Norwich City v Swansea City Tottenham Hotspur v Liverpool (1600) Liverpool aim for second at Spurs, United visit Villa LONDON - Liverpool and their in-form Uruguay striker Luis Suarez visit Tottenham Hotspur looking for a win that would take them up to second place after inconsistent champions Manchester United visit Aston Villa. (SOCCER-ENGLAND/ (PIX), expect by 1530 GMT/10:30 AM ET, by Justin Palmer, 500 words) - - La Liga Almeria v Espanyol (1100) Real Sociedad v Real Betis (1600) Sevilla v Athletic Club (1800) Atletico Madrid v Valencia (2000) Atletico welcome Valencia aiming to keep pace with Barca MADRID - Atletico Madrid host mid-table Valencia needing a win to keep pace with leaders Barcelona at the top of La Liga and move five points clear of Real Madrid, while Athletic Bilbao look to consolidate fourth spot at Sevilla. (SOCCER-SPAIN/ (PIX), expect by 2000 GMT/3 PM ET, by Iain Rogers, 500 words) - - Serie A (1400 unless stated) Chievo Verona v Sampdoria Fiorentina v Bologna Genoa v Atalanta Bergamo Lazio v Livorno Parma v Cagliari Udinese v Torino Juventus v Sassuolo (1730) Napoli v Inter Milan (1945) Reeling Juve welcome Sassuolo, Napoli host Inter MILAN - Juventus can open a six-point lead in Serie A with a home win over lowly Sassuolo while faltering Napoli, who are eight points off the pace in third, face former coach Walter Mazzarri when they host Inter Milan. (SOCCER-ITALY/ (PIX), by Terry Daley, expect by 1600 GMT/11 AM ET, 500 words) - - Bundesliga Schalke 04 v Freiburg (1430) Bayer Leverkusen v Eintracht Frankfurt (1630) Leverkusen aim to move back within four points of Bayern BERLIN - Bayer Leverkusen play Eintracht Frankfurt aiming for the win that will take them back within four points of Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich while Schalke 04 aim to bounce back against struggling Freiburg. (SOCCER-GERMANY/ (PIX), expect by 1630 GMT/11:30 AM ET, by Karolos Grohmann, 400 words) - - Ligue 1 Girondins Bordeaux v Valenciennes (1300) Lille v Bastia (1600) Olympique Lyon v Olympique Marseille (2000) Copy on merit - - Dutch Championship (1330 unless stated) SC Cambuur v Ajax Amsterdam (1130) Feyenoord v Groningen Heracles Almelo v AZ Alkmaar Vitesse Arnhem v NAC Breda Utrecht v PSV Eindhoven (1530) Vitesse aim to move clear at the top, Ajax eye second spot AMSTERDAM - Vitesse Arnhem can re-establish a lead at the top with a win over lowly NAC Breda while Ajax Amsterdam can move into second spot with a win at second-bottom Cambuur.(SOCCER-DUTCH/, expect by 1730 GMT/12:30 AM ET, 350 words) - - Club World Cup (to 21) Our reporter Brian Homewood will bring you all the latest news from the Club World Cup in Morocco. (SOCCER-CLUB/) - - - - NBA Bryant leads Lakers to win over Bobcats Guard Kobe Bryant scored a season-high 21 points and handed out eight assists as the Los Angeles Lakers snapped a three-game losing streak with an 88-85 victory over the Charlotte Bobcats. (NBA-HIGHLIGHTS/ (PIX), moved, by The Sports Xchange, 500 words) - - - - NHL Kings get sixth win in a row The Los Angeles Kings extended their winning streak to six games by defeating the Ottawa Senators 5-2 at Canadian Tire Centre. (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) - - - - GOLF Kuchar and English take control with a 60 at Shootout Matt Kuchar and Harris English scorched the back nine in a sizzling nine-under-par 27 to seize a four-shot lead after Saturday's better-ball format at the Franklin Templeton Shootout in Naples, Florida. (GOLF-PGA/SHOOTOUT, moved, 250 words) - - - - ALPINE SKIING World Cup: Women's Giant Slalom, 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: Peter Rutherford)
