Reuters Sports Schedule at 1400 GMT on Sunday, Nov 9
Reuters sports schedule at 1400 GMT on Sunday: - - - - SOCCER Premier League (1330 unless stated) Sunderland v Everton Tottenham Hotspur v Stoke City West Bromwich Albion v Newcastle United Swansea City v Arsenal (1600) Arsenal face tricky trip to Swansea LONDON - Arsenal have an awkward game at free-flowing Swansea while Newcastle's renaissance will come under scrutiny at tenacious West Brom. (SOCCER-ENGLAND/ (PIX), expect by 1515 GMT/10:15 AM ET, by Sam Holden, 650 words) - - La Liga Sevilla v Levante (1100) Espanyol v Villarreal (1600) Valencia v Athletic Club (1800) Real Sociedad v Atletico Madrid (2000) BARCELONA - Valencia and champions Athletico look to cut the gap at the top to Real Madrid to a point. (SOCCER-SPAIN/ (PIX), expect by 2230 GMT/5:30 PM ET, by Tim Hanlon, 400 words) - - Serie A (1400 unless stated) Cagliari v Genoa (1130) Chievo Verona v Cesena Empoli v Lazio Juventus v Parma Palermo v Udinese Fiorentina v Napoli (1700) AS Roma v Torino (1945) Inter Milan v Verona (1945) MILAN - Leaders Juventus will hope for slips ups with rivals AS Roma and Napoli having far from straightforward games.(SOCCER-ITALY/ (PIX), expect by 2230 GMT/5:30 PM ET, 350 words) - - Bundesliga VfL Wolfsburg v Hamburg SV (1430) Borussia Dortmund v Borussia Moenchengladbach (1630) Dortmund find themselves bottom as in-form Gladbach arrive BERLIN - Borussia Dortmund are desperate to lift themselves off the bottom but are up against in-form Borussia Moenchengladbach, who have yet to lose this season. (SOCCER-GERMANY/ (PIX), expect by 1630 GMT/11:30 AM ET, by Brian Homewood, 400 words) - - Ligue 1 (1600 unless stated) Olympique Lyon v En Avant Guingamp (1300) St Etienne v Monaco Stade de Reims v Lille Paris St Germain v Olympique Marseille (2000) Big clash lights up Ligue 1 PARIS - The champions square off against the leaders in the most eagerly anticipated game of the French season so far. (SOCCER-FRANCE/ (PIX), expect by 2200 GMT/5 PM ET, by Julien Pretot, 400 words) - - Dutch Championship (1330 unless stated) SC Cambuur v Ajax Amsterdam (1130) FC Dordrecht v Twente Enschede Vitesse Arnhem v Feyenoord Heracles Almelo v PSV Eindhoven (1545) PSV bid to stay clear at top AMSTERDAM - Leaders PSV Eindhoven should have little trouble staying top in the Netherlands. (SOCCER-DUTCH/, expect by 1630 GMT/11:30 AM ET, by Geert Becker, 300 words) - - African Nations Cup finals in jeopardy JOHANNESBURG - A late replacement must be found to host the next African Nations Cup or the 2015 edition of the continent's showpiece sporting event faces being called off after Morocco rejected an ultimatum to go ahead with the event in January. (SOCCER-AFRICA/NATIONS, moved, by Mark Gleeson, 400 words) - - - - MOTOR RACING Brazilian Formula One Grand Prix Mercedes title rivals on front row together SAO PAULO - Nico Rosberg starts on pole position for the 10th time this season, hoping to deny Mercedes team mate and championship leader Lewis Hamilton a sixth victory in succession and 11th of the year. Hamilton, who has a 24-point lead, starts alongside on the front row. (MOTOR RACING-PRIX/, (PIX) expect by 1800 GMT/1 PM ET, by Alan Baldwin, 600 words) - - - - TENNIS ATP WORLD TOUR FINALS Andy Murray v Kei Nishikori Roger Federer v Milos Raonic Murray and Federer play opening matches LONDON - Home hope Andy Murray and 17-times grand slam champin Roger Federer begin their bids to win the season-ending tournament. (TENNIS-WORLD/, pix, expect by 1630 GMT/11:30 ET, by Martyn Herman, 500 words) Fed Cup final Czechs set to wrap up another title PRAGUE - The Czech Republic are one match away from the Fed Cup title after bruising wins in the opening day of the final against Germany.(TENNIS-FED/ (PIX), expect by 1630 GMT/11:30 AM ET, by Jason Hovet, 400 words) - - WTA: Taipei Ladies Open, Taipei Open GDF Suez de Limoges, Limoges Copy on merit - - - - MOTORCYCLING MotoGP: Valencia Rossi on rare pole in Valencia Valentino Rossi has rolled back the clock and sits at the front of the grid for the first time in over four years for Sunday's race. (MOTORCYCLING-PRIX/, expect by 1500 GMT/10 AM ET, 300 words) - - - - NFL Cardinals try to keep flying high against Rams The surprising Arizona Cardinals, with the best record in the NFL, meet the visiting St. Louis Rams and the Seattle Seahawks seek to gain ground in the NFC West with a home game against the New York Giants after the Dallas Cowboys bid to snap a two-game losing streak when they face the Jacksonville Jaguars in London. (NFL/ (PIX), expect first copy by 2230 GMT/5:30 PM ET, 500 words) - - Rodgers, Packers take on Bears in NFC North rival game The Green Bay Packers, unbeaten at home this season but in second place to division leader Detroit, hope to have quarterback Aaron Rodgers at full strength when they take on the visiting Chicago Bears in an NFC North clash. (NFL-PACKERS/ (PIX), expect by 0545 GMT/12:45 AM ET, 400 words) - - - - BASEBALL Dodgers go 'Moneyball' in bid to end World Series drought LOS ANGELES - Having once again failed to reach the World Series with the biggest payroll in Major League Baseball, the Los Angeles Dodgers have gone 'Moneyball' with a progressive, high-tech transformation of their front office. (BASEBALL-DODGERS/MONEYBALL, expect by 1900 GMT/2 PM ET, by Mark Lamport-Stokes, 500 words) - - - - NBA Kings playing royally, seek sixth victory in row at Thunder The surging Sacramento Kings go for their sixth consecutive win in a visit to Oklahoma City where the injury-plagued Thunder have won only once this season in one of eight games on the schedule. (NBA-HIGHLIGHTS/ (PIX), expect by 0430 GMT/11:30 PM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 750 words) - - - - GOLF PGA Tour: Sanderson Farms Championship, Jackson, Mississippi (to 9) American Rollins in sole command in Jackson John Rollins, seeking his fourth victory on the PGA Tour, takes a two-shot lead over fellow American William McGirt into the final round at the Country Club of Jackson in the sixth event of the 2014-15 season. (GOLF-PGA/ (PIX), expect end-of-day lead by 2300 GMT/6 PM ET, 400 words) - - - - SOCCER MLS Revolution face Crew and Galaxy play Real Salt Lake in second leg The New England Revolution have a 4-2 lead going into their Eastern Conference semi-final second leg at home to Columbus Crew while in the West there is all to play for in Los Angeles where the Galaxy host Real Salt Lake after a goal-less first leg in Utah. (SOCCER-MLS/PLAYOFFS, expect first copy by 0030 GMT/7:30 PM ET, by Simon Evans, 400 words) - - - - NHL Lightning take on Red Wings in Detroit The Tampa Bay Lightning, off to an impressive early season start, visit the Detroit Red Wings in a clash of Atlantic Division teams in one of five games on the National Hockey League schedule. (NHL-HIGHLIGHTS/ (PIX), expect by 0430 GMT/11:30 PM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 450 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) (Europe duty editor: Ed Osmond)
