Reuters Sports Schedule at 0600 GMT on Sunday, Sept 10
Reuters sports schedule at 0600 GMT on Sunday: TENNIS U.S. Open (to 10) Anderson last hurdle in Nadal's bid for 16th grand slam NEW YORK - World number one Rafa Nadal's quest for the 16th grand slam title of his career will face a tall order when the Spaniard takes on towering South African Kevin Anderson in the U.S. Open final. (TENNIS-USOPEN/ (PIX), expect by 2300 GMT/7 PM ET, by Steve Keating, Rory Carroll and Julien Pretot, 500 words) SOCCER Premier League Burnley v Crystal Palace (1230) Swansea City v Newcastle United (1500) Palace seek first point of season With manager Frank de Boer already under pressure, Crystal Palace seek their first point of the Premier League season away to Burnley, while Swansea City host Newcastle United. (SOCCER-ENGLAND/, expect by 1430 GMT/10:30 AM ET, by Martyn Herman, 400 words) We are also filing mini match reports on all Premier League games. La Liga Deportivo Coruna v Real Sociedad (1000) Athletic Club v Girona FC (1415) Celta Vigo v Alaves (1630) Villarreal v Real Betis (1845) Serie A Inter Milan v SPAL (1030) Atalanta Bergamo v Sassuolo (1300) Cagliari v Crotone (1300) Verona v Fiorentina (1300) Lazio v AC Milan (1300) Udinese v Genoa (1300) Benevento v Torino (1600) Bologna v Napoli (1845) Inter Milan and AC Milan hope to continue their winning starts to the Serie A season when they host SPAL and visit Lazio respectively. (SOCCER-ITALY/, expect from 1230 GMT/8:30 AM ET, 300 words) Bundesliga Hertha Berlin v Werder Bremen (1330) Schalke 04 v VfB Stuttgart (1600) BERLIN - Bibiana Steinhaus will become the first woman to referee a match in any of Europe's top five leagues when she takes charge of the Bundesliga fixture between Hertha Berlin and Werder Bremen. (SOCCER-GERMANY, expect from 1530 GMT/11:30 PM ET, 400 words) Ligue 1 St Etienne v Angers SCO (1300) Olympique Lyon v En Avant de Guingamp (1500) Olympique Marseille v Stade Rennes (1900) Chinese Super League HONG KONG - Hebei CFFC will look to reclaim third place in the Chinese Super League as Manuel Pellegrini's side take on Guangzhou R&F as they continue their attempt to qualify for next year's Asian Champions League. (SOCCER-CHINA/ expect by 1600 GMT/1100 AM ET, 500 words) Asian Champions League Evergrande facing historic challenge against SIPG HONG KONG - Guangzhou Evergrande will need to make history on Tuesday if they are to maintain their pursuit of a clean sweep of trophies when they face Shanghai SIPG in the second leg of the quarter-finals of the Asian Champions League. (SOCCER-ASIA/ (PREVIEW), expect by 0800 GMT/4 AM ET, by Michael Church 500 words) CYCLING Vuelta a Espana Froome heads for victory Chris Froome will be eager to avoid any mishap in the last of the 21 stages -- a procession through Madrid - as he bids to become only the third man in history to complete the he Tour de France and Vuelta double in the same season. (CYCLING-VUELTA/, expect by 1800 GMT/2 PM ET, 300 words) MOTORCYCLING San Marino Grand Prix MISANO, Italy - Italy's home hero Valentino Rossi is absent, after breaking his leg in training a week ago, leaving Yamaha team mate Maverick Vinales to start on pole. (MOTOR-MOTOGP-SANMARINO/, 300 words) NFL Seahawks get early test at Green Bay The Seattle Seahawks visit the Green Bay Packers and the Atlanta Falcons travel to Chicago as the regular season kicks off with 12 games on the National Football League schedule. (FOOTBALL-NFL-HIGHLIGHTS/ expect first copy by 2300 GMT/7 PM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 800 words) Eyes of Texas on Elliott in Cowboys opener Dallas running back Ezekiel Elliott, his six-game suspension on hold, is scheduled to be in the lineup when the Cowboys meet the visiting New York Giants in a regular-season opener at AT&T Stadium. (FOOTBALL-NFL-DAL-NYG/, expect by 0430 GMT/12:30 AM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 400 words) BASEBALL Indians go for 18th consecutive victory The Cleveland Indians, winners of 17 games in a row, wrap up a weekend series with the visiting Baltimore Orioles while the Brewers' Zach Davies goes for a league-leading 17th win when Milwaukee visits the Chicago Cubs in three of 15 games on the Major League Baseball schedule. (BASEBALL-MLB-HIGHLIGHTS/, expect by 0600 GMT/2 AM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 700 words) NORTH AMERICAN SPORTS Roundups of off-field developments in the major North American professional sports leagues. (expect by 0000 GMT/8 PM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 500 words) (Asia desk editor: Ian Ransom)
