Reuters Sports Schedule at 0600 GMT on Sunday, Sept 14
Reuters sports schedule at 0600 GMT on Sunday: - - - - GOLF PGA Tour: Tour Championship, Atlanta (to 14) Late eagle lifts McIlroy into joint lead with Horschel ATLANTA - Rory McIlroy spectacularly eagled the par-five 15th to join Billy Horschel in a tie for the third-round lead, setting up a thrilling conclusion to the PGA Tour season. (GOLF-PGA/ (UPDATE 2, PIX), moved, by Mark Lamport-Stokes, 700 words) - - European Tour: Dutch Open, Zandvoort (to 14) Copy on merit - - - - BOXING Mayweather outpoints Maidana to remain perfect LAS VEGAS - Undefeated five-division champion Floyd Mayweather Jr claimed a unanimous decision in a feisty encounter against Marcos Maidana to successfully defend three world titles and improve his record to 47-0. (BOXING-MAYWEATHER/ (UPDATE 1, PIX), moved, by Steve Keating, 500 words) - - - - BASEBALL Doubront and rookies help Cubs overcome Pirates Felix Doubront pitched six scoreless innings and rookies Javier Baez and Matt Szczur homered as the Chicago Cubs held on to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-4 to snap a season-worst seven-game losing streak. (BASEBALL-HIGHLIGHTS/ (PIX), moved, by The Sports Xchange, 975 words) - - - - NORTH AMERICAN SPORTS Roundups of off-field developments in the major North American professional sports leagues. (expect by 0001 GMT/8:01 PM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 400 words) - - - - SOCCER Premier League Manchester United v Queens Park Rangers (1500) Falcao and Di Maria look to lift United LONDON - Manchester United, who have two points from three matches, are likely to have expensive new recruits Radamel Falcao and Angel Di Maria in their side when they face promoted Rangers at Old Trafford. (SOCCER-ENGLAND/ (PIX), expect by 1700 GMT/1 PM ET, by Steve Tongue, 500 words) - - La Liga Rayo Vallecano v Elche (1000) Valencia v Espanyol (1500) Sevilla v Getafe (1700) Granada CF v Villarreal (1900) Valencia, Sevilla look to keep pace with leaders MADRID - Valencia and Sevilla can draw level with Atletico Madrid and Celta Vigo in second place behind leaders Barcelona with wins at home to Espanyol and Getafe respectively. (SOCCER-SPAIN/, expect by 1900 GMT/3 PM ET, by Iain Rogers, 500 words) - - Serie A (1300 unless stated) Sampdoria v Torino (1030) Cagliari v Atalanta Bergamo Fiorentina v Genoa Inter Milan v Sassuolo Lazio v Cesena Napoli v Chievo Verona Parma v AC Milan (1845) Milan face test at Parma Parma host AC Milan and Napoli take on Chievo Verona on the second Sunday of the Serie A season. (SOCCER-ITALY/, expect by 1530 GMT/11:30 AM ET, 500 words) - - Ligue 1 Lille v Nantes (1200) En Avant Guingamp v Girondins Bordeaux (1500) Evian Thonon Gaillard FC v Olympique Marseille (1900) Copy on merit - - Bundesliga Eintracht Frankfurt v FC Augsburg (1330) Hanover 96 v Hamburg SV (1530) Hamburg chase first win of season BERLIN - Hamburg SV, who have one point from two games, look to bounce back from a bad start to the season when they travel to Hanover 96. (SOCCER-GERMANY/, expect by 1530 GMT/11:30 AM ET, 350 words) - - Dutch championship (1230 unless stated) Utrecht v ADO Den Haag (1030) SC Cambuur v Groningen Vitesse Arnhem v Excelsior FC Dordrecht v NAC Breda (1445) Big incentive for Groningen Groningen can move into a share of the lead after five matches of the new season by winning at Cambuur. (SOCCER-DUTCH/, expect by 1700 GMT/1 PM ET, 200 words) - - - - TENNIS Davis Cup semi-finals France in cruise control PARIS - France, already through to the final for the first time since 2010, take an unassailable 3-0 advantage over Czech Republic into the reverse singles. (TENNIS-DAVIS/FRANCE, expect by 1630 GMT/12:30 PM ET, by Julien Pretot, 500 words) - - Swiss on top against Italians GENEVA - Roger Federer's Switzerland, attempting to win the trophy for the first time, take a 2-1 lead over Italy into the reverse singles. (TENNIS-DAVIS/SWISS, expect by 1630 GMT/12:30 PM ET, 500 words) - - WTA Tour: Tashkent Open, Uzbekistan (to 14) Bell Challenge, Quebec City, Canada (to 14) Hong Kong Open (to 14) - - - - CYCLING Tour of Spain (to 14) Contador poised for Vuelta glory SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELLA, Spain - Alberto Contador is expected to win the Vuelta for the third time as he has a comfortable lead heading into the final stage, a 9.7-km individual time trial. (CYCLING-SPAIN/, expect by 1840 GMT/2:40 PM ET, 500 words) - - - - BASKETBALL World Cup, Spain (to 14) U.S. favourites to retain crown in final MADRID - United States are strong favourites to retain their World Cup title when they meet surprise packages Serbia in the final. (BASKETBALL-WORLD/ (PIX), expect by 2130 GMT/5:30 PM ET, by Iain Rogers, 450 words) - - - - CRICKET Tight at the top five months out from World Cup SYDNEY - India top the world rankings five months out from the start of the World Cup in Australia and New Zealand but the three ratings points separating the top four nations are a good indication of how close the best teams in the 50-over game are at the moment. We look at how the 10 test-playing nations are shaping up. (CRICKET-WORLD/ (ANALYSIS), expect at 0900 GMT/5 AM ET, 1,200 words) - - West Indies v Bangladesh, St Lucia, second test (to 17) Bravo and Chanderpaul look to ram home advantage West Indies, 1-0 up in the two-test series, start the second day on 246 for three with Darren Bravo 44 not out and Shivnarine Chanderpaul unbeaten on 34. (CRICKET-WINDIES/, expect by 2300 GMT/7 PM ET, 200 words) - - - - MOTORCYCLING MotoGP: San Marino, Misano (to 14) Lorenzo starts on pole for Yamaha MISANO, Italy - Spaniard Jorge Lorenzo will be on pole for Yamaha for the first time this season while Honda's world champion Marc Marquez is on the second row. (MOTORCYCLING/PRIX, expect by 1530 GMT/11:30 AM ET, 200 words) - - - - RALLYING Rally of Australia (to 14) Ogier leads going into final day SYDNEY - World champion Sebastien Ogier of France will take a lead of 11.8 seconds over Finn Jari-Matti Latvala into the third and final day on the New South Wales coast, looking to extend his 44-point championship lead over his Volkswagen team mate. (RALLYING-AUSTRALIA/, expect by 0600 GMT/2 AM ET, 300 words) - - - - (Asia duty editor: John O'Brien)
