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Reuters Sports Schedule at 1400 GMT on Saturday, August 31

(Repeats, no change to text) Reuters sports schedule at 1400 GMT on Saturday: - - - - SOCCER English Premier League (1400 GMT/ 10 AM ET, kickoff unless stated) Cardiff City v Everton Newcastle United v Fulham Norwich City v Southampton West Ham United v Stoke City Crystal Palace v Sunderland (1630) LONDON - Alvaro Negredo came off the bench to score for the second successive game as Manchester City edged to a 2-0 win at home to promoted Hull City in the Premier League. (SOCCER-ENGLAND/, PIX, by Toby Davis, moved). - La Liga Villarreal seek to maintain perfect start at Osasuna MADRID - Promoted Villarreal can make it three wins in three matches this season when they travel to Pamplona to play Osasuna, who lost their opening two games. (SOCCER-SPAIN/ expect by 2300 GMT/7 PM ET, PIX, by Iain Rogers, 400 words) - - Bundesliga Leverkusen face Schalke test BERLIN - Undefeated Bayer Leverkusen face the toughest test yet to their perfect start when they travel to fellow Champions League competitors Schalke 04 while Mainz 05, also with three wins out of three games, take on Hanover 96. (SOCCER-GERMANY/ (PIX), expect by 1530, by Karolos Grohmann, 400 words) - - Ligue One PSG host promoted side Guingamp PARIS - Champions Paris St Germain seek a first home victory and their second consecutive in Ligue 1 when they take on promoted side Guingamp (SOCCER-FRANCE/, (pix), expect by 1700 GMT/1 AM ET, 250 words) - - African Champions League Al Ahli v AC Leopards (1400) Esperance v Sewe Sport (2100) Last year's finalists set to move closer to semis Holders Al Ahli and the team they beat in last year's final, Esperance of Tunisia, can move closer to this year's semi-finals if they win their respective group matches at home. (SOCCER-AFRICA/CHAMPIONS, expect by 2300 GMT/7PM ET, 300 words). - - - - TENNIS U.S. Open (to Sept 9) Federer, Nadal and Azarenka bid for places in Round of 16 NEW YORK - Roger Federer plays Adrian Mannarino and Rafa Nadal faces Ivan Dodig in the third round of the men's singles at the U.S. Open while Victoria Azarenka meets Alize Cornet for a place in the fourth round of the women's draw. (TENNIS-OPEN/ (PIX), expect first copy by 1800 GMT/2 PM ET, by Julian Linden, Larry Fine and Will Swanton, 700 words) - - - - TOUR OF SPAIN Nibali leads going into stage eight JEREZ DE LA FRONTERA, Spain - The stage is 166.6 km long, starting in Jerez de la Frontera and ending on the Altas de Penas Blancas, a 14.5 km climb that is the race's third summit finish. Italy's Vincenzo Nibali is the overall leader. (CYCLING-SPAIN/, (PIX), expect by 1715 GMT/1.15 PM ET, by Alasdair Fotheringham, 400 words) - - - - GOLF Deutsche Bank Championship (to Sept 2) Mickelson, Davis take lead into Deutsche Bank second round NORTON, Massachusetts - World number three Phil Mickelson and England's Brian Davis hold the overnight lead heading into Saturday's second round of the second tournament in the four-event FedExCup playoffs. (GOLF-PGA/ (PIX), expect by 1900 GMT/3 PM ET, by Simon Evans, 450 words) - - European Tour: Wales Open, Celtic Manor, Newport (to Sept 1) Copy on merit - - - - CRICKET Zimbabwe v Pakistan, 3rd ODI, Harare Final game to decide series Zimbabwe and Pakistan play a final ODI at the Harare Sports Club with the series tied at 1-1. (CRICKET-PAKISTAN/, expect by 1600 GMT /12PM ET, 300 words) - - - - 2020 OLYMPIC BID CITY PACKAGE 2020 Games bidders locked in tight race ahead of vote BERLIN - The race for three cities hoping to land the 2020 summer Olympics will go down to the wire after two years of campaigning as Istanbul, Madrid and Tokyo grapple with their own problems ahead of the Sept. 7 vote. (OLYMPICS-2020GAMES/(PREVIEW), moved, by Karolos Grohmann, 850 words) The eight-part package includes a factbox on the budget of the bid cities and a run down of the three sports - wrestling, squash and baseball/softball - bidding to be included in the 2020 Olympic programme. (Duty editor: Alan Baldwin)