Reuters Sports Schedule at 1400 GMT on Saturday, Nov 8
Reuters sports schedule at 1400 GMT on Saturday: - - - - SOCCER Premier League (1500 unless stated) Liverpool v Chelsea (1245) Burnley v Hull City Manchester United v Crystal Palace Southampton v Leicester City West Ham United v Aston Villa Queens Park Rangers v Manchester City (1730) Liverpool on revenge mission against Chelsea LONDON - Liverpool will be out to avenge last season's 2-0 home defeat when they take on leaders Chelsea at Anfield in the early match. (SOCCER-ENGLAND/ (PIX), expect by 1445 GMT/9:45 AM ET, by Mike Collett, 650 words) - - La Liga (2100 unless stated) Almeria v Barcelona (1500) Getafe v Elche (1700) Real Madrid v Rayo Vallecano (1900) Celta Vigo v Granada Malaga v Eibar Messi out to equal La Liga scoring record BARCELONA - Barcelona forward Lionel Messi needs one goal at Almeria to equal La Liga's scoring record of 251 while Real Madrid look to continue their excellent form at home to Rayo Vallecano. (SOCCER-SPAIN/ (PIX), expect by 1715 GMT/12:15 PM ET, by Tim Hanlon, 400 words) - - Serie A Sassuolo v Atalanta (1700) Sampdoria v AC Milan (1945) Inzaghi's Milan need to bounce back at Sampdoria MILAN - Coach Filippo Inzaghi will hope for a positive reaction from his AC Milan players at Sampdoria following their surprise 2-0 home defeat by Palermo on Sunday. (SOCCER-ITALY/ (PIX), expect by 2230 GMT/5:30 PM ET, 350 words) - - Bundesliga (1430 unless stated) Bayer Leverkusen v Mainz 05 Eintracht Frankfurt v Bayern Munich Augsburg v Paderborn Freiburg v Schalke 04 Hoffenheim v Cologne Werder Bremen v VfB Stuttgart (1730) Bayern attempt to extend advantage at the top BERLIN - Champions Bayern visit Eintracht as they look to extend their four-point lead at the top with rivals VfL Wolfsburg and Borussia Moenchengladbach not in action until Sunday. (SOCCER-GERMANY/ (PIX), expect by 1630 GMT/11:30 AM ET, by Karolos Grohmann, 400 words) - - Ligue 1 (1900 unless stated) Racing Lens v Girondins Bordeaux (1600) Bastia v Montpellier Caen v Nantes Evian Thonon Gaillard v Nice Toulouse v Metz Copy on merit - - Dutch Championship ADO Den Haag v Willem II Tilburg (1730) PEC Zwolle v Groningen (1845) Heerenveen v Go Ahead Eagles (1845) NAC Breda v AZ Alkmaar (1945) Copy on merit - - - - MOTOR RACING Brazilian Formula One Grand Prix (to 9) Rosberg aims to deny Hamilton pole position at Interlagos SAO PAULO - Nico Rosberg is aiming for his 10th pole of the season to earn the best chance of denying Mercedes team mate and championship leader Lewis Hamilton a sixth win in a row. (MOTOR RACING-PRIX/ (PIX), expect by 1730 GMT/12:30 PM ET, by Alan Baldwin, 500 words) - - - - TENNIS WTA: Taipei Ladies Open, Taipei (to 9) Open GDF Suez de Limoges, Limoges (to 9) Copy on merit - - - - GOLF PGA Tour: Sanderson Farms Championship, Jackson, Mississippi (to 9) Americans Toms and Rollins set pace in Jackson Americans David Toms and John Rollins share the lead heading into the third round at the Country Club of Jackson after posting matching totals of 10-under-par 134 in the sixth event of the PGA Tour's 2014-15 season. (GOLF-PGA/ (PIX), expect end-of-day lead by 2330 GMT/6:30 PM ET, 400 words) - - WGC-HSBC Champions, Sheshan Golf Club, Shanghai (to 9) McDowell leads Iwata by one shot in Shanghai SHANGHAI - Northern Irishman Graeme McDowell leads Japan's Hiroshi Iwata by one stroke going into the final round at the WGC-HSBC Champions tournament in Shanghai, while dual major champions Bubba Watson and Martin Kaymer lurk two strokes back. (GOLF-WGC/CHAMPIONS, expect by 1000 GMT/5 AM ET, by Andrew Both, 500 words) - - - - RUGBY Italy v Samoa 1400 England v New Zealand 1430 Wales v Australia 1430 Romania v United States 1630 France v Fiji 1645 Ireland v South Africa 1730 Scotland v Argentina 1730 - - November internationals begin World Cup countdown LONDON - A month-long feast of international rugby kicks off this weekend with the World Cup, less than a year away, looming large. England take on New Zealand, Wales play Australia and Ireland face South Africa in the pick of the fixtures. We will have match reports and sidebars from around Europe. (RUGBY-TEAM/ (PIX) expect by 1900 GMT/2 PM ET, 500 words) - - - - NBA Warriors and Rockets square off in Houston The high-scoring Golden State Warriors visit the sizzling Houston Rockets in a battle of unbeaten Western Conference teams 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) - - - - SOCCER MLS D.C seek to overturn Red Bulls advantage D.C United trail 2-0 going into the second leg of their Eastern Conference semi-final against a New York Red Bulls team featuring former France striker Thierry Henry. (SOCCER-MLS/PLAYOFFS, expect first copy by 2200 GMT/5 PM ET, 400 words) - - - - NHL Red-hot Penguins go for seventh in a row The Pittsburgh Penguins, who are averaging a league-high four goals a game, go for their seventh consecutive win when they visit the slumping Buffalo Sabres in one of 12 games on the National Hockey League schedule. (NHL-HIGHLIGHTS/ (PIX), expect by 0430 GMT/11:30 PM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 800 words) - - - - MOTORCYCLING MotoGP: Valencia (to 9) Copy on merit - - - - (London duty editor: Toby Davis)
