Reuters Sports Schedule at 1400 GMT on Sunday
Reuters sports schedule at 1400 GMT on Sunday:
SOCCER
Premier League
Bournemouth v Southampton (1330)
Manchester City v West Ham United (1600)
Leaders Man City face struggling West Ham
LONDON - Manchester City can restore their lead over local rivals Manchester United to eight points with victory over struggling West Ham. (SOCCER-ENGLAND/, (PIX) expect by 1800 GMT/1 PM ET, 500 words)
We will also have mini match reports on both games
Serie A
Benevento v AC Milan (1130)
Fiorentina v Sassuolo (1400)
Inter Milan v Chievo Verona (1400)
Goalkeeper's header gives Benevento first-ever point
MILAN - Benevento goalkeeper Alberto Brignoli scored with a header deep into stoppage time to give his team their first-ever Serie A point, after they had lost their opening 14 matches, in a 2-2 draw with AC Milan on Sunday. (SOCCER-ITALY/ (PIX), moved, 500 words)
CRICKET
The Ashes
Australia v England, second test, Adelaide
Marsh century puts Australia in charge in Adelaide
ADELAIDE - Australia took firm control of the second Ashes test when an unbeaten century from Shaun Marsh pushed the hosts to 442 for eight declared in their first innings on the second day of the day-night contest on Sunday. (CRICKET-ASHES/ (PIX), moved, by Nick Mulvenney, 500 words)
India v Sri Lanka, 3rd test (to 6)
Kohli's 243 fuels India's charge at smog-hit Delhi
NEW DELHI - India captain Virat Kohli smashed a career-best 243, his second successive double hundred, before a blanket of smog prompted him to declare on 536 for seven in the third and final test against Sri Lanka on Sunday. (CRICKET-TEST-IND-LKA/ moved, by Amlan Chakraborty, 400 words)
NFL
Panthers challenge Saints and Eagles try to keep soaring
The Saints and Carolina Panthers square off for the NFC South Division lead in New Orleans before the hottest quarterback in the NFL, Carson Wentz, and the Philadelphia Eagles take a nine-game winning streak to Seattle in two of 14 games on the National Football League schedule. (FOOTBALL-NFL/HIGHLIGHTS, expect by 2230 GMT/5:30 PM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 900 words)
GOLF
Hero World Challenge
Tiger Woods seeks to end his first tournament following a near 10-month layoff during which he had back surgery on a positive note after third-round bogeys dropped him into a tie for 10th at the Hero World Challenge in the Bahamas. (GOLF-HERO/ expect by 2300 GMT/6 PM ET, 400 words)
European Tour: Mauritius Open
Frittelli wins Mauritius Open with playoff birdie South Africa’s Dylan Frittelli sunk a birdie putt on the first extra hole to beat India’s Arjun Atwal in a playoff to win the Mauritius Open on Sunday. (GOLF-EUROPEAN/, moved, 250 words)
NBA
The Houston Rockets, who have lost only once on the road this season, take a six-game winning streak into a Western Conference game with the Los Angeles Lakers and the San Antonio Spurs, winners of four in a row, visit the Oklahoma City Thunder in two of the five games on the schedule. (BASKETBALL-NBA/HIGHLIGHTS, expect by 0630 GMT/1:30 AM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 500 words)
NHL
Jets face off with Senators
The Winnipeg Jets are out to protect their Central Division lead when they play the visiting Ottawa Senators and the Los Angeles Kings, the Pacific Division front runners, visit the Chicago Blackhawks in two of the four games on the National Hockey League schedule. (ICEHOCKEY-NHL/HIGHLIGHTS, expect by 0430 GMT/11:30 PM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 400 words
NORTH AMERICAN SPORTS
Roundups of off-field developments in the major North American professional sports leagues. (Expect by 0100 GMT/8 PM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 500 words)
MOTOR RACING
Autosport Awards
LONDON - The annual Autosport Awards honours the best in motorsport, with one young driver set to win a McLaren simulator role for 2018 and a Formula One test. (MOTOR-F1-AWARDS/ by Alan Baldwin, 400 words)
Formula E
Rosenqvist inherits Formula E win after Abt disqualified
Germany’s Daniel Abt was disqualified from Sunday’s Hong Kong Formula E race after a post-race inspection ended his victory celebrations and handed the win to Swedish rival Felix Rosenqvist. (MOTOR-ELECTRIC-CHINA/, moved, 300 words)
ALPINE SKIING
Men compete for giant slalom World Cup at Beaver Creek
Men’s racing at Colorado’s Beaver Creek concludes Sunday with the giant slalom event on the Birds of Prey course. (ALPINE-SKIING/MEN, expect by 0000 GMT/7 PM ET, 250 words)
Shiffrin goes for super-G World Cup win at Lake Louise
American Mikaela Shiffrin looks to follow up her first career World Cup downhill win on Saturday with a victory in the super-G on the final day of action at Canada’s Lake Louise. (ALPINE-SKIING/WOMEN, expect by 2000 GMT/3 PM ET, 250 words) (Europe desk editor: Toby Davis)
