Reuters Sports Schedule at 1400 GMT on Sunday
Reuters sports schedule at 1400 GMT on Sunday:
SOCCER
Premier League
Tottenham Hotspur v Liverpool (1500)
Tottenham aim for successive Wembley wins
LONDON - Liverpool travel to third-place Tottenham Hotspur off the back of a 7-0 thrashing of Maribor in the Champions League in midweek. However, they face a Spurs side high on confidence after gaining their first Premier League win at Wembley over Bournemouth last week, followed by an impressive draw at Real Madrid. (SOCCER-ENGLAND-TOT-LIV/(PIX), expect by 1700 GMT/1 PM ET, by Martyn Herman, 400 words)
Everton and Arsenal aim to bounce back from losses
LIVERPOOL - After Thursday's home defeat to Lyon in the Europa League, Everton are without a win in four games and in the Premier League they are down in 16th place. Arsenal are looking to bounce back from last week's defeat at Watford. (SOCCER-ENGLAND-EVE-ARS/ (PIX) expect by 1430 GMT/10:30 AM ET, by Simon Evans, 400 words)
We will also run a separate mini-report on each game.
La Liga
Villarreal v Las Palmas (1000)
Celta Vigo v Atletico Madrid (1415)
Leganes v Athletic Club (1630)
Real Madrid v Eibar (1845)
Real seek to get back to winning ways
La Liga champions Real Madrid, held by Tottenham Hotspur in their midweek Champions League fixture, will be seeking to close the eight-point gap with leaders Barcelona when they host Eibar in the late game. By the time Real take to the pitch, they could have been leapfrogged by fourth-placed Atletico Madrid, who travel to Celta Vigo. (SOCCER-SPAIN/ (PIX), expect by 1615 GMT/12:15 PM ET, 400 words)
Serie A
Chievo Verona v Verona (1030)
AC Milan v Genoa (1300)
Atalanta Bergamo v Bologna (1300)
Benevento v Fiorentina (1300)
SPAL v Sassuolo (1300)
Milan seek to emerge from slump
MILAN - After losing their last three league games and being held at home to AEK Athens on Thursday, big-spending AC Milan need a win at home to Genoa to lift the pressure on coach Vincenzo Montella. (SOCCER-ITALY/, expect by 1300 GMT/9 AM ET, 500 words)
Ligue 1
Nice v Racing Strasbourg (1300)
ESTAC Troyes v Olympique Lyon (1500)
Olympique Marseille v Paris St Germain (1900)
Leaders Paris St Germain will move six points clear in Ligue 1 if they beat bitter rivals Olympique de Marseille at the Stade Velodrome. (SOCCER-FRANCE/ expect by 2200 GMT/6 PM ET, 400 words)
Bundesliga
Cologne v Werder Bremen (1130)
Freiburg v Hertha Berlin (1330)
VfL Wolfsburg v TSG 1899 Hoffenheim (1600)
(SOCCER-GERMANY/, expect by 1800 GMT/2 PM ET, 250 words)
Guangzhou secure seventh straight China title
HONG KONG - Guangzhou Evergrande sealed a record seventh successive Chinese Super League title as Luiz Felipe Scolari's side thrashed Guizhou Hengfeng Zhicheng 5-1, giving them an unassailable nine-point lead with two games left. (SOCCER-CHINA-GUV-GVZ/, moved, update expected shortly, by Michael Church, 400 words)
African Champions League
ALEXANDRIA, EGYPT - Ahly of Egypt must come from 2-1 behind in the second leg of their semi-final against Etoile Sahel of Tunisia if they are to stay in contention for a record ninth African Champions League title. (SOCCER-CAFCHAMPIONS-ALY-SAH/expect by 1700 GMT/1 PM ET, 300 words)
MOTOR RACING
U.S. Formula One Grand Prix
Mercedes on brink of constructors' title, Hamilton on pole
AUSTIN - Triple world champion Lewis Hamilton will start the U.S. Grand Prix on pole position, with Ferrari rival Sebastian Vettel alongside, and could end it with a fourth title. Mercedes are on the brink of a fourth constructors' crown. (MOTOR-F1-USA/ (PIX, TV), expect by 2100 GMT/5 PM ET, by Alan Baldwin, 500 words)
We will also have stories from around the paddock.
NFL
Packers clash with Saints, Patriots battle Falcons
Brett Hundley will make his first start at quarterback to replace the injured Aaron Rogers when the Green Bay Packers host the New Orleans Saints while the AFC East-leading New England Patriots clash with the Atlanta Falcons in two of 13 games on the schedule. (FOOTBALL-NFL/HIGHLIGHTS, expect by 0430 GMT/12:30 AM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 800 words)
TENNIS
WTA Finals, Singapore Indoor Stadium (to 29)
Pliskova and Muguruza ease to wins in opening games
SINGAPORE - Karolina Pliskova put on a ruthless display of big hitting to swat aside crowd favourite Venus Williams 6-2 6-2 as the WTA Finals opened with a pair of power-packed slugfests at the Singapore Indoor Stadium. (TENNIS-WTAFINALS/ (PIX, TV), moved, by John O'Brien, 450 words)
Stockholm Open
Dimitrov to face Del Potro in final
Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov faces defending champion Juan Martin del Potro of Argentina in the Stockholm Open final. (TENNIS-MEN-STOCKHOLM/ 300 words)
CRICKET
India v New Zealand, 1st ODI, Mumbai
India's top order will be challenged by New Zealand's pace
MUMBAI - India will bank on their formidable top order as they hope to tame New Zealand's potent pace attack in the first ODI of the three-match series at the Wankhede Stadium. (CRICKET-ODI-IND-NZL/ (PIX), expect by 1730 GMT/1:30 PM ET, 350 words)
Zimbabwe v West Indies, first test, Bulawayo
Zimbabwe resume on 19 for no loss in their first innings in reply to West Indies' 219 all out in the first test. (CRICKET-TEST-ZWE-WIN/ expect by 1530 GMT/11:30 AM ET, 300 words)
South Africa v Bangladesh - 3rd ODI
EAST LONDON - South Africa seek a clean sweep of the ODI series at home to Bangladesh after two big wins, with the third and final match to be played at Buffalo Park. CRICKET-ODI-ZAF-BGD/ expect by 1730 GMT/1:30 PM ET, 350 words)
GOLF
Thomas and Leishman in playoff for PGA maiden event in Korea
FedExCup champion Justin Thomas is in a playoff against Marc Leishman for the CJ Cup, the PGA's Tour's first official event in South Korea, after both players finished on nine under par. (GOLF-KOREA/ (TV) expect by 0900 GMT/5 AM ET, 400 words)
NBA
Thunder battle Timberwolves in OKC
Russell Westbrook and the Oklahoma City Thunder will look to remain undefeated in the young season when they host the Minnesota Timberwolves in one of the three games on the National Basketball Association schedule. (BASKETBALL-NBA/HIGHLIGHTS, expect by 0600 GMT/2 AM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 800 words)
NHL
Canucks face Red Wings in Detroit
The Vancouver Canucks will battle the Detroit Red Wings in the lone game on the National Hockey League schedule. (ICEHOCKEY-NHL/HIGHLIGHTS, expect by 0600 GMT/2 AM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 300 words)
NORTH AMERICAN SPORTS
Roundups of off-field developments in the major North American professional sports leagues.
FIGURE SKATING
ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Rostelecom Cup
MOSCOW - The world's leading skaters compete in Moscow at the first of six qualifying events for the Grand Prix Final in Japan in December. (FIGURESKATING-ISU/MOSCOW (PIX) by Gabrielle Tetrault-Farber, 300 words)
SAILING
Volvo Ocean Race
ALICANTE, Spain - The first leg of the 2017/18 Volvo Ocean Race begins in Alicante. (SAILING-VOLVO/ (TV) 200 words) (Europe desk editor: Clare Fallon)
