Reuters Sports Schedule at 1400 GMT on Wednesday, Sept 21
Reuters sports schedule at 1400 GMT on Wednesday (times GMT): SOCCER La Liga (2000 unless stated) Celta Vigo v Sporting Gijon (1800) Real Madrid v Villarreal (1800) Barcelona v Atletico Madrid Granada CF v Athletic Club Real Sociedad v Las Palmas Real Madrid look to extend perfect start, Barca host Atletio BARCELONA - Leaders Real Madrid, after equalling the La Liga record for consecutive wins, welcome back Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth Bale as they host unbeaten Villarreal, while Barcelona entertain Atletico Madrid with both sides having scored five goals in their previous games. (SOCCER-SPAIN/ (PIX), expect from 2000 GMT/4 PM ET, by Richard Martin, 400 words) Bundesliga (1800) Bayer Leverkusen v FC Augsburg Bayern Munich v Hertha Berlin RB Leipzig v Borussia Moenchengladbach Schalke 04 v Cologne Werder Bremen v Mainz Bayern face Hertha in battle for top spot BERLIN - Bayern Munich and Hertha Berlin, the only teams with a perfect record after three matches, clash for top spot in the Bundesliga. (SOCCER-GERMANY/ (PIX), expect by 2000 GMT/4 PM ET, by Karolos Grohmann, 400 words) Serie A (1845 unless stated) Bologna v Sampdoria (1630) AS Roma v Crotone Atalanta Bergamo v Palermo Chievo Verona v Sassuolo Empoli v Inter Milan Genoa v Napoli Juventus v Cagliari Pescara v Torino Udinese v Fiorentina Juventus looking for response after derby defeat ROME - Champions Juventus bid to bounce back from last weekend's defeat by Inter Milan when they host Cagliari aiming to keep the pressure on early pacesetters Napoli, who travel to Genoa looking to maintain their one-point lead. (SOCCER-ITALY/ (PIX), expect by 2045 GMT/4:45 PM ET, by Ed Dove, 400 words) Ligue 1 (1700 unless stated) Angers SCO v Caen En Avant de Guingamp v FC Lorient Metz v Girondins Bordeaux Nantes v St Etienne Nice v Monaco Olympique Lyon v Montpellier HSC Bastia v AS Nancy-Lorraine Stade Rennes v Olympique Marseille (1900) Monaco face Nice test, Lyon host Montpellier PARIS - AS Monaco can re-establish a three-point lead at the top of Ligue 1 by beating Nice away in a match between the division's only two unbeaten sides, while Lyon host Montpellier, and Marseille are at Rennes. (SOCCER-FRANCE (PIX), expect by 1900 GMT/3 PM ET, by Julien Pretot, 400 words) English League Cup Third round (all 1845 GMT) Fulham(II) v Bristol City(II) Northampton Town(III) v Manchester United Queens Park Rangers(II) v Sunderland Southampton v Crystal Palace Swansea City v Manchester City West Ham United v Accrington Stanley(IV) Stoke City v Hull City (1900) Tottenham Hotspur v Gillingham(III) Holders Manchester City visit Swansea, United at Northampton LONDON - Manchester City start their League Cup defence at Swansea City in an all Premier League tie, while local rivals United visit Northampton Town against whom the late George Best scored six goals in an FA Cup tie. (SOCCER-ENGLAND/CUP (PIX), expect by 2045 GMT/4:45 PM ET, by Toby Davis, 500 words) GOLF Tour Championship Johnson headlines elite field of 30 in season finale The top 30 players in the FedExCup standings, led by American Dustin Johnson, assemble at iconic East Lake in Atlanta this week for the season-ending Tour Championship, the 2015-16 PGA Tour's fourth playoff event. Johnson and Australian world number one Jason Day will both be seeking a fourth victory this year. (GOLF-PGA/ (PREVIEW), expect by 2200 GMT/6 PM ET, 400 words) ICE HOCKEY World Cup of Hockey (to Oct 1) Sweden set to take on Team North America TORONTO - Sweden try to secure top spot in Group B and a berth in the semi-finals when they host Team North America, followed by a Group A clash between Canada and Team Europe as the four teams wrap up their group stage play. (ICEHOCKEY-WORLDCUP/ (PIX), expect by 2300 GMT/7 PM ET, 400 words) BASEBALL Yankees' Tanaka goes for 14th win of the season Japanese right-hander Masahiro Tanaka aims for his 14th win of the season when he takes the mound for the playoff hopeful New York Yankees against the hosting Tampa Bay Rays in one of 15 games on the Major League Baseball schedule. (BASEBALL-HIGHLIGHTS/, expect by 0500 GMT/1 AM ET, 600 words) NORTH AMERICAN SPORTS Roundups of off-field developments in the major North American professional sports leagues. (expect by 0000 GMT/8 PM ET, 500 words) (Europe duty editor: Ed Osmond)
