Reuters Sports Schedule at 1400 GMT on Saturday, Dec 6

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Reuters sports schedule at 1400 GMT on Saturday: - - - - SOCCER Premier League (1500 unless stated) Newcastle United v Chelsea (1245) Hull City v West Bromwich Albion Liverpool v Sunderland Queens Park Rangers v Burnley Stoke City v Arsenal Tottenham Hotspur v Crystal Palace Manchester City v Everton (1730) Chelsea target club record at Newcastle, City host Everton LONDON - Chelsea will try to stay unbeaten for a club record 24th straight match when they visit Newcastle United in the early kickoff while second-placed Manchester city, who are six points behind, host inconsistent Everton. (SOCCER-ENGLAND/ (PIX), expect by 1445 GMT/9:45 AM ET, 650 words) - - La Liga Elche v Atletico Madrid (1500) Athletic Bilbao v Cordoba (1700) Real Madrid v Celta Vigo (1900) Deportivo La Coruna v Malaga (2100) Real Madrid look to extend record run at home to Celta BARCELONA - Real Madrid can stretch their La Liga lead over second-placed Barcelona to five points with a win at home to Celta Vigo, which would extend their club-record winning streak to 18 matches. (SOCCER-SPAIN/ (PIX), expect by 1700 GMT/12 PM ET, 400 words) - - Bundesliga (1430 unless stated) Cologne v FC Augsburg Borussia Moenchengladbach v Hertha Berlin Hanover 96 v VfL Wolfsburg SC Paderborn v Freiburg VfB Stuttgart v Schalke 04 Bayern Munich v Bayer Leverkusen Leaders Bayern Munich ready to take on attacking Leverkusen BERLIN - Undefeated Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich face their biggest domestic challenge so far this season when they host attack-minded Bayer Leverkusen, who have the second-best attack in the league behind the Bavarians. (SOCCER-GERMANY/ (PIX), expect by 1630 GMT/11:30 AM ET, by Brian Homewood, 400 words) - - Serie A AS Roma v Sassuolo (1700) Torino v Palermo (1945) Roma welcome Sassuolo aiming to close gap on leaders Juve MILAN - Second-placed Roma host mid-table Sassuolo at the Olympic Stadium looking to close the four-point gap on Juventus who were held to a 0-0 draw at Fiorentina on Friday. (SOCCER-ITALY/ (PIX), expect by 1900 GMT/2 PM ET, 500 words) - - Ligue 1 (1900 unless stated) Paris St Germain v Nantes (1600) Girondins Bordeaux v FC Lorient Caen v Nice Stade Rennes v Montpellier HSC St Etienne v Bastia PSG welcome Nantes with provisional top spot the prize PARIS - Paris St Germain, a point behind Ligue 1 leaders Olympique de Marseille, can take provisional top spot with a home win over Nantes before the current pacesetters host mid-table Metz on Sunday. (SOCCER-FRANCE/ (PIX), expect by 1800 GMT/1 PM ET, by Julien Pretot, 500 words) - - Dutch Championship (1730 unless stated) AZ Alkmaar v Go Ahead Eagles Deventer Excelsior v Feyenoord SC Cambuur v NAC Breda (1845) Ajax Amsterdam v Willem II Tilburg (1945) FC Dordrecht v PSV Eindhoven (1945) Pacesetters PSV and Ajax in late night action AMSTERDAM - Dutch league leaders PSV Eindhoven and second-placed Ajax Amsterdam, who are a point behind, visit basement side Dordrecht and host mid-table Willem II Tilburg respectively in the day's late kickoffs. (SOCCER-DUTCH/ (PIX), expect by 1230 GMT/7:30 AM ET, 400 words) - - African Confederation Cup final, second leg Al Ahly (Egypt) v Sewe Sport (Ivory Coast), Cairo (1800) CAIRO - Al Ahly host Sewe Sports of the Ivory Coast in the second leg of the African Confederation Cup final looking to overturn a 2-1 deficit and become the first Egyptian side to lift the trophy. (SOCCER-AFRICA/CONFED, expect by 1800 GMT/1 PM ET, 300 words) - - FIFA dismiss discrimination claims as "nonsense" OTTAWA - FIFA prepared on Friday to stand their ground in a turf war with top women soccer players, dismissing as "nonsense" any suggestion that staging next year's World Cup on artificial grass was discrimination. (SOCCER-WORLD/WOMEN (PIX), moved, by Steve Keating, 400 words) - - - - OLYMPICS Pyeonchang Games could include events in Japan MONACO - Pyeongchang 2018 winter Olympics organisers and two international federations are discussing the possibility of moving some sliding competitions from the South Korean city to Japan, sources within the Olympic movement said. (OLYMPICS-PYEONCHANG-JAPAN, moved, by Karolos Grohmann, 400 words) IOC promises review of Pyeonchang MONACO - The International Olympic Committee (IOC) will instantly review the Pyeongchang 2018 winter Olympics and the Tokyo 2020 summer Games if changes are approved at the session next week, President Thomas Bach said on Saturday. (OLYMPICS-IOC/ (PIX), moved, by Karolos Grohmann, 400 words) - - - - GOLF Nedbank Challenge Donald two shots clear going into third round SUN CITY - Britain's Luke Donald holds a two-shot lead heading into the third round as he seeks his first European Tour title in over 2-1/2 years. (GOLF-EUROPEAN/, expect by 1500 GMT/10 AM ET, 300 words) - - - - SOCCER Teams look to avoid group of death at women's World Cup draw GATINEAU, Quebec - The 24 nations learn their fate as 2015 women's World Cup draw is conducted with every team looking to avoid being placed in the infamous group of death. (SOCCER-WORLD/WOMEN (PIX), expect by 1900 GMT/2 PM ET, by Steve Keating 400 words) - - - - GOLF HERO WORLD CHALLENGE Spieth leads tournament, Tiger eye improvement WINDERMERE, Florida - Rising American Jordan Spieth leads the Hero World Challenge while host Tiger Woods focuses on continued improvement after a second-round 70. (GOLF-CHALLENGE/ , expect by 2000 GMT/3 PM ET, by Larry Fine 350 words) - - - - NBA Red-hot Warriors tangle with Bulls The hottest team in the NBA, the Golden State Warriors, put a franchise equaling 11-game winning streak on the line when they visit the Chicago Bulls in a matchup of division leaders in one of the six games on the National Basketball Association schedule. (NBA-HIGHLIGHTS/ (PIX), expect by 0430 GMT/11:30 PM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 600 words) - - - - NHL Canucks call on Maple Leafs as road trip continues Pacific Division leaders the Vancouver Canucks continue their Eastern swing with a visit to the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Calgary Flames, winners of four in a row, face the visiting San Jose Sharks in two of the 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) - - - - NORTH AMERICAN SPORTS Roundups of off-field developments in the major North American professional sports leagues. (expect by 0101 GMT/8:01 PM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 400 words) - - - - ALPINE SKIING World Cup: Women's downhill, Lake Louise Men's Super G, Beaver Creek Copy on merit (Europe desk editor: Ed Osmond)