Reuters Sports Schedule at 1400 GMT on Saturday, Nov 2
Reuters sports schedule at 1400 GMT on Saturday: - - - - SOCCER Premier League (1500 unless stated) Newcastle United v Chelsea (1245) Fulham v Manchester United Hull City v Sunderland Manchester City v Norwich City Stoke City v Southampton West Bromwich Albion v Crystal Palace West Ham United v Aston Villa Arsenal v Liverpool (1730) Arsenal face Liverpool in heavyweight clash LONDON - The title credentials of leaders Arsenal and third-placed Liverpool will come under scrutiny when they meet in a heavyweight Premier League clash at The Emirates after second-placed Chelsea visit Newcastle. (SOCCER-ENGLAND/ (PIX), expect from 1445 GMT/1045 AM ET, by Mike Collett, 600 words) - - La Liga Real Sociedad v Osasuna (1500) Almeria v Valladolid (1700) Sevilla v Celta Vigo (2100) Rayo Vallecano v Real Madrid (1900) Real Madrid look to close gap on Atletico with Rayo win MADRID - Real Madrid can trim the gap to second-placed city rivals Atletico, who host Athletic Bilbao on Sunday, with a win at Rayo Vallecano after La Liga leaders Barcelona moved four points clear with a victory on Friday. (SOCCER-SPAIN/ (PIX), expect by 2100 GMT/5 PM ET, by Iain Rogers, 500 words) - - Bundesliga (1430 unless stated) Nuremberg v Freiburg Hoffenheim v Bayern Munich Hamburg SV v Borussia Moenchengladbach Eintracht Braunschweig v Bayer Leverkusen Hertha Berlin v Schalke 04 Eintracht Frankfurt v VfL Wolfsburg (1730) Bayern eye league record for most consecutive games unbeaten BERLIN - Bayern Munich travel to in-form Hoffenheim looking to match a league record with a 36th straight game without defeat and return to the top of the Bundesliga where they trail Borussia Dortmund by two points. (SOCCER-GERMANY/ (PIX), 1630 GMT/1230 PM ET, by Karolos Grohmann, 400 words) - - Ligue 1 (1900 unless stated) Stade Rennes v Olympique Marseille (1600) Ajaccio v Valenciennes Evian Thonon Gaillard FC v Toulouse Olympique Lyon v En Avant Guingamp Stade de Reims v Bastia Sochaux v St Etienne Copy on merit - - Serie A (1945 unless stated) Parma v Juventus (1700) AC Milan v Fiorentina Napoli v Catania Napoli and Juve look to close gap on leaders Roma MILAN - Second-placed Napoli, five points off the pace, host lowly Catania while Juventus, who are level on points in third, visit mid-table Parma as the chasing pack look to close the gap on Serie A leaders AS Roma who play on Sunday. (SOCCER-ITALY/ (PIX), expect from 1900 GMT/3 PM ET 500 words) - - Dutch Championship (1845 unless stated) Ajax Amsterdam v Vitesse Arnhem (1645) Twente Enschede v NEC Nijmegen (1745) AZ Alkmaar v ADO Den Haag PSV Eindhoven v PEC Zwolle Ajax face tricky home test against Vitesse AMSTERDAM - Second-placed Ajax Amsterdam need a win over Vitesse Arnhem, who are sixth but just one point off the pace, knowing leaders Twente Enschede and AZ Alkmaar in third have easier games against two of the bottom three. (SOCCER-DUTCH/ (PIX), expect from 2045 GMT/4:45 PM ET, 400 words) - - African Champions League Orlando Pirates v Al Ahli, Soweto (1830) Al Ahli bid for record eighth continental title Egypt's Al Ahli chase an unprecedented eighth African Champions League title in the first leg of the final against Orlando Pirates who are seeking to restore the lustre of South African football at the Orlando Stadium in Soweto. (SOCCER-AFRICA/CHAMPIONS, expect by 2030 GMT/4.30 PM ET, 300 words) - - - - MOTOR RACING Formula One: Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, (to 3) Vettel aims to put Red Bull on pole at Yas Marina ABU DHABI - Red Bull's quadruple world champion Sebastian Vettel faces a challenge from Lotus and Mercedes for pole position ahead of a race he hopes will bring him a seventh win in a row on Sunday (MOTOR RACING-PRIX/ (PIX), expect by 1430 GMT/10:30 AM ET, by Alan Baldwin, 500 words, ) - - - - RUGBY Internationals Japan v New Zealand (0500) All Blacks expected to chalk up another big win over Japan New Zealand inflicted defeats of 145-17 and 83-7 in their previous two tests against Japan and few would be surprised if the world champions chalk up another massive win at a sold-out Prince Chichibunomiya Stadium in Tokyo. (RUGBY-JAPAN/ (PIX), expect by 0800 GMT/ 4 AM ET, by Shinichi Saoshiro, 500 words) - - England v Australia, Twickenham New-look England seek psychological advantage v Australia LONDON - New-look England take on Australia in the first of three Twickenham November internationals with both sides eager to gain a psychological advantage two years ahead of the World Cup when they will meet there in the pool phase. (RUGBY-ENGLAND/ (PIX), expect by 1600 GMT/1200 PM ET, by Mitch Phillips, 600 words) - - TENNIS ATP: Paris Masters (to 3) Djokovic faces Federer in semis PARIS - Novak Djokovic faces Roger Federer in a clash of former world number ones while Spanish top seed Rafa Nadal takes on compatriot and title holder David Ferrer in the semi-finals. (TENNIS-MEN/MASTERS (PIX), expect by 1600 GMT/12 AM ET, by Gregory Blachier, 500 words) - - WTA: Tournament of Champions, Sofia (to 3) Copy on merit - - - - HORSE RACING Breeders' Cup (to 2) Game On Dude, Fort Larned, Mucho Macho Man to challenge for Classic honours ARCADIA, California - Early favourite Game On Dude, last year's surprise winner Fort Larned and 2012 runner-up Mucho Macho Man headline the 11-runner field for the $5 million Classic, the concluding showpiece event in the two-day, 14-race Breeders' Cup extravaganza at iconic Santa Anita Park. (HORSERACING-BREEDERS/ (PIX), expect first story by 2230 GMT/6.30 PM ET, by Mark Lamport-Stokes and Ben Everill, 500 words) - - - - NBA Pacers look to extend perfect start to season The Indiana Pacers look to extend their perfect start to the season against the visiting Cleveland Cavaliers while James Harden and Dwight Howard lead the Houston Rockets in a clash with the host Utah Jazz in two of eight games on the NBA schedule. (NBA-HIGHLIGHTS/ (PIX), expect by 0330 GMT/11:30 PM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 300 words) - - - - NHL Original Six teams hit the road The NHL's Original Six teams all hit the road, including the Eastern Conference-leading Toronto Maple Leafs at the Vancouver Canucks, the Stanley Cup champion Chicago Blackhawks at the Winnipeg Jets and the Montreal Canadiens at the Colorado Avalanche in three of the 13 games on the NHL schedule. (NHL-HIGHLIGHTS/ (PIX), expect by 0330 GMT/11:30 PM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 300 words) - - - - NORTH AMERICAN SPORTS Roundups of off-field developments in the major North American professional sports leagues. (expect by 0001 GMT/8:01 PM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 400 words) (Duty editor: Ed Osmond)
