Reuters Sports Schedule at 1400 GMT on Saturday, Aug 19
Reuters sports schedule at 1400 GMT on Saturday: SOCCER English Premier League (1400 unless stated) Bournemouth v Watford Burnley v West Bromwich Albion Leicester City v Brighton and Hove Albion Liverpool v Crystal Palace Southampton v West Ham United Stoke City v Arsenal (1630) United rout Swansea with late burst, Liverpool host Palace LONDON - Manchester United crushed Swansea City 4-0 with three late goals in the early match before Liverpool welcome Crystal Palace and Arsenal visit Stoke City in the late game. (SOCCER-ENGLAND/ (PIX), moved with updates to follow, by Ian Chadband and Neil Robinson, 500 words) Bundesliga (1330 unless stated) Mainz v Hanover 96 Hamburg SV v FC Augsburg Hertha Berlin v VfB Stuttgart TSG 1899 Hoffenheim v Werder Bremen VfL Wolfsburg v Borussia Dortmund FC Schalke 04 v RB Leipzig (1630) Leipzig visit Schalke, Dortmund at Wolfsburg BERLIN - Last season's Bundesliga runners-up RB Leipzig are in action at Schalke 04 while Borussia Dortmund, who finished third, travel to VfL Wolfsburg. (SOCCER-GERMANY/ (PIX, TV), expect from 1530 GMT/1130 AM ET, by Karolos Grohmann, 400 words) Serie A Juventus v Cagliari (1600) Verona v Napoli (1845) Juve begin bid for seventh straight league title MILAN - Juventus start their campaign for a seventh straight Serie A title at home to Cagliari, while Napoli, one of their leading challengers, visit promoted Verona. (SOCCER-ITALY/expect from 1800 GMT/2 PM ET, by Brian Homewood, 400 words) La Liga Celta Vigo v Real Sociedad (1615) Girona FC v Atletico Madrid (1815) Sevilla v Espanyol (2015) Atletico start at Girona as clubs observe minute's silence BARCEONA - Last season's third-place finishers Atletico Madrid visit Girona, who are making their La Liga bow, as clubs hold a minute's silence beofre their opening games of the season to remember the victims of Thursday's deadly attacks in Barcelona. (SOCCER-SPAIN/ (PIX), expect from 2015 GMT/4:15 PM ET, 400 words) RUGBY Rugby Championship South Africa v Argentina, Port Elizabeth (1505) Springboks can take next step in revival PORT ELIZABETH, South Africa - South Africa will take another step in their bid for redemption when they host struggling Argentina in the Rugby Championship, hoping to build on a 3-0 clean-sweep of a home June series against a depleted France. (RUGBY-UNION-CHAMPIONSHIP-ZAF-ARG/, expect by 1730 GMT/1:30 PM ET, 500 words) New Zealand crush Australia 54-34 SYDNEY - The All Blacks ran in eight tries to rout Australia 54-34 in the Rugby Championship opener. (RUGBY-UNION-CHAMPIONSHIP-AUS-NZL/, moved, by Nick Mulvenney, 500 words) CRICKET England v West Indies first test (to 21) West Indies resume on 44-1, 470 runs behind England BIRMINHGHAM, England - West Indies resume on 44-1, 470 runs adrift of the hosts on the third day of the first day-night test in England. (CRICKET-TEST-ENG-WIN/, expect from 1500 GMT/11 PM ET, 400 words) GOLF Fiji International, Sigatoka (to 20) Hend shares four-way lead in Fiji Big-hitting Australian Scott Hend shares a two-shot halfway lead with compatriot Jason Norris, Malaysia’s Gavin Green and New Zealand's first round leader Daniel Pearce after shooting a six-under-par 66 in the second round at the Natadola Bay course. (GOLF-EUROPEAN/, expect by 0700 GMT/3 AM ET, 300 words) PGA Tour: Wyndham Championship (to 20) Stenson trails Simpson, Armour by one at halfway mark GREENSBORO, North Carolina - Americans Webb Simpson and Ryan Armour, at 13-under 127, take a one-stroke lead over Swede Henrik Stenson into the third round at Sedgefield Country Club in the final regular-season event of the PGA Tour season. (GOLF-WYNDHAM/, expect by 2300 GMT/7 PM ET, 400 words) LPGA: Solheim Cup (to 20) West Des Moines, Iowa U.S. carry three-point lead into Day 2 of Solheim Cup The United States, after sweeping the first day's four-balls, carry a three-point lead over Team Europe into the second day of the biennial Solheim Cup matchplay team event at Des Moines Country Club in Iowa. (GOLF-WOMEN-SOLHEIM/, expect by 1500 GMT/3 PM ET, 400 words) BASEBALL Ryu leads Dodgers in clash with Tigers South Korean left-hander Ryu Hyun-jin takes the mound for the National League West-division leading Los Angeles Dodgers against the Detroit Tigers while the New York Yankees renew their rivalry with the Boston Red Sox in two of 15 games on the Major League Baseball schedule. (BASEBALL-MLB-HIGHLIGHTS/, expect by 0630 GMT/2:30 AM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 800 words) CYCLING Vuelta d'Espana The opening day team time trial in Nimes, France, will allow favourite Chris Froome to put a few seconds on his rivals including home favourite Alberto Contador who begins the final race of his career. (CYCLING-VUELTA/ (TV), expect from 2000 GMT/4 PM ET, 400 words) (Europe desk editor: Ed Osmond)
