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Reuters sports schedule at 1400 GMT on Sunday: SOCCER English FA Cup semi-final Arsenal v Manchester City (1500) Arsenal, City bid to salvage underwhelming seasons LONDON - Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger and Manchester City counterpart Pep Guardiola bid to salvage disappointing seasons by securing a place in the final against Chelsea.
Updated : Nov 18, 2017, 05:38 AM IST
Reuters sports schedule at 1400 GMT on Sunday:
SOCCER
English FA Cup semi-final
Arsenal v Manchester City (1500)
Arsenal, City bid to salvage underwhelming seasons
LONDON - Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger and Manchester City counterpart Pep Guardiola bid to salvage disappointing seasons by securing a place in the final against Chelsea. (SOCCER-ENGLAND/CUP, expect by 1700 GMT/1 PM ET, 400 words)
Premier League
Burnley v Manchester United (1315)
Liverpool v Crystal Palace (1530)
Top-four battle takes centre stage
LONDON - Liverpool and Manchester United aim to boost their hopes of a top-four finish against struggling Crystal Palace and Burnley. (SOCCER-ENGLAND/, expect by 1630 GMT/12:30 ET, 400 words)
We will have mini reports on each match
Spanish La Liga
Celta Vigo v Real Betis (1415)
Las Palmas v Alaves (1630)
Real Madrid v Barcelona (1845)
Real Madrid target huge advantage in title race in 'Clasico'
MADRID - Leaders Real Madrid host arch-rivals Barcelona in the 'Clasico' looking to extend their advantage over the Catalans to six points and put one hand on a first title since 2012. (SOCCER-SPAIN/, expect by 2045 GMT/4:45 PM ET, by Rik Sharma, 400 words)
German Bundesliga
Freiburg v Bayer Leverkusen (1330)
Schalke 04 v RB Leipzig (1530)
Leipzig bid to consolidate second spot
BERLIN - Leipzig, nine points behind leaders Bayern Munich, aim to move further clear of third-placed Borussia Dortmund with victory at Schalke. (SOCCER-GERMANY/, expect by 1730 GMT/1:30 PM Et, 300 words)
French Ligue 1
Toulouse v Nice (1300)
St Etienne v Stade Rennes (1500)
Olympique Lyon v Monaco (1915)
Monaco eye return to top spot
PARIS - Monaco, fresh from reaching the Champions League semi-finals, will bid to return to the top of the domestic standings ina tough trip to Lyon. (SOCCER-FRANCE/, expect by 2130 GMT/5:30 PM ET, by Julien Pretot, 300 words)
Italian Serie A
AC Milan v Empoli (1300)
Chievo Verona v Torino (1300)
Lazio v Palermo (1300)
Sampdoria v Crotone (1300)
Udinese v Cagliari (1300)
Juventus v Genoa (1845)
Juve bid to close in on another title
MILAN - Serie A leaders Juventus, eight points clear at the top, can take another step towards their sixth successive title when they host Genoa, who surprisingly beat them earlier in the season. (SOCCER-ITALY/, moved with updates to follow, by Brian Homewood, 400 words)
Chinese Super League
Shandong Luneng host Chongqing Lifan
HONG KONG - We bring you a wrap of the latest round of fixtures in the Chinese Super League as Felix Magath's Shandong Luneng seek to keep pace with leaders Guangzhou R&F. (SOCCER-CHINA/ expect by 1630 GMT/12:30 PM ET, 400 words)
GOLF
PGA Tour: Valero Texas Open, San Antonio
Chappell in charge in San Antonio
Kevin Chappell, four-times a runner-up on the PGA Tour last year, seeks his elusive breakthrough victory when he takes a one-shot lead into the final round at TPC San Antonio. (GOLF-TEXAS/, expect by 0100 GMT/9 PM ET, 300 words)
ATHLETICS
IAAF World Relays, Nassau
US women challenge high-powered Jamaica
Olympic champions the United States will try to win back the IAAF World Relays women's 4x100 metres title in another showdown with Jamaica's high-powered team. The two countries' men battle in the 4x200 with men's and women's 4x400 and men's 4x800 also on the schedule. (ATHLETICS-WORLDRELAYS/, expect by 0330 GMT/11:30 PM ET, 400 words)
RUGBY UNION
European Champions Cup semi-final
Clermont Auvergne v Leinster (1415)
Clermont eye final against Saracens
PARIS - French club Clermont Auvergne bid to stay on course for their first European Cup title when they take on three-times champions Leinster of Ireland. The winners will play England's Saracens, the defending champions, in the final. (RUGBY UNION-CHAMPIONS/, expect by 1630 GMT/12:30 PM ET, 300 words)
TENNIS
Monte Carlo Masters final
Nadal eyes record-extending 10th Monte Carlo title
MONTE CARLO - Rafa Nadal takes on fellow Spaniard Albert Ramos as he bids for a record-extending 10th Monte Carlo title. (TENNIS-MONTECARLO/, expect by 1700 GMT/1 PM ET, 300 words)
Fed Cup
Fed Cup semi-finals finely balanced
Both Fed Cup semi-finals are tied at 1-1 heading into the final day as the United States faces Czech Republic in Florida, while Belarus takes on Switzerland in Minsk. (TENNIS-FEDCUP/, expect by 2300 GMT/7 PM ET, 300 words)
MOTORCYCLING
MotoGP, Grand Prix of the Americas
Marquez on pole, Vinales chasing third win in three races
AUSTIN, Texas - Honda's world champion Marc Marquez starts on pole in Texas for the fifth year in a row, aiming to deny Yamaha rider and fellow-Spaniard Maverick Vinales a third successive win of the season. (MOTOR-MOTOGP-USA/(PIX), expect by 2000 GMT/4 PM ET, 300 words)
NBA
Cavs on verge of clinching series
The Cleveland Cavaliers have a chance to become the first team to advance to the second round of the postseason as the reigning champions take a 3-0 series lead into Game Four against the Indiana Pacers, one of four playoff games on the schedule. (BASKETBALL-NBA-HIGHLIGHTS/, expect by 0700 GMT/3 AM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 700 words)
NHL
Caps, Senators try to close out series
The Washington Capitals seek to advance to the second round when they take a 3-2 series lead into Game Six against the Toronto Maple Leafs, while the Ottawa Senators also have a 3-2 series lead against the Boston Bruins in the two playoff games on the schedule. (ICEHOCKEY-NHL-HIGHLIGHTS/, expect by 0400 GMT/12 AM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 500 words)
BASEBALL
Cubs go for fifth straight win
Veteran right-hander John Lackey is slated to start for the Chicago Cubs (10-7) as they try to extend their four-game winning streak and sweep their series against the Cincinnati Reds in one of 15 games on the Major League Baseball schedule. (BASEBALL-MLB-HIGHLIGHTS, expect by 0700 GMT/3 AM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 900 words)
CRICKET
Wet weather the enemy in first test
West Indies will resume at 278 for nine in their first innings on the third day of the first test against Pakistan at Sabina Park, where rain again is in the forecast after only 11.3 overs were possible on Saturday. (CRICKET-WINDIES-PAKISTAN/, expect by 0000 GMT/8 PM ET, 300 words)
NORTH AMERICAN SPORTS
Roundups of off-field developments in the major North American professional sports leagues. (expect by 0000 GMT/8 PM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 500 words)
(Europe desk editor: Pritha Sarkar)
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