Reuters Sports Schedule at 1400 GMT on Saturday, Aug 8

Reuters sports schedule at 1400 GMT on Saturday: - - - - CRICKET England v Australia, fourth test (to 10) Ruthless England complete Ashes demolition job NOTTINGHAM, England - England ripped out the last three Australia wickets for 12 runs to win the fourth test by a crushing innings and 78 runs and regain the Ashes at a euphoric Trent Bridge on Saturday. (CRICKET-ASHES/ (WRAPUP 1, moved, by Ed Osmond, 500 words) - - Clarke announces retirement after final Ashes test NOTTINGHAM, England - Australia captain Michael Clarke will retire after the final Ashes test against England this month, the cricketer announced on Saturday. (CRICKET ASHES/CLARKE (UPDATE 3, PIX), moved, 400 words) - - Also see CRICKET-CLARKE/, CRICKET ASHES/CLARKE (FACTBOX), CRICKET-ASHES/COOK and CRICKET-ASHES/REACTION - - - - SOCCER Premier League (1400 unless stated) AFC Bournemouth v Aston Villa Everton v Watford Leicester City v Sunderland Norwich City v Crystal Palace Chelsea v Swansea City (1630) United beat Spurs, Chelsea start title defence at Swansea LONDON - Manchester United kicked off the season with a 1-0 home win over Tottenham Hotspur thanks to a Kyle Walker own goal before champions Chelsea start their title defence against visiting Swansea City in the late game. (SOCCER-ENGLAND/ (PIX), expect from 1345 GMT/9:45 AM ET, by Ian Chadband, 600 words) - - Ligue 1 ES Troyes AC v GFC Ajaccio Nantes v En Avant Guingamp Montpellier HSC v Angers SCO Nice v Monaco Olympique Marseille v Caen Bastia v Stade Rennes Marseille without top signings for season opener PARIS - Olympique de Marseille will be without their two top recruits Abou Diaby and Lassana Diarra when they host Caen in their first league game of the season, while Monaco travel to neighbours Nice. (SOCCER-FRANCE/ (PIX), expect by 2100 GMT/5 PM ET, by Julien Pretot, 350 words) - - Italian Super Cup, Shanghai Champions Juve aim for another Super Cup success in China Italian double winners Juventus aim for their third Super Cup triumph in four seasons when they take on Coppa Italia runners-up Lazio in the Serie A curtain raiser in Shanghai. (SOCCER-ITALY/SUPERCUP, expect by 1400 GMT/10 AM ET, 400 words) - - Dutch championship Roda JC Kerkrade v Heracles Almelo (1745) Feyenoord v Utrecht (1845) Copy on merit - - Transfer news We will also bring you all the latest transfer news from the Premier League and the rest of Europe as clubs prepare for the new season. (SOCCER-ENGLAND/, expect throughout) - - Montreal host D.C. United Mid-table Montreal Impact host top-of-the-table D.C. United in one of six games on the Major League Soccer schedule. (SOCCER/MLS, expect by 0500 GMT/1 AM ET, 300 words) - - - - RUGBY Rugby Championship, round three Australia stun All Blacks to win Rugby Championship SYDNEY - Australia stunned world champions New Zealand 27-19 to claim a first Rugby Championship title in the fourth year of the competition and a welcome boost ahead of the World Cup on Saturday. (RUGBY UNION-CHAMPIONSHIP/AUSTRALIA (UPDATE 2, PIX, TV), moved, by Nick Mulvenney, 400 words) - - Springboks and Pumas battle to avoid wooden spoon DURBAN - South Africa and Argentina meet at King's Park to avoid the Rugby Championship wooden spoon in their penultimate fixture ahead next month's World Cup in England. (RUGBY UNION-CHAMPIONSHIP/SAFRICA, expect by 1700 GMT/1 PM ET, by Nick Said, 400 words) - - De Villiers admits he must earn World Cup place DURBAN - South Africa captain Jean de Villiers is relishing a return to test match rugby in what seems certain to be his final Springbok game on home soil against Argentina in the Rugby Championship at Kings Park on Saturday. (RUGBY UNION-CHAMPIONSHIP/SAFRICA, moved, by Nick Said, 400 words) - - - - FIFA U.S. lawyer and ex-IOC official nominated to join task force ZURICH - A U.S. lawyer and a former vice-president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) from Australia are among the nominees for places on scandal-hit FIFA's new reform task force, sources familiar with the decisions told Reuters. (SOCCER FIFA/TASKFORCE, moved, by Simon Evans, 400 words) - - FIFA launches internal probe of alleged corruption - sources FIFA has launched an internal investigation of alleged corruption, two people familiar with the matter said, in a development that may signal greater cooperation with criminal probes by U.S. and Swiss authorities. (SOCCER FIFA/PROBE, moved, by David Ingram and Simon Evans, 800 words) - - - - ATHLETICS Kersee wants same-day testing by event for top athletes Long-time U.S. sprint coach Bob Kersee wishes anti-doping protocols were changed to ensure athletes were equally tested, he told Reuters in a telephone interview on Friday. (ATHLETICS DOPING/KERSEE, moved, by Gene Cherry, 400 words) - - - - SWIMMING World Championships, Kazan, Russia (to 9) Sun on course for third gold at world championships KAZAN, Russia - China's Sun Yang, showing the first signs of fatigue after an exhausting schedule, stayed on course to win his third gold medal at the world championships when he cruised into the final of the 1,500 metres freestyle. (SWIMMING-WORLD/, moved, by Rod Gilmour, 400 words) - - American Ledecky looks for clean sweep of titles KAZAN, Russia - Katie Ledecky of the United States is hot favourite to win the women's 800m freestyle gold as she attempts to become the first swimmer to claim 200, 400, 800 and 1500 freestyle world titles (SWIMMING-WORLD/, expect by 1800 GMT/2 PM ET, by Rod Gilmour, 400 words) - - Bitter Balkan foes meet in water polo final KAZAN, Russia - Water polo powerhouses Serbia and Croatia, traditional rivals from the former Yugoslavia, lock horns in a mouthwatering world championship final with the gold medal as well as regional bragging rights at stake. (WATERPOLO-WORLD/ (PIX), expect by 2100 GMT/5 PM ET, by Rod Gilmour and Zoran Milosavljevic in Belgrade, 400 words) - - SWIMMING Phelps swims 100m butterfly at nationals Michael Phelps continues his campaign at the U.S. Championships in San Antonio when he contests the 100m butterfly. (SWIMMING/PHELPS, expect by 0300 GMT/11 PM ET, 200 words) - - - - GOLF PGA Tour: WGC-Bridgestone Invitational (to 9) American Furyk four ahead of the chasing pack at Firestone AKRON, Ohio - Veteran American Jim Furyk, seeking his 18th victory on the PGA Tour, takes a four-shot lead into the third round after carding a second successive four-under-par 66 at Firestone Country Club. Masters and U.S. Open champion Jordan Spieth trails by six strokes. (GOLF-PGA/ (PIX), expect first lead by 2000 GMT/4 PM ET, by Mark Lamport-Stokes, 450 words) - - PGA Tour: Barrracuda Championship (to 9) Reno, Nevada Blixt in the hunt in Reno Swede Jonas Blixt is on the leaderboard heading into the third round at the modified Stableford event at Montreux Country Club. (GOLF-PGA/RENO, expect by 0400 GMT/12 AM ET, 300 words) - - TENNIS Citi Classic (to 9) Washington, DC Second seed Kei Nishikori, of Japan, will meet third seed Marin Cilic in their first encounter since the Croatian won the U.S. Open last year. (TENNIS-MEN/CITI, expect by 0400 GMT/12 AM ET, 300 words) - - Bank of the West Classic (to 9) Stanford, California The semi-finals will be played at the WTA event in California. (TENNIS-WOMEN/STANFORD, expect by 0300 GMT/11 PM ET, 250 words) - - BASEBALL Red-hot Mets meet slumping Rays Right-hander Noah Syndergaard is scheduled to put his miserly 2.66 ERA on the line as the surging New York Mets meet the Tampa Bay Rays in one of 15 games on the Major League Baseball schedule. (BASEBALL-HIGHLIGHTS/, expect by 0400 GMT/12 AM ET, 800 words) - - NORTH AMERICAN SPORTS Roundups of off-field developments in the major North American professional sports leagues. (expect by 0000 GMT/8:00 PM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 400 words) - - ATP: Austrian Open, Kitzbuehel, Austria (to 9) Copy on merit - - - - (Europe Desk Editor: Ken Ferris)