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Reuters Sports Schedule at 1400 GMT on Saturday, Nov 7

Reuters sports schedule at 1400 GMT on Saturday: SOCCER Premier League Bournemouth v Newcastle United (1245) Leicester City v Watford (1500) Manchester United v West Bromwich Albion (1500) Norwich City v Swansea City (1500) Sunderland v Southampton (1500) West Ham United v Everton (1500) Stoke City v Chelsea (1730) LONDON - Leicester can join leaders Manchester City and Arsenal on 25 points by beating Watford while Stoke bid to repeat last week's League Cup victory when they again host champions Chelsea. (SOCCER-ENGLAND/, expect by 1445 GMT/9:45 AM ET, by Ian Chadband, 650 words) - - La Liga Celta Vigo v Valencia (1500) Levante v Deportivo Coruna (1715) Eibar v Getafe (1930) Rayo Vallecano v Granada (1930) Malaga v Real Betis (2105) Celta dreaming of joining Real and Barca at the top BARCELONA - With the joint leaders not in action until Sunday, third-placed Celta Vigo can join Real Madrid and Barcelona on 24 points with a win over Valencia. (SOCCER-SPAIN/, expect by 1730 GMT/12:30 PM ET, by Tim Hanlon, 500 words) - - Bundesliga Mainz v VfL Wolfsburg (1430) Bayer Leverkusen v Cologne (1430) Bayern Munich v VfB Stuttgart (1430) Borussia Moenchengladbach v FC Ingolstadt 04 (1430) Hoffenheim v Eintracht Frankfurt (1430) SV Darmstadt 98 v Hamburg SV (1730) Bayern out to stretch lead at top BERLIN - Unbeaten Bayern Munich take on Stuttgart in the traditional south German derby with the in-form champions eager to stretch their lead over second-placed Borussia Dortmund to eight points. (SOCCER-GERMANY/ (PIX), expect by 1630 GMT/11:30 AM ET, by Karolos Grohmann, 400 words) - - Ligue 1 Paris St Germain v Toulouse (1600) Caen v En Avant Guingamp (1900) Lorient v Troyes (1900) Lille v Bastia (1900) Montpellier v Nantes (1900) Stade de Reims v Ajaccio (1900) Runaway leaders PSG take on Toulouse PARIS - Runaway leaders Paris St Germain are expected to be too strong for second from bottom Toulouse at the Parc des Princes. (SOCCER-FRANCE/ (PIX), expect by 1800 GMT/1 PM ET, by Julien Pretot, 300 words) - - Serie A Verona v Bologna (1700) AC Milan v Atalanta Bergamo (1945) Fourth-place incentive for Milan MILAN - AC Milan could climb to fourth with a home win over Atalanta while second from bottom Verona entertain third from bottom Bologna. (SOCCER-ITALY/, expect by 2200 GMT/5 PM ET, 400 words) - - Dutch championship Twente Enschede v Heerenveen (1730) NEC Nijmegen v Graafschap Doetinchem (1845) Willem II Tilburg v Excelsior (1845) PEC Zwolle v Heracles Almelo (1945) Heracles look to join front-runners AMSTERDAM - An away win will put unfashionable Heracles just one point off the top of the table as they seek to take advantage of Zwolle's recent form slide. (SOCCER-DUTCH/, expect by 2200 GMT/5 PM ET, 250 words) - - - - CRICKET Australia v New Zealand, first test (to 9) Australia extend lead after Williamson defiance BRISBANE - Kane Williamson's defiant century helped New Zealand to 317 all out on the third day of the first test but Australia raced to 264 for four and a lead of 503 runs at the close. (CRICKET-AUSTRALIA/, moved, 400 words) - - India v South Africa, first test Spinners lead India to victory MOHALI, India - India's Ravindra Jadeja and Ravichandran Ashwin thrived on a spinners' paradise in Mohali, bamboozling South Africa's batsmen in the first test to secure a 108-run victory with more than two days to spare on Saturday.. (CRICKET-INDIA/ (PIX), moved, 400 words) - - Sri Lanka v West Indies, third ODI, Pallekele Home team eye 3-0 sweep against West Indies Having defeated West Indies 2-0 in the two-test series, Sri Lanka have a chance to complete another sweep in the one-day international contest. (CRICKET-SRI LANKA/, expect by 1730 GMT/12:30 PM ET, 350 words) - - Bangladesh v Zimbabwe, first ODI, Dhaka Copy on merit - - - - TENNIS ATP: Paris Masters (to 8) Wawrinka takes on Djokovic in Paris semi-finals PARIS - World number one Novak Djokovic, bidding to win the Paris Masters title for the fourth time, faces Stan Wawrinka in the semi-finals. Andy Murray plays David Ferrer in the second match of the day (TENNIS-MEN/PARIS (PIX), expect by 1530 GMT/10:30 AM ET, by Julien Pretot, 500 words) - - - - GOLF European Tour WGC-HSBC Champions (to 8) Kisner in charge in Shanghai SHANGHAI - American Kevin Kisner takes a two-stroke lead over Britain's Russell Knox into the third round. Third-placed South African Branden Grace is a further two shots adrift. (GOLF-WGC/, expect by 1000 GMT/5 AM ET, 400 words) - - - - MOTORCYCLING MotoGP: Valencia (to 8) Copy on merit - - - - GOLF Sanderson Farms Championship (to Nov 8) Castro 15-under after 36 holes American Roberto Castro, without a win in 102 previous starts on the PGA Tour, begins the third round at 15-under at the weather-plagued PGA Tour event at the Country Club of Jackson in Jackson, Mississippi. (GOLF-PGA/, expect by 0100 GMT/8 PM ET, 300 words) - - NBA Unbeaten Warriors visit lowly Kings The Steph Curry-led NBA champion Golden State Warriors, who have started the new season as strongly as they finished the old, visit the Sacramento Kings in one of nine games on the National Basketball Association schedule. (NBA-HIGHLIGHTS/, expect by 0700 GMT/2 AM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 600 words) Division rivals Hawks and Wizards clash The Atlanta Hawks host the Washington Wizards in a division battle between two teams who have started the season well. (NBA-HAWKS/, expect by 0400 GMT/11 PM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 300 words) Clippers seek to extend perfect home record The 4-1 Los Angeles Clippers, led by forward Blake Griffin, who is averaging nearly 30 points, seek to continue their perfect home record when they host the Houston Rockets. (NBA-CLIPPERS/, expect by 0700 GMT/2 AM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 300 words) - - NHL The 6-5-1 Boston Bruins visit the league-leading 12-2-1 Montreal Canadiens in one of 11 games on the National Hockey League schedule. (NHL-HIGHLIGHTS/, expect by 0700 GMT/2 AM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 600 words) - - NORTH AMERICAN SPORTS Roundups of off-field developments in the major North American professional sports leagues. (expect by 0100 GMT/8 PM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 400 words) (Europe desk editor: Ed Osmond)