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Reuters Sports Schedule at 1400 GMT on Saturday, Oct 22

Reuters sports schedule at 1400 GMT on Saturday (times GMT): SOCCER Premier League Bournemouth v Tottenham Hotspur (1130) Arsenal v Middlesbrough (1400) Burnley v Everton (1400) Hull City v Stoke City (1400) Leicester City v Crystal Palace (1400) Swansea City v Watford (1400) West Ham United v Sunderland (1400) Liverpool v West Bromwich Albion (1630) Arsenal, Spurs eye top spot LONDON - Arsenal and Tottenham will climb above leaders Manchester City, who play Southampton on Sunday, with victories over Middlesbrough and Bournemouth. Liverpool host West Bromwich Albion in the late kickoff. (SOCCER-ENGLAND/ (PIX), expect by 1330 GMT/9:30 AM ET, by Ian Chadband, 600 words) We will have also mini match reports on each game. La Liga Espanyol v Eibar (1100) Valencia v Barcelona (1415) Real Sociedad v Alaves (1630) Granada v Sporting Gijon (1845) Injury-hit Barcelona face new-look Valencia BARCELONA - Champions Barcelona travel to struggling Valencia who earned a 2-1 win in new coach Cesare Prandelli's first game in charge last week. (SOCCER-SPAIN/ (PIX), expect by 1615 GMT/12:15 PM ET, by Richard Martin, 400 words) Bundesliga Bayer Leverkusen v Hoffenheim (1330) Ingolstadt 04 v Borussia Dortmund (1330) Hertha Berlin v Cologne (1330) Freiburg v Augsburg (1330) SV Darmstadt 98 v VfL Wolfsburg (1330) Bayern Munich v Borussia Moenchengladbach (1630) Champions bid to end winless streak BERLIN - Champions Bayern Munich will be looking for their first win in three league matches when they host Borussia Moenchengladbach who are brimming with confidence following their Champions League win at Celtic in midweek. (SOCCER-GERMANY/ (PIX), expect by 1530 GMT/11:30 AM ET, by Karolos Grohmann, 400 words) Serie A Sampdoria v Genoa (1600) AC Milan v Juventus (1845) Juve bid to extend lead MILAN - Champions Juventus, five points clear at the top of the table, seek to extend their lead when they visit third-placed Milan. (SOCCER-ITALY/, expect by 2100 GMT/5 PM ET, by Brian Homewood, 300 words) MOTOR RACING U.S. Formula One Grand Prix Rosberg and Hamilton battle for pole AUSTIN, Texas - Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton will be pulling out all the stops to secure pole position and give himself the best chance of reviving his flagging title hopes. Mercedes team mate Nico Rosberg, fastest in practice, leads by 33 points with four races remaining. (MOTOR-F1-USA/, PIX, expect by 1915 GMT/3:15 PM ET, by Alan Baldwin, 500 words) We will also have stories from around the paddock. RUGBY Cheetahs clash with Bulls in Currie Cup final BLOEMFONTEIN - South Africa's domestic championship comes to a conclusion when the Free State Cheetahs and Blue Bulls meet in the final of the 124-year-old Currie Cup competition. (RUGBY UNION-SAFRICA/CURRIECUP, expect by 1630 GMT/12:30 PM ET, 200 words) Coetzee names South Africa squad for European tour BLOEMFONTEIN - South Africa coach Allister Coetzee names his squad for the end of season tour to Europe that sees them take on the Barbarians, England, Italy and Wales in successive weekends from Nov. 5. (RUGBY UNION-SAFRICA/SQUAD, expect by 1730 GMT/1:30 PM ET, 400 words) CRICKET England v Bangladesh, first test, Chittagong (to 24) Stokes puts England on top Ben Stokes took four wickets and made 85 to give England a lead of 273 runs over Bangladesh at the close on the third day. (CRICKET-BANGLADESH/, moved, 400 words) Pakistan v West Indies, second test, Abu Dhabi (to 25) Hosts eye large first-innings total and series win Pakistan resume on 304 for four on the second day as they look for a win that would give them an unassailable 2-0 lead in the series. (CRICKET-PAKISTAN/, expect by 1430 GMT/10:30 AM ET, 400 words) TENNIS WTA Finals, Singapore (to 30) Kerber seeks to end brilliant season with final statement SINGAPORE - Germany's Angelique Kerber aims to top a year that has brought her two grand slam titles, an Olympic silver medal and the number one ranking with victory at the elite eight-woman event in Singapore. (TENNIS-WOMEN/FINALS (PREVIEW, PIX), moved, by John O'Brien, 400 words) GOLF PGA Tour: CIMB Classic, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (to 23) Champion Thomas two clear at halfway stage KUALA LUMPUR - Holder Justin Thomas of the U.S. holds a two-shot lead after two rounds of the $7 million co-sanctioned event. (GOLF-PGA/, expect by 0900 GMT/5 AM ET, 300 words) BASEBALL Cubs, Dodgers clash in pivotal Game Six The top-seeded but long-suffering Chicago Cubs would reach the World Series for the first time in 71 years with a victory over the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers in a pivotal Game Six of their best-of-seven National League Championship Series. (BASEBALL-PLAYOFFS-LAD-CHC/ (PIX), expect by 0415 GMT/12:15 AM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 400 words) NHL Penguins visit Predators, Caps host the Rangers The reigning champion Pittsburgh Penguins visit the Nashville Predators while the Washington Capitals try to extend their win streak to four games when they host the New York Rangers in two of the 12 games on the National Hockey League schedule. (NHL-HIGHLIGHTS/, expect by 0530 GMT/1:30 AM 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 0000 GMT/8 PM ET, 500 words) (Europe desk editor: Ed Osmond)