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Reuters Sports Schedule at 0600 GMT on Sunday, Dec 20

Reuters sports schedule at 0600 GMT on Sunday: - - - - SOCCER FIFA Platini says FIFA ethics committee decided guilt in advance LONDON - Suspended European soccer chief Michel Platini has accused a FIFA ethics committee of denying him a fair hearing on the corruption allegations against him and finding him guilty in advance. (SOCCER FIFA/PLATINI, moved, 400 words) - - Club World Cup Barcelona huge favourites to beat River Plate in final YOKOHAMA, Japan - European champions Barcelona are overwhelming favourites to win the Club World Cup for a third time when they face their South American counterparts River Plate in the final. (SOCCER-CLUB/,(PIX), expect by 1030 GMT/5:30 AM, by Brian Homewood, 400 words) - - - - Premier League Chelsea again turn to Hiddink to revive fortunes LONDON - Chelsea turned again to experienced Dutchman Guus Hiddink to guide them out of a crisis when they named him interim manager on Saturday for the rest of the season following the sacking of Jose Mourinho. (SOCCER-ENGLAND/CHE-HIDDINK, moved, 400 words) For more stories on Chelsea see: TAKE A LOOK - - Watford v Liverpool (1330) Swansea City v West Ham United (1600) Liverpool bid to stay in touch with top four LONDON - Liverpool visit in-form Watford looking to leapfrog their opponents with a win and stay in touch with the top four while injury-hit West Ham United travel to managerless Swansea City who can climb out of the bottom three with a victory. (SOCCER-ENGLAND/ (PIX), expect by 1530 GMT/10:30 PM ET, by Steve Tongue, 650 words) - - La Liga Real Madrid v Rayo Vallecano (1500) Athletic Club v Levante (1715) Granada CF v Celta Vigo (1715) Real Sociedad v Villarreal (1715) Malaga v Atletico Madrid (1930) Atletico eye top spot, Real look to get back on track MADRID - Atletico Madrid can leapfrog Barcelona into top spot if they avoid defeat at Malaga while Real Madrid will look to return to winning ways after last weekend's defeat at Villarreal when they host strugglers Rayo Vallecano. (SOCCER-SPAIN/ (PIX) expect by 1700 GMT/12 PM ET, 500 words) - - Bundesliga Hertha Berlin v Mainz (1430) Borussia Moenchengladbach v SV Darmstadt 98 (1630) Hertha bid to stay clear of Leverkusen BERLIN - Third-placed Hertha Berlin look to re-establish a five-point lead over Bayer Leverkusen in fourth when they host Mainz while Borussia Moenchengladbach aim to return to the top four with a win over SV Darmstadt. (SOCCER-GERMANY (PIX), expect by 1630 GMT/11:30 AM ET, by Karolos Gorhmann, 400 words) - - Serie A Carpi v Juventus (1130) AS Roma v Genoa (1400) Atalanta Bergamo v Napoli (1400) Fiorentina v Chievo Verona (1400) Verona v Sassuolo (1400) Frosinone v AC Milan (1700) Sampdoria v Palermo (1700) Torino v Udinese (1700) Inter Milan v Lazio (1945) Inter host Lazio, Juve at Carpi, Roma desperate to end slump ROME - Serie A leaders Inter Milan host Lazio, resurgent Juventus visit strugglers Carpi and AS Roma will be desperate to end their seven-game winless run at home when they face Genoa to ease the pressure on coach Rudi Garcia. (SOCCER-ITALY/ (PIX), expect by 2145 GMT/4:45 PM ET, by Ed Dove, 400 words) - - Ligue 1 St Etienne v Angers SCO (1300) GFC Ajaccio v Olympique Lyon (1600) Girondins Bordeaux v Olympique Marseille (2000) Angers eye second place, Marseille at Bordeaux PARIS - Angers can reclaim second place by avoiding defeat at St-Etienne while Olympique de Marseille aim to continue their revival at Girondins Bordeaux and Olympique Lyonnais will be desperate to end a five-game winless streak at Ajaccio, who are unbeaten in eight Ligue 1 games. (SOCCER-FRANCE/ (PIX), expect by 2200 GMT/5:00 PM ET, by Ed Dove, 300 words) - - Dutch championship Excelsior v SC Cambuur (1130) NEC Nijmegen v Feyenoord (1330) Heerenveen v ADO Den Haag (1330) Willem II Tilburg v Roda JC Kerkrade (1330) Ajax Amsterdam v Graafschap Doetinchem (1545) Ajax Amsterdam look to consolidate lead AMSTERDAM - Ajax Amsterdam have a chance to consolidate their lead when they host bottom club De Graafschap while fellow front runners Feyenoord have a tricky game at NEC Nijmegen. (SOCCER-DUTCH/, expect by 1800 GMT/1 PM ET, 300 words) - - Belgian league Club Bruges v Anderlecht (1330) Oostende v Standard Liege (1700) Gent v Kortrijk (1900) Gent in the lead but Bruges and Anderlecht the main focus BRUSSELS - Champions Gent can guarantee staying top with a win at home to mid-table Kortrijk but the main focus with be on the traditional tussle between second-placed Club Bruges, who are three points off the pace, and Anderlecht aho are three points further back in fourth spot. (SOCCER-BELGIUM/, expect by 2100 GMT/5 PM ET, 200 words) - - Indian Super League, final Zico's Goa take on Materazzi's Chennaiyin at home FC Goa, coached by former Brazil great Zico, will clash with Italian World Cup winner Marco Materazzi's Chennaiyin FC at home in the final of the second edition of the Indian Super League. (SOCCER-INDIA/LEAGUE, expect by 1630 GMT/11:30 AM ET, 300 words) - - - - CRICKET New Zealand v Sri Lanka, second test, Hamilton (to 22) New Zealand close in on victory A hobbling Kane Williamson guided New Zealand to 142 for five at the close of play on the third day of the second test against Sri Lanka in Hamilton, with the hosts needing another 47 runs to seal a 2-0 series sweep. (CRICKET-NEWZEALAND/, moved, 400 words) - - South Africa A v England XI (to 22) PIETERMARITZBURG, South Africa - England begin a three-day warm-up against a tough local line-up at the City Oval as they seek to settle selection issues before the start of the test series against South Africa. (CRICKET-ENGLAND/, expect by 1700 GMT/12 PM ET, 300 words) - - Australia captain Smith makes his mark on team in transition MELBOURNE - A year on from taking the reins from an injured Michael Clarke, Steven Smith has passed most of the tests thrown at him in leading an Australian team in the throes of transition. (CRICKET-AUSTRALIA/SMITH, expect by 0800 GMT/3 AM ET, by Ian Ransom, 450 words) - - - - NFL Jets slip past Cowboys in Dallas The New York Jets kept themselves firmly in the AFC playoff race by slipping past the Dallas Cowboys 19-16 at AT&T Stadium. (NFL-COWBOYS/ moved, by The Sports Xchange, 400 words) - - - - NBA Anthony sets tone, Knicks breeze past Bulls After a sluggish start, the New York Knicks regrouped and cruised to a relatively stress-free 107-91 victory over the Chicago Bulls on Saturday, with Carmelo Anthony scoring 13 of his 27 points during the opening quarter. (NBA-KNICKS/ moved, by The Sports Xchange, 400 words) - - - - Thunder cruise past Lakers Kevin Durant scored 22 points and Russell Westbrook handed out 11 assists to lead Oklahoma City to a 118-78 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers at Chesapeake Energy Arena. (NBA-HIGHLIGHTS/ moved, by The Sports Xchange, 400 words) - - - - NHL Blues cool off Flames Blues winger Vladimir Tarasenko scored his league-leading 21st goal of the year and assisted on another in the first period to send St. Louis to a 3-2 win over the Calgary Flames. (NHL-HIGHLIGHTS/ moved, by The Sports Xchange, 700 words) - - - - NORTH AMERICAN SPORTS Roundups of off-field developments in the major North American professional sports leagues. (moved, by The Sports Xchange, 400 words) - - - - (Asia desk editor: Peter Rutherford)