Reuters Sports Schedule at 1400 GMT on Sunday, Jan 1

Reuters sports schedule at 1400 GMT on Sunday (times GMT): Soccer Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur look to take advantage of Manchester City's Saturday defeat at Liverpool as they take on Crystal Palace and Watford respectively (SOCCER-ENGLAND-, PIX) expect by 15.30GMT/12.30 pm ET, by Martyn Herman, 400 words) Southgate positive over England future New England manager Gareth Southgate wants to make the under-achieving nation the world's top football power, however long it takes, he said in a New Year message on Sunday. (SOCCER-ENGLAND/SOUTHGATE, by Martyn Herman, moved, 550 words) Olympics New broadcaster promises year-round buzz Fan of the Olympics can expect the spirit of the Games to be aflame all year round, not just during the sporting extravaganzas, the man now responsible for broadcasting both Summer and Winter Olympics to hundreds of millions of viewers across Europe told Reuters. (OLYMPICS-BROADCASTING/EUROSPORT (moved), by Ossian Shine, 530 words) NFL New Year Day of reckoning for playoff bound teams The curtain falls on the National Football League regular season with a full slate of 16 games that will settle the playoff positions for the Super Bowl tournament, with the Redskins, Lions, Packers and Buccaneers fighting to reach the postseason, and teams including the Patriots, Raiders, Chiefs and Falcons jockeying for seeding. (FOOTBALL-NFL-HIGHLIGHTS/, expect by 2230 GMT/5:30 PM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 950 words) Packers, Lions vie for NFC North title The Aaron Rodgers-led Green Bay Packers (9-6) hit the road to take on the Detroit Lions (9-6) and quarterback Matt Stafford and close the book on the NFLs regular season in an NFC North showdown that will determine the division champion and settle the lineup for the following weeks Wild Card round of the National Football League playoffs. (FOOTBALL-NFL-DET-GB/, expect by 0530 GMT/12:30 AM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 400 words) NHL Hockey's outdoor roots again part of the NHL TORONTO - Thousands of Canadians kick off the New Year the way much of the world expects them to - sitting outside in freezing temperatures watching a hockey game between the Toronto Maple Leafs and Detroit Red Wings. The showcase will mark the start of the NHL Centennial celebrations with an outdoor game once again as much a part of the league as it was in the beginning. (ICEHOCKEY-NHL-OUTDOORS/ (PIX), expect by 0100 GMT/8:00 PM ET, by Steve Keating, 600 words) Leafs celebrate their 100th year outdoors against Red Wings The Toronto Maple Leafs launch a year-long celebration of the NHLs 100th anniversary and their own centennial when they take the ice outdoors against the Detroit Maple Leafs in one of three games on the National Hockey League schedule. (ICEHOCKEY-NHL-HIGHLIGHTS/, expect by 0430 GMT/11:30 PM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 400 words) NBA Spurs look to make gain in New Year Kawhi Leonard and the San Antonio Spurs (27-6) aim to make up ground on the idle NBA-best Golden State Warriors (29-5) when they visit the Atlanta Hawks (17-16) in one of five New Years Day games on the National Basketball Association schedule. (BASKETBALL-NBA-HIGHLIGHTS/ , expect by 0530 GMT/12:15 PM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 350 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, 500 words) TENNIS Hopman Cup, Perth (to 8) Copy on merit ATP/WTA: Brisbane International (to 8) Copy on merit WTA : Auckland Classic (to 7) Copy on merit (London desk editor: Mitch Phillips)