Reuters Sports Schedule at 1415 GMT Sunday, Oct 25

Reuters sports schedule at 1415 GMT on Sunday: - - - - FIFA Sexwale to stand for FIFA presidency South African businessman and former political prisoner Tokyo Sexwale is to run for the presidency of world soccer's governing body FIFA, a spokesman said as the deadline for nominations neared. (SOCCER-FIFA/SEXWALE, moved, 426 words) - - - - RUGBY WORLD CUP (to 31) Australia and Argentina battle for right to face All Blacks LONDON - Australia, seeking to reach their fourth final, and Argentina, hoping for their first, face off at Twickenham for the right to meet New Zealand in next week's World Cup title showdown. (RUGBY-WORLD/ARGENTINA-AUSTRALIA (PIX), expect by 1800 GMT/2 PM ET, by Justin Palmer, Mitch Phillips, Julian Linden and Rex Gowar, 600 words plus sidebars) - - All Blacks show grit as well as swagger LONDON - New Zealand showed they can win with grit as well as swagger when outlasting South Africa, and whoever faces them in next week's final will need to produce something special to stop them retaining the World Cup. (RUGBY UNION-WORLD/ZEALAND, moved, by Justin Palmer, 400 words) - - Dreaded third-place playoff looms for Springboks CAPE TOWN - From the depths of despair when losing to Japan, via the hopes raised by their quarter-final victory, South Africa now face up to the dreaded third-place playoff after coming up just short against New Zealand in a gruelling semi-final. (RUGBY UNION-WORLD/SAFRICA, expect by 1400 GMT/10 AM ET, by Nick Said, 400 words) - - - - SOCCER Premier League Bournemouth v Tottenham Hotspur (1405) Manchester United v Manchester City (1405) Liverpool v Southampton (1615) Top of the table incentive for City LONDON - Manchester City can leapfrog Arsenal at the top of the table by beating arch-rivals Manchester United while rock bottom Sunderland entertain north-east neighbours Newcastle who are third from bottom. (SOCCER-ENGLAND/, expect throughout, by Steve Tongue, 650 words) - - La Liga Las Palmas v Villarreal (1500) Barcelona v Eibar (1715) Atletico Madrid v Valencia (1930) Champions Barcelona look to draw level with leaders Real MADRID - Champions Barcelona can draw level on 21 points with Real Madrid at the top with a win at home to Eibar before fourth-placed Atletico Madrid look to stay in touch with the leaders when they host Valencia. (SOCCER-SPAIN/ (PIX), expect by 1700 GMT/1 PM ET, 500 words) - - Bundesliga Borussia Dortmund v Augsburg (1430) Borussia Moenchengladbach v Schalke 04 (1630) Dortmund out to cut Bayern's lead BERLIN - Second-placed Borussia Dortmund will attempt to cut Bayern Munich's lead back to seven points when they take on Augsburg. (SOCCER-GERMANY/, expect by 1630 GMT/12:30 PM ET, by Karolos Grohmann, 400 words) - - Serie A AC Milan v Sassuolo (1400) Juventus v Atalanta Bergamo (1400) Udinese v Frosinone (1400) Fiorentina v AS Roma (1700) Lazio v Torino (1700) Chievo Verona v Napoli (1945) Juve chase third league win of season TURIN - Champions Juventus host Atalanta looking to pick up only their third league victory of the season while Fiorentina hope to extend their lead at the top when they entertain Roma. (SOCCER-ITALY/ (PIX), expect throughout, 400 words) - - Dutch championship NEC Nijmegen v Groningen (1330) Vitesse Arnhem v Ajax Amsterdam (1330) Feyenoord v AZ Alkmaar (1545) Leaders hope to stay ahead of chasing pack AMSTERDAM - Joint leaders Ajax Amsterdam and Feyenoord have tough assignments as they seek to keep ahead of the chasing pack. (SOCCER-DUTCH/, expect by 1800 GMT/2 PM ET, 300 words) - - Ligue 1 Stade de Reims v Monaco (1300) Girondins Bordeaux v Troyes (1600) Lille v Olympique Marseille (1600) Paris St Germain v St Etienne (2000) St Etienne next for pacesetting PSG PARIS - Leaders Paris St Germain entertain fifth-placed St Etienne while troubled Marseille attempt to end a five-game run without a win when they travel to goal-shy Lille. (SOCCER-FRANCE/ (PIX), expect by 2200 GMT/6 PM ET, 400 words) - - Belgian league Anderlecht v Club Bruges (1330) Charleroi v Standard Liege (1700) STVV v Kortrijk (1900) Anderlecht have opportunity to go top BRUSSELS - Anderlecht can take over at the top by winning at home to Club Bruges after joint leaders Oostende and Ghent. (SOCCER-BELGIUM/, expect by 2100 GMT/5 PM ET, 200 words) - - Rosenborg could be crowned Norwegian champions OSLO - Leading by nine points with three games to go, Rosenborg Trondheim will be crowned Norwegian champions for the 23rd time if they avoid defeat at Stromsgodset or if Stabaek drop points to Viking Stavanger. (SOCCER-NORWAY/, expect by 1800 GMT/2 PM ET, by Philip O'Connor, 200 words) - - D.C. United meet Columbus in pivotal end-of-season clash D.C. United visit the Columbus Crew for a pivotal match that will assure the winner the second seed in the Eastern Conference and a first-round playoff bye in one of 10 games on the final day of Major League Soccer's regular season. (SOCCER-MLS/, expect by 0200 GMT/10 PM ET, 300 words) - - - - MOTOR RACING U.S. Formula One Grand Prix (to 25) Hamilton poised for third title on action-packed day AUSTIN, Texas - Britain's Lewis Hamilton can take his third Formula One world championship but the Mercedes driver faces an action-packed race day after qualifying was postponed to Sunday morning due to heavy rain. (MOTOR RACING-PRIX/ (PIX), expect by 1500 GMT/11 AM ET, by Alan Baldwin, 600 words) We will also have stories from around the paddock. - - CRICKET Pakistan v England, second test Pakistan lead by 445 as England openers fall DUBAI - England stumbled to 45 for two in their second innings of the second test at tea on Sunday, 445 runs behind Pakistan after the hosts' Younus Khan had made a swaggering 31st test century. (CRICKET-PAKISTAN/, moved with updates to follow, by Matt Smith, 400 words) - - Sri Lanka v West Indies, second test (to 26) Rain washes out fourth day's play in Colombo COLOMBO - The fourth day's play in the second and final test between Sri Lanka and West Indies was washed out due to persistent rain on Sunday. (CRICKET-SRI LANKA/, moved, 150 words) - - India v South Africa, fifth ODI Teams face off in series decider MUMBAI - India and South Africa are tied 2-2 in the one-day international series with the fifth and final game at the Wankhede Stadium. (CRICKET-INDIA/ (PIX), expect by 1630 GMT/12:30 PM ET, 400 words) - - - - TENNIS WTA Finals, Singapore (to Nov. 1) Halep storms to victory in WTA Finals opener SINGAPORE - Romania's Simona Halep kicked off her campaign for a maiden WTA Finals title in emphatic fashion with a thumping 6-0 6-3 victory over U.S. Open champion Flavia Pennetta in the opening match of the eight-woman season-ending tournament. (TENNIS-WOMEN/FINALS (PIX), moved with updates to follow, by John O'Brien, 500 words) - - ATP: Stockholm Open Berdych aims to make it two in a row STOCKHOLM - Defending champion and top seed Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic will attempt to make it two Stockholm Open titles in a row when he takes on America's Jack Sock in the final. (TENNIS-MEN/STOCKHOLM (PIX), expect by 1630 GMT/12:30 PM ET, by Philip O'Connor, 200 words) - - ATP/WTA: Kremlin Cup, Moscow Vienna Open, Austria Copy on merit - - - - RALLYING Champion Ogier leads heading into final leg in Spain MADRID - World champion Sebastian Ogier has a lead of almost a minute over Volkswagen team mate Jari-Matti Latvala heading into the final leg of the Rally of Spain, the penultimate race of the 2015 world championship. (RALLYING-SPAIN/, expect by 1300 GMT/9 AM ET, 300 words) - - - - GOLF PGA Tour: Shriners Hospitals for Children Open, Las Vegas Rookie Stegmaier leads in Vegas PGA Tour rookie Brett Stegmaier will take a one-stroke lead ahead of ahead of fellow American Morgan Hoffmann into the fourth round of the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open in Las Vegas. (GOLF-PGA/, expect by 0200 GMT/10 PM ET, 400 words) - - - - NFL Undefeated Pats host Jets, Giants host Cowboys Tom Brady and the undefeated New England Patriots will try to extend their red-hot start to the season when they host the New York Jets while the Dallas Cowboys, still struggling from the loss of their two injured star players, visit the rival New York Giants in two of the 12 games on the National Football League schedule. (NFL-HIGHLIGHTS/, expect by 2000 GMT/4 PM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 700 words) - - Panthers eye first ever 6-0 start to a season The surprising Carolina Panthers, powered by dynamic quarterback Cam Newton, host the Philadelphia Eagles with a chance to record their first ever 6-0 start to a National Football League season. (NFL-PANTHERS/, expect by 0430 GMT/12:30 AM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 400 words) - - - - NHL McDavid leads Oilers into clash with Kings Top draft pick Connor McDavid leads his Edmonton Oilers into a clash against the visiting Los Angeles Kings in one of the three games on the National Hockey League schedule. (NHL-HIGHLIGHTS/, expect by 0330 GMT/11:30 PM ET, 400 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) (Europe desk editor: Pritha Sarkar)