Reuters Sports Schedule at 1400 GMT on Sunday, Sept 13

Reuters sports schedule at 1400 GMT on Sunday: - - - - SOCCER Premier League Sunderland v Tottenham Hotspur (1230) Leicester City v Aston Villa (1500) Sunderland and Spurs aim to get off the mark LONDON - Sunderland and Tottenham were hoping to win for the first time this season as they met in the early match. Leicester seek to preserve their surprise unbeaten start when they face Aston Villa. (SOCCER-ENGLAND/ (PIX), expect by 1430 GMT/10:30 AM ET, by Alan Baldwin, 600 words) - - La Liga Granada v Villarreal (1000) Athletic Bilbao v Getafe (1400) Celta Vigo v Las Palmas (1615) Malaga v Eibar (1830) Stuttering Bilbao look for first points MADRID - Athletic Bilbao will be chasing their first points of the campaign against Getafe before Celta Vigo and Eibar look to continue their perfect starts when they play Las Palmas and Malaga respectively. (SOCCER-SPAIN/ (PIX), expect by 1615 GMT/12:15 PM ET, 400 words) - - Serie A Verona v Torino (1030) Empoli v Napoli (1300) Palermo v Carpi (1300) Sampdoria v Bologna (postponed) Sassuolo v Atalanta Bergamo (1300) Lazio v Udinese (1600) Inter Milan v AC Milan (1845) Milan derby is top of the agenda MILAN - Inter Milan and AC Milan, both with renewed hope after a flurry of signings in the off-season, clash while Napoli look for their first league win of the season. (SOCCER-ITALY/, expect by 2045 GMT/4:45 PM ET, 500 words) - - Bundesliga Hoffenheim v Werder Bremen (1330) Schalke 04 v Mainz (1530) Hoffenheim aim for first win of season BERLIN - Hoffenheim will look for their first win of the season against Werder Bremen while Schalke are desperate to improve from a rocky start with victory over Mainz. (SOCCER-GERMANY/, expect by 1530 GMT/11:30 AM ET, by Karolos Grohmann, 400 words) - - Dutch championship Groningen v Heerenveen (1030) ADO Den Haag v Heracles Almelo (1230) Feyenoord v Willem II Tilburg (1230) Utrecht v Vitesse Arnhem (1445) Feyenoord need victory to keep up with leaders AMSTERDAM - Feyenoord chase a fourth win in five games at Willem II Tilburg as they seek to keep up with the early frontrunners. (SOCCER-DUTCH/, expect by 1700 GMT/1 PM ET, 300 words) - - Belgian league Standard Liege v Lokeren (1230) Anderlecht v Racing Genk (1600) St Truiden v Charleroi (1800) Two new coaches make their debuts BRUSSELS - Standard Liege meet Lokeren in new coach Yannick Ferrera's first game in charge while his successor at St Truiden, Irishman Chris O'Loughlin, watches his team take on Charleroi. (SOCCER-BELGIUM/, expect by 2000 GMT/4 PM ET, 200 words) - - Ligue 1 Ajaccio v Monaco (1200) Nantes v Stade Rennes (1500) Olympique Marseille v Bastia (1900) Copy on merit - - - - TENNIS U.S. Open (to 13) Djokovic and Federer renew rivalry NEW YORK - World number one Novak Djokovic battles five-times champion Roger Federer of Switzerland in the U.S. Open final that will serve as a rematch of the Wimbledon final won by the top-seeded Serbian. (TENNIS-OPEN/MEN (PIX), expect by 2330 GMT/7:30 PM ET, by Steve Keating and Larry Fine, 600 words) - - - - RUGBY World Cup (to Oct. 31) McCaw wants retirement talk to wait LONDON - Richie McCaw's future on the rugby field remains a matter for conjecture, with the New Zealand captain saying on Sunday he did not want retirement talk to overshadow playing at the Rugby World Cup. (RUGBY UNION-WORLD/NEWZEALAND-MCCAW/ (TV), moved, by Mark Gleeson, 400 words) - - LONDON - We continue the build-up to the tournament in England which starts on Friday. (RUGBY-WORLD/, expect throughout) - - - - CYCLING Tour of Spain (to 13) Italy's Aru poised for debut grand tour triumph MADRID - Barring a crash on the final ceremonial stage, Astana rider Fabio Aru of Italy will secure his maiden grand tour triumph when he wraps up victory at the Tour of Spain. (CYCLING-VUELTA/ (PIX), expect by 1900 GMT/3 PM ET, 400 words) - - Tour of Britain (to 13) Copy on merit - - - - GOLF LPGA Tour: Evian Championship (to 13), Evian Les Bains, France Korean Lee takes one-shot lead into final round PARIS - South Korean Lee Mi-hyang took a one-shot lead over American Lexi Thompson into the last round of the final women's major of the year. (GOLF-WOMEN/, expect by 1800 GMT/2 PM ET, 300 words) - - European Tour Dutch Open (to 13), Zandvoort AMSTERDAM - England's Lee Slattery, winner of last week's Russian Open, shared the lead with Rafa Cabrera-Bello of Spain going into the final round. (GOLF-EUROPEAN/, expect by 1800 GMT/2 PM ET, 300 words) - - - - CRICKET England v Australia, fifth one-day international, Manchester Old Trafford hosts series decider MANCHESTER - England were bidding to win their third game in a row to clinch the series 3-2 after losing the opening two matches. (CRICKET-ENGLAND/, expect by 1800 GMT/2 PM ET, 300 words) - - - - MOTORCYCLING MotoGP: San Marino, Misano MotoGP world champion Marc Marquez won a San Marino Grand Prix thriller for Honda while Valentino Rossi extended his overall lead to 23 points despite a strategy blunder that cost him victory. (MOTORCYCLING-PRIX/, moved, 300 words) - - - - BASKETBALL Serbia and Croatia on quarter-final collision course LILLE, France - Unbeaten Serbia and bitter Balkan foes Croatia will meet in the last eight of the European Championship if they overcome Finland and Czech Republic respectively. (BASKETBALL-EUROPEAN/ (PIX), expect by 2130 GMT/5:30 PM ET, 400 words) - - - - BOXING Mayweather Jr. cements place among pantheon of boxing greats LAS VEGAS - We assess the impact made by Floyd Mayweather Jr. on boxing with a perfect 49-0 record as a professional following his comfortable victory over Andre Berto in a welterweight showdown at the MGM Grand that he says was the final fight of his career. (BOXING-MAYWEATHER/LEGACY (PIX), expect by 2200 GMT/6 PM ET, by Mark Lamport-Stokes, 500 words) - - - - NFL Manning in action as NFL season begins in earnest The National Football League's 2015 seasons begins in earnest with 13 games, including future Hall of Fame quarterback Peyton Manning and the Denver Broncos hosting the Baltimore Ravens and the Seattle Seahawks, runners-up last season, visiting the St. Louis Rams. (NFL-WEEK1/, expect by 2230 GMT/6:30 PM ET, by Frank Pingue, 400 words) - - - - BASEBALL MLB-leading Cards set to clash with Reds The Major League Baseball-leading St. Louis Cardinals send right-hander Michael Wacha to the mound versus Cuban rookie Raisel Iglesias and the host Cincinnati Reds in one of 16 games on the Major League Baseball schedule. (BASEBALL-HIGHLIGHTS/, expect by 0330 GMT/11:30 PM ET, 800 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) (London Desk Editor: Clare Fallon)