Reuters Sports Schedule at 0615 GMT on Sunday, Sept 25

Reuters sports schedule at 0600 GMT on Sunday (times GMT): SOCCER Premier League West Ham United v Southampton (1500) Hammers seek much-needed win against Saints LONDON - Slaven Bilic's struggling West Ham need a win at the London Stadium to haul themselves out of the bottom three and above Southampton (SOCCER-ENGLAND-WHU-SOU/, expect by 1700 GMT/1 PM ET, 300 words) La Liga Leganes v Valencia (1000) Atletico Madrid v Deportivo Coruna (1415) Villarreal v Osasuna (1630) Espanyol v Celta Vigo (1845) Atletico out to assert pressure at top MADRID - Atletico Madrid can add to the pressure on leaders Real Madrid, who drew 2-2 at Las Palmas on Saturday, if they beat Deportivo and go third in La Liga. (SOCCER-SPAIN/ (PIX), expect by 1615 GMT/12:15 PM ET, 400 words) Serie A Torino v AS Roma (1030) Genoa v Pescara (1300) Inter Milan v Bologna (1300) Lazio v Empoli (1300) Sassuolo v Udinese (1300) Fiorentina v AC Milan (1845) Chasing pack aim to keep close to Juventus ROME - As Roma and Inter Milan, level on 10 points, need to win to rein in leaders Juventus and Napoli after the top two both won on Saturday. (SOCCER-ITALY/, expect by 1500 GMT/11 AM ET, 400 words) Bundesliga Hoffenheim v Schalke 04 (1330) Cologne v RB Leipzig (1530) Cologne face Leipzig with second place up for grabs BERLIN - Cologne look to keep up their fine start to the season when they take on promoted RB Leipzig, with a win lifting them to second place, while Schalke 04 hope to end a four-game losing streak with victory over Hoffenheim. (SOCCER-GERMANY/, expect by 1530 GMT/11.30 AM ET, by Karolos Grohmann, 350 words) Ligue 1 St Etienne v Lille (1300) AS Nancy-Lorraine v Nice (1500) Olympique Marseille v Nantes (1845) Nice eye top spot at Nancy PARIS - Nice, without the injured Mario Balotelli, will take the lead in Ligue 1 if they win at Nancy. (SOCCER-FRANCE/, by 1700GMT/1 PM ET, by Julien Pretot, 300 words) CRICKET India v New Zealand, 1st test (to 22) India return to bat New Zealand out of the contest KANPUR - With a handsome 215-run lead in pocket and nine second innings wicket in hand, India will return to set New Zealand an improbable target before unleashing their spinners on the visitors. (CRICKET-INDIA/ (PIX), expect throughout, by Amlan Chakraborty, 450 words) GOLF RYDER CUP Love fills last spot on U.S. Ryder Cup team U.S. Ryder Cup captain Davis Love makes his final captain's pick in selecting the 12th member of the team that will face holders Europe in the biennial match play competition at Hazeltine in Minnesota starting on Friday. (GOLF-RYDER/U.S., expect by 0300 GMT/11 PM ET, 300 words) PREVIEW PACKAGE U.S. experience, European dominance mark Ryder Cup Home advantage for an experienced United States line-up versus European dominance - just one of many compelling matchups to savor during next week's Ryder Cup between two star-studded teams at Hazeltine National. We preview the 41st edition of the biennial competition in a seven-part package. (GOLF-RYDER/ (PREVIEW), expect by 1400 GMT/10 AM ET, by Mark Lamport-Stokes, 650 words) U.S. Ryder Cup task force under spotlight at Hazeltine Captained for a second time by Davis Love III, the United States will bid to end a dominant run by Europe who have won three consecutive Ryder Cups and eight of the last 10, a trend that prompted the PGA of America to appoint an 11-person task force to overhaul U.S. preparations and strategy for the biennial competition. (GOLF-RYDER/TASKFORCE, expect by 1400 GMT/10 AM ET, by Andrew Both, 550 words) Martin Kaymer's rundown of Europe's Ryder Cup team Wildcard selection Martin Kaymer of Germany gives Reuters a rundown of his 11 European team mates ahead of the 41st Ryder Cup. (GOLF-RYDER/EUROPE-KAYMER, expect by 1400 GMT/10 AM ET, 680 words) Andy North's rundown of U.S. Ryder Cup team Double U.S. Open champion and 1985 U.S. Ryder Cup player Andy North runs the rule for Reuters over the U.S. team ahead of next week's Ryder Cup. (GOLF-RYDER/USA-NORTH, expect by 1400 GMT/10 AM ET, 680 words) See also: GOLF-RYDER/FORMAT, expect by 1400 GMT/10 AM ET, 220 words) GOLF-RYDER/COURSE, expect by 1400 GMT/10 AM ET, 100 words) GOLF-RYDER/RESULTS, expect by 1400 GMT/10 AM ET, 445 words) PGA Tour: Tour Championship, Atlanta (to 25) Johnson and Chappell tied for lead after three rounds Americans Dustin Johnson and Kevin Chappell, on eight-under 202, take a two-shot lead over Rory McIlroy and Ryan Moore into the final round of the season-ending event on the PGA Tour at East Lake, where two prizes up for grabs - the tournament itself as well as the FedExCup that awards a $10 million prize to the winner of the season-long points race. (GOLF-PGA/, expect by 2300 GMT/7 PM ET, 400 words) European Tour: European Open, Bad Griesbach, Germany (to 25) Frenchman Levy leads into final day BERLIN - Frenchman Alexander Levy takes a four-shot lead into the third and final round of the European Open after the tournament in Germany was reduced to 54 holes due to fog delays.(GOLF-EUROPEAN/, expect by 1800 GMT/2 PM ET, 300 words) ICE HOCKEY World Cup of Hockey (to Oct 1) Sweden, Team Europe battle in World Cup semi-final TORONTO - Group B winners Sweden face Group A runner-up Team Europe in a semi-final showdown to determine which squad advances to the World Cup of Hockey's best-of-three final against Canada. (ICEHOCKEY-WORLDCUP/ expect by 2045 GMT/4:45 PM ET, by Frank Pingue, 400 words) ATHLETICS Berlin Marathon BERLIN - Kenyan Wilson Kipsang will have Dennis Kimetto's world record in his sights when he takes to the start of the Berlin marathon, considered the fastest city course in the world, with triple Olympic champion Kenenisa Bekele one of his main challengers. (ATHLETICS-MARATHON/BERLIN, (PIX) expect by 0930, by Karolos Grohmann, 400 words) TENNIS St Petersburg Open (ATP, to 25) Wawrinka and Zverev meet in final MOSCOW - U.S. Open champion Stan Wawrinka plays 19-year-old German Alexander Zverev, the fifth seed, in the final of the St Petersburg Open. (TENNIS-RUSSIA/MEN, expect by 1630 GMT/12:30 PM ET, by Dmitriy Rogovitskiy, 200 words) Pan Pacific Open (WTA, to 25) Wozniacki downs Osaka to win Pan Pacific Open TOKYO - Former world number one Caroline Wozniacki continued her revival by brushing aside Japanese teenager Naomi Osaka 7-5 6-3 on Sunday to win the Pan Pacific Open for the second time and secure her first title of the year. (TENNIS-WOMEN/TOKYO, moved, 400 words) NFL Will player demonstrations during anthem intensify? More player demonstrations during the pre-game renderings of the national anthem are expected at NFL games after the civil unrest in Charlotte, North Carolina, that followed another shooting death of a black man by police. (NFL-ANTHEM/ , expect by 1930 GMT/3:30 PM ET, 300 words) Steelers-Eagles Pennsylvania battle of unbeatens The Pittsburgh Steelers (2-0) and Philadelphia Eagles (2-0) wage an intra-state battle of unbeatens, while defending Super Bowl champion Denver Broncos (2-0) try to remain unblemished on the road against perennial playoff team the Cincinnati Bengals (1-1), in two of 14 games on the National Football League schedule. (NFL-HIGHLIGHTS, expect first story by 2200 GMT/6 PM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 700 words) BASEBALL Cubs Lester goes for 19th win against Cardinals Jon Lester (18-4) tries to keep the major league-best Chicago Cubs on track for their goal of 100 wins when he goes against rivals and wild card hopefuls the St. Louis Cardinals, who counter with Carlos Martinez (15-8) in one of 15 games on the Major League Baseball schedule. (BASEBALL-HIGHLIGHTS/, expect by 0345 GMT/11:45 PM ET, 700 words) World Baseball Classic Last berth in World Baseball Classic to be decided Israel will face either Brazil or Britain in the final of their qualifying tournament with the winner claiming the last spot in the 16-nation World Baseball Classic competition in March. (BASEBALL-CLASSIC/ , expect by 0130 GMT/9:30 PM ET, 250 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) (Asia duty editor: John O'Brien)