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Reuters Sports Schedule at 1400 GMT on Monday, Sept 21

Reuters sports schedule at 1400 GMT on Monday: - - - - RUGBY Rugby World Cup (to Oct 31) Pumas captain Creevy still dreams of ultimate triumph LONDON - Argentina captain Agustin Creevy says defeat against defending champions New Zealand has not dented his dream of reaching the heights at the Rugby World Cup. (RUGBY UNION-WORLD/ARGENTINA-CREEVY (PIX), moved at 1133 GMT/7.33 AM ET, by Rex Gowar, 400 words) - - Australia v Fiji Australia coach Cheika on Fiji opener CARDIFF - Australia coach Michael Cheika has opted for twin openside flankers in David Pocock and Michael Hooper for their Rugby World Cup Pool A opener against Fiji at the Millennium Stadium on Wednesday.(RUGBY UNION-WORLD/AUSTRALIA, moved at 0801 GMT/4.01 AM ET, 400 words) - - France v Romania French look to get over loss of injured wing Huget LONDON - France, saddened by an injury that has put wing Yoann Huget out of the World Cup, will be looking for a second successive win against Romania at the Olympic Stadium on Wednesday. (RUGBY UNION-WORLD/FRANCE-ROMANIA (PREVIEW), expect by 1900 GMT/3 PM ET, 400 words) Fofana starts as France ring changes for Romania game LONDON - Wesley Fofana is back from injury as France coach Philippe Saint-Andre rests almost all of the team from Les Bleus' opening game for Wednesday's Rugby World Cup Pool D match against Romania. (RUGBY UNION-WORLD/FRANCE-TEAM, moved at 1213 GMT/8.13 AM ET, 300 words) - - England not expecting Wales to be weakened by injuries LONDON - Wales will not be seriously weakened by their raft of injury problems ahead of the pivotal Rugby World Cup Pool A game against England, the hosts' scrumhalf Richard Wigglesworth said on Monday (RUGBY UNION-WORLD/ENGLAND-WIGGLESWORTH, expect by 1430GMT, 400 words) - - We will also monitor news from across the tournament and file stories throughout. (RUGBY UNION-WORLD/, expect througout) - - - - SOCCER Real keeper Navas seeks to extend clean sheets record BARCELONA - A few weeks ago Real Madrid's Keylor Navas seemed about to leave but now has a club record five clean sheets since the start of the season which he will aim to extend against Athletic Bilbao in La Liga on Wednesday. (SOCCER-SPAIN (PREVIEW), moved at 0800 GMT/4 AM ET, by Tim Hanlon, 350 words) - - English League Cup preview Spurs face Arsenal, Villa meet Birmingham in Cup derbies London - Just over a week ago Arsenal's season was gaining momentum while their arch-rivals Tottenham Hotspur were still looking for their first win but they meet in the League Cup on Wednesday with that scenario completely turned on its head SOCCER-ENGLAND/CUP (PREVIEW), moved at 1402 GMT/10 AM ET, by Mike Collett 450 words) - - We will also bring further news from the League Cup pre-match news conferences. Expect throughout - - French sports secretary calls for tougher security measures Paris - French Sports Secretary of State Thierry Braillard called on for tougher security measures in French stadia after crowd trouble interrupted a Ligue 1 game at Marseille's Stade Velodrome on Sunday (SOCCER-FRANCE/CROWD, 400 words, by Julien Pretot, expect by 1430GMT) - - - - GOLF Day wins BMW, becomes world number one LAKE FOREST, Illinois - Jason Day claimed his fourth victory in six starts and surged to the world number one ranking after going wire-to-wire to win the BMW Championship by six shots. (GOLF-PGA/, moved, by Ben Everill, 450 words) - - Inkster hails pod system after US Solheim success ST LEON-ROT, Germany - The innovative pod system employed by Paul Azinger to great effect at the 2008 Ryder Cup also did the trick for Juli Inkster at the weekend as she engineered a stunning United States comeback at the Solheim Cup in southwest Germany.(GOLF-SOLHEIM/, moved at 0544 GMT, by Tony Jimenez, 400 words) - - - - NFL Brilliant Brady blows Buffalo away Tom Brady passed for 466 yards - the second-highest total of his career - and three touchdowns to lead New England in a 40-32 victory over Buffalo. (NFL-HIGHLIGHTS/(PIX), moved, by The Sports Xchange, 1100 words) - - - - BASEBALL Cardinals snap Cubs' momentum with tight win Center fielder Tommy Pham and left fielder Stephen Piscotty homered as the Cardinals held off the Cubs 4-3 to snap Chicago's five-game winning streak.(BASEBALL-HIGHLIGHTS/, moved, 1000 words) - - - - NORTH AMERICAN SPORTS Roundups of off-field developments in the major North American professional sports leagues. (Moved, by The Sports Xchange, 400 words) - - - - TENNIS ATP: Moselle Open, Metz, France (to 27) WTA: Guangzhou Open, China (to 27) Korean Open (to 27) Pan Pacific Open, Tokyo (to 27) Copy on merit (London Desk Editor: Martyn Herman)