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Reuters Sports Schedule at 1400 GMT on Monday, Sept 26

Reuters sports schedule at 1400 GMT on Monday (times GMT): GOLF Ryder Cup Captains Love and Clarke discuss plans CHASKA, Minnesota - United States Ryder Cup captain Davis Love III and his European counterpart, Darren Clarke, are scheduled to hold a joint news conference at Hazeltine National Golf Club to discuss this week's competition, which starts on Friday with the opening foursome matches. (GOLF-RYDER/CAPTAINS (PIX, TV), expect by 2230 GMT/6.30 PM ET, by Mark Lamport-Stokes and Larry Fine, 450 words) SOCCER Premier League Burnley v Watford (1900) Burnley host Watford in their first top-flight clash LONDON - Burnley manager Sean Dyche prepares to face his former club Watford, who are fresh from a fine 3-1 home win over Manchester United and looking to make it three wins in a row as the two teams meet in the top flight for the first time. (SOCCER-ENGLAND-BUR-WAT/ (PIX), expect by 2100 GMT/5 PM ET, 300 words) We bring you the latest news ahead of this weekend's fixtures as well manager and player briefings after the weekend's Premier League matches. (SOCCER-ENGLAND-CLUB/ expect throughout, 300 words) Champions League In-form Dortmund look to capitalise on stuttering Real Real and Dortmund host news conferences DORTMUND - Borussia Dortmund coach Thomas Tuchel and Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane hold news conferences to preview the pair's Champions League clash on Tuesday. (SOCCER-CHAMPIONS-DOR-MAD/, expect by 1700 GMT/1 PM ET, by Richard Martin, 400 words) NFL Saints, hosting Falcons, try to avoid 0-3 start The Drew Brees-led New Orleans Saints are slight favorites as they seek to avoid a 0-3 start to the season when they host the 1-1 Atlanta Falcons in an NFC South showdown in the Superdome. (NFL-SAINTS/, expect by 0400 GMT/12 AM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 400 words) BASEBALL Blue Jays seek to inflict further misery on Yankees Left-hander J.A. Happ (20-4) is scheduled to start for Toronto as the Blue Jays seek to complete a four-game sweep of the slumping New York Yankees and move closer to securing a wild card berth for playoffs, in one of 10 games on the Major League Baseball schedule. (BASEBALL-HIGHLIGHTS/, expect by 0600 GMT/2 AM ET, 700 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) (Europe duty editor: Ed Osmond)