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Reuters Sports Schedule at 1400 GMT on Monday, Sept. 5

Reuters sports schedule at 1400 GMT on Monday (times GMT): TENNIS Serena, Murray bid to reach quarter-finals NEW YORK - Serena Williams looks to take the next step in her quest for an Open era record 23rd grand slam singles title when she plays Yaroslava Shvedova of Kazakhstan in the fourth round, and Andy Murray tries to build on his Wimbledon and Rio Olympics triumphs when he meets Grigor Dimitrov of Bulgaria for a berth in the quarter-finals of the last grand slam of the year. (TENNIS-OPEN/ (PIX, TV) expect by 2000 GMT/4 PM ET, by Steve Keating and Larry Fine, 400 words) SOCCER European World Cup qualifying (1845 unless stated) Group D Georgia v Austria (1600) Serbia v Ireland Wales v Moldova Group G Albania v Macedonia Israel v Italy Spain v Liechtenstein Group I Croatia v Turkey Finland v Kosovo Ukraine v Iceland Spain, Italy and Wales start World Cup qualifying European heavyweights Spain and Italy get their campaigns to qualify for the 2018 World Cup underway at home to Liechtenstein and away to Israel, while Euro 2016 surprise package Wales host Moldova. (SOCCER-WORLD/ expect throughout) New look Spain begin World Cup qualifying campaign BARCELONA - Spain begin their road to the 2018 World Cup with their first qualifier at home to Liechtenstein, coach Julen Lopetegui's first competitive game in charge. The manager's reign got off to a strong start last Thursday with a 2-0 friendly win over Belgium thanks to a David Silva double. (SOCCER-WORLDCUP-ESP-LIE/ expect by 2045 GMT/4:45 PM ET, by Richard Martin, 400 words) GOLF PGA Tour: Deutsche Bank Championship, Norton, Massachusetts Casey the man to catch at TPC Boston Englishman Paul Casey, a 13-times winner on the European Tour, seeks his second victory in the United States as he takes a three-shot lead into the final round in the second of the PGA Tour's four FedExCup playoff events. (GOLF-PGA/ expect by 2000 GMT/4 PM ET, 400 words) BASEBALL Tanaka on tap as Yankees meet Blue Jays Japanese right-hander Masahiro Tanaka (11-4) is scheduled to take the mound for the New York Yankees against the Toronto Blue Jays, who are expected to counter with right-hander R.A. Dickey (9-13) in the first of a three-game series between the American League East rivals, one of 15 games on the Major League Baseball schedule. (BASEBALL-HIGHLIGHTS/ expect by 0400 GMT/12 AM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 800 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) CYCLING Tour of Spain (to 11) Froome's Vuelta bid fading as Quintana tightens grip Briton Chris Froome's hopes of becoming the first rider in 38 years to win the Tour de France and Tour of Spain in the same year are fading fast with Colombian Nairo Quintana having stretched his lead to 3:37 ahead of Monday's 156 km stage from Alcaniz to Peniscola. (CYCLING-SPAIN/ expect by 1700 GMT/1 PM ET, by Richard Martin, 250 words) (London duty editors: Clare Lovell and Ken Ferris)