Reuters Sports Schedule at 0001 GMT on Saturday, Sept. 10

09/09/2016 20:01

Reuters sports schedule at 0001 GMT on Saturday (times GMT):

TENNIS

U.S. Open, New York (to 11)

Djokovic solves Monfils puzzle to reach U.S. Open final

NEW YORK - World number one Novak Djokovic scrapped his way into the U.S. Open final for a seventh time with a confounding 6-3 6-2 3-6 6-2 win over enigmatic Frenchman Gael Monfils. Japanese sixth seed Kei Nishikori, the 2014 runner-up, goes against Swiss third seed Stan Wawrinka in the other semi. (TENNIS-OPEN/ (PIX, TV), moved with updates to follow, by Steve Keating and Larry Fine, 400 words)

GOLF

PGA Tour: BMW Championship, Carmel, Indiana (to 11)

Course record 63 drives Johnson into share of BMW lead

World number two Dustin Johnson conjured up memories of John Daly as he plundered a course record nine-under-par 63 to earn a share of the second-round lead at the BMW Championship in Indiana. (GOLF-PGA/ (PIX), moved, 400 words)

SOCCER

Premier League

Manchester United v Manchester City (1130)

Arsenal v Southampton (1400)

Bournemouth v West Bromwich Albion (1400)

Burnley v Hull City (1400)

Middlesbrough v Crystal Palace (1400)

Stoke City v Tottenham Hotspur (1400)

West Ham United v Watford (1400)

Liverpool v Leicester City (1630)

Guardiola and Mourinho resume rivalry in Manchester derby

LONDON - Two of sport's most decorated coaches, Jose Mourinho and Pep Guardiola, resume their fierce rivalry as Manchester United host Manchester City in a hotly anticipated derby clash, before champions Leicester City visit Liverpool. (SOCCER-ENGLAND/, expect by 1330 GMT/9:30 AM ET, by Ian Chadband and Ed Dove, 600 words)

We will also have mini match reports on all Premier League matches.

Bundesliga

Bayer Leverkusen v Hamburg SV (1330)

FC Ingolstadt 04 v Hertha Berlin (1330)

Freiburg v Borussia Moenchengladbach (1330)

SV Darmstadt 98 v Eintracht Frankfurt (1330)

VfL Wolfsburg v Cologne (1330)

RB Leipzig v Borussia Dortmund (1630)

BERLIN - Borussia Dortmund can make it two wins from two when they travel to promoted RB Leipzig in the day's standout fixture with Bayern Munich already on six points after beating Schalke 04.(SOCCER-GERMANY/ (PIX), expect by 1830 GMT/2:30 PM ET, 400 words)

Serie A

Juventus v Sassuolo (1600)

Palermo v Napoli (1845)

Juventus look to extend perfect start

MILAN - Champions Juventus can secure a third straight victory of the new campaign when they host Sassuolo, while last season's runners-up Napoli visit Palermo, who have already seen their first coaching switch of the season after Roberto De Zerbi replaced Davide Ballardini. (SOCCER-ITALY/, expect by 1800 GMT/2 PM ET, 400 words)

La Liga

Celta Vigo v Atletico Madrid (1100)

Real Madrid v Osasuna (1400)

Malaga v Villarreal (1615)

Sevilla v Las Palmas (1615)

Barcelona v Alaves (1830)

Ronaldo set for Real comeback against Osasuna

MADRID - Real Madrid will welcome back Cristiano Ronaldo and striker Karim Benzema when they entertain promoted Osasuna while Barcelona can call on Neymar for the first time this season when they play Alaves. (SOCCER-SPAIN/, expect by 1300 GMT/9 AM ET, by Rik Sharma, 400 words)

Ligue 1

Olympique Lyonnais v Girondins Bordeaux (1500)

Angers SCO v Dijon FCO (1800)

En Avant de Guingamp v Montpellier HSC (1800)

FC Lorient v AS Nancy-Lorraine (1800)

Lille v Monaco (1800)

Bastia v Toulouse (1800)

Monaco look extend lead at the top

PARIS - Monaco can extend their lead at the top of the table with victory at Lille, after Paris St Germain were held to a surprise 1-1 draw on Friday. (SOCCER-FRANCE/, expect by 2000 GMT/4 PM ET, 250 words)

CYCLING

Tour of Spain

Nairo Quintana leads Britain's Chris Froome by one minute and 21 seconds going into Saturday's penultimate stage, a 193.2km ride from Benidorm to Alto de Aitana. (CYCLING-VUELTA/, expect by 1600 GMT/12 ET, by Rik Sharma, 300 words)

RUGBY

Rugby Championship

New Zealand v Argentina, Hamilton (0735)

All Blacks flyhalf Beauden Barrett's performance will be heavily scrutinized as to whether he can continue his astonishing run of form in their Rugby Championship clash in Hamilton against a Pumas side who are showing increasing confidence as they get regular international competition. (RUGBY UNION-CHAMPIONSHIP/NEWZEALAND, expect by 1000 GMT/6 AM ET, 400 words)

Australia v South Africa, Brisbane (1005)

Michael Cheika's Australia are desperate to break a run of six defeats when they take on a South Africa side equally determined to make amends for a loss to Argentina in their last outing. (RUGBY UNION-CHAMPIONSHIP/AUSTRALIA, expect by 1200 GMT/8 AM ET, 400 words)

BASEBALL

Kershaw returns to mound for Dodgers

Three-time National League Cy Young award winner Clayton Kershaw (11-2), out for more than two months with a back injury, is scheduled to return to the mound for the first time since June for the Los Angeles Dodgers as they meet the Miami Marlins in one of 15 games on the Major League Baseball schedule. (BASEBALL-HIGHLIGHTS/, expect by 0600 GMT/2 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)

(Asia duty editor: Peter Rutherford)

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