Reuters Sports Schedule at 0001 GMT on Saturday

Reuters sports schedule at 0001 GMT on Saturday:

CRICKET

The Ashes

Australia aim to reel in England's first-innings lead

PERTH - Steve Smith and Shaun Marsh will look to reel in England's 200-run first innings lead on day three of the third Ashes test at the WACA. (CRICKET-ASHES/ (PIX), expect throughout, by Ian Ransom, 400 words)

SOCCER

Premier League

Leicester City v Crystal Palace (1230)

Arsenal v Newcastle United (1500)

Brighton and Hove Albion v Burnley (1500)

Chelsea v Southampton (1500)

Stoke City v West Ham United (1500)

Watford v Huddersfield Town (1500)

Manchester City v Tottenham Hotspur (1730)

Man City aim for sweet 16

LONDON - Manchester City bid for a record-extending 16th Premier League victory in a row when they host fourth-placed Tottenham Hotspur. (SOCCER-ENGLAND/ (PIX) expect by 1930 GMT/2:30 PM ET, by Martyn Herman, 600 words)

We will also run mini reports on each game and sidebars on merit

Club World Cup

Real Madrid (Spain) v Gremio (Brazil) (1700)

Gremio bid to upset holders Real Madrid in final

Brazilian side Gremio face holders Real Madrid attempting to become the first non-European side since 2012 to win the Club World Cup although they will have to pull off a huge upset. (SOCCER-CLUB-FINAL/ (PIX, TV), 400 words)

La Liga

Athletic Club v Real Sociedad (1515)

Eibar v Valencia (1730)

Atletico Madrid v Alaves (1945)

Atletico look to close gap on leaders

MADRID - Third-placed Atletico Madrid look to close the six-point gap on leaders Barcelona with victory over struggling Alaves. (SOCCER-SPAIN/ (PIX), expect by 2130 GMT/4:30 ET, by Richard Martin, 400 words)

Bundesliga

Cologne v VfL Wolfsburg (1430)

Eintracht Frankfurt v FC Schalke 04 (1430)

FC Augsburg v Freiburg (1430)

VfB Stuttgart v FC Bayern Munich (1430)

Werder Bremen v Mainz (1430)

Borussia Dortmund v TSG 1899 Hoffenheim (1730)

Bayern bid to preserve nine-point lead at the top

BERLIN - Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich aim to finish the year in style and protect their nine-point advantage when they visit VfB Stuttgart in their last game before the winter break. (SOCCER-GERMANY/ (PIX) expect by 1630 GMT/11:30 AM ET, 400 words)

Serie A

Inter Milan v Udinese (1400)

Torino v Napoli (1700)

AS Roma v Cagliari (1945)

Milan welcome Udinese, Napol face tricky Torino trip

MILAN - Serie A leaders Inter Milan host much-improved Udinese, while second-placed Napoli have a tough trip to Torino. (SOCCER-ITALY/ (PIX), expect by 1600/11 AM ET, by Brian Homewood, 400 words)

NBA

Texas showdown matches soaring Rockets and Spurs

The Houston Rockets put an 11-game winning streak on the line when their Texas neighbors the San Antonio Spurs come to town after the Oklahoma City Thunder try to even their record with a visit to the Philadelphia 76ers in two of the 11 games on the National Basketball Association's schedule. (BASKETBALL-NBA/HIGHLIGHTS, expect by 0630 GMT/1:30 AM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 800 words)

NHL

Kings hit New York on East Coast swing

The Los Angeles Kings, top team in the Pacific Division, look for an East Coast win when they face the New York Rangers before Aaron Dell, the NHL's goaltending leader, and the San Jose Sharks face the Vancouver Canucks in two of the five games on the National Hockey League schedule. (ICEHOCKEY-NHL/HIGHLIGHTS, expect by 0630 GMT/1:30 AM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 500 words)

NORTH AMERICAN SPORTS

Roundups of off-field developments in the major North American professional sports leagues. (expect by 0100 GMT/8 PM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 500 words)

ALPINE SKIING

World Cup

Men's downhill, Val Gardena

VAL GARDENA, Italy - Norway's Aksel Lund Svindal has a chance to go top of the World Cup overall standings at the third men'd downhill of the season. (ALPINE SKIING-MEN/expect at 1230 GMT/7:30 AM ET, 200 words)

Women's super G, Val D'Isere

VAL D'ISERE, France - The women's World Cup continues with a Super G race which has replaced the downhill, called off because heavy snow prevented any training runs during the week. (ALPINE-SKIING-WOMEN/ expect at 1200 GMT/7 AM ET, 200 words) (Asia desk editor: Peter Rutherford)