Reuters Sports Schedule at 0600 GMT on Saturday

Reuters sports schedule at 0600 GMT on Saturday:

SOCCER

Premier League

Everton v Chelsea (1230)

Brighton and Hove Albion v Watford (1500)

Manchester City v Bournemouth (1500)

Southampton v Huddersfield Town (1500)

Stoke City v West Bromwich Albion (1500)

Swansea City v Crystal Palace (1500)

West Ham United v Newcastle United (1500)

Burnley v Tottenham Hotspur (1730)

Leicester City v Manchester United (1945)

Champions Chelsea in action against Everton

LONDON - Everton will be looking to continue their unbeaten record under new manager Sam Allardyce when they take on champions Chelsea. Manchester City can extend their lead at the top when they host Bournemouth, with second-place Manchester United travelling to Leicester City. (SOCCER-ENGLAND/ (PIX), expect by 1430 GMT/9:30 AM ET, 500 words)

La Liga

Real Madrid v Barcelona (1200)

Valencia v Villarreal (1515)

Deportivo Coruna v Celta Vigo (1730)

Clasico could make or break Real Madrid title hopes

MADRID - Real Madrid could either reignite their title defence or effectively be knocked out of the running when they host league leaders Barcelona in the Clasico showdown. (SOCCER-SPAIN-MAD-FCB/ (PIX), expect by 1400 GMT/9 AM ET, 400 words)

Serie A

Lazio v Crotone (1130)

Genoa v Benevento (1400)

Napoli v Sampdoria (1400)

Sassuolo v Inter Milan (1400)

SPAL v Torino (1400)

Udinese v Verona (1400)

AC Milan v Atalanta Bergamo (1700)

Juventus v AS Roma (1945)

Juventus and Roma aim to close gap with Napoli

Champions Juventus will host AS Roma in the standout tie of the weekend. Napoli will be hoping to preserve their lead in the standings when they host Sampdoria earlier in the day. (SOCCER-ITALY/, expect by 1600 GMT/11 AM ET, 400 words)

FIFA investigation

Two ex-South American soccer officials convicted

A New York jury found two former South American soccer officials guilty of taking bribes in exchange for the award of valuable marketing and media rights to international matches, the first trial verdicts in a U.S. probe of world soccer's governing body FIFA. (SOCCER-FIFA/ (PIX) moved, 400 words)

CRICKET

The Ashes

Australia v England, fourth test, Melbourne (from 26)

Australia, England prepare for Melbourne test

MELBOURNE - We continue our buildup to the fourth test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, where Australia will look to extend their lead to 4-0 in the five-test series. (CRICKET-ASHES/ expect throughout)

South Africa v Zimbabwe

CAPE TOWN - South Africa host Zimbabwe in the first four-day test, which will also be played as a day/night fixture. They welcome back the experienced trio of AB de Villiers, Dale Steyn and Vernon Philander at St George's Park in Port Elizabeth for the match, which starts on Tuesday. (CRICKET-TEST-ZAF-ZWE/ (PREVIEW), expect by 1400 GMT/9 AM ET, 400 words)

OLYMPICS

IOC bans 11 more Russians for doping

ZURICH - The International Olympic Committee has banned 11 Russian athletes for life after they committed doping offences at the 2014 Sochi Winter Games. Among them are speed skaters Ivan Skobrev, a two-time medallist at the Vancouver 2010 Games, and Artem Kuznetcov. (RUSSIA-OLYMPIC/BANS moved, 300 words)

NBA

Lakers out to stop Warriors

The Los Angeles Lakers, fresh off stopping the Houston Rockets' 14-game winning streak, try to take down the Golden State warriors, winners of 10 in a row, after the New York Knicks visit the Detroit Pistons in two of nine games on the schedule. (BASKETBALL-NBA/HIGHLIGHTS, expect by 0700 GMT/2 AM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 800 words)

NHL

Streaking Capitals meet slumping Coyotes

The Metropolitan Division-leading Washington Capitals take a four-game winning streak to Arizona to meet the Coyotes, who have lost seven straight, while the Montreal Canadiens travel to Calgary in two of the four games on the schedule. (ICEHOCKEY-NHL/HIGHLIGHTS, expect by 0700 GMT/2 AM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 400 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)

(Asia desk editor: Peter Rutherford)