Reuters sports schedule at 0001 GMT on Sunday (times GMT):
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ICE HOCKEY
World Cup of Hockey (to Oct 1)
Canada and Russia set for World Cup semi-final showdown
TORONTO - Undefeated Canada battle Russia in a semi-final showdown to determine which nation advances to the World Cup of Hockey's best-of-three final versus either Sweden or Team Europe. (ICEHOCKEY-WORLDCUP/ (PIX), expect by 0300 GMT/11 PM ET, by Frank Pingue, 400 words)
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BASEBALL
Porcello seeks 22nd win for playoff-bound Boston
Red Sox pitcher Rick Porcello goes for his 22nd win of the season as Boston tries to close in on the AL East title at Tampa Bay, while the major league-leading Chicago Cubs send Jason Hammel (15-9) to the mound against wild-card chasing St. Louis Cardinals in two of 15 games on the schedule. (BASEBALL-HIGHLIGHTS/, expect by 0500 GMT/1:00 AM ET, 700 words)
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ATHLETICS
Berlin Marathon
BERLIN - Kenyan Wilson Kipsang will have Dennis Kimetto's world record in his sights when he takes to the start of the Berlin marathon, considered the fastest city course in the world, with triple Olympic champion Kenenisa Bekele one of his main challengers. (ATHLETICS-MARATHON/BERLIN, (PIX) expect by 0930, by Karolos Grohmann, 400 words)
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SOCCER
Premier League
West Ham United
v Southampton
(1500)
LONDON - Slaven Bilic's struggling West Ham need a win at the London Stadium to haul themselves out of the bottom three and above Southampton (SOCCER-ENGLAND-WHU-SOU/, expect by 1700 GMT/1 PM ET, 300 words)
La Liga
Leganes
v Valencia
(1000)
Atletico Madrid
v Deportivo Coruna (1415)
Villarreal
v Osasuna
(1630)
Espanyol
v Celta Vigo
(1845)
MADRID - Atletico Madrid can add to the pressure on leaders Real Madrid, who drew 2-2 at Las Palmas on Saturday, if they beat Deportivo and go third in La Liga. (SOCCER-SPAIN/ (PIX), expect by 1615 GMT/12:15 PM ET, 400 words)
Serie A
Torino
v AS Roma
(1030)
Genoa
v Pescara
(1300)
Inter Milan
v Bologna
(1300)
Lazio
v Empoli
(1300)
Sassuolo
v Udinese
(1300)
Fiorentina
v AC Milan
(1845)
ROME - As Roma and Inter Milan, level on 10 points, need to win to rein in leaders Juventus and Napoli after the top two both won on Saturday. (SOCCER-ITALY/, expect by 1500 GMT/11 AM ET, 400 words)
Bundesliga
Hoffenheim
v Schalke 04 (1330)
Cologne
v RB Leipzig (1530)
BERLIN - Cologne look to keep up their fine start to the season when they take on promoted RB Leizpig, with a win lifting them to second place, while Schalke 04 hope to end a four-game losing streak with victory over Hoffenheim. (SOCCER-GERMANY/, expect by 1530 GMT/11.30 AM ET, by Karolos Grohmann, 350 words)
Ligue 1
St Etienne
v Lille (1300)
AS Nancy-Lorraine
v Nice (1500)
Olympique Marseille v Nantes (1845)
Nice eye top spot at Nancy
PARIS - Nice, without the injured Mario Balotelli, will take the lead in Ligue 1 if they win at Nancy. (SOCCER-FRANCE/, by 1700GMT/1 PM ET, by Julien Pretot, 300 words)
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CRICKET
India v New Zealand, 1st test (to 22)
India return to bat New Zealand out of the contest
KANPUR - With a handsome 215-run lead in pocket and nine second innings wicket in hand, India will return to set New Zealand an improbable target before unleashing their spinners on the visitors. (CRICKET-INDIA/ (PIX), expect throughout, by Amlan Chakraborty, 450 words)
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GOLF
PGA Tour: Tour Championship, Atlanta (to 25)
Johnson closes in on FedExCup
Top seed Dustin Johnson takes a one-stroke lead over fellow American Kevin Chappell into the second round at East Lake. If he wins the tournament, Johnson will also claim the season-long FedExCup points race and a $10 million bonus. (GOLF-PGA/, expect by 2300 GMT/7 PM ET, 400 words)
European Tour: European Open, Bad Griesbach, Germany (to 25)
Frenchman Levy leads into final day
BERLIN - Frenchman Alexander Levy takes a four-shot lead into the third and final round of the European Open after the tournament in Germany was reduced to 54 holes due to fog delays.(GOLF-EUROPEAN/, expect by 1800 GMT/2 PM ET, 300 words)
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TENNIS
St Petersburg Open (ATP, to 25)
Wawrinka and Zverev meet in final
MOSCOW - U.S. Open champion Stan Wawrinka plays 19-year-old German Alexander Zverev, the fifth seed, in the final of the St Petersburg Open. (TENNIS-RUSSIA/MEN, expect by 1630 GMT/12:30 PM ET, by Dmitriy Rogovitskiy, 200 words)
Pan Pacific Open (WTA, to 25)
Wozniacki faces Osaka in Tokyo final
TOKYO - Former world number one Caroline Wozniacki will be looking to continue her recent resurgence when she meets Japanese teenage wildcard Naomi Osaka in the final. (TENNIS-WOMEN/TOKYO, expect by 1200 GMT/8 AM ET, 300 words)
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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: Nick Mulvenney)