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Reuters Sports Schedule at 1400 GMT on Sunday, Aug 30

Reuters sports schedule at 1400 GMT on Sunday: ATHLETICS World championships (to 30) Dibaba fails in double bid BEIJING - Ethiopia's Almaz Ayana put on a brilliant display of front-running to win the women's 5,000 metres and deprive compatriot Genzebe Dibaba of an unprecedented double gold on the last day of the championships. (ATHLETICS-WORLD/ (PIX, TV), moved, by Nick Mulvenney and Gene Cherry, 500 words) - - - - SOCCER Premier League Southampton v Norwich City (1230) Swansea City v Manchester United (1500) Buoyant United travel to Swansea LONDON - Manchester United, fresh from their 4-0 Champions League qualifying win at Club Bruges in midweek, take on Swansea while out-of-sorts Southampton meet Norwich. (SOCCER-ENGLAND/ (PIX), expect by 1430 GMT/1030 AM ET, by Tom Hayward, 500 words) - - La Liga Eibar v Athletic Bilbao (1630) Sevilla v Atletico Madrid (1830) Valencia v Deportivo La Coruna (1830) Getafe v Granada (2030) Las Palmas v Levante (2030) Sevilla host Atletico in heavyweight showdown MADRID - Atletico Madrid host Europa League champions Sevilla in possibly the clash of the second weekend of the campaign while fellow Champions League participants Valencia are at home to Deportivo La Coruna. (SOCCER-SPAIN/ (PIX), expect by 2030 GMT/4:30 PM ET, by Iain Rogers, 400 words) - - Bundesliga Borussia Dortmund v Hertha Berlin (1330) Werder Bremen v Borussia Moenchengladbach (1530) Dortmund out to catch leaders Bayern BERLIN - Borussia Dortmund, who have won both their opening fixtures, look to leapfrog Bayern Munich at the top by beating Hertha Berlin. (SOCCER-GERMANY/ (PIX), expect by 1530 GMT/11:30 AM ET, by Karolos Grohmann, 400 words) - - Serie A AS Roma v Juventus (1600) Atalanta Bergamo v Frosinone (1845) Carpi v Inter Milan (1845) Chievo Verona v Lazio (1845) Genoa v Verona (1845) Napoli v Sampdoria (1845) Torino v Fiorentina (1845) Udinese v Palermo (1845) Juve and Roma look to get off the mark MILAN - Juventus and Roma, first and second respectively in each of the last two seasons, are both looking for a first win of the campaign. (SOCCER-ITALY/, expect by 1830 GMT/2:30 PM ET, 400 words) - - Ligue 1 St Etienne v Bastia (1200) Girondins Bordeaux v Nantes (1500) Monaco v Paris St Germain (1900) PSG aiming to get back on top PARIS - Champions Paris St Germain will reclaim top spot if they continue their perfect start with victory at Monaco. (SOCCER-FRANCE/ (PIX), expect by 2100 GMT/5 PM ET, by Julien Pretot, 400 words) - - Dutch championship Ajax Amsterdam v ADO Den Haag (1030) AZ Alkmaar v Roda JC Kerkrade (1230) Vitesse Arnhem v Cambuur (1230) PSV Eindhoven v Feyenoord (1445) Hosts PSV aim to end Feyenoord's winning start AMSTERDAM - Champions PSV Eindhoven will attempt to end Feyenoord's 100 percent start to the season while Ajax entertain Den Haag. (SOCCER-DUTCH/, expect by 1700 GMT/1 PM ET, 300 words) - - - - RUGBY All Blacks World Cup squad named WELLINGTON - All Blacks coach Steve Hansen named his 31-man world Cup squad at a media conference at New Zealand's Parliament buildings, with much of the interest on the composition of the players who will play in his back three. (RUGBY UNION-WORLD/NEWZEALAND, moved, by Greg Stutchbury, 400 words) - - Namibia relishing All Blacks challenge, says coach CAPE TOWN - Namibia do not expect to beat favourites New Zealand in their opening match at the Rugby World Cup next month but coach Phil Davies says his part-time players are eagerly anticipating their moment in the spotlight. (RUGBY UNION-WORLD/NAMIBIA/ (INTERVIEW), moved, by Mark Gleeson, 500 words) - - - - CYCLING Tour of Spain (to Sept. 13) Chaves in control of Vuelta MADRID - Colombian Esteban Chaves takes a 10-second lead over Dutchman Tom Dumoulin into the ninth stage of the Tour of Spain. (CYCLING-VUELTA/ (PIX), expect by 1700 GMT/1 PM ET, 400 words) - - - - TENNIS U.S. OPEN U.S. Open's leading men cheering for a Serena Grand Slam NEW YORK - Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer and Rafa Nadal - three of the leading men at the U.S. Open starting on Monday - will be cheering for Serena Williams to complete a sweep of the 2015 major championships for the first Grand Slam in 27 years. (TENNIS-OPEN/SLAM (TV, PIX), expect by 1800 GMT/2 PM ET, by Larry Fine, 350 words) - - - - GOLF PGA Tour: The Barclays (to 30) Edison, New Jersey Day and Bae share lead heading into final round EDISON, New Jersey - PGA Championship winner Jason Day of Australia and South Korean Bae Sang-moon share the lead heading into the final round of The Barclays at Plainfield Country Club, the opening event of the lucrative season-ending FedExCup playoffs. (GOLF-PGA/BARCLAYS (PIX), expect by 2230 GMT/6:30 PM ET, by Larry Fine, 400 words) LPGA: Yokohama Tire LPGA Classic (to 30) Prattville, Alabama Final round showdown expected Yani Tseng, of Taiwan, a 15-times LPGA winner, is expected to be among the contenders in the final round at the weather-plagued Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail. (GOLF-LPGA/ (PIX), expect by 0000 GMT/8 PM ET, 350 words) - - - - BASEBALL Heston on mound for Giants against Cardinals Rookie right-hander Chris Heston has been recalled from the minors and is expected to start for the San Francisco Giants as the defending World Series champions try to remain in playoff contention by beating the National League-leading St. Louis Cardinals in one of 15 games on the Major League Baseball schedule. (BASEBALL-HIGHLIGHTS/, expect by 0100 GMT/9 PM ET, 800 words) - - - - SOCCER Red Bulls meet D.C. United as top two teams in East clash The New York Red Bulls host D.C. United in a match between the top two teams in the Eastern Conference, while the Seattle Sounders host the Portland Timbers in the Western Conference. (SOCCER-MLS/, expect by 0200 GMT/10 PM ET, 300 words) - - - - NORTH AMERICAN SPORTS Roundups of off-field developments in the major North American professional sports leagues. (expect by 0000 GMT/8:00 PM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 400 words) (Europe desk editor: Ed Osmond)