Reuters Sports Schedule at 1400 GMT on Sunday, Oct 4

Reuters sports schedule at 1400 GMT on Sunday: - - - - RUGBY WORLD CUP (to 31) No knee-jerk response to England demise, says RFU's Ritchie LONDON - England will not rush into hasty decisions over the future of head coach Stuart Lancaster after making their Rugby World Cup exit at the pool stage, says RFU Chief Executive Ian Ritchie. (RUGBY UNION-WORLD/ENGLAND, moved, 400 words) - - Matches Ireland v Italy Ireland seek last eight spot with Parisse in the way LONDON - Ireland seek to qualify for the World Cup quarter-finals with a match to spare and continue their seamless progress to a group decider against France with victory over an Italy side boosted by the return of captain Sergio Parisse. (RUGBY UNION-WORLD/IRELAND-ITALY, expect by 1745 GMT/1:45 PM ET, by Justin Palmer, 400 words) Argentina v Tonga Pumas look to confirm Georgia rout against Tonga LONDON - Argentina need to keep their discipline in the forwards before unleashing their backs on Tonga in a Pool C match they must win to keep alive their quarter-final hopes. (RUGBY UNION-WORLD/ARGENTINA-TONGA, expect by 1500 GMT/11 AM ET, by Rex Gowar, 400 words) - - Previews Canada v Romania (Oct 6) Fiji v Uruguay (Oct 6) Romania not taking Canada lightly LONDON - Romania will not be taking Canada lightly in their Pool D game in Leicester on Tuesday despite beating them in their last two meetings. (RUGBY UNION-WORLD/CANADA-ROMANIA (PREVIEW), expect by 1800 GMT/2 PM ET, by Ed Osmond, 400 words) Fiji seek to end campaign with win LONDON - Fiji have pushed England, Wales and Australia in their previous matches without a positive result and will be seeking a redemptive victory over Uruguay in their final game in Pool A. (RUGBY UNION-WORLD/FIJI-URUGUAY (PREVIEW), expect by 1800 GMT/2 PM ET, 400 words) - - We will also monitor news from across the tournament and file stories throughout. (RUGBY UNION-WORLD/) - - - - SOCCER Premier League Everton v Liverpool (1230) Arsenal v Manchester United (1500) Swansea City v Tottenham Hotspur (1500) United need a win at Arsenal to go top LONDON - Manchester United can leapfrog rivals Manchester City and go top if they beat Arsenal while Everton host Liverpool in the big local derby. (SOCCER-ENGLAND/, expect first story by 1415 GMT/10:15 AM ET, by Steve Tongue, 600 words) Advocaat steps down as Sunderland manager LONDON - Dick Advocaat has stepped down as manager of Premier League Sunderland after less than seven months in the job, the club said in a statement (SOCCER-ENGLAND/SUN, moved) - - La Liga Rayo Vallecano v Real Betis (1000) Athletic Club v Valencia (1400) Levante v Villarreal (1615) Atletico Madrid v Real Madrid (1830) Ronaldo out to break Real scoring record in Madrid derby BARCELONA - Real Madrid take on local rivals Atletico with striker Cristiano Ronaldo aiming to set a club scoring record, he is level with Raul on 323 goals. Surprise early leaders Villarreal visit Levante. (SOCCER-SPAIN/ (PIX), expect by 1815 GMT/2:15 PM ET, by Tim Hanlon, 300 words) - - Bundesliga Schalke 04 v Cologne (1330) Bayer Leverkusen v FC Augsburg (1530) Bayern Munich v Borussia Dortmund (1530) Bayern take on rivals Dortmund MUNICH - Champions Bayern Munich will open a seven-point lead at the top if they beat rivals Borussia Dortmund, who are eager to bounce back from two consecutive draws, while Schalke 04, in third place, host Cologne. (SOCCER-GERMANY/ (PIX), expect by 1530 GMT/11:30 AM ET, by Karolos Grohmann, 400 words) - - Ligue 1 Monaco v Stade Rennes (1200) Caen v St Etienne (1500) Lorient v Girondins Bordeaux (1500) Paris St Germain v Olympique Marseille (1900) Ibrahimovic hunting for record PARIS - Zlatan Ibrahimovic is out to equal or beat Pedro Pauleta's all-time club scoring record when Paris St Germain host bitter rivals Olympique de Marseille. (SOCCER-FRANCE/ (PIX), expect by 2100 GMT/5 PM ET, by Julien Pretot, 400 words) - - Serie A Empoli v Sassuolo (1030) Palermo v AS Roma (1300) Sampdoria v Inter Milan (1300) Udinese v Genoa (1300) Juventus v Bologna (1600) Lazio v Frosinone (1600) AC Milan v Napoli (1845) Fiorentina v Atalanta Bergamo (1845) Atalanta and Sampdoria next for joint leaders MILAN - Fiorentina and Inter Milan, joint leaders with 15 points from six matches, meet Atalanta and Sampdoria respectively. (SOCCER-ITALY/, expect by 1630 GMT/12:30 PM ET, 300 words) - - Dutch championship Graafschap Doetinchem v Feyenoord (1030) Ajax Amsterdam v PSV Eindhoven (1230) Vitesse Arnhem v Groningen (1230) AZ Alkmaar v Twente Enschede (1445) Heavyweight clash between title contenders AMSTERDAM - Leaders Ajax play champions PSV Eindhoven in an early-season clash between the two clubs expected to tussle for the title. (SOCCER-DUTCH/, expect by 1700 GMT/1 PM ET, 300 words) - - - - GOLF European Tour: Dunhill Links Championship, Scotland (to 4) Dane Olesen in control at St Andrews LONDON - Denmark's Thorbjorn Olesen takes a three-stroke lead into the final round of the $5 million pro-am event at St Andrews. (GOLF-EUROPEAN/, expect by 1800 GMT/2 PM ET, 300 words) - - - - CYCLING Valverde the man to beat in Il Lombardia COMO, Italy - Alejandro Valverde of Spain is the favourite to win Il Lombardia, the last Monument one-day classic of the season. (CYCLING-LOMBARDIA/, expect by 1615 GMT/12:15 PM ET, 300 words) - - - - TENNIS ATP: Shenzhen Open Copy on merit (European Desk Editor: Alan Baldwin)