Reuters Sports Schedule at 0600 GMT on Monday, March 23
Reuters sports schedule at 0600 GMT on Monday: - - - - CRICKET World Cup (to 29) Semi-finals preview New Zealand v South Africa, Auckland (24) Australia v India, Sydney (26) AUCKLAND - The cricket World Cup semi-final between New Zealand and South Africa at Eden Park on Tuesday has more at stake than a first final for the winner. (CRICKET-WORLD/SEMI-1 (PREVIEW, PIX), 0630 GMT/2:30 AM ET, by Greg Stutchbury, 550 words) We will also file a factbox and spot news on merit. - - Australia focused in buildup to blockbuster semi-final SYDNEY - A confident Australia continue their preparations against an India side transformed from the disorganised rabble that were beaten soundly in the tests and one-day series before the World Cup (CRICKET-WORLD/AUSTRALIA, expect by 9 GMT/5 AM ET, by Julian Linden, 400 words) - - - - NBA Splitter stars in Spurs's win over Hawks Center Tiago Splitter scored a season-high 23 points and added eight rebounds as the San Antonio Spurs beat the Atlanta Hawks 114-95. (NBA-HIGHLIGHTS/, moved, 550 words) - - - - NHL Rangers down Ducks to top standings The New York Rangers went to the top of the overall NHL standings when they thumped the Anaheim Ducks 7-2. (NHL-HIGHLIGHTS/, moved, 250 words) - - - - NORTH AMERICAN SPORTS Roundups of off-field developments in the major North American professional sports leagues. (moved, by The Sports Xchange, 400 words) - - - - TENNIS BNP Paribas Open Djokovic fells Federer to keep Indian Wells title INDIAN WELLS, California - World number one Novak Djokovic fought off a determined challenge from Swiss great Roger Federer on Sunday to claim back-to-back titles at Indian Wells and celebrate his 50th tournament win on the ATP Tour. (TENNIS/INDIAN-MEN (PIX), moved, 400 words) - - Halep battles back to claim Indian Wells crown INDIAN WELLS, California - Simona Halep won the BNP Paribas title with a 2-6 7-5 6-4 victory over former world number one Jelena Jankovic in a pulsating final at Indian Wells on Sunday. (TENNIS/INDIAN-WOMEN (PIX), moved, 350 words) - - - - GOLF PGA Tour: Arnold Palmer Invitational, Orlando (to 22) Matt Every wins Arnold Palmer Invitational for second time American Matt Every won his second consecutive Arnold Palmer Invitational title when he sank a 15-foot birdie putt at the final hole to beat Henrik Stenson by one stroke in Florida on Sunday. (GOLF-PGA/ (UPDATE 1, PIX), moved, 400 words) - - LPGA LPGA Tour: JTBC Founders Cup, Phoenix Teenager Kim wins Founders Cup to continue Korean dominance South Korean teenager Kim Hyo Joo continued her nation's dominance in the LPGA this season when she won the JTBC Founders Cup by three strokes in Arizona on Sunday. (GOLF-LPGA/, moved, 250 words) - - - - ALPINE SKIING World Cup finals Women's giant slalom, Men's slalom MERIBEL, France - Austria's Anna Fenninger retained the women's overall World Cup after winning the last giant slalom of the season at the finals in Meribel (ALPINE SKIING-TITLE/, moved.) See also ALPINE SKIING-FINALS/MEN, moved. - - - - CYCLING Milan-San Remo classic, Italy Perfect timing as Degenkolb wins Milan-San Remo SAN REMO, Italy - German John Degenkolb timed his effort to perfection to win the Milan-San Remo one-day race, the first of five "Monument" classics of the season on Sunday. (CYCLING-SAN REMO (UPDATE 1), moved, by Julien Pretot, 300 words) - - - - Tour of Catalunya, Spain (to 29) Copy on merit - - - - (Asia desk editor: Amlan Chakraborty)
