Reuters Sports Schedule at 1400 GMT on Saturday, April 2

Reuters sports schedule at 1400 GMT on Saturday: MOTOR RACING Bahrain Formula One Grand Prix Much-criticised new qualifying format faces second test MANAMA - Formula One's new qualifying format faces a possible final outing after being panned on its debut in Australia for taking away the excitement rather than adding to it. Championship leader Nico Rosberg will be looking to take pole for Mercedes after dominating practice. (MOTOR-F1-BAHRAIN/, expect by 1615 GMT/12:15 PM ET, by Alan Baldwin, 500 words) CRICKET World Twenty20, India (to April 3) Explosive Windies meet fearless England in Kolkata showdown KOLKATA - West Indies' power-hitting prowess will meet its match in England's new-found fearless brand of cricket with one of them set to become the first team to win a second World Twenty20 title on Sunday. (CRICKET-WORLD/FINAL (PREVIEW, PIX), moved, by Amlan Chakraborty and Sudipto Ganguly, 500 words) We also moved a factbox on Sunday's final. Morgan and Sammy discuss World Twenty20 final KOLKATA - England captain Eoin Morgan and West Indies counterpart Darren Sammy preview Sunday's final at the Eden Gardens. (CRICKET-WORLD/FINAL (PIX), moved, by Amlan Chakraborty and Sudipto Ganguly, 400 words) - - - - RUGBY Super Rugby (round six) Southern Kings v Sunwolves (1505) Bulls v Cheetahs (1715) Kings, Sunwolves seek first Super Rugby victory PORT ELIZABETH - South Africa's Kings and the Sunwolves from Japan are each seeking a first win in this year's Super Rugby tournament and will be confident of breaking their duck when they meet at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium. (RUGBY UNION-SUPER/KINGS, expect by 1800 GMT/2 PM ET, 300 words) SOCCER Premier League (1400 unless stated) Bournemouth v Manchester City Arsenal v Watford Norwich City v Newcastle United Stoke City v Swansea City Sunderland v West Bromwich Albion West Ham United v Crystal Palace Liverpool v Tottenham Hotspur (1630) Spurs need win at Liverpool to keep pressure on Leicester LONDON - Tottenham Hotspur must win at Liverpool to move within two points of leaders Leicester City, who play on Sunday, while third-placed Arsenal host their FA Cup conquerors Watford. Chelsea crushed bottom club Aston Villa 4-0 in the early game (SOCCER-ENGLAND/ (PIX), expect by 1615 GMT/12:15 PM ET, by Mike Collett and Ian Chadband, 600 words) We will also have mini-match reports on all the Premier league fixtures (SOCCER-ENGLAND-HOME TEAM-AWAY TEAM/) La Liga Atletico Madrid v Real Betis (1400) Las Palmas v Valencia (1615) Barcelona v Real Madrid (1830) Celta Vigo v Deportivo Coruna (2005) Barcelona to honour Cruyff during 'El Clasico' BARCELONA - La Liga leaders Barcelona play in the 'Clasico' against third-placed Real Madrid at the Nou Camp, where tributes will be paid to Johan Cruyff, after Atletico Madrid, nine points adrift in second, host Real Betis. (SOCCER-SPAIN/ (PIX), expect from 1600 GMT/12 PM ET, by Richard Martin, 600 words) Bundesliga (1330 unless stated) Mainz v FC Augsburg Bayern Munich v Eintracht Frankfurt FC Ingolstadt 04 v Schalke 04 Hanover 96 v Hamburg SV SV Darmstadt 98 v VfB Stuttgart Borussia Dortmund v Werder Bremen (1630) Bayern to keep Dortmund at bay with win over Frankfurt BERLIN - Bayern Munich look to maintain their charge towards a record fourth consecutive league title when they host Eintracht Frankfurt, while title rivals Borussia Dortmund entertain Werder Bremen. (SOCCER-GERMANY/ (PIX), expect by 1530 GMT/11:30 AM ET, by Karolos Grohmann, 400 words) Serie A Carpi v Sassuolo (1600) Juventus v Empoli (1845) Leaders Juventus bid to pad lead at home to Empoli TURIN - Serie A leaders Juventus aim to extend their three-point lead over second-placed Napoli, who play on Sunday, when they host an Empoli side who have not won in their last 11 games. (SOCCER-ITALY/ (PIX), expect by 2145 GMT/5:45 PM ET, by Ed Dove, 400 words) Ligue 1 (1800 unless stated) Paris St Germain v Nice (1500) En Avant Guingamp v Montpellier HSC ES Troyes AC v Angers SCO GFC Ajaccio v St Etienne Stade Rennes v Stade de Reims Toulouse v Caen PSG warm up for Manchester City clash against Nice PARIS - Paris St Germain, who have already wrapped up the Ligue 1 title, host Nice as they warm up for Wednesday's Champions League quarter-final first leg at home to Manchester City. (SOCCER-FRANCE/ (PIX), by 1700 GMT/1 PM ET, by Julien Pretot, 300 words) Dutch championship Graafschap Doetinchem v SC Cambuur (1630) Heracles Almelo v Utrecht (1630) AZ Alkmaar v PSV Eindhoven (1745) Feyenoord v Excelsior (1845) Willem II Tilburg v Twente Enschede (1845) PSV host Ajax in potential title decider AMSTERDAM - Champions PSV, having lost first place in the Dutch league to Ajax Amsterdam in their last match, can regain provisional top spot with a win at fourth-placed AZ Alkmaar with the leaders playing on Sunday. (SOCCER-DUTCH/, expect by 2100 GMT/5 PM ET, 250 words) BASEBALL Hard-luck Cubs open season as World Series favourites The Chicago Cubs made huge strides last year, and a series of off-season moves have raised expectations among their legion of fans that this might finally be the year they end their 107-year World Series drought. (BASEBALL-CUBS/, moved, 400 words) - - - - TENNIS ATP/WTA: Miami Open (to 3) Azarenka battles Kuznetsova in Miami final In-form Belarusian Victoria Azarenka, who beat Serena Williams to claim the Indian Wells crown last month, looks for a second successive WTA title when she takes on Russian Svetlana Kuznetsova in the women's final at Crandon Park. (TENNIS-MIAMI/WOMEN (PIX), expect by 2000 GMT/4 PM ET, 400 words) - - - - GOLF PGA Tour: Shell Houston Open (to 3) Weather-hit Masters warm-up goes to third round The weather-interrupted Shell Houston Open heads into third-round play for the last two rounds of the final PGA Tour event ahead of the Masters, the first major championship of the year. (GOLF-PGA/, expect by 0030 GMT/8:30 PM ET, 400 words) - - LPGA: ANA Inspiration, Rancho Mirage (to 3) Season's first women's major heads into third round Third-round action from Mission Hills Country Club in Rancho Mirage, California, where the world's top 19 ranked golfers are among those in a top-flight field for the ANA Inspiration, the first women's major championship of the year. (GOLF-LPGA/ (PIX), expect by 0330 GMT/11:30 PM ET, 350 words) - - - - FIGURE SKATING World championships Gold looks to end U.S. women's medal drought at worlds American Gracie Gold carries a 2.45 points lead over Russian Anna Pogorilaya into the free skate as she tries to win the first world championship medal for U.S. women in nine years at the world championship in Boston. (FIGURE SKATING-WORLD/ (PIX), expect by 0415 GMT/0015 PM ET, 300 words) - - - - NBA Spurs aim to stay perfect at home The San Antonio Spurs will try to extend their record home unbeaten streak to start a season to 39 games when they host a Toronto Raptors team that are battling for top spot in the Eastern Conference. (NBA-SPURS/, expect by 0330 GMT/11:30 PM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 400 words) - - Bulls and Pistons try to boost playoff hopes The Chicago Bulls shoot for a third consecutive victory when they host the Detroit Pistons in a pivotal clash between two teams in a late-season battle to secure an Eastern Conference playoff berth. (NBA-BULLS/, expect by 0330 GMT/11:30 AM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 400 words) - - Heat visit Trail Blazers; Sixers host Pacers The Miami Heat visit the Portland Trail Blazers in a clash of teams battling for playoff positioning while the Indiana Pacers try to bolster their playoff hopes when they visit the last-placed Philadelphia 76ers in two of the five games on the National Basketball Association schedule. (NBA-HIGHLIGHTS/, expect by 0430 GMT/12:30 AM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 500 words) - - - - NHL Stars visit Kings in battle of West heavyweights Two of the Western Conference's top teams square off as the Dallas Stars visit the Los Angeles Kings while Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins seek a fifth consecutive victory when they visit the New York Islanders in two of the 11 games on the National Hockey League schedule. (NHL-HIGHLIGHTS/, expect by 0330 GMT/11:30 PM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 800 words) - - - - NORTH AMERICAN SPORTS Roundups of off-field developments in the major North American professional sports leagues (expect by 0010 GMT/8:10 PM ET, 500 words) (Europe desk editor: Ed Osmond)