Reuters Sports Schedule at 0600 GMT on Saturday, Feb 21
Reuters sports schedule at 0600 GMT on Saturday: - - - - CRICKET World Cup (to March 29) Pakistan v West Indies Christchurch West Indies fast men recall glory days CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand - Twice world champions West Indies temporarily revived memories of their glory days when their opening bowlers swept aside the Pakistan top order to set up a 150-run victory in the World Cup Pool B match in Christchurch. (CRICKET-WORLD/PAK-WI(PIX), moved, by John Mehaffey, 400 words) - - Australia v Bangladesh Brisbane (0330) Steady rain delays Australia v Bangladesh match Australia captain Michael Clarke was left kicking his heels ahead of a scheduled return to the team after steady rain delayed the start of the World Cup pool match against Bangladesh at the Gabba. (CRICKET WORLD/AUS-BAN-RAIN, moved, 200 words) - - Zimbabwe performances raise hope of World Cup progress Almost two decades have passed since the glory days of Zimbabwe cricket and while the current crop of players lack the class of their predecessors, a promising start to their World Cup campaign will raise hopes of a quarter-final berth. (CRICKET-WORLD/ZIMBABWE (FEATURE), moved, by John O'Brien, 580 words) - - - - NBA LeBron, Irving lead Cavs to big win over Wizards Forward LeBron James scored 28 points in 25 minutes and guard Kyrie Irving added 25 as the Cleveland Cavaliers returned from the All-Star break with a dominating 127-89 road victory over the Washington Wizards. (NBA-HIGHLIGHTS/ (PIX), moved, by The Sports Xchange, 600 words) - - - - NHL Three-goal salvo lifts Blues past Bruins Right winger T.J. Oshie capped a three-goal flurry in a 4:21 span early in the second period to send the St Louis Blues to a 5-1 win over the slumping Boston Bruins. (NHL-HIGHLIGHTS/ (PIX), moved, by The Sports Xchange, 500 words) - - - - NORTH AMERICAN SPORTS Roundups of off-field developments in the major North American professional sports leagues. (moved, by The Sports Xchange, 400 words) - - - - SOCCER Premier League Aston Villa v Stoke City (1500) Chelsea v Burnley (1500) Crystal Palace v Arsenal (1500) Hull City v Queens Park Rangers (1500) Sunderland v West Bromwich Albion (1500) Swansea City v Manchester United (1500) Manchester City v Newcastle United (1730) Top two Chelsea and City at home LONDON - Chelsea, seven points clear at the top of the league, host struggling Burnley while second-placed Manchester City entertain mid-table Newcastle. (SOCCER-ENGLAND/, expect by 1715 GMT/12:15 PM ET, by Toby Davis, 650 words) - - La Liga Barcelona v Malaga (1500) Cordoba v Valencia (1700) Atletico Madrid v Almeria (1900) Deportivo Coruna v Celta Vigo (2100) Barca bid to keep pressure on Real Madrid at the top BARCELONA - Barcelona aim to leapfrog Real Madrid at the top of the table by beating Malaga before Carlo Ancelotti's men visit Elche on Sunday. (SOCCER-SPAIN/, (PIX) expect by 1715 GMT/12:15 PM ET, by Tim Hanlon, 400 words) - - Bundesliga Augsburg v Bayer Leverkusen (1430) Mainz v Eintracht Frankfurt (1430) Freiburg v Hoffenheim (1430) SC Paderborn v Bayern Munich (1430) Schalke 04 v Werder Bremen (1430) Cologne v Hanover 96 (1730) Bayern out to widen lead against promoted Paderborn BERLIN - Leaders Bayern Munich can restore their 11-point lead at the top against minnows Paderborn with second-placed VfL Wolfsburg in action a day later. (SOCCER-GERMANY/ (PIX), expect by 1630 GMT/11:30 AM ET, by Karolos Grohmann, 400 words) - - Ligue 1 Paris St Germain v Toulouse (1600) Caen v Racing Lens (1900) Evian Thonon Gaillard v Lorient (1900) Stade Rennes v Girondins Bordeaux (1900) Bastia v Lille (1900) PSG aim to take top spot against Toulouse PARIS - Paris St Germain meet Toulouse at the Parc des Princes looking to claim top spot in the league with Olympique Lyon and Olympique de Marseille not in action until Sunday. (SOCCER-FRANCE/ (PIX), expect by 1800 GMT/1 PM ET, by Julien Pretot, 300 words) - - Serie A Sampdoria v Genoa (1945) Copy on merit - - Dutch championship ADO Den Haag v PEC Zwolle (1730) Go Ahead Eagles Deventer v AZ Alkmaar (1845) Heracles Almelo v Utrecht (1945) Copy on merit - - African Super Cup Entente Setif (Algeria) v Al Ahli (Egypt) (1500) BLIDA, Algieria - Last year's African Champions League winners Entente Setif host Egyptian giants Al Ahli, who won the Confederation Cup in December, in a one-off match. (SOCCER-AFRICA/ALGERIA, expect by 1715 GMT/12:15 PM ET, 250 words) - - - - TENNIS WTA: Dubai Championships, (to 21) Halep meets Pliskova in final DUBAI - Top seed Simona Halep of Romania takes on 17th-seeded Czech Karolina Pliskova in the final. (TENNIS-DUBAI/, expect by 1730 GMT/12:30 PM ET, 300 words) - - ATP: Delray Beach Open, Florida (to 22) Big-serving Karlovic marches on in Florida Big-serving Croatian Ivo Karlovic edged a second set tiebreaker to oust American Steve Johnson 6-2 7-6 in the quarter-finals of the Delray Beach Open in Florida. (TENNIS-MEN/DELRAY, moved, 280 words) - - - - GOLF PGA Tour: Northern Trust Open, Pacific Palisades, California (to 22) American Moore takes early control PACIFIC PALISADES, California - Already a winner on the 2014-15 PGA Tour, American Ryan Moore put himself in good position to claim another title by seizing a one-shot lead early in the second round. (GOLF-PGA/ (PIX), moved, by Mark Lamport-Stokes, 400 words) - - European Tour: Indian Open, New Delhi (to 22) Chawrasia setting the pace NEW DELHI - India's SSP Chawrasia goes into the third round holding a one-shot lead over Siddikur Rahman of Bangladesh. (GOLF-EUROPEAN/, expect by 1130 GMT/6:30 AM ET, 300 words) - - - - MOTOR RACING Gordon aims to bid goodbye to Daytona in style DAYTONA BEACH, Florida - Jeff Gordon will try to make his final Daytona 500 a champagne-soaked party but if he is to win the Great American Race for the fourth time he will be chased to Victory Lane by stock car's biggest names. (MOTOR RACING-DAYTONA/ (PREVIEW, PIX), moved, by Lewis Franck, 450 words) - - - - RUGBY Super Rugby Highlanders v Crusaders Dunedin (0635) Reds v Force Brisbane (0840) Stormers v Blues Cape Town (1505) Sharks v Lions Durban (1710) Stormers return home after winning start CAPE TOWN - The Stormers seek to build on their impressive start at the Bulls last weekend when they host New Zealand's Blues at Newlands. (RUGBY-SUPER/STORMERS, expect by 1715 GMT/ 12:15 PM ET, 250 words) - - Derby match as Sharks and Lions seek first win DURBAN - The South African derby at King's Park features the Sharks and the Lions, two sides beaten at home in their opening matches. (RUGBY-SUPER/SHARKS, expect by 1900 GMT/2 PM ET, 250 words) - - - - ALPINE SKIING World Cup Men's downhill Saalbach, Austria Women's giant slalom Maribor, Slovenia Maze and Fenninger prepared for battle Local hero Tina Maze and world champion Anna Fenninger, who both collected two gold medals at the recent world championships in Colorado, battle it out in the giant slalom in Maribor while the men's downhill in Saalbach looks wide open. (ALPINE SKIING/, (PIX), expect by 1430 GMT/9:30 AM ET, 350 words) - - - - CYCLING World track championships, France (to 22) Copy on merit - - Tour of Andalucia (to 22) Copy on merit - - - - (Asia desk editor: John O'Brien)
