Reuters Sports Schedule at 0600 GMT on Saturday, March 18
Reuters sports schedule at 0600 GMT on Saturday: SOCCER Premier League (1500 unless stated) West Bromwich Albion v Arsenal (1230) Crystal Palace v Watford Everton v Hull City Stoke City v Chelsea Sunderland v Burnley West Ham United v Leicester City Bournemouth v Swansea City (1730) Chelsea target 13-point lead, Arsenal chase top four Leaders Chelsea can open a provisional 13-point gap with a win at mid-table Stoke City after Arsenal, with three defeats in their last four league games, visit West Bromwich Albion as they chase a top-four finish. (SOCCER-ENGLAND/ (PIX), expect from 1230 GMT/8:30 AM ET, by Martyn herman and Ian Chadband) La Liga Eibar v Espanyol (1200) Athletic Club v Real Madrid (1515) Alaves v Real Sociedad (1730) Real Betis v Osasuna (1945) Unconvincing leaders Real face Bilbao test Real Madrid look to cement top spot when they visit Athletic Bibao, who have not lost at the imposing San Mames since August. Real returned to the La Liga summit after an unconvincing win over Real Betis last week and have conceded 10 goals in their last six games in all competitions. (SOCCER-SPAIN, expect from 1715 GMT/1:15 PM ET, by Richard Martin, 400 words) Bundesliga (1430 unless stated) Cologne v Hertha Berlin FC Augsburg v Freiburg Hoffenheim v Bayer Leverkusen VfL Wolfsburg v SV Darmstadt 98 Werder Bremen v RB Leipzig Eintracht Frankfurt v Hamburg SV (1730) Leipzig aim to close gap at the top with win at Bremen BERLIN - Second-placed RB Leipzig aim to cut the 10-point gap on Bundeliga leaders Bayern Munich, who play on Sunday, with a win at Werder Bremen. (SOCCER-GERMANY/ (PIX), expect from 1630 GMT/1230 PM ET, by Karolos Grohmann, 400 words) Serie A Torino v Inter Milan (1700) AC Milan v Genoa (1945) Inter look to continue Champions League push MILAN - Inter Milan can move three points off third spot, the final Champions League qualifying position with a win at mid-table Torino while seventh-placed AC Milan will be desperate to bounce back from last weekend's defeat by Juventus and boost their own European aspirations at home to lowly Genoa. (SOCCER-ITALY, expect by 1900 GMT/3 PM ET, by Ed Dove, 400 words) Ligue 1 (1900 unless stated) Nantes v Nice (1600) Angers SCO v En Avant de Guingamp AS Nancy-Lorraine v FC Lorient Girondins Bordeaux v Montpellier HSC Toulouse v Stade Rennes Injury-hit Nice aim to keep title hopes alive PARIS - Patched-up Nice can boost their title hopes with a win at goal-shy Nantes which would take them provisionally within two points of Ligue 1 leaders Monaco, though coach Lucien Favre has to find solutions for a growing injury list. (SOCCER-FRANCE, expect by 1800 GMT/2 PM ET, by Ed Dove, 300 words) CRICKET India v Australia, 3rd test (to 20) India look to capitalise on strong start RANCHI - India resume on 120 for one, having made a strong reply to Australia's first innings total of 451, but the hosts must bat well and deep to erase the 331-run deficit that remains when the third day's play begins. (CRICKET-INDIA/ (PIX), expect from 0700 GMT/3 AM ET, by Amlan Chakraborty, 450 words) New Zealand v South Africa (to 20) S.Africa win second test to go 1-0 up in series WELLINGTON - Hashim Amla and JP Duminy guided South Africa to 83 for two and an eight-wicket victory over New Zealand on the extended third day of the second test at the Basin Reserve.(CRICKET-NEWZEALAND/, moved, 400 words) Sri Lanka v Bangladesh, 2nd test Bangladesh eye early wickets against Sri Lanka COLOMBO - Bangladesh have a lead of 75 against Sri Lanka and will look to make early inroads when the hosts resume on 54-0 on the fourth morning of the second test at the P Sara Oval. (CRICKET-SRI LANKA/, expect by 1230 GMT/8 AM ET, 250 words) RUGBY Six Nations Scotland v Italy (1230) France v Wales (1445) Ireland v England (1700) England face Ireland hoping for grand slam, world record DUBLIN - England visit Ireland bidding for their second straight grand slam and a world record 19 consecutive wins to eclipse the total they hold with New Zealand. (RUGBY UNION-NATIONS/IRELAND (PIX), expect by by Padraic Halpin, 40 words) France look to end barren run against Wales PARIS - France take on Wales at the Stade de France having failed to beat their opponents since the 2011 Rugby World Cup semi-final. (RUGBY UNION-NATIONS/FRANCE (PIX), expect by 1630 GMT/12:30 PM ET, by Julien Pretot, 400 words) Scotland seek to boost ranking against lowly Italy EDINBURGH - Scotland aim to bounce back from their record defeat by England with a victory over bottom team Italy at Murrayfield as they seek to boost their ranking ahead of the 2019 World Cup draw in May. (RUGBY-UNION-NATIONS/SCOTLAND (PIX), expect by 1415 GMT/8:15 AM ET, 400 words) Super Rugby - week four Hurricanes v Highlanders (0635) Waratahs v Brumbies (0845) Lions v Reds (1515) Sharks v Southern Kings (1730) Jaguares v Cheetahs (1940) Canes look to get back on track in Wellington WELLINGTON - The Hurricanes will be looking to get their title defence back on track after a loss to the Chiefs in week three when they take on the Highlanders in a battle of the last two Super Rugby champions. (RUGBY UNION-SUPER/HURRICANES, expect by 0830 GMT/4.30AM ET, 300 words) Limping Lions host Reds JOHANNESBURG – South Africa's Lions seek to return to winning ways after defeat by the Jaguares when they host Australia's Queensland Reds at Ellis Park. (RUGBY UNION-SUPER/LIONS, expect by 1715 GMT/1115 PM ET, by Nick Said, 300 words) Jaguares look for third win in four games BUENOS AIRES - Argentina's Jaguares welcome South Africa's Cheetahs looking to consoliate a fine start to the Super Rugby competition with a second home win. (RUGBY UNION-SUPER/JAGUARES, expect by 2130 GMT/5:30 PM ET, by Rex Gowar, 400 words) (Asia editor: Sudipto Ganguly)
