Reuters Sports Schedule at 1400 GMT on Monday, March 23
Reuters sports schedule at 1400 GMT on Monday: CRICKET World Cup (to 29) Semi-finals New Zealand v South Africa, Auckland South Africa and New Zealand bid to break new ground AUCKLAND - South Africa and New Zealand both have the opportunity to bury some long-standing demons to make their first final. (CRICKET-WORLD/SEMI-1 (PIX), expect from 0100 GMT/9 PM ET, by Greg Stutchbury & John Mehaffey, 400 words) - - Bitter rivalry adds edge to World Cup semi-final SYDNEY - The love-hate relationship between Australia and India has added extra spice to Thursday's World Cup semi-final at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG). (CRICKET-WORLD/AUSTRALIA, moved, by Julian Linden, 400 words) - - - - SOCCER UEFA Congress Europe deserves extra World Cup place VIENNA - Europe deserves at least one more place at the World Cup and is optimistic that will be granted for the 2018 tournament in Russia, European soccer's governing body UEFA said on Monday. (SOCCER-UEFA/WORLD, pix, moved, by Brian Homewood, 400 words) - - - - CYCLING Tour of Catalunya, Spain (to 29) Copy on merit - - - - NBA Celtics and Nets meet with playoffs in mind The Boston Celtics try to stay in the playoff picture when they visit the Brooklyn Nets, another contender for the eighth and final postseason berth in the Eastern Conference, in one of the six games on the National Basketball Association schedule. (NBA-HIGHLIGHTS/, expect by 0330 GMT/11:30 PM ET, 600 words) - - - - NHL Jets face Oilers, go for fifth consecutive win The Winnipeg Jets, winners of four in a row, face off with the Edmonton Oilers in a clash of Canadian teams and the Los Angeles Kings, who have played well at home but have a losing road record, visit the New Jersey Devils in two of the seven games on the National Hockey League schedule. (NHL-HIGHLIGHTS/, expect by 0330 GMT/11:30 PM ET, 700 words) - - - - NORTH AMERICAN SPORTS Roundups of off-field developments in the major North American professional sports leagues. (expect by 0000 GMT/8:00 PM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 400 words) (Europe desk editor: Ed Osmond)
