Reuters Sports Schedule at 1400 GMT on Thursday, Feb 11

Reuters sports schedule at 1400 GMT on Thursday: ATHLETICS Bad publicity leads Nestle to end IAAF partnership ZURICH - Swiss food giant Nestle NESN.VX will end its partnership with the International Association of Athletics Federations because of scandal surrounding the sport. (ATHLETICS CORRUPTION/NESTLE (UPDATE 2), moved, 400 words) - - FIFA FIFA candidate Prince Ali holds news conference GENEVA - FIFA presidential candidate Prince Ali Bin Al Hussein of Jordan holds a new conference to talk about his plans should for the leadership of soccer's troubled governing body. (SOCCER-FIFA/ALI, (PIX, TV), expect by 1300 GMT/8 AM ET, by Brian Homewood, 400 words) - - - - GOLF European Tour: Tshwane Open, Pretoria (to 14) Schwartzel starts season at home in Tshwane Open PRETORIA - Defending champion George Coetzee and major winner Charl Schwartzel head a strong home-based field in the Tshwane Open at the Pretoria Country Club in the fifth and final European Tour event staged in South Africa this season. (GOLF-EUROPEAN/, expect by 1600 GMT/11AM ET, 300 words) - - PGA Tour: AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, Pebble Beach, California (to 14) Spieth and Snedeker ready for title bids at Pebble Beach World number one Jordan Spieth and defending champion Brandt Snedeker launch their respective title bids in the opening round with both Spieth and fellow American Snedeker scheduled to tee off at Spyglass Hill, one of three venues jointly hosting this week's pro-am celebrity event. (GOLF-PGA/ (PIX), expect first lead by 2330 GMT/6.30 PM ET, 40 words) - - - - SOCCER Leicester and Tottenham face huge title tests LONDON - Leicester City will be wary of a reality check when the Premier League front-runners visit Arsenal on Sunday before Tottenham Hotspur's burgeoning title ambitions come under scrutiny at Manchester City. (SOCCER-ENGLAND/ (PREVIEW), moved, by Martyn Herman, 400 words) We will have all the latest news from the Premier league managers' news conferences ahead of this weekend's crucial games in which the top four play each other (SOCCER-ENGLAND/, expect throughout) - - Struggling Valencia and Espanyol meet in must-win match Either Valencia coach Gary Neville or his Espanyol counterpart Constantin Galca could be in charge for the last time when the two struggling teams clash at Mestalla looking for a much needed victory on Saturday. (SOCCER-SPAIN/ (PREVIEW), expect by 1500 GMT/10 AM ET, 300 words) Serie A Juventus-Napoli has all the ingredients for memorable clash MILAN - Serie A leaders Napoli, who have won their last eight league games, take a two-point lead to Juventus, who have won their last 14, in the most eagerly-awaited match of the Italian season. (SOCCER-ITALY/ (PREVIEW), expect by 1100 GMT, 400 words) - - - - CRICKET New Zealand v Australia, 1st test (2130) Moving ball to test Australian technique in Wellington WELLINGTON - Swing and seam friendly conditions, a lack of truly scary Australian bowlers and New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum's retirement are all themes that will resonate when the first test gets underway in Wellington. (CRICKET-NEWZEALAND/, expect throughout, by Greg Stutchbury, 400 words) - - - - NBA Thunder seek to inflict more pain on Pelicans The 39-14 Oklahoma City Thunder, winners of eight of their past 10 games on the back of sizzling form by guard Russell Westbrook, seek to consolidate third position in the Western Conference when they host the mediocre New Orleans, who have a 6-20 road record. (NBA-THUNDER/, expect by 0400 GMT/11 PM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 350 words) - - - - Bucks host Wizards as playoff hopes hang by thread The 21-32 Milwaukee Bucks host the 23-27 Washington Wizards in a game between two teams seeking to stay in contention for the playoffs in the even Eastern Conference. (NBA-BUCKS/, expect by 0400 GMT/11 PM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 300 words) - - - - NHL Western powerhouses clash as Blackhawks host Stars Patrick Kane seeks to improve on his 76-point season tally as the Stanley Cup-champion Chicago Blackhawks (36-17-4) host the Dallas Stars (34-15-5) in one of nine games on the National Hockey League schedule. (NHL-HIGHLIGHTS/, expect by 0600 GMT/1 AM 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 0100 GMT/8 PM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 400 words) (London desk editor: Justin Palmer)