Reuters Sports Schedule at 1400 GMT on Thursday, Feb 27
Reuters sports schedule at 1640 GMT on Thursday: - - - - SOCCER Europa League last 32 second legs Rubin Kazan v Real Betis (1700) Basel v Maccabi Tel Aviv (1800) Eintracht Frankfurt v Porto (1800) Salzburg v Ajax Amsterdam (1800) Ludogorets v Lazio (1800) Napoli v Swansea City (1800) Sevilla v Maribor (1800) Shakhtar Donetsk v Viktoria Plzen (1800) AZ Alkmaar v Slovan Liberec (2005) Benfica v PAOK Salonika (2005) Fiorentina v Esbjerg (2005) Racing Genk v Anzhi Makhachkala (2005) Olympique Lyon v Chernomorets Odessa (2005) Tottenham Hotspur v Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (2005) Trabzonspor v Juventus (2005) Valencia v Dynamo Kiev (2005) Juventus in the box seat against Trabzonspor LONDON - Juventus have a two-goal lead to defend as they visit Turkish side Trabzonspor while Tottenham Hotspur must overturn a 1-0 deficit at home to Ukrainian side Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk. (SOCCER-EUROPA/, expect first take by 2015 GMT, 3:15 PM ET, by Toby Davis, 600 words) NBA Gibson leads Bulls to routine win over Warriors Taj Gibson scored 21 points to lead the Chicago Bulls to an easy 103-83 victory over the Golden State Warriors. Bulls forward Jimmy Butler returned to the lineup after missing two games with a bruised rib, and he added 16 points as the Bulls (31-26) improved to 19-8 since Jan. 1. (NBA-HIGHLIGHTS/ (PIX), moved, by The Sports Xchange, 800 words) - - - - NHL D'Agostini overtime strike lifts Sabres past Bruins Matt D'Agostini scored 22 seconds into overtime to give the Buffalo Sabres a thrilling 5-4 victory over the Boston Bruins. (NHL-HIGHLIGHTS/ (PIX), moved, by The Sports Xchange, 300 words) - - - - NORTH AMERICAN SPORTS Roundups of off-field developments in the major North American professional sports leagues. (expect by 0101 GMT/8:01 PM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 400 words) - - - - - - - - GOLF European Tour Tshwane Open, Pretoria (to March 2) Final swing for Tour through South Africa Englishman Simon Dyson closed with birdies on his final four holes on Thursday to card a seven-under-par 65 and take the first-round clubhouse lead in the European Tour's Tshwane Open(GOLF-EUROPEAN/, ran at 1630 GMT/11.30 AM ET, 250 words) - - PGA Tour: Honda Classic Woods challenges top field in Florida Tiger Woods heads a stellar field that also includes Phil Mickelson, Rory McIlroy and Masters champion Adam Scott at the Honda Classic in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. (GOLF-PGA/HONDA (PIX), expect first lead by 2000 GMT/3 PM ET, 500 words) - - - - TENNIS ATP: Dubai Championship, (to March 2) Brazil Open, Sao Paolo (to March 2) ATP/WTA: Acapulco International, Mexico (to March 2) WTA Brazil Tennis Cup, Florianopolis (to March 2) Copy on merit on above tournaments - - - - CYCLING World track championships, Cali, Colombia (to March 2) Copy on merit - - - - CRICKET Asia Cup, Bangladesh (to March 8) Third match: Afghanistan v Pakistan, Fatullah Copy on merit (Duty editor: John O'Brien)
