Reuters Sports Schedule at 0600 GMT on Saturday, March 1
Reuters sports schedule at 0600 GMT on Saturday: - - - - SOCCER IFAB looks at sin bins, video replays and triple punishment ZURICH - Soccer's rule-making body, the International Football Association Board (IFAB), will hold preliminary discussions on the use of sin bins, video replays and changes to the so-called triple punishment when it meets at FIFA headquarters. (SOCCER-FIFA/ (PIX), expect from 1400 GMT/9 AM ET, 400 words, by Brian Homewood) - - Premier League (1500 unless stated) Everton v West Ham United Fulham v Chelsea Hull City v Newcastle United Stoke City v Arsenal Southampton v Liverpool (1730) Chelsea visit Fulham in London derby, Arsenal at Stoke LONDON - Chelsea travel to neighbours Fulham for a top against bottom clash needing a win to make sure they stay above second-placed Arsenal, who are a point behind as they prepare for a difficult trip to Stoke City. (SOCCER-ENGLAND/ (PIX), expect from 1700 GMT/1200 PM ET, 600 words) - - Bundesliga (1430 unless stated) Bayer Leverkusen v Mainz Borussia Dortmund v Nuremberg Eintracht Braunschweig v Borussia Moenchengladbach FC Augsburg v Hanover 96 Werder Bremen v Hamburg SV Bayern Munich v Schalke 04 (1730) Bayern welcome Schalke looking for 15th straight victory Runaway leaders Bayern Munich aim for their 15th consecutive Bundesliga win when they host Schalke 04 while old rivals Werder Bremen and Hamburg SV, northern Germany's two most popular clubs, meet in a relegation battle. (SOCCER-GERMANY/ (PIX), expect from 1630 GMT/1130 AM ET, 400 words) - - Serie A AS Roma v Inter Milan (1945) Roma look to close gap on Juve by beating visitors Inter ROME - Second-placed AS Roma host Inter Milan, who are 17 points behind them in fifth, needing a win to move within six points of leaders Juventus who play on Sunday. (SOCCER-ITALY/ (PIX),expect by 2145 GMT/4:45 PM ET, by Terry Daley, 400 words) - - Ligue 1 (1900 unless stated) St Etienne v Monaco (1600) FC Lorient v Bastia Nice v Toulouse Stade de Reims v Valenciennes Stade Rennes v En Avant Guingamp Sochaux v Girondins Bordeaux Monaco face tricky trip to St Etienne with PSG in sight PARIS - Second-placed Monaco visit fourth-ranked St Etienne, unbeaten in their last six home games, hoping to move within two points of Ligue 1 leaders Paris St Germain with a win. (SOCCER-FRANCE/(PIX), expect by 1800 GMT/1 PM ET, by Gregory Blachier, 300 words) - - La Liga Malaga v Real Valladolid (1500) Levante v Osasuna (1700) Getafe v Espanyol (1900) Elche v Celta Vigo (2100) Copy on merit - - Dutch Championship PEC Zwolle v NEC Nijmegen (1745) ADO Den Haag v NAC Breda (1845) Go Ahead Eagles Deventer v PSV Eindhoven (1845) Vitesse Arnhem v Roda JC Kerkrade (1945) Vitesse host Roda aiming for provisional second spot AMSTERDAM - Vitesse Arnhem can move into provisional second place in the Dutch championship by beating visitors Roda JC Kerkrade with Twente Enschede, who are two points above them, and leaders Ajax Amsterdam playing on Sunday. (SOCCER-DUTCH/, expect by 2145 GMT/4:45 PM ET, 300 words) - - - - CRICKET South Africa v Australia, Cape Town, third test(0830)(to 5) South Africa eye first home win over Australia for 44 years CAPE TOWN - South Africa will bid for their first home test series win over Australia in 44 years when the sides lock horns in the decider at Newlands. Australia won the first test by 281 runs before the Proteas hit back to seal victory in the second match by 231 runs. (CRICKET-AUSTRALIA/ (PIX), expect by 1030 GMT/5:30 AM ET, 500 words) - - Asia Cup, Bangladesh (to March 8) Fifth game: Bangladesh v Afghanistan, Fatullah Copy on merit - - - - RUGBY Super rugby round three (to March 1) Waikato Chiefs v Otago Highlanders, Hamilton (0635) NSW Waratahs v Queensland Reds, Sydney (0840) Western Force v ACT Brumbies, Perth (1100) Bulls v Lions, Pretoria (1505) Injury-depleted Chiefs face Highlanders The two-time champion Waikato Chiefs are resembling a casualty ward after one match in this year's Super Rugby competition and face an Otago Highlanders side who surprisingly beat the Auckland Blues last week while Australian heavyweights the New South Wales Waratahs and Queensland Reds face off in a match some are suggesting is an early Wallabies trial. (SUPER-RUGBY/, expect individual match reports from 0830 GMT/3:30 AM ET, 200 words) - - - - GOLF PGA Tour: Honda Classic, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida (to March 2) McIlroy leads by one stroke at PGA National Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy will take a one-shot lead into the third round of the Honda Classic at PGA National after posting an 11-under 129 halfway total. Tiger Woods starts the day 11 strokes behind after making the cut with no room to spare. (GOLF-PGA/ (PIX), expect lead by 0000 GMT/7 PM ET, 500 words) - - European Tour Tshwane Open, Pretoria (to March 2) Fisher leads in Pretoria, Hoey enjoys birdie blitz Michael Hoey sank seven birdies in a row on his back nine, but finished his second round three shots behind leader Ross Fisher at the European Tour's Tshwane Open with the Englishman going into the third round on 13 under par. (GOLF-EUROPEAN/, expect by 1800GMT/1 PM ET, 300 words) - - - - TENNIS ATP: Dubai Championship, (to March 2) Federer takes on Berdych aiming for sixth Dubai title DUBAI - Fourth seed Roger Federer faces third-seeded Czech Tomas Berdych, who has reached his second straight Dubai final after an 11th successive win, with the Swiss aiming to win the title for a sixth time after beating top seed Novak Djokovic in the semi-finals. (TENNIS-MEN/DUBAI, by Matt Smith 500 words) - - ATP/WTA: Acapulco International, Mexico (to March 2) Anderson awaits winner of Murray v Dimitrov in final South Africa's Kevin Anderson edged out Alexandr Dolgopolov to book his place in the final, where he will meet the winner of the second semi-final between second seed Andy Murray and Grigor Dimitrov. (TENNIS-MEN/ACAPULCO, expect by 0800 GMT/3 AM ET, 300 words) - - ATP: Brazil Open, Sao Paolo (to March 2) WTA Brazil Tennis Cup, Florianopolis (to March 2) Copy on merit - - - - ALPINE SKIING World Cup: Women's downhill, Crans Montana, Switzerland Men's downhill, Kvitfjell, Norway - - - - CYCLING World track championships, Cali, Colombia (to March 2) Copy on merit - - - - (Duty editor: John O'Brien)
