Reuters Sports Schedule at 1400 GMT on Saturday, Feb 20
Reuters sports schedule at 1400 GMT on Saturday: FIFA FIFA faces day of reckoning as threats mount ZURICH - The FIFA spotlight will fall on next week's presidential election but the real key to the future of soccer's beleaguered governing body is embedded in a document with the unglamorous title 'Draft statutes -- Congress 2016'. (SOCCER-FIFA/REFORMS (PREVIEW), moved, by Brian Homewood, 912 words) + See also: (SOCCER-FIFA/REFORMS-LIST (FACTBOX), moved, 469 words) (SOCCER-FIFA/ELECTION-CHAMPAGNE (FACTBOX, PIX), moved, 503 words) (SOCCER-FIFA/ELECTION-INFANTINO (FACTBOX, PIX), moved, 539 words) (SOCCER-FIFA/ELECTION-ALI (FACTBOX, PIX), moved, 429 words) (SOCCER-FIFA/ELECTION-SALMAN (FACTBOX, PIX), moved, 452 words) (SOCCER-FIFA/ELECTION-SEXWALE (FACTBOX, PIX), moved, 450 words) SOCCER FA Cup Arsenal v Hull City (II) (1245) Reading (II) v West Bromwich Albion (1500) Watford v Leeds United (II) (1500) AFC Bournemouth v Everton (1715) Arsenal take on Hull again in bid for third Cup triumph LONDON - Holders Arsenal face second-tier Hull City for the third year in a row with a quarter-final place up for grabs as they bid to become the first club since Blackburn Rovers in 1886 to win the FA Cup three years in succession. (SOCCER-ENGLAND/CUP, expect from 1445 GMT/9:45 AM ET, by Martyn Herman, 500 words) La Liga Las Palmas v Barcelona (1500) Espanyol v Deportivo Coruna (1715) Real Betis v Sporting Gijon (1930) Celta Vigo v Eibar (2105) Leaders Barca wary of trip to Las Palmas MADRID - Barcelona visit relegation candidates Las Palmas with a six-point lead over second-placed Atletico Madrid but will be wary of a team desperate for points and often dangerous at home. (SOCCER-SPAIN/ (PIX), expect from 1700 GMT/12 AM ET, by Rex Gowar, 500 words) Bundesliga (1430) Bayern Munich v SV Darmstadt 98 Borussia Moenchengladbach v Cologne FC Ingolstadt 04 v Werder Bremen Hertha Berlin v VfL Wolfsburg Hoffenheim v Mainz Goetze, Ribery return to boost Bayern front line BERLIN - Bayern Munich will have Franck Ribery and Mario Goetze back in the squad as they look to extend their eight-point lead over second-placed Borussia Dortmund with a home win over injury-hit Darmstadt 98. (SOCCER-GERMANY/ (PIX), expect by 1630 GMT/11:30 AM ET, by Karolos Grohmann, 400 words) Ligue 1 Paris St Germain v Stade de Reims (1600) Angers v Montpellier Monaco v Troyes Lorient v En Avant Guingamp Toulouse v Ajaccio PARIS - PSG, whose 16-match winning run in all competitions ended with a 0-0 draw at home to Lille in Ligue 1 last Saturday, should beat struggling Reims while second-placed Monaco, 24 points adrift, host bottom side Troyes. (SOCCER-FRANCE/ (PIX), expect from 1800 GMT/1 PM ET, by Julien Pretot, 300 words) Dutch league AZ Alkmaar v Groningen (1730) PSV Eindhoven v Heracles Almelo (1845) Heerenveen v NEC Nijmegen (1845) Twente Enschede v Cambuur (1945) PSV bid to extend lead at home to Heracles AMSTERDAM - Champions PSV Eindhoven have a chance to extend their one-point lead at home to third-placed Heracles Almelo with their closest rivals Ajax Amsterdam not playing until Sunday. (SOCCER-DUTCH/, expect by 2200 GMT/ 5 PM ET, 250 words) African Super Cup TP Mazembe Englebert v Etoile Sahel (1330) Mazembe have home advantage in Super Cup tussle with Etoile LUBUMBASHI - TP Mazembe Englebert of the Democratic Republic of Congo won last year's African Champions League and therefore have home advantage in the annual Super Cup against Tunisia's Etoile Sahel, who won the African Confederation Cup. (SOCCER-AFRICA/, expect by 1600 GMT/ 11 AM ET, 200 words) - - - - ATHLETICS Kenya seeks two more months to meet anti-doping demands NAIROBI - Kenya wants two more months to show the global anti-doping agency it has cleaned up its athletics, hoping to avoid the risk of being barred from this year's Olympic Games, its sports minister said on Friday. (ATHLETICS-CORRUPTION/KENYA (TV), moved, by George Obulutsa, 400 words) - - - - CRICKET New Zealand v Australia, second test, Christchurch (to 24) McCullum smashes fastest test century to rescue NZ CHRISTCHURCH - Brendon McCullum blasted the fastest test century to rescue New Zealand before Australia were reduced to 57 for one by the close of day one of the second test on Saturday. (CRICKET-NEWZEALAND/, moved, by Greg Stutchbury, 450 words) - - - - GOLF PGA Tour: Northern Trust Open, Pacific Palisades, California (to 21) Kokrak sets pace at Riviera, Johnson and Watson two back PACIFIC PALISADES, California - Long-hitting American journeyman Jason Kokrak takes a two-shot lead into the third round at Riviera Country Club but has several big names in close pursuit, including nine-times PGA Tour winner Dustin Johnson, twice Masters champion Bubba Watson and world number three Rory McIlroy. (GOLF-PGA/ (PIX), expect first lead by 2300 GMT/6 PM ET, by Mark Lamport-Stokes, 400 words) - - - - ATHLETICS Olympic, world champions Eaton, Felix spice Millrose Games NEW YORK - Reigning Olympic and world champions Ashton Eaton, the decathlete who will compete in the 60-metre hurdles and long jump, and sprinter Allyson Felix (60-metres) spice up the program at the 109th Millrose Games at The Armory. (ATHLETICS-MILLROSE/ (PIX), expect by 0030 GMT/7:30 PM ET, by Larry Fine, 350 words) - - - - NBA Bucks seek pulse in clash with Hawks The struggling Milwaukee Bucks will try to ignite a late-season charge up the standings and battle for a playoff spot when they visit the Atlanta Hawks. (NBA-HAWKS/, expect by 0400 GMT/11:00 PM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 450 words) - - Warriors set for clash with Clippers The defending NBA champion Golden State Warriors will try to pad their lead atop the overall standings when they face a host Los Angeles Clippers team that are sitting in fourth place in the ultra competitive Western Conference. (NBA-CLIPPERS/, expect by 0500 GMT/12:00 AM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 450 words) - - Knicks battle T-Wolves, Heat host Wizards Carmelo Anthony and the New York Knicks visit rookie standout Karl-Anthony Towns and the Minnesota Timberwolves while the Miami Heat host a Washington Wizards team battling to get above the cutoff line for the playoffs in two of the four games on the National Basketball Association schedule. (NBA-HIGHLIGHTS/, expect by 2230 GMT/5:30 PM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 800 words) - - - - NHL Jagr eyes milestone; Stars seek division lead Jaromir Jagr, one goal shy of becoming one of the top-three goal scorers of all time, leads his Florida Panthers against the visiting Winnipeg Jets while the high-powered Dallas Stars can move ahead of the Central division-leading Chicago Blackhawks with a win over the hoist Dallas Stars in two of the nine games on the National Hockey League schedule. (NHL-HIGHLIGHTS/, expect by 0345 GMT/10:45 PM 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 0101 GMT/8:01 PM ET, 500 words) (Europe desk editor: Ed Osmond)
