Reuters Sports Schedule at 0600 GMT on Tuesday, March 10
Reuters sports schedule at 0600 GMT on Tuesday: - - - - CRICKET World Cup, Australia and New Zealand (to 29) India v Ireland, Hamilton Indian bowlers combine to dismiss Ireland for 259 HAMILTON - India were on course for a fifth successive victory at the cricket World Cup after dismissing Ireland for 259 with an over to spare on a good batting pitch at Seddon Park. (CRICKET-WORLD/IND-IRE (PIX), moved with updates to follow, 400 words) - - Windies skipper Holder forced to play waiting game SYDNEY - West Indies captain Jason Holder already had one of the toughest jobs at the World Cup but this week faces the hardest assignment for any sportsman -- waiting to see if other results will send his team into the quarter-finals. (CRICKET-WORLD/WINDIES-HOLDER, moved, by Nick Mulvenney, 500 words) - - - - SOCCER Champions League Holders Real look to break record at home to Schalke MADRID - Holders Real Madrid will set a record for the most consecutive Champions League victories (11) if they win at home to Schalke 04 in a last-16 second leg fixture. (SOCCER-CHAMPIONS/REAL (PIX), expect by 2130 GMT/5:30 PM ET, by Iain Rogers, 400 words) - - Former champions Porto hold upper hand PORTO - Former champions Porto have the upper hand for the return match against Basel after holding the Swiss club to a 1-1 draw in the first leg last month. (SOCCER-CHAMPIONS/PORTO (PIX), expect by 2130 GMT/5:30 PM ET, by Simon Curtis, 400 words) - - Chelsea buzzing ahead of PSG return LONDON - Chelsea are brimming with confidence and, fortified by a seven-day break, go into Wednesday's last 16 return match as favourites to knock Paris St Germain out for the second season in a row. (SOCCER-CHAMPIONS/CHELSEA (PREVIEW), moved, by Tony Jimenez, 400 words) - - Bayern ready for 'final' against Shakhtar BERLIN - Bayern Munich go into their last-16 second leg at home to Shakhtar Donetsk on Wednesday knowing the game will make or break their season. (SOCCER-CHAMPIONS/BAYERN (PREVIEW), moved, by Karolos Grohmann, 400 words) - - - - NBA Gasol shines as Grizzlies tame Bulls Marc Gasol led all scorers with 23 points to spearhead the Memphis Grizzlies' 101-91 victory over the Chicago Bulls. (NBA-HIGHLIGHTS/, moved, 400 words) - - - - NHL Wingels wins it for San Jose in shootout Tommy Wingels scored on the backhand in the eighth round of a shootout to give the San Jose Sharks a 2-1 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins. (NHL-HIGHLIGHTS/, moved, 400 words) - - - - NORTH AMERICAN SPORTS Roundups of off-field developments in the major North American professional sports leagues. (moved, by The Sports Xchange, 400 words) - - - - HORSE RACING Cheltenham Festival (to 13) Faugheen all the rage for Cheltenham success Faugheen, trained in Ireland by Willie Mullins, is hot favourite to win the Champion Hurdle, the big race on the opening day of the Cheltenham Festival. (HORSERACING/CHELTENHAM, expect by 1545 GMT/11:45 AM ET, by Justin Palmer, 300 words) - - - - (Asia desk editor: Peter Rutherford)
