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Reuters Sports Schedule at 0600 GMT on Tuesday, March 17

Reuters sports schedule at 0600 GMT on Tuesday: - - - - CRICKET World Cup (to 29) We continue our coverage of the build-up to all four quarter-finals. - - South Africa and Sri Lanka quarter-final too close to call SYDNEY - South Africa take on Sri Lanka, finalists in the last two World Cups, in what is expected to be a tight quarter-final battle between two sides in rich batting form but with stuttering bowling attacks. (CRICKET-WORLD/QUARTERFINAL 1 (PREVIEW, PIX, TV), expect by 0600 GMT/2 AM ET, by Nick Mulvenney, 500 words) We will also move a factbox on the match: CRICKET-WORLD/QUARTERFINAL 1 (FACTBOX) - - Sri Lanka hope for 'home' support against Proteas SYDNEY - Sri Lanka skipper Angelo Mathews is looking to overwhelming support from the crowd and a fifth successive century from Kumar Sangakkara to keep his side on track for a third consecutive World Cup final. (CRICKET-WORLD/QUARTERFINAL 1-LANKA, moved, by Nick Mulvenney, 400 words) - - South Africa determined to throw off chokers tag SYDNEY - AB de Villiers cut through years of cod psychology and analysis of South Africa's inability to win a World Cup with a simple statement of intent on Tuesday. (CRICKET-WORLD/QUARTERFINAL 1-SAFRICA, moved, by Nick Mulvenney, 400 words) - - Bangladesh look to past for inspiration against India MELBOURNE - Bangladesh know the odds are stacked against them beating India in Thursday's World Cup quarter-final at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. If history and current form are any guide, India should win in a canter. (CRICKET-WORLD/BANGLADESH moved, by Julian Linden, 400 words) - - - - SOCCER Champions League last 16 second legs (to 18) Atletico Madrid v Bayer Leverkusen Monaco v Arsenal Atletico look to overturn 1-0 deficit at home to Leverkusen MADRID - Spanish champions Atletico Madrid will seek to overturn a 1-0 deficit when last season's beaten finalists host Bundesliga side Bayer Leverkusen at the Calderon. (SOCCER-CHAMPIONS/ATLETICO (PIX, TV) expect by 2130 GMT/5:30 PM ET, by Iain Rogers, 500 words) - - Arsenal face Monaco with renewed confidence PARIS - Arsenal were on the floor after losing 3-1 to Monaco last month but the Londoners have rebuilt confidence enough to believe they can overturn their Champions League deficit in Tuesday's return match. (SOCCER-CHAMPIONS/MONACO (PIX, TV) expect by 2130 GMT/5:30 PM ET, 400 words) - - Hart facing renewed onslaught from in-form Suarez MADRID - Joe Hart is probably sick of the sight of Barcelona striker Luis Suarez and the Manchester City goalkeeper will need to improve his record against the Uruguayan if the English champions are to have any hope of reaching the Champions League quarter-finals. (SOCCER-CHAMPIONS/BARCELONA (PIX) moved, by Iain Rogers, 400 words) - - - - TENNIS BNP Paribas Open (to 22) Murray recovers from second set stutter at Indian Wells INDIAN WELLS, California - Fourth-seeded Andy Murray recovered from a surprising second-set lapse to beat German Phillipp Kohlschreiber 6-1 3-6 6-1 in the third round of the BNP Paribas Open on Monday. (TENNIS-INDIAN/MEN (PIX), moved with updates to follow, by Mark Lamport-Stokes, 400 words) - - Sharapova beats Azarenka, Wozniacki out INDIAN WELLS, California - Caroline Wozniacki became the biggest name to fall at the BNP Paribas Open on Monday when the fourth seed was ousted by Swiss teen Belinda Bencic, while Maria Sharapova won an absorbing baseline battle with long-time rival Victoria Azarenkza. (TENNIS-INDIAN/WOMEN (PIX), moved, by Mark Lamport-Stokes, 400 words) - - - - NBA Wade leads Miami to win over Cavs Dwyane Wade scored 32 points to lead the Miami Heat to a 106-92 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers in a match-up against good friend and former team mate LeBron James. (NBA-HIGHLIGHTS/, moving shortly, 800 words) - - - - NHL Lightning hold on for win over Canadiens The Tampa Bay Lightning jumped out to a three-goal lead before holding off a stirring comeback attempt to escape with a 4-2 win over the Montreal Canadiens. (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) - - - - GOLF Bubba going for Masters triple at Augusta Masters champion Bubba Watson could join elite company with a successful title defense at Augusta National next month but said on Monday world number one Rory McIlroy will face more pressure at the year's first major. (GOLF-MASTERS/BUBBA, moved, by Larry Fine, 350 words) - - - - (Asia desk editor: Peter Rutherford)