Reuters Sports Schedule at 1400 GMT on Wednesday, March 2

Reuters sports schedule at 1400 GMT on Wednesday: OLYMPICS Rio Olympics in the spotlight LAUSANNE - Organisers of the Rio Olympics will present a progress report to the IOC as the Games have been hit by mounting problems, including delays, budget cuts, political turmoil and the spread of the Zika virus. (OLYMPICS-RIO/ (PIX, TV) stories throughout the day, by Karolos Grohmann) LAUSANNE - IOC President Thomas Bach holds a news conference at the end of the Executive Board meeting. (OLYMPICS-BACH/ (PIX, TV), expect by 1800 GMT/1 PM ET, by Karolos Grohmann, 400 words) Eatons eyeing unprecedented double gold in Rio Athletics' best-known couple, Canadian Brianne Theisen-Eaton and American Ashton Eaton, are not letting widespread concerns about the Zika virus stand in the way of a bid for unprecedented double gold medals at August's Rio Olympics. (OLYMPICS-ATHLETICS/EATONS, expect by 2030 GMT/3:30 PM ET, by Gene Cherry, 400 words) Young 'fools' behind Kenya doping woes: Rudisha MELBOURNE - Kenya's doping problems were caused by "foolish" young athletes desperate to win races and cash in on the sport, David Rudisha said on Wednesday, but the Olympic 800 metres champion hopes his country is on the right track to restoring its reputation. (OLYMPICS-ATHLETICS/RUDISHA (INTERVIEW), moved, by Ian Ransom, 800 words) SOCCER Premier League Arsenal v Swansea City (1945) Stoke City v Newcastle United (1945) West Ham United v Tottenham Hotspur (1945) Liverpool v Manchester City (2000) Manchester United v Watford (2000) Spurs primed to dislodge Leicester at the top LONDON - Tottenham Hotspur could leapfrog Leicester City at the top of the Premier League with a win at London rivals West Ham United while fellow title contenders Arsenal look to boost their bid at home to Swansea City. (SOCCER-ENGLAND/(PIX), expect by 2130 GMT/4:30 PM ET, by Martyn Herman, 600 words) La Liga Athletic Bilbao v Deportivo Coruna (1900) Celta Vigo v Villarreal (1900) Malaga v Valencia (1900) Sevilla v Eibar (1900) Levante v Real Madrid (2000) Real Madrid defend third place at Levante MADRID - Real Madrid, all but out of the La Liga title race, look for a win at Levante to hold on to third place with Villarreal two points behind before facing Celta Vigo. (SOCCER-SPAIN/ expect by 2200 GMT/5 PM ET, by Rex Gowar, 300 words) Italian Cup Inter Milan v Juventus (2000) Inter and Juventus renew hostilities in cup semi TURIN - Juventus take a 3-0 advantage over Inter Milan into the second leg of their Italian Cup semi-final. AC Milan await the winners in the final. (SOCCER-ITALY/CUP (PIX), expect by 2200 GMT/5:00 PM ET, by Ed Dove, 250 words) Bundesliga Bayer Leverkusen v Werder Bremen (1900) Bayern Munich v Mainz (1900) Borussia Moenchengladbach v VfB Stuttgart (1900) Hertha Berlin v Eintracht Frankfurt (1900) Hoffenheim v FC Augsburg (1900) Schalke 04 v Hamburg SV (1900) SV Darmstadt 98 v Borussia Dortmund (1900) BERLIN - Bayern Munich continue their testing run of fixtures when they host high-flying Mainz. (SOCCER-GERMANY/ (PIX), expect by 2100 GMT/4:00 PM ET, by Ed Dove, 400 words) Asian champions Guangzhou and Martinez lose in Sydney SYDNEY - Guangzhou Evergrande went down 2-1 to Sydney FC in the Asian Champions League on Wednesday despite the efforts of $45 million signing Jackson Martinez, with their coach Luiz Felipe Scolari saying the better team won.(SOCCER-ASIA/GUANGZHOU, moved, by Nick Mulvenney, 400 words) CYCLING World Track Championships (to 6) LONDON - The Olympic velodrome will be packed to the rafters as the 2016 UCI World Track Championships begins with four titles up for grabs on day one, beginning with the men's scratch race. (CYCLING-WORLDS/, expect by 2300 GMT/6 PM ET, by Martyn Herman, 400 words) RUGBY Sunwolves unlikely to spark Asian growth, says rights holder SINGAPORE - The Sunwolves entry into Super Rugby is unlikely to grow the game around Asia, according to the sport's new rights owner in the region who believes showcasing more local action online will have a greater impact. (RUGBY UNION-ASIA/RIGHTS, moved, 625 words) NBA Playoff-hungry Magic host Bulls The Orlando Magic will try to move into playoff contention in the Eastern Conference when they host a Chicago Bulls trying to pull away from a cluster of teams sitting near the cutoff line for a post-season spot in the East. (NBA-MAGIC/, expect by 0330 GMT/10:30 PM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 400 words) Streaking Spurs look to make it six straight The San Antonio Spurs will continue their hot pursuit of the league-leading and idle Golden State Warriors when they put their five-game winning streak on the line versus the visiting Detroit Pistons. (NBA-SPURS/, expect by 0430 GMT/11:30 AM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 400 words) Raps try to keep pace in east; Lakers visit Nuggets The Toronto Raptors will try to keep pressure of the Eastern Conference-leading Cleveland Cavaliers when they host the Utah Jazz while Kobe Bryant's struggling Los Angeles Lakers visit the Denver Nuggets in two of the 11 games on the National Basketball Association schedule. (NBA-HIGHLIGHTS/, expect by 0530 GMT/12:30 AM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 600 words) NHL High-flying Ducks host Canadiens The red-hot Anaheim Ducks try to bring the league's longest active win streak to nine games when they host the struggling Montreal Canadiens while the defending Stanley Cup champion Chicago Blackhawks visit the Detroit Red Wings for a clash of Original Six franchises in two of the three games on the National Hockey League schedule. (NHL-HIGHLIGHTS/, expect by 0345 GMT/10:45 PM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 400 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) GOLF Day and McIlroy prepare for WGC-Cadillac Championship Australian world number two Jason Day and third-ranked Northern Irishman Rory McIlroy, fresh from a missed cut at the Honda Classic, are scheduled to hold news conferences ahead of this week's WGC-Cadillac Championship at Trump National Doral in Miami. We preview the first of the year's four elite World Golf Championships events. (GOLF-PGA/ (PREVIEW, PIX), expect by 2300 GMT/6 PM ET, 400 words) LPGA Tour: HSBC Women's Champions, Singapore (to 6) Leading players address media ahead of Singapore showdown SINGAPORE - World number two Park In-bee talks to the media a day ahead of launching her title defence in Singapore. Top-ranked Lydia Ko and number four Stacy Lewis are also due to face questions. (GOLF-LPGA/SINGAPORE, expect from 0630 GMT/1.30 AM ET, by John O'Brien, 400 words) (Europe desk editor: Ken Ferris)