Reuters Sports Schedule at 1400 GMT on Sunday, March 23
Reuters sports schedule at 1400 GMT on Sunday: - - - - SOCCER English Premier League Tottenham Hotspur v Southampton (1330) Aston Villa v Stoke City (1600) Spurs need win over Southampton to boost Europa League hopes LONDON - Flagging sixth-placed Tottenham Hotspur take on mid-table Southampton needing a win to consolidate a Europa League qualifying position while Aston Villa welcome Stoke city in a mid-table clash. (SOCCER-ENGLAND/ (PIX), expect by 1530 GMT/1130 PM ET, by Mike Collett, 500 words) - - La Liga Osasuna v Sevilla (1100) Real Betis v Atletico Madrid (1600) Valencia v Villarreal (1800) Real Madrid v Barcelona (2000) Real look to end Barca's title challenge in 'Clasico' MADRID - La Liga leaders Real Madrid can bury third-placed Barcelona's title challenge with a win at home to their arch rivals in the 'Clasico' after second-placed Atletico Madrid play at bottom side Real Betis. (SOCCER-SPAIN/ (PIX), expect by 1800 GMT/2 PM ET, by Iain Rogers, 500 words) - - Serie A (1400 unless stated) Parma v Genoa (1130) Bologna v Cagliari Inter Milan v Atalanta Bergamo Sampdoria v Verona Udinese v Sassuolo Napoli v Fiorentina (1730) Catania v Juventus (1945) Lazio v AC Milan (1945) Napoli aim to consolidate Champions League qualifying spot ROME - Third-placed Napoli hope to end any doubts about qualifying for the Champions League by beating fourth-placed Fiorentina while AC Milan's under-fire manager Clarence Seedorf takes his struggling team to Lazio where home fans will again be protesting against their club's president. (SOCCER-ITALY/ (PIX), expect by 2230 GMT/6:30 PM ET, by Brian Homewood, 400 words) - - Ligue 1 St Etienne v Sochaux (1300) En Avant Guingamp v Olympique Lyon (1600) Monaco v Lille (2000) Second against third as Monaco host Lille PARIS - Second-placed AS Monaco welcome Lille, who are nine points and one spot behind their hosts, after Paris St Germain stretched their Ligue 1 lead to 11 points on Friday, while fourth-placed St Etienne entertain second-bottom Sochaux. (SOCCER-FRANCE/ (PIX), expect by 2200 GMT/6 PM ET, by Julien Pretot, 400 words) - - Bundesliga Nuremberg v Eintracht Frankfurt (1430) Bayer Leverkusen v Hoffenheim (1630) Leverkusen need win in pursuit of Champions League spot BERLIN - Bayer Leverkusen, battling to qualify for next season's Champions League, host Hoffenheim aiming to register their first win in six matches and remain in contention for a top three finish that brings a place in the group stage of Europe's premier competition. (SOCCER-GERMANY/ (PIX), expect by 1630 GMT/1230 PM ET, by Karolos Grohmann, 350 words) - - Dutch Championship AZ Alkmaar v PEC Zwolle (1330) Copy on merit - - - - CRICKET World Twenty20, Bangladesh (to April 6) Australia v Pakistan, Mirpur, (0930) India v West Indies, Mirpur, (1330) Bowlers earn Pakistan 16-run win over Australia MIRPUR - Pakistan secured a 16-run win over Australia in a high-scoring match in Mirpur while later on Sunday West Indies begin their title defence against in-form India. (CRICKET-WORLD/T20 (PIX), by Amlan Chakraborty, 400 words) - - - - MOTORCYCLING MotoGP: Qatar, Doha/Losail (to 23) World champion Marquez on pole for Qatar season opener DOHA - Honda's 21-year-old MotoGP world champion Marc Marquez of Spain is on pole position for the season-opening night race at the floodlit Losail circuit, despite breaking his leg six weeks ago. (MOTORCYCLING/QATAR (PIX), race starts at 1900 GMT/1500 ET, 400 words) - - - - CYCLING Milan-San Remo Classic, Italy Copy on merit - - - - GOLF PGA Tour: Arnold Palmer Invitational (to 23) Orlando Scott seeks win in last start before Masters Adam Scott takes a three-shot lead over Keegan Bradley into the final round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational as the Australian seeks to secure the world number one ranking in his last start before defending his Masters title. (GOLF-PGA/, expect by 2300 GMT/7 PM ET, 450 words) - - - - TENNIS Sony Open (to 30) Murray and Federer step into Miami spotlight MIAMI - Defending champion Andy Murray and two-time winner Roger Federer share the Sony Open centre court spotlight with Australian Open winner Li Na and three-times women's winner Venus Williams on another full day of action at Crandon Park.(TENNIS-MIAMI/, expect lead by 2000 GMT/4:00 PM ET, by Steve Keating, 400 words) - - - - NBA Streaking Knicks try to make it nine in a row The New York Knicks go for their ninth consecutive win when they face the Cleveland Cavaliers in Madison Square Garden in one of seven games on the NBA schedule. (NBA-HIGHLIGHTS/ (PIX), expect by 0330 GMT/11:30 PM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 850 words) - - - - NHL Blues visit Penguins for faceoff of division leaders Western Conference leading St. Louis Blues will try to break a two-game skid when they visit the Pittsburgh Penguins for a showdown of division leaders in one of seven games on the NHL schedule. (NHL-HIGHLIGHTS/ (PIX), expect by 0330 GMT/11:30 PM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 750 words) - - - NORTH AMERICAN SPORTS Roundups of off-field developments in the major North American professional sports leagues. (expect by 0001 GMT/8:01 PM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 400 words) (London duty editor: Justin Palmer)
