Reuters Sports Schedule at 1400 GMT on Monday, March 6

Reuters sports schedule at 1400 GMT on Monday:

SOCCER

Premier League

West Ham United v Chelsea (2000)

Chelsea seek to extend lead at top

LONDON - Chelsea can re-open a 10-point lead at the top after Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester City closed in at the weekend. Always a feisty derby, the behaviour of the crowd in the London Stadium will be under the spotlight after serious trouble in a League Cup tie this season (SOCCER-ENGLAND-WHU-CHE/(PIX), expect by 2200 GMT/5 PM ET, by Martyn Herman. 400 words)

La Liga

Alaves v Sevilla (1945)

In-form Sevilla look to stay in title race

MADRID - Jorge Sampaoli's thrilling Sevilla side have won five games in a row in all competitions and must keep their winning run up when they visit Alaves if they want to stay in the La Liga title race after victories for Barcelona and Real Madrid over the weekend. (SOCCER-SPAIN/, expect by 2145 GMT/4:15 PM ET, by Rik Sharma, 400 words)

Champions League

Napoli need to avoid distractions against Real

ROME - Napoli will need to stay focussed and avoid distractions if they are to have any chance of clawing back their two-goal deficit against Real Madrid in the Champions League round of 16, second leg on Tuesday. (SOCCER-CHAMPIONS-NAP-MAD/(PREVIEW), moved, 410 words)

Arsenal facing mission impossible against Bayern

LONDON - Arsenal will have to produce the biggest second leg comeback in a Champions League knockout tie to avoid a seventh successive exit at the last 16 stage when they host Bayern Munich on Tuesday. (SOCCER-CHAMPIONS-ARS-BAY/ (PREVIEW), moved, 400 words)

PREVIEW-History stands in way of Barca's European progress

BARCELONA - Barcelona have won four successive games since their harrowing 4-0 defeat to Paris St Germain in their Champions League last 16 first leg but will now needed overturn that deficit on Wednesday if they want to reach the quarter-finals. (SOCCER-CHAMPIONS-FCB-PSG/(PREVIEW), expect by 1500 GMT/10 AM ET, by Richard Martin, 400 words)

Italian football federation chooses president

ROME - Incumbent Carlo Tavecchio faces a challenge from Andrea Abodi, currently president of the second division Serie B in the election to choose the Italian football federation (FIGC) president. (SOCCER-ITALY/ELECTION, expect by 1530 GMT/10:30 AM ET, 300 words)

Interview with CEO of Lagardere Sports and Entertainment Andrew Georgiou

LONDON - Lagardere is the largest football agency in the world, partner to more than 100 European clubs and two FIFA Confederations (CAF and AFC). It launched into the Chinese market this year and Georgiou came in last year as CEO. Chinese football is a hot topic at the moment, with Super League clubs spending large sums on foreign players. (SOCCER-LAGARDERE/, expect by 1700 GMT/1 AM ET, by Alan Baldwin, 500 words)

NHL

Capitals seek to add to streak against Stars

The Washington Capitals, overwhelming leaders in the NHL, put a three-game winning streak when the Dallas Stars visit in one of four games on the National Hockey League schedule. (ICEHOCKEY-NHL-HIGHLIGHTS/, expect by 0500 GMT/12 AM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 500 words)

NBA

Spurs, Rockets tangle in Texas showdown

The San Antonio Spurs, winners of seven straight, take on the high-scoring Houston Rockets in a Texas showdown in one of 12 contests on the National Basketball Association schedule. (BASKETBALL-NBA-HIGHLIGHTS/ expect by 0700 GMT/2 AM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 500 words)

NORTH AMERICAN SPORTS

Roundups of off-field developments in the major North American professional sports leagues. (expect by 0100 GMT/8 PM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 500 words)

(Europe desk editor: Ed Osmond)