Reuters Sports Schedule at 1400 GMT on Sunday, March 12
Reuters sports schedule at 1400 GMT on Sunday:
SOCCER
Premier League
Liverpool look to close in on top three
Liverpool will aim to close the gap on the top three in the Premier League as they meet mid-table Burnley at Anfield. (SOCCER-ENGLAND/, expect by 1750 GMT/1:50 PM ET, 400 words)
FA Cup quarter-finals
Tottenham Hotspur v Millwall (III) (1400)
Spurs target semi-final spot
Tottenham Hotspur are looking to join Arsenal and Manchester City in the FA Cup semi-finals when they meet League One (third tier) Millwall on what promises to be an emotional afternoon at the last Cup tie to be staged at Spurs' White Hart Lane stadium. (SOCCER-ENGLAND/CUP, expect by 1550 GMT/11:50 AM ET, by Martyn Herman, 400 words)
La Liga
Real Sociedad v Athletic Club (1100)
Deportivo Coruna v Barcelona (1515)
Celta Vigo v Villarreal (1730)
Real Madrid v Real Betis (1945)
Barca resume title bid after European heroics
BARCELONA - Leaders Barcelona resume their bid for a third consecutive title when they play Deportivo Coruna while Real Madrid host Real Betis looking to maintain the pressure on the Catalans. (SOCCER-SPAIN/, expect by 1715 GMT/1:15 PM ET, by Richard Martin, 400 words)
Ligue 1
St Etienne v Metz (1400)
Olympique Lyon v Toulouse (1600)
FC Lorient v Paris St Germain (2000)
PSG seek to heal wounded pride
PARIS - Paris St Germain look to bounce back after their embarrassing Champions League exit when they travel to Lorient. (SOCCER-FRANCE/, expect by 1750 GMT/1:50 PM ET, 300 words)
Serie A
Chievo Verona v Empoli (1400)
Fiorentina v Cagliari (1400)
Inter Milan v Atalanta Bergamo (1400)
Inter chase European spot
Inter Milan face a key match in the battle for European places when they host Atalanta while second-placed AS Roma visit Palermo and third-placed Napoli host lowly Crotone. (SOCCER-ITALY/, expect by 1600 GMT/12 PM ET, 200 words)
GOLF
PGA Tour: Valspar Championship, Palm Harbor
Hadwin seeks first Tour victory
Adam Hadwin, who earlier this year fired a 59 on the PGA Tour, takes a four-stroke lead over American Patrick Cantlay into the final round at Innisbrook Resort as the Canadian seeks to clinch his first victory in his 78th start. (GOLF-PGA/, expect by 2300 GMT/7 PM ET, 400 words)
European Tour: Indian Open
Chawrasia defends Indian Open title with win in New Delhi
NEW DELHI - SSP Chawrasia clinched his fourth European Tour title on Sunday when he won the Indian Open for the second successive year with a seven-shot victory over Malaysia's Gavin Green. (GOLF-EUROPEAN/, moved, 250 words)
TENNIS
ATP/WTA: BNP Paribas Open, Indian Wells (to 19)
Federer and Djokovic in second round action
Australian Open champion Roger Federer and world number two Novak Djokovic hit the court after first round byes, with Federer facing 81st-ranked Stephane Robert and Djokovic meeting 46th-ranked Kyle Edmund. (TENNIS-INDIANWELLS/MEN, expect by 0500 GMT/1 AM ET, 400 words)
Pliskova twins both see third round action
Third seeded Czech Karolina Pliskova meets Romanian Irina-Camelia Begu, while Pliskova's twin sister Kristyna faces fifth seed Dominika Cibulkova of Slovakia. (TENNIS-INDIANWELLS/WOMEN, expect by 0500 GMT/1 AM ET, 300 words)
BASEBALL
World Baseball Classic (to 22)
Dominican Republic play Colombia, bid to remain undefeated
Defending champions Dominican Republic meet Colombia, while the United States faces Canada in Miami. Japan take on the Netherlands in Tokyo, and Italy play Puerto Rico and Mexico meet Venezuela in Jalisco, Mexico. (BASEBALL-CLASSIC/, expect by 0400 GMT/12 AM ET), 350 words)
NBA
Cavaliers looking for a road win in Houston
The Cleveland Cavaliers, who have had their problems on the road this season, meet up with the high-scoring Rockets in Houston in one of the six games on the National Basketball Association schedule. (NBA-HIGHLIGHTS/, expect by 0530 GMT/1:30 AM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 500 words)
NHL
Central Division showdown set for Chicago
Minnesota and Chicago, the top teams in the Central Division, meet up in Chicago and the league-leading Washington Capitals visit Anaheim as they wrap up a West Coast trip in two of the five games on the National Hockey League schedule. (ICEHOCKEY-NHL-HIGHLIGHTS/, expect by 0530 GMT/1:30 AM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 500 words)
CYCLING
Paris-Nice (to 12)
Sky look to wrap up fifth title in six years
NICE, France - Team Sky hope to claim a fifth Paris-Nice title in six years when Sergio Henao takes a 30-second lead into the final stage. (CYCLING-NICE/(PIX), expect by 1600 GMT/12 PM ET, by Julien Pretot, 400 words)
Tirreno-Adriatico (to 12)
Colombia's Quintana has overall lead before fifth stage
TIRRENO-ADRIATICO, Italy - Colombian Nairo Quintana (Movistar) leads Britain's Adam Yates (Orica Scott) by 33 seconds and France's Thibaut Pinot (FDJ) by 56 going into the fifth stage which runs 210 km from Rieti to Fermo. (CYCLING-TIRRENO/ (TV), expect end of day lead, 300 words) (London desk editor: Toby Davis)
