Reuters Sports Schedule at 0001 GMT on Saturday, March 11

Reuters sports schedule at 0001 GMT on Saturday:

SOCCER

Premier League (1500)

Bournemouth v West Ham United

Everton v West Bromwich Albion

Hull City v Swansea City

Hull and Swansea look to boost survival hopes

LONDON - Hull City take on Swansea City in a match crucial to both club's hopes of avoiding relegation. (SOCCER-ENGLAND/, expect by 1650 GMT/11:50 AM ET, by Martyn Herman, 500 words)

FA Cup quarter-finals

Middlesbrough v Manchester City (1215)

Arsenal v Lincoln City (V) (1730)

Arsenal aim to heal wounded pride against Lincoln

Fifth-tier Lincoln City attempt a Cup giant-killing as they take on an Arsenal side still reeling from a midweek 5-1 mauling by Bayern Munich. Manchester City are also in quarter-final action at fellow Premier League club Middlesbrough. (SOCCER-ENGLAND/CUP, expect by 1405 GMT/9:05 AM ET, by Martyn Herman, 500 words)

La Liga

Valencia v Sporting Gijon (1200)

Sevilla v Leganes (1515)

Malaga v Alaves (1730)

Granada CF v Atletico Madrid (1945)

Sevilla aim to close gap with Barcelona and Real Madrid

BARCELONA - With pace-setters Barcelona and Real Madrid not in action until Sunday, third-placed Sevilla will be hoping to get their title bid back on track with a win over Leganes. (SOCCER-SPAIN/, expect by 1715 GMT/12:15 PM ET, 400 words)

Bundesliga

Bayern Munich v Eintracht Frankfurt (1430)

Hertha Berlin v Borussia Dortmund (1430)

RB Leipzig v VfL Wolfsburg (1430)

Freiburg v Hoffenheim (1430)

SV Darmstadt 98 v Mainz (1430)

FC Ingolstadt 04 v Cologne (1730)

Bayern aim to extend Bundesliga lead

BERLIN - Leaders Bayern Munich will look to protect their seven-point advantage when they take on Eintracht Frankfurt while second-placed RB Leipzig host VfL Wolfsburg. (SOCCER-GERMANY/, expect by 1630 GMT/11:30 AM ET, 400 words)

Ligue 1

Monaco v Girondins Bordeaux (1545)

AS Nancy-Lorraine v Lille (1900)

En Avant de Guingamp v Bastia (1900)

Montpellier HSC v Nantes (1900)

Stade Rennes v Dijon FCO (1900)

Leaders Monaco eager to close in on Ligue 1 title

PARIS - Monaco take on Bordeaux as they continue their march towards the Ligue 1 title. (SOCCER-FRANCE/, expect by 1745 GMT/12:45 PM ET, 300 words)

Serie A

Genoa v Sampdoria (1945)

MILAN - Genoa, who have won only one match since the start of the year, meet neighbours Sampdoria in the Lighthouse Derby. (SOCCER-ITALY/, expect by 2200 GMT/5 PM ET, 200 words)

RUGBY

Six Nations

Italy v France

England v Scotland

Defending champions and Six Nations leaders England face a buoyant Scotland in an eagerly-anticipated Calcutta Cup clash at Twickenham. Following Wales' win over Ireland, victory will secure England the title with a game to spare. (RUGBY UNION-NATIONS/ENGLAND (PIX), expect by 1800 GMT/1 PM ET, by Mitch Phillips, 400 words)

Super Rugby - Week Three

Auckland Blues v Otago Highlanders (0635)

Queensland Reds v Canterbury Crusaders (0845)

Kings v Stormers (1305)

Cheetahs v Sunwolves (1515)

Sharks v NSW Waratahs (1730)

Jaguares v Lions (1940)

Reds host Crusaders in 2011 final rematch

The Queensland Reds, whose hopes of a resurgence suffered a setback with a round two loss to Western Force, take on seven-times champion Canterbury Crusaders at Lang Park in a rematch of the 2011 Super Rugby final. (RUGBY UNION-SUPER/REDS, expect by 1100 GMT/6 AM ET, 300 words)

Jaguares hope to make home advantage tell against Lions

BUENOS AIRES - Argentina's Jaguares must must keep a tight rein on their discipline if they are to beat Super Rugbys 2016 runners-up in their first home game of the season at Velez Sarsfield. (RUGBY-UNION-SUPER/JAGUARES expect by 2130 GMT/4:30 PM ET, 300 words)

Sharks host Waratahs

DURBAN – South Africa's Sharks return from their overseas tour to host Australian side New South Wales Waratahs in their Super Rugby week three clash at King's Park in Durban on Saturday. (RUGBY UNION-SUPER/SHARKS, expect by 1930 GMT/2:30 PM ET, 300 words)

We will also move RUGBY UNION-SUPER/HIGHLIGHTS with coverage of all games in the round.

GOLF

PGA Tour: Valspar Championship, Palm Harbor (to 12)

Canadian Hadwin leads, Stenson slips to fourth

World number six Henrik Stenson trails Canadian Adam Hadwin by three strokes after the second round. (GOLF-PGA/, expect by 0030 GMT/7:30 PM ET, 400 words)

CRICKET

New Zealand v South Africa (to 12)

South Africa take slim lead into fourth day of first test

Hashim Amla and Dean Elgar look to build on South Africa's five-run second innings lead against New Zealand with the first match of the three-test series evenly poised. (CRICKET-NEWZEALAND/, expect from 0015 GMT/7:15 PM ET, 400 words)

Sri Lanka v Bangladesh, 1st test, Galle

Sri Lanka need 10 wickets on final day

Spin spearhead Rangana Herath will have to lead by example as Sri Lanka enter the final day hoping to claim all 10 Bangladesh wickets to go 1-0 up in the two-match series. (CRICKET-SRI LANKA/, expect by 1230 GMT/7:30 AM ET, 250 words)

TENNIS

ATP/WTA: BNP Paribas Open, Indian Wells (to 19)

Pliskova, Muguruza in second round action

Third seed Czech Karolina Pliskova faces Monica Puig, French Open champion Garbine Muguruza battles Belgian Kirsten Flipkens while fifth seed Dominika Cibulkova meets Jelena Ostapenko of Latvia in second round action at the BNP Paribas Open. (TENNIS-INDIANWELLS/WOMEN, expect by 0030 GMT/7:30 PM ET, 400 words)

BASEBALL

World Baseball Classic (to 22)

Australia-Cuba in WBC showdown

Cuba and Australia battle in Tokyo for a berth in Round Two of the World Baseball Classic, while the United States open their WBC campaign against Colombia in Miami. Venezuela play 2013 runners-up Puerto Rico in Guadalajara. (BASEBALL-CLASSIC/, expect by 1600 GMT/1100 AM ET, 250 words)

NBA

Warriors try to pad slim lead in West

The Golden State Warriors, clinging to a slim lead atop the Western Conference, visit the Minnesota Timberwolves while the Boston Celtics try to lessen the gap on the Eastern Conference-leading Cavaliers when they visit the Denver Nuggets in two of the eight games on the National Basketball Association schedule. (NBA-HIGHLIGHTS/, expect by 0630 GMT/1:30 AM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 800 words)

NHL

Crosby's Pens battle McDavid's Oilers

Two of the league's top scorers face off when Sidney Crosby's Pittsburgh Penguins visit Connor McDavid's Edmonton Oilers in one of the five games on the National Hockey League schedule. (ICEHOCKEY-NHL-HIGHLIGHTS/, expect by 0630 GMT/1:30 AM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 500 words)

CYCLING

Paris-Nice (to 12)

Alaphilippe defends Paris-Nice lead

NICE, France - France's Julian Alaphilippe defends his overall lead against Team Sky's Sergio Henao in the most demanding stage of the race. (CYCLING-NICE/(PIX), expect by 1600 GMT/11 AM ET, by Julien Pretot, 400 words)

Tirreno-Adriatico (to 12)

Australian Dennis leads going into fourth stage

TIRRENO-ADRIATICO, ITALY - Australian Rohan Dennis has the overall leader's blue jersey heading into the fourth stage, a 171-km route that ends in Terminillo. (CYCLING-TIRRENO/ (TV), expect end of day lead, 300 words) (Asia desk editor: Peter Rutherford)

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