Reuters Sports Schedule at 0001 GMT on Tuesday, Feb 28

Reuters sports schedule at 0001 GMT on Tuesday:

SOCCER

La Liga

Real Sociedad v Eibar (1830 GMT)

Malaga v Real Betis (2030)

Valencia v Leganes (2030)

Sociedad have chance to overtake Atletico

Real Sociedad could move into fourth place, ahead of Atletico Madrid, with victory over seventh-placed Eibar in La Liga. (SOCCER-SPAIN/, expect by 2030 GMT/3:30 PM ET, 300 words)

Unfulfilled talent Jese back at Real

MADRID - Once tipped to be the next star of Spanish football, forward Jese returns to face former club Real Madrid with local side Las Palmas on Wednesday after a disastrous 25 million euros move to Paris St Germain. (SOCCER-SPAIN-LAP-JESE/, expect by 1700 GMT/12 PM ET, by Richard Martin, 500 words)

Espanyol's rise is fuelled by youngsters, not big names

BARCELONA - Chinese-owned Espanyol are pushing for a return to European football for the first time in a decade barely a year after being taken over and their rise has been fuelled by a new generation of home-grown talent rather than big-money signings. (SOCCER-SPAIN-ESY/ACADEMY (PIX, FEATURE), moving at 0200 GMT/9 PM ET, by Richard Martin, 800 words)

Italian Cup semi-final first leg

Juventus v Napoli (1945)

Holders Juve host Napoli in Coppa Italia semi-final

TURIN - Holders Juventus, chasing a Serie A, Coppa Italia and Champions League treble, start as favourites when they host Napoli in the first leg of their semi-final. (SOCCER-ITALY-JUV-NAP/COPPA, by Brian Homewood, 400 words)

German Cup quarter-finals

Eintracht Frankfurt v Arminia Bielefeld(II) (1730)

Sportfreunde Lotte(III) v Borussia Dortmund (1945)

Third-tier Lotte face Bundesliga giants Dortmund

BERLIN - Borussia Dortmund travel to third-tier Lotte, who have already eliminated Werder Bremen, Bayer Leverkusen and second-tier 1860 Munich in previous rounds, while Frankfurt take on second division Bielefeld in the German Cup quarter-finals. (SOCCER-GERMANY/CUP, by Karolos Grohmann, 300 words)

MOTOR RACING

Formula One testing

Hamilton and Bottas back on track after strong start

BARCELONA - Triple world champion Lewis Hamilton and new Mercedes team mate Valtteri Bottas will be putting more miles on their impressively reliable car on the second day of pre-season testing. (MOTOR-F1-TESTING/ (PIX), expect by 1300 GMT/8 AM ET, by Alan Baldwin, 400 words)

GOLF

LPGA Tour moves to Singapore for HSBC Women's Champions

SINGAPORE - The U.S. women's golf tour moves to Singapore for the fourth event on the calendar for the HSBC Women's Champions. Jang Ha-na defends her title. (GOLF-LPGA/ expect by 0800 GMT/3 AM ET, by John O'Brien, 400 words)

NBA

Hawks try to protect place in pecking order

The Atlanta Hawks try to halt a three-game skid and consolidate their hold on fifth place in the East when they meet the second-placed Boston Celtics in one of seven games on the National Basketball Association schedule. (BASKETBALL-NBA-HIGHLIGHTS/ expect by 0700 GMT/2 AM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 500 words)

NHL

Wild aim to pad lead in the West

The Mikael Granlund-led Minnesota Wild seek to pad their lead in the Western Conference when they host the Los Angeles Kings in one of three games on the National Hockey League schedule. (ICEHOCKEY-NHL-HIGHLIGHTS/, expect by 0500 GMT/12 AM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 200 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)

NORDIC SKIING

Nordic World Skiing Championships

Bjoergren goes for more gold at Nordic ski worlds

LAHTI, Finland - Norway's Marit Bjoergren aims to add to her record tally of 15 world championship gold medals when she takes part in the women's 10km race. (NORDIC-WORLD/, PIX, expect by 1500 GMT/10 AM ET, by Philip O'Connor, 200 words) (Asia desk editor: Peter Rutherford)

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