Reuters Sports Schedule at 1400 GMT on Friday, March 17

Reuters sports schedule at 1400 GMT on Friday:

SOCCER

Bundesliga

Borussia Dortmund v FC Ingolstadt 04 (1930)

La Liga

Las Palmas v Villarreal (1945)

Ligue 1

Metz v Bastia (1800)

Lille v Olympique Marseille (1945)

Premier League

We will have all the latest news ahead of this weekend's Premier League fixtures which include our showcase match Manchester City against Liverpool plus Middlesbrough v Manchester United. (SOCCER-ENGLAND/, expect throughout)

TENNIS

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

Federer faces Kyrgios in blockbuster quarter-final

Evergreen 35-year-old Roger Federer, at his brilliant best in the early rounds, faces a stern quarter-final test against big-serving young Australian Nick Kyrgios, who won the only career meeting between the pair in three tiebreak sets when they met on clay in 2015. Japanese fourth seed Kei Nishikori plays American 17th seed Jack Sock in the other quarter-final. (TENNIS-INDIANWELLS/MEN, expect by 2300 GMT/7 PM ET, 400 words)

Women's semis set up Indian Wells title showdown

Kristina Mladenovic of France plays Russian Elena Vesnina in the opening women's semi-final, followed by third seed Karolina Pliskova of the Czech Republic going against Russia's Svetlana Kunzetsova to set up the women's final at the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells. (TENNIS-INDIANWELLS/WOMEN, expect by 0530 GMT/1:30 AM ET, 400 words)

GOLF

PGA Tour: Arnold Palmer Invitational, Orlando (to 19)

Day three back of co-leaders Grillo and Fitzpatrick

Argentine Emiliano Grillo and England's Matthew Fitzpatrick take a one-shot lead into the second round at Bay Hill where world number two Jason Day is among a group of 12 golfers sitting three shots back. (GOLF-PGA/, expect by 2300 GMT/7:30 PM ET, 400 words)

CRICKET

New Zealand v South Africa (to 20)

Morkel and Philander look to continue to frustrate

WELLINGTON - Morne Morkel and Vernon Philander will look to frustrate New Zealand's bowlers even further as they resume their unbroken 47-run 10th wicket partnership on day three of the second test with their side holding a 81-run first innings lead. (CRICKET-NEWZEALAND/, expect throughout from 0015 GMT/7:15 PM ET, 400 words)

BASEBALL

World Baseball Classic (to 22)

USA battle perfect Puerto Rico

The United States face undefeated Puerto Rico in Pool F action in San Diego. (BASEBALL-CLASSIC/, expect by 0530 GMT/1:30 AM ET, 400 words)

NBA

Streaking Rockets face Pelicans, Celtics battle Nets

The Houston Rockets try to continue their climb up the Western Conference standings when they visit the New Orleans Pelicans in search of a fourth consecutive win while the Boston Celtics visit the Brooklyn Nets in two of the eight games on the National Basketball Association schedule. (NBA-HIGHLIGHTS/, expect by 0530 GMT/1:30 AM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 800 words)

NHL

Rangers host Panthers, Pens clash with Devils

Henrik Lundqvist and the New York Rangers host the Florida Panthers at Madison Square Garden while Sidney Crosby's Pittsburgh Penguins host the New Jersey Devils in two of the four games on the National Hockey League schedule. (ICEHOCKEY-NHL-HIGHLIGHTS/, expect by 0530 GMT/1:30 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 0000 GMT/8 PM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 500 words)

(Europe editor: Ed Osmond)

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