Reuters Sports Schedule at 1400 GMT on Saturday, March 18

Reuters sports schedule at 1400 GMT on Saturday:

SOCCER

Premier League (1500 unless stated)

West Bromwich Albion v Arsenal (1230)

Crystal Palace v Watford

Everton v Hull City

Stoke City v Chelsea

Sunderland v Burnley

West Ham United v Leicester City

Bournemouth v Swansea City (1730)

Chelsea target 13-point lead, Arsenal chase top four

Leaders Chelsea can open up a provisional 13-point gap with a win at mid-table Stoke City after Arsenal, with three defeats in their last four league games, visit West Bromwich Albion as they chase a top-four finish. (SOCCER-ENGLAND/ (PIX), expect from 1230 GMT/8:30 AM ET, by Martyn Herman and Ian Chadband)

La Liga

Eibar v Espanyol (1200)

Athletic Club v Real Madrid (1515)

Alaves v Real Sociedad (1730)

Real Betis v Osasuna (1945)

Unconvincing leaders Real face Bilbao test

Real Madrid look to cement top spot when they visit Athletic Bilbao, who have not lost at the imposing San Mames since August. Real returned to the La Liga summit after an unconvincing win over Real Betis last week and have conceded 10 goals in their last six games in all competitions. (SOCCER-SPAIN, expect from 1715 GMT/1:15 PM ET, by Richard Martin, 400 words)

Bundesliga (1430 unless stated)

Cologne v Hertha Berlin

FC Augsburg v Freiburg

Hoffenheim v Bayer Leverkusen

VfL Wolfsburg v SV Darmstadt 98

Werder Bremen v RB Leipzig

Eintracht Frankfurt v Hamburg SV (1730)

Leipzig aim to close gap at the top with win at Bremen

BERLIN - Second-placed RB Leipzig aim to cut the 10-point gap on Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich, who play on Sunday, with a win at Werder Bremen. (SOCCER-GERMANY/ (PIX), expect from 1630 GMT/1230 PM ET, by Karolos Grohmann, 400 words)

Serie A

Torino v Inter Milan (1700)

AC Milan v Genoa (1945)

Inter look to continue Champions League push

MILAN - Inter Milan can move three points off third spot, the final Champions League qualifying position, with a win at mid-table Torino while seventh-placed AC Milan will be desperate to bounce back from last weekend's defeat by Juventus and boost their own European aspirations at home to lowly Genoa. (SOCCER-ITALY, expect by 1900 GMT/3 PM ET, by Ed Dove, 400 words)

Ligue 1 (1900 unless stated)

Nantes v Nice (1600)

Angers SCO v En Avant de Guingamp

AS Nancy-Lorraine v FC Lorient

Girondins Bordeaux v Montpellier HSC

Toulouse v Stade Rennes

Injury-hit Nice aim to keep title hopes alive

PARIS - Patched-up Nice can boost their title hopes with a win at goal-shy Nantes which would take them provisionally within two points of Ligue 1 leaders Monaco, though coach Lucien Favre has to find solutions for a growing injury list. (SOCCER-FRANCE, expect by 1800 GMT/2 PM ET, by Ed Dove, 300 words)

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CRICKET

India v Australia, 3rd test (to 20)

Patient Pujara helps India to narrow deficit

RANCHI, India - Top-order batsman Cheteshwar Pujara compiled an industrious unbeaten century to keep India on course to match Australia's first-innings total of 451. (CRICKET-INDIA/ (PIX), moved, by Amlan Chakraborty, 450 words)

Sri Lanka v Bangladesh, 2nd test

Bangladesh fight back after Karunaratne ton for Sri Lanka

COLOMBO - Seamer Mustafizur Rahman and spinner Shakib Al Hasan picked up three wickets apiece to help Bangladesh reduce Sri Lanka to 268-8 in their second innings for a lead of 139 on the fourth day of the second test. (CRICKET-SRI LANKA/, moved, 250 words)

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RUGBY

Six Nations

Scotland v Italy (1230)

France v Wales (1445)

Ireland v England (1700)

England face Ireland hoping for grand slam and world record

DUBLIN - England visit Ireland bidding for their second straight grand slam and a world record 19 consecutive wins to eclipse the total they hold with New Zealand. (RUGBY UNION-NATIONS/IRELAND (PIX), expect by Padraic Halpin, 40 words)

France look to end barren run against Wales

PARIS - France take on Wales at the Stade de France having failed to beat their opponents since the 2011 Rugby World Cup semi-final. (RUGBY UNION-NATIONS/FRANCE (PIX), expect by 1630 GMT/12:30 PM ET, by Julien Pretot, 400 words)

Scotland seek to boost ranking against lowly Italy

EDINBURGH - Scotland aim to bounce back from their record defeat by England with a victory over bottom team Italy at Murrayfield as they seek to boost their ranking ahead of the 2019 World Cup draw in May. (RUGBY UNION-NATIONS/SCOTLAND (PIX), expect by 1415 GMT/8:15 AM ET, 400 words)

Super Rugby - week four

Lions v Reds (1515)

Sharks v Southern Kings (1730)

Jaguares v Cheetahs (1940)

Limping Lions host Reds

JOHANNESBURG – South Africa's Lions seek to return to winning ways after defeat by the Jaguares when they host Australia's Queensland Reds at Ellis Park. (RUGBY UNION-SUPER/LIONS, expect by 1715 GMT/1115 PM ET, by Nick Said, 300 words)

Jaguares look for third win in four games

BUENOS AIRES - Argentina's Jaguares welcome South Africa's Cheetahs looking to consolidate a fine start to the Super Rugby competition with a second home win. (RUGBY UNION-SUPER/JAGUARES, expect by 2130 GMT/5:30 PM ET, by Rex Gowar, 400 words)

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BOXING

World middleweight championship

Golovkin puts four belts on line against Jacobs

NEW YORK - Undefeated knockout artist Gennady Golovkin of Kazakhstan, who has stopped 23 opponents in a row, puts his WBC, WBA, IBF and IBO world middleweight championship belts on the line against American challenger Daniel Jacobs in a 12-round showdown at Madison Square Garden. (BOXING-GOLOVKIN/, expect by 0500 GMT/1 AM ET, by Larry Fine, 400 words)

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GOLF

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

Hoffman leads Grillo by one at Bay Hill

American Charley Hoffman, with a 10-under 134 halfway total, leads Argentine Emiliano Grillo by one stroke and Englishman Matthew Fitzpatrick by two starting the third round at Bay Hill. (GOLF-PGA/, expect by 0000 GMT/8 PM ET, 400 words)

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TENNIS

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

Federer eyes another final

Australian Open winner Roger Federer, playing some of his best tennis at the age of 35, seeks to qualify for another final when he plays American 17th seed Jack Sock in a semi-final on the hardcourt in California, with Swiss third seed Stan Wawrinka and Spanish 21st seed Pablo Carreno Busta squaring off in the other semi. (TENNIS-INDIANWELLS/MEN, expect by 2300 GMT/7 PM ET, 400 words)

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BASEBALL

World Baseball Classic (to 22)

Group F action

Puerto Rico play Venezuela, while the United States face Dominican Republic in Pool F action in San Diego. (BASEBALL-CLASSIC/, expect by 0600 GMT/2 AM ET, 400 words)

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ALPINE SKIING

Alpine World Cup finals, Aspen, Colorado

U.S. ski queen Mikaela Shiffrin steps into the spotlight with the final slalom race of the World Cup campaign having already locked up the discipline title but eager to cap the season with a win. It will be a similar scenario in the men's giant slalom where Austria's Marcel Hirscher has clinched the crystal globe. (ALPINE-WORLD/, expect first lead by 1700 GMT/1 PM ET, 400 words)

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NBA

Clippers try to stop rot against Cavs

LeBron James and the East-leading Cleveland Cavaliers (45-22) start their only trip of the season to tinsel town when they meet a 40-29 Los Angeles Clippers team seeking to end a three-game skid and avoid sliding further down the standings in the competitive Western Conference, in one of eight games on the National Basketball Association schedule. (NBA-HIGHLIGHTS/, expect by 0600 GMT/2 AM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 600 words) (Europe editor: Clare Fallon)

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