Reuters Sports Schedule at 1400 GMT on Sunday, Feb 26

Reuters sports schedule at 1400 GMT on Sunday:

SOCCER

La Liga

Espanyol v Osasuna (1100)

Atletico Madrid v Barcelona (1515)

Athletic Club v Granada CF (1730)

Sporting Gijon v Celta Vigo (1730)

Villarreal v Real Madrid (1945)

Stuttering Barca's ambitions to be tested by Atletico

MADRID - Stuttering Barcelona, wounded by the 4-0 thrashing by Paris St Germain and scrappy win over Leganes, visit in-form Atletico in a game that will be a real test of their title ambitions. Leaders Real Madrid visit Villarreal trying to reassert their bid for a first title in five years after suffering a surprise defeat at Valencia. (SOCCER-SPAIN/, expect by 1715 GMT/12:15 PM ET, by Richard Martin, 400 words)

English League Cup final

Manchester United v Southampton (1630)

Southampton eye repeat of 1976 final glory

LONDON - Southampton face Manchester United in a Wembley Cup final 41 years after beating their more illustrious rivals for their sole major honour in the 1976 FA Cup final. Southampton hope to go one better than their 1979 runner-up finish while United seek a first trophy under Jose Mourinho. (SOCCER-ENGLAND-SOU-MUN/EFLCUPFINAL (PIX), 400 words, expect by 1800 GMT/1 PM ET, by Martyn Herman, 500 words)

Premier League

Tottenham Hotspur v Stoke City (1330)

Spurs look to cut Chelsea's lead

LONDON - Tottenham will cut Chelsea's lead at the top of the table to 10 points if they beat Stoke at White Hart Lane. (SOCCER-ENGLAND-TOT-STO/ (PIX), expect by 1530 GMT/10:30 ET, 300 words)

We will also move a statbox, sidebars and reaction on this week's showcase match.

Serie A

Palermo v Sampdoria (1130)

Chievo Verona v Pescara (1400)

Crotone v Cagliari (1400)

Genoa v Bologna (1400)

Lazio v Udinese (1400)

Sassuolo v AC Milan (1400)

Inter Milan v AS Roma (1945)

Roma at Inter in Juve pursuit

MILAN - AS Roma visit Inter Milan as they continue what increasingly appears to be a fruitless pursuit of Serie A leaders Juventus while AC Milan visit Sassuolo needing a win to boost their chances of European football next season. SOCCER-ITALY/, expect by 1000 GMT/5 PM ET, by Brian Homwewood, 400 words)

Ligue 1

St Etienne v Caen (1400)

Olympique Lyon v Metz (1600)

Olympique Marseille v Paris St Germain (2000)

Copy on merit

Bundesliga

FC Ingolstadt 04 v Borussia Moenchengladbach (1430)

Schalke 04 v Hoffenheim (1630)

Copy on merit

CRICKET

Kohli promises strong India response in Bengaluru

PUNE, India - Captain Virat Kohli has promised a strong response from India in next week's second test in Bengaluru after his side were thrashed by 333 runs at Pune in the series opener. (CRICKET-INDIA/ (PIX), moved, by Sudipto Ganguly, 400 words)

Australia find formula to exploit India weaknesses

PUNE, India - Australia's utter dominance in Pune provided clear evidence that the touring side arrived in India armed with the tactics and personnel to beat the hosts at their own game in what promises to be a compelling four-test series. (CRICKET-INDIA/AUSTRALIA (PIX), moved, by Sudipto Ganguly, 600 words)

RUGBY UNION

Six Nations Championship

England v Italy (1500)

England eye big win to reclaim top spot

LONDON - England coach Eddie Jones has challenged his team to put Italy to the sword early on at Twickenham and equal the Five/Six Nations tournament record of 10 successive victories.(RUGBY UNION-NATIONS/ENGLAND (PIX), expect from 1700 GMT/2 PM ET, by Mitch Phillips, 400 words)

MOTOR RACING

Formula One

Toro Rosso present their new car in the last of the launches

BARCELONA - Toro Rosso wrap up Formula One's pre-season launches with their new car presented on the eve of testing at the Circuit de Catalunya. Big sister team Red Bull will be showing off their new challenger online. (MOTOR-F1-TOROROSSO/(PIX), expect by 1900 GMT/2 PM ET, by Alan Baldwin, 400 words)

Daytona 500

Elliott on pole for Great American Race

Chase Elliott is on pole, with fellow Hendrick Motorsports driver Dale Earnhardt Jr starting second and defending champion Denny Hamlin fourth in the biggest race on the NASCAR calendar, the Daytona 500 at the Daytona International Speedway in Florida. (MOTOR-NASCAR/DAYTONA, expect by 0100 GMT/8 PM ET, by Lewis Franck, 500 words)

TENNIS

Marseille Open

Tsonga faces Pouille in all-French final

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga will face fellow Frenchman Lucas Pouille in the final. (TENNIS-MEN/MARSEILLE, expect by 1730 GMT/12:30 PM ET, 300 words)

Delray Beach Open, Florida

Raonic and Sock in final at Delray Beach

American third seed Jack Sock, a winner in Auckland in January, is on the verge of his second ATP title of 2017 after advancing to the final of the Delray Beach Open in Florida, where he will face Canadian top seed Milos Raonic. (TENNIS-MEN/DELRAY, expect by 2300 GMT/6 PM ET, 300 words)

Rio Open

Thiem to face Carreno in Rio final

Austrian number two seed Dominic Thiem will face Spaniard Pablo Carreno in the final of the Rio Open in Rio de Janeiro. (TENNIS-MEN/RIO, expect by 2300 GMT/6 PM ET, 250 words)

BOBSLEIGH

World Championships

Final runs to decide four-man bob medals

KOENIGSSEE - The final runs of the men's four-man bob will decide the medals (BOBSLEIGH-WORLD/, PIX, expect 1400 GMT/9 AM ET, 300 words)

CYCLING

Abu Dhabi Tour

Portuguese Costa poised to claim victory

ABU DHABI - Portugal's Rui Costa snatched the overall lead after powering to victory in the third stage, four seconds ahead of Russian Ilnur Zakarin and on course to claim victory. (CYCLING-ABUDHABI/, expect by 1500 GMT/10 AM ET, 300 words)

GOLF

European Tour

Jo'burg Open

Rain hampered tournament cut down to three rounds

JOHANNESBURG - Rain has shortened the tournament to three rounds with Paul Waring of England, chasing a first tour title, and home golfer Darren Fichardt one stroke ahead of the chasing pack as they go into the final round. (GOLF-EUROPEAN/, expect by 1630 GMT/11:30 AM ET, 250 words)

PGA Tour: Honda Classic, Palm Beach Gardens (to 26)

Fowler four clear heading into final round

American Rickie Fowler takes a four-stroke lead over Englishman Tyrrell Hatton into the final round at PGA National in Florida as he seeks to notch his fourth victory on the PGA Tour. (GOLF-PGA/, expect by 0000 GMT/7 PM ET, 400 words)

NBA

Wizards try to bounce back against Jazz

The 34-22 Washington Wizards, surprise losers against the lowly 76ers on Friday despite 40 points by Bradley Beal, seek to get back on track when they host the Utah Jazz (36-22), who have risen to fourth in the Western Conference standings, in one of eight games on the National Basketball Association schedule. (BASKETBALL-NBA-HIGHLIGHTS/ expect by 0600 GMT/1 PM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 600 words)

NHL

Division rivals Rangers and Blue Jackets meet

The New York Rangers and Columbus Blue Jackets, rivals in the fiercely competitive Metropolitan Division, clash in one of seven games on the National Hockey League schedule. (ICEHOCKEY-NHL-HIGHLIGHTS/, expect by 0600 GMT/1 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 0100 GMT/8 PM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 500 words)

ASIAN WINTER GAMES

Asian Winter Games, Sapporo (to 26)

The eighth edition of the Asiad for winter sports involves some 1,200 athletes from 32 countries competing in five sports, 11 disciplines and 64 events at 12 competition venues mostly in Sapporo on Japan's northerly Hokkaido island. (GAMES-ASIA/ (PIX), copy on merit) (Europe desk editor: Toby Davis)

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