Reuters Sports Schedule at 1400 GMT on Saturday, March 21

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Reuters sports schedule at 1400 GMT on Saturday: - - - - SOCCER Premier League (1500 unless stated) Manchester City v West Bromwich Albion (1245) Aston Villa v Swansea City Newcastle United v Arsenal Southampton v Burnley Stoke City v Crystal Palace Tottenham Hotspur v Leicester City West Ham United v Sunderland (1730) Manchester City can't afford slip up against West Brom LONDON - Second-placed Manchester City host West Bromwich Albion knowing they cannot afford any more slip-ups in the race to catch Premier League leaders Chelsea, who are six points clear and have a game in hand, with Liverpool, United and Arsenal also on their tails. (SOCCER-ENGLAND/ (PIX), expect by 1445 GMT/1045 AM ET, by Michael Hann, 650 words) - - La Liga Atletico Madrid v Getafe (1500) Rayo Vallecano v Malaga (1700) Levante v Celta Vigo (1900) Athletic Club v Almeria (2100) Granada CF v Eibar (2100) Atletico need win over Getafe to keep pace with Valencia BARCELONA - Reigning La Liga champions Atletico Madrid need a win at home to city rivals Getafe to trim the gap to third-placed Valencia, 4-0 winners at Elche on Friday, back to a point with 10 games left. (SOCCER-SPAIN/ (PIX) expect by 1700 GMT/1 PM ET, by Tim Hanlon, 500 words) - - Bundesliga (1430 unless stated) Cologne v Werder Bremen Hanover 96 v Borussia Dortmund Freiburg v FC Augsburg SC Paderborn v Hoffenheim VfB Stuttgart v Eintracht Frankfurt Schalke 04 v Bayer Leverkusen (1730) Leverkusen face Schalke with eyes on Champions League spot BERLIN - Bayer Leverkusen will leapfrog Schalke 04 into third place with a win over their rivals for a Champions League qualifying spot as both teams look to bounce back from midweek European exits. (SOCCER-GERMANY/ (PIX), expect by 1630 GMT/12:30 PM ET, by Karolos Grohmann, 400 words) - - Serie A Chievo Verona v Palermo (1700) AC Milan v Cagliari (1945) Copy on merit - - Ligue 1 (1900 unless stated) Olympique Lyon v Nice (1500) Caen v Metz Evian Thonon Gaillard FC v Montpellier HSC Stade Rennes v Nantes Bastia v En Avant Guingamp Toulouse v Girondins Bordeaux Lyon welcome Nice looking to retake top spot PARIS - Olympique Lyonnais need at least a point at home to lowly Nice to recapture top spot in Ligue 1 after Paris St Germain moved a point clear with a win over Lorient on Friday. (SOCCER-FRANCE/ (PIX), expect by 1700 GMT/1 PM ET, 400 words) - - Dutch championship Go Ahead Eagles Deventer v Vitesse Arnhem (1730) Heracles Almelo v Heerenveen (1845) Willem II Tilburg v FC Dordrecht (1845) AZ Alkmaar v SC Cambuur (1945) Win can put AZ back in Europa League contention AMSTERDAM - Fourth-placed AZ Alkmaar aim to put two straight defeats behind them when they host SC Cambuur as they focus on claiming an automatic Europa League place by catching Feyenoord in third. (SOCCER-DUTCH/, expect by 2200 GMT/6 PM ET, 250 words) - - - - CRICKET World Cup (to 29) Guptill record sets up crushing New Zealand victory WELLINGTON - New Zealand opener Martin Guptill sent the ball soaring and the records tumbling by striking a cricket World Cup record of 237 not out on Saturday to set up his team's crushing 143-run victory over West Indies in the final quarter-final. (CRICKET-WORLD/QUARTER 4 (PIX), moved, by John Mehaffey, 400 words) - - - - TENNIS BNP Paribas Open (to 22) Djokovic, Murray, Federer and Raonic in semi-final action INDIAN WELLS, California - Serbian world number one Novak Djokovic takes on fourth-seeded Scot Andy Murray in the first semi-final at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden before Swiss Roger Federer, bidding for a record fifth title at the ATP Masters 1000 event, faces big-serving Canadian Milos Raonic, who upset Rafa Nadal in the last eight. (TENNIS/INDIAN-MEN (PIX), expect first lead by 2200 GMT/6 PM ET, 400 words) - - - - PGA PGA Tour: Arnold Palmer Invitational, Orlando (to 22) Hoffman leads at Bay Hill, McIlroy and defending champ Every lurking American Morgan Hoffmann takes a three-stroke lead into the third round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational with defending champion Matt Every and world number one Rory McIlroy within striking distance at Bay Hill. (GOLF-PGA/ (PIX), expect by 2230 GMT/6:30 PM ET, 400 words) - - LPGA LPGA Tour: JTBC Founders Cup, Phoenix (to 22) Jang ahead by one in weather-delayed Founders Cup Jang Ha-na holds a one-stroke lead over fellow South Korean Kim Hyo-joo in the LPGA's weather-delayed second round of the JTBC Founders Cup at the Wildfire Golf Club in Phoenix. (GOLF-LPGA/, expect by 0100 GMT/9 PM ET, 250 words) - - - - RUGBY Six Nations Italy v Wales, Rome (1230) Scotland v Ireland, Edinburgh (1430) England v France, Twickenham (1700) England, Wales and Ireland in contention for Nations crown LONDON - England host France in the last game of the day and are likely to be chasing a score to overhaul Wales or Ireland to secure their first Six Nations title since 2011. (RUGBY-NATIONS/(PIX), expect by 1500 GMT/11 AM ET, by Ed Osmond, 650 words) - - Super Rugby round six (to 22) Bulls v Force (1505) Sharks v Chiefs (1710) Bulls rested and ready for Force PRETORIA - Hosts Bulls return after a week off seeking to extend their run of wins to three after a sluggish start to the season against a struggling Force who have lost four of five. (RUGBY-SUPER/BULLS, expect by 1700 GMT/1 PM ET, 200 words) - - Sharks face nemesis Chiefs DURBAN - Struggling Sharks hope to end a run of five straight losses against the Chiefs, who won in Cape Town last weekend in the first of their two games in South Africa this season. (RUGBY-SUPER/SHARKS, expect by 1900 GMT/3 PM ET, 200 words) - - - - ALPINE SKIING World Cup: Women's Slalom, Meribel Men's Giant Slalom, Meribel Hirscher closes in on fourth straight title MERIBEL, France - Marcel Hirscher has all but secured his fourth successive overall World Cup title after finishing fourth in Saturday's giant slalom won by Norway's Henrik Kristoffersen at the finals in Meribel. (ALPINE SKIING/FINALS, moved, 400 words) See also: (ALPINE SKIING/FINALS-WOMEN) - - - - NBA Trail Blazers and Grizzlies meet up in Memphis Division leaders Portland Trail Blazers and Memphis Grizzlies meet in Memphis in a clash of two of the Western Conference's top teams in one of the five games on the National Basketball Association schedule. (NBA-HIGHLIGHTS/, expect by 0330 GMT/11:30 PM ET, 500 words) - - - - NHL Canadiens try to avoid upset by Sharks The Montreal Canadiens try to stay out front in the Eastern Conference when they meet the visiting San Jose Sharks while the St. Louis Blues, who are chasing the Anaheim Ducks for the West lead, travel to the Minnesota Wild in two of the 13 games on the National Hockey League schedule. (NHL-HIGHLIGHTS/, expect by 0330 GMT/11:30 PM ET, 800 words) - - - - NORTH AMERICAN SPORTS Roundups of off-field developments in the major North American professional sports leagues. (expect by 0000 GMT/8:00 PM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 400 words) - - - - DIVING FINA World series, Dubai Copy on merit (Europe desk editor: Pritha Sarkar)