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Reuters Sports Schedule at 1400 GMT on Sunday, March 1

Reuters sports schedule at 1400 GMT on Sunday: - - - - SOCCER Capital One (League) Cup final, Wembley Chelsea v Tottenham Hotspur (1600) Chelsea aim for first title of Mourinho's second spell LONDON - Chelsea face London rivals Tottenham Hotspur in the League Cup final as they bid to win their first trophy since the return Jose Mourinho who won the competition for the first time during his last stint as the club's manager. (SOCCER-ENGLAND/CUP (PIX), expect by 1800 GMT/1 PM ET, by Ian Chadband, 400 words) - - Premier League Arsenal v Everton (1405) Coutinho strike hands Liverpool victory over Man City LONDON - Two superb curling efforts from Jordan Henderson and Philippe Coutinho in either half handed Liverpool a 2-1 home win against Manchester City in the Premier League, moving Brendan Rodgers' side up into fifth. (SOCCER-ENGLAND/ (PIX), moved with updates to follow, by Sam Holden, 650 words) - - La Liga Eibar v Athletic Club (1600) Sevilla v Atletico Madrid (1800) Real Madrid v Villarreal (2000) Leaders Real look to restore four-point lead over Barca MADRID - Leaders Real Madrid can restore a four-point lead over second-placed Barcelona with a win at home to Villarreal, while champions Atletico Madrid, in third, need a win at Sevilla to stay in the hunt for the title. (SOCCER-SPAIN/ (PIX) expect by 1300 GMT/8 AM ET, by Iain Rogers, 500 words) - - Serie A Atalanta Bergamo v Sampdoria (1400) Cesena v Udinese (1400) Genoa v Parma (1400) Palermo v Empoli (1400) Sassuolo v Lazio (1400) Inter Milan v Fiorentina (1700) Torino v Napoli (1945) Napoli, Lazio and Fiore in race for Champions League spot MILAN - With the top two meeting on Monday, the focus will be on the race for a Champions League spot with third-placed Napoli visiting Torino, Lazio in fourth travelling Sassuolo and Fiorentina, who are fifth, visiting Inter Milan. (SOCCER-ITALY/ (PIX), expect from 1900 GMT/4 PM ET, 400 words) - - Bundesliga Borussia Moenchengladbach v SC Paderborn (1430) Werder Bremen v VfL Wolfsburg (1630) Wolfsburg eye fourth straight win to stay on Bayern's heels BERLIN - VfL Wolfsburg take on in-form Werder Bremen, hoping to tighten their hold on second place and cut leaders Bayern Munich's advantage to eight points. (SOCCER-GERMANY/, expect by 1630, by Karolos Grohmann, 400 words) - - Ligue 1 Nantes v En Avant Guingamp (1300) Montpellier HSC v Nice (1600) Monaco v Paris St Germain (2000) PSG visit Monaco targeting top spot PARIS - Paris St Germain can jump to the top of Ligue 1 if they beat fifth-placed AS Monaco in the principality after the top two, Olympique Lyonnais and Olympique Marseille, surprisingly lost to mid-table teams at the weekend. (SOCCER-FRANCE/ (PIX), expect by 2200 GMT/5 PM ET, 300 words) - - Dutch Championship Groningen v ADO Den Haag (1330) Utrecht v Feyenoord (1330) PSV Eindhoven v Ajax Amsterdam (1545) PSV host rivals Ajax in top-of-the-table clash AMSTERDAM - PSV Eindhoven can extend their runaway 14-point lead at the top of the Dutch league if they beat second-placed Ajax and effectively kill off any hopes of the Amsterdam club launching a late comeback in defence of their title. (SOCCER-DUTCH (PIX), expect by 1745 GMT/1245 PM ET, 300 words) - - CRICKET World Cup England v Sri Lanka, Wellington Thirimanne, Sangakkara score tons to thrash England WELLINGTON - Lahiru Thirimanne and Kumar Sangakkara both scored centuries as Sri Lanka posted the highest successful run chase at Wellington Regional Stadium for a nine-wicket victory over England in their World Cup Pool A clash. (CRICKET-WORLD/ENG-SRI (PIX), moved, by Greg Stutchbury, 400 words) - - Pakistan v Zimbabwe, Brisbane Irfan bounces Zimbabwe out as Pakistan claim first win BRISBANE - Mohammad Irfan extracted steep bounce from the Gabba pitch to pick up four wickets as Pakistan secured their first victory at the World Cup by beating Zimbabwe by 20 runs in their Pool B match. (CRICKET-WORLD/PAK-ZIM (PIX), moved, 400 words) - - FEATURE India go from butterfingers to electric-heels in the field MUMBAI - It is one of the accepted truths of international cricket that fielding is not India's particular forte but Mahendra Singh Dhoni's men have taken bold steps towards altering that reputation at the World Cup. (CRICKET-WORLD/INDIA-FIELDING (FEATURE), moved, by Sudipto Ganguly, 500 words) - - - - RUGBY Six Nations Ireland v England, Dublin (1500) Red hot Ireland welcome England in potential decider DUBLIN - Ireland will aim for a 10th successive win in a run that spans a year when the Six Nations holders host England as the only teams to have won their first two games clash with the winners set to be installed as title favourites. (RUGBY UNION-IRELAND/ (PIX), expect by 1700 GMT/12 PM ET, 400 words) - - - - GOLF PGA Tour: Honda Classic, Palm Beach Gardens (to March 1) Harrington ahead by one in rain-delayed Honda Classic PALM BEACH GARDENS, Florida - Ireland's Padraig Harrington takes a one-stroke lead over American Patrick Reed into the third round after rain wiped out afternoon play at PGA National on Saturday. (GOLF-PGA/ (PIX), 400 words, expect first lead by 2000 GMT/ 3 PM ET, 400 words) - - European Tour: Joburg Open, South Africa (to March 1) Local favourite Coetsee two shots in front at Joburg Open JOHANNESBURG - South African Wallie Coetsee holds a two-shot lead but has a sizeable chasing pack hot on his heels as he seeks a first tour title. (GOLF-EUROPEAN/, expect by 1700 GMT/12 PM ET, 300 words) - - - - NBA Cavaliers try to shut down Rockets LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers, who are chasing the Chicago Bulls for first place in the Central Division, visit the Houston Rockets, winners of four in a row, in one of eight games on the National Basketball Association schedule. (NBA-HIGHLIGHTS/ (PIX), expect by 0430 GMT/11:30 PM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 800 words) - - - - NHL Lightning face Panthers in bid to move closer to Canadiens The Tampa Bay Lightning try to narrow the gap on the Atlantic Division leading Montreal Canadiens when they visit the Florida Panthers in one of the six games on the schedule. (NHL-HIGHLIGHTS/ (PIX), expect by 0430 GMT/11:30 PM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 600 words) - - - - NORTH AMERICAN SPORTS Roundups of off-field developments in the major North American professional sports leagues. (expect by 0101 GMT/8:01 PM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 400 words) - - - - ATHLETICS U.S. indoor championships, Boston (to March 1) Copy on merit - - - - TENNIS ATP: Buenos Aires Open, Argentina Copy on merit - - - - ALPINE SKIING World Cup: Women's Super Combined, Bansko, Bulgaria Women's Super-G, Bansko, Bulgaria Men's Giant Slalom, Garmisch Partenkirchen Copy on merit - - - - HORSE RACING Hong Kong Gold Cup (London desk editor: Pritha Sarkar)