Reuters Sports Schedule at 1400 GMT on Friday, March 14

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Reuters sports schedule at 1400 GMT on Friday: - - - - TENNIS Djokovic seeks spot in semis, Li eyes berth in women's final Serbia's Novak Djokovic plays Julien Benneteau and John Isner faces Ernests Gulbis in the men's quarter-finals of the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, California while Agnieszka Radwanska meets Simona Halep and Li Na tackles Flavia Pennetta in the women's semi-finals. (TENNIS-INDIAN/, expect first copy by 2300 GMT/7 PM ET, 500 words) - - - - SOCCER La Liga Getafe v Granada (2000) - - Bundesliga Augsburg v Schalke 04 (1930) - - Ligue 1 Stade de Reims v Olympique Marseille (1930) - - Dutch championship SC Cambuur v RKC Waalwijk (1900) Copy on merit on all the above matches - - - - GOLF PGA Tour: Valspar Championship (to 16) Palm Harbor Four players share one-shot lead in Palm Harbor Americans Matt Every and Pat Perez, Australian Greg Chalmers and New Zealand's Danny Lee will take a one-shot lead into the second round of the Valspar Championship in Palm Harbor, Florida. (GOLF-PGA/, expect by 0030 GMT/8:30 PM ET, 350 words) - - - - CRICKET South Africa v Australia, Durban, third Twenty20 Australia attempt to wrap up series victory Australia take a 1-0 lead into the final match of the series after winning a weather-interrupted second game in Durban. The opening encounter in Port Elizabeth was washed out by rain. (CRICKET-AUSTRALIA/, expect by 1830 GMT/2:30 PM ET, 300 words) - - - - HORSE RACING Cheltenham Festival Bobs Worth seeks Gold Cup repeat CHELTENHAM, England - Bobs Worth starts as favourite to win a second successive Cheltenham Gold Cup for trainer Nicky Henderson and jockey Barry Geraghty. (HORSERACING-CHELTENHAM/CUP (PIX), expect by 1545 GMT/11:45 AM ET, by Justin Palmer, 400 words) - - - - NBA Race for MVP award to highlight wild finish to season The NBA playoff picture will take shape over the next month but many observers are more intrigued by the battle for the Most Valauble Player award, which is shaping up to be one of the tightest races in recent memory. (NBA-MVP/, expect by 1900 GMT/3 PM ET, by Frank Pingue, 650 words) - - Raptors look to inch closer to division title The Toronto Raptors, who are in position to win their first division title in seven years, host a Memphis Grizzlies team that is in a tight race for one of the final playoffs spots in the Western Conference in one of 10 games on the NBA schedule. (NBA-HIGHLIGHTS/ (PIX), expect by 0330 GMT/11:30 PM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 900 words) - - - - NHL Canucks visit Capitals with eye on playoffs The Washington Capitals host the Vancouver Canucks in a matchup featuring two teams battling for wild-card playoff spots in their respective conferences in one of eight games on the schedule. (NHL-HIGHLIGHTS/ (PIX), expect by 0330 GMT/11:30 PM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 750 words) - - - - NORTH AMERICAN SPORTS Roundups of off-field developments in the major North American professional sports leagues. (expect by 0001 GMT/8:01 PM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 400 words) - - - - CYCLING Tirreno-Adriatico, Italy (to 18) Copy on merit - - - - ALPINE SKIING World Cup: Lenzerheide, Switzerland (to 16) Copy on merit - - - - ATHLETICS NCAA indoor championships, Albuquerque, New Mexico (to 15) Copy on merit - - - - (Asia duty editor: Peter Rutherford)